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AB1038-SSA1,50,109 323.02 (15m) “Propane retailer” means a person who sells propane at retail to
10the ultimate consumers and is licensed under s. 101.16 (3g).
AB1038-SSA1,111 11Section 111. 323.02 (16) (intro.), (a) and (b) 2. of the statutes are amended to
12read:
AB1038-SSA1,50,1513 323.02 (16) (intro.) “Public health emergency" means the occurrence or
14imminent threat of an illness or health condition that meets all any of the following
15criteria:
AB1038-SSA1,50,1816 (a) Is believed caused or suspected to be caused by bioterrorism or a novel or
17previously controlled or eradicated
a biological agent, toxin, bioterrorism, or other
18threat to health
.
AB1038-SSA1,50,2119 (b) 2. A high probability of widespread exposure to a biological, chemical, or
20radiological agent that creates a
significant risk of substantial future harm to a large
21number of people.
AB1038-SSA1,112 22Section 112. 323.12 (4) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,51,823 323.12 (4) (f) Issue orders suspending, restricting, or imposing conditions on
24the authority of an essential services cooperative that provides service to members
25located in the area to which the governor's executive order under s. 323.10 applies

1to disconnect or refuse to reconnect service during the state of emergency. No order
2issued under this paragraph may suspend, restrict, or impose conditions on the
3authority of an essential services cooperative to disconnect or refuse to reconnect
4service for reasons of safety or danger. An essential services cooperative subject to
5an order issued under this paragraph shall report the expenses associated with the
6order to the governor, and the governor shall keep such records. Those records shall
7be evidence of a claim against the state. The claim against the state shall be referred
8to the claims board under s. 16.007.
AB1038-SSA1,113 9Section 113. 323.12 (4) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,51,2110 323.12 (4) (g) Issue orders suspending, restricting, or imposing conditions on
11the authority of a propane retailer that sells propane in the area to which the
12governor's executive order under s. 323.10 applies to refuse during the state of
13emergency to fill the container of a customer or to maintain a minimum level of
14product for a customer, regardless of tank or contract type. No order issued under
15this paragraph may suspend, restrict, or impose conditions on the authority of a
16propane retailer to refuse to fill the container of a customer or to maintain a
17minimum level of product for a customer for reasons of safety or danger. A propane
18retailer subject to an order issued under this paragraph shall report the expenses
19associated with this order to the governor, and the governor shall keep such records.
20Those records shall be evidence of a claim against the state. The claim against the
21state shall be referred to the claims board under s. 16.007.
AB1038-SSA1,114 22Section 114. 323.19 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,52,223 323.19 (3) Based on guidance provided by the secretary of health services, the
24head of each state agency and each local health department shall determine which
25public employee positions within the respective state agency or local government are

1critical when the governor declares a state of emergency related to a public health
2emergency under s. 323.10, for the purposes of s. 40.26 (5m) and (6) (b).
AB1038-SSA1,115 3Section 115. 323.19 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,52,84 323.19 (4) (a) In this subsection, “state entity” means any state agency,
5institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
6government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law that
7is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature, the
8courts, and any authority.
AB1038-SSA1,52,149 (b) The head or governing body of a state entity may waive a requirement
10imposed, administered, or enforced by the state entity that an individual appear in
11person during a state of emergency relating to public health declared under s. 323.10,
12if the head or governing body finds that the waiver assists in the state's response to
13the public health emergency or that enforcing the requirement may increase the
14public health risk.
AB1038-SSA1,116 15Section 116. 323.21 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,52,17 16323.21 Powers of the department of health services during a public
17health emergency.
(1) In this section:
AB1038-SSA1,52,1818 (a) “Department” means the department of health services.
AB1038-SSA1,52,1919 (b) “State health officer” has the meaning given in s. 250.01 (9).
AB1038-SSA1,52,25 20(2) Subject to the approval of the governor, the department of health services
21may confidentially investigate the cause and extent of any declared public health
22emergency, and notwithstanding s. 227.112, may issue such orders and public health
23advisories as it determines are necessary to protect public health. Notwithstanding
24any exceptions contained in s. 146.82 (2), any patient specific information collected
25by the department shall remain confidential.
AB1038-SSA1,53,3
1(3) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (by), the department may,
2during a declared public health emergency, use public health emergency moneys for
3any of the following purposes:
AB1038-SSA1,53,64 (a) To facilitate coordination between and among federal, state, local, and tribal
5agencies, social services, and public and private health care entities that the state
6health officer determines may be affected by a public health emergency.
AB1038-SSA1,53,97 (b) To make grants, provide for awards, enter into contracts, and conduct
8supportive investigations pertaining to a public health emergency or potential public
9health emergency.
AB1038-SSA1,53,1210 (c) To facilitate advanced research, purchase products, and develop security
11measures or pandemic or epidemic products that are applicable to the public health
12emergency or potential emergency.
AB1038-SSA1,53,1513 (d) To strengthen biosurveillance capabilities and laboratory capacity to
14identify, collect, and analyze information regarding the public health emergency or
15potential emergency.
AB1038-SSA1,53,1716 (e) To support emergency operations related to the public health emergency,
17including investigation, education, and eradication.
AB1038-SSA1,53,1918 (f) To carry out other activities as the state health officer determines applicable
19and appropriate.
AB1038-SSA1,53,2020 (g) Create a full-time equivalent position or portion of a position under sub. (4).
AB1038-SSA1,54,2 21(4) During a declared public health emergency, the department of health
22services may create a full-time equivalent position or portion of a position funded
23from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (by). After the declared public health
24emergency has ended, the department of health services may abolish a full-time

1equivalent position or portion of a position funded from the appropriation under s.
220.435 (1) (by).
AB1038-SSA1,54,6 3(5) Notwithstanding s. 250.03 (3), no later than 12 months after the
4termination of a public health emergency, the department of health services shall
5submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor a report on any
6moneys expended from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (by).
AB1038-SSA1,117 7Section 117 . 323.22 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,54,11 8323.22 Public health emergencies. (1) From the appropriation under s.
920.465 (3) (em), the department of military affairs may, during a public health
10emergency declared under s. 323.10, expend public health emergency moneys for any
11of the following purposes:
AB1038-SSA1,54,1512 (a) To facilitate coordination between and among federal, state, local, and tribal
13agencies, social services, and public and private health care entities that the
14administrator or the state health officer determines may be affected by the public
15health emergency.
AB1038-SSA1,54,1816 (b) To make grants, provide for awards, enter into contracts, and conduct
17supportive investigations pertaining to the public health emergency or potential
18public health emergency.
AB1038-SSA1,54,2019 (c) To support emergency operations related to the public health emergency,
20including investigation, education, and eradication.
AB1038-SSA1,54,2221 (d) To carry out other activities related to the public health emergency as the
22administrator or the state health officer determines applicable and appropriate.
AB1038-SSA1,55,2 23(2) (a) The department may submit a request to the joint committee on finance
24under s. 13.10 to expend moneys under sub. (1) in excess of the amount specified in

1s. 20.465 (3) (em). The department may expend excess moneys under this paragraph
2only to the extent approved under par. (b).
AB1038-SSA1,55,43 (b) A request under par. (a) is approved upon the occurrence of any of the
4following:
AB1038-SSA1,55,85 1. The joint committee on finance approves the request or modifies and
6approves the request. If the committee modifies and approves the request, the
7department may expend excess moneys under the request only as modified by the
8committee.
AB1038-SSA1,55,109 2. No member of the joint committee on finance objects to the request within
1024 hours after the request is received.
AB1038-SSA1,55,1211 3. If a member objects under subd. 2., the joint committee on finance does not
12approve, reject, or modify the request within 48 hours after the request is received.
AB1038-SSA1,55,1413 (c) Notwithstanding s. 13.10 (3), no public hearing is required for a request
14under par. (a).
AB1038-SSA1,55,1615 (d) Notwithstanding s. 13.10 (4), the joint committee on finance may vote on
16a request under par. (a) by mail ballot or by polling.
AB1038-SSA1,55,20 17(3) In each fiscal year, no later than 75 days after first expending moneys under
18sub. (1), and no later than the end of each month after that in which the department
19of military affairs expends moneys under sub. (1), the department shall submit to the
20joint committee on finance a report on those expenditures.
AB1038-SSA1,118 21Section 118. 323.265 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,55,23 22323.265 Deadlines falling during a public health emergency. (1) In this
23section:
AB1038-SSA1,56,324 (a) “Agency” means any office, department, agency, institution of higher
25education, association, society, or other body in state government created or

1authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including any authority
2created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279, but not
3including the legislature or the courts.
AB1038-SSA1,56,54 (b) “Deadline” means any date certain by which, or any other limitation as to
5time within which, an action or event is required to occur under state law.
AB1038-SSA1,56,76 (c) “Determining authority” means the secretary of administration or an
7agency head to whom a delegation is made under sub. (3).
AB1038-SSA1,56,98 (d) “Emergency period” means the period covered by a public health emergency
9declared by the governor under s. 323.10, including any extension, plus 60 days.
AB1038-SSA1,56,1310 (e) “Lead period” means the period that begins on the first day after the
11emergency period and is equal to the period beginning on the first day of the
12emergency period, and ending on the date on which a deadline tolled under sub. (2)
13would otherwise have fallen.
AB1038-SSA1,56,1714 (f) “Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a
15special purpose district in this state, an agency or corporation of a political
16subdivision or special purpose district, or a combination or subunit of any of the
17foregoing.
AB1038-SSA1,56,24 18(2) Notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary, each deadline any
19agency, local governmental unit, or other person is required to satisfy during the
20emergency period, including any tax filing deadline, may, at the discretion of the
21determining authority, be tolled up to the end of that deadline's lead period. This
22subsection does not apply to any requirement as to time in a court proceeding or to
23any requirement as to time imposed by a court, nor does it apply to any statute of
24limitations for commencing an action in any court.
AB1038-SSA1,57,3
1(3) The secretary of administration shall be the determining authority, except
2that the secretary may delegate that duty with respect to any deadline to the head
3of an agency.
AB1038-SSA1,119 4Section 119 . 323.267 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,57,6 5323.267 Certain waivers during a public health emergency. (1) In this
6section:
AB1038-SSA1,57,117 (a) “Agency” means any office, department, agency, institution of higher
8education, association, society, or other body in state government created or
9authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including any authority
10created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279, but not
11including the legislature or the courts.
AB1038-SSA1,57,1312 (b) “Debtor" means a person who owes a debt to an agency or a local
13governmental unit.
AB1038-SSA1,57,1514 (c) “Emergency period” means the period covered by a public health emergency
15declared by the governor under s. 323.10, including any extension, plus 60 days.
AB1038-SSA1,57,1916 (d) “Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a
17special purpose district in this state, an agency or corporation of a political
18subdivision or special purpose district, or a combination or subunit of any of the
19foregoing.
AB1038-SSA1,57,22 20(2) Each agency and local governmental unit may waive any interest, penalty,
21or payment of a debtor that accrues or becomes due during an emergency period with
22respect to a debt the debtor owes the agency or local governmental unit.
AB1038-SSA1,120 23Section 120. 323.291 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,58,5 24323.291 Public employees. (1) Public employee health insurance
25coverage.
Notwithstanding s. 40.02 (40), for the purpose of group health insurance

1coverage offered by the group insurance board under subch. IV of ch. 40, if an
2employee who was on a leave of absence returns from leave, even if the employee has
3not resumed active performance of duty for 30 consecutive calendar days on the date
4the governor declares a state of emergency related to a public health emergency
5under s. 323.10, the leave of absence is deemed ended or interrupted on that date.
AB1038-SSA1,58,10 6(2) Limited term appointment hours. Notwithstanding s. 230.26 (1), the
7director of the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the division of personnel
8management in the department of administration may increase or suspend the
9number of hours for a limited term appointment for the duration of a state of
10emergency related to a public health emergency declared under s. 323.10.
AB1038-SSA1,58,14 11(3) Use of annual leave during probationary period. Notwithstanding s.
12230.35 (1) (b), an employee may take annual leave within the first 6 months of the
13employee's probationary period upon initial appointment during a state of
14emergency related to a public health emergency declared under s. 323.10.
AB1038-SSA1,58,21 15(4) Additional sabbatical leave. The administrator of the division of personnel
16management in the department of administration may provide additional sabbatical
17leave to employees who provide critical services during a state of emergency related
18to a public health emergency declared under s. 323.10. Sabbatical leave provided
19under this subsection is in addition to any leave provided under s. 230.35 (1) (a) and
20(1m) (bt), and the compensation plan under s. 230.12, and is not subject to s. 230.35
21(1p).
AB1038-SSA1,59,2 22(5) State civil service grievance procedures. (a) Notwithstanding s. 230.445
23(2) and (3), an employee does not waive his or her right to appeal an adverse
24employment decision if the employee does not timely file the complaint or appeal
25during a state of emergency related to a public health emergency declared under s.

