AB150-engrossed, s. 7284 Section 7284. 977.08 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,2488,8 977.08 (3) (f) Beginning on October 1, 1993, the state public defender may shall enter into as many annual contracts as possible with private local attorneys or law firms for the provision of legal representation in cases involving the operation of a vehicle. Under any such contract, the state public defender shall assign cases without regard to pars. (c) and (d), shall set a fixed-fee total amount for all cases handled and shall pay the that amount specified in the contract, which shall not exceed the amount, except that the state public defender may not pay an attorney more for a case than he or she would receive according to the rates under sub. (4m). The contract shall include a procedure authorizing the state public defender to make additional payments for a case or to reassign a case if the circumstances surrounding the case justify the additional payment or reassignment.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7284m Section 7284m. 977.08 (3) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,2488,11 977.08 (3) (fm) Contracts entered into under par. (f) must terminate before January 1, 1998.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7285 Section 7285. 977.08 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,2488,15 977.08 (3) (g) The state public defender may appoint an attorney without regard to pars. (c) and (d) based on the state public defender's evaluation of that attorney's performance if the board promulgates rules under s. 977.03 (3).

AB150-engrossed, s. 7285g Section 7285g. 977.08 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,2488,23 977.08 (4m) (a) Unless otherwise provided by a rule promulgated under s. 977.02 (7r), for cases assigned before December 1, 1992, private local attorneys shall be paid $45 per hour for time spent in court; $35 per hour for time spent out of court, excluding travel, related to a case; and $25 per hour for time spent in travel related to a case if any portion of the trip is outside the county in which the attorney's principal office is located or if the trip requires traveling a distance of more than 30 miles, one way, from the attorney's principal office.

AB150-engrossed,2489,6 (b) Unless otherwise provided by a rule promulgated under s. 977.02 (7r) or by a contract authorized under sub. (3) (f), for cases assigned on or after December 1, 1992, private local attorneys shall be paid $50 per hour for time spent in court; $40 per hour for time spent out of court, excluding travel, related to a case; and $25 per hour for time spent in travel related to a case if any portion of the trip is outside the county in which the attorney's principal office is located or if the trip requires traveling a distance of more than 30 miles, one way, from the attorney's principal office.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7285m Section 7285m. 977.08 (4m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,2489,15 977.08 (4m) (c) Unless otherwise provided by a rule promulgated under s. 977.02 (7r) or by a contract authorized under sub. (3) (f), for cases assigned on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], private local attorneys shall be paid $40 per hour for time spent related to a case, excluding travel, and $25 per hour for time spent in travel related to a case if any portion of the trip is outside the county in which the attorney's principal office is located or if the trip requires traveling a distance of more than 30 miles, one way, from the attorney's principal office.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7286 Section 7286. 977.08 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,2489,19 977.08 (5) (b) (intro.) For the period before January 1, 1993, any Any of the following constitutes an annual caseload standard for an assistant state public defender in the subunit responsible for trials:

AB150-engrossed, s. 7287 Section 7287. 977.08 (5) (bd) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7288 Section 7288. 977.08 (5) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7289 Section 7289. 977.085 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,2490,2 977.085 (1) (c) In the last 3 quarterly reports for fiscal year 1993-94 and in all of the quarterly reports for fiscal year 1994-95 years 1995-96 and 1996-97, information regarding the status of contracting under s. 977.08 (3) (f) and in the first 2 quarterly reports for fiscal year 1997-98, including information showing the cost savings achieved through the contracting.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7290m Section 7290m. 977.10 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7290p Section 7290p. 977.10 of the statutes is renumbered 977.085 (3) and amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,2490,15 977.085 (3) On or before each January 15, the state public defender The board shall report provide quarterly reports to the joint committee on finance on the status of reimbursement for or recoupment of payments under ss. 48.275, 757.66 and, 977.06, 977.07 (2), 977.075 and 977.076, including the amount of revenue generated by reimbursement and recoupment. The quarterly reports shall include any alternative means suggested by the board to improve reimbursement and recoupment procedures and to increase the amount of revenue generated. The department of justice, district attorneys, circuit courts and applicable county agencies shall cooperate by providing any necessary information to the state public defender.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7290t Section 7290t. 978.045 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,2490,19 978.045 (2) (a) The court shall fix the amount of compensation for any attorney appointed as a special prosecutor under sub. (1r) according to the rates specified in s. 977.08 (4m) (b).

AB150-engrossed, s. 7291 Section 7291. 978.05 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,2490,23 978.05 (4m) Welfare fraud investigations. Cooperate with the department of health and social services industry, labor and human relations regarding the fraud investigation program under s. 49.197 (1m).

AB150-engrossed, s. 7292 Section 7292. 978.05 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,2491,3 978.05 (6) (b) Enforce the provisions of all general orders of the department of industry, labor and human relations development relating to the sale, transportation and storage of explosives.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7292m Section 7292m. 978.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,2491,7 978.06 (6) No district attorney, deputy district attorney or assistant district attorney may appear in a civil action or proceeding under s. 46.25 73.25 (7), 59.07 (97), 767.075, 767.08 or 767.45 or ch. 769.

AB150-engrossed, s. 7293 Section 7293. 978.07 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: