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16165.10 Deposit Limits on expenditure of discretionary settlement
17funds. The Notwithstanding s. 20.455 (3), before the attorney general
shall deposit
18all may expend settlement funds
into the general fund under s. 20.455 (3) (g) that are
19not committed under the terms of the settlement, the attorney general shall submit
20to the joint committee on finance a proposed plan for the expenditure of the funds.
21If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the attorney general within 14
22working days after the submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the
23purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may expend the funds
24to implement the proposed plan. If, within 14 working days after the submittal, the
25cochairpersons of the committee notify the attorney general that the committee has
1scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney
2general may expend the funds only to implement the plan as approved by the
3committee.”.
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165.08
(1) Any civil action prosecuted by the department by direction of any
7officer, department, board, or commission
, or any
shall be compromised or
8discontinued when so directed by such officer, department, board, or commission. 9Any civil action prosecuted by the department on the initiative of the attorney
10general, or at the request of any individual may be compromised or discontinued with
11the approval of
an intervenor under s. 803.09 (2m) or, if there is no intervenor, by
12submission of a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance for the approval of
13the committee. The compromise or discontinuance may occur only if the joint
14committee on finance approves the proposed plan. No proposed plan may be
15submitted to the joint committee on finance if the plan concedes the
16unconstitutionality or other invalidity of a statute, facially or as applied, or concedes
17that a statute violates or is preempted by federal law, without the approval of the
18joint committee on legislative organization the governor.
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20Section
537. 165.25 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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165.25
(6) (a) 1. At the request of the head of any department of state
22government, the attorney general may appear for and defend any state department,
23or any state officer, employee, or agent of the department in any civil action or other
24matter brought before a court or an administrative agency which is brought against
1the state department, or officer, employee, or agent for or on account of any act
2growing out of or committed in the lawful course of an officer's, employee's, or agent's
3duties. Witness fees or other expenses determined by the attorney general to be
4reasonable and necessary to the defense in the action or proceeding shall be paid as
5provided for in s. 885.07. The attorney general may compromise and settle the action
6as the attorney general determines to be in the best interest of the state
except that,
7if the action is for injunctive relief or there is a proposed consent decree, the attorney
8general may not compromise or settle the action without the approval of an
9intervenor under s. 803.09 (2m) or, if there is no intervenor, without first submitting
10a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance. If, within 14 working days after
11the plan is submitted, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the attorney
12general that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
13proposed plan, the attorney general may compromise or settle the action only with
14the approval of the committee. The attorney general may not submit a proposed plan
15to the joint committee on finance under this subdivision in which the plan concedes
16the unconstitutionality or other invalidity of a statute, facially or as applied, or
17concedes that a statute violates or is preempted by federal law, without the approval
18of the joint committee on legislative organization.”.
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20.455
(2) (be)
Law enforcement recruitment, retention, and wellness grant
3program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to provide
4grants under s. 165.991 to law enforcement agencies to fund programs designed to
5recruit and retain law enforcement officers and promote officer wellness.
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7165.991 Grants for law enforcement recruitment, retention, and
8wellness programs. The department of justice shall award grants from the
9appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (be) to law enforcement agencies and tribal law
10enforcement agencies in this state to fund programs that recruit and retain law
11enforcement officers and that promote officer wellness.”.
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14134.66 (title)
Restrictions on sale or gift of cigarettes or nicotine, vapor,
15or tobacco products.
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134.66
(1) (jm) “Vapor product" has the meaning given in s. 139.75 (14).
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18Section
543. 134.66 (2) (a), (am), (b) and (cm) 1m. of the statutes are amended
19to read:
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134.66
(2) (a) No retailer, direct marketer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber or
21subjobber, no agent, employee or independent contractor of a retailer, direct
1marketer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber or subjobber and no agent or employee
2of an independent contractor may sell or provide for nominal or no consideration
3cigarettes, nicotine products,
or tobacco products
, or vapor products to any person
4under the age of
18 21, except as provided in s. 254.92 (2) (a). A vending machine
5operator is not liable under this paragraph for the purchase of cigarettes, nicotine
6products,
or tobacco products
, or vapor products from his or her vending machine by
7a person under the age of
18 21 if the vending machine operator was unaware of the
8purchase.
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(am) No retailer, direct marketer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber, subjobber,
10no agent, employee or independent contractor of a retailer, direct marketer,
11manufacturer, distributor, jobber or subjobber and no agent or employee of an
12independent contractor may provide for nominal or no consideration cigarettes,
13nicotine products,
or tobacco products
, or vapor products to any person except in a
14place where no person younger than
18 21 years of age is present or permitted to
15enter unless the person who is younger than
18
21 years of age is accompanied by his
16or her parent or guardian or by his or her spouse who has attained the age of
18 21 17years.
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(b) 1. A retailer shall post a sign in areas within his or her premises where
19cigarettes
or, tobacco products
, or vapor products are sold to consumers stating that
20the sale of any cigarette
or, tobacco product
, or vapor product to a person under the
21age of
18 21 is unlawful under this section and s. 254.92.
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2. A vending machine operator shall attach a notice in a conspicuous place on
23the front of his or her vending machines stating that the purchase of any cigarette
24or, tobacco product
, or vapor product by a person under the age of
18
21 is unlawful
25under s. 254.92 and that the purchaser is subject to a forfeiture of not to exceed $50.
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1(cm) 1m. A retailer or vending machine operator may not sell cigarettes
or, 2tobacco products
, or vapor products from a vending machine unless the vending
3machine is located in a place where the retailer or vending machine operator ensures
4that no person younger than
18 21 years of age is present or permitted to enter unless
5he or she is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian or by his or her spouse who
6has attained the age of
18 21 years.
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134.66
(2m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), at the time that a retailer hires
9or contracts with an agent, employee, or independent contractor whose duties will
10include the sale of cigarettes
, vapor products, or tobacco products, the retailer shall
11provide the agent, employee, or independent contractor with training on compliance
12with sub. (2) (a) and (am), including training on the penalties under sub. (4) (a) 2. for
13a violation of sub. (2) (a) or (am). The department of health services shall make
14available to any retailer on request a training program developed or approved by that
15department that provides the training required under this paragraph. A retailer
16may comply with this paragraph by providing the training program developed or
17approved by the department of health services or by providing a comparable training
18program approved by that department. At the completion of the training, the retailer
19and the agent, employee, or independent contractor shall sign a form provided by the
20department of health services verifying that the agent, employee, or independent
21contractor has received the training, which the retailer shall retain in the personnel
22file of the agent, employee, or independent contractor.
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134.66
(3) Defense; sale to minor. Proof of all of the following facts by a
25retailer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber, or subjobber, an agent, employee, or
1independent contractor of a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber, or subjobber,
2or an agent or employee of an independent contractor who sells cigarettes
or, tobacco
3products
, or vapor products to a person under the age of
18 21 is a defense to any
4prosecution, or a complaint made under s. 134.65 (7), for a violation of sub. (2) (a):