Amendment SE3 SSA1-SB1

SB1-SSA1,24,21 71.05 (6) (b) 49. i. For each secondary pupil, in each year to which the claim relates, the maximum amount of tuition expenses which a claimant may subtract under this subdivision in a taxable year is $10,000, except the maximum amount for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, subject to subd. 49. L., is $12,660.

SB1-SSA1,29 Section 29. 71.05 (6) (b) 49. L. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,25,10 71.05 (6) (b) 49. L. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023, the dollar amounts in subd. 49. h. and i. shall be increased each year by a percentage equal to the percentage change between the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August of the previous year and the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the month of August 2022, as determined by the federal department of labor, except that the adjustment may occur only if the resulting amount is greater than the corresponding amount that was calculated for the previous year. Each amount that is revised under this subd. 49. L. shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall be increased to the next higher multiple of $10. The department of revenue shall annually adjust the changes in dollar amounts required under this subd. 49. L. and incorporate the changes into the income tax forms and instructions.

SB1-SSA1,30 Section 30. 71.06 (1q) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,25,15 71.06 (1q) (c) On all taxable income exceeding $15,000 but not exceeding $225,000, 6.27 percent, except that for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, 5.30 percent and except that the rate is 4.40 percent for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.

SB1-SSA1,31 Section 31. 71.06 (2) (i) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,25,20 71.06 (2) (i) 3. On all taxable income exceeding $20,000 but not exceeding $300,000, 6.27 percent, except that for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, 5.30 percent and except that the rate is 4.40 percent for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.

SB1-SSA1,32 Section 32. 71.06 (2) (j) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,25,25 71.06 (2) (j) 3. On all taxable income exceeding $10,000 but not exceeding $150,000, 6.27 percent, except that for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2020, 5.30 percent and except that the rate is 4.40 percent for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022.

SB1-SSA1,33 Section 33. 71.07 (9g) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 71.07 (9g) (b) 1. and amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,26,8 71.07 (9g) (b) 1. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2021, and before January 1, 2023, and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to 50 percent of the federal child and dependent care tax credit claimed by the claimant on his or her federal income tax return for the taxable year to which the claim under this subsection relates.

SB1-SSA1,34 Section 34. 71.07 (9g) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,26,16 71.07 (9g) (b) 2. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to the amount of the federal child and dependent care tax credit that the claimant may claim on his or her federal income tax return for the taxable year to which the claim under this subsection relates using the expense limitation under par. (c) 5. rather than the expense limitation under 26 USC 21 (c).

SB1-SSA1,35 Section 35. 71.07 (9g) (c) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,26,22 71.07 (9g) (c) 5. Notwithstanding 26 USC 21 (c), for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, the maximum allowable expenses to determine the amount of the credit under par. (b) 2. is $10,000 for one qualifying individual, as defined in 26 USC 21 (b), and $20,000 for 2 or more qualifying individuals, as defined in 26 USC 21 (b).

SB1-SSA1,36 Section 36. 89.073 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,26,25 89.073 (title) Reciprocal credentials for service members, former service members, and their spouses.

SB1-SSA1,37 Section 37. 89.073 (1) of the statutes is repealed.

SB1-SSA1,38 Section 38. 89.073 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB1-SSA1,39 Section 39. 89.073 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,27,7 89.073 (2) (c) The individual holds a credential that was granted by a governmental authority in a jurisdiction outside state other than this state that qualifies the individual to perform the acts authorized under the appropriate credential specified under s. 89.06.

SB1-SSA1,40 Section 40. 89.073 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,27,12 89.073 (2) (f) The individual is in good standing with the governmental authorities in every jurisdiction outside state other than this state that have granted the individual a credential that qualifies the individual to perform acts authorized under the appropriate credential specified under s. 89.06.

SB1-SSA1,41 Section 41. 89.073 (2) (g) and (h) of the statutes are created to read:

SB1-SSA1,27,20 89.073 (2) (g) The individual does not have any limitation, restriction, or other encumbrance on any credential issued by a governmental authority in a state other than this state that qualifies the individual to perform the acts authorized under the appropriate credential specified under s. 89.06 and is not under investigation by any governmental authority in a state other than this state related to any credential possessed by the individual that qualifies the individual to perform the acts authorized under the appropriate credential specified under s. 89.06.

SB1-SSA1,27,22 (h) Subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, the individual does not have an arrest or conviction record.

SB1-SSA1,42 Section 42. 89.073 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB1-SSA1,43 Section 43. 97.67 (5m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,28,2 97.67 (5m) (a) 3. A physician assistant who is licensed under subch. IX of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of ch. 448.

SB1-SSA1,44 Section 44. 101.022 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,28,10 101.022 Certain laws applicable to occupational licenses. Sections 440.03 (1), (3m), (4), (11m), and (13) (a), (am), and (b) 75., 440.05 (1) (a) and (2) (b), 440.075, 440.09 (2) (1m), 440.11, 440.12, 440.121, 440.13, 440.14, 440.15, 440.19, 440.20 (1), (3), (4) (a), and (5) (a), 440.205, 440.21, and 440.22, and the requirements imposed on the department under those statutes, apply to occupational licenses, as defined in s. 101.02 (1) (a) 2., in the same manner as those statutes apply to credentials, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a).

SB1-SSA1,45 Section 45. 106.276 of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,28,14 106.276 Commercial driver training grant program. (1) (a) The department shall establish and administer a commercial driver training grant program.

SB1-SSA1,28,18 (b) A person that satisfies the eligibility requirements under par. (c) may apply to the department for a grant under this section. The department shall prescribe the form, nature, and extent of information that shall be contained in applications for grants under this section.

SB1-SSA1,28,20 (c) An applicant is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following are satisfied:

SB1-SSA1,28,23 1. The applicant provides to an individual who resides in this state training in the operation of commercial motor vehicles that satisfies the requirements of 49 CFR part 380, subparts F and G.

SB1-SSA1,28,25 2. The applicant is listed on the Training Provider Registry (TPR), as set forth in 49 CFR part 380, subpart G.

SB1-SSA1,29,3 2m. The applicant has a facility in this state that is listed in the Training Provider Registry described in subd. 2., and the training described in subd. 1. is provided at or through that facility.

SB1-SSA1,29,6 3. The individual for whom the applicant provides training under subd. 1. obtains an initial commercial driver license, as defined in s. 340.01 (7m), in this state after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].

SB1-SSA1,29,7 4. The application is received by the department before July 1, 2025.

SB1-SSA1,29,11 (d) The department may award grants to eligible applicants under par. (c). The amount of a grant under this section with regard to each individual trained may not exceed 50 percent of the costs of training the individual in the operation of commercial motor vehicles or $3,000, whichever is less.

SB1-SSA1,29,15 (2) Before July 1 of each year, the department shall prepare a report summarizing the number and amount of grants awarded under sub. (1). The department shall submit the report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).

SB1-SSA1,46 Section 46. 106.276 of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

SB1-SSA1,47 Section 47. 108.01 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,29,23 108.01 (2m) The federal Social Security Act requires that, in order for an individual to be eligible for reemployment assistance benefits, the individual must be able to work, available to work, and actively seeking work. The unemployment insurance program in Wisconsin should enact and focus on policies that complement individuals' efforts to find employment.

SB1-SSA1,48 Section 48. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,30,13 108.04 (2) (a) 3. The claimant conducts a reasonable search for suitable work during that week and provides verification of that search to the department. The search for suitable work must include at least 4 actions per week that constitute a reasonable search as prescribed by rule of the department. The department shall require, for the 3rd or subsequent week of the claimant's benefit year, that at least 2 actions per week be direct contacts with potential employing units, as prescribed by rule of the department. In addition, the department may, by rule, require a claimant to take more than 4 reasonable work search actions in any week. The department shall require a uniform number of reasonable work search actions for similar types of claimants. The department may require a claimant to apply for one or more of the potential opportunities provided to the claimant under sub. (15) (a) 1. and may refer a claimant to opportunities with a temporary help company as part of the required search for suitable work under this subdivision.

SB1-SSA1,49 Section 49. 108.04 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 108.04 (2) (a) 4. (intro.) and amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,30,17 108.04 (2) (a) 4. (intro.) If the claimant is claiming benefits for a week other than an initial week, the claimant provides does all of the following:

SB1-SSA1,30,19 a. Provides information or job application materials that are requested by the department and participates.

SB1-SSA1,30,22 b. Participates in a public employment office workshop or training program or in similar reemployment services that are required by the department under sub. (15) (a) 2.

SB1-SSA1,50 Section 50. 108.04 (2) (a) 4. c. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,31,2 108.04 (2) (a) 4. c. Submits and keeps posted on the department's job center website a current resume, if the claimant resides in this state.

SB1-SSA1,51 Section 51. 108.04 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,31,5 108.04 (2) (a) 5. The claimant completes any reemployment counseling session required of the claimant under sub. (15) (ao) 1.

SB1-SSA1,52 Section 52. 108.04 (15) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 108.04 (15) (a) 1. and amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,31,17 108.04 (15) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (b), the department may do any of the following shall, for the purpose of assisting claimants to find or obtain work: 1. Use, use the information or , materials, and resume provided under sub. (2) (a) 4. to assess a claimant's efforts, skills, and ability to find or obtain work and to develop a list of potential opportunities for a the claimant to obtain suitable work. A claimant who otherwise satisfies the requirement under sub. (2) (a) 3. is not required to apply for any specific positions on the list in order to satisfy that requirement The department shall provide each claimant, prior to the claimant filing a weekly claim for benefits, with at least 4 such potential opportunities each week, one or more of which may be opportunities with a temporary help company.

SB1-SSA1,53 Section 53. 108.04 (15) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 108.04 (15) (a) 2. a. and amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,31,25 108.04 (15) (a) 2. a. Require Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall require a claimant whom the department identifies as likely to exhaust regular benefits to participate in a public employment office workshop or training program or in similar reemployment services that do not charge the claimant a participation fee and that offer instruction to improve the claimant's ability to obtain suitable work.

SB1-SSA1,54 Section 54. 108.04 (15) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,32,5 108.04 (15) (a) 2. b. Except as provided in par. (b), in addition to the claimants described in subd. 2. a., the department may require other claimants to participate in the reemployment services described in subd. 2. a., but the department shall prioritize claimants who are more likely to have difficulty obtaining reemployment.

SB1-SSA1,55 Section 55. 108.04 (15) (am) and (ao) of the statutes are created to read:

SB1-SSA1,32,11 108.04 (15) (am) In carrying out this state's program of reemployment services and eligibility assessments using grant funds awarded under 42 USC 506, the department shall, except as provided in par. (b), provide reemployment services to all claimants receiving benefits, including benefits under ss. 108.141 and 108.142, including by doing all of the following for each such claimant:

SB1-SSA1,32,13 1. Requiring the claimant to complete an online assessment aimed at identifying the claimant's skills, abilities, and career aptitude.

SB1-SSA1,32,15 2. Coordinating with the claimant to develop an individualized employment plan for the claimant.

SB1-SSA1,32,18 3. Requiring the claimant to participate in the services described under par. (a) 2. a. as needed pursuant to the individualized employment plan described in subd. 2.

SB1-SSA1,32,21 (ao) Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall, when a claimant's remaining benefit entitlement under s. 108.06 (1) is 3 or less times the claimant's weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1), do all of the following:

SB1-SSA1,32,23 1. Require the claimant to participate in a live, one-on-one reemployment counseling session between the claimant and an employee of the department.

SB1-SSA1,33,2 2. Provide the claimant information about services and benefits that are available to the claimant pursuant to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, once the claimant exhausts his or her benefit entitlement.

SB1-SSA1,56 Section 56. 108.133 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,33,6 108.133 (2) (a) (intro.) Promulgate Immediately promulgate rules to establish the program. The department shall do all of the following in the rules promulgated under this paragraph:

SB1-SSA1,57 Section 57. 108.133 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,33,11 108.133 (2) (am) Promulgate Immediately promulgate rules identifying occupations for which drug testing is regularly conducted in this state. The department shall notify the U.S. department of labor of any rules promulgated under this paragraph.

SB1-SSA1,58 Section 58. 108.14 (8o) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,33,14 108.14 (8o) The department shall act to continue to receive grants for reemployment services and eligibility assessments under 42 USC 506.

SB1-SSA1,59 Section 59. 108.14 (30) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,33,18 108.14 (30) (a) The department shall, on at least a weekly basis, perform a comparison of recipients of benefits under this chapter against all of the following for the purpose of detecting fraud or erroneous payments:

SB1-SSA1,33,20 1. Nationally recognized databases that contain information on death records, including the federal social security administration's death master file.

SB1-SSA1,33,21 2. The National Association of State Workforce Agencies' integrity data hub.

SB1-SSA1,33,23 3. The national directory of new hires maintained by the office of child support enforcement in the U.S. department of health and human services.

SB1-SSA1,33,25 4. Prisoner databases maintained by the department of justice, the department of corrections, and the U.S. department of justice.

SB1-SSA1,34,3 (b) The department may perform comparisons of recipients of benefits under this chapter against public or private databases in addition to those specified in par. (a) 1. to 4.

SB1-SSA1,60 Section 60. 111.335 (4) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,34,8 111.335 (4) (jm) Notwithstanding s. 111.322, it is not employment discrimination because of conviction record for the physician assistant affiliated credentialing board to refuse to grant to an individual a compact privilege, as defined in s. 448.988 (2) (b), in accordance with s. 448.988 (4) (a) 3.

SB1-SSA1,61 Section 61. 118.2925 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,34,12 118.2925 (1) (f) “Physician assistant" means a person who is licensed under s. 448.974 subch. IX of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of ch. 448.

SB1-SSA1,62 Section 62. 146.81 (1) (eu) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,34,15 146.81 (1) (eu) A physician assistant who is licensed under subch. IX of ch. 448 or who holds a compact privilege under subch. XIII of ch. 448.

SB1-SSA1,63 Section 63. 146.81 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read: