AB97,41,523 49.855 (1) If a person obligated to provide child support or maintenance is
24delinquent in making court-ordered payments, or owes an outstanding amount that
25has been ordered by the court for past support, medical expenses or birth expenses,

1the clerk of circuit court or county support collection designee under s. 59.07 (97m)
259.53 (5m), whichever is appropriate, upon application of the county designee under
3s. 59.53 (5) or the department of industry, labor and job workforce development, shall
4certify the delinquent payment or outstanding amount to the department of
5industry, labor and job workforce development.
AB97, s. 122 6Section 122. 49.855 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,41,107 49.855 (2) At least annually, the department of industry, labor and job
8workforce development shall provide to the department of revenue the certifications
9that it receives under sub. (1) and any certifications of delinquencies or outstanding
10amounts that it receives from another state because the obligor resides in this state.
AB97, s. 123 11Section 123. 49.855 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,42,412 49.855 (4) The department of revenue shall send that portion of any state or
13federal tax refunds or credits withheld for delinquent child support or maintenance
14or past support, medical expenses or birth expenses to the department of industry,
15labor and job
workforce development for distribution to the appropriate clerk of
16circuit court or county support collection designee under s. 59.07 (97m) 59.53 (5m).
17The department of industry, labor and job workforce development shall make a
18settlement at least annually with the department of revenue and with each clerk of
19circuit court or county support collection designee under s. 59.07 (97m) 59.53 (5m)
20who has certified a delinquent obligation or outstanding amount for past support,
21medical expenses or birth expenses. The settlement shall state the amounts
22certified, the amounts deducted from tax refunds and credits and returned to the
23clerk of circuit court or county support collection designee under s. 59.07 (97m) 59.53
24(5m)
and the administrative costs incurred by the department of revenue. The
25department of industry, labor and job workforce development may charge the county

1whose clerk of circuit court or [county] support collection designee under s. 59.07
2(97m)
59.53 (5m) certified the obligation or outstanding amount the related
3administrative costs incurred by the department of industry, labor and job workforce
4development and the department of revenue.
AB97, s. 124 5Section 124. 49.855 (4m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,42,126 49.855 (4m) (c) Except as provided by order of the court after hearing under
7par. (b), the department of administration shall continue withholding until the
8amount certified is recovered in full. The department of administration shall
9transfer the amounts withheld under this paragraph to the department of industry,
10labor and job
workforce development for distribution to the appropriate clerk of
11court, county support collection designee under s. 59.07 (97m) 59.53 (5m) or
12department of health and family services, whichever is appropriate.
AB97, s. 125 13Section 125. 49.855 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,42,2314 49.855 (5) Certification of an obligation to the department of industry, labor
15and job
workforce development does not deprive any party of the right to collect the
16obligation or to prosecute the obligor. The clerk of court or county support collection
17designee under s. 59.07 (97m) 59.53 (5m), whichever is appropriate, shall
18immediately notify the department of industry, labor and job workforce development
19of any collection of an obligation that has been certified by the clerk of court or county
20support collection designee under s. 59.07 (97m) 59.53 (5m). The department of
21industry, labor and job workforce development shall correct the certified obligation
22according to the amount the county has collected and report the correction to the
23department of revenue.
AB97, s. 126 24Section 126. 49.855 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,43,6
149.855 (7) The department of industry, labor and job workforce development
2may provide a certification under sub. (1) to a state agency or authority under s. 21.49
3(2) (e), 36.11 (6) (b), 36.25 (14), 36.34 (1), 39.30 (2) (e), 39.38 (2), 39.435 (6), 39.44 (4),
439.47 (2m), 45.351 (2) (c), 45.356 (6), 45.396 (6), 45.74 (6), 145.245 (5m) (b), 234.04
5(2), 234.49 (1) (c), 234.59 (3) (c), 234.65 (3) (f), 234.90 (3) (d) or (3g) (c), 234.905 (3) (d),
6281.65 (8) (L) or 949.08 (2) (g).
AB97, s. 127 7Section 127. 49.86 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,43,22 849.86 Disbursement of funds and facsimile signatures. Withdrawal or
9disbursement of moneys deposited in a public depository, as defined in s. 34.01 (5),
10to the credit of the department of industry, labor and job workforce development or
11any of its divisions or agencies shall be by check, share draft or other draft signed by
12the secretary of industry, labor and job workforce development or by one or more
13persons in the department of industry, labor and job workforce development
14designated by written authorization of the secretary of industry, labor and job
15workforce development. Such checks, share drafts and other drafts shall be signed
16personally or by use of a mechanical device adopted by the secretary of industry, labor
17and job
workforce development or his or her designees for affixing a facsimile
18signature. Any public depository shall be fully warranted and protected in making
19payment on any check, share draft or other draft bearing such facsimile signature
20notwithstanding that the facsimile may have been placed thereon without the
21authority of the secretary of industry, labor and job workforce development or his or
22her designees.
AB97, s. 128 23Section 128. 49.89 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,44,724 49.89 (2) Subrogation. The department of health and family services, the
25department of industry, labor and job workforce development, a county or an elected

1tribal governing body that provides any public assistance under this chapter or
2under s. 253.05 as a result of the occurrence of an injury, sickness or death that
3creates a claim or cause of action, whether in tort or contract, on the part of a public
4assistance recipient or beneficiary or the estate of a recipient or beneficiary against
5a 3rd party, including an insurer, is subrogated to the rights of the recipient,
6beneficiary or estate and may make a claim or maintain an action or intervene in a
7claim or action by the recipient, beneficiary or estate against the 3rd party.
AB97, s. 129 8Section 129. 49.89 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,44,129 49.89 (6) Departments' duties and powers. The department of health and
10family services and the department of industry, labor and job workforce development
11shall enforce their rights under this section and may contract for the recovery of any
12claim or right of indemnity arising under this section.
AB97, s. 130 13Section 130. 49.89 (7) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,44,1914 49.89 (7) (d) 2. Any county or elected tribal governing body that has made a
15recovery under this section for which it is eligible to receive an incentive payment
16under par. (c) shall report such recovery to the department of industry, labor and job
17workforce development within 30 days after the end of the month in which the
18recovery is made in a manner specified by the department of industry, labor and job
19workforce development.
AB97, s. 131 20Section 131. 49.90 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,45,621 49.90 (2) Upon failure of these relatives to provide maintenance the authorities
22or board shall submit to the corporation counsel a report of its findings. Upon receipt
23of the report the corporation counsel shall, within 60 days, apply to the circuit court
24for the county in which the dependent person under sub. (1) (a) 1. or the child of a
25dependent person under sub. (1) (a) 2. resides for an order to compel the

1maintenance. Upon such an application the corporation counsel shall make a
2written report to the county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, with a copy
3to the chairperson of the county board of supervisors in a county with a single-county
4department or the county boards of supervisors in counties with a multicounty
5department, and to the department of health and family services or the department
6of industry, labor and job workforce development, whichever is appropriate.
AB97, s. 132 7Section 132. 49.90 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,45,168 49.90 (2g) In addition to the remedy specified in sub. (2), upon failure of a
9grandparent to provide maintenance under sub. (1) (a) 2., another grandparent who
10is or may be required to provide maintenance under sub. (1) (a) 2., a child of a
11dependent minor or the child's parent may apply to the circuit court for the county
12in which the child resides for an order to compel the provision of maintenance. A
13county department under s. 46.215, 46.22 or 46.23, a county child support agency or
14the department of industry, labor and job workforce development may initiate an
15action to obtain maintenance of the child by the child's grandparent under sub. (1)
16(a) 2., regardless of whether the child receives public assistance.
AB97, s. 133 17Section 133. 59.40 (2) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,45,2218 59.40 (2) (p) Cooperate with the department of industry, labor and job
19workforce development with respect to the child and spousal support and
20establishment of paternity and medical liability support program under ss. 49.22
21and 59.53 (5), and provide that department with any information from court records
22which it requires to administer that program.
AB97, s. 134 23Section 134. 59.53 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,46,1424 59.53 (5) Child and spousal support; paternity program; medical support
25liability program.
The board shall contract with the department of industry, labor

1and job
workforce development to implement and administer the child and spousal
2support and establishment of paternity and the medical support liability programs
3provided for by Title IV of the federal social security act. The board may designate
4by board resolution any office, officer, board, department or agency as the county
5designee. The board or its designee shall implement and administer the programs
6in accordance with the contract with the department of industry, labor and job
7workforce development. The attorneys responsible for support enforcement under
8sub. (6) (a), family court commissioner, clerk of court and all other county officials
9shall cooperate with the county and the department of industry, labor and job
10workforce development as necessary to provide the services required under the
11programs. The county shall charge the fee established by the department of industry,
12labor and job
workforce development under s. 49.22 for services provided under this
13subsection to persons not receiving benefits under s. 49.148, 49.153 or 49.155 or
14assistance under s. 46.261, 49.19 or 49.47.
AB97, s. 135 15Section 135. 59.69 (4e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,46,2316 59.69 (4e) Migrant labor camps. The board may not enact an ordinance or
17adopt a resolution that interferes with any repair or expansion of migrant labor
18camps, as defined in s. 103.90 (3), that are in existence on May 12, 1992, if the repair
19or expansion is required by an administrative rule that is promulgated by the
20department of industry, labor and job workforce development under ss. 103.90 to
21103.97. An ordinance or resolution of the county that is in effect on May 12, 1992,
22and that interferes with any repair or expansion of existing migrant labor camps that
23is required by such an administrative rule is void.
AB97, s. 136 24Section 136. 60.61 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,47,8
160.61 (3m) Migrant labor camps. The town board may not enact an ordinance
2or adopt a resolution that interferes with any repair or expansion of migrant labor
3camps, as defined in s. 103.90 (3), that are in existence on May 12, 1992, if the repair
4or expansion is required by an administrative rule promulgated by the department
5of industry, labor and job workforce development under ss. 103.90 to 103.97. An
6ordinance or resolution of the town that is in effect on May 12, 1992, and that
7interferes with any repair or expansion of existing migrant labor camps that is
8required by such an administrative rule is void.
AB97, s. 137 9Section 137. 62.23 (7) (hm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,47,1710 62.23 (7) (hm) Migrant labor camps. The council of a city may not enact an
11ordinance or adopt a resolution that interferes with any repair or expansion of
12migrant labor camps, as defined in s. 103.90 (3), that are in existence on May 12,
131992, if the repair or expansion is required by an administrative rule promulgated
14by the department of industry, labor and job workforce development under ss. 103.90
15to 103.97. An ordinance or resolution of a city that is in effect on May 12, 1992, and
16that interferes with any repair or expansion of existing migrant labor camps that is
17required by such an administrative rule is void.
AB97, s. 138 18Section 138. 66.293 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,47,2019 66.293 (1) (b) "Department" means the department of industry, labor and job
20workforce development.
AB97, s. 139 21Section 139. 66.293 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,47,2322 66.293 (1) (h) "Secretary" means the secretary of industry, labor and job
23workforce development.
AB97, s. 140 24Section 140. 66.46 (6c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,48,9
166.46 (6c) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs under
2sub. (2) (f) 1. a., d., j. and k. in connection with the project plan for a tax incremental
3district shall notify the department of industry, labor and job workforce development
4and the area private industry council under the job training partnership act, 29 USC
51501
to 1798, of any positions to be filled in the county in which the city which created
6the tax incremental district is located during the period commencing with the date
7the person first performs work on the project and ending one year after receipt of its
8final payment of project costs. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks
9prior to advertising the position.
AB97, s. 141 10Section 141. 66.46 (6c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,48,1811 66.46 (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 industry, labor
14and job
workforce development and the area private industry council under the job
15training partnership act, 29 USC 1501 to 1798, of any position to be filled in the
16county in which the city creating the tax incremental district is located within one
17year after the sale or commencement of the lease. The person shall provide this
18notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
AB97, s. 142 19Section 142. 66.521 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,49,220 66.521 (6m) Notification of position openings. A municipality may not enter
21into a revenue agreement with any person who operates for profit unless that person
22has agreed to notify the department of industry, labor and job workforce development
23and the area private industry council under the job training partnership act, 29 USC
241501
to 1798, of any position to be filled in that municipality within one year after
25issuance of the revenue bonds. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks

1before advertising the position. The notice required by this subsection does not affect
2the offer of employment requirements of sub. (4s).
AB97, s. 143 3Section 143. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,49,134 69.15 (3) (b) 3. Except as provided under par. (c), if the state registrar receives
5a statement acknowledging paternity on a form prescribed by the state registrar and
6signed by both parents, along with the fee under s. 69.22, the state registrar shall
7insert the name of the father under subd. 1. The state registrar shall mark the
8certificate to show that the form is on file. The form shall be available to the
9department of industry, labor and job workforce development or its designee under
10s. 59.53 (5) pursuant to the program responsibilities under s. 49.22 or to any other
11person with a direct and tangible interest in the record. The state registrar shall
12include on the form for the acknowledgment a notice of the information in ss. 767.458
13(1) (a) to (e) and 767.62.
AB97, s. 144 14Section 144. 71.67 (7) (a) and (b) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB97,49,2015 71.67 (7) (a) The department of industry, labor and job workforce development
16may, in accordance with s. 108.135, deduct and withhold from any unemployment
17compensation payment, on a form prepared by the department of industry, labor and
18job
workforce development, a portion of the payment as Wisconsin income tax. The
19department of industry, labor and job workforce development shall deposit the
20amounts withheld, on a monthly basis, as provided in s. 108.135 (6).
AB97,49,2421 (b) (intro.) The department of industry, labor and job workforce development
22shall furnish to each claimant who receives benefits during any year, on or before
23January 31 of the succeeding year, at least one legible copy of a written statement
24showing all of the following:
AB97, s. 145 25Section 145. 71.67 (7) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,50,3
171.67 (7) (c) 2. The department of industry, labor and job workforce
2development shall furnish the department of revenue with a copy of any statement
3that is furnished to the claimant under par. (b).
AB97, s. 146 4Section 146. 71.93 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,50,85 71.93 (1) (a) 2. A delinquent child support or spousal support obligation that
6has been reduced to a judgment and has been submitted by an agency of another
7state to the department of industry, labor and job workforce development for
8certification under this section.
AB97, s. 147 9Section 147. 71.93 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,50,1310 71.93 (1) (a) 4. An amount that the department of industry, labor and job
11workforce development may recover under s. 49.125 or 49.195 (3), if the department
12of industry, labor and job workforce development has certified the amount under s.
1349.85.
AB97, s. 148 14Section 148. 77.265 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,50,1615 77.265 (4) The department of industry, labor and job workforce development
16may use the returns under s. 106.04.
AB97, s. 149 17Section 149. 84.25 (11) of the statute is amended to read:
AB97,50,2218 84.25 (11) Commercial enterprises. No commercial enterprise, except a
19vending facility which is licensed by the department of industry, labor and job
20workforce development and operated by blind or visually impaired persons, shall be
21authorized or conducted within or on property acquired for or designated as a
22controlled-access highway.
AB97, s. 150 23Section 150. 101.055 (8) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,51,3
1101.055 (8) (ag) In this subsection, "division of equal rights" means the division
2of equal rights in the department of industry, labor and job workforce development
3acting under the authority provided in s. 106.06 (4).
AB97, s. 151 4Section 151. 102.01 (2) (ap) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,51,65 102.01 (2) (ap) "Department" means the department of industry, labor and job
6workforce development.
AB97, s. 152 7Section 152. 102.01 (2) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,51,98 102.01 (2) (em) "Secretary" means the secretary of industry, labor and job
9workforce development.
AB97, s. 153 10Section 153. 102.08 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,51,22 11102.08 Administration for state employes. The department of
12administration has responsibility for the timely delivery of benefits payable under
13this chapter to employes of the state and their dependents and other functions of the
14state as an employer under this chapter. The department of administration may
15delegate this authority to employing departments and agencies and require such
16reports as it deems necessary to accomplish this purpose. The department of
17administration or its delegated authorities shall file with the department of industry,
18labor and job
workforce development the reports that are required of all employers.
19The department of industry, labor and job workforce development shall monitor the
20delivery of benefits to state employes and their dependents and shall consult with
21and advise the department of administration in the manner and at the times
22necessary to ensure prompt and proper delivery.
AB97, s. 154 23Section 154. 102.42 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,52,624 102.42 (8) Award to state employe. Whenever an award is made by the
25department in behalf of a state employe, the department of industry, labor and job

1workforce development shall file duplicate copies of the award with the department
2of administration. Upon receipt of the copies of the award, the department of
3administration shall promptly issue a voucher in payment of the award from the
4proper appropriation under s. 20.865 (1) (fm), (kr) or (ur), and shall transmit one copy
5of the voucher and the award to the officer, department or agency by whom the
6affected employe is employed.
AB97, s. 155 7Section 155. 102.61 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,52,178 102.61 (1m) (c) The employer or insurance carrier shall pay the reasonable cost
9of any services provided for an employe by a private rehabilitation counselor under
10par. (a) and, subject to the conditions and limitations specified in sub. (1r) (a) to (c)
11and by rule, if the private rehabilitation counselor determines that rehabilitative
12training is necessary, the reasonable cost of the rehabilitative training program
13recommended by that counselor, including tuition, fees, books and maintenance and
14travel expenses. Notwithstanding that the department of industry, labor and job
15workforce development may authorize under s. 102.43 (5) a rehabilitative training
16program that lasts longer than 80 weeks, a rehabilitative training program that lasts
1780 weeks or less is presumed to be reasonable.
AB97, s. 156 18Section 156. 102.61 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,52,2319 102.61 (1m) (f) The department of industry, labor and job workforce
20development shall promulgate rules establishing procedures and requirements for
21the private rehabilitation counseling and rehabilitative training process under this
22subsection. Those rules shall include rules specifying the procedure and
23requirements for certification of private rehabilitation counselors.
AB97, s. 157 24Section 157. 102.61 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,53,8
1102.61 (2) The department of industry, labor and job workforce development,
2the commission and the courts shall determine the rights and liabilities of the parties
3under this section in like manner and with like effect as that department, the
4commission and the courts do other issues under compensation. A determination
5under this subsection may include a determination based on the evidence regarding
6the cost or scope of the services provided by a private rehabilitation counselor under
7sub. (1m) (a) or the cost or reasonableness of a rehabilitative training program
8developed under sub. (1m) (a).
AB97, s. 158 9Section 158. 102.64 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,53,2110 102.64 (1) Upon request of the department of administration, a representative
11of the department of justice shall represent the state in cases involving payment into
12or out of the state treasury under s. 20.865 (1) (fm), (kr) or (ur) or 102.29. The
13department of justice, after giving notice to the department of administration, may
14compromise the amount of such payments but such compromises shall be subject to
15review by the department of industry, labor and job workforce development. If the
16spouse of the deceased employe compromises his or her claim for a primary death
17benefit, the claim of the children of such employe under s. 102.49 shall be
18compromised on the same proportional basis, subject to approval by the department.
19If the persons entitled to compensation on the basis of total dependency under s.
20102.51 (1) compromise their claim, payments under s. 102.49 (5) (a) shall be
21compromised on the same proportional basis.
AB97, s. 159 22Section 159. 102.64 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,54,823 102.64 (2) Upon request of the department of administration, the attorney
24general shall appear on behalf of the state in proceedings upon claims for
25compensation against the state. The department of justice shall represent the

1interests of the state in proceedings under s. 102.49, 102.59 or 102.66. The
2department of justice may compromise claims in such proceedings, but the
3compromises are subject to review by the department of industry, labor and job
4workforce development. Costs incurred by the department of justice in prosecuting
5or defending any claim for payment into or out of the work injury supplemental
6benefit fund under s. 102.65, including expert witness and witness fees but not
7including attorney fees or attorney travel expenses for services performed under this
8subsection, shall be paid from the work injury supplemental benefit fund.
AB97, s. 160 9Section 160. 102.82 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,54,1310 102.82 (2) (c) The department of justice or, if the department of justice consents,
11the department of industry, labor and job workforce development may bring an
12action in circuit court to recover payments and interest owed to the department of
13industry, labor and job workforce development under this section.
AB97, s. 161 14Section 161. 103.001 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,54,1615 103.001 (3) "Department" means the department of industry, labor and job
16workforce development.
AB97, s. 162 17Section 162. 103.001 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,54,1918 103.001 (15) "Secretary" means the secretary of industry, labor and job
19workforce development.
AB97, s. 163 20Section 163. 103.005 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,55,221 103.005 (20) The department of industry, labor and job development shall
22establish a procedure for that the department to provide to the state public defender
23and the department of administration any information that the department of
24industry, labor and job development
may have concerning an individual's wages to

1assist the state public defender and the department of administration in collecting
2payment ordered under s. 48.275 (2), 757.66, 973.06 (1) (e) or 977.076 (1).
AB97, s. 164 3Section 164. 103.10 (12) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB97,55,64 103.10 (12) (a) 2. The department of industry, labor and job workforce
5development, if the employe is employed by an employer other than one described
6in subd. 1.
AB97, s. 165 7Section 165. 103.50 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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