AB50-ASA2,380,1613b. Based upon the approvals received in par. (a), the statewide total of 14assessment payments in s. 50.38 (2) (a) that the department of health services 15expects to be paid in state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 equals or exceeds 16$1,130,322,000 on an annual basis. AB50-ASA2,380,2017c. Based upon the approvals received in par. (a), the statewide total of 18Medicaid payments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department expects to be 19paid in state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 equals or exceeds $2,014,835,400 on 20an annual basis. AB50-ASA2,380,21212. The notice in subd. 1. shall specify all of the following information: AB50-ASA2,380,2222a. All necessary requests in par. (a) have been approved. AB50-ASA2,381,223b. Based upon the approvals received in par. (a), the statewide total of 24assessment payments in s. 50.38 (2) (a) that the department of health services
1expects to be paid in state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 equals or exceeds 2$1,130,322,000 on an annual basis. AB50-ASA2,381,63c. Based upon the approvals received in par. (a), the statewide total of 4Medicaid payments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. that the department of health 5services expects to be paid in state fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28 equals or 6exceeds $2,014,835,400 on an annual basis. AB50-ASA2,381,87d. The first date of service for which the department of health services will 8make payments required in s. 49.45 (3) (e) 11. AB50-ASA2,381,119e. The schedule within which hospitals are required to make initial 10assessment payments under s. 50.38 (2) following the publication of the notice in 11subd. 1. AB50-ASA2,381,1912(5) Initial reduction; hospital assessments. Notwithstanding s. 50.38 (2), 13if the federal department of health and human services approves any necessary 14requests under sub. (4) (a) such that the changes made by this act relating to 15hospital assessments may not be implemented until after October 1, 2025, the 16department of health services shall proportionately reduce the amount of any 17assessment under s. 50.38 (2) based on the number of full calendar quarters 18between July 1, 2025, and the date that the changes made by this act relating to 19hospital assessments may be implemented. AB50-ASA2,381,2420(6) Quarterly reports; hospital assessments. After submission of a 21request for federal approval under sub. (4) (a), the department of health services 22shall submit on a quarterly basis a report to the legislature in the manner provided 23under s. 13.172 (2) on the status of federal approval until federal approval is 24received under sub. (4) (a). AB50-ASA2,382,52(1) Wisconsin Healthcare Stability Plan 2025. Notwithstanding s. 3601.83 (1) (h) and (hm), in policy year 2025, the commissioner of insurance shall 4make reinsurance payments for all requests submitted to the commissioner of 5insurance under s. 601.83 (5) up to a maximum of $265,000,000 in payments. AB50-ASA2,382,107(1) Community-oriented policing-house grant program appropriation. 8Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (b), at the end of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the 9unencumbered balance in s. 20.455 (2) (cp) shall not revert to the fund from which 10appropriated and shall be retained in that account. AB50-ASA2,382,1312(1) Date of publication. Notwithstanding s. 35.095 (3) (a), the legislative 13reference bureau shall publish this act on the date of enactment. AB50-ASA2,382,1614(2) Required general fund structural balance. Section 20.003 (4m) 15shall not apply to the actions of the legislature in enacting any legislation during 16the 2025-26 legislative session. AB50-ASA2,913217Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources. AB50-ASA2,382,2118(1) Snowmobile trail and project aids lapse. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 19(3) (c), the balance of the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (5) (cr) that is 20unencumbered on June 30, 2025, is lapsed to the conservation fund and credited to 21the snowmobile account of the conservation fund. AB50-ASA2,382,2422(2) Meat inspection program staff. Notwithstanding s. 230.27 (1), the 23termination date of 2.0 meat inspection project positions provided to the 24department under 2021 Act 58 is extended by 2 years. AB50-ASA2,383,7
1(3) Transfer to the nonpoint account. Of the moneys described in s. 25.46 2(1) that are received for the purpose of environmental management, except the 3moneys described in s. 25.46 (1) (ej), (ek), (hm), (j), (jj), (t), and (u), $3,195,200 shall, 4in fiscal year 2025-26, and $3,825,200 shall, in fiscal year 2026-27, be considered to 5have been received for the purpose of nonpoint source water pollution abatement. 6These moneys shall be in addition to the moneys considered to have been received 7for the purpose of nonpoint source water pollution abatement under s. 25.46 (2m). AB50-ASA2,383,138(4) Grant to Iowa County for CTH C construction project. During the 92025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (7) (mr), the 10department of natural resources shall award a grant of $500,000 to Iowa County for 11the maintenance of CTH C between STH 23 and USH 14. The department of 12natural resources shall award the grant under this subsection notwithstanding the 13certification and prioritization requirements of s. 84.28 (1). AB50-ASA2,383,1814(5) Wisconsin River retaining wall reconstruction. In fiscal year 2025-1526, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (hs), the department of natural 16resources shall award a grant in the amount of $500,000 to the city of Wisconsin 17Rapids for reconstruction of a retaining wall as part of the Wisconsin Rapids 18Riverbank Project. AB50-ASA2,383,2219(6) Town of Norway water abatement. In fiscal year 2025-26, from the 20appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (at), the department of natural resources shall 21award a grant in the amount of $100,000 to the town of Norway in Racine County to 22assist with the mitigation of water runoff from STH 36. AB50-ASA2,384,223(7) Deerskin River dredging. In the 2025-26 fiscal year, from the 24appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (kr), the department of natural resources shall
1make a grant in the amount of $1,750,000 to the town of Washington in Vilas 2County for dredging the Deerskin River. AB50-ASA2,384,63(8) Lake Vista shoreline stabilization. From the appropriation under s. 420.370 (4) (jr), in fiscal year 2025-26, the department of natural resources shall 5award a grant in the amount of $2,200,000 to the city of Oak Creek for 6environmental remediation and redevelopment of Lake Vista Park. AB50-ASA2,384,117(9) Green Lake Association sediment inactivation grant. In fiscal year 82025-26, from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (4) (kq), the department of natural 9resources shall award a grant in the amount of $250,000 to the Green Lake 10Association for sediment inactivation in the Silver Creek Estuary and the County K 11Marsh. AB50-ASA2,384,2212(10) Forest-industry-wide strategic plan. In the 2025-26 fiscal year, the 13department of natural resources shall award a grant of $1,000,000 from the 14appropriation under s. 20.370 (2) (mq) jointly to the Great Lakes Timber 15Professionals Association and the Wisconsin Paper Council to research and develop 16a recommended forest-industry-wide strategic plan for this state. Upon completion, 17the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association and the Wisconsin Paper Council 18shall provide this research and recommended plan to the council on forestry. No 19later than December 31, 2027, the council on forestry shall provide a report 20detailing the research outcomes and recommendations to the governor and the chief 21clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing 22committees under s. 13.172 (3). AB50-ASA2,385,223(11) Dredging project on Manitowoc River. From the appropriation 24under s. 20.370 (4) (ma), the department of natural resources shall expend $70,000
1in fiscal year 2025-26 for a dredging project on the Manitowoc River at the Town of 2Brillion. AB50-ASA2,91343Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction. AB50-ASA2,385,74(1) Grants to Lakeland STAR Academy. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 5fiscal biennium, the department of public instruction shall distribute the amount 6appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (ag) to the Lakeland Union High School District for 7the Lakeland STAR Academy. AB50-ASA2,385,99(1) Division of alcohol beverages. AB50-ASA2,385,1310(a) Position and employee transfer. On the effective date of this paragraph, 1.0 11full-time equivalent attorney position, and the incumbent employee who holds that 12position, in the department of revenue, as determined by the secretary of revenue, 13is transferred to the division of alcohol beverages. AB50-ASA2,385,1914(b) Employee status. The employee transferred under par. (a) has all the 15rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the division of alcohol beverages that 16the employee enjoyed in the department of revenue immediately before the transfer. 17Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), if the employee transferred under par. (a) has 18attained permanent status in class, the employee is not required to serve a 19probationary period. AB50-ASA2,913820Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional 21Services. AB50-ASA2,386,222(1) Call center positions. Notwithstanding s. 230.27 (1), the termination 23date of 5.0 PR call center office operations associate project positions provided to
1the department of safety and professional services under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19 is 2September 30, 2028. AB50-ASA2,386,64(1) Grant to Taliesin Preservation, Inc. From the appropriation under s. 520.380 (1) (c), in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of tourism shall 6award a grant to Taliesin Preservation, Inc., for restoration projects at Taliesin. AB50-ASA2,386,138(1) Washburn County underpass. In fiscal year 2025-26, from the 9appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (ft), the department of transportation shall award 10a grant to of $1,900,000 to Washburn County for construction of an underpass 11beneath STH 53 to connect the Wild Rivers State Trail to services and facilities. 12The grant under this subsection shall be awarded notwithstanding limitations on 13the amount and use of aids or eligibility requirements under s. 86.31. AB50-ASA2,386,1814(2) Columbia County railroad bridge repairs. In fiscal year 2025-26, from 15the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bs), the department of transportation shall 16make a grant of $100,000 to Columbia County, to be distributed to the appropriate 17local governments to conduct repairs to railroad bridges at the following locations in 18Columbia County: AB50-ASA2,386,1919(a) CTH A in the town of Courtland. AB50-ASA2,386,2020(b) Inglehart Road in the town of Scott. AB50-ASA2,386,2121(c) Sterk Road in the town of Scott. AB50-ASA2,387,222(3) Noise barriers on I 894 and I 41. During the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, 23from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (3) (cq), the department of transportation 24shall allocate $9,100,000 for the construction of noise attenuation barriers along I
1894, from 76th Street to 92nd Street, and along I 41, from 500 feet north of Beloit 2Road to West Howard Avenue, in Milwaukee County. AB50-ASA2,387,83(4) Lakeland Airport repairs and improvements. Notwithstanding s. 4114.34, in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) 5(dq), the department of transportation shall award a grant of $195,500 to Lakeland 6Airport in the town of Arbor Vitae in Vilas County for repair and improvement of 7taxiways and runways and installation of an approach lighting system at the 8Lakeland Airport. AB50-ASA2,387,139(5) Village of Warrens Zeda Street project. From the appropriation 10under s. 20.395 (2) (fw), not later than June 30, 2027, the department of 11transportation shall award a grant in the amount of $25,000 to the village of 12Warrens for costs incurred by the village for improvements to Zeda Street in the 13village of Warrens. AB50-ASA2,387,1914(6) South bridge connector rail crossing. In the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, 15from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (bt), the department of transportation 16shall commence a project to construct a grade-separated rail crossing at the location 17where the south bridge connector project crosses the easternmost rail line west of 18the Fox River in the city of De Pere. The department may expend not more than 19$30,000,000 under this subsection. AB50-ASA2,387,2020(7) Menominee harbor. AB50-ASA2,387,2321(a) In the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) 22(cq), the department of transportation shall expend not more than $15,000,000 for 23the Menominee harbor dredging project. AB50-ASA2,388,224(b) This subsection does not apply unless contributions to the Menominee
1harbor dredging project are also provided by the U.S. army corps of engineers and 2the state of Michigan. AB50-ASA2,388,83(8) Brown County port development. In the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from 4the appropriations under ss. 20.395 (2) (cq) and 20.866 (2) (uv), notwithstanding the 5criteria under s. 85.095, the department of transportation shall award a grant 6under s. 85.095 (2) (a) to Brown County for port development. The amount of the 7grant awarded under this subsection shall be $20,000,000 or the total cost of the 8project, whichever is less. AB50-ASA2,388,149(9) Village of DeForest interchange improvement. Notwithstanding 10limitations on the amount and use of aids provided under s. 86.31 or eligibility 11requirements for receiving aids under s. 86.31, in the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, from 12the appropriation under s. 20.395 (2) (fq), the department of transportation shall 13award a grant to the village of DeForest for improvements to the I 39/CTH “V” 14interchange. The grant under this subsection shall be in the amount of $4,000,000. AB50-ASA2,914715Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin 16System. AB50-ASA2,388,2117(1) Funding for Rising Phoenix program at the University of 18Wisconsin-Green Bay. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (m), the Board 19of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall allocate $1,000,000 in the 20fiscal year that begins in 2025 for the Rising Phoenix Early College High School 21Program at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. AB50-ASA2,389,422(2) High-demand fields of study. The Board of Regents of the University of 23Wisconsin System shall submit to the joint committee on employment relations, 24using the process described in s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1., a proposal for use of the money
1appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (fa) to attract faculty in high-demand fields of 2study. The Board of Regents may expend money from the appropriation under s. 320.285 (1) (fa) only for purposes approved by the joint committee on employment 4relations under this subsection. AB50-ASA2,389,55(3) Virtual mental health services pilot program. AB50-ASA2,389,106(a) The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall create a 7virtual mental health pilot program that expands the provision of student virtual 8mental health services at institutions, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), that have not more 9than 30,000 full-time enrolled undergraduate students, as such enrollment was 10counted on the preceding April 1. AB50-ASA2,389,1311(b) The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall contract 12with a vendor for the provision of virtual mental health services in the pilot 13program created under par. (a). AB50-ASA2,915014Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development. AB50-ASA2,389,1815(1) Wisconsin Fast Forward; health care industry training. From the 16appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, 17the department of workforce development shall allocate $250,000 for grants under 18s. 106.27 (1) to support training in the health care industry. AB50-ASA2,390,419(2) Emergency rules; health service fee schedule. Using the procedure 20under s. 227.24, the department of workforce development may promulgate rules 21required under s. 102.423 (5) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) 22and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until 23July 1, 2026, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. 24Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide
1evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is 2necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is 3not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this 4subsection. AB50-ASA2,390,86(1) Institutional operations and charges transfer. There is transferred 7from the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (2) (gk) 8$15,800,000 in fiscal year 2025-26. AB50-ASA2,390,1410(1) Health insurance risk-sharing plan balance transfer. Any balance 11of moneys that was credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (5) (g), 122013 stats., or s. 20.145 (5) (k), 2013 stats., and that was not lapsed as a result of 132015 Wisconsin Act 55 is transferred in fiscal year 2025-26 to the appropriation 14account under s. 20.145 (1) (g). AB50-ASA2,390,1916(1) 5r processors cleanup funding lapse. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) 17(c), the unencumbered balance of s. 20.370 (4) (hs) on the effective date of this 18subsection is lapsed to the environmental fund and credited to the environmental 19management account of the environmental fund. AB50-ASA2,390,2220(2) Forestry account transfer. There is transferred from the forestry 21account in the conservation fund to the fish and wildlife account in the conservation 22fund $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2025-26 and $15,000,000 in fiscal year 2026-27. AB50-ASA2,923823Section 9238. Fiscal changes; Safety and Professional Services. AB50-ASA2,391,324(1) Credential fee revenue lapse. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), from
1the appropriation account to the department of safety and professional services 2under s. 20.165 (1) (g), there is lapsed to the general fund $5,000,000 in fiscal year 32025-26. AB50-ASA2,391,75(1) Transfer from general fund to transportation fund. In fiscal year 62025-26, there is transferred from the general fund to the transportation fund 7$565,000,000. AB50-ASA2,391,119(1) Veterans homes institutional operations. There is transferred from 10the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $5,000,000 in 11fiscal year 2025-26 for the institutional operations of the state veterans homes. AB50-ASA2,391,1612(2) Flagpole installation for veterans homes. There is transferred from 13the general fund to the appropriation account under s. 20.485 (1) (gk) $100,000 in 14fiscal year 2025-26 to support the department of veterans affairs’ installation of 15flagpole-related infrastructure at the Wisconsin Veterans Home at King and the 16Wisconsin Veterans Home at Union Grove. AB50-ASA2,391,2018(1) Transfer to the capital improvement fund. In fiscal year 2025-26, 19there is transferred from the general fund to the capital improvement fund 20$326,500,000. AB50-ASA2,391,2321(2) Transfer to the state building trust fund. In fiscal year 2025-26, 22there is transferred from the general fund to the state building trust fund 23$32,000,000. AB50-ASA2,392,324(3) Interest earnings transfer; grants for local construction
1projects. In fiscal year 2025-26, from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 2(1) (mb), of the interest earnings in that appropriation, there is transferred to s. 320.867 (3) (kr) $50,000,000. AB50-ASA2,93344Section 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction. AB50-ASA2,392,65(1) High cost transportation aid. The treatment of s. 121.59 (2) (a) first 6applies to aid paid in the 2025-26 school year. AB50-ASA2,392,97(2) School district revenue limits; definition of state aid. The 8treatment of s. 121.90 (2) (am) 2. first applies to the calculation of revenue limits for 9the 2025-26 school year. AB50-ASA2,392,1311(1) Property tax exemption for telecommunication towers. The 12treatment of s. 70.11 (48) first applies to the property tax assessments as of 13January 1, 2026. AB50-ASA2,392,1614(2) Telephone company tax exemption for telecommunication towers. 15The treatment of s. 76.81 (1) first applies to the telephone company tax assessments 16as of January 1, 2027. AB50-ASA2,934217Section 9342. Initial applicability; Technical College System. AB50-ASA2,392,2018(1) Technical college district board revenue limits; definition of 19revenue. The treatment of s. 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. first applies to the calculation of 20district boards’ allowable revenue for the 2025-26 school year.
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