AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,224234.662 (1) (d) “Eligible political subdivision” governmental unit” means the
1city, village, town, or county governmental unit having jurisdiction over an eligible 2project, as determined by the authority. AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,76234.662 (1) (em) “Governmental unit” means a city, village, town, county, or 7federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state. AB50-ASA2-AA6,3218Section 321. 234.662 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 234.662 (1) (f) 9(intro.) and amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,1110234.662 (1) (f) (intro.) “Residential housing” means single-family or 11multifamily housing for rent or sale that to which any of the following applies: AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,12121. The housing is subject to taxation under ch. 70. AB50-ASA2-AA6,32213Section 322. 234.662 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,1614234.662 (1) (f) 2. The housing is not subject to taxation under ch. 70 because 15it is designated as reservation lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (a), or trust lands, as 16defined in s. 165.92 (1) (d). AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,1918234.662 (1) (g) “Residential housing development” means residential housing 19that consists of 16 6 or more dwelling units. AB50-ASA2-AA6,32420Section 324. 234.662 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,149,421234.662 (3) (b) (intro.) From the commercial-to-housing conversion revolving 22loan fund, the authority may award loans to developers to cover construction costs 23for an eligible project, including demolition. Any developer may apply to the 24authority for a loan in accordance with the application process established by the
1authority under par. (c), but the authority may not award the loan unless the 2developer and the eligible political subdivision governmental unit demonstrate to 3the satisfaction of the authority in one or more forms prescribed by the authority 4that all of the following apply: AB50-ASA2-AA6,3255Section 325. 234.662 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,149,216234.662 (3) (b) 3. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit has 7reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the eligible project by 8voluntarily revising zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, or other land 9development regulations to increase development density, expedite approvals, 10reduce impact, water connection, and inspection fees, or reduce parking, building, 11or other development costs with respect to the development of residential housing 12supported by the project. For purposes of this subdivision, the political subdivision 13governmental unit in cooperation with the developer shall submit to the authority a 14cost reduction analysis in a form prescribed by the authority and signed by the 15developer and the head of the political subdivision’s governmental unit’s governing 16body that shows the cost reduction measures, including time saving measures, 17undertaken by the political subdivision governmental unit on or after January 1, 182023 2015, that have reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the 19eligible project. The signed analysis shall clearly show for each time saving or cost 20reduction measure the estimated time or dollar amount saved by the developer and 21the estimated percentage reduction in housing costs. AB50-ASA2-AA6,32622Section 326. 234.662 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,223234.662 (3) (b) 4. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit is in
1compliance with the requirements under ss. 66.1001, 66.10013, and 66.10014, to 2the extent those requirements apply to the political subdivision governmental unit. AB50-ASA2-AA6,3284Section 328. 234.662 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,75234.662 (3) (d) 2. No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed 6$1,000,000 per eligible project or 20 33 percent of the total project costs, including 7any land purchase, whichever is less. AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,169234.662 (3) (c) The authority shall establish a semiannual application process 10for the award of loans under this subsection. If in any application cycle there are 11insufficient moneys available in the commercial-to-housing conversion revolving 12loan fund to fund all applications that meet the requirements under par. (b) and are 13otherwise acceptable to the authority, the authority shall prioritize funding loans 14for eligible projects in eligible political subdivisions governmental units that have 15reduced the cost of residential housing as described in par. (b) 3. but with respect to 16the political subdivision governmental unit as a whole. AB50-ASA2-AA6,33017Section 330. 234.662 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,1918234.662 (5) (b) 4. An identification of the eligible political subdivision 19governmental unit with respect to which the loan was awarded.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,151,22249.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality 23improvement activities specified in ss. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $16,683,700
1$48,185,300 in each fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such activities, 2$28,518,700. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such activities, $46,018,700. AB50-ASA2-AA6,151,104(1) Quality care for quality kids; child care foundational training. In 5the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children 6and families under s. 20.437 (1) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 7increased by $2,166,600 to subsidize workforce training for child care providers. In 8the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children 9and families under s. 20.437 (1) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is 10increased by $2,166,600 to subsidize workforce training for child care providers.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,151,161349.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality 14improvement activities specified in ss. 49.155 (1g) and 49.257, $16,683,700 15$46,518,700 in each fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such activities, 16$28,518,700. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such activities, $46,018,700. AB50-ASA2-AA6,152,218(1) Quality care for quality kids; child care foundational training. In 19the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children 20and families under s. 20.437 (1) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 21increased by $500,000 to increase funding for tribal training and technical 22assistance. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 23department of children and families under s. 20.437 (1) (md), the dollar amount for
1fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $500,000 to increase funding for tribal training 2and technical assistance.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,152,65(1) Board on aging and long-term care; ombudsman and administrative 6staff. AB50-ASA2-AA6,152,147(a) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the board on 8aging and long-term care under s. 20.432 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 92025-26 is increased by $181,900 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the 10board on aging and long-term care by 3.15 GPR positions to assist with the 11ombudsman program to reduce caseloads and to perform administrative functions. 12In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the board on aging and 13long-term care under s. 20.432 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is 14increased by $229,700 for the positions authorized under this subsection. AB50-ASA2-AA6,152,2215(b) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the board on 16aging and long-term care under s. 20.432 (1) (k), the dollar amount for fiscal year 172025-26 is increased by $107,200 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the 18board on aging and long-term care by 1.85 PR positions to assist with the 19ombudsman program to reduce caseloads and to perform administrative functions. 20In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the board on aging and 21long-term care under s. 20.432 (1) (k), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is 22increased by $135,400 for the positions authorized under this subsection. AB50-ASA2-AA6,153,323(c) One of the FTE positions authorized under this subsection shall be 24assigned as 1.0 executive assistant, one of the FTE positions authorized under this
1subsection shall be assigned as 1.0 communications specialist, and 3 of the FTE 2positions authorized under this subsection shall be assigned to the ombudsman 3program.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,153,66(1) Information systems technical services. AB50-ASA2-AA6,153,97(a) Position authorizations. The authorized FTE positions for the department 8of corrections are increased by 3.0 GPR information systems technical services 9senior positions. AB50-ASA2-AA6,153,1610(b) Incumbent contractors. Notwithstanding any requirement of competitive 11hiring procedures under subch. II of ch. 230, the department of corrections shall 12place 3 incumbent bureau of technology management contractors in the 13information systems technical services senior positions authorized under par. (a). 14The 3 individuals placed in the information systems technical services senior 15positions under this paragraph are not required to serve a probationary period 16under s. 230.28. AB50-ASA2-AA6,153,2117(c) Funding allocation. The department of corrections shall allocate $163,900 18for fiscal year 2025-26 and $218,400 for fiscal year 2026-27 from the appropriation 19under s. 20.410 (1) (a) and $36,800 for fiscal year 2025-26 and $49,100 for fiscal 20year 2026-27 from the appropriation under s. 20.410 (1) (b) to fund the information 21systems technical services senior positions authorized under par. (a).”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,154,2
1(1) Human resources administration; general programs operations 2appropriation. AB50-ASA2-AA6,154,103(a) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 4of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 5is increased by $223,000 to increase the number of authorized FTE positions in the 6department of administration by 3.0 PR-S positions for the purpose of addressing 7workload issues associated with an increase in human resources transactions. In 8the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of 9administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is 10increased by $297,600 for the positions authorized under this paragraph. AB50-ASA2-AA6,154,1711(b) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 12of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 13is increased by $27,000 for supplies and services involved in human resources 14transactions. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 15department of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), the dollar amount for fiscal 16year 2026-27 is increased by $36,600 for supplies and services involved in human 17resources transactions. AB50-ASA2-AA6,154,2118(c) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 19of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 20is increased by $159,000 for the purpose of one-time financing associated with 21human resources. AB50-ASA2-AA6,154,2322(2) Human resources administration; legal services and relocation 23assistance appropriation. AB50-ASA2-AA6,155,724(a) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
1of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 2is increased by $79,600 to increase the authorized FTE positions by 1.0 PR-S 3position in the department of administration for the purpose of addressing 4workload issues associated with an increase in human resources transactions. In 5the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of 6administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is 7increased by $106,100 for the position authorized under this paragraph. AB50-ASA2-AA6,155,148(b) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 9of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 10is increased by $9,000 for supplies and services involved in human resources 11transactions. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 12department of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kr), the dollar amount for fiscal 13year 2026-27 is increased by $12,000 for supplies and services involved in human 14resources transactions. AB50-ASA2-AA6,155,1815(c) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 16of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 17is increased by $3,000 for the purpose of one-time financing associated with human 18resources. AB50-ASA2-AA6,155,2019(3) Human resources administration; uses of new positions and one-20time funding. AB50-ASA2-AA6,156,421(a) Three positions authorized under subs. (1) (a) and (2) (a) shall be allocated 22to the division of personnel management within the department of administration 23as follows: 2.0 FTE executive human resources-specialist-senior positions assigned 24to the bureau of classification and compensation, 1.0 FTE Information Services
1business automation specialist assigned to the bureau of human resources 2information system administration and management. One FTE position shall be 3allocated as 1.0 attorney position to the Division of Legal Services to support 4human resources compliance efforts. AB50-ASA2-AA6,156,75(b) The department of administration shall allocate at least $150,000 of the 6amounts provided under subs. (1) (c) and (2) (c) to contract with an external vendor 7to analyze the personnel recruitment strategies and needs of the state.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,156,159“Section 333. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 10insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA6,156,201820.445 (1) (am) Unemployment insurance; general administration. As a 19continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for administration of ch. 20108. AB50-ASA2-AA6,33621Section 336. 49.791 (4) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,157,52249.791 (4) (f) Accepting test results from other programs. (intro.) For purposes 23of this section, an administering agency may use results of a drug test performed by
1the administering agency for the purpose of eligibility for another state program, 2including a work experience program under s. 49.162, or 49.36, or 108.133, 3performed at the request of the department of corrections, or performed by other 4drug testing providers as approved by the department to determine whether to 5refer an able-bodied adult to treatment if all of the following apply: AB50-ASA2-AA6,157,107102.43 (9) (e) The employee’s employment with the employer has been 8suspended or terminated due to misconduct, as defined in s. 108.04 (5), or 9substantial fault, as defined in s. 108.04 (5g) (a), by the employee connected with 10the employee’s work. AB50-ASA2-AA6,157,1713108.022 Electronic payments and filings; good cause. For purposes of 14requirements to use electronic filing, payment, or interchange methods specified 15under ss. 108.14 (2e), 108.17 (2b) and (7) (a), 108.185, and 108.205 (2), good cause 16for not using such method includes all of the following, as determined by the 17department: AB50-ASA2-AA6,157,1818(1) Having limited or no Internet access. AB50-ASA2-AA6,157,1919(2) Having digital literacy limitations. AB50-ASA2-AA6,157,2220(3) Having communication barriers, such as having a vision or other 21disability that prevents the ease of using the electronic method or having limited or 22no English proficiency. AB50-ASA2-AA6,157,2423(4) The presence of other circumstances that make use of the electronic 24method unusually difficult for the person, as determined by the department. AB50-ASA2-AA6,340
1Section 340. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,158,42108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. par. (b) to (bd), sub. (16) (am) 3and (b), and s. 108.062 (10) and (10m) and as otherwise expressly provided, a 4claimant is eligible for benefits as to any given week only if all of the following apply: AB50-ASA2-AA6,3415Section 341. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to 6read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,158,197108.04 (2) (a) 3. The claimant conducts a reasonable search for suitable work 8during that week and provides verification of that search to the department. The 9search for suitable work must include at least 4 actions per week that constitute a 10reasonable search as prescribed by rule of the department. In addition, the 11department may, by rule, require a claimant to take more than 4 reasonable work 12search actions in any week. The department shall require a uniform number of 13reasonable work search actions for similar types of claimants. This subdivision 14does not apply to a claimant if the department determines that the claimant is 15currently laid off from employment with an employer but there is a reasonable 16expectation of reemployment of the individual by that employer. In determining 17whether the claimant has a reasonable expectation of reemployment by an 18employer, the department shall request the employer to verify the claimant’s 19employment status and shall consider all of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA6,158,2020a. The history of layoffs and reemployments by the employer. AB50-ASA2-AA6,158,2221b. Any information that the employer furnished to the claimant or the 22department concerning the claimant’s anticipated reemployment date. AB50-ASA2-AA6,159,2
1c. Whether the claimant has recall rights with the employer under the terms 2of any applicable collective bargaining agreement. AB50-ASA2-AA6,3423Section 342. 108.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,159,64108.04 (2) (b) 1. The department may, by rule, establish waivers from the 5registration for work requirement under par. (a) 2. and the work search 6requirement under par. (a) 3. AB50-ASA2-AA6,159,1672. a. The department may promulgate rules under subd. 1. as emergency 8rules, using the procedure under s. 227.24, if the secretary of workforce 9development determines that the waiver is needed only on a temporary basis or that 10permanent rules are not warranted. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the 11department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this 12subd. 2. a. as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public 13peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of 14emergency for a rule promulgated under this subd. 2. a. Except as provided under 15subd. 2. b., a rule promulgated under this subd. 2. a. remains in effect only for 150 16days. AB50-ASA2-AA6,159,2317b. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (2), the secretary of workforce development may 18extend the effective period of an emergency rule promulgated under subd. 2. a. for a 19period specified by the secretary not to exceed 60 days. Any number of extensions 20may be granted under this subd. 2. b. Whenever the secretary extends an 21emergency rule under this subd. 2. b., it shall file a statement of its action with the 22legislative reference bureau. The statement shall identify the specific emergency 23rule to which it relates.
/2025/related/amendments/ab50/aa6_asa2_ab50
true
amends
/2025/related/amendments/ab50/aa6_asa2_ab50/9206-7
amends/2025/REG/AB50-ASA2-AA6,9206
amends/2025/REG/AB50-ASA2-AA6,9206
section
true
