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AB56,971,2020 253.06 (4) (a) 2m. Engage in trafficking.
AB56,1920 21Section 1920. 253.06 (4) (a) 3. to 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56,971,2422 253.06 (4) (a) 3. Accept a draft food instrument other than in exchange for
23authorized approved food that is provided by the person selected by the electronic
24benefit transfer cardholder
.
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13m. Provide authorized approved food or other commodities to a participant
2or proxy
an electronic benefit transfer cardholder in exchange for a draft food
3instrument
accepted by a 3rd party.
AB56,972,54 4. Enter on a draft Submit a payment request for a dollar amount that is higher
5than the actual retail price of the item for which the draft a food instrument was used.
AB56,1921 6Section 1921 . 253.06 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1922 7Section 1922 . 253.06 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,972,98 253.06 (4) (a) 5m. Confiscate a food instrument or ask for or enter the electronic
9benefit transfer cardholder's personal identification number.
AB56,1923 10Section 1923 . 253.06 (4) (a) 6. and 8. of the statutes are repealed.
AB56,1924 11Section 1924 . 253.06 (4) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,972,1512 253.06 (4) (a) 9. Submit for redemption a draft Provide to someone other than
13the department a food instrument; a Women, Infants, and Children program
14electronic benefit transfer card; or food purchased with a food instrument for
15something of value
.
AB56,1925 16Section 1925 . 253.06 (4) (a) 10. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1926 17Section 1926 . 253.06 (5) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56,972,2018 253.06 (5) (a) 1. Minimum qualification standards for the authorization of
19vendors and infant formula suppliers and for the awarding of a contract to an entity
20under sub. (3m).
AB56,972,2221 2. Standards of operation for authorized vendors and infant formula suppliers
22and food direct distribution centers, including prohibited practices.
AB56,1927 23Section 1927 . 253.06 (5) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56,972,2524 253.06 (5) (b) 1. Denial of the application to be a participant or authorized
25vendor or infant formula supplier.
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12. Suspension Summary suspension or termination of authorization for an
2authorized vendor or infant formula supplier or, in the case of a food direct
3distribution center, termination of the contract.
AB56,973,54 3. Disqualification from the program under this section for a vendor, infant
5formula supplier, or
participant.
AB56,1928 6Section 1928 . 253.06 (5) (b) 6. to 8. of the statutes are created to read:
AB56,973,77 253.06 (5) (b) 6. Civil monetary penalty.
AB56,973,88 7. Warning letter.
AB56,973,99 8. Implementation of a corrective action plan.
AB56,1929 10Section 1929 . 253.06 (5) (d) (intro.) and 6. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56,973,2011 253.06 (5) (d) (intro.) The department may directly assess a forfeiture provided
12for under par. (b) 4., recoupment provided for under par. (b) 5. and an enforcement
13assessment provided for under par. (c). If the department determines that a
14forfeiture, recoupment or enforcement assessment should be levied, or that
15authorization or eligibility should be summarily suspended or terminated, for a
16particular violation or for failure to correct it, the department shall send a notice of
17assessment, summary suspension or termination to the vendor, food infant formula
18supplier, direct
distribution center or participant. The notice shall inform the
19vendor, food infant formula supplier, direct distribution center or participant of the
20right to a hearing under sub. (6) and shall specify all of the following:
AB56,973,2321 6. If applicable, that the suspension or termination of authorization of the
22vendor or eligibility of the participant is
effective beginning on the 15th day after
23receipt
date of the notice of summary suspension or termination.
AB56,1930 24Section 1930. 253.06 (5) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 253.06 (5) (e) 1. and
25amended to read:
AB56,974,4
1253.06 (5) (e) 1. The suspension or termination of authorization of a vendor,
2infant formula supplier, or direct distribution center
or eligibility of a participant
3shall be effective beginning on the 15th day after receipt of the notice of suspension
4or
termination.
AB56,974,13 52. All forfeitures, recoupments, and enforcement assessments shall be paid to
6the department within 15 days after receipt of notice of assessment or, if the
7forfeiture, recoupment, or enforcement assessment is contested under sub. (6),
8within 10 days after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of administrative
9review, unless the final decision is adverse to the department or unless the final
10decision is appealed and the decision is stayed by court order under sub. (7). The
11department shall remit all forfeitures paid to the secretary of administration for
12deposit in the school fund. The department shall deposit all enforcement
13assessments in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (gr).
AB56,1931 14Section 1931 . 253.06 (5) (e) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,974,1715 253.06 (5) (e) 3. The summary suspension of authorization of a vendor, infant
16formula supplier, or direct distribution center shall be effective immediately upon
17receipt of the notice under par. (d).
AB56,1932 18Section 1932 . 253.06 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,975,919 253.06 (6) (b) A person may contest an assessment of forfeiture, recoupment
20or enforcement assessment, a denial, suspension or termination of authorization, a
21civil monetary penalty assessed in lieu of disqualification, a summary suspension,

22or a suspension or termination of eligibility by sending a written request for hearing
23under s. 227.44 to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of
24administration within 10 days after the receipt of the notice issued under sub. (3)
25(bm) or (5) (d). The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may

1designate a hearing examiner to preside over the case and recommend a decision to
2the administrator under s. 227.46. The decision of the administrator of the division
3of hearings and appeals shall be the final administrative decision. The division of
4hearings and appeals shall commence the hearing and issue a final decision within
560 days after receipt of the request for hearing unless all of the parties consent to a
6later date. Proceedings before the division of hearings and appeals are governed by
7ch. 227. In any petition for judicial review of a decision by the division of hearings
8and appeals, the department, if not the petitioner who was in the proceeding before
9the division of hearings and appeals, shall be the named respondent.
AB56,1933 10Section 1933 . 253.06 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,975,1411 253.06 (8) Inspection of premises. The department may visit and inspect each
12authorized vendor and infant formula supplier and each food direct distribution
13center, and for such purpose shall be given unrestricted access to the premises
14described in the authorization or contract.
AB56,1934 15Section 1934 . 253.06 (9) and (10) of the statutes are created to read:
AB56,975,2016 253.06 (9) Confidentiality of applicant and participant information. (a) Any
17information about an applicant or participant, whether it is obtained from the
18applicant or participant or another source or is generated as a result of application
19for the Women, Infants, and Children program, that identifies the applicant or
20participant or a family member of the applicant or participant is confidential.
AB56,976,521 (b) Except as explicitly permitted under this section, the department shall
22restrict the use and disclosure of confidential applicant and participant information
23to any person directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the
24Women, Infants, and Children program that the department determines has a need
25to know the information for Women, Infants, and Children program purposes.

1Persons who may be allowed to access confidential information under this paragraph
2include personnel from the local agencies, persons under contract with the
3department to perform research regarding the Women, Infants, and Children
4program, and persons that are investigating or prosecuting Women, Infants, and
5Children program violations of federal, state, or local law.
AB56,976,96 (c) The department or any local agency may use or disclose to public
7organizations confidential applicant and participant information for the
8administration of other programs that serve individuals eligible for the Women,
9Infants, and Children program in accordance with 7 CFR 246.26 (h).
AB56,976,1310 (d) Staff of the department and local agencies who are required by state law to
11report known or suspected child abuse or neglect may disclose confidential applicant
12and participant information without the consent of the participant or applicant to
13the extent necessary to comply with the law.
AB56,977,214 (e) Except in the case of subpoenas or search warrants, the department and
15local agencies may disclose confidential applicant and participant information to
16individuals or entities not listed in this section only if the affected applicant or
17participant signs a release form authorizing the disclosure and specifying the parties
18to which the information may be disclosed. The department or local agency shall
19allow applicants and participants to refuse to sign the release form and shall notify
20the applicant or participant that signing the form is not a condition of eligibility and
21refusing to sign the form will not affect the applicant's or participant's application
22or participation in the Women, Infants, and Children program. Release forms
23authorizing disclosure to private physicians or other health care providers may be
24included as part of the Women, Infants, and Children program application or
25certification process. All other requests for applicants or participants to sign

1voluntary release forms may occur only after the application and certification
2process is complete.
AB56,977,133 (f) The department or local agency shall provide to an applicant or participant
4access to all information he or she has provided to the Women, Infants, and Children
5program. In the case of an applicant or participant who is an infant or child, the
6access may be provided to a parent or guardian of the infant or child, assuming that
7any issues regarding custody or guardianship have been settled. The department or
8local agency is not required to provide the applicant or participant or parent or
9guardian of an infant or child applicant or participant access to any other
10information in the file or record, including documentation of income provided by a
113rd party and staff assessments of an applicant or participant's condition or
12behavior, unless required by law or unless the information supports a state or local
13agency decision being appealed under 7 CFR 246.9.
AB56,977,19 14(10) Confidentiality of vendor information. (a) Any information about a
15vendor, whether it is obtained from the vendor or another source, that individually
16identifies the vendor except for the vendor's name, address, telephone number,
17Internet or electronic mail address, store type, and Women, Infants, and Children
18program authorization status is confidential. The department shall restrict the use
19or disclosure of confidential vendor information to any of the following:
AB56,977,2520 1. Persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the
21Women, Infants, and Children program or the food stamp program under s. 49.79
22that the department determines has a need to know the information for purposes of
23these programs. These persons may include personnel from local agencies and
24persons investigating or prosecuting violations of Women, Infants, and Children
25program or food stamp program federal, state, or local laws.
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12. Persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of any
2federal or state law or local ordinance. Before releasing information to a state or local
3entity, the department shall enter into a written agreement with the requesting
4party specifying that the information may not be used or redisclosed except for
5purposes directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the federal or
6state law or local ordinance.
AB56,978,97 3. A vendor that is subject to an adverse action under sub. (5), including a claim,
8to the extent that the confidential information concerns the vendor that is subject to
9the adverse action and is related to the adverse action.
AB56,978,1710 (b) The department may disclose to all authorized vendors and applicants to
11be a vendor sanctions that have been imposed on vendors if the disclosure identifies
12only the vendor's name, address, length of the disqualification or amount of the
13monetary penalty, and a summary of the reason for the sanction provided in the
14notice of adverse action under sub. (5). The information under this paragraph may
15be disclosed only after all administrative and judicial review is exhausted and the
16department has prevailed regarding the sanction imposed on the vendor or after the
17time period for requesting administrative and judicial review has expired.
AB56,1935 18Section 1935. 253.07 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,978,1919 253.07 (1) (a) 3. Pregnancy termination.
AB56,1936 20Section 1936. 253.07 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,978,2121 253.07 (1) (b) 3. Pregnancy termination.
AB56,1937 22Section 1937 . 253.07 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 253.07 (5)
23(b) and amended to read:
AB56,979,224 253.07 (5) (b) Subject to par. (c), a A public entity that receives women's health
25funds under this section may provide some or all of the funds to other public or

1private entities provided that the recipient of the funds does not do any of the
2following:
.
AB56,1938 3Section 1938 . 253.07 (5) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.
AB56,1939 4Section 1939 . 253.07 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1940 5Section 1940. 253.075 of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1941 6Section 1941 . 254.151 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,979,8 7254.151 Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants. (intro.)
8From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ef), the department shall award:
AB56,979,10 9(1m) Award the following grants under criteria that the department shall
10establish in rules promulgated under this section subsection:
AB56,1942 11Section 1942 . 254.151 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (a).
AB56,1943 12Section 1943 . 254.151 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (b).
AB56,1944 13Section 1944 . 254.151 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,979,1514 254.151 (2m) Award grants for residential lead hazard abatement, residential
15lead hazard reduction, and lead abatement worker training.
AB56,1945 16Section 1945 . 254.151 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (c).
AB56,1946 17Section 1946 . 254.151 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (d).
AB56,1947 18Section 1947 . 254.151 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (e) and
19amended to read:
AB56,979,2120 254.151 (1m) (e) To fund any combination of the purposes under subs. (1) pars.
21(a)
to (4) (d).
AB56,1948 22Section 1948 . 254.151 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (f).
AB56,1949 23Section 1949 . 254.151 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (g).
AB56,1950 24Section 1950. 255.06 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,980,2
1255.06 (2) (i) Multiple sclerosis services. Allocate and expend at least up to
2$60,000 as reimbursement for the provision of multiple sclerosis services to women.
AB56,1951 3Section 1951 . 256.35 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,980,64 256.35 (1) (em) “Emergency number system” means any basic system,
5sophisticated system, or Next Generation 911, as defined in sub. (3s) (a) 3. s. 85.125
6(1) (c)
, regardless of technology platform.
AB56,1952 7Section 1952 . 256.35 (3s) (except 256.35 (3s) (a) 1.) of the statutes is
8renumbered 85.125, and 85.125 (1) (intro.), (e) and (f), (2), (3) and (4) (a), as
9renumbered, are amended to read:
AB56,980,1010 85.125 (1) Definitions. (intro.) In this subsection section:
AB56,980,1111 (e) “Service supplier” has the meaning given in sub. s. 256.35 (3) (a) 3.
AB56,980,1212 (f) “Service user” has the meaning given in sub. s. 256.35 (3) (a) 4.
AB56,980,18 13(2) Emergency services IP network contracts. The department shall invite
14bids to be submitted under s. 16.75 and, from the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3)
1520.395 (5) (qm), contract for the creation, operation, and maintenance of an
16emergency services IP network that to the greatest extent feasible relies on industry
17standards and existing infrastructure to provide all public safety answering points
18with the network necessary to implement Next Generation 911.
AB56,981,2 19(3) Existing contracts and charges. (a) The department shall determine the
20operational date for each county. If a contract under sub. s. 256.35 (3) (b) 3. between
21a service supplier and a county is in effect immediately before the operational date
22determined for the county, the contract shall expire on the operational date and,
23except as provided in subd. 2. par. (b), beginning on the operational date, the service
24supplier may not bill any service user for a charge levied by the county under sub.
25s. 256.35 (3) (b) or impose a surcharge approved under sub. s. 256.35 (3) (f). At least

130 days before a contract expires under this subdivision paragraph, the department
2shall provide written notice of the expiration to the county and service supplier.
AB56,981,83 (b) If a contract terminates under subd. 1. par. (a) before a service supplier has
4been fully compensated for nonrecurring services described in sub. s. 256.35 (3) (b)
53. a., the service supplier may continue to bill service users for the charge levied by
6the county under sub. s. 256.35 (3) (b) or impose a surcharge approved under sub. s.
7256.35
(3) (f) until the service supplier is fully compensated for those nonrecurring
8services.
AB56,981,9 9(4) (a) Advise the department on the contracts required under par. (b) sub. (2).
AB56,1953 10Section 1953 . 256.35 (3s) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1954 11Section 1954 . 257.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,981,1712 257.01 (5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician, a physician
13assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed
14practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist or dental
15therapist
under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a
16veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a
17respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.
AB56,1955 18Section 1955 . 257.01 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,982,219 257.01 (5) (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years,
20but is not currently, licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist
21under ch. 448, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or
22nurse-midwife, under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist or dental therapist under ch. 447,
23licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a
24veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner

1under ch. 448, if the individual's license or certification was never revoked, limited,
2suspended, or denied renewal.
AB56,1956 3Section 1956. 281.54 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,982,9 4281.54 Local pollution control grants in TMDL watersheds. The
5department shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tj) to
6municipalities and counties for water pollution control infrastructure projects
7within watersheds for which a federally approved total maximum daily load under
833 USC 1313 (d) (1) (C) is in effect. The department shall promulgate rules for the
9administration of the program under this section.
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