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AB56-ASA1,1920 21Section 1920 . 253.06 (4) (a) 3. to 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,438,2422 253.06 (4) (a) 3. Accept a draft food instrument other than in exchange for
23authorized approved food that is provided by the person selected by the electronic
24benefit transfer cardholder
.
AB56-ASA1,439,3
13m. Provide authorized approved food or other commodities to a participant
2or proxy
an electronic benefit transfer cardholder in exchange for a draft food
3instrument
accepted by a 3rd party.
AB56-ASA1,439,54 4. Enter on a draft Submit a payment request for a dollar amount that is higher
5than the actual retail price of the item for which the draft a food instrument was used.
AB56-ASA1,1921 6Section 1921 . 253.06 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1,1922 7Section 1922 . 253.06 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,439,98 253.06 (4) (a) 5m. Confiscate a food instrument or ask for or enter the electronic
9benefit transfer cardholder's personal identification number.
AB56-ASA1,1923 10Section 1923 . 253.06 (4) (a) 6. and 8. of the statutes are repealed.
AB56-ASA1,1924 11Section 1924 . 253.06 (4) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,439,1512 253.06 (4) (a) 9. Submit for redemption a draft Provide to someone other than
13the department a food instrument; a Women, Infants, and Children program
14electronic benefit transfer card; or food purchased with a food instrument for
15something of value
.
AB56-ASA1,1925 16Section 1925 . 253.06 (4) (a) 10. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56-ASA1,1926 17Section 1926 . 253.06 (5) (a) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,439,2018 253.06 (5) (a) 1. Minimum qualification standards for the authorization of
19vendors and infant formula suppliers and for the awarding of a contract to an entity
20under sub. (3m).
AB56-ASA1,439,2221 2. Standards of operation for authorized vendors and infant formula suppliers
22and food direct distribution centers, including prohibited practices.
AB56-ASA1,1927 23Section 1927 . 253.06 (5) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,439,2524 253.06 (5) (b) 1. Denial of the application to be a participant or authorized
25vendor or infant formula supplier.
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12. Suspension Summary suspension or termination of authorization for an
2authorized vendor or infant formula supplier or, in the case of a food direct
3distribution center, termination of the contract.
AB56-ASA1,440,54 3. Disqualification from the program under this section for a vendor, infant
5formula supplier, or
participant.
AB56-ASA1,1928 6Section 1928 . 253.06 (5) (b) 6. to 8. of the statutes are created to read:
AB56-ASA1,440,77 253.06 (5) (b) 6. Civil monetary penalty.
AB56-ASA1,440,88 7. Warning letter.
AB56-ASA1,440,99 8. Implementation of a corrective action plan.
AB56-ASA1,1929 10Section 1929 . 253.06 (5) (d) (intro.) and 6. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,440,2011 253.06 (5) (d) (intro.) The department may directly assess a forfeiture provided
12for under par. (b) 4., recoupment provided for under par. (b) 5. and an enforcement
13assessment provided for under par. (c). If the department determines that a
14forfeiture, recoupment or enforcement assessment should be levied, or that
15authorization or eligibility should be summarily suspended or terminated, for a
16particular violation or for failure to correct it, the department shall send a notice of
17assessment, summary suspension or termination to the vendor, food infant formula
18supplier, direct
distribution center or participant. The notice shall inform the
19vendor, food infant formula supplier, direct distribution center or participant of the
20right to a hearing under sub. (6) and shall specify all of the following:
AB56-ASA1,440,2321 6. If applicable, that the suspension or termination of authorization of the
22vendor or eligibility of the participant is
effective beginning on the 15th day after
23receipt
date of the notice of summary suspension or termination.
AB56-ASA1,1930 24Section 1930 . 253.06 (5) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 253.06 (5) (e) 1. and
25amended to read:
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1253.06 (5) (e) 1. The suspension or termination of authorization of a vendor,
2infant formula supplier, or direct distribution center
or eligibility of a participant
3shall be effective beginning on the 15th day after receipt of the notice of suspension
4or
termination.
AB56-ASA1,441,13 52. All forfeitures, recoupments, and enforcement assessments shall be paid to
6the department within 15 days after receipt of notice of assessment or, if the
7forfeiture, recoupment, or enforcement assessment is contested under sub. (6),
8within 10 days after receipt of the final decision after exhaustion of administrative
9review, unless the final decision is adverse to the department or unless the final
10decision is appealed and the decision is stayed by court order under sub. (7). The
11department shall remit all forfeitures paid to the secretary of administration for
12deposit in the school fund. The department shall deposit all enforcement
13assessments in the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (gr).
AB56-ASA1,1931 14Section 1931 . 253.06 (5) (e) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,441,1715 253.06 (5) (e) 3. The summary suspension of authorization of a vendor, infant
16formula supplier, or direct distribution center shall be effective immediately upon
17receipt of the notice under par. (d).
AB56-ASA1,1932 18Section 1932 . 253.06 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,442,919 253.06 (6) (b) A person may contest an assessment of forfeiture, recoupment
20or enforcement assessment, a denial, suspension or termination of authorization, a
21civil monetary penalty assessed in lieu of disqualification, a summary suspension,

22or a suspension or termination of eligibility by sending a written request for hearing
23under s. 227.44 to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of
24administration within 10 days after the receipt of the notice issued under sub. (3)
25(bm) or (5) (d). The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may

1designate a hearing examiner to preside over the case and recommend a decision to
2the administrator under s. 227.46. The decision of the administrator of the division
3of hearings and appeals shall be the final administrative decision. The division of
4hearings and appeals shall commence the hearing and issue a final decision within
560 days after receipt of the request for hearing unless all of the parties consent to a
6later date. Proceedings before the division of hearings and appeals are governed by
7ch. 227. In any petition for judicial review of a decision by the division of hearings
8and appeals, the department, if not the petitioner who was in the proceeding before
9the division of hearings and appeals, shall be the named respondent.
AB56-ASA1,1933 10Section 1933 . 253.06 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,442,1411 253.06 (8) Inspection of premises. The department may visit and inspect each
12authorized vendor and infant formula supplier and each food direct distribution
13center, and for such purpose shall be given unrestricted access to the premises
14described in the authorization or contract.
AB56-ASA1,1934 15Section 1934 . 253.06 (9) and (10) of the statutes are created to read:
AB56-ASA1,442,2016 253.06 (9) Confidentiality of applicant and participant information. (a) Any
17information about an applicant or participant, whether it is obtained from the
18applicant or participant or another source or is generated as a result of application
19for the Women, Infants, and Children program, that identifies the applicant or
20participant or a family member of the applicant or participant is confidential.
AB56-ASA1,443,521 (b) Except as explicitly permitted under this section, the department shall
22restrict the use and disclosure of confidential applicant and participant information
23to any person directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the
24Women, Infants, and Children program that the department determines has a need
25to know the information for Women, Infants, and Children program purposes.

1Persons who may be allowed to access confidential information under this paragraph
2include personnel from the local agencies, persons under contract with the
3department to perform research regarding the Women, Infants, and Children
4program, and persons that are investigating or prosecuting Women, Infants, and
5Children program violations of federal, state, or local law.
AB56-ASA1,443,96 (c) The department or any local agency may use or disclose to public
7organizations confidential applicant and participant information for the
8administration of other programs that serve individuals eligible for the Women,
9Infants, and Children program in accordance with 7 CFR 246.26 (h).
AB56-ASA1,443,1310 (d) Staff of the department and local agencies who are required by state law to
11report known or suspected child abuse or neglect may disclose confidential applicant
12and participant information without the consent of the participant or applicant to
13the extent necessary to comply with the law.
AB56-ASA1,444,214 (e) Except in the case of subpoenas or search warrants, the department and
15local agencies may disclose confidential applicant and participant information to
16individuals or entities not listed in this section only if the affected applicant or
17participant signs a release form authorizing the disclosure and specifying the parties
18to which the information may be disclosed. The department or local agency shall
19allow applicants and participants to refuse to sign the release form and shall notify
20the applicant or participant that signing the form is not a condition of eligibility and
21refusing to sign the form will not affect the applicant's or participant's application
22or participation in the Women, Infants, and Children program. Release forms
23authorizing disclosure to private physicians or other health care providers may be
24included as part of the Women, Infants, and Children program application or
25certification process. All other requests for applicants or participants to sign

1voluntary release forms may occur only after the application and certification
2process is complete.
AB56-ASA1,444,133 (f) The department or local agency shall provide to an applicant or participant
4access to all information he or she has provided to the Women, Infants, and Children
5program. In the case of an applicant or participant who is an infant or child, the
6access may be provided to a parent or guardian of the infant or child, assuming that
7any issues regarding custody or guardianship have been settled. The department or
8local agency is not required to provide the applicant or participant or parent or
9guardian of an infant or child applicant or participant access to any other
10information in the file or record, including documentation of income provided by a
113rd party and staff assessments of an applicant or participant's condition or
12behavior, unless required by law or unless the information supports a state or local
13agency decision being appealed under 7 CFR 246.9.
