(5) Rules. The department shall, subject to sub. (3) (d), promulgate rules to implement this section.
15,303Section 303. 102.44 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 102.44 (2) (a) 1. and amended to read: 102.44 (2) (a) 1. In case of permanent total disability, aggregate indemnity shall be weekly indemnity for the period that the employee may live, subject to increase under subd. 2.
(b) 1. Total impairment for industrial use of both eyes, the loss of both arms at or near the shoulder, the loss of both legs at or near the hip, or the loss of one arm at the shoulder and one leg at the hip constitutes permanent total disability. This
2. The enumeration under subd. 1. is not exclusive, but in other cases the division shall find the facts.
15,304Section 304. 102.44 (2) (a) 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read: 102.44 (2) (a) 2. For injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2026, weekly indemnity for permanent total disability shall, beginning with the 6th anniversary of the date of injury and then annually thereafter on that anniversary, be increased as follows:
a. If the employee was receiving the maximum compensation rate, the employee’s weekly indemnity shall be increased to the maximum compensation rate then in effect for that year, as determined under s. 102.11 (1).
b. If the employee was receiving less than the maximum compensation rate, the employee’s weekly indemnity shall be increased to an amount that bears the same proportion to the maximum compensation rate then in effect for that year, as determined under s. 102.11 (1), as the employee’s compensation rate bore to the maximum compensation rate that was in effect at the time of the injury.
3. a. If a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Administrative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. a. or b. applies, then no further increases under subd. 2. shall be applied after the date that notice is published until subd. 4. applies.
b. Except as provided in subd. 3. a., if a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Administrative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (a) 1. c. or d. applies, then no further increases under subd. 2. shall be applied beginning on the first day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the notice is published until subd. 4. applies.
4. a. Notwithstanding subd. 3., if a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Administrative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. a. or b. applies, then increases under subd. 2. shall be applied beginning on from the day the notice is published.
b. Notwithstanding subd. 3. and except as provided in subd. 4. a., if a notice from the department of health services under s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. is published by the legislative reference bureau in the Wisconsin Administrative Register indicating that either s. 50.38 (7m) (b) 1. c. or d. applies, then increases under subd. 2. shall be applied beginning on the first day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the notice is published.
15,305Section 305. 106.276 (1) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 106.276 (1) (c) 4. The application is received by the department before July 1, 2025 2027.
15,306Section 306. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p. a. Add the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year under s. 20.255 (2), except s. 20.255 (2) (ac), (aw), (az), (bb), (dj), (du), (fc), (fm), (fp), (fq), (fr), (fu), (k), and (m); and s. 20.505 (4) (es); and the amount, as determined by the secretary of administration, of the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (s) allocated for payments to telecommunications providers under contracts with school districts and cooperative educational service agencies under s. 16.971 (13).
15,307Section 307. 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read: 118.51 (16) (a) 3. b. Beginning with the amount in the 2015-16 school year and, except as provided in subd. 3. c., in each school year thereafter, the sum of the amount determined under this subdivision for the previous school year; the amount of the per pupil revenue limit adjustment under s. 121.91 (2m) for the current school year, if positive; and the change in the amount of statewide categorical aid per pupil between the previous school year and the current school year, as determined under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2p., if positive; in the 2025-26 school year, $500; and in the 2026-27 school year, $500.
15,307nSection 307n. 121.004 (7) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: 121.004 (7) (c) 1. (intro.) A pupil enrolled in kindergarten may be counted only if the pupil attains the age permitted under s. 120.12 (25) or required under s. 118.14 for kindergarten admission. A 5-year-old kindergarten pupil, including a pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b), shall be counted as one-half pupil except that:
15,307pSection 307p. 121.004 (7) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read: 121.004 (7) (cm) A pupil enrolled in a 4-year-old kindergarten program, including a 4-year-old kindergarten program being phased in under s. 118.14 (3) (b), that provides the required number of hours of direct pupil instruction under s. 121.02 (1) (f) shall be counted as 0.6 pupil if the program annually provides at least 87.5 additional hours of outreach activities.
15,307rSection 307r. 121.02 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: 121.02 (1) (f) Annually, schedule at least 437 hours of direct pupil instruction in kindergarten, at least 1,050 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 1 to 6 and at least 1,137 hours of direct pupil instruction in grades 7 to 12. Scheduled hours under this paragraph include recess and time for pupils to transfer between classes but do not include the lunch period. Scheduled hours under this paragraph do not include hours of direct pupil instruction offered during an interim session. Scheduled hours under this paragraph may include hours on Saturdays. A school board operating a 4-year-old kindergarten program may use up to 87.5 of the scheduled hours for outreach activities.
15,308Section 308. 121.58 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.58 (2) (a) 4. For each pupil so transported whose residence is more than 12 miles from the school attended, $300 per school year in the 2016-17 school year and $365 for the 2020-21 school year. The amount for the 2021-22 school year and the 2022-23 school year is $375. The amount for each the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school year thereafter years is $400. For the 2025-26 school year and each school year thereafter, the amount is four hundred fifty dollars.
15,309Section 309. 121.59 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 121.59 (2) (a) Divide the statewide school district transportation costs in the previous school year by the statewide membership in the previous school year and multiply 1.35 by the quotient by 1.4.
15,310Section 310. 121.90 (2) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: 121.90 (2) (am) 2. Amounts under ss. 79.095 (4) and, 79.096, and 79.0965 for the current school year, not including payments received under s. 79.096 (3) or 79.0965 (3) for a tax incremental district that has been terminated.
15,311Section 311. 125.025 (5) of the statutes is created to read: 125.025 (5) Fees. Except as provided in ss. 125.28 (4) and 125.535 (2), all fees collected by the division in connection with permits issued under this chapter shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (9) (g).
15,312Section 312. 125.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.28 (4) The amount of the permit fee shall be established by the division and shall be an amount that is sufficient to fund one special agent position dedicated to alcohol and tobacco enforcement in the division, but the permit fee may not exceed $2,500 per year or fractional part thereof. All permit fees received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (9) (hd).
15,313Section 313. 125.535 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.535 (2) Annual permit fee. The division may, by rule, establish an annual fee, not to exceed $100, for each permit issued under this section. All permit fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (1) (9) (ha).
15,314Section 314. 125.69 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: 125.69 (4) (e) Costs. The cost of administering this subsection shall be charged to the manufacturer, rectifier and wholesaler permittees. The division shall determine the costs and shall establish the procedure for apportioning the cost against the permittees and provide for the method of payment to the division. All moneys collected by the division under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.566 (9) (g).
15,315Section 315. 139.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 139.06 (1) (a) The taxes imposed under s. 139.03 (intro.) on intoxicating liquor at the rates under s. 139.03 (2m) shall be paid to, and a monthly return filed with, the department of revenue on or before the 15th of the month following the month in which the tax liability is incurred. An administrative fee of 11 cents per gallon on intoxicating liquor taxed at the rates under s. 139.03 (2m) is imposed, shall be paid along with the taxes and shall be deposited in credited to the appropriation under s. 20.566 (1) (9) (ha).
15,316Section 316. 146.69 of the statutes is created to read: 146.69 Grants for the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin. The department shall award grants totaling $150,000 per fiscal year to the Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin to support surgical care quality improvements.
15,316mSection 316m. 165.25 (22m) of the statutes is created to read: 165.25 (22m) Misclassification and payroll fraud. Do all of the following:
(a) Meet at least quarterly with, and report annually in writing to, the department of workforce development and the department of revenue on its investigations and prosecutions on worker misclassification and payroll fraud.
(b) Send copies of its reports under par. (a) to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
(c) Upon request, report to or appear personally before the appropriate legislative standing committees, the council on unemployment insurance, or the council on worker’s compensation concerning its investigations and prosecutions on worker misclassification and payroll fraud.
15,317Section 317. 165.85 (5x) of the statutes is amended to read: 165.85 (5x) Officer training reimbursement. Notwithstanding sub. (5), in each fiscal year, the department of justice shall determine the amount of additional costs, including but not limited to tuition, lodging, travel, meals, salaries and fringe benefits, to each political subdivision as a result of the enactment of 1993 Wisconsin Act 460. In each fiscal year, the department shall pay each political subdivision the amount determined under this subsection for that political subdivision from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (am) and (q), subject to the limitations under s. 20.455 (2) (am).
15,318Section 318. 230.125 of the statutes is created to read: 230.125 Cash payment for compensatory time off prohibited. Except as prohibited by federal law, accrued compensatory time cannot be paid in cash.
15,319Section 319. 238.14 of the statutes is created to read: 238.14 Talent recruitment grants. (1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Household” means a group of one or more individuals who dwell together within the same dwelling.
(b) “Household goal” means the total number of households that a talent recruitment program under this section seeks to successfully incentivize to relocate or commit to relocate from outside this state to a municipality in this state.
(2) Establishment of grant program. The corporation shall establish and administer the economic development program under this section for the purpose of awarding grants for talent recruitment programs to incentivize households to relocate from outside this state to a municipality in this state.
(3) Grants. (a) The corporation shall award grants to eligible applicants under sub. (4) for the purpose of the administration of talent recruitment programs and the costs associated with incentivizing households to relocate from outside this state to municipalities in this state.
(b) No more than $500,000 in grant moneys may be awarded to support talent recruitment programming in a single municipality in a single fiscal year.
(c) The corporation shall disburse 50 percent of the total grant award upon entering into a grant contract and 50 percent of the total grant award upon the recipient reporting to the corporation that it has successfully met half of the household goal stated in the talent recruitment program plan under sub. (4) (b). If the recipient fails to meet half of its stated household goal, the corporation shall not disburse the remaining grant amount.
(4) Applicant eligibility. An applicant is eligible to receive a grant if the applicant meets all of the following criteria:
(a) The applicant is any of the following:
1. A city, village, town, county, or American Indian tribe or band in this state.
2. A nonprofit organization, the mission of which includes economic development, workforce and talent development, or community development.
(b) The applicant provides the corporation with a talent recruitment program plan that includes all of the following details:
1. The total estimated cost of the program and the individual estimated costs associated with the program’s design, administration, marketing, and relocation incentive initiatives.
2. The program’s household goal and the estimated total grant amount per household.
3. The program’s estimated state and local tax impact.
4. The program’s estimated total economic impact.
(c) The applicant demonstrates its ability to contribute at least 20 percent of the total talent recruitment program cost. The applicant’s contribution may include local investments and in-kind donations.
(d) If the applicant is a previous recipient of grant under this section, the applicant has met the household goal stated in the talent recruitment program plan under par. (b) for the previous grant.
(5) Household eligibility. A household is eligible for talent recruitment program incentives under this section if the household meets all of the following criteria:
(a) The household resides outside of this state at the time the household applies for talent recruitment program incentives under this section.
(b) The household has an individual household income of at least $55,000.
(c) The household submits an application to the recipient of a grant under this section to receive talent recruitment program incentives.
(6) Reports. Each recipient of a grant under this section shall provide semiannual reports to the corporation with the following data regarding talent recruitment program outcomes:
(a) Total number of household applications.
(b) Total number of approved households.
(c) Cost per approved household.
(d) The annual incomes and occupations of approved households.
(e) The economic impact of the talent recruitment program, including state and local tax revenue and new consumer spending.
15,320Section 320. 250.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read: 250.15 (1) (c) “Health center look-alike” means a health care entity that is designated by the federal health resources and services administration as a federally qualified health center look-alike.
15,322Section 322. 250.15 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 250.15 (2) (d) Two million two hundred fifty thousand Three million dollars to free and charitable clinics.
15,323Section 323. 250.15 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read: 250.15 (2) (e) To health center look-alikes, $200,000. A grant awarded to a health center look-alike under this paragraph cannot exceed $100,000.
15,324Section 324. 255.35 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: 255.35 (3) (a) The department shall implement a statewide poison control system, which shall provide poison control services that are available statewide, on a 24-hour per day and 365-day per year basis and shall provide poison information and education to health care professionals and the public. From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (1) (ds), the department shall, if the requirement under par. (b) is met, distribute total funding of not more than $425,000 in each fiscal year of up to $482,500 to supplement the operation of the system and to provide for the statewide collection and reporting of poison control data. The department may, but need not, distribute all of the funds in each fiscal year to a single poison control center.
