Amendment AA6-ASA2-AB50

AB50-ASA2-AA6,140,3 (2) Supplies and services funding; program revenues. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $4,600 to support cost increases related to 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) (gk), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $4,600 to support cost increases related to supplies and services.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,140,11 (3) Supplies and services; program revenues-service. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (kc), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $749,400 to support cost increases related to 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) (kc), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $749,400 to support cost increases related to supplies and services.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,140,19 (4) Supplies and services; segregated fund revenues. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (ra), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $458,400 to support cost increases related to 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) (ra), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $458,400 to support cost increases related to supplies and services.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,140,20 49. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,140,21 “Section 287. 20.445 (1) (ra) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,141,13 20.445 (1) (ra) Worker’s compensation operations fund; administration. From the worker’s compensation operations fund, the amounts in the schedule a sum sufficient for the administration of the worker’s compensation program by the department, for assistance to the department of justice in investigating and prosecuting fraudulent activity related to worker’s compensation, and for transfer to the uninsured employers fund under s. 102.81 (1) (c), and for transfer to the appropriation accounts under par. (rp) and s. 20.427 (1) (ra). All moneys received under ss. 102.28 (2) (b) and 102.75 (1) shall be credited to this appropriation account. From this appropriation, an amount not to exceed $5,000 may be expended each fiscal year for payment of expenses for travel and research by the council on worker’s compensation, and an amount not to exceed $500,000 may be transferred in each fiscal year to the uninsured employers fund under s. 102.81 (1) (c), the amount in the schedule under par. (rp) shall be transferred to the appropriation account under par. (rp), and the amount in the schedule under s. 20.427 (1) (ra) shall be transferred to the appropriation account under s. 20.427 (1) (ra).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,288 Section 288. 20.445 (1) (rp) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,289 Section 289. 102.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,4 102.81 (2) The department may retain an insurance carrier or insurance service organization to process, investigate and pay claims under this section and may obtain excess or stop-loss reinsurance with an insurance carrier authorized to do business in this state in an amount that the secretary determines is necessary for the sound operation of the uninsured employers fund. In cases involving disputed claims, the department may retain an attorney to represent the interests of the uninsured employers fund and to make appearances on behalf of the uninsured employers fund in proceedings under ss. 102.16 to 102.29. Section 20.930 and all provisions of subch. IV of ch. 16 do not apply to an attorney hired under this subsection. The charges for the services retained under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (rp) (ra). The cost of any reinsurance obtained under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (sm).

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

AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,11 (1) Worker’s compensation operations administration; staffing funding change. On the effective date of this subsection, the funding source for 6.0 FTE SEG positions in the department of workforce development funded from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (rp) changes to the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (ra), and the incumbent employees holding the positions on that date retain their positions.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,15 (2) Worker’s compensation operations administration; appropriation transfer. On the effective date of this subsection, $1,238,900 shall be transferred from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (rp) to the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (ra).”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,16 50. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,18 “Section 290. 234.66 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 234.66 (1) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,20 234.66 (1) (b) (intro.) “Developer” means a person other than a governmental unit that constructs or creates residential housing. and that is any of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,291 Section 291. 234.66 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,22 234.66 (1) (b) 1. A person other than a governmental unit.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,292 Section 292. 234.66 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,142,24 234.66 (1) (b) 2. A tribal housing authority created by a tribal council.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,293 Section 293. 234.66 (1) (g) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 234.66 (1) (g) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,143,7 234.66 (1) (g) “Residential housing” means new single-family or multifamily housing for rent or sale that satisfies all of the following: 1. Is is subject to taxation under ch. 70 or is not subject to taxation under ch. 70 because it is designated as reservation lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (a), or trust lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (d).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,294 Section 294. 234.66 (1) (g) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,295 Section 295. 234.66 (1) (g) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,296 Section 296. 234.66 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,2 234.66 (4) (a) 5. The eligible governmental unit has reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the eligible project by voluntarily revising zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, or other land development regulations to increase development density, expedite approvals, reduce impact, water connection, and inspection fees, or reduce parking, building, or other development costs with respect to the development of residential housing supported by the project. For purposes of this subdivision, the governmental unit in cooperation with the developer shall submit to the authority a cost reduction analysis in a form prescribed by the authority and signed by the developer and the head of the governmental unit’s governing body that shows the cost reduction measures, including time saving measures, undertaken by the governmental unit on or after January 1, 2023 2015, that have reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the eligible project. The signed analysis shall clearly show for each time saving or cost reduction measure the estimated time or dollar amount saved by the developer and the estimated percentage reduction in housing costs.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,297 Section 297. 234.66 (4) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,298 Section 298. 234.66 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,7 234.66 (4) (c) 2. No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed 20 33 percent of the total cost of development, including land purchase, of the residential housing supported by the eligible project.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,299 Section 299. 234.66 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,12 234.66 (4) (cm) The developer may use up to 25 percent of loan moneys for private infrastructure that is not and will not be owned, maintained, or provided to or by a governmental unit and is not in a rural area and transferred to public use but that otherwise meets the definition of housing infrastructure under sub. (1) (e).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,300 Section 300. 234.66 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,16 234.66 (5) (c) No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed 10 25 percent of the amount of the total cost of development of the residential housing supported by the eligible project.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,301 Section 301. 234.661 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,20 234.661 (1) (b) “Eligible political subdivision” governmental unit” means the city, village, town, or county governmental unit having jurisdiction over an eligible project, as determined by the authority.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,302 Section 302. 234.66 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,144,23 234.66 (1) (cm) “Governmental unit” means a city, village, town, county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,303 Section 303. 234.661 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 234.661 (1) (e) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,145,5 234.661 (1) (e) (intro.) “Rental housing” means single-family or multifamily housing offered or intended to be offered for rent that to which any of the following applies:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,145,6 1. The housing is subject to taxation under ch. 70.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,304 Section 304. 234.66 (1) (e) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,145,10 234.66 (1) (e) 2. The housing is not subject to taxation under ch. 70 because it is designated as reservation lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (a), or as trust lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (d).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,305 Section 305. 234.661 (1) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,306 Section 306. 234.661 (1) (c) 6. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,307 Section 307. 234.661 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,145,22 234.661 (3) (b) (intro.) From the main street housing rehabilitation revolving loan fund, the authority may award loans to owners of rental housing to cover housing rehabilitation costs for an eligible project. Any owner of rental housing, other than a city, village, town, or county governmental unit, may apply to the authority for a loan in accordance with the application process established by the authority under par. (c), but the authority may not award the loan unless the owner of the rental housing and eligible political subdivision governmental unit demonstrate to the satisfaction of the authority in one or more forms prescribed by the authority that all of the following apply:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,308 Section 308. 234.661 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,146,14 234.661 (3) (b) 3. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit has reduced the cost of rental housing in connection with the eligible project by voluntarily revising zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, or other land development regulations to increase development density, expedite approvals, reduce impact fees, or reduce parking, building, or other development costs with respect to the eligible project. For purposes of this subdivision, the political subdivision governmental unit in cooperation with the owner shall submit to the authority a cost reduction analysis in a form prescribed by the authority and signed by the owner and the head of the political subdivision’s governmental unit’s governing body that shows the cost reduction measures, including time saving measures, undertaken by the political subdivision governmental unit on or after January 1, 2023 2015, that have reduced the cost of rental housing in connection with the eligible project. The signed analysis shall clearly show for each time saving or cost reduction measure the estimated time or dollar amount saved by the owner and the estimated percentage reduction in rental housing costs.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,309 Section 309. 234.661 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,146,18 234.661 (3) (b) 4. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit is in compliance with the requirements under ss. 66.1001, 66.10013, and 66.10014, to the extent those requirements apply to the political subdivision governmental unit.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,310 Section 310. 234.661 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,311 Section 311. 234.661 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,4 234.661 (3) (c) The authority shall establish a semiannual application process for the award of loans under this subsection. If in any application cycle there are insufficient moneys available in the main street housing rehabilitation revolving loan fund to fund all applications that meet the requirements under par. (b) and are otherwise acceptable to the authority, the authority shall prioritize funding loans for eligible projects in eligible political subdivisions governmental unit that have reduced the cost of rental housing as described in par. (b) 3. but with respect to the political subdivision governmental unit as a whole.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,312 Section 312. 234.661 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,10 234.661 (3) (d) No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed $20,000 $50,000 per dwelling unit or 25 33 percent of the total housing rehabilitation project costs, whichever is less, and the authority may establish an interest rate for any loan awarded under this subsection at or below the market interest rate or may charge no interest.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,313 Section 313. 234.661 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,13 234.661 (5) (b) 4. An identification of the eligible political subdivision governmental unit with respect to which the loan was awarded.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,314 Section 314. 234.662 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 234.662 (1) (c) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,18 234.662 (1) (c) (intro.) “Developer” means a person other than a city, village, town, or county, that converts a vacant commercial building to residential use. and that is any of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,315 Section 315. 234.662 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,20 234.662 (1) (c) 1. A person other than a city, village, town, or county.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,316 Section 316. 234.662 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,147,22 234.662 (1) (c) 2. A tribal housing authority created by a tribal council.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,317 Section 317. 234.662 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,2 234.662 (1) (d) “Eligible political subdivision” governmental unit” means the city, village, town, or county governmental unit having jurisdiction over an eligible project, as determined by the authority.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,318 Section 318. 234.662 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,319 Section 319. 234.662 (1) (e) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,320 Section 320. 234.662 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,7 234.662 (1) (em) “Governmental unit” means a city, village, town, county, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,321 Section 321. 234.662 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 234.662 (1) (f) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,11 234.662 (1) (f) (intro.) “Residential housing” means single-family or multifamily housing for rent or sale that to which any of the following applies:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,12 1. The housing is subject to taxation under ch. 70.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,322 Section 322. 234.662 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,16 234.662 (1) (f) 2. The housing is not subject to taxation under ch. 70 because it is designated as reservation lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (a), or trust lands, as defined in s. 165.92 (1) (d).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,323 Section 323. 234.662 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,148,19 234.662 (1) (g) “Residential housing development” means residential housing that consists of 16 6 or more dwelling units.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,324 Section 324. 234.662 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,149,4 234.662 (3) (b) (intro.) From the commercial-to-housing conversion revolving loan fund, the authority may award loans to developers to cover construction costs for an eligible project, including demolition. Any developer may apply to the authority for a loan in accordance with the application process established by the authority under par. (c), but the authority may not award the loan unless the developer and the eligible political subdivision governmental unit demonstrate to the satisfaction of the authority in one or more forms prescribed by the authority that all of the following apply:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,325 Section 325. 234.662 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,149,21 234.662 (3) (b) 3. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit has reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the eligible project by voluntarily revising zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, or other land development regulations to increase development density, expedite approvals, reduce impact, water connection, and inspection fees, or reduce parking, building, or other development costs with respect to the development of residential housing supported by the project. For purposes of this subdivision, the political subdivision governmental unit in cooperation with the developer shall submit to the authority a cost reduction analysis in a form prescribed by the authority and signed by the developer and the head of the political subdivision’s governmental unit’s governing body that shows the cost reduction measures, including time saving measures, undertaken by the political subdivision governmental unit on or after January 1, 2023 2015, that have reduced the cost of residential housing in connection with the eligible project. The signed analysis shall clearly show for each time saving or cost reduction measure the estimated time or dollar amount saved by the developer and the estimated percentage reduction in housing costs.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,326 Section 326. 234.662 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,2 234.662 (3) (b) 4. The eligible political subdivision governmental unit is in compliance with the requirements under ss. 66.1001, 66.10013, and 66.10014, to the extent those requirements apply to the political subdivision governmental unit.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,327 Section 327. 234.662 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,328 Section 328. 234.662 (3) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,7 234.662 (3) (d) 2. No loan awarded under this subsection may exceed $1,000,000 per eligible project or 20 33 percent of the total project costs, including any land purchase, whichever is less.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,329 Section 329. 234.662 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,16 234.662 (3) (c) The authority shall establish a semiannual application process for the award of loans under this subsection. If in any application cycle there are insufficient moneys available in the commercial-to-housing conversion revolving loan fund to fund all applications that meet the requirements under par. (b) and are otherwise acceptable to the authority, the authority shall prioritize funding loans for eligible projects in eligible political subdivisions governmental units that have reduced the cost of residential housing as described in par. (b) 3. but with respect to the political subdivision governmental unit as a whole.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,330 Section 330. 234.662 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,19 234.662 (5) (b) 4. An identification of the eligible political subdivision governmental unit with respect to which the loan was awarded.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,150,20 51. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following: