AB68: Bill Text

AB68,1023,2 104.035 (2) (a) 3. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024, $9.40.

AB68,1680 Section 1680 . 104.035 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1023,5 104.035 (2) (a) 4. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2024, and prior to January 1, 2025, $10.15.

AB68,1681 Section 1681 . 104.035 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (2m) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68,1023,9 104.035 (2m) (a) Minimum rates. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (3) to (8) (8m), the minimum wage for an opportunity employee is as follows:

AB68,1023,11 1. For wages earned prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], $5.90 per hour.

AB68,1682 Section 1682 . 104.035 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1023,14 104.035 (2m) (a) 2. For wages earned on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2023, $6.71 per hour.

AB68,1683 Section 1683 . 104.035 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1023,17 104.035 (2m) (a) 3. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024, $7.32.

AB68,1684 Section 1684 . 104.035 (2m) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1023,20 104.035 (2m) (a) 4. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2024, and prior to January 1, 2025, $7.93.

AB68,1685 Section 1685 . 104.035 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1024,2 104.035 (3) (a) Minimum rates. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (4) to (8) (8m), if an employer of a tipped employee establishes by the employer's payroll records that, when adding the tips received by the tipped employee in a week to the wages paid to the tipped employee in that week, the tipped employee receives not less than the applicable minimum wage specified in sub. (1), (2), or (2m), the minimum wage for the tipped employee is as follows:

AB68,1686 Section 1686 . 104.035 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1024,6 104.035 (3) (a) 1. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is not an opportunity employee prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], $2.33 per hour.

AB68,1687 Section 1687 . 104.035 (3) (a) 1d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1024,10 104.035 (3) (a) 1d. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is not an opportunity employee, on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date] and prior to January 1, 2023, $2.65 per hour.

AB68,1688 Section 1688 . 104.035 (3) (a) 1h. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1024,14 104.035 (3) (a) 1h. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is not an opportunity employee, on or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024, $2.89 per hour.

AB68,1689 Section 1689 . 104.035 (3) (a) 1p. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1024,18 104.035 (3) (a) 1p. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is not an opportunity employee, on or after January 1, 2024, and prior to January 1, 2025, $3.13 per hour.

AB68,1690 Section 1690 . 104.035 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1024,22 104.035 (3) (a) 2. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is an opportunity employee prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], $2.13 per hour.

AB68,1691 Section 1691 . 104.035 (3) (a) 2d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1025,3 104.035 (3) (a) 2d. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is an opportunity employee, on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2023, $2.42 per hour.

AB68,1692 Section 1692 . 104.035 (3) (a) 2h. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1025,7 104.035 (3) (a) 2h. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is an opportunity employee, on or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024, $2.64 per hour.

AB68,1693 Section 1693 . 104.035 (3) (a) 2p. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1025,11 104.035 (3) (a) 2p. For wages earned by a tipped employee who is an opportunity employee, on or after January 1, 2024, and prior to January 1, 2025, $2.86 per hour.

AB68,1694 Section 1694 . 104.035 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (4) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68,1025,15 104.035 (4) (a) Minimum rates. (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (7) and (8) to (8m), the minimum wage for an agricultural employee is as follows:

AB68,1025,17 1. For wages earned prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], $7.25 per hour.

AB68,1695 Section 1695 . 104.035 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1025,20 104.035 (4) (a) 2. For wages earned on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2023, $8.60 per hour.

AB68,1696 Section 1696 . 104.035 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1025,23 104.035 (4) (a) 3. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024, $9.40 per hour.

AB68,1697 Section 1697 . 104.035 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1026,2 104.035 (4) (a) 4. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2024, and prior to January 1, 2025, $10.15 per hour.

AB68,1698 Section 1698 . 104.035 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (5) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68,1026,7 104.035 (5) Camp counselors. (intro.) The Except as provided in sub. (8m), the minimum wage for a counselor at a seasonal recreational or educational camp, including a day camp, is as follows:

AB68,1026,10 (a) Prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], $350 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $265 per week if only meals are furnished, and $210 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

AB68,1699 Section 1699 . 104.035 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1026,15 104.035 (5) (b) On or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2023, $398.28 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $284.48 per week if only meals are furnished, and $238.97 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

AB68,1700 Section 1700 . 104.035 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1026,19 104.035 (5) (c) On or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024, $434.48 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $310.34 per week if only meals are furnished, and $260.69 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

AB68,1701 Section 1701 . 104.035 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1026,23 104.035 (5) (d) On or after January 1, 2024, and prior to January 1, 2025, $470.69 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $336.21 per week if only meals are furnished, and $282.41 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.

AB68,1702 Section 1702 . 104.035 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (6) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68,1027,2 104.035 (6) Golf caddies. (intro.) The Except as provided in sub. (8m), the minimum wage for a golf caddy is as follows:

AB68,1027,4 (a) Prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], $10.50 for caddying 18 holes and $5.90 for caddying 9 holes.

AB68,1703 Section 1703 . 104.035 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1027,8 104.035 (6) (b) On or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2023, $11.95 for caddying 18 holes and $6.71 for caddying 9 holes.

AB68,1704 Section 1704 . 104.035 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1027,11 104.035 (6) (c) On or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024, $13.03 for caddying 18 holes and $7.32 for caddying 9 holes.

AB68,1705 Section 1705 . 104.035 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1027,14 104.035 (6) (d) On or after January 1, 2024, and prior to January 1, 2025, $14.12 for caddying 18 holes and $7.93 for caddying 9 holes.

AB68,1706 Section 1706 . 104.035 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1027,25 104.035 (8m) Minimum wage adjustments. Effective on January 1, 2025, and effective on each January 1 thereafter, the department shall revise the minimum wages established under subs. (1) to (6). The department shall determine the revised minimum wages by calculating the percentage difference between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the last month for which that information is available and the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the month 12 months prior to that month, adjusting the minimum wage then in effect by that percentage difference. The department shall annually have the revised amount published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register and on the department's Internet site.

AB68,1707 Section 1707. 106.04 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1028,5 106.04 Employment of apprentices on state public works projects. (1) Definition. In this section, “project" means a project of public works that is subject to s. 103.49 or 103.50 in which work is performed by employees employed in trades that are apprenticeable under this subchapter.

AB68,1028,10 (2) Waiver. If the department grants an exception or modification to any requirement in any contract for the performance of work on a project relating to the employment and training of apprentices, the department shall post that information on its Internet site, together with a detailed explanation for granting the exception or modification.

AB68,1708 Section 1708. 106.125 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1028,18 106.125 Early college credit program. On behalf of the school board of a school district, on behalf of a governing board of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), and on behalf of the governing body of a participating private school, as defined in s. 118.55 (1) (c), the department of workforce development shall pay to the department of public instruction the costs of tuition for a pupil who attends an institution of higher education under the program under s. 118.55 as provided under s. 118.55 (5) (e) 2. and 3.

AB68,1709 Section 1709. 106.13 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1028,22 106.13 (2r) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the The department shall develop curricula for youth apprenticeship programs for occupational areas approved under sub. (2m).

AB68,1710 Section 1710. 106.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1029,4 106.26 (1) Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that, for many workers and persons seeking employment in outlying suburban and sparsely populated and developed areas, conventional, fixed-route mass transit systems do not provide adequate transportation service. The purpose of the employment transit assistance program under this section is to correct this deficiency in access to employment locations and to stimulate the development of innovative transit service methods.

AB68,1711 Section 1711. 106.26 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1029,10 106.26 (2) (d) “Project" means a project designed to improve access to jobs, including part-time jobs and Wisconsin works employment positions, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (r), located in outlying suburban and sparsely populated and developed areas that are not adequately served by a mass transit system and to develop innovative transit service methods.

AB68,1712 Section 1712. 106.27 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1029,14 106.27 (1p) Green jobs training program. (a) In this subsection, “green jobs” means jobs that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or conserve natural resources.

AB68,1029,19 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bp), the department shall award grants to public or private organizations for the development and implementation of green jobs training programs. As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, the department may require a public or private organization to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department.

AB68,1713 Section 1713. 106.27 (1q) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1030,5 106.27 (1q) Pandemic workforce training program. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bq), the department shall award grants to public or private organizations for the development and implementation of pandemic workforce training programs that emphasize training, skill development, and economic recovery for individuals and businesses. The grants may be used for virtual and in-person job training, employment navigators or coaches, skill assessment, transportation, soft skill development, career or talent search services, and other programs to return employees to the labor market. As a condition of receiving a grant under this subsection, the department may require a public or private organization to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department.

AB68,1714 Section 1714. 106.27 (2g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1030,9 106.27 (2g) (a) 1. Promulgate rules prescribing procedures and criteria for awarding grants under sub subs. (1), (1p), and (1q) and the information with respect to those grants that must be contained in the reports required under subd. 3.

AB68,1715 Section 1715. 106.27 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1030,14 106.27 (2g) (a) 2. Receive and review applications for grants under subs. (1), (1g), and (1j) (am), (1p), and (1q) and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the information that must be contained in an application for a grant under sub. (1), (1g), or (1j) (am), (1p) or (1q).

AB68,1716 Section 1716. 106.27 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1031,13 106.27 (3) Annual report. Annually, by December 31, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance providing an account of the department's activities and expenditures under this section during the preceding fiscal year and detailing the amounts allocated to and expended for each of the programs, grants, and services specified in s. 20.445 (1) (b) and, (bm), (bp), and (bq) for that fiscal year. The report shall include information on the number of unemployed and underemployed workers and incumbent employees who participate in training programs under sub. (1) or, (1j), (1p), or (1q); the number of unemployed workers who obtain gainful employment, underemployed workers who obtain new employment, and incumbent employees who receive increased compensation after participating in such a training program; and the wages earned by those workers and employees both before and after participating in such a training program. The report shall also include information on the extent to which waiting lists for enrollment in courses and programs provided by technical colleges in high-demand fields are reduced as a result of grants under sub. (1g) (a), on the number of students who participate in certification or training programs under sub. (1) (a) or (e) or (1g) (b), on the building modifications funded under sub. (1) (f) and the effect of those building modifications on the school districts' technical education programs, and on the number of persons with disabilities who participate in employment enhancement activities under sub. (1g) (c). In addition, the report shall provide information on the number of student interns who are placed with employers as a result of the coordination activities conducted under sub. (1r) or the grants awarded under sub. (1) (d).

AB68,1717 Section 1717. 106.274 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1031,20 106.274 Worker connection program. (1) Worker connection program. The department shall, from the appropriation under 20.445 (1) (cm), establish and administer a worker connection program that helps participants prepare for and enter jobs in high-growth employment sectors by pairing participants with achievement coaches who guide participants through the workforce system and partner with employers in high-growth employment sectors.

AB68,1031,22 (2) Implementation. The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section.

AB68,1718 Section 1718. 106.28 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1031,25 106.28 Health care recruitment initiative. (1) In this section, “nurse aide” has the meaning given in s. 146.40 (1) (d).