Wisconsin Legislature: 9,9119

(13) University of Wisconsin System minor facility renewal program; Groups 1, 2, and 3 projects.

(a) Group 1. The amounts specified under sub (1) (k) 1. a. and 2. a. shall be expended for the following projects:

1. UW–Madison — Multi–Building Fire Alarm System Replacement and Renovation, Phase 8.

2. UW–Madison — Fluno Center Plaza Deck Waterproofing and Repair.

3. UW–Green Bay — Mary Ann Cofrin Hall/Wood Hall Exterior Envelope Repair.

4. UW–Stout — Site Utility Steam Distribution System Box Conduit Replacement.

5. UW–Milwaukee — Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Building MEP Infrastructure Renovation.

(b) Group 2. The amounts specified under sub (1) (k) 1. b. and 2. b. shall be expended for the following projects:

1. UW–Madison — Multi–Building Sprinkler System Retrofit and Renovation.

2. UW–Madison — Site Utility Steam Distribution Pit 4/13-79/12 Replacement.

3. UW–Madison — Site Utility Steam Distribution Pit 59/10-Ag Bulletin/Soils/King Replacement.

4. UW–Madison — Site Utility Electrical Distribution System Renovation and Replacement.

5. UW–Milwaukee — Mitchell Hall Exterior Envelope Repair and Exterior Window Replacement.

1. UW–Madison — Multi-Building Elevator Renovation and Replacement.

2. UW–Milwaukee — Multi-Building Exterior Envelope Repair.

3. UW–Madison — Multi-Building Exterior Envelope Repair.

4. UW–Platteville — Karrmann Library HVAC System Renovation/Skylight Replacement.

5. UW–Oshkosh — Gruenhagen Hall Plumbing Riser Replacement.

6. UW–Platteville — Ottensman Hall Central Chilled Water Plant Expansion.

7. UW–Whitewater — McGraw Hall Exterior Entrance Repair.

(13m) Grant to Incourage Community Foundation for an economic and community hub. From s. 20.866 (2) (zcw), the building commission shall allocate $3,000,000 for a grant under s. 13.48 (20m) to the Incourage Community Foundation, Inc., to assist in the remodeling of the former Daily Tribune building in the city of Wisconsin Rapids into an economic and community hub.

9,9106 Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.

(1) Emergency rule making for background checks for congregate care workers. The department of children and families may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to implement the background check requirements for congregate care workers under s. 48.685. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until January 1, 2022, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

(2) Background checks for congregate care workers. No later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of children and families, the county department as defined in s. 48.02 (2g), the child welfare agency, or the congregate care facility as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (ao) shall perform a comprehensive background check as required by s. 48.685 (2) for all congregate care workers, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (ap), who are working at a congregate care facility on the effective date of this subsection.

(4) The community youth and family aids formula. The department of children and families shall consult with county representatives on modifications to the community youth and family aids formula under s. 48.526.

(5f) Child care quality rating system incentives. Notwithstanding the discretion granted to the department of children and families under s. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. d., for a child care provider who receives a 4-star rating under the child care quality rating system under s. 48.659, the department of children and families shall increase the maximum payment rate for that provider under s. 49.155 (6) by 15 percent for the period between the effective date of this subsection and June 30, 2021. Notwithstanding the discretion granted to the department of children and families under s. 49.155 (6) (e) 3. e., for a child care provider who receives a 5-star rating under the child care quality rating system under s. 48.659, the department of children and families shall increase the maximum payment rate for that provider under s. 49.155 (6) by 30 percent for the period between the effective date of this subsection and June 30, 2021.

9,9110 Section 9110. Nonstatutory provisions; District Attorneys.

(1f) Additional district attorney positions. The authorized FTE positions for the department of administration are increased by 0.1 GPR position on October 1, 2019, to be funded from s. 20.475 (1) (d), for the purpose of increasing the authorized FTE district attorney position in Florence County by 0.1 FTE position.

9,9119 Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.

(2) Medical Assistance reimbursement for services provided through telehealth. The department of health services shall develop, by rule, a method of reimbursing providers under the Medical Assistance program for a service that is covered by the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49 and that satisfies any of the following:

(a) The service is a consultation between a provider at an originating site and a provider at a remote location using a combination of interactive video, audio, and externally acquired images through a networking environment.

(b) The service is an asynchronous transmission of digital clinical information through a secure electronic system from a Medical Assistance recipient or provider to a provider.

(6) Evidence-based oral health grants and Seal-A-Smile program. Notwithstanding s. 250.10 (1m) (b), in fiscal year 2019-20, the department of health services shall, from s. 20.435 (1) (de), award to qualified applicants grants totaling $50,000 for fluoride varnish and other evidence-based oral health activities, $525,000 for school-based preventive dental services, and $100,000 for school-based restorative dental services.

(6f) Suicide prevention grant. From s. 20.435 (5) (bc), the department of health services shall award to the Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc., a onetime grant in the amount of $100,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 to support suicide prevention activities conducted by the coalition in the 2019-2021 fiscal biennium.

(6g) Vaccination outreach and education. From s. 20.435 (1) (a), the department of health services shall allocate in the 2019-20 fiscal year $100,000 for the division within the department that oversees public health to conduct a statewide, science-based public outreach and educational campaign related to vaccination.

(9) Dental services under Medical Assistance. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the department of health services shall allocate a total of $1,000,000 in the 2019-20 fiscal year and $1,500,000 in the 2020-21 fiscal year from all funding sources to increase reimbursement rates for dental services that are covered under the Medical Assistance program under subch. IV of ch. 49 and that are provided to recipients of Medical Assistance who have disabilities.

(10) Infant mortality prevention program. The department of health services shall allocate 5.0 FTE positions that are authorized for the department of health services to staff an infant mortality prevention program. The department of health services shall report in its 2021-23 budget request any necessary budget adjustments to reflect this allocation of positions.

(10p) Disproportionate share hospital payments.

(a) In fiscal year 2019-20 only, the department of health services shall pay to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients an additional $30,000,000 to the amount under s. 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.), as the state share of Medical Assistance payments, and the matching federal share of payments. In fiscal year 2020-21 only, the department of health services shall pay to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of low-income patients an additional $30,000,000 to the amount under s. 49.45 (3m) (a) (intro.), as the state share of Medical Assistance payments, and the matching federal share of payments.

(b) In fiscal year 2019-20 only, the maximum disproportionate share hospital payment under s. 49.45 (3m) (b) 3. a. for any single hospital is $9,600,000. In fiscal year 2020-21 only, the maximum disproportionate share hospital payment under s. 49.45 (3m) (b) 3. a. for any single hospital is $9,600,000.

(11) Medical Assistance reimbursement rate increase for direct care. The department of health services shall increase, for dates of service on and after July 1, 2019, the Medical Assistance rates paid for direct care to nursing facilities and intermediate facilities for persons with an intellectual disability by a 1 percent annual rate increase related to an increase in acuity of patients in those facilities; by a budgeted sum of $15,000,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments, in 2019-20; and by a budgeted sum of $15,000,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments, in 2020-21, to support staff in those facilities who perform direct care.

(12) Medical Assistance reimbursement rate increase for direct care in personal care agencies. The department of health services shall increase the Medical Assistance rates paid for direct care to agencies that provide personal care services by a budgeted sum of $15,300,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments, in 2019-20, and by a budgeted sum of $21,600,000, as the state share of payments, and the matching federal share of payments, in 2020-21, to support staff in those agencies who perform direct care.

9,9121 Section 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; Historical Society.

(1t) Report on museum facilities. No later than June 30, 2021, the state historical society and the depart ment of veterans affairs shall jointly submit a report to the joint committee on finance concerning improvements to their museum facilities in the city of Madison.

9,9127 Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice.

(2) Diversion pilot program. From s. 20.455 (2) (en), the department of justice shall establish a diversion pilot program for nonviolent offenders to be diverted to a treatment program. The department shall submit to the joint committee on finance by September 1, 2020, a report describing the services, sites, capabilities, and progress of the pilot program.

9,9128 Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.

(1p) Required general fund structural balance. Section 20.003 (4m) cannot apply to the action of the legislature in enacting any legislation during the 2019-20 legislative session.

9,9131 Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.

(1) Washington Island disaster assistance. From s. 20.465 (3) (s), the department of military affairs shall pay to the Washington Island Electric Cooperative utility up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium for costs incurred for disaster relief. The Washington Island Electric Cooperative utility shall pay 30 percent of the reasonable and necessary costs incurred for the disaster relief, and the department shall pay the remaining costs up to $1,000,000 in each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium.

9,9132 Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources

(3x) Repair of state trails. In fiscal year 2019-20, from s. 20.370 (7) (hu), the department of natural resources shall conduct necessary repairs to the portion of the 400 Trail between the village of La Valle in Sauk County and the village of Union Center in Juneau County and the portion of the Elroy-Sparta Trail between the city of Elroy in Juneau County and the village of Norwalk in Monroe County.

(3y) Chronic wasting disease research. The department of natural resources shall make a onetime expenditure of $100,000 from s. 20.370 (1) (hx) to fund research into genetic resistance to chronic wasting disease in farm-raised deer. The department shall conduct the research at a double-fenced deer farm in the southern part of the state where chronic wasting disease was detected in a farm-raised deer in the spring of 2018.

9,9134 Section 9134. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Instruction.

(5p) Grants to Lakeland STAR School. From s. 20.255 (2) (fa), the department of public instruction shall provide a grant of $83,000 in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium to the Minocqua J1 school district for the Lakeland STAR School. The department shall provide the grant under this subsection only if the Minocqua J1 school dis trict provides evidence of having received matching funds from nongovernmental sources in an amount equal to the amount of the grant award. No later than July 1, 2021, the Minocqua J1 school district shall provide to the legislature and the department a report in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2) describing the use of grant moneys received under this subsection.

(6p) Grants to Lakeland STAR Academy. From s. 20.255 (2) (fa), the department of public instruction shall provide a grant of $167,000 in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium to the Lakeland Union High School school district for the Lakeland STAR Academy. The department shall provide the grant under this subsection only if the Lakeland Union High School school district provides evidence of having received matching funds from nongovernmental sources in an amount equal to the amount of the grant award. No later than July 1, 2021, the Lakeland Union High School school district shall provide to the legislature and the department a report in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2) describing the use of grant moneys received under this subsection.

9,9137 Section 9137. Nonstatutory provisions; Revenue.

(1p) Expansion of auditing activity. Notwithstanding s. 230.27 (1), the termination date of 38.0 GPR audit and compliance project positions provided to the department of revenue under 2017 Wisconsin Act 59 is the first September 30 occurring in the 2nd fiscal biennium beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

9,9144 Section 9144. Nonstatutory provisions; Transportation.

(2) Harbor assistance grants priority. In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, when making grant awards from ss. 20.395 (2) (cq) and 20.866 (2) (uv) for the harbor assistance program under s. 85.095, notwithstanding the eligibility criteria under s. 85.095, the department of transportation shall give priority to municipalities in which a shipbuilder in this state is conducting operations.

(3) Statewide public safety interoperable communications system. No later than June 30, 2020, the department of transportation, in collaboration with the department of military affairs, shall issue a request for proposals for a statewide public safety interoperable communications system to be deployed on existing tower sites. The department of transportation may expend not more than $500,000 to enter into a contract with an organization to provide professional consulting services related to development of bidder qualifications and technical requirements for the request for proposals issued under this subsection.

(4e) Noise barrier on I 41. The department of transportation, during the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, shall install a noise barrier along the east side of I 41 adjacent to 112th Street, between Clarke Street and Center Street, in Milwaukee County.

(4f) Administrative facility expenditures. In the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the department of transportation shall expend up to $9,080,000 from proceeds of transportation revenue bonds issued under s. 84.59 (6) for administrative facility projects.

(4o) Lieutenant governor security and safety. The amount that the department of transportation expends during the 2019-21 fiscal biennium for the security and safety of the lieutenant governor cannot exceed the amount expended by the department of transportation during the 2017-19 fiscal biennium for the same purpose.

(4p) Emergency rules relating to alternative project delivery. The department of transportation may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 84.062 (5) to (7) for the period before the date on which permanent rules under s. 84.062 (5) to (7) take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency rule, the date on which the permanent rules take effect, of the effective date of the repeal of the emergency rule, whichever is earlier. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of transportation is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as emergency rules is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

(4q) Employees of the office of innovative program delivery. The secretary of the department of transportation shall assign from the department's existing position authority at least 1.0 FTE position to the office of innovative program delivery attached to the department of transportation.

