AB1: Bill Text

AB1,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

AB1,59,17 (1) Unemployment insurance; plan to address claims backlog.

AB1,59,18 (a) Definitions. In this subsection, the definitions in s. 108.02 apply.

AB1,59,25 (b) Plan to address backlog of unemployment insurance claims. Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph, the department shall develop a plan to reduce the number of weekly claims for benefits in process to levels comparable to those in January and February 2020. The plan shall include measures to ensure maintenance of program integrity and fraud detection. The department shall submit the plan to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) and shall publish the plan on its Internet site.

AB1,60,6 (c) Call center. The department shall maintain a call center to provide services and support to claimants for benefits under ch. 108 or federal pandemic unemployment assistance benefits via telephone. The department shall operate the call center for 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, until the number of weekly claims in process is comparable to those in January and February 2020, as determined by the department.

AB1,60,9 (d) Report. No later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph, the department shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance on the status of the activities described in pars. (b ) and (c).

AB1,9151 Section 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Other.

AB1,60,11 (1) Extension of certain approvals.

AB1,60,12 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB1,60,14 1. “Challenged permit” means a permit or other approval to which all of the following apply:

AB1,60,16 a. The permit or other approval authorizes a construction project or a portion of a construction project.

AB1,60,18 b. The application for the permit or other approval includes a description of the construction project.

AB1,60,19 c. The permit or other approval was issued by a governmental unit.

AB1,60,21 d. The permit or other approval has a finite term or duration and has not expired.

AB1,60,24 e. The permit or other approval is the subject of administrative or judicial proceedings that may result in the invalidation, reconsideration, or modification of the permit or approval.

AB1,61,3 2. “Challenged plat or survey” means a plat or certified survey map approval that is the subject of administrative or judicial proceedings that may result in the invalidation, reconsideration, or modification of the approval.

AB1,61,5 3. “Construction project” means organized improvements to real property that include the construction or redevelopment of buildings.

AB1,61,6 4. “Covered approval” means a challenged permit or challenged plat or survey.

AB1,61,9 5. “Governmental unit” means the department of safety and professional services, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, a city, a village, a town, a county, or a special purpose district.

AB1,61,15 (b) Exercise of extension. A person who has received a covered approval may obtain a term or duration extension by notifying the governmental unit that issued the covered approval of the person's decision to exercise the extension not less than 90 days before the expiration of the unextended term or duration of the covered approval. A notification under this paragraph shall be in writing and shall specify the covered approval extended.

AB1,61,22 (c) Term of extension. The term or duration of a covered approval extended under par. (b) is extended by an amount of time equal to 36 months plus the duration of the administrative or judicial proceeding to which the covered approval is subject. For purposes of calculating the duration of an administrative or judicial proceeding under this paragraph, the proceeding begins on the date of the initial filing leading to the commencement of the proceeding and ends on the date of the final order disposing of the proceeding.

AB1,62,3 (d) Change of law. Except as provided in s. 66.10015, the laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, or other properly adopted requirements that were in effect at the time the covered approval was issued shall apply to the construction project, plat, or certified survey map during the period of extension. This paragraph does not apply to the extent that a governmental unit demonstrates application of this paragraph will create an immediate threat to public health or safety.

AB1,62,7 (e) Regulation of safety and sanitation. This subsection does not limit any state or local unit of government from requiring that property be maintained and secured in a safe and sanitary condition in compliance with applicable laws, administrative rules, or ordinances.

AB1,62,8 (f) Exceptions. This subsection does not apply to any of the following:

AB1,62,10 1. A covered approval under any programmatic, regional, or nationwide general permit issued by the U.S. army corps of engineers.

AB1,62,14 2. The holder of a covered approval who is determined by the issuing governmental unit to be in significant noncompliance with the conditions of the covered approval as evidenced by written notice of violation or the initiation of a formal enforcement action.

AB1,62,17 (2) Civil liability exemption for certain entities. The immunity granted under s. 895.476 does not apply to actions filed before the effective date of this subsection.

AB1,9334 Section 9334. Initial applicability; Public Instruction

AB1,62,21 (1) Full-time open enrollment applications. Section 9134 (1 ) (b) 2 . and (c) of this act first applies to an application submitted under s. 118.51 (3m) on the effective date of this subsection.

AB1,9400 Section 9400. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB1,62,25 (1) Medical Assistance program utilization data. The treatment of s. 49.45 (4r) takes effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after publication.

AB1,63,3 (2) Public instruction; interscholastic athletics and extracurriculars; virtual charter school pupils. The treatment of s. 118.133 (1) (a) and (b) and (2) takes effect on the July 1 after publication.

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