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AB68,1025,2019 104.035 (4) (a) 2. For wages earned on or after the effective date of this
20subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and prior to January 1, 2023, $8.60 per hour.
AB68,1696 21Section 1696 . 104.035 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1025,2322 104.035 (4) (a) 3. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2023, and prior to
23January 1, 2024, $9.40 per hour.
AB68,1697 24Section 1697 . 104.035 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1026,2
1104.035 (4) (a) 4. For wages earned on or after January 1, 2024, and prior to
2January 1, 2025, $10.15 per hour.
AB68,1698 3Section 1698 . 104.035 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (5) (intro.)
4and amended to read:
AB68,1026,75 104.035 (5) Camp counselors. (intro.) The Except as provided in sub. (8m), the
6minimum wage for a counselor at a seasonal recreational or educational camp,
7including a day camp, is as follows:
AB68,1026,10 8(a) Prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], $350 per
9week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $265 per week if only meals are
10furnished, and $210 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.
AB68,1699 11Section 1699 . 104.035 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1026,1512 104.035 (5) (b) On or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
13date], and prior to January 1, 2023, $398.28 per week if meals and lodging are not
14furnished, $284.48 per week if only meals are furnished, and $238.97 per week if both
15meals and lodging are furnished.
AB68,1700 16Section 1700 . 104.035 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1026,1917 104.035 (5) (c) On or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024,
18$434.48 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $310.34 per week if only
19meals are furnished, and $260.69 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.
AB68,1701 20Section 1701 . 104.035 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1026,2321 104.035 (5) (d) On or after January 1, 2024, and prior to January 1, 2025,
22$470.69 per week if meals and lodging are not furnished, $336.21 per week if only
23meals are furnished, and $282.41 per week if both meals and lodging are furnished.
AB68,1702 24Section 1702 . 104.035 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (6) (intro.)
25and amended to read:
AB68,1027,2
1104.035 (6) Golf caddies. (intro.) The Except as provided in sub. (8m), the
2minimum wage for a golf caddy is as follows:
AB68,1027,4 3(a) Prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], $10.50
4for caddying 18 holes and $5.90 for caddying 9 holes.
AB68,1703 5Section 1703 . 104.035 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1027,86 104.035 (6) (b) On or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
7date], and prior to January 1, 2023, $11.95 for caddying 18 holes and $6.71 for
8caddying 9 holes.
AB68,1704 9Section 1704 . 104.035 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1027,1110 104.035 (6) (c) On or after January 1, 2023, and prior to January 1, 2024, $13.03
11for caddying 18 holes and $7.32 for caddying 9 holes.
AB68,1705 12Section 1705 . 104.035 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1027,1413 104.035 (6) (d) On or after January 1, 2024, and prior to January 1, 2025,
14$14.12 for caddying 18 holes and $7.93 for caddying 9 holes.
AB68,1706 15Section 1706 . 104.035 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1027,2516 104.035 (8m) Minimum wage adjustments. Effective on January 1, 2025, and
17effective on each January 1 thereafter, the department shall revise the minimum
18wages established under subs. (1) to (6). The department shall determine the revised
19minimum wages by calculating the percentage difference between the consumer
20price index for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the last month for which
21that information is available and the consumer price index for the 12-month period
22ending on the last day of the month 12 months prior to that month, adjusting the
23minimum wage then in effect by that percentage difference. The department shall
24annually have the revised amount published in the Wisconsin Administrative
25Register and on the department's Internet site.
AB68,1707
1Section 1707. 106.04 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1028,5 2106.04 Employment of apprentices on state public works projects. (1)
3Definition. In this section, “project" means a project of public works that is subject
4to s. 103.49 or 103.50 in which work is performed by employees employed in trades
5that are apprenticeable under this subchapter.
AB68,1028,10 6(2) Waiver. If the department grants an exception or modification to any
7requirement in any contract for the performance of work on a project relating to the
8employment and training of apprentices, the department shall post that information
9on its Internet site, together with a detailed explanation for granting the exception
10or modification.
AB68,1708 11Section 1708. 106.125 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1028,18 12106.125 Early college credit program. On behalf of the school board of a
13school district, on behalf of a governing board of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r)
14or (2x),
and on behalf of the governing body of a participating private school, as
15defined in s. 118.55 (1) (c), the department of workforce development shall pay to the
16department of public instruction the costs of tuition for a pupil who attends an
17institution of higher education under the program under s. 118.55 as provided under
18s. 118.55 (5) (e) 2. and 3.
AB68,1709 19Section 1709. 106.13 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1028,2220 106.13 (2r) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the The department
21shall develop curricula for youth apprenticeship programs for occupational areas
22approved under sub. (2m).
AB68,1710 23Section 1710. 106.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1029,424 106.26 (1) Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that, for many workers
25and persons seeking employment in outlying suburban and sparsely populated and

1developed areas
, conventional, fixed-route mass transit systems do not provide
2adequate transportation service. The purpose of the employment transit assistance
3program under this section is to correct this deficiency in access to employment
4locations and to stimulate the development of innovative transit service methods.
AB68,1711 5Section 1711. 106.26 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1029,106 106.26 (2) (d) “Project" means a project designed to improve access to jobs,
7including part-time jobs and Wisconsin works employment positions, as defined in
8s. 49.141 (1) (r), located in outlying suburban and sparsely populated and developed
9areas that are not adequately served by a mass transit system
and to develop
10innovative transit service methods.
AB68,1712 11Section 1712. 106.27 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1029,1412 106.27 (1p) Green jobs training program. (a) In this subsection, “green jobs”
13means jobs that produce goods or provide services that benefit the environment or
14conserve natural resources.
AB68,1029,1915 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bp), the department shall award
16grants to public or private organizations for the development and implementation
17of green jobs training programs. As a condition of receiving a grant under this
18subsection, the department may require a public or private organization to provide
19matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department.
AB68,1713 20Section 1713. 106.27 (1q) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1030,521 106.27 (1q) Pandemic workforce training program. From the appropriation
22under s. 20.445 (1) (bq), the department shall award grants to public or private
23organizations for the development and implementation of pandemic workforce
24training programs that emphasize training, skill development, and economic
25recovery for individuals and businesses. The grants may be used for virtual and

1in-person job training, employment navigators or coaches, skill assessment,
2transportation, soft skill development, career or talent search services, and other
3programs to return employees to the labor market. As a condition of receiving a grant
4under this subsection, the department may require a public or private organization
5to provide matching funds at a percentage to be determined by the department.
AB68,1714 6Section 1714. 106.27 (2g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1030,97 106.27 (2g) (a) 1. Promulgate rules prescribing procedures and criteria for
8awarding grants under sub subs. (1), (1p), and (1q) and the information with respect
9to those grants that must be contained in the reports required under subd. 3.
AB68,1715 10Section 1715. 106.27 (2g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1030,1411 106.27 (2g) (a) 2. Receive and review applications for grants under subs. (1),
12(1g), and (1j) (am), (1p), and (1q) and prescribe the form, nature, and extent of the
13information that must be contained in an application for a grant under sub. (1), (1g),
14or (1j) (am), (1p) or (1q).
AB68,1716 15Section 1716. 106.27 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1031,1316 106.27 (3) Annual report. Annually, by December 31, the department shall
17submit a report to the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on
18finance providing an account of the department's activities and expenditures under
19this section during the preceding fiscal year and detailing the amounts allocated to
20and expended for each of the programs, grants, and services specified in s. 20.445 (1)
21(b) and, (bm), (bp), and (bq) for that fiscal year. The report shall include information
22on the number of unemployed and underemployed workers and incumbent
23employees who participate in training programs under sub. (1) or, (1j), (1p), or (1q);
24the number of unemployed workers who obtain gainful employment, underemployed
25workers who obtain new employment, and incumbent employees who receive

1increased compensation after participating in such a training program; and the
2wages earned by those workers and employees both before and after participating
3in such a training program. The report shall also include information on the extent
4to which waiting lists for enrollment in courses and programs provided by technical
5colleges in high-demand fields are reduced as a result of grants under sub. (1g) (a),
6on the number of students who participate in certification or training programs
7under sub. (1) (a) or (e) or (1g) (b), on the building modifications funded under sub.
8(1) (f) and the effect of those building modifications on the school districts' technical
9education programs, and on the number of persons with disabilities who participate
10in employment enhancement activities under sub. (1g) (c). In addition, the report
11shall provide information on the number of student interns who are placed with
12employers as a result of the coordination activities conducted under sub. (1r) or the
13grants awarded under sub. (1) (d).
AB68,1717 14Section 1717. 106.274 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1031,20 15106.274 Worker connection program. (1) Worker connection program.
16The department shall, from the appropriation under 20.445 (1) (cm), establish and
17administer a worker connection program that helps participants prepare for and
18enter jobs in high-growth employment sectors by pairing participants with
19achievement coaches who guide participants through the workforce system and
20partner with employers in high-growth employment sectors.
AB68,1031,22 21(2) Implementation. The department shall promulgate rules to administer this
22section.
AB68,1718 23Section 1718. 106.28 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1031,25 24106.28 Health care recruitment initiative. (1) In this section, “nurse aide”
25has the meaning given in s. 146.40 (1) (d).
AB68,1032,3
1(2) The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bv) and
2in coordination with local workforce development boards established under 29 USC
33122
, do all of the following:
AB68,1032,74 (a) Undertake a statewide recruitment initiative to promote and connect
5individuals with instructional programs for nurse aides approved by the department
6of health services under s. 146.40 and nurse aide employment opportunities and to
7promote other health care provider employment opportunities.
AB68,1032,98 (b) Create a free, 4-hour course that individuals may take to explore career
9opportunities within the field of human services or health care delivery.
AB68,1719 10Section 1719. 106.29 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1032,12 11106.29 Pandemic recovery grants. (1) In this section, “pandemic” means
12the 2019 novel coronavirus pandemic.
AB68,1032,20 13(2) The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bw),
14establish and operate a program to provide grants to local workforce development
15boards established under 29 USC 3122 to fund pandemic recovery efforts. The
16grants shall emphasize training, skill development, and economic recovery for
17individuals and businesses. The grants may be used for virtual and in-person job
18training, employment navigators or coaches, skill assessment, transportation, soft
19skill development, career or talent search services, and other programs to return
20employees to the labor market.
AB68,1720 21Section 1720. 106.38 (4) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1032,2322 106.38 (4) (a) 2m. Submit an application to the program no later than 7 years
23at any time after the date of discharge from military service.
AB68,1721 24Section 1721 . 106.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1033,15
1106.50 (1) Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful
2discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons shall
3have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual
4orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status
5as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r),
status as a victim of
6domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry
7and it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or
8removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted under ss.
966.0125 and 66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal
10housing opportunities to cover single-family residences that are owner-occupied.
11The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute
12a significant portion of the housing business in this state and should be regulated.
13This section shall be considered an exercise of the police powers of the state for the
14protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and human rights of the people of
15this state.
AB68,1722 16Section 1722 . 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1033,2217 106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat
18a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r)
19because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin,
20marital status, family status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s.
21343.03 (3r),
status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful
22source of income, age, or ancestry.
AB68,1723 23Section 1723 . 106.50 (1m) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1034,324 106.50 (1m) (nm) “Member of a protected class" means a group of natural
25persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized because of sex, race, color,

1disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family status,
2status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim
3of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or ancestry.
AB68,1724 4Section 1724 . 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1034,105 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. Nothing in this section prohibits an owner or agent from
6requiring that a person who seeks to buy or rent housing supply information
7concerning family status, and marital, financial, and business status but not
8concerning race, color, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin,
9religion, creed, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status
10as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, or, subject to subd. 2., age.
AB68,1725 11Section 1725. 106.50 (6) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1034,2012 106.50 (6) (f) 1. After the department issues a charge under par. (c) 2., the
13department shall serve the charge, along with a written notice of hearing, specifying
14the nature and acts of discrimination which appear to have been committed, and
15requiring the respondent to answer the charge at a hearing before an examiner. The
16notice shall specify a time of hearing, not less than 10 days after service of the charge,
17and a place of hearing within the county in which the violation is alleged to have
18occurred
. The department shall designate the place of hearing, which may include
19a remote, web-based, or in-person hearing in a location accessible and in proximity
20to the parties
.
AB68,1726 21Section 1726 . 106.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1035,222 106.52 (3) (a) 1. Deny to another or charge another a higher price than the
23regular rate for the full and equal enjoyment of any public place of accommodation
24or amusement because of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation,

1national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under
2s. 343.03 (3r)
.
AB68,1727 3Section 1727 . 106.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1035,74 106.52 (3) (a) 2. Give preferential treatment to some classes of persons in
5providing services or facilities in any public place of accommodation or amusement
6because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin , or ancestry or
7because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r)
.
AB68,1728 8Section 1728 . 106.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1035,159 106.52 (3) (a) 3. Directly or indirectly publish, circulate, display or mail any
10written communication which the communicator knows is to the effect that any of
11the facilities of any public place of accommodation or amusement will be denied to
12any person by reason of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, national
13origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03
14(3r)
or that the patronage of a person is unwelcome, objectionable or unacceptable
15for any of those reasons.
AB68,1729 16Section 1729 . 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1035,1917 106.52 (3) (a) 4. Refuse to furnish or charge another a higher rate for any
18automobile insurance because of race, color, creed, disability, national origin, or
19ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r).
AB68,1730 20Section 1730 . 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1035,2521 106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate or
22give preferential treatment, because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation,
23national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under
24s. 343.03 (3r)
, regarding the use of any private facilities commonly rented to the
25public.
AB68,1731
1Section 1731. 106.52 (4) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,1037,112 106.52 (4) (a) 4. If the department finds probable cause to believe that any act
3prohibited under sub. (3) has been or is being committed, the department may
4endeavor to eliminate the act by conference, conciliation and persuasion. If the
5department determines that such conference, conciliation and persuasion has not
6eliminated the alleged act prohibited under sub. (3), the department shall issue and
7serve a written notice of hearing, specifying the nature and acts prohibited under
8sub. (3) which appear to have been committed, and requiring the person named, in
9this subsection called the “respondent", to answer the complaint at a hearing before
10an examiner. The notice shall specify a time of hearing, not less than 10 days after
11service of the complaint, and a place of hearing within the county in which the
12violation of sub. (3) is alleged to have occurred
. The department shall designate the
13place of hearing, which may include a remote, web-based, or in-person hearing in
14a location accessible and in proximity to the parties
. The attorney of record for any
15party may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness or the production
16of evidence. A subpoena issued by an attorney must be in substantially the same
17form as provided in s. 805.07 (4) and must be served in the manner provided in s.
18805.07 (5). The attorney shall, at the time of issuance, send a copy of the subpoena
19to the appeal tribunal or other representative of the department responsible for
20conducting the proceeding. The testimony at the hearing shall be recorded by the
21department. In all hearings before an examiner, except those for determining
22probable cause, the burden of proof is on the party alleging an act prohibited under
23sub. (3). If, after the hearing, the examiner finds by a fair preponderance of the
24evidence that the respondent has violated sub. (3), the examiner shall make written
25findings and order such action by the respondent as will effectuate the purpose of this

1subsection and sub. (3). The department shall serve a certified copy of the examiner's
2findings and order on the respondent and complainant. The order shall have the
3same force as other orders of the department and shall be enforced as provided in this
4subsection, except that the enforcement of the order is automatically stayed upon the
5filing of a petition for review with the commission. If the examiner finds that the
6respondent has not engaged in an act prohibited under sub. (3) as alleged in the
7complaint, the department shall serve a certified copy of the examiner's findings on
8the complainant and the respondent together with an order dismissing the
9complaint. If the complaint is dismissed, costs in an amount not to exceed $100 plus
10actual disbursements for the attendance of witnesses may be assessed against the
11department in the discretion of the department.
AB68,1732 12Section 1732 . 108.02 (18r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,1037,1313 108.02 (18r) Marijuana. “Marijuana” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 (11m).
AB68,1733 14Section 1733. 108.02 (26m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1734 15Section 1734. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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