Amendment AA6-ASA2-AB50

AB50-ASA2-AA6,51,8 (e) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service that satisfies minimum standards established by the department by rule.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,51,10 (f) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 30 days’ advance written notice before instituting a rate increase.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,51,13 (g) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 7 days’ advance written notice of any scheduled routine maintenance that causes a service slowdown, interruption, or outage.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,51,16 (h) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days’ advance written notice of disconnecting service, unless the disconnection is requested by the subscriber.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,51,19 (i) Prior to entering into a service agreement with a subscriber, a broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that may cause the actual broadband speed experience to vary, including the number of users and device limitations.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,51,22 (j) A broadband service provider shall provide broadband service to a subscriber as described in point-of-sale advertisements and representations made to the subscriber.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,52,2 (k) A broadband service provider shall give a subscriber at least 10 days’ advance written notice of a change in a factor that may cause the originally disclosed broadband speed experience to vary.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,52,7 (L) A broadband service provider shall allow a subscriber to terminate a contract and receive a full refund without fees if the provider sells a service that does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) and the broadband service provider does not satisfy the requirements established under par. (e) within one month of written notification from the subscriber.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,52,11 (2) Advertising. A broadband service provider shall disclose the factors that may cause the actual broadband speed experience of a subscriber to vary, including the number of users and device limitations, in each advertisement of the speed of the provider’s service, including in all of the following types of advertisements:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,52,12 (a) Television and other commercials.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,52,13 (b) Internet and email advertisements.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,52,14 (c) Print advertisements and bill inserts.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,52,16 (d) Any other advertising method or solicitation for the sale of new or upgraded broadband service.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,52,19 (3) Rules. The department may promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules to align department rules with federal communications commission broadband rules.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,52,23 (4) Penalty; enforcement. (a) A person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation and not more than $10,000 for each occurrence. Failure to give a notice required under sub. (1) (f) to more than one subscriber shall be considered one violation.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,53,2 (b) The department or a district attorney may institute civil proceedings under this section.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,117 Section 117. 165.25 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,53,10 165.25 (4) (ar) The department of justice shall furnish all legal services required by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection relating to the enforcement of ss. 91.68, 93.73, 100.171, 100.173, 100.174, 100.175, 100.177, 100.18, 100.182, 100.195, 100.20, 100.205, 100.207, 100.209, 100.2091, 100.2092, 100.21, 100.28, 100.37, 100.42, 100.50, 100.51, 100.55, and 846.45 and chs. 126, 136, 344, 704, 707, and 779, together with any other services as are necessarily connected to the legal services.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,118 Section 118. 196.5048 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,53,13 196.5048 Internet service provider registration. No person may provide Internet service in this state unless the person registers with the commission.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,9302 Section 9302. Initial applicability; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,53,18 (1) Subscribers permitted to terminate broadband contracts. The treatment of s. 100.2092 (1) (L) first applies to a contract that is entered into, renewed, or modified on the effective date of this subsection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,9436 Section 9436. Effective dates; Public Service Commission.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,53,21 (1) Internet service provider registration requirement. The treatment of s. 196.5048 takes effect on January 1, 2026.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,53,22 9. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,53,23 “Section 119. 71.07 (6e) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,54,2 71.07 (6e) (a) 6. “Rent constituting property taxes” has the meaning given in sub. (9) (a) 4.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,120 Section 120. 71.07 (6e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,54,11 71.07 (6e) (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 the amount of the claimant’s property taxes or rent constituting property taxes. If the allowable amount of the claim exceeds the income taxes otherwise due on the claimant’s income, the amount of the claim not used as an offset against those taxes shall be certified by the department of revenue to the department of administration for payment to the claimant by check, share draft, or other draft from the appropriation under s. 20.835 (2) (em).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,121 Section 121. 71.07 (6e) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,54,18 71.07 (6e) (c) 3. If an eligible veteran and an eligible spouse file separate returns, each spouse may claim a credit under this subsection for property taxes based on their respective ownership interest in the eligible veteran’s principal dwelling or for rent constituting property taxes based on 50 percent of the total rent constituting property taxes paid during the taxable year for the eligible veteran’s principal dwelling.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,9337 Section 9337. Initial applicability; Revenue.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,54,22 (1) Veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit. The treatment of s. 71.07 (6e) (a) 6., (b), and (c) 3. first applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,54,23 10. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,55,8 “Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:

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AB50-ASA2-AA6,122 Section 122. 20.445 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,55,12 20.445 (1) (em) Youth-to-registered apprenticeship grant program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for youth-to-registered apprenticeship grants under s. 106.135.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,123 Section 123. 20.445 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,55,16 20.445 (1) (er) On-the-job learning grant program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for on-the-job learning grants under s. 106.136.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,124 Section 124. 106.135 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,55,19 106.135 Youth-to-registered apprenticeship grant program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,55,20 (a) “Apprenticeship program” has the meaning given in s. 106.001 (4).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,55,21 (b) “Youth apprenticeship program” means the program under s. 106.13 (1).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,3 (2) Grant program. (a) The department shall develop and administer a program to award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (em) to youth apprenticeship consortia to provide incentives to individuals to transition from participating in the youth apprenticeship program to participating in an apprenticeship program. The department may not award more than $350,000 in grants under this subsection in any fiscal year.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,6 (b) Youth apprenticeship consortia that may receive a grant under this section shall be partnerships between one or more school districts or between one or more school districts and at least one of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,7 1. A community-based organization.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,8 2. A cooperative educational service agency.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,9 3. Employers.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,10 4. Colleges in the technical college system.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,11 5. Labor unions.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,12 6. Chambers of commerce.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,13 7. Local workforce development boards.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,14 8. Other public agencies.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,15 9. Other contributing individuals.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,16 (3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,125 Section 125. 106.136 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,19 106.136 On-the-job learning grant program. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,20 (a) “Apprentice” has the meaning given in s. 106.001 (1).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,21 (b) “Apprenticeship program” has the meaning given in s. 106.001 (4).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,56,23 (2) Program. (a) The department shall develop and administer a program to award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (er) to the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,4 1. New and small employers for costs associated with apprenticeship programs. To be eligible to receive a grant, an employer must either never have had an apprenticeship program or not have had an apprenticeship program in the particular trade, craft, or business for which it seeks the grant in the 5 years preceding the date of application for the grant.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,5 2. Healthcare employers for costs associated with on-the-job learning.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,7 (b) Employers may use the grants under this section to reimburse themselves for costs related to apprentices, including wages, instruction, and mentoring.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,8 (c) Grants under par. (a) 2. shall be provided under a pilot program.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,10 (3) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section, which shall include procedures and criteria for awarding grants under this section.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,9250 Section 9250. Fiscal changes; Workforce Development.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,57,20 (1) Registered apprenticeship program; position authorization. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $60,800 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of workforce development by 1.0 GPR position to support the infrastructure of the registered apprenticeship program under subch. I of ch. 106. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $80,900 for the position authorized under this subsection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,58,2 (2) Registered apprenticeship program; supplies and services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $21,100 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $384,900 for supplies and services for support of the infrastructure of the registered apprenticeship program under subch. I of ch. 106.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,58,12 (3) Registered apprenticeship program in artificial intelligence; position authorization. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $238,900 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of workforce development by 5.5 GPR positions to expand the registered apprenticeship program in the field of artificial intelligence under subch. I of ch. 106. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $318,500 for the positions authorized under this subsection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,58,19 (4) Registered apprenticeship in artificial intelligence support; supplies and services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $165,500 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $130,000 for supplies and services to support the registered apprenticeship program in the field of artificial intelligence under subch. I of ch. 106.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,58,20 11. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,58,21 “Section 126. 20.445 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,2 20.445 (1) (b) Workforce training; programs, grants, services, and contracts. The As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the workforce training programs, grants, and services under s. 106.27 (1), (1g), (1j), (1r), and (1u) and for the costs associated with contracts entered into under s. 47.07.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,127 Section 127. 106.023 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,10 106.023 Teacher apprenticeships. (1) In consultation with the department of public instruction, the department shall prescribe the conditions under which a person may serve a teacher apprenticeship, as to higher education attendance requirements, level of supervision of an apprentice, and the credit for school attendance in serving the apprenticeship. The department shall also prescribe the criteria an individual must satisfy to demonstrate that the individual has successfully completed an apprenticeship under this section.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,12 (2) Every person commencing a teacher apprenticeship shall enter into an apprentice contract under s. 106.01.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,128 Section 128. 106.27 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,15 106.27 (1) (h) Grants for education and training in the use of artificial intelligence.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,17 (1) Wisconsin Fast Forward allocations.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,59,23 (a) Green jobs training. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in fiscal year 2025-26, the department of workforce development shall allocate $2,000,000 for grants under s. 106.27 (1) to public or private organizations for the development and implementation of green jobs training programs in this state. In this paragraph, “green jobs” means jobs that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,3 (b) Teacher apprentice incentives. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of workforce development shall allocate $1,000,000 to provide grants under s. 106.27 (1) to support costs of sponsoring teacher apprentices under subch. I of ch. 106.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,7 (c) Artificial intelligence. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (b), in each year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, the department of workforce development shall allocate $200,000 for grants under s. 106.27 (1) to help school districts to prepare students for a future that includes artificial intelligence.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,8 12. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,9 “Section 129. 20.445 (1) (ga) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,13 20.445 (1) (ga) Auxiliary services. All moneys received from fees collected under ss. 102.16 (2m) (d), 103.005 (15), 103.91 (3), 103.92 (1) (a), and 106.09 (7) for the delivery of services under ss. 102.16 (2m) (f), 103.005 (15), and 106.09 and ch. 108 and for administrative services under ss. 103.905 to 103.97.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,130 Section 130. 103.90 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,60,16 103.90 (3) (b) 3. Any bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, or tourist rooming house that is required to be licensed under s. 97.605.