AB546-AA3,12,14 (b) Researching findings related to medical cannabis, including findings that identify potentially unsafe levels of contaminants.

AB546-AA3,12,16 (c) Providing training to persons who hold registry identification cards, treatment teams, and persons employed by licensees on all of the following:

AB546-AA3,12,18 1. The safe and efficient cultivation, harvesting, packaging, labeling, and distribution of medical cannabis.

AB546-AA3,12,19 2. Security and inventory accountability procedures.

AB546-AA3,12,20 3. The most recent research on medical cannabis.

AB546-AA3,12,24 (9) Confidentiality. The department may disclose to a law enforcement agency only information necessary to verify that a licensee has a valid license issued under this section, an entity is complying with rules promulgated under sub. (11), or a laboratory is registered under sub. (8).

AB546-AA3,13,3 (10) Inspections. The department may inspect, without prior notice, the premises of an applicant, licensee, or registered laboratory and any records required to be retained by a licensee or registered laboratory.

AB546-AA3,13,7 (11) Rules. (a) The department shall promulgate rules to administer and enforce this section. Rules promulgated under this subsection shall be designed to promote and prioritize producers, processors, and dispensaries that are small, local organizations.

AB546-AA3,13,20 (b) When promulgating rules under this section, the department may, as necessary, use the procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), when promulgating emergency rules under this subsection, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), initial emergency rules and subsequent emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect until the date on which permanent rules take effect. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., for emergency rules promulgated under this subsection, the department is not required to prepare a statement of scope of the rules or to submit the proposed rules in final draft form to the governor for approval.

AB546-AA3,18 Section 18. 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB546-AA3,13,23 101.123 (1) (h) (intro.) “Smoking" means burning or holding, or inhaling or exhaling smoke from, any of the following items containing tobacco or cannabis:

AB546-AA3,19 Section 19. 102.43 (9) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB546-AA3,14,4 102.43 (9) (e) The employee's employment with the employer has been suspended or terminated due to misconduct, as defined in s. 108.04 (5), or substantial fault, as defined in s. 108.04 (5g) (a), by the employee connected with the employee's work, subject to s. 108.04 (5m).

AB546-AA3,20 Section 20. 106.50 (1m) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB546-AA3,14,13 106.50 (1m) (h) “Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude, or treat a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in sub. (2), (2m), or (2r) because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, or family status, ; status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking,; whether the person holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t); lawful source of income,; age,; or ancestry.

AB546-AA3,21 Section 21. 108.04 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB546-AA3,14,15 108.04 (5m) Use of medical cannabis. (a) In this subsection:

AB546-AA3,14,16 1. “Medical cannabis” has the meaning given in s. 94.57 (1) (f).

AB546-AA3,14,17 2. “Registry identification card” has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (g).

AB546-AA3,14,18 3. “Written certification” has the meaning given in s. 146.44 (1) (h).

AB546-AA3,14,20 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (5), “misconduct," for purposes of sub. (5), does not include any of the following:

AB546-AA3,14,24 1. A positive test for cannabis components or metabolites, in the absence of other actions or conduct that constitute misconduct under sub. (5). This subdivision applies only with respect to an employee with a valid written certification and a valid registry identification card.

AB546-AA3,15,2 2. A violation of the employer's policy concerning the use of cannabis, if all of the following apply:

AB546-AA3,15,4 a. The employee was using medical cannabis in accordance with a valid written certification.

AB546-AA3,15,5 b. The employee held a valid registry identification card.

AB546-AA3,15,7 c. The employee did not use or possess medical cannabis on the employer's premises or during working hours.

AB546-AA3,15,9 d. The use did not impair the individual's ability to perform adequately the job-related responsibilities of that individual's employment.

AB546-AA3,15,11 (c) Notwithstanding sub. (5g), “substantial fault," for purposes of sub. (5g), does not include any of the following:

AB546-AA3,15,15 1. A positive test for cannabis components or metabolites, in the absence of other acts or omissions that constitute substantial fault under sub. (5). This subdivision applies only with respect to an employee with a valid written certification and a valid registry identification card.