Amendment SSA1-AB1

AB1-SSA1,40,7 3. Any challenges or barriers the school board faced related to implementing virtual instruction during the semester.

AB1-SSA1,40,10 4. The total amount by which the school board reduced or increased expenditures in each of the following categories because the school board provided virtual instruction during the semester:

AB1-SSA1,40,11 a. Utilities.

AB1-SSA1,40,12 b. Transportation.

AB1-SSA1,40,13 c. Food service.

AB1-SSA1,40,16 d. Salary and fringe benefits for personnel, including teachers, support staff, and administrators. This category includes expenditure reductions that result from layoffs.

AB1-SSA1,40,17 e. Contract terminations.

AB1-SSA1,40,18 (c) Exceptions.

AB1-SSA1,40,21 1. In the 2021-22 school year, a school board is not required to submit a report under par. (b) for a semester in which the school board does not provide virtual instruction to pupils in lieu of in-person instruction.

AB1-SSA1,40,24 2. A school board is not required to include information related to virtual instruction provided by a virtual charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (16), in a report required under par. (b).

AB1-SSA1,40,25 (d) Reports to the legislature.

AB1-SSA1,41,7 1. By April 1, 2021, the department shall compile and submit the information it received under par. (b) for the first semester of the 2020-21 school year to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3). By September 1, 2021, the department shall compile and submit the information it received under par. (b ) for the 2nd semester of the 2020-21 school year to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3).

AB1-SSA1,41,14 2. By April 1, 2022, the department shall compile and submit the information it received under par. (b) for the first semester of the 2021-22 school year to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3). By September 1, 2022, the department shall compile and submit the information it received under par. (b ) for the 2nd semester of the 2021-22 school year to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3).

AB1-SSA1,9135 Section 9135. Nonstatutory provisions; Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of.

AB1-SSA1,41,17 (1) Loans to municipal utilities.

AB1-SSA1,41,18 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB1-SSA1,41,19 1. “Board” means the board of commissioners of public lands.

AB1-SSA1,41,20 2. “Municipal utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.377 (2) (a) 3.

AB1-SSA1,41,21 (b) Loans.

AB1-SSA1,42,2 1. The board may loan moneys under its control or belonging to the trust funds to a city, village, or town to ensure that a municipal utility under the control of the city, village, or town is able to maintain liquidity. The loan shall be for the sum of money, for the time, and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the board and the borrower.

AB1-SSA1,42,4 2. Each loan under this subsection shall be considered a state trust fund loan for purposes of s. 24.70.

AB1-SSA1,42,5 3. The board may not award a loan under this subsection after April 15, 2021.

AB1-SSA1,42,7 4. The legislature finds and determines that the loans authorized under this subsection serve a public purpose.

AB1-SSA1,9138 Section 9138. Nonstatutory provisions; Safety and Professional Services.

AB1-SSA1,42,18 (1) Emergency rules related to 3rd-party logistics providers. The pharmacy examining board may promulgate emergency rules under s. 227.24 implementing s. 450.075. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until June 30, 2023, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the board 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.

AB1-SSA1,42,19 (2) Interim licensure of 3rd-party logistics providers.

AB1-SSA1,42,20 (a) In this subsection, the definitions under s. 450.01 apply.

AB1-SSA1,43,6 (b) The board shall grant an interim license to an applicant to act as a 3rd-party logistics provider or an out-of-state 3rd-party logistics provider if, in the opinion of the board, the applicant is currently in compliance with federal law relating to 3rd-party logistics providers. The holder of an interim license under this subsection shall apply for a license under s. 450.075 on or after the date that emergency rules take effect under sub. (1 ), or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. An interim license granted under this subsection expires 90 days after the date that emergency rules take effect under sub. (1), or 90 days after the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 440.05, no fee is required for an interim license issued under this subsection.

AB1-SSA1,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

AB1-SSA1,43,8 (1) Unemployment insurance; backlog and call center.

AB1-SSA1,43,9 (a) Definitions. In this subsection, the definitions in s. 108.02 apply.

AB1-SSA1,43,17 (b) Plan to address backlog of unemployment insurance claims. Not later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph, the department shall develop a plan for the department to reduce the number of weekly claims for benefits in process, adjudication, and appeals to levels comparable to those in January and February 2020. The plan shall include measures to ensure maintenance of program integrity and fraud detection. The department shall submit the plan to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172(3) and shall publish the plan on its Internet site.

AB1-SSA1,43,23 (c) Call center. The department shall maintain a call center to provide services and support to claimants for benefits under ch. 108 or federal pandemic unemployment assistance benefits via telephone. The department shall operate the call center for 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, until the number of weekly claims in process, adjudication, and appeals is comparable to those in January and February 2020, as determined by the department.

AB1-SSA1,9151 Section 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Other.

AB1-SSA1,44,3 (1) Civil liability exemption for certain entities. The immunity granted under s. 895.476 does not apply to actions filed before the effective date of this subsection.

AB1-SSA1,9342 Section 9342. Initial applicability; Technical College System.

AB1-SSA1,44,6 (1) Hours satisfying course requirements. The treatment of s. 38.04 (33) first applies to the first semester beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

AB1-SSA1,9347 Section 9347. Initial applicability; University of Wisconsin System.

AB1-SSA1,44,9 (1) Hours satisfying course requirements. The treatment of s. 36.11 (44) first applies to the first semester beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

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