AB50: Bill Text

AB50,612 Section 612. 29.563 (11) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,407,14 29.563 (11) (a) 2. Endangered species: $100 $110.

AB50,613 Section 613. 29.607 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,408,2 29.607 (3) License required; exceptions; wild rice identification card. Every person over the age of 16 and under the age of 65 shall obtain the appropriate wild rice license to harvest or deal in wild rice but no license to harvest is required of the members of the immediate family of a licensee or of a recipient of old-age assistance or members of their immediate families. The department, subject to s. 29.024 (2g) and (2r), shall issue a wild rice identification card to each member of a licensee’s immediate family, to a recipient of old-age assistance and to each member of the recipient’s family. The term “immediate family” includes husband and wife spouses and minor children having their abode and domicile with the parent or legal guardian.

AB50,614 Section 614. 30.92 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,615 Section 615. 30.92 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,408,5 30.92 (3) (b) 5. Projects underway in a state of readiness.

AB50,616 Section 616. 30.92 (4) (b) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,408,12 30.92 (4) (b) 2. a. The department may cost-share, with the approval of the commission, with a qualified lake association or an affected governmental unit, including itself, at a rate of up to 50 percent of any construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, feasibility study or other project costs or any combination of these costs, for the recreational boating project if the costs are the type that qualify for funding under this section.

AB50,617 Section 617. 30.92 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50,618 Section 618. 30.92 (4) (b) 6m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,408,19 30.92 (4) (b) 6m. Notwithstanding subd. 6., the department, with the approval of the commission, may reallocate for expenditure for recreational boating aids without complying with the percentages under subd. 6. any state funds that are not encumbered for expenditure for a fiscal year before the first day of the 4th 3rd quarter of that fiscal year.

AB50,619 Section 619. 32.02 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,409,2 32.02 (11) Any housing authority created under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211; redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333; community development authority created under s. 66.1335; local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, subject to s. 229.844 (4) (c); or local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229; or transit authority created under s. 66.1039.

AB50,620 Section 620. 32.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,410,2 32.05 (1) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), a county board of supervisors or a county highway committee when so authorized by the county board of supervisors, a city council, a village board, a town board, a sewerage commission governing a metropolitan sewerage district created by ss. 200.05 or 200.21 to 200.65, the secretary of transportation, a commission created by contract under s. 66.0301, a joint local water authority created by contract under s. 66.0823, a transit authority created under s. 66.1039, a housing authority under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211, a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, a redevelopment authority under s. 66.1333 or a community development authority under s. 66.1335 shall make an order providing for the laying out, relocation and improvement of the public highway, street, alley, storm and sanitary sewers, watercourses, water transmission and distribution facilities, mass transit facilities, airport, or other transportation facilities, gas or leachate extraction systems to remedy environmental pollution from a solid waste disposal facility, housing project, redevelopment project, cultural arts facilities, exposition center or exposition center facilities which shall be known as the relocation order. This order shall include a map or plat showing the old and new locations and the lands and interests required. A copy of the order shall, within 20 days after its issue, be filed with the county clerk of the county wherein the lands are located or, in lieu of filing a copy of the order, a plat may be filed or recorded in accordance with s. 84.095.

AB50,621 Section 621. 32.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,410,14 32.07 (2) The petitioner shall determine necessity if application is by the state or any commission, department, board or other branch of state government or by a city, village, town, county, school district, board, commission, public officer, commission created by contract under s. 66.0301, joint local water authority under s. 66.0823, transit authority created under s. 66.1039, redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333, local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, housing authority created under ss. 66.1201 to 66.1211 or for the right-of-way of a railroad up to 100 feet in width, for a telegraph, telephone or other electric line, for the right-of-way for a gas pipeline, main or service or for easements for the construction of any elevated structure or subway for railroad purposes.

AB50,622 Section 622. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,411,6 36.09 (1) (e) Subject to par. (em), the board shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; the state cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the system.

AB50,623 Section 623. 36.27 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,411,9 36.27 (2) (ar) A student is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if all of the following apply:

AB50,411,12 1. The student is a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or is a member of a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan.

AB50,411,16 2. The student has resided in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan, or in any combination of these states, for at least 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session in which the student enrolls in an institution.

AB50,624 Section 624. 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,411,20 36.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time of registering at an institution and who is a veteran described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm) is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).

AB50,625 Section 625. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,411,23 36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is not a citizen of the United States is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:

AB50,412,2 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

AB50,412,5 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.

AB50,412,9 3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with proof that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

AB50,626 Section 626. 36.27 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,412,13 36.27 (3g) Fee remission for certain tribal members. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), the board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees to any student enrolled in the system who is all of the following:

AB50,412,14 1. A bona fide resident of this state, as determined under sub. (2).

AB50,412,16 2. An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe in this state.

AB50,412,18 (b) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer.

AB50,412,20 (c) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) only if the student maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

AB50,627 Section 627. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,412,23 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm).

AB50,628 Section 628. 36.27 (3q) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,413,6 36.27 (3q) Fee remission for student teachers. (a) In this subsection, “student teacher” means an individual enrolled in the system who is a bona fide resident of this state, as determined under sub. (2), and who is participating in the student teaching component of an educator preparatory program approved by the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.28 (7) (a).

AB50,413,8 (b) The board shall grant full remission of academic fees to student teachers during their semester of student teaching.

AB50,629 Section 629. 36.325 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,413,11 36.325 Voter identification. Each institution shall issue student identification cards that qualify as identification under s. 5.02 (6m) (f).

AB50,630 Section 630. 36.47 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,413,13 36.47 Parkinson’s disease registry. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB50,413,15 (a) “Department” means the Population Health Institute, or its successor, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

AB50,413,16 (a) “Health care facility” has the meaning given in s. 155.01 (6).

AB50,413,18 (b) “Health care provider” means a physician, surgeon, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner.

AB50,413,24 (c) “Parkinsonism” means a condition that causes a combination of the movement abnormalities seen in Parkinson’s disease, including tremor at rest, slow movements, muscle rigidity, stooped posture, or unsteady or shuffling gait, which often overlap with and can evolve from what appears to be Parkinson’s disease. “Parkinsonism” includes multiple system atrophy, dementia with Lewy bodies, corticobasal degeneration, and progressive supranuclear palsy.

AB50,414,5 (d) “Parkinson’s disease” means a chronic and progressive neurologic disorder resulting from deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine as the consequence of specific degenerative changes in the basal ganglia, which is characterized by tremor at rest, slow movements, muscle rigidity, stooped posture, and unsteady or shuffling gait.

AB50,414,7 (2) Consultation by the department of health services. The department of health services may do all of the following:

AB50,414,9 (a) Assist the department in the establishment and maintenance of a Parkinson’s disease registry, as provided under sub. (3).

AB50,414,11 (b) Make recommendations to the department on the data to be collected in the Parkinson’s disease registry.

AB50,414,12 (c) Advise the department on the Parkinson’s disease registry.

AB50,414,14 (d) Make recommendations to the department on the best practices for the establishment of the Parkinson’s disease registry under sub. (3).

AB50,414,20 (3) Parkinson’s disease registry. (a) By no later than the first day of the 19th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the department shall, after consultation with the department of health services, establish and maintain a Parkinson’s disease registry for the collection, storage, and dissemination of information about the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonisms in this state.

AB50,414,22 (b) The department shall collect and store in the Parkinson’s disease registry data reported under s. 255.18 (2) by health care providers and health care facilities.

AB50,414,24 (c) The department shall prescribe the format for reporting information to the department under s. 255.18 (2).

AB50,415,10 (d) The department shall create, and regularly review and revise, a list of information that health care providers and health care facilities must report, subject to s. 255.18 (2) (d), to the department under s. 255.18 (2). The list shall include the incident of a patient’s Parkinson’s disease or parkinsonism; necessary triggering diagnostic conditions, consistent with the latest version of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems; resulting case data on issues including diagnosis, treatment, and survival; and patient demographic information, including age, gender, and race. The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may promulgate rules to implement and administer this paragraph.

AB50,415,14 (e) The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter into agreements in order for the department to securely and confidentially receive information from data reporting entities and their associated electronic medical records vendors related to Parkinson’s disease testing, diagnosis, and treatment.

AB50,415,19 (f) 1. The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter into agreements in order for the department to disclose data collected in the Parkinson’s disease registry to another state’s Parkinson’s disease registry, a federal Parkinson’s disease control agency, a local health officer, or a researcher who proposes to conduct research on Parkinson’s disease.

AB50,415,24 2. Before disclosing data containing confidential information to an entity under subd. 1., the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall require the entity to specify the purpose for the requested disclosure, agree in writing to maintain the confidentiality of the information and, if the entity is a researcher, provide all of the following to the University of Wisconsin-Madison:

AB50,416,1 a. A written protocol to perform research.

AB50,416,5 b. Documentation of approval of the research protocol by an institutional review board of a domestic institution that has a federalwide assurance approved by the office for human research protections of the federal department of health and human services.

AB50,416,8 c. Documentation that demonstrates to the University of Wisconsin- Madison’s satisfaction that the researcher has established procedures and has the capability to maintain the confidentiality of the information.

AB50,416,13 (4) Website. (a) By no later than the first day of the 19th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the department shall establish and maintain a public website dedicated to the Parkinson’s disease registry under sub. (3). The department shall include on the website all of the following:

AB50,416,15 1. Downloadable annual reports on the incidence and prevalence of Parkinson’s disease in this state.

AB50,416,18 2. Relevant data, as determined by the department, about Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonisms for the 5-year period prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

AB50,416,20 3. Other helpful resources about Parkinson’s disease, as determined by the department.

AB50,416,22 (b) By no later than January 1 of each year, the department shall update the information specified in par. (a) 1. on the website maintained under par. (a).

AB50,417,2 (c) The department shall publish on its website notice of the reporting requirement under s. 255.18 no fewer than 90 days before the reporting requirement takes effect.

AB50,417,5 (5) Confidentiality. (a) Any information reported to the department under s. 255.18 (2) that could identify an individual who is the subject of the report or a health care provider submitting the report is confidential.

AB50,417,8 (b) To ensure privacy, the department shall use a coding system for the data stored in the Parkinson’s disease registry that removes any identifying information about an individual who is the subject of a report under s. 255.18.

AB50,417,12 (c) 1. If the University of Wisconsin-Madison or the department discloses confidential information as authorized under sub. (3) (f), the University of Wisconsin-Madison or department may include in the disclosure only the information necessary for the purpose specified under sub. (3) (f) 2.

AB50,417,16 2. A person who obtains confidential information from the University of Wisconsin-Madison or the department under sub. (3) (f) may use the information only for the purpose specified under sub. (3) (f) 2. and may not redisclose the information.

AB50,417,19 (d) The department shall maintain an accurate record of all persons given access to confidential information under this section. The record shall include all of the following:

AB50,417,20 1. The name of the person authorizing access.

AB50,417,21 2. The title, address, and organizational affiliation of any person given access.

AB50,417,22 3. The dates of access.

AB50,417,23 4. The specific purpose for which the information is to be used.

AB50,418,2 (e) The department shall make the records maintained under par. (d) available for public inspection during the department’s normal operating hours.

AB50,418,7 (f) Confidential information under this section is not available for subpoena and may not be disclosed, discoverable, or compelled to be produced in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other proceeding. Confidential information under this section is not admissible as evidence in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other tribunal or court for any reason.

AB50,631 Section 631. 36.61 (1) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,418,11 36.61 (1) (ab) “Behavioral health provider” means an individual who, under ch. 457, is certified as a social worker or licensed as a clinical social worker, a marriage and family therapist, or a professional counselor.

AB50,632 Section 632. 36.61 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,418,14 36.61 (1) (ae) “Dental assistant” means an individual who holds a certified dental assistant credential issued by a national credentialing organization.

AB50,633 Section 633. 36.61 (1) (af) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,418,17 36.61 (1) (af) “Dental auxiliary” means an expanded function dental auxiliary holding a certification under s. 447.04 (3).