AB64: Bill Text

AB64,1781 Section 1781 . 238.399 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 238.399 (4) (a).

AB64,1782 Section 1782 . 238.399 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,792,16 238.399 (4) (b) If an enterprise zone designation expires under par. (a), the corporation may designate a new enterprise zone subject to the limits of sub. (3).

AB64,1783 Section 1783 . 238.399 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,792,25 238.399 (5m) Additional tax benefits for significant capital expenditures. If the corporation determines that a business certified under sub. (5) makes a significant capital expenditure in the enterprise zone, the corporation may certify the business to receive additional tax benefits in an amount to be determined by the corporation, but not exceeding 10 percent of the business' capital expenditures. The corporation shall, in a manner determined by the corporation, allocate the tax benefits a business is certified to receive under this subsection over the remainder of the time limit of the enterprise zone under sub. (4) (a).

AB64,1784 Section 1784. 250.16 of the statutes is renumbered 341.14 (8v) and amended to read:

AB64,793,7 341.14 (8v) Payments to the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation. (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) 20.395 (5) (gi), the department shall make payments to the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation, Inc., to provide women's health outreach and education programs and support for women's health research that improves the quality of life for women and families in this state.

AB64,793,13 (b) The agreement under this section shall require that the The Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation, Inc., shall provide, without fee and as a condition of receiving payments specified under this section subsection, any license or other approval required for use of any logo, trademark, trade name, word, or symbol to be used on or in association with special group registration plates under s. 341.14 sub. (6r) (f) 57.

AB64,793,19 (c) The agreement under this section shall require that As a condition of receiving payments specified under this subsection, the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation, Inc., shall annually submit to the attorney general and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature an audited financial statement of its use of the payments under this section subsection, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

AB64,793,23 (d) Payments to the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation, Inc., under this section subsection shall be discontinued by the department if the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation, Inc., dissolves or is no longer exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB64,1785 Section 1785. 250.17 of the statutes is renumbered 341.14 (8w) and amended to read:

AB64,794,9 341.14 (8w) Organ and tissue donation. (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (g) 20.395 (5) (gj), the department shall make payments to Donate Life Wisconsin, or an organization designated under par. (d) if Donate Life Wisconsin ceases to exist, to encourage organ and tissue donation by providing educational programs, promoting or advancing research and patient services, and, at the discretion of Donate Life Wisconsin, distributing portions of these payments to any other organ and tissue procurement and donation organization in this state that is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used for these same purposes.

AB64,794,14 (b) The agreement under this section shall require that Donate Life Wisconsin shall provide, without fee and as a condition of receiving payments specified under this section subsection, any license or other approval required for use of any logo, trademark, trade name, word, or symbol to be used on or in association with special group registration plates under s. 341.14 sub. (6r) (f) 58.

AB64,794,25 (c) The agreement under this section shall require that As a condition of receiving payments specified under this subsection, Donate Life Wisconsin shall annually submit to the attorney general and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature an audited financial statement of its use of the payments under this section subsection, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The agreement under this section shall also require that As a condition of receiving payments specified under this subsection, Donate Life Wisconsin shall enter into a contract with any organ and tissue donor organization to which it distributes funds under sub. (1) par. (a) requiring that organization to prepare and submit audited financial statements of that organization's use of funds received under sub. (1) par. (a).

AB64,795,11 (d) The department shall discontinue payments to Donate Life Wisconsin under this section subsection if Donate Life Wisconsin dissolves or is no longer exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code and the department, in consultation with the department of health services, shall designate a new recipient for payments under this section subsection. The new recipient must be a nonprofit organization that promotes organ and tissue donation and must comply with any requirement specified in this section subsection for Donate Life Wisconsin. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section subsection, the department shall not make any payments under this section subsection until Donate Life Wisconsin is properly formed and operational and is exempt from taxation under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB64,1786 Section 1786. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4e. of the statutes is renumbered 252.14 (1) (ar) 8e. and amended to read:

AB64,795,15 252.14 (1) (ar) 8e. A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant licensed under subch. III I of ch. 448 464.

