SB1, s. 763
1Section 763. 40.05 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,480,152 40.05 (4) (a) 2. For an insured employee who is an eligible employee under s.
340.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m., the employer shall pay required employer contributions
4toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the date
5on which the employee becomes insured. For an insured state employee who is
6currently employed, but who is not a limited term appointment under s. 230.26 or
7an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m., the employer shall pay
8required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the
9insured employee beginning on the first day of the 7th 3rd month beginning after the
10date on which the employee begins employment with the state, not including any
11leave of absence. For an insured employee who has a limited term appointment
12under s. 230.26, the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the
13health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the first day of the
147th month beginning after the date on which the employee first becomes a
15participating employee.
SB1, s. 770c 16Section 770c. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,480,2017 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
18shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to (8)
19and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (3) to
20(6), 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (14) (15), and 632.896.
SB1, s. 770d 21Section 770d. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,480,2422 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
23board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747,
24632.748, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, and 632.895 (11) to (14) (15).
SB1, s. 770g
1Section 770g. 41.41 (10) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 41.41 (10) (a) 1.
2a. and amended to read:
SB1,481,133 41.41 (10) (a) 1. a. "Estimated Subject to subd. 1. b., "estimated value", for the
4year following the year in which the department acquires land within the Kickapoo
5valley reserve or the board acquires land under sub. (7), means the full value of the
6land determined by the department of revenue and, for each later year, means the
7value that was used for calculating the aid payment under this subsection on the
8land for the prior year increased or decreased to reflect the annual percentage change
9in the equalized valuation of all real property, excluding improvements, in the
10taxation district in which the land is located, as determined by comparing the most
11recent determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for all real property to the
12next preceding determination of equalized valuation under s. 70.57 for all real
13property.
SB1, s. 770m 14Section 770m. 41.41 (10) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,481,2015 41.41 (10) (a) 1. b. The "estimated value" of the land in the town of Stark in
16Vernon County shall include, in 2008, the value of improvements constituting the
17Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center and the maintenance buildings associated
18with the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center and, in each later year, the value
19that was included under this subd. 1. b. in the prior year increased or decreased in
20the manner described in subd. 1. a.
SB1, s. 781p 21Section 781p. 42.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,482,2 2242.04 Private operation and leasing. The state fair park board may provide
23for the operation and leasing of any facilities by private entrepreneurs, except that
24the state fair park board shall reserve the use of state fair park facilities for a

1sufficient period of time every year for purposes of conducting an annual state fair.
2This section does not apply to a lease authorized under s. 42.11 (3).
SB1, s. 781r 3Section 781r. 42.11 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1,482,7 442.11 Olympic Ice Training Center. The state fair park board may purchase
5the Olympic Ice Training Center and associated land and parking areas from the
6Pettit National Ice Center, Inc., if the Pettit National Ice Center, Inc., discontinues
7its operation of the facility as an ice skating rink and training facility.
SB1, s. 781s 8Section 781s. 42.115 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 781t 9Section 781t. 42.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,482,1310 42.12 (1) Beginning on July 1, 1992, in each fiscal year, the state fair park board
11may award a grant to the city of West Allis to be used to provide crowd and traffic
12control services related to events held at the state fair park, including events
13associated with the Olympic Ice Training Center under s. 42.11
.
SB1, s. 781v 14Section 781v. 42.13 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,482,18 1542.13 Financial reports. (1) The state fair park board shall make quarterly
16reports to the department of administration and the joint committee on finance
17projecting the revenues and expenditures for the ensuing quarter for each of the
18board's program revenue appropriation accounts.
SB1,482,22 19(2) (a) The state fair park board shall annually submit to the department of
20administration a plan to ensure that there are sufficient revenues to meet projected
21expenditures under the board's program revenue appropriation accounts and to
22eliminate any deficits that have developed in those accounts.
SB1,483,923 (b) The department of administration may approve or approve with
24modifications each plan submitted by the state fair park board under par. (a). The
25department shall forward the plan as approved to the joint committee on finance by

1November 15 of each year. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance
2do not notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the
3purpose of reviewing the proposed plan within 14 working days after the date of the
4secretary's submittal, any portion of the plan that does not require the action of the
5legislature or the action of the committee under another law may be implemented.
6If, within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's submittal, the
7cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance notify the secretary that the
8committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan,
9no part of the plan may be implemented without the approval of the committee.
SB1,483,10 10(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply after December 31, 2013.
SB1, s. 781x 11Section 781x. 43.70 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,484,512 43.70 (3) Immediately upon making such apportionment, the state
13superintendent shall certify to the department of administration the estimated
14amount that each school district is entitled to receive under this section and shall
15notify each school district administrator of the estimated amount so certified for his
16or her school district. The department of administration shall distribute each school
17district's aid entitlement in one payment on or before May 1. The amount paid to each
18school district shall be based upon the amount in the appropriation account under
19s. 20.255 (2) (s) on April 15. All moneys Moneys distributed under this section shall
20may be expended only for the purchase of instructional materials from the state
21historical society for use in teaching Wisconsin history and for the purchase of library
22books and other instructional materials for school libraries, but not for public library
23facilities operated by school districts under s. 43.52, in accordance with rules
24promulgated by the state superintendent. In addition, a school district may use up
25to 25 percent of the moneys received in a fiscal year under this section to purchase

1school library computers and related software if the school board consults with the
2person who supervises the school district's libraries and the computers and software
3are housed in the school library.
Appropriate records of such all purchases under this
4section
shall be kept and necessary reports thereon shall be made to the state
5superintendent.
SB1, s. 782 6Section 782. 44.02 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,484,97 44.02 (28) Annually distribute the amount appropriated under s. 20.245 (1) (b)
8as a grant to the Wisconsin Black Historical Society and Museum to fund the
9operations of that society and museum.
SB1, s. 782m 10Section 782m. 45.03 (13) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,484,1311 45.03 (13) (f) Provide services related to post-traumatic stress disorder to
12service members and veterans, which shall include at least one of the following
13services:
SB1,484,1514 1. Outreach services to service members and veterans who may be experiencing
15post-traumatic stress disorder.
SB1,484,1716 2. Information on the availability of post-traumatic stress disorder medical
17services and referrals to those services.
SB1, s. 783 18Section 783. 45.03 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,485,819 45.03 (20) Transfer of funds to the veterans trust fund. If the balance in
20the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) is in excess of the amount needed
21for the care of the members of the Wisconsin veterans homes under s. 45.50 and the
22payment of stipends under s. 45.50 (9) during fiscal year 2006-07 2007-08 or
232008-09
, the department may request permission from the joint committee on
24finance to
transfer the excess moneys to the veterans trust fund. If the
25cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the department within 14 working

1days after the date of receipt of the department's request that the committee has
2scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the transfer, the transfer may be
3made as proposed by the department. If, within 14 working days after the date of
4receipt of the department's request, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the
5department that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing
6the proposed transfer, the transfer may be made only upon approval of the
7committee.
The total amount transferred under this subsection may not exceed
8$16,000,000 $7,000,000.
SB1, s. 783m 9Section 783m. 45.045 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,485,13 1045.045 Veteran registry. The department shall establish a voluntary
11statewide registry that will collect information from veterans and inform veterans
12on health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, Agent Orange, and Gulf
13War syndrome.
SB1, s. 784 14Section 784. 45.20 (2) (d) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,485,1815 45.20 (2) (d) 2. b. A statement that the veteran is not delinquent in child
16support or maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses
17or birth expenses, signed by the department of workforce development children and
18families
or its designee within 7 working days before the date of the application.
SB1, s. 785 19Section 785. 45.33 (2) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,485,2320 45.33 (2) (b) 1. b. A statement that the person is not delinquent in child support
21or maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses, or birth
22expenses, signed by the department of workforce development children and families
23or its designee within 7 working days before the date of the application.
SB1, s. 785d 24Section 785d. 45.40 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.40 (1) (b) The maximum amount that any veteran may receive under this
2subsection per occurrence during a consecutive 12-month period may not exceed
3$2,000 $3,000.
SB1, s. 785g 4Section 785g. 45.40 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 785m 5Section 785m. 45.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,486,76 45.40 (3) Limitations. The total cumulative amount that any veteran may
7receive under this section may not exceed $5,000 $7,500.
SB1, s. 786 8Section 786. 45.42 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,486,139 45.42 (6) (b) Provides to the department a statement that the applicant is not
10delinquent in child support or maintenance payments and does not owe past support,
11medical expenses, or birth expenses, signed by the department of workforce
12development
children and families or its designee within 7 working days before the
13date of the application.
SB1, s. 786g 14Section 786g. 45.43 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,487,215 45.43 (1) The department shall administer a program to provide assistance to
16persons who served in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the
17U.S. armed forces and who were discharged under conditions other than
18dishonorable. The department shall provide assistance to persons whose need for
19services is based upon homelessness, incarceration, or other circumstances
20designated by the department by rule. The department shall designate the
21assistance available under this section, which may include assistance in receiving
22medical care, dental care, education, employment, and transitional housing. The
23department may provide payments to facilitate the provision of services under this
24section. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (ac), the department shall
25provide $15,000 annually during fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09 to the Center for

1Veterans Issues, Ltd., of Milwaukee, to provide outreach services to homeless
2veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
SB1, s. 786m 3Section 786m. 45.43 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,487,84 45.43 (3) The department shall annually provide the governor, and the
5appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), with the
6number of veterans that were referred to the U.S. veterans administration hospitals,
7veterans centers, or other health care facilities as a result of telemedicine facilities.
8This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2009.
SB1, s. 786u 9Section 786u. 45.51 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 787 10Section 787. 45.51 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,487,1711 45.51 (10) (b) Except where a sale occurs under s. 16.848, the The department
12may manage, sell, lease, or transfer property passing to the state pursuant to this
13section or conveyed to it by members, defend and prosecute all actions concerning it,
14pay all just claims against it, and do all other things necessary for the protection,
15preservation, and management of the property. All expenditures necessary for the
16execution of functions under this paragraph or sub. (14) shall be made from the
17appropriation in s. 20.485 (1) (h).
SB1, s. 788 18Section 788. 45.51 (13) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,487,2319 45.51 (13) Additional eligibility requirements for skilled nursing facilities.
20(intro.) Any person admitted to a skilled nursing facility at a veterans home shall
21meet the eligibility requirements under ss. 49.45 and 49.46, and, if applicable, s.
2249.471
and rules promulgated under those sections during residence at the skilled
23nursing facility except if any of the following apply:
SB1, s. 789 24Section 789. 45.51 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.51 (13) (a) Persons with sufficient income and resources to meet the
2expenses of care for one or more months may be admitted to the skilled nursing
3facility but shall apply income and resources to costs to the extent required under ss.
449.45 and 49.46, and, if applicable, s. 49.471 and rules promulgated under those
5sections.
SB1, s. 790 6Section 790. 45.51 (13) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,488,127 45.51 (13) (b) Persons who meet all the requirements of this section but whose
8degree of physical disability does not meet the minimum requirements under ss.
949.45 and 49.46 and rules promulgated under those sections may be admitted to the
10skilled nursing facility but shall apply income and resources to costs to the extent
11required by ss. 49.45 and 49.46, and, if applicable, s. 49.471 and rules promulgated
12under those sections.
SB1, s. 791 13Section 791. 45.61 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,488,1714 45.61 (2) (a) A person who died while on active duty or who was discharged or
15released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions other
16than dishonorable
and who was a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry
17or reentry into active service and his or her dependent child and surviving spouse.
SB1, s. 791m 18Section 791m. 45.61 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,488,2019 45.61 (2) (am) A person who died while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces
20or in forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces.
SB1, s. 792 21Section 792. 45.61 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,488,2522 45.61 (2) (b) A person who was discharged or released from active duty in the
23U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions other than dishonorable and who was
24a resident of this state at the time of his or her death and his or her dependent child
25and surviving spouse.
SB1, s. 792c
1Section 792c. 45.61 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 45.61 (5) (a) and
2amended to read:
SB1,489,93 45.61 (5) Expenses. (a) Expenses incident to the burial under this section of
4persons described in sub. (2) (a) and (b) to (e)
shall be paid from the estate of the
5decedent, except that if there is no estate or the estate is insufficient, the expense of
6burial, or necessary part of the burial, shall be paid from the appropriation under s.
720.485 (1) (gk) for members of veterans homes, and the amount expended for those
8expenses shall not exceed the amount established for funeral and burial expenses
9under s. 49.785 (1) (b).
SB1, s. 792e 10Section 792e. 45.61 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,489,1411 45.61 (5) (b) Expenses incident to the burial under this section of persons
12described in sub. (2) (am) shall be paid from the estate of the decedent, except that
13if there is no estate or the estate is insufficient, the expense of burial, or necessary
14part of the burial, shall be paid by the relatives who requested the burial.
SB1, s. 793 15Section 793. 46.001 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,489,25 1646.001 Purposes of chapter. The purposes of this chapter are to conserve
17human resources in Wisconsin; to provide a just and humane program of services to
18children and unborn children in need of protection or services, nonmarital children
19and the expectant mothers of those unborn children;
to prevent dependency, mental
20illness, developmental disability, mental infirmity, and other forms of social
21maladjustment by a continuous attack on causes; to provide effective aid and services
22to all persons in need thereof of that aid and those services and to assist those persons
23to achieve or regain self-dependence at the earliest possible date; to avoid
24duplication and waste of effort and money on the part of public and private agencies;
25and to coordinate and integrate a social welfare program.
SB1, s. 794
1Section 794. 46.011 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,490,2 246.011 Definitions. (intro.) In chs. 46, 48, 50, 51, 54, 55, and 58:
SB1, s. 795 3Section 795. 46.011 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,490,64 46.011 (1g) "Disabled children's long-term support program" means the
5programs described under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9123 (16rs), and 2003
6Wisconsin Act 33
, section 9124 (8c).
SB1, s. 796 7Section 796. 46.014 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 49.265 (6) and amended
8to read:
SB1,490,139 49.265 (6) Reports. At least annually, the secretary shall submit a report to
10the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate
11standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), concerning activities of community action
12agencies under s. 46.30 this section and their effectiveness in promoting social and
13economic opportunities for poor persons.
SB1, s. 797 14Section 797. 46.016 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,490,18 1546.016 Cooperation with federal government. The department may
16cooperate with the federal government in carrying out federal acts concerning public
17assistance, social security, child welfare and youth services, mental hygiene, services
18for the blind, and in other matters of mutual concern pertaining to public welfare.
SB1, s. 798 19Section 798. 46.02 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,490,24 2046.02 Agency powers and duties. Any institution which that is subject to
21chs. 46, 48 49 to 51, 55, and 58 and to regulation under ch. 150 shall, in cases of
22conflict between chs. 46, 48 49 to 51, 55, and 58 and ch. 150, be governed by ch. 150.
23The department shall promulgate rules and establish procedures for resolving any
24such controversy a conflict.
SB1, s. 799 25Section 799. 46.023 of the statutes is renumbered 48.562.
SB1, s. 800
1Section 800. 46.03 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,491,122 46.03 (4) (b) In order to discharge more effectively its responsibilities under
3this chapter and ch. 48 and other relevant provisions of the statutes, be authorized
4to study causes and methods of prevention and treatment of mental illness, mental
5deficiency, mental infirmity, and related social problems, including establishment of
6demonstration projects to apply and evaluate such methods in actual cases. The
7department is directed and authorized to utilize all powers provided by the statutes,
8including the authority under sub. (2a), to accept grants of money or property from
9federal, state, or private sources, and to enlist the cooperation of other appropriate
10agencies and state departments. The department may enter into agreements with
11local government subdivisions, departments, and agencies for the joint conduct of
12these projects, and it may purchase services when deemed considered appropriate.
SB1, s. 801 13Section 801. 46.03 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,491,2114 46.03 (7) (a) Promote the enforcement of laws for the protection of
15developmentally disabled children, children and unborn children in need of
16protection or services and nonmarital children
; and to this end cooperate with courts
17assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938, licensed child welfare
18agencies, and public and private institutions and take the initiative in all matters
19involving the interests of those children and unborn children when adequate
20provision for those interests has not already been made, including the establishment
21and enforcement of standards for services provided under ss. 48.345 and 48.347.
SB1, s. 802 22Section 802. 46.03 (7) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,492,923 46.03 (7) (bm) Maintain a file containing records of artificial inseminations
24under s. 891.40, declarations of paternal interest under s. 48.025, and statements
25acknowledging paternity under s. 69.15 (3) (b). The department may release those

1records, declarations, and statements only upon an order of the court except that the
2department may use nonidentifying information concerning artificial inseminations
3for the purpose of compiling statistics, declarations of paternal interest shall be
4released as provided in s. 48.025 (3) (b) and (c)
, and statements acknowledging
5paternity shall be released without a court order to the department of workforce
6development
children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53
7(5) upon the request of that department or county child support agency pursuant to
8the program responsibilities under s. 49.22 or to any other person with a direct and
9tangible interest in the statement.
SB1, s. 803 10Section 803. 46.03 (7) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 804 11Section 804. 46.03 (7) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 48.47 (7) (cm).
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