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AB56,1339
1Section 1339. 106.275 of the statutes is renumbered 115.458, and 115.458 (1)
2(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56,781,63 115.458 (1) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cg) 20.255 (2) (cL),
4the department may award technical education equipment grants under this section
5in the amount of not more than $50,000 to school districts whose grant applications
6are approved under sub. (2) (b).
AB56,1340 7Section 1340. 106.277 (title), (1) (intro.), (a) and (c), (3) and (4) of the statutes
8are repealed.
AB56,1341 9Section 1341. 106.277 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (1) (b) and
10amended to read:
AB56,781,1311 118.196 (1) (b) The organization operates A grant under sub. (5) to operate a
12program to recruit and prepare individuals to teach in public or private schools
13located in low-income or urban school districts in this state.
AB56,1342 14Section 1342. 106.277 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 118.196 (5), and
15118.196 (5) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56,781,2316 118.196 (5) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (em), the
17department shall award grants to school boards, governing bodies, and charter
18management organizations under sub. (1) (b).
The department shall establish a
19process for evaluating and assigning a score to each organization eligible to receive
20applicant for a grant under sub. (1). If the amount appropriated under s. 20.445 (1)
21(bt) is insufficient to make the payments required under sub. (1), the
(b). The
22department shall give preference in evaluating grants under this section to a
23nonprofit organization
subsection for each of the following:
AB56,1343 24Section 1343. 106.38 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1344 25Section 1344 . 106.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,782,15
1106.50 (1) Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful
2discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons shall
3have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual
4orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status
5as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3m),
status as a victim of
6domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry
7and it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or
8removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted under ss.
966.0125 and 66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal
10housing opportunities to cover single-family residences that are owner-occupied.
11The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute
12a significant portion of the housing business in this state and should be regulated.
13This section shall be considered an exercise of the police powers of the state for the
14protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and human rights of the people of
15this state.
AB56,1345 16Section 1345 . 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,782,2417 106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat
18a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r)
19because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin,
20marital status, or family status, ; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault,
21or stalking,; whether the person holds, or has applied for, a registry identification
22card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), has been the subject of a written certification, as
23defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a member of a treatment team, as defined
24in s. 961.01 (20t);
lawful source of income, ; age,; or ancestry.
AB56,1346
1Section 1346 . 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin
2Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB56,783,113 106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat
4a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r)
5because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin,
6marital status, or family status; status as a holder or nonholder of a license under
7s. 343.03 (3m);
status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking;
8whether the person holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined
9in s. 146.44 (1) (g), has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s.
10146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01
11(20t); lawful source of income; age; or ancestry.
AB56,1347 12Section 1347 . 106.50 (1m) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,783,1713 106.50 (1m) (nm) “Member of a protected class" means a group of natural
14persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized because of sex, race, color,
15disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family status,
16status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3m), status as a victim
17of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry.
AB56,1348 18Section 1348 . 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,783,2519 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. Nothing in this section prohibits an owner or agent from
20requiring that a person who seeks to buy or rent housing supply information
21concerning family status, and marital, financial, and business status but not
22concerning race, color, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin,
23religion, creed, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3m),
24status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, or, subject to subd.
252., age.
AB56,1349
1Section 1349. 106.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,784,62 106.52 (3) (a) 1. Deny to another or charge another a higher price than the
3regular rate for the full and equal enjoyment of any public place of accommodation
4or amusement because of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation,
5national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under
6s. 343.03 (3m)
.
AB56,1350 7Section 1350 . 106.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,784,118 106.52 (3) (a) 2. Give preferential treatment to some classes of persons in
9providing services or facilities in any public place of accommodation or amusement
10because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin , or ancestry or
11because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3m)
.
AB56,1351 12Section 1351 . 106.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,784,1913 106.52 (3) (a) 3. Directly or indirectly publish, circulate, display or mail any
14written communication which the communicator knows is to the effect that any of
15the facilities of any public place of accommodation or amusement will be denied to
16any person by reason of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national
17origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03
18(3m)
or that the patronage of a person is unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable
19for any of those reasons.
