This bill creates the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority (HIRSP
Authority) for the primary purpose of assuming the administration of HIRSP,
beginning on July 1, 2006. An authority is a public body with a board of directors that
is created by state law but that is not a state agency. The board of directors of the
HIRSP Authority consists of the commissioner of insurance (commissioner), or the
commissioner's designee, as a nonvoting member and 13 other members who are
appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, for three-year
terms. These 13 members must include persons with coverage under HIRSP and
representatives of insurers, health care providers, and small businesses. The board
may appoint an executive director, who may not be a member of the board.
Because the HIRSP Authority is not a state agency, numerous laws that apply
to state agencies do not apply to the HIRSP Authority. However, the HIRSP
Authority is treated like a state agency in the following respects, among others: 1)
it is generally subject to the open records and open meetings laws; 2) it is treated like
a state agency for purposes of the law regulating lobbying; 3) its employees may not
engage in political activities while engaged in official duties; 4) it must use a
competitive bid or proposal process whenever contracting for professional services;
and 5) the Code of Ethics for Public Officials and Employees covers the HIRSP
Authority.
The HIRSP Authority is unlike a state agency in many other ways, including:
1) it approves its own budget without going through the state budgetary process; 2)
its employees are not state employees, are not included in the state system of
personnel management, may not participate in the system for state retirement
benefits or health insurance coverage, and are hired outside the state hiring system;
3) it is not subject to statutory rule-making procedures, including requirements for

legislative review of proposed rules; and 4) although HIRSP is subject to an annual
financial audit by the Legislative Audit Bureau, the HIRSP Authority is not subject
to auditing by the Legislative Audit Bureau.
Unlike most other authorities under current law, the HIRSP Authority may not
issue bonds. It pays the administrative and operating expenses of HIRSP, as under
current law, through premiums paid by persons with coverage under HIRSP, insurer
assessments, and provider payment discounts. The HIRSP Authority must annually
submit a report to the legislature and to the governor on the operation of HIRSP.
Changes to the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan
This bill makes a number of changes to HIRSP, including the following:
1. Administration. Under current law, HIRSP is administered by DHFS, a
board of governors, and a plan administrator under contract with DHFS. Effective
July 1, 2006, the bill eliminates the HIRSP board of governors and transfers
administrative authority over HIRSP from DHFS to the HIRSP Authority and its
board of directors. The bill requires DHFS to terminate its contract with the plan
administrator, effective July 1, 2006, and requires the HIRSP Authority to enter into
an identical contract with the same plan administrator with a beginning date of July
1, 2006, and an ending date that is the same as the ending date of the original
contract between DHFS and the plan administrator. Because the bill authorizes the
HIRSP Authority to enter into contracts for the administration of HIRSP, after the
end of its contract with the current plan administrator, it may contract with the same
or a different plan administrator, but must use a competitive request-for-proposals
process to do so.
2. Eligibility. To be eligible for HIRSP, a person must be a state resident. The
bill changes from 30 days to three months the length of time that a person must be
domiciled in this state to be considered a state resident for purposes of HIRSP
eligibility.
In general, a person who is eligible for Medical Assistance (MA) is not eligible
for HIRSP. The bill provides that persons who are eligible for only certain limited
services provided under MA, such as family planning services for low-income women
and payment of Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance for persons
eligible for Medicare who meet the income and resource limitations, are not ineligible
for HIRSP coverage because of their eligibility for only those MA services. The bill
provides, however, that HIRSP will not pay for services that are reimbursed under
MA. The bill also specifically provides that persons who are eligible for certain listed
programs or benefits, such as the Badger Care Health Care Program and Long-Term
Support Community Options Program, are ineligible for HIRSP coverage.
Under current law, a person who is rejected for health insurance coverage by
one or more insurers within nine months of applying for HIRSP coverage is eligible
for HIRSP. The bill changes that requirement to two or more insurers.
The bill adds Medicare Part D, which is the prescription drug benefit under
Medicare, to the definition of Medicare for purposes of HIRSP. Thus, a person who
is eligible for HIRSP based on their coverage under Medicare because they are
disabled would be eligible for HIRSP coverage if they had coverage under Medicare
Part D. In addition, HIRSP does not pay for benefits that are paid for by Medicare,

