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AB68-ASA2-AA6,14,8 849. Page 278, line 15: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,14,9 9 Section 180g. 40.51 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,14,2110 40.51 (7) (a) Any employer, other than the state, including an employer that
11is not a participating employer, may offer to all of its employees a health care
12coverage plan through a program offered by the group insurance board.
13Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1), the department may by rule
14establish different eligibility standards or contribution requirements for such
15employees and employers. Beginning on January 1, 2012, except as otherwise
16provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 that covers
17public safety employees or transit employees
and except as provided in par. (b), an
18employer may not offer a health care coverage plan to its employees under this
19subsection if the employer pays more than 88 percent of the average premium cost
20of plans offered in any tier with the lowest employee premium cost under this
21subsection.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,14,22 2250. Page 281, line 12: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,14,23 23 Section 189n. 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,15,13
146.2895 (8) (a) 1. If the long-term care district offers employment to any
2individual who was previously employed by a county, which participated in creating
3the district and at the time of the offer had not withdrawn or been removed from the
4district under sub. (14), and who while employed by the county performed duties
5relating to the same or a substantially similar function for which the individual is
6offered employment by the district and whose wages were established in who was
7covered by
a collective bargaining agreement with the county under subch. IV of ch.
8111 that is in effect on the date that the individual commences employment with the
9district, with respect to that individual, abide by the terms of the collective
10bargaining agreement concerning the individual's wages until the time of the
11expiration of that collective bargaining agreement or adoption of a collective
12bargaining agreement with the district under subch. IV of ch. 111 covering the
13individual as an employee of the district, whichever occurs first.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,15,14 1451. Page 286, line 17: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,15,15 15 Section 207e. 49.133 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,15,24 1649.133 Child care quality improvement program. (1) The department
17may establish a program under which it may, from the appropriation under s. 20.437
18(2) (c) and under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), make monthly payments and monthly per-child
19payments to child care providers certified under s. 48.651, child care centers licensed
20under s. 48.65, and child care programs established or contracted for by a school
21board under s. 120.13 (14). Of the amounts from the appropriation under s. 20.437
22(2) (c), the department may award 10 percent to child care providers, child care
23centers, and child care programs located in child care deserts, as defined by the
24department.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,16,3
1(2) The department may promulgate rules to implement the program under
2this section, including establishing eligibility requirements and payment amounts
3and setting requirements for how recipients may use the payments.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,207g 4Section 207g. 49.155 (1m) (c) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,16,85 49.155 (1m) (c) 4. If the individual is a direct care worker serving seniors or
6people with chronic medical conditions or disabilities, $10,000 of the individual's
7gross income from caregiving shall be disregarded when determining the
8individual's eligibility under this paragraph.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,207h 9Section 207h. 49.155 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,16,10 1052. Page 286, line 17: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,16,11 11 Section 207m. 49.168 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,16,18 1249.168 Internet assistance program. (1) The department shall establish
13an Internet assistance program under which it shall, from the appropriation under
14s. 20.437 (2) (eg) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (x), make payments to internet
15service providers on behalf of low-income individuals to assist with paying for
16Internet service. Assistance under this program may be provided only after other
17assistance program options have been exhausted. The department may contract for
18the administration of the program.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,16,21 19(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program under
20this section and shall include a financial eligibility requirement that the family
21income of a recipient not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,16,22 2253. Page 288, line 8: delete lines 8 to 11 and substitute:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,16,23 23 Section 216m. 49.175 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,3
149.175 (1) (p) Direct child care services. For direct child care services under s.
249.155 or 49.257, $357,097,500 in fiscal year 2019-20 and $365,700,400
3$385,490,000 in each fiscal year 2020-21.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,4 454. Page 288, line 17: delete lines 17 to 20 and substitute:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,5 5 Section 218m. 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,96 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality
7improvement activities specified in ss. 49.133, 49.155 (1g), and 49.257, $16,532,900
8$33,847,900 in fiscal year 2019-20 2021-22 and $16,683,700 $34,484,700 in fiscal
9year 2020-21 2022-23.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,10 1055. Page 290, line 2: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,11 11 Section 223m. 49.175 (1) (x) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,1312 49.175 (1) (x) Internet assistance program. For the Internet assistance
13program under s. 49.168, $10,000,000 in each fiscal year.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,14 1456. Page 295, line 17: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,15 15 Section 238b. 66.0422 (1) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,1816 66.0422 (1) (cg) “Underserved area" means an area of this state that is
17designated as an underserved area by the public service commission under s. 196.504
18(2) (d).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238c 19Section 238c. 66.0422 (1) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,17,2120 66.0422 (1) (cr) “Unserved area” means an area of this state that is designated
21as an unserved area by the public service commission under s. 196.504 (2) (e).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238d 22Section 238d. 66.0422 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,18,823 66.0422 (2) (c) No less than 30 days before the public hearing, the local
24government prepares and makes available for public inspection a report estimating

1the total costs of, and revenues derived from, constructing, owning, or operating the
2facility and including a cost-benefit analysis of the facility for a period of at least 3
3years. The costs that are subject to this paragraph include personnel costs and costs
4of acquiring, installing, maintaining, repairing, or operating any plant or
5equipment, and include an appropriate allocated portion of costs of personnel, plant,
6or equipment that are used to provide jointly both telecommunications services and
7other services. This paragraph does not apply to a broadband facility that is intended
8to serve an underserved or unserved area.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238e 9Section 238e. 66.0422 (3d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,18,1810 66.0422 (3d) (intro.) Subsection (2) does not apply to a facility for providing
11broadband service to an area within the boundaries of a local government if the local
12government asks, in writing, each person that provides broadband service within the
13boundaries of the local government whether the person currently provides
14broadband service to the area and, if the area is not an underserved or unserved area,
15whether the person intends to provide broadband service to the area within 9
16months, or, if the area is an underserved or unserved area, whether the person
17actively plans to provide broadband service to the area within 3 months and
any of
18the following are satisfied:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238f 19Section 238f. 66.0422 (3d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,19,220 66.0422 (3d) (a) The local government asks, in writing, each person that
21provides broadband service within the boundaries of the local government whether
22the person currently provides broadband service to the area or intends to provide
23broadband service within 9 months to the area and within 60 days after receiving the
24written request no person responds in writing to the
The local government does not
25receive a response in writing
that the a person currently provides broadband service

1to the area or intends or actively plans to provide broadband service to the area
2within 9 months the relevant time period.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238g 3Section 238g. 66.0422 (3d) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,19,74 66.0422 (3d) (b) The local government determines that a person who responded
5to a written request under par. (a) that the person currently provides broadband
6service to the area did not actually provide broadband service to the area and no other
7person makes the response responds to the local government described in par. (a).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238h 8Section 238h. 66.0422 (3d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,19,149 66.0422 (3d) (c) The local government determines that a person who responded
10to a written request under par. (a) that the person intended or actively planned to
11provide broadband service to the area within 9 months the relevant time period did
12not actually provide broadband service to the area within 9 months the relevant time
13period
and no other person makes the response responds to the local government
14described in par. (a).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238i 15Section 238i. 66.0422 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,19,1816 66.0422 (3m) (b) The municipality itself does not use the facility to provide
17broadband service to end users. This paragraph does not apply to a facility that is
18intended to serve an underserved or unserved area.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238j 19Section 238j. 66.0422 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,19,2420 66.0422 (3m) (c) The municipality determines that, at the time that the
21municipality authorizes the construction, ownership, or operation of the facility,
22whichever occurs first, the facility does not compete with more than one provider of
23broadband service. This paragraph does not apply to a facility that is intended to
24serve an underserved or unserved area.
”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,1
157. Page 295, line 17: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,2 2 Section 238k. 66.0602 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0602 (2m).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238L 3Section 238L. 66.0602 (2m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,4 458. Page 295, line 17: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,5 5 Section 238m. 66.0901 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238n 6Section 238n. 66.0901 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238o 7Section 238o. 66.0901 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,188 66.0901 (6) Separation of contracts; classification of contractors. In public
9contracts for the construction, repair, remodeling or improvement of a public
10building or structure, other than highway structures and facilities, a municipality
11may bid projects based on a single or multiple division of the work. Public contracts
12shall be awarded according to the division of work selected for bidding. Except as
13provided in sub. (6m), the
The municipality may set out in any public contract
14reasonable and lawful conditions as to the hours of labor, wages, residence, character
15and classification of workers to be employed by any contractor, classify contractors
16as to their financial responsibility, competency and ability to perform work and set
17up a classified list of contractors. The municipality may reject the bid of any person,
18if the person has not been classified for the kind or amount of work in the bid.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238p 19Section 238p. 66.0901 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238q 20Section 238q. 66.0901 (6s) of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,21 2159. Page 295, line 17: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,22 22 Section 238a. 66.0129 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,323 66.0129 (5) Bids for construction. The nonprofit corporation shall let all
24contracts exceeding $1,000 for the construction, maintenance or repair of hospital

1facilities to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids by the publication
2of a class 2 notice under ch. 985. Section Sections 66.0901 applies and 66.0903 apply
3to bids and contracts under this subsection.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238r 4Section 238r. 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and (im) of the
5statutes are created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,146 66.0903 (1) (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public
7works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that
8there is insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are
9contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient
10wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those
11counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
12counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review
13a determination under sub. (3) (br), “area" means the city, village, or town in which
14a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,1515 (am) “Bona fide economic benefit" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (am).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,1616 (b) “Department" means the department of workforce development.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,1717 (cm) “Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,2518 (dr) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that
19is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement
20patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5
21years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of
22projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely
23to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer
24ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or
25equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,2
1(em) “Multiple-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s.
2103.49 (1) (br).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,43 (hm) “Single-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49
4(1) (em).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,65 (im) “Supply and installation contract" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
6(fm).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238s 7Section 238s. 66.0903 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,98 66.0903 (1) (c) “Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
9103.49 (1) (b), 2015 stats.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238t 10Section 238t. 66.0903 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,1211 66.0903 (1) (f) “Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
12103.49 (1) (e), 2015 stats. (c).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238u 13Section 238u. 66.0903 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,1514 66.0903 (1) (g) “Prevailing wage rate" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
15(d).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238v 16Section 238v. 66.0903 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,1817 66.0903 (1) (j) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck has the
18meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g)
.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238w 19Section 238w. 66.0903 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,23,920 66.0903 (1m) (b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or
21other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers,
22mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly
23funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be
24paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the
25prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the

1purpose of, and would go against the repeals spirit of this section and the repeal of
2s. 66.0904, 2009 stats., and s. 66.0903 (2) to (12), 2013 stats. Therefore, this section
3shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purposes of
4facilitating broader participation with respect to bidding on projects of public works,
5ensuring that wages accurately reflect market conditions, providing local
6governments with the flexibility to reduce costs on capital projects, and reducing
7spending at all levels of government in this state
purpose of providing uniform
8prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the
9state
.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238x 10Section 238x. 66.0903 (2) to (12) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,23,1311 66.0903 (2) Applicability. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project
12of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a local
13governmental unit, including all of the following:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,23,1414 (a) A highway, street, bridge, building, or other infrastructure project.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,23,1815 (b) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one
16local governmental unit for another local governmental unit under a contract under
17s. 66.0301 (2), 83.03, 83.035, or 86.31 (2) (b) or under any other statute specifically
18authorizing cooperation between local governmental units.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,23,2219 (c) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease
20purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit in lieu
21of the local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, repair,
22remodeling, or demolition of the facility.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,24,223 (d) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project in which the
24completed road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main is acquired by, or

1dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership
2or maintenance by the local governmental unit.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,24,14 3(3) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. (am) A local governmental unit,
4before making a contract by direct negotiation or soliciting bids on a contract for the
5erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public
6works, shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for each
7trade or occupation required in the work contemplated. The department shall
8conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or
9occupations that are commonly employed on projects of public works that are subject
10to this section and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state
11for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for
12each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30
13days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting
14local governmental unit.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,24,2115 (ar) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
16wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
17addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
18when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
19any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
20If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall
21determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,25,422 (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the
23department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 103.49
24or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is
25insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which

1case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
2103.49 or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates under par.
3(am) or (ar), the department may not use data from any construction work that is
4performed by a local governmental unit or a state agency.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,25,135 (bm) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
6determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person
7submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
8given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the
9prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall
10include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in
11the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
12department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the
13date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,26,214 (br) In addition to the recalculation under par. (bm), the local governmental
15unit that requested the determination under this subsection may request a review
16of any portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
17determination if the local governmental unit submits evidence with the request
18showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in
19the determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
20occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works
21is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade
22or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where
23the proposed project of public works is located and on which some work has been
24performed during the current survey period and which were considered by the
25department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (ar). The department

1shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the
2department receives the request for review.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,26,153 (dm) A local governmental unit that is subject to this section shall include a
4reference to the prevailing wage rates determined by the department and to the
5prevailing hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for
6the project of public works. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any
7contract or subcontract for a project of public works is entered into, the prevailing
8wage rates determined by the department and the prevailing hours of labor shall be
9physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a
10minor subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall
11prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing
12wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The
13prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or
14subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is
15in force.
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