Amendment SSA1-AB1038

AB1038-SSA1,7,10 (4) Temporary sites. Notwithstanding sub. (2), if no eligible provider is reasonably capable of establishing and operating temporary sites to provide testing services to test for COVID-19, provide treatment beds for patients affected by a COVID-19 outbreak, or isolate or quarantine individuals affected by a COVID-19 outbreak the secretary may expend moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ft) to establish and operate temporary sites for these purposes. The secretary may direct local units of government and eligible providers to operate a temporary site established under this subsection.

AB1038-SSA1,7,14 (5) Report. By the date that is 12 months after the date that the state of emergency related to public health declared by the governor on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, is discontinued, the secretary shall submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor a report that contains all of the following:

AB1038-SSA1,7,16 (a) The total number of grants issued and the total number of temporary sites established and operated under sub. (4).

AB1038-SSA1,7,18 (b) The total amount of money issued as grants under this section and the total amount of money expended on temporary sites under sub. (4).

AB1038-SSA1,7,20 (c) For each grant recipient, the name of the recipient, the grant amount, the uses of the grant funds, and the amount spent for each use.

AB1038-SSA1,9 Section 9. 16.245 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,7,23 16.245 Hazard pay grants during a public health emergency. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB1038-SSA1,8,3 (a) “Critical workforce member” means an employee, contractor, or other individual working in a vital public or private sector or in critical infrastructure, as determined by the secretary under sub. (2) (b).

AB1038-SSA1,8,5 (b) “Public health emergency” means a public health emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10.

AB1038-SSA1,8,13 (2) Hazard pay grants for work during a public health emergency. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (mb), the department shall award grants to employers and organizations to provide hazard pay to critical workforce members who work during a public health emergency. The department may establish eligibility criteria and guidelines, including proration of pay, for administering the grants under this section, which, notwithstanding ss. 227.01 (3m) and (13), 227.10, and 227.112, need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227, are not guidance documents, and are not subject to the requirements of s. 227.112.

AB1038-SSA1,8,16 (b) The secretary shall determine which are vital public and private sectors, critical infrastructure, and critical workforce members during a public health emergency.

AB1038-SSA1,10 Section 10 . 16.5165 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,8,18 16.5165 Costs related to a public health emergency. (1) In this section:

AB1038-SSA1,8,20 (a) “Public health emergency” means a public health emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10.

AB1038-SSA1,8,25 (b) “State agency" means any office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government that is created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law and is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including any authority, but not including the legislature or the courts.

AB1038-SSA1,9,2 (2) The department may expend moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (am) for all of the following:

AB1038-SSA1,9,5 (a) Facilitating coordination between and among federal, state, local, and tribal agencies, social services agencies, and public and private health care entities that the secretary determines may be affected by a public health emergency.

AB1038-SSA1,9,7 (b) Awarding grants and entering into contracts pertaining to a public health emergency.

AB1038-SSA1,9,9 (c) Supporting emergency operations related to a public health emergency, including investigation, education, and eradication.

AB1038-SSA1,9,11 (d) Expenditures for information technology directly related to a public health emergency, as determined by the secretary.

AB1038-SSA1,9,13 (e) Facilities expenditures directly related to a public health emergency, as determined by the secretary.

AB1038-SSA1,9,16 (f) Personnel costs, including all salary, fringe, overtime, and additional leave benefits, for any state agency, if those costs are directly related to a public health emergency, as determined by the secretary.

AB1038-SSA1,9,18 (g) Purchasing under ss. 16.70 to 16.78 that is directly related to a public health emergency, as determined by the secretary.

AB1038-SSA1,9,21 (h) Operating as a procurement clearinghouse for state and local governments and select private entities, as determined by the secretary, during a public health emergency.

AB1038-SSA1,9,24 (i) Expenditures associated with continuity of state government, if those expenditures are directly related to a public health emergency, as determined by the secretary.

AB1038-SSA1,10,2 (j) Carrying out other activities as the secretary determines applicable and appropriate.

AB1038-SSA1,10,6 (3) (a) The department may submit a request to the joint committee on finance under s. 13.10 to expend moneys under sub. (2) in excess of the amount specified in s. 20.505 (1) (am). The department may expend excess moneys under this paragraph only to the extent approved under par. (b).

AB1038-SSA1,10,8 (b) A request under par. (a) is approved upon the occurrence of any of the following:

AB1038-SSA1,10,12 1. The joint committee on finance approves the request or modifies and approves the request. If the committee modifies and approves the request, the department may expend excess moneys under the request only as modified by the committee.

