AB56,947,139 227.40 (3) (c) Failure to set forth the invalidity of a rule or guidance document
10in a pleading or to commence a declaratory judgment proceeding within a reasonable
11time pursuant to the order of the court or to prosecute the declaratory judgment
12action without undue delay shall preclude the party from asserting or maintaining
13that the rule or guidance document is invalid.
AB56,1845 14Section 1845. 227.40 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,947,1915 227.40 (4) (a) In any proceeding pursuant to this section for judicial review of
16a rule or guidance document, the court shall declare the rule or guidance document
17invalid if it finds that it violates constitutional provisions or exceeds the statutory
18authority of the agency or was promulgated or adopted without compliance with
19statutory rule-making or adoption procedures.
AB56,1846 20Section 1846. 227.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,948,221 227.40 (6) Upon entry of a final order in a declaratory judgment action under
22sub. (1) with respect to a rule, the court shall send an electronic notice to the
23legislative reference bureau of the court's determination as to the validity or
24invalidity of the rule, in a format approved by the legislative reference bureau, and
25the legislative reference bureau shall publish a notice of that determination in the

1Wisconsin administrative register under s. 35.93 (2) and insert an annotation of that
2determination in the Wisconsin administrative code under s. 13.92 (4) (a).
AB56,1847 3Section 1847. 227.43 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1848 4Section 1848. 227.43 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1849 5Section 1849. 227.43 (3) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1850 6Section 1850. 227.43 (4) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1851 7Section 1851. 227.57 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,948,118 227.57 (11) Upon review of an agency action or decision affecting a property
9owner's use of the property owner's property
, the court shall accord no deference to
10the agency's interpretation of law if the agency action or decision restricts the
11property owner's free use of the property owner's property
.
AB56,1852 12Section 1852 . 229.682 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,948,1413 229.682 (2) Prevailing wage. The construction of a baseball park facility that
14is financed in whole or in part by a district is subject to s. 66.0903.
AB56,1853 15Section 1853 . 229.8275 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,948,21 16229.8275 Prevailing wage. A district may not enter into a contract under s.
17229.827 with a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, or a related
18party that requires the team or related party to acquire and construct or renovate
19football stadium facilities that are part of any facilities that are leased by the district
20to the team or to a related party unless the professional football team or related party
21agrees to all of the following:
AB56,949,2 22(1) Not to allow any employee working on the football stadium facilities who
23would be entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate under s. 66.0903 and who would
24not be required or allowed to work more than the prevailing hours of labor, if the
25football stadium facilities were a project of public works subject to s. 66.0903, to be

1paid less than the prevailing wage rate or to be required or allowed to work more than
2the prevailing hours of labor, except as allowed under s. 66.0903 (4) (a).
AB56,949,8 3(2) To require any contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or
4subcontractor performing work on the football stadium facilities to keep and allow
5inspection of records in the same manner as a contractor, subcontractor, or agent of
6a contractor or subcontractor performing work on a project of public works that is
7subject to s. 66.0903 is required to keep and allow inspection of records under s.
866.0903 (10).
AB56,949,16 9(3) To comply with s. 66.0903 in the same manner as a local governmental unit
10contracting for the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of a
11project of public works is required to comply with s. 66.0903 and to require any
12contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing work
13on the football stadium facilities to comply with s. 66.0903 in the same manner as
14a contractor, subcontractor, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor performing
15work on a project of public works that is subject to s. 66.0903 is required to comply
16with s. 66.0903.
AB56,1854 17Section 1854 . 230.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,949,2418 230.01 (2) (b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment
19opportunity by ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term,
20and condition or privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties
21and responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race,
22creed or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation,
23or political affiliation, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03
24(3m)
.
AB56,1855 25Section 1855. 230.08 (2) (wc) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1856
1Section 1856. 230.08 (2) (ya) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,950,32 230.08 (2) (ya) The director of the office of sustainability and clean energy in
3the department of administration.
AB56,1857 4Section 1857 . 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,950,16 5230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
6or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit
7information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of
8any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such opinions or affiliations
9and all disclosures thereof shall be discountenanced except that the director may
10evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical
11chaplain in a state institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in
12the recruitment, application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person
13because of the person's political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age,
14sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry, or status
15as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3m)
except as otherwise
16provided.
AB56,1858 17Section 1858. 234.03 (13m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,950,1918 234.03 (13m) To purchase and enter into commitments for the purchase of
19veterans housing loans made pursuant to s. 45.37, 2017 stats.
AB56,1859 20Section 1859. 234.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,951,2 21234.18 Limit on amount of outstanding bonds and notes. The authority
22may not issue notes and bonds that are secured by a capital reserve fund to which
23s. 234.15 (4) applies if, upon issuance, the total aggregate outstanding principal
24amount of notes and bonds that are secured by a capital reserve fund to which s.

1234.15 (4) applies would exceed $600,000,000 $1,000,000,000. This section does not
2apply to bonds and notes issued to refund outstanding notes and bonds.
AB56,1860 3Section 1860 . 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,951,14 4234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall
5require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all
6regardless of sex, race, religion, or sexual orientation,; status as a victim of domestic
7abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u) ,; whether the
8person holds, or has applied for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44
9(1) (g), has been the subject of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h),
10or is or has been a member of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t);
or creed,
11and that contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic
12development or housing projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for
13employment, without discrimination as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, or
14creed.
AB56,1861 15Section 1861 . 234.29 of the statutes, as affected by 2019 Wisconsin Act .... (this
16act), is amended to read:
AB56,952,2 17234.29 Equality of occupancy and employment. The authority shall
18require that occupancy of housing projects assisted under this chapter be open to all
19regardless of sex, race, religion, or sexual orientation; status as a holder or nonholder
20of a license under s. 343.03 (3m);
status as a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault,
21or stalking, as defined in s. 106.50 (1m) (u); whether the person holds, or has applied
22for, a registry identification card, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (g), has been the subject
23of a written certification, as defined in s. 146.44 (1) (h), or is or has been a member
24of a treatment team, as defined in s. 961.01 (20t); or creed, and that contractors and
25subcontractors engaged in the construction of economic development or housing

1projects, shall provide an equal opportunity for employment, without discrimination
2as to sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, or creed.
AB56,1862 3Section 1862. 234.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,952,64 234.40 (1) The authority shall issue its negotiable bonds in such principal
5amount and length of maturity as to provide sufficient funds for veterans housing
6loans to be made pursuant to s. 45.37, 2017 stats.
AB56,1863 7Section 1863. 234.40 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,952,128 234.40 (3) It is the intent of the legislature that the authority be used to finance
9the veterans housing program. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
10supersede the powers vested by subch. III of ch. 45 in the department of veterans
11affairs for carrying out program responsibilities for which debt has been incurred by
12the authority.
AB56,1864 13Section 1864. 234.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,952,1714 234.41 (1) There is established under the jurisdiction of the authority a
15veterans housing loan fund. All moneys resulting from the sale of bonds for the
16purpose of veterans housing pursuant to s. 45.37, 2017 stats., unless credited to the
17veterans capital reserve fund, shall be credited to the fund.
AB56,1865 18Section 1865. 234.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,952,2319 234.41 (2) The authority shall use moneys in the fund for the purpose of
20purchasing loans representing veterans housing loans pursuant to s. 45.37, 2017
21stats
. All disbursements of funds under this section for purchasing mortgage loans
22shall be made payable to authorized lenders as defined in s. 45.31 (3), 2017 stats.,
23and eligible persons as defined in s. 45.31 (5), 2017 stats.
AB56,1866 24Section 1866. 234.43 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,953,2
1234.43 (2) (c) For repayment of advances from the state made through s. 20.485
2(3) (b), 2017 stats;
AB56,1867 3Section 1867. 238.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,953,234 238.02 (1) There is created an authority, which is a public body corporate and
5politic, to be known as the “Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation." The
6members of the board shall consist of 6 members nominated by the governor, and
7with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve at the pleasure of the
8governor; 4 3 members appointed by the speaker of the assembly, consisting of one
9majority and one minority party representative to the assembly, appointed as are the
10members of standing committees in the assembly, and one person employed in the
11private sector,
to serve 4-year terms; one member appointed by the minority leader
12of the assembly to serve a 4-year term; 4
at the speaker's pleasure; and 3 members
13appointed by the senate majority leader, consisting of one majority and one minority
14party senator, appointed as are members of standing committees in the senate, and
15one person employed in the private sector,
to serve 4-year terms; and one member
16appointed by the minority leader of the senate to serve a 4-year term. Neither the
17speaker of the assembly nor the senate majority leader may appoint more than 2
18members of the legislature to the board
at the majority leader's pleasure. The
19secretary of administration and the secretary of revenue shall also serve on the board
20as nonvoting members. The board shall elect a chairperson from among its
21nonlegislative voting members. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same
22manner as the original appointment to the board for the remainder of the unexpired
23term, if any.
AB56,1868 24Section 1868 . 238.02 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,954,5
1238.02 (2) A majority of the appointed voting members of the board currently
2serving
constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and
3exercising its powers and for all other purposes, notwithstanding the existence of any
4vacancies
. Action may be taken by the board upon a vote of a majority of the
5appointed voting members present.
AB56,1869 6Section 1869. 238.04 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1870 7Section 1870. 238.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,954,118 238.07 (1) Annually, by January October 1, the board shall submit to the chief
9clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
1013.172 (2), a report identifying the economic development projects that the board
11intends to develop and implement during the current calendar fiscal year.
AB56,1871 12Section 1871. 238.07 (2) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,954,1613 238.07 (2) (ag) An accounting of the location, by municipality, of each job
14created or retained in the state in the previous fiscal year as a result of the program
15if the job meets the criteria for receiving a grant, loan award, or tax credit under the
16program
.
AB56,1872 17Section 1872. 238.07 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,954,2018 238.07 (2) (ar) An accounting of the industry classification, by municipality, of
19each job created or retained in the state as a result of the program if the job meets
20the criteria for receiving a grant, loan award, or tax credit under the program
.
AB56,1873 21Section 1873. 238.08 of the statutes is renumbered 238.08 (1) and amended
22to read:
AB56,955,323 238.08 (1) All records of the corporation are open to the public as provided in
24s. 19.35 (1) except those records relating to pending grants, loans, or economic
25development projects that, in the opinion of the corporation, must remain

1confidential to protect the competitive nature of the grant, loan, or project and except
2records received from the department of revenue pursuant to an agreement under
3s. 71.78 (5)
.
AB56,1874 4Section 1874. 238.08 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,955,105 238.08 (2) The corporation shall maintain on its Internet site a searchable,
6electronic database that allows any person to inspect all final contracts, including
7final amendments to these contracts, under which the corporation agrees to provide
8a grant, loan, or tax benefit. The corporation shall add a final contract or final
9amendment to the database no later than 30 days after the contract or amendment
10is executed.
AB56,1875 11Section 1875 . 238.095 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,955,14 12238.095 Contract requirements. (1) All terms of each contract the
13corporation executes shall, at the time the contract is executed, be in compliance with
14all applicable state laws and all applicable corporation policies and procedures.
AB56,955,19 15(2) Prior to executing a contract with a person for the award of a grant, loan,
16or tax credit, the corporation shall establish, through payroll records or other
17business records the corporation determines are sufficient, the number of full-time
18employees employed by the person for the purpose of accounting for each full-time
19job created or retained during the course of the contract.
AB56,955,25 20(3) Each contract the corporation executes with a person for the award of a
21grant, loan, or tax credit shall require the person to submit to the corporation payroll
22records, or other business records the corporation determines are sufficient, to verify
23the number of full-time jobs created or retained during the course of the contract.
24The corporation shall adopt policies and procedures establishing standards to verify
25the business records and full-time job data.
AB56,1876
1Section 1876. 238.097 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,956,7 2238.097 Underwriting staff review. The corporation may not enter into a
3contract with a person for the award of a grant, loan, or tax credit before the
4corporation's underwriting staff completes a review of the person's application for the
5grant, loan, or tax credit, including an evaluation of all statutory requirements and
6all requirements under the corporation's policies and procedures that apply to the
7grant, loan, or tax credit.
AB56,1877 8Section 1877 . 238.105 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,956,16 9238.105 Job elimination or relocation. (1) Each recipient of a grant, loan,
10or tax credit under this chapter shall report to the corporation each full-time job in
11this state that the recipient eliminates or relocates outside this state within 7
12business days after the job is eliminated or relocated and shall describe in detail the
13circumstances of that job elimination or relocation. If extenuating circumstances
14make it impossible for the recipient to submit the report within 7 business days, the
15recipient may submit the report within 30 days after the full-time job is eliminated
16or relocated.
AB56,956,19 17(2) A recipient of a grant, loan, or tax credit under this chapter may not use the
18grant, loan, or tax credit to reduce net employment in this state or relocate jobs
19outside this state.
AB56,1878 20Section 1878. 238.115 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,956,2421 238.115 (1) (f) The amount of tax credits the corporation determined each
22person identified under par. (e) was eligible to claim that, if
already claimed that,
23must be repaid by the person as the result of a the revocation for each person
24identified under par. (e)
.
AB56,1879 25Section 1879. 238.116 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,957,5
1238.116 Reporting of material changes in contracts for tax benefits. (1)
2Each contract the corporation executes with a taxpayer under which the taxpayer
3may be eligible to claim tax benefits in excess of $5,000,000 during the term of the
4contract shall include a requirement that the taxpayer promptly notify the
5corporation of all of the following:
AB56,957,66 (a) Each material change to a project subject to the contract.
AB56,957,107 (b) All effects of each material change under par. (a) on the contract's
8performance goals or requirements, including job retention, creation, or training and
9capital expenditures, and any effect on the timing of the taxpayer's achievement of
10the performance goals or requirements.
AB56,957,15 11(2) The corporation shall notify the joint committee on finance of any material
12change for which the corporation receives notice under sub. (1) and, for any contract
13under which a taxpayer may be eligible to claim tax benefits in excess of $5,000,000
14during the term of the contract, of any material change due to an amendment to the
15contract.
AB56,1880 16Section 1880. 238.117 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,957,20 17238.117 Repayment of tax credits. No later than 7 days after the
18corporation receives a repayment of tax credits under this chapter, the corporation
19shall remit the full amount of that payment to the secretary of administration for
20deposit in the general fund.
AB56,1881 21Section 1881. 238.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,958,3 22238.135 Grants to regional economic development organizations. The
23corporation shall award annual grants to regional economic development
24organizations to fund economic development activities, including marketing
25activities. The total amount of grants awarded each year shall be at least $1,000,000.

1The amount of each a grant to fund marketing activities may not exceed $100,000
2or the amount of matching funds the organization obtains from sources other than
3the corporation or the state, whichever is less.
AB56,1882 4Section 1882. 238.17 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 238.17 (1) (a) and
5amended to read:
AB56,958,116 238.17 (1) (a) For Except as provided in par. (b), for taxable years beginning
7after December 31, 2013, the corporation may certify a person to claim a tax credit
8under s. 71.07 (9m), 71.28 (6), or 71.47 (6), if the corporation determines that the
9person is conducting an eligible activity under s. 71.07 (9m), 71.28 (6), or 71.47 (6).
10No person may claim a tax credit under s. 71.07 (9m), 71.28 (6), or 71.47 (6) without
11first being certified under this subsection.
AB56,1883 12Section 1883. 238.17 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,958,1513 238.17 (1) (b) The corporation may not certify a person to claim a tax credit
14under s. 71.07 (9m) (a) 3., 71.28 (6) (a) 3., or 71.47 (6) (a) 3. for taxable years beginning
15after December 31, 2018.
AB56,1884 16Section 1884. 238.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,958,2217 238.17 (2) Beginning July 1, 2018, and ending on June 30, 2019, the
18corporation may not certify persons to claim more than a total of $3,500,000 in tax
19credits for all projects undertaken on the same parcel. Beginning July 1, 2019, the
20corporation may not certify persons to claim more than a total of $3,500,000 in tax
21credits for any project, regardless of the number of parcels on which the project is
22undertaken.
AB56,1885 23Section 1885. 238.30 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,959,1124 238.30 (4m) “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an
25area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a

1person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements
2under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who
3is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial
4employment match program job
subsidized employment placement, as defined in s.
549.141 (1) (n) (Lm), a person who is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155,
6a person who is a vocational rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged
7youth, an economically disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income
8recipient, a general assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict,
9a dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9), or a food stamp recipient, if the
10person has been certified in the manner under 26 USC 51 (d) (13) (A) by a designated
11local agency, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (12).
AB56,1886 12Section 1886. 238.306 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
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