so HIRSP would not pay for prescription drugs covered under the person's Medicare
Part D coverage.
3. Benefit design. Benefits provided by HIRSP, as well as deductibles and
out-of-pocket limits, are specified in the statutes. Except for eligible individuals,
who are not subject to any preexisting condition exclusion, a condition that a person
was diagnosed with or treated for within six months of obtaining coverage under
HIRSP is excluded from coverage for the first six months. Current law authorizes
DHFS to establish copayments and out-of-pocket limits for prescription drug
coverage. The bill retains all current law benefits, deductibles, copayments,
out-of-pocket limits, and the preexisting condition exclusion through December 31,
2006. Beginning on January 1, 2007, benefits are modified somewhat, mostly by
limiting the extent of certain benefits to the extent that commercial insurers are
required to provide under the statutes known as health insurance mandates, and
coverage for the services of a home health agency, to the extent required by the health
insurance mandate, is added. No benefits are eliminated. Also beginning on that
date, the HIRSP Authority is authorized to establish deductibles, copayments,
coinsurance, limitations, and, except for eligible individuals, exclusions that are not
specified in the statutes, and to develop additional benefit designs that are
responsive to market conditions. The Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI)
may disapprove any policy developed by the HIRSP Authority if the benefit design
is not comparable to a typical comprehensive individual health insurance policy in
the private market, the benefit levels do not generally reflect comprehensive
individual health insurance in the private market, or the deductibles, copayments,
or coinsurance are not actuarially equivalent to comprehensive individual health
insurance in the private market or would create undue financial hardship.
4. Payment of plan costs. Current law sets out a complex formula for payment
of the administrative and operating expenses of HIRSP. In general, premiums must
be set at a rate that pays for 60 percent of costs and may not exceed 200 percent of
the rate a standard risk would be charged for the same coverage and deductibles.
Insurer assessments and provider payment discounts must each pay for half of the
remaining 40 percent of costs. The bill eliminates the formula but retains the
requirements that premiums must be set at a rate to pay for 60 percent of costs,
excluding premium, deductible, and copayment subsidy costs (subsidy costs), and
may not exceed 200 percent of rates applicable to standard risks, that insurer
assessments must be set at an amount to cover 20 percent of costs, excluding subsidy
costs, and that provider payment discounts must be set at a rate to cover 20 percent
of costs, excluding subsidy costs. Subsidy costs are to be paid first from any federal
high risk pool grant funds that are received by OCI, and the remainder of subsidy
costs are paid equally through insurer assessments and provider payment discounts.
If federal high risk pool grant funds received in a year exceed subsidy costs in that
year, the excess federal funds must be used to pay the administrative and operating
costs before premiums, insurer assessments, and provider discounts are applied to
the costs.
5. Subsidies. Under current law, generally, persons with coverage under
HIRSP who have household incomes below $25,000 receive premium and deductible

subsidies and may receive prescription drug copayment subsidies. For a person who
is eligible for a subsidy, the statutes set out, on the basis of the person's household
income category, the specific deductible amount that the person must pay and the
premium rate that the person must pay as a percentage of the rate that a standard
risk would be charged for the same coverage and deductibles. The bill retains the
subsidies and makes no changes to the categories of persons who are eligible for
subsidies and no changes to the standard risk rates that are the basis for premium
reductions. Beginning on January 1, 2007, however, the specific reduced deductible
amounts are eliminated and the HIRSP Authority is directed to establish and
provide deductible subsidies for those persons paying reduced deductibles under
current law and is authorized to provide prescription drug copayment subsidies for
those same persons.
Health Care Tax Credit Program
The federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002 (TAA) provides,
among other benefits related to employment, a federal income tax credit for up to 65
percent of the amount of the premium paid by eligible persons for coverage for
themselves and their dependents under qualified health insurance. Eligible persons
are those who are eligible for TAA employment-related benefits because they have
lost their jobs or experienced reduced work hours and wages because of increased
imports and those who are at least 55 years of age and receiving benefits from the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. The bill requires the HIRSP Authority to
design and administer, as long as the federal income tax credit is available, a plan
of health care coverage that satisfies the requirements for qualified health insurance
for coverage of persons who are eligible for the tax credit.
Assessment Credits
The bill creates an income and franchise tax credit and a license fee credit for
insurers that pay assessments to OCI. The amount of the credit is equal to a
percentage of the amount of the assessment that the insurer paid in the calendar
year in which the insurer's taxable year begins. The Department of Revenue and
OCI determine the percentage of the amount that each insurer may claim in each
taxable year so that the total amount of the credits awarded to all insurers in each
fiscal year is approximately $5,000,000. Although the credits apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2005, the credits awarded for the 2006 and 2007
taxable years may not be claimed until taxable years beginning after December 31,
2007.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB451, s. 1 1Section 1. 1.12 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,7,6
11.12 (1) (b) "State agency" means an office, department, agency, institution of
2higher education, the legislature, a legislative service agency, the courts, a judicial
3branch agency, an association, society, or other body in state government which that
4is created or authorized to be created by the constitution or by law, for which
5appropriations are made by law, excluding the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan
6Authority
.
SB451, s. 2 7Section 2. 13.172 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,7,128 13.172 (1) In this section, "agency" means an office, department, agency,
9institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
10government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
11that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and
12the courts, and any authority created in subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 233, or 234.
SB451, s. 3 13Section 3. 13.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,7,1714 13.62 (2) "Agency" means any board, commission, department, office, society,
15institution of higher education, council, or committee in the state government, or any
16authority created in subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, or 237, except
17that the term does not include a council or committee of the legislature.
SB451, s. 4 18Section 4. 13.94 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,8,919 13.94 (1) (b) Audit the records of every state department, board, commission,
20independent agency, or authority, excluding the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing
21Plan Authority,
at least once each 5 years and audit the records of other departments
22as defined in sub. (4) when the state auditor deems it advisable or when he or she is
23so directed and, in conjunction therewith, reconcile the records of the department
24audited with those of the department of administration. Audits of the records of a
25county, city, village, town, or school district may be performed only as provided in par.

1(m). Within 30 days after completion of any such audit, the bureau shall file with the
2chief clerk of each house of the legislature, the governor, the department of
3administration, the legislative reference bureau, the joint committee on finance, the
4legislative fiscal bureau, and the department audited, a detailed report thereof,
5including its recommendations for improvement and efficiency and including
6specific instances, if any, of illegal or improper expenditures. The chief clerks shall
7distribute the report to the joint legislative audit committee, the appropriate
8standing committees of the legislature, and the joint committee on legislative
9organization.
SB451, s. 5 10Section 5. 13.94 (1) (dh) of the statutes is created to read:
SB451,8,1311 13.94 (1) (dh) Notwithstanding par. (b), annually conduct a financial audit of
12the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan under subch. II of ch. 149 and file copies
13of each audit report under this paragraph with the distributees specified in par. (b).
SB451, s. 6 14Section 6. 13.94 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,8,2515 13.94 (1) (g) Require each state department, board, commission, independent
16agency, or authority, excluding the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
17to file with the bureau on or before September 1 of each year a report on all
18receivables due the state as of the preceding June 30 which were occasioned by
19activities of the reporting unit. The report may also be required of other
20departments, except counties, cities, villages, towns, and school districts. The report
21shall show the aggregate amount of such receivables according to fiscal year of origin
22and collections thereon during the fiscal year preceding the report. The state auditor
23may require any department to file with the bureau a detailed list of the receivables
24comprising the aggregate amounts shown on the reports prescribed by this
25paragraph.
SB451, s. 7
1Section 7. 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 25,
2is amended to read:
SB451,9,14 313.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be
4known as the "Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau
5shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature
6of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the
7requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for
8distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's
9designated employees shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all
10state agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the
11Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
and the Fox River Navigational
12System Authority, and to any books, records, or other documents maintained by such
13agencies or authorities and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations, and
14structure.
SB451, s. 8 15Section 8. 16.002 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,9,2016 16.002 (2) "Departments" means constitutional offices, departments, and
17independent agencies and includes all societies, associations, and other agencies of
18state government for which appropriations are made by law, but not including
19authorities created in subch. III of ch. 149 and in chs. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, and
20237.
SB451, s. 9 21Section 9. 16.004 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,9,2522 16.004 (4) Freedom of access. The secretary and such employees of the
23department as the secretary designates may enter into the offices of state agencies
24and authorities created under subch. III of ch. 149 and under chs. 231, 233, 234, and
25237, and may examine their books and accounts and any other matter which that in

1the secretary's judgment should be examined and may interrogate the agency's
2employees publicly or privately relative thereto.
SB451, s. 10 3Section 10. 16.004 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,10,74 16.004 (5) Agencies and employees to cooperate. All state agencies and
5authorities created under subch. III of ch. 149 and under chs. 231, 233, 234, and 237,
6and their officers and employees, shall cooperate with the secretary and shall comply
7with every request of the secretary relating to his or her functions.
SB451, s. 11 8Section 11. 16.004 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,10,159 16.004 (12) (a) In this subsection, "state agency" means an association,
10authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, institution, office,
11society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
12constitution or any law, including the legislature, the office of the governor, and the
13courts, but excluding the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority,
14the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
and the Fox River Navigational
15System Authority.
SB451, s. 12 16Section 12. 16.045 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,10,2217 16.045 (1) (a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
18institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
19government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
20that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and
21the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231,
22232, 233, 234, 235, or 237.
SB451, s. 13 23Section 13. 16.15 (1) (ab) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,11,3
116.15 (1) (ab) "Authority" has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (2), but
2excludes the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the Health
3Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority
.
SB451, s. 14 4Section 14. 16.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,11,65 16.41 (4) In this section, "authority" means a body created under subch. III of
6ch. 149 or under
ch. 231, 233, 234, or 237.
SB451, s. 15 7Section 15. 16.417 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,11,138 16.417 (1) (a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
9institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
10government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
11that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and
12the courts, but not including an authority or the body created under subch. III of ch.
13149
.
SB451, s. 16 14Section 16. 16.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,11,2415 16.52 (7) Petty cash account. With the approval of the secretary, each agency
16which that is authorized to maintain a contingent fund under s. 20.920 may establish
17a petty cash account from its contingent fund. The procedure for operation and
18maintenance of petty cash accounts and the character of expenditures therefrom
19shall be prescribed by the secretary. In this subsection, "agency" means an office,
20department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association,
21society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
22constitution or any law, which that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law,
23including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in
24subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, or 237.
SB451, s. 17 25Section 17. 16.528 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,12,6
116.528 (1) (a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
2institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
3government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
4that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and
5the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231,
6233, 234, or 237.
SB451, s. 18 7Section 18. 16.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,12,158 16.53 (2) Improper invoices. If an agency receives an improperly completed
9invoice, the agency shall notify the sender of the invoice within 10 working days after
10it receives the invoice of the reason it is improperly completed. In this subsection,
11"agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher
12education, association, society, or other body in state government created or
13authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which that is entitled to
14expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
15including an authority created in subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, or 237.
SB451, s. 19 16Section 19. 16.54 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,12,2217 16.54 (9) (a) 1. "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
18institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
19government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
20is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
21courts, but not including an authority created in subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 231,
22233, 234, or 237.
SB451, s. 20 23Section 20. 16.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,12,2524 16.70 (2) "Authority" means a body created under subch. III of ch. 149 or under
25ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, or 237.
SB451, s. 21
1Section 21. 16.72 (2) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,13,112 16.72 (2) (e) (intro.) In writing the specifications under this subsection, the
3department and any other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1) shall
4incorporate requirements for the purchase of products made from recycled materials
5and recovered materials if their use is technically and economically feasible. Each
6authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
7and the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority
, in writing specifications for
8purchasing by the authority, shall incorporate requirements for the purchase of
9products made from recycled materials and recovered materials if their use is
10technically and economically feasible. The specifications shall include requirements
11for the purchase of the following materials:
SB451, s. 22 12Section 22. 16.72 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,13,2213 16.72 (2) (f) In writing specifications under this subsection, the department,
14any other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1), and each authority other
15than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the Health
16Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority
shall incorporate requirements relating to
17the recyclability and ultimate disposition of products and, wherever possible, shall
18write the specifications so as to minimize the amount of solid waste generated by the
19state, consistent with the priorities established under s. 287.05 (12). All
20specifications under this subsection shall discourage the purchase of single-use,
21disposable products and require, whenever practical, the purchase of multiple-use,
22durable products.
SB451, s. 23 23Section 23. 16.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,14,1124 16.75 (1m) The department shall award each order or contract for materials,
25supplies or equipment on the basis of life cycle cost estimates, whenever such action

1is appropriate. Each authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
2Clinics Authority and the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority shall
3award each order or contract for materials, supplies or equipment on the basis of life
4cycle cost estimates, whenever such action is appropriate. The terms, conditions and
5evaluation criteria to be applied shall be incorporated in the solicitation of bids or
6proposals. The life cycle cost formula may include, but is not limited to, the
7applicable costs of energy efficiency, acquisition and conversion, money,
8transportation, warehousing and distribution, training, operation and maintenance
9and disposition or resale. The department shall prepare documents containing
10technical guidance for the development and use of life cycle cost estimates, and shall
11make the documents available to local governmental units.
SB451, s. 24 12Section 24. 16.75 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,14,1913 16.75 (8) (a) 1. The department, any other designated purchasing agent under
14s. 16.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74, and each authority other
15than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the Health
16Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority
shall, to the extent practicable, make
17purchasing selections using specifications developed under s. 16.72 (2) (e) to
18maximize the purchase of materials utilizing recycled materials and recovered
19materials.
SB451, s. 25 20Section 25. 16.75 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,15,221 16.75 (8) (a) 2. Each agency and authority other than the University of
22Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing
23Plan Authority
shall ensure that the average recycled or recovered content of all
24paper purchased by the agency or authority measured as a proportion, by weight, of

1the fiber content of paper products purchased in a fiscal year, is not less than 40%
2of all purchased paper.
SB451, s. 26 3Section 26. 16.75 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,15,84 16.75 (9) The department, any other designated purchasing agent under s.
516.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74, and any authority other than
6the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the Health
7Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority
shall, to the extent practicable, make
8purchasing selections using specifications prepared under s. 16.72 (2) (f).
SB451, s. 27 9Section 27. 16.765 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,15,1910 16.765 (1) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
11Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Health
12Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
and the Bradley Center Sports and
13Entertainment Corporation shall include in all contracts executed by them a
14provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any employee or
15applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical
16condition, developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation as
17defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or national origin and, except with respect to sexual
18orientation, obligating the contractor to take affirmative action to ensure equal
19employment opportunities.
SB451, s. 28 20Section 28. 16.765 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,16,1121 16.765 (2) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
22Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Health
23Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
and the Bradley Center Sports and
24Entertainment Corporation shall include the following provision in every contract
25executed by them: "In connection with the performance of work under this contract,

1the contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for
2employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition,
3developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation or national
4origin. This provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment,
5upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or
6termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training,
7including apprenticeship. Except with respect to sexual orientation, the contractor
8further agrees to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.
9The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available for employees and
10applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting
11forth the provisions of the nondiscrimination clause".
SB451, s. 29 12Section 29. 16.765 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,16,1713 16.765 (4) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
14Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Health
15Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
and the Bradley Center Sports and
16Entertainment Corporation shall take appropriate action to revise the standard
17government contract forms under this section.
SB451, s. 30 18Section 30. 16.765 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,17,719 16.765 (5) The head of each contracting agency and the boards of directors of
20the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River
21Navigational System Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
22and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall be primarily
23responsible for obtaining compliance by any contractor with the nondiscrimination
24and affirmative action provisions prescribed by this section, according to procedures
25recommended by the department. The department shall make recommendations to

1the contracting agencies and the boards of directors of the University of Wisconsin
2Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the
3Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
and the Bradley Center Sports and
4Entertainment Corporation for improving and making more effective the
5nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of contracts. The department
6shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary for the performance of its functions
7under this section.
SB451, s. 31 8Section 31. 16.765 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,17,169 16.765 (6) The department may receive complaints of alleged violations of the
10nondiscrimination provisions of such contracts. The department shall investigate
11and determine whether a violation of this section has occurred. The department may
12delegate this authority to the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin
13Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the
14Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
or the Bradley Center Sports and
15Entertainment Corporation for processing in accordance with the department's
16procedures.
SB451, s. 32 17Section 32. 16.765 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,17,2518 16.765 (7) (intro.) When a violation of this section has been determined by the
19department, the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
20Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Health
21Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
or the Bradley Center Sports and
22Entertainment Corporation, the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin
23Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the
24Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
or the Bradley Center Sports and
25Entertainment Corporation shall:
SB451, s. 33
1Section 33. 16.765 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB451,18,72 16.765 (7) (d) Direct the violating party to take immediate steps to prevent
3further violations of this section and to report its corrective action to the contracting
4agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River
5Navigational System Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority,
6or the Bradley center sports and entertainment corporation Center Sports and
7Entertainment Corporation
.
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