AB553: Bill Text

AB553,60,9 (b) Notwithstanding section 108.04 (7), 1999 stats., for each week of unemployment beginning in 2002, if a claimant receives a payment under the federal Social Security Act (42 USC 301, et seq.) that is contributed to by an employer from which the claimant has base period wages, the reduction that applies to the benefits payable to the claimant for that week is 50% of the amount that would otherwise apply for that week under section 108.04 (7), 1999 stats.

AB553,60,10 (2) Rule making.

AB553,60,14 (a) The department of workforce development shall submit in proposed form rule changes to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the statutes no later than the first day of the 11th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph:

AB553,60,17 1. To amend section DWD 100.02 (28), Wisconsin Administrative Code, for the purpose of decreasing the number of hours per week, for work to be considered full time, to 32.

AB553,60,19 2. To establish a specified level of repeated absenteeism or repeated tardiness that constitutes misconduct for purposes of section 108.04 (5) of the statutes.

AB553,60,24 3. To specify, in accordance with applicable administrative and judicial interpretations, what constitutes an "establishment" for purposes of the disqualification from receipt of unemployment insurance benefits because of a labor dispute in an establishment in which an employee is or was employed under section 108.04 (10) of the statutes.

AB553,61,12 (b) The department of workforce development shall promulgate an emergency rule under section 227.24 of the statutes to amend section DWD 129.01 (1), Wisconsin Administrative Code, for the purpose of extending the deadline for filing an initial claim for unemployment insurance benefits by 7 days. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) and (2) of the statutes, the emergency rule may remain in effect until the first day of the 11th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph or until the date on which a permanent rule relating to the same subject matter takes effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this paragraph as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph.

AB553,61,17 (3) Initial election of reimbursement financing by Indian tribes and tribal units. Notwithstanding section 108.152 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act, an Indian tribe or tribal unit may file a written notice of election of reimbursement financing for unemployment insurance benefits under that paragraph for the 2002 calendar year no later than March 31, 2002.

AB553,61,23 (4) Initial reports by professional employer organizations. Notwithstanding section 108.067 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, each professional employer organization that has entered into an employee leasing agreement with any client that is in effect on March 31, 2002, shall disclose in its initial report under section 108.067 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, the identity of each client with whom the organization has an employee leasing agreement on that date.

AB553,62,6 (5) Deferral of first quarter contribution liability. Notwithstanding section 74 (9) of this act, if the secretary of workforce development determines that the necessary programming enhancements for the unemployment insurance tax and accounting system have not been completed in time to permit implementation of the treatment of sections 108.17 (2) and (2c) and 108.22 (1) (b) of the statutes by this act with respect to contributions payable for the first quarter of the 2003 calendar year, the secretary may order implementation of that treatment to occur with respect to contributions payable for the first quarter of the 2004 calendar year.

AB553,62,11 (6) Claimant eligibility reviews. The department of workforce development shall, through reallocation of existing resources of the department, conduct review of claimants for unemployment compensation benefits in the 2001-03 fiscal biennium to verify adherence to work search requirements and other conditions of eligibility.

AB553,62,16 (7) Position authorizations. The authorized FTE positions for the department of workforce development are increased by 15.0 FED positions for the period ending on June 30, 2004, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.445 (1) (n) of the statutes, for the purpose of assisting with unemployment insurance information technology projects.

AB553, s. 73 Section 73. Appropriation changes.

AB553,62,22 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under section 20.445 (1) (gf) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2001, the dollar amount is increased by $250,000 for fiscal year 2001-02 to pay employment service costs for which federal aid was disallowed.

AB553, s. 74 Section 74 . Initial applicability.

AB553,63,4 (1) The treatment of sections 108.02 (10m), (13) (a), (15) (f) (intro.), (g) (intro.), (gm), and (n), (17m), and (22m), 108.04 (13) (d) 4. (intro.) and (17) (b) and (h), 108.141 (7) (c), 108.152, 108.16 (6) (g), (6m) (a) and (8) (b) 3, (c) 3., and (e) 3., 108.19 (1e) (a) (with respect to reimbursement financing by Indian tribes and tribal units) and (1m), and 108.22 (1) (e) of the statutes first applies with respect to employment after December 31, 2001.

AB553,63,10 (2) The treatment of sections 108.02 (12m) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), (21e), and (29), 108.065 (1) and (1m), and 108.16 (8) (L) of the statutes first applies with respect to determinations issued under sections 108.09 and 108.10 of the statutes in the first week beginning in January 2002 or, in relation to determinations that are appealed, to decisions issued under sections 108.09 and 108.10 of the statutes in the first week beginning in January 2002.

AB553,63,12 (3) The treatment of section 108.02 (15) (j) 4., 5., and 6. of the statutes first applies to services performed after December 31, 1998.

AB553,63,15 (4) The treatment of section 108.02 (15) (k) 18. c., 19. b., and 20., (20g), (21c), and (23g) of the statutes first applies to with respect to employment after December 31, 2001.

AB553,63,18 (5) The treatment of section 108.04 (7) (h) and (8) (c) of the statutes first applies with respect to determinations issued under section 108.09 or 108.10 of the statutes on December 30, 2001.

AB553,63,20 (6) The treatment of section 108.05 (7) (a) 1. and (f) 1. of the statutes first applies to weeks of unemployment beginning on January 5, 2003.

AB553,63,23 (7) The treatment of sections 108.17 (2g), 108.20 (3), and 108.22 (1) (ad) and (am) of the statutes first applies with respect to reports due for the reporting period or calendar quarter that includes March 31, 2003.

AB553,64,2 (8) The treatment of section 108.16 (8) (b) (intro.) and 2., (c) 4., (e) 4., and (f) first applies to partial transfers of businesses occurring after December 31, 2001, and to transfers of businesses of which the department of workforce development receives notice after January 31, 2002.

AB553,64,5 (9) The treatment of sections 108.17 (2) and (2c) and 108.22 (1) (b) of the statutes first applies with respect to contributions payable for the first quarter of the 2003 calendar year.

AB553,64,7 (10) The treatment of section 108.22 (1m) of the statutes first applies with respect to liabilities that accrue on the effective date of this subsection.

AB553,64,10 (11) The treatment of section 108.225 (1) (a) to (c) and (16) (intro.) of the statutes first applies with respect to determinations issued under section 108.10 of the statutes on the effective date of this subsection.

AB553, s. 75 Section 75. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first Sunday after publication, except as follows:

AB553,64,14 (1) The treatment of section 108.067 (1) of the statutes takes effect on April 1, 2002.

AB553,64,16 (2) The treatment of section 108.067 (2) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2002.

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