Submittal of rules to legislative council clearinghouse
Please check the Bulletin of Proceedings - Administrative Rules
for further information on a particular rule.
Health and Family Services
Rule Submittal Date
On August 15, 2005, the Department of Health and Family Services submitted a proposed rule to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Subject
The Department proposes to revise ch.
HFS 149 to change its methods of computing average price charged for a standardized combination of foods by vendors and vendor applicants for the Women, Infants, and Children program. The Department also proposes to change the contract periods for newly authorized vendors and for vendors seeking reauthorization.
Federal statutes or regulations which require adoption of or are relevant to the substance of proposed rules: The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-265, s. 203 (e) (10), 118 Stat. 777 requires state agencies to establish a WIC vendor peer group system, competitive price criteria among the peer groups, and reimbursement levels. There are no known proposed or existing federal regulations that address the subject of the proposed rules except that the Department operates the WIC program under a State Plan pursuant to
7 CFR 246.
Court decisions directly relevant to the proposed rule: None known.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on September 20, 2005 at 1 W. Wilson St., Room B155, in Madison, Wisconsin.
Contact Information
For substantive questions on rules contact:
Patti Herrick
WIC Program Director
Room 243, 1 West Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53701
Phone: 608-266-3821
Fax: 608-266-3124
For small business considerations contact:
Rosie Greer
608-266-1279
For rules processing information contact:
Rosie Greer
608-266-1279
Higher Educational Aids Board
Rule Submittal Date
On July 27, 2005, the Nursing Student Loan Program submitted a proposed rule to the Legislative Council Rules Clearinghouse.
Subject
Statutory Authority: s.
39.393, Stats.
The request is to create administrative rule number HEA 15, relating to the procedures for the Nursing Student Loan Program.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing is required and will be scheduled at a later date.
Contact Information
Michelle Massen, Office Management Specialist, (608) 266-1658.
Public Service Commission
Rule Submittal Date
NOTICE IS GIVEN, pursuant to s.
227.14 (4m), Stats., that on August 11, 2005, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin submitted a proposed rule to the Joint Legislative Council Staff Rules Clearinghouse for review.
Subject
The proposed rule, Commission docket 1-AC-217, creates subch.
VII of ch. PSC 111, Wis. Admin. Code, relating to rules concerning the establishment of capital cost ratemaking principles for certain rate base electric generating facilities.
Agency Procedure for Promulgation
A public hearing will be held on September 28, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. at the Public Service Commission Building at 610 North Whitney Way, Madison, Wisconsin.
Contact Information
The Commission's Gas and Energy Division is the organizational unit responsible for the promulgation of the rule. The contact person is Lois Hubert, Gas and Energy Division, at (608) 267-2210.
