LRB-2096/1
MED:cjs:cs
2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
May 12, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Kerkman, Jacque, Allen,
Brandtjen, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Horlacher, Jagler, Jarchow,
Kapenga, Kitchens, Knodl, Knudson, Kremer, Kulp, T. Larson, Macco,
Murphy, A. Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Steffen and Tranel,
cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Gudex, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski,
Wanggaard and Marklein. Referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform.
AB212,1,3 1An Act to create 108.04 (11) (br) and 108.04 (11) (cr) of the statutes; relating
2to:
acts of concealment and misrepresentations in filing for or claiming
3unemployment insurance benefits.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if a claimant for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits
conceals any material fact relating to his or her eligibility for benefits or conceals any
of his or her wages or hours worked (act of concealment), the claimant is ineligible
for benefits in an amount ranging from to two to eight times the claimant's weekly
benefit rate, depending on the number of acts of concealment committed, for each
single act of concealment, and is liable for an additional penalty. This bill provides
that, in addition to being ineligible for benefits and liable for penalties, a claimant
who commits an act of concealment is ineligible for UI benefits for a period of seven
years if he or she commits another act of concealment with respect to a subsequent
benefit year.
In addition, under current law, if any person makes a false statement or
representation in order to obtain UI benefits in the name of another person (act of
impersonation), the person may be required to repay the amount of benefits obtained
and also pay an administrative assessment. This bill provides that, in addition to
being required to repay those UI benefits and pay an administrative assessment, an
individual who commits an act of impersonation is ineligible for UI benefits for a
period of seven years if the individual commits another, distinct act of impersonation.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB212,1 1Section 1. 108.04 (11) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB212,2,112 108.04 (11) (br) In addition to any ineligibility for benefits resulting from
3concealment as provided in par. (be) and any penalty assessed under par. (bh), if a
4claimant commits an act of concealment described in par. (a) or (b) and subsequently
5commits an act of concealment described in par. (a) or (b) with respect to a subsequent
6benefit year, the claimant shall be ineligible for benefits under this chapter for a
7period of 364 weeks, beginning with the week in which any determination is made
8that the claimant committed an act of concealment with respect to a subsequent
9benefit year. The acts of concealment need not be of the same type for this paragraph
10to apply. For purposes of this paragraph, only acts of concealment committed after
11the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], shall be counted.
AB212,2 12Section 2. 108.04 (11) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB212,2,1913 108.04 (11) (cr) In addition to any requirement to repay benefits or an
14assessment under par. (cm), if an individual commits a violation of par. (cm) and
15subsequently commits another violation of par. (cm), the individual shall be
16ineligible for benefits under this chapter for a period of 364 weeks, beginning with
17the week in which any determination is made that the individual committed such a
18subsequent violation. For purposes of this paragraph, only violations committed
19after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], shall be counted.
AB212,2,2020 (End)
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