Amendment ASA1-AB56

AB56-ASA1,443,13 (d) Staff of the department and local agencies who are required by state law to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect may disclose confidential applicant and participant information without the consent of the participant or applicant to the extent necessary to comply with the law.

AB56-ASA1,444,2 (e) Except in the case of subpoenas or search warrants, the department and local agencies may disclose confidential applicant and participant information to individuals or entities not listed in this section only if the affected applicant or participant signs a release form authorizing the disclosure and specifying the parties to which the information may be disclosed. The department or local agency shall allow applicants and participants to refuse to sign the release form and shall notify the applicant or participant that signing the form is not a condition of eligibility and refusing to sign the form will not affect the applicant's or participant's application or participation in the Women, Infants, and Children program. Release forms authorizing disclosure to private physicians or other health care providers may be included as part of the Women, Infants, and Children program application or certification process. All other requests for applicants or participants to sign voluntary release forms may occur only after the application and certification process is complete.

AB56-ASA1,444,13 (f) The department or local agency shall provide to an applicant or participant access to all information he or she has provided to the Women, Infants, and Children program. In the case of an applicant or participant who is an infant or child, the access may be provided to a parent or guardian of the infant or child, assuming that any issues regarding custody or guardianship have been settled. The department or local agency is not required to provide the applicant or participant or parent or guardian of an infant or child applicant or participant access to any other information in the file or record, including documentation of income provided by a 3rd party and staff assessments of an applicant or participant's condition or behavior, unless required by law or unless the information supports a state or local agency decision being appealed under 7 CFR 246.9.

AB56-ASA1,444,19 (10) Confidentiality of vendor information. (a) Any information about a vendor, whether it is obtained from the vendor or another source, that individually identifies the vendor except for the vendor's name, address, telephone number, Internet or electronic mail address, store type, and Women, Infants, and Children program authorization status is confidential. The department shall restrict the use or disclosure of confidential vendor information to any of the following:

AB56-ASA1,444,25 1. Persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the Women, Infants, and Children program or the food stamp program under s. 49.79 that the department determines has a need to know the information for purposes of these programs. These persons may include personnel from local agencies and persons investigating or prosecuting violations of Women, Infants, and Children program or food stamp program federal, state, or local laws.

AB56-ASA1,445,6 2. Persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of any federal or state law or local ordinance. Before releasing information to a state or local entity, the department shall enter into a written agreement with the requesting party specifying that the information may not be used or redisclosed except for purposes directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the federal or state law or local ordinance.

AB56-ASA1,445,9 3. A vendor that is subject to an adverse action under sub. (5), including a claim, to the extent that the confidential information concerns the vendor that is subject to the adverse action and is related to the adverse action.

AB56-ASA1,445,17 (b) The department may disclose to all authorized vendors and applicants to be a vendor sanctions that have been imposed on vendors if the disclosure identifies only the vendor's name, address, length of the disqualification or amount of the monetary penalty, and a summary of the reason for the sanction provided in the notice of adverse action under sub. (5). The information under this paragraph may be disclosed only after all administrative and judicial review is exhausted and the department has prevailed regarding the sanction imposed on the vendor or after the time period for requesting administrative and judicial review has expired.

AB56-ASA1,1941 Section 1941 . 254.151 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,445,20 254.151 Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants. (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ef), the department shall award:

AB56-ASA1,445,22 (1m) Award the following grants under criteria that the department shall establish in rules promulgated under this section subsection:

AB56-ASA1,1942 Section 1942 . 254.151 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (a).

AB56-ASA1,1943 Section 1943 . 254.151 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (b).

AB56-ASA1,1944 Section 1944 . 254.151 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-ASA1,446,2 254.151 (2m) Award grants for residential lead hazard abatement and residential lead hazard reduction.

AB56-ASA1,1945 Section 1945 . 254.151 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (c).

AB56-ASA1,1946 Section 1946 . 254.151 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (d).

AB56-ASA1,1947 Section 1947 . 254.151 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (e) and amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,446,8 254.151 (1m) (e) To fund any combination of the purposes under subs. (1) pars. (a) to (4) (d).

AB56-ASA1,1948 Section 1948 . 254.151 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (f).

AB56-ASA1,1949 Section 1949 . 254.151 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (g).

AB56-ASA1,1949m Section 1949m. 254.25 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-ASA1,446,13 254.25 Nitrate testing grant program. (1) In this section, “local health department” has the meaning given in s. 250.01 (4).

AB56-ASA1,446,19 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (ec), subject to subs. (3), (5), and (6), the department shall award grants to private well owners who apply to receive a grant and who satisfy the requirements set forth in this section. The department shall, after subtracting the amount available for distribution to counties under par. (b), reserve one-third of the remaining moneys for grants to applicants given preference under sub. (6).

AB56-ASA1,447,5 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (ec), the department shall distribute amounts up to a total of $500,000 to counties that apply to participate in the testing program under this section to provide reimbursement for the actual cost of administering the testing and reporting requirements under sub. (4). A county may contract with other counties, with well drillers or pump installers licensed through the department of natural resources under ch. 280, or with plumbers licensed by the department of safety and professional services under s. 145.06 to provide testing services under this section and may use moneys received from the department of health services under this section to ensure reimbursement for its costs or those incurred by other entities with which the county has a contract for testing under this section.

AB56-ASA1,447,12 (3) The department shall, to the extent that funds are available under this section, distribute grants to cover costs described in this subsection, according to a schedule promulgated by the department by rule, subject to a limitation of $2,500 per private well owner. Grant recipients must use grant moneys to cover costs for a private well with a primary purpose of providing potable water for human consumption to either a residential or nonprofit business property. Eligible costs under this section include any of the following:

AB56-ASA1,447,13 (a) Well testing.

AB56-ASA1,447,14 (b) Installation of an appropriate filtration system.

AB56-ASA1,447,16 (c) Repair or replacement of the well with a well that complies with the requirements under s. 281.75 (12).

AB56-ASA1,447,17 (d) Replacement of the water supply.

AB56-ASA1,447,25 (4) A private well owner may make a request to the local health department to have the nitrate levels tested for his or her well. If the well owner's county has chosen to participate in the program under this section, upon a request from a private well owner, the local health department shall provide a list of entities, public or private, that are available to complete the testing. The private well owner may contact any of the available entities on the list provided by the local health department. An available public or private entity that agrees to do the testing for the private well owner shall collect the necessary samples and do all of the following:

AB56-ASA1,448,2 (a) Submit the samples for testing to the state laboratory of hygiene or another state certified laboratory.

AB56-ASA1,448,8 (b) Report the test results to the department and the private well owner, together with a recommendation for one or more of the remediation approaches enumerated under sub. (3) (b) to (d), if appropriate, and, if the test results indicate nitrate levels exceeding 10 parts per million, a statement of the fees charged for testing and a recommendation that the private well owner receive reimbursement for those costs.

AB56-ASA1,448,11 (c) Notify the private well owner that the private well owner may contact the department within 30 days to request a grant for a different approach than was recommended by the entity that completed the testing.

AB56-ASA1,448,15 (5) (a) A private well owner is eligible to apply for a grant under this section if the report provided to the department under sub. (4) indicates that nitrate levels in the owner's well water exceed 10 parts per million. A private well owner may receive only one grant per parcel.

AB56-ASA1,448,17 (b) The department may not set an income limitation for an applicant to be eligible for a grant under this section.

AB56-ASA1,448,20 (6) In considering grant applications under this section, the department shall give preference to applicants who have a household member who is any of the following:

AB56-ASA1,448,21 (a) Pregnant.

AB56-ASA1,448,22 (b) Breast-feeding.

AB56-ASA1,448,23 (c) Under the age of 3 years.

AB56-ASA1,448,24 (d) Over the age of 65.

AB56-ASA1,1950 Section 1950 . 255.06 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,449,2 255.06 (2) (i) Multiple sclerosis services. Allocate and expend at least up to $60,000 as reimbursement for the provision of multiple sclerosis services to women.

AB56-ASA1,1957 Section 1957 . 281.59 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,449,5 281.59 (4) (a) The clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program are revenue-producing enterprises or programs, as defined in s. 18.52 (6).

AB56-ASA1,1958 Section 1958 . 281.59 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,449,11 281.59 (4) (am) Deposits, appropriations or transfers to the environmental improvement fund for the purposes of the clean water fund program or the safe drinking water loan program may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 or in accordance with subch. IV of ch. 18 if designated a higher education bond.

AB56-ASA1,1959 Section 1959 . 281.59 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,449,22 281.59 (4) (c) The building commission may pledge any portion of revenues received or to be received in the fund established in par. (b) or the environmental improvement fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this subsection. The pledge shall provide for the transfer to the environmental improvement fund of all pledged revenues, including any interest earned on the revenues, which are in excess of the amounts required to be paid under s. 20.320 (1) (c) and (u) and (2) (c) and (u) for the purposes of the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program. The pledge shall provide that the transfers be made at least twice yearly, that the transferred amounts be deposited in the environmental improvement fund and that the transferred amounts are free of any prior pledge.

AB56-ASA1,1960 Section 1960 . 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,450,7 281.59 (4) (f) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this subsection, and all payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations issued under this subsection, can be fully paid on a timely basis from moneys received or anticipated to be received. Revenue obligations issued under this subsection for the clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program shall not exceed $2,526,700,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligation notes.

AB56-ASA1,1960b Section 1960b. 281.59 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,450,15 281.59 (9) (a) A loan approved under the safe drinking water loan program or the land recycling loan program shall be for no longer than 20 years, as determined by the department of administration, be fully amortized not later than 20 years after the original date of the financial assistance agreement, and require the repayment of principal and interest, if any, to begin not later than 12 months after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as determined by the department of administration.

AB56-ASA1,1960c Section 1960c. 281.59 (9) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56-ASA1,450,22 281.59 (9) (ad) A loan approved under the safe drinking water loan program shall be fully amortized not later than 30 years after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as determined by the department of administration, and require the repayment of principal and interest, if any, to begin not later than 18 months after the expected date of completion of the project that it funds, as determined by the department of administration.

AB56-ASA1,1973m Section 1973m. 283.31 (8) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 283.31 (8) and amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,451,9 283.31 (8) The holder of a permit under this section for a concentrated animal feeding operation shall annually pay to the department a fee of $345 . (b) Of each fee paid under par. (a), $95, which shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (mi) (9) (ag). (c) The department shall annually submit a report to the joint committee on finance and, under s. 13.172 (3), to the standing committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over agricultural and environmental matters describing the use of the moneys credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (4) (mi) (9) (ag) under par. (b) this subsection and the use of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (9) (ap).

AB56-ASA1,1980 Section 1980 . 301.26 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,451,15 301.26 (4) (d) 2. Beginning on July 1, 2017 2019, and ending on June 30, 2018 2020, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be $390 $526 for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), and $390 $526 for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3).

AB56-ASA1,1981 Section 1981 . 301.26 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,451,24 301.26 (4) (d) 3. Beginning on July 1, 2018 2020, and ending on June 30, 2019 December 31, 2020, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be $544 for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), and $544 for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3). Beginning on January 1, 2021, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be $397 $609 for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), and $397 $609 for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3).

AB56-ASA1,1985 Section 1985. 323.29 (3) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 323.29 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,452,5 323.29 (3) (a) The department shall do all of the following: 1. Provide provide staff support for the council and oversight of the development and operation of a statewide public safety interoperable communication system.

AB56-ASA1,1986 Section 1986 . 323.29 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56-ASA1,1986m Section 1986m. 323.31 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,452,22 323.31 State disaster assistance. From the appropriations under s. 20.465 (3) (b) and (s), the adjutant general shall make payments to retail electric cooperatives, as defined in s. 16.957 (1) (t), to local governmental units, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u), and to federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state for the damages and costs incurred as the result of a disaster if federal disaster assistance is not available for that disaster because the governor's request that the president declare the disaster a major disaster under 42 USC 5170 has been denied or because the disaster, as determined by the department of military affairs, does not meet the statewide or countywide per capita impact indicator under the public assistance program that is issued by the federal emergency management agency. To be eligible for a payment under this section, the retail electric cooperative, local governmental unit, or tribe or band shall pay 30 percent of the amount of the damages and costs resulting from the disaster. The department of military affairs shall promulgate rules establishing the application process and the criteria for determining eligibility for payments under this section.

AB56-ASA1,1986s Section 1986s. 341.25 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,453,3 341.25 (1) (a) For each automobile, a fee of $75 $85, except that an automobile registered in this state prior to September 1, 1947, at a fee of less than $18 shall be registered at such lesser fee plus an additional fee of $2.

AB56-ASA1,1987 Section 1987 . 341.25 (1) (L) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,453,9 341.25 (1) (L) 1. b. “Hybrid electric vehicle” means a vehicle that is capable of using both electricity and gasoline, diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle but that is propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor that draws electricity from a battery that has a capacity of not less than 4 kilowatt hours and may be capable of being recharged from an external source of electricity.

AB56-ASA1,1988b Section 1988b. 341.25 (2) (a) to (cm) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,453,11 341.25 (2) (a) Not more than 4,500   $  75.00 100.00

AB56-ASA1,453,12 (b) Not more than 6,000   84.00 100.00

AB56-ASA1,453,13 (c) Not more than 8,000   106.00 100.00

AB56-ASA1,453,14 (cm) Not more than 10,000   155.00 100.00

AB56-ASA1,1988m Section 1988m. 341.35 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,453,21 341.35 (6m) Administrative costs. The department shall retain a portion of the moneys collected under this section equal to the actual administrative costs related to the collection of these fees but not less than 27 cents per vehicle application. The department shall establish the method for computing the administrative costs by rule and review the methodology annually to ensure full reimbursement of its expenses.

AB56-ASA1,1990 Section 1990 . 342.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,453,24 342.14 (1) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, $62 $157, by the owner of the vehicle.

AB56-ASA1,1991 Section 1991 . 342.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,454,2 342.14 (3) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $62 $157, by the owner of the vehicle.

AB56-ASA1,2078 Section 2078 . 632.697 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,454,12 632.697 Benefits subject to department's right to recover. Death benefits payable under a life insurance policy or an annuity are subject to the right of the department of health services to recover under s. 46.27 (7g) , 2017 stats., 49.496, 49.682, or 49.849 an amount equal to the medical assistance that is recoverable under s. 49.496 (3) (a), an amount equal to aid under s. 49.68, 49.683, 49.685, or 49.785 that is recoverable under s. 49.682 (2) (a) or (am), or an amount equal to long-term community support services under s. 46.27, 2017 stats., that is recoverable under s. 46.27 (7g) (c) 1., 2017 stats., and that was paid on behalf of the deceased policyholder or annuitant.

AB56-ASA1,2109 Section 2109 . 701.0508 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,454,19 701.0508 (1) (b) 1. The claim is a claim based on tort, on a marital property agreement that is subject to the time limitations under s. 766.58 (13) (b) or (c), on Wisconsin income, franchise, sales, withholding, gift, or death taxes, or on unemployment compensation contributions due or benefits overpaid; a claim for funeral or administrative expenses; a claim of this state under s. 46.27 (7g), 2017 stats., 49.496, 49.682, or 49.849; or a claim of the United States.

AB56-ASA1,2110 Section 2110 . 705.04 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,455,3 705.04 (2g) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), the department of health services may collect, from funds of a decedent that are held by the decedent immediately before death in a joint account or a P.O.D. account, an amount equal to the medical assistance that is recoverable under s. 49.496 (3) (a), an amount equal to aid under s. 49.68, 49.683, 49.685, or 49.785 that is recoverable under s. 49.682 (2) (a) or (am), or an amount equal to long-term community support services under s. 46.27, 2017 stats., that is recoverable under s. 46.27 (7g) (c) 1., 2017 stats., and that was paid on behalf of the decedent or the decedent's spouse.

AB56-ASA1,2111 Section 2111 . 706.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56-ASA1,455,7 706.11 (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a 2nd mortgage assigned to or executed to the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.80 (4) (a) 1., 1989 stats., or s. 45.37 (3), 2017 stats.