AB100: Bill Text

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AB100, s. 2661 Section 2661. 106.04 (2r) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: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

AB100, s. 2680 Section 2680. 106.14 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1159,22 106.14 (2) (b) A career counseling center under this section shall coordinate its services with the counseling and guidance activities and the education for employment school-to-work program under s. 121.02 (1) (m) provided by the school board of the school district in which the career counseling center is located.

AB100, s. 2681 Section 2681. 106.215 (8g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1160,4 106.215 (8g) (b) If the department of corrections is a sponsor of a project that is approved under this subsection, the corps members on the project shall be prisoners in state prison, probationers or, parolees or persons on community supervision and the members of the project shall receive applicable alcohol or other drug abuse treatment and educational programming services for a portion of each work week, but not to exceed 8 hours per work week.

AB100, s. 2682 Section 2682. 106.215 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1160,11 106.215 (10) (d) Unemployment compensation. A corps enrollee member or assistant crew leader is not eligible for unemployment compensation benefits by virtue of his or her employment in the Wisconsin conservation corps program. To the extent permitted by federal law, the Wisconsin conservation corps program shall be considered a work-relief and working-training program for the purpose of determining eligibility for benefits under s. 108.02 (15) (g) 1.

AB100, s. 2683 Section 2683. 106.215 (10) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1160,22 106.215 (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 $2,400 $2,600 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.

AB100, s. 2684 Section 2684. 106.215 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1161,13 106.215 (13) (a) Enrollment period. The board may authorize the employment of a corps member who is not promoted to assistant crew leader beyond the 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 for a limited time, not to exceed 2 years. The normal enrollment period for a regional crew leader is 2 years. The board may extend the employment of a regional crew leader for an unlimited time.

AB100, s. 2685 Section 2685. 107.31 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1161,16 107.31 (5) (a) 1. Four percent of all moneys distributed under s. 70.395 (1), 1995 stats., and under s. 70.395 (1e) beginning on May 22, 1980; and

AB100, s. 2686 Section 2686. 108.02 (15) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100,1161,20 108.02 (15) (gm) "Employment" as applied to work for the Wisconsin conservation corps board, does not include service as a corps member or assistant crew leader.

AB100, s. 2687 Section 2687. 108.14 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1162,5 108.14 (7) (a) The records made or maintained by the department or commission in connection with the administration of this chapter are confidential and shall be open to public inspection or disclosure only to the extent that the department or commission permits in the interest of the unemployment compensation program. No person may permit inspection or disclosure of any record provided to it by the department or commission unless the department or commission authorizes the inspection or disclosure. This paragraph does not apply to a request for disclosure of a record made by the subunit of the department that administers child and spousal support under s. 49.22 (2m).

AB100, s. 2688 Section 2688. 108.20 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1162,22 108.20 (2m) From the moneys not appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (ge) and (gf) which are received by the administrative account as interest and penalties under this chapter, the department shall pay the benefits chargeable to the administrative account under s. 108.07 (5) and the interest payable to employers under s. 108.17 (3m) and may pay interest due on advances to the unemployment reserve fund from the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act, 42 USC 1321 to 1324, may make payments to satisfy a federal audit exception concerning a payment from the fund or any federal aid disallowance involving the unemployment compensation program, or may make payments to the fund if such action is necessary to obtain a lower interest rate or deferral of interest payments on advances from the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act or may provide career counseling center grants under s. 106.14, except that any interest earned pending disbursement of federal employment security grants under s. 20.445 (1) (n) shall be credited to the general fund. Any moneys reverting to the administrative account from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (1) (ge) and (gf) shall be utilized as provided in this subsection.

AB100, s. 2689 Section 2689. 108.20 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100,1163,15 108.20 (2m) From the moneys not appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (ge) and (gf) which are received by the administrative account as interest and penalties under this chapter, the department shall pay the benefits chargeable to the administrative account under s. 108.07 (5) and the interest payable to employers under s. 108.17 (3m) and may pay interest due on advances to the unemployment reserve fund from the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act, 42 USC 1321 to 1324, may make payments to satisfy a federal audit exception concerning a payment from the fund or any federal aid disallowance involving the unemployment compensation program, or may make payments to the fund if such action is necessary to obtain a lower interest rate or deferral of interest payments on advances from the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act, except that any interest earned pending disbursement of federal employment security grants under s. 20.445 (1) (n) shall be credited to the general fund. Any moneys reverting to the administrative account from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (1) (ge) and (gf) shall be utilized as provided in this subsection.

AB100, s. 2690 Section 2690. 109.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1164,10 109.09 (2) The department, under its authority under sub. (1) to maintain actions for the benefit of employes, or an employe who brings an action under s. 109.03 (5) shall have a lien upon all property of the employer, real or personal, located in this state for the full amount of any wage claim or wage deficiency. A lien under this subsection takes effect when the department or employe files a verified petition claiming the lien with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the services or some part of the services were performed pays the fee specified in s. 814.61 (5) to that clerk of circuit court and serves a copy of that petition on the employer by personal service in the same manner as a summons is served under s. 801.11 or by certified mail with a return receipt requested. The department or employe must file the petition within 2 years after the date that the wages were due. The petition shall specify the nature of the claim and the amount claimed, describe the property upon which the claim is made and state that the petitioner claims a lien on that property. The lien shall take precedence over all other debts, judgments, decrees, liens or mortgages against the employer, except a lien under s. 292.31 (8) (i), 292.41 (6) (d) or 292.81, and may be enforced in the manner provided in ss. 779.09 to 779.12, 779.20 and 779.21, insofar as such provisions are applicable. The lien ceases to exist if the department or the employe does not bring an action to enforce the lien within the period prescribed in s. 893.44 for the underlying wage claim.

AB100, s. 2691 Section 2691. 110.065 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1164,22 110.065 Traffic academy. The secretary may establish and operate an academy for the training of state, county and local traffic patrol officers and other related personnel and make rules and regulations for the conduct thereof. The secretary shall establish and periodically revise a reasonable scale of tuition charges. The tuition for personnel other than employes of the department shall be paid by their respective departments or governing bodies and shall be deposited in the transportation fund appropriation account under s. 20.395 (5) (dh). The secretary shall consult appropriate state, county and local authorities concerning the establishment and operation of the academy and the determination of tuition charges. State agencies shall cooperate with the secretary in providing information and instructional services for the academy.

AB100, s. 2692 Section 2692. 111.32 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100,1165,3 111.32 (3) "Conviction record" includes, but is not limited to, information indicating that an individual has been convicted of any felony, misdemeanor or other offense, has been adjudicated delinquent, has been less than honorably discharged, or has been placed on probation, fined, imprisoned, placed on community supervision or paroled pursuant to any law enforcement or military authority.

AB100, s. 2693 Section 2693. 111.70 (4) (jm) 5. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB100,1165,12 111.70 (4) (jm) 5. In determining the proper compensation to be received by members of the police department under subd. 4., the arbitrator shall consider the following factors, with the greatest weight given to the factor specified under subd. 5. a., the next greatest weight given to the factor specified under subd. 5. b., the next greatest weight given to the factor specified under subd. 5. c., the next greatest weight given to the factor specified under subd. 5. d. and the least weight given to the factor specified under subd. 5. e.:

AB100,1165,16 a. Comparison of all of the items of compensation specified in subd. 4. of the municipal employes in the collective bargaining unit with such items of compensation of other municipal law enforcement officers in the metropolitan area in which the 1st class city is located.

AB100,1165,19 b. Comparison of the respective crime rates, and workloads of and risks of injury to law enforcement officers, in the 1st class city and any other jurisdiction with which comparisons are made under subd. 5. a.

AB100,1165,22 c. The increase in the average consumer prices for goods and services, commonly known as the cost of living, during the term of the predecessor collective bargaining agreement.