AB50,897,227(6) Contents of contracts. The department of transportation shall include
8a reference to the prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the
9prevailing hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for
10a project. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if any contract or
11subcontract for a project that is subject to this section is entered into, the prevailing
12wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor shall be
13physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a
14minor subcontract, as determined by the department of workforce development,
15that department shall prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor
16subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable
17to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor
18applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed during the time that the
19contract or subcontract is in force. The department of transportation shall post the
20prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the prevailing hours of labor,
21and the provisions of subs. (2) and (7) in at least one conspicuous place that is easily
22accessible to the employees on the site of the project.
AB50,898,323(7) Penalties. (a) Except as provided in pars. (b), (d), and (f), any contractor,

1subcontractor, or contractors or subcontractors agent who violates this section
2may be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
3Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.
AB50,898,114(b) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
5project that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any part of the
6wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project,
7or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an individual for work
8on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual
9works both on a project that is subject to this section and on a project that is not
10subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of dismissal from
11employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (1).
AB50,898,2012(c) Any individual employed on a project that is subject to this section who
13knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractors or subcontractors
14agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth in the contract
15governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the compensation
16to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up, waives, or returns
17any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a
18project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual
19works both on a project that is subject to this section and on a project that is not
20subject to this section, is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (2).
AB50,899,321(d) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
22project that is subject to this section to allow any part of the wages to which the
23individual is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from

1the individuals pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless the deduction
2would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a
3project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB50,899,84(e) Any individual employed on a project that is subject to this section who
5knowingly allows any part of the wages to which he or she is entitled under the
6contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty of an
7offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5
8or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB50,899,119(f) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any individual who fails to provide any
10information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing
11wage rates under sub. (3) or (4).
AB50,899,2112(8) Enforcement and prosecution. The department of transportation shall
13require adherence to subs. (2), (2m), and (6). The department of transportation may
14demand and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractors or
15subcontractors agent shall keep and furnish upon request by the department of
16transportation, copies of payrolls and other records and information relating to
17compliance with this section. Upon request of the department of transportation or
18upon complaint of alleged violation, the district attorney of the county in which the
19work is located shall investigate as necessary and prosecute violations in a court of
20competent jurisdiction. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other
21discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section.
AB50,167322Section 1673. 103.503 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,900,523103.503 (1) (a) Accident means an incident caused, contributed to, or

1otherwise involving an employee that resulted or could have resulted in death,
2personal injury, or property damage and that occurred while the employee was
3performing the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49
4(2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or while the employee was performing
5work on a public utility project.
AB50,16746Section 1674. 103.503 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,900,97103.503 (1) (e) Employee means a laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver
8who performs the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49
9(2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or on a public utility project.
AB50,167510Section 1675. 103.503 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
11read:
AB50,900,1312103.503 (1) (g) Project of public works means a project of public works that
13is subject to s. 66.0903 or 103.49.
AB50,167614Section 1676. 103.503 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,900,2215103.503 (2) Substance abuse prohibited. No employee may use, possess,
16attempt to possess, distribute, deliver, or be under the influence of a drug, or use or
17be under the influence of alcohol, while performing the work described in s. 66.0903
18(4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or
19while performing work on a public utility project. An employee is considered to be
20under the influence of alcohol for purposes of this subsection if he or she has an
21alcohol concentration that is equal to or greater than the amount specified in s.
22885.235 (1g) (d).
AB50,167723Section 1677. 103.503 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,901,8
1103.503 (3) (a) 2. A requirement that employees performing the work
2described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49 (2m), 2015 stats., on a
3project of public works or performing work on a public utility project submit to
4random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing and to
5drug and alcohol testing before commencing work on the project, except that testing
6of an employee before commencing work on a project is not required if the employee
7has been participating in a random testing program during the 90 days preceding
8the date on which the employee commenced work on the project.
AB50,16789Section 1678. 103.90 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,901,1110103.90 (3) (b) 3. Any bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, or tourist
11rooming house that is required to be licensed under s. 97.605.
AB50,167912Section 1679. 104.001 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,901,1813104.001 (3) This section does not affect an ordinance that, subject to s.
1466.0903, requires an employee of a city, village, town, or county, an employee who
15performs work under a contract for the provision of services to a city, village, town,
16or county, or an employee who performs work that is funded by financial assistance
17from a city, village, town, or county to be paid at a minimum wage rate specified in
18the ordinance.
AB50,168019Section 1680. 104.001 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,901,2320104.001 (4) This section does not affect the requirement that employees
21employed on a public works project contracted for by a city, village, town, or county
22be paid at the prevailing wage rate, as defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (g), as required
23under s. 66.0903.
AB50,1681
1Section 1681. 106.023 of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,902,82106.023 Teacher apprenticeships. (1) In consultation with the
3department of public instruction, the department shall prescribe the conditions
4under which a person may serve a teacher apprenticeship, as to higher education
5attendance requirements, level of supervision of an apprentice, and the credit for
6school attendance in serving the apprenticeship. The department shall also
7prescribe the criteria an individual must satisfy to demonstrate that the individual
8has successfully completed an apprenticeship under this section.
AB50,902,109(2) Every person commencing a teacher apprenticeship shall enter into an
10apprentice contract under s. 106.01.
AB50,168211Section 1682. 106.04 of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,902,1512106.04 Employment of apprentices on state public works projects. (1)
13Definition. In this section, project means a project of public works that is
14subject to s. 103.49 or 103.50 in which work is performed by employees employed in
15trades that are apprenticeable under this subchapter.