Amendment JR1 AA1-ASA1-AB1

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January 2021 Special Session

2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 1

February 17, 2021 - Offered by Joint Committee on Finance.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,1,5 1. Page 1, line 4: delete “and immunity from liability related to COVID-19 exposure" and substitute “, immunity from liability related to COVID-19 exposure, funding for unemployment insurance modernization efforts, and making an appropriation.".

AB1-ASA1-AA1,1,6 2. Page 3, line 10: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,1,8 “ Section 1c. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table - See PDF for table

AB1-ASA1-AA1,1g Section 1g. 20.445 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,2,4 20.445 (1) (ar) Unemployment insurance; information technology systems; general purpose revenue. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the project under s. 108.14 (27).

AB1-ASA1-AA1,1n Section 1n. 20.445 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,3,8 20.445 (1) (n) Employment assistance and unemployment insurance administration; federal moneys. All federal moneys received, as authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, for the administration of employment assistance and unemployment insurance programs of the department, for the performance of the department's other functions under subch. I of ch. 106 and ch. 108, and to pay the compensation and expenses of appeal tribunals and of employment councils appointed under s. 108.14, to be used for such purposes, except as provided in s. 108.161 (3e), and, from the moneys received by this state under section 903 (d) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, to transfer to the appropriation account under par. (nb) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s. 108.161 (4) (d) or the amounts in the schedule under par. (nb), to transfer to the appropriation account under par. (nd) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s. 108.161 (4) (d) or the amounts in the schedule under par. (nd), to transfer to the appropriation account under par. (ne) an amount not exceeding the lesser of the amount specified in s. 108.161 (4) (d) or the sum of the amounts in the schedule under par. (ne) and the amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund that is required to pay for the cost of banking services incurred by the unemployment reserve fund, and, from any other federal moneys received by this state for the project under s. 108.14 (27), to transfer to the appropriation account under par. (nc) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund, and to transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.427 (1) (k) an amount determined by the treasurer of the unemployment reserve fund.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,1r Section 1r. 20.445 (1) (nb) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,3,11 20.445 (1) (nb) (title) Unemployment administration; information technology systems; other federal moneys.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,1w Section 1w. 20.445 (1) (nc) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,3,15 20.445 (1) (nc) Unemployment administration; information technology systems; federal moneys. All moneys transferred from par. (n), for the project under s. 108.14 (27).”.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,3,17 3. Page 3, line 11: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 4, line 5, and substitute:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,3,19 “ Section 2g. 108.04 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 108.04 (3) (b) 1. a. and amended to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,3,21 108.04 (3) (b) 1. a. Paragraph (a) does not apply with respect to benefit years that begin after March 12, 2020, and before February 7 March 14, 2021.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,4,2 2. The department shall seek the maximum amount of federal reimbursement for benefits that are, during the any time period specified in this paragraph subd. 1., payable for the first week of a claimant's benefit year as a result of the application of this paragraph subd. 1.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,2r Section 2r. 108.04 (3) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,4,7 108.04 (3) (b) 1. b. In addition to the period specified in subd. 1. a., the secretary may suspend the application of par. (a) for any period during which federal reimbursement is available to pay benefits for the first week of a claimant's benefit year.”.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,4,8 4. Page 6, line 16: after that line insert:

AB1-ASA1-AA1,4,10 “(dg) The department shall allocate all available federal funding for the project under par. (a) before allocating any general purpose revenue for that purpose.

AB1-ASA1-AA1,4,18 (dr) If federal funding is received for the project under par. (a) prior to July 1, 2023, the secretary of administration may, to the extent permitted under federal law, lapse from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (nc) to the general fund an amount not to exceed the amounts in the schedule under s. 20.445 (1) (ar) or the amount of federal funding received, whichever is less. This paragraph does not apply with respect to amounts received as administrative grants by the state under 42 USC 502 or to amounts received by this state under section 903 (d) of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, 42 USC 1103.”.

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