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AB1038-SSA1,14,42 20.437 (3) (f) Public health emergency funds. Biennially, the amounts in the
3schedule for the purpose of the grant programs under s. 49.259, and programs for
4youth who are runaways, homeless, or in independent living arrangements.
AB1038-SSA1,20 5Section 20. 20.445 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,14,76 20.445 (1) (ag) Unemployment insurance; benefit claims during public health
7emergency.
A sum sufficient for the payment of benefits under s. 108.07 (8).
AB1038-SSA1,21 8Section 21 . 20.465 (3) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,14,129 20.465 (3) (em) Public health emergencies. A sum sufficient to pay public
10health emergency costs as provided under s. 323.22 for a public health emergency
11declared under s. 323.10. Except as provided in s. 323.22 (2), no more than
12$300,000,000 may be expended from this appropriation in a fiscal biennium.
AB1038-SSA1,22 13Section 22. 20.490 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,14,1614 20.490 (3) (b) Foreclosure prevention and down payment assistance fund. As
15a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for a foreclosure prevention
16and down payment assistance fund in accordance with s. 234.535.
AB1038-SSA1,23 17Section 23. 20.505 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,14,2118 20.505 (1) (am) Costs related to a public health emergency. A sum sufficient for
19costs related to a public health emergency under s. 16.5165. Except as provided in
20s. 16.5165, no more than $200,000,000 may be expended from this appropriation in
21any fiscal biennium.
AB1038-SSA1,24 22Section 24. 20.505 (1) (ft) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,14,2523 20.505 (1) (ft) Grants to health care providers and temporary sites. Biennially,
24the amounts in the schedule for grants to eligible providers and for establishment
25of temporary sites under s. 16.24.
AB1038-SSA1,25
1Section 25. 20.505 (1) (fv) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,15,52 20.505 (1) (fv) Meal delivery grants. The amounts in the schedule to award
3grants for providing and delivering meals under s. 16.23. Notwithstanding ss.
420.001 (3) (a) and 20.002 (1), the department may transfer moneys appropriated
5under this paragraph between fiscal years.
AB1038-SSA1,26 6Section 26. 20.505 (1) (gh) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,15,97 20.505 (1) (gh) Printing services. All moneys received from printing services
8rendered to counties, towns, villages, and cities under s. 16.004 (25) for the cost of
9providing those services.
AB1038-SSA1,27 10Section 27. 20.835 (1) (dc) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,15,1311 20.835 (1) (dc) County and municipal aid; public health emergency supplement.
12A sum sufficient to make payments to counties, towns, villages, and cities under s.
1379.036.
AB1038-SSA1,28 14Section 28. 20.855 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,15,1715 20.855 (4) (b) Public health emergency local assistance program. As a
16continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the department of
17administration to make payments to local units of government under s. 79.06.
AB1038-SSA1,29 18Section 29. 20.866 (2) (xm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,16,519 20.866 (2) (xm) Building commission; refunding tax-supported and
20self-amortizing general obligation debt.
From the capital improvement fund, a sum
21sufficient to refund the whole or any part of any unpaid indebtedness used to finance
22tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities. In addition to the amount that may be
23contracted under par. (xe), the state may contract public debt in an amount not to
24exceed $6,785,000,000 $7,510,000,000 for this purpose. Such indebtedness shall be
25construed to include any premium and interest payable with respect thereto. Debt

1incurred by this paragraph shall be repaid under the appropriations providing for
2the retirement of public debt incurred for tax-supported and self-amortizing
3facilities in proportional amounts to the purposes for which the debt was refinanced.
4No moneys may be expended under this paragraph unless the true interest costs to
5the state can be reduced by the expenditure.
AB1038-SSA1,30 6Section 30. 20.866 (2) (z) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin
7Act 9
, is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,16,148 20.866 (2) (z) Building commission; other public purposes. (intro.) From the
9capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the building commission for relocation
10assistance and capital improvements for other public purposes authorized by law but
11not otherwise specified in this chapter. The state may contract public debt in an
12amount not to exceed $2,677,933,400 for this purpose. The state may contract
13additional public debt in an amount up to $277,485,800 $377,485,800 for this
14purpose. Of those amounts:
AB1038-SSA1,31 15Section 31. 20.940 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,16,1916 20.940 (7) Applicability during public health emergency. This section does
17not apply during a state of emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10 for
18a public health emergency or a public health emergency declared under 42 USC 247d
19by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services.
