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AB68-SSA1,58,2218 (d) 1. The department may, at the request of any state agency or on its own
19initiative, evaluate any business, financial adviser, or investment firm certified
20under this section to verify that it continues to qualify for certification. The business,
21financial adviser, or investment firm shall provide the department with any records
22or information necessary to complete the examination.
AB68-SSA1,59,223 2. If a business, financial adviser, or investment firm fails to comply with a
24reasonable request for records or information, the department shall notify the
25business, financial adviser, or investment firm and the department of

1transportation, in writing, that it intends to decertify the business, financial adviser,
2or investment firm.
AB68-SSA1,59,73 3. If, after an evaluation under this paragraph, the department determines
4that a business, financial adviser, or investment firm no longer qualifies for
5certification under this section, the department shall notify the business, financial
6adviser, or investment firm and the department of transportation, in writing, that
7it intends to decertify the business, financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68-SSA1,59,108 (e) 1. A business, financial adviser, or investment firm receiving a notice under
9par. (d) 2. or 3. may appeal in writing to the secretary within 30 days after the date
10of the notice.
AB68-SSA1,59,1311 2. If the business, financial adviser, or investment firm does not submit an
12appeal under subd. 1., the department shall immediately decertify the business,
13financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68-SSA1,59,1814 3. If the business, financial adviser, or investment firm submits an appeal
15under subd. 1., the secretary shall enter his or her final decision, in writing, within
1630 days after receiving the appeal. If the secretary confirms the decision of the
17department, the department shall immediately decertify the business, financial
18adviser, or investment firm.
AB68-SSA1,60,219 4. A business, financial adviser, or investment firm decertified under subd. 3.
20may, within 30 days after the secretary's decision, request a contested case hearing
21under s. 227.42 from the department. If the final administrative or judicial
22proceeding results in a determination that the business, financial adviser, or
23investment firm qualifies for certification under this section, the department shall
24immediately certify the business, financial adviser, or investment firm. The
25department shall provide the business, financial adviser, or investment firm and the

1department of transportation with a copy of the final written decision regarding
2certification under this paragraph.
AB68-SSA1,60,4 3(4) Department rule making. The department shall promulgate by
4administrative rule procedures to implement this section.
AB68-SSA1,112 5Section 112. 16.29 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,60,6 616.29 (title) Technical assistance ; tourism marketing.
AB68-SSA1,113 7Section 113. 16.29 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,60,108 16.29 (4) Annually, the department shall grant to the Great Lakes inter-tribal
9council the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (kv) to fund a program to
10promote tourism featuring American Indian heritage and culture.
AB68-SSA1,114 11Section 114. 16.293 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,60,13 1216.293 Water utility assistance for low-income households. (1)
13Definitions. In this section:
AB68-SSA1,60,1414 (a) “County department" means a county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22.
AB68-SSA1,60,1615 (b) “Crisis assistance" means a benefit that is given to a household experiencing
16or at risk of experiencing a water utility–related emergency.
AB68-SSA1,60,1917 (c) “Household" means any individual or group of individuals who are living
18together as one economic unit for whom residential water is customarily purchased
19in common or who make undesignated payments for water in the form of rent.
AB68-SSA1,60,2220 (d) “Utility allowance" means the amount of utility costs paid by those
21individuals in subsidized housing who pay their own utility bills, as averaged from
22total utility costs for the housing unit by the housing authority.
AB68-SSA1,60,2423 (e) “Water utility assistance" means a benefit that is given to a household to
24assist in meeting the cost of water utility.
AB68-SSA1,61,3
1(2) Administration. (a) The department shall administer a water utility
2assistance program for low-income households to assist eligible households to meet
3home water utility costs and shall establish a payments schedule for the program.
AB68-SSA1,61,74 (b) The department may contract with a county department, another local
5governmental agency, or a private nonprofit organization to process applications and
6make payments under the water utility assistance program for low-income
7households.
AB68-SSA1,61,12 8(3) Application procedure. (a) A household may apply for water utility
9assistance from a county department, another local governmental agency, or a
10private nonprofit organization with which the department contracts under the water
11utility assistance program for low-income households. A household shall apply on
12a form prescribed by the department.
AB68-SSA1,61,1713 (b) If by February 1 of any year the number of households applying for
14assistance under par. (a) substantially exceeds the number anticipated to apply, the
15department may reduce the assistance payments under sub. (5) made after that date.
16The department may also suspend the processing of additional applications until the
17department adjusts assistance amounts payable.
AB68-SSA1,61,19 18(4) Eligibility. Subject to sub. (3) (b), the following households are eligible to
19receive water utility assistance under this section:
AB68-SSA1,61,2120 (a) A household with income that is not more than 60 percent of the statewide
21median household income.
AB68-SSA1,61,2422(b) A household entirely composed of persons receiving food stamps under 7
23USC 2011
to 2036 or supplemental security income or state supplemental payments
24under 42 USC 1381 to 1383c or s. 49.77.
AB68-SSA1,62,4
1(c) A household with income within the limits specified under par. (b) that
2resides in housing that is subsidized or administered by a municipality, a county, the
3state, or the federal government for which a utility allowance is applied to determine
4the amount of rent or the amount of the subsidy.
AB68-SSA1,62,7 5(5) Assistance payments. Subject to moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (7)
6(e) and any payment reduction under sub. (3) (b), water utility assistance shall be
7paid according to the payment schedule established under sub. (2) (a).
AB68-SSA1,62,12 8(6) Individuals in state prisons or secured juvenile facilities. No assistance
9payment under sub. (5) may be made to an individual who is imprisoned in a state
10prison under s. 302.01 or to an individual placed at a juvenile correctional facility,
11as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or a secured residential care center for children and
12youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g).
AB68-SSA1,62,19 13(7) Crisis assistance program. A household eligible for water utility assistance
14under sub. (5) may also be eligible for a crisis assistance payment. The department
15shall define the circumstances constituting a crisis for which an assistance payment
16may be made and shall establish the amount of payment to an eligible household.
17The department may delegate a portion of its responsibility under this subsection to
18a county department, another local governmental agency, or a private nonprofit
19organization.
AB68-SSA1,115 20Section 115. 16.295 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,62,2221 16.295 (5) (b) 4. Unless otherwise directed by the department, the gross
22proceeds from all investments of the moneys designated in subd. 1.
AB68-SSA1,116 23Section 116. 16.295 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,117 24Section 117. 16.3065 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,63,2
116.3065 Affordable workforce housing grants. (1) Definition. In this
2section, “municipality” means a city, village, or town.
AB68-SSA1,63,7 3(2) Grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fq), the department
4shall award grants to municipalities for the purpose of increasing the availability of
5affordable workforce housing within the municipality. The department may
6establish eligibility requirements and other program guidelines for the grant
7program under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,118 8Section 118 . 16.3077 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,63,11 916.3077 Housing quality standards grants. From the appropriation under
10s. 20.505 (7) (bp), the department shall award grants to owners of rental housing
11units in this state for purposes of satisfying applicable housing quality standards.
AB68-SSA1,119 12Section 119 . 16.3078 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,63,17 1316.3078 Rental assistance grants for homeless veterans. From the
14appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (bq), the department shall award grants to each
15continuum of care organization in this state designated by the federal department
16of housing and urban development. All grant funds shall be used to provide
17tenant-based rental assistance to homeless veterans in this state.
AB68-SSA1,120 18Section 120. 16.3085 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,63,2119 16.3085 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg), the department
20may award up to 10 annual grants , of up to $50,000 $75,000 each, annually to any
21shelter facility.
AB68-SSA1,121 22Section 121. 16.313 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,122 23Section 122. 16.40 (24) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,64,524 16.40 (24) Worker misclassification outreach. Direct all departments to
25provide targeted educational outreach regarding worker misclassification in

1English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a significant number of individuals
2in this state, to employers, workers, and organizations that serve vulnerable
3populations, including individuals with limited English proficiency. The outreach
4shall emphasize the appropriate departments to contact and the rights of individuals
5to remain anonymous when reporting worker misclassification.
AB68-SSA1,123 6Section 123. 16.51 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,65,47 16.51 (7) Audit claims for expenses in connection with prisoners and
8juveniles in juvenile correctional facilities.
Receive, examine, determine, and
9audit claims, duly certified and approved by the department of corrections, from the
10county clerk of any county in, city, village, or town, on behalf of the county, city,
11village, or town,
which are presented for payment to reimburse the county
12reimbursement for certain expenses incurred or paid by it in reference to all matters
13growing out of actions and proceedings involving prisoners in state prisons, as
14defined in s. 302.01, or juveniles in juvenile correctional facilities, as defined in s.
15938.02 (10p), including prisoners or juveniles transferred to a mental health
16institute for observation or treatment, when the. The department shall reimburse
17a county under this subsection for expenses relating to actions or
proceedings that
18are commenced in counties in which the prisons or juvenile correctional facilities are
19located by a district attorney or by the prisoner or juvenile as a postconviction remedy
20or a matter involving the prisoner's status as a prisoner or the juvenile's status as
21a resident of a juvenile correctional facility and for certain expenses incurred or paid
22by it the county in reference to holding those juveniles in secure custody while those
23actions or proceedings are pending. The department shall reimburse a county, city,
24village, or town under this subsection for expenses relating to law enforcement
25investigative services that it provided for an incident involving a prisoner in a state

1prison or a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility within its jurisdiction.

2Expenses shall only include the amounts that were necessarily incurred and actually
3paid and shall be no more than the legitimate cost would be to any other county
4jurisdiction had the offense or crime occurred therein.
AB68-SSA1,124 5Section 124. 16.705 (1b) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,65,76 16.705 (1b) (d) The department of financial institutions under s. 224.51 or the
7small business retirement savings board under s. 224.56
.
AB68-SSA1,125 8Section 125. 16.71 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,65,119 16.71 (5r) The department shall delegate authority to the department of
10financial institutions to enter into vendor contracts under s. 224.51 and to the small
11business retirement savings board to enter into vendor contracts under s. 224.56
.
AB68-SSA1,126 12Section 126. 16.75 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,127 13Section 127. 16.75 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 16.75 (3m) (a) 1j.
AB68-SSA1,128 14Section 128. 16.75 (3m) (a) 1e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,65,1715 16.75 (3m) (a) 1e. “Disability-owned business” means a business, other than
16a financial adviser or investment firm, certified by the department under s. 16.289
17(3).
AB68-SSA1,129 18Section 129 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 1f. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,65,2019 16.75 (3m) (a) 1f. “Disability-owned financial adviser" means a financial
20adviser certified by the department under s. 16.289 (3).
AB68-SSA1,130 21Section 130 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,65,2322 16.75 (3m) (a) 1g. “Disability-owned investment firm" means an investment
23firm certified by the department under s. 16.289 (3).
AB68-SSA1,131 24Section 131. 16.75 (3m) (a) 3q. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,66,3
116.75 (3m) (a) 3q. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business”
2means a business, other than a financial adviser or investment firm, certified by the
3department under s. 16.288 (3).
AB68-SSA1,132 4Section 132 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 3r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,66,65 16.75 (3m) (a) 3r. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned financial
6adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department under s. 16.288 (3).
AB68-SSA1,133 7Section 133 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 3s. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,66,98 16.75 (3m) (a) 3s. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned investment
9firm" means an investment firm certified by the department under s. 16.288 (3).
AB68-SSA1,134 10Section 134 . 16.75 (3m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,66,1511 16.75 (3m) (b) 2. The department, any agency to which the department
12delegates purchasing authority under s. 16.71 (1), and any agency making purchases
13under s. 16.74 shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 5 percent of the total amount
14expended under this subchapter in each fiscal year is paid to disabled
15veteran-owned businesses.
AB68-SSA1,135 16Section 135. 16.75 (3m) (b) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,66,2117 16.75 (3m) (b) 2g. The department, any agency to which the department
18delegates purchasing authority under s. 16.71 (1), and any agency making purchases
19under s. 16.74 shall attempt to ensure that at least 5 percent of the total amount
20expended under this subchapter in each fiscal year is paid to lesbian, gay, bisexual,
21or transgender-owned businesses.
AB68-SSA1,136 22Section 136. 16.75 (3m) (b) 2r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,67,223 16.75 (3m) (b) 2r. The department, any agency to which the department
24delegates purchasing authority under s. 16.71 (1), and any agency making purchases
25under s. 16.74 shall attempt to ensure that at least 5 percent of the total amount

1expended under this subchapter in each fiscal year is paid to disability-owned
2businesses.
AB68-SSA1,137 3Section 137. 16.75 (3m) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,67,204 16.75 (3m) (b) 3. Except as provided under sub. (7), the department, any agency
5to which the department delegates purchasing authority under s. 16.71 (1), and any
6agency making purchases under s. 16.74 may purchase materials, supplies,
7equipment, and contractual services from any minority business or, disabled
8veteran-owned business, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, or
9disability-owned business,
or a business that is both a minority business and a
10disabled veteran-owned business
any combination of those, submitting a qualified
11responsible competitive bid that is no more than 5 percent higher than the apparent
12low bid or competitive proposal that is no more than 5 percent higher than the most
13advantageous proposal. In administering the preference for minority businesses or,
14disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned
15businesses, and disability-owned businesses
established in this paragraph, the
16department, the delegated agency, and any agency making purchases under s. 16.74
17shall maximize the use of minority businesses or, disabled veteran-owned
18businesses which, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, and
19disability-owned businesses that
are incorporated under ch. 180 or which that have
20their principal place of business in this state.
AB68-SSA1,138 21Section 138. 16.75 (3m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,68,322 16.75 (3m) (c) 1. After completing any contract under this subchapter, the
23contractor shall report to the agency that awarded the contract any amount of the
24contract that was subcontracted to minority businesses and, any amount of the
25contract that was subcontracted to disabled veteran-owned businesses , any amount

1of the contract that was subcontracted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
2transgender-owned businesses, and any amount of the contract that was
3subcontracted to disability-owned businesses
.
AB68-SSA1,139 4Section 139. 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,68,75 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. e. The total amount of money and the percentage of the total
6amount of money it has expended for contracts and orders awarded to lesbian, gay,
7bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses.
AB68-SSA1,140 8Section 140. 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. f. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,68,109 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. f. The number of contacts with lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
10transgender-owned businesses in connection with proposed purchases.
AB68-SSA1,141 11Section 141. 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,68,1412 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. g. The total amount of money and the percentage of the total
13amount of money it has expended for contracts and orders awarded to
14disability-owned businesses.
AB68-SSA1,142 15Section 142. 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. h. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,68,1716 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. h. The number of contacts with disability-owned businesses
17in connection with proposed purchases.
AB68-SSA1,143 18Section 143. 16.75 (3m) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,69,219 16.75 (3m) (c) 3. The department shall maintain and annually publish data on
20state purchases from minority businesses and on state purchases from, disabled
21veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned
22businesses, and disability-owned businesses,
including amounts expended and the
23percentage of total expenditures awarded to minority businesses and amounts
24expended and the percentage of total expenditures awarded to
, disabled

1veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned
2businesses, and disability-owned businesses
.
AB68-SSA1,144 3Section 144. 16.75 (3m) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,70,24 16.75 (3m) (c) 4. The department shall annually prepare and submit a report
5to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution
6to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), on the total amount of
7money paid to and the amount of indebtedness or other obligations underwritten by
8minority businesses, minority financial advisers, minority and investment firms, ;
9disabled veteran-owned businesses, disabled veteran-owned financial advisers,
10and disabled veteran-owned investment firms; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
11transgender-owned businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms; and
12disability-owned businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms
under the
13requirements of this subsection and ss. 16.855 (10m), 16.87 (2), 25.185, 84.075 and
14565.25 (2) (a) 3. and on this state's progress toward achieving compliance with par.
15(b) and ss. 16.855 (10m) (am) and (10n), 16.87 (2), 25.185, and 84.075 (1m). The
16report shall also include the percentage of the total amount of money paid to and the
17percentage of the total amount of indebtedness or other obligations underwritten by
18disabled veteran-owned businesses, disabled veteran-owned financial advisers,
19and disabled veteran-owned investment firms; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
20transgender-owned businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms; and
21disability-owned businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms
. In
22calculating the percentages to be reported under this subsection, the department
23shall exclude any purchase or contract for which a preference would violate any
24federal law or regulation or any contract between an agency and a federal agency or

1any contract that would result in a reduction in the amount of federal aids received
2by this state.
AB68-SSA1,145 3Section 145. 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,70,94 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. a. In determining whether a purchase, contract, or subcontract
5complies with the goal established under par. (b) 1. or , 2., 2g., or 2r. or s. 16.855 (10m)
6(am) 1. or 2., 16.87 (2) (b) or (c), or 25.185 (2) (a) or (b), the department shall include
7only amounts paid to businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms certified
8by the department of administration under s. 16.283 or , 16.287 (2), 16.288 (3), or
916.289 (3)
, whichever is appropriate.
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