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-AA6,56,1918106.136 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-AA6,57,2012(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-AA6,59,22220.445 (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-AA6,59,104106.023 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-AA6,59,1514106.27 (1) (h) Grants for education and training in the use of artificial 15intelligence. 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-AA6,60,131020.445 (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-AA6,61,218(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-AA6,61,1818103.08 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 employee’s 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 employee’s 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 2employee’s 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 employee’s application year, 90 percent of that individual's average weekly 8earnings. AB50-ASA2-AA6,63,119(b) For the amount of the employee’s average weekly earnings that are more 10than 50 percent of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before the 11employee’s application year, 50 percent of that employee’s 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 2individual’s 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 individual’s 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 individual’s 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 employer’s insurer may file a complaint with the department 16after receiving a final denial from their employer or their employer’s 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 employee’s rights under this section. Any agreement purporting to 7waive or modify an employee’s 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-AA6,65,2222103.10 (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-AA6,66,118103.10 (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 employer’s 10parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, or child parent, grandparent, grandchild, 11or sibling. AB50-ASA2-AA6,66,1313103.10 (1) (dm) “Grandchild” means the child of a child. AB50-ASA2-AA6,66,1515103.10 (1) (dp) “Grandparent” means the parent of a parent. 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 individual’s 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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