AB56,417 Section 417. 40.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,458,19 40.61 (3) Any An employer under s. 40.02 (28), other than the state, may offer to all of its employees an a group income continuation insurance plan through a program offered by the group insurance board. Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss. 40.05 (5) and 40.62, the department may by rule establish different eligibility standards or contribution requirements for such those employees and employers and may by rule limit the categories of employers which that may be included as participating employers under this subchapter.

AB56,418 Section 418. 40.62 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,459,3 40.62 (1) The group insurance board shall establish an a group income continuation insurance plan providing for full or partial payment of the financial loss of earnings incurred as a result of injury or illness with separate provisions for short-term insurance with a benefit duration of no more than one year and long-term insurance covering injury or illness of indefinite duration. Employees An employee insured under the plan shall be is eligible for benefits upon exhaustion of accumulated sick leave and completion of the elimination period established by the group insurance board.

AB56,419 Section 419 . 40.64 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,459,6 40.64 Long-term disability insurance coverage. The board may establish a group long-term disability insurance plan.

AB56,420 Section 420. 40.65 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,459,22 40.65 (2) (a) This paragraph applies to participants who first apply for benefits before May 3, 1988. Any person desiring a benefit under this section must apply to the department of workforce development, which department shall determine whether the applicant is eligible to receive the benefit and the participant's monthly salary. Appeals from the eligibility decision shall follow the procedures under ss. 102.16 to 102.26. If it is determined that an applicant is eligible, the department of workforce development shall notify the department of employee trust funds and shall certify the applicant's monthly salary. If at the time of application for benefits an applicant is still employed in any capacity by the employer in whose employ the disabling injury occurred or disease was contracted, that continued employment shall not affect that applicant's right to have his or her eligibility to receive those benefits determined in proceedings before the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration department of workforce development or the labor and industry review commission or in proceedings in the courts. The department of workforce development may promulgate rules needed to administer this paragraph.

AB56,421 Section 421. 40.65 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,460,3 40.65 (2) (b) 3. The department shall determine whether or not the applicant is eligible for benefits under this section on the basis of the evidence in subd. 2. An applicant may appeal a determination under this subdivision to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration department of workforce development.

AB56,422 Section 422. 40.65 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,460,7 40.65 (2) (b) 4. In hearing an appeal under subd. 3., the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration department of workforce development shall follow the procedures under ss. 102.16 to 102.26.

AB56,423 Section 423. 41.51 of the statutes is renumbered 41.51 (intro.) and amended to read:

AB56,460,11 41.51 Definitions. (intro.) In this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise, “board":

AB56,460,12 (1) “Board” means the arts board.

AB56,424 Section 424 . 41.51 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,460,17 41.51 (2) “State building" means a permanent structure normally occupied by state employees that is wholly or partially enclosed and that is used for performing or facilitating the performance of the functions of a state agency as defined in s. 20.001 (1).

AB56,425 Section 425 . 41.51 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,460,21 41.51 (3) “Work of art" means an original creation of visual art or a reproduction of an original creation of visual art if the reproduction is controlled by the artist of the original work as part of a limited edition.

AB56,426 Section 426 . 41.58 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,460,24 41.58 Art in state buildings. (1) Applicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:

AB56,461,2 (a) A contract for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of, or addition to a state building if the total construction cost of the project is $250,000 or less.

AB56,461,4 (b) A state building or space within a state building that is not open to the general public in its normal use.

AB56,461,6 (c) Game farms, fish hatcheries, nurseries, and other production facilities operated by the department of natural resources.

AB56,461,12 (2) Minimum expenditure required. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), at least two-tenths of 1 percent of the appropriation for the construction, reconstruction, remodeling of, or addition to a state building shall be expended to acquire one or more works of art to be incorporated into the state building or to be displayed in or on the grounds of the state building, and to fund all administrative costs that the board incurs in acquiring the works of art.

AB56,461,18 (b) If a state building to which this section applies is located contiguous to other state buildings, the board, after reviewing the recommendations of the advisory committee appointed under sub. (3), may apply the funds set aside under par. (a) to the acquisition, including all associated administrative costs, of one or more works of art to be incorporated into one or more of the contiguous buildings or to be displayed in or on the grounds of one or more of the contiguous buildings.

AB56,461,23 (3) Advisory committee. (a) For a building project requiring an expenditure under sub. (2) and after selection of the architect for the project, the board shall appoint an advisory committee for the purpose of reviewing and recommending one or more works of art to be incorporated into the state building or displayed in or on the grounds of the state building.

AB56,461,25 (b) The advisory committee shall consist of at least 5 members appointed by the board, including all of the following:

AB56,462,1 1. One member who is a member of the board.