AB1038-SSA1,32 20Section 32. 25.50 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,17,221 25.50 (3) (b) On the dates specified and to the extent to which they are
22available, subject to s. 16.53 (10), funds payable to local governments under ss.
2379.035, 79.036, 79.04, 79.05, 79.06, 79.08, and 79.10 shall be considered local funds
24and, pursuant to the instructions of local officials, may be paid into the separate
25accounts of all local governments established in the local government

1pooled-investment fund and, pursuant to the instructions of local officials, to the
2extent to which they are available, be disbursed or invested.
AB1038-SSA1,33 3Section 33. 39.30 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,17,54 39.30 (2) (a) No Subject to s. 39.55 (2), no student shall be eligible for grants
5in more than the equivalent of 10 semesters of undergraduate education.
AB1038-SSA1,34 6Section 34. 39.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,17,207 39.38 (2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
8determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of
9which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (k).
10State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a federally
11recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general fund and
12credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be
13awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited
14institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under
15this section to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket
16under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement
17that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that
18is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a). Grants Subject to s.
1939.55 (2), grants
shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good
20academic standing at the institution that he or she is attending.
AB1038-SSA1,35 21Section 35. 39.41 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,18,922 39.41 (2) (b) For Subject to s. 39.55 (2), for each year that a scholar who receives
23a scholarship under par. (a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.000 grade
24point average, or the equivalent as determined by the institution or district school,
25and makes satisfactory progress toward an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or

1a vocational diploma, the student shall be exempt from all tuition and fees, including
2segregated fees, in the subsequent year or, if the scholar does not enroll in a
3participating institution of higher education in the subsequent year, in the 2nd year
4following the year in which the scholar received the scholarship, except that the
5maximum scholarship for a scholar who receives an original scholarship for the
61996-97 academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $2,250
7per academic year. No Subject to s. 39.55 (2), no scholar is eligible for an exemption
8for more than 4 years in the University of Wisconsin System or more than 3 years
9at a district school.
AB1038-SSA1,36 10Section 36. 39.41 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,18,1911 39.41 (3) (b) For Subject to s. 39.55 (2), for each year that a scholar who receives
12a scholarship under par. (a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.000 grade
13point average, or the equivalent as determined by the private institution, and makes
14satisfactory progress toward a bachelor's degree, the student is eligible for a higher
15education scholarship as determined under par. (a) in the subsequent year or, if the
16scholar does not enroll in a participating institution of higher education in the
17subsequent year, in the 2nd year following the year in which the scholar received the
18scholarship. No Subject to s. 39.55 (2), no scholar is eligible for a higher education
19scholarship for more than 4 years at a private institution of higher education.
AB1038-SSA1,37 20Section 37. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,19,621 39.435 (2) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy
22students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public and private
23nonprofit institutions of higher education located in this state and to sophomores,
24juniors, and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this
25subsection may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The Subject to s. 39.55 (2), the

1board may award a grant under this subsection to the same student for up to 10
2semesters or their equivalent, but may not award such a grant to the same student
3more than 6 years after the initial grant is awarded to that student. A student need
4not maintain continuous enrollment at an institution of higher education to remain
5eligible for a grant under this subsection. The board shall promulgate rules
6establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection.
AB1038-SSA1,38 7Section 38. 39.55 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,19,9 839.55 Relief from certain grant and scholarship restrictions due to a
9qualifying emergency.
(1) In this section:
AB1038-SSA1,19,1010 (a) “Executive secretary" means the executive secretary of the board.
AB1038-SSA1,19,1211 (b) “Qualifying emergency” means a public health emergency declared under
12s. 323.10.
AB1038-SSA1,19,1313 (c) “Semester” includes any equivalent academic term or session.
AB1038-SSA1,19,17 14(2) (a) Subject to par. (b), for any grant or scholarship awarded under s. 39.30,
1539.38, 39.41, 39.435, or 39.44, the executive secretary shall exclude any semester
16that the student awarded the grant or scholarship does not complete due to a
17qualifying emergency for purposes of determining any of the following:
AB1038-SSA1,19,2018 1. Any limit on the number of semesters or years for which the student may be
19awarded the grant or scholarship, as established under this subchapter or rule
20promulgated by the board.
AB1038-SSA1,19,2321 2. Any requirement related to the student's satisfactory progress, enrollment
22status, or academic performance, as established under this subchapter or rule
23promulgated by the board.
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1(b) The executive secretary shall take the measures specified in par. (a) if the
2executive secretary is able to do so in a manner that limits complexity and the burden
3on the student.
AB1038-SSA1,39 4Section 39 . 40.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,20,95 40.22 (1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) and s. 40.26 (6), each
6employee currently in the service of, and receiving earnings from, a state agency or
7other participating employer shall be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin
8retirement system as a participating employee of that state agency or participating
9employer.
AB1038-SSA1,40 10Section 40 . 40.22 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,20,1711 40.22 (2m) (intro.) An Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee
12who was a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work
13at least one-third of what is considered full-time employment by the department,
14as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from
15becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she
16is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for
17either of the following periods:
AB1038-SSA1,41 18Section 41 . 40.22 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,20,2519 40.22 (2r) (intro.) An Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee
20who was not a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work
21at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by the department,
22as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from
23becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she
24is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for
25either of the following periods:
AB1038-SSA1,42
1Section 42. 40.22 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,21,42 40.22 (3) (intro.) A Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), a person who
3qualifies as a participating employee shall be included within, and shall be subject
4to, the Wisconsin retirement system effective on one of the following dates:
AB1038-SSA1,43 5Section 43 . 40.26 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,21,126 40.26 (1m) (a) If Except as otherwise provided in sub. (6), if a participant
7receiving a retirement annuity, or a disability annuitant who has attained his or her
8normal retirement date, is employed in a position in covered employment in which
9he or she is expected to work at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time
10employment by the department, as determined under s. 40.22 (2r), the participant's
11annuity shall be suspended and no annuity payment shall be payable until after the
12participant terminates covered employment.
AB1038-SSA1,44 13Section 44 . 40.26 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,21,2114 40.26 (1m) (b) If Except as otherwise provided in sub. (6) if, a participant
15receiving a retirement annuity, or a disability annuitant who has attained his or her
16normal retirement date, enters into a contract to provide employee services with a
17participating employer and he or she is expected to work at least two-thirds of what
18is considered full-time employment by the department, as determined under s. 40.22
19(2r), the participant's annuity shall be suspended and no annuity payment shall be
20payable until after the participant no longer provides employee services under the
21contract.
AB1038-SSA1,45 22Section 45 . 40.26 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,22,223 40.26 (5) (intro.) If Except as otherwise provided in sub. (5m), if a participant
24applies for an annuity or lump sum payment during the period in which less than 75
25days have elapsed between the termination of employment with a participating

1employer and becoming a participating employee with any participating employer,
2all of the following shall apply:
AB1038-SSA1,46 3Section 46 . 40.26 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,22,94 40.26 (5m) When the governor declares a state of emergency related to a public
5health emergency under s. 323.10, sub. (5) does not apply during the state of
6emergency if at least 15 days have elapsed between the termination of employment
7with a participating employer and becoming a participating employee if the position
8for which the participant is hired is a critical position, as determined by the secretary
9of health services under s. 323.19 (3).
AB1038-SSA1,47 10Section 47 . 40.26 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,22,1511 40.26 (6) When the governor declares a state of emergency under s. 323.10, a
12participant who is hired during the emergency may elect to not suspend his or her
13retirement annuity or disability annuity under sub. (1m) for the duration of the state
14of emergency related to a public health emergency if all of the following conditions
15are met:
AB1038-SSA1,22,1916 (a) At the time the participant terminates his or her employment with a
17participating employer, the participant does not have an agreement with any
18participating employer to return to employment or enter into a contract to provide
19employee services for the employer.
AB1038-SSA1,22,2120 (b) The position for which the participant has been hired is a critical position,
21as determined under s. 323.19 (3).
AB1038-SSA1,48 22Section 48. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,23,223 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
24shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.729, 632.746
25(1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853,

1632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (3) to (6), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to
2(17), and 632.896.
AB1038-SSA1,49 3Section 49. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,23,74 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
5board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.729, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10),
6632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867,
7632.871, 632.885, 632.89, and 632.895 (11) to (17).
AB1038-SSA1,50 8Section 50. 46.968 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,23,10 946.968 Reimbursements for COVID-19 services. (1) Definitions. In this
10section:
AB1038-SSA1,23,1111 (a) “COVID-19” means an infection caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
AB1038-SSA1,23,1212 (b) “Health care provider” has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1).
AB1038-SSA1,23,22 13(2) Reimbursements. The department shall establish and implement a
14program, including the process and criteria, to reimburse a health care provider for
15testing or treating any individual for COVID-19 during an outbreak of COVID-19
16or for vaccinating, if a vaccine is available, an individual against COVID-19 when
17the health care provider has incurred the cost because the individual does not have
18insurance or health coverage or the testing, treatment, or vaccination is not paid for
19by a publicly administered health program such as Medicare or the Medical
20Assistance program or another party. The department may not pay a reimbursement
21to a health care provider under the program established under this subsection unless
22all of the following have been satisfied:
AB1038-SSA1,23,2523 (a) A determination has been made whether the individual for whom the health
24care provider seeks reimbursement for testing, treatment, or vaccination is eligible
25for the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49.
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1(b) All other sources of reimbursement for the testing, treatment, or
2vaccination, including any reimbursement of the health care provider from a public
3health and social services emergency fund administered by the federal government,
4have been exhausted.
AB1038-SSA1,51 5Section 51 . 48.026 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,24,8 648.026 Public health emergency. During a public health emergency
7declared by the governor under s. 323.10, including any extension, all of the following
8apply:
AB1038-SSA1,24,11 9(1) Notwithstanding ss. 48.217 (2), 48.357 (2) (c), and 48.437 (2), in emergency
10situations, a child may be placed in a licensed public or private shelter care facility
11as a transitional placement for not more than 40 days.
AB1038-SSA1,24,13 12(2) The department may waive the preadoption training requirement under s.
1348.84 (2g) (a).
AB1038-SSA1,24,16 14(3) Notwithstanding s. 48.62 (1) or rules promulgated by the department under
15that section, a licensed foster care may receive more than 4 children if the
16department determines it is necessary.
AB1038-SSA1,24,19 17(4) Notwithstanding ss. 48.02 (7), 48.625 (1), and 938.02 (7), the maximum
18number of children that a person with a license to operate a group home may receive
19is 10 if the department determines it is necessary.
AB1038-SSA1,24,23 20(5) Notwithstanding s. 48.66 (5), the department may waive the requirement
21under that section to submit an application for continuance of a license 30 days before
22its expiration date and to submit payment of the applicable fees referred to in ss.
2348.68 (1), 48.685 (8), and 48.686 (2) (ag).
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1(6) Notwithstanding s. 48.75 (1d), a foster home license issued under that
2subsection that expires during a public health emergency may be extended beyond
32 years from the date of issuance.
AB1038-SSA1,25,5 4(7) Notwithstanding s. 48.75 (1g) (a), a public licensing agency may license a
5foster home in another county.
AB1038-SSA1,25,9 6(8) Notwithstanding ss. 48.06 (2) (a) and 48.981 (3) (cr), upon request and on
7behalf of the county department in a county with a population of less than 750,000,
8the department may provide intake services required by s. 48.067 and any duty of
9the county under s. 48.981.
AB1038-SSA1,52 10Section 52 . 49.175 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,25,1311 49.175 (1) (x) Public health emergency programs. For the public health
12emergency programs under s. 49.259 (2) (a) and (3), $100,000,000 in the 2019-21
13fiscal biennium.
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