1323.10. The tolling period under s. 230.445 (3) (a) 1. begins 14 days after the
2termination of such declared public health emergency or extension.
AB1038-SSA1,59,63 (b) Notwithstanding s. 230.445 (3) (a) 2., an appointing authority or his or her
4designee is not required to meet with a complainant in person during a state of
5emergency related to a public health emergency declared under s. 323.10 when
6conducting an investigation under s. 230.445 (3) (a) (2).
AB1038-SSA1,121 7Section 121. 440.08 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,59,108 440.08 (5) Renewal suspension for public health emergency. (a) In this
9subsection, “health care provider credential” means any credential issued under ch.
10441, 447, 448, 450, 455, 460, or 462.
AB1038-SSA1,59,1711 (b) Notwithstanding subs. (1) to (3) and the applicable provisions in chs. 440
12to 480, but subject to any professional discipline imposed on the credential, a health
13care provider credential is not subject to renewal, or any other conditions for renewal
14including continuing education, and remains valid during the period covered by a
15public health emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10, including any
16extension, and continuing until further specified by the applicable credentialing
17board.
AB1038-SSA1,59,2318 (c) A renewal that occurs subsequent to the period described in par. (b) is not
19subject to the late renewal fee under sub. (3) (a) if the application to renew the
20credential is received before the next applicable renewal date. Notwithstanding the
21applicable provisions in chs. 440 to 480, the applicable credentialing board may, for
22that next applicable renewal date, provide an exemption from or reduction of
23continuing education or other conditions for renewal.
AB1038-SSA1,122 24Section 122. 440.095 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,60,2
1440.095 Former health care provider credentials; emergency. (1)
2Definitions. In this section:
AB1038-SSA1,60,43 (a) “Emergency period” means a period covered by a public health emergency
4declared under s. 323.10, including any extension, plus 90 days.
AB1038-SSA1,60,75 (b) “Health care provider” means an individual who was at any time within the
6previous 5 years, but is not currently, any of the following, if the individual's
7credential was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal:
AB1038-SSA1,60,98 1. Licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse-midwife
9under ch. 441.
AB1038-SSA1,60,1010 2. Licensed as a dentist under ch. 447.
AB1038-SSA1,60,1211 3. Licensed as a physician, physician assistant, or perfusionist under ch. 448
12or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.
AB1038-SSA1,60,1313 4. Licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450.
AB1038-SSA1,60,1414 5. Licensed as a psychologist under ch. 455.
AB1038-SSA1,60,1715 6. A clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional
16counselor licensed under ch. 457 or an independent social worker or social worker
17certified under ch. 457.
AB1038-SSA1,60,1818 7. A clinical substance abuse counselor certified under s. 440.88.
AB1038-SSA1,60,2019 8. Any practitioner holding a credential to practice a profession that is
20identified by the department of health services during an emergency period.
AB1038-SSA1,60,23 21(2) Temporary credentials for former health care providers during
22emergency.
(a) During an emergency period, the department may grant a temporary
23credential to a health care provider if all of the following apply:
AB1038-SSA1,60,2424 1. The health care provider submits an application to the department.
AB1038-SSA1,61,4
12. The department determines that the health care provider satisfies the
2eligibility requirements for the credential and is fit to practice after conducting an
3investigation of the health care provider's arrest or conviction record and record of
4professional discipline.
AB1038-SSA1,61,75 (b) If the department denies a health care provider's application for a
6temporary credential under this subsection, the department shall notify the health
7care provider of the reason for denial.
AB1038-SSA1,61,118 (c) Notwithstanding ss. 441.06 (4), 441.15 (2), 447.03 (1) and (2), 448.03 (1) (a),
9(b), and (c) and (1m), and 450.03 (1), during an emergency period, a health care
10provider granted a temporary credential under this subsection may provide services
11for which the health care provider has been licensed or certified.
AB1038-SSA1,61,1512 (d) A health care provider who provides services authorized by a temporary
13credential granted under this subsection shall maintain malpractice insurance that
14satisfies the requirements of the profession for which the health care provider has
15been licensed or certified.
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