Amendment AA1-SB70

SB70-AA1,319 Section 319. 230.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,170,10 230.01 (2) (b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment opportunity by ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term, and condition or privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties and responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race, creed or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), or political affiliation.

SB70-AA1,320 Section 320. 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,170,24 230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such those opinions or affiliations and all disclosures thereof of those opinions or affiliations shall be discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment, application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person's political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), national origin, or ancestry except as otherwise provided.

SB70-AA1,321 Section 321. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,171,9 234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u), or creed, and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic development or housing projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), or creed.

SB70-AA1,322 Section 322. 321.37 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,171,21 321.37 No discrimination. No person, otherwise qualified, may be denied membership in the national guard or state defense force because of sex, color, race, creed, or sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), and no member of the national guard or state defense force may be segregated within the national guard or state defense force on the basis of sex, color, race, creed, or sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k). Nothing in this section prohibits separate facilities for persons of different sexes with regard to dormitory accommodations, toilets, showers, saunas, and dressing rooms, except that no person may be denied equal access to facilities most consistent with the person's gender identity.

SB70-AA1,212r Section 212r. 814.04 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,172,2 814.04 Items of costs. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 93.20, 100.195 (5m) (b), 100.30 (5m), 106.50 (6) (i) and (6m) (a), 111.397 (2) (a), 115.80 (9), 767.553 (4) (d), 769.313, 802.05, 814.245, 895.035 (4), 895.044, 895.443 (3), 895.444 (2), 895.445 (3), 895.446 (3), 895.506, 943.212 (2) (b), 943.245 (2) (d), 943.51 (2) (b), and 995.10 (3), when allowed costs shall be as follows:

SB70-AA1,212s Section 212s. 814.04 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,172,9 814.04 Items of costs. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 93.20, 100.195 (5m) (b), 100.30 (5m), 103.135 (3), 106.50 (6) (i) and (6m) (a), 111.397 (2) (a), 115.80 (9), 767.553 (4) (d), 769.313, 802.05, 814.245, 895.035 (4), 895.044, 895.443 (3), 895.444 (2), 895.445 (3), 895.446 (3), 895.506, 943.212 (2) (b), 943.245 (2) (d), 943.51 (2) (b), and 995.10 (3), when allowed costs shall be as follows:

SB70-AA1,323 Section 323. 893.995 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA1,172,12 893.995 Employment discrimination; civil remedies. Any civil action arising under s. 111.397 is subject to the limitations of s. 111.397 (1) (b).

SB70-AA1,324 Section 324. 943.395 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA1,172,16 943.395 (1) (e) Presents an application for worker's compensation insurance coverage that is false or fraudulent or that falsely or fraudulently misclassifies employees to lower worker's compensation insurance premiums.

SB70-AA1,325 Section 325. 946.15 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA1,173,6 946.15 Public construction contracts at less than full rate. (1) Any employer, or any agent or employee of an employer, who induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed pursuant to a public contract, as defined in s. 66.0901 (1) (c), or who seeks to be or is employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) to give up, waive, or return any part of the compensation to which that individual is entitled under his or her contract of employment or under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the department, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an employee for work on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) during a week in which the employee works both on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued and on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued, is guilty of a Class I felony.

SB70-AA1,173,19 (2) Any individual employed pursuant to a public contract, as defined in s. 66.0901 (1) (c), or employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) who gives up, waives, or returns to the employer or agent of the employer any part of the compensation to which the employee is entitled under his or her contract of employment or under the prevailing wage determination issued by the department, or who gives up any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) during a week in which the individual works part-time on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued and part-time on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

SB70-AA1,174,3 (3) Any employer or labor organization, or any agent or employee of an employer or labor organization, who induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) to allow any part of the wages to which that individual is entitled under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the department or local governmental unit to be deducted from the individual's pay is guilty of a Class I felony, unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.

SB70-AA1,174,11 (4) Any individual employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) who allows any part of the wages to which that individual is entitled under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the department or local governmental unit to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.

SB70-AA1,326 Section 326. 947.20 of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-AA1,327 Section 327. 947.21 of the statutes is repealed.

SB70-AA1,328 Section 328. 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, is amended to read:

SB70-AA1,175,3 978.05 (6) (a) Institute, commence, or appear in all civil actions or special proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch. 980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 89.08, 103.50 (8), 103.92 (4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a), 946.86, 946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077, perform any duties in connection with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and appear if the district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters within chs. 782, 976 and 979 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation counsel provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s. 48.09 (6) or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the interests of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.

SB70-AA1,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

SB70-AA1,175,10 (1r) Workforce innovation grant program; health care-related regional organizations. In fiscal year 2023-24, of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (bw), the department of workforce development shall allocate $100,000,000 for grants to health care-related regional organizations to design and implement plans to address their region's workforce challenges that arose during or were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

SB70-AA1,175,11 (2r) Minimum wage study committee.

SB70-AA1,175,13 (a) The secretary of workforce development shall establish a minimum wage study committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c). The committee shall consist of the following:

SB70-AA1,175,14 a. Five members appointed by the governor.

SB70-AA1,175,15 1. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

SB70-AA1,175,16 2. One member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.

SB70-AA1,175,17 3. One member appointed by the majority leader of the senate.

SB70-AA1,175,18 4. One member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

SB70-AA1,175,21 (b) The committee created under par. (a) shall study options to achieve a $15 per hour minimum wage and other options to increase compensation for workers in this state.

SB70-AA1,176,2 (c) No later than October 1, 2024, the committee created under par. (a) shall submit to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) a report that includes recommendations regarding the options for achieving a $15 per hour minimum wage and other means of increasing worker compensation in this state.

SB70-AA1,176,4 (d) The minimum wage study committee terminates upon submission of the report under par. (c).

SB70-AA1,176,9 (3r) Worker's compensation insurance; rate approval; notice. The commissioner of insurance shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register a notice of the effective date of new rates for worker's compensation insurance first approved by the commissioner under s. 626.13 after the effective date of this subsection.

SB70-AA1,176,14 (4r) Proposed permanent rules. The department of workforce development shall submit in proposed form the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1) no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

SB70-AA1,176,15 (5r) Rule-making exceptions for permanent rules.

SB70-AA1,176,20 (a) Notwithstanding s. 227.135 (2), the department of workforce development is not required to present the statement of the scope of the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) to the department of administration for review by the department of administration and approval by the governor.

SB70-AA1,176,23 (b) Notwithstanding s. 227.185, the department of workforce development is not required to present the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) in final draft form to the governor for approval.

SB70-AA1,177,3 (c) Notwithstanding s. 227.137 (2), the department of workforce development is not required to prepare an economic impact analysis for the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c).

SB70-AA1,177,8 (d) Notwithstanding ss. 227.14 (2g) and 227.19 (3) (e), the department of workforce development is not required to submit the proposed rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) to the small business regulatory review board and is not required to prepare a final regulatory flexibility analysis for those rules.

SB70-AA1,177,20 (6r) Emergency rules. Using the procedure under s. 227.24, the department of workforce development shall promulgate the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) for the period before the effective date of the permanent rules promulgated under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) but not to exceed the period authorized under s. 227.24 (1) (c), subject to extension under s. 227.24 (2). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of an emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., the department is not required to prepare a statement of the scope of the rules promulgated under this subsection or present the rules to the governor for approval.

SB70-AA1,177,21 (7r) Department of workforce development positions.

SB70-AA1,177,24 (a) The authorized FTE positions for the department of workforce development are increased by 0.42 GPR position, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (5) (a), to support vocational rehabilitation self-employment clients.

SB70-AA1,178,3 (b) The authorized FTE positions for the department of workforce development are increased by 1.58 FED positions, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (5) (n), to support vocational rehabilitation self-employment clients.

SB70-AA1,178,7 (c) The authorized FTE positions for the department of workforce development are increased by 198.0 SEG positions, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (6) (r), to administer the paid family and medical leave benefits insurance program.

SB70-AA1,9250 Section 9250. Fiscal changes; Workforce Development.

SB70-AA1,178,12 (1) Work injury supplemental benefits fund. On the effective date of this subsection, there is transferred from the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (t) to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (rr) the unencumbered balance of the amount collected under s. 102.75 (1g).

SB70-AA1,178,16 (2) Transfers to family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund. There is transferred from the general fund to the family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund created under s. 25.52 $243,413,400 in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium.

SB70-AA1,9350 Section 9350. Initial applicability; Workforce Development.

SB70-AA1,178,20 (1r) Employment discrimination; consideration of conviction record. The treatment of s. 111.335 (3) (ag) first applies to an application for employment submitted to an employer on the effective date of this subsection.

SB70-AA1,178,24 (2r) Unemployment insurance; SSDI payments. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (2) (h) and (12) (f) 1m., 2m., 3., and 4. and 108.05 (7m) (title), (c), and (d), (9), and (10) (intro.) first applies to determinations issued under s. 108.09 on the effective date of this subsection.

SB70-AA1,179,3 (3r) Discrimination. The treatment of ss. 66.0903 (10) (d), 111.322 (2m) (c), and 229.8275 first applies to acts of discrimination that occur on the effective date of this subsection.

SB70-AA1,179,7 (4r) Employment discrimination damages. The treatment of ss. 111.39 (4) (d) and (5) (b) and (d), 111.397, 814.04 (intro.) (by Section 212r), and 893.995 first applies to acts of employment discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing committed on the effective date of this subsection.

SB70-AA1,179,11 (5r) First responder PTSD coverage. The treatment of s. 102.17 (9) (a) 1., 1c., 1e., 1g., and 1p. and (b) (intro.) first applies to injuries reported on the effective date of rate changes for worker's compensation insurance approved by the commissioner of insurance under s. 626.13 after the effective date of this subsection.

SB70-AA1,179,19 (6r) Collective bargaining agreement. The treatment of ss. 103.135, 103.36, 106.54 (11), 111.322 (2m) (a) (by Section 188s) and (b) (by Section 188tr), and 814.04 (intro.) (by Section 212s) first applies to an employee who is affected by a collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions inconsistent with the treatment of ss. 103.135, 103.36, 106.54 (11), 111.322 (2m) (a) (by Section 188s) and (b) (by Section 188tr), and 814.04 (intro.) (by Section 212s) on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires or is extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.

SB70-AA1,179,22 (7r) Family and medical leave. The treatment of s. 103.10 (12) (b) first applies to a violation that occurs, or that an employee should reasonably have known occurred, on the effective date of this subsection.

SB70-AA1,179,23 (8r) Paid family and medical leave insurance benefits.

SB70-AA1,180,3 (a) Family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund contributions. Except as provided in par. (c), the treatment of s. 103.105 (8) first applies to wages earned on January 1, 2025.

SB70-AA1,180,7 (b) Family or medical leave insurance benefits eligibility. Except as provided in par. (c), the treatment of s. 103.105 (3) first applies to a period of family leave, as defined in s. 103.105 (1) (f), or a period of medical leave, as defined in s. 103.105 (1) (h), commencing on January 1, 2025.

SB70-AA1,180,18 (c) Collective bargaining agreements. The treatment of ss. 20.445 (6), 25.17 (1) (er), 25.52, 103.105, and 111.322 (2m) (a) (by Section 188r), with respect to rights to family and medical leave insurance benefits) and (b) (by Section 188t), with respect to rights to family and medical leave insurance benefits) and Section 9150 (4r), (5r), and (6r) of this act first apply to an employee who is affected by a collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions inconsistent with the treatment of ss. 20.445 (6), 25.17 (1) (er), 25.52, 103.105, and 111.322 (2m) (a) (by Section 188r), with respect to rights to family and medical leave insurance benefits) and (b) (by Section 188t), with respect to rights to family and medical leave insurance benefits) and Section 9150 (4r), (5r), and (6r) of this act on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires or is extended, modified, or renewed.

SB70-AA1,181,4 (9r) Prevailing wage. The treatment of ss. 19.36 (12), 66.0129 (5), 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (c), (cm), (dr), (em), (f), (g), (hm), (im), and (j), (1m) (b), and (2) to (12), 84.41 (3), 84.54, 86.51, 103.005 (12) (a), 103.49, 103.50, 103.503 (1) (a), (e), and (g), (2), and (3) (a) 2., 104.001 (4), 106.04, 109.09 (1), 111.322 (2m) (a) (by Section 188r, with respect to rights to prevailing wages and hours of labor), (b) (by Section 188t, with respect to rights to prevailing wages and hours of labor), and (c), 227.01 (13) (t), 229.682 (2), 229.8275, 946.15, and 978.05 (6) (a) first apply, with respect to a project of public works that is subject to bidding, to a project for which the request for bids is issued on the effective date of this subsection and, with respect to a project of public works that is not subject to bidding, to a project the contract for which is entered into on the effective date of this subsection.

SB70-AA1,9450 Section 9450. Effective dates; Workforce Development.

SB70-AA1,181,8 (1) Employment discrimination; consideration of conviction record. The treatment of s. 111.335 (3) (ag) and Section 9350 (1r) of this act take effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after publication.

SB70-AA1,181,12 (2) Unemployment insurance; SSDI payments. The treatment of ss. 108.04 (2) (h) and (12) (f) 1m., 2m., 3., and 4. and 108.05 (7m) (title), (c), and (d), (9), and (10) (intro.) and Section 9350 (2r) of this act take effect on the first Sunday of the 7th month beginning after publication.

SB70-AA1,181,15 (3) Equal pay. The treatment of ss. 103.135, 103.36, 106.54 (11), 111.322 (2m) (a) (by Section 188s) and (b) (by Section 188tr), and 814.04 (intro.) (by Section 212s) takes effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after publication.” .

SB70-AA1,181,16 127. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:

SB70-AA1,181,18 “ Section 329. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

SB70-AA1,330 Section 330. 20.192 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA1,182,5 20.192 (1) (c) Venture capital fund of funds program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to meet the financial needs of the venture capital fund of funds program established under s. 238.145 (2), including management fees and the amounts necessary to make investments through the program.

SB70-AA1,331 Section 331. 238.145 of the statutes is created to read:

SB70-AA1,182,8 238.145 Venture capital fund of funds program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB70-AA1,182,9 (a) “Fund of funds program” means the program established under sub. (2).

SB70-AA1,182,11 (b) “Investment manager” means the person with whom the oversight board enters into a contract under sub. (4).

SB70-AA1,182,12 (c) “Oversight board” means the oversight board created under sub. (2) (c).

SB70-AA1,182,16 (2) Establishment of program. The corporation shall establish and administer a venture capital fund of funds program to invest moneys in venture capital funds that invest in businesses located in this state, subject to the requirements of this section. In establishing the program, the corporation shall do all of the following:

SB70-AA1,182,17 (a) Create a fund of funds.

SB70-AA1,182,19 (b) Provide that the assets of the fund of funds will continuously be reinvested in venture capital funds under the fund of funds program.

SB70-AA1,182,21 (c) Create an oversight board to conduct any activity as required by this section or as directed by the corporation.

SB70-AA1,183,2 (3) Investments in venture capital funds. (a) The investment manager shall request from the corporation moneys to make investments through the fund of funds program and to pay the investment manager's management fee, and the corporation shall, subject to the approval of the secretary of administration, pay the moneys to the investment manager from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (c).

SB70-AA1,183,4 (b) The oversight board shall establish investment policies for the fund of funds program, subject to all of the following conditions:

SB70-AA1,183,8 1. All moneys paid to the investment manager under par. (a) to make investments shall be committed for investment to venture capital funds, subject to the requirements of this section, no later than 60 months after the creation of the fund of funds under sub. (2) (a).

SB70-AA1,183,11 2. No more than $18,750,000 of the total moneys paid to the investment manager under par. (a) to make investments may be invested in any single venture capital fund.

SB70-AA1,183,13 3. At least 20 percent of the investments made through the program shall be directed to any combination of the following:

SB70-AA1,183,15 a. Businesses located in parts of this state that typically do not receive significant investment from venture capital funds.

SB70-AA1,183,18 b. Businesses that are at least 51 percent owned by one or more members of a racial minority group and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more members of a racial minority group.