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AB862,6 8Section 6. 165.12 of the statutes is created to read:
AB862,4,16 9165.12 Creation of opioid settlement foundation. The attorney general
10shall organize a nonstock, nonprofit corporation under ch. 181 for the purposes of
11receiving and distributing the proceeds that are attributed to future efforts to abate
12the opioid crisis from any judgment or settlement agreement between the state or
13any local governmental unit and any opioid manufacturers, opioid research
14associations, or any other person in the opioid industry. As a condition of receiving
15the proceeds of a judgment or settlement described under this section, the
16corporation shall meet all of the following criteria:
AB862,4,18 17(1) The board of directors of the corporation is composed of all 15 of the
18following persons for staggered 3-year terms:
AB862,4,1919 (a) To represent the interests of the state, an appointee of each of the following:
AB862,4,2020 1. The attorney general.
AB862,4,2121 2. The majority leader of the senate.
AB862,4,2222 3. The minority leader of the senate.
AB862,4,2323 4. The governor.
AB862,4,2424 5. The speaker of the assembly.
AB862,4,2525 6. The minority leader of the assembly.
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1(b) To represent the interests of the department of health services, the state,
2and local governmental units, an appointee of the secretary of health services.
AB862,5,53 (c) To represent the interests of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
4Clinics Authority, the state, and local governmental units, an appointee of the chief
5executive officer of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
AB862,5,76 (d) To represent the interests of the counties of this state, 2 appointees of the
7executive director of the Wisconsin Counties Association.
AB862,5,108 (e) To represent the interests of the counties of this state, 2 appointees that are
9agreed to by the Milwaukee County executive, the Dane County executive, the
10Waukesha County executive, and the Walworth County board of supervisors.
AB862,5,1211 (f) To represent the interests of the cities of this state, 3 appointees of the
12executive director of the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.
AB862,5,15 13(2) The articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation state that a
14purpose of the corporation is to invest, manage, and administer moneys for the
15purpose of abating the ongoing damages caused by the opioid epidemic.
AB862,5,18 16(3) The corporation complies with open meetings laws under subch. V of ch. 19
17as if the corporation is a governmental body and complies with open records law
18under subch. II of ch. 19 as if the corporation is an authority.
AB862,5,23 19(4) The corporation authorizes no expenditure of proceeds of opioid-related
20judgments or settlements unless the expenditure is in accordance with any
21applicable court order and the expenditure is either an actual and reasonable
22administrative expense or is included in a comprehensive abatement plan and is
23consistent with any of the following purposes:
AB862,5,2524 (a) Supporting clinical and evidence-based research and treatment efforts in
25this state to prevent and remedy opioid addiction.
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1(b) Supporting cost-effective opioid prevention and cessation programs,
2including programs that do any of the following:
AB862,6,43 1. Improve access to medications that have been proven to prevent or reverse
4an opioid overdose and support recovery.
AB862,6,55 2. Support peer support specialists.
AB862,6,76 3. Support screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment services in
7hospitals and correctional facilities and for high-risk populations.
AB862,6,88 4. Support access to crisis beds and residential treatment services.
AB862,6,109 5. Expand and establish mobile crisis response systems and crisis stabilization
10centers.
AB862,6,1111 6. Enforce laws regarding opioid prescriptions and sales.
AB862,6,1412 7. Build provider capacity for an integrated medical home model that
13coordinates substance abuse treatment between regional providers that provide
14ongoing care.
AB862,6,1615 8. Generally mitigate the growing opioid crisis through education, training,
16and law enforcement.
AB862,6,1817 9. Improve the public health of the citizens of this state by addressing issues
18arising as a result of past, present, and future use of opioid pain medications.
AB862,6,22 19(5) Annually, the corporation submits to the attorney general and the
20chairpersons of the joint committee on finance a report describing the activities of the
21corporation, reporting any expenditures of the corporation, and reporting any
22outcomes achieved by the expenditure.
AB862,6,2323 (End)
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