AB56: Bill Text

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AB56,1325 Section 1325. 106.125 of the statutes is repealed.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AB56,1327 Section 1327. 106.271 of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1328 Section 1328. 106.272 (title) of the statutes is repealed.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

AB56,1358 Section 1358. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB56,786,10 108.04 (2) (a) 3. The claimant conducts a reasonable search for suitable work during that week and provides verification of that search to the department. The search for suitable work must include at least 4 actions per week that constitute a reasonable search as prescribed by rule of the department. In addition, the department may, by rule, require a claimant to take more than 4 reasonable work search actions in any week. The department shall require a uniform number of reasonable work search actions for similar types of claimants. This subdivision does not apply to a claimant if the department determines that the claimant is currently laid off from employment with an employer but there is a reasonable expectation of reemployment of the individual by that employer. In determining whether the claimant has a reasonable expectation of reemployment by an employer, the department shall request the employer to verify the claimant's employment status and shall consider all of the following:

AB56,786,11 a. The history of layoffs and reemployments by the employer.

AB56,786,13 b. Any information that the employer furnished to the claimant or the department concerning the claimant's anticipated reemployment date.

AB56,786,15 c. Whether the claimant has recall rights with the employer under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

AB56,1359 Section 1359. 108.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB56,786,19 108.04 (2) (b) The department may, by rule, establish waivers from the registration for work requirement under par. (a) 2. and the work search requirement under par. (a) 3.

AB56,1360 Section 1360. 108.04 (2) (bb) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1361 Section 1361. 108.04 (2) (bd) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1362 Section 1362. 108.04 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,787,4 108.04 (2) (bm) A claimant is ineligible to receive benefits for any week for which there is a determination that the claimant failed to comply with the registration for work and work search requirements under par. (a) 2. or 3. or failed to provide verification to the department that the claimant complied with those requirements, unless the department has waived those requirements under par. (b), (bb), or (bd) or s. 108.062 (10m). If the department has paid benefits to a claimant for any such week, the department may recover the overpayment under s. 108.22.

AB56,1363 Section 1363. 108.04 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB56,1364 Section 1364. 108.04 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB56,788,9 108.04 (5) Discharge for misconduct. (intro.) An Unless sub. (5g) results in disqualification, an employee whose work is terminated by an employing unit for misconduct by the employee connected with the employee's work is ineligible to receive benefits until 7 weeks have elapsed since the end of the week in which the discharge occurs and the employee earns wages after the week in which the discharge occurs equal to at least 14 times the employee's weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government. For purposes of requalification, the employee's weekly benefit rate shall be the rate that would have been paid had the discharge not occurred. The wages paid to an employee by an employer which terminates employment of the employee for misconduct connected with the employee's employment shall be excluded from the employee's base period wages under s. 108.06 (1) for purposes of benefit entitlement. This subsection does not preclude an employee who has employment with an employer other than the employer which terminated the employee for misconduct from establishing a benefit year using the base period wages excluded under this subsection if the employee qualifies to establish a benefit year under s. 108.06 (2) (a). The department shall charge to the fund's balancing account any benefits otherwise chargeable to the account of an employer that is subject to the contribution requirements under ss. 108.17 and 108.18 from which base period wages are excluded under this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, “misconduct" means one or more actions or conduct evincing such willful or wanton disregard of an employer's interests as is found in deliberate violations or disregard of standards of behavior which an employer has a right to expect of his or her employees, or in carelessness or negligence of such degree or recurrence as to manifest culpability, wrongful intent, or evil design of equal severity to such disregard, or to show an intentional and substantial disregard of an employer's interests, or of an employee's duties and obligations to his or her employer. In addition, “misconduct" includes:

AB56,1365 Section 1365. 108.04 (5g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB56,788,21 108.04 (5g) Discharge for failure to notify employer of absenteeism or tardiness. (a) If an employee is discharged for failing to notify his or her employer of absenteeism or tardiness that becomes excessive, and the employer has complied with the requirements of par. (d) with respect to that employee, the employee is ineligible to receive benefits until 6 weeks have elapsed since the end of the week in which the discharge occurs and the employee earns wages after the week in which the discharge occurs equal to at least 6 times the employee's weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government. For purposes of requalification, the employee's weekly benefit rate shall be the rate that would have been paid had the discharge not occurred.

AB56,788,24 (b) For purposes of this subsection, tardiness becomes excessive if an employee is late for 6 or more scheduled workdays in the 12-month period preceding the date of the discharge without providing adequate notice to his or her employer.

AB56,789,4 (c) For purposes of this subsection, absenteeism becomes excessive if an employee is absent for 5 or more scheduled workdays in the 12-month period preceding the date of the discharge without providing adequate notice to his or her employer.