This is the preview version of the Wisconsin State Legislature site.
Please see http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov for the production version.
MED&EAW:cjs&wlj
2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
February 1, 2022 - Introduced by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform.
SB899,2,3 1An Act to repeal 20.445 (1) (gg), 20.445 (1) (gm), 108.02 (1), 108.14 (7) (c) and
2108.14 (23) (d); to renumber and amend 20.445 (1) (gc), 20.445 (1) (gd), 20.445
3(1) (gh), 108.14 (12) (e), 108.14 (18), 108.19 (1), 108.19 (1m), 108.19 (1n), 108.19
4(1p), 108.19 (1q), 108.19 (1s), 108.19 (2), 108.19 (2m) and 108.19 (4); to
5consolidate, renumber and amend
108.14 (12) (a) to (d), 108.161 (1) and
6(1m) and 108.161 (5) and (6); to amend 20.445 (1) (n), 20.445 (1) (nb), 20.445
7(1) (nd), 20.445 (1) (ne), 20.445 (1) (u), 20.445 (1) (v), 25.17 (1) (xe), 25.17 (1) (xf),
8103.05 (5) (d), 108.04 (11) (f), 108.07 (5) (am) (intro.), 108.07 (5) (am) 1., 108.07
9(5) (am) 3., 108.07 (6), 108.09 (5) (b), 108.14 (2m), 108.14 (3m), 108.14 (16),
10108.16 (5) (c), 108.16 (6) (k), 108.16 (6) (m), 108.16 (8) (f), 108.161 (title), 108.161
11(2), 108.161 (3), 108.161 (3e), 108.161 (4), 108.161 (7), 108.161 (8), 108.161 (9),
12108.162 (7), 108.17 (2m), 108.17 (3), 108.17 (3m), 108.18 (7) (a) 1., 108.18 (7) (h),
13108.19 (1e) (a), 108.19 (1e) (d), 108.19 (1f) (a), 108.19 (1f) (c), 108.22 (1) (am) and
14108.22 (1m); to repeal and recreate 108.19 (title) and 108.20; and to create

120.427 (1) (g), 108.19 (1) (d), 108.19 (1e) (cm) and 108.19 (1m) (e) of the statutes;
2relating to: various changes to the unemployment insurance law and making
3an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill makes various changes in the unemployment insurance (UI) law,
which is administered by the Department of Workforce Development. Significant
changes include all of the following:
Segregated fund
The bill creates a segregated fund to receive various program revenue moneys
received by DWD under the UI law that are not otherwise credited to other
segregated funds, including various moneys collected by DWD as interest and
penalties under the UI law and all other nonfederal moneys received for the
administration of the UI law that are not otherwise appropriated. Current law
provides for depositing these revenues in appropriations in the general fund.
Other changes
The bill makes various changes to a) reorganize, clarify, and update provisions
relating to the financing of the UI law; and b) address numerous out-of-date or
erroneous cross-references in the UI law, including all of the following:
1. Repealing and consolidating certain appropriations and making other
changes to clarify the funding sources and receiving appropriations for various
revenues and expenses under the UI law.
2. Creating a program revenue appropriation for the Labor and Industry
Review Commission to collect moneys received for the copying and generation of
documents and for other services provided in carrying out its functions.
3. Deleting obsolete references to state laws.
4. Correcting various cross-references that are otherwise incomplete or
erroneous.
5. Replacing certain references to provisions in federal acts or to the Internal
Revenue Code with references to the U.S. Code in order to facilitate accessibility to
federal law.
6. Making other nonsubstantive changes to the UI law to improve organization,
modernize language, and provide further clarity, specificity, and consistency in the
law.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB899,1
1Section 1 . 20.427 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB899,3,52 20.427 (1) (g) Agency collections. All moneys received from fees or other
3charges for copying of documents, generation of copies of documents from optical disc
4or electronic storage, publication of books, and other services provided in carrying
5out the functions of the commission.
SB899,2 6Section 2 . 20.445 (1) (gc) of the statutes is renumbered 20.445 (1) (wc) and
7amended to read:
SB899,3,108 20.445 (1) (wc) Unemployment administration. All From the unemployment
9administration fund, all
moneys received by the department under s. 108.19 not
10otherwise appropriated under this subsection
(1) for the administration of ch. 108.
SB899,3 11Section 3 . 20.445 (1) (gd) of the statutes is renumbered 20.445 (1) (wd) and
12amended to read:
SB899,4,1013 20.445 (1) (wd) Unemployment interest and penalty payments. All From the
14unemployment administration fund, all
moneys received as interest and penalties
15collected under ss. 108.04 (11) (c) and (cm) and (13) (c) and 108.22 except interest and
16penalties deposited under s. 108.19 (1q), and forfeitures under s. 103.05 (5), all
17moneys not appropriated under par. (gg) and
108.20 (3), all moneys received as
18forfeitures under s. 103.05 (5), all moneys received under s. 108.09 (5) (c), all moneys
19received under s. 108.14 (16), all moneys received under s. 108.18 (1) (c),
all moneys
20transferred to this appropriation account from the appropriation account under par.
21(gh) (wh), and all other nonfederal moneys received for the employment service or
22for the administration of ch. 108 that are not otherwise appropriated under this
23subsection,
for the payment of benefits specified in s. 108.07 (5) and 1987 Wisconsin
24Act 38, section 132 (1) (c)
, for the payment of interest to employers under s. 108.17
25(3m), for research relating to the condition of the unemployment reserve fund under

1s. 108.14 (6), for administration of the unemployment insurance program and federal
2or state unemployment insurance programs authorized by the governor under s.
316.54, for satisfaction of any federal audit exception concerning a payment from the
4unemployment reserve fund or any federal aid disallowance concerning the
5unemployment insurance program, for assistance to the department of justice in the
6enforcement of ch. 108, for the payment of interest due on advances from the federal
7unemployment account under title XII of the social security act 42 USC 1321 to 1324
8to the unemployment reserve fund, and for payments made to the unemployment
9reserve fund to obtain a lower interest rate or deferral of interest payments on these
10advances, except as otherwise provided in s. 108.20.
SB899,4 11Section 4 . 20.445 (1) (gg) of the statutes is repealed.
SB899,5 12Section 5 . 20.445 (1) (gh) of the statutes is renumbered 20.445 (1) (wh) and
13amended to read:
SB899,4,1914 20.445 (1) (wh) Unemployment information technology systems; assessments.
15All From the unemployment administration fund, all moneys received from
16assessments levied under s. 108.19 (1e) (a) and 1997 Wisconsin Act 39, section 164
17(2)
, for the purpose specified in s. 108.19 (1e) (d). The treasurer of the unemployment
18reserve fund may transfer moneys from this appropriation account to the
19appropriation account under par. (gd) (wd).
SB899,6 20Section 6 . 20.445 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB899,7 21Section 7 . 20.445 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,5,1822 20.445 (1) (n) Employment assistance and unemployment insurance
23administration; federal moneys.
All federal moneys received, as authorized by the
24governor under s. 16.54, for the administration of employment assistance and
25unemployment insurance programs of the department, for the performance of the

1department's other functions under subch. I of ch. 106 and ch. 108, and to pay the
2compensation and expenses of appeal tribunals and of employment councils
3appointed under s. 108.14, to be used for such purposes, except as provided in s.
4108.161 (3e), and, from the moneys received by this state under section 903 42 USC
51103
(d) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, to transfer to the
6appropriation account under par. (nb) an amount determined by the treasurer of the
7unemployment reserve fund not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s.
8108.161 (4) (d) or the amounts in the schedule under par. (nb), to transfer to the
9appropriation account under par. (nd) an amount determined by the treasurer of the
10unemployment reserve fund not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s.
11108.161 (4) (d) or the amounts in the schedule under par. (nd), to transfer to the
12appropriation account under par. (ne) an amount not exceeding the lesser of the
13amount specified in s. 108.161 (4) (d) or the sum of the amounts in the schedule under
14par. (ne) and the amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve
15fund that is required to pay for the cost of banking services incurred by the
16unemployment reserve fund, and to transfer to the appropriation account under s.
1720.427 (1) (k) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve
18fund.
SB899,8 19Section 8 . 20.445 (1) (nb) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,6,320 20.445 (1) (nb) Unemployment administration; information technology
21systems.
From the moneys received from the federal government under section 903
2242 USC 1103 (d) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, as a continuing
23appropriation, the amounts in the schedule, as authorized by the governor under s.
2416.54, for the purpose specified in s. 108.19 (1e) (d). All moneys transferred from par.
25(n) for this purpose shall be credited to this appropriation account. No moneys may

1be expended from this appropriation unless the treasurer of the unemployment
2reserve fund determines that such expenditure is currently needed for the purpose
3specified in s. 108.19 (1e) (d).
SB899,9 4Section 9 . 20.445 (1) (nd) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,6,165 20.445 (1) (nd) Unemployment administration; apprenticeship and other
6employment services.
From the moneys received from the federal government under
7section 903 42 USC 1103 (d) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, the
8amounts in the schedule, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, to be used for
9administration by the department of apprenticeship programs under subch. I of ch.
10106 and for administration and service delivery of employment and workforce
11information services, including the delivery of reemployment assistance services to
12unemployment insurance claimants. All moneys transferred from par. (n) for this
13purpose shall be credited to this appropriation account. No moneys may be expended
14from this appropriation unless the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund
15determines that such expenditure is currently needed for the purposes specified in
16this paragraph.
SB899,10 17Section 10 . 20.445 (1) (ne) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,7,218 20.445 (1) (ne) Unemployment insurance administration and bank service
19costs.
From the moneys received by this state under section 903 of the federal Social
20Security Act, as amended
42 USC 1103, all moneys transferred from the
21appropriation account under par. (n) to be used for the administration of
22unemployment insurance and for the payment of the cost of banking services
23incurred by the unemployment reserve fund. No moneys may be expended from this
24appropriation unless the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund determines

1that such expenditure is currently needed for the purpose specified in this
2paragraph.
SB899,11 3Section 11 . 20.445 (1) (u) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,7,74 20.445 (1) (u) Unemployment interest payments and transfers. From the
5unemployment interest payment fund, all moneys received from assessments under
6s. 108.19 (1m) (a) for the purpose of making the payments and transfers authorized
7under s. 108.19 (1m) (f).
SB899,12 8Section 12 . 20.445 (1) (v) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,7,129 20.445 (1) (v) Unemployment program integrity. From the unemployment
10program integrity fund, all moneys received from sources identified under s. 108.19
11(1s)
108.20 (2) (a) for the purpose of making the payments authorized under s. 108.19
12(1s)
108.20 (2) (b).
SB899,13 13Section 13 . 25.17 (1) (xe) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,7,1414 25.17 (1) (xe) Unemployment interest payment fund (s. 108.19 (1q) 108.20 (3));
SB899,14 15Section 14 . 25.17 (1) (xf) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,7,1616 25.17 (1) (xf) Unemployment program integrity fund (s. 108.19 (1s) 108.20 (2));
SB899,15 17Section 15 . 103.05 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,7,1918 103.05 (5) (d) The department shall deposit all moneys received under this
19subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (gd) (wd).
SB899,16 20Section 16 . 108.02 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB899,17 21Section 17 . 108.04 (11) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,7,2422 108.04 (11) (f) All amounts forfeited under par. (c) and all collections from
23administrative assessments under par. (cm) shall be credited to the administrative
24account
appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (wd).
SB899,18 25Section 18 . 108.07 (5) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,8,7
1108.07 (5) (am) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (7), whenever benefits
2which that would otherwise be chargeable to the fund's balancing account are paid
3based on wages paid by an employer that is not subject to the contribution
4requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, and the benefits are so chargeable under
5sub. (3) or s. 108.04 (1) (f)
or, (5), or (5g) or 108.14 (8n) (e), or under s. 108.16 (6m)
6(e) for benefits specified in s. 108.16 (3) (b), the department shall charge the
7benefits as follows:
SB899,19 8Section 19 . 108.07 (5) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,8,129 108.07 (5) (am) 1. If no employer from which the claimant has base period
10wages is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, the
11benefits shall be charged to the administrative account and paid from the
12appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (gd) (wd).
SB899,20 13Section 20 . 108.07 (5) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,8,2114 108.07 (5) (am) 3. If 2 or more employers from which the claimant has base
15period wages are not subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and
16108.18, and one or more employers from which the claimant has base period wages
17are subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18, that
18percentage of the employee's benefits which would otherwise be chargeable to the
19fund's balancing account under sub. (3) or s. 108.04 (1) (f) or, (5), or (5g), or under s.
20108.16 (6m) (e) for benefits specified in s. 108.16 (3) (b), shall be charged to the
21administrative account and
paid from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (gd) (wd).
SB899,21 22Section 21 . 108.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,9,223 108.07 (6) The department may initially charge benefits otherwise chargeable
24to the administrative account
payable from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1)
25(wd) as provided
under this section to the fund's balancing account, and periodically

1reimburse the charges to the balancing account from the administrative account
2appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (wd).
SB899,22 3Section 22 . 108.09 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,9,124 108.09 (5) (b) All testimony at any hearing under this section shall be recorded
5by electronic means, but need not be transcribed unless either of the parties requests
6a transcript before expiration of that party's right to further appeal under this
7section and pays a fee to the commission in advance, the amount of which shall be
8established by rule of the commission. When the commission provides a transcript
9to one of the parties upon request, the commission shall also provide a copy of the
10transcript to all other parties free of charge. The transcript fee collected shall be paid
11to the administrative account
credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.427
12(1) (g)
.
SB899,23 13Section 23 . 108.14 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,9,2514 108.14 (2m) In the discharge of their duties under this chapter an appeal
15tribunal, commissioner, or other authorized representative of the department or
16commission may administer oaths to persons appearing before them, take
17depositions, certify to official acts, and by subpoenas, served in the manner in which
18circuit court subpoenas are served, compel attendance of witnesses and the
19production of books, papers, documents, and records necessary or convenient to be
20used by them in connection with any investigation, hearing, or other proceeding
21under this chapter. A party's attorney of record may issue a subpoena to compel the
22attendance of a witness or the production of evidence. A subpoena issued by an
23attorney must be in substantially the same form as provided in s. 805.07 (4) and must
24be served in the manner provided in s. 805.07 (5). The attorney shall, at the time of
25issuance, send a copy of the subpoena to the appeal tribunal or other representative

1of the department responsible for conducting the proceeding. However, in any
2investigation, hearing, or other proceeding involving the administration of oaths or
3the use of subpoenas under this subsection due notice shall be given to any interested
4party involved, who shall be given an opportunity to appear and be heard at any such
5proceeding and to examine witnesses and otherwise participate therein. Witness
6fees and travel expenses involved in proceedings under this chapter may be allowed
7by the appeal tribunal or representative of the department at rates specified by
8department rules, and shall be paid from the administrative account appropriation
9under s. 20.445 (1) (n)
.
SB899,24 10Section 24 . 108.14 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,10,2111 108.14 (3m) In any court action to enforce this chapter the department, the
12commission, and the state may be represented by any licensed attorney who is an
13employee of the department or the commission and is designated by either of them
14for this purpose or at the request of either of them by the department of justice. If
15the governor designates special counsel to defend, in behalf of the state, the validity
16of this chapter or of any provision of Title IX of the social security act 42 USC 1101
17to 1111
, the expenses and compensation of the special counsel and of any experts
18employed by the department in connection with that proceeding may be charged to
19the administrative account appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (wd). If the
20compensation is being determined on a contingent fee basis, the contract is subject
21to s. 20.9305.
SB899,25 22Section 25 . 108.14 (7) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB899,26 23Section 26 . 108.14 (12) (a) to (d) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered
24108.14 (12) (am) and amended to read:
SB899,12,2
1108.14 (12) (am) Consistently with the provisions of pars. (8) and (9) of section
2303 (a) of Title III of the federal social security act,
42 USC 503 (a) (8) and (9), the
3department shall expend
all moneys received in the federal administrative financing
4account from any federal agency under said Title III shall be expended 42 USC ch.
57
subch. III
solely for the purposes and in the amounts found necessary by said that
6agency for the proper and efficient administration of this chapter. (b) Consistently
7with said provisions of said Title III, any
The department shall replace, within a
8reasonable time, any
such moneys, that were received prior to before July 1, 1941,
9and remaining remained unencumbered on said that date, or that were received on
10or after said that date, which, because of any action or contingency, have been if the
11moneys are
lost or have been expended for purposes other than, or in amounts in
12excess of, those found necessary by said the federal agency for the proper
13administration of this chapter, shall be replaced within a reasonable time. This
14paragraph is the declared policy of this state, as enunciated by the 1941 legislature,
15and shall be implemented as further provided in this subsection. (c)
. If it is believed
16that
any amount of money thus received has been thus is lost or improperly
17expended, the department, on its own motion or on notice from said the federal
18agency, shall promptly investigate and determine the matter and shall, depending
19on the nature of its determination, take such steps as it may deem considers
20necessary to protect the interests of the state. (d) If it is finally determined that
21moneys thus received have been thus lost or improperly expended, then the
22department shall either make the necessary replacement from those moneys in the
23administrative account specified in s. 108.20 (2m)
the appropriation under s. 20.445
24(1) (wd)
or shall submit, at the next budget hearings conducted by the governor and
25at the budget hearings conducted by the next legislature convened in regular session,

1a request that the necessary replacement be made by an appropriation from the
2general fund.
SB899,27 3Section 27 . 108.14 (12) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 108.14 (12) (bm) and
4amended to read:
SB899,12,85 108.14 (12) (bm) This subsection shall not be construed to relieve this state of
6any obligation existing prior to its enactment before July 1, 1941, with respect to
7moneys received prior to before July 1, 1941, pursuant to said Title III under 42 USC
8ch. 7
subch. III
.
SB899,28 9Section 28 . 108.14 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,12,1810 108.14 (16) The department shall have duplicated or printed, and shall
11distribute without charge, such employment security
any reports, studies and,
12forms, records, decisions, regulations, rules, or
other materials, including the text of
13this chapter and, the handbook under sub. (23), and other instructional or
14explanatory pamphlets for employers or workers, as that it deems necessary for
15public information or for the proper administration of this chapter ; but the. The
16department may collect a reasonable charge, which shall be credited to the
17administrative appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (wd), for any such item the
18cost of which is not fully covered by federal administrative grants.
SB899,29 19Section 29 . 108.14 (18) of the statutes is renumbered 108.19 (1e) (e) and
20amended to read:
SB899,12,2521 108.19 (1e) (e) No later than the end of the month following each quarter in
22which the department expends moneys derived from assessments levied under s.
23108.19 (1e)
this subsection, the department shall submit a report to the council on
24unemployment insurance describing the use of the moneys expended and the status
25at the end of the quarter of any project for which moneys were expended.
SB899,30
1Section 30 . 108.14 (23) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB899,31 2Section 31 . 108.16 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,13,93 108.16 (5) (c) While the state has an account in the “Unemployment Trust
4Fund", public deposit insurance charges on the fund's balances held in banks,
5savings banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions in this state, the
6premiums on surety bonds required of the fund's treasurer under this section, and
7any other expense of administration otherwise payable from the fund's interest
8earnings, shall be paid from the administrative account appropriation under s.
920.445 (1) (n) or (ne)
.
SB899,32 10Section 32 . 108.16 (6) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB899,13,1211 108.16 (6) (k) All payments to the fund from the administrative account as
12authorized under s. 108.20 (2m)
appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (wd).
Loading...
Loading...