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AB68-SSA1,1601,98 (a) In this subsection, “federally qualified health center” has the meaning given
9under 42 CFR 405.2401 (b).
AB68-SSA1,1601,1210 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the department of health
11services shall award $53,000,000 in grants to create federally qualified health
12centers in Racine County before June 30, 2023.
AB68-SSA1,9120 13Section 9120. Nonstatutory provisions; Higher Educational Aids
14Board.
AB68-SSA1,1601,2115 (1) Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement. The higher
16educational aids board shall provide to the designated body representing the state
17of Minnesota notice of the termination of the agreement under s. 39.47, 2019 stats.,
18with the agreement's termination to become effective on July 1, 2022. The higher
19educational aids board and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
20System shall negotiate new agreements to replace the agreement under s. 39.47,
212019 stats., with these new agreements to become effective on July 1, 2022.
AB68-SSA1,9121 22Section 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; Historical Society.
AB68-SSA1,9122 23Section 9122. Nonstatutory provisions; Housing and Economic
24Development Authority.
AB68-SSA1,1602,7
1(1) Pilot program for homeless children and youths. The Wisconsin Housing
2and Economic Development Authority shall develop policies and procedures for and
3implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to individuals who are included
4in the category of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), and
5families with at least one individual included in that category on the waiting list that
6the authority, or a public housing agency or other entity that contracts with the
7authority, maintains for vouchers under the federal housing choice voucher program.
AB68-SSA1,9123 8Section 9123. Nonstatutory provisions; Insurance.
AB68-SSA1,1602,159 (1) Prescription drug importation program. The commissioner of insurance
10shall submit the first report required under s. 601.575 (5) by the next January 1 or
11July 1, whichever is earliest, that is at least 180 days after the date the prescription
12drug importation program is fully operational under s. 601.575 (4). The
13commissioner of insurance shall include in the first 3 reports submitted under s.
14601.575 (5) information on the implementation of the audit functions under s.
15601.575 (1) (n).
AB68-SSA1,1602,1916 (2) Prescription drug cost survey. The commissioner of insurance shall
17conduct a statistically valid survey of pharmacies in this state regarding whether the
18pharmacy agreed to not disclose that customer drug benefit cost sharing exceeds the
19cost of the dispensed drug.
AB68-SSA1,1602,2320 (3) Public option health insurance plan. The office of the commissioner of
21insurance may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (a) in fiscal year
222021-22 not more than $900,000 for the development of a public option health
23insurance plan.
AB68-SSA1,1603,1224 (4) Health insurance premium assistance program. The commissioner of
25insurance shall develop a program to provide, beginning no later than plan year

12024, health insurance premium assistance to any resident of this state who
2purchases a silver level plan on the exchange, as defined in s. 628.90 (1), and whose
3household income exceeds 133 percent of the poverty line before application of the
45 percent income disregard as described in 42 CFR 435.603 (d), but does not exceed
5250 percent of the poverty line. The assistance shall equal the difference between
6the lowest-cost silver level plan and lowest-cost bronze level plan in the individual's
7county of residence. The commissioner of insurance shall include a cost estimate of
8the program with the 2023-24 biennial budget submission for the office of the
9commissioner of insurance. In this subsection, “bronze level plan” means a plan
10described in 42 USC 18022 (d) (1) (A), “poverty line” means the poverty line as defined
11and revised annually under 42 USC 9902 (2) for a family the size of the individual's
12family, and “silver level plan” means a plan described in 42 USC 18022 (d) (1) (B).
AB68-SSA1,1603,1513 (5) Prescription drug purchasing entity. During the 2021-2023 fiscal
14biennium, the office of the commissioner of insurance shall conduct a study on the
15viability of creating or implementing a state prescription drug purchasing entity.
AB68-SSA1,1603,1616 (6) School district group health insurance task force.
AB68-SSA1,1603,1917 (a) The commissioner of insurance shall establish a committee called the
18“School District Group Health Insurance Task Force.” The task force shall consist
19of the following members appointed by the governor:
AB68-SSA1,1603,20 201. One representative from the office of the commissioner of insurance.
AB68-SSA1,1603,21 212. One representative from the department of administration.
AB68-SSA1,1603,22 223. One representative from the department of public instruction.
AB68-SSA1,1603,23 234. One representative from the department of employee trust funds.
AB68-SSA1,1603,24 245. One administrator of a school district.
AB68-SSA1,1603,25 256. One business official of a school district.
AB68-SSA1,1604,1
17. One member of a school board.
AB68-SSA1,1604,2 28. One official of a public employee union.
AB68-SSA1,1604,3 39. Three employees of public schools.
AB68-SSA1,1604,4 410. One representative of a health plan.
AB68-SSA1,1604,65 (b) The representative from the office of the commissioner of insurance shall
6be the chairperson of the task force.
AB68-SSA1,1604,117 (c) Based on consultation with the task force, and review of the actuarial report
8required under Section 9113 (6 ) of this act, the commissioner of insurance and the
9secretary of employee trust funds shall develop an implementation plan, which, if
10enacted, would require all school districts in this state to participate in a group
11health insurance program offered by the group insurance board by January 1, 2024.
AB68-SSA1,1604,1412 (d) The commissioner of insurance and the secretary of employee trust funds
13shall submit the implementation plan to the governor and the joint committee of
14finance by December 31, 2022.
AB68-SSA1,1604,2015 (7) Prescription drug affordability review board. Notwithstanding the
16length of terms specified for the members of the board under s. 15.735 (1) (b) to (e),
172 of the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on May 1, 2023; 2 of
18the initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on May 1, 2024; 2 of the
19initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on May 1, 2025, and 2 of the
20initial members shall be appointed for terms expiring on May 1, 2026.
AB68-SSA1,9124 21Section 9124. Nonstatutory provisions; Investment Board.
AB68-SSA1,9125 22Section 9125. Nonstatutory provisions; Joint Committee on Finance.
AB68-SSA1,9126 23Section 9126. Nonstatutory provisions; Judicial Commission.
AB68-SSA1,9127 24Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice.
AB68-SSA1,1605,9
1(1) Sexual assault kits. Within 180 days of the effective date of this subsection,
2the department of justice shall promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to
3implement s. 165.775 for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules
4but not to exceed the period authorized under s. 227.24 (1) (c), subject to extension
5under s. 227.24 (2). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department
6is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection
7as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health,
8safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule
9promulgated under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,1605,1310 (2) Sentencing review council; report. No later than July 1, 2022, the
11sentencing review council shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations
12under s. 165.27 (1) to (4) to the attorney general under s. 15.09 (7) and to the
13appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
AB68-SSA1,9128 14Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.
AB68-SSA1,1605,1515 (1) Redistricting.
AB68-SSA1,1605,1616 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB68-SSA1,1605,18 171. “Commission” means the People's Maps Commission created by the governor
18on January 27, 2020, under executive order 66.
AB68-SSA1,1605,19 192. “Legislature” means the legislature instituted on January 5, 2021.
AB68-SSA1,1605,2520 (b) Preparation of legislation. The legislative reference bureau shall prepare
21in proper form legislation that gives effect to the congressional redistricting plan
22proposed by the commission for consideration by the legislature and separate
23legislation that gives effect to the state assembly and senate redistricting plan
24proposed by the commission for consideration by the legislature. The bureau shall
25deliver the legislation to the governor for approval.
AB68-SSA1,1606,1
1(c) Introduction, consideration, and vote.
AB68-SSA1,1606,5 21. The governor shall deliver the bills prepared under par. (b) to the joint
3committee on legislative organization, which shall introduce the bills without
4change in each house of the legislature. The bills shall then be referred to the
5appropriate standing committees of each house.
AB68-SSA1,1606,8 62. The legislature shall take final action on either the assembly version or the
7senate version of the bills introduced under subd. 1 . no later than the 60th day after
8the bill is introduced.
AB68-SSA1,1606,12 93. The legislature may not take action on congressional redistricting legislation
10not introduced under subd. 1. until after either the assembly version or the senate
11version of the congressional redistricting bill introduced under subd. 1. has been
12voted on by each house of the legislature.
AB68-SSA1,1606,16 134. The legislature may not take action on legislative redistricting legislation
14not introduced under subd. 1. until after either the assembly version or the senate
15version of the legislative redistricting bill introduced under subd. 1. has been voted
16on by each house of the legislature.
AB68-SSA1,1606,1717 (d) Public records.
AB68-SSA1,1606,21 181. Notwithstanding s. 16.61 (2) (b) 1., all public records, as defined in s. 16.61
19(2) (b), created or maintained by each house, committee, and member of the
20legislature that relate to congressional or legislative redistricting may not be
21destroyed until after December 31, 2030.
AB68-SSA1,1607,3 222. Notwithstanding ss. 13.91 to 13.96, 19.36 (1), and 905.03, all records, as
23defined in s. 19.32 (2), created or maintained by each house, committee, and member
24of the legislature that relate to congressional or legislative redistricting are subject
25to inspection and copying under s. 19.35 and may not be withheld from public access

1on the basis of any claim of confidentiality or privilege, except for records containing
2communications that are privileged under s. 905.03 and that concern a previously
3drafted congressional or legislative redistricting plan.
AB68-SSA1,1607,84 (e) Open meetings. Notwithstanding ss. 13.91 to 13.96 and 905.03, each
5meeting related to congressional or legislative redistricting shall be preceded by
6public notice, as provided in s. 19.84, and shall be held in a place reasonably
7accessible to members of the public and open to all citizens at all times, if the meeting
8includes any of the following:
AB68-SSA1,1607,9 91. Two or more members of the legislature.
AB68-SSA1,1607,10 102. Members of the partisan staff of 2 or more legislative offices.
AB68-SSA1,1607,11 113. A member of the legislature and nonpartisan legislative staff.
AB68-SSA1,1607,13 124. A member of the legislature and a person retained by the legislature to assist
13with congressional or legislative redistricting.
AB68-SSA1,1607,1914 (2) Joint legislative council study. The joint legislative council shall study
15the implementation of the marijuana tax and regulation provided under subch. IV
16of ch. 139 and identify uses for the revenues generated by the tax. The joint
17legislative council shall report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the
18joint committee on finance no later than 2 years after the effective date of this
19subsection.
AB68-SSA1,9129 20Section 9129. Nonstatutory provisions; Lieutenant Governor.
AB68-SSA1,9130 21Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Local Government.
AB68-SSA1,1608,222 (1) Levy limit exception for regional planning commission charges. For the
23purposes of a levy imposed by a city, village, town, or county in December 2021, the
24base amount to which s. 66.0602 (2) applies does not include any amount that the city,
25village, town, or county levied in the immediately preceding year to pay for the city's,

1village's, town's, or county's share of a regional planning commission's budget as
2charged by the commission under s. 66.0309 (14) (a) to (c).
AB68-SSA1,9131 3Section 9131. Nonstatutory provisions; Military Affairs.
AB68-SSA1,1608,134 (1) Truax Field electrical micro grid system. In fiscal year 2022-23, the
5department of military affairs shall conduct a study to determine whether
6construction of an electrical micro grid system at Truax Field is feasible. The
7department may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.465 (1) (b) in fiscal year
82022-23 not more than $64,000 to support the study under this subsection. If, based
9on the study, the adjutant general determines that construction of an electrical micro
10grid system at Truax Field is feasible, the department may expend from the
11appropriation under s. 20.465 (1) (b) in fiscal year 2022-23 not more than $296,000
12for schematic designs related to the construction of an electrical micro grid system
13at Truax Field.
AB68-SSA1,9132 14Section 9132. Nonstatutory provisions; Natural Resources.
AB68-SSA1,1609,215 (1) Emergency rule-making authority; Great Lakes erosion control
16program.
The department of natural resources may use the procedure under s.
17227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 23.199 for the period before the date
18on which permanent rules under s. 23.199 take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1)
19(c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until
20the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of the emergency
21rules, the date on which the permanent rules take effect, or the effective date of the
22repeal of the emergency rules, whichever is earlier. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a)
23and (3), the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that
24promulgating a rule under this subsection as emergency rules is necessary for the

1preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide
2a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,1609,63 (2) Transfer of land recycling loan program balance. All moneys
4appropriated for the land recycling loan program under s. 281.60, 2019 stats., that
5are unallocated on the effective date of this subsection shall be transferred to the
6environmental improvement fund for the clean water fund program under s. 281.58.
AB68-SSA1,1609,177 (3) Emergency rules for PFAS municipal grant program. The department of
8natural resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency
9rules relating to the municipal grant program under s. 292.66. Notwithstanding s.
10227.24 (1) (a) and (3), when promulgating emergency rules under this subsection, the
11department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this
12subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
13health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a
14rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and
151g., for emergency rules promulgated under this subsection, the department is not
16required to prepare a statement of scope of the rules or to submit the proposed rules
17in final draft form to the governor for approval.
AB68-SSA1,1609,1918 (4) Emergency rules for PFAS in drinking water, groundwater, surface
19water, solid waste, beds of navigable waters, and contaminated soil and sediment.
AB68-SSA1,1609,2520 (a) The department of natural resources shall promulgate emergency rules
21under s. 227.24 establishing acceptable levels and standards, performance
22standards, monitoring requirements, and required response actions for any
23perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances that
24the department determines may be harmful to human health or the environment in
25the following:
AB68-SSA1,1610,1
11. Drinking water under s. 281.17 (8).
AB68-SSA1,1610,2 22. Groundwater under ss. 160.07 (5) and 160.15.
AB68-SSA1,1610,4 33. Surface water from point sources under ss. 283.11 (4) and 283.21 and from
4nonpoint sources under s. 281.16.
AB68-SSA1,1610,6 54. Air under s. 285.27 (2) (bm), if the standards are needed to provide adequate
6protection for public health or welfare.
AB68-SSA1,1610,7 75. Solid waste and solid waste facilities under chs. 289 and 291.
AB68-SSA1,1610,8 86. Beds of navigable waters under s. 30.20.
AB68-SSA1,1610,9 97. Soil and sediment under chs. 289 and 292.
AB68-SSA1,1610,1110 (b) The department of natural resources shall promulgate emergency rules
11under s. 227.24 to do all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,1610,15 121. Add any perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such
13substances that the department determines may be harmful to human health or the
14environment to the list of toxic pollutants under s. 283.21 (1) (a) for purposes of
15setting toxic effluent standards or prohibitions under s. 283.11 (4).
AB68-SSA1,1610,19 162. Add to the list of hazardous constituents under s. 291.05 (4) any
17perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances for
18which the department determines that the listing is necessary to protect public
19health, safety, or welfare.
AB68-SSA1,1610,21 203. Administer and enforce ch. 292 in relation to remedial actions involving
21perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances or a group or class of such substances.
AB68-SSA1,1611,222 (c) Notwithstanding any finding required under par. (a) or (b), emergency rules
23promulgated under pars. (a) and (b) shall include, at a minimum, perfluorooctane
24sulfonic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorohexane sulfonic acid,
25perfluorononanoic acid, and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid and shall include

1provisions for enforcing these standards, including requiring sampling, monitoring,
2testing, and response actions.
AB68-SSA1,1611,93 (d) Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated
4under pars. (a) and (b) remain in effect until July 1, 2022, or the date on which
5permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a)
6and (3), the department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that
7promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
8preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide
9a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,1611,1610 (5) Water quality standards for PFAS. The department of natural resources
11shall promulgate, under s. 281.15, water quality standards for perfluorooctane
12sulfonic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorohexane sulfonic acid,
13perfluorononanoic acid, and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid and any other
14perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances that
15the department determines may be harmful to human health and necessary to
16protect a water's designated use.
AB68-SSA1,1611,2217 (6) List of groundwater contaminants. The department of natural resources
18shall add to the list of groundwater contaminants under s. 160.05 any perfluoroalkyl
19and polyfluoroalkyl substance or group or class of such substances that is shown to
20involve public health concerns and that has a reasonable probability of entering the
21groundwater and shall categorize and rank those substances according to the
22provisions of s. 160.05.
AB68-SSA1,1611,2323 (7) Testing laboratories; emergency rules.
AB68-SSA1,1612,924 (a) The department of natural resources shall promulgate emergency rules
25under s. 227.24 establishing criteria for certifying laboratories to test for any

1perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, including the standards and methods
2for such testing, and shall certify laboratories that meet these criteria.
3Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this
4subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2022, or the date on which permanent rules
5take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
6department of natural resources is not required to provide evidence that
7promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
8preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide
9a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
AB68-SSA1,1612,1210 (b) Before emergency rules are promulgated under par. (a), the department of
11natural resources may require testing for a perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl
12substance to be done according to any nationally recognized procedures.
AB68-SSA1,1612,1713 (8) Municipal flood control aid. Notwithstanding eligibility requirements for
14receiving aid or limitations on the amount and use of aid provided under s. 281.665,
15from the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (dq), the department of natural resources
16shall award $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2022-23
17for the preparation of flood insurance studies and other flood mapping projects.
AB68-SSA1,1613,418 (9) Emergency rules for fire fighting foam. The department of natural
19resources may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules
20relating to the collection and disposal of fire fighting foams that contain
21perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and
22(3), when promulgating emergency rules under this subsection, the department is
23not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as
24an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health,
25safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule

1promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., for
2emergency rules promulgated under this subsection, the department is not required
3to prepare a statement of scope of the rules or to submit the proposed rules in final
4draft form to the governor for approval.
AB68-SSA1,1613,85 (10) Land conservation and recreation grants. From the appropriation under
6s. 20.370 (1) (ma), in fiscal year 2021-22 the department of natural resources shall
7fund all of the following conservation and recreational projects in the following
8amounts:
AB68-SSA1,1613,109 (a) A grant to West Wisconsin Land Trust to acquire land in the town of Peru
10in the county of Dunn, $706,045.
AB68-SSA1,1613,1211 (b) A grant to West Wisconsin Land Trust to acquire land in the town of
12Maxville in the county of Buffalo, $460,545.
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