SB70-SSA2,412,2 (1) Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2022. The circuit court branches added in s. 753.06 (4) (dm), (7) (ag), (9) (L), and (10) (g) are the additional branches authorized to be added and allocated by the director of state courts under s. 753.0605 (2) to begin operation on August 1, 2022.

SB70-SSA2,412,6 (2) Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2023. The circuit court branches added in s. 753.06 (4) (c), (7) (ar), (9) (m), and (10) (L) are the additional branches authorized to be added and allocated by the director of state courts under s. 753.0605 (3) to begin operation on August 1, 2023.

SB70-SSA2,9108 Section 9108. Nonstatutory provisions; Corrections.

SB70-SSA2,412,8 (1) Transfer of security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center.

SB70-SSA2,412,13 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the department of corrections that are primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of administration, become the assets and liabilities of the department of health services.

SB70-SSA2,412,18 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, 110.0 FTE GPR positions, and the incumbent employees holding those positions, in the department of corrections responsible for the performance of security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center under s. 46.056 (2), 2021 stats., as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of health services.

SB70-SSA2,412,23 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (b ) have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 of the statutes in the department of health services that they enjoyed in the department of corrections immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under par. (b) who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB70-SSA2,413,3 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the department of corrections that are primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of health services.

SB70-SSA2,413,10 (e) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the department of corrections on the effective date of this paragraph that is primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of health services. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the department of corrections with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of health services.

SB70-SSA2,413,16 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the department of corrections primarily related to security operations at the Wisconsin Resource Center, as determined by the secretary of administration, in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the department of health services. The department of health services shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB70-SSA2,413,21 (2) Opening avenues to reentry success program. In fiscal year 2023-24, of the moneys newly appropriated under s. 20.410 (1) (ds), $760,300 shall be allocated to the original opening avenues to reentry success (OARS) program. In fiscal year 2024-25, of the moneys newly appropriated under s. 20.410 (1) (ds), $1,512,000 shall be allocated to the original opening avenues to reentry success (OARS) program.

SB70-SSA2,9113 Section 9113. Nonstatutory provisions; Employee Trust Funds.

SB70-SSA2,413,23 (1) Position authorizations for the department of employee trust funds.

SB70-SSA2,414,13 (a) Before July 1, 2029, the secretary of employee trust funds may request the governor to create or abolish a full-time equivalent position or portion thereof that is funded from revenues deposited in the public employee trust fund if the employee holding the position would perform duties relating to modernizing business processes or integrating information technology systems of the department of employee trust funds. Upon receiving such a request, the governor may approve or modify the request. If the governor proposes to approve or modify the request, the governor shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of his or her proposed action. If, within 14 working days after the date of the governor's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the position changes may be made as proposed by the governor. If the cochairpersons notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the position changes may be made only upon approval of the committee.

SB70-SSA2,414,16 (b) If a full-time equivalent position or portion thereof is created under par. (a), the appropriation that is used to pay salary and fringe benefit costs for the position is supplemented to cover the salary and fringe benefit costs for the position.

SB70-SSA2,415,5 (2) Supplementation of appropriations. Before July 1, 2029, the secretary of employee trust funds may request the governor to supplement any sum certain appropriation from the public employee trust fund for the purpose of modernizing business processes or integrating information technology systems of the department of employee trust funds. Upon receiving such a request, the governor may approve or modify the request. If the governor proposes to approve or modify the request, the governor shall notify the joint committee on finance in writing of his or her proposed action. If, within 14 working days after the date of the governor's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the supplements proposed by the governor are approved. If the cochairpersons notify the governor that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed action, the supplements may be made only upon approval of the committee.

SB70-SSA2,9119 Section 9119. Nonstatutory provisions; Health Services.

SB70-SSA2,415,9 (1) Deadline for implementing dental services reimbursement rate increase. The department of health services shall, by October 1, 2023, implement the Medical Assistance reimbursement rate increase under s. 49.45 (24n) (a).

SB70-SSA2,415,16 (2) Fee increase plan for bureau of assisted living staff. No later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection, the department of health services shall submit a plan to the joint committee on finance to increase licensing fees for assisted living facilities and outpatient mental health clinics to cover the cost of staffing within the bureau of assisted living necessary to ensure adequate protection of the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals, as determined by the department.

SB70-SSA2,415,21 (3) Nursing home support services. The department of health services shall, for purposes of reimbursement under the Medical Assistance program for nursing homes, establish and implement a priced rate for nursing home support services that matches the median facility costs plus 25 percent priced rate implemented by the department of health services for direct care nursing services.

SB70-SSA2,415,25 (4) Nursing home incentives. For purposes of the methodology for setting nursing home payment rates under the Medical Assistance program, the department of health services shall exclude provider incentives when determining the total rate adjustment to allowable costs.

SB70-SSA2,416,6 (5) Reimbursement rate for ventilator-dependent residents. Beginning July 1, 2023, the department of health services shall increase by $200 per patient day the all-encompassing ventilator-dependent resident reimbursement rate under the Medical Assistance program for an authorized facility treating a resident of the facility who has received prior authorization for ventilator-dependent care reimbursed under that rate.

SB70-SSA2,416,10 (6) EMS funding assistance program funding formula. The emergency medical services board shall adjust the funding formula as required under s. 256.12 to take into account the newly eligible entities and expanded uses for which funding is permitted under s. 256.12 (4).

SB70-SSA2,9127 Section 9127. Nonstatutory provisions; Justice.

SB70-SSA2,416,16 (1) Grants to schools for critical incident mapping data. During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, the department of justice may not award to a school board or governing body of a private school a grant under s. 165.88 for submitting critical incident mapping data if the school board or governing body has already received a grant under s. 165.88 for that purpose.

SB70-SSA2,9128 Section 9128. Nonstatutory provisions; Legislature.

SB70-SSA2,416,20 (1) Required general fund structural balance. Section 20.003 (4m) shall not apply to the actions of the legislature in enacting any legislation during the 2023-24 legislative session.

SB70-SSA2,9130 Section 9130. Nonstatutory provisions; Local Government.

SB70-SSA2,417,2 (1) Harbor commission of the town of La Pointe. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (fy), the department of administration shall award a grant to the harbor commission of the town of La Pointe in Ashland County for costs incurred by the harbor commission in establishing the harbor commission and investigating the potential of and preparing for the provision of ferry service between the Wisconsin mainland and the town of La Pointe in Ashland County.