AB68,241,23 (2) Program. The division shall establish a program under which it places up to 16 interns annually with state agencies and members of the legislature, upon written request of the agency or member and upon approval of the request by the division, subject to all of the following requirements:

AB68,242,2 (a) Each intern shall be paid a stipend of at least $15 per hour for services provided to the state agency or member of the legislature. The stipend may be paid for up to 20 hours of work per week. The stipend shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (kz).

AB68,242,5 (b) The stipend an intern receives under par. (b) shall be disregarded in establishing household income for purposes of obtaining public benefits under any state program.

AB68,101 Section 101. 16.19 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,242,13 16.19 Civil legal services for the indigent. Annually, the department shall pay the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (e) to the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., to provide civil legal services to indigent persons. The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., shall distribute the amount received as grants to programs that provide civil legal services to indigent persons, and those programs may use the grant funds to match other federal and private grants. The grants may be used only for the purposes for which the funding was provided.

AB68,102 Section 102. 16.281 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,242,17 16.281 Equity grant program. The department shall develop and administer a program to provide grants to public, private, and nonprofit entities in this state that promote diversity and advance equity and inclusion.

AB68,103 Section 103 . 16.282 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,242,21 16.282 Equity grants. The department shall develop and administer a grants program to provide grants to public, private, and nonprofit entities in this state that promote diversity and advance equity and inclusion.

AB68,104 Section 104. 16.283 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,242,25 16.283 (2) Disabled veteran-owned business database. The department shall develop, maintain, and keep current a computer database of businesses , financial advisers, and investment firms certified under this section.

AB68,105 Section 105. 16.283 (3) (b) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,243,6 16.283 (3) (b) 1m. a. One or more disabled veterans owns not less than at least 51 percent of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any publicly owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more disabled veterans owns not less than at least 51 percent of the stock of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm.

AB68,106 Section 106. 16.283 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,107 Section 107. 16.285 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,108 Section 108. 16.287 (2) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,109 Section 109. 16.288 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,243,13 16.288 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses. (1) Definitions. (a) “Business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or corporation.

AB68,243,14 (b) “Duly authorized representative" has the meaning given in s. 45.04 (1) (a).

AB68,243,16 (c) “Financial adviser" means a business that serves as an adviser with regard to the sale of evidences of indebtedness or other obligations.

AB68,243,19 (d) “Investment firm" means a business that serves as a manager, comanager, or in any other underwriting capacity with regard to the sale of evidences of indebtedness or other obligations or as a broker-dealer, as defined in s. 551.102 (4).

AB68,243,21 (e) “Useful business function" means the provision of materials, supplies, equipment, or services to customers, including the state.

AB68,243,24 (2) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business database. The department shall develop, maintain, and keep current a computer database of all businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms certified under this section.

AB68,244,3 (3) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, financial adviser, and investment firm certification. (a) Any business, financial adviser, or investment firm may apply to the department for certification under this section.

AB68,244,7 (b) 1. The department shall certify a business, financial adviser, or investment firm under this section if, after conducting an investigation, the department determines that the business, financial adviser, or investment firm fulfills all of the following requirements:

AB68,244,12 a. One or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals own at least 51 percent of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm or, in the case of any publicly owned business, financial adviser, or investment firm, one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals own at least 51 percent of the stock of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm.

AB68,244,16 b. One or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals or one or more duly authorized representatives of one or more lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals control the management and daily business operations of the business, financial adviser, or investment firm.

AB68,244,18 c. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm has its principal place of business in this state.

AB68,244,22 d. The business, financial adviser, or investment firm is currently performing a useful business function. Acting as a conduit for the transfer of funds to a business that is not certified under this section does not constitute a useful business function, unless doing so is a normal industry practice.