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AB50-ASA2-AA6,2434Section 243. 111.36 (1) (br) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,117,165111.36 (1) (br) Engaging in harassment that consists of unwelcome verbal or
6physical conduct directed at another individual because of that individuals gender,
7gender expression, or gender identity, other than the conduct described in par. (b),
8and that has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive
9work environment or has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with that
10individuals work performance. Under this paragraph, substantial interference
11with an employees work performance or creation of an intimidating, hostile, or
12offensive work environment is established when the conduct is such that a
13reasonable person under the same circumstances as the employee would consider
14the conduct sufficiently severe or pervasive to interfere substantially with the
15persons work performance or to create an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work
16environment.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,24417Section 244. 111.36 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,117,2218111.36 (1) (c) Discriminating against any woman individual on the basis of
19pregnancy, childbirth, maternity parental leave, or related medical conditions by
20engaging in any of the actions prohibited under s. 111.322, including, but not
21limited to, actions concerning fringe benefit programs covering illnesses and
22disability.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,24523Section 245. 111.36 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,118,7
1111.36 (1) (d) 1. For any employer, labor organization, licensing agency or
2employment agency or other person to refuse Refusing to hire, employ, admit or
3license, or to bar or terminate any individual; barring or terminating from
4employment, membership, or licensure any individual,; or to discriminate
5discriminating against an any individual in promotion, in compensation, or in the
6terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of the individuals sexual
7orientation; or, gender expression, or gender identity.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,2468Section 246. 111.36 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,118,149111.36 (1) (d) 2. For any employer, labor organization, licensing agency or
10employment agency or other person to discharge Discharging or otherwise
11discriminate discriminating against any person because he or she the person has
12opposed any discriminatory practices under this paragraph or because he or she the
13person has made a complaint, testified or assisted in any proceeding under this
14paragraph.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,24715Section 247. 111.36 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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 employees gender identity or gender expression.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,24821Section 248. 111.39 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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 examiners findings on
11the complainant, together with an order dismissing the complaint.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,24912Section 249. 111.39 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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-AA6,2503Section 250. 111.39 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,120,94111.39 (5) (d) The commission shall serve a certified copy of the commissions
5decision on the respondent. The commission shall also serve a certified copy of the
6commissions 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-AA6,25110Section 251. 111.397 of the statutes is created to read:
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-AA6,25211Section 252. 111.81 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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-AA6,25316Section 253. 118.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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-AA6,2547Section 254. 321.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
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
18persons gender identity.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,25519Section 255. 814.04 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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-AA6,2563Section 256. 893.995 of the statutes is created to read:
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-AA6,93506Section 9350. Initial applicability; Workforce Development.
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-AA6,125,111131. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,125,1812Section 257. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
13insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,25819Section 258. 20.445 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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-AA6,25923Section 259. 106.145 of the statutes is created to read:
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-AA6,92508Section 9250. Fiscal changes; Workforce Development.
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-AA6,126,151532. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,126,1616Section 260. 230.35 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
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-AA6,26323Section 263. 230.35 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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-AA6,940122Section 9401. Effective dates; Administration.
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-AA6,128,3333. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,128,44Section 9101. Nonstatutory provisions; Administration.
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-AA6,920118Section 9201. Fiscal changes; Administration.
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-AA6,129,3334. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,129,44Section 265. 49.175 (1) (Lm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,129,8549.175 (1) (Lm) Jobs for Americas Graduates. For grants to the Jobs for
6Americas 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-AA6,92069Section 9206. Fiscal changes; Children and Families.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,129,1710(1) Jobs for Americas 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 Americas
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 Americas Graduates-Wisconsin..
AB50-ASA2-AA6,129,181835. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,129,1919Section 266. 49.175 (1) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
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-AA6,92066Section 9206. Fiscal changes; Children and Families.
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-AA6,130,151536. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,130,1616Section 267. 16.3063 of the statutes is created to read:
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-AA6,26910Section 269. 20.505 (7) (fo) of the statutes is created to read:
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-AA6,131,131337. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
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