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SB1-SSA1,41 13Section 41. 89.073 (2) (g) and (h) of the statutes are created to read:
SB1-SSA1,27,2014 89.073 (2) (g) The individual does not have any limitation, restriction, or other
15encumbrance on any credential issued by a governmental authority in a state other
16than this state that qualifies the individual to perform the acts authorized under the
17appropriate credential specified under s. 89.06 and is not under investigation by any
18governmental authority in a state other than this state related to any credential
19possessed by the individual that qualifies the individual to perform the acts
20authorized under the appropriate credential specified under s. 89.06.
SB1-SSA1,27,2221 (h) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, the individual does not have
22an arrest or conviction record.
SB1-SSA1,42 23Section 42. 89.073 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1,43 24Section 43. 97.67 (5m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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197.67 (5m) (a) 3. A physician assistant who is licensed under subch. IX of ch.
2448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of ch. 448.
SB1-SSA1,44 3Section 44. 101.022 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,28,10 4101.022 Certain laws applicable to occupational licenses. Sections
5440.03 (1), (3m), (4), (11m), and (13) (a), (am), and (b) 75., 440.05 (1) (a) and (2) (b),
6440.075, 440.09 (2) (1m), 440.11, 440.12, 440.121, 440.13, 440.14, 440.15, 440.19,
7440.20 (1), (3), (4) (a), and (5) (a), 440.205, 440.21, and 440.22, and the requirements
8imposed on the department under those statutes, apply to occupational licenses, as
9defined in s. 101.02 (1) (a) 2., in the same manner as those statutes apply to
10credentials, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a).
SB1-SSA1,45 11Section 45. 106.276 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,28,14 12106.276 Commercial driver training grant program. (1) (a) The
13department shall establish and administer a commercial driver training grant
14program.
SB1-SSA1,28,1815 (b) A person that satisfies the eligibility requirements under par. (c) may apply
16to the department for a grant under this section. The department shall prescribe the
17form, nature, and extent of information that shall be contained in applications for
18grants under this section.
SB1-SSA1,28,2019 (c) An applicant is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following
20are satisfied:
SB1-SSA1,28,2321 1. The applicant provides to an individual who resides in this state training in
22the operation of commercial motor vehicles that satisfies the requirements of 49 CFR
23part 380
, subparts F and G.
SB1-SSA1,28,2524 2. The applicant is listed on the Training Provider Registry (TPR), as set forth
25in 49 CFR part 380, subpart G.
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12m. The applicant has a facility in this state that is listed in the Training
2Provider Registry described in subd. 2., and the training described in subd. 1. is
3provided at or through that facility.
SB1-SSA1,29,64 3. The individual for whom the applicant provides training under subd. 1.
5obtains an initial commercial driver license, as defined in s. 340.01 (7m), in this state
6after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
SB1-SSA1,29,77 4. The application is received by the department before July 1, 2025.
SB1-SSA1,29,118 (d) The department may award grants to eligible applicants under par. (c). The
9amount of a grant under this section with regard to each individual trained may not
10exceed 50 percent of the costs of training the individual in the operation of
11commercial motor vehicles or $3,000, whichever is less.
SB1-SSA1,29,15 12(2) Before July 1 of each year, the department shall prepare a report
13summarizing the number and amount of grants awarded under sub. (1). The
14department shall submit the report to the appropriate standing committees of the
15legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
SB1-SSA1,46 16Section 46. 106.276 of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this
17act), is repealed.
SB1-SSA1,47 18Section 47. 108.01 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,29,2319 108.01 (2m) The federal Social Security Act requires that, in order for an
20individual to be eligible for reemployment assistance benefits, the individual must
21be able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work. The unemployment
22insurance program in Wisconsin should enact and focus on policies that complement
23individuals' efforts to find employment.
SB1-SSA1,48 24Section 48. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.04 (2) (a) 3. The claimant conducts a reasonable search for suitable work
2during that week and provides verification of that search to the department. The
3search for suitable work must include at least 4 actions per week that constitute a
4reasonable search as prescribed by rule of the department. The department shall
5require, for the 3rd or subsequent week of the claimant's benefit year, that at least
62 actions per week be direct contacts with potential employing units, as prescribed
7by rule of the department.
In addition, the department may, by rule, require a
8claimant to take more than 4 reasonable work search actions in any week. The
9department shall require a uniform number of reasonable work search actions for
10similar types of claimants. The department may require a claimant to apply for one
11or more of the potential opportunities provided to the claimant under sub. (15) (a) 1.
12and may refer a claimant to opportunities with a temporary help company as part
13of the required search for suitable work under this subdivision.
SB1-SSA1,49 14Section 49. 108.04 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 108.04 (2) (a) 4.
15(intro.) and amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,30,1716 108.04 (2) (a) 4. (intro.) If the claimant is claiming benefits for a week other
17than an initial week, the claimant provides does all of the following:
SB1-SSA1,30,19 18a. Provides information or job application materials that are requested by the
19department and participates.
SB1-SSA1,30,22 20b. Participates in a public employment office workshop or training program or
21in similar reemployment services that are required by the department under sub.
22(15) (a) 2.
SB1-SSA1,50 23Section 50. 108.04 (2) (a) 4. c. of the statutes is created to read:
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1108.04 (2) (a) 4. c. Submits and keeps posted on the department's job center
2website a current resume, if the claimant resides in this state.
SB1-SSA1,51 3Section 51. 108.04 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,31,54 108.04 (2) (a) 5. The claimant completes any reemployment counseling session
5required of the claimant under sub. (15) (ao) 1.
SB1-SSA1,52 6Section 52. 108.04 (15) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
7renumbered 108.04 (15) (a) 1. and amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,31,178 108.04 (15) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b), the department may do any of
9the following
shall, for the purpose of assisting claimants to find or obtain work: 1.
10Use
, use the information or , materials, and resume provided under sub. (2) (a) 4. to
11assess a claimant's efforts, skills, and ability to find or obtain work and to develop
12a list of potential opportunities for a the claimant to obtain suitable work. A
13claimant who otherwise satisfies the requirement under sub. (2) (a) 3. is not required
14to apply for any specific positions on the list in order to satisfy that requirement
The
15department shall provide each claimant, prior to the claimant filing a weekly claim
16for benefits, with at least 4 such potential opportunities each week, one or more of
17which may be opportunities with a temporary help company
.
SB1-SSA1,53 18Section 53. 108.04 (15) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 108.04 (15) (a) 2.
19a. and amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,31,2520 108.04 (15) (a) 2. a. Require Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall
21require
a claimant whom the department identifies as likely to exhaust regular
22benefits
to participate in a public employment office workshop or training program
23or in similar reemployment services that do not charge the claimant a participation
24fee and that offer instruction to improve the claimant's ability to obtain suitable
25work.
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1Section 54. 108.04 (15) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,32,52 108.04 (15) (a) 2. b. Except as provided in par. (b), in addition to the claimants
3described in subd. 2. a., the department may require other claimants to participate
4in the reemployment services described in subd. 2. a., but the department shall
5prioritize claimants who are more likely to have difficulty obtaining reemployment.
SB1-SSA1,55 6Section 55. 108.04 (15) (am) and (ao) of the statutes are created to read:
SB1-SSA1,32,117 108.04 (15) (am) In carrying out this state's program of reemployment services
8and eligibility assessments using grant funds awarded under 42 USC 506, the
9department shall, except as provided in par. (b), provide reemployment services to
10all claimants receiving benefits, including benefits under ss. 108.141 and 108.142,
11including by doing all of the following for each such claimant:
SB1-SSA1,32,1312 1. Requiring the claimant to complete an online assessment aimed at
13identifying the claimant's skills, abilities, and career aptitude.
SB1-SSA1,32,1514 2. Coordinating with the claimant to develop an individualized employment
15plan for the claimant.
SB1-SSA1,32,1816 3. Requiring the claimant to participate in the services described under par. (a)
172. a. as needed pursuant to the individualized employment plan described in subd.
182.
SB1-SSA1,32,2119 (ao) Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall, when a claimant's
20remaining benefit entitlement under s. 108.06 (1) is 3 or less times the claimant's
21weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1), do all of the following:
SB1-SSA1,32,2322 1. Require the claimant to participate in a live, one-on-one reemployment
23counseling session between the claimant and an employee of the department.
SB1-SSA1,33,224 2. Provide the claimant information about services and benefits that are
25available to the claimant pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and

1Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, once the claimant exhausts his or her
2benefit entitlement.
SB1-SSA1,56 3Section 56. 108.133 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,33,64 108.133 (2) (a) (intro.) Promulgate Immediately promulgate rules to establish
5the program. The department shall do all of the following in the rules promulgated
6under this paragraph:
SB1-SSA1,57 7Section 57. 108.133 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,33,118 108.133 (2) (am) Promulgate Immediately promulgate rules identifying
9occupations for which drug testing is regularly conducted in this state. The
10department shall notify the U.S. department of labor of any rules promulgated under
11this paragraph.
SB1-SSA1,58 12Section 58. 108.14 (8o) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,33,1413 108.14 (8o) The department shall act to continue to receive grants for
14reemployment services and eligibility assessments under 42 USC 506.
SB1-SSA1,59 15Section 59. 108.14 (30) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,33,1816 108.14 (30) (a) The department shall, on at least a weekly basis, perform a
17comparison of recipients of benefits under this chapter against all of the following for
18the purpose of detecting fraud or erroneous payments:
SB1-SSA1,33,2019 1. Nationally recognized databases that contain information on death records,
20including the federal social security administration's death master file.
SB1-SSA1,33,2121 2. The National Association of State Workforce Agencies' integrity data hub.
SB1-SSA1,33,2322 3. The national directory of new hires maintained by the office of child support
23enforcement in the U.S. department of health and human services.
SB1-SSA1,33,2524 4. Prisoner databases maintained by the department of justice, the department
25of corrections, and the U.S. department of justice.
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1(b) The department may perform comparisons of recipients of benefits under
2this chapter against public or private databases in addition to those specified in par.
3(a) 1. to 4.
SB1-SSA1,60 4Section 60. 111.335 (4) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,34,85 111.335 (4) (jm) Notwithstanding s. 111.322, it is not employment
6discrimination because of conviction record for the physician assistant affiliated
7credentialing board to refuse to grant to an individual a compact privilege, as defined
8in s. 448.988 (2) (b), in accordance with s. 448.988 (4) (a) 3.
SB1-SSA1,61 9Section 61. 118.2925 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,34,1210 118.2925 (1) (f) “Physician assistant" means a person who is licensed under s.
11448.974
subch. IX of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of
12ch. 448
.
SB1-SSA1,62 13Section 62. 146.81 (1) (eu) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,34,1514 146.81 (1) (eu) A physician assistant who is licensed under subch. IX of ch. 448
15or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of ch. 448.
SB1-SSA1,63 16Section 63. 146.81 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,34,1817 146.81 (1) (hg) A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or professional
18counselor certified or licensed, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
SB1-SSA1,64 19Section 64. 146.81 (1) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,34,2320 146.81 (1) (hm) A speech-language pathologist or audiologist who is licensed
21under subch. II of ch. 459 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. III of ch. 459,
22or a speech and language pathologist licensed by the department of public
23instruction.
SB1-SSA1,65 24Section 65. 146.89 (1) (r) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1146.89 (1) (r) 6. A social worker who holds a certificate granted under ch. 457,
2as defined in s. 457.01 (10)
.
SB1-SSA1,66 3Section 66. 146.89 (1) (r) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,35,64 146.89 (1) (r) 7. A marriage and family therapist who is licensed under ch. 457,
5as defined in s. 457.01 (3),
or a professional counselor who is licensed under ch. 457,
6as defined in s. 457.01 (7)
.
SB1-SSA1,67 7Section 67. 146.997 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
8251
, is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,35,159 146.997 (1) (d) 4. A physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, perfusionist,
10physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, occupational therapist,
11occupational therapy assistant, or genetic counselor licensed under ch. 448; a
12physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who holds a compact privilege
13under subch. XI of ch. 448; or an occupational therapist or occupational therapy
14assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. XII of ch. 448 ; or a physician
15assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of ch. 448;
.
SB1-SSA1,68 16Section 68. 146.997 (1) (d) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,35,1817 146.997 (1) (d) 11. A social worker, marriage and family therapist or
18professional counselor certified, as those terms are defined under subch. I of ch. 457.
SB1-SSA1,69 19Section 69. 146.997 (1) (d) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,35,2320 146.997 (1) (d) 12. A speech-language pathologist or audiologist who is
21licensed under subch. II of ch. 459 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. III
22of ch. 459,
or a speech and language pathologist licensed by the department of public
23instruction.
SB1-SSA1,70 24Section 70. 154.01 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,35,2525 154.01 (3) (b) A physician assistant licensed under ch. 448.
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1Section 71. 155.01 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,36,42 155.01 (1g) (c) A physician assistant licensed under ch. 448 who a physician
3responsible for overseeing the physician assistant's practice affirms is competent to
4conduct evaluations of the capacity of patients to manage health care decisions.
SB1-SSA1,72 5Section 72. 155.01 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act 251,
6is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,36,237 155.01 (7) “Health care provider" means a nurse licensed or permitted under
8ch. 441, a chiropractor licensed under ch. 446, a dentist licensed under ch. 447, a
9physician, physician assistant, perfusionist, podiatrist, physical therapist, physical
10therapist assistant, occupational therapist, occupational therapy assistant, or
11genetic counselor licensed under ch. 448, a naturopathic doctor licensed under ch.
12466, a person practicing Christian Science treatment, an optometrist licensed under
13ch. 449, a psychologist who is licensed under ch. 455, who is exercising the temporary
14authorization to practice, as defined in s. 455.50 (2) (o), in this state, or who is
15practicing under the authority to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology, as
16defined in s. 455.50 (2) (b), a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who
17holds a compact privilege under subch. XI of ch. 448, an occupational therapist or
18occupational therapy assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. XII of ch.
19448, a physician assistant who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of ch. 448,
20a partnership thereof, a corporation or limited liability company thereof that
21provides health care services, a cooperative health care association organized under
22s. 185.981 that directly provides services through salaried employees in its own
23facility, or a home health agency, as defined in s. 50.49 (1) (a).
SB1-SSA1,73 24Section 73. 180.1901 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1180.1901 (1m) (f) Marriage and family therapy, professional counseling, and
2social work examining board under subch. I of ch. 457.
SB1-SSA1,74 3Section 74. 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,37,64 252.14 (1) (ar) 7. A social worker, marriage and family therapist, or
5professional counselor certified or licensed, as those terms are defined under subch.
6I of
ch. 457.
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