AB64,1787 Section 1787. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4p. of the statutes is renumbered 252.14 (1) (ar) 8m. and amended to read:

AB64,795,19 252.14 (1) (ar) 8m. An occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant licensed under subch. VII II of ch. 448 464.

AB64,1788 Section 1788. 252.14 (1) (ar) 4q. of the statutes is renumbered 252.14 (1) (ar) 8s. and amended to read:

AB64,795,22 252.14 (1) (ar) 8s. An athletic trainer licensed under subch. VI III of ch. 448 464.

AB64,1789 Section 1789. 252.14 (1) (ar) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,795,25 252.14 (1) (ar) 9. An employee or agent of any provider specified under subds. 1. to 8. 8s.

AB64,1790 Section 1790. 252.14 (1) (ar) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,796,3 252.14 (1) (ar) 10. A partnership of any provider specified under subds. 1. to 8. 8s.

AB64,1791 Section 1791. 252.14 (1) (ar) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,796,6 252.14 (1) (ar) 11. A corporation of any provider specified under subds. 1. to 8. 8s. that provides health care services.

AB64,1792 Section 1792. 254.11 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,796,9 254.11 (9) “Lead poisoning or lead exposure" means a level of lead in the blood of 10 5 or more micrograms per 100 milliliters of blood.

AB64,1793 Section 1793. 255.40 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,796,13 255.40 (2) (a) (intro.) Any person licensed, certified or registered by the state under ch. 441, 448 or, 455, or 464 who treats a patient suffering from any of the following shall report in accordance with par. (b):

AB64,1794 Section 1794. 256.12 (5) (title) and (a) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB64,796,24 256.12 (5) (title) Emergency medical technician and first responder training and examination aid. (a) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ch), the department shall annually distribute funds to ambulance service providers that are public agencies, volunteer fire departments, or nonprofit corporations to purchase the training required for licensure and renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician — basic under s. 256.15 (6) or for certification and renewal of certification as a first responder under s. 256.15 (8), and to pay for administration of the examination required for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician — basic under s. 256.15 (6) (a) 3. and (b) 1 or certification or renewal of certification as a first responder under s. 256.15 (8).

AB64,1795 Section 1795 . 256.12 (5) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,797,9 256.12 (5) (am) If an ambulance service provider does not use funds received under par. (a) within a calendar year, the ambulance service provider may escrow those funds in the year in which the funds are distributed to the ambulance service provider. In a subsequent year, an ambulance service provider may use escrowed funds to purchase the training required for certification or renewal of certification as a first responder or licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician at any level or to pay for administration of the examination required for certification or renewal of certification as a first responder or for licensure or renewal of licensure as an emergency medical technician at any level.

AB64,1796 Section 1796. 256.15 (6n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,797,13 256.15 (6n) Authorized actions of emergency medical technicians. An emergency medical technician may undertake only those actions that are authorized under s. 256.20 (3) and in rules promulgated under sub. (13) (c).

AB64,1797 Section 1797. 256.15 (8) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,797,21 256.15 (8) (cm) Every holder of a certificate issued under this subsection shall renew the certificate every 4 years by applying to the department on forms provided by the department. Upon receipt of an application for renewal containing documentation acceptable to the department that the requirements for certification have been met, the department shall renew the certificate unless the department finds that the applicant has acted in a manner or under circumstances constituting grounds for suspension or revocation of the certificate.

AB64,1798 Section 1798. 256.15 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,798,5 256.15 (10) License renewal. Every holder of a license issued under sub. (5) or (7) shall renew the license on July 1 of each even-numbered year every 4 years by applying to the department on forms provided by the department. Upon receipt of an application for renewal containing documentation acceptable to the department that the requirements of sub. (6) have been met, the department shall renew the license unless the department finds that the applicant has acted in a manner or under circumstances constituting grounds for suspension or revocation of the license.

AB64,1799 Section 1799. 256.20 of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,798,10 256.20 Intravenous technician endorsement. (1) Endorsement. The department shall develop an endorsement as an intravenous technician. To be eligible for an endorsement as an intravenous technician under this section, an individual shall meet all of the following criteria:

AB64,798,13 (a) The individual is licensed as an emergency medical technician, that license has not been suspended or revoked, and the individual is not the subject of an action under s. 256.15 (11).

AB64,798,15 (b) The individual successfully completes a training program that has been approved by the department under sub. (2).

AB64,798,19 (2) Training. (a) The department shall approve a training program to obtain an intravenous technician endorsement that includes training in successfully administering intravenous and intraosseous infusions of medicated and nonmedicated fluids.

AB64,798,21 (b) The department may approve different training programs for different licensure levels of emergency medical technician.

AB64,798,25 (3) Authorized actions. An emergency medical technician with an intravenous technician endorsement may undertake those actions described under sub. (2) (a) that are approved by the ambulance service provider or medical director and for which he or she is trained.

AB64,1800 Section 1800. 281.348 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,799,3 281.348 (1) (cm) “Great Lakes council” means the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Council, created under s. 281.343 (2) (a).

AB64,1801 Section 1801. 281.348 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,799,7 281.348 (3) (c) 1. Delineation of the area for which the plan is being prepared and proposed water supply service areas for each public water supply system making a withdrawal covered by the plan, except as provided in par. (cm) or (cr).

AB64,1802 Section 1802. 281.348 (3) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,799,21 281.348 (3) (cm) For the purposes of plans under par. (a), and except as provided in par. (cr), an areawide water quality planning agency designated by the governor under ch. NR 121, Wis. Adm. Code, shall delineate the proposed water supply service areas for all of the public water supply systems in the planning area for which the agency is designated. An areawide water quality planning agency shall delineate proposed water supply service areas that are consistent with the approved areawide water quality management plan under s. 283.83 for the planning area and that permit the development of plans that are approvable under par. (d). An areawide water quality planning agency may also provide regional water needs assessments and other regional water supply planning information. The process for conducting regional activities under this subsection may be the same as the process for regional water supply planning for a groundwater management area designated under s. 281.34 (9).

AB64,1803 Section 1803. 281.348 (3) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,800,3 281.348 (3) (cr) For the purposes of plans under par. (a), the Great Lakes council may delineate the proposed water supply service areas for a public water supply system making a withdrawal from the Great Lakes basin. The proposed water supply service areas delineated by the Great Lakes council need not be consistent with the approved areawide water quality management plan under s. 283.83 for the planning area.

AB64,1804 Section 1804. 281.348 (3) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,800,6 281.348 (3) (d) 4. The Except as provided in par. (cr), the plan is consistent with any applicable approved areawide water quality management plans under s. 283.83.

AB64,1805 Section 1805. 281.36 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,800,15 281.36 (11) (a) The department shall set a surcharge fee to be charged for each application to proceed under a wetland general permit that is issued under sub. (3g) (a) 4., 5., or 6. The surcharge fee shall be set on an annual basis by the department and may not exceed more than 50 percent of the market price, as determined by the department, for the equivalent purchase of credits from a mitigation bank. These fees shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (9) (bm) for the restoration and creation of wetlands. The department may enter into agreements with other entities for the restoration and creation of such wetlands.

AB64,1806 Section 1806. 281.36 (11) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,800,21 281.36 (11) (b) Any wetland that is restored or created using funding from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (9) (bm) shall be open to the public for hunting, fishing, trapping, cross-country skiing, or hiking or any combination thereof, but the department may establish reasonable restrictions on the use of the land by the public in order to protect public safety or to protect a unique plant or animal community.

