AB508: Bill Text

AB508,46 Section 46 . 109.07 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,26,14 109.07 (1m) (a) Subject to sub. (5) or (6), an employer that has decided upon a business closing or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the department that administers s. 106.15, any affected employee, any collective bargaining representative of any affected employee, and the highest official of any municipality in which the affected employment site is located, in writing of such action no later than 60 days prior to the date on which the business closing or mass layoff takes place. The notice to an affected employee shall also include contact information for the local workforce development board under 29 USC 2832 3122 serving the area in which the employment site is located and, if available, the list of resources prepared under s. 106.11. The employer shall provide in writing all information concerning its payroll, affected employees, and the wages and other remuneration owed to those employees as the department may require. The department may in addition require the employer to submit a plan setting forth the manner in which final payment in full shall be made to affected employees.

AB508,47 Section 47 . 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,26,21 115.28 (24) Priority in awarding grants. Give priority in awarding grants to school boards under s. 115.36, and in awarding grants from federal funds received under 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 and 29 USC 2862 (b) (1) (B), to programs that provide more than one of the educational services specified under s. 115.36, 115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or 118.153 or 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 or 29 USC 2862 3172 (b) (1) (B).

AB508,48 Section 48 . 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,27,2 115.28 (66) Report on homeless children and youths. Annually, submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), in the public schools of this state.

AB508,49 Section 49. 234.253 of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,27,6 234.253 Report on households with worst case housing needs. (1) Definitions. In this section, “households with worst case housing needs” means households that meet all of the following criteria:

AB508,27,7 (a) Are renters.

AB508,27,8 (b) Do not receive federal, state, or local housing assistance.

AB508,27,11 (c) Have incomes of no more than 50 percent of the area median income, as determined by the federal department of housing and urban development and adjusted for family size.

AB508,27,14 (d) Live in severely inadequate conditions, as determined by the federal department of housing and urban development, or pay more than half of their income for rent, or both.

AB508,27,21 (2) Annual report. The authority shall annually submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of households with worst case housing needs in this state. The report shall include the number of households with worst case housing needs by county, demographic statistics and information on these households, analysis of the impediments to securing affordable housing, and recommended changes to state and local programs to assist these households with securing affordable housing.

AB508,50 Section 50. 234.38 of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,28,3 234.38 Eviction prevention grants. The authority shall issue its negotiable bonds in such principal amount and length of maturity as to provide sufficient funds, not to exceed $1,000,000, to make grants directly to individuals and families or to one or more housing authorities under s. 59.53 (22), 61.73, 66.1201, or 66.1213 for the purpose of providing rent assistance to individuals and families who are in danger of being evicted from their residences.

AB508,51 Section 51 . 238.30 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,28,17 238.30 (4m) “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified in the manner under 26 USC 51 (d) (13) (A) by a designated local agency, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (12).

AB508,52 Section 52 . 946.13 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,28,21 946.13 (10) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a member of a local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 or to a member of the council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111.

AB508,53 Section 53 . Nonstatutory provisions.

AB508,29,9 (1) Job and employment services; pilot program. The department of workforce development shall establish a pilot program to provide supportive job and employment services to individuals receiving housing vouchers or receiving services from state-funded homeless shelters. The pilot program established under this subsection shall provide similar job and employment services to those provided under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163. The department shall establish eligibility criteria for individuals participating in the pilot program, and the program shall be administered by the department or another entity authorized to administer the programs under s. 49.163 (4). The department of workforce development shall pay for the pilot program under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fc). The pilot program established under this subsection shall sunset on June 30, 2021.

AB508,29,16 (2) Pilot program for homeless children and youths. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority shall develop policies and procedures for and implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to individuals who are included in the category of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), and families with at least one individual included in that category on the waiting list that the authority, or a public housing agency that contracts with the authority, maintains for vouchers under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program.

AB508,29,19 (3) Community action opioid response grant program. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the department of health services shall award no more than a total of $2,000,000 per fiscal year in grant moneys under s. 49.675.

AB508,54 Section 54 . Fiscal changes.

AB508,30,3 (1) State supplement to employment opportunity demonstration projects. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB508,30,11 (2) Grants to defray housing costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs.

AB508,30,21 (3) Grants to supplement the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $700,000 for grants under s. 16.308 (2) (a) for the purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities providing shelter to the homeless. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $700,000 for grants under s. 16.308 (2) (a) for the purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities providing shelter to the homeless.

AB508,31,3 (4) Skills enhancement program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $500,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $500,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB508,31,12 (5) Employment transportation assistance. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $249,450 to award grants to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of job access and employment transportation assistance programs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $249,450 to award grants to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of job access and employment transportation assistance programs.

AB508,55 Section 55. Initial applicability.

AB508,31,19 (1) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit. The treatment of ss. 71.07 (8m) and 71.10 (4) (cs) first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this subsection takes effect after July 31, the treatment of ss. 71.07 (8m) and 71.10 (4) (cs) first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this subsection takes effect.

AB508,56 Section 56. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2019 biennial budget act, whichever is later, except as follows:

AB508,31,23 (1) The repeal of s. 20.445 (1) (fc) takes effect on June 30, 2021.

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