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AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,11115. Labor unions.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,12126. Chambers of commerce.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,13137. Local workforce development boards.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,14148. Other public agencies.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,15159. Other contributing individuals.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,1616(3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,12517Section 125. 106.136 of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,1918106.136 On-the-job learning grant program. (1) Definitions. In this
19section:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,2020(a) Apprentice has the meaning given in s. 106.001 (1).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,2121(b) Apprenticeship program has the meaning given in s. 106.001 (4).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,2322(2) Program. (a) The department shall develop and administer a program to
23award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (er) to the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,4241. New and small employers for costs associated with apprenticeship

1programs. To be eligible to receive a grant, an employer must either never have had
2an apprenticeship program or not have had an apprenticeship program in the
3particular trade, craft, or business for which it seeks the grant in the 5 years
4preceding the date of application for the grant.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,552. Healthcare employers for costs associated with on-the-job learning.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,76(b) Employers may use the grants under this section to reimburse themselves
7for costs related to apprentices, including wages, instruction, and mentoring.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,88(c) Grants under par. (a) 2. shall be provided under a pilot program.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,109(3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section,
10which shall include procedures and criteria for awarding grants under this section.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,925011Section 9250. Fiscal changes; Workforce Development.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,2012(1) Registered apprenticeship program; position authorization. In the
13schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce
14development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is
15increased by $60,800 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department
16of workforce development by 1.0 GPR position to support the infrastructure of the
17registered apprenticeship program under subch. I of ch. 106. In the schedule under
18s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development
19under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by
20$80,900 for the position authorized under this subsection.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,58,221(2) Registered apprenticeship program; supplies and services. In the
22schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce
23development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is
24increased by $21,100 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by

1$384,900 for supplies and services for support of the infrastructure of the registered
2apprenticeship program under subch. I of ch. 106.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,58,123(3) Registered apprenticeship program in artificial intelligence;
4position authorization. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation
5to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar
6amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $238,900 to increase the authorized
7FTE positions for the department of workforce development by 5.5 GPR positions to
8expand the registered apprenticeship program in the field of artificial intelligence
9under subch. I of ch. 106. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation
10to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar
11amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $318,500 for the positions authorized
12under this subsection.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,58,1913(4) Registered apprenticeship in artificial intelligence support;
14supplies and services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to
15the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount
16for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $165,500 and the dollar amount for fiscal
17year 2026-27 is increased by $130,000 for supplies and services to support the
18registered apprenticeship program in the field of artificial intelligence under subch.
19I of ch. 106..
AB50-ASA2-AA6,58,202011. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,58,2121Section 126. 20.445 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,22220.445 (1) (b) Workforce training; programs, grants, services, and contracts.
23The As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the workforce

1training programs, grants, and services under s. 106.27 (1), (1g), (1j), (1r), and (1u)
2and for the costs associated with contracts entered into under s. 47.07.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,1273Section 127. 106.023 of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,104106.023 Teacher apprenticeships. (1) In consultation with the
5department of public instruction, the department shall prescribe the conditions
6under which a person may serve a teacher apprenticeship, as to higher education
7attendance requirements, level of supervision of an apprentice, and the credit for
8school attendance in serving the apprenticeship. The department shall also
9prescribe the criteria an individual must satisfy to demonstrate that the individual
10has successfully completed an apprenticeship under this section.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,1211(2) Every person commencing a teacher apprenticeship shall enter into an
12apprentice contract under s. 106.01.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,12813Section 128. 106.27 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,1514106.27 (1) (h) Grants for education and training in the use of artificial
15intelligence.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,915016Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,1717(1) Wisconsin Fast Forward allocations.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,2318(a) Green jobs training. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in
19fiscal year 2025-26, the department of workforce development shall allocate
20$2,000,000 for grants under s. 106.27 (1) to public or private organizations for the
21development and implementation of green jobs training programs in this state. In
22this paragraph, green jobs means jobs that produce goods or provide services that
23benefit the environment or conserve natural resources.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,324(b) Teacher apprentice incentives. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1)

1(b), in each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of workforce
2development shall allocate $1,000,000 to provide grants under s. 106.27 (1) to
3support costs of sponsoring teacher apprentices under subch. I of ch. 106.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,74(c) Artificial intelligence. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in
5each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of workforce development
6shall allocate $200,000 for grants under s. 106.27 (1) to help school districts to
7prepare students for a future that includes artificial intelligence..
AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,8812. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,99Section 129. 20.445 (1) (ga) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,131020.445 (1) (ga) Auxiliary services. All moneys received from fees collected
11under ss. 102.16 (2m) (d), 103.005 (15), 103.91 (3), 103.92 (1) (a), and 106.09 (7) for
12the delivery of services under ss. 102.16 (2m) (f), 103.005 (15), and 106.09 and ch.
13108 and for administrative services under ss. 103.905 to 103.97.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,13014Section 130. 103.90 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,1615103.90 (3) (b) 3. Any bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, or tourist
16rooming house that is required to be licensed under s. 97.605.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,925017Section 9250. Fiscal changes; Workforce Development.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,61,218(1) Migrant seasonal farm worker program; staff. In the schedule under
19s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development
20under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by
21$64,000 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 1.0 GPR
22position for the purpose of the migrant seasonal farm worker program under ss.
23103.90 to 103.97. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the
24department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for

1fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $78,200 to provide funding for the position
2authorized under this subsection.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,61,93(2) Migrant seasonal farm worker program; supplies and services. In
4the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
5workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year
62025-26 is increased by $779,500 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is
7increased by $33,100 for supplies and services for an online platform to be used by
8the migrant seasonal farm worker program under ss. 103.90 to 103.97 to process
9applications and certifications for migrant labor camp and housing operators.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,61,1510(3) Migrant seasonal farm worker program; administrative services.
11In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
12workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (ga), the dollar amount for fiscal year
132025-26 is increased by $35,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is
14increased by $35,000 for administrative services related to the migrant seasonal
15farm worker program under ss. 103.90 to 103.97..
AB50-ASA2-AA6,61,161613. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,61,1717Section 131. 103.08 of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,61,1818103.08 Paid family and medical leave. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,61,2119(a) Application year means the 12-month period beginning on the first day
20of the first calendar week for which leave benefits are claimed by an employee under
21this section.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,62,522(b) Average weekly earnings means one-thirteenth of the wages paid to an
23employee during the last completed calendar quarter prior to the employees date of
24eligibility for leave benefits under this section and includes all sick, holiday,

1vacation, and termination pay that is paid directly by an employer to an employee at
2the employees usual rate of pay during his or her last completed calendar quarter
3as a result of employment for an employer and any total or partial disability
4payments under ch. 102 or a federal law that provides for payments on account of a
5work-related injury or illness.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,62,96(d) Employee has the meaning given in s. 103.10 (b), except that it does not
7include employees whose compensation is established under s. 20.923 (2) or (3) or
8230.12 (9m) or employees of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
9System.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,62,1310(e) Employer has the meaning given in s. 103.10 (1) (c), except that it does
11not include any entity whose employees compensation is established under s.
1220.923 (2) or (3) or 230.12 (9m) or the Board of Regents of the University of
13Wisconsin System.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,62,1514(f) Family leave means leave from employment taken for any of the reasons
15under s. 103.10 (3) (b) 1. to 7.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,62,1716(g) Insurer means a company that issues an insurance policy to an employer
17to provide leave benefits under this section.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,62,1818(h) Leave benefits means benefits provided under sub. (2).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,62,2019(i) Medical leave means leave from employment taken for any of the reasons
20under s. 103.10 (4).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,63,221(2) Paid benefit requirement. Each employer shall provide paid leave
22benefits to their employees for up to 8 weeks of family and medical leave in the
23amount specified in sub. (3). Employees shall be paid leave benefits for consecutive

1family and medical leave or intermittent family leave and medical leave at the
2employees sole discretion.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,63,43(3) Benefit amount. The amount of leave benefits for a week for which those
4benefits are payable is as follows:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,63,85(a) For the amount of the employee's average weekly earnings that are not
6more than 50 percent of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before
7the employees application year, 90 percent of that individual's average weekly
8earnings.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,63,119(b) For the amount of the employees average weekly earnings that are more
10than 50 percent of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before the
11employees application year, 50 percent of that employees average weekly earnings.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,63,1312(4) Insurance. (a) An employer may contract with an insurance company to
13provide coverage for the leave benefits required under sub. (2).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,63,1614(b) Employers may not deduct any fees from employee compensation for the
15cost of insurance coverage or otherwise charge employees for the cost of insurance
16coverage under this subsection.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,63,1817(c) Insurance policies for leave benefits shall allow for employees to seek
18arbitration following a denial of leave benefits by the insurer.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,63,2119(5) Federal tax treatment of benefits. With respect to the federal income
20taxation of family or medical leave insurance benefits, an employer shall do all of
21the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,64,322(a) At the time an individual files a claim for leave benefits, advise the
23individual that those benefits may be subject to federal income taxation, that
24requirements exist under federal law pertaining to estimated tax payments, and

1that the individual may elect to have federal income taxes withheld from the
2individuals benefit payments and may change that election not more than one time
3in an application year.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,64,94(b) Allow the individual to elect to have federal income tax deducted and
5withheld from the individuals benefit payments, allow the individual to change
6that election not more than one time in an application year, and deduct and
7withhold that tax in accordance with the individuals election as provided under 26
8USC 3402. If the employer has contracted with an insurer, the employer shall
9direct the insurer to follow the provisions of this paragraph.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,64,2110(6) Denial of benefits; appeals. An employer or an insurer that provides
11benefits under a policy under sub. (4) shall provide an employee with the reason for
12a denial for a claim for leave benefits whether in whole or in part, with information
13for the employee to file an appeal with the department. An employee whose claim
14for leave benefits under this section has been denied in whole or in part by their
15employer or their employers insurer may file a complaint with the department
16after receiving a final denial from their employer or their employers insurer. The
17department shall process the complaint in the same manner as complaints filed
18under s. 103.10 (12) (b) are processed. If the department finds that the employer or
19insurer should have paid leave benefits, the department may order the employer or
20insurer to provide the benefits owed and, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), pay
21reasonable actual attorney fees to the employee.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,64,2322(7) Prohibited acts. (a) No person may interfere with, restrain, or deny the
23exercise of any right provided under this section.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,65,424(b) No person may discharge or otherwise discriminate against any person for

1exercising any right provided under this section, opposing a practice prohibited
2under this section, filing a complaint or attempting to enforce any right provided
3under this section, or testifying or assisting in any action or proceeding to enforce
4any right provided under this section.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,65,85(c) No collective bargaining agreement or employer policy may diminish or
6abridge an employees rights under this section. Any agreement purporting to
7waive or modify an employees rights under this section is void as against public
8policy and unenforceable.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,65,139(8) Notice posted. Each employer shall post, on its website and in one or
10more conspicuous places where notices to employees are customarily posted, a
11notice in a form approved by the department setting forth employees rights under
12this section. Any employer that violates this subsection shall forfeit not more than
13$100 for each violation.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,65,1414(9) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,13215Section 132. 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1)
16(a) and amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,65,1817103.10 (1) (a) Child means a natural, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, or
18a legal ward to whom any of the following applies:.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,13319Section 133. 103.10 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,13420Section 134. 103.10 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,13521Section 135. 103.10 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,65,2222103.10 (1) (ap) Covered active duty means any of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,66,2
11. For a member of a regular component of the U.S. armed forces, duty during
2the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,66,632. For a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, duty during
4the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country
5under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law specified in 10 USC 101
6(a) (13) (B).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,1367Section 136. 103.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,66,118103.10 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 2. and s. 452.38, employee
9means an individual employed in this state by an employer, except the employers
10parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, or child parent, grandparent, grandchild,
11or sibling.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,13712Section 137. 103.10 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,66,1313103.10 (1) (dm) Grandchild means the child of a child.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,13814Section 138. 103.10 (1) (dp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,66,1515103.10 (1) (dp) Grandparent means the parent of a parent.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,13916Section 139. 103.10 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,66,1717103.10 (1) (em) Medical isolation means any of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,66,21181. When a health care professional, a local health officer, or the department of
19health services advises that an individual seclude herself or himself from others
20when the individual is awaiting the result of a diagnostic test for a communicable
21disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,66,23222. When a local health officer or the department of health services advises
23that an individual isolate or quarantine under s. 252.06.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,67,3
13. When an individuals employer advises that the individual not come to the
2workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected
3with a communicable disease.
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