232,21 Section 21 . 102.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.15 (title) Rules of procedure; transcripts.
232,22 Section 22. 102.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 102.15 (1) (b).
232,23 Section 23 . 102.16 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 102.16 (1) (b) 1.
232,24 Section 24 . 102.16 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
102.16 (1) (b) 2. The department may conduct alternative dispute resolution activities for a case involving an employee who is not represented by an attorney with respect to which no application has been filed under s. 102.17 (1) (a) 1. or with respect to which an application has been filed, regardless of whether the application is ready to be scheduled for a hearing.
232,25 Section 25 . 102.17 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.17 (1) (c) 1. Any party shall have the right to be present at any hearing, in person or by attorney or any other agent, and to present such testimony as may be pertinent to the controversy before the division. No person, firm, or corporation, other than an attorney at law who is licensed to practice law in the state, may appear on behalf of any party in interest before the division or any member or employee of the division assigned to conduct any hearing, investigation, or inquiry relative to a claim for compensation or benefits under this chapter, unless the person is 18 years of age or older, does not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322 and 111.335, is otherwise qualified, and has obtained from the department division a license with authorization to appear in matters or proceedings before the division. Except as provided under pars. (cm), (cr), and (ct), the license shall be issued by the department division under rules promulgated by the department division. The department division shall maintain in its office a current list of persons to whom licenses have been issued.
2. Any license issued under subd. 1. may be suspended or revoked by the department division for fraud or serious misconduct on the part of an agent, may be denied, suspended, nonrenewed, or otherwise withheld by the department division for failure to pay court-ordered payments as provided in par. (cm) on the part of an agent, and may be denied or revoked if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent taxes or if the department determines of workforce development certifies under par. (ct) s. 108.227 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions. Before suspending or revoking the license of the agent on the grounds of fraud or misconduct, the department division shall give notice in writing to the agent of the charges of fraud or misconduct and shall give the agent full opportunity to be heard in relation to those charges. In denying, suspending, restricting, refusing to renew, or otherwise withholding a license for failure to pay court-ordered payments as provided in par. (cm), the department division shall follow the procedure provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857.
3. Unless otherwise suspended or revoked, a license issued under subd. 1. shall be in force from the date of issuance until the June 30 following the date of issuance and may be periodically renewed by the department from time to time division, but each renewed license shall expire on the June 30 following the issuance of the renewed license.
232,26 Section 26 . 102.17 (1) (cg) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.17 (1) (cg) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2m., the department division shall require each applicant for a license under par. (c) who is an individual to provide the department division with the applicant's social security number, and shall require each applicant for a license under par. (c) who is not an individual to provide the department division with the applicant's federal employer identification number, when initially applying for or applying to renew the license.
2. If an applicant who is an individual fails to provide the applicant's social security number to the department division or if an applicant who is not an individual fails to provide the applicant's federal employer identification number to the department division, the department division may not issue or renew a license under par. (c) to or for the applicant unless the applicant is an individual who does not have a social security number and the applicant submits a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation as required under subd. 2m.
2m. If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department division that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department division. A license issued in reliance upon a false statement submitted under this subdivision is invalid.
3. The department of workforce development division may not disclose any information received under subd. 1. to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301, the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227, or the department of children and families for purposes of administering s. 49.22.
232,27 Section 27 . 102.17 (1) (cr) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.17 (1) (cr) The department division shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license under par. (c), or revoke such a license already issued, if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent taxes. Notwithstanding par. (c), an action taken under this paragraph is subject to review only as provided under s. 73.0301 (5) and not as provided in ch. 227.
232,28 Section 28 . 102.17 (1) (ct) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
102.17 (1) (ct) The division shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license under par. (c), or revoke such a license already issued, if the department certifies under s. 108.227 that the applicant or licensee is liable for delinquent contributions, as defined in s. 108.227 (1) (d). Notwithstanding par. (c), an action taken under this paragraph is subject to review only as provided under s. 108.227 (5) and not as provided in ch. 227.
232,29 Section 29 . 102.18 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.18 (2) (a) The department shall have and maintain on its staff such examiners as are necessary to hear and decide claims for compensation described in s. 102.16 (1) (b) 1. and to assist in the effective administration of this chapter.
232,30 Section 30. 102.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.18 (3) A party in interest may petition the commission for review of an examiner's decision awarding or denying compensation if the department, the division, or the commission receives the petition within 21 days after the department or the division mailed a copy of the examiner's findings and order to the last-known addresses of the parties in interest. The commission shall dismiss a petition that is not filed within those 21 days unless the petitioner shows that the petition was filed late for a reason that was beyond the petitioner's control. If no petition is filed within those 21 days, the findings or order shall be considered final unless set aside, reversed, or modified by the examiner within that time. If the findings or order are set aside by the examiner, the status shall be the same as prior to the setting aside of the findings or order that were set aside. If the findings or order are reversed or modified by the examiner, the time for filing a petition commences on the date on which notice of the reversal or modification is mailed to the last-known addresses of the parties in interest. The commission shall either affirm, reverse, set aside, or modify the findings or order, in whole or in part, or direct the taking of additional evidence. The commission's action shall be based on a review of the evidence submitted.
232,31 Section 31 . 102.33 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
102.33 (2) (b) 7. The requester is the department of health services, a county department of social services under s. 46.215 or 46.22, or a county department of human services under s. 46.23, and the request is limited to the name and address of the employee who is the subject of the record, the name and address of the employee's employer, and any financial information about that employee contained in the record.
232,32 Section 32. 102.39 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
232,33 Section 33 . 102.39 of the statutes is renumbered 102.15 (1) (a) and amended to read:
102.15 (1) (a) The department may promulgate rules as necessary to carry out its duties and functions under this chapter. The provisions of s. 103.005 relating to the adoption, publication, modification, and court review of rules or general orders of the department shall apply to all rules promulgated or general orders adopted under this chapter.
232,34 Section 34 . 102.43 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: