AB68,241,23 20(2) Program. The division shall establish a program under which it places up
21to 16 interns annually with state agencies and members of the legislature, upon
22written request of the agency or member and upon approval of the request by the
23division, subject to all of the following requirements:
AB68,242,224 (a) Each intern shall be paid a stipend of at least $15 per hour for services
25provided to the state agency or member of the legislature. The stipend may be paid

1for up to 20 hours of work per week. The stipend shall be paid from the appropriation
2under s. 20.505 (1) (kz).
AB68,242,53 (b) The stipend an intern receives under par. (b) shall be disregarded in
4establishing household income for purposes of obtaining public benefits under any
5state program.
AB68,101 6Section 101. 16.19 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,242,13 716.19 Civil legal services for the indigent. Annually, the department shall
8pay the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (e) to the Wisconsin Trust Account
9Foundation, Inc., to provide civil legal services to indigent persons. The Wisconsin
10Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the amount received as grants to
11programs that provide civil legal services to indigent persons, and those programs
12may use the grant funds to match other federal and private grants. The grants may
13be used only for the purposes for which the funding was provided.
AB68,102 14Section 102. 16.281 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,242,17 1516.281 Equity grant program. The department shall develop and
16administer a program to provide grants to public, private, and nonprofit entities in
17this state that promote diversity and advance equity and inclusion.
AB68,103 18Section 103 . 16.282 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,242,21 1916.282 Equity grants. The department shall develop and administer a grants
20program to provide grants to public, private, and nonprofit entities in this state that
21promote diversity and advance equity and inclusion.
AB68,104 22Section 104. 16.283 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,242,2523 16.283 (2) Disabled veteran-owned business database. The department shall
24develop, maintain, and keep current a computer database of businesses , financial
25advisers, and investment firms
certified under this section.
AB68,105
1Section 105. 16.283 (3) (b) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,243,62 16.283 (3) (b) 1m. a. One or more disabled veterans owns not less than at least
351 percent of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any
4publicly owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more disabled
5veterans owns not less than at least 51 percent of the stock of the business, financial
6adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,106 7Section 106. 16.283 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,107 8Section 107. 16.285 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,108 9Section 108. 16.287 (2) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,109 10Section 109. 16.288 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,243,13 1116.288 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses. (1)
12Definitions. (a) “Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited
13liability company, joint venture, or corporation.
AB68,243,1414 (b) “Duly authorized representative" has the meaning given in s. 45.04 (1) (a).
AB68,243,1615 (c) “Financial adviser" means a business that serves as an adviser with regard
16to the sale of evidences of indebtedness or other obligations.
AB68,243,1917 (d) “Investment firm" means a business that serves as a manager, comanager,
18or in any other underwriting capacity with regard to the sale of evidences of
19indebtedness or other obligations or as a broker-dealer, as defined in s. 551.102 (4).
AB68,243,2120 (e) “Useful business function" means the provision of materials, supplies,
21equipment, or services to customers, including the state.
AB68,243,24 22(2) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business database. The
23department shall develop, maintain, and keep current a computer database of all
24businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms certified under this section.
AB68,244,3
1(3) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, financial adviser,
2and investment firm certification.
(a) Any business, financial adviser, or
3investment firm may apply to the department for certification under this section.
AB68,244,74 (b) 1. The department shall certify a business, financial adviser, or investment
5firm under this section if, after conducting an investigation, the department
6determines that the business, financial adviser, or investment firm fulfills all of the
7following requirements:
AB68,244,128 a. One or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals own at least
951 percent of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any
10publicly owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more lesbian,
11gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals own at least 51 percent of the stock of the
12business, financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,244,1613 b. One or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals or one or more
14duly authorized representatives of one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender
15individuals control the management and daily business operations of the business,
16financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,244,1817 c. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm has its principal place of
18business in this state.
AB68,244,2219 d. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm is currently performing
20a useful business function. Acting as a conduit for the transfer of funds to a business
21that is not certified under this section does not constitute a useful business function,
22unless doing so is a normal industry practice.
AB68,245,723 2. The department may, without conducting an investigation, certify a
24business, financial adviser, or investment firm having its principal place of business
25in this state and currently performing a useful business function if the business,

1financial adviser, or investment firm is certified, or otherwise classified, as a lesbian,
2gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm
3by an agency or municipality of this or another state, a federally recognized
4American Indian tribe, or the federal government, or by a private business with
5expertise in certifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses if the
6business uses substantially the same procedures the department uses in making a
7determination under subd. 1.
AB68,245,158 (c) If a business, financial adviser, or investment firm applying for certification
9under this section fails to provide the department with sufficient information to
10enable the department to conduct an investigation under par. (b) 1. or does not
11qualify for certification under par. (b), the department shall deny the application.
12A business, financial adviser, or investment firm whose application is denied may,
13within 30 days after the date of the denial, appeal in writing to the secretary. The
14secretary shall enter his or her final decision within 30 days after receiving the
15appeal.
AB68,245,2016 (d) 1. The department may, at the request of any state agency or on its own
17initiative, evaluate any business, financial adviser, or investment firm certified
18under this section to verify that it continues to qualify for certification. The business,
19financial adviser, or investment firm shall provide the department with any records
20or information necessary to complete the examination.
AB68,245,2521 2. If a business, financial adviser, or investment firm fails to comply with a
22reasonable request for records or information, the department shall notify the
23business, financial adviser, or investment firm and the department of
24transportation, in writing, that it intends to decertify the business, financial adviser,
25or investment firm.
AB68,246,5
13. If, after an evaluation under this paragraph, the department determines
2that a business, financial adviser, or investment firm no longer qualifies for
3certification under this section, the department shall notify the business, financial
4adviser, or investment firm and the department of transportation, in writing, that
5it intends to decertify the business, financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,246,86 (e) 1. A business, financial adviser, or investment firm receiving a notice under
7par. (d) 2. or 3. may appeal in writing to the secretary within 30 days after the date
8of the notice.
AB68,246,119 2. If the business, financial adviser, or investment firm does not submit an
10appeal under subd. 1., the department shall immediately decertify the business,
11financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,246,1612 3. If the business, financial adviser, or investment firm submits an appeal
13under subd. 1., the secretary shall enter his or her final decision, in writing, within
1430 days after receiving the appeal. If the secretary confirms the decision of the
15department, the department shall immediately decertify the business, financial
16adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,246,2517 4. A business, financial adviser, or investment firm decertified under subd. 3.
18may, within 30 days after the secretary's decision, request a contested case hearing
19under s. 227.42 from the department. If the final administrative or judicial
20proceeding results in a determination that the business, financial adviser, or
21investment firm qualifies for certification under this section, the department shall
22immediately certify the business, financial adviser, or investment firm. The
23department shall provide the business, financial adviser, or investment firm and the
24department of transportation with a copy of the final written decision regarding
25certification under this paragraph.
AB68,247,2
1(4) Department rule making. The department shall promulgate by
2administrative rule procedures to implement this section.
AB68,110 3Section 110. 16.289 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,247,6 416.289 Disability-owned businesses. (1) Definitions. (a) “Business"
5means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or
6corporation.
AB68,247,77 (b) “Duly authorized representative" has the meaning given in s. 45.04 (1) (a).
AB68,247,98 (c) “Financial adviser" means a business that serves as an adviser with regard
9to the sale of evidences of indebtedness or other obligations.
AB68,247,1210 (d) “Investment firm" means a business that serves as a manager, comanager,
11or in any other underwriting capacity with regard to the sale of evidences of
12indebtedness or other obligations or as a broker-dealer, as defined in s. 551.102 (4).
AB68,247,1413 (e) “Useful business function" means the provision of materials, supplies,
14equipment, or services to customers, including the state.
AB68,247,17 15(2) Disability-owned business database. The department shall develop,
16maintain, and keep current a computer database of all businesses, financial
17advisers, and investment firms certified under this section.
AB68,247,20 18(3) Disability-owned business, financial adviser, and investment firm
19certification.
