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SB70-AA1,61,1815 (1k) Paid family and medical leave. If the paid family and medical leave
16program under s. 230.12 (9m) is approved by the joint committee on employment
17relations, it shall go into effect immediately upon approval by the joint committee on
18employment relations.
SB70-AA1,9147 19Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
20System.
SB70-AA1,61,2121 (1k) Paid family and medical leave.
SB70-AA1,61,2222 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
SB70-AA1,61,24 231. “Family leave” means leave from employment for a reason specified in s.
24103.10 (3) (b) 1. to 3.
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12. “Medical leave” means leave from employment when an employee has a
2serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his or her
3employment duties, or makes the employee unable to perform the duties of any
4suitable employment.
SB70-AA1,62,5 53. “Serious health condition” has the meaning given in s. 103.10 (1) (g).
SB70-AA1,62,116 (b) Program plan. The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
7shall submit to the administrator of the division of personnel management in the
8department of administration, with its recommendations for adjustments to
9compensation and employee benefits for employees of the system under s. 230.12 (3)
10(e) 1. for 2023-25, a plan for a program to provide paid family and medical leave for
1112 weeks annually to employees of the system.”.
SB70-AA1,62,12 12126. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-AA1,62,14 13 Section 111. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
14insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF - See PDF for table PDF
SB70-AA1,112 1Section 112. 16.75 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,113 2Section 113. 16.765 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,64,73 16.765 (1) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
4Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
5Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin
6Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and
7Entertainment Corporation shall include in all contracts executed by them a

1provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any employee or
2applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical
3condition, developmental disability, as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation, as
4defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender
5identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),
or national origin and, except with respect to
6sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity, obligating the contractor
7to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.
SB70-AA1,114 8Section 114. 16.765 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,65,29 16.765 (2) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
10Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
11Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin
12Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and
13Entertainment Corporation shall include the following provision in every contract
14executed by them: “In connection with the performance of work under this contract,
15the contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for
16employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition,
17developmental disability, as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation, gender
18expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),

19or national origin. This provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
20employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment
21advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and
22selection for training, including apprenticeship. Except with respect to sexual
23orientation, gender expression, and gender identity, the contractor further agrees to
24take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities. The contractor
25agrees to post in conspicuous places, available for employees and applicants for

1employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the
2provisions of the nondiscrimination clause". clause.”
SB70-AA1,115 3Section 115. 16.855 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,116 4Section 116. 19.36 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,65,145 19.36 (12) Information relating to certain employees. Unless access is
6specifically authorized or required by statute, an authority may not provide access
7to a record prepared or provided by an employer performing work on a project to
8which s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 103.50 applies, or on which the employer is otherwise
9required to pay prevailing wages, if that record contains the name or other personally
10identifiable information relating to an employee of that employer, unless the
11employee authorizes the authority to provide access to that information. In this
12subsection, “personally identifiable information" does not include an employee's
13work classification, hours of work, or wage or benefit payments received for work on
14such a project.
SB70-AA1,117 15Section 117. 20.445 (1) (bj) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,65,1816 20.445 (1) (bj) Local workforce development boards; grants for youth services
17and training.
As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for grants
18to local workforce development boards under s. 106.112.
SB70-AA1,118 19Section 118. 20.445 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,66,220 20.445 (1) (bm) Workforce training; administration. Biennially, the amounts
21in the schedule for the administration of the local youth apprenticeship grant
22program under s. 106.13 (3m), the youth summer jobs program under s. 106.18, the
23employment transit assistance grant program under s. 106.26, the workforce
24training program programs under s. 106.27, the teacher development program
25grants under s. 106.272, the career and technical education incentive grant program

1under s. 106.273, the technical education equipment grant program under s.
2106.275, and the apprentice programs under subch. I of ch. 106.
SB70-AA1,119 3Section 119. 20.445 (1) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,66,64 20.445 (1) (bp) Wisconsin green jobs training program; grants. As a continuing
5appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for green jobs training program grants
6under s. 106.27 (1p).
SB70-AA1,120 7Section 120. 20.445 (1) (bq) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,66,108 20.445 (1) (bq) Clean energy training and reemployment program. As a
9continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for program administration
10and associated costs under s. 106.28.
SB70-AA1,121 11Section 121. 20.445 (1) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,66,1312 20.445 (1) (bw) Workforce innovation grants. As a continuing appropriation,
13the amounts in the schedule for workforce innovation grants under s. 106.29.
SB70-AA1,122 14Section 122. 20.445 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,66,1615 20.445 (1) (cm) Worker advancement initiative. As a continuing appropriation,
16the amounts in the schedule for the worker advancement initiative under s. 106.145.
SB70-AA1,123 17Section 123. 20.445 (1) (fd) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,66,2218 20.445 (1) (fd) Enforcement of laws related to migrant workers. The amounts
19in the schedule for enforcement activities related to wages, hours, and working
20conditions of migrant workers, the certification, maintenance, and inspection of
21migrant labor camps, and the recruitment and hiring of migrant workers under ss.
22103.905 to 103.97.
SB70-AA1,124 23Section 124. 20.445 (1) (ga) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,67,224 20.445 (1) (ga) Auxiliary services. All moneys received from fees collected
25under ss. 102.16 (2m) (d), 103.005 (15), 103.91 (3), 103.92 (1) (a), and 106.09 (7) for

1the delivery of services under ss. 102.16 (2m) (f), 103.005 (15), and 106.09 and ch. 108,
2and for administrative services under ss. 103.905 to 103.97
.
SB70-AA1,125 3Section 125. 20.445 (1) (ra) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,67,184 20.445 (1) (ra) Worker's compensation operations fund; administration. From
5the worker's compensation operations fund, the amounts in the schedule for the
6administration of the worker's compensation program by the department, for
7assistance to the department of justice in investigating and prosecuting fraudulent
8activity related to worker's compensation, for transfer to the uninsured employers
9fund under s. 102.81 (1) (c), and for transfer to the appropriation accounts under par.
10(rp) and s. 20.427 (1) (ra). All moneys received under ss. 102.28 (2) (b) and 102.75
11(1) shall be credited to this appropriation account. From this appropriation, an
12amount not to exceed $5,000 may be expended each fiscal year for payment of
13expenses for travel and research by the council on worker's compensation, an amount
14not to exceed $500,000 may be transferred in each fiscal year to the uninsured
15employers fund under s. 102.81 (1) (c), the amount in the schedule under par. (rp)
16shall be transferred to the appropriation account under par. (rp), and the amount in
17the schedule under s. 20.427 (1) (ra) shall be transferred to the appropriation account
18under s. 20.427 (1) (ra).
SB70-AA1,126 19Section 126. 20.445 (1) (rr) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,67,2420 20.445 (1) (rr) Worker's compensation operations fund; special assessment
21insurer reimbursements.
From the worker's compensation operations fund, the
22amounts in the schedule for providing reimbursement to insurance carriers paying
23supplemental benefits under s. 102.44 (1) (c). All moneys received under s. 102.75
24(1g) shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB70-AA1,127 25Section 127. 20.445 (1) (sm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,68,7
120.445 (1) (sm) Uninsured employers fund; payments. From the uninsured
2employers fund, a sum sufficient to make all moneys received from sources identified
3under s. 102.80 (1m) for the purpose of making
the payments under s. 102.81 (1) and
4to obtain reinsurance under s. 102.81 (2). No moneys may be expended or
5encumbered under this paragraph until the first day of the first July beginning after
6the day that the secretary of workforce development files the certificate under s.
7102.80 (3) (a).
SB70-AA1,128 8Section 128. 20.445 (6) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,68,129 20.445 (6) (q) Payment of benefits; family and medical leave benefits insurance
10trust fund.
From the family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund, a sum
11sufficient to pay for the payment of benefits under s. 103.105 (3) and to refund
12moneys erroneously paid into the fund.
SB70-AA1,129 13Section 129. 20.445 (6) (r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,68,1714 20.445 (6) (r) Administrative expenses; family and medical leave benefits
15insurance trust fund.
Biennially, from the family and medical leave benefits
16insurance trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the administrative expenses
17of the family and medical leave benefits insurance program.
SB70-AA1,130 18Section 130. 25.17 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,68,1919 25.17 (1) (er) Family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund (s. 25.52);
SB70-AA1,131 20Section 131. 25.52 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,68,24 2125.52 Family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund. There
22is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the family and medical
23leave benefits insurance trust fund, to consist of all moneys deposited in that fund
24under s. 103.105 (8).
SB70-AA1,132 25Section 132. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,69,14
136.09 (1) (e) Subject to par. (em), the board shall appoint a president of the
2system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state
3geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric
4institute; the state cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the
5vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the
6system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to
7the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office
8for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and
9s. 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice
10president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests
11or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex, sexual orientation, as
12defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender
13identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),
shall ever be allowed or exercised in the
14appointment of the employees of the system.
SB70-AA1,133 15Section 133. 47.02 (3m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,69,2316 47.02 (3m) (f) Assure that eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services
17under this chapter is determined without regard to the sex, race, age, creed, color,
18or national origin, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender
19expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),

20of the individual applying for services, that no class of individuals is found ineligible
21solely on the basis of type of disability, and that no age limitations for eligibility exist
22which that, by themselves, would result in ineligibility for vocational rehabilitation
23services.
SB70-AA1,134 24Section 134. 66.0129 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,70,5
166.0129 (5) Bids for construction. The nonprofit corporation shall let all
2contracts exceeding $1,000 for the construction, maintenance or repair of hospital
3facilities to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids by the publication
4of a class 2 notice under ch. 985. Section Sections 66.0901 applies and 66.0903 apply
5to bids and contracts under this subsection.
SB70-AA1,135 6Section 135. 66.0134 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,136 7Section 136. 66.0408 (2) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,137 8Section 137. 66.0901 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,138 9Section 138. 66.0901 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,139 10Section 139. 66.0901 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,70,2111 66.0901 (6) Separation of contracts; classification of contractors. In public
12contracts for the construction, repair, remodeling or improvement of a public
13building or structure, other than highway structures and facilities, a municipality
14may bid projects based on a single or multiple division of the work. Public contracts
15shall be awarded according to the division of work selected for bidding. Except as
16provided in sub. (6m), the
The municipality may set out in any public contract
17reasonable and lawful conditions as to the hours of labor, wages, residence, character
18and classification of workers to be employed by any contractor, classify contractors
19as to their financial responsibility, competency and ability to perform work and set
20up a classified list of contractors. The municipality may reject the bid of any person,
21if the person has not been classified for the kind or amount of work in the bid.
SB70-AA1,140 22Section 140. 66.0901 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,141 23Section 141. 66.0901 (6s) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,142 24Section 142. 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and (im) of the
25statutes are created to read:
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166.0903 (1) (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public
2works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that
3there is insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are
4contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient
5wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those
6counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
7counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review
8a determination under sub. (3) (br), “area" means the city, village, or town in which
9a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.
SB70-AA1,71,1010 (am) “Bona fide economic benefit" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (am).
SB70-AA1,71,1111 (b) “Department" means the department of workforce development.
SB70-AA1,71,1212 (cm) “Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
SB70-AA1,71,2013 (dr) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that
14is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement
15patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5
16years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of
17projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely
18to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer
19ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or
20equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.
SB70-AA1,71,2221 (em) “Multiple-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s.
22103.49 (1) (br).
SB70-AA1,71,2423 (hm) “Single-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49
24(1) (em).
SB70-AA1,72,2
1(im) “Supply and installation contract" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
2(fm).
SB70-AA1,143 3Section 143. 66.0903 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,72,54 66.0903 (1) (c) “Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
5103.49 (1) (b), 2015 stats.
SB70-AA1,144 6Section 144. 66.0903 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,72,87 66.0903 (1) (f) “Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
8103.49 (1) (e), 2015 stats. (c).
SB70-AA1,145 9Section 145. 66.0903 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70-AA1,72,1110 66.0903 (1) (g) “Prevailing wage rate" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
11(d).
SB70-AA1,146 12Section 146. 66.0903 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,72,1413 66.0903 (1) (j) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck has the
14meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g)
.
SB70-AA1,147 15Section 147. 66.0903 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,73,516 66.0903 (1m) (b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or
17other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers,
18mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly
19funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be
20paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the
21prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the
22purpose of, and would go against the repeals spirit of this section and the repeal of
23s. 66.0904, 2009 stats., and s. 66.0903 (2) to (12), 2013 stats. Therefore, this section
24shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purposes of
25facilitating broader participation with respect to bidding on projects of public works,

1ensuring that wages accurately reflect market conditions, providing local
2governments with the flexibility to reduce costs on capital projects, and reducing
3spending at all levels of government in this state
purpose of providing uniform
4prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the
5state
.
SB70-AA1,148 6Section 148. 66.0903 (2) to (12) of the statutes are created to read:
SB70-AA1,73,97 66.0903 (2) Applicability. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project
8of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a local
9governmental unit, including all of the following:
SB70-AA1,73,1010 (a) A highway, street, bridge, building, or other infrastructure project.
SB70-AA1,73,1411 (b) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one
12local governmental unit for another local governmental unit under a contract under
13s. 66.0301 (2), 83.03, 83.035, or 86.31 (2) (b) or under any other statute specifically
14authorizing cooperation between local governmental units.
SB70-AA1,73,1815 (c) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease
16purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit in lieu
17of the local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, repair,
18remodeling, or demolition of the facility.
SB70-AA1,73,2219 (d) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project in which the
20completed road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main is acquired by, or
21dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership
22or maintenance by the local governmental unit.
SB70-AA1,74,9 23(3) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. (am) A local governmental unit,
24before making a contract by direct negotiation or soliciting bids on a contract for the
25erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public

1works, shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for each
2trade or occupation required in the work contemplated. The department shall
3conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or
4occupations that are commonly employed on projects of public works that are subject
5to this section and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state
6for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for
7each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30
8days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting
9local governmental unit.
SB70-AA1,74,1610 (ar) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
11wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
12addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
13when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
14any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
15If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall
16determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
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