AB68-SSA1,1600,10 (a) The legislature finds and determines that expanding mental health bed capacity as described in par. (b ) would greatly benefit state residents by expanding access to timely mental health treatment and services and allowing public financial resources to be better distributed to more effectively improve delivery of mental health services. It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the health care center described under par. (b) in expanding mental health bed capacity.

AB68-SSA1,1600,14 (b) In fiscal year 2021-22, the department of health services shall award a grant in the amount of $5,000,000 for the purpose of expanding mental health bed capacity at an existing mental health facility in Marathon County to an organization that applies to the department and that meets all of the following criteria:

AB68-SSA1,1600,16 1. The organization provides mental and behavioral health services in the north central region of the state and has a campus in Marathon County.

AB68-SSA1,1600,18 2. The organization agrees to renovate or expand its existing mental health campus to provide additional capacity for mental health treatment.

AB68-SSA1,1600,21 3. The organization identifies measures that it believes will serve the needs of area residents with mental health needs, especially, as a critical component of the measures, in reducing the burden on state-operated facilities.

AB68-SSA1,1600,25 4. The organization agrees to annually report to the legislature, in the manner described under s. 13.172 (2), the services provided with the resources funded by the grant awarded under this subsection, including the number of individuals diverted from the state-operated facilities.

AB68-SSA1,1601,2 (c) Notwithstanding s. 150.93, any hospital that expands mental health bed capacity under this subsection may increase its approved bed capacity.

AB68-SSA1,1601,6 (d) The organization that receives the grant under this subsection is liable to repay the grant funds to the state if the organization fails to continue to maintain the expanded mental health services for a period agreed to between the organization and the department of health services.

AB68-SSA1,1601,7 (22) Racine County federally qualified health centers.

AB68-SSA1,1601,9 (a) In this subsection, “federally qualified health center” has the meaning given under 42 CFR 405.2401 (b).

AB68-SSA1,1601,12 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (b), the department of health services shall award $53,000,000 in grants to create federally qualified health centers in Racine County before June 30, 2023.

AB68-SSA1,9120 Section 9120. Nonstatutory provisions; Higher Educational Aids Board.

AB68-SSA1,1601,21 (1) Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement. The higher educational aids board shall provide to the designated body representing the state of Minnesota notice of the termination of the agreement under s. 39.47, 2019 stats., with the agreement's termination to become effective on July 1, 2022. The higher educational aids board and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall negotiate new agreements to replace the agreement under s. 39.47, 2019 stats., with these new agreements to become effective on July 1, 2022.

AB68-SSA1,9121 Section 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; Historical Society.

AB68-SSA1,9122 Section 9122. Nonstatutory provisions; Housing and Economic Development Authority.

AB68-SSA1,1602,7 (1) Pilot program for homeless children and youths. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority shall develop policies and procedures for and implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to individuals who are included in the category of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), and families with at least one individual included in that category on the waiting list that the authority, or a public housing agency or other entity that contracts with the authority, maintains for vouchers under the federal housing choice voucher program.

AB68-SSA1,9123 Section 9123. Nonstatutory provisions; Insurance.

AB68-SSA1,1602,15 (1) Prescription drug importation program. The commissioner of insurance shall submit the first report required under s. 601.575 (5) by the next January 1 or July 1, whichever is earliest, that is at least 180 days after the date the prescription drug importation program is fully operational under s. 601.575 (4). The commissioner of insurance shall include in the first 3 reports submitted under s. 601.575 (5) information on the implementation of the audit functions under s. 601.575 (1) (n).

AB68-SSA1,1602,19 (2) Prescription drug cost survey. The commissioner of insurance shall conduct a statistically valid survey of pharmacies in this state regarding whether the pharmacy agreed to not disclose that customer drug benefit cost sharing exceeds the cost of the dispensed drug.

AB68-SSA1,1602,23 (3) Public option health insurance plan. The office of the commissioner of insurance may expend from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (a) in fiscal year 2021-22 not more than $900,000 for the development of a public option health insurance plan.

AB68-SSA1,1603,12 (4) Health insurance premium assistance program. The commissioner of insurance shall develop a program to provide, beginning no later than plan year 2024, health insurance premium assistance to any resident of this state who purchases a silver level plan on the exchange, as defined in s. 628.90 (1), and whose household income exceeds 133 percent of the poverty line before application of the 5 percent income disregard as described in 42 CFR 435.603 (d), but does not exceed 250 percent of the poverty line. The assistance shall equal the difference between the lowest-cost silver level plan and lowest-cost bronze level plan in the individual's county of residence. The commissioner of insurance shall include a cost estimate of the program with the 2023-24 biennial budget submission for the office of the commissioner of insurance. In this subsection, “bronze level plan” means a plan described in 42 USC 18022 (d) (1) (A), “poverty line” means the poverty line as defined and revised annually under 42 USC 9902 (2) for a family the size of the individual's family, and “silver level plan” means a plan described in 42 USC 18022 (d) (1) (B).

AB68-SSA1,1603,15 (5) Prescription drug purchasing entity. During the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, the office of the commissioner of insurance shall conduct a study on the viability of creating or implementing a state prescription drug purchasing entity.

AB68-SSA1,1603,16 (6) School district group health insurance task force.

AB68-SSA1,1603,19 (a) The commissioner of insurance shall establish a committee called the “School District Group Health Insurance Task Force.” The task force shall consist of the following members appointed by the governor:

AB68-SSA1,1603,20 1. One representative from the office of the commissioner of insurance.

AB68-SSA1,1603,21 2. One representative from the department of administration.

AB68-SSA1,1603,22 3. One representative from the department of public instruction.

AB68-SSA1,1603,23 4. One representative from the department of employee trust funds.

AB68-SSA1,1603,24 5. One administrator of a school district.