(a) Any business, financial adviser, or investment firm may apply to
20the department for certification under this section.
AB68,247,2421 (b) 1. The department shall certify a business, financial adviser, or investment
22firm under this section if, after conducting an investigation, the department
23determines that the business, financial adviser, or investment firm fulfills all of the
24following requirements:
AB68,248,5
1a. One or more individuals with a disability own at least 51 percent of the
2business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any publicly owned
3business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more individuals with a
4disability own at least 51 percent of the stock of the business, financial adviser, or
5investment firm.
AB68,248,86 b. One or more individuals with a disability or one or more duly authorized
7representatives of one or more individuals with a disability control the management
8and daily business operations of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,248,109 c. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm has its principal place of
10business in this state.
AB68,248,1411 d. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm is currently performing
12a useful business function. Acting as a conduit for the transfer of funds to a business
13that is not certified under this section does not constitute a useful business function,
14unless doing so is a normal industry practice.
AB68,248,2315 2. The department may, without conducting an investigation, certify a
16business, financial adviser, or investment firm having its principal place of business
17in this state and currently performing a useful business function if the business,
18financial adviser, or investment firm is certified, or otherwise classified, as
19disability-owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm by an agency or
20municipality of this or another state, a federally recognized American Indian tribe,
21or the federal government, or by a private business with expertise in certifying
22disability-owned businesses if the business uses substantially the same procedures
23the department uses in making a determination under subd. 1.
AB68,249,624 (c) If a business, financial adviser, or investment firm applying for certification
25under this section fails to provide the department with sufficient information to

1enable the department to conduct an investigation under par. (b) 1. or does not
2qualify for certification under par. (b), the department shall deny the application.
3A business, financial adviser, or investment firm whose application is denied may,
4within 30 days after the date of the denial, appeal in writing to the secretary. The
5secretary shall enter his or her final decision within 30 days after receiving the
6appeal.
AB68,249,117 (d) 1. The department may, at the request of any state agency or on its own
8initiative, evaluate any business, financial adviser, or investment firm certified
9under this section to verify that it continues to qualify for certification. The business,
10financial adviser, or investment firm shall provide the department with any records
11or information necessary to complete the examination.
AB68,249,1612 2. If a business, financial adviser, or investment firm fails to comply with a
13reasonable request for records or information, the department shall notify the
14business, financial adviser, or investment firm and the department of
15transportation, in writing, that it intends to decertify the business, financial adviser,
16or investment firm.
AB68,249,2117 3. If, after an evaluation under this paragraph, the department determines
18that a business, financial adviser, or investment firm no longer qualifies for
19certification under this section, the department shall notify the business, financial
20adviser, or investment firm and the department of transportation, in writing, that
21it intends to decertify the business, financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,249,2422 (e) 1. A business, financial adviser, or investment firm receiving a notice under
23par. (d) 2. or 3. may appeal in writing to the secretary within 30 days after the date
24of the notice.
AB68,250,3
12. If the business, financial adviser, or investment firm does not submit an
2appeal under subd. 1., the department shall immediately decertify the business,
3financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,250,84 3. If the business, financial adviser, or investment firm submits an appeal
5under subd. 1., the secretary shall enter his or her final decision, in writing, within
630 days after receiving the appeal. If the secretary confirms the decision of the
7department, the department shall immediately decertify the business, financial
8adviser, or investment firm.
AB68,250,179 4. A business, financial adviser, or investment firm decertified under subd. 3.
10may, within 30 days after the secretary's decision, request a contested case hearing
11under s. 227.42 from the department. If the final administrative or judicial
12proceeding results in a determination that the business, financial adviser, or
13investment firm qualifies for certification under this section, the department shall
14immediately certify the business, financial adviser, or investment firm. The
15department shall provide the business, financial adviser, or investment firm and the
16department of transportation with a copy of the final written decision regarding
17certification under this paragraph.
AB68,250,19 18(4) Department rule making. The department shall promulgate by
19administrative rule procedures to implement this section.
AB68,111 20Section 111. 16.29 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,250,21 2116.29 (title) Technical assistance ; tourism marketing.
AB68,112 22Section 112. 16.29 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,250,2523 16.29 (4) Annually, the department shall grant to the Great Lakes inter-tribal
24council the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (kv) to fund a program to
25promote tourism featuring American Indian heritage and culture.
AB68,113
1Section 113. 16.293 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,251,3 216.293 Water utility assistance for low-income households. (1)
3Definitions. In this section:
AB68,251,44 (a) “County department" means a county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22.
AB68,251,65 (b) “Crisis assistance" means a benefit that is given to a household experiencing
6or at risk of experiencing a water utility–related emergency.
AB68,251,97 (c) “Household" means any individual or group of individuals who are living
8together as one economic unit for whom residential water is customarily purchased
9in common or who make undesignated payments for water in the form of rent.
AB68,251,1210 (d) “Utility allowance" means the amount of utility costs paid by those
11individuals in subsidized housing who pay their own utility bills, as averaged from
12total utility costs for the housing unit by the housing authority.
AB68,251,1413 (e) “Water utility assistance" means a benefit that is given to a household to
14assist in meeting the cost of water utility.
AB68,251,17 15(2) Administration. (a) The department shall administer a water utility
16assistance program for low-income households to assist eligible households to meet
17home water utility costs and shall establish a payments schedule for the program.
AB68,251,2118 (b) The department may contract with a county department, another local
19governmental agency, or a private nonprofit organization to process applications and
20make payments under the water utility assistance program for low-income
21households.
AB68,252,2 22(3) Application procedure. (a) A household may apply for water utility
23assistance from a county department, another local governmental agency, or a
24private nonprofit organization with which the department contracts under the water

1utility assistance program for low-income households. A household shall apply on
2a form prescribed by the department.
AB68,252,73 (b) If by February 1 of any year the number of households applying for
4assistance under par. (a) substantially exceeds the number anticipated to apply, the
5department may reduce the assistance payments under sub. (5) made after that date.
6The department may also suspend the processing of additional applications until the
7department adjusts assistance amounts payable.
AB68,252,9 8(4) Eligibility. Subject to sub. (3) (b), the following households are eligible to
9receive water utility assistance under this section:
AB68,252,1110 (a) A household with income that is not more than 60 percent of the statewide
11median household income.
AB68,252,1412(b) A household entirely composed of persons receiving food stamps under 7
13USC 2011
to 2036 or supplemental security income or state supplemental payments
14under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or s. 49.77.
AB68,252,1815 (c) A household with income within the limits specified under par. (b) that
16resides in housing that is subsidized or administered by a municipality, a county, the
17state, or the federal government for which a utility allowance is applied to determine
18the amount of rent or the amount of the subsidy.
AB68,252,21 19(5) Assistance payments. Subject to moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (7)
20(e) and any payment reduction under sub. (3) (b), water utility assistance shall be
21paid according to the payment schedule established under sub. (2) (a).
AB68,253,2 22(6) Individuals in state prisons or secured juvenile facilities. No assistance
23payment under sub. (5) may be made to an individual who is imprisoned in a state
24prison under s. 302.01 or to an individual placed at a juvenile correctional facility,

1as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center for children and
2youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g).
AB68,253,9 3(7) Crisis assistance program. A household eligible for water utility assistance
4under sub. (5) may also be eligible for a crisis assistance payment. The department
5shall define the circumstances constituting a crisis for which an assistance payment
6may be made and shall establish the amount of payment to an eligible household.
7The department may delegate a portion of its responsibility under this subsection to
8a county department, another local governmental agency, or a private nonprofit
9organization.
AB68,114 10Section 114. 16.295 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,253,1211 16.295 (5) (b) 4. Unless otherwise directed by the department, the gross
12proceeds from all investments of the moneys designated in subd. 1.
AB68,115 13Section 115. 16.295 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,116 14Section 116. 16.3065 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,253,16 1516.3065 Affordable workforce housing grants. (1) Definition. In this
16section, “municipality” means a city, village, or town.
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