AB56-ASA1,444,19 14(10) Confidentiality of vendor information. (a) Any information about a
15vendor, whether it is obtained from the vendor or another source, that individually
16identifies the vendor except for the vendor's name, address, telephone number,
17Internet or electronic mail address, store type, and Women, Infants, and Children
18program authorization status is confidential. The department shall restrict the use
19or disclosure of confidential vendor information to any of the following:
AB56-ASA1,444,2520 1. Persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the
21Women, Infants, and Children program or the food stamp program under s. 49.79
22that the department determines has a need to know the information for purposes of
23these programs. These persons may include personnel from local agencies and
24persons investigating or prosecuting violations of Women, Infants, and Children
25program or food stamp program federal, state, or local laws.
AB56-ASA1,445,6
12. Persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of any
2federal or state law or local ordinance. Before releasing information to a state or local
3entity, the department shall enter into a written agreement with the requesting
4party specifying that the information may not be used or redisclosed except for
5purposes directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the federal or
6state law or local ordinance.
AB56-ASA1,445,97 3. A vendor that is subject to an adverse action under sub. (5), including a claim,
8to the extent that the confidential information concerns the vendor that is subject to
9the adverse action and is related to the adverse action.
AB56-ASA1,445,1710 (b) The department may disclose to all authorized vendors and applicants to
11be a vendor sanctions that have been imposed on vendors if the disclosure identifies
12only the vendor's name, address, length of the disqualification or amount of the
13monetary penalty, and a summary of the reason for the sanction provided in the
14notice of adverse action under sub. (5). The information under this paragraph may
15be disclosed only after all administrative and judicial review is exhausted and the
16department has prevailed regarding the sanction imposed on the vendor or after the
17time period for requesting administrative and judicial review has expired.
AB56-ASA1,1941 18Section 1941 . 254.151 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,445,20 19254.151 Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants. (intro.)
20From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ef), the department shall award:
AB56-ASA1,445,22 21(1m) Award the following grants under criteria that the department shall
22establish in rules promulgated under this section subsection:
AB56-ASA1,1942 23Section 1942 . 254.151 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (a).
AB56-ASA1,1943 24Section 1943 . 254.151 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (b).
AB56-ASA1,1944 25Section 1944 . 254.151 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,446,2
1254.151 (2m) Award grants for residential lead hazard abatement and
2residential lead hazard reduction.
AB56-ASA1,1945 3Section 1945 . 254.151 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (c).
AB56-ASA1,1946 4Section 1946 . 254.151 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (d).
AB56-ASA1,1947 5Section 1947 . 254.151 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (e) and
6amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,446,87 254.151 (1m) (e) To fund any combination of the purposes under subs. (1) pars.
8(a)
to (4) (d).
AB56-ASA1,1948 9Section 1948 . 254.151 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (f).
AB56-ASA1,1949 10Section 1949 . 254.151 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (g).
AB56-ASA1,1949m 11Section 1949m. 254.25 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56-ASA1,446,13 12254.25 Nitrate testing grant program. (1) In this section, “local health
13department” has the meaning given in s. 250.01 (4).
AB56-ASA1,446,19 14(2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (ec), subject to subs. (3), (5),
15and (6), the department shall award grants to private well owners who apply to
16receive a grant and who satisfy the requirements set forth in this section. The
17department shall, after subtracting the amount available for distribution to counties
18under par. (b), reserve one-third of the remaining moneys for grants to applicants
19given preference under sub. (6).
AB56-ASA1,447,520 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (ec), the department shall
21distribute amounts up to a total of $500,000 to counties that apply to participate in
22the testing program under this section to provide reimbursement for the actual cost
23of administering the testing and reporting requirements under sub. (4). A county
24may contract with other counties, with well drillers or pump installers licensed
25through the department of natural resources under ch. 280, or with plumbers

1licensed by the department of safety and professional services under s. 145.06 to
2provide testing services under this section and may use moneys received from the
3department of health services under this section to ensure reimbursement for its
4costs or those incurred by other entities with which the county has a contract for
5testing under this section.
AB56-ASA1,447,12 6(3) The department shall, to the extent that funds are available under this
7section, distribute grants to cover costs described in this subsection, according to a
8schedule promulgated by the department by rule, subject to a limitation of $2,500 per
9private well owner. Grant recipients must use grant moneys to cover costs for a
10private well with a primary purpose of providing potable water for human
11consumption to either a residential or nonprofit business property. Eligible costs
12under this section include any of the following:
AB56-ASA1,447,1313 (a) Well testing.
AB56-ASA1,447,1414 (b) Installation of an appropriate filtration system.
AB56-ASA1,447,1615 (c) Repair or replacement of the well with a well that complies with the
16requirements under s. 281.75 (12).
AB56-ASA1,447,1717 (d) Replacement of the water supply.
AB56-ASA1,447,25 18(4) A private well owner may make a request to the local health department
19to have the nitrate levels tested for his or her well. If the well owner's county has
20chosen to participate in the program under this section, upon a request from a private
21well owner, the local health department shall provide a list of entities, public or
22private, that are available to complete the testing. The private well owner may
23contact any of the available entities on the list provided by the local health
24department. An available public or private entity that agrees to do the testing for
25the private well owner shall collect the necessary samples and do all of the following:
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1(a) Submit the samples for testing to the state laboratory of hygiene or another
2state certified laboratory.
AB56-ASA1,448,83 (b) Report the test results to the department and the private well owner,
4together with a recommendation for one or more of the remediation approaches
5enumerated under sub. (3) (b) to (d), if appropriate, and, if the test results indicate
6nitrate levels exceeding 10 parts per million, a statement of the fees charged for
7testing and a recommendation that the private well owner receive reimbursement
8for those costs.
AB56-ASA1,448,119 (c) Notify the private well owner that the private well owner may contact the
10department within 30 days to request a grant for a different approach than was
11recommended by the entity that completed the testing.
AB56-ASA1,448,15 12(5) (a) A private well owner is eligible to apply for a grant under this section
13if the report provided to the department under sub. (4) indicates that nitrate levels
14in the owner's well water exceed 10 parts per million. A private well owner may
15receive only one grant per parcel.
AB56-ASA1,448,1716 (b) The department may not set an income limitation for an applicant to be
17eligible for a grant under this section.
AB56-ASA1,448,20 18(6) In considering grant applications under this section, the department shall
19give preference to applicants who have a household member who is any of the
20following:
AB56-ASA1,448,2121 (a) Pregnant.
AB56-ASA1,448,2222 (b) Breast-feeding.
AB56-ASA1,448,2323 (c) Under the age of 3 years.
AB56-ASA1,448,2424 (d) Over the age of 65.
AB56-ASA1,1950 25Section 1950 . 255.06 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,449,2
1255.06 (2) (i) Multiple sclerosis services. Allocate and expend at least up to
2$60,000 as reimbursement for the provision of multiple sclerosis services to women.
AB56-ASA1,1957 3Section 1957 . 281.59 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,449,54 281.59 (4) (a) The clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan
5program
are revenue-producing enterprises or programs, as defined in s. 18.52 (6).
AB56-ASA1,1958 6Section 1958 . 281.59 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,449,117 281.59 (4) (am) Deposits, appropriations or transfers to the environmental
8improvement fund for the purposes of the clean water fund program or the safe
9drinking water loan program
may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations
10issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 or in accordance with
11subch. IV of ch. 18 if designated a higher education bond.
AB56-ASA1,1959 12Section 1959 . 281.59 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,449,2213 281.59 (4) (c) The building commission may pledge any portion of revenues
14received or to be received in the fund established in par. (b) or the environmental
15improvement fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this subsection. The
16pledge shall provide for the transfer to the environmental improvement fund of all
17pledged revenues, including any interest earned on the revenues, which are in excess
18of the amounts required to be paid under s. 20.320 (1) (c) and (u) and (2) (c) and (u)
19for the purposes of the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan
20program
. The pledge shall provide that the transfers be made at least twice yearly,
21that the transferred amounts be deposited in the environmental improvement fund
22and that the transferred amounts are free of any prior pledge.
AB56-ASA1,1960 23Section 1960 . 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56-ASA1,450,724 281.59 (4) (f) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building
25commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all

1obligations incurred under this subsection, and all payments under an agreement or
2ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue
3obligations issued under this subsection, can be fully paid on a timely basis from
4moneys received or anticipated to be received. Revenue obligations issued under this
5subsection for the clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program
6shall not exceed $2,526,700,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to
7refund outstanding revenue obligation notes.
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