AB264,13 3Section 13. 104.01 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB264,14 4Section 14. 104.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB264,5,65 104.01 (5m) "Opportunity employee" means a person under 20 years of age who
6is in the first 90 consecutive days of employment with his or her employer.
AB264,15 7Section 15. 104.01 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB264,5,98 104.01 (8) The term "wage" and the term "wages" shall each mean "Wage"
9means
any compensation for labor measured by time, piece, or otherwise.
AB264,16 10Section 16. 104.02 and 104.03 of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered
11104.02 and amended to read:
AB264,5,18 12104.02 Living Minimum wage prescribed: requirement to pay. Every
13wage paid or agreed to be paid by any employer to any employee, except as otherwise
14provided in s. 104.07, shall be not less than a living the applicable minimum wage
15established under s. 104.035. 104.03 Unlawful wages. Any employer paying,
16offering to pay, or agreeing to pay any employee a wage lower or less in value than
17 a living the applicable minimum wage established under s. 104.035 is guilty of a
18violation of this chapter.
AB264,17 19Section 17. 104.035 of the statutes is created to read:
AB264,5,21 20104.035 Minimum wage; established. (1) Employees generally. Except
21as provided in subs. (2) and (3), the minimum wage is as follows:
AB264,5,2322 (a) For wages earned before the first day of the 15th month beginning after
23publication .... [LRB inserts date], $8.50 per hour.
AB264,6,3
1(b) For wages earned beginning on the first day of the 15th month beginning
2after publication .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on the last day of the 26th month
3beginning after publication .... [LRB inserts date], $10 per hour.
AB264,6,64 (c) For wages earned beginning on the first day of the 27th month beginning
5after publication .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on the last day of the 38th month
6beginning after publication .... [LRB inserts date], $11.50 per hour.
AB264,6,97 (d) For wages earned beginning on the first day of the 39th month beginning
8after publication .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on the last day of the 50th month
9beginning after publication .... [LRB inserts date], $13 per hour.
AB264,6,1210 (e) For wages earned beginning on the first day of the 51st month beginning
11after publication .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on the last day of the 62nd month
12beginning after publication .... [LRB inserts date], $14 per hour.
AB264,6,1513 (f) For wages earned beginning on the first day of the 63rd month beginning
14after publication .... [LRB inserts date], and ending on the last day of the 74th month
15beginning after publication .... [LRB inserts date], $15 per hour.
AB264,6,1816 (g) For wages earned beginning on the first day of the 75th month beginning
17after publication .... [LRB inserts date], the amount determined by the department
18by rule promulgated under sub. (4).
AB264,6,20 19(2) Minimum wage established by department. The department shall
20promulgate rules providing the minimum wage for all of the following:
AB264,6,2121 (a) Opportunity employees.
AB264,6,2222 (b) Agricultural employees.
AB264,6,2323 (c) Camp counselors.
AB264,6,2424 (d) Golf caddies.
AB264,7,2
1(e) An employee or worker with a disability covered under a license under s.
2104.07.
AB264,7,33 (f) A student learner.
AB264,7,54 (g) A student employed by an independent college or university for less than
520 hours per week.
AB264,7,8 6(3) Employment exempted by department. The department shall promulgate
7rules exempting from the minimum wage requirement under subs. (1) and (2) all of
8the following:
AB264,7,109 (a) A person engaged in casual employment in and around an employer's home
10on an irregular or intermittent basis for not more than 15 hours per week.
AB264,7,1411 (b) A person who resides in the home of an employer who, due to advanced age
12or physical or mental disability, cannot care for his or her own needs, for the purpose
13of companionship and who spends not more than 15 hours per week on general
14household work for the employer.
AB264,7,1615 (c) An elementary or secondary school student performing student work-like
16activities in the student's school.
AB264,7,25 17(4) Department to revise. (a) 1. Subject to par. (b), by the date specified in sub.
18(1) (g) and annually thereafter, the department shall promulgate rules to revise the
19minimum wages established under sub. (1). Subject to subd. 2., the department shall
20determine the revised minimum wages by calculating the percentage difference
21between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on the last day of
22the last month for which that information is available and the consumer price index
23for the 12-month period ending on the last day of the month 12 months prior to that
24month, adjusting the minimum wage then in effect by that percentage difference,
25and rounding that result to the nearest multiple of 5 cents.
AB264,8,12
12. The department may use the emergency rule procedures under s. 227.24 to
2promulgate the rules required under subd. 1. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and
3(3), the department may promulgate those rules as emergency rules without
4providing evidence that promulgating those rules as emergency rules is necessary
5to preserve the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and without a finding of
6emergency. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g., the department is not
7required to prepare a statement of the scope of those rules or to submit those rules
8in final draft form to the governor for approval. A revised minimum wage
9determined under subd. 1. shall first apply to wages earned on the first day of the
103rd month beginning after the month of publication .... [LRB inserts date], of the year
11in which the wage is revised and, notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), shall
12remain in effect until that same date the following year.
AB264,8,1613 (b) Paragraph (a) 1. does not apply if the consumer price index for the 12-month
14period ending on the last day of the last month for which that information is available
15has not increased over the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on
16the last day of the month 12 months prior to that month.
AB264,8,17 17(5) Gender-specific minimum wage prohibited.
AB264,18 18Section 18. 104.04 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB264,19 19Section 19. 104.04 of the statutes is renumbered 104.035 (5) and amended to
20read:
AB264,9,721 104.035 (5) The department shall investigate, ascertain, determine, and fix
22such reasonable classifications, and shall impose general or special orders,
23determining the living wage, and shall carry out the purposes of this chapter. Such
24investigations, classifications, and orders shall be made as provided under s.
25103.005, and the penalties specified in s. 103.005 (12) shall apply to and be imposed

1for any violation of this chapter. In determining the living wage, the department may
2consider the effect that an increase in the living wage might have on the economy of
3the state, including the effect of a living wage increase on job creation, retention, and
4expansion, on the availability of entry-level jobs, and on regional economic
5conditions within the state.
The department may not establish a different minimum
6wage for men and women. Said orders shall be subject to review in the manner
7provided in ch. 227.
AB264,20 8Section 20. 104.045 of the statutes is renumbered 104.045 (intro.) and
9amended to read:
AB264,9,13 10104.045 Tipped employees Meals, lodging, and hours worked. (intro.)
11The department shall by rule determine what amount of tips or similar gratuities
12may be counted toward fulfillment of the employer's obligation under this chapter.
13promulgate rules governing all of the following:
AB264,21 14Section 21. 104.045 (1) and (2) of the statutes are created to read:
AB264,9,1615 104.045 (1) The deduction of meals or lodging provided by an employer to an
16employee from the employer's obligation under this chapter.
AB264,9,18 17(2) The determination of hours worked by an employee during which the
18employee is entitled to the minimum wage established under s. 104.035.
AB264,22 19Section 22. 104.05 of the statutes is repealed.
AB264,23 20Section 23. 104.06 of the statutes is repealed.
AB264,24 21Section 24. 104.07 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB264,9,2522 104.07 (1) The department shall make promulgate rules, and, except as
23provided under subs. (5), (6), and (7), grant licenses a license to any employer who
24employs any employee who is unable to earn the living wage determined by the
25department, permitting the employee to work for a wage that
for whom the minimum

1wage established under s. 104.035
is not commensurate with the employee's ability.
2Each license so granted shall establish a wage for the licensee any such employees
3of the licensee
.
AB264,10,9 4(2) The department shall make promulgate rules, and, except as provided
5under subs. (5), (6), and (7), grant licenses a license to a sheltered workshops
6workshop, to permit the employment of workers with disabilities who are unable to
7earn the living wage
at a wage that is commensurate with their ability and
8productivity. A license granted to a sheltered workshop under this subsection may
9be issued for the entire workshop or a department of the workshop.
AB264,25 10Section 25. 104.08 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB264,10,1311 104.08 (2m) Any person working in a trade industry for which a living
12minimum wage has been established for minors, and who has no trade, shall be
13employed under an apprentice contract under s. 106.01.
AB264,26 14Section 26. 104.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB264,10,21 15104.10 Penalty for intimidating witness. Any employer who discharges or
16threatens to discharge, or who in any way discriminates , or threatens to discriminate
17against, any employee because the employee has testified or is about to testify, or
18because the employer believes that the employee may testify, in any investigation or
19proceeding relative to the enforcement of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor,
20and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of
may be fined $25 for each
21offense.
AB264,27 22Section 27. 104.11 of the statutes is repealed.
AB264,28 23Section 28. 104.12 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB264,11,5 24104.12 Complaints. Any person may register with the department a
25complaint that the wages paid to an employee for whom a living minimum wage has

1been established under s. 104.035 are less than that living minimum wage, and the
2department shall investigate the matter and take all proceedings necessary to
3enforce the payment of a that minimum wage that is not less than the living wage.
4Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other discriminatory acts arising in
5connection with any proceeding under this section.
AB264,29 6Section 29. 234.94 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB264,11,107 234.94 (5) "Primary employment" means work which that pays at least the
8minimum wage as established under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (1) or under federal law,
9whichever is greater,; offers adequate fringe benefits, including health insurance,;
10and is not seasonal or part time.
AB264,30 11Section 30. 234.94 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB264,11,1712 234.94 (8) "Target group" means a population group for which the
13unemployment level is at least 25% 25 percent higher than the statewide
14unemployment level, or a population group for which the average wage received is
15less than 1.2 times the minimum wage as established under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (1)
16or under federal law, whichever is greater. No population group is required to be
17located within a contiguous geographic area to be considered a target group.
AB264,31 18Section 31. 800.09 (1j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB264,12,519 800.09 (1j) If the court orders the defendant to perform community service
20work in lieu of making restitution or of paying the forfeiture, surcharges, fees and
21costs, or both, the court may order that the defendant perform community service
22work for a public agency or a nonprofit charitable organization that is approved by
23the court and agreed to by the public agency or nonprofit charitable organization.
24Community service work may be in lieu of restitution only if also agreed to by the
25person to whom restitution is owed. The number of hours of community service work

1required may not exceed the number determined by dividing the amount owed on the
2forfeiture by the minimum wage established under ch. 104 for adults in
3nonagriculture, nontipped employment
s. 104.035 (1). The court shall ensure that
4the defendant is provided a written statement of the terms of the community service
5order and that the community service order is monitored.
AB264,32 6Section 32. 800.095 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB264,12,177 800.095 (1) (d) That the defendant perform community service work for a
8public agency or nonprofit charitable organization approved by the court and agreed
9to by the agency or nonprofit charitable organization. If the community service work
10is in lieu of restitution, then the person to whom restitution is owed must agree; the
11defendant shall be given credit at the rate of not less than the minimum wage
12established under ch. 104 for adults in nonagriculture, nontipped employment s.
13104.035 (1)
for each one hour of community service completed. The defendant shall
14be given a written statement of the community service order. Nothing in this
15paragraph makes the defendant an employee or agent of the court or the
16municipality. The defendant shall be responsible for providing the court with proof
17that the community service hours have been completed.
AB264,33 18Section 33. 895.035 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB264,13,1119 895.035 (2m) (c) The court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and
20938 may order that the juvenile perform community service work for a public agency
21or nonprofit charitable organization that is designated by the court in lieu of making
22restitution or paying the forfeiture or surcharge. If the parent agrees to perform
23community service work in lieu of making restitution or paying the forfeiture or
24surcharge, the court may order that the parent perform community service work for
25a public agency or a nonprofit charitable organization that is designated by the court.

1Community service work may be in lieu of restitution only if also agreed to by the
2public agency or nonprofit charitable organization and by the person to whom
3restitution is owed. The court may utilize any available resources, including any
4community service work program, in ordering the juvenile or parent to perform
5community service work. The number of hours of community service work required
6may not exceed the number determined by dividing the amount owed on the
7restitution, forfeiture, or surcharge by the minimum wage established under
8 ch. 104 for adults in nonagriculture, nontipped employment
s. 104.035 (1). The court
9shall ensure that the juvenile or parent is provided with a written statement of the
10terms of the community service order and that the community service order is
11monitored.
AB264,34 12Section 34. Effective date.
AB264,13,1413 (1) Minimum wage. This act takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month
14beginning after publication.
AB264,13,1515 (End)
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