AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,7 a. “4th grade pupil” means a child receiving a 4th grade level of instruction in a school or a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g).

AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,8 b. “Guardian” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (8).

AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,9 c. “Parent” has the meaning given in s. 48.02 (13).

AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,16 2. The parent or guardian of a child may apply for an annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver by submitting an application to the department. An application may not be submitted to a regional office of the department or to a person who is subject to an appointment or a contract as authorized under s. 29.024 (6) (a) 2. to 4. but must be submitted directly to the main office of the department. An application shall be submitted on a form provided by the department and shall include all of the following information:

AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,17 a. The child's name.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,18 b. The child's date of birth.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,30,21 c. The name of the school the child is or will be attending or a certification that the child is in a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g).

AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,2 d. A certification that the child is, was, or will be a 4th grade pupil on the 1st day of January of the calendar year for which the waiver is issued. This certification may be satisfied with any proof deemed acceptable by the department or, for a child in a home-based private educational program, any form submitted to the department of public instruction under s. 115.30 (3).

AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,5 3. Subject to subd. 4., the department shall provide to an individual whose application submitted under subd. 2. is approved an annual vehicle admission receipt fee waiver that is valid for the calendar year in which the waiver is issued.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,9 4. A parent or guardian may receive only one fee waiver under this paragraph in his or her lifetime. If a parent or guardian receives a fee waiver under this paragraph, the department may not issue a fee waiver under this paragraph for any other member of the parent's or guardian's household.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,13 5. The department shall waive the fee, including the issuing fee, imposed under sub. (7) for an annual vehicle admission receipt for a single vehicle, except a motor bus, that has Wisconsin registration plates and that is operated by a person who holds a valid fee waiver issued under this paragraph.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,169m Section 169m. 28.11 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,18 28.11 (8) (a) Acreage payments. As soon after April 20 of each year as feasible, the department shall pay to each town treasurer 30 63 cents per acre, based on the acreage of such lands as of the preceding June 30, as a grant out of the appropriation made by s. 20.370 (5) (bv) on each acre of county lands entered under this section.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,19 122. Page 334, line 6: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,20 “ Section 334g. 91.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA5,31,22 91.10 (title) County plan required; planning and implementation grants.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,334r Section 334r. 91.10 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,3 91.10 (7) (a) From the appropriations under s. 20.115 (7) (dm) and (tm), the department may award implementation grants to counties for implementing a county's certified farmland preservation plan.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,7 (b) The department shall enter into a contract with a county to which it awards a planning grant under par. (a) before the department distributes any grant funds to the county. In the contract, the department shall identify the costs that are eligible for reimbursement through the grant.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,10 (c) The department may distribute grant funds under this subsection only after the county shows that it has incurred costs that are eligible for reimbursement under par. (b).”.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,11 123. Page 334, line 6: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,12 “ Section 334m. 93.01 (14m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,18 93.01 (14m) “Regenerative agricultural practice” means an agricultural management technique designed to build soil health and crop resiliency, improve water and nutrient retention, or sequester carbon, primarily by managing the organic matter content of soil. “Regenerative agricultural practice” includes diversifying crop rotations and using no-till planting, managed grazing, cover cropping, and composting.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,19 124. Page 334, line 7: delete lines 7 to 10.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,20 125. Page 334, line 10: after that line insert:

AB68-ASA2-AA5,32,21 “ Section 335f. 93.525 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA5,33,3 93.525 Meat processing tuition grants. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.115 (3) (f), the department shall provide grants to universities, colleges, and technical colleges located in this state that have programs in meat processing to reimburse tuition costs of students enrolled in a meat processing program. The department shall coordinate with the higher educational aids board in providing grants under this section.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,33,6 (2) Each tuition reimbursement made with a grant received under this section shall reimburse a student for not more than 80 percent of the first $9,375 of the tuition cost for enrolling in a meat processing program.”.

AB68-ASA2-AA5,33,7 126. Page 334, line 10: after that line insert: