SB40: Bill Text

SB40, s. 3617 Section 3617. 560.605 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40, s. 3618 Section 3618. 560.605 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40, s. 3619 Section 3619. 560.605 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40, s. 3620 Section 3620. 560.607 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1585,4 560.607 Miscellaneous and administrative expenditures. (intro.) In each biennium, the department may expend or encumber up to a total of 1% of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.143 (1) (c) and (tm) for that biennium for any of the following:

SB40, s. 3621 Section 3621. 560.607 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1585,7 560.607 (1) Evaluations of proposed technical research projects under s. 560.62.

SB40, s. 3622 Section 3622. 560.61 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 560.61 and amended to read:

SB40,1585,14 560.61 Wisconsin development fund. At the request of the board, the department shall do all of the following: (1) Make may make a grant or loan to an eligible recipient for a project that meets the criteria for funding under s. 560.605 (1) and (2) and under s. 560.62, 560.63, 560.65 or 560.66, whichever is appropriate, from the appropriations under s. 20.143 (1) (c) and, (ie), and (tm) for eligible activities.

SB40, s. 3623 Section 3623. 560.61 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

SB40, s. 3624 Section 3624. 560.62 of the statutes is repealed.

SB40, s. 3625 Section 3625. 560.63 of the statutes is repealed.

SB40, s. 3626 Section 3626. 560.65 of the statutes is repealed.

SB40, s. 3627 Section 3627. 560.66 of the statutes is repealed.

SB40, s. 3628 Section 3628. 560.68 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1585,23 560.68 (1m) The department shall establish criteria for the award of grants and loans under s. 560.61, including the types of projects that are eligible for funding and the types of eligible projects that will receive priority.

SB40, s. 3629 Section 3629. 560.68 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1586,2 560.68 (2m) The department shall determine conditions applicable to a grant or loan under s. 560.61.

SB40, s. 3630 Section 3630. 560.68 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1586,8 560.68 (3) The department may charge a grant or loan recipient an origination fee of up to not more than 2% of the grant or loan amount if the grant or loan equals or exceeds $200,000 and is awarded under s. 560.63 or 560.66. The department shall deposit all origination fees collected under this subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (gm).

SB40, s. 3631 Section 3631. 560.68 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 560.68 (5) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB40,1586,13 560.68 (5) (intro.) The department, with the approval of the board, shall develop procedures to evaluate related to grants and loans under s. 560.61 for all of the following:

SB40,1586,14 (b) Evaluating applications, monitor .

SB40,1586,15 (c) Monitoring project performance and audit.

SB40,1586,16 (d) Auditing the grants and loans awarded under this subchapter.

SB40, s. 3632 Section 3632. 560.68 (5) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1586,18 560.68 (5) (a) Submitting applications for grants and loans.

SB40, s. 3633 Section 3633. 560.68 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1586,23 560.68 (6) If appropriate, the The board may shall require that more, as a condition of a grant or loan, that a recipient contribute to a project an amount that is not less than 25% of the cost of any project or category of projects be paid from funds not provided by this state amount of the grant or loan.

SB40, s. 3634 Section 3634. 560.68 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1587,3 560.68 (7) (a) Publish and disseminate information about the projects under ss. 560.62 to 560.66 that may be funded by a grant or loan under s. 560.61 and the about procedures for applying for grants and loans under s. 560.61.

SB40, s. 3635 Section 3635. 560.795 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1587,16 560.795 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (d), the designation of each area under sub. (1) (a), (b), and (c) as a development opportunity zone shall be effective for 36 months, with the designation of the areas under sub. (1) (a) and (b) beginning on April 23, 1994, and the designation of the area under sub. (1) (c) beginning on April 28, 1995. Except as provided in par. (d), the designation of each area under sub. (1) (d), and (e), and (f) as a development opportunity zone shall be effective for 84 months, with the designation of the area under sub. (1) (d) beginning on January 1, 2000, and the designations designation of the areas area under sub. (1) (e) and (f) beginning on September 1, 2001. Except as provided in par. (d), the designation of the area under sub. (1) (f) as a development opportunity zone shall be effective for 108 months, with the designation of the area under sub. (1) (f) beginning on September 1, 2001.

SB40, s. 3636 Section 3636. 560.795 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1587,19 560.795 (2) (b) 6. The limit for tax benefits for the development opportunity zone under sub. (1) (f) is $4,700,000 $6,700,000.

SB40, s. 3637 Section 3637. 560.799 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1587,23 560.799 (6) (e) The department shall determine the maximum amount of the tax credits under ss. 71.07 (3w), 71.28 (3w), and 71.47 (3w) that a certified business may claim and shall notify the department of revenue of this amount.

SB40, s. 3638 Section 3638. 560.799 (6) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1588,2 560.799 (6) (f) The department shall annually verify the information submitted to the department under ss. 71.07 (3w), 71.28 (3w), or 71.47 (3w).

SB40, s. 3639 Section 3639. 560.9806 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1588,4 560.9806 (1) (a) 3. A community action agency under s. 46.30 49.265.

SB40, s. 3640 Section 3640. 562.05 (1e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1588,12 562.05 (1e) If an applicant for a license under this section is an individual who does not have a social security number, the applicant shall submit to the department with his or her application a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development children and families. A license issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subsection is invalid.

SB40, s. 3641 Section 3641. 562.05 (5) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1588,20 562.05 (5) (a) 9. The person is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse, or fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and relating to paternity or child support proceedings, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857.

SB40, s. 3642 Section 3642. 562.05 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1589,4 562.05 (8) (d) If required in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857, the department shall suspend or restrict or not renew the license of any person who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or who has failed to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and relating to paternity or child support proceedings.

SB40, s. 3643 Section 3643. 562.05 (8m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1589,10 562.05 (8m) (a) If the applicant for any license is an individual, the department shall disclose his or her social security number to the department of workforce development children and families for the purpose of administering s. 49.22 and to the department of revenue for the purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.

SB40, s. 3644 Section 3644. 562.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1589,14 562.06 (3) Day care. Nothing in this section prohibits a licensee from operating a day care area at a track if the day care area is licensed by the department of health and family services children and families under s. 48.65.

SB40, s. 3645 Section 3645. 563.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1589,23 563.28 (1) If required in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857, the department shall suspend or restrict the supplier's license of any person who is delinquent in making court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse or who has failed to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and relating to paternity or child support proceedings.

SB40, s. 3646 Section 3646. 563.28 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1590,3 563.28 (2) The department shall disclose the social security number of any applicant for a supplier's license to the department of workforce development children and families for the purpose of administering s. 49.22.

SB40, s. 3647 Section 3647. 565.01 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1590,7 565.01 (3g) "Instant game" means a lottery game in which it may be determined from the game ticket or share alone whether the holder of the ticket or share is a game winner.

SB40, s. 3648 Section 3648. 565.30 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB40,1590,13 565.30 (3) (a) Period to claim. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the holder of a winning ticket or share for an instant game may claim a prize within 180 days after the end date of the game unless the features and procedures of the game state that the prize may be claimed only on the date of, and at the place of, sale of the ticket or share.

SB40,1590,18 2. The holder of a winning ticket or share for a lottery game other than an instant game or the holder of a winning ticket or share for an instant game that was printed by a lottery terminal may claim a prize within 180 days after the date on which the drawing for the game, or other selection process for determining the winning ticket or share, is held.

SB40,1590,20 3. A lottery prize that is not claimed within the time period described under subd. 1. or 2., whichever is applicable, is forfeited.

SB40, s. 3649 Section 3649 . 565.30 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1591,25 565.30 (5) Withholding of delinquent state taxes, child support or debts owed the state. The administrator shall report the name, address and social security number or federal income tax number of each winner of a lottery prize equal to or greater than $1,000 and the name, address and social security number or federal income tax number of each person to whom a lottery prize equal to or greater than $1,000 has been assigned to the department of revenue to determine whether the payee or assignee of the prize is delinquent in the payment of state taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139 or, if applicable, in the court-ordered payment of child support or has a debt owing to the state. Upon receipt of a report under this subsection, the department of revenue shall first ascertain based on certifications by the department of workforce development or its designee under s. 49.855 (1) whether any person named in the report is currently delinquent in court-ordered payment of child support and shall next certify to the administrator whether any person named in the report is delinquent in court-ordered payment of child support or payment of state taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139. Upon this certification by the department of revenue or upon court order the administrator shall withhold the certified amount and send it to the department of revenue for remittance to the appropriate agency or person. At the time of remittance, the The department of revenue shall charge its the winner or assignee of the lottery prize for the department of revenue's administrative expenses associated with withholding and remitting to the debt owed to a state agency that has received the remittance and may withhold the amount of the administrative expenses from the prize payment. The administrative expenses received or withheld by the department of revenue shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h). In instances in which the payee or assignee of the prize is delinquent both in payments for state taxes and in court-ordered payments of child support, or is delinquent in one or both of these payments and has a debt owing to the state, the amount remitted to the appropriate agency or person shall be in proportion to the prize amount as is the delinquency or debt owed by the payee or assignee.

SB40, s. 3650 Section 3650 . 565.30 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB40,1593,5 565.30 (5) Withholding of delinquent state taxes, child support or debts owed the state. The administrator shall report the name, address and social security number or federal income tax number of each winner of a lottery prize equal to or greater than $1,000 and the name, address and social security number or federal income tax number of each person to whom a lottery prize equal to or greater than $1,000 has been assigned to the department of revenue to determine whether the payee or assignee of the prize is delinquent in the payment of state taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139 or, if applicable, in the court-ordered payment of child support or has a debt owing to the state. Upon receipt of a report under this subsection, the department of revenue shall first ascertain based on certifications by the department of workforce development children and families or its designee under s. 49.855 (1) whether any person named in the report is currently delinquent in court-ordered payment of child support and shall next certify to the administrator whether any person named in the report is delinquent in court-ordered payment of child support or payment of state taxes under ch. 71, 72, 76, 77, 78 or 139. Upon this certification by the department of revenue or upon court order the administrator shall withhold the certified amount and send it to the department of revenue for remittance to the appropriate agency or person. The department of revenue shall charge the winner or assignee of the lottery prize for the department of revenue's administrative expenses associated with withholding and remitting debt owed to a state agency and may withhold the amount of the administrative expenses from the prize payment. The administrative expenses received or withheld by the department of revenue shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h). In instances in which the payee or assignee of the prize is delinquent both in payments for state taxes and in court-ordered payments of child support, or is delinquent in one or both of these payments and has a debt owing to the state, the amount remitted to the appropriate agency or person shall be in proportion to the prize amount as is the delinquency or debt owed by the payee or assignee.

SB40, s. 3651 Section 3651. 565.30 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1593,20 565.30 (5m) (a) The administrator shall report to the department of workforce development children and families the name, address and social security number of each winner of a lottery prize that is payable in installments and the name, address and social security number or federal income tax number of the person who has been assigned a lottery prize that is payable in installments. Upon receipt of the report, the department of workforce development children and families shall certify to the administrator whether any payee or assignee named in the report is obligated to provide child support, spousal support, maintenance or family support under s. 767.001 (1) (f) or (g), 767.225, 767.34, 767.511, 767.531, 767.56, 767.805 (4), 767.85, 767.863 (3), 767.89 (3), 767.893 (2m) or 948.22 (7) or ch. 769 and the amount required to be withheld from the lottery prize under s. 767.75. Subject to par. (b), the administrator shall withhold the certified amount from each payment made to the winner or assignee and remit the certified amount to the department of workforce development children and families.

SB40, s. 3652 Section 3652. 601.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1594,2 601.32 (1) If the moneys credited to s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1. under other sections of the statutes prove inadequate for the office's supervision of insurance industry program, the commissioner may increase any or all of the fees imposed by s. 601.31, or may in any year levy a special assessment on all domestic insurers, or both, for the general operation of that program.

SB40, s. 3653 Section 3653. 601.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1594,9 601.45 (3) Deposit. The commissioner may require any examinee, before or from time to time during an examination, to deposit with the secretary of administration such deposits as the commissioner deems necessary to pay the costs of the examination. Any deposit and any payment made under subs. (1) and (2) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1. in the percentage specified in that paragraph subdivision.

SB40, s. 3654 Section 3654. 601.45 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1594,17 601.45 (4) Exemptions. On the examinee's request or on the commissioner's own motion, the commissioner may pay all or part of the costs of an examination from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1., whenever the commissioner finds that because of the frequency of examinations or other factors, imposition of the costs would place an unreasonable burden on the examinee. The commissioner shall include in his or her annual report information about any instance in which the commissioner applied this subsection.

SB40, s. 3655 Section 3655. 601.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1594,22 601.47 (1) General. The commissioner may prepare books, pamphlets, and other publications relating to insurance and sell them in the manner and at the prices the commissioner determines. The cost of publication and distribution may be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.

SB40, s. 3656 Section 3656. 601.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1595,2 601.47 (3) Free distribution. The commissioner may furnish free copies of the publications prepared under subs. (1) and (2) to public officers and libraries in this state and elsewhere. The cost of free distribution shall be charged to the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.

SB40, s. 3657 Section 3657. 601.48 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1595,10 601.48 (1) National Association of Insurance Commissioners. The commissioner and the office of the commissioner shall maintain close relations with the commissioners of other states and shall participate in the activities and affairs of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and other organizations so far as it will, in the judgment of the commissioner, enhance the purposes of chs. 600 to 655. The actual and necessary expenses incurred thereby shall be reimbursed out of the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.

SB40, s. 3658 Section 3658. 601.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1595,17 601.62 (4) Fees in investigations and hearings. The fees for stenographic services in investigations, examinations, and hearings may not exceed the sum provided for like services in the circuit court. The fees of officers, witnesses, interpreters, and stenographers on behalf of the commissioner or the state shall be paid by the secretary of administration, authorized by the certificate of the commissioner, and shall be charged to the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 1.

SB40, s. 3659 Section 3659. 604.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1596,4 604.04 (3) Expenses. No full-time state officer or employee may receive additional compensation for services under chs. 604 to 607. Appropriate portions of the salaries of such persons who do work for the funds or supervise them, and other expenses including reasonable charges for state-owned or state-rented office space and the use of state-owned or state-rented office equipment shall be charged against each fund. Each fund shall pay to the commissioner amounts charged for organizational support services, which shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (1) (g) 2. Each fund shall also be charged a sum equivalent to the state premium tax that would be paid by a domestic mutual insurer organized or operating under ch. 611 and doing the same kind of insurance business, except that no such charge shall be made for the insurance of governmental units.

SB40, s. 3660 Section 3660. 609.87 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40,1596,7 609.87 Coverage of treatment for autism spectrum disorders. Defined network plans are subject to s. 632.895 (15).

SB40, s. 3661 Section 3661. 628.095 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40,1596,12 628.095 (4) (a) The commissioner shall disclose a social security number obtained under sub. (1) or (3) to the department of workforce development children and families in the administration of s. 49.22, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857.