SB70-SSA2,231 6Section 231. 29.563 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,292,87 29.563 (4) (b) 2. Conservation patron: $595.25 $615.25 or a greater amount at
8the applicant's option.
SB70-SSA2,232 9Section 232. 31.385 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,292,1310 31.385 (2) (ag) Of the amounts appropriated under s. ss. 20.370 (4) (ja) and
1120.866 (2) (tL) and (tx), at least $250,000 shall be used for projects to remove dams.
12A project to remove a dam may include restoring the stream or river that was
13dammed.
SB70-SSA2,233 14Section 233. 31.385 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,292,1815 31.385 (2) (ar) Of the amounts appropriated under s. ss. 20.370 (4) (ja) and
1620.866 (2) (tL) and (tx), at least $100,000 shall be used for the removal of abandoned
17dams. The amounts required to be used under this paragraph are in addition to the
18amounts required to be used for the removal of dams under par. (ag).
SB70-SSA2,234 19Section 234 . 31.385 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,292,2220 31.385 (2) (d) The financial assistance that is provided under this section shall
21be paid from the appropriations under s. ss. 20.370 (4) (ja) and 20.866 (2) (tL) and (tx),
22except as provided in par. (dm) and in 1991 Wisconsin Act 39, section 9142 (10d).
SB70-SSA2,235 23Section 235 . 41.21 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2,236 24Section 236. 45.58 of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.58 Grants to local governments for fire and emergency medical
2services
. From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (1) (kj), the department may make
3up to $300,000 in each fiscal biennium up to $600,000 in grants to fire districts, cities,
4villages, and towns that provide fire and emergency medical services to veterans
5homes and other facilities for veterans. A fire district, city, village, or town may not
6expend grant moneys it receives under this section for any purpose other than
7providing fire and emergency medical services to veterans homes and other facilities
8for veterans.
SB70-SSA2,237 9Section 237 . 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,293,2510 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to
11a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county
12executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department
13that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015,
14is chosen from a list of candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the
15position of county veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau
16of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is
17appointed under a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8)
18or ch. 63. The A grant for $11,688 shall be $9,350 awarded for a county with a
19population of less than 20,000, $11,000 a grant for $13,750 shall be awarded for a
20county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $12,650 a grant for $15,813 shall be
21awarded for
a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $14,300 a grant for
22$17,875 shall be awarded for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. The
23department of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin official
24population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when making
25grants under this subsection.
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1Section 238. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2,239 2Section 239 . 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,294,123 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of
4federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation
5under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement with
6the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans
7service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives
8that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the
9veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The department may
10make in an amount not to exceed $20,625 per grant annual grants in an amount not
11to exceed $16,500 per grant
under this subsection and shall promulgate rules to
12implement this subsection.
SB70-SSA2,240 13Section 240 . 46.056 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 46.056.
SB70-SSA2,241 14Section 241 . 46.056 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2,242 15Section 242. 46.215 (2) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,295,216 46.215 (2) (c) 3. A county department of social services shall develop, under the
17requirements of s. 301.08 (2), plans and contracts for the purchase of juvenile
18correctional services. The department of corrections may review the contracts and
19approve them if they are consistent with s. 301.08 (2) and if state or federal funds are
20available for such purposes. The joint committee on finance may require the
21department of corrections to submit the contracts to the committee for review and
22approval. The department of children and families may not make any payments
23under s. 48.526 to a county for programs included in a contract under review by the
24committee. The department of children and families shall reimburse each county for

1the contracts from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cj) and, (o), and (q) as
2appropriate.
SB70-SSA2,243 3Section 243. 46.22 (1) (e) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,295,144 46.22 (1) (e) 3. c. A county department of social services shall develop, under
5the requirements of s. 301.08 (2), plans and contracts for the purchase of juvenile
6correctional services. The department of corrections may review the contracts and
7approve them if they are consistent with s. 301.08 (2) and to the extent that state or
8federal funds are available for those purposes. The joint committee on finance may
9require the department of corrections to submit the contracts to the committee for
10review and approval. The department of children and families may not make any
11payments under s. 48.526 to a county for programs included in the contract that is
12under review by the committee. The department of children and families shall
13reimburse each county for the contracts from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1)
14(cj) and, (o), and (q) as appropriate.
SB70-SSA2,244 15Section 244. 46.281 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2,295,1916 46.281 (5) Reporting. (a) The department shall include all of the following in
17publicly available financial summaries of the managed care organizations for the
18family care benefit, the Family Care Partnership program, and the program for
19all-inclusive care for the elderly operating under 42 USC 1396u-4:
SB70-SSA2,295,2020 1. Executive leadership salaries.
SB70-SSA2,295,2121 2. Amounts retrieved by the state under contractual risk corridors.
SB70-SSA2,296,622 (b) The managed care organizations for the family care benefit, the Family
23Care Partnership program, and the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly
24operating under 42 USC 1396u-4 shall track and report to the department the total
25authorized and total provided care plan hours by service category under the family

1care benefit, the Family Care Partnership program, and the program for
2all-inclusive care for the elderly operating under 42 USC 1396u-4. By April 1 of each
3year, the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report
4containing the total authorized and total provided care plan hours by service
5category under the family care benefit, the Family Care Partnership program, and
6the program for all-inclusive care for the elderly operating under 42 USC 1396u-4.
SB70-SSA2,245 7Section 245. 46.40 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2,296,118 46.40 (8) Alzheimer's family and caregiver support allocation. Subject to
9sub. (9), the department shall distribute not more than $3,058,900 in each fiscal year
10for services to persons with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers under s. 46.87,
11the department shall distribute not more than $2,808,900 in each fiscal year
.