Amendment SA1-SSA2-SB70

SB70-SSA2-SA1,136,7 104.035 (2) (a) 2. For wages earned on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2025, $8.25 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,222 Section 222. 104.035 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,136,10 104.035 (2) (a) 3. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2025, and prior to January 1, 2026, $9.25.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,223 Section 223. 104.035 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,136,13 104.035 (2) (a) 4. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2026, and prior to January 1, 2027, $10.25.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,224 Section 224. 104.035 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (2m) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,136,17 104.035 (2m) (a) Minimum rates. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3) to (8) (8m), the minimum wage for an opportunity employee is as follows:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,136,19 1. For wages earned prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], $5.90 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,225 Section 225. 104.035 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,136,22 104.035 (2m) (a) 2. For wages earned on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2025, $6.71 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,226 Section 226. 104.035 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,136,25 104.035 (2m) (a) 3. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2025, and prior to January 1, 2026, $7.52.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,227 Section 227. 104.035 (2m) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,137,3 104.035 (2m) (a) 4. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2026, and prior to January 1, 2027, $8.33.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,228 Section 228. 104.035 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,137,10 104.035 (3) (a) Minimum rates. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (4) to (8) (8m), if an employer of a tipped employee establishes by the employer's payroll records that, when adding the tips received by the tipped employee in a week to the wages paid to the tipped employee in that week, the tipped employee receives not less than the applicable minimum wage specified in sub. (1), (2), or (2m), the minimum wage for the tipped employee is as follows:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,229 Section 229. 104.035 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,137,14 104.035 (3) (a) 1. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is not an opportunity employee prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], $2.33 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,230 Section 230. 104.035 (3) (a) 1d. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,137,18 104.035 (3) (a) 1d. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is not an opportunity employee, on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2025, $2.65 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,231 Section 231. 104.035 (3) (a) 1h. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,137,22 104.035 (3) (a) 1h. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is not an opportunity employee, on or after January 1, 2025, and prior to January 1, 2026, $2.97 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,232 Section 232. 104.035 (3) (a) 1p. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,138,3 104.035 (3) (a) 1p. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is not an opportunity employee, on or after January 1, 2026, and prior to January 1, 2027, $3.29 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,233 Section 233. 104.035 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,138,7 104.035 (3) (a) 2. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is an opportunity employee prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], $2.13 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,234 Section 234. 104.035 (3) (a) 2d. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,138,11 104.035 (3) (a) 2d. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is an opportunity employee, on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2025, $2.42 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,235 Section 235. 104.035 (3) (a) 2h. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,138,15 104.035 (3) (a) 2h. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is an opportunity employee, on or after January 1, 2025, and prior to January 1, 2026, $2.71 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,236 Section 236. 104.035 (3) (a) 2p. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,138,19 104.035 (3) (a) 2p. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is an opportunity employee, on or after January 1, 2026, and prior to January 1, 2027, $3.00 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,237 Section 237. 104.035 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (4) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,138,23 104.035 (4) (a) Minimum rates. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (7) and (8) to (8m), the minimum wage for an agricultural employee is as follows:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,138,25 1. For wages earned prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], $7.25 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,238 Section 238. 104.035 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,139,3 104.035 (4) (a) 2. For wages earned on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2025, $8.25 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,239 Section 239. 104.035 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,139,6 104.035 (4) (a) 3. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2025, and prior to January 1, 2026, $9.25 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,240 Section 240. 104.035 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,139,9 104.035 (4) (a) 4. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2026, and prior to January 1, 2027, $10.25 per hour.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,241 Section 241. 104.035 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (5) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,139,14 104.035 (5) Camp counselors. (intro.) The Except as provided in sub. (8m), the minimum wage for a counselor at a seasonal recreational or educational camp, including a day camp, is as follows:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,139,17 (a) Prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], $350 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $265 per week if only meals are furnished, and $210 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,242 Section 242. 104.035 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,139,22 104.035 (5) (b) On or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2025, $398.28 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $301.55 per week if only meals are furnished, and $238.97 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,243 Section 243. 104.035 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,140,3 104.035 (5) (c) On or after January 1, 2025, and prior to January 1, 2026, $446.56 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $338.50 per week if only meals are furnished, and $267.94 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,244 Section 244. 104.035 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,140,7 104.035 (5) (d) On or after January 1, 2026, and prior to January 1, 2027, $494.84 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $375.09 per week if only meals are furnished, and $296.91 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,245 Section 245. 104.035 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (6) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,140,11 104.035 (6) Golf caddies. (intro.) The Except as provided in sub. (8m), the minimum wage for a golf caddy is as follows:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,140,13 (a) Prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], $10.50 for caddying 18 holes and $5.90 for caddying 9 holes.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,246 Section 246. 104.035 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,140,17 104.035 (6) (b) On or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2025, $11.95 for caddying 18 holes and $6.71 for caddying 9 holes.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,247 Section 247. 104.035 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,140,20 104.035 (6) (c) On or after January 1, 2025, and prior to January 1, 2026, $13.40 for caddying 18 holes and $7.52 for caddying 9 holes.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,248 Section 248. 104.035 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,140,23 104.035 (6) (d) On or after January 1, 2026, and prior to January 1, 2027, $14.85 for caddying 18 holes and $8.33 for caddying 9 holes.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,249 Section 249. 104.035 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,141,10 104.035 (8m) Minimum wage adjustments. Effective on January 1, 2027, and effective on each January 1 thereafter, the department shall revise the minimum wages established under subs. (1) to (6). The department shall determine the revised minimum wage by calculating the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the last month for which that information is available and the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the month 12 months prior to that month, adjusting the minimum wages then in effect by that percentage difference. The department shall annually have the revised amount published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register and on the department's website.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,250 Section 250. 106.04 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,141,15 106.04 Employment of apprentices on state public works projects. (1) Definition. In this section, “project" means a project of public works that is subject to s. 103.49 or 103.50 in which work is performed by employees employed in trades that are apprenticeable under this subchapter.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,141,20 (2) Waiver. If the department grants an exception or modification to any requirement in any contract for the performance of work on a project relating to the employment and training of apprentices, the department shall post that information on its Internet site, together with a detailed explanation for granting the exception or modification.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,251 Section 251. 106.112 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,142,2 106.112 Local workforce development boards youth service and training grants. (1) Youth service grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bj), the department shall award grants to local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 3122 for youth services and training in school and outside school settings. Grants awarded under this section may be used for any of the following purposes:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,142,4 (a) Tutoring, paid and unpaid work experiences, preapprenticeship programs, and internships.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,142,6 (b) On-the-job training, occupational skills training, and education offered concurrently with workforce preparation and training.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,142,8 (c) Leadership development opportunities, supportive services, mentoring, follow-up services, and counseling.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,142,9 (d) Financial literacy education and entrepreneurial skills training.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,142,11 (e) Education related to labor market information and employment information, and postsecondary education and training preparation.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,142,13 (2) Implementation. To implement this section, the department shall do all of the following:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,142,16 (a) Promulgate rules prescribing procedures and criteria for awarding grants under sub. (1) and the information with respect to those grants that must be contained in the reports required under sub. (3).

SB70-SSA2-SA1,142,19 (b) Receive and review applications for grants under sub. (1) (a) to (e) and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that must be contained in an application for such a grant.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,142,23 (c) Require annual reports from local workforce development boards that receive grants that describe how the board expended the grant moneys and the outcomes the board achieved, including the number of youth who participated in the programs and services funded in part or wholly by the grant moneys.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,143,3 (3) Annual report. Annually, by December 31, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance providing an account of the department's activities and expenditures under this section during the preceding fiscal year and detailing the amounts expended for each of the grants provided under sub. (2) during that fiscal year.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,252 Section 252. 106.145 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,143,11 106.145 Worker advancement initiative. (1) Worker advancement initiative. The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cm), establish and administer a worker advancement initiative to offer participants subsidized employment and skills training opportunities with local employers. The department shall target the subsidized employment and skills training opportunities to individuals in sectors of the workforce that have not recovered from the loss of employees due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,143,14 (2) Worker advancement initiative; health-care workforce opportunity grants. (a) The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cm), establish and administer a program to do all of the following:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,143,19 1. Make grants to local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 3122 to assist individuals whose employment status was negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and whose employment status has not improved. The department shall prioritize connecting individuals to health-care-related employment opportunities.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,143,22 2. Make grants to technical colleges and nursing schools to implement strategies to increase the number of graduates who go on to work in health-care-related fields.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,144,2 3. Provide solutions to reduce barriers to employment in health-care-related fields and create ways to attract individuals to employment in health-care-related fields. Solutions to reduce barriers to employment may include services to fulfill clinical requirements, career navigation services, transportation services, and the provision of supplies.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,144,6 (b) During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, of the moneys in the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cm), the department shall allocate $2,500,000 in each fiscal year of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium for establishing and administering the program under par. (a).

SB70-SSA2-SA1,144,11 (3) Worker advancement initiative; local CDL training grants. The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cm), make grants to local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 3122 to provide sector-based training programs related to increasing the number of individuals obtaining commercial driver licenses, as defined in s. 340.01 (7m).

SB70-SSA2-SA1,144,17 (4) Worker advancement initiative; ROBUST program. (a) The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cm), establish and administer a program for reengaging out-of-work, barriered, and underserved individuals through system transformation. Through the program, the department shall find methods to more effectively reach and serve population groups that are underserved and disconnected from the labor force.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,144,20 (b) During the 2023-25 fiscal biennium, of the moneys in the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cm), the department shall allocate $4,500,000 in fiscal year 2023-24 for establishing and administering the program under par. (a).

SB70-SSA2-SA1,144,24 (5) Implementation. (a) Duties. To implement this section, the department shall receive and review applications for grants under subs. (2) and (3) and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that must be contained in an application for a grant under sub. (2) or (3).

SB70-SSA2-SA1,145,3 (b) Powers. In addition to the duties described in par. (a), the department shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, including the power to audit and inspect the records of grant recipients.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,253 Section 253. 106.27 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: