AB400,8 10Section 8. 108.02 (12) (dp) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act
11.... (this act), is repealed.
AB400,9 12Section 9. 108.02 (26) (c) 17. of the statutes is created to read:
AB400,4,1413 108.02 (26) (c) 17. A stipend received by an individual who is participating in
14a special occupational training program under s. 108.04 (16m).
AB400,10 15Section 10. 108.02 (26) (c) 17. of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin
16Act .... (this act), is repealed.
AB400,11 17Section 11. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin
18Act 123
, section 6s, is amended to read:
AB400,4,2119 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. subs. (16) (am) and
20(b) and (16m) (f) and as otherwise expressly provided, a claimant is eligible for
21benefits as to any given week only if:
AB400,12 22Section 12 . 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin
23Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB400,5,3
1108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and subs. sub. (16) (am) and
2(b) and (16m) (f) and as otherwise expressly provided, a claimant is eligible for
3benefits as to any given week only if:
AB400,13 4Section 13. 108.04 (2) (a) 3. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013
5Wisconsin Act 20
, is amended to read:
AB400,5,196 108.04 (2) (a) 3. (intro.) The individual conducts a reasonable search for
7suitable work during that week, unless the search requirement is waived under par.
8(b) or sub. (16m) (fm) or s. 108.062 (10m). The search for suitable work must include
9at least 4 actions per week that constitute a reasonable search as prescribed by rule
10of the department. In addition, the department may, by rule, require an individual
11to take more than 4 reasonable work search actions in any week. The department
12shall require a uniform number of reasonable work search actions for similar types
13of claimants. This subdivision does not apply to an individual if the department
14determines that the individual is currently laid off from employment with an
15employer but there is a reasonable expectation of reemployment of the individual by
16that employer. In determining whether the individual has a reasonable expectation
17of reemployment by an employer, the department shall request the employer to
18verify the individual's employment status and shall also consider other factors,
19including:
AB400,14 20Section 14 . 108.04 (2) (a) 3. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2013
21Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB400,6,1022 108.04 (2) (a) 3. (intro.) The individual conducts a reasonable search for
23suitable work during that week, unless the search requirement is waived under par.
24(b) or sub. (16m) (fm) or s. 108.062 (10m). The search for suitable work must include
25at least 4 actions per week that constitute a reasonable search as prescribed by rule

1of the department. In addition, the department may, by rule, require an individual
2to take more than 4 reasonable work search actions in any week. The department
3shall require a uniform number of reasonable work search actions for similar types
4of claimants. This subdivision does not apply to an individual if the department
5determines that the individual is currently laid off from employment with an
6employer but there is a reasonable expectation of reemployment of the individual by
7that employer. In determining whether the individual has a reasonable expectation
8of reemployment by an employer, the department shall request the employer to
9verify the individual's employment status and shall also consider other factors,
10including:
AB400,15 11Section 15. 108.04 (2) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
1211
, is amended to read:
AB400,6,1813 108.04 (2) (bm) A claimant is ineligible to receive benefits for any week for
14which there is a determination that the claimant failed to conduct a reasonable
15search for suitable work and the department has not waived the search requirement
16under par. (b) or sub. (16m) (fm) or s. 108.062 (10m). If the department has paid
17benefits to a claimant for any such week, the department may recover the
18overpayment under s. 108.22 (8).
AB400,16 19Section 16 . 108.04 (2) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act
20.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB400,7,221 108.04 (2) (bm) A claimant is ineligible to receive benefits for any week for
22which there is a determination that the claimant failed to conduct a reasonable
23search for suitable work and the department has not waived the search requirement
24under par. (b) or sub. (16m) (fm) or s. 108.062 (10m). If the department has paid

1benefits to a claimant for any such week, the department may recover the
2overpayment under s. 108.22 (8).
AB400,17 3Section 17. 108.04 (8) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB400,7,84 108.04 (8) (dm) A claimant has good cause under par. (a) if the claimant is
5participating in special occupational training under sub. (16m) at the time that the
6claimant receives an offer of suitable work and the department determines that there
7is a reasonable expectation that the claimant will receive an offer of full-time work
8at the end of the training period.
AB400,18 9Section 18. 108.04 (8) (dm) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act
10.... (this act), is repealed.
AB400,19 11Section 19. 108.04 (16m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB400,7,1412 108.04 (16m) Special occupational training. (a) In this subsection, "special
13occupational training" means training other than approved training that is offered
14directly by an employer to a claimant who is not employed by the employer.
AB400,7,1915 (b) The department shall administer a pilot program to offer special
16occupational training for claimants who wish to participate in areas of this state
17designated by the department served by 3 local workforce development boards under
1829 USC 2832. The department shall offer the program within the entire area served
19by each designated local workforce development board.
AB400,8,320 (c) The department shall accept applications from employers to offer special
21occupational training to claimants and shall offer claimants the opportunity to
22receive placements to receive the training. On the application, an employer shall
23affirm that it has one job opening, as of the date of the application, for each training
24participant that it seeks in a position that a successful participant would potentially
25qualify to fill. If the department finds that an employer providing placements under

1this subsection has not hired a reasonable percentage of qualified trainees, the
2department may decline to accept further applications for placements from that
3employer.
AB400,8,74 (d) The department shall place claimants who apply to receive special
5occupational training with employers who offer placements. The department may
6only place a claimant to receive special occupational training during a claimant's
7benefit year.
AB400,8,128 (e) Each placement shall be for a period not exceeding 6 weeks. A claimant may
9participate in special occupational training for not more than 40 hours per week
10during a placement. No claimant may receive more than 2 placements during his or
11her benefit year. No claimant may receive a placement for any period that includes
12a week beginning after the end of the first 26 weeks of the claimant's benefit year.
AB400,8,2113 (f) A claimant who participates in special occupational training is not
14disqualified from receiving benefits solely on account of receiving the training. The
15department may suspend a claimant's obligation to be available for work during
16those hours in which the claimant participates in special occupational training but
17the claimant shall maintain his or her availability for work during other hours of the
18work week. Except as authorized in this subsection and sub. (8) (dm), a claimant
19shall maintain his or her eligibility for benefits during the placement and shall
20terminate a placement if necessary to accept any work that the claimant is required
21to accept in order to maintain continuous eligibility for benefits.
AB400,8,2422 (fm) The department shall waive the work search requirement under sub. (2)
23(a) 3. for each week that a claimant is participating in special occupational training
24under this subsection for 20 hours or more.
AB400,9,5
1(g) The department shall pay a stipend of $75 per week to each claimant who
2participates in special occupational training unless the claimant declines the stipend
3for the entire period of a placement by notifying the department in writing of the
4declination. The department shall make the payments from the appropriation under
5s. 20.445 (1) (fw).
AB400,9,86 (i) The department shall issue a training certificate to each claimant upon
7successful completion of each special occupational training placement. The
8certificate shall describe the skills in which the claimant received training.
AB400,9,99 (j) The department may promulgate rules required to implement this section.
AB400,20 10Section 20. 108.04 (16m) of the statutes, as created by 2013 Wisconsin Act ....
11(this act), is repealed.
AB400,21 12Section 21. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB400,9,1713 (1) The department of workforce development shall, under section 108.04
14(16m) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act, initially designate the areas of this
15state served by local workforce development boards under 29 USC 2832 that the
16department of workforce development designated under section 108.04 (16m) (b),
172011 stats.
AB400,9,2318 (2) No later than 22 months after the first Sunday after publication, the
19department of workforce development shall submit a report to the legislature, in the
20manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes, and to the governor
21evaluating the effectiveness of the program created by this act and providing the
22department's recommendations concerning extension of the program or changes to
23the program that may enhance its effectiveness.
AB400,22 24Section 22. Initial applicability.
AB400,10,2
1(1) This act first applies with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning on
2the effective date of this subsection.
AB400,23 3Section 23. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first Sunday after
4publication, except as follows:
AB400,10,10 5(1) Special occupational training; sunset. The treatment of sections 102.11
6(1) (c) (by Section 6 ) and 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) (by Section 12) and 3. (intro.) (by
7Section 14) and (bm) (by Section 16 ) of the statutes and the repeal of sections 20.445
8(1) (fw), 102.07 (19), 108.02 (12) (dp) and (26) (c) 17., and 108.04 (8) (dm) and (16m)
9of the statutes take effect on the 104th Sunday following the first Sunday after
10publication.
AB400,10,1111 (End)
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