AB572: Bill Text

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The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB572, s. 1 Section 1. 71.07 (2dx) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB572,3,8 71.07 (2dx) (a) 4. "Full-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal full-time position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays, and for which the individual receives pay that is equal to at least 150% of the federal minimum wage and receives benefits that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins has the meaning given in s. 238.30 (2m).

AB572, s. 2 Section 2. 71.28 (1dx) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB572,3,16 71.28 (1dx) (a) 4. "Full-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal full-time position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays, and for which the individual receives pay that is equal to at least 150% of the federal minimum wage and receives benefits that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins has the meaning given in s. 238.30 (2m).

AB572, s. 3 Section 3. 71.47 (1dx) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB572,4,5 71.47 (1dx) (a) 4. "Full-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal full-time position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays, and for which the individual receives pay that is equal to at least 150% of the federal minimum wage and receives benefits that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins has the meaning given in s. 238.30 (2m).

AB572, s. 4 Section 4. 76.636 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB572,4,13 76.636 (1) (d) "Full-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal, full-time position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays, and for which the individual receives pay that is equal to at least 150 percent of the federal minimum wage and receives benefits that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins has the meaning given in s. 238.30 (2m).

AB572, s. 5 Section 5. 238.07 (1) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 7, is amended to read:

AB572,4,19 238.07 (1) Annually, by January before July 1, the board shall submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report identifying the economic development projects that the board intends to develop and implement during the current calendar following fiscal year.

AB572, s. 6 Section 6. 238.16 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is renumbered 238.16 (1) (c) 1. and amended to read:

AB572,5,3 238.16 (1) (c) 1. "Full-time Except as provided in subd. 2., "full-time job" means a regular, nonseasonal full-time position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays, and for which the individual receives pay that is equal to at least 150 percent of the federal minimum wage earns at least $20,000 in wages and receives benefits that are not required by federal or state law. "Full-time job" does not include initial training before an employment position begins.

AB572, s. 7 Section 7. 238.16 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB572,5,10 238.16 (1) (c) 2. The corporation may specify circumstances under which the corporation may grant exceptions to the requirement under subd. 1. that a full-time job means a position in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, but under no circumstances may a full-time job mean a position in which a individual does not receive benefits acceptable to the corporation.

AB572, s. 8 Section 8. 238.16 (3) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB572,5,17 238.16 (3) Eligibility for tax benefits. (intro.) A person certified under sub. (2) may receive tax benefits under this section if, in each year for which the person claims tax benefits under this section, the person increases net employment or maintains increased net employment in the person's business, and one of the following applies:

AB572, s. 9 Section 9. 238.16 (3) (am) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB572,5,21 238.16 (3) (am) The person increases net employment or maintains increased net employment in the person's business.

AB572, s. 10 Section 10. 238.16 (4) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB572,6,3 238.16 (4) (b) 1. (intro.) The corporation may award to a person certified under sub. (2) tax benefits for each eligible employee in an amount equal to that does not exceed 10 percent of the wages paid by the person to that employee or $10,000, whichever is less, if that employee earned wages in the year for which the tax benefit is claimed equal to one of the following:

AB572, s. 11 Section 11. 238.30 (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB572,6,6 238.30 Definitions. (intro.) In this section and ss. 238.31 238.301 to 238.395:

AB572, s. 12 Section 12. 238.30 (2m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB572,6,15 238.30 (2m) (b) The corporation may adopt a rule specifying specify circumstances under which the corporation may grant exceptions to the requirement under par. (a) that a full-time job means a job in which an individual, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, but under no circumstances may a full-time job mean a job in which an individual , as a condition of employment, is required to work less than 37.5 hours per week does not receive benefits acceptable to the corporation.

AB572, s. 13 Section 13. 238.399 (1) (am) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB572,6,24 238.399 (1) (am) 2. The corporation may by rule specify circumstances under which the corporation may grant exceptions to the requirement under subd. 1. that a full-time employee means an individual who, as a condition of employment, is required to work at least 2,080 hours per year, but under no circumstances may a full-time employee mean an individual who, as a condition of employment, is required to work less than 37.5 hours per week does not receive benefits acceptable to the corporation.

AB572, s. 14 Section 14. 238.399 (5) (c) 2. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB572,7,5 238.399 (5) (c) 2. (intro.) The business makes a significant capital investment, as determined by the corporation, in property located in the enterprise zone and all of the following apply:

AB572, s. 15 Section 15. 238.399 (5) (c) 2. a. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is repealed.

AB572, s. 16 Section 16. 238.399 (5) (d) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB572,7,11 238.399 (5) (d) 1. The business is an original equipment a manufacturer with a significant supply chain in the state, as determined by the corporation by rule.

AB572, s. 17 Section 17. Initial applicability.

AB572,7,18 (1) The repeal of section 238.399 (5) (c) 2. a. of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 238.16 (1) (c) of the statutes, the amendment of sections 71.07 (2dx) (a) 4., 71.28 (1dx) (a) 4., 71.47 (1dx) (a) 4., 76.636 (1) (d), 238.16 (3) (intro.) and (am) and (4) (b) 1. (intro.), 238.30 (intro.) and (2m) (b), and 238.399 (1) (am) 2. and (5) (c) 2. (intro.) and (d) 1. of the statutes, and the creation of section 238.16 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes first apply to taxable years beginning on January 1, 2012.

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