SB59,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

SB59,1122,22 (1) Elimination of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund. On the effective date of this subsection, the assets and liabilities of the veterans mortgage loan repayment fund become the assets and liabilities of the veterans trust fund.

SB59,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SB59,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

SB59,1123,1 (1) Transfer of worker's compensation adjudicatory functions.

SB59,1123,6 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, shall become the assets and liabilities of the department of workforce development.

SB59,1123,12 (b) Positions and employees. On the effective date of this paragraph, all positions and all incumbent employees holding those positions in the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration performing duties that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, are transferred to the department of workforce development.

SB59,1123,18 (c) Employee status. Employees transferred under par. (b ) have all the rights and the same status under ch. 230 in the department of workforce development that they enjoyed in the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB59,1123,23 (d) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration that is primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of workforce development.

SB59,1124,5 (e) Pending matters. Any worker's compensation matter pending with the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration on the effective date of this paragraph, as determined by the secretary of administration, is transferred to the department of workforce development. All materials submitted to or actions taken by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the department of workforce development.

SB59,1124,12 (f) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect and are transferred to the department of workforce development. The department of workforce development shall carry out any obligations under those contracts unless modified or rescinded by the department of workforce development to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB59,1124,22 (g) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the department of workforce development. All orders issued by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in effect on the effective date of this paragraph that are primarily related to worker's compensation matters, as determined by the secretary of administration, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the department of workforce development.

SB59,1124,23 (2) Minimum wage study committee.

SB59,1124,25 (a) The secretary of workforce development shall establish a minimum wage study committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c). The committee shall consist of the following:

SB59,1125,1 1. Five members appointed by the governor.

SB59,1125,2 2. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

SB59,1125,3 3. One member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.

SB59,1125,4 4. One member appointed by the majority leader of the senate.

SB59,1125,5 5. One member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

SB59,1125,8 (b) The committee created under par. (a) shall study options to achieve a $15 per hour minimum wage and other options to increase compensation for workers in this state.

SB59,1125,13 (c) No later than October 1, 2020, the committee created under par. (a) shall submit to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) a report that includes recommendations regarding the options for achieving a $15 per hour minimum wage and other means of increasing worker compensation in this state.

SB59,1125,15 (d) The minimum wage study committee terminates upon submission of the report under par. (c).

SB59,1125,20 (3) Unemployment insurance; work search and registration waivers. The department of workforce development shall submit a notice to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register when the department determines that the department has rules in place under s. 108.14 (27) to define suitable work.

SB59,1126,2 (4) Unemployment insurance; work search and registration waivers. The department of workforce development shall submit a notice to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register when the department determines that the department has any rules in place under s. 108.04 (2) (b) that are necessary to provide waivers from the registration for work requirement under s. 108.04 (2) (a) 2. and the work search requirement under s. 108.04 (2) (a) 3.

SB59,9151 Section 9151. Nonstatutory provisions; Other.

SB59,1126,4 (1) Student loan refinancing study committee.

SB59,1126,8 (a) There is created the student loan refinancing study committee to study the creation and administration of a bonding authority for the refinancing of student loans in this state in order to ease the burden of student loan debt for this state's residents.

SB59,1126,10 (b) The student loan refinancing study committee shall consist of the following members:

SB59,1126,11 1. The secretary of financial institutions.