SB897,24 Section 24 . 108.04 (16) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,11,10 108.04 (16) (d) 1. The department shall not deny benefits under sub. (7) as a result of the individual's leaving unsuitable work to enter or continue such training, as a result of the individual's leaving work that the individual engaged in on a temporary basis during a break in the training or a delay in the commencement of the training, or because the individual left on-the-job training not later than 30 days after commencing that training because the individual did not meet the requirements of the federal trade act under 19 USC 2296 (c) (1) (B); and

SB897,25 Section 25 . 108.04 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,11,23 108.04 (18) (a) The wages paid to an employee who performed services while the employee was an alien shall, if based on such services, be excluded from the employee's base period wages for purposes of sub. (4) (a) and ss. 108.05 (1) and 108.06 (1) unless the employee is an alien who was lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time such services were performed, was lawfully present for the purpose of performing such services, or was permanently residing in the United States under color of law at the time such services were performed, including an alien who was lawfully present in the United States as a result of the application of the provisions of section 212 (d) (5) of the federal immigration and nationality act (8 USC 1182 (d) (5)). All claimants shall be uniformly required to provide information as to whether they are citizens and, if they are not, any determination denying benefits under this subsection shall not be made except upon a preponderance of the evidence.

SB897,26 Section 26 . 108.04 (18) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,12,6 108.04 (18) (b) Any amendment of s. 26 USC 3304 (a) (14) of the federal unemployment tax act specifying conditions other than as stated in par. (a) for denial of benefits based on services performed by aliens, or changing the effective date for required implementation of par. (a) or such other conditions, which that is a condition of approval of this chapter for full tax credit against the tax imposed by the federal unemployment tax act, shall be applicable to this subsection.

SB897,27 Section 27 . 108.062 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,28 Section 28 . 108.062 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,12,11 108.062 (2) (a) Specify the work unit in which the plan will be implemented, the affected positions, and the names of the employees filling those positions on the date of submittal.

SB897,29 Section 29 . 108.062 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,30 Section 30 . 108.062 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,12,15 108.062 (2) (c) Provide for initial coverage under the plan of at least 20 2 positions that are filled on the effective date of the work-share program.

SB897,31 Section 31 . 108.062 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,12,19 108.062 (2) (d) Specify the period or periods when the plan will be in effect, which may not exceed a total of 6 12 months in any 5-year period within the same work unit.

SB897,32 Section 32 . 108.062 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,33 Section 33 . 108.062 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,13,2 108.062 (2) (h) Specify the normal average hours per week worked by each employee in the work unit and the percentage reduction in the average hours of work per week worked by that employee, exclusive of overtime hours, which shall be applied in a uniform manner and which shall be at least 10 percent but not more than 50 60 percent of the normal hours per week of that employee.

SB897,34 Section 34 . 108.062 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,13,9 108.062 (2) (m) Indicate whether the plan includes employer-sponsored training to enhance job skills and acknowledge that the employees in the work unit work-share program may participate in training funded under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, 29 USC 3101 to 3361, or another federal law that enhances job skills without affecting availability for work, subject to department approval.

SB897,35 Section 35 . 108.062 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,13,14 108.062 (3) Approval of plans. The department shall approve a plan if the plan includes all of the elements specified in sub. (2) or (20), whichever is applicable. The approval is effective for the effective period of the plan unless modified under sub. (3m).

SB897,36 Section 36 . 108.062 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,13,21 108.062 (3r) Applicability of laws. A work-share program shall be governed by the law that was in effect when the plan or modification was last approved under sub. (3) or (3m), until the program ends as provided in sub. (4), but an employer with a work-share program governed by sub. (2) may, while sub. (20) is in effect, apply for a modification under sub. (3m), and that modification application shall be governed by sub. (20) the law in effect when the modification is approved.

SB897,37 Section 37 . 108.062 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 108.062 (4) (a) and amended to read:

SB897,14,2 108.062 (4) (a) Except as provided in subd. 2., a A work-share program becomes effective on the later of the Sunday of the 2nd week beginning or after approval of a work-share plan under sub. (3) or any Sunday after that day specified in the plan.

SB897,38 Section 38 . 108.062 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB897,39 Section 39 . 108.062 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB897,14,8 108.062 (4) (b) A work-share program ends on the earlier of the last Sunday that precedes the end of the 6-month 12-month period beginning on the effective date of the program or any Sunday before that day specified in the plan unless the program terminates on an earlier date under sub. (5), (14), or (15).

SB897,40 Section 40 . 108.062 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: