AB100: Bill Text

AB100,1147,2 103.92 (1) (a) Every person maintaining a migrant labor camp shall, annually by April 1 or 30 days prior to the opening of a new camp, make application to the department for a certificate to operate a camp. Each application shall be accompanied by an application fee in an amount determined by the department.

AB100, s. 2646 Section 2646. 103.92 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1147,6 103.92 (1) (b) 1. The department shall require each applicant for a certificate under par. (a) who is an individual to provide the department with his or her social security number when initially applying for or applying to renew the certificate.

AB100,1147,9 2. The department may not issue or renew a certificate under par. (a) to or for an applicant who is an individual unless the applicant has provided his or her social security number to the department.

AB100,1147,13 3. The subunit of the department that obtains a social security number under subd. 1. may disclose the social security number only on the request of the subunit of the department that administers the child and spousal support program under s. 49.22 (2m).

AB100, s. 2647 Section 2647. 103.92 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1147,23 103.92 (3) Certificate. The department shall inspect each camp for which application to operate is made, to determine if it is in compliance with the rules of the department establishing minimum standards for migrant labor camps. If Except as provided in a memorandum of understanding under sub. (6), if the department finds that the camp is in compliance with the rules, it shall issue a certificate authorizing the camp to operate until March 31 of the next year. The department shall refuse to issue a certificate if it finds that the camp is in violation of such rules or if the person maintaining the camp has failed to pay court-ordered payments as provided in sub. (6).

AB100, s. 2648 Section 2648. 103.92 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1148,9 103.92 (6) Failure to pay support; memorandum of understanding. The department shall deny, suspend, restrict, refuse to renew or otherwise withhold a certificate to operate a migrant labor camp for failure of the applicant or person operating the camp to pay court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. Notwithstanding s. 103.005 (10), an action taken under this subsection is subject to review only as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 and not as provided in ch. 227.

AB100, s. 2649 Section 2649. 104.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1148,19 104.01 (7) "Student learner" means a student who is receiving instruction in an accredited school and who is employed on a part-time basis, pursuant to a bona fide school training program. A "bona fide school training program" means a program authorized and approved by the department of education public instruction or the technical college system board, or other recognized educational body, and provided for part-time employment training which may be scheduled for a part of the workday or workweek, supplemented by and integrated with, a definitely organized plan of instruction and where proper scholastic credit is given by the accredited school.

AB100, s. 2650 Section 2650. 104.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1148,25 104.07 (1) The department shall make rules and, except as provided in a memorandum of understanding under sub. (5), grant licenses, to any employer who employs any employe unable to earn the living-wage theretofore determined upon, permitting such person to work for a wage which shall be commensurate with ability and each license so granted shall establish a wage for the licensee.

AB100, s. 2651 Section 2651. 104.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1149,8 104.07 (2) The department shall make rules and, except as provided in a memorandum of understanding under sub. (5), grant licenses to sheltered workshops to permit the employment of handicapped workers unable to earn the living-wage theretofore determined upon permitting such persons to work for a wage which shall be commensurate with his or her ability and productivity. A license granted to a sheltered workshop, under this section, may be issued for the entire workshop or a department thereof.

AB100, s. 2652 Section 2652. 104.07 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1149,12 104.07 (4) (a) The department shall require each applicant for a license under sub. (1) or (2) who is an individual to provide the department with his or her social security number when initially applying for or applying to renew the license.

AB100,1149,15 (b) The department may not issue or renew a license under sub. (1) or (2) to or for an applicant who is an individual unless the applicant has provided his or her social security number to the department.

AB100,1149,19 (c) The subunit of the department that obtains a social security number under par. (a) may disclose the social security number only on the request of the subunit of the department that administers the child and spousal support program under s. 49.22 (2m).

AB100, s. 2653 Section 2653. 104.07 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1150,3 104.07 (5) The department shall deny, suspend, restrict, refuse to renew or otherwise withhold a license under sub. (1) or (2) for failure of the applicant or licensee to pay court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. Notwithstanding s. 103.005 (10), an action taken under this subsection is subject to review only as provided in the memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 and not as provided in ch. 227.

AB100, s. 2654 Section 2654. 105.06 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1150,7 105.06 (1m) (a) The department shall require each applicant for a license under sub. (1) who is an individual to provide the department with his or her social security number when initially applying for or applying to renew the license.

AB100,1150,10 (b) The department may not issue or renew a license under sub. (1) to or for an applicant who is an individual unless the applicant has provided his or her social security number to the department.

AB100,1150,14 (c) The subunit of the department that obtains a social security number under par. (a) may disclose the social security number only on the request of the subunit of the department that administers the child and spousal support program under s. 49.22 (2m).

AB100, s. 2655 Section 2655. 105.13 of the statutes is renumbered 105.13 (1) and amended to read:

AB100,1151,2 105.13 (1) The department may issue licenses to employment agents, and refuse to issue a license whenever, after investigation, the department finds that the character of the applicant makes the applicant unfit to be an employment agent or that the applicant has failed to pay court-ordered payments as provided in sub. (2), or when the premises for conducting the business of an employment agent is found upon investigation to be unfit for such use. Any license granted by the department may be suspended or revoked by it upon notice to the licensee and good cause. Failure to comply with this chapter and rules promulgated thereunder, or with any lawful orders of the department, is cause to suspend or revoke a license. Failure to pay court-ordered payments as provided in sub. (2) is cause to deny, suspend, restrict, refuse to renew or otherwise withhold a license.

AB100, s. 2656 Section 2656. 105.13 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1151,11 105.13 (2) The department shall deny, suspend, restrict, refuse to renew or otherwise withhold an employment agent's license for failure of the applicant or licensee to pay court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857. Notwithstanding s. 103.005 (10), any action taken under this subsection is subject to review only as provided in the memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857 and not as provided in ch. 227.

AB100, s. 2657 Section 2657. 106.04 (2r) (a) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1151,15 106.04 (2r) (a) 4. a. Housing that is first ready for occupancy on or after October 1, 1993, consisting of 3 4 or more dwelling units if the housing has one or more elevators.

AB100, s. 2658 Section 2658. 106.04 (2r) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1151,19 106.04 (2r) (a) 4. b. Grade-level dwelling units, in housing without elevators, that are first ready for occupancy on or after October 1, 1993, consisting of 3 4 or more dwelling units.

AB100, s. 2659 Section 2659. 106.04 (2r) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1152,4 106.04 (2r) (c) 1. There is at least one accessible entrance for each building and that entrance is on an accessible route. All other entrances that are at grade level shall be accessible to the greatest extent feasible. The department shall promulgate rules that define "to the greatest extent feasible" to ensure maximum accessibility in a way that is not disproportionate to the entire project's cost and scope. If the covered multifamily housing units are at grade level and are served by separate entrances, each unit shall be on an accessible route. If the units have a minimum number of required exits, as determined by rules that shall be promulgated by the department, all required grade-level exits shall be accessible.

AB100, s. 2660 Section 2660. 106.04 (2r) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1152,14 106.04 (2r) (c) 4. Light switches, electrical outlets, circuit controls, thermostats and other environmental controls are all located in accessible locations; reinforcements in bathroom walls are installed to allow later installation of grab bars around the toilet, tub, shower stall and shower seat, when such facilities are provided; kitchens and bathrooms allow an individual in a wheelchair to maneuver about the space; and, upon the request of a renter and without cost to a at the expense of the renter, if the expense does not exceed market rates, lever door handles are on all doors and single lever controls, or other controls that are approved by the department by rule, are on all plumbing fixtures used by residents.

AB100, s. 2661 Section 2661. 106.04 (2r) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100,1152,24 106.04 (2r) (d) Remodeling. 1. If any part of the interior square footage of any housing with 4 or more dwelling units is to be remodeled, that part of the housing that is to be remodeled shall conform to the standards in par. (c), regardless of when the housing was first intended for occupancy. In addition, if any part of the interior square footage of any housing with 4 or more dwelling units is to be remodeled, the path of travel to the remodeled area and the toilet rooms, telephones and drinking water serving the remodeled area shall conform to the standards in par. (c), regardless of when the housing was first intended for occupancy, unless the cost of remodeling the path of travel exceeds 20% of the cost of the entire remodeling project.

AB100,1153,3 2. The department may grant a variance or waiver from the requirements under subd. 1. relating to exterior accessibility using the standards and procedures under par. (e).

AB100, s. 2662 Section 2662. 106.04 (2r) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1153,15 106.04 (2r) (e) 1. Plans and specifications for all covered multifamily housing subject to par. (c) and proposed remodeling subject to par. (d) shall be submitted to the department or its authorized representative for examination and approval before commencing work. The department shall promulgate rules that specify the materials to be included in the submittal, the procedures to be followed upon receipt of a submittal, reasonable time limitations for reviewing submittals and issuing or denying permits and qualifications for authorized representatives. Rules promulgated under this subdivision shall establish procedures by which permit applications may be approved during the initial review process despite nonconformance with par. (c) 1., if conformance would be impractical due to site terrain or other considerations.

AB100, s. 2663 Section 2663. 106.04 (2r) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1154,4 106.04 (2r) (e) 2. The department may grant a variance from the requirements relating to exterior accessibility under par. (c) 1. or (d), or from administrative rules promulgated under sub. (1s), if the person designing, constructing or remodeling the housing shows that meeting those requirements is impractical because of the terrain or unusual characteristics of the site. The department shall use a slope analysis of the undisturbed site for covered multifamily housing under par. (c) or the existing site for remodeling under par. (d) to determine the minimum number of accessible entrances at each site, with a minimum goal of exterior accessibility of 50% 20% of the dwelling units of covered multifamily housing at one site. The department may impose specific conditions in granting a variance to promote exterior accessibility of the housing to persons with disabilities. If the department finds that exterior accessibility is impractical as to all dwelling units at a site, it may grant a waiver from the requirements under par. (c) 1. or (d).

AB100, s. 2664 Section 2664. 106.04 (2r) (g) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

AB100, s. 2665 Section 2665. 106.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1154,12 106.11 (2) (b) In carrying out its responsibilities under this section, the department shall coordinate services authorized under 29 USC 1533 and provided by the department of education public instruction and the technical college system board to provide programs to help eligible youth participants, at least 75% of whom shall be economically disadvantaged individuals. At least 50% of the federal moneys received under 29 USC 1602 (b) (1) shall be used for programs under this subsection.

AB100, s. 2666 Section 2666. 106.115 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1154,15 106.115 (1) (f) The school-to-work opportunities act of 1994, 20 USC 6101 to 6251, and the school-to-work program under s. 106.135.

AB100, s. 2667 Section 2667. 106.115 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1154,20 106.115 (2) (e) Recommend for approval by the department under s. 106.13 (2m) occupations for the youth apprenticeship program and statewide skill standards for programs provided under the school-to-work opportunities act of 1994, 20 USC 6101 to 6251.

AB100, s. 2668 Section 2668. 106.115 (2) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1154,25 106.115 (2) (em) Review and recommend for approval by the department under s. 106.135 (3) (c) school-to-work programs provided by school boards under s. 121.02 (1) (m) and a school-to-work program for children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), provided by a nonprofit organization under s. 106.135 (4).

AB100, s. 2669 Section 2669. 106.115 (2) (ep) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1155,4 106.115 (2) (ep) Recommend for approval by the department under s. 106.135 (3) (d) statewide skill standards for school-to-work programs provided by school boards under s. 121.02 (2) (m).

AB100, s. 2670 Section 2670. 106.115 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1155,10 106.115 (2) (i) Annually, prepare and submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor a report on the activities of the governor's council on workforce excellence that includes. The report shall include a report on the status of the school-to-work program provided under s. 106.135 and recommendations regarding the employment and education programs specified in sub. (1).

AB100, s. 2671 Section 2671. 106.12 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1155,24 106.12 (title) Division of workforce excellence connecting education and work. Based on the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence connecting education and work, the division of workforce excellence shall plan, coordinate, administer and implement the department's workforce excellence initiatives, programs, policies and funding, the youth apprenticeship and school-to-work programs under s. 106.13 relating to the department's employment and education programs and such other employment and education programs as that the governor may by executive order assign to the division. Notwithstanding any limitations placed on the use of state employment and education funds under this section or s. 106.13, 106.135, 106.14, 106.15, 106.20 or 106.21 or under an executive order assigning an employment and education program to the division, the secretary may issue a general or special order waiving any of those limitations on finding that the waiver will promote the coordination of employment and education services.

AB100, s. 2672 Section 2672. 106.13 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1156,2 106.13 (title) Youth apprenticeship and school-to-work programs program.

AB100, s. 2673 Section 2673. 106.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1156,5 106.13 (1) The department shall provide a youth apprenticeship program and a school-to-work program in accordance with 20 USC 6101 to 6251.

AB100, s. 2674 Section 2674. 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1156,10 106.13 (2) The governor's council on workforce excellence, the technical college system board and the department of education public instruction shall assist the department of industry, labor and job development in providing the youth apprenticeship program and school-to-work program under sub. (1).

AB100, s. 2675 Section 2675. 106.13 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1156,18 106.13 (2m) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (e), the department shall approve occupations and maintain a list of approved occupations for the youth apprenticeship program and shall approve statewide skill standards for the school-to-work program. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (ev), the department shall contract for the development of develop curricula for youth apprenticeship programs for occupations approved under this subsection.

AB100, s. 2676 Section 2676. 106.13 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1157,9 106.13 (4) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (em), the department may award grants a grant to a public agencies and agency or a nonprofit organizations that are organization, or to an employer that is responsible for the on-the-job training and supervision of a youth apprentice. A public agency or non-profit organization that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds awarded under the grant to award training grants to employers who provide on-the-job training and supervision for youth apprentices. A training grant provided under this subsection may not exceed 50% of the youth apprentice's hourly wage or $4 per hour, whichever is less. An employer may receive training grant funds for not more than 500 hours of work per youth apprentice in any school year, as defined in s. 115.001 (13) be awarded to an employer for each youth apprentice that receives at least 180 hours of paid on-the-job training from the employer during a school year, as defined in s. 115.001 (13). The amount of a training grant may not exceed $500 per youth apprentice per school year. A training grant may not be awarded for any specific youth apprentice for more than 2 school years.

AB100, s. 2677 Section 2677. 106.135 of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1157,15 106.135 School-to-work program. (1) The department shall provide a school-to-work program to assist students in making the transition from school to work by linking school-based learning and work-based learning, academic education and technical education and secondary education and postsecondary education. The school-to-work program shall include all of the following:

AB100,1157,17 (a) A series of programs and initiatives that provide high school students with work-based learning opportunities.

AB100,1157,20 (b) The coordination of high school courses with courses offered by the technical college system and the University of Wisconsin System for the purpose of providing high school students with postsecondary credits.

AB100,1157,22 (c) A system of career guidance activities for all public high school students in this state.

AB100,1157,24 (2) The governor's council on workforce excellence shall assist the department in providing the school-to-work program under sub. (1).

AB100,1158,2 (3) In providing the school-to-work program under sub. (1), the department shall do all of the following:

AB100,1158,7 (a) Annually, prepare a consolidated plan for the operation of school-to-work programs provided by school boards under s. 121.02 (1) (m). The plan shall identify priorities for the statewide school-to-work program under sub. (1), shall specify what funding is available for school-to-work programs and shall specify the allowable uses of that funding.

AB100,1158,11 (b) Annually, notify school boards, technical college district boards, the department of public instruction and other interested educational and employment agencies of the purposes for which grants may be awarded under par. (c) for school-to-work programs.

AB100,1158,16 (c) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), approve school-to-work programs provided by school boards under s. 121.02 (1) (m) and, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (kb), award grants to school boards providing school-to-work programs approved by the department.

AB100,1158,19 (d) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (ep), approve statewide skill standards for school-to-work programs provided by school boards under s. 121.02 (1) (m).

AB100,1159,4 (4) (a) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (em), the department may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit organization for children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), in a county having a population of 500,000 or more to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the department approves a program under this paragraph, the department may award a grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fa), to the nonprofit organization providing the program and the nonprofit organization shall use the funds received under the grant to provide the program.

AB100,1159,7 (b) The department shall establish requirements for the operation of the grant program under this subsection. Those requirements need not be promulgated as rules.

AB100, s. 2678 Section 2678. 106.14 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 3770m, is amended to read:

AB100,1159,13 106.14 (1) The department may award grants to nonprofit corporations and public agencies for the provision of career counseling centers throughout the state. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (gd), the department shall allocate $600,000 in each fiscal year for the payment of those grants.

AB100, s. 2679 Section 2679. 106.14 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100,1159,17 106.14 (1) The department may award grants to nonprofit corporations and public agencies for the provision of career counseling centers throughout the state.