AB508,26 19Section 26. 49.82 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,18,220 49.82 (3) Public assistance advisory committee. (a) The department of health
21services, in consultation with the department of children and families and the
22department of administration, shall create an advisory committee to review
23proposed legislation and proposed requests for approval from the federal
24government of changes to public assistance programs and to review performance

1data, outcomes, and costs of changes to public assistance programs after federal
2approval of changes to those programs.
AB508,18,123 (b) The department of health services shall appoint to the advisory committee
4under par. (a) participants in public assistance programs; representatives of
5advocacy groups, including groups that support the rights of individuals with
6physical and invisible disabilities; at least one representative from a community
7action program; providers of services under public assistance programs;
8representatives of the state agencies that administer public assistance programs;
9members of the legislature, suggested by the majority and minority leaders of both
10houses of the legislature; and policy experts from organizations such as the
11University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and Institute for Research on
12Poverty.
AB508,18,1513 (c) A state agency that administers a public assistance program that is the
14subject of a proposed waiver request to be submitted to the federal government shall,
15in collaboration with the advisory committee under par. (a), do all of the following:
AB508,18,1716 1. Hold a public comment period lasting at least 30 days before the development
17of the waiver proposal language.
AB508,18,1918 2. Conduct no fewer than 3 public hearings on the proposed waiver before the
19waiver is submitted to the federal government.
AB508,18,2220 (d) No state agency may submit a request to waive federal law involving a
21public assistance program without approval of the proposed waiver request by the
22joint committee on finance.
AB508,27 23Section 27 . 60.85 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,19,624 60.85 (7) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs under
25sub. (1) (h) 1. a., d., i., and j. in connection with the project plan for a tax incremental

1district shall notify the department of workforce development and the local
2workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 of any positions
3to be filled in the county in which the town that created the tax incremental district
4is located during the period commencing with the date the person first performs work
5on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment of project costs.
6The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
AB508,28 7Section 28 . 60.85 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,19,158 60.85 (7) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property in
9a tax incremental district from a town for which the town incurs real property
10assembly costs under sub. (1) (h) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce
11development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC
122832 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the town creating the tax
13incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the
14lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the
15position.
AB508,29 16Section 29 . 66.1103 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,19,2417 66.1103 (6m) Notification of position openings. A municipality or county may
18not enter into a revenue agreement with any person who operates for profit unless
19that person has agreed to notify the department of workforce development and the
20local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any
21position to be filled in that municipality or county within one year after issuance of
22the revenue bonds. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks before
23advertising the position. The notice required by this subsection does not affect the
24offer of employment requirements of sub. (4s).
AB508,30 25Section 30 . 66.1105 (6c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,20,9
166.1105 (6c) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs
2under sub. (2) (f) 1. a., d., j. and k. in connection with the project plan for a tax
3incremental district shall notify the department of workforce development and the
4local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any
5positions to be filled in the county in which the city which created the tax incremental
6district is located during the period commencing with the date the person first
7performs work on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment
8of project costs. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to
9advertising the position.
AB508,31 10Section 31 . 66.1105 (6c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,20,1811 66.1105 (6c) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property
12in a tax incremental district from a city for which the city incurs real property
13assembly costs under sub. (2) (f) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce
14development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC
152832 3122, of any position to be filled in the county in which the city creating the tax
16incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the
17lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the
18position.
AB508,32 19Section 32 . 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,21,820 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
21in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
22a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
23requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
24a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
25in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who

1is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
2rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
3disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
4assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
5youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
629 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
7in the manner under s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
8as defined in s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
AB508,33 9Section 33 . 71.07 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,21,1510 71.07 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
11for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
12institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
13projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
14development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
15eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
AB508,34 16Section 34 . 71.07 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,21,1817 71.07 (8m) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit.
18(a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB508,21,2119 1. “Claimant" means an individual who is eligible for and claims the household
20and dependent care expenses tax credit for the taxable year to which the claim under
21this subsection relates.
AB508,21,2322 2. “Household and dependent care expenses tax credit" means the tax credit
23under section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code.
AB508,22,424 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a
25claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the

1amount of those taxes, an amount equal to the amount of the household and
2dependent care expenses tax credit that the taxpayer claimed on his or her federal
3income tax return for the taxable year to which the claim under this subsection
4relates.
AB508,22,65 (c) Limitations. 1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it
6is claimed within the time period under s. 71.75 (2).
AB508,22,97 2. No credit may be allowed under this subsection for a taxable year covering
8a period of less than 12 months, except for a taxable year closed by reason of the death
9of the taxpayer.
AB508,22,1110 3. The credit under this subsection may not be claimed by either a part-year
11resident or nonresident of this state.
AB508,22,1312 (d) Administration. Subsection (9e) (d), to the extent that it applies to the credit
13under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.
AB508,35 14Section 35 . 71.10 (4) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,22,1615 71.10 (4) (cs) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit
16under s. 71.07 (8m).
AB508,36 17Section 36 . 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,23,618 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides
19in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area,
20a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility
21requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position,
22a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or
23in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who
24is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
25rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically

1disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
2assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer
3youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in
429 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified
5in the manner under s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency,
6as defined in s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.
AB508,37 7Section 37 . 71.47 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,23,138 71.47 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred
9for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary
10institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a
11projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce
12development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was
13eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.
AB508,38 14Section 38 . 76.636 (1) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,23,1515 76.636 (1) (e) 12. A dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15).
AB508,39 16Section 39 . 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,23,2217 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
18amounts for aids are $5,267,000 in calendar years 2012 and 2013, $4,989,300 in
19calendar year 2014, and
$5,188,900 in calendar year years 2015 to 2019 and
20$5,707,800 in calendar year 2020 thereafter. These amounts, to the extent
21practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular
22calendar year.
AB508,40 23Section 40 . 106.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,24,12 24106.11 Workforce investment programs. The department shall cooperate
25with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce

1Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
2Act of 2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361
. In administering the programs authorized by that
3act the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies , the council on
4workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111,
and with local workforce
5development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, establish a statewide
6workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational
7needs of persons in this state. If a local workforce development board anticipates
8that there may be a business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served
9by that board, the board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that
10provide career planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for
11affected employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for
12those resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).
AB508,41 13Section 41 . 106.115 of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,24,15 14106.115 Council on workforce investment. (1) In this section, “homeless”
15has the meaning given in 42 USC 11302 (a).
AB508,24,20 16(2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111 shall
17identify all of the following populations of individuals with a barrier to employment
18to receive employment, training, and educational services when submitting the state
19plan required by section 3113 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
20Act of 2014:
AB508,24,2121 (a) Homeless individuals from 18 to 24 years of age.
AB508,24,2222 (b) Children placed in out-of-home care under ch. 48.
AB508,24,2323 (c) Homeless adults over age 24.
AB508,42 24Section 42 . 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,25,4
1106.13 (2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC
22821 3111, the technical college system board, and the department of public
3instruction shall assist the department in providing the youth apprenticeship
4program under sub. (1).
AB508,43 5Section 43 . 106.15 of the statutes is repealed.
AB508,44 6Section 44 . 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,25,127 106.16 (2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or
8an authority under ch. 231 or 234 shall notify the department and the local workforce
9development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position in the
10company that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be
11filled in this state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company
12shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
AB508,45 13Section 45 . 106.27 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,25,2414 106.27 (1m) Labor market information system. From the appropriation under
15s. 20.445 (1) (bm), the department shall develop and maintain a labor market
16information system to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on current and
17projected employment opportunities in this state and other appropriate information
18relating to labor market dynamics as determined by the department. The
19department shall make the information contained in the system available, free of
20charge, to school districts, technical colleges, tribal colleges, institutions and college
21campuses within the University of Wisconsin System, local workforce development
22boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, employers, job seekers, and the general
23public, including making that information available on the department's Internet
24site.
AB508,46 25Section 46 . 109.07 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,26,14
1109.07 (1m) (a) Subject to sub. (5) or (6), an employer that has decided upon
2a business closing or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the
3department that administers s. 106.15, any affected employee, any collective
4bargaining representative of any affected employee, and the highest official of any
5municipality in which the affected employment site is located, in writing of such
6action no later than 60 days prior to the date on which the business closing or mass
7layoff takes place. The notice to an affected employee shall also include contact
8information for the local workforce development board under 29 USC 2832 3122
9serving the area in which the employment site is located and, if available, the list of
10resources prepared under s. 106.11. The employer shall provide in writing all
11information concerning its payroll, affected employees, and the wages and other
12remuneration owed to those employees as the department may require. The
13department may in addition require the employer to submit a plan setting forth the
14manner in which final payment in full shall be made to affected employees.
AB508,47 15Section 47 . 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,26,2116 115.28 (24) Priority in awarding grants. Give priority in awarding grants to
17school boards under s. 115.36, and in awarding grants from federal funds received
18under 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 and 29 USC 2862 (b) (1) (B), to
19programs that provide more than one of the educational services specified under s.
20115.36, 115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or 118.153 or 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601
21to 4665 or 29 USC 2862 3172 (b) (1) (B).
AB508,48 22Section 48 . 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,27,223 115.28 (66) Report on homeless children and youths. Annually, submit to the
24chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under

1s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of homeless children and youths, as defined in
242 USC 11434a (2), in the public schools of this state.
AB508,49 3Section 49. 234.253 of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,27,6 4234.253 Report on households with worst case housing needs. (1)
5Definitions. In this section, “households with worst case housing needs” means
6households that meet all of the following criteria:
AB508,27,77 (a) Are renters.
AB508,27,88 (b) Do not receive federal, state, or local housing assistance.
AB508,27,119 (c) Have incomes of no more than 50 percent of the area median income, as
10determined by the federal department of housing and urban development and
11adjusted for family size.
AB508,27,1412 (d) Live in severely inadequate conditions, as determined by the federal
13department of housing and urban development, or pay more than half of their income
14for rent, or both.
AB508,27,21 15(2) Annual report. The authority shall annually submit to the chief clerk of
16each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2),
17a report on the number of households with worst case housing needs in this state.
18The report shall include the number of households with worst case housing needs by
19county, demographic statistics and information on these households, analysis of the
20impediments to securing affordable housing, and recommended changes to state and
21local programs to assist these households with securing affordable housing.
AB508,50 22Section 50. 234.38 of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,28,3 23234.38 Eviction prevention grants. The authority shall issue its negotiable
24bonds in such principal amount and length of maturity as to provide sufficient funds,
25not to exceed $1,000,000, to make grants directly to individuals and families or to one

1or more housing authorities under s. 59.53 (22), 61.73, 66.1201, or 66.1213 for the
2purpose of providing rent assistance to individuals and families who are in danger
3of being evicted from their residences.
AB508,51 4Section 51 . 238.30 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,28,175 238.30 (4m) “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an
6area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a
7person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements
8under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who
9is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial
10employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who is
11eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
12rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
13disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
14assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a dislocated worker,
15as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has
16been certified in the manner under 26 USC 51 (d) (13) (A) by a designated local
17agency, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (12).
AB508,52 18Section 52 . 946.13 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,28,2119 946.13 (10) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a member of a local workforce
20development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 or to a member of the
21council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111.
AB508,53 22Section 53 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB508,29,923 (1) Job and employment services; pilot program. The department of workforce
24development shall establish a pilot program to provide supportive job and
25employment services to individuals receiving housing vouchers or receiving services

1from state-funded homeless shelters. The pilot program established under this
2subsection shall provide similar job and employment services to those provided
3under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program under
4s. 49.163. The department shall establish eligibility criteria for individuals
5participating in the pilot program, and the program shall be administered by the
6department or another entity authorized to administer the programs under s. 49.163
7(4). The department of workforce development shall pay for the pilot program under
8this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fc). The pilot program
9established under this subsection shall sunset on June 30, 2021.
AB508,29,1610 (2) Pilot program for homeless children and youths. The Wisconsin Housing
11and Economic Development Authority shall develop policies and procedures for and
12implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to individuals who are included
13in the category of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), and
14families with at least one individual included in that category on the waiting list that
15the authority, or a public housing agency that contracts with the authority,
16maintains for vouchers under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program.
AB508,29,1917 (3) Community action opioid response grant program. During the 2019-21
18fiscal biennium, the department of health services shall award no more than a total
19of $2,000,000 per fiscal year in grant moneys under s. 49.675.
AB508,54 20Section 54 . Fiscal changes.
AB508,30,321 (1) State supplement to employment opportunity demonstration projects.
22In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
23workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year
242019-20 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is
25made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department

1of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year
22020-21 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is
3made.
AB508,30,114 (2) Grants to defray housing costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
5appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar
6amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303
7(1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs. In
8the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
9administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is
10increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low
11or moderate income to defray housing costs.
AB508,30,2112 (3) Grants to supplement the operating budgets of agencies and shelter
13facilities.
In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the
14department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the dollar amount for fiscal
15year 2019-20 is increased by $700,000 for grants under s. 16.308 (2) (a) for the
16purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities
17providing shelter to the homeless. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
18appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the dollar
19amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $700,000 for grants under s. 16.308
20(2) (a) for the purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter
21facilities providing shelter to the homeless.
AB508,31,322 (4) Skills enhancement program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
23appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the
24dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $500,000 for the purpose for
25which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the

1appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the
2dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $500,000 for the purpose for
3which the appropriation is made.
AB508,31,124 (5) Employment transportation assistance. In the schedule under s. 20.005
5(3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs),
6the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $249,450 to award grants
7to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of job
8access and employment transportation assistance programs. In the schedule under
9s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s.
1020.395 (1) (bs), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $249,450 to
11award grants to public and private organizations for the development and
12implementation of job access and employment transportation assistance programs.
AB508,55 13Section 55. Initial applicability.
AB508,31,1914 (1) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit. The
15treatment of ss. 71.07 (8m) and 71.10 (4) (cs) first applies to taxable years beginning
16on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this
17subsection takes effect after July 31, the treatment of ss. 71.07 (8m) and 71.10 (4) (cs)
18first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year
19in which this subsection takes effect.
AB508,56 20Section 56. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
21or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2019 biennial budget act, whichever is later,
22except as follows:
AB508,31,2323 (1) The repeal of s. 20.445 (1) (fc) takes effect on June 30, 2021.
AB508,31,2424 (End)
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