AB68,253,25 16.3077 Housing quality standards grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (bp), the department shall award grants to owners of rental housing units in this state for purposes of satisfying applicable housing quality standards.

AB68,118 Section 118. 16.3078 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,254,6 16.3078 Rental assistance grants for homeless veterans. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (bq), the department shall award grants to each continuum of care organization in this state designated by the federal department of housing and urban development. All grant funds shall be used to provide tenant-based rental assistance to homeless veterans in this state.

AB68,119 Section 119. 16.3085 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,254,10 16.3085 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg), the department may award up to 10 annual grants , of up to $50,000 $75,000 each, annually to any shelter facility.

AB68,120 Section 120. 16.313 of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,121 Section 121. 16.40 (24) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,254,19 16.40 (24) Worker misclassification outreach. Direct all departments to provide targeted educational outreach regarding worker misclassification in English, Spanish, and other languages spoken by a significant number of individuals in this state, to employers, workers, and organizations that serve vulnerable populations, including individuals with limited English proficiency. The outreach shall emphasize the appropriate departments to contact and the rights of individuals to remain anonymous when reporting worker misclassification.

AB68,122 Section 122. 16.51 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,255,18 16.51 (7) Audit claims for expenses in connection with prisoners and juveniles in juvenile correctional facilities. Receive, examine, determine, and audit claims, duly certified and approved by the department of corrections, from the county clerk of any county in, city, village, or town, on behalf of the county, city, village, or town, which are presented for payment to reimburse the county reimbursement for certain expenses incurred or paid by it in reference to all matters growing out of actions and proceedings involving prisoners in state prisons, as defined in s. 302.01, or juveniles in juvenile correctional facilities, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), including prisoners or juveniles transferred to a mental health institute for observation or treatment, when the. The department shall reimburse a county under this subsection for expenses relating to actions or proceedings that are commenced in counties in which the prisons or juvenile correctional facilities are located by a district attorney or by the prisoner or juvenile as a postconviction remedy or a matter involving the prisoner's status as a prisoner or the juvenile's status as a resident of a juvenile correctional facility and for certain expenses incurred or paid by it the county in reference to holding those juveniles in secure custody while those actions or proceedings are pending. The department shall reimburse a county, city, village, or town under this subsection for expenses relating to law enforcement investigative services that it provided for an incident involving a prisoner in a state prison or a juvenile in a juvenile correctional facility within its jurisdiction. Expenses shall only include the amounts that were necessarily incurred and actually paid and shall be no more than the legitimate cost would be to any other county jurisdiction had the offense or crime occurred therein.

AB68,123 Section 123. 16.705 (1b) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,255,21 16.705 (1b) (d) The department of financial institutions under s. 224.51 or the small business retirement savings board under s. 224.56.

AB68,124 Section 124. 16.71 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,255,25 16.71 (5r) The department shall delegate authority to the department of financial institutions to enter into vendor contracts under s. 224.51 and to the small business retirement savings board to enter into vendor contracts under s. 224.56.

AB68,125 Section 125. 16.75 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,126 Section 126. 16.75 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 16.75 (3m) (a) 1j.

AB68,127 Section 127. 16.75 (3m) (a) 1e. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,256,6 16.75 (3m) (a) 1e. “Disability-owned business” means a business, other than a financial adviser or investment firm, certified by the department under s. 16.289 (3).

AB68,128 Section 128 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 1f. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,256,9 16.75 (3m) (a) 1f. “Disability-owned financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department under s. 16.289 (3).

AB68,129 Section 129 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,256,12 16.75 (3m) (a) 1g. “Disability-owned investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department under s. 16.289 (3).

AB68,130 Section 130. 16.75 (3m) (a) 3q. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,256,16 16.75 (3m) (a) 3q. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business” means a business, other than a financial adviser or investment firm, certified by the department under s. 16.288 (3).

AB68,131 Section 131 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 3r. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,256,19 16.75 (3m) (a) 3r. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department under s. 16.288 (3).

AB68,132 Section 132 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 3s. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,256,22 16.75 (3m) (a) 3s. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department under s. 16.288 (3).

AB68,133 Section 133. 16.75 (3m) (b) 2g. of the statutes is created to read: