AB50-ASA2-AA6,118,2016111.36 (4) Notwithstanding s. 111.322, it is not employment discrimination 17for an employer to require an employee to adhere to reasonable workplace 18appearance, grooming, and dress standards not precluded by other provisions of 19state or federal law, provided that an employer shall allow an employee to appear or 20dress consistently with the employee’s gender identity or gender expression. AB50-ASA2-AA6,119,1122111.39 (4) (d) The department shall serve a certified copy of the findings and 23order on the respondent, the order to have the same force as other orders of the
1department and be enforced as provided in s. 103.005. The department shall also 2serve a certified copy of the findings and order on the complainant, together with a 3notice advising the complainant about the right to seek, and the time for seeking, 4review by the commission under sub. (5); about the right to bring, and the time for 5bringing, an action for judicial review under s. 111.395; and about the right to 6bring, and the time for bringing, an action under s. 111.397 (1) (a). Any person 7aggrieved by noncompliance with the order may have the order enforced specifically 8by suit in equity. If the examiner finds that the respondent has not engaged in 9discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing as alleged in the 10complaint, the department shall serve a certified copy of the examiner’s findings on 11the complainant, together with an order dismissing the complaint. AB50-ASA2-AA6,120,213111.39 (5) (b) If no petition is filed the respondent or complainant does not file 14a petition under par. (a) within 21 days from the date that a copy of the findings and 15order of the examiner is mailed to the last-known address of the respondent served 16on that party, the findings and order shall be considered final for purposes of 17enforcement under sub. (4) (d). If a timely petition is filed, the commission, on 18review, may either affirm, reverse, or modify the findings or order in whole or in 19part, or set aside the findings and order and remand to the department for further 20proceedings. Such actions shall be based on a review of the evidence submitted. If 21the commission is satisfied that a respondent or complainant has been prejudiced 22because of exceptional delay in the receipt of a copy of any findings and order it, the
1commission may extend the time another 21 days for filing the petition with the 2department. AB50-ASA2-AA6,120,94111.39 (5) (d) The commission shall serve a certified copy of the commission’s 5decision on the respondent. The commission shall also serve a certified copy of the 6commission’s decision on the complainant, together with a notice advising the 7complainant about the right to bring, and the time for bringing, an action for 8judicial review under s. 111.395 and about the right to bring, and the time for 9bringing, an action under s. 111.397 (1) (a). AB50-ASA2-AA6,120,2211111.397 Civil action. (1) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the 12department or an individual alleged or found to have been discriminated against or 13subjected to unfair honesty testing or unfair genetic testing may bring an action in 14circuit court requesting the relief described in sub. (2) (a) against an employer, labor 15organization, or employment agency that is alleged or found to have engaged in that 16discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing. The department or 17an individual alleged or found to have been discriminated against or subjected to 18unfair honesty testing or unfair genetic testing may not bring an action under this 19paragraph against a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 19.42 (7u), or against 20an employer, labor organization, or employment agency that employs fewer than 15 21individuals for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the 22current or preceding year. AB50-ASA2-AA6,121,323(b) If a petition for judicial review of the findings and order of the commission
1concerning the same violation as the violation giving rise to the action under par. 2(a) is filed, the circuit court shall consolidate the proceeding for judicial review and 3the action under par. (a). AB50-ASA2-AA6,121,74(c) An individual alleged or found to have been discriminated against or 5subjected to unfair honesty testing or unfair genetic testing is not required to file a 6complaint under s. 111.39 or seek review under s. 111.395 in order for the 7department or the individual to bring an action under par. (a). AB50-ASA2-AA6,121,98(d) An action under par. (a) shall be commenced within 300 days after the 9alleged discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing occurred. AB50-ASA2-AA6,122,210(2) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), in an action under sub. (1) (a), if the circuit 11court finds that discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing has 12occurred, or if such a finding has been made by an examiner or the commission and 13not been further appealed, the circuit court may order any relief that an examiner 14would be empowered to order under s. 111.39 (4) (c) after a hearing on a complaint 15filed under s. 111.39. In addition, the circuit court shall order the defendant to pay 16to the individual discriminated against or subjected to unfair honesty testing or 17unfair genetic testing any other compensatory damages, and punitive damages 18under s. 895.043 that the circuit court or jury finds appropriate, plus reasonable 19costs and attorney fees incurred in the action. If any relief was ordered under s. 20111.39 or 111.395, the circuit court shall specify whether the relief ordered under 21this paragraph is in addition to or replaces the relief ordered under s. 111.39 or 22111.395. The sum of the amount of compensatory damages for future economic 23losses and for pain and suffering, emotional distress, mental anguish, loss of
1enjoyment of life, and other noneconomic losses and the amount of punitive 2damages that a circuit court may order may not exceed the following: AB50-ASA2-AA6,122,531. In the case of a defendant that employs 100 or fewer employees for each 4working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year, 5$50,000. AB50-ASA2-AA6,122,862. In the case of a defendant that employs more than 100 but fewer than 201 7employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current 8or preceding year, $100,000. AB50-ASA2-AA6,122,1193. In the case of a defendant that employs more than 200 but fewer than 501 10employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current 11or preceding year, $200,000. AB50-ASA2-AA6,122,14124. In the case of a defendant that employs more than 500 employees for each 13working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year, 14$300,000. AB50-ASA2-AA6,122,1715(b) If the circuit court orders a payment under par. (a) because of a violation of 16s. 111.321, 111.37, or 111.372 by an individual employed by an employer, the 17employer of that individual is liable for the payment. AB50-ASA2-AA6,122,2018(c) 1. In this paragraph, “consumer price index” means the average of the 19consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by 20the bureau of labor statistics of the federal department of labor. AB50-ASA2-AA6,123,10212. Except as provided in this subdivision, beginning on July 1, 2024, and on 22each July 1 after that, the department shall adjust the amounts specified in par. (a) 231., 2., 3., and 4. by calculating the percentage difference between the consumer price
1index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year and the 2consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the year 3before the preceding year and adjusting those amounts by that percentage 4difference. The department shall publish the adjusted amounts calculated under 5this subdivision in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, and the adjusted 6amounts shall apply to actions commenced under sub. (1) (a) beginning on July 1 of 7the year of publication. This subdivision does not apply if the consumer price index 8for the 12-month period ending on December 31 of the preceding year did not 9increase over the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on 10December 31 of the year before the preceding year. AB50-ASA2-AA6,123,1512111.81 (12) (b) Which discriminates with regard to the terms or conditions of 13membership because of race, color, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender 14expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), 15or national origin. AB50-ASA2-AA6,124,617118.20 (1) No discrimination because of sex, except where sex is a bona fide 18occupational qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2), sexual orientation, as defined 19in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as 20defined in s. 111.32 (7k), race, nationality national origin, or political or religious 21affiliation may be practiced in the employment of teachers or administrative 22personnel in public schools or in their assignment or reassignment. No questions of 23any nature or form relative to sex, except where sex is a bona fide occupational
1qualification as defined in s. 111.36 (2), sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 2(13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in 3s. 111.32 (7k), race, nationality national origin, or political or religious affiliation 4may be asked applicants for teaching or administrative positions in the public 5schools either by public school officials or employees or by teachers agencies or 6placement bureaus. AB50-ASA2-AA6,124,188321.37 No discrimination. No person, otherwise qualified, may be denied 9membership in the national guard or state defense force because of sex, color, race, 10creed, or sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or 11gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), and no member of the national guard or 12state defense force may be segregated within the national guard or state defense 13force on the basis of sex, color, race, creed, or sexual orientation, gender expression, 14as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k). Nothing 15in this section prohibits separate facilities for persons of different sexes with regard 16to dormitory accommodations, toilets, showers, saunas, and dressing rooms, except 17that no person may be denied equal access to facilities most consistent with the 18person’s gender identity. AB50-ASA2-AA6,125,220814.04 Items of costs. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 93.20, 100.195 (5m) 21(b), 100.30 (5m), 106.50 (6) (i) and (6m) (a), 111.397 (2) (a), 115.80 (9), 767.553 (4) 22(d), 769.313, 802.05, 814.245, 895.035 (4), 895.044, 895.443 (3), 895.444 (2), 895.445
1(3), 895.446 (3), 895.506, 943.212 (2) (b), 943.245 (2) (d), 943.51 (2) (b), and 995.10 2(3), when allowed costs shall be as follows: AB50-ASA2-AA6,125,54893.995 Employment discrimination; civil remedies. Any civil action 5arising under s. 111.397 is subject to the limitations of s. 111.397 (1) (b). AB50-ASA2-AA6,125,107(1) Employment discrimination damages. The treatment of ss. 111.39 (4) 8(d) and (5) (b) and (d), 111.397, 814.04 (intro.) (by Section 255), and 893.995 first 9applies to acts of employment discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair 10genetic testing committed on the effective date of this subsection.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,125,1812“Section 257. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 13insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA6,125,222020.445 (1) (cm) Wisconsin worker advancement program. As a continuing 21appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for the Wisconsin worker advancement 22program under s. 106.145. AB50-ASA2-AA6,126,7
1106.145 Wisconsin worker advancement program. The department 2shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (cm), establish and administer a 3Wisconsin worker advancement program to make grants to local organizations, 4including local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 3122 and 5community-based organizations, for the organizations to provide employment and 6workforce services, including unrestricted support services, career services, and 7training programs to address workforce barriers. AB50-ASA2-AA6,126,149(1) Wisconsin worker advancement program. In the schedule under s. 1020.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under 11s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $105,800 12to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department of workforce 13development by 1.0 GPR position for the purpose of the worker advancement 14program under s. 106.145.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,126,1717230.35 (4) (a) 3m. June 19. AB50-ASA2-AA6,26118Section 261. 230.35 (4) (a) 5m. of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,126,1919230.35 (4) (a) 5m. November 11. AB50-ASA2-AA6,26220Section 262. 230.35 (4) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,126,2221230.35 (4) (a) 10. The day following if January 1, June 19, July 4, November 2211, or December 25 falls on Sunday. AB50-ASA2-AA6,127,4
1230.35 (4) (c) Except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all 2employees except limited term employees shall receive 9 11 paid holidays annually 3in addition to any other authorized paid leave, the time to be at the discretion of the 4appointing authorities. AB50-ASA2-AA6,2645Section 264. 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,127,116230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) In addition to the holidays granted under par. (c) and 7except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all employees except 8limited term employees shall earn 3.5 4.5 paid personal holidays each calendar 9year, plus one additional paid personal holiday each calendar year in recognition of 10Veterans Day. Eligibility to take the personal holidays during the year earned is 11subject to the following: AB50-ASA2-AA6,914712Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
13System. AB50-ASA2-AA6,127,2114(1) Juneteenth holiday and Veterans Day. The administrator of the 15division of personnel management in the department of administration shall 16include June 19 and November 11 as paid holidays in the proposal for adjusting 17compensation and employee benefits for University of Wisconsin System employees 18for the 2025-26 and 2026-27 fiscal years that it submits to the joint committee on 19employee relations under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. The recommendation shall specify that 20the first June 19 paid holiday is June 19, 2026, and the first November 11 paid 21holiday is November 11, 2026. AB50-ASA2-AA6,128,223(1) State holidays; Juneteenth and Veterans Day. The treatment of s.
1230.35 (4) (a) 3m., 5m., and 10., (c), and (d) (intro.) takes effect on the January 1 2after publication.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,128,175(1) Position funding and incumbent staff. On January 1, 2027, the 6funding source for 3.0 FTE FED positions in the department of administration 7changes from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) to the general purpose 8revenue appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (a), and the incumbent employees holding 9the positions on that date retain their positions. On January 1, 2027, the funding 10source for 1.0 FTE FED position in the department of administration changes from 11the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) to the program revenue appropriation 12under s. 20.505 (1) (ka), and the incumbent employee holding the position on that 13date retains their position. On January 1, 2027, the funding source for 20.0 FTE 14FED positions in the department of administration changes from the appropriation 15under s. 20.505 (1) (mb) to the program revenue appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) 16(kz), and the incumbent employees holding the positions on that date retain their 17positions. AB50-ASA2-AA6,129,219(1) Position and funding transfers. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for 20the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), the 21dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $1,341,400 to increase the 22authorized FTE positions for the department of administration by 20.0 PR positions 23for the purpose of supporting an increased workload in human resources, payroll,
1and other administrative functions associated with an expansion of collective 2bargaining provisions for state government employees.". AB50-ASA2-AA6,129,8549.175 (1) (Lm) Jobs for America’s Graduates. For grants to the Jobs for 6America’s Graduates-Wisconsin to fund programs that improve social, academic, 7and employment skills of youth who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for 8needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq., in each fiscal year, $1,000,000 $2,000,000. AB50-ASA2-AA6,129,1710(1) Jobs for America’s Graduates. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for 11the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) 12(md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $1,000,000 for 13amounts allocated under s. 49.175 (1) (Lm) for grants to the Jobs for America’s 14Graduates-Wisconsin. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to 15the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount 16for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $1,000,000 for amounts allocated under s. 1749.175 (1) (Lm) for grants to the Jobs for America’s Graduates-Wisconsin.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,130,52049.175 (1) (s) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. For kinship 21care and long-term kinship care payments under s. 48.57 (3m) (am) and (3n) (am), 22for assessments to determine eligibility for those payments, and for agreements 23under s. 48.57 (3t) with the governing bodies of Indian tribes for the administration
1of the kinship care and long-term kinship care programs within the boundaries of 2the reservations of those tribes, $28,727,100 in fiscal year 2021-22 and $31,441,800 3in fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24 2025-26, for such payments, 4$31,719,200 $45,686,700. In fiscal year 2024-25 2026-27, for such payments, 5$35,661,000 $53,125,600. AB50-ASA2-AA6,130,147(1) Kinship care and long-term kinship care assistance. In the schedule 8under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families 9under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by 10$10,025,700 to support kinship care and long-term kinship care under s. 49.175 (1) 11(s). In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of 12children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 132026-27 is increased by $17,464,600 to support kinship care and long-term kinship 14care under s. 49.175 (1) (s).”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,130,191716.3063 Affordable housing and workforce development grants. (1) 18Definition. In this section, “local governmental unit” means a city, village, town, 19county, or school district. AB50-ASA2-AA6,131,220(2) Grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fo), the department 21shall establish a competitive grant program to award grants to local governmental 22units and businesses, whether operated for profit or not for profit, for the purpose of 23funding the start-up of programs that focus on the development of the skilled 24workforce through the building or rehabilitation of affordable housing in their
1communities. The department may establish eligibility requirements and other 2program guidelines for the grant program under this subsection. AB50-ASA2-AA6,2683Section 268. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 4insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA6,131,121120.505 (7) (fo) Affordable housing and workforce development grants. 12Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants under s. 16.3063.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,131,2216(1) Skills enhancement grants. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the 17appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the 18dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $250,000 to fund skills 19enhancement grants under s. 49.265 (4) (cm). In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) 20for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) 21(fr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $250,000 to fund skills 22enhancement grants under s. 49.265 (4) (cm).”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,132,5249.175 (1) (b) Wisconsin Works agency contracts; job access loans. For 3contracts with Wisconsin Works agencies under s. 49.143 and for job access loans 4under s. 49.147 (6), $54,009,700 $58,892,400 in fiscal year 2021-22 2025-26 and 5$57,071,200 $59,071,200 in each fiscal year thereafter 2026-27. AB50-ASA2-AA6,132,137(1) Wisconsin Works agency contracts. In the schedule under s. 20.005 8(3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 9(2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $1,821,200 to 10support Wisconsin Works agency contracts under s. 49.175 (1) (b). In the schedule 11under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families 12under s. 20.437 (2) (md), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by 13$2,000,000 to support Wisconsin Works agency contracts under s. 49.175 (1) (b).”.
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