Amendment ASA-AB150

AB150-ASA, s. 251m Section 251m. 16.20 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,83,8 16.20 (8m) Administrative project. In addition to the projects authorized under this section, the board may approve one project that provides employment for corps enrollees in an administrative work or training project sponsored by the Wisconsin conservation corps. Subsections (5) (a) to (d), (6) and (8) (d), (g) to (j) and (k) 1. do not apply to a project approved under this subsection.

AB150-ASA, s. 251r Section 251r. 16.20 (8m) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (8m).

AB150-ASA, s. 252g Section 252g. 16.20 (9) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (9) (title).

AB150-ASA, s. 252r Section 252r. 16.20 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,83,16 16.20 (9) (a) Work camps. If necessary for the implementation of a conservation project, the board may establish or utilize residential facilities but the board may not use moneys appropriated under s. 20.399 (1) (q) (u) or (2) (q) for the establishment of new residential facilities.

AB150-ASA, s. 252t Section 252t. 16.20 (9) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (9) (a) and amended to read:

AB150-ASA,83,22 106.215 (9) (a) Work camps. If necessary for the implementation of a conservation project, the board may establish or utilize residential facilities but the board may not use moneys appropriated under s. 20.399 (1) (u) or (2) (q) 20.445 (6) (u) or (y) for the establishment of new residential facilities.

AB150-ASA, s. 253m Section 253m. 16.20 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,84,4 16.20 (9) (b) Education and training. The board shall facilitate arrangements with local schools and institutions of higher education for academic study by corps enrollees during nonworking hours to upgrade literacy skills, obtain equivalency diplomas or college degrees or enhance employment skills. The board shall encourage the development of training programs for corps enrollees for use during time periods when circumstances do not permit work on a project.

AB150-ASA, s. 253r Section 253r. 16.20 (9) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (9) (b).

AB150-ASA, s. 254 Section 254. 16.20 (10) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (10) (title).

AB150-ASA, s. 255m Section 255m. 16.20 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,84,11 16.20 (10) (a) Authorization; classification. The board may employ corps enrollees. The board shall classify these enrollees as corps members, assistant crew leaders or, crew leaders or regional crew leaders.

AB150-ASA, s. 255r Section 255r. 16.20 (10) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (10) (a).

AB150-ASA, s. 256 Section 256. 16.20 (10) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (10) (b).

AB150-ASA, s. 257m Section 257m. 16.20 (10) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,84,23 16.20 (10) (c) Wages. Corps members shall be paid at the prevailing federal minimum wage or the applicable state minimum wage established under ch. 104, whichever is greater. Assistant crew leaders and, crew leaders and regional crew leaders may be paid more than the prevailing federal minimum wage or applicable state minimum wage but may not be paid more than twice the hourly wage of a corps member. The board may waive the wage limitation of a regional crew leader. Corps enrollees shall receive their pay for the previous pay period on the last working day of the current pay period.

AB150-ASA, s. 257r Section 257r. 16.20 (10) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (10) (c).

AB150-ASA, s. 257v Section 257v. 16.20 (10) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-ASA,85,8 16.20 (10) (cm) Wages of certain crew leaders. Notwithstanding par. (c), a corps enrollee who, on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], is a crew leader and is paid more than twice the hourly wage of a corps member may be paid the greater of the hourly wage that he or she is receiving on the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], or an hourly wage not exceeding twice the hourly wage of a corps member. This paragraph does not apply to assistant crew leaders or regional crew leaders.

AB150-ASA, s. 257x Section 257x. 16.20 (10) (cm) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act) is renumbered 106.215 (10) (cm).

AB150-ASA, s. 258 Section 258. 16.20 (10) (d) to (f) of the statutes are renumbered 106.215 (10) (d) to (f).

AB150-ASA, s. 259m Section 259m. 16.20 (10) (fm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,85,16 16.20 (10) (fm) Group health care coverage. (intro.) The board may provide group health care coverage, including group health care coverage offered by the state under s. 40.51, to any of the following:

AB150-ASA, s. 259r Section 259r. 16.20 (10) (fm) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (10) (fm) (intro.).

AB150-ASA, s. 260m Section 260m. 16.20 (10) (fm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,85,21 16.20 (10) (fm) 1. Corps enrollees who have been crew leaders, regional crew leaders or a combination thereof for at least 2 years.

AB150-ASA, s. 260r Section 260r. 16.20 (10) (fm) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (10) (fm) 1.

AB150-ASA, s. 261m Section 261m. 16.20 (10) (fm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,86,2 16.20 (10) (fm) 2. Crew leaders or regional crew leaders who are discharging special responsibilities, as determined by the board.

AB150-ASA, s. 261r Section 261r. 16.20 (10) (fm) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (10) (fm) 2.

AB150-ASA, s. 262 Section 262. 16.20 (10) (g) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (10) (g) (title).

AB150-ASA, s. 263m Section 263m. 16.20 (10) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,86,17 16.20 (10) (g) 1. A person who is employed as a corps enrollee for a 6-month to one-year period of continuous employment, as determined by standards adopted by the board, and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation upon termination of employment is entitled to an incentive payment of $500 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours or an education voucher that is worth at least $1,000 double the monetary value of the prorated incentive payment, but not more than $2,200 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours. No corps enrollee may receive more than 2 incentive payments or 4 education vouchers.

AB150-ASA, s. 263r Section 263r. 16.20 (10) (g) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (10) (g) 1. and amended to read:

AB150-ASA,87,4 106.215 (10) (g) 1. A person who is employed as a corps enrollee for a 6-month to one-year period of continuous employment, as determined by standards adopted by the board, and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation upon termination of employment is entitled to an incentive payment of $500 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours or an education voucher that is worth at least double the monetary value of the prorated incentive payment, but not more than $2,200 $2,400 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours. No corps enrollee may receive more than 2 incentive payments or 4 education vouchers.

AB150-ASA, s. 264 Section 264. 16.20 (10) (g) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (10) (g) 2.

AB150-ASA, s. 265 Section 265. 16.20 (10) (g) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (10) (g) 3.

AB150-ASA, s. 266 Section 266. 16.20 (10) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (10) (h).

AB150-ASA, s. 267 Section 267. 16.20 (11) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (11) (title).

AB150-ASA, s. 268m Section 268m. 16.20 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,87,15 16.20 (11) (a) Age. In order to qualify for employment as a corps member or an assistant crew leader, a person is required to have attained the age of 18 years but may not have attained the age of 26 years at the time he or she accepts employment. In order to qualify for employment as a crew leader or a regional crew leader, a person is required to have attained the age of 18 years at the time he or she accepts employment.

AB150-ASA, s. 268r Section 268r. 16.20 (11) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (11) (a).

AB150-ASA, s. 268t Section 268t. 16.20 (11) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (11) (b).

AB150-ASA, s. 269 Section 269. 16.20 (11) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,87,24 16.20 (11) (c) Enrollment period. In order to qualify for employment as a corps enrollee, a person is required to sign a statement of intention to serve in the Wisconsin conservation corps program for a 6-month to one-year period. This statement does not obligate the board to provide employment for the enrollee for that period.

AB150-ASA, s. 269m Section 269m. 16.20 (11) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (11) (c).

AB150-ASA, s. 270m Section 270m. 16.20 (11) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,88,7 16.20 (11) (d) Training and skills. No training or skills are required in order to qualify for employment as a corps member. The board shall establish minimum levels of performance, training and skills required to qualify for employment as or promotion to assistant crew leader or, crew leader or regional crew leader.

AB150-ASA, s. 270r Section 270r. 16.20 (11) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (11) (d).

AB150-ASA, s. 271 Section 271. 16.20 (11) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (11) (e).

AB150-ASA, s. 272 Section 272. 16.20 (12) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (12) (title).

AB150-ASA, s. 273m Section 273m. 16.20 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,88,15 16.20 (12) (a) Standards. The board shall establish standards for the selection of full-time and part-time corps enrollees from among those persons who are qualified and seek employment.

AB150-ASA, s. 273r Section 273r. 16.20 (12) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (12) (a).

AB150-ASA, s. 274 Section 274. 16.20 (12) (am) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 106.215 (12) (am) and (b).

AB150-ASA, s. 275m Section 275m. 16.20 (12) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (12) (c) and amended to read:

AB150-ASA,89,4 106.215 (12) (c) Hiring procedure. The board shall develop procedures for the hiring of corps enrollees in cooperation with the department of industry, labor and human relations. The board shall utilize any appropriate local job service office in the area of a project to distribute applications, conduct interviews and evaluate applicants and make recommendations concerning the hiring of corps enrollees. The board may utilize project sponsors who are sponsoring long-term projects to conduct interviews, evaluate applicants and make recommendations concerning the hiring of corps enrollees.

AB150-ASA, s. 276 Section 276. 16.20 (13) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (13) (title).

AB150-ASA, s. 277m Section 277m. 16.20 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-ASA,89,21 16.20 (13) (a) Enrollment period. The normal enrollment period for a corps member who is not promoted to assistant crew leader is one year. The board may authorize the employment of a corps member who is not promoted to assistant crew leader beyond the normal 6-month to one-year enrollment period for a limited time, not to exceed one year, if the corps member has a disability. The normal enrollment period for a corps member who is promoted to assistant crew leader or for a person who is hired as assistant crew leader is 2 years. The board may authorize the employment of a corps member or assistant crew leader beyond the normal enrollment period for a limited time, not to exceed 3 months, under special circumstances where continued employment is required in order to complete a project in progress. The normal enrollment period for a crew leader or a regional crew leader is 2 years. The board may extend the employment of a crew leader beyond the normal enrollment period if the crew leader possesses special experience, training or skills valuable to the program. The board may extend the employment of a regional crew leader for an unlimited time.

AB150-ASA, s. 277r Section 277r. 16.20 (13) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 106.215 (13) (a).

AB150-ASA, s. 278 Section 278. 16.20 (13) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 106.215 (13) (b).

AB150-ASA, s. 279 Section 279. 16.21 of the statutes is renumbered 41.41, and 41.41 (4) (c), (5) (e) and (12) (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB150-ASA,90,7 41.41 (4) (c) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department of development, the department of administration, the state historical society and the university of Wisconsin-extension shall cooperate with and assist the board in matters related to its functions.

AB150-ASA,90,13 (5) (e) Consult and cooperate with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department of development, the department of administration, the state historical society, the university of Wisconsin-extension, the Winnebago tribe and any other Indian tribe which appoints a liaison representative to the board regarding the management of the Kickapoo valley reserve.

AB150-ASA,90,25 (12) (a) The department of natural resources shall have police supervision over the Kickapoo valley reserve, other land acquired by the board and all publicly owned rights-of-way adjacent thereto, and its duly appointed agents may arrest, with or without warrant, any person on that property committing an offense against the laws of the state or in violation of any rule of the board in force on that property, and deliver the person to circuit court for the county where the offense is committed and make and execute a complaint charging the person with the offense committed. The district attorney of the county where the offense is committed shall appear and prosecute all actions arising under this paragraph. This paragraph does not preclude exercise of concurrent law enforcement jurisdiction in or adjacent to the reserve, or on other land acquired by the board, by any authority to whom jurisdiction is granted by law.