AB40,567,43 (b) The board shall use any penalties assessed and collected under this
4subsection for the program under this section.
AB40,567,5 5(8) Administration. The board shall do all of the following:
AB40,567,76 (b) Identify eligible practice areas and rural areas with an extremely high need
7for medical care.
AB40,567,98 (d) Publicize the program under this section to physicians and eligible
9communities.
AB40,567,1110 (e) Assist physicians who are interested in applying for the program under this
11section.
AB40,567,1312 (f) Assist communities in obtaining physicians' services through the program
13under this section.
AB40,567,1414 (g) Make recommendations to the governor on all of the following:
AB40,567,1615 1. Ways to improve the delivery of health care to persons living in rural areas
16of the state that constitute shortage areas.
AB40,567,1817 2. Ways to help communities evaluate and utilize the linkage between rural
18health facilities and economic development.
AB40,567,2019 3. Coordination of state and federal programs available to assist rural health
20care service delivery.
AB40,567,2221 4. Strengthening coordination and maintenance of rural services and the
22delivery system.
AB40,567,2423 5. Development of mechanisms to reduce shortages of health care providers in
24rural areas.
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1(h) Notwithstanding subs. (3) (b) and (5) (a) and (b), ensure that moneys
2appropriated under s. 20.280 (1) (qj) are used under this section only to repay loans
3on behalf of physicians who agree to practice in a rural area.
AB40,568,9 4(9) Expanded loan assistance program. The board may agree to repay loans
5as provided under this section on behalf of a physician under an expanded physician
6loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds in addition to state
7matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the expanded physician
8loan assistance program, a physician must fulfill all of the requirements for loan
9repayment under this section, as well as all of the following:
AB40,568,1010 (a) The physician must be a U.S. citizen.
AB40,568,1211 (b) The physician may not have a judgment lien against his or her property for
12a debt to the United States.
AB40,568,1313 (c) The physician must agree to do all of the following:
AB40,568,1514 1. Accept medicare assignment as payment in full for services or articles
15provided.
AB40,568,1816 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment
17arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance
18and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the physician's services.
AB40,568,2019 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional
20shortage area.
AB40,568,22 2137.61 Health care provider loan assistance program. (1) Definitions.
22In this section:
AB40,568,2323 (ac) "Clinic hours" has the meaning given in s. 37.60 (1) (ac).
AB40,568,2424 (ad) "Council" means the rural health development council.
AB40,568,2525 (e) "Rural area" has the meaning given in s. 37.63 (1) (c).
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1(2) Eligibility. The board may repay, on behalf of a health care provider, up
2to $25,000 in educational loans obtained by the health care provider from a public
3or private lending institution for education related to the health care provider's field
4of practice, as determined by the board with the advice of the council.
AB40,569,10 5(3) Agreement. (a) The board shall enter into a written agreement with the
6health care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to
7practice at least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice
8areas in this state or in a rural area, except that a health care provider in the
9expanded loan assistance program under sub. (8) may only agree to practice at a
10public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area.
AB40,569,1411 (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the board to make the
12payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of funds in the
13appropriations under s. 20.280 (1) (ks) and (qj) or collected as contributions under
14sub. (6) or as penalties under sub. (6m) (b).
AB40,569,16 15(4) Loan repayment. Principal and interest due on loans, exclusive of any
16penalties, may be repaid by the board at the following rate:
AB40,569,1817 (a) Up to 40 percent of the principal of the loan or $10,000, whichever is less,
18during the first year of participation in the program under this section.
AB40,569,2119 (b) Up to an additional 40 percent of the principal of the loan or $10,000,
20whichever is less, during the 2nd year of participation in the program under this
21section.
AB40,569,2422 (c) Up to an additional 20 percent of the principal of the loan or $5,000,
23whichever is less, during the 3rd year of participation in the program under this
24section.
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1(5) Availability of funds; right of action against state. (a) The obligation of
2the board to make payments under an agreement entered into under sub. (3) is
3subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.280 (1) (ks) and
4(qj) or collected as contributions under sub. (6) or as penalties under sub. (6m) (b).
AB40,570,105 (b) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants, when added to the
6cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements, exceeds the total
7amount in the appropriations under s. 20.280 (1) (ks) and (qj) or collected as
8contributions under sub. (6) or as penalties under sub. (6m) (b), the board shall
9establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the following
10considerations:
AB40,570,1311 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for medical care in the
12eligible practice area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in which an
13eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB40,570,1614 2. The likelihood that an eligible applicant will remain in the eligible practice
15area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in which he or she desires to
16practice after the loan repayment period.
AB40,570,1817 3. The per capita income of the eligible practice area, health professional
18shortage area, or rural area in which an eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB40,570,2219 4. The financial or other support for health care provider recruitment and
20retention provided by individuals, organizations, or local governments in the eligible
21practice area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in which an eligible
22applicant desires to practice.
AB40,571,223 5. The geographic distribution of the health care providers who have entered
24into loan repayment agreements under this section and the geographic location of

1the eligible practice area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in which
2an eligible applicant desires to practice.
AB40,571,33 6. Other considerations that the board may specify.
AB40,571,74 (c) An agreement under sub. (3) does not create a right of action against the
5state, the university, or other instrumentalities of the state on the part of the health
6care provider or the lending institution for failure to make the payments specified
7in the agreement.
AB40,571,9 8(6) Local participation. The board shall encourage contributions to the
9program under this section by counties, cities, villages, and towns.
AB40,571,12 10(6m) Penalties. (a) The board shall establish requirements for penalties to
11be assessed by the board against health care providers who breach an agreement
12entered into under sub. (3) (a). The requirements shall do all of the following:
AB40,571,1313 1. Specify what actions constitute a breach of the agreement.
AB40,571,1414 2. Provide specific penalty amounts for specific breaches.
AB40,571,1615 3. Provide exceptions for certain actions, including breaches resulting from
16death or disability.
AB40,571,1817 (b) The board shall use any penalties assessed and collected under this
18subsection for the program under this section.
AB40,571,19 19(7) Administration. The board shall do all of the following:
AB40,571,2020 (a) Identify communities with an extremely high need for health care.
AB40,571,2221 (b) Publicize the program under this section to health care providers and
22eligible communities.
AB40,571,2423 (c) Assist health care providers who are interested in applying for the program
24under this section.
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1(d) Assist communities in obtaining the services of health care providers
2through the program under this section.
AB40,572,53 (e) Notwithstanding subs. (3) (b) and (5) (a) and (b), ensure that moneys
4appropriated under s. 20.280 (1) (qj) are used under this section only to repay loans
5on behalf of health care providers who agree to practice in a rural area.
AB40,572,12 6(8) Expanded loan assistance program. The board may agree to repay loans
7as provided under this section on behalf of a health care provider under an expanded
8health care provider loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds
9in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the
10expanded health care provider loan assistance program, a health care provider must
11fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of
12the following:
AB40,572,1313 (a) The health care provider must be a U.S. citizen.
AB40,572,1514 (b) The health care provider may not have a judgment lien against his or her
15property for a debt to the United States.
AB40,572,1616 (c) The health care provider must agree to do all of the following:
AB40,572,1817 1. Accept medicare assignment as payment in full for services or articles
18provided.
AB40,572,2119 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment
20arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance
21and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the health care provider's services.
AB40,572,2322 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional
23shortage area.
AB40,572,25 2437.62 Rural health development council. The rural health development
25council created under s. 15.917 (1) shall do all of the following:
AB40,573,3
1(1) Advise the board on matters related to the physician loan assistance
2program under s. 37.60 and the health care provider loan assistance program under
3s. 37.61.
AB40,573,6 4(2) Advise the board on the amount, up to $25,000, to be repaid on behalf of each
5health care provider who participates in the health care provider loan assistance
6program under s. 37.61.
AB40, s. 1088 7Section 1088. 38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,573,108 38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the department of
9commerce
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the
10following for each economic development program administered by the board:
AB40, s. 1089 11Section 1089. 38.04 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,573,1612 38.04 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (ag), the The qualifications of
13educational personnel and the courses of study for each program offered in district
14schools shall be approved by the board. The board may charge the districts for the
15full costs associated with certification of educational personnel. Such certification
16expenses shall not be included in the district aidable cost.
AB40, s. 1090 17Section 1090. 38.04 (4) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1091 18Section 1091. 38.04 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,573,2019 38.04 (8) (a) In this subsection, "minority group member" has the meaning
20given in s. 560.036 490.04 (1) (f).
AB40, s. 1092 21Section 1092. 38.04 (10m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,573,2322 38.04 (10m) (title) Economic development assistance coordination and
23reporting.
AB40, s. 1093 24Section 1093. 38.04 (10m) of the statutes is renumbered 38.04 (10m) (b) and
25amended to read:
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138.04 (10m) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to
2the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of
3the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
4development programs, as defined in sub. (1m) (a), administered by the board. The
5report shall include all of the information required under s. 560.01 (2) (am) 238.07
6(2)
. The board shall collaborate with the department of commerce Wisconsin
7Economic Development Corporation
to make readily accessible to the public on an
8Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
AB40, s. 1094 9Section 1094. 38.04 (10m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,574,1110 38.04 (10m) (a) The board shall coordinate any economic development
11assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
AB40, s. 1095 12Section 1095. 38.16 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,574,1313 38.16 (3) (a) In this subsection:
AB40,574,1414 1. "Department" means the department of revenue.
AB40,574,1615 2. "Excess levy" means the amount by which a district board's tax levy exceeds
16the limit under par. (b).
AB40,574,1817 3. "Tax levy" excludes taxes levied for the purpose of paying principal and
18interest on valid bonds and notes.
AB40,574,2019 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a district board's tax levy in 2011 and in 2012 may
20not exceed the district board's tax levy in 2010.
AB40,574,2221 (c) Except as provided in par. (d), if the board determines that a district board
22imposed an excess levy in 2011 or 2012, the board shall do all of the following:
AB40,574,2523 1. Reduce the amount of state aid payments to the district board in the school
24year in which the district board imposed the excess levy by an amount equal to the
25amount of the excess levy.
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12. Ensure that the amount of any reductions in state aid under subd. 1. lapses
2to the general fund.
AB40,575,43 3. Ensure that the amount of the excess levy is not included in determining the
4limit described under par. (b) for the district board for the following year.
AB40,575,85 4. Ensure that, if a district board's excess levy exceeds the amount of state aid
6that may be reduced under subd. 1., the excess amount is subtracted from state aid
7payments in the following years until the total amount of the excess levy is
8subtracted from the state aid payments.
AB40,575,129 (d) The department may issue a finding that a district board is not liable for
10a penalty that would otherwise be imposed under par. (c) if the department
11determines that the district board's excess levy is caused by one of the following
12clerical errors:
AB40,575,1613 1. The department, through mistake or inadvertence, has assessed to any
14county or taxation district, in the current year or in the previous year, a greater or
15lesser valuation for any year than should have been assessed, causing the district
16board's levy to be erroneous in a way that directly causes an excess levy.
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