Amendment SA1-SSA2-SB70

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:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,145,5 106.27 (title) Workforce training program programs.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,254 Section 254. 106.27 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,145,9 106.27 (1p) Wisconsin green jobs training program. (a) In this subsection, “green jobs” means jobs that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,145,14 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bp), the department shall award grants to public or private organizations for the development and implementation of green jobs training programs in this state. As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, the department may require a public or private organization to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,255 Section 255. 106.27 (2g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,145,18 106.27 (2g) (a) 1. Promulgate rules prescribing procedures and criteria for awarding grants under sub subs. (1) and (1p) and the information with respect to those grants that must be contained in the reports required under subd. 3.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,256 Section 256. 106.27 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,145,23 106.27 (2g) (a) 2. Receive and review applications for grants under subs. (1), (1g), and (1j) (am), and (1p) and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that must be contained in an application for a grant under sub. subs. (1), (1g), or (1j) (am), and (1p).

SB70-SSA2-SA1,257 Section 257. 106.28 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,146,5 106.28 Clean energy training and reemployment program. The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bq), establish and administer a clean energy training and reemployment program to connect workers with employers and use other apprenticeship and technical college programs to deliver training for clean energy jobs.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,258 Section 258. 106.29 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,146,11 106.29 Workforce innovation grant program. (1) Workforce innovation grants. The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bw), establish and operate a program to provide grants to regional organizations to design and implement plans to address their region's workforce challenges that arose during or were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,146,15 (2) Implementation. (a) Duties. To implement this section, the department shall receive and review applications for grants under sub. (1) and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that must be contained in an application for a grant under sub. (1).

SB70-SSA2-SA1,146,18 (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-SA1,259 Section 259. 106.54 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,146,22 106.54 (11) The division shall receive complaints under s. 103.135 (1) (a) and (2) (a) to (c) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,260 Section 260. 108.04 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,147,5 108.04 (2) (h) A claimant shall, when the claimant first files a claim for benefits under this chapter and during each subsequent week the claimant files for benefits under this chapter, inform the department whether he or she is receiving social security disability insurance payments, as defined in sub. (12) (f) 2m s. 108.05 (7m) (b). If the claimant is receiving social security disability insurance payments, the claimant shall, in the manner prescribed by the department, report to the department the amount of the social security disability insurance payments.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,261 Section 261. 108.04 (12) (f) 1m. and 2m. of the statutes are renumbered 108.05 (7m) (a) and (b) and amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,147,10 108.05 (7m) (a) The intent of the legislature in enacting this paragraph subsection is to prevent the payment of duplicative government benefits for the replacement of lost earnings or income, regardless of an individual's ability to work.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,147,13 (b) In this paragraph subsection, “ social security disability insurance payment" means a payment of social security disability insurance benefits under 42 USC ch. 7 subch. II.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,262 Section 262. 108.04 (12) (f) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,263 Section 263. 108.04 (12) (f) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 108.05 (7m) (e).

SB70-SSA2-SA1,264 Section 264. 108.05 (7m) (title), (c) and (d) of the statutes are created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,147,17 108.05 (7m) (title) Social security disability insurance payments.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,147,22 (c) If a monthly social security disability insurance payment is issued to a claimant, the department shall reduce benefits otherwise payable to the claimant for a given week in accordance with par. (d). This subsection does not apply to a lump sum social security disability insurance payment in the nature of a retroactive payment or back pay.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,147,25 (d) The department shall allocate a monthly social security disability insurance payment by allocating to each week the fraction of the payment attributable to that week.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,265 Section 265. 108.05 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,148,5 108.05 (9) Rounding of benefit amounts. Notwithstanding sub. (1), benefits payable for a week of unemployment as a result of applying sub. (1m), (3) or, (7), or (7m) or s. 108.04 (11) or (12), 108.06 (1), 108.13 (4) or (5) or 108.135 shall be rounded down to the next lowest dollar.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,266 Section 266. 108.05 (10) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,148,10 108.05 (10) Deductions from benefit payments. (intro.) After calculating the benefit payment due to be paid for a week under subs. (1) to (7) (7m), the department shall make deductions from that payment to the extent that the payment is sufficient to make the following payments in the following order:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,267 Section 267. 108.221 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 108.221 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,148,18 108.221 (1) (a) (intro.) Any employer described in s. 108.18 (2) (c) or engaged in the painting or drywall finishing of buildings or other structures who knowingly and intentionally provides false information to the department for the purpose of misclassifying or attempting to misclassify an individual who is an employee of the employer as a nonemployee shall, for each incident, be assessed a penalty by the department as follows:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,148,21 1. For each act occurring before the date of the first determination of a violation of this subsection, the employer shall be assessed a penalty in the amount of $500 for each employee who is misclassified, but not to exceed $7,500 per incident.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,268 Section 268. 108.221 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,149,3 108.221 (1) (a) 2. For each act occurring after the date of the first determination of a violation of this subsection, the employer shall be assessed a penalty in the amount of $1,000 for each employee who is misclassified.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,269 Section 269. 108.221 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 108.221 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,149,9 108.221 (2) (intro.) Any employer described in s. 108.18 (2) (c) or engaged in the painting or drywall finishing of buildings or other structures who, through coercion, requires an individual to adopt the status of a nonemployee shall be assessed a penalty by the department as follows:

SB70-SSA2-SA1,149,12 (a) For each act occurring before the date of the first determination of a violation of this subsection, the employer shall be assessed a penalty in the amount of $1,000 for each individual so coerced, but not to exceed $10,000 per calendar year.

SB70-SSA2-SA1,270 Section 270. 108.221 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read: