560.42(4)(b)
(b) The bureau shall seek to explain, promote and publicize its services to the public and shall provide information on its services for inclusion in any public informational material on permits provided by regulatory agencies.
560.42(4)(c)
(c) The bureau shall, in its efforts under
pars. (a) and
(b), clearly represent that its services are advisory, informational and facilitative only.
560.42(5)(a)(a)
Report. Annually, on or before April 1, the bureau shall submit a report containing the information required under
pars. (am) and
(b) to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3).
560.42(5)(am)
(am)
Permit simplification. Based on the experience of the bureau in assisting persons and discussions with regulatory agencies, the bureau shall periodically submit a report containing recommendations for the legislature, governor, public records board and regulatory agencies concerning all of the following:
560.42(5)(am)2.
2. Eliminating unnecessary or duplicative permit requirements.
560.42(5)(am)3.
3. Simplifying the process of applying for permits, of reviewing and making determinations on permit applications and of issuing permits.
560.42(5)(b)
(b)
Record of assistance. Based on the experiences of the bureau in assisting persons and on reports received under
s. 227.116 (4), the bureau shall periodically prepare information for the legislature, governor, public records board and regulatory agencies which shall include all of the following:
560.42(5)(b)3.
3. The number of occasions when regulatory agencies exceeded the time period specified by rule or law for reviewing and making determinations on permit applications.
560.42(5)(b)4.
4. An evaluation of why the regulatory agencies exceeded the time periods on the occasions specified in
subd. 3. and an explanation of how the agencies intend to avoid exceeding the time periods in the future.
560.42(6)
(6) Permit consolidation. In its annual reports submitted under
sub. (5) (a), the bureau shall include its recommendations concerning the feasibility and desirability of providing consolidated or multiple permit application forms or consolidated hearings on consolidated or multiple permit application forms.
560.43
560.43
Responsibilities of regulatory agencies. 560.43(1)(1)
Interagency cooperation. Each regulatory agency shall:
560.43(1)(a)
(a) Designate a staff person to coordinate regulatory agency cooperation with bureau staff, provide information to bureau staff on the permit process and direct bureau staff to appropriate staff within the regulatory agency.
560.43(1)(b)
(b) Cooperate with bureau staff and respond promptly to requests for assistance in expediting and requests for information on the permit process under
s. 560.42.
560.43(1)(c)
(c) Include material provided by the bureau under
s. 560.42 (4) in any public informational material on permits that it provides.
560.43(1)(d)
(d) Maintain responsibility for interpreting the requirements of and granting or denying its permits.
560.43(1)(e)
(e) In reviewing a submitted application for a permit, notify the applicant of all reasons the application is incomplete or incorrectly submitted at the first time the agency returns the application to the applicant.
560.43(1)(f)
(f) Periodically review and, if appropriate, revise its administrative rules and its permit applications to simplify and expedite the processing of permit applications.
560.43(2)
(2) Preapplication meetings. Each regulatory agency shall provide an opportunity for a preapplication meeting with its staff to any person interested in applying for a permit upon request by the person or the bureau, and shall comply with the following requirements:
560.43(2)(a)
(a) The regulatory agency shall conduct preapplication meetings in an informal manner.
560.43(2)(b)
(b) In any preapplication meeting, the regulatory agency shall identify all permits required by the regulating agency for a business activity, describe the steps and identify the time period for each step in the permit process and identify potential problems in the process.
560.43(2)(d)
(d) The regulatory agency shall invite participation by bureau staff in preapplication meetings when appropriate.
560.43(2)(e)
(e) The regulatory agency shall publicize the availability of preapplication meetings to persons contacting them about permits.
560.43 History
History: 1983 a. 91;
1995 a. 27.
ENTREPRENEURIAL ASSISTANCE NETWORKS
Subch. IV of ch. 560 Note
NOTE: 1987 Wisconsin Act 320, which created subchapter IV, contains a prefatory note explaining the Act.
560.51
560.51
Definitions. As used in this subchapter:
560.51(2)
(2) "Entrepreneurial assistance program" means a program that directly or indirectly assists an entrepreneur who is starting a business which has significant growth potential, as evidenced by the potential ability to attract and receive venture capital financing, by doing any of the following:
560.51(2)(a)
(a) Educating the entrepreneur about starting a business.
560.51(2)(b)
(b) Evaluating the business' proposed product or service.
560.51(2)(c)
(c) Preparing a business plan acceptable to investors.
560.51(2)(f)
(f) Providing ongoing managerial assistance and monitoring compliance with the business plan after the start-up of the business.
560.51(3)
(3) "Intermediary" means either a person who provides continuing assistance or services to an entrepreneur who is starting a business with significant growth potential, as evidenced by the potential ability to attract and receive venture capital financing, or a consultant who works with such an entrepreneur on a specific task, such as market evaluation, manufacturing techniques or product design.
560.51(4)
(4) "Intermediary assistance program" means a program that directly or indirectly trains or assists an intermediary in developing or using skills necessary to serve an entrepreneur.
560.51(5)
(5) "Metropolitan area" means an urban area and surrounding territory in this state that includes at least one city or village with a population of 25,000 or more.
560.51(6)
(6) "Network" means an organized arrangement for exchanging materials, information and services among entrepreneurs, intermediaries, institutional venture capital investors, other venture capital investors and persons who assist entrepreneurs, intermediaries or venture capital investors.
560.51 History
History: 1987 a. 320.
560.52
560.52
Existing entrepreneurial assistance programs. 560.52(1)(1)
Inventory. The department shall prepare and periodically revise an inventory of existing entrepreneurial assistance programs offered in this state. In preparing the inventory, the department may do any of the following:
560.52(1)(a)
(a) Develop and apply criteria to identify effective entrepreneurial assistance programs and to group the entrepreneurial assistance programs by function.
560.52(1)(b)
(b) Rely upon part or all of similar inventories prepared by other individuals or organizations.
560.52(1)(c)
(c) Enter into contracts for the preparation of part or all of the inventory.
560.52(2)
(2) Dissemination. The department shall disseminate the information in the inventory prepared under
sub. (1) by issuing pamphlets and bulletins under
s. 560.09 (4) and by maintaining a toll free telephone line during normal business hours to receive requests for information relating to the inventory.
560.52 History
History: 1987 a. 320.
560.53
560.53 Intermediary assistanc programs.
560.53(1)(1) Regional and statewide programs. The department shall arrange intermediary assistance programs, for regional or statewide meetings of industry, trade and professional organizations, that introduce members of the organizations to the procedures by which venture capital is invested in new businesses and the opportunities for the members to become intermediaries.
560.53(2)(a)(a) In one or more metropolitan areas, the department shall identify individuals and organizations that assist intermediaries, are interested in assisting intermediaries or are interested in becoming intermediaries or developing a local network.
560.53(2)(b)
(b) The department shall assist the individuals and organizations identified under
par. (a) in developing, to the extent feasible, self-sustaining intermediary assistance programs. An intermediary assistance program may do any of the following:
560.53(2)(b)1.
1. Provide an inventory of existing intermediaries in the metropolitan area.
560.53(2)(b)3.
3. Develop a network between the metropolitan area and other metropolitan areas.
560.53(2)(b)4.
4. Train intermediaries on subjects identified as necessary by the intermediaries participating in the intermediary assistance programs, including the preparation of business plans and the applicability of relevant securities regulations.
560.53(2)(b)5.
5. Establish mechanisms to refer entrepreneurs to appropriate intermediaries in the metropolitan area or in other metropolitan areas.
560.53(2)(b)6.
6. Evaluate the effectiveness of the intermediary assistance program, including the collection of data necessary to conduct the evaluation.
560.53 History
History: 1987 a. 320.
560.54
560.54
State agency coordination. The department shall coordinate entrepreneurial assistance programs and intermediary assistance programs offered by agencies by doing any of the following:
560.54(1)
(1) Identifying the needs of entrepreneurs and intermediaries relating to the development in the state of new businesses with high growth potential.
560.54(2)
(2) Ensuring that individuals assisting entrepreneurs and intermediaries have the training necessary to provide adequate assistance.
560.54(3)
(3) Ensuring that existing and new entrepreneurial assistance programs and intermediary assistance programs are matched to the needs of the entrepreneurs and intermediaries.
560.54(4)
(4) Ensuring that agencies and other persons which provide entrepreneurial assistance programs and intermediary assistance programs understand the responsibilities of the agencies which provide entrepreneurial assistance programs and intermediary assistance programs.
560.54 History
History: 1987 a. 320.
560.55
560.55
Evaluation and report. 560.55(1)
(1) The department shall prepare an evaluation of the effectiveness of entrepreneurial assistance programs and intermediary assistance programs offered in this state. The department shall develop appropriate criteria and collect and analyze relevant information as a basis for the evaluation.
560.55(2)
(2) No later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the department shall submit to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2), a report containing the evaluation prepared under
sub. (1) and describing the result of the department's activities under
s. 560.54 since the period covered in the previous report. The department may combine this report with other reports published by the department. The report may include recommendations for legislative proposals to change the entrepreneurial assistance programs and intermediary assistance programs.
560.55 History
History: 1987 a. 320.
WISCONSIN DEVELOPMENT FUND
560.60
560.60
Definitions. In this subchapter:
560.60(1m)
(1m) "Biotechnology" means technology related to life sciences.
560.60(2)
(2) "Business" means a company located in this state, a company which has made a firm commitment to locate a facility in this state or a group of companies at least 80% of which are located in this state.
560.60(3)
(3) "Consortium" means an association of a business and a higher educational institution, or an association of a business and the Great Lakes composites consortium, which association is subject to an agreement complying with this subchapter.
560.60(4)
(4) "Eligible recipient" means a business, small business, consortium or governing body, except that for a grant or loan under
s. 560.65, "eligible recipient" means a business, a municipality or other public entity, a nonprofit organization or an entity organized by a group of any of those entities.
560.60(6)
(6) "Governing body" means a county board, city council, village board, town board, regional planning commission or transit commission under
s. 59.58 (2) or
66.943.
560.60(8)
(8) "Higher educational institution" means any of the following:
560.60(8)(b)
(b) An institution which is located in this state and offers a post-baccalaureate or professional degree program.
560.60(10)
(10) "Job" means a position providing full-time equivalent employment for one individual for one year, beginning after a project is completed. "Job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins.
560.60(11)
(11) "Major economic development project" means a project to which any of the following applies:
