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149.155 (6) (e) 3. (intro.) The department may modify a child care provider's
2maximum payment rate under subd. 2. pars. (a) to (c) on the basis of the provider's
3quality rating, as described in the quality rating plan, in the following manner:
SB1-ASA1,37 4Section 37 . 49.175 (1) (q) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19,
5is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,12,106 49.175 (1) (q) Child care state administration and licensing activities. For state
7administration of child care programs under s. 49.155 and for child care licensing
8activities, $42,117,800 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $41,803,100 in fiscal year 2022-23.
9In fiscal year 2023-24, for such programs and activities, $45,796,000 $46,108,000.
10In fiscal year 2024-25, for such programs and activities, $45,570,300 $46,194,300.
SB1-ASA1,38 11Section 38 . 49.175 (1) (qm) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act
1219
, is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,12,1613 49.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality
14improvement activities specified in ss. 49.133, 49.155 (1g), and 49.257, $16,683,700
15in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such activities, $28,518,700
16$47,518,700. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such activities, $46,018,700 $65,018,700.
SB1-ASA1,39 17Section 39 . 71.07 (9g) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 71.07 (9g) (b) 1. and
18amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,12,2419 71.07 (9g) (b) 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, and
20before January 1, 2023,
and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a
21claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the
22amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the federal child and
23dependent care tax credit claimed by the claimant on his or her federal income tax
24return for the taxable year to which the claim under this subsection relates.
SB1-ASA1,40 25Section 40 . 71.07 (9g) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
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171.07 (9g) (b) 2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, and
2subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a
3credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an
4amount equal to the amount of the federal child and dependent care tax credit that
5the claimant may claim on his or her federal income tax return for the taxable year
6to which the claim under this subsection relates using the expense limitation under
7par. (c) 5. rather than the expense limitation under 26 USC 21 (c).
SB1-ASA1,41 8Section 41 . 71.07 (9g) (c) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,13,139 71.07 (9g) (c) 5. Notwithstanding 26 USC 21 (c), for taxable years beginning
10after December 31, 2022, the maximum allowable expenses to determine the amount
11of the credit under par. (b) 2. is $10,000 for one qualifying individual, as defined in
1226 USC 21 (b), and $20,000 for 2 or more qualifying individuals, as defined in 26 USC
1321
(b).
SB1-ASA1,42 14Section 42 . 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (a)
15and amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,13,1716 103.10 (1) (a) “Child" means a natural, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, or
17a legal ward to whom any of the following applies: .
SB1-ASA1,43 18Section 43 . 103.10 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA1,44 19Section 44 . 103.10 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA1,45 20Section 45 . 103.10 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,13,2121 103.10 (1) (ap) “Covered active duty” means any of the following:
SB1-ASA1,13,2322 1. For a member of a regular component of the U.S. armed forces, duty during
23the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country.
SB1-ASA1,14,224 2. For a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, duty during
25the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country under

1a call or order to active duty under a provision of law specified in 10 USC 101 (a) (13)
2(B).
SB1-ASA1,46 3Section 46 . 103.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,14,74 103.10 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 2. and s. 452.38, “employee"
5means an individual employed in this state by an employer, except the employer's
6parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, or child parent, grandparent, grandchild, or
7sibling
.
SB1-ASA1,47 8Section 47 . 103.10 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,14,99 103.10 (1) (dm) “Grandchild” means the child of a child.
SB1-ASA1,48 10Section 48 . 103.10 (1) (dp) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,14,1111 103.10 (1) (dp) “Grandparent” means the parent of a parent.
SB1-ASA1,49 12Section 49 . 103.10 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,14,1313 103.10 (1) (em) “Medical isolation” means any of the following:
SB1-ASA1,14,1714 1. When a health care professional, a local health officer, or the department of
15health services advises that an individual seclude herself or himself from others
16when the individual is awaiting the result of a diagnostic test for a communicable
17disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease.
SB1-ASA1,14,1918 2. When a local health officer or the department of health services advises that
19an individual isolate or quarantine under s. 252.06.
SB1-ASA1,14,2220 3. When an individual's employer advises that the individual not come to the
21workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected
22with a communicable disease.
SB1-ASA1,50 23Section 50 . 103.10 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,14,2524 103.10 (1) (gm) “Sibling” means a brother, sister, half brother, half sister,
25stepbrother, or stepsister, whether by blood, marriage, or adoption.
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1Section 51. 103.10 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (an).
SB1-ASA1,52 2Section 52 . 103.10 (1m) (b) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (gd).
SB1-ASA1,53 3Section 53 . 103.10 (1m) (b) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (m).
SB1-ASA1,54 4Section 54 . 103.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,15,75 103.10 (2) (c) This section only applies to an employee who has been employed
6by the same employer for more than 52 consecutive weeks and who worked for the
7employer for at least 1,000 680 hours during the preceding 52-week period.
SB1-ASA1,55 8Section 55 . 103.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA1,56 9Section 56 . 103.10 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,15,1210 103.10 (3) (b) 3. To care for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner, or
11parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner, or
12parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling has a serious health condition.
SB1-ASA1,57 13Section 57 . 103.10 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,15,1714 103.10 (3) (b) 4. Because of any qualifying exigency, as determined by the
15department by rule, arising out of the fact that the spouse, child, domestic partner,
16parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty
17or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty.
SB1-ASA1,58 18Section 58 . 103.10 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,15,2219 103.10 (3) (b) 5. Because there is an unforeseen or unexpected short-term gap
20in child care for the employee's child, grandchild, or sibling that the employee must
21fill. The department may define by rule “unforeseen or unexpected short-term gap
22in child care.
SB1-ASA1,59 23Section 59 . 103.10 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
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1103.10 (3) (b) 6. To care for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner,
2parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner,
3parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling is in medical isolation.
SB1-ASA1,60 4Section 60 . 103.10 (3) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,16,75 103.10 (3) (b) 7. To address issues of the employee or the employee's child,
6spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling related to
7being the victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking.
SB1-ASA1,61 8Section 61 . 103.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,16,129 103.10 (4) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and par. (c) and sub. (4m), an employee who
10is in medical isolation or has a serious health condition which makes the employee
11unable to perform his or her employment duties may take medical leave for the
12period during which he or she is unable to perform those duties.
SB1-ASA1,62 13Section 62 . 103.10 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA1,63 14Section 63 . 103.10 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,16,1715 103.10 (4m) Duration of leave. In a 12-month period, no employee may take
16more than 12 weeks of family leave for any combination of reasons specified under
17sub. (3) or (4).
SB1-ASA1,64 18Section 64 . 103.10 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,16,2319 103.10 (6) (b) (intro.) If an employee intends to take family leave because of the
20planned medical treatment or supervision of a child, spouse, domestic partner, or
21parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling or intends to take medical leave because
22of the planned medical treatment or supervision of the employee, the employee shall
23do all of the following:
SB1-ASA1,65 24Section 65 . 103.10 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1103.10 (6) (b) 1. Make a reasonable effort to schedule the medical treatment
2or supervision so that it does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations, subject
3to the approval of the health care provider of the child, spouse, domestic partner,
4parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee.
SB1-ASA1,66 5Section 66 . 103.10 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,17,106 103.10 (6) (c) If the employee intends to take family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4.
7that is foreseeable because the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent,
8grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified
9of an impending call or order to covered active duty, the employee shall provide notice
10of that intention to the employer in a reasonable and practicable manner.
SB1-ASA1,67 11Section 67 . 103.10 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,17,1712 103.10 (7) (a) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in sub.
13(3) (b) 3. or requests medical leave due to a serious health condition, the employer
14may require the employee to provide certification, as described in par. (b), issued by
15the health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child, spouse,
16domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee, whichever
17is appropriate.
SB1-ASA1,68 18Section 68 . 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,17,2019 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) No employer may require certification under par. (a)
20stating more than the following:
SB1-ASA1,69 21Section 69 . 103.10 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,17,2322 103.10 (7) (b) 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent,
23grandchild, sibling,
or employee has a serious health condition.
SB1-ASA1,70 24Section 70 . 103.10 (7) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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1103.10 (7) (cm) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in
2sub. (3) (b) 3., the employer may require the employee to provide certification that
3the employee is responsible for the care of a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent,
4grandparent, grandchild, or sibling with a serious health condition.
SB1-ASA1,71 5Section 71 . 103.10 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,18,126 103.10 (7) (d) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4., the
7employer may require the employee to provide certification that the spouse, child,
8domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on
9covered active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered
10active duty. The certification under this paragraph shall be issued at such time and
11in such manner as the department may prescribe by rule, and the employee shall
12provide a copy of that certification to the employer in a timely manner.
SB1-ASA1,72 13Section 72 . 103.10 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,18,1814 103.10 (7) (e) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 5., the
15employer may require the employee to provide certification that there is an
16unforeseen or unexpected short-term gap in child care, as defined in rule by the
17department, for the employee's child, grandchild, or sibling that the employee must
18fill. The department may prescribe by rule the form and content of the certification.
SB1-ASA1,73 19Section 73 . 103.10 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,19,420 103.10 (7) (f) 1. If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., or
21medical leave due to medical isolation, the employer may require the employee to
22provide certification issued by a local public health official, the department of health
23services, or a health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child,
24spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee,
25whichever is appropriate, except that no employer may require certification under

1this paragraph if the sole reason for the medical isolation is due to the employer's
2request under sub. (1) (em) 3. No employer may require certification under this
3subdivision stating more than that the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent,
4grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee is in medical isolation.
SB1-ASA1,19,85 2. If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., the employer may
6require the employee to provide certification that the employee is responsible for the
7care of a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling,
8or employee who is in medical isolation.
SB1-ASA1,74 9Section 74 . 103.10 (7) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,19,1410 103.10 (7) (g) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 7., the
11employer may require the employee to provide certification that the employee is
12addressing issues of the employee or the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner,
13parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling related to being the victim of domestic
14abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking.
SB1-ASA1,75 15Section 75 . 103.10 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,19,2116 103.10 (10) Alternative employment. Nothing in this section prohibits an
17employer and an employee with a serious health condition or in medical isolation
18from mutually agreeing to alternative employment for the employee while the
19serious health condition or medical isolation lasts. No period of alternative
20employment, with the same employer, reduces the employee's right to family leave
21or medical leave.
SB1-ASA1,76 22Section 76 . 103.10 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,20,723 103.10 (12) (b) An employee who believes his or her employer has violated sub.
24(11) (a) or (b) may, within 30 300 days after the violation occurs or the employee
25should reasonably have known that the violation occurred, whichever is later, file a

1complaint with the department alleging the violation. Except as provided in s.
2230.45 (1m), the department shall investigate the complaint and shall attempt to
3resolve the complaint by conference, conciliation or persuasion. If the complaint is
4not resolved and the department finds probable cause to believe a violation has
5occurred, the department shall proceed with notice and a hearing on the complaint
6as provided in ch. 227. The hearing shall be held within 60 days after the department
7receives the complaint.
SB1-ASA1,77 8Section 77 . 103.10 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA1,20,159 103.10 (12) (c) If 2 or more health care providers disagree about any of the
10information required to be certified under sub. (7) (b), the department may appoint
11another health care provider to examine the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent,
12grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee and render an opinion as soon as
13possible. The department shall promptly notify the employee and the employer of
14the appointment. The employer and the employee shall each pay 50 percent of the
15cost of the examination and opinion.
SB1-ASA1,78 16Section 78 . 103.10 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (14).
SB1-ASA1,79 17Section 79 . 103.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA1,80 18Section 80 . 103.105 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA1,20,20 19103.105 Family and medical leave benefits insurance program. (1)
20Definitions. In this section:
SB1-ASA1,20,2321 (a) “Application year" means the 12-month period beginning on the first day
22of the first calendar week for which family or medical leave insurance benefits are
23claimed by a covered individual.
SB1-ASA1,21,1024 (b) “Average weekly earnings" means one-thirteenth of the wages paid to an
25employee during the last completed calendar quarter prior to the covered

1individual's date of eligibility for benefits under this section and includes all sick,
2holiday, vacation, and termination pay that is paid directly by an employer to an
3employee at the employee's usual rate of pay during his or her last completed
4calendar quarter as a result of employment for an employer and any total or partial
5disability payments under ch. 102 or a federal law that provides for payments on
6account of a work-related injury or illness. For self-employed individuals, “ average
7weekly earnings" means one fifty-second of the gross income reported as income to
8the federal internal revenue service in the most recent tax year in which the
9individual filed taxes prior to the individual's date of eligibility for benefits under this
10section.
SB1-ASA1,21,1511 (c) “Covered individual" means an employee who satisfies s. 103.10 (2) (c), a
12self-employed individual who elects coverage under sub. (2), or an employee of a
13small employer who elects coverage under sub. (2), regardless of whether the
14individual is employed or unemployed at the time the individual files an application
15for family or medical leave insurance benefits.
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