AB56,1352 20Section 1352 . 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,784,2321 106.52 (3) (a) 4. Refuse to furnish or charge another a higher rate for any
22automobile insurance because of race, color, creed, disability, national origin, or
23ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3m).
AB56,1353 24Section 1353 . 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,785,5
1106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate or
2give preferential treatment, because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation,
3national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under
4s. 343.03 (3m)
, regarding the use of any private facilities commonly rented to the
5public.
AB56,1354 6Section 1354. 108.02 (13) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,785,137 108.02 (13) (k) “Employer" does not include a county department, an aging
8unit, or, under s. 46.2785, a private agency that serves as a fiscal agent or contracts
9with a fiscal intermediary to serve as a fiscal agent under s. 46.27 (5) (i), 46.272 (7)
10(e), or 47.035 as to any individual performing services for a person receiving
11long-term support services under s. 46.27 (5) (b), 46.272 (7) (b), 46.275, 46.277,
1246.278, 46.2785, 46.286, 46.495, 51.42, or 51.437 or personal assistance services
13under s. 47.02 (6) (c).
AB56,1355 14Section 1355 . 108.02 (24g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,785,1615 108.02 (24g) Suitable work. “Suitable work" has the meaning specified by the
16department by rule under s. 108.14 (27).
AB56,1356 17Section 1356. 108.02 (26m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1357 18Section 1357. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,785,2119 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. par. (b) to (bd), sub. (16) (am)
20and (b), and s. 108.062 (10) and (10m) and as otherwise expressly provided, a
21claimant is eligible for benefits as to any given week only if all of the following apply:
AB56,1358 22Section 1358. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB56,786,1023 108.04 (2) (a) 3. The claimant conducts a reasonable search for suitable work
24during that week and provides verification of that search to the department. The
25search for suitable work must include at least 4 actions per week that constitute a

1reasonable search as prescribed by rule of the department. In addition, the
2department may, by rule, require a claimant to take more than 4 reasonable work
3search actions in any week. The department shall require a uniform number of
4reasonable work search actions for similar types of claimants. This subdivision does
5not apply to a claimant if the department determines that the claimant is currently
6laid off from employment with an employer but there is a reasonable expectation of
7reemployment of the individual by that employer. In determining whether the
8claimant has a reasonable expectation of reemployment by an employer, the
9department shall request the employer to verify the claimant's employment status
10and shall consider all of the following:
AB56,786,1111 a. The history of layoffs and reemployments by the employer.
AB56,786,1312 b. Any information that the employer furnished to the claimant or the
13department concerning the claimant's anticipated reemployment date.
AB56,786,1514 c. Whether the claimant has recall rights with the employer under the terms
15of any applicable collective bargaining agreement.
AB56,1359 16Section 1359. 108.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB56,786,1917 108.04 (2) (b) The department may, by rule, establish waivers from the
18registration for work requirement under par. (a) 2. and the work search requirement
19under par. (a) 3.
AB56,1360 20Section 1360. 108.04 (2) (bb) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1361 21Section 1361. 108.04 (2) (bd) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1362 22Section 1362. 108.04 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,787,423 108.04 (2) (bm) A claimant is ineligible to receive benefits for any week for
24which there is a determination that the claimant failed to comply with the
25registration for work and work search requirements under par. (a) 2. or 3. or failed

1to provide verification to the department that the claimant complied with those
2requirements, unless the department has waived those requirements under par. (b),
3(bb), or (bd)
or s. 108.062 (10m). If the department has paid benefits to a claimant
4for any such week, the department may recover the overpayment under s. 108.22.
AB56,1363 5Section 1363. 108.04 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1364 6Section 1364. 108.04 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,788,97 108.04 (5) Discharge for misconduct. (intro.) An Unless sub. (5g) results in
8disqualification, an
employee whose work is terminated by an employing unit for
9misconduct by the employee connected with the employee's work is ineligible to
10receive benefits until 7 weeks have elapsed since the end of the week in which the
11discharge occurs and the employee earns wages after the week in which the
12discharge occurs equal to at least 14 times the employee's weekly benefit rate under
13s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance
14law of any state or the federal government. For purposes of requalification, the
15employee's weekly benefit rate shall be the rate that would have been paid had the
16discharge not occurred. The wages paid to an employee by an employer which
17terminates employment of the employee for misconduct connected with the
18employee's employment shall be excluded from the employee's base period wages
19under s. 108.06 (1) for purposes of benefit entitlement. This subsection does not
20preclude an employee who has employment with an employer other than the
21employer which terminated the employee for misconduct from establishing a benefit
22year using the base period wages excluded under this subsection if the employee
23qualifies to establish a benefit year under s. 108.06 (2) (a). The department shall
24charge to the fund's balancing account any benefits otherwise chargeable to the
25account of an employer that is subject to the contribution requirements under ss.

1108.17 and 108.18 from which base period wages are excluded under this subsection.
2For purposes of this subsection, “misconduct" means one or more actions or conduct
3evincing such willful or wanton disregard of an employer's interests as is found in
4deliberate violations or disregard of standards of behavior which an employer has a
5right to expect of his or her employees, or in carelessness or negligence of such degree
6or recurrence as to manifest culpability, wrongful intent, or evil design of equal
7severity to such disregard, or to show an intentional and substantial disregard of an
8employer's interests, or of an employee's duties and obligations to his or her
9employer. In addition, “misconduct" includes:
AB56,1365 10Section 1365. 108.04 (5g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB56,788,2111 108.04 (5g) Discharge for failure to notify employer of absenteeism or
12tardiness.
(a) If an employee is discharged for failing to notify his or her employer
13of absenteeism or tardiness that becomes excessive, and the employer has complied
14with the requirements of par. (d) with respect to that employee, the employee is
15ineligible to receive benefits until 6 weeks have elapsed since the end of the week in
16which the discharge occurs and the employee earns wages after the week in which
17the discharge occurs equal to at least 6 times the employee's weekly benefit rate
18under s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other work covered by the unemployment
19insurance law of any state or the federal government. For purposes of
20requalification, the employee's weekly benefit rate shall be the rate that would have
21been paid had the discharge not occurred.
AB56,788,2422 (b) For purposes of this subsection, tardiness becomes excessive if an employee
23is late for 6 or more scheduled workdays in the 12-month period preceding the date
24of the discharge without providing adequate notice to his or her employer.
AB56,789,4
1(c) For purposes of this subsection, absenteeism becomes excessive if an
2employee is absent for 5 or more scheduled workdays in the 12-month period
3preceding the date of the discharge without providing adequate notice to his or her
4employer.
AB56,789,75 (d) 1. The requalifying requirements under par. (a) apply only if the employer
6has a written policy on notification of tardiness or absences that satisfies all of the
7following:
AB56,789,88 a. Defines what constitutes a single occurrence of tardiness or absenteeism.
AB56,789,99 b. Describes the process for providing adequate notice of tardiness or absence.
AB56,789,1110 c. Notifies the employee that failure to provide adequate notice of an absence
11or tardiness may lead to discharge.
AB56,789,1412 2. The employer shall provide a copy of the written policy under subd. 1. to each
13employee and shall have written evidence that the employee received a copy of that
14policy.
AB56,789,1715 3. The employer must have given the employee at least one warning concerning
16the employee's violation of the employer's written policy under subd. 1. within the
1712-month period preceding the date of the discharge.
AB56,789,1918 4. The employer must apply the written policy under subd. 1. uniformly to all
19employees of the employer.
AB56,789,2320 (e) The department shall charge to the fund's balancing account the cost of any
21benefits paid to an employee that are otherwise chargeable to the account of an
22employer that is subject to the contribution requirements under ss. 108.17 and
23108.18 if the employee is discharged by that employer and par. (a) applies.
AB56,789,2524 (em) If an employee is not disqualified under this subsection, the employee may
25nevertheless be subject to the disqualification under sub. (5).
AB56,1366
1Section 1366. 108.04 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,790,102 108.04 (7) (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department determines that
3the employee accepted work that the employee could have failed to accept under sub.
4(8) and terminated the work on the same grounds and within the first 30 calendar
5days after starting the work, or that the employee accepted work that the employee
6could have refused under sub. (9) and terminated the work within the first 30
7calendar days after starting the work. For purposes of this paragraph, an employee
8has the same grounds for voluntarily terminating work if the employee could have
9failed to accept the work under sub. (8) (d) to (em) when it was offered, regardless of
10the reason articulated by the employee for the termination.
AB56,1367 11Section 1367. 108.04 (7) (t) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1368 12Section 1368. 108.04 (7) (t) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,790,1513 108.04 (7) (t) 2. The employee's spouse was required by the U.S. armed forces
14his or her employing unit to relocate to a place to which it is impractical for the
15employee to commute.
AB56,1369 16Section 1369. 108.04 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,791,617 108.04 (8) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if If an employee fails, without good
18cause, to accept suitable work when offered, the employee is ineligible to receive
19benefits until the employee earns wages after the week in which the failure occurs
20equal to at least 6 times the employee's weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) in
21employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state
22or the federal government. For purposes of requalification, the employee's weekly
23benefit rate shall be that rate which would have been paid had the failure not
24occurred. This paragraph does not preclude an employee from establishing a benefit
25year during a period in which the employee is ineligible to receive benefits under this

1paragraph if the employee qualifies to establish a benefit year under s. 108.06 (2) (a).
2Except as provided in par. (b), the The department shall charge to the fund's
3balancing account any benefits otherwise chargeable to the account of an employer
4that is subject to the contribution requirements under ss. 108.17 and 108.18
5whenever an employee of that employer fails, without good cause, to accept suitable
6work offered by that employer.
AB56,1370 7Section 1370. 108.04 (8) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
8157
, is repealed.
AB56,1371 9Section 1371 . 108.04 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,792,310 108.04 (8) (c) If an employee fails, without good cause, to return to work with
11a former employer that recalls the employee within 52 weeks after the employee last
12worked for that employer, the employee is ineligible to receive benefits until the
13employee earns wages after the week in which the failure occurs equal to at least 6
14times the employee's weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other
15work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal
16government. For purposes of requalification, the employee's weekly benefit rate
17shall be that rate which would have been paid had the failure not occurred. This
18paragraph does not preclude an employee from establishing a benefit year during a
19period in which the employee is ineligible to receive benefits under this paragraph
20if the employee qualifies to establish a benefit year under s. 108.06 (2) (a). The
21department shall charge to the fund's balancing account any benefits otherwise
22chargeable to the account of any employer that is subject to the contribution
23requirements under ss. 108.17 and 108.18 whenever an employee of that employer
24fails, without good cause, to return to work with that employer. This paragraph does
25not apply to an employee who fails to return to work with a former employer if the

1work offered would not be considered suitable work under par. (d) or (dm), whichever
2is applicable
. If an employee receives actual notice of a recall to work, par. (a) applies
3in lieu of this paragraph.
AB56,1372 4Section 1372 . 108.04 (8) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB56,792,125 108.04 (8) (d) An employee shall have good cause under par. (a) or (c),
6regardless of the reason articulated by the employee for the failure, if the department
7determines that the failure involved work at a lower grade of skill or significantly
8lower rate of pay than applied to the employee on one or more recent jobs, and that
9the employee had not yet had a reasonable opportunity, in view of labor market
10conditions and the employee's degree of skill, but not to exceed 6 weeks after the
11employee became unemployed, to seek a new job substantially in line with the
12employee's prior job skill and rate of pay.
AB56,1373 13Section 1373 . 108.04 (8) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1374 14Section 1374 . 108.04 (8) (em) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1375 15Section 1375 . 108.04 (11) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,792,2416 108.04 (11) (bm) The department shall apply any ineligibility under par. (be)
17against benefits and weeks of eligibility for which the claimant would otherwise be
18eligible after the week of concealment and within 6 years after the date of an initial
19determination issued under s. 108.09 finding that a concealment occurred. The
20claimant shall not receive waiting period credit under s. 108.04 (3) for the period of
21ineligibility applied under par. (be).
If no benefit rate applies to the week for which
22the claim is made, the department shall use the claimant's benefit rate for the
23claimant's next benefit year beginning after the week of concealment to determine
24the amount of the benefit reduction.
AB56,1376 25Section 1376. 108.05 (1) (r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,793,14
1108.05 (1) (r) Except as provided in s. 108.062 (6) (a), each eligible employee
2shall be paid benefits for each week of total unemployment that commences on or
3after January 5, 2014, and before January 5, 2020, at the weekly benefit rate
4specified in this paragraph. Unless sub. (1m) applies, the weekly benefit rate shall
5equal 4 percent of the employee's base period wages that were paid during that
6quarter of the employee's base period in which the employee was paid the highest
7total wages, rounded down to the nearest whole dollar, except that, if that amount
8is less than $54, no benefits are payable to the employee and, if that amount is more
9than $370, the employee's weekly benefit rate shall be $370 and except that, if the
10employee's benefits are exhausted during any week under s. 108.06 (1), the employee
11shall be paid the remaining amount of benefits payable to the employee under s.
12108.06 (1). The department shall publish on its Internet site a weekly benefit rate
13schedule of quarterly wages and the corresponding weekly benefit rates as
14calculated in accordance with this paragraph.
AB56,1377 15Section 1377. 108.05 (1) (s) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,794,316 108.05 (1) (s) Except as provided in s. 108.062 (6) (a), each eligible employee
17shall be paid benefits for each week of total unemployment that commences on or
18after January 5, 2020, at the weekly benefit rate specified in this paragraph. Unless
19sub. (1m) applies, the weekly benefit rate shall equal 4 percent of the employee's base
20period wages that were paid during that quarter of the employee's base period in
21which the employee was paid the highest total wages, rounded down to the nearest
22whole dollar, except that, if that amount is less than $54, no benefits are payable to
23the employee and, if that amount is more than $406, the employee's weekly benefit
24rate shall be $406 and except that, if the employee's benefits are exhausted during
25any week under s. 108.06 (1), the employee shall be paid the remaining amount of

1benefits payable to the employee under s. 108.06 (1). The department shall publish
2on its Internet site a weekly benefit rate schedule of quarterly wages and the
3corresponding weekly benefit rates as calculated in accordance with this paragraph.
AB56,1378 4Section 1378. 108.05 (3) (dm) of the statutes is renumbered 108.05 (3) (dm)
51. and amended to read:
AB56,794,126 108.05 (3) (dm) 1. Except when otherwise authorized in an approved
7work-share program under s. 108.062, a claimant is ineligible to receive any benefits
8for a week if the claimant receives or will receive from one or more employers wages
9earned for work performed in that week, amounts treated as wages under s. 108.04
10(1) (bm) for that week, sick pay, holiday pay, vacation pay, termination pay, bonus pay,
11back pay, or payments treated as wages under s. 108.04 (12) (e), or any combination
12thereof, totalling more than $500 the amount determined under subd. 2.
AB56,1379 13Section 1379. 108.05 (3) (dm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,794,2014 108.05 (3) (dm) 2. For purposes of subd. 1., the amount under this subdivision
15shall be $500, except that effective January 1 of each year, with the first adjustment
16being effective on January 1, 2020, the department shall adjust that amount by a
17percentage equal to the average annual percentage change in the U.S. consumer
18price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the federal
19department of labor. The department shall annually have the revised amount
20published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.
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