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AB56,457,1510 40.26 (6) (intro.) Subsections (1) to (5) do not apply to a participant who applies
11for an annuity or lump sum payment during the period in which at least 30 days have
12elapsed between the participant's termination of employment as a teacher with a
13school district that is a participating employer, and becoming a teacher as an
14employee or contractor providing employee services as a teacher with any school
15district that is a participating employer if all of the following conditions are met:
AB56,457,1916 (a) At the time the participant terminates his or her employment as a teacher
17with a school district, the participant does not have an agreement with any school
18district that is a participating employer to return to employment as a teacher or enter
19into a contract to provide employee services as a teacher for the school district.
AB56,457,2120 (b) The participant elects on a form provided by the department to not become
21a participating employee.
AB56,414 22Section 414. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,458,223 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), 632.728, 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), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (17), and
2632.896.
AB56,415 3Section 415. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,458,74 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
5board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.728, 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,
7632.885, 632.89, and 632.895 (11) (8) and (10) to (17).
AB56,416 8Section 416. 40.513 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,458,119 40.513 (3) (a) The employee was eligible for an employer contribution under
10s. 40.05 (4) (ag) during the 2015 calendar year and elected not to receive health care
11coverage in that calendar year or in any succeeding calendar year.
AB56,417 12Section 417. 40.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,458,1913 40.61 (3) Any An employer under s. 40.02 (28), other than the state, may offer
14to all of its employees an a group income continuation insurance plan through a
15program offered by the group insurance board. Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss.
1640.05 (5) and 40.62, the department may by rule establish different eligibility
17standards or contribution requirements for such those employees and employers and
18may by rule limit the categories of employers which that may be included as
19participating employers under this subchapter.
AB56,418 20Section 418. 40.62 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,459,321 40.62 (1) The group insurance board shall establish an a group income
22continuation insurance plan providing for full or partial payment of the financial loss
23of earnings incurred as a result of injury or illness with separate provisions for
24short-term insurance with a benefit duration of no more than one year and
25long-term insurance covering injury or illness of indefinite duration. Employees An

1employee
insured under the plan shall be is eligible for benefits upon exhaustion of
2accumulated sick leave and completion of the elimination period established by the
3group insurance board.
AB56,419 4Section 419 . 40.64 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,459,6 540.64 Long-term disability insurance coverage. The board may establish
6a group long-term disability insurance plan.
AB56,420 7Section 420. 40.65 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,459,228 40.65 (2) (a) This paragraph applies to participants who first apply for benefits
9before May 3, 1988. Any person desiring a benefit under this section must apply to
10the department of workforce development, which department shall determine
11whether the applicant is eligible to receive the benefit and the participant's monthly
12salary. Appeals from the eligibility decision shall follow the procedures under ss.
13102.16 to 102.26. If it is determined that an applicant is eligible, the department of
14workforce development shall notify the department of employee trust funds and
15shall certify the applicant's monthly salary. If at the time of application for benefits
16an applicant is still employed in any capacity by the employer in whose employ the
17disabling injury occurred or disease was contracted, that continued employment
18shall not affect that applicant's right to have his or her eligibility to receive those
19benefits determined in proceedings before the division of hearings and appeals in the
20department of administration
department of workforce development or the labor and
21industry review commission or in proceedings in the courts. The department of
22workforce development may promulgate rules needed to administer this paragraph.
AB56,421 23Section 421. 40.65 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,460,324 40.65 (2) (b) 3. The department shall determine whether or not the applicant
25is eligible for benefits under this section on the basis of the evidence in subd. 2. An

1applicant may appeal a determination under this subdivision to the division of
2hearings and appeals in the department of administration
department of workforce
3development
.
AB56,422 4Section 422. 40.65 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,460,75 40.65 (2) (b) 4. In hearing an appeal under subd. 3., the division of hearings and
6appeals in the department of administration
department of workforce development
7shall follow the procedures under ss. 102.16 to 102.26.
AB56,423 8Section 423. 41.51 of the statutes is renumbered 41.51 (intro.) and amended
9to read:
AB56,460,11 1041.51 Definitions. (intro.) In this subchapter, unless the context requires
11otherwise, “board"
:
AB56,460,12 12(1) “Board” means the arts board.
AB56,424 13Section 424 . 41.51 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,460,1714 41.51 (2) “State building" means a permanent structure normally occupied by
15state employees that is wholly or partially enclosed and that is used for performing
16or facilitating the performance of the functions of a state agency as defined in s.
1720.001 (1).
AB56,425 18Section 425 . 41.51 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,460,2119 41.51 (3) “Work of art" means an original creation of visual art or a reproduction
20of an original creation of visual art if the reproduction is controlled by the artist of
21the original work as part of a limited edition.
AB56,426 22Section 426 . 41.58 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,460,24 2341.58 Art in state buildings. (1) Applicability. This section does not apply
24to any of the following:
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1(a) A contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of, or addition
2to a state building if the total construction cost of the project is $250,000 or less.
AB56,461,43 (b) A state building or space within a state building that is not open to the
4general public in its normal use.
AB56,461,65 (c) Game farms, fish hatcheries, nurseries, and other production facilities
6operated by the department of natural resources.
AB56,461,12 7(2) Minimum expenditure required. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), at least
8two-tenths of 1 percent of the appropriation for the construction, reconstruction,
9remodeling of, or addition to a state building shall be expended to acquire one or more
10works of art to be incorporated into the state building or to be displayed in or on the
11grounds of the state building, and to fund all administrative costs that the board
12incurs in acquiring the works of art.
AB56,461,1813 (b) If a state building to which this section applies is located contiguous to other
14state buildings, the board, after reviewing the recommendations of the advisory
15committee appointed under sub. (3), may apply the funds set aside under par. (a) to
16the acquisition, including all associated administrative costs, of one or more works
17of art to be incorporated into one or more of the contiguous buildings or to be
18displayed in or on the grounds of one or more of the contiguous buildings.
AB56,461,23 19(3) Advisory committee. (a) For a building project requiring an expenditure
20under sub. (2) and after selection of the architect for the project, the board shall
21appoint an advisory committee for the purpose of reviewing and recommending one
22or more works of art to be incorporated into the state building or displayed in or on
23the grounds of the state building.
AB56,461,2524 (b) The advisory committee shall consist of at least 5 members appointed by the
25board, including all of the following:
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11. One member who is a member of the board.
AB56,462,32 2. At least 2 members who are artists, art educators, art administrators,
3museum directors or curators, art critics, or art collectors.
AB56,462,54 3. At least 2 members who are project managers, architects, users of the
5building, or members of the building commission.
AB56,462,13 6(4) Contracts with artists. (a) After reviewing the recommendations of the
7advisory committee appointed under sub. (3) with respect to a particular building
8project, the board shall select one or more works of art recommended by the advisory
9committee to be incorporated into the project. The board shall ensure that the
10aggregate of all works of art selected under this subsection represents a wide variety
11of art forms executed by the broadest feasible diversity of artists, except that the
12board shall give preference to the works of art of artists who are residents of this
13state.
AB56,462,1614 (b) 1. The board shall contract for the procurement of each work of art selected
15for a building project under this section. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., each
16contract shall provide for sole ownership of the work of art to the state.
AB56,462,2017 2. If a work of art selected for a building project under this section is an existing
18work of art and is no longer subject to the control of the artist originating the work
19of art, the contract shall assign sole ownership to the state, subject to any existing
20obligations of the owner to the originating artist.
AB56,462,2521 3. If a work of art selected for a building project under this section is owned by
22the artist originating the work of art or if the work of art has not been executed on
23the date of the contract, the contract shall assign sole ownership to the state, subject
24to the following rights that shall be retained by the artist except as otherwise
25provided in the contract executed under par. (b) 1.:
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1a. The right to claim authorship of the work of art.
AB56,463,32 b. The right to reproduce the work of art, including all rights secured to the
3artist under federal copyright laws.
AB56,463,5 4(5) Board responsibilities. After acquisition of a work of art under sub. (4),
5the board shall do all of the following:
AB56,463,66 (a) Ensure proper execution of the work of art if it is a new original work of art.
AB56,463,77 (b) Ensure that the work of art is properly installed within the public view.
AB56,463,108 (c) Cooperate with the building commission and consult with the artist or the
9artist's representative to ensure that the work of art is properly maintained and is
10not artistically altered without the consent of the artist or the artist's representative.
AB56,463,1711 (d) Ensure that the work of art is maintained and displayed in or on the grounds
12of the state building for at least 25 years, unless, after consultation with the state
13agency making principal use of the building to which the work of art is appurtenant,
14the board finds that earlier removal is in the public interest. When a work of art
15acquired under this section is removed from a state building, the board shall loan the
16work of art to an accredited museum in the state or to an educational or other
17appropriate public institution capable of maintaining and exhibiting the work of art.
AB56,427 18Section 427. 45.03 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,464,819 45.03 (15) Deferral of payments and interest on loans. When a veteran or
20a member of the veteran's family makes application for deferment of payment of
21monthly installments and waiver of interest charges on veterans loans made under
22this chapter, showing that the ability of the veteran to make payment is materially
23and adversely affected by reason of military service, the department may, with the
24approval of the board, defer payment of monthly installments and waive interest
25charges on veterans loans made under this chapter for the duration of any period of

1service in the armed forces of the United States during a national emergency or in
2time of war or under P.L. 87-117 and 6 months from date of discharge or separation
3and the time for payment may be extended for the same period. However, when funds
4estimated to be received in the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund to pay debt
5service on public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zn) and (zo) are less than the
6funds estimated to be required for the payment of the debt service, the board may
7grant deferral of payments and interest on loans provided under s. 45.37 only when
8so required by federal law.
AB56,428 9Section 428. 45.03 (16) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,464,1310 45.03 (16) (c) 2. (intro.) The department shall declare immediately due and
11payable any loan made after July 29, 1979, under a program administered by the
12department under s. 45.40 or subch. III, if it finds that the loan was granted to an
13ineligible person due to any of the following circumstances:
AB56,429 14Section 429. 45.03 (16) (c) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,464,1615 45.03 (16) (c) 3. (intro.) Loan application forms processed by the department
16for programs administered under s. 45.40 or subch. III shall do all of the following:
AB56,430 17Section 430. 45.03 (16) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,464,2018 45.03 (16) (c) 4. The department shall incorporate the payment acceleration
19requirements of subd. 2. in all loan documents for programs administered by the
20department under s. 45.40 or subch. III.
AB56,431 21Section 431. Subchapter III of chapter 45 [precedes 45.30] of the statutes is
22repealed.
AB56,432 23Section 432. 45.42 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,465,524 45.42 (4) The department may execute necessary instruments, collect interest
25and principal, compromise indebtedness, sue and be sued, post bonds, and write off

1indebtedness that it considers uncollectible. If a loan under this section is secured
2by a real estate mortgage, the department may exercise the rights of owners and
3mortgagees generally and the rights and powers set forth in s. 45.32 , 2017 stats. The
4department shall pay all interest and principal repaid on the loan into the veterans
5trust fund.
AB56,433 6Section 433. 45.42 (8) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,434 7Section 434. 45.42 (8) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 45.42 (8).
AB56,435 8Section 435. 45.48 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,465,13 945.48 Veterans outreach and recovery program. (1) To be funded from
10the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (qs), the department shall administer a
11program to provide outreach, mental health services, and support to individuals who
12reside in this state, who may have a mental health condition or substance use
13disorder, and who meet one of the following conditions:
AB56,465,1514 (a) Are serving in the national guard of any state or a reserve component of the
15U.S. armed forces.
AB56,465,1916 (b) Served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, forces incorporated as part
17of the U.S. armed forces, a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, or the
18national guard of any state and were discharged under conditions other than
19dishonorable.
AB56,465,21 20(2) The eligibility requirements under s. 45.02 do not apply to an individual
21receiving services under sub. (1).
AB56,465,23 22(3) The department may provide payments to facilitate the provision of services
23under sub. (1).
AB56,436 24Section 436 . 45.57 of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.57 Veterans homes; transfer of funding. The department may transfer
2all or part of the unencumbered balance of any of the appropriations under s. 20.485
3(1) (g), (gd), (gk), or (i) to the veterans trust fund or to the veterans mortgage loan
4repayment fund
. The department shall notify the joint committee on finance in
5writing of any balance transferred under this section.
AB56,437 6Section 437. 46.057 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,467,37 46.057 (1) The department shall establish, maintain, and operate the Mendota
8juvenile treatment center on the grounds of the Mendota Mental Health Institute.
9The department may designate staff at the Mendota Mental Health Institute as
10responsible for administering, and providing services at, the center.
11Notwithstanding ss. 301.02, 301.03, and 301.36 (1), the department shall operate the
12Mendota juvenile treatment center as a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in
13s. 938.02 (10p). The center shall not be considered a hospital, as defined in s. 50.33
14(2), an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), a state treatment facility, as
15defined in s. 51.01 (15), or a treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (19). The center
16shall provide psychological and psychiatric evaluations and treatment for juveniles
17whose behavior presents a serious problem to themselves or others in other juvenile
18correctional facilities or in secured residential care centers for children and youth
19and whose mental health needs can be met at the center. With the approval of the
20department of health services, the department of corrections may transfer to the
21center any juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured
22residential care center for children and youth under the supervision of the
23department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h) or (4m), or 938.357 (3), (4),
24or (5) (e) in the same manner that the department of corrections transfers juveniles
25between other juvenile correctional facilities. Upon the recommendation of Subject

1to s. 938.357 (3) (c), with the approval of
the department of health services, a court
2may place a juvenile at the center in a proceeding for a change in placement order
3under s. 938.357 (3).
AB56,438 4Section 438 . 46.057 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 185,
5section 15, and 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB56,468,26 46.057 (1) The department shall establish, maintain, and operate the Mendota
7juvenile treatment center on the grounds of the Mendota Mental Health Institute.
8The department may designate staff at the Mendota Mental Health Institute as
9responsible for administering, and providing services at, the center.
10Notwithstanding ss. 301.02, 301.03, and 301.36 (1), the department shall operate the
11Mendota juvenile treatment center as a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in
12s. 938.02 (10p). The center shall not be considered a hospital, as defined in s. 50.33
13(2), an inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), a state treatment facility, as
14defined in s. 51.01 (15), or a treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (19). The center
15shall provide psychological and psychiatric evaluations and treatment for juveniles
16whose behavior presents a serious problem to themselves or others in other juvenile
17correctional facilities or in secured residential care centers for children and youth
18and whose mental health needs can be met at the center. With the approval of the
19department of health services, the department of corrections may transfer to the
20center any juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured
21residential care center for children and youth under the supervision of the
22department of corrections under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4h), or 938.357 (3), (4), or (5) (e)
23in the same manner that the department of corrections transfers juveniles between
24other juvenile correctional facilities. Subject to s. 938.357 (3) (c), with the approval

1of the department of health services, a court may place a juvenile at the center in a
2proceeding for a change in placement order under s. 938.357 (3).
AB56,439 3Section 439. 46.057 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,468,74 46.057 (1m) Only the director of the Mendota Mental Health Institute, or his
5or her designee, is authorized to make decisions regarding the admission of juveniles
6to and treatment of juveniles at the center and the release and return of juveniles
7to the appropriate state or county facility.
AB56,440 8Section 440. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,468,179 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the
10department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
11(2) (kx) $1,365,500 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under s.
1220.410 (3) (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation
13account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $2,869,200 $3,224,100 in fiscal year 2017-18
142019-20 and $2,932,600 $5,878,100 in fiscal year 2018-19 2020-21, for services for
15juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health
16services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of
17providing those services.
AB56,441 18Section 441. 46.10 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,469,419 46.10 (16) The department shall delegate to county departments under ss.
2051.42 and 51.437 or the local providers of care and services meeting the standards
21established by the department under s. 46.036, the responsibilities vested in the
22department under this section for collection of patient fees for services other than
23those provided at state facilities, those provided to children that are reimbursed
24under a waiver under s. 46.27 (11), 46.275, 46.278, or 46.2785, or those provided
25under the disabled children's long-term support program if the county departments

1or providers meet the conditions that the department determines are appropriate.
2The department may delegate to county departments under ss. 51.42 and 51.437 the
3responsibilities vested in the department under this section for collection of patient
4fees for services provided at the state facilities if the necessary conditions are met.
AB56,442 5Section 442. 46.21 (2m) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,469,96 46.21 (2m) (b) 1. a. The powers and duties of the county departments under ss.
746.215, 51.42 and 51.437, including the administration of the long-term support
8community options program under s. 46.27, if the county department under s. 46.215
9is designated as the administering agency under s. 46.27 (3) (b) 1
.
AB56,443 10Section 443. 46.21 (2m) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,444 11Section 444. 46.215 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,445 12Section 445. 46.22 (1) (b) 1. e. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,446 13Section 446. 46.23 (3) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,447 14Section 447. 46.269 of the statutes is amended to read:
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