(4x) City of Kaukauna bridge. Notwithstanding s. 84.18 (4) and (5), in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, from s. 20.395 (2) (eq), the department of transportation shall provide funds to the city of Kaukauna for the rehabilitation of the Veterans Memorial Bridge on Catherine Street in the city of Kaukauna, including the repair or replacement of the lifting mechanism of the bridge. The department shall provide the same percentage of the cost of the Veterans Memorial Bridge rehabilitation as the percent established under 23 USC 144 (f) (2). Notwithstanding s. 84.18 (6), the department cannot establish a limit on eligible funding amounts for the Veterans Memorial Bridge rehabilitation. The funds under this subsection shall be paid from amounts allocated under s. 20.395 (2) (eq) for bridge development, construction, and rehabilitation under s. 84.18.

9,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

(1) Resident undergraduate tuition. Notwithstanding s. 36.27 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System cannot charge resident undergraduates enrolled in an institution or college campus in the 2019-20 or 2020-21 academic year more in academic fees than it charged resident undergraduates enrolled in that institution or college campus in the 2018-19 academic year.

9,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

(1) Elimination of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. On the effective date of this subsection, the assets and liabilities of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund become the assets and liabilities of the veterans trust fund.

9,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

(1g) Fabrication laboratory grant program. From s. 20.192 (1) (r), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall allocate at least $500,000 in each fiscal year of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium for the purpose of awarding grants under a fabrication laboratory grant program that is substantially similar to the program under s. 238.145, 2015 stats.

(1i) Grant to Milwaukee 7 Economic Development Partnership. From s. 20.192 (1) (r), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall grant $250,000 to the Milwaukee 7 Economic Development Partnership in the 2019-20 fiscal year for supporting efforts by the 128th Air Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin air national guard to secure basing of the U.S. air force's KC-46 tanker aircraft.

(1x) Transfer of unencumbered economic development funds. No later than January 1, 2020, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall pay $25,000,000 to the secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund.

9,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

(5i) Fast Forward grants for personal care workers. Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (b) in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the department of workforce development shall allocate moneys for a grant program that promotes the attraction and retention of personal care workers who provide home-based care and community-based care and that focuses on providing quality care.

(7i) Grants to Northcentral Technical College for workforce training in county jail facilities. The department of workforce development shall award grants under s. 106.27 (1), in the amount of $75,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $75,000 in fiscal year 2020-21, to the district board for Northcentral Technical College for workforce training in county jail facilities. Notwithstanding s. 106.27 (1) and any rule promulgated under s. 106.27 (2g) (a) 1., the department cannot require any matching funds to be provided as a condition of receiving the grants and the department shall award the grants notwithstanding any otherwise applicable eligibility criteria. Notwithstanding s. 106.27 (2g) (a) 2., the district board for Northcentral Technical College is not required to make application for the grants under this subsection.

9,9201 Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.

(1) Federal e-rate transfers. There is transferred from s. 20.505 (4) (mp) to the universal service fund $22,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $22,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21.

(1i) Transfer to the state building trust fund. There is transferred from s. 20.505 (1) (kc) to the state building trust fund $10,000,000 in fiscal year 2019-20.

(1j) Lapse to the general fund. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a), from s. 20.505 (1) (kc), there is lapsed to the general fund $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2020-21.

9,9210 Section 9210. Fiscal changes; District Attorneys.

(1e) One-step pay progression increase. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the district attorneys under s. 20.475 (1) (em), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $1,246,600 to provide a one-step pay progression increase to eligible district attorneys on July 1, 2019. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the district attorneys under s. 20.475 (1) (em), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $2,231,300 to provide a one-step pay progression increase to eligible district attorneys on July 1, 2020.

(1f) Additional assistant district attorney positions. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the district attorneys under s. 20.475 (1) (d), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $1,430,000 to increase the authorized FTE assistant district attorney positions by 34.85 GPR positions beginning on October 1, 2019. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the district attorneys under s. 20.475 (1) (d), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $2,162,000 to provide funding for the positions authorized under this subsection. The assistant district attorney positions shall be apportioned as follows to the prosecutorial units for the following counties:

(a) Ashland County shall receive 0.6 assistant district attorney position.

(b) Brown County shall receive 2.0 assistant district attorney positions.