AB64,1807 Section 1807 . 281.58 (6) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1808 Section 1808 . 281.58 (6) (b) 6. of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1809 Section 1809 . 281.58 (8) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,801,8 281.58 (8) (h) Except as provided in par. (k), a municipality that is a violator of an effluent limitation at the time that the application for a treatment work project is approved under sub. (9m) may not receive financial assistance of a method specified under sub. (6) (b) 1., 3., or 4. or 5. for that part of the treatment work project that is needed to correct the violation. This paragraph does not apply to a municipality that after May 17, 1988, is in compliance with a court or department order to correct a violation of the enforceable requirements of its ch. 283 permit, and that is applying for financial assistance under s. 281.59 (13) to correct that violation.

AB64,1810 Section 1810 . 281.58 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,801,17 281.58 (9) (a) After the department approves a municipality's facility plan submitted under sub. (8s), the municipality shall submit an application for participation to the department. The application shall be in such form and include such information as the department and the department of administration prescribe and shall include design plans and specifications. The department shall review applications for participation in the clean water fund program. The department shall determine which applications meet the eligibility requirements and criteria under subs. (6), (7), (8), and (8m) and (13).

AB64,1811 Section 1811 . 281.58 (9m) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,801,22 281.58 (9m) (e) 1. Except as provided under par. (f) and sub. (13), if a sufficient amount of financial assistance under this section is available for the municipality's project when the department approves the application under par. (a), the department of administration shall allocate that amount to the project.

AB64,1812 Section 1812 . 281.58 (11) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1813 Section 1813 . 281.58 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 281.58 (12) (a) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64,802,3 281.58 (12) (a) 1. (intro.) Except as modified under par. (f) and except as restricted by sub. (8) (b), (c), (f) or (h), the interest rate for projects specified in sub. (7) (b) 1. to 5. is one of the following:

AB64,802,10 c. For a municipality that does not meet the requirements specified in subd. 1. a. or b., 75 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the subsidy was allocated from the amount under s. 281.59 (3e) (b), 2013 stats., for a biennium before the 2015-17 biennium and 70 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the financial assistance is allocated under this section for the 2015-17 biennium or later, and 55 percent of market interest rate for projects for which the financial assistance is allocated under this section for the 2017-19 biennium or later.

AB64,1814 Section 1814 . 281.58 (12) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,802,14 281.58 (12) (a) 1. a. For a municipality that has a population of less than 1,000, and in which the median household income is 65 percent or less of the median household income in this state, zero percent of market interest rate.

AB64,1815 Section 1815 . 281.58 (12) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,802,18 281.58 (12) (a) 1. b. For a municipality that has a population of less than 10,000, and in which the median household income is 80 percent or less of the median household income in this state, 33 percent of market interest rate.

AB64,1816 Section 1816 . 281.58 (13) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1817 Section 1817 . 281.59 (3e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1818 Section 1818. 281.65 (4g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,803,3 281.65 (4g) The department may contract with any person from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (9) (at) for services to administer or implement this section, including information and education and training services. The department shall allocate $500,000 in each fiscal year from the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (at) for contracts for educational and technical assistance related to the program under this section provided by the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

AB64,1819 Section 1819 . 281.73 of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,1820 Section 1820. 283.33 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,803,7 283.33 (9) (c) All moneys collected under par. (a) shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (9) (bj).

AB64,1821 Section 1821. 283.87 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,803,15 283.87 (4) Aids to municipalities; environmental damage compensation. The department may make grants to any county, city, village, or town for the acquisition or development of recreational lands and facilities from moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (2) (4) (dv). Use and administration of the grant shall be consistent with any court order issued under sub. (3). A county, city, village, or town which receives a grant under this section is not required to share in the cost of a project under this section.

AB64,1822 Section 1822. 285.69 (2) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,803,19 285.69 (2) (c) (intro.) The fees collected under pars. (a) and (e) shall be credited to the appropriations under s. 20.370 (2) (bg), (3) (bg), (4) (co), (8) (mg) and (9) (mh) for the following: