AB100,587,1212 (d) Revocation of a license or a probationary license as provided in sub. (4).
AB100,587,17 13(4) If the department provides written notice of revocation and the grounds for
14revocation as provided in sub. (4m) and an explanation of the process for appealing
15a revocation under this subsection, the department may revoke a license issued
16under s. 49.984 (1) or a probationary license issued under s. 49.99 for any of the
17following reasons:
AB100,587,2218 (a) The department has imposed a penalty on the licensee under sub. (3) and
19the licensee or a person under the supervision of the licensee either continues to
20violate or resumes violation of a rule promulgated under s. 49.986, a provision of
21licensure under s. 49.988 (2), or an order under this section forming any part of the
22basis for the penalty.
AB100,588,223 (b) The licensee or a person under the supervision of the licensee has committed
24a substantial violation, as determined by the department, of a rule promulgated

1under s. 49.986, a provision of licensure under s. 49.988 (2), or an order under this
2section.
AB100,588,63 (c) The licensee or a person under the supervision of the licensee has committed
4an action or has created a condition relating to the operation or maintenance of the
5day care center that directly threatens the health, safety, or welfare of any child
6under the care of the licensee.
AB100,588,127 (d) The licensee or a person under the supervision of the licensee has violated,
8as determined by the department, a rule promulgated under s. 49.986, a provision
9of licensure under s. 49.988 (2), or an order under this section that is the same as or
10similar to a rule promulgated under s. 49.986, a provision of licensure under s. 49.988
11(2), or an order under this section that the licensee or a person under the supervision
12of the licensee has violated previously.
AB100,588,1413 (e) The licensee has failed to apply for a continuance of the license within 30
14days after receipt of the warning under s. 49.984 (5).
AB100,588,19 15(4m) (a) For a revocation under sub. (4) (a) or (d), the department shall provide
16to the licensee written notice of the revocation and the grounds for revocation not less
17than 30 days before the date of the revocation. The revocation will take effect only
18if the violation on which the revocation is based remains substantially uncorrected
19at the end of the 30-day notice period.
AB100,588,2220 (b) For revocations under sub. (4) (b), (c), or (e), the department may revoke the
21license or probationary license immediately upon written notice to the licensee of the
22revocation and the grounds for revocation.
AB100,588,25 23(5) The department may deny a license under s. 49.984 (1) or a probationary
24license under s. 49.99 to any person who has had a license under s. 49.984 (1) or a
25probationary license under s. 49.99 revoked within the previous 5 years.
AB100,589,12
1(6) The department shall deny, suspend, restrict, refuse to renew, or otherwise
2withhold a license under s. 49.984 (1) or a probationary license under s. 49.99 to
3operate a day care center for failure of the applicant or licensee to pay court-ordered
4payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses,
5or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or for failure of
6the applicant or licensee to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or
7warrant issued by the department or a county child support agency under s. 59.53
8(5) and related to paternity or child support proceedings, as provided in a
9memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. Notwithstanding s.
1049.994, an action taken under this subsection is subject to review only as provided
11in the memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 and not as
12provided in s. 49.994.
AB100,589,18 13(7) The department of workforce development shall deny an application for the
14issuance or continuation of a license under s. 49.984 (1) or a probationary license
15under s. 49.99 to operate a day care center, or revoke such a license already issued,
16if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or licensee
17is liable for delinquent taxes. An action taken under this subsection is subject to
18review only as provided under s. 73.0301 (5) and not as provided in s. 49.994.
AB100, s. 1214 19Section 1214. 49.994 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,590,6 2049.994 Appeal procedure. Except as provided in s. 49.992 (6) and (7), any
21person aggrieved by the department's refusal or failure to issue, renew, or continue
22a license or by any action taken by the department under s. 49.992 has the right to
23an administrative hearing provided for contested cases in ch. 227. To receive an
24administrative hearing under ch. 227, the aggrieved person shall send to the
25department a written request for a hearing under s. 227.44 within 10 days after the

1date of the department's refusal or failure to issue, renew, or continue a license or the
2department's action taken under s. 49.992. The department shall hold an
3administrative hearing under s. 227.44 within 30 days after receipt of the request
4for the administrative hearing unless the aggrieved person consents to an extension
5of that time period. Judicial review of the department's decision may be had as
6provided in ch. 227.
AB100, s. 1215 7Section 1215. 49.996 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,590,10 849.996 Inspection and investigation of licensees. (1) The department
9may visit and inspect each day care center licensed by the department, and for such
10purpose shall be given unrestricted access to the premises described in the license.
AB100,590,17 11(2) Whenever the department is advised or has reason to believe that any
12person is violating s. 49.98, the department shall make an investigation to determine
13the facts. For the purposes of this investigation, the department shall have authority
14to inspect the premises where the violation is alleged to occur. If the department
15finds that the person is violating s. 49.98, the department may either issue a license
16if the person is qualified or may institute an action for the penalties and injunction
17specified under s. 49.999 (1).
AB100, s. 1216 18Section 1216. 49.998 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,590,19 1949.998 (title) Immunization and lead screening requirements.
AB100, s. 1217 20Section 1217. 49.999 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,590,23 2149.999 Penalties and injunctions. (1) In addition to the sanctions and
22penalties provided in s. 49.992, any person who violates s. 49.98 may be fined not
23more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than one year in county jail or both.
AB100,591,2 24(2) In addition to the penalties provided in sub. (1), the circuit courts shall have
25jurisdiction to prevent and restrain by injunction violations of s. 49.98. It shall be

1the duty of the district attorneys, upon request of the department, to institute action
2for such injunction under ch. 813.
AB100, s. 1218 3Section 1218. 50.065 (2) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,591,124 50.065 (2) (bg) If an entity hires or contracts with a caregiver for whom, within
5the last 4 years, the information required under par. (b) 1. to 3. and 5. has already
6been obtained by another entity, the entity may obtain that information from that
7other entity, which, notwithstanding par. (br), shall provide the information, if
8possible, to the requesting entity. If an entity cannot obtain the information required
9under par. (b) 1. to 3. and 5. from another entity or if an entity has reasonable grounds
10to believe that any information obtained from another entity is no longer accurate,
11the entity shall obtain that information from the sources specified in par. (b) 1. to 3.
12and 5.
AB100, s. 1219 13Section 1219. 50.065 (2) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,591,2114 50.065 (2) (br) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2, an entity that receives
15information regarding the arrest or conviction of a caregiver from the federal bureau
16of investigation in connection with a criminal history search under this section may
17use the information only to determine whether the caregiver's arrest or conviction
18record disqualifies him or her from serving as a caregiver. An entity is immune from
19civil liability to a caregiver for using arrest or conviction information provided by the
20federal bureau of investigation to make an employment determination regarding the
21caregiver.
AB100,591,2422 2. Subdivision 1. does not apply to use by an entity of arrest or conviction
23information that the entity requests from the federal bureau of investigation after
24September 30, 2007.
AB100, s. 1220 25Section 1220. 50.065 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,592,6
150.065 (8) The department may charge a fee for obtaining the information
2required under sub. (2) (am) or (3) (a) or for providing information to an entity to
3enable the entity to comply with sub. (2) (b) or (3) (b). The fee may not exceed the
4reasonable cost of obtaining the information.
No fee may be charged to a nurse's
5assistant, as defined in s. 146.40 (1) (d), for obtaining or maintaining the information
6if to do so would be inconsistent with federal law.
AB100, s. 1221 7Section 1221. 50.135 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,592,108 50.135 (2) (c) The fees collected under par. (a) shall be credited to the
9appropriations appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (gm) and (6) (jm) as
10specified in those appropriations
for licensing, review and certifying activities.
AB100, s. 1222 11Section 1222. 50.14 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,592,2312 50.14 (2) (intro.) For the privilege of doing business in this state, there is
13imposed on all licensed beds of a facility an assessment that per calendar month per
14licensed bed of an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded may not exceed
15$435 $523 in fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06 and may not exceed $445 $587 in fiscal
16year 2004-05 2006-07 and an assessment that may not exceed $75 $125 per calendar
17month per licensed bed of a nursing home. The In each fiscal year, $13,800,000 of
18the
assessment moneys collected shall be deposited in the general fund, except that
19in fiscal year 2003-04, amounts in excess of $14,300,000, in fiscal year 2004-05,
20amounts in excess of $13,800,000, and, beginning July 1, 2005, in each fiscal year,
21amounts in excess of 45% of the money received from the assessment
and the
22remainder
shall be deposited in the Medical Assistance trust fund. In determining
23the number of licensed beds, all of the following apply:
AB100, s. 1223 24Section 1223. 50.14 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,593,7
150.14 (4) Sections 77.59 (1) to (5), (6) (intro.), (a) and (c) and (7) to (10), 77.60
2(1) to (7), (9) and (10), 77.61 (9) and (12) to (14) and 77.62, as they apply to the taxes
3under subch. III of ch. 77, apply to the assessment under this section, except that the
4amount of
any assessment amount greater than $13,800,000 collected under s. 77.59
5(7) in excess of $14,300,000 in fiscal year 2003-04, in excess of $13,800,000 in fiscal
6year 2004-05, and, beginning July 1, 2005, in excess of 45% in each fiscal year
in a
7fiscal year
shall be deposited in the Medical Assistance trust fund.
AB100, s. 1224 8Section 1224. 51.05 (3g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1225 9Section 1225. 51.05 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1226 10Section 1226. 51.30 (4) (b) 27. of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,594,211 51.30 (4) (b) 27. For the purpose of entering information concerning the subject
12individual into the statewide automated child welfare information system
13established under s. 46.03 (7) (g). A county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23,
1451.42, or 51.437, the department of health and family services, the department of
15corrections, or any other organization that has entered into an information sharing
16and access agreement with one of those county departments or departments and that
17has been approved for access to the statewide automated child welfare information
18system by the department of health and family services may have access to
19information concerning a client of that county department, department, or
20organization under this chapter or ch. 48 or 938 that is maintained in the statewide
21automated child welfare information system, if necessary to enable the county
22department, department, or organization to perform its duties under this chapter or
23ch. 48 or 938 or to coordinate the delivery of services under this chapter or ch. 48 or
24938 to the client. Before entering any information about an individual into the
25statewide automated child welfare information system, the person entering the

1information shall notify the individual that the information entered may be disclosed
2as provided in this subdivision.
AB100, s. 1227 3Section 1227. 51.423 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,594,144 51.423 (1) The department shall fund, within the limits of the department's
5allocation for mental health services under s. 20.435 (3) (o) and (7) (b) and (o) and
6subject to this section, services for mental illness, developmental disability,
7alcoholism, and drug abuse to meet standards of service quality and accessibility.
8The department's primary responsibility is to guarantee that county departments
9established under either s. 51.42 or 51.437 receive a reasonably uniform minimum
10level of funding and its secondary responsibility is to fund programs which meet
11exceptional community needs or provide specialized or innovative services. Moneys
12appropriated under s. 20.435 (7) (b) and earmarked by the department for mental
13health services under s. 20.435 (7) (o) shall be allocated by the department to county
14departments under s. 51.42 or 51.437 in the manner set forth in this section.
AB100, s. 1228 15Section 1228. 51.423 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,595,816 51.423 (2) From the appropriations under s. 20.435 (3) (o) and (7) (b) and (o),
17the department shall distribute the funding for services provided or purchased by
18county departments under s. 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 to such county departments as
19provided under s. 46.40. County matching funds are required for the distributions
20under s. 46.40 (2) and (9) (b). Each county's required match for the distributions
21under s. 46.40 (2) for a year equals 9.89% of the total of the county's distributions
22under s. 46.40 (2) for that year for which matching funds are required plus the
23amount the county was required by s. 46.26 (2) (c), 1985 stats., to spend for juvenile
24delinquency-related services from its distribution for 1987. Each county's required
25match for the distribution under s. 46.40 (9) (b) for a year equals 9.89% of that

1county's amounts described in s. 46.40 (9) (a) (intro.) for that year. Matching funds
2may be from county tax levies, federal and state revenue sharing funds, or private
3donations to the counties that meet the requirements specified in sub. (5). Private
4donations may not exceed 25% of the total county match. If the county match is less
5than the amount required to generate the full amount of state and federal funds
6distributed for this period, the decrease in the amount of state and federal funds
7equals the difference between the required and the actual amount of county
8matching funds.
AB100, s. 1229 9Section 1229. 51.437 (4rm) (c) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,596,510 51.437 (4rm) (c) 2. b. Bill the county department of developmental disabilities
11services for services provided on or after December 31, 1997, at $48 per day, if an
12independent professional review established under 42 USC 1396a (a) (31) designates
13the person served as appropriate for community care, including persons who have
14been admitted for more than 180 consecutive days and for whom the cost of care in
15the community would be equal to or less than $184 per day the daily rate for services
16under s. 46.275
. The department of health and family services shall use money it
17receives from the county department of developmental disabilities services to offset
18the state's share of medical assistance. Payment is due from the county department
19of developmental disabilities services within 60 days of the billing date, subject to
20provisions of the contract. If the department of health and family services does not
21receive any payment within 60 days, it shall deduct all or part of the amount due from
22any payment the department of health and family services is required to make to the
23county department of developmental disabilities services. The department of health
24and family services shall first use collections received under s. 46.10 as a result of
25care at a center for the developmentally disabled to reduce the costs paid by medical

1assistance, and shall remit the remainder to the county department of
2developmental disabilities services up to the portion billed. The department of
3health and family services shall use the appropriation under s. 20.435 (2) (gk) to
4remit collection credits and other appropriate refunds to county departments of
5developmental disabilities services.
AB100, s. 1230 6Section 1230. 59.40 (2) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,596,117 59.40 (2) (p) Cooperate with the department of workforce development with
8respect to the child and spousal support and establishment of paternity and medical
9liability support liability program under ss. 49.22 and 59.53 (5), and provide that
10department with any information from court records which it requires to administer
11that program.
AB100, s. 1231 12Section 1231. 59.43 (1) (u) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,596,1513 59.43 (1) (u) Submit that portion of recording fees collected under sub. (2) (ag)
141. and (e) and not retained by the county to the department of administration under
15s. 59.72 (5).
AB100, s. 1232 16Section 1232. 59.43 (1) (um) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 1233 17Section 1233. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,596,2118 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. Subject to s. 59.72 (5), for recording any instrument entitled
19to be recorded in the office of the register of deeds, $11 for the first page and $2 for
20each additional page, except that no fee may be collected for recording a change of
21address that is exempt from a filing fee under s. 185.83 (1) (b).
AB100, s. 1234 22Section 1234. 59.43 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,596,2523 59.43 (2) (e) Subject to s. 59.72 (5), for filing any instrument which is entitled
24to be filed in the office of register of deeds and for which no other specific fee is
25specified, $11 for the first page and $2 for each additional page.
AB100, s. 1235
1Section 1235. 59.54 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,597,42 59.54 (12) County-tribal law enforcement programs. Pursuant to adoption
3of a resolution, a board may enter into an agreement and seek funding under s.
4165.90 16.964 (7m).
AB100, s. 1236 5Section 1236. 59.72 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,597,106 59.72 (3) Land information office. The board may establish a county land
7information office or may direct that the functions and duties of the office be
8performed by an existing department, board, commission, agency, institution,
9authority, or office. If the board establishes a county land information office, the
10office shall:
AB100,597,1311 (a) Coordinate land information projects within the county, between the county
12and local governmental units, between the state and local governmental units and
13among local governmental units, the federal government and the private sector.
AB100,597,1714 (b) Within 2 years after the land information office is established, develop and
15receive approval for a countywide plan for land records modernization. The plan
16shall be submitted for approval to the department of administration under s. 16.967
17(3) (e).
AB100,597,1918 (c) Review and recommend projects from local governmental units for grants
19from the department of administration under s. 16.967 (7).
AB100, s. 1237 20Section 1237. 59.72 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,597,2321 59.72 (4) Aid to counties. A board that has established a land information
22office under sub. (3) may apply to the department of administration for a grant for
23a land information project under s. 16.967 (7).
AB100, s. 1238 24Section 1238. 59.72 (5) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB100,598,5
159.72 (5) Land record modernization funding. (a) Before the 16th day of each
2month a register of deeds shall submit to the department of administration $7 from
3the fee for recording or filing the first page of each instrument that is recorded or filed
4under s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. or (e), less any amount retained by the county under par.
5(b).
AB100,598,86 (b) A county may retain $5 of the $7 submitted under par. (a) from the fee for
7recording or filing the first page of each instrument that is recorded or filed under
8s. 59.43 (2) (ag) 1. or (e) if all of the following conditions are met:
AB100,598,99 1. The county has established a land information office under sub. (3).
AB100,598,1210 2. A land information office has been established for less than 2 years or has
11received approval for a countywide plan for land records modernization under sub.
12(3) (b).
AB100,598,1613 3. The county uses $4 of each $5 fee retained under this paragraph to develop,
14implement, and maintain the countywide plan for land records modernization and
15$1 of each $5 fee retained under this paragraph for the provision of land information
16on the Internet, including the county's land information records relating to housing.
AB100, s. 1239 17Section 1239. 65.90 (3) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,598,1918 65.90 (3) (br) For a school district, the budget summary required under par. (a)
19shall also include all of the following:
AB100,598,2320 1. For the proposed budget, the current budget, and the budget in the previous
21fiscal year, the school district's general fund balance at the end of the fiscal year
22divided by the school district's general fund expenditures in that fiscal year,
23expressed as a percentage.
AB100,599,324 2. For the current budget and the budget in the previous fiscal year, the
25statewide average school district general fund balance at the end of the fiscal year

1divided by the statewide average school district general fund expenditures in that
2fiscal year, expressed as a percentage, as provided by the department of public
3instruction under par. (c).
AB100, s. 1240 4Section 1240. 65.90 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,599,135 65.90 (3) (c) The department of public instruction under s. 115.28, the
6department of revenue under s. 73.10 and the technical college system board under
7s. 38.04 shall encourage and consult with interested public and private organizations
8regarding the budget summary information required under pars. (a) and (b). The
9department of public instruction and the technical college system board shall specify
10the revenue and expenditure detail that is required under par. (b) 1. and 2. for school
11districts and for technical college districts. The department of public instruction
12shall provide school districts with the information required under par. (br) 2. For the
13current budget, the department shall estimate the percentage.
AB100, s. 1241 14Section 1241. 65.90 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,599,1815 65.90 (3) (d) A municipality may publish any additional budget summary
16information that its governing body considers necessary, but the additional
17information shall be reported separately from the information required under pars.
18(a), (b) and, (bm), and (br).
AB100, s. 1242 19Section 1242. 65.90 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,600,220 65.90 (5) (c) If a school board adopts a proposed budget in which the school
21district's general fund balance at the end of the fiscal year divided by the school
22district's general fund expenditures in that fiscal year exceeds an amount equal to
2390 percent of the statewide average school district general fund balance at the end
24of the previous fiscal year divided by the statewide average school district general
25fund expenditures in the previous fiscal year, as determined by the department of

1public instruction under sub. (3) (br) 2., the school board shall conduct a separate
2vote approving the excess.
AB100, s. 1243 3Section 1243. 66.0301 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,600,104 66.0301 (3) Any contract under sub. (2) may provide a plan for administration
5of the function or project, which may include but is not limited to provisions as to
6proration of the expenses involved, deposit and disbursement of funds appropriated,
7submission and approval of budgets, creation of a commission, selection and removal
8of commissioners, and formation and letting of contracts. If a commission is created,
9the employees of the commission are not employees of the municipalities that created
10the commission, unless the municipalities specify otherwise in the contract.
AB100, s. 1244 11Section 1244. 66.0305 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,600,12 1266.0305 (title) Municipal Political subdivision revenue sharing.
AB100, s. 1245 13Section 1245. 66.0305 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,600,1514 66.0305 (1) Definition. In this section, "municipality" "political subdivision"
15means a city, village or, town, or county.
AB100, s. 1246 16Section 1246. 66.0305 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,600,2417 66.0305 (2) Municipal Political subdivision revenue sharing agreement.
18Subject to the requirements of this section, any 2 or more municipalities political
19subdivisions
may, by a majority vote of a quorum of their governing bodies, enter into
20an agreement to share all or a specified part of revenues derived from taxes,
21payments received from the state, fee revenues,
and special charges, as defined in
22s. 74.01 (4). One or more municipalities political subdivisions may enter into
23agreements under this section with federally recognized American Indian tribes or
24bands.
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