AB1038-SSA1,10,14 2. No member of the joint committee on finance objects to the request within 24 hours after the request is received.

AB1038-SSA1,10,16 3. If a member objects under subd. 2., the joint committee on finance does not approve, reject, or modify the request within 48 hours after the request is received.

AB1038-SSA1,10,18 (c) Notwithstanding s. 13.10 (3), no public hearing is required for a request under par. (a).

AB1038-SSA1,10,20 (d) Notwithstanding s. 13.10 (4), the committee may vote on a request under par. (a) by mail ballot or by polling.

AB1038-SSA1,10,24 (4) In each fiscal year, no later than 75 days after first expending moneys under sub. (2), and no later than the end of each month after that in which the department expends moneys under sub. (2), the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report on those expenditures.

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AB1038-SSA1,12 Section 12. 20.145 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,13,2 20.145 (5) (c) Reinsurance plan; COVID-19 costs. The amounts in the schedule for reinsurance payments under s. 601.83 (7).

AB1038-SSA1,13 Section 13 . 20.155 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,13,6 20.155 (3) (a) Broadband expansion grants; general purpose revenue. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for broadband expansion grants under s. 196.504.

AB1038-SSA1,14 Section 14 . 20.192 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,13,12 20.192 (1) (c) Emergency assistance to small businesses. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants and loans to small businesses adversely affected by a public health emergency, and for associated administrative costs and technical assistance, under 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 149 (10).

AB1038-SSA1,15 Section 15. 20.192 (1) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB1038-SSA1,16 Section 16. 20.410 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,13,18 20.410 (1) (am) Institutional costs related to a public health emergency. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for institutional costs related to responding to a public health emergency under s. 323.10.

AB1038-SSA1,17 Section 17. 20.435 (1) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,13,22 20.435 (1) (bw) Reimbursement for COVID-19 services. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule to pay reimbursements to health care providers for testing, treatment, and vaccination under s. 46.968.

AB1038-SSA1,18 Section 18. 20.435 (1) (by) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,13,25 20.435 (1) (by) Public health emergency general costs. A sum sufficient for public health emergency costs under s. 323.21.

AB1038-SSA1,19 Section 19. 20.437 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,14,4 20.437 (3) (f) Public health emergency funds. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for the purpose of the grant programs under s. 49.259, and programs for youth who are runaways, homeless, or in independent living arrangements.

AB1038-SSA1,20 Section 20. 20.445 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,14,7 20.445 (1) (ag) Unemployment insurance; benefit claims during public health emergency. A sum sufficient for the payment of benefits under s. 108.07 (8).

AB1038-SSA1,21 Section 21 . 20.465 (3) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,14,12 20.465 (3) (em) Public health emergencies. A sum sufficient to pay public health emergency costs as provided under s. 323.22 for a public health emergency declared under s. 323.10. Except as provided in s. 323.22 (2), no more than $300,000,000 may be expended from this appropriation in a fiscal biennium.

AB1038-SSA1,22 Section 22. 20.490 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,14,16 20.490 (3) (b) Foreclosure prevention and down payment assistance fund. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for a foreclosure prevention and down payment assistance fund in accordance with s. 234.535.

AB1038-SSA1,23 Section 23. 20.505 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,14,21 20.505 (1) (am) Costs related to a public health emergency. A sum sufficient for costs related to a public health emergency under s. 16.5165. Except as provided in s. 16.5165, no more than $200,000,000 may be expended from this appropriation in any fiscal biennium.

AB1038-SSA1,24 Section 24. 20.505 (1) (ft) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,14,25 20.505 (1) (ft) Grants to health care providers and temporary sites. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants to eligible providers and for establishment of temporary sites under s. 16.24.

AB1038-SSA1,25 Section 25. 20.505 (1) (fv) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,15,5 20.505 (1) (fv) Meal delivery grants. The amounts in the schedule to award grants for providing and delivering meals under s. 16.23. Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer moneys appropriated under this paragraph between fiscal years.

AB1038-SSA1,26 Section 26. 20.505 (1) (gh) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,15,9 20.505 (1) (gh) Printing services. All moneys received from printing services rendered to counties, towns, villages, and cities under s. 16.004 (25) for the cost of providing those services.

AB1038-SSA1,27 Section 27. 20.835 (1) (dc) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,15,13 20.835 (1) (dc) County and municipal aid; public health emergency supplement. A sum sufficient to make payments to counties, towns, villages, and cities under s. 79.036.

AB1038-SSA1,28 Section 28. 20.855 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,15,17 20.855 (4) (b) Public health emergency local assistance program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the department of administration to make payments to local units of government under s. 79.06.

AB1038-SSA1,29 Section 29. 20.866 (2) (xm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1038-SSA1,16,5 20.866 (2) (xm) Building commission; refunding tax-supported and self-amortizing general obligation debt. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to refund the whole or any part of any unpaid indebtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities. In addition to the amount that may be contracted under par. (xe), the state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $6,785,000,000 $7,510,000,000 for this purpose. Such indebtedness shall be construed to include any premium and interest payable with respect thereto. Debt incurred by this paragraph shall be repaid under the appropriations providing for the retirement of public debt incurred for tax-supported and self-amortizing facilities in proportional amounts to the purposes for which the debt was refinanced. No moneys may be expended under this paragraph unless the true interest costs to the state can be reduced by the expenditure.

AB1038-SSA1,30 Section 30. 20.866 (2) (z) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:

AB1038-SSA1,16,14 20.866 (2) (z) Building commission; other public purposes. (intro.) From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the building commission for relocation assistance and capital improvements for other public purposes authorized by law but not otherwise specified in this chapter. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $2,677,933,400 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $277,485,800 $377,485,800 for this purpose. Of those amounts:

AB1038-SSA1,31 Section 31. 20.940 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,16,19 20.940 (7) Applicability during public health emergency. This section does not apply during a state of emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10 for a public health emergency or a public health emergency declared under 42 USC 247d by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services.

AB1038-SSA1,32 Section 32. 25.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1038-SSA1,17,2 25.50 (3) (b) On the dates specified and to the extent to which they are available, subject to s. 16.53 (10), funds payable to local governments under ss. 79.035, 79.036, 79.04, 79.05, 79.06, 79.08, and 79.10 shall be considered local funds and, pursuant to the instructions of local officials, may be paid into the separate accounts of all local governments established in the local government pooled-investment fund and, pursuant to the instructions of local officials, to the extent to which they are available, be disbursed or invested.

AB1038-SSA1,33 Section 33. 39.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1038-SSA1,17,5 39.30 (2) (a) No Subject to s. 39.55 (2), no student shall be eligible for grants in more than the equivalent of 10 semesters of undergraduate education.

AB1038-SSA1,34 Section 34. 39.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1038-SSA1,17,20 39.38 (2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (k). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under this section to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a). Grants Subject to s. 39.55 (2), grants shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the institution that he or she is attending.

AB1038-SSA1,35 Section 35. 39.41 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1038-SSA1,18,9 39.41 (2) (b) For Subject to s. 39.55 (2), for each year that a scholar who receives a scholarship under par. (a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.000 grade point average, or the equivalent as determined by the institution or district school, and makes satisfactory progress toward an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or a vocational diploma, the student shall be exempt from all tuition and fees, including segregated fees, in the subsequent year or, if the scholar does not enroll in a participating institution of higher education in the subsequent year, in the 2nd year following the year in which the scholar received the scholarship, except that the maximum scholarship for a scholar who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per academic year. No Subject to s. 39.55 (2), no scholar is eligible for an exemption for more than 4 years in the University of Wisconsin System or more than 3 years at a district school.

AB1038-SSA1,36 Section 36. 39.41 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1038-SSA1,18,19 39.41 (3) (b) For Subject to s. 39.55 (2), for each year that a scholar who receives a scholarship under par. (a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.000 grade point average, or the equivalent as determined by the private institution, and makes satisfactory progress toward a bachelor's degree, the student is eligible for a higher education scholarship as determined under par. (a) in the subsequent year or, if the scholar does not enroll in a participating institution of higher education in the subsequent year, in the 2nd year following the year in which the scholar received the scholarship. No Subject to s. 39.55 (2), no scholar is eligible for a higher education scholarship for more than 4 years at a private institution of higher education.

AB1038-SSA1,37 Section 37. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1038-SSA1,19,6 39.435 (2) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education located in this state and to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this subsection may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The Subject to s. 39.55 (2), the board may award a grant under this subsection to the same student for up to 10 semesters or their equivalent, but may not award such a grant to the same student more than 6 years after the initial grant is awarded to that student. A student need not maintain continuous enrollment at an institution of higher education to remain eligible for a grant under this subsection. The board shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection.

AB1038-SSA1,38 Section 38. 39.55 of the statutes is created to read:

AB1038-SSA1,19,9 39.55 Relief from certain grant and scholarship restrictions due to a qualifying emergency. (1) In this section:

AB1038-SSA1,19,10 (a) “Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.