SB897: Bill Text

SB897,6 Section 6 . 16.48 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB897,7,3 16.48 (4) The department shall post the most recent version of the statement prepared under sub. (1) and the most recent version of the report prepared under sub. (3) on the department's Internet site.

SB897,7 Section 7 . 59.40 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,7,14 59.40 (4) Clerk of circuit court; debt collector contract. If authorized by the board under s. 59.52 (28), the clerk of circuit court may contract with a debt collector, as defined in s. 427.103 (3), or enter into an agreement with the department of revenue under s. 71.93 (8) for the collection of debt. Any contract entered into with a debt collector shall provide that the debt collector shall be paid from the proceeds recovered by the debt collector. Any contract entered into with the department shall provide that the department shall charge a collection fee, as provided under s. 71.93 (8) (b) 1 1m. The net proceeds received by the clerk of circuit court after the payment to the debt collector shall be considered the amount of debt collected for purposes of distribution to the state and county under sub. (2) (m).

SB897,8 Section 8 . 71.93 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,7,19 71.93 (8) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a state agency and the department of revenue shall enter into a written agreement to have the department collect any amount owed to the state agency that is more than 90 days past due, unless negotiations any of the following applies:

SB897,7,20 a. Negotiations between the agency and debtor are actively ongoing, the.

SB897,7,21 b. The debt is the subject of legal action or administrative proceedings, or the.

SB897,7,23 c. The agency determines that the debtor is adhering to an acceptable payment arrangement.

SB897,8,6 1m. At least 30 days before the department pursues the collection of any debt referred by a state agency, either the department or the agency shall provide the debtor with a written notice that the debt will be referred to the department for collection. The department may collect amounts owed, pursuant to the written agreement, from the debtor in addition to offsetting the amounts as provided under sub. (3). The department shall charge each debtor whose debt is subject to collection under this paragraph a collection fee and that amount shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (h).

SB897,9 Section 9 . 71.93 (8) (b) 1. d. of the statutes is created to read:

SB897,8,10 71.93 (8) (b) 1. d. The debt is an amount owed under ch. 108 or under a federal unemployment benefit program administered by the department of workforce development.

SB897,10 Section 10 . 108.02 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,8,17 108.02 (2) (c) In connection with the production or harvesting of any commodity defined as an agricultural commodity in s. 15 (g) of the federal agricultural marketing act, as amended (46 Stat. 1550, s. 3; under 12 USC 1141j) or (f), in connection with the ginning of cotton, or in connection with the operation or maintenance of ditches, canals, reservoirs, or waterways, not owned or operated for profit, used exclusively for supplying and storing water for farming purposes.

SB897,11 Section 11 . 108.02 (10e) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB897,8,20 108.02 (10e) (c) “Departmental error” does not include an error made by an appeal tribunal appointed under s. 108.09 (3).

SB897,12 Section 12 . 108.02 (13) (c) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,9,2 108.02 (13) (c) 2. a. Such crew leader holds a valid certificate of registration under the federal farm labor contractor registration act of 1963 29 USC 1801 to 1872; or substantially all the members of such crew operate or maintain tractors, mechanized harvesting or cropdusting equipment, or any other mechanized equipment which is provided by such crew leader; and

SB897,13 Section 13 . 108.02 (13) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,9,10 108.02 (13) (k) “Employer" Except as provided in s. 108.065 (3m), “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. 46.272 (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).

SB897,14 Section 14 . 108.02 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,9,15 108.02 (14) Employer's account. “Employer's account" means a an employer's separate account in the fund, reflecting the employer's experience with respect to contribution credits and benefit charges under this chapter maintained as required under s. 108.16 (2) (a).

SB897,15 Section 15 . 108.02 (15) (j) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,9,21 108.02 (15) (j) 5. In any quarter in the employ of any organization exempt from federal income tax under section 26 USC 501 (a) of the internal revenue code, other than an organization described in section 26 USC 401 (a) or 501 (c) (3) of such code, or under section 26 USC 521 of the internal revenue code, if the remuneration for such service is less than $50;

SB897,16 Section 16 . 108.02 (15) (k) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,9,25 108.02 (15) (k) 5. With respect to which unemployment insurance is payable under the federal railroad unemployment insurance act (52 Stat. 1094) 45 USC 351 to 369;

SB897,17 Section 17. 108.02 (15) (k) 21. of the statutes is created to read:

SB897,10,4 108.02 (15) (k) 21. Performed by a full-time student, as defined in 26 USC 3306 (q), for less than 13 calendar weeks in a calendar year in the employ of an organized camp, if one of the following applies:

SB897,10,6 a. The camp does not operate for more than 7 months in the calendar year and did not operate for more than 7 months in the preceding calendar year.

SB897,10,9 b. The camp had average gross receipts for any 6 months in the preceding calendar year that were not more than 33 1/3 percent of its average gross receipts for the other 6 months in the preceding calendar year.

SB897,18 Section 18 . 108.02 (17m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,10,13 108.02 (17m) Indian tribe. “Indian tribe" has the meaning given in 25 USC 450b 5304 (e), and includes any subdivision, subsidiary, or business enterprise that is wholly owned by such an entity.

SB897,19 Section 19 . 108.02 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,10,18 108.02 (19) Nonprofit organizations. “ Nonprofit organization" means an organization described in section 26 USC 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code that is exempt from federal income tax under section 26 USC 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

SB897,20 Section 20 . 108.02 (26) (c) 9. of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,21 Section 21 . 108.02 (26) (c) 14. of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,22 Section 22 . 108.04 (7) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 108.04 (7) (u).

SB897,23 Section 23 . 108.04 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,11,2 108.04 (12) (b) Any individual who receives, through the department, any other type of unemployment benefit or allowance for a given week is ineligible for benefits for that same week under this chapter, except as specifically required for conformity with the federal trade act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618) 19 USC 2101 to 2497b.

SB897,24 Section 24 . 108.04 (16) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,11,10 108.04 (16) (d) 1. The department shall not deny benefits under sub. (7) as a result of the individual's leaving unsuitable work to enter or continue such training, as a result of the individual's leaving work that the individual engaged in on a temporary basis during a break in the training or a delay in the commencement of the training, or because the individual left on-the-job training not later than 30 days after commencing that training because the individual did not meet the requirements of the federal trade act under 19 USC 2296 (c) (1) (B); and

SB897,25 Section 25 . 108.04 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,11,23 108.04 (18) (a) The wages paid to an employee who performed services while the employee was an alien shall, if based on such services, be excluded from the employee's base period wages for purposes of sub. (4) (a) and ss. 108.05 (1) and 108.06 (1) unless the employee is an alien who was lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time such services were performed, was lawfully present for the purpose of performing such services, or was permanently residing in the United States under color of law at the time such services were performed, including an alien who was lawfully present in the United States as a result of the application of the provisions of section 212 (d) (5) of the federal immigration and nationality act (8 USC 1182 (d) (5)). All claimants shall be uniformly required to provide information as to whether they are citizens and, if they are not, any determination denying benefits under this subsection shall not be made except upon a preponderance of the evidence.

SB897,26 Section 26 . 108.04 (18) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,12,6 108.04 (18) (b) Any amendment of s. 26 USC 3304 (a) (14) of the federal unemployment tax act specifying conditions other than as stated in par. (a) for denial of benefits based on services performed by aliens, or changing the effective date for required implementation of par. (a) or such other conditions, which that is a condition of approval of this chapter for full tax credit against the tax imposed by the federal unemployment tax act, shall be applicable to this subsection.

SB897,27 Section 27 . 108.062 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,28 Section 28 . 108.062 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,12,11 108.062 (2) (a) Specify the work unit in which the plan will be implemented, the affected positions, and the names of the employees filling those positions on the date of submittal.

SB897,29 Section 29 . 108.062 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,30 Section 30 . 108.062 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,12,15 108.062 (2) (c) Provide for initial coverage under the plan of at least 20 2 positions that are filled on the effective date of the work-share program.

SB897,31 Section 31 . 108.062 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,12,19 108.062 (2) (d) Specify the period or periods when the plan will be in effect, which may not exceed a total of 6 12 months in any 5-year period within the same work unit.

SB897,32 Section 32 . 108.062 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,33 Section 33 . 108.062 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,13,2 108.062 (2) (h) Specify the normal average hours per week worked by each employee in the work unit and the percentage reduction in the average hours of work per week worked by that employee, exclusive of overtime hours, which shall be applied in a uniform manner and which shall be at least 10 percent but not more than 50 60 percent of the normal hours per week of that employee.

SB897,34 Section 34 . 108.062 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,13,9 108.062 (2) (m) Indicate whether the plan includes employer-sponsored training to enhance job skills and acknowledge that the employees in the work unit work-share program may participate in training funded under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, or another federal law that enhances job skills without affecting availability for work, subject to department approval.

SB897,35 Section 35 . 108.062 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,13,14 108.062 (3) Approval of plans. The department shall approve a plan if the plan includes all of the elements specified in sub. (2) or (20), whichever is applicable. The approval is effective for the effective period of the plan unless modified under sub. (3m).

SB897,36 Section 36 . 108.062 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,13,21 108.062 (3r) Applicability of laws. A work-share program shall be governed by the law that was in effect when the plan or modification was last approved under sub. (3) or (3m), until the program ends as provided in sub. (4), but an employer with a work-share program governed by sub. (2) may, while sub. (20) is in effect, apply for a modification under sub. (3m), and that modification application shall be governed by sub. (20) the law in effect when the modification is approved.

SB897,37 Section 37 . 108.062 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 108.062 (4) (a) and amended to read:

SB897,14,2 108.062 (4) (a) Except as provided in subd. 2., a A work-share program becomes effective on the later of the Sunday of the 2nd week beginning or after approval of a work-share plan under sub. (3) or any Sunday after that day specified in the plan.

SB897,38 Section 38 . 108.062 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,39 Section 39 . 108.062 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,14,8 108.062 (4) (b) A work-share program ends on the earlier of the last Sunday that precedes the end of the 6-month 12-month period beginning on the effective date of the program or any Sunday before that day specified in the plan unless the program terminates on an earlier date under sub. (5), (14), or (15).

SB897,40 Section 40 . 108.062 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,14,15 108.062 (6) (b) No employee who is included in a work unit under a work-share program is eligible to receive any benefits for a week in which the plan is in effect in which the employee is engaged in work for the employer that sponsors the plan which that, when combined with work performed by the employee for any other employer for the same week, exceed exceeds 90 percent of the employee's average hours of work per week for the employer that creates the plan, as identified in the plan.

SB897,41 Section 41 . 108.062 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,14,20 108.062 (15) Involuntary termination. If in any week there are fewer than 20 2 employees who are included in a work-share program of any employer, the program terminates on the 2nd Sunday following the end of that week. This subsection does not apply to a work-share program to which sub. (20) applies.

SB897,42 Section 42 . 108.062 (19) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 108.062 (19) and amended to read:

SB897,15,5 108.062 (19) Secretary may waive compliance. The secretary may do any of the following waive compliance with any requirement under this section if the secretary determines that doing so is necessary to permit continued certification of this chapter for grants to this state under Title III of the federal Social Security Act, for maximum credit allowances to employers under the federal Unemployment Tax Act, or for this state to qualify for full federal financial participation in the cost of administration of this section and financing of benefits to employees participating in work-share programs under this section:,

SB897,43 Section 43 . 108.062 (19) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,44 Section 44 . 108.062 (19) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,45 Section 45 . 108.062 (20) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 4, is repealed.

SB897,46 Section 46 . 108.065 (1e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,15,14 108.065 (1e) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3) to (3m), if there is more than one employing unit that has a relationship to an employee, the department shall determine which of the employing units is the employer of the employee by doing the following:

SB897,47 Section 47 . 108.065 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB897,15,24 108.065 (3m) A private agency that serves as a fiscal agent or contracts with a fiscal intermediary to serve as a fiscal agent to recipients of services under ch. 46, 47, or 51 may elect to be the employer of one or more employees providing those services. As a condition of eligibility for election to be the employer of one or more employees providing those services, the private agency shall notify in writing the recipient of any such services of its election, for purposes of the unemployment insurance law, to be the employer of any worker providing such services to the recipient, and must be treated as the employer under 26 USC 3301 to 3311 for purposes of federal unemployment taxes on the worker's services.

SB897,48 Section 48 . 108.10 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,16,5 108.10 Settlement of issues other than benefit claims. (intro.) Except as provided in s. 108.245 (3), in connection with any issue arising under this chapter as to the status or liability of an employing unit in this state, for which no review is provided under s. 108.09, 108.095, or 108.227 (5) and whether or not a penalty is provided in s. 108.24, the following procedure shall apply:

SB897,49 Section 49 . 108.101 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB897,16,12 108.101 (5) Notwithstanding sub. (4), a final order or judgment of conviction for a crime entered by a court is binding on the convicted person in an action or proceeding under this chapter that relates to the criminal conviction. A person convicted of a crime is precluded from denying the essential allegations of the criminal offense that is the basis for the conviction in an action or proceeding under this chapter.

SB897,50 Section 50 . 108.13 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,16,15 108.13 (4) (a) 2. “Legal process" has the meaning given under 42 USC 662 (e) 659 (i) (5).

SB897,51 Section 51 . 108.14 (8n) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,16,21 108.14 (8n) (a) The department shall enter into a reciprocal arrangement which is approved by the U.S. secretary of labor pursuant to section under 26 USC 3304 (a) (9) (B) of the internal revenue code, to provide more equitable benefit coverage for individuals whose recent work has been covered by the unemployment insurance laws of 2 or more jurisdictions.

SB897,52 Section 52 . 108.14 (8n) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: