AB56: Bill Text

AB56,775,13 104.035 (5) (b) On or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2021, $398.28 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $284.48 per week if only meals are furnished, and $238.97 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

AB56,1315 Section 1315. 104.035 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,775,17 104.035 (5) (c) On or after January 1, 2021, and prior to January 1, 2022, $434.48 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $310.34 per week if only meals are furnished, and $260.69 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

AB56,1316 Section 1316. 104.035 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,775,21 104.035 (5) (d) On or after January 1, 2022, and prior to January 1, 2023, $470.69 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $336.21 per week if only meals are furnished, and $282.41 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

AB56,1317 Section 1317. 104.035 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,775,25 104.035 (5) (e) On or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024, $506.90 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $362.07 per week if only meals are furnished, and $304.14 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

AB56,1318 Section 1318. 104.035 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (6) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB56,776,4 104.035 (6) Golf caddies. (intro.) The Except as provided in sub. (8m), the minimum wage for a golf caddy is:

AB56,776,6 (a) Prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], $10.50 for caddying 18 holes and $5.90 for caddying 9 holes.

AB56,1319 Section 1319. 104.035 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,776,10 104.035 (6) (b) On or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2021, $11.95 for caddying 18 holes and $6.71 for caddying 9 holes.

AB56,1320 Section 1320. 104.035 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,776,13 104.035 (6) (c) On or after January 1, 2021, and prior to January 1, 2022, $13.03 for caddying 18 holes and $7.32 for caddying 9 holes.

AB56,1321 Section 1321. 104.035 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,776,16 104.035 (6) (d) On or after January 1, 2022, and prior to January 1, 2023, $14.12 for caddying 18 holes and $7.93 for caddying 9 holes.

AB56,1322 Section 1322. 104.035 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,776,19 104.035 (6) (e) On or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024, $15.21 for caddying 18 holes and $8.54 for caddying 9 holes.

AB56,1323 Section 1323. 104.035 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,777,5 104.035 (8m) Effective on January 1, 2024, and effective on each January 1 thereafter, the department shall revise the minimum wages established under subs. (1) to (6). The department shall determine the revised minimum wages by calculating the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the last month for which that information is available and the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the month 12 months prior to that month, adjusting the minimum wage then in effect by that percentage difference. The department shall annually have the revised amount published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register and on the department's Internet site.

AB56,1324 Section 1324 . 106.04 of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,777,10 106.04 Employment of apprentices on state public works projects. (1) Definition. In this section, “project" means a project of public works that is subject to s. 103.49 or 103.50 in which work is performed by employees employed in trades that are apprenticeable under this subchapter.

AB56,777,15 (2) Waiver. If the department grants an exception or modification to any requirement in any contract for the performance of work on a project relating to the employment and training of apprentices, the department shall post that information on its Internet site, together with a detailed explanation for granting the exception or modification.

AB56,1325 Section 1325. 106.125 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1326 Section 1326. 106.27 (1u) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,777,23 106.27 (1u) Shipbuilders; training grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the department shall allocate $1,000,000 for grants to shipbuilders in this state to train new and current employees. A shipbuilder that receives a grant under this subsection shall expend all grant moneys before July 1, 2021, for purposes of training new and current employees.

AB56,1327 Section 1327. 106.271 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1328 Section 1328. 106.272 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1329 Section 1329. 106.272 of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (4), and 118.196 (4) (a) and (b) (intro.), 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB56,778,9 118.196 (4) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (dg) 20.255 (2) (em), the department shall award grants to the school board of a school district or to the boards, governing body of a private school, as defined under s. 115.001 (3d), or to a bodies, and charter management organization organizations under sub. (1) (a) that has have partnered with an educator preparation program approved by the department of public instruction and headquartered in this state programs under sub. (1) (a) to design and implement a teacher development program programs.

AB56,778,11 (b) (intro.) In awarding a grant under this section subsection, the department shall do all of the following:

AB56,778,14 1. Consult with the department of public instruction to confirm Confirm that the teacher development program satisfies the requirements under s. 118.196 sub. (2).

AB56,778,17 2. Consider the methods by which the school board, governing body, or charter management organization and the educator preparation program under sub. (1) (a) will make the teacher development program affordable to participating employees.

AB56,1330 Section 1330. 106.273 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (title).

AB56,1331 Section 1331. 106.273 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (1) and amended to read:

AB56,779,3 115.457 (1) Identification of workforce shortages. The department state superintendent shall annually confer with the department of public instruction workforce development and the Wisconsin technical college system to identify industries and occupations within this state that face workforce shortages or shortages of adequately trained, entry-level workers. The state superintendent of public instruction shall annually notify school districts of the identified industries and occupations and make this information available on the Internet site of the department of public instruction.

AB56,1332 Section 1332. 106.273 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (2), and 115.457 (2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB56,779,8 115.457 (2) Approval of programs. (intro.) The department state superintendent shall approve industry-recognized certification programs designed to do any of the following:

AB56,1333 Section 1333. 106.273 (3) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3) (title).

AB56,1334 Section 1334. 106.273 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB56,779,15 115.457 (3) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bz) 20.255 (2) (ck), the department state superintendent shall annually award all of the following incentive grants to school districts:

AB56,779,20 1m. An incentive grant to a school district that has an industry-recognized certification program approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (a). Subject to pars. (am) and par. (b), the amount of the incentive grant under this subdivision is equal to $1,000 for each student pupil in the school district to whom all of the following apply:

AB56,779,22 a. In the prior school year, the student pupil obtained a high school diploma or a technical education high school diploma from a school in the school district.

AB56,779,25 b. The student pupil successfully completed the program in a school year in which the program was approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (a).

AB56,780,7 2m. An incentive grant to a school district that has an industry-recognized certification program approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (b). Subject to par. (b), for each such program the school district has, the amount of the incentive grant under this subdivision is equal to $1,000 for each student pupil in the school district who successfully completed the program in a school year in which the program was approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (b).

AB56,1335 Section 1335. 106.273 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1336 Section 1336. 106.273 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (3) (b) and amended to read:

AB56,780,15 115.457 (3) (b) If the amount available in the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bz) 20.255 (2) (ck) in any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the full amount per student pupil under par. (a) 1m. and 2m., the department state superintendent may prorate the amount of the department's payments among school districts eligible for incentive grants under this subsection.

AB56,1337 Section 1337. 106.273 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.457 (4) and amended to read:

AB56,780,24 115.457 (4) Completion awards for students pupils. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (c) 20.255 (3) (ck), the department state superintendent shall annually award a completion award to a student pupil in the amount of $500 for each industry-recognized certification program approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (b) that the student pupil successfully completed in a school year in which the program was approved by the department state superintendent under sub. (2) (b).

AB56,1338 Section 1338. 106.273 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1339 Section 1339. 106.275 of the statutes is renumbered 115.458, and 115.458 (1) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB56,781,6 115.458 (1) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cg) 20.255 (2) (cL), the department may award technical education equipment grants under this section in the amount of not more than $50,000 to school districts whose grant applications are approved under sub. (2) (b).

AB56,1340 Section 1340. 106.277 (title), (1) (intro.), (a) and (c), (3) and (4) of the statutes are repealed.

AB56,1341 Section 1341. 106.277 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (1) (b) and amended to read:

AB56,781,13 118.196 (1) (b) The organization operates A grant under sub. (5) to operate a program to recruit and prepare individuals to teach in public or private schools located in low-income or urban school districts in this state.

AB56,1342 Section 1342. 106.277 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (5), and 118.196 (5) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB56,781,23 118.196 (5) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (em), the department shall award grants to school boards, governing bodies, and charter management organizations under sub. (1) (b). The department shall establish a process for evaluating and assigning a score to each organization eligible to receive applicant for a grant under sub. (1). If the amount appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (bt) is insufficient to make the payments required under sub. (1), the (b). The department shall give preference in evaluating grants under this section to a nonprofit organization subsection for each of the following:

AB56,1343 Section 1343. 106.38 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1344 Section 1344 . 106.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,782,15 106.50 (1) Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons shall have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3m), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry and it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted under ss. 66.0125 and 66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal housing opportunities to cover single-family residences that are owner-occupied. The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute a significant portion of the housing business in this state and should be regulated. This section shall be considered an exercise of the police powers of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and human rights of the people of this state.

AB56,1345 Section 1345 . 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,782,24 106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r) because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, or family status, ; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking,; whether the person holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t); lawful source of income, ; age,; or ancestry.

AB56,1346 Section 1346 . 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB56,783,11 106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r) because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, or family status; status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3m); status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking; whether the person holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t); lawful source of income; age; or ancestry.

AB56,1347 Section 1347 . 106.50 (1m) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,783,17 106.50 (1m) (nm) “Member of a protected class" means a group of natural persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized because of sex, race, color, disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3m), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry.

AB56,1348 Section 1348 . 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,783,25 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. Nothing in this section prohibits an owner or agent from requiring that a person who seeks to buy or rent housing supply information concerning family status, and marital, financial, and business status but not concerning race, color, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3m), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, or, subject to subd. 2., age.

AB56,1349 Section 1349. 106.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,784,6 106.52 (3) (a) 1. Deny to another or charge another a higher price than the regular rate for the full and equal enjoyment of any public place of accommodation or amusement because of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3m).

AB56,1350 Section 1350 . 106.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,784,11 106.52 (3) (a) 2. Give preferential treatment to some classes of persons in providing services or facilities in any public place of accommodation or amusement because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin , or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3m).

AB56,1351 Section 1351 . 106.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,784,19 106.52 (3) (a) 3. Directly or indirectly publish, circulate, display or mail any written communication which the communicator knows is to the effect that any of the facilities of any public place of accommodation or amusement will be denied to any person by reason of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3m) or that the patronage of a person is unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable for any of those reasons.

AB56,1352 Section 1352 . 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,784,23 106.52 (3) (a) 4. Refuse to furnish or charge another a higher rate for any automobile insurance because of race, color, creed, disability, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3m).

AB56,1353 Section 1353 . 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,785,5 106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate or give preferential treatment, because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3m), regarding the use of any private facilities commonly rented to the public.

AB56,1354 Section 1354. 108.02 (13) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,785,13 108.02 (13) (k) “Employer" does not include a county department, an aging unit, or, under s. 46.2785, a private agency that serves as a fiscal agent or contracts with a fiscal intermediary to serve as a fiscal agent under s. 46.27 (5) (i), 46.272 (7) (e), or 47.035 as to any individual performing services for a person receiving long-term support services under s. 46.27 (5) (b), 46.272 (7) (b), 46.275, 46.277, 46.278, 46.2785, 46.286, 46.495, 51.42, or 51.437 or personal assistance services under s. 47.02 (6) (c).

AB56,1355 Section 1355 . 108.02 (24g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB56,785,16 108.02 (24g) Suitable work. “Suitable work" has the meaning specified by the department by rule under s. 108.14 (27).

AB56,1356 Section 1356. 108.02 (26m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1357 Section 1357. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,785,21 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. par. (b) to (bd), sub. (16) (am) and (b), and s. 108.062 (10) and (10m) and as otherwise expressly provided, a claimant is eligible for benefits as to any given week only if all of the following apply: