108.22 (8) (b) 2. To recover any assessment under s. 108.04 (11) (cm), the department may file a warrant against the liable individual in the same manner as is provided in this section for collecting delinquent payments from employers.
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67. 108.225 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
108.225 (1) (a) "Contribution" includes a reimbursement or assessment under s. 108.15, 108.151, or 108.152, interest for a nontimely payment, fees, and any payment due for a forfeiture imposed upon an employing unit under s. 108.04 (11) (c) or other penalty assessed by the department under this chapter.
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68. 108.225 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
108.225 (20) Cost of levy. Any Whenever property is secured by means of a levy, any 3rd party in possession of the debtor's property is entitled to collect from the debtor a levy fee of $5 for each levy in any case where property is secured through the levy which a debt is satisfied by means of a single payment and $15 for each levy in which a debt is satisfied by means of more than one payment. The fee is payable from the property levied against and is in addition to the amount of the levy. The 3rd party shall deduct the fee from the proceeds of
may charge the fee to the debtor at the time the party transfers the proceeds of the levy to the department.
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69. 108.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
108.24 (2) Any Except as provided in s. 108.16 (8) (m), any person who knowingly makes a false statement or representation in connection with any report or as to any information duly required by the department under this chapter, or who knowingly refuses or fails to keep any records or to furnish any reports or information duly required by the department under this chapter, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500, or imprisoned not more than 90 days or both; and each such false statement or representation and every day of such refusal or failure constitutes a separate offense.
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70. 165.066 of the statutes is created to read:
165.066 Assistant attorney general; unemployment insurance law enforcement. The attorney general shall assign at least 0.5 assistant attorney general position to assist in the investigation and prosecution of noncompliance with ch. 108.
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71. 165.60 of the statutes is amended to read:
165.60 Law enforcement. The department of justice is authorized to enforce ss. 101.123 (2), (5), and (8), 944.30, 944.31, 944.33, 944.34, 945.02 (2), 945.03 (1m), and 945.04 (1m) and ch. 108 and is invested with the powers conferred by law upon sheriffs and municipal police officers in the performance of those duties. This section does not deprive or relieve sheriffs, constables, and other local police officers of the power and duty to enforce those sections, and those officers shall likewise enforce those sections.
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72.
Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) Study of unemployment insurance fund. The department of workforce development shall study the long-term fiscal stability of the unemployment reserve fund and shall determine what measures, if any, are required to maintain that stability. The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the council on unemployment insurance no later than July 1, 2007.
(2) Authorized positions; department of justice. The authorized FTE positions for the department of justice are increased by 0.5 PR-S position on January 1, 2006, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.455 (2) (k) of the statutes.
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73.
Initial applicability.
(1) The treatment of sections 108.02 (12) (a) and 108.09 (2) (bm) and (4s) of the statutes first applies with respect to employment after December 31, 2005.
(2) The treatment of section 108.02 (15) (j) 7. of the statutes first applies with respect to employment after December 31, 2005.
(3) The treatment of section 108.02 (15) (k) 14. of the statutes first applies with respect to benefit years that begin on the effective date of this subsection.
(4) The treatment of section 108.02 (21e) (intro.) of the statutes first applies with respect to determinations issued under sections 108.09 and 108.10 of the statutes in the first week beginning in January 2006 or, with respect to determinations that are appealed, to decisions issued under sections 108.09 and 108.10 of the statutes in the first week beginning in January 2006.
(5) The treatment of section 108.04 (1) (b) 1. and 3. (intro.) and (c) of the statutes first applies with respect to suspensions and terminations of employment occurring on the effective date of this subsection.
(6) The treatment of section 108.04 (1) (e) of the statutes first applies with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on the effective date of this subsection.
(7) The treatment of section 108.04 (5) and (5g) of the statutes first applies with respect to discharges occurring on the first Sunday that follows the 90th day beginning after the effective date of this subsection.
(8) The treatment of section 108.04 (7) (f) of the statutes first applies with respect to terminations of employment occurring on the effective date of this subsection.
(9) The treatment of section 108.04 (13) (c), (e), and (g) of the statutes first applies with respect to redeterminations issued under section 108.09 of the statutes on the effective date of this subsection or, with respect to matters in which no redetermination is issued, with respect to decisions issued under section 108.09 of the statutes on the effective date of this subsection.
(10) The treatment of section 108.04 (16) (b) and (c) 2. of the statutes first applies with respect to determinations issued under section 108.09 of the statutes on the effective date of this subsection or, with respect to determinations that are appealed, to decisions issued under section 108.09 of the statutes on the effective date of this subsection.
(11) The treatment of section 108.05 (3) (a) of the statutes first applies with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on the effective date of this subsection.
(12) The treatment of section 108.09 (4n) of the statutes first applies with respect to appeals filed on the effective date of this subsection.
(13) The treatment of section 108.105 (2) of the statutes first applies with respect to suspensions resulting from appeal tribunal hearings held on the effective date of this subsection.
(14) The treatment of sections 108.151 (4) (b) and (7), 108.16 (6w) and (6x), 108.22 (1) (b) and (c) and (1m), and 108.225 (1) (a) of the statutes first applies with respect to payrolls for the 2005 calendar year.
(15) The treatment of sections 108.16 (8) (e) 1., (em), (h), (im), (m), and (n), 108.18 (1) (a) and (2) (d), and 108.24 (2) of the statutes first applies with respect to transfers of businesses occurring after December 31, 2005.
(16) The treatment of section 108.17 (2b) of the statutes first applies to employers of 75 or more employees with respect to reports required under section 108.17 (2) of the statutes for the 2nd quarter beginning after the quarter that includes the effective date of this subsection.
(17) The treatment of section 108.17 (2b) of the statutes first applies to employers of 50 to 74 employees with respect to reports required under section 108.17 (2) of the statutes for the 6th quarter beginning after the quarter that includes the effective date of this subsection.
(18) The treatment of section 108.17 (2g) of the statutes first applies with respect to reports filed under section 108.17 (2) of the statutes for the 2nd quarter beginning after the quarter that includes the effective date of this subsection.
(19) The treatment of section 108.205 (1m) of the statutes first applies with respect to reports filed under section 108.205 (1) of the statutes for the 2nd quarter beginning after the quarter that includes the effective date of this subsection.
(20) The treatment of section 108.205 (2) of the statutes first applies to employers of 75 to 99 employees with respect to reports required under section 108.205 (2) of the statutes for the 2nd quarter beginning after the quarter that includes the effective date of this subsection.
(21) The treatment of section 108.205 (2) of the statutes first applies to employers of 50 to 74 employees with respect to reports required under section 108.205 (2) of the statutes for the 6th quarter beginning after the quarter that includes the effective date of this subsection.
(22) The treatment of section 108.22 (2) of the statutes first applies with respect to liabilities existing on the effective date of this subsection.
(23) The treatment of section 108.225 (20) of the statutes first applies with respect to levies served on the effective date of this subsection.
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74.
Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on the first Sunday after publication.
