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AB1-ASA1-AA4,2j 12Section 2j. 108.04 (8) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,2L 13Section 2L. 108.04 (8) (em) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,2n 14Section 2n. 108.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,5,2415 108.06 (1) Except as provided in sub. subs. (6) and (7) and ss. 108.141 and
16108.142, no claimant may receive total benefits based on employment in a base
17period greater than 26 times the claimant's weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1)
18or 40 percent of the claimant's base period wages, whichever is lower. Except as
19provided in sub. subs. (6) and (7) and ss. 108.141 and 108.142, if a claimant's base
20period wages are reduced or canceled under s. 108.04 (5) or (18), or suspended under
21s. 108.04 (1) (f), (10) (a), or (17), the claimant may not receive total benefits based on
22employment in a base period greater than 26 times the claimant's weekly benefit rate
23under s. 108.05 (1) or 40 percent of the base period wages not reduced, canceled or
24suspended which were paid or payable to the claimant, whichever is lower.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,2p 25Section 2p. 108.06 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.06 (2) (c) No benefits are payable to a claimant for any week of
2unemployment not occurring during the claimant's benefit year except under sub. (7)
3and
ss. 108.141 and 108.142.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,2r 4Section 2r. 108.06 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,6,85 108.06 (2) (cm) If an employee qualifies to receive benefits using the base period
6described in s. 108.02 (4) (b), the wages used to compute the employee's benefit
7entitlement are not available for use in any subsequent benefit computation for the
8same employee, except under sub. (7) or s. 108.141 or 108.142.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,2t 9Section 2t. 108.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,6,1410 108.06 (3) There shall be payable to an employee, for weeks ending within the
11employee's benefit year, only those benefits computed for that benefit year based on
12the wages paid to the employee in the immediately preceding base period. Wages
13used in a given benefit computation are not available for use in any subsequent
14benefit computation except under sub. (7) and s. 108.141.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,2v 15Section 2v. 108.06 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,6,2516 108.06 (6) (intro.) If a claimant has established a benefit year prior to the
17effective date of any increase in the maximum weekly benefit rate provided under
18s. 108.05 (1), the claimant has not exhausted his or her total benefit entitlement
19under sub. (1) for that benefit year on that effective date, and the claimant was
20entitled to receive the maximum weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) that was in
21effect prior to that effective date, the limitation on the total benefits authorized to
22be paid to a claimant under sub. (1) does not apply to that claimant in that benefit
23year. Unless sub. (7) or s. 108.141 or 108.142 applies, the claimant's remaining
24benefit entitlement in that benefit year for the period beginning on that effective date
25shall be computed by:
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1Section 2x. 108.06 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,7,22 108.06 (7) (a) In this subsection:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,7,63 1. “Applicable benefit year" means, with respect to a claimant, the claimant's
4current benefit year if at the time an initial claim for benefits under this subsection
5is filed the claimant has an unexpired benefit year or, in any other case, the
6claimant's most recent benefit year.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,7,87 2. “Training program" means any program of a type specified in s. 108.04 (16)
8(a).
AB1-ASA1-AA4,7,129 (b) Except as provided in pars. (f) and (g), a claimant who is otherwise eligible
10for benefits and who is currently enrolled in a training program is eligible, while
11enrolled in that training program, for additional benefits under this subsection
12provided that the claimant:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,7,1713 1. Has exhausted all rights to regular benefits, Wisconsin supplemental
14benefits, federal emergency compensation benefits under P.L. 110-252 and P.L.
15110-449, as amended, extended benefits under s. 108.141, and the federal Trade Act
16of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), or any other similar state or federal program of additional
17benefits;
AB1-ASA1-AA4,7,2018 2. If not in a current benefit year, has a benefit year that ended no earlier than
1952 weeks prior to the week for which the claimant first claims benefits under this
20subsection;
AB1-ASA1-AA4,7,2221 3. Except as provided in par. (e), is first enrolled in a training program within
22the claimant's applicable benefit year; and
AB1-ASA1-AA4,7,2423 4. Is not receiving similar stipends or other training allowances for nontraining
24costs.
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1(c) The weekly benefit rate payable to a claimant under this subsection for a
2week of total unemployment is an amount equal to the most recent weekly benefit
3rate in the claimant's applicable benefit year as determined under s. 108.05 (1).
AB1-ASA1-AA4,8,84 (d) A claimant may receive total benefits under this subsection of not more than
526 times the claimant's weekly benefit rate that applied to the claimant's applicable
6benefit year while enrolled in a training program. The benefits authorized under this
7subsection are in addition to any regular benefits, extended benefits, or additional
8benefits authorized under federal law to which a claimant may be entitled.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,8,149 (e) A claimant who is otherwise eligible for benefits under par. (b) and whose
10applicable benefit year ends in a week in which benefits are payable in this state
11under s. 108.141 or 108.142, or P.L. 110-252 or P.L. 110-449, as amended, or another
12similar state or federal program of additional benefits, is also eligible for benefits
13under this subsection if the claimant is first enrolled in a training program within
1452 weeks after the end of the claimant's applicable benefit year.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,8,1715 (f) No benefits may be paid to a claimant under this subsection for weeks
16beginning more than 52 weeks after the first week for which the claimant received
17benefits under this subsection.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,8,2118 (g) Except when the result would be inconsistent with the other provisions of
19this subsection, the provisions of this chapter that apply to claims for, or the payment
20of, regular benefits apply to claims for, and the payment of, benefits under this
21subsection.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,8,2422 (h) The restrictions on benefit reductions and disqualifications in s. 108.04 (16)
23apply to a claimant in a training program who is entitled to receive benefits under
24this subsection.
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1(i) The department shall charge benefits paid under this subsection in the same
2manner as benefits are charged under s. 108.04 (16) (e).”.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,9,4 34. Page 7, line 8: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with
4page 8, line 5, and substitute:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,9,5 5 Section 7c. 108.14 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,9,96 108.14 (28) The department shall promulgate a rule to define what constitutes
7suitable work for claimants, which shall specify different levels of suitable work
8based upon the number of weeks that a claimant has received benefits in a given
9benefit year.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,7g 10Section 7g. 108.141 (3g) (a) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,9,1211 108.141 (3g) (a) 3. (intro.) Work Notwithstanding s. 108.02 (24g), work is
12suitable within the meaning of subd. 2. if:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,7r 13Section 7r. 108.16 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,9,1714 108.16 (6m) (a) The benefits thus chargeable under s. 108.04 (1) (f), (5), (5g),
15(7) (h), (8) (a) or (b), (13) (c) or (d) or (16) (e), 108.07 (3), (3r), (5) (am) 2. and (bm) 3.
16a., (5m), and (6), 108.133 (3) (f), 108.14 (8n) (e), 108.141, 108.151, or 108.152 or sub.
17(6) (e) or (7) (a) and (b).”.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,9,18 185. Page 8, line 7: delete lines 7 to 10.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,9,19 196. Page 8, line 18: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,9,23 20“(3m) Unemployment insurance; suitable work. The department of workforce
21development shall submit a notice to the legislative reference bureau for publication
22in the Wisconsin Administrative Register when the department determines that the
23department has rules in place under s. 108.14 (28) to define suitable work.
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1(4m) Unemployment insurance; wage threshold. Section 108.05 (3) (dm) does
2not apply to a claimant who files for benefits for a week beginning on or after the
3effective date of this subsection and before June 30, 2021.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,10m 4Section 10m. Initial applicability.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,10,85 (1m) Unemployment insurance; work search. The treatment of s. 108.04 (2)
6(a) 3. (with respect to the required number of work search actions) first applies with
7respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after the effective date of this
8subsection.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,10,119 (2m) Unemployment insurance; suitable work. The treatment of ss. 108.02
10(24g) and 108.04 (7) (e) and (8) (c), (d), (dm), and (em) first applies to determinations
11issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,10,1412 (3m) Unemployment insurance; substantial fault. The treatment of ss. 108.04
13(5g) and 108.16 (6m) (a) first applies with respect to determinations issued under s.
14108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.
AB1-ASA1-AA4,11m 15Section 11m. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the Sunday after
16publication, except as follows:
AB1-ASA1-AA4,10,2017 (1m) Unemployment insurance; suitable work. The treatment of ss. 108.02
18(24g) and 108.04 (7) (e) and (8) (c), (d), (dm), and (em) and Section 10m (2m) of this
19act take effect on the date the notice under Section 9 (3m) is published in the
20Wisconsin Administrative Register or on January 3, 2023, whichever occurs first.”.
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