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AB68-SSA1,1175,139 229.8273 (5) (b) 1. The supply of eligible minority businesses, disabled
10veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned
11businesses, disability-owned businesses,
and women's businesses that have the
12financial capacity, technical capacity and previous experience in the areas in which
13contracts were awarded.
AB68-SSA1,2533 14Section 2533. 229.8273 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1175,1815 229.8273 (5) (b) 2. The competing demands for the services provided by eligible
16minority businesses, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
17transgender-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses,
and women's
18businesses, as described in subd. 1., in areas in which contracts were awarded.
AB68-SSA1,2534 19Section 2534. 229.8273 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1176,220 229.8273 (5) (b) 3. The extent to which the district or contractors advertised for
21and aggressively solicited bids from eligible minority businesses, disabled
22veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned
23businesses, disability-owned businesses,
and women's businesses, as described in
24subd. 1., and the extent to which eligible minority businesses, disabled

1veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned
2businesses, disability-owned businesses,
and women's businesses submitted bids.
AB68-SSA1,2535 3Section 2535 . 229.8275 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1176,9 4229.8275 Prevailing wage. A district may not enter into a contract under s.
5229.827 with a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, or a related
6party that requires the team or related party to acquire and construct or renovate
7football stadium facilities that are part of any facilities that are leased by the district
8to the team or to a related party unless the professional football team or related party
9agrees to all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,1176,15 10(1) Not to allow any employee working on the football stadium facilities who
11would be entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate under s. 66.0903 and who would
12not be required or allowed to work more than the prevailing hours of labor, if the
13football stadium facilities were a project of public works subject to s. 66.0903, to be
14paid less than the prevailing wage rate or to be required or allowed to work more than
15the prevailing hours of labor, except as allowed under s. 66.0903 (4) (a).
AB68-SSA1,1176,21 16(2) To require any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or
17subcontractor performing work on the football stadium facilities to keep and allow
18inspection of records in the same manner as a contractor, subcontractor, or agent of
19a contractor or subcontractor performing work on a project of public works that is
20subject to s. 66.0903 is required to keep and allow inspection of records under s.
2166.0903 (10).
AB68-SSA1,1177,4 22(3) To comply with s. 66.0903 in the same manner as a local governmental unit
23contracting for the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of a
24project of public works is required to comply with s. 66.0903 and to require any
25contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing work

1on the football stadium facilities to comply with s. 66.0903 in the same manner as
2a contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing
3work on a project of public works that is subject to s. 66.0903 is required to comply
4with s. 66.0903.
AB68-SSA1,2536 5Section 2536. 229.845 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1177,9 6229.845 (title) Minority business contracting goals; disabled
7veteran-owned business contracting goals
; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
8transgender-owned business contracting goals; disability-owned business
9contracting goals; women's business contracting goals
.
AB68-SSA1,2537 10Section 2537. 229.845 (1) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1177,1211 229.845 (1) (ae) “Disability-owned business” means a business certified by the
12department of administration under s. 16.289 (3).
AB68-SSA1,2538 13Section 2538. 229.845 (1) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1177,1514 229.845 (1) (ak) “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business”
15means a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.288 (3).
AB68-SSA1,2539 16Section 2539. 229.845 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1178,1317 229.845 (2) It shall be a goal of the district, in awarding construction work and
18professional services contracts related to cultural arts facilities, that at least 15
19percent of the aggregate dollar value of such contracts awarded by the district shall
20be awarded to minority businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value
21of such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to disabled
22veteran-owned businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of such
23contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
24transgender-owned businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate dollar value of
25such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to disability-owned

1businesses,
and at least 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of such contracts
2awarded by the district shall be awarded to women's businesses, except that if the
3sponsoring city is a 1st class city, it shall be a goal of the district, in awarding
4construction work and professional services contracts related to cultural arts
5facilities, that at least 25 percent of the aggregate dollar value of such contracts
6awarded by the district shall be awarded to minority businesses, at least 1 percent
7of the aggregate dollar value of such contracts awarded by the district shall be
8awarded to disabled veteran-owned businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate
9dollar value of such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to lesbian,
10gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, at least 1 percent of the aggregate
11dollar value of such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to
12disability-owned businesses,
and at least 5 percent of the aggregate dollar value of
13such contracts awarded by the district shall be awarded to women's businesses.
AB68-SSA1,2540 14Section 2540. 230.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1178,2115 230.01 (2) (b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment
16opportunity by ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term,
17and condition or privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties
18and responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race,
19creed or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation,
20gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32
21(7k),
or political affiliation.
AB68-SSA1,2541 22Section 2541 . 230.01 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,624 230.01 (2) (b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment
25opportunity by ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term,

1and condition or privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties
2and responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race,
3creed or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation,
4gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32
5(7k), or political affiliation, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s.
6343.03 (3r)
.
AB68-SSA1,2542 7Section 2542 . 230.08 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,118 230.08 (2) (g) One stenographer appointed by each elective executive officer,
9except the secretary of state and the state treasurer; and one deputy or assistant
10appointed by each elective executive officer, except the state treasurer, secretary of
11state,
attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction.
AB68-SSA1,2543 12Section 2543. 230.08 (2) (L) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,1413 230.08 (2) (L) 4. Higher educational aids board , created under s. 15.67 attached
14to the department of administration under s. 15.03
.
AB68-SSA1,2544 15Section 2544 . 230.08 (2) (ya) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,1716 230.08 (2) (ya) The director of the office of environmental justice in the
17department of administration.
AB68-SSA1,2545 18Section 2545 . 230.08 (2) (yf) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,1919 230.08 (2) (yf) The chief resiliency officer in the department of administration.
AB68-SSA1,2546 20Section 2546 . 230.08 (2) (yg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,2221 230.08 (2) (yg) The director of the office of digital transformation in the
22department of administration.
AB68-SSA1,2547 23Section 2547. 230.08 (2) (yh) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,2524 230.08 (2) (yh) The director of Native American affairs in the department of
25administration.
AB68-SSA1,2548
1Section 2548. 230.08 (2) (yL) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1180,22 230.08 (2) (yL) The chief equity officer in the department of administration.
AB68-SSA1,2549 3Section 2549. 230.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1180,184 230.10 (2) The compensation plan in effect at the time that a representative
5is recognized or certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining unit and
6the employee salary and benefit provisions under s. 230.12 (3) (e) in effect at the time
7that a representative is certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining
8unit under subch. V of ch. 111 constitute the compensation plan or employee salary
9and benefit provisions for employees in the collective bargaining unit until a
10collective bargaining agreement becomes effective for that unit. If a collective
11bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 expires prior to the effective date of
12a subsequent agreement, and a representative continues to be recognized or certified
13to represent employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or (ag) or certified to represent
14employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (ar) to (f) in that collective bargaining unit, the
15wage rates of the employees in such a unit shall be frozen until a subsequent
16agreement becomes effective, and the compensation plan under s. 230.12 and salary
17and benefit changes adopted under s. 230.12 (3) (e) do not apply to employees in the
18unit.
AB68-SSA1,2550 19Section 2550. 230.12 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1181,220 230.12 (9m) Paid parental leave. The administrator shall develop and
21recommend to the joint committee on employment relations a program,
22administered by the division, that provides paid parental leave to employees whose
23compensation is established under this section or s. 20.923 (2) or (3) but does not
24include employees of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
25The approval process for the program is the same as that provided under sub. (3) (b),

1and, if approved, the program shall be incorporated into the compensation plan
2under sub. (1).
AB68-SSA1,2551 3Section 2551. 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1181,16 4230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
5or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit
6information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of
7any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such those opinions or
8affiliations and all disclosures thereof of those opinions or affiliations shall be
9discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and
10impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state
11institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment,
12application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person's
13political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race,
14color, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender
15identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),
national origin, or ancestry except as otherwise
16provided.
AB68-SSA1,2552 17Section 2552 . 230.18 of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this
18act), is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1182,6 19230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
20or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit
21information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of
22any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning those opinions or affiliations
23and all disclosures of those opinions or affiliations shall be discountenanced except
24that the director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for
25positions such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No

1discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment, application, or hiring process
2against or in favor of any person because of the person's political or religious opinions
3or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, gender
4expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),
5national origin, or ancestry, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s.
6343.03 (3r)
except as otherwise provided.
AB68-SSA1,2553 7Section 2553. 230.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1182,148 230.26 (4) Fringe benefits specifically authorized by statutes, with the
9exception of leave of absence with pay owing to sickness, deferred compensation plan
10participation under subch. VII of ch. 40, worker's compensation, unemployment
11insurance, group insurance, retirement, and social security coverage, shall be denied
12employees hired under this section. Such employees may not be considered
13permanent employees and do not qualify for tenure, vacation, paid holidays, sick
14leave,
performance awards, or the right to compete in promotional processes.
AB68-SSA1,2554 15Section 2554. 230.35 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1182,1716 230.35 (1) (a) 1. One hundred four hours each year for a full year of service
17during the first 5 2 years of service;
AB68-SSA1,2555 18Section 2555. 230.35 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1182,2019 230.35 (1) (a) 1m. One hundred twenty hours each year for a full year of service
20during the next 3 years of service;
AB68-SSA1,2556 21Section 2556. 230.35 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1182,2322 230.35 (1) (c) When the rate of annual leave changes during the 2nd, 5th, 10th,
2315th, 20th or 25th calendar year, the annual leave for that year shall be prorated.
AB68-SSA1,2557 24Section 2557. 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1183,2
1230.35 (1m) (bt) 1. 120 hours each year for a full year of service during the first
2 5 2 years of service;
AB68-SSA1,2558 3Section 2558. 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1183,54 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1m. 136 hours each year for a full year of service during the
5next 3 years of service;
AB68-SSA1,2559 6Section 2559. 230.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1183,207 230.35 (2) Leave of absence with pay owing to sickness and leave of absence
8without pay, other than annual leave and leave under s. 103.10, shall be regulated
9by rules of the administrator, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate from
10year to year. Employees appointed under s. 230.26 (1) shall accrue leave of absence
11with pay owing to sickness at the same rate as permanent and project state
12employees, and such leave shall be prorated if the employee works less than
13full-time.
After July 1, 1973, employees appointed to career executive positions
14under the program established under s. 230.24 or positions designated in s. 19.42
15(10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall have
16any unused sick leave credits restored if they are reemployed in a career executive
17position or in a position under s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or
18authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e), regardless of the duration of their absence.
19Restoration of unused sick leave credits if reemployment is to a position other than
20those specified above shall be in accordance with rules of the administrator.
AB68-SSA1,2560 21Section 2560. 230.35 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1183,2222 230.35 (4) (a) 3m. June 19.
AB68-SSA1,2561 23Section 2561. 230.35 (4) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1183,2524 230.35 (4) (a) 10. The day following if January 1, June 19, July 4, or December
2525 falls on Sunday.
AB68-SSA1,2562
1Section 2562. 230.35 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1184,52 230.35 (4) (c) Except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all
3employees except limited term employees shall receive 9 10 paid holidays annually
4in addition to any other authorized paid leave, the time to be at the discretion of the
5appointing authorities.
AB68-SSA1,2563 6Section 2563. 231.03 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1184,117 231.03 (6) (L) Finance working capital needs of any participating health
8institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit
9institution, or participating research institution in an amount not to exceed that
10approved by the authority. Bonds issued for purposes of the paragraph are not
11exempt from taxation under s. 71.05 (1) (c) 14., 71.26 (1m) (o), or 71.45 (1t) (n).
AB68-SSA1,2564 12Section 2564. 231.03 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1185,213 231.03 (13) Make loans to any participating health institution, participating
14educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating
15research institution for the cost of a project or to finance working capital under sub.
16(6) (L)
in accordance with an agreement between the authority and the participating
17health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit
18institution, or participating research institution. The authority may secure the loan
19by a mortgage or other security arrangement on the health facility, educational
20facility, nonprofit facility, or research facility granted by the participating health
21institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit
22institution, or participating research institution to the authority. The loan may not
23exceed, as applicable, the total cost of the project as determined by the participating
24health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit

1institution, or participating research institution and approved by the authority or
2the amount of working capital approved by the authority under sub. (6) (L)
.
AB68-SSA1,2565 3Section 2565. 234.03 (18m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1185,104 234.03 (18m) (a) (intro.) From the funds described under sub. (18), to annually
5invest, directly or through a financial intermediary a total of, not more than
6$1,000,000 of its general funds in business entities having their principal places of
7business in this state, including their affiliates, which are independently owned and
8operated and which employ fewer than 25 50 full-time employees or have gross
9annual sales of less than $2,500,000 $5,000,000, to enable those business entities to
10do any of the following:
AB68-SSA1,2566 11Section 2566. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1185,20 12234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall
13require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all
14regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic
15abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or creed, and that
16contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic
17development or housing projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for
18employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation,
19gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32
20(7k),
or creed.
AB68-SSA1,2567 21Section 2567 . 234.29 of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this
22act), is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1186,6 23234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall
24require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all
25regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, status as a holder or nonholder

1of a license under s. 343.03 (3r),
status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault,
2or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or creed, and that contractors and
3subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic development or housing
4projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination
5as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32
6(7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), or creed.
AB68-SSA1,2568 7Section 2568. 234.45 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1186,128 234.45 (1) (c) “Credit period” means the period of 6 10 taxable years beginning
9with the taxable year in which a qualified development is placed in service. For
10purposes of this paragraph, if a qualified development consists of more than one
11building, the qualified development is placed in service in the taxable year in which
12the last building of the qualified development is placed in service.
AB68-SSA1,2569 13Section 2569. 234.45 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1186,2314 234.45 (1) (e) “Qualified development” means a qualified low-income housing
15project under section 42 (g) of the Internal Revenue Code that is financed with
16tax-exempt bonds, pursuant to section 42 (i) (2) described in section 42 (h) (4) (A) of
17the Internal Revenue Code, allocated the credit under section 42 of the Internal
18Revenue Code,
and located in this state; except that the authority may waive, in the
19qualified allocation plan under section 42 (m) (1) (B) of the Internal Revenue Code,
20the requirements of tax-exempt bond financing and federal credit allocation to the
21extent the authority anticipates that sufficient volume cap under section 146 of the
22Internal Revenue Code will not be available to finance low-income housing projects
23in any year
.
AB68-SSA1,2570 24Section 2570. 234.45 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1187,7
1234.45 (4) Allocation limits. In any calendar year, the aggregate amount of
2all state tax credits for which the authority certifies persons in allocation certificates
3issued under sub. (3) in that year may not exceed $42,000,000 $100,000,000,
4including all amounts each person is eligible to claim for each year of the credit
5period, plus the total amount of all unallocated state tax credits from previous
6calendar years and plus the total amount of all previously allocated state tax credits
7that have been revoked or cancelled or otherwise recovered by the authority.
AB68-SSA1,2571 8Section 2571. 238.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1187,129 238.07 (1) Annually, by January October 1, the board shall submit to the chief
10clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
1113.172 (2), a report identifying the economic development projects that the board
12intends to develop and implement during the current calendar fiscal year.
AB68-SSA1,2572 13Section 2572. 238.127 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2573 14Section 2573. 238.127 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1187,2115 238.127 (2) (intro.) The corporation shall establish and administer a state main
16street program to coordinate state and local participation in programs offered by in
17accordance with guidelines of
the national main street center , created by the national
18trust for historic preservation,
. The purpose of the program is to assist
19municipalities in planning, managing, and implementing programs for the
20revitalization of business areas. The corporation shall do downtown areas and
21historic commercial districts, including by doing
all of the following:
AB68-SSA1,2574 22Section 2574. 238.127 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-SSA1,2575 23Section 2575. 238.127 (2) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1187,2524 238.127 (2) (ac) Assisting communities in restoring and retaining the historic
25character of their downtown areas and historic commercial districts.
AB68-SSA1,2576
1Section 2576. 238.127 (2) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
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