AB68-SSA1,51,107 (a) Each intern shall be paid a stipend of at least $15 per hour for services
8provided to the state agency or member of the legislature. The stipend may be paid
9for up to 20 hours of work per week. The stipend shall be paid from the appropriation
10under s. 20.505 (1) (kz).
AB68-SSA1,51,1311 (b) The stipend an intern receives under par. (b) shall be disregarded in
12establishing household income for purposes of obtaining public benefits under any
13state program.
AB68-SSA1,102 14Section 102. 16.19 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,51,21 1516.19 Civil legal services for the indigent. Annually, the department shall
16pay the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (e) to the Wisconsin Trust Account
17Foundation, Inc., to provide civil legal services to indigent persons. The Wisconsin
18Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the amount received as grants to
19programs that provide civil legal services to indigent persons, and those programs
20may use the grant funds to match other federal and private grants. The grants may
21be used only for the purposes for which the funding was provided.
AB68-SSA1,103 22Section 103. 16.281 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,51,25 2316.281 Equity grant program. The department shall develop and
24administer a program to provide grants to public, private, and nonprofit entities in
25this state that promote diversity and advance equity and inclusion.
AB68-SSA1,104
1Section 104. 16.282 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,52,4 216.282 Equity grants. The department shall develop and administer a grants
3program to provide grants to public, private, and nonprofit entities in this state that
4promote diversity and advance equity and inclusion.
AB68-SSA1,105 5Section 105. 16.283 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,52,86 16.283 (2) Disabled veteran-owned business database. The department shall
7develop, maintain, and keep current a computer database of businesses , financial
8advisers, and investment firms
certified under this section.
AB68-SSA1,106 9Section 106. 16.283 (3) (b) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,52,1410 16.283 (3) (b) 1m. a. One or more disabled veterans owns not less than at least
1151 percent of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any
12publicly owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more disabled
13veterans owns not less than at least 51 percent of the stock of the business, financial
14adviser, or investment firm.
AB68-SSA1,107 15Section 107. 16.283 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,108 16Section 108. 16.285 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,109 17Section 109. 16.287 (2) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,110 18Section 110. 16.288 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,52,21 1916.288 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses. (1)
20Definitions. (a) “Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited
21liability company, joint venture, or corporation.
AB68-SSA1,52,2222 (b) “Duly authorized representative" has the meaning given in s. 45.04 (1) (a).
AB68-SSA1,52,2423 (c) “Financial adviser" means a business that serves as an adviser with regard
24to the sale of evidences of indebtedness or other obligations.
AB68-SSA1,53,3
1(d) “Investment firm" means a business that serves as a manager, comanager,
2or in any other underwriting capacity with regard to the sale of evidences of
3indebtedness or other obligations or as a broker-dealer, as defined in s. 551.102 (4).
AB68-SSA1,53,54 (e) “Useful business function" means the provision of materials, supplies,
5equipment, or services to customers, including the state.
AB68-SSA1,53,8 6(2) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business database. The
7department shall develop, maintain, and keep current a computer database of all
8businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms certified under this section.
AB68-SSA1,53,11 9(3) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, financial adviser,
10and investment firm certification.
(a) Any business, financial adviser, or
11investment firm may apply to the department for certification under this section.
AB68-SSA1,53,1512 (b) 1. The department shall certify a business, financial adviser, or investment
13firm under this section if, after conducting an investigation, the department
14determines that the business, financial adviser, or investment firm fulfills all of the
15following requirements:
AB68-SSA1,53,2016 a. One or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals own at least
1751 percent of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any
18publicly owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more lesbian,
19gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals own at least 51 percent of the stock of the
20business, financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68-SSA1,53,2421 b. One or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals or one or more
22duly authorized representatives of one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender
23individuals control the management and daily business operations of the business,
24financial adviser, or investment firm.
AB68-SSA1,54,2
1c. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm has its principal place of
2business in this state.
AB68-SSA1,54,63 d. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm is currently performing
4a useful business function. Acting as a conduit for the transfer of funds to a business
5that is not certified under this section does not constitute a useful business function,
6unless doing so is a normal industry practice.
AB68-SSA1,54,167 2. The department may, without conducting an investigation, certify a
8business, financial adviser, or investment firm having its principal place of business
9in this state and currently performing a useful business function if the business,
10financial adviser, or investment firm is certified, or otherwise classified, as a lesbian,
11gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm
12by an agency or municipality of this or another state, a federally recognized
13American Indian tribe, or the federal government, or by a private business with
14expertise in certifying lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses if the
15business uses substantially the same procedures the department uses in making a
16determination under subd. 1.