Amendment SA1-SSA2-SB45

SB45-SSA2-SA1,91,23 (1) Paid family and medical leave. If the paid family and medical leave program under s. 230.12 (9m) is approved by the joint committee on employment relations, it shall go into effect on January 1, 2027.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,9106 Section 9106. Nonstatutory provisions; Children and Families.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,92,11 (1) Child care quality improvement program. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the department of children and families may promulgate the rules required under s. 49.133 (2) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department of children and families is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,92,20 (2) Child care partnership grant program; emergency rule making. The department of children and families may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to implement s. 49.132. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,93,5 (3) Benefits eligibility screening; emergency rule-making authority. The department of children and families may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate rules under s. 48.49 for the period before the effective date of any permanent rules promulgated under s. 48.49, notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of children and families is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,93,11 (4) Foster care aid-related child support arrears. Any balance of court- ordered child support obligations assigned to this state under s. 48.645 (3), 2023 stats., is set to $0 and is unenforceable and uncollectable. Any warrant or lien issued prior to July 1, 2026, is vacated if it is based on the alleged failure to pay such a balance or the failure to appear to a court hearing set for the purpose of enforcing the obligation assigned to the state.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,93,22 (5) Grants for out-of-school time programs; emergency rule-making authority. The department of children and families may use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules under s. 48.483 for the period before the date on which permanent rules under s. 48.483 take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department of children and families is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,94,7 (6) Child support debt reduction; emergency rule making. The department of children and families may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 to implement s. 49.226. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,94,10 (1) Paid family and medical leave.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,94,11 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

SB45-SSA2-SA1,94,13 1. “Family leave” means leave from employment for a reason specified in s. 103.10 (3) (b).

SB45-SSA2-SA1,94,14 2. “Medical isolation” means any of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA1,94,18 a. When a health care professional, a local health officer, or the department of health services advises that an individual seclude herself or himself from others when the individual is awaiting the result of a diagnostic test for a communicable disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,94,20 b. When a local health officer or the department of health services advises that an individual isolate or quarantine under s. 252.06.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,94,23 c. When an individual’s employer advises that the individual not come to the workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected with a communicable disease.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,95,3 3. “Medical leave” means leave from employment when an employee is in medical isolation or has a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his or her employment duties, or makes the employee unable to perform the duties of any suitable employment.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,95,4 4. “Serious health condition” has the meaning given in s. 103.10 (1) (g).

SB45-SSA2-SA1,95,12 (b) Program plan. The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit to the administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration, with its recommendations for adjustments to compensation and employee benefits for employees of the system under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. for 2025-27, a plan for a program to provide paid family and medical leave for 8 weeks annually to employees of the system. If the the joint committee on employment relations approves the program for paid family and medical leave, it shall go into effect on January 1, 2027.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,9250 Section 9250. Fiscal changes; Workforce Development.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,95,22 (1) Family and medical leave expansion position funding. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (o), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $103,600 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of workforce development by 1.0 FED project position to perform outreach and technical assistance to support the expanded family and medical leave provisions.. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (o), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $103,600 for the position authorized under this subsection.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,96,3 (2) Family and medical leave expansion. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (n), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased by $103,600 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is decreased by $103,600 to reflect the position authorized under sub. (1) and the corresponding appropriation.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,9350 Section 9350. Initial applicability; Workforce Development.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,96,7 (1) Family and medical leave. The treatment of s. 103.10 (12) (b) first applies to a violation that occurs, or that an employee should reasonably have known occurred, on the effective date of this subsection.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,96,10 (2) Leave benefits eligibility. The treatment of s. 103.108 (2) first applies to a period of family leave, as defined in s. 103.108 (1) (f), or a period of medical leave, as defined in s. 103.105 (1) (i), commencing on January 1, 2027.”.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,9406 Section 9406. Effective dates; Children and Families.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,96,14 (1) Foster care and kinship care rates. The treatment of ss. 48.57 (3m) (am) (intro.) and (3n) (am) (intro.) and 48.62 (4) (a) takes effect on January 1, 2026, or on the day after publication, whichever is later.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,96,17 (2) Expanding eligibility for subsidized guardianships and kinship care payments. Notwithstanding s. 227.265, the repeal of s. DCF 55.02 (5g) (b) 2., Wis. Adm. Code, takes effect on the day after publication.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,96,19 (3) Benefits eligibility screening. The treatment of s. 48.49 takes effect on July 1, 2027.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,97,3 (4) Child support assignment and referrals. The treatment of ss. 20.437 (2) (r), 46.10 (1) and (14) (e) 1., 48.33 (4) (b) and (4m), 48.335 (3r), 48.355 (2) (b) 4., 48.357 (5m), 48.36 (4) (a), 48.363 (2), 48.645 (3), 49.345 (1) and (14) (e) 1., 301.12 (1) and (14) (e) 1., 767.001 (1) (m), 767.511 (1m) (hm), 767.521 (intro.), 767.55 (3) (a) 2., 767.57 (1m) (c), (2), and (4), 767.59 (1), (1c) (a) (intro.), and (2) (c), 767.77 (1), 767.78 (1), 767.87 (6) (a), 780.01 (5), 893.415 (2), 938.33 (3) (intro.), (a), and (b), (4) (b), and (4m), 938.335 (3r), 938.355 (2) (b) 4., 938.357 (5m) (a) and (b), 938.36 (4) (a), and 938.363 (2) and Section 9106 (4) of this act take effect on July 1, 2026.

SB45-SSA2-SA1,97,5 (5) Child support debt reduction. The treatment of s. 49.226 takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.”.

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