SB40-SSA1-SA1,152,8 8450. Page 1203, line 16: delete "$1,060,400" and substitute "$1,050,600".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,152,9 9451. Page 1205, line 13: after that line insert:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,152,10 10" Section 2593p. 93.45 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,152,19 1193.45 Buy local, buy Wisconsin. The department shall conduct a program
12to increase awareness and consumption of locally produced foods and related
13products and to increase the production and improve the distribution of foods and
14related products for local consumption. In the program, the department shall
15emphasize the development of regional food and cultural tourism trails and the
16development of regional food systems through activities such as creating or
17expanding facilities for the processing and distribution of food for local consumption;
18creating or supporting networks of producers; and strengthening connections
19between producers, retailers, institutions, and consumers and nearby producers.
SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 2594c 20Section 2594c. 93.48 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,153,2 2193.48 Buy local grant program. (1) The department may award grants from
22the appropriation under s. 20.115 (4) (am) to individuals or organizations to fund
23projects that are designed to increase the sale of agricultural products grown in this

1state that are purchased in close proximity to where they are produced. The
2department shall promulgate rules for the program under this section.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,153,4 3(2) The department may make grants under this section for any of the following
4purposes:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,153,55 (a) To create, promote, and support regional food and cultural tourism trails.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,153,106 (b) To promote the development of regional food systems through activities
7such as creating or expanding facilities for the processing and distribution of food for
8local consumption; creating or supporting networks of producers; and strengthening
9connections between producers, retailers, institutions, and consumers and nearby
10producers.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,153,11 11452. Page 1205, line 13: after that line insert:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,153,12 12" Section 2592g. 93.23 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,153,2013 93.23 (1) (a) 1. (intro.) To each county, and any organized agricultural society,
14association, or board in the state that complies with the requirements of this section,
1550% of the amount actually paid in net premiums in the junior division 95 percent
16of the first $8,000 paid in net premiums and 70 percent of all net premiums paid in
17excess of $8,000
at its annual fair upon livestock, articles of production, educational
18exhibits, agricultural implements and tools, domestic manufactures, mechanical
19implements, and productions, but not more than $10,000 per fair, subject to all of the
20following:".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,153,21 21453. Page 1206, line 9: after that line insert:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,153,22 22" Section 2594p. 93.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,2 2393.60 Grazing lands conservation grant. The department shall award a
24grant in each fiscal year, from the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (4) (s), for

1technical education and research under the Wisconsin grazing lands conservation
2initiative.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,3 3454. Page 1210, line 10: after that line insert:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,4 4" Section 2606p. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,135 100.45 (1) (dm) "State agency" means any office, department, agency,
6institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
7government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which
8is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
9courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
10Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
11Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
12Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, and the Fox River Navigational
13System Authority, and the Healthy Wisconsin Authority.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,14 14455. Page 1210, line 11: delete lines 11 to 16.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,15 15456. Page 1221, line 22: after that line insert:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,16 16" Section 2647p. 103.005 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,2017 103.005 (10) Except as provided in ss. 103.275 (2) (bm) and (br), 103.34 (10) (b)
18and (c),
103.91 (4) (b) and (c), 103.92 (6) and (7), 104.07 (5) and (6), and 105.13 (2) and
19(3), orders of the department under chs. 103 to 106 shall be subject to review in the
20manner provided in ch. 227.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,21 21457. Page 1221, line 24: after that line insert:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,22 22" Section 2649f. 103.34 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,154,24 23103.34 Regulation of traveling sales crews. (1) Definitions: In this
24section:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,155,2
1(a) "Certificate of registration" means a certificate of registration issued under
2this section authorizing a person to employ traveling sales crew workers.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,155,33 (b) "Disqualifying offense" means any of the following:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,155,74 1. A violation of s. 125.07 (1) (a), (2) (a) 1. or 2., or (4) (a) or (b), 125.085 (3) (a)
5or (b), 125.09 (2), 961.41 (1) or (1m), 961.573, 961.574, or 961.575 or of a substantially
6similar federal law or law of another state, if the violation was committed in
7connection with or incident to any traveling sales crew activities.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,155,148 2. A violation of s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.07, 940.08.
9940.09, 940.10, 940.19 (2), (4), (5), or (6), 940.21, 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 940.23,
10940.24, 940.25, 940.30, 940.305, 940.31, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.10, 943.30,
11943.31, 943.32, 944.32, 944.33 (2), 944.34, 946.10, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.03
12(2) or (3), 948.04, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.075, 948.08, 948.085, 948.11
13(2) (a) or (am), 948.12, 948.13, 948.21 (1), or 948.30 or of a substantially similar
14federal law or law of another state.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,155,1715 3. A violation of s. 943.20, 943.201, 943.203, 943.21, 943.23, 943.24 (2), 943.34,
16943.50, 943.61, 943.62, or 943.70 or of a substantially similar federal law or law of
17another state, if the value of the property misappropriated is $2,500 or more.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,155,1918 4. A violation of s. 100.18, 100.195, or 100.20, of a rule promulgated under any
19of those sections, or of a substantially similar federal law or law of another state.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,155,2020 (c) "Hazardous materials" has the meaning given in 49 USC 5102 (2).
SB40-SSA1-SA1,156,321 (d) "Traveling sales crew" means 2 or more individuals who are employed as
22salespersons or in related support work, who travel together in a group, and who are
23absent overnight from their permanent places of residence for the purpose of selling
24goods or services to consumers from house to house, on any street, or in any other
25place that is open to the public. "Traveling sales crew" does not include 2 or more

1individuals who are traveling together for the purpose of participating in a trade
2show or convention or 2 or more immediate family members who are traveling
3together for the purpose of selling goods or services.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,156,64 (e) "Traveling sales crew activities" means the sale of goods or services to
5consumers from house to house, on any street, or in any other place that is open to
6the public or related support work.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,156,77 (f) "Traveling sales crew worker" means a member of a traveling sales crew.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,156,18 8(2) Registration required. No person may employ, offer to employ, or
9otherwise recruit an individual to work as a traveling sales crew worker without first
10obtaining a certificate of registration from the department. To obtain a certificate
11of registration, a person shall complete an application under sub. (3) (a), meet the
12minimum requirements specified in sub. (3) (c) for issuance of a certificate of
13registration, and pay a registration fee determined by the department by rule
14promulgated under sub. (13). A certificate of registration is valid for 12 months
15unless sooner suspended, restricted, or revoked and is nontransferable. A registrant
16may renew a certificate of registration by submitting an application under sub. (3)
17(a) and paying the registration fee not less than 30 days before the expiration date
18of the certificate of registration.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,156,20 19(3) Application for registration. (a) To obtain a certificate of registration, a
20person shall complete an application that contains all of the following information:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,156,2421 1. The name of the applicant, the address and telephone number of the
22applicant's principal place of business and, if the applicant is engaged in sales
23activities on behalf of a principal, the name, address, and telephone number of the
24principal.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,157,3
12. If the applicant is a corporation, the date and place of the applicant's
2incorporation or, if the applicant is a limited liability company, the date and place of
3the applicant's organization.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,157,104 3. The names and permanent home addresses of the proprietors, managing
5partners, managers, or principal officers of the applicant, together with proof of
6identification of those individuals, which may be in the form of a birth certificate, a
7valid operator's license issued under ch. 343 or under a comparable law of another
8state that contains a photograph of the license holder, or an identification card issued
9under s. 343.50 or under a comparable law of another state that contains a
10photograph of the person identified.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,157,1411 4. The names, permanent home addresses, motor vehicle operator's license
12numbers, and dates of birth of all employees, agents, or representatives of the
13applicant who supervise or transport traveling sales crew workers, together with
14proof of identification of those individuals, as provided under subd. 3.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,157,2015 5. Information regarding the conviction record of all proprietors, managing
16partners, managers, or principal officers of the applicant, and of all employees,
17agents, or representatives of the applicant who supervise or transport traveling sales
18crew workers, and information regarding any violation by any of those individuals
19of s. 100.18, 100.195, or 100.20, of a rule promulgate under any of those sections or
20of a substantially similar federal law or law of another state.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,157,2221 6. The social security number or federal employer identification number of the
22applicant as provided in sub. (10) (a).
SB40-SSA1-SA1,158,223 7. The type of sales activities to be performed and the nature of the goods or
24services to be sold by the traveling sales crew workers of the applicant. If the goods

1to be sold are magazine subscriptions, the applicant shall provide the names,
2addresses, and telephone numbers of the publishers of those magazines.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,158,73 8. A statement identifying each motor vehicle that will be used to transport the
4applicant's traveling sales crew workers, including the type and license number of
5each motor vehicle, and documentation showing that each motor vehicle is in
6compliance with all state and federal safety standards that are applicable to the
7motor vehicle as provided in sub. (7) (a).
SB40-SSA1-SA1,158,138 9. A statement indicating whether the duties of the applicant's traveling sales
9crew workers will include the storage, handling, or transportation of hazardous
10materials or may result in any other exposure of those workers to hazardous
11materials and, if so, documentation showing that the applicant is in compliance with
12all state and federal safety standards that are applicable to the storage, handling,
13and transportation of the hazardous materials as provided in sub. (7) (b).
SB40-SSA1-SA1,158,1714 10. Any document required by the department to prove that the applicant has
15complied with the proof of financial responsibility requirement under sub. (4), the
16disclosure statement requirement under sub. (5), and the proof of insurance
17requirement under sub. (8).
SB40-SSA1-SA1,158,2018 11. Any other information that the department considers relevant to the
19protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the traveling sales crew workers
20employed by the applicant.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,159,621 (b) 1. On receipt of an application under par. (a) and payment of the registration
22fee under sub. (2), the department of workforce development shall investigate the
23applicant to determine whether the applicant is qualified under par. (c) to receive a
24certificate of registration. That investigation shall include a criminal history search
25by the department of justice of all proprietors, managing partners, managers, or

1principal officers of the applicant, and of all employees, agents, or representatives
2of the applicant who supervise or transport traveling sales crew workers. That
3investigation shall also include a search by the department of workforce
4development to determine whether any of those individuals has committed a
5violation of s. 100.18, 100.195, or 100.20, of a rule promulgated under any of those
6sections, or of a substantially similar federal law or law of another state.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,159,187 2. If the person being investigated is, or at any time within the 5 years
8preceding the date of the application has been, a nonresident or if the department
9of workforce development determines that any information obtained as a result of
10the investigation under subd. 1. provides a reasonable basis for further
11investigation, the department of workforce development may require the person
12being investigated to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete
13set of the person's fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the
14submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the
15purposes of verifying the identification of the person and obtaining the person's
16criminal conviction record. The department of workforce development shall keep
17confidential all information received from the department of justice and the federal
18bureau of investigation under this subdivision.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,159,2419 (c) Subject to par. (d) and sub. (10) (b) and (c), after completing the investigation
20under par. (b), the department shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant
21if the department determines that the applicant meets the minimum requirements
22under this section and rules promulgated under sub. (13) for issuance of a certificate
23of registration and is satisfied that the applicant will comply with this section and
24those rules.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,160,3
1(d) The department may deny, suspend, revoke, restrict, or refuse to renew a
2certificate of registration if the department determines that any of the following
3apply:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,160,84 1. The applicant or registrant is not the real party in interest with respect to
5the application or certificate of registration, and the real party in interest has
6previously been denied issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration, has had
7a certificate of registration suspended, revoked, or restricted, or is not qualified to
8receive a certificate of registration under par. (c).
SB40-SSA1-SA1,160,129 2. A proprietor, managing partner, manager, or principal officer of the
10applicant, or an employee, agent, or representative of the applicant who supervises
11or transports traveling sales crew workers has been convicted of a disqualifying
12offense within the 5 years preceding the date of the application.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,160,1413 3. The applicant or registrant has made a material misrepresentation or false
14statement in the application for the certificate of registration.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,160,1615 4. The applicant or registrant has failed to notify the department of any change
16in the information submitted in the application as required under par. (e).
SB40-SSA1-SA1,161,217 5. The applicant or registrant has failed to maintain proof of financial
18responsibility as required under sub. (4); failed to comply with the written disclosure
19statement requirements under sub. (5) (b); failed to pay wages, provide a statement,
20or keep, preserve, or furnish records as required under sub. (6); violated a safety
21standard under sub. (7); failed to maintain insurance coverage as required under
22sub. (8); engaged in a practice prohibited under sub. (9); employed a traveling sales
23crew worker in violation of sub. (11) (a) or (c) or failed to keep or furnish records as
24required under sub. (11) (b); failed to pay a penalty imposed under sub. (12) or to
25comply with an order of the department imposed as a result of a violation of this

1section or any rule promulgated under sub. (13); or otherwise failed to comply with
2this section or any rule promulgated under sub. (13).
SB40-SSA1-SA1,161,53 (e) If any change occurs in any of the information submitted to the department
4under par. (a), the registrant shall notify the department of that change within 30
5days after the change occurs.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,161,126 (f) A registrant and all employees, agents, or representatives of a registrant
7who supervise or transport traveling sales crew workers shall carry at all times while
8engaging in traveling sales crew activities a copy of the registrant's certificate of
9registration and shall exhibit that copy upon the request of any deputy of the
10department, law enforcement officer, or person with whom the registrant, employee,
11agent, or representative is doing business. Failure to exhibit that copy upon that
12request is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,161,15 13(4) Financial responsibility. (a) An applicant shall establish proof of its ability
14to pay any compensation owed to a traveling sales crew worker employed by the
15applicant and any penalties that may be imposed under sub. (12).
SB40-SSA1-SA1,161,1816 (b) An applicant shall prove its ability to pay under par. (a) by maintaining one
17of the following commitments in an amount approved by the department, but not less
18that $10,000, and in a form approved by the department:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,161,1919 1. A bond.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,161,2020 2. A certificate of deposit.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,161,2121 3. An escrow account.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,161,2222 4. An irrevocable letter of credit.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,162,323 (c) The commitment described in par. (b) shall be established in favor of or made
24payable to the department, for the benefit of the state and any traveling sales crew
25worker who does not receive the compensation earned by the worker. The applicant

1shall file with the department any agreement, instrument, or other document
2necessary to enforce the commitment against the applicant or any relevant 3rd party,
3or both.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,162,10 4(5) Disclosure statement. (a) At the time an individual is offered employment
5as a traveling sales crew worker or is otherwise recruited to work as a traveling sales
6crew worker, the employer shall provide the individual with a written disclosure
7statement of the terms of employment. If the individual accepts the offer of
8employment, the employer and the individual shall sign the written disclosure
9statement. A written disclosure statement shall include all of the following
10information:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,162,1211 1. The place or places of employment, stated with as much specificity as
12possible.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,162,1413 2. The compensation, including wage rates, commissions, bonuses, and contest
14awards, to be paid.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,162,1515 3. The type or types of work on which the individual may be employed.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,162,1616 4. The pay period and the manner in which compensation will be paid.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,162,1817 5. The number of days per week and hours per day that the individual may be
18required to engage in sales activities or related support work.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,162,2119 6. The nature and frequency of any employment-related meetings that the
20individual may be required to attend, the time of day of those meetings, and how
21compensation is paid for attendance at those meetings.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,162,2322 7. The period of employment, including the approximate beginning and ending
23dates of employment.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,163,3
18. A description of the board, lodging, and other facilities to be provided by the
2employer to the individual and any costs to be charged to the individual for those
3facilities.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,163,74 9. A description of the transportation to be provided by the employer to the
5individual and, if the employment will involve the storage, handling, or
6transportation of hazardous materials or may involve any other exposure to
7hazardous materials, a description of the hazardous materials.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,163,118 10. Whether worker's compensation is provided and, if so, the name and
9telephone number of the employee, agent, or representative of the employer to whom
10notice of a claim for worker's compensation must be provided and the time period
11within which that notice must be provided.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,163,1612 (b) An employer of a traveling sales crew worker shall comply with the terms
13of a disclosure statement provided under par. (a). An employer may change the terms
14of a disclosure statement, but no change is effective until a supplemental disclosure
15statement is signed by the employer and the traveling sales crew worker. Any change
16to the terms of a disclosure statement may apply prospectively only.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,163,20 17(6) Payment of compensation; deductions; statements; records. (a) An
18employer shall pay all compensation earned by a traveling sales crew worker on
19regular paydays designated in advance by the employer, but in no case less often than
20semimonthly. Compensation shall be paid in U.S. currency or by check or draft.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,164,421 (b) An employer may deduct from a traveling sales crew worker's compensation
22the cost to the employer of furnishing board, lodging, or other facilities to the worker
23if the board, lodging, or other facilities are customarily furnished by the employer to
24the traveling sales crew workers of the employer; the amount deducted does not
25exceed the fair market value of the board, lodging, or other facilities and does not

1include any profit to the employer; and the traveling sales crew worker has
2previously authorized the deduction by signing a written disclosure statement under
3sub. (5) (a) that includes a description of the board, lodging, and other facilities to be
4provided and any costs to be charged to the worker for those facilities.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,164,125 (c) An employer shall provide with each payment of compensation to a traveling
6sales crew worker a written statement itemizing the amount of gross and net
7compensation paid to the worker and the amount of and reason for each deduction
8from the amount of gross compensation. An employer shall keep records of the
9information specified in this paragraph with respect to each traveling sales crew
10worker of the employer, shall preserve those records for 3 years after the worker
11leaves the employ of the employer, and shall furnish those records to the department
12on request.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,164,1513 (d) A traveling sales crew worker who is owed compensation may file a wage
14claim with the department under s. 109.09 (1) or may bring an action under s. 109.03
15(5) without first filing a wage claim with the department.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,164,23 16(7) Worker safety. (a) An employer of a traveling sales crew worker shall
17maintain and operate, or cause to be maintained and operated, any motor vehicle
18used to transport a traveling sales crew worker in compliance with all state and
19federal safety standards that are applicable to the maintenance and operation of the
20motor vehicle, including any additional safety standards relating specifically to the
21transportation of traveling sales crew workers prescribed by the department by rule
22promulgated under sub. (13). In prescribing those additional safety standards, the
23department shall consider all of the following:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,164,2524 1. The types of motor vehicles that are commonly used to transport traveling
25sales crew workers.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,165,1
12. The safe passenger-carrying capacity of those motor vehicles.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,165,32 3. The extent to which a proposed safety standard would cause an undue
3burden to traveling sales crew employers.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,165,84 4. Any safety standards prescribed by the federal secretary of transportation
5under 49 USC 13101 to 14915, 49 USC 30101 to 30170, and 49 USC 31101 to 31317
6and any other chapter of title 49 of the United States Code that are applicable to the
7maintenance and operation of a motor vehicle that is commonly used to transport
8traveling sales crew workers.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,165,219 (b) If the duties of a traveling sales crew worker include the storage, handling,
10or transportation of hazardous materials or may result in any other exposure of a
11traveling sales crew worker to hazardous materials, the employer shall ensure that
12the hazardous materials are stored, handled, and transported, and that the traveling
13sales crew worker is trained in the safe storage, handling, and transportation of
14hazardous materials, in accordance with all state and federal safety standards that
15are applicable to the storage, handling, and transportation of hazardous materials
16or to exposure to hazardous materials, including any additional safety standards
17relating specifically to the storage, handling, and transportation of hazardous
18materials by traveling sales crew workers or to the exposure of traveling sales crews
19to hazardous materials prescribed by the department by rule promulgated under
20sub. (13). In prescribing those additional safety standards, the department shall
21consider all of the following:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,165,2322 1. The types of hazardous materials that are included in products commonly
23sold by traveling sales crews.
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