560.18 (1c) In this section, "nonprofit organization" means a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17), and any organization described in section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.
109,478 Section 478. 560.18 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.18 (2) The recipient of a grant under sub. (1) (1m) shall submit the programs and materials developed with the funds to the department and the director of the timber management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources for approval. Upon request, the grant recipient shall provide approved programs and materials to school districts free of charge.
109,479 Section 479. 560.20 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
109,480 Section 480. 560.20 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
109,481 Section 481. 560.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 560.21 (1) (a).
109,482 Section 482. 560.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 560.21 (1) (b).
109,483 Section 483. 560.20 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
109,484 Section 484. 560.20 (1) (cf) of the statutes is renumbered 560.17 (1) (br).
109,485 Section 485. 560.20 (1) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
109,486 Section 486. 560.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
109,487 Section 487. 560.20 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
109,488 Section 488. 560.20 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
109,489 Section 489. 560.20 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
109,490 Section 490. 560.20 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
109,491 Section 491. 560.20 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
109,492 Section 492. 560.20 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
109,493 Section 493. 560.20 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
109,494 Section 494. 560.20 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
109,495 Section 495. 560.20 (3) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
109,496 Section 496. 560.20 (3) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
109,497 Section 497. 560.20 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
109,498 Section 498. 560.20 (3) (f) (intro.) and 4. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 560.21 (2) and amended to read:
560.21 (2) The department shall do all of the following: 4. Deposit deposit in the appropriation account under s. 20.143 (1) (in) general fund all interest and principal received in repayment of loans under this subsection s. 560.20 (3), 1999 stats., any proceeds from equity investments made by the community development finance company under s. 234.965, 1991 stats., that are received by the department or the community development finance company, and any unencumbered grant funds returned to the department under 1993 Wisconsin Act 437, section 9115 (1t).
109,499 Section 499. 560.20 (3) (f) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
109,500 Section 500. 560.20 (3) (f) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
109,501 Section 501. 560.20 (3) (f) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
109,502 Section 502. 560.20 (3) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
109,503 Section 503. 560.20 (3) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 560.21 (3).
109,504 Section 504. 560.21 of the statutes is created to read:
560.21 General fund deposit. (1) In this section:
109,504c Section 504c. 560.62 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.62 (1) (intro.) The Subject to subs. (1m) and (2), the board may award any of the following under s. 560.61 to any of the following for any of the following purposes:
109,504m Section 504m. 560.62 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
560.62 (1m) The board shall award in each biennium at least $364,400 in grants or loans under sub. (1) for projects related to pollution reduction or energy conservation.
109,505 Section 505. 562.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.13 (3) Whoever violates s. 562.11 (2) or (3) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years or both is guilty of a Class I felony.
109,506 Section 506. 562.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
562.13 (4) Whoever violates s. 562.09, 562.105, 562.11 (4) or 562.12 may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.
109,506r Section 506r. 563.93 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
563.93 (4) Tickets for a proposed raffle may not be offered for sale more than 180 270 days before the raffle drawing.
109,507 Section 507. 565.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
565.50 (2) Any person who alters or forges a lottery ticket or share or intentionally utters or transfers an altered or forged lottery ticket or share shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class I felony.
109,508 Section 508. 565.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
565.50 (3) Any person who possesses an altered or forged lottery ticket or share with intent to defraud shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 3 years 9 months or both.
109,508r Section 508r. 601.34 of the statutes is created to read:
601.34 Loan to general fund. (1) No later than the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], an amount equal to $850,000 shall be lapsed from the appropriation account under s. 20.145 (1) (g) to the general fund. The amount lapsed from the appropriation account shall be considered a loan to the general fund and interest shall accrue on the amount lapsed at the average rate earned by the state on its deposits in the state investment fund during the period of the loan.
(2) The secretary of administration shall pay the principle and interest costs on the loan from the appropriation account under s. 20.855 (1) (ch) as follows:
(a) After the close of the 2002-03 fiscal year, the secretary shall make principle and interest payments equal to the moneys lapsed to the general fund from the appropriation account under s. 20.515 (2) (a) in that year, if any, and from moneys lapsed to the general fund from the appropriation account under s. 20.515 (2) (g) in the amounts specified in s. 40.98 (6m), if any.
(b) After the close of each fiscal year thereafter, the secretary shall make principle and interest payments equal to the moneys lapsed to the general fund from the appropriation account under s. 20.515 (2) (g) in the amounts specified in s. 40.98 (6m), if any.
(c) If the secretary determines during any fiscal year that the moneys paid under pars. (a) and (b) will not be sufficient to repay the loan within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the secretary and the commissioner, the secretary shall pay all remaining principle and interest costs on the loan after the close of that fiscal year.
109,508s Section 508s. 601.41 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
601.41 (8) Uniform employee application form. (a) In this subsection:
1. "Group health benefit plan" has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (9).
2. "Small employer" has the meaning given in s. 635.02 (7).
3. "Small employer insurer" has the meaning given in s. 635.02 (8).
(b) In consultation with the life and disability advisory council established by the commissioner, the commissioner shall by rule develop a uniform employee application form that a small employer insurer must use when a small employer applies for coverage under a group health benefit plan offered by the small employer insurer. The commissioner shall revise the form at least every 2 years.
109,508t Section 508t. 601.41 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
601.41 (9) Uniform claim processing form. (a) In this subsection, "health care provider" has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1).
(b) If the federal government has not developed by July 1, 2003, a uniform claim processing form that must be used by all health care providers for submitting claims to insurers and by all insurers for processing claims submitted by health care providers, the commissioner shall develop, by December 31, 2003, a uniform claim processing form for that purpose.
109,509 Section 509. 601.64 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
601.64 (4) Criminal penalty. Whoever intentionally violates or intentionally permits any person over whom he or she has authority to violate or intentionally aids any person in violating any insurance statute or rule of this state, s. 149.13 or 149.144 or any effective order issued under s. 601.41 (4) may is guilty of a Class I felony, unless a specific penalty is provided elsewhere in the statutes, be fined not more than $10,000 if a corporation or if a natural person be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 4 years and 6 months or both. Intent has the meaning expressed under s. 939.23.
109,509c Section 509c. 609.10 (1) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:
609.10 (1) (am) Except as provided in subs. (2) to sub. (4), an employer that offers any of its employees a health maintenance organization or a preferred provider plan that provides comprehensive health care services shall also offer the employees a standard plan that provides at least substantially equivalent coverage of health care expenses and a point-of-service option plan, as provided in pars. (b) and (c).
109,509cm Section 509cm. 609.10 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
109,509d Section 509d. 609.10 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is repealed.
109,509e Section 509e. 610.65 of the statutes is created to read:
610.65 Uniform claim processing form. Beginning no later than July 1, 2004, every insurer shall use the uniform claim processing form developed by the commissioner under s. 601.41 (9) (b) when processing a claim submitted by a health care provider, as defined in s. 146.81 (1).
109,509jm Section 509jm. 635.10 of the statutes is created to read:
635.10 Uniform employee application. Beginning no later than the first day of the 13th month beginning after the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date], every small employer insurer shall use the uniform employee application form developed by the commissioner by rule under s. 601.41 (8) (b) when a small employer applies for coverage under a group health benefit plan offered by the small employer insurer.
109,510 Section 510. 641.19 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
641.19 (4) (a) Any person who wilfully violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter or the rules promulgated thereunder or who, knowingly, makes a false statement, a false representation of a material fact, or who fails to disclose a material fact in any registration, examination, statement or report required under this chapter or the rules promulgated thereunder, may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.
109,511 Section 511. 641.19 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
641.19 (4) (b) Any person who embezzles, steals, or unlawfully and wilfully abstracts or converts to his or her own use or to the use of another, any of the moneys, funds, securities, premiums, credits, property, or other assets of any employee welfare fund, or of any fund connected therewith, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both is guilty of a Class H felony.
109,511bg Section 511bg. 704.90 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
704.90 (9) Rules. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice may promulgate rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.
109,511br Section 511br. 704.90 (11) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
704.90 (11) (title) Duties of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice.
109,511bz Section 511bz. 704.90 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
704.90 (11) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice shall investigate alleged violations of this section and rules promulgated under sub. (9). To facilitate its investigations, the department may subpoena persons and records and may enforce compliance with the subpoenas as provided in s. 885.12.
109,511h Section 511h. 707.49 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
707.49 (4) Surety bond and other options. Instead of placing deposits in an escrow account, a developer may obtain a surety bond issued by a company authorized to do business in this state, an irrevocable letter of credit or a similar arrangement, in an amount which at all times is not less than the amount of the deposits otherwise subject to the escrow requirements of this section. The bond, letter of credit or similar arrangement shall be filed with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice and made payable to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice for the benefit of aggrieved parties.
109,511k Section 511k. 707.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
707.57 (2) Department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice authority. (a) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice, or any district attorney upon informing the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice, may commence an action in circuit court in the name of the state to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of this chapter. Before entry of final judgment, the court may make such orders or judgments as may be necessary to restore to any person any pecuniary loss suffered because of the acts or practices involved in the action if proof of these acts or practices is submitted to the satisfaction of the court.
(b) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice may conduct hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas and take testimony to aid in its investigation of violations of this chapter.
109,511p Section 511p. 707.57 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
707.57 (3) Penalty. Any person who violates this chapter shall be required to forfeit not more than $5,000 for each offense. Forfeitures under this subsection shall be enforced by action on behalf of the state by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection justice or by the district attorney of the county where the violation occurs.
109,512 Section 512. 753.061 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
753.061 (2m) The chief judge of the 1st judicial administrative district is authorized to designate 4 circuit court branches to primarily handle violent crime cases that involve a violation of s. 939.63, if a felony is committed while armed, and of ss. 940.01 to 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.225, 943.23 (1g), (1m) and (1r) and 943.32 (2). If the circuit court branches are designated under this subsection, 2 shall begin to primarily handle violent crime cases on September 1, 1991, and 2 shall begin to primarily handle violent crime cases on August 1, 1992.
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