SB45,168623Section 1686. 106.27 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read: SB45,905,2
1106.27 (1) (h) Grants for education and training in the use of artificial 2intelligence. SB45,16873Section 1687. 106.27 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,905,74106.27 (2m) Consultation. The department shall consult with the 5department of public instruction, the department of health services, the technical 6college system board and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation in 7implementing this section. SB45,16888Section 1688. 106.29 of the statutes is created to read: SB45,905,139106.29 Workforce innovation grant program. (1) Workforce 10innovation grants. The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 11(1) (bw), establish and operate a program to provide grants to regional 12organizations to design and implement programs to address their region’s 13workforce challenges. SB45,905,1714(2) Implementation. (a) Duties. To implement this section, the department 15shall receive and review applications for grants under sub. (1) and prescribe the 16form, nature, and extent of the information that must be contained in an 17application for a grant under sub. (1). SB45,905,2018(b) Powers. In addition to the duties described in par. (a), the department 19shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, 20including the power to audit and inspect the records of grant recipients. SB45,168921Section 1689. 106.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,906,222106.30 (1) Definition. In this section, “nurse” means a registered nurse 23licensed under s. 441.06 or permitted under s. 441.08, a licensed practical nurse 24licensed or permitted under s. 441.10, or an advanced practice registered nurse
1prescriber certified under s. 441.16 (2), or a nurse-midwife licensed under s. 441.15 2441.09. SB45,16903Section 1690. 106.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,906,104106.30 (2) Survey form. Each odd-numbered year Biennially, the 5department of workforce development shall develop and submit to the department 6of safety and professional services a survey form to gather data under s. 441.01 (7) 7(a) 1. to assist the department of workforce development in evaluating the supply of, 8demand for, and turnover among nurses in this state and in determining whether 9there are any regional shortages of nurses, shortages of nurses in any specialty 10areas, or impediments to entering the nursing profession in this state. SB45,169111Section 1691. 106.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,907,312106.50 (1) Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful 13discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons 14shall have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual 15orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status 16as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, 17receipt of rental or housing assistance, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (rm), age, or 18ancestry and it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly 19prevention or removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted 20under ss. 66.0125 and 66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law 21governing equal housing opportunities to cover single-family residences that are 22owner-occupied. The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family 23residences constitute a significant portion of the housing business in this state and
1should be regulated. This section shall be considered an exercise of the police 2powers of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and 3human rights of the people of this state. SB45,16924Section 1692. 106.50 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin Act 5.... (this act), is amended to read: SB45,907,216106.50 (1) Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful 7discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons 8shall have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual 9orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, status 10as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim of 11domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, receipt of 12rental or housing assistance, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (rm), age, or ancestry and 13it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or 14removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted under ss. 1566.0125 and 66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal 16housing opportunities to cover single-family residences that are owner-occupied. 17The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute 18a significant portion of the housing business in this state and should be regulated. 19This section shall be considered an exercise of the police powers of the state for the 20protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity, and human rights of the people of 21this state. SB45,169322Section 1693. 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,908,523106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate” means to segregate, separate, exclude, or
1treat a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), 2or (2r) because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national 3origin, marital status, family status, status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual 4assault, or stalking, lawful source of income, receipt of rental or housing assistance, 5as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (rm), age, or ancestry. SB45,16946Section 1694. 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2025 Wisconsin 7Act .... (this act), is amended to read: SB45,908,148106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate” means to segregate, separate, exclude, or 9treat a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), 10or (2r) because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national 11origin, marital status, family status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license 12under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or 13stalking, lawful source of income, receipt of rental or housing assistance, as defined 14in s. 106.50 (1m) (rm), age, or ancestry. SB45,169515Section 1695. 106.50 (1m) (nm) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,908,2116106.50 (1m) (nm) “Member of a protected class” means a group of natural 17persons, or a natural person, who may be categorized because of sex, race, color, 18disability, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, marital status, family 19status, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), status as a 20victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking, lawful source of income, age, or 21ancestry. SB45,169622Section 1696. 106.50 (1m) (rm) of the statutes is created to read: SB45,909,623106.50 (1m) (rm) “Rental or housing assistance” means any form of financial
1contribution from a 3rd party for the purpose of creating or maintaining affordable 2housing for tenants, purchasers, or other recipients of housing, including assistance 3provided under 42 USC 1437f, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program 4administered by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, or the 5Community Development Block Grant Program administered by the federal 6Department of Housing and Urban Development. SB45,16977Section 1697. 106.50 (5m) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,909,148106.50 (5m) (f) 1. Nothing in this section prohibits an owner or agent from 9requiring that a person who seeks to buy or rent housing supply information 10concerning family status, and marital, financial, and business status but not 11concerning race, color, disability, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, 12religion, creed, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r), 13status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, or, subject to subd. 142., age. SB45,169815Section 1698. 106.52 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,909,2016106.52 (3) (a) 1. Deny to another or charge another a higher price than the 17regular rate for the full and equal enjoyment of any public place of accommodation 18or amusement because of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, 19national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license 20under s. 343.03 (3r). SB45,169921Section 1699. 106.52 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,910,222106.52 (3) (a) 2. Give preferential treatment to some classes of persons in 23providing services or facilities in any public place of accommodation or amusement
1because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry or 2because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r). SB45,17003Section 1700. 106.52 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,910,104106.52 (3) (a) 3. Directly or indirectly publish, circulate, display or mail any 5written communication which the communicator knows is to the effect that any of 6the facilities of any public place of accommodation or amusement will be denied to 7any person by reason of sex, race, color, creed, disability, sexual orientation, 8national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license 9under s. 343.03 (3r) or that the patronage of a person is unwelcome, objectionable or 10unacceptable for any of those reasons. SB45,170111Section 1701. 106.52 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,910,1412106.52 (3) (a) 4. Refuse to furnish or charge another a higher rate for any 13automobile insurance because of race, color, creed, disability, national origin, or 14ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license under s. 343.03 (3r). SB45,170215Section 1702. 106.52 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,910,2016106.52 (3) (a) 5. Refuse to rent, charge a higher price than the regular rate or 17give preferential treatment, because of sex, race, color, creed, sexual orientation, 18national origin, or ancestry or because a person holds or does not hold a license 19under s. 343.03 (3r), regarding the use of any private facilities commonly rented to 20the public. SB45,170321Section 1703. 108.02 (18r) of the statutes is created to read: SB45,910,2322108.02 (18r) Marijuana. “Marijuana” has the meaning given in s. 111.32 23(11m). SB45,1704
1Section 1704. 108.02 (26m) of the statutes is repealed. SB45,17052Section 1705. 108.022 of the statutes is created to read: SB45,911,73108.022 Electronic payments and filings; good cause. For purposes of 4requirements to use electronic filing, payment, or interchange methods specified 5under ss. 108.14 (2e), 108.17 (2b) and (7) (a), 108.185, and 108.205 (2), good cause 6for not using such method includes all of the following, as determined by the 7department: SB45,911,88(1) Having limited or no Internet access. SB45,911,99(2) Having digital literacy limitations. SB45,911,1210(3) Having communication barriers, such as having a vision or other 11disability that prevents the ease of using the electronic method or having limited or 12no English proficiency. SB45,911,1413(4) The presence of other circumstances that make use of the electronic 14method unusually difficult for the person, as determined by the department. SB45,170615Section 1706. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,911,1816108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. par. (b) to (bd), sub. (16) (am) 17and (b), and s. 108.062 (10) and (10m) and as otherwise expressly provided, a 18claimant is eligible for benefits as to any given week only if all of the following apply: SB45,170719Section 1707. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to 20read: SB45,912,1021108.04 (2) (a) 3. The claimant conducts a reasonable search for suitable work 22during that week and provides verification of that search to the department. The 23search for suitable work must include at least 4 actions per week that constitute a
1reasonable search as prescribed by rule of the department. In addition, the 2department may, by rule, require a claimant to take more than 4 reasonable work 3search actions in any week. The department shall require a uniform number of 4reasonable work search actions for similar types of claimants. This subdivision 5does not apply to a claimant if the department determines that the claimant is 6currently laid off from employment with an employer but there is a reasonable 7expectation of reemployment of the individual by that employer. In determining 8whether the claimant has a reasonable expectation of reemployment by an 9employer, the department shall request the employer to verify the claimant’s 10employment status and shall consider all of the following: SB45,912,1111a. The history of layoffs and reemployments by the employer. SB45,912,1312b. Any information that the employer furnished to the claimant or the 13department concerning the claimant’s anticipated reemployment date. SB45,912,1514c. Whether the claimant has recall rights with the employer under the terms 15of any applicable collective bargaining agreement. SB45,170816Section 1708. 108.04 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: SB45,912,1917108.04 (2) (b) 1. The department may, by rule, establish waivers from the 18registration for work requirement under par. (a) 2. and the work search 19requirement under par. (a) 3. SB45,913,6202. a. The department may promulgate rules under subd. 1. as emergency 21rules, using the procedure under s. 227.24, if the secretary of workforce 22development determines that the waiver is needed only on a temporary basis or that 23permanent rules are not warranted. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the
1department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this 2subd. 2. a. as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public 3peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of 4emergency for a rule promulgated under this subd. 2. a. Except as provided under 5subd. 2. b., a rule promulgated under this subd. 2. a. remains in effect only for 150 6days. SB45,913,137b. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (2), the secretary of workforce development may 8extend the effective period of an emergency rule promulgated under subd. 2. a. for a 9period specified by the secretary not to exceed 60 days. Any number of extensions 10may be granted under this subd. 2. b. Whenever the secretary extends an 11emergency rule under this subd. 2. b., it shall file a statement of its action with the 12legislative reference bureau. The statement shall identify the specific emergency 13rule to which it relates. SB45,170914Section 1709. 108.04 (2) (bb) of the statutes is repealed. SB45,171015Section 1710. 108.04 (2) (bd) of the statutes is repealed. SB45,171116Section 1711. 108.04 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,913,2417108.04 (2) (bm) A claimant is ineligible to receive benefits for any week for 18which there is a determination that the claimant failed to comply with the 19registration for work and work search requirements under par. (a) 2. or 3. or failed 20to provide verification to the department that the claimant complied with those 21requirements, unless the department has waived those requirements under par. 22(b), (bb), or (bd) or s. 108.062 (10m). If the department has paid benefits to a 23claimant for any such week, the department may recover the overpayment under s. 24108.22. SB45,1712
1Section 1712. 108.04 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,914,82108.04 (2) (h) A claimant shall, when the claimant first files a claim for 3benefits under this chapter and during each subsequent week the claimant files for 4benefits under this chapter, inform the department whether he or she is receiving 5social security disability insurance payments, as defined in sub. (12) (f) 2m s. 6108.05 (7m) (b). If the claimant is receiving social security disability insurance 7payments, the claimant shall, in the manner prescribed by the department, report 8to the department the amount of the social security disability insurance payments. SB45,17139Section 1713. 108.04 (3) of the statutes is repealed. SB45,171410Section 1714. 108.04 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 108.04 (5) 11(cm) and amended to read: SB45,915,712108.04 (5) (cm) An employee whose work is terminated by an employing unit 13for misconduct by the employee connected with the employee’s work is ineligible to 14receive benefits until 7 weeks have elapsed since the end of the week in which the 15discharge occurs and the employee earns wages after the week in which the 16discharge occurs equal to at least 14 times the employee’s weekly benefit rate under 17s. 108.05 (1) in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance 18law of any state or the federal government. For purposes of requalification, the 19employee’s weekly benefit rate shall be the rate that would have been paid had the 20discharge not occurred. The wages paid to an employee by an employer which 21terminates employment of the employee for misconduct connected with the 22employee’s employment shall be excluded from the employee’s base period wages 23under s. 108.06 (1) for purposes of benefit entitlement. This subsection paragraph 24does not preclude an employee who has employment with an employer other than
1the employer which terminated the employee for misconduct from establishing a 2benefit year using the base period wages excluded under this subsection paragraph 3if the employee qualifies to establish a benefit year under s. 108.06 (2) (a). The 4department shall charge to the fund’s balancing account any benefits otherwise 5chargeable to the account of an employer that is subject to the contribution 6requirements under ss. 108.17 and 108.18 from which base period wages are 7excluded under this subsection paragraph. SB45,915,158(am) For purposes of this subsection, “misconduct” means one or more actions 9or conduct evincing such willful or wanton disregard of an employer’s interests as is 10found in deliberate violations or disregard of standards of behavior which an 11employer has a right to expect of his or her employees, or in carelessness or 12negligence of such degree or recurrence as to manifest culpability, wrongful intent, 13or evil design of equal severity to such disregard, or to show an intentional and 14substantial disregard of an employer’s interests, or of an employee’s duties and 15obligations to his or her employer. SB45,915,1716(bm) In addition to the conduct described in par. (am), “misconduct” includes 17all of the following: SB45,171518Section 1715. 108.04 (5) (a) to (g) of the statutes are renumbered 108.04 (5) 19(bm) 1. to 7., and 108.04 (5) (bm) 5. and 7., as renumbered, are amended to read: SB45,916,420108.04 (5) (bm) 5. Absenteeism by an employee on more than 2 occasions 21within the 120-day period before the date of the employee’s termination, unless 22otherwise specified by his or her employer in an employment manual of which the 23employee has acknowledged receipt with his or her signature, or excessive tardiness 24by an employee in violation of a policy of the employer that has been communicated
1to the employee, if the employee does not provide to his or her employer both notice 2and one or more valid reasons for the absenteeism or tardiness. For purposes of this 3subdivision, an employee’s notice and reason for an occasion of absenteeism or 4tardiness shall be analyzed under the standard specified in par. (am). SB45,916,1157. Unless directed by the employer, a willful and deliberate violation of a 6written and uniformly applied standard or regulation of the federal government or 7a state or Indian tribal government by an employee of an employer that is licensed 8or certified by a governmental agency, which standard or regulation has been 9communicated by the employer to the employee and which violation would cause the 10employer to be sanctioned or to have its license or certification suspended by the 11agency. SB45,171612Section 1716. 108.04 (5g) of the statutes is repealed. SB45,171713Section 1717. 108.04 (5m) of the statutes is created to read: SB45,916,1814108.04 (5m) Discharge for use of marijuana. (a) Notwithstanding sub. 15(5), “misconduct,” for purposes of sub. (5), does not include the employee’s use of 16marijuana off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours or a violation of 17the employer’s policy concerning such use, unless termination of the employee 18because of that use is permitted under s. 111.35. SB45,916,2219(b) Notwithstanding sub. (5g), “substantial fault,” for purposes of sub. (5g), 20does not include the employee’s use of marijuana off the employer’s premises during 21nonworking hours or a violation of the employer’s policy concerning such use, unless 22termination of the employee because of that use is permitted under s. 111.35. SB45,171823Section 1718. 108.04 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,917,924108.04 (7) (e) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department determines that
1the employee accepted work that the employee could have failed to accept under sub. 2(8) and terminated the work on the same grounds and within the first 30 calendar 3days 10 weeks after starting the work, or that the employee accepted work that the 4employee could have refused under sub. (9) and terminated the work within the 5first 30 calendar days 10 weeks after starting the work. For purposes of this 6paragraph, an employee has the same grounds for voluntarily terminating work if 7the employee could have failed to accept the work under sub. (8) (d) to (em) when it 8was offered, regardless of the reason articulated by the employee for the 9termination. SB45,171910Section 1719. 108.04 (7) (t) 1. of the statutes is repealed. SB45,172011Section 1720. 108.04 (7) (t) 2. of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,917,1412108.04 (7) (t) 2. The employee’s spouse was required by the U.S. armed forces 13his or her employing unit to relocate to a place to which it is impractical for the 14employee to commute. SB45,172115Section 1721. 108.04 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,918,716108.04 (8) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if If an employee fails, without 17good cause, to accept suitable work when offered, the employee is ineligible to 18receive benefits until the employee earns wages after the week in which the failure 19occurs equal to at least 6 times the employee’s weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 20(1) in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of any 21state or the federal government. For purposes of requalification, the employee’s 22weekly benefit rate shall be that rate which would have been paid had the failure 23not occurred. This paragraph does not preclude an employee from establishing a
1benefit year during a period in which the employee is ineligible to receive benefits 2under this paragraph if the employee qualifies to establish a benefit year under s. 3108.06 (2) (a). Except as provided in par. (b), the The department shall charge to 4the fund’s balancing account any benefits otherwise chargeable to the account of an 5employer that is subject to the contribution requirements under ss. 108.17 and 6108.18 whenever an employee of that employer fails, without good cause, to accept 7suitable work offered by that employer. SB45,17228Section 1722. 108.04 (8) (b) of the statutes is repealed. SB45,17239Section 1723. 108.04 (8) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,918,1210108.04 (8) (d) (intro.) With respect to the first 6 10 weeks after the employee 11became unemployed, “suitable work,” for purposes of par. (a), means work to which 12all of the following apply: SB45,172413Section 1724. 108.04 (8) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,918,1914108.04 (8) (dm) With respect to the 7th 11th week after the employee became 15unemployed and any week thereafter, “suitable work,” for purposes of par. (a), 16means any work that the employee is capable of performing, regardless of whether 17the employee has any relevant experience or training, that pays wages that are 18above the lowest quartile of wages for similar work in the labor market area in 19which the work is located, as determined by the department. SB45,172520Section 1725. 108.04 (11) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,919,621108.04 (11) (bm) The department shall apply any ineligibility under par. (be) 22against benefits and weeks of eligibility for which the claimant would otherwise be 23eligible after the week of concealment and within 6 years after the date of an initial
1determination issued under s. 108.09 finding that a concealment occurred. The 2claimant shall not receive waiting period credit under sub. (3) for the period of 3ineligibility applied under par. (be). If no benefit rate applies to the week for which 4the claim is made, the department shall use the claimant’s benefit rate for the 5claimant’s next benefit year beginning after the week of concealment to determine 6the amount of the benefit reduction. SB45,17267Section 1726. 108.04 (12) (f) 1m. and 2m. of the statutes are renumbered 8108.05 (7m) (a) and (b) and amended to read:
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