State of Wisconsin
Department of Employee Trust Funds
Employee Trust Funds Board
Wisconsin Retirement Board
Teachers Retirement Board
FINAL DRAFT REPORT ON CLEARINGHOUSE RULE #17-031
An order to repeal ETF 50.30 (1) (a) to (c) and 50.40 (2); to renumber and amend ETF 50.30 (1) (intro.) and 50.40 (1); to amend ETF 50.30 (1), 50.44 (1) and (2) (a), 50.48 (4) (a) and (c), 50.54 (1), 50.56 (1) (j), (2) (e) and (3) (b), and 50.60 (2) (b); to repeal and recreate ETF 50.46 (2) (d); and create ETF 50.30 (1g), 50.30 (3m) and 50.48 (7), relating to closing the Long-Term Disability Insurance program (LTDI) to new claims and re-opening the Wis. Stat. §40.63 Disability Annuity Program (40.63) to all eligible employees effective January 1, 2018.
Agency Person to be Contacted for Questions 2
Statement Explaining Need for Rule 2
Analysis Prepared by Department of Employee Trust Funds 2
Statutes interpreted 2
Statutory authority 2
Explanation of agency authority 2-3
Related statutes or rules 3
Plain language analysis 3
Summary of, and comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulations 3
Comparison with rules in adjacent states 3-4
Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies 4
Analysis and documentation concerning effect on small businesses 4
Statement of effect on small business 4
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 4
Fiscal Estimate and Economic Impact Analysis 4
Text of Rule 5-8
Department of Administration s. 227.137 Report None Energy Impact Report None
Legislative Council Staff Clearinghouse Report 9-10
Response to Legislative Council Staff Recommendations 11
List of Persons Who Appeared or Registered at the Public Hearing 11
Summary of Public Comments 11
Modifications to the Rule as Originally Proposed as a Result of Public Comments 11
Modifications to the Analysis Accompanying the Proposed Rule 11
Modifications to the Fiscal Estimate 11
Board Authorization for Promulgation 11
Effective Date 11
The scope statement for this rule, SS 025-17, was approved by the Governor on March 6, 2017, published in Register No. 735A2, on March 13, 2017, and approved by ETF Secretary Robert Conlin on March 23, 2017.
