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AB50-ASA2-AA6,140,320(2) Supplies and services funding; program revenues. In the schedule
21under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce
22development under s. 20.445 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is
23increased by $4,600 to support cost increases related to supplies and services. In
24the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of

1workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year
22026-27 is increased by $4,600 to support cost increases related to supplies and
3services.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,140,114(3) Supplies and services; program revenues-service. In the schedule
5under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce
6development under s. 20.445 (1) (kc), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is
7increased by $749,400 to support cost increases related to supplies and services. In
8the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
9workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (kc), the dollar amount for fiscal year
102026-27 is increased by $749,400 to support cost increases related to supplies and
11services.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,140,1912(4) Supplies and services; segregated fund revenues. In the schedule
13under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce
14development under s. 20.445 (1) (ra), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is
15increased by $458,400 to support cost increases related to supplies and services. In
16the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
17workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (ra), the dollar amount for fiscal year
182026-27 is increased by $458,400 to support cost increases related to supplies and
19services..
AB50-ASA2-AA6,140,202049. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,140,2121Section 287. 20.445 (1) (ra) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,141,132220.445 (1) (ra) Workers compensation operations fund; administration. From
23the workers compensation operations fund, the amounts in the schedule a sum
24sufficient for the administration of the workers compensation program by the

1department, for assistance to the department of justice in investigating and
2prosecuting fraudulent activity related to workers compensation, and for transfer
3to the uninsured employers fund under s. 102.81 (1) (c), and for transfer to the
4appropriation accounts under par. (rp) and s. 20.427 (1) (ra). All moneys received
5under ss. 102.28 (2) (b) and 102.75 (1) shall be credited to this appropriation
6account. From this appropriation, an amount not to exceed $5,000 may be
7expended each fiscal year for payment of expenses for travel and research by the
8council on workers compensation, and an amount not to exceed $500,000 may be
9transferred in each fiscal year to the uninsured employers fund under s. 102.81 (1)
10(c), the amount in the schedule under par. (rp) shall be transferred to the
11appropriation account under par. (rp), and the amount in the schedule under s.
1220.427 (1) (ra) shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.427 (1)
13(ra).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,28814Section 288. 20.445 (1) (rp) of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,28915Section 289. 102.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,416102.81 (2) The department may retain an insurance carrier or insurance
17service organization to process, investigate and pay claims under this section and
18may obtain excess or stop-loss reinsurance with an insurance carrier authorized to
19do business in this state in an amount that the secretary determines is necessary
20for the sound operation of the uninsured employers fund. In cases involving
21disputed claims, the department may retain an attorney to represent the interests
22of the uninsured employers fund and to make appearances on behalf of the
23uninsured employers fund in proceedings under ss. 102.16 to 102.29. Section
2420.930 and all provisions of subch. IV of ch. 16 do not apply to an attorney hired

1under this subsection. The charges for the services retained under this subsection
2shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (rp) (ra). The cost of any
3reinsurance obtained under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation
4under s. 20.445 (1) (sm).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,91505Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,116(1) Workers compensation operations administration; staffing
7funding change. On the effective date of this subsection, the funding source for
86.0 FTE SEG positions in the department of workforce development funded from
9the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (rp) changes to the appropriation under s.
1020.445 (1) (ra), and the incumbent employees holding the positions on that date
11retain their positions.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,1512(2) Workers compensation operations administration; appropriation
13transfer. On the effective date of this subsection, $1,238,900 shall be transferred
14from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (rp) to the appropriation under s. 20.445
15(1) (ra)..
AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,161650. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,1817Section 290. 234.66 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 234.66 (1) (b)
18(intro.) and amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,2019234.66 (1) (b) (intro.) Developer means a person other than a governmental
20unit that constructs or creates residential housing. and that is any of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,29121Section 291. 234.66 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,2222234.66 (1) (b) 1. A person other than a governmental unit.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,29223Section 292. 234.66 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,2424234.66 (1) (b) 2. A tribal housing authority created by a tribal council.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,293
1Section 293. 234.66 (1) (g) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
2renumbered 234.66 (1) (g) and amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,143,73234.66 (1) (g) Residential housing means new single-family or multifamily
4housing for rent or sale that satisfies all of the following: 1. Is is subject to taxation
5under ch. 70 or is not subject to taxation under ch. 70 because it is designated as
6reservation lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (a), or trust lands, as defined in s.
7165.92 (1) (d).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,2948Section 294. 234.66 (1) (g) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,2959Section 295. 234.66 (1) (g) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,29610Section 296. 234.66 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,211234.66 (4) (a) 5. The eligible governmental unit has reduced the cost of
12residential housing in connection with the eligible project by voluntarily revising
13zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, or other land development regulations
14to increase development density, expedite approvals, reduce impact, water
15connection, and inspection fees, or reduce parking, building, or other development
16costs with respect to the development of residential housing supported by the
17project. For purposes of this subdivision, the governmental unit in cooperation with
18the developer shall submit to the authority a cost reduction analysis in a form
19prescribed by the authority and signed by the developer and the head of the
20governmental units governing body that shows the cost reduction measures,
21including time saving measures, undertaken by the governmental unit on or after
22January 1, 2023 2015, that have reduced the cost of residential housing in
23connection with the eligible project. The signed analysis shall clearly show for each

1time saving or cost reduction measure the estimated time or dollar amount saved by
2the developer and the estimated percentage reduction in housing costs.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,2973Section 297. 234.66 (4) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,2984Section 298. 234.66 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,75234.66 (4) (c) 2. No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed 20 33
6percent of the total cost of development, including land purchase, of the residential
7housing supported by the eligible project.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,2998Section 299. 234.66 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,129234.66 (4) (cm) The developer may use up to 25 percent of loan moneys for
10private infrastructure that is not and will not be owned, maintained, or provided to
11or by a governmental unit and is not in a rural area and transferred to public use
12but that otherwise meets the definition of housing infrastructure under sub. (1) (e).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,30013Section 300. 234.66 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,1614234.66 (5) (c) No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed 10 25
15percent of the amount of the total cost of development of the residential housing
16supported by the eligible project.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,30117Section 301. 234.661 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,2018234.661 (1) (b) Eligible political subdivision governmental unit means the
19city, village, town, or county governmental unit having jurisdiction over an eligible
20project, as determined by the authority.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,30221Section 302. 234.66 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,2322234.66 (1) (cm) Governmental unit means a city, village, town, county, or
23federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,303
1Section 303. 234.661 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 234.661 (1) (e)
2(intro.) and amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,145,53234.661 (1) (e) (intro.) Rental housing means single-family or multifamily
4housing offered or intended to be offered for rent that to which any of the following
5applies:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,145,661. The housing is subject to taxation under ch. 70.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,3047Section 304. 234.66 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,145,108234.66 (1) (e) 2. The housing is not subject to taxation under ch. 70 because it
9is designated as reservation lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (a), or as trust lands,
10as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (d).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,30511Section 305. 234.661 (1) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,30612Section 306. 234.661 (1) (c) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,30713Section 307. 234.661 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,145,2214234.661 (3) (b) (intro.) From the main street housing rehabilitation revolving
15loan fund, the authority may award loans to owners of rental housing to cover
16housing rehabilitation costs for an eligible project. Any owner of rental housing,
17other than a city, village, town, or county governmental unit, may apply to the
18authority for a loan in accordance with the application process established by the
19authority under par. (c), but the authority may not award the loan unless the owner
20of the rental housing and eligible political subdivision governmental unit
21demonstrate to the satisfaction of the authority in one or more forms prescribed by
22the authority that all of the following apply:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,30823Section 308. 234.661 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,146,1424234.661 (3) (b) 3. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit has

1reduced the cost of rental housing in connection with the eligible project by
2voluntarily revising zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, or other land
3development regulations to increase development density, expedite approvals,
4reduce impact fees, or reduce parking, building, or other development costs with
5respect to the eligible project. For purposes of this subdivision, the political
6subdivision governmental unit in cooperation with the owner shall submit to the
7authority a cost reduction analysis in a form prescribed by the authority and signed
8by the owner and the head of the political subdivisions governmental units
9governing body that shows the cost reduction measures, including time saving
10measures, undertaken by the political subdivision governmental unit on or after
11January 1, 2023 2015, that have reduced the cost of rental housing in connection
12with the eligible project. The signed analysis shall clearly show for each time saving
13or cost reduction measure the estimated time or dollar amount saved by the owner
14and the estimated percentage reduction in rental housing costs.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,30915Section 309. 234.661 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,146,1816234.661 (3) (b) 4. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit is in
17compliance with the requirements under ss. 66.1001, 66.10013, and 66.10014, to
18the extent those requirements apply to the political subdivision governmental unit.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,31019Section 310. 234.661 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,31120Section 311. 234.661 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,421234.661 (3) (c) The authority shall establish a semiannual application process
22for the award of loans under this subsection. If in any application cycle there are
23insufficient moneys available in the main street housing rehabilitation revolving
24loan fund to fund all applications that meet the requirements under par. (b) and are

1otherwise acceptable to the authority, the authority shall prioritize funding loans
2for eligible projects in eligible political subdivisions governmental unit that have
3reduced the cost of rental housing as described in par. (b) 3. but with respect to the
4political subdivision governmental unit as a whole.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,3125Section 312. 234.661 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,106234.661 (3) (d) No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed $20,000
7$50,000 per dwelling unit or 25 33 percent of the total housing rehabilitation project
8costs, whichever is less, and the authority may establish an interest rate for any
9loan awarded under this subsection at or below the market interest rate or may
10charge no interest.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,31311Section 313. 234.661 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,1312234.661 (5) (b) 4. An identification of the eligible political subdivision
13governmental unit with respect to which the loan was awarded.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,31414Section 314. 234.662 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 234.662 (1) (c)
15(intro.) and amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,1816234.662 (1) (c) (intro.) Developer means a person other than a city, village,
17town, or county, that converts a vacant commercial building to residential use. and
18that is any of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,31519Section 315. 234.662 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,2020234.662 (1) (c) 1. A person other than a city, village, town, or county.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,31621Section 316. 234.662 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,2222234.662 (1) (c) 2. A tribal housing authority created by a tribal council.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,31723Section 317. 234.662 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,224234.662 (1) (d) Eligible political subdivision governmental unit means the

1city, village, town, or county governmental unit having jurisdiction over an eligible
2project, as determined by the authority.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,3183Section 318. 234.662 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,3194Section 319. 234.662 (1) (e) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,3205Section 320. 234.662 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,76234.662 (1) (em) Governmental unit means a city, village, town, county, or
7federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,3218Section 321. 234.662 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 234.662 (1) (f)
9(intro.) and amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,1110234.662 (1) (f) (intro.) Residential housing means single-family or
11multifamily housing for rent or sale that to which any of the following applies:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,12121. The housing is subject to taxation under ch. 70.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,32213Section 322. 234.662 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,1614234.662 (1) (f) 2. The housing is not subject to taxation under ch. 70 because
15it is designated as reservation lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (a), or trust lands, as
16defined in s. 165.92 (1) (d).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,32317Section 323. 234.662 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,1918234.662 (1) (g) Residential housing development means residential housing
19that consists of 16 6 or more dwelling units.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,32420Section 324. 234.662 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,149,421234.662 (3) (b) (intro.) From the commercial-to-housing conversion revolving
22loan fund, the authority may award loans to developers to cover construction costs
23for an eligible project, including demolition. Any developer may apply to the
24authority for a loan in accordance with the application process established by the

1authority under par. (c), but the authority may not award the loan unless the
2developer and the eligible political subdivision governmental unit demonstrate to
3the satisfaction of the authority in one or more forms prescribed by the authority
4that all of the following apply:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,3255Section 325. 234.662 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,149,216234.662 (3) (b) 3. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit has
7reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the eligible project by
8voluntarily revising zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, or other land
9development regulations to increase development density, expedite approvals,
10reduce impact, water connection, and inspection fees, or reduce parking, building,
11or other development costs with respect to the development of residential housing
12supported by the project. For purposes of this subdivision, the political subdivision
13governmental unit in cooperation with the developer shall submit to the authority a
14cost reduction analysis in a form prescribed by the authority and signed by the
15developer and the head of the political subdivisions governmental units governing
16body that shows the cost reduction measures, including time saving measures,
17undertaken by the political subdivision governmental unit on or after January 1,
182023 2015, that have reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the
19eligible project. The signed analysis shall clearly show for each time saving or cost
20reduction measure the estimated time or dollar amount saved by the developer and
21the estimated percentage reduction in housing costs.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,32622Section 326. 234.662 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,223234.662 (3) (b) 4. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit is in

1compliance with the requirements under ss. 66.1001, 66.10013, and 66.10014, to
2the extent those requirements apply to the political subdivision governmental unit.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,3273Section 327. 234.662 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,3284Section 328. 234.662 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,75234.662 (3) (d) 2. No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed
6$1,000,000 per eligible project or 20 33 percent of the total project costs, including
7any land purchase, whichever is less.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,3298Section 329. 234.662 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,169234.662 (3) (c) The authority shall establish a semiannual application process
10for the award of loans under this subsection. If in any application cycle there are
11insufficient moneys available in the commercial-to-housing conversion revolving
12loan fund to fund all applications that meet the requirements under par. (b) and are
13otherwise acceptable to the authority, the authority shall prioritize funding loans
14for eligible projects in eligible political subdivisions governmental units that have
15reduced the cost of residential housing as described in par. (b) 3. but with respect to
16the political subdivision governmental unit as a whole.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,33017Section 330. 234.662 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,1918234.662 (5) (b) 4. An identification of the eligible political subdivision
19governmental unit with respect to which the loan was awarded..
AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,202051. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
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