AB40: Bill Text

AB40, s. 3448 Section 3448. 560.96 of the statutes is renumbered 238.23, and 238.23 (2) (a) and (b), (3) (a) (intro.), (b) (intro.), (c) and (d), (4) (a) (intro.) and (b) and (5) (intro.), (e) and (g), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,1241,18 238.23 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), the department corporation may designate up to 8 areas in the state as technology zones. A business that is located in a technology zone and that is certified by the department corporation under sub. (3) is eligible for a tax credit as provided in sub. (3).

AB40,1242,3 (b) The designation of an area as a technology zone shall be in effect for 10 years from the time that the department corporation first designates the area. Not more than $5,000,000 in tax credits may be claimed in a technology zone, except that the department corporation may allocate the amount of unallocated airport development zone tax credits, as provided under s. 560.7995 238.3995 (3) (b), to technology zones for which the $5,000,000 maximum allocation is insufficient. The department corporation may change the boundaries of a technology zone during the time that its designation is in effect. A change in the boundaries of a technology zone does not affect the duration of the designation of the area or the maximum tax credit amount that may be claimed in the technology zone.

AB40,1242,6 (3) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (e), the department corporation may certify for tax credits in a technology zone a business that satisfies all of the following requirements:

AB40,1242,8 (b) (intro.) In determining whether to certify a business under this subsection, the department corporation shall consider all of the following:

AB40,1242,16 (c) When the department corporation certifies a business under this subsection, the department corporation shall establish a limit on the amount of tax credits that the business may claim. Unless its certification is revoked, and subject to the limit on the tax credit amount established by the department corporation under this paragraph, a business that is certified may claim a tax credit for 3 years, except that a business that experiences growth, as determined for that business by the department corporation under par. (d) and sub. (5) (e), may claim a tax credit for up to 5 years.

AB40,1242,24 (d) The department corporation shall enter into an agreement with a business that is certified under this subsection. The agreement shall specify the limit on the amount of tax credits that the business may claim, the extent and type of growth, which shall be specific to the business, that the business must experience to extend its eligibility for a tax credit, the business' baseline against which that growth will be measured, any other conditions that the business must satisfy to extend its eligibility for a tax credit, and reporting requirements with which the business must comply.

AB40,1243,2 (4) (a) (intro.) The department of commerce corporation shall notify the department of revenue of all the following:

AB40,1243,5 (b) The department corporation shall annually verify information submitted to the department corporation under ss. 71.07 (2di), (2dm), (2dx), and (3g), 71.28 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), and (3g), and 71.47 (1di), (1dm), (1dx), and (3g).

AB40,1243,7 (5) (intro.) The department corporation shall promulgate adopt rules for the operation of this section, including rules related to all the following:

AB40,1243,11 (e) Standards for extending a business's certification, including what measures, in addition to job creation, the department corporation will use to determine the growth of a specific business and how the department corporation will establish baselines against which to measure growth.

AB40,1243,13 (g) The exchange of information between the department of commerce corporation and the department of revenue.

AB40, s. 3449 Section 3449. Subchapter X (title) of chapter 560 [precedes 560.9801] of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 3450 Section 3450. 560.9801 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5601, and 234.5601 (2) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB40,1243,19 234.5601 (2) (a) A housing authority organized under s. 59.53 (22), 61.73, 66.1201, or 66.1213 or ch. 234 this chapter.

AB40, s. 3451 Section 3451. 560.9802 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5602, and 234.5602 (1) (a) and (b), (3) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,1243,24 234.5602 (1) (a) The department authority shall prepare a comprehensive 5-year state housing strategy plan. The department authority shall submit the plan to the federal department of housing and urban development.

AB40,1244,3 (b) In preparing the plan, the department authority may obtain input from housing authorities, community-based organizations, the private housing industry and others interested in housing assistance and development.

AB40,1244,5 (3) The department authority shall annually update the state housing strategy plan.

AB40,1244,8 (4) Before October 1 of each year, the department authority shall submit the state housing strategy plan to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).

AB40, s. 3452 Section 3452. 560.9803 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5603, and 234.5603 (1) (intro.) and (a), (2) (intro.) and (e) 7. and (3), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,1244,11 234.5603 (1) (intro.) The department authority shall do all of the following:

AB40,1244,15 (a) Subject to sub. (2), make grants or loans, directly or through agents designated under s. 560.9804 234.5604, from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (b) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs of the person or family.

AB40,1244,17 (2) (intro.) In connection with grants and loans under sub. (1), the department authority shall do all of the following:

AB40,1244,19 (e) 7. Other persons or families that the department authority determines have particularly severe housing problems.

AB40,1244,21 (3) (a) The department authority may make grants or loans under sub. (1) (a) directly or through agents designated under s. 560.9804 234.5604.

AB40,1244,23 (b) The department authority may administer and disburse funds from a grant or loan under sub. (1) (a) on behalf of the recipient of the grant or loan.

AB40, s. 3453 Section 3453. 560.9804 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5604, and 234.5604 (1) and (2) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,1245,3 234.5604 (1) The department authority may enter into an agreement with an agent designated under sub. (2) to allow the designated agent to do any of the following:

AB40,1245,5 (a) Award grants and loans under s. 560.9803 234.5603 (1) and (2) subject to the approval of the department authority.

AB40,1245,7 (b) Disburse the funds for grants and loans to persons or families of low or moderate income on terms approved by the department authority.

AB40,1245,10 (c) On terms approved by the department authority, administer and disburse funds from a grant or loan under s. 560.9803 234.5603 on behalf of the recipient of the grant or loan.

AB40,1245,12 (2) (intro.) The department authority may designate any of the following as agents:

AB40, s. 3454 Section 3454. 560.9805 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5605, and 234.5605 (1) (intro.), (2) (intro.) and (c) (intro.) and (4), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,1245,20 234.5605 (1) (intro.) The department authority may make grants to a community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or housing authority to improve the ability of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or housing authority to provide housing opportunities, including housing-related counseling services, for persons or families of low or moderate income. The grants may be used to partially defray any of the following:

AB40,1245,22 (2) (intro.) The department authority may not make a grant under sub. (1) unless all of the following apply:

AB40,1245,25 (c) (intro.) The department authority determines that the grant to the particular community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or housing authority is appropriate because of any of the following:

AB40,1246,4 (4) To ensure the development of housing opportunities, the department authority shall coordinate the use of grants provided under this section with projects undertaken by housing authorities, organizations operated for profit , and community-based organizations.

AB40, s. 3455 Section 3455. 560.9806 (1), (2) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 234.5606 (1), (2) and (3), and 234.5606 (2) (a) and (3) (intro.) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,1246,14 234.5606 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (fm), the department authority may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose of providing transitional housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and families if the conditions under par. (b) are satisfied. The department authority shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state, consistent with the quality of applications submitted.

AB40,1246,16 (3) (intro.) Each recipient of a grant under this section shall annually provide all of the following information to the department authority:

AB40,1246,19 (d) Any other information that the department authority determines to be necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the transitional housing program operated by the recipient.

AB40, s. 3456 Section 3456. 560.9806 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 3457 Section 3457. 560.9807 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5607 and amended to read:

AB40,1247,2 234.5607 Grants to alleviate homelessness. (1) Grants. From moneys available under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (h), the department authority shall make grants to organizations, including organizations operated for profit, that provide shelter or services to homeless individuals or families.

AB40,1247,5 (2) Supplemental funds. The department authority shall ensure that grants awarded under sub. (1) are not used to supplant other state funds available for homelessness prevention or services to homeless individuals or families.

AB40,1247,9 (2m) Report. Annually, the department authority shall submit a report to the speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate and to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) that summarizes how much money was received in the previous year and how that money was distributed.

AB40,1247,11 (3) Rules. The department authority shall promulgate adopt rules establishing procedures and eligibility criteria for grants under this section.

AB40, s. 3458 Section 3458. 560.9808 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5608, and 234.5608 (2) (a) and (b) (intro.), (3) (b), (3m), (4) (intro.) and (5) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,1247,22 234.5608 (2) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (fm) and (h), the department authority shall award grants to eligible applicants for the purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities that have or anticipate a need for additional funding because of the renovation or expansion of an existing shelter facility, the development of an existing building into a shelter facility, the expansion of shelter services for homeless persons, or an inability to obtain adequate funding to continue the provision of an existing level of services.

AB40,1247,25 (b) (intro.) The department authority shall allocate funds from the appropriations under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (fm) and (h) for temporary shelter for homeless individuals and families as follows:

AB40,1248,6 (3) (b) Applications shall be submitted in the form required by the department authority and shall be accompanied by the current or proposed operating budget or both, as required by the department authority, of each shelter facility or agency which that will, directly or indirectly, receive any of the grant money, and an explanation of why the shelter facility or agency has or anticipates a need for additional funding.

AB40,1248,10 (3m) Grant eligibility. In awarding grants under this section, the department authority shall consider whether the community in which an eligible applicant provides services has a coordinated system of services for homeless individuals and families.

AB40,1248,12 (4) (intro.) Rule making Rules required. The department authority shall promulgate by rule adopt rules establishing both of the following:

AB40,1248,14 (5) (intro.) Prohibited uses. The department authority may not provide a grant for any of the following purposes:

AB40, s. 3459 Section 3459. 560.9809 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5609, and 234.5609 (1), (2) and (3) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,1248,20 234.5609 (1) The department authority may administer housing programs, including the housing improvement grant program and the initial rehabilitation grant program, that are funded by a community development block grant, 42 USC 5301 to 5320.

AB40,1248,22 (2) The department authority may promulgate adopt rules to administer this section.

AB40,1249,2 (3) (intro.) Notwithstanding sub. (2), the department authority shall promulgate adopt rules that specify that an applicant for funds under a program under this section shall be eligible to receive funds under the program in the year following the year for which the applicant submits an application, without having to submit another application for that following year, if all of the following apply:

AB40, s. 3460 Section 3460. 560.9810 of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 3461 Section 3461. 560.9811 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5611, and 234.5611 (2), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB40,1249,14 234.5611 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (fr), the department authority may not award more than $45,000 in each fiscal year to applying public or nonprofit private entities for the costs of providing certain mental health services to homeless individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. Entities that receive funds awarded by the department authority under this subsection shall provide the mental health services required under 42 USC 290cc-24. The amount that the department authority awards to an applying entity may not exceed 50% of the amount of matching funds required under 42 USC 290cc-23.

AB40, s. 3462 Section 3462. 560.9815 of the statutes is renumbered 234.5615 and amended to read:

AB40,1249,20 234.5615 Federal housing assistance programs. Notwithstanding s. 16.54 (2) (a), the department authority shall administer federal funds made available to this state under the Stewart B. McKinney homeless assistance act housing assistance programs, 42 USC 11361 to 11402.

AB40, s. 3463 Section 3463. 563.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1249,22 563.03 (1) "Adult family home" has the meaning given in s. 50.01 (1) (a) or (b).

AB40, s. 3464 Section 3464. 563.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1250,2 563.05 (3) The department may promulgate rules specifying the number of business days within which the department must review and make a determination on an application for a permit, as defined in s. 560.41 (2) 227.116 (1g), that is issued under this chapter.

AB40, s. 3465 Section 3465. 565.01 (4d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1250,5 565.01 (4d) "Minority business" means a business certified by the department of commerce safety and professional services under s. 560.036 490.04 (2).

AB40, s. 3466 Section 3466. 565.01 (4e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1250,8 565.01 (4e) "Minority group member" has the meaning given in s. 560.036 490.04 (1) (f).

AB40, s. 3467 Section 3467. 601.93 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1250,21 601.93 (2) Every insurer doing a fire insurance business in this state shall, before March 1 in each year, file with the commissioner a statement, showing the amount of premiums upon fire insurance due for the preceding calendar year. Return premiums may be deducted in determining the premium on which the fire department dues are computed. Payments of quarterly installments of the total estimated payment for the then current calendar year under this subsection are due on or before April 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. On March 1 the insurer shall pay any additional amounts due for the preceding calendar year. Overpayments will be credited on the amount due April 15. The commissioner shall, prior to May 1 each year, report to the department of commerce safety and professional services the amount of dues paid under this subsection and to be paid under s. 101.573 (1).

AB40, s. 3468 Section 3468. 607.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1251,3 607.02 (1) Types of policies permitted. Subject to sub. subs. (2) and (3), the life fund may issue to any resident of the state any kind of life insurance with any riders or endorsements thereto that would be filed with the commissioner for issuance by private insurers authorized to do a life insurance business in this state. Coverages may be combined and granted in the same policy by the life fund to the same extent as by a private life insurer.

AB40, s. 3469 Section 3469. 607.02 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,1251,6 607.02 (3) Closed enrollment. On and after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], all of the following apply:

AB40,1251,8 (a) The life fund may not accept applications for life insurance coverage under the life fund.

AB40,1251,11 (b) Life insurance policies for life insurance coverage under the life fund may be issued only on the basis of applications received before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].

AB40, s. 3470 Section 3470. 609.805 of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 3471 Section 3471. 610.70 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1251,17 610.70 (1) (a) "Health care provider" means any person licensed, registered, permitted or certified by the department of health services or the department of regulation and licensing safety and professional services to provide health care services, items or supplies in this state.

AB40, s. 3472 Section 3472. 632.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1251,22 632.10 (1) "Building and safety standards" means the requirements of chs. 101 and 145 and of any rule promulgated by the department of commerce safety and professional services under ch. 101 or 145, and standards of a 1st class city relating to the health and safety of occupants of buildings.

AB40, s. 3473 Section 3473. 632.895 (17) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 3474 Section 3474. 704.05 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,1252,14 704.05 (5) (a) 2. Give the tenant notice, personally or by ordinary mail addressed to the tenant's last-known address, of the landlord's intent to dispose of the personal property by sale or other appropriate means if the property is not repossessed by the tenant. If the tenant fails to repossess the property within 30 days after the date of personal service or the date of the mailing of the notice, the landlord may dispose of the property by private or public sale or any other appropriate means. The landlord may deduct from the proceeds of sale any costs of sale and any storage charges if the landlord has first stored the personalty under subd. 1. If the proceeds minus the costs of sale and minus any storage charges are not claimed within 60 days after the date of the sale of the personalty, the landlord is not accountable to the tenant for any of the proceeds of the sale or the value of the property. The landlord shall send the proceeds of the sale minus the costs of the sale and minus any storage charges to the department of administration for deposit in the appropriation under s. 20.143 (2) 20.490 (7) (h).

AB40, s. 3475 Section 3475. 709.03 (form) C. 8. of the statutes is amended to read: