AB56: Bill Text

AB56,1934 Section 1934 . 253.06 (9) and (10) of the statutes are created to read:

AB56,975,20 253.06 (9) Confidentiality of applicant and participant information. (a) Any information about an applicant or participant, whether it is obtained from the applicant or participant or another source or is generated as a result of application for the Women, Infants, and Children program, that identifies the applicant or participant or a family member of the applicant or participant is confidential.

AB56,976,5 (b) Except as explicitly permitted under this section, the department shall restrict the use and disclosure of confidential applicant and participant information to any person directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the Women, Infants, and Children program that the department determines has a need to know the information for Women, Infants, and Children program purposes. Persons who may be allowed to access confidential information under this paragraph include personnel from the local agencies, persons under contract with the department to perform research regarding the Women, Infants, and Children program, and persons that are investigating or prosecuting Women, Infants, and Children program violations of federal, state, or local law.

AB56,976,9 (c) The department or any local agency may use or disclose to public organizations confidential applicant and participant information for the administration of other programs that serve individuals eligible for the Women, Infants, and Children program in accordance with 7 CFR 246.26 (h).

AB56,976,13 (d) Staff of the department and local agencies who are required by state law to report known or suspected child abuse or neglect may disclose confidential applicant and participant information without the consent of the participant or applicant to the extent necessary to comply with the law.

AB56,977,2 (e) Except in the case of subpoenas or search warrants, the department and local agencies may disclose confidential applicant and participant information to individuals or entities not listed in this section only if the affected applicant or participant signs a release form authorizing the disclosure and specifying the parties to which the information may be disclosed. The department or local agency shall allow applicants and participants to refuse to sign the release form and shall notify the applicant or participant that signing the form is not a condition of eligibility and refusing to sign the form will not affect the applicant's or participant's application or participation in the Women, Infants, and Children program. Release forms authorizing disclosure to private physicians or other health care providers may be included as part of the Women, Infants, and Children program application or certification process. All other requests for applicants or participants to sign voluntary release forms may occur only after the application and certification process is complete.

AB56,977,13 (f) The department or local agency shall provide to an applicant or participant access to all information he or she has provided to the Women, Infants, and Children program. In the case of an applicant or participant who is an infant or child, the access may be provided to a parent or guardian of the infant or child, assuming that any issues regarding custody or guardianship have been settled. The department or local agency is not required to provide the applicant or participant or parent or guardian of an infant or child applicant or participant access to any other information in the file or record, including documentation of income provided by a 3rd party and staff assessments of an applicant or participant's condition or behavior, unless required by law or unless the information supports a state or local agency decision being appealed under 7 CFR 246.9.

AB56,977,19 (10) Confidentiality of vendor information. (a) Any information about a vendor, whether it is obtained from the vendor or another source, that individually identifies the vendor except for the vendor's name, address, telephone number, Internet or electronic mail address, store type, and Women, Infants, and Children program authorization status is confidential. The department shall restrict the use or disclosure of confidential vendor information to any of the following:

AB56,977,25 1. Persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the Women, Infants, and Children program or the food stamp program under s. 49.79 that the department determines has a need to know the information for purposes of these programs. These persons may include personnel from local agencies and persons investigating or prosecuting violations of Women, Infants, and Children program or food stamp program federal, state, or local laws.

AB56,978,6 2. Persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of any federal or state law or local ordinance. Before releasing information to a state or local entity, the department shall enter into a written agreement with the requesting party specifying that the information may not be used or redisclosed except for purposes directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the federal or state law or local ordinance.

AB56,978,9 3. A vendor that is subject to an adverse action under sub. (5), including a claim, to the extent that the confidential information concerns the vendor that is subject to the adverse action and is related to the adverse action.

AB56,978,17 (b) The department may disclose to all authorized vendors and applicants to be a vendor sanctions that have been imposed on vendors if the disclosure identifies only the vendor's name, address, length of the disqualification or amount of the monetary penalty, and a summary of the reason for the sanction provided in the notice of adverse action under sub. (5). The information under this paragraph may be disclosed only after all administrative and judicial review is exhausted and the department has prevailed regarding the sanction imposed on the vendor or after the time period for requesting administrative and judicial review has expired.

AB56,1935 Section 1935. 253.07 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,978,19 253.07 (1) (a) 3. Pregnancy termination.

AB56,1936 Section 1936. 253.07 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,978,21 253.07 (1) (b) 3. Pregnancy termination.

AB56,1937 Section 1937 . 253.07 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 253.07 (5) (b) and amended to read:

AB56,979,2 253.07 (5) (b) Subject to par. (c), a A public entity that receives women's health funds under this section may provide some or all of the funds to other public or private entities provided that the recipient of the funds does not do any of the following:.

AB56,1938 Section 1938 . 253.07 (5) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.

AB56,1939 Section 1939 . 253.07 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1940 Section 1940. 253.075 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1941 Section 1941 . 254.151 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,979,8 254.151 Lead poisoning or lead exposure prevention grants. (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ef), the department shall award:

AB56,979,10 (1m) Award the following grants under criteria that the department shall establish in rules promulgated under this section subsection:

AB56,1942 Section 1942 . 254.151 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (a).

AB56,1943 Section 1943 . 254.151 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (b).

AB56,1944 Section 1944 . 254.151 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,979,15 254.151 (2m) Award grants for residential lead hazard abatement, residential lead hazard reduction, and lead abatement worker training.

AB56,1945 Section 1945 . 254.151 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (c).

AB56,1946 Section 1946 . 254.151 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (d).

AB56,1947 Section 1947 . 254.151 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (e) and amended to read:

AB56,979,21 254.151 (1m) (e) To fund any combination of the purposes under subs. (1) pars. (a) to (4) (d).

AB56,1948 Section 1948 . 254.151 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (f).

AB56,1949 Section 1949 . 254.151 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 254.151 (1m) (g).

AB56,1950 Section 1950. 255.06 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,980,2 255.06 (2) (i) Multiple sclerosis services. Allocate and expend at least up to $60,000 as reimbursement for the provision of multiple sclerosis services to women.

AB56,1951 Section 1951 . 256.35 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,980,6 256.35 (1) (em) “Emergency number system” means any basic system, sophisticated system, or Next Generation 911, as defined in sub. (3s) (a) 3. s. 85.125 (1) (c), regardless of technology platform.

AB56,1952 Section 1952 . 256.35 (3s) (except 256.35 (3s) (a) 1.) of the statutes is renumbered 85.125, and 85.125 (1) (intro.), (e) and (f), (2), (3) and (4) (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB56,980,10 85.125 (1) Definitions. (intro.) In this subsection section:

AB56,980,11 (e) “Service supplier” has the meaning given in sub. s. 256.35 (3) (a) 3.

AB56,980,12 (f) “Service user” has the meaning given in sub. s. 256.35 (3) (a) 4.

AB56,980,18 (2) Emergency services IP network contracts. The department shall invite bids to be submitted under s. 16.75 and, from the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) 20.395 (5) (qm), contract for the creation, operation, and maintenance of an emergency services IP network that to the greatest extent feasible relies on industry standards and existing infrastructure to provide all public safety answering points with the network necessary to implement Next Generation 911.

AB56,981,2 (3) Existing contracts and charges. (a) The department shall determine the operational date for each county. If a contract under sub. s. 256.35 (3) (b) 3. between a service supplier and a county is in effect immediately before the operational date determined for the county, the contract shall expire on the operational date and, except as provided in subd. 2. par. (b), beginning on the operational date, the service supplier may not bill any service user for a charge levied by the county under sub. s. 256.35 (3) (b) or impose a surcharge approved under sub. s. 256.35 (3) (f). At least 30 days before a contract expires under this subdivision paragraph, the department shall provide written notice of the expiration to the county and service supplier.

AB56,981,8 (b) If a contract terminates under subd. 1. par. (a) before a service supplier has been fully compensated for nonrecurring services described in sub. s. 256.35 (3) (b) 3. a., the service supplier may continue to bill service users for the charge levied by the county under sub. s. 256.35 (3) (b) or impose a surcharge approved under sub. s. 256.35 (3) (f) until the service supplier is fully compensated for those nonrecurring services.

AB56,981,9 (4) (a) Advise the department on the contracts required under par. (b) sub. (2).

AB56,1953 Section 1953 . 256.35 (3s) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1954 Section 1954 . 257.01 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,981,17 257.01 (5) (a) An individual who is licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or nurse-midwife under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist or dental therapist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448.

AB56,1955 Section 1955 . 257.01 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,982,2 257.01 (5) (b) An individual who was at any time within the previous 10 years, but is not currently, licensed as a physician, a physician assistant, or a podiatrist under ch. 448, licensed as a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or nurse-midwife, under ch. 441, licensed as a dentist or dental therapist under ch. 447, licensed as a pharmacist under ch. 450, licensed as a veterinarian or certified as a veterinary technician under ch. 89, or certified as a respiratory care practitioner under ch. 448, if the individual's license or certification was never revoked, limited, suspended, or denied renewal.

AB56,1956 Section 1956. 281.54 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,982,9 281.54 Local pollution control grants in TMDL watersheds. The department shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.866 (2) (tj) to municipalities and counties for water pollution control infrastructure projects within watersheds for which a federally approved total maximum daily load under 33 USC 1313 (d) (1) (C) is in effect. The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of the program under this section.

AB56,1957 Section 1957. 281.59 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,982,12 281.59 (4) (a) The clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program are revenue-producing enterprises or programs, as defined in s. 18.52 (6).

AB56,1958 Section 1958. 281.59 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,982,18 281.59 (4) (am) Deposits, appropriations or transfers to the environmental improvement fund for the purposes of the clean water fund program or the safe drinking water loan program may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 or in accordance with subch. IV of ch. 18 if designated a higher education bond.

AB56,1959 Section 1959. 281.59 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,983,4 281.59 (4) (c) The building commission may pledge any portion of revenues received or to be received in the fund established in par. (b) or the environmental improvement fund to secure revenue obligations issued under this subsection. The pledge shall provide for the transfer to the environmental improvement fund of all pledged revenues, including any interest earned on the revenues, which are in excess of the amounts required to be paid under s. 20.320 (1) (c) and (u) and (2) (c) and (u) for the purposes of the clean water fund program and the safe drinking water loan program. The pledge shall provide that the transfers be made at least twice yearly, that the transferred amounts be deposited in the environmental improvement fund and that the transferred amounts are free of any prior pledge.

AB56,1960 Section 1960. 281.59 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,983,14 281.59 (4) (f) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this subsection, and all payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.55 (6) with respect to revenue obligations issued under this subsection, can be fully paid on a timely basis from moneys received or anticipated to be received. Revenue obligations issued under this subsection for the clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program shall not exceed $2,526,700,000 in principal amount, excluding obligations issued to refund outstanding revenue obligation notes.

AB56,1961 Section 1961 . 281.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,983,19 281.61 (8) (b) The department of administration shall allocate not more than $40,000,000 from proceeds of public debt authorized under s. 20.866 (2) (td) to projects involving forgivable loans to private users of public water systems to cover not more than 50 percent of the cost to replace lead service lines.

AB56,1962 Section 1962. 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB56,983,23 281.75 (1) (b) (intro.) “Contaminated well" or “contaminated private water supply" means a well or private water supply which does any of the following:

AB56,984,3 1. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern in excess of a primary maximum contaminant level promulgated in the national drinking water standards in 40 CFR 141 and 143; .

AB56,984,5 2. Produces water containing one or more substances of public health concern in excess of an enforcement standard under ch. 160; or.

AB56,1963 Section 1963. 281.75 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,984,8 281.75 (1) (b) 4. Produces water containing at least 10 parts per billion of arsenic or at least 10 parts per million of nitrate nitrogen.

AB56,1964 Section 1964. 281.75 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,984,13 281.75 (4m) (a) In order to be eligible for an award under this section, the annual family income of the landowner or lessee of property on which is located a contaminated water supply or a well subject to abandonment may not exceed $65,000 $100,000.

AB56,1965 Section 1965 . 281.75 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,984,20 281.75 (5) (f) The Except as provided in par. (g), the department shall allocate money for the payment of claims according to the order in which completed claims are received. The department may conditionally approve a completed claim even if the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (cr) is insufficient to pay the claim. The department shall allocate money for the payment of a claim which is conditionally approved as soon as funds become available.

AB56,1966 Section 1966 . 281.75 (5) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,984,24 281.75 (5) (g) If the appropriation under s. 20.370 (6) (cr) is insufficient to pay claims, the department may, for claims based on nitrate levels, allocate money for the payment of those claims in the following order of priority:

AB56,985,2 1. Claims based on water containing more than 40 parts per million nitrate nitrogen.

AB56,985,4 2. Claims based on water containing more than 30 but not more than 40 parts per million nitrate nitrogen.

AB56,985,6 3. Claims based on water containing more than 25 but not more than 30 parts per million nitrate nitrogen.

AB56,985,8 4. Claims based on water containing more than 20 but not more than 25 parts per million nitrate nitrogen.

AB56,985,10 5. Claims based on water containing more than 10 but not more than 20 parts per million nitrate nitrogen.

AB56,1967 Section 1967. 281.75 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,985,17 281.75 (7) (a) If the department finds that the claimant meets all the requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this section and that the private water supply is contaminated or that the well is a well subject to abandonment, the department shall issue an award. The Except as provided under par. (am), the award may not pay more than 75 percent of the eligible costs. The award may not pay any portion of eligible costs in excess of $16,000.

AB56,1968 Section 1968. 281.75 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,985,21 281.75 (7) (am) An award under this subsection may pay up to 100 percent of the eligible costs if the annual family income of the claimant is below the median family income for the state, as determined by U.S. Bureau of the Census.

AB56,1969 Section 1969. 281.75 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1970 Section 1970. 281.75 (9) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1971 Section 1971. 283.31 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,986,2 283.31 (8) (a) The holder of a permit under this section for a concentrated animal feeding operation shall annually pay to the department a fee of $345 $660.