Amendment AA6-ASA2-AB50

AB50-ASA2-AA6,230,19 (2) Any individual employed pursuant to a public contract, as defined in s. 66.0901 (1) (c), or employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) who gives up, waives, or returns to the employer or agent of the employer any part of the compensation to which the employee is entitled under his or her contract of employment or under the prevailing wage determination issued by the department, or who gives up any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) during a week in which the individual works part-time on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued and part-time on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,231,5 (3) Any employer or labor organization, or any agent or employee of an employer or labor organization, who induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) to allow any part of the wages to which that individual is entitled under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the department or local governmental unit to be deducted from the individual’s pay is guilty of a Class I felony, unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,231,13 (4) Any individual employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) who allows any part of the wages to which that individual is entitled under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the department or local governmental unit to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,416 Section 416. 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,232,4 978.05 (6) (a) Institute, commence, or appear in all civil actions or special proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch. 980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 89.08, 103.50 (8), 103.92 (4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a), 946.86, 946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077, perform any duties in connection with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and appear if the district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters within chs. 782, 976 and 979 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation counsel provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s. 48.09 (6) or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the interests of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,9350 Section 9350. Initial applicability; Workforce Development.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,232,15 (1) Prevailing wage. The treatment of ss. 19.36 (12), 66.0129 (5), 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (c), (cm), (dr), (em), (f), (g), (hm), (im), and (j), (1m) (b), and (2) to (12), 84.41 (3), 103.005 (12) (a), 103.49, 103.50, 103.503 (1) (a), (e), and (g), (2), and (3) (a) 2., 104.001 (4), 106.04, 109.09 (1), 111.322 (2m) (a) (with respect to s. 103.50), (b) (with respect to s. 103.50), and (c), 227.01 (13) (t), 229.682 (2), 229.8275, 946.15, and 978.05 (6) (a) first apply, with respect to a project of public works that is subject to bidding, to a project for which the request for bids is issued on the effective date of this subsection and, with respect to a project of public works that is not subject to bidding, to a project the contract for which is entered into on the effective date of this subsection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,232,18 (2) Discrimination. The treatment of ss. 66.0903 (10) (d), 111.322 (2m) (c), and 229.8275 first applies to acts of discrimination that occur on the effective date of this subsection.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,232,19 59. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,232,20 “Section 9208. Fiscal changes; Corrections.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,233,5 (1) Internal affairs office. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of corrections under s. 20.410 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $412,000 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 5.0 GPR positions within the internal affairs office. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of corrections under s. 20.410 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $462,200 to provide funding for the positions authorized under this subsection.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,233,6 60. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,233,8 “Section 9202. Fiscal changes; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,233,13 (1) Position realignment; general fund. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 20.115 (8) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $30,300 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $30,300 to realign funding sources of positions within the department.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,233,19 (2) Position realignment; federal funding. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 20.115 (8) (m), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025- 26 is decreased by $204,300 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is decreased by $204,300 to realign funding sources of positions within the department.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,234,2 (3) Position realignment; program revenue. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under s. 20.115 (8) (g), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025- 26 is increased by $174,000 and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $174,000 to realign funding sources of positions within the department.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,234,3 61. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,234,4 “Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,234,5 (1) Overtime and night and weekend differential base budgets.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,234,12 (a) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $574,300 to establish budgets for overtime and standby pay and night and weekend differential pay for the division of enterprise technology in the department of administration. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $574,300 for the same purpose.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,234,20 (b) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $134,900 to establish budgets for overtime and standby pay and night and weekend differential pay for the division of personnel management in the department of administration. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (1) (kz), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $134,900 for the same purpose.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,234,21 62. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,234,22 “Section 417. 16.306 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,235,8 16.306 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose of providing housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and families to facilitate their movement to independent living if the conditions under par. (b) are satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the federal department of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality of applications submitted.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,418 Section 418. 16.3077 of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,235,13 16.3077 Housing quality standards grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (bp), the department shall award grants to owners of rental housing units in this state for purposes of satisfying applicable housing quality standards.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,419 Section 419. 16.3085 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,235,17 16.3085 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg), the department may award up to 10 grants, of up to $50,000 $75,000 each, annually to any shelter facility.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,420 Section 420. 20.505 (7) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,235,20 20.505 (7) (bp) Housing quality standards grants. The amounts in the schedule for housing quality standards grants under s. 16.3077.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,421 Section 421. 49.175 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,236,2 49.175 (1) (f) Homeless case management services grants. For grants to shelter facilities under s. 16.3085, $500,000 $1,000,000 in each fiscal year. All moneys allocated under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (7) (kg).”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,236,3 63. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,236,4 “Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,236,5 (1) Market wage adjustments.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,236,14 (a) Market wage adjustments for state and UW System employees. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025- 27 fiscal biennium general market wage and parity adjustments that are paid for with $130,981,100 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for fiscal year 2025-26 and $241,483,600 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for fiscal year 2026-27. The director shall propose for state and University of Wisconsin System employees a general wage adjustment of 5 percent on July 1, 2025 and a general wage adjustment of 4 percent on July 1, 2026.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,236,20 (b) Market wage and parity adjustments for targeted classifications. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025- 27 fiscal biennium market wage and parity adjustments for targeted classifications that are funded with $4,310,500 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for each year of the fiscal biennium.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,237,4 (c) Pay progression structure for probation and parole agents. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025- 27 fiscal biennium a pay progression structure for probation and parole agent pay progression that is funded with $3,504,800 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for fiscal year 2025-26, and $4,374,800 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for fiscal year 2026-27.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,237,10 (d) Paid family and medical leave programs. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $7,390,000 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves to pay for the paid family and medical leave programs for state employees and University of Wisconsin System executive branch employees.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,237,17 (e) Juneteenth and Veteran’s Day paid state holidays. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $2,321,800 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for fiscal year 2025-26, and $4,643,600 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for fiscal year 2026-27 to establish June 19 and November 11 as paid holidays for state and University of Wisconsin System executive branch employees.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,237,24 (f) Pay progression structure for targeted classifications. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium a pay progression structure for targeted classifications that is funded with $2,367,500 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for fiscal year 2025-26, and $2,953,100 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for fiscal year 2026-27.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,238,6 (g) Waupun Correctional Institution add-on retention pay. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $2,125,400 in general purpose revenue annually from the compensation reserves to support a $5 add-on to retain correctional security employees at Waupun Correctional Institution.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,238,12 (h) State government apprenticeship program. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $1,875,500 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for fiscal year 2025-26, and $1,959,500 in general purpose revenue from the compensation reserves for fiscal year 2026-27 for a state government apprenticeship program.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,238,18 (i) Wage compression reduction. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $1,135,800 in general purpose revenue annually from the compensation reserves to support market wage adjustments for supervisory positions to reduce wage compression between eligible supervisors and the positions they supervise.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,238,23 (j) Correctional supervisor parity pay. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $839,900 in general purpose revenue annually from the compensation reserves to support parity pay for correctional security supervisors.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,239,6 (k) Vacation allowance structure. The administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall provide in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium $359,300 in general purpose revenue annually from the compensation reserves to support the modification of the vacation allowance structure for non-University of Wisconsin executive branch employees who have between 2 and 5 years of service to improve employee recruitment and retention.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,239,14 (l) Compensation plan amendment. If, on the effective date of this paragraph, the compensation plan under s. 230.12 has been adopted for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium and the compensation plan does not include the market wage adjustments under par. (a) by no later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph, the administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall propose an amendment under s. 230.12 (3) (c) to include the market wage adjustments under par. (a) in the compensation plan for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,239,15 64. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,239,16 “Section 422. 109.11 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,239,21 109.11 (1) (c) If an employer does not agree to compromise and settle a wage claim under this subsection, the department may refer the wage claim to a district attorney under s. 109.09 (1) or to the department of justice under s. 109.10 (3) for commencement of an action in circuit court to collect the amount of wages due and unpaid plus increased wages as specified in sub. (2) (b) (a).

AB50-ASA2-AA6,423 Section 423. 109.11 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,240,6 109.11 (2) (a) In Except as provided in par. (c), in a wage claim action that is commenced by an employee before the department has completed its investigation under s. 109.09 (1) and its attempts to compromise and settle the wage claim under sub. (1), a circuit court may shall order the employer to pay to the employee, in addition to the amount of wages due and unpaid and in addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties specified in sub. (3), increased wages of not more than 50 100 percent of the amount of wages due and unpaid.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,424 Section 424. 109.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,425 Section 425. 109.11 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,240,11 109.11 (2) (c) An employer may rebut the presumption of increased wages under par. (a) by demonstrating that they acted in good faith and had a reasonable belief that they were in compliance with the law.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,240,12 65. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,240,13 “Section 9250. Fiscal changes; Workforce Development.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,240,21 (1) Agency tribal liaison. 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 $70,000 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department by 1.0 GPR position for an agency tribal liaison. 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 $89,500 to provide funding for the position authorized under this subsection.”.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,240,22 66. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

AB50-ASA2-AA6,241,2 “Section 9235. Fiscal changes; Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of.

AB50-ASA2-AA6,241,8 (1) Adjustment for limited-term employee costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 20.507 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is adjusted to $1,991,000. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the board of commissioners of public lands under s. 20.507 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is adjusted to $2,009,400.”.

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