238.14 Talent recruitment grants. (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Household” means a group of one or more individuals who dwell together within the same dwelling.
(b) “Household goal” means the total number of households that a talent recruitment program under this section seeks to successfully incentivize to relocate or commit to relocate from outside this state to a municipality in this state.
(2) Establishment of grant program. The corporation shall establish and administer the economic development program under this section for the purpose of awarding grants for talent recruitment programs to incentivize households to relocate from outside this state to a municipality in this state.
(3) Grants. (a) The corporation shall award grants to eligible applicants under sub. (4) for the purpose of the administration of talent recruitment programs and the costs associated with incentivizing households to relocate from outside this state to municipalities in this state.
(b) No more than $500,000 in grant moneys may be awarded to support talent recruitment programming in a single municipality in a single fiscal year.
(c) The corporation shall disburse 50 percent of the total grant award upon entering into a grant contract and 50 percent of the total grant award upon the recipient reporting to the corporation that it has successfully met half of the household goal stated in the talent recruitment program plan under sub. (4) (b). If the recipient fails to meet half of its stated household goal, the corporation shall not disburse the remaining grant amount.
(4) Applicant eligibility. An applicant is eligible to receive a grant if the applicant meets all of the following criteria:
(a) The applicant is any of the following:
1. A city, village, town, county, or American Indian tribe or band in this state.
2. A nonprofit organization, the mission of which includes economic development, workforce and talent development, or community development.
(b) The applicant provides the corporation with a talent recruitment program plan that includes all of the following details:
1. The total estimated cost of the program and the individual estimated costs associated with the program’s design, administration, marketing, and relocation incentive initiatives.
2. The program’s household goal and the estimated total grant amount per household.
3. The program’s estimated state and local tax impact.
4. The program’s estimated total economic impact.
(c) The applicant demonstrates its ability to contribute at least 20 percent of the total talent recruitment program cost. The applicant’s contribution may include local investments and in-kind donations.
(d) If the applicant is a previous recipient of grant under this section, the applicant has met the household goal stated in the talent recruitment program plan under par. (b) for the previous grant.
(5) Household eligibility. A household is eligible for talent recruitment program incentives under this section if the household meets all of the following criteria:
(a) The household resides outside of this state at the time the household applies for talent recruitment program incentives under this section.
(b) The household has an individual household income of at least $55,000.
(c) The household submits an application to the recipient of a grant under this section to receive talent recruitment program incentives.
(6) Reports. Each recipient of a grant under this section shall provide semiannual reports to the corporation with the following data regarding talent recruitment program outcomes:
(a) Total number of household applications.
(b) Total number of approved households.
(c) Cost per approved household.
(d) The annual incomes and occupations of approved households.
(e) The economic impact of the talent recruitment program, including state and local tax revenue and new consumer spending.
15,320Section 320. 250.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 250.15 (1) (c) “Health center look-alike” means a health care entity that is designated by the federal health resources and services administration as a federally qualified health center look-alike.
15,322Section 322. 250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 250.15 (2) (d) Two million two hundred fifty thousand Three million dollars to free and charitable clinics.
15,323Section 323. 250.15 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 250.15 (2) (e) To health center look-alikes, $200,000. A grant awarded to a health center look-alike under this paragraph cannot exceed $100,000.
15,324Section 324. 255.35 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 255.35 (3) (a) The department shall implement a statewide poison control system, which shall provide poison control services that are available statewide, on a 24-hour per day and 365-day per year basis and shall provide poison information and education to health care professionals and the public. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ds), the department shall, if the requirement under par. (b) is met, distribute total funding of not more than $425,000 in each fiscal year of up to $482,500 to supplement the operation of the system and to provide for the statewide collection and reporting of poison control data. The department may, but need not, distribute all of the funds in each fiscal year to a single poison control center.
15,325Section 325. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 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. The building commission may contract additional revenue obligations in an amount up to $24,700,000. The building commission may contract additional revenue obligations in an amount up to $46,000,000. The building commission may contract additional revenue obligations in an amount up to $732,250,100.
Section 326. 301.068 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
301.068 (3) (b) The community services provide offenders with necessary supervision and services that improve their opportunity to complete their terms of probation, parole, or extended supervision. The community services may include employment training and placement, educational assistance, education and vocational training utilizing virtual reality technologies, transportation, and housing. The community services shall focus on mitigating offender attributes and factors that are likely to lead to criminal behavior.
15,327mSection 327m. 301.26 (4) (d) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read: 301.26 (4) (d) 2. Beginning on July 1, 2023, and ending on June 30, 2024, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be, for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), $1,246 and, for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3), $1,246. For fiscal year 2026, the per person daily cost assessment amounts to counties under this subdivision are $2,501.
3. Beginning on July 1, 2024, and ending on June 30, 2025, the per person daily cost assessment to counties shall be, for care in a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), $1,268 and, for care for juveniles transferred from a juvenile correctional institution under s. 51.35 (3), $1,268. For fiscal year 2027, the per person daily cost assessment amounts to counties under this subdivision are $2,758.
15,329Section 329. 341.135 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 341.135 (2m) Fees. Beginning with registration plates issued on October 1, 2026, the department shall assess a fee of $6 per plate for the issuance of new registration plates that are not replacement plates for which a fee is collected under s. 341.16. The fee under this subsection is an addition to any other fee required for the registration of a vehicle.
15,330Section 330. 341.14 (6r) (b) 23. of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (b) 23. In addition to the fee under subd. 2., a voluntary payment of $25 shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 70. In addition to the fee under subd. 2., a voluntary payment of $50 shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 70. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. No plate may be issued for the special group specified under par. (f) 70. unless the voluntary payment under this subdivision is collected. All moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $23,700 or the actual initial costs of production for the special group plates under par. (f) 70., whichever is less, shall be deposited in the transportation fund.
15,331Section 331. 341.14 (6r) (b) 24. of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (b) 24. In addition to the fee under subd. 2., a voluntary payment of $25 shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 71. In addition to the fee under subd. 2., a voluntary payment of $50 shall be collected in connection with the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 71. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. No plate may be issued for the special group specified under par. (f) 71. unless the voluntary payment under this subdivision is collected. All moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $23,700 or the actual initial costs of production for the special group plates under par. (f) 71., whichever is less, shall be deposited in the transportation fund.
15,332Section 332. 341.14 (6r) (cb) of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (cb) Notwithstanding par. (c), special group plates issued under par. (f) 70. shall have a black background and white lettering displaying the word “Wisconsin” and identifying letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 7 positions and not less than one position.
15,333Section 333. 341.14 (6r) (cr) of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (cr) Notwithstanding par. (c), special group plates issued under par. (f) 71. shall have a yellow background and black lettering displaying the words “America’s Dairyland” and “Wisconsin” and identifying letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 7 positions and not less than one position.
15,334Section 334. 341.14 (6r) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.14 (6r) (e) The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates for groups or organizations which are not military in nature and not special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47., 50., and, 59., 70., and 71., for each professional football team under par. (f) 55., for each professional baseball team under par. (f) 60., and for each professional basketball team under par. (f) 65. The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47. Subject to par. (c), the department shall specify the word or words comprising the special group name and the symbol to be displayed upon special group plates for a group or organization which is not military in nature after consultation with the chief executive officer in this state of the group or organization. The department shall require that the word or words and symbol for a university specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. be a registration decal or tag and affixed to the special group plate and be of the colors for a university specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. that the president of the University of Wisconsin System specifies. The department shall consult the chief trademark officer of Harley-Davidson Michigan, LLC before specifying the colors for the special group plate under par. (f) 61r.
15,335Section 335. 341.14 (6r) (f) 70. of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (f) 70. Persons interested in obtaining blackout registration plates.
15,336Section 336. 341.14 (6r) (f) 71. of the statutes is created to read: 341.14 (6r) (f) 71. Persons interested in obtaining retro registration plates.
15,337Section 337. 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. of the statutes is amended to read: 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. After October 1, 1998, additional authorized special groups may only be special groups designated by the department under this paragraph. The authorized special groups enumerated in par. (f) shall be limited solely to those special groups specified under par. (f) on October 1, 1998. This subdivision does not apply to the special groups specified under par. (f) 3m., 6m., 9g., 9m., 12g., 12m., 15m., 15n., 15o., 15p., 15q., 19m., 33m., 48m., 49d., 49h., 49s., 54., 55., 55m., 56., 57., 58., 59., 60., 61., 61m., 61r., 62., 63., 64., 65., 65m., 66., 67., 68., and 69., 70., and 71.
15,338Section 338. 341.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.16 (1) (a) Whenever a current registration plate is lost or destroyed, the owner of the vehicle to which the plate was attached shall immediately apply to the department for replacement. Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (2m), upon satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction of the plate and upon payment of a $6 fee of $4 for each plate, the department shall issue a replacement.
15,339Section 339. 341.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.16 (2) Whenever a current registration plate becomes illegible, the owner of the vehicle to which the plate is attached shall apply to the department for a replacement. Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon receipt of satisfactory proof of illegibility, and upon payment of a $6 fee of $4 for each plate, the department shall issue a replacement. Upon receipt of a replacement plate, the applicant shall destroy the illegible plate.
15,340Section 340. 341.16 (2s) of the statutes is amended to read: 341.16 (2s) When the owner of a vehicle applies to the department to renew the registration of a vehicle for which new plates are required under s. 341.135 (2), and upon payment of a $6 fee of $4 for each plate, the department shall issue new replacement plates. Upon receipt of replacement plates, the applicant shall destroy the replaced plates.
15,341mSection 341m. 341.25 (2m) of the statutes is created to read: 341.25 (2m) On October 1, 2025, each annual fee in sub. (2) (c) to (q) is increased by 10 percent.
15,342Section 342. 342.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: 342.14 (1) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, $157 $207, by the owner of the vehicle.
15,343Section 343. 342.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: 342.14 (3) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $157, by the owner of the vehicle $207, except that this fee shall be waived with respect to an application for transfer of a decedent’s interest in a vehicle to his or her surviving domestic partner under ch. 770 or an immediate family member.
15,344Section 344. 343.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 343.21 (1) (a) For $32.50 for the initial issuance or renewal of a license authorizing only the operation of “Class D” motor vehicles, other than a probationary license under s. 343.085, $24.
15,345Section 345. 563.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 563.13 (4) A $10 license fee of $20 for each bingo occasion proposed to be conducted and $5 for an annual license fee of $10 for the designated member responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts. All moneys received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jn).
15,346Section 346. 563.135 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 563.135 (1) (intro.) An application for a license to conduct bingo for an organization listed under s. 563.11 (1) (b) to (d) shall be accompanied by a $5 license fee of $10 and a sworn statement by the owner or operator of the organization that all of the following rules shall apply to bingo conducted by the organization:
15,347Section 347. 563.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 563.92 (2) The fee shall be $50 for a raffle license shall be $25 and shall be remitted with the application. A raffle license shall be valid for 12 months and may be renewed as provided in s. 563.98 (1g). The department shall issue the license within 30 days after the filing of a complete application if the applicant qualifies under s. 563.907 and has not exceeded the limits of s. 563.91. The department shall notify the applicant within 15 days after it is filed if the raffle license application is incomplete or the application shall be considered complete. A complete license application that is not denied within 30 days after its filing shall be considered approved. All moneys received by the department under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jn).
15,348Section 348. 601.83 (1) (hp) of the statutes is created to read: 601.83 (1) (hp) Notwithstanding pars. (h) and (hm), in 2026 and in each year thereafter, the commissioner may expend from all revenue sources $265,000,000 or less for the healthcare stability plan under this section.
15,349Section 349. 775.01 of the statutes is renumbered 775.01 (1) and amended to read: 775.01 (1) Upon Except as provided in sub. (2), upon the refusal of the legislature to allow a claim against the state, the claimant may commence an action against the state by service as provided in s. 801.11 (3) and by filing with the clerk of court a bond, not exceeding $1,000, with 2 or more sureties, to be approved by the attorney general, to the effect that the claimant will indemnify the state against all costs that may accrue in such action and pay to the clerk of court all costs, in case the claimant fails to obtain judgment against the state.
15,350Section 350. 775.01 (2) of the statutes is created to read: 775.01 (2) Upon the conclusion of the claims board that the facts of a claim described under s. 16.007 (2m) would be more properly adjudicated in a court of law or upon the failure of the claims board to make a final determination on a claim described under s. 16.007 (2m) within 6 months from the date that the claim was referred to the claims board, the claimant may commence an action against the state seeking judgment on the claim by service as provided in s. 801.11 (3) and by filing with the clerk of court a bond, not exceeding $1,000, with 2 or more sureties, to be approved by the attorney general, to the effect that the claimant will indemnify the state against all costs that may accrue in such action and pay to the clerk of court all costs, in case the claimant fails to obtain judgment against the state.
15,351Section 351. 995.15 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 995.15 (2) (intro.) No Subject to sub. (2m), no later than July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, every manufacturer of electronic vaping devices that are sold in this state, either directly by the manufacturer or through a distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or similar intermediary, shall certify to the department, on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department, that the manufacturer shall comply with this section and that either one of the following apply applies:
