33,1845
Section
1845. 101.573 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.573 (1) The department shall include in the compilation and certification of fire department dues under sub. (3) 2% of the premiums paid to the state fire fund for the insurance of any public property, other than state property. The department shall notify the state treasurer secretary of administration of the amount certified under this subsection and the state treasurer secretary of administration shall charge the amount to the state fire fund.
33,1846
Section
1846. 101.573 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.573 (3) (a) On or before May 1 in each year, the department shall compile the fire department dues paid by all insurers under s. 601.93 and the dues paid by the state fire fund under sub. (1) and funds remaining under par. (b), withhold .5% and certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the proper amount to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (3) (L) to each city, village, or town entitled to fire department dues under s. 101.575. Annually, on or before August 1, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the amounts certified by the department to the cities, villages and towns eligible under s. 101.575.
33,1847
Section
1847. 101.573 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.573 (3) (b) The amount withheld under par. (a) shall be disbursed to correct errors of the department or the commissioner of insurance or for payments to cities, villages, or towns which are first determined to be eligible for payments under par. (a) after May 1. The department shall certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration, as near as is practical, the amount which would have been payable to the municipality if payment had been properly disbursed under par. (a) on or prior to May 1, except the amount payable to any municipality first eligible after May 1 shall be reduced by 1.5% for each month or portion of a month which expires after May 1 and prior to the eligibility determination. The state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the amount certified to the city, village, or town. The balance of the amount withheld in a calendar year under par. (a) which is not disbursed under this paragraph shall be included in the total compiled by the department under par. (a) for the next calendar year. If errors in payments exceed the amount set aside for error payments, adjustments shall be made in the distribution for the next year.
33,1848
Section
1848. 101.573 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.573 (4) The department shall transmit to the treasurer of each city, village, and town entitled to fire department dues, a statement of the amount of dues payable to it, and the commissioner of insurance shall furnish to the state treasurer secretary of administration, upon request, a list of the insurers paying dues under s. 601.93 and the amount paid by each.
33,1850
Section
1850. 102.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.28 (7) (a) If an employer who is currently or was formerly exempted by written order of the department under sub. (2) is unable to pay an award, judgment is rendered in accordance with s. 102.20 against that employer, and execution is levied and returned unsatisfied in whole or in part, payments for the employer's liability shall be made from the fund established under sub. (8). If a currently or formerly exempted employer files for bankruptcy and not less than 60 days after that filing the department has reason to believe that compensation payments due are not being paid, the department in its discretion may make payment for the employer's liability from the fund established under sub. (8). The state treasurer secretary of administration shall proceed to recover such payments from the employer or the employer's receiver or trustee in bankruptcy, and may commence an action or proceeding or file a claim therefor. The attorney general shall appear on behalf of the state treasurer secretary of administration in any such action or proceeding. All moneys recovered in any such action or proceeding shall be paid into the fund established under sub. (8).
33,1851
Section
1851. 102.63 of the statutes is amended to read:
102.63 Refunds by state. Whenever the department shall certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration that excess payment has been made under s. 102.59 or under s. 102.49 (5) either because of mistake or otherwise, the state treasurer secretary of administration shall within 5 days after receipt of such certificate draw an order against the fund in the state treasury into which such excess was paid, reimbursing such payor of such excess payment, together with interest actually earned thereon if the excess payment has been on deposit for at least 6 months.
33,1853
Section
1853. 102.85 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.85 (4) (c) If any deposit is made for an offense to which this section applies, the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the uninsured employer assessment prescribed in this section. If the deposit is forfeited, the amount of the uninsured employer assessment shall be transmitted to the state treasurer secretary of administration under par. (d). If the deposit is returned, the uninsured employer assessment shall also be returned.
33,1854
Section
1854. 102.85 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
102.85 (4) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county treasurer the uninsured employer assessment and other amounts required under s. 59.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. The state treasurer secretary of administration shall deposit the amount of the uninsured employer assessment, together with any interest thereon, in the uninsured employers fund as provided in s. 102.80 (1).
33,1855
Section
1855. 103.10 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1857m
Section 1857m. 103.98 of the statutes is created to read:
103.98 Compulsive gambling grants. From the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (kv), the department shall distribute $50,000 in each fiscal year as grants to organizations that assist persons who are African American with compulsive gambling issues and $50,000 in each fiscal year as grants to organizations that assist persons of Southeast Asian origin with compulsive gambling issues.
33,1858
Section
1858. 106.01 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1859
Section
1859. 106.09 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1860
Section
1860. 106.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.09 (5) The department is authorized and directed to cooperate with the U.S. employment service in the administration of said act and in carrying out all agreements made thereunder its functions.
33,1861
Section
1861. 106.09 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1862d
Section 1862d. 106.12 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1863d
Section 1863d. 106.12 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1865d
Section 1865d. 106.12 (2) of the statutes is
renumbered 106.12 and amended to read:
106.12 Employment and education program administration. The board
department shall plan, coordinate, administer, and implement the youth apprenticeship, school-to-work and work-based learning programs program under s. 106.13 (1) and such other employment and education programs as the governor may by executive order assign to the
board department . Notwithstanding any limitations placed on the use of state employment and education funds under this section or s. 106.13 or under an executive order assigning an employment and education program to the
board department , the
board
department may issue a general or special order waiving any of those limitations on finding that the waiver will promote the coordination of employment and education services.
33,1866d
Section 1866d. 106.12 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1867d
Section 1867d. 106.12 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 38.40 (4r) and amended to read:
38.40 (4r) Publications and seminars. The board may provide publications and seminars relating to the employment and education programs administered by the board and may establish a schedule of fees for those publications and seminars. Fees established under this subsection for publications and seminars provided by the board may not exceed the actual cost incurred in providing those publications and seminars. The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (7) 20.292 (1) (ga).
33,1867t
Section 1867t. 106.13 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (title) Youth apprenticeship, school-to-work and work-based learning programs program.
33,1868d
Section 1868d. 106.13 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 106.13 (1) and amended to read:
106.13 (1) The board department shall provide all of the following: a youth apprenticeship program that includes the grant programs under subs. (3m) and (4).
33,1868m
Section 1868m. 106.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1868p
Section 1868p. 106.13 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 38.40 (1m) (b).
33,1868r
Section 1868r. 106.13 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 38.40 (1m) (c) and amended to read:
38.40
(1m) (c) A work-based learning program
for youths who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 to 619 that includes a component that would permit a participant to earn a youth apprenticeship skills certificate through participation in that program if the participant meets the requirements for earning that certificate under which the board awards grants to tribal colleges that are recognized as land grant colleges under 7 USC 301 to fund programs that provide occupational training and work-based learning experiences to youths and adults.
33,1869d
Section 1869d. 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13
(2) The council on workforce investment established under
29 USC 2821, the technical college system board
, and the department of public instruction shall assist the
board department in providing the youth apprenticeship program
, the school-to-work program and the work-based learning program under sub. (1).
33,1870d
Section 1870d. 106.13 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (2m) The
board department shall approve occupations and maintain a list of approved occupations for the youth apprenticeship program and shall approve statewide skill standards for the school-to-work program. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (1) (a), the
board department shall develop curricula for youth apprenticeship programs for occupations approved under this subsection.
33,1871
Section
1871. 106.13 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (3m) (b) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (b) (1) (e), the
board department shall award grants to applying local partnerships for the implementation and coordination of local youth apprenticeship programs. A local partnership shall include in its grant application the identity of each public agency, nonprofit organization, individual, and other person who is a participant in the local partnership, a plan to accomplish the implementation and coordination activities specified in subds. 1. to 6., and the identity of a fiscal agent who shall be responsible for receiving, managing, and accounting for the grant moneys received under this paragraph. Subject to par. (c), a local partnership that is awarded a grant under this paragraph may use the grant moneys awarded for any of the following implementation and coordination activities:
33,1872
Section
1872. 106.13 (3m) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (3m) (b) 6. Any other implementation or coordination activity that the board department may direct or permit the local partnership to perform.
33,1872g
Section 1872g. 106.13 (3m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
106.13 (3m) (d) The amount of a grant awarded under par. (b) may not exceed $900 per youth apprentice. A local partnership that is awarded a grant under par. (b) shall provide matching funds equal to 50% of the grant amount awarded.
33,1872h
Section 1872h. 106.13 (3m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
106.13 (3m) (e) The following outcomes are expected of a local youth apprenticeship program that is funded under par. (b):
1. At least 80% of the youth apprentices who participate in the program for 2 years must receive a high school diploma on completion of the youth apprenticeship.
2. At least 60% of the youth apprentices who participate in the program for 2 years must be offered
full-time employment by the employer that provided the on-the-job training for the youth apprentice on completion of the youth apprenticeship.
33,1873
Section
1873. 106.13 (4) (a) 1d. of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (4) (a) 1d. "Eligible employer" means an employer that is eligible to receive a grant under this subsection according to the criteria established by the board department under par. (d).
33,1874
Section
1874. 106.13 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (4) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (1) (em), the board department may award a grant to a public agency or a nonprofit organization, or to an eligible employer that is responsible for the on-the-job training and supervision of a youth apprentice. A public agency or nonprofit organization that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds awarded under the grant to award training grants to eligible employers that provide on-the-job training and supervision for youth apprentices. Subject to par. (c), a training grant provided under this subsection may be awarded to an eligible employer for each youth apprentice who receives at least 180 hours of paid on-the-job training from the eligible employer during a school year, as defined in s. 115.001 (13). The amount of a training grant may not exceed $500 per youth apprentice per school year. A training grant may not be awarded for any specific youth apprentice for more than 2 school years.
33,1875
Section
1875. 106.13 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (4) (c) Notwithstanding par. (b), the board department may award a training grant under this subsection to an eligible employer that provides less than 180 hours of paid on-the-job training for a youth apprentice during a school year, as defined in s. 115.001 (13), if the board department determines that it would be beneficial for the youth apprentice to receive on-the-job training from more than one eligible employer.
33,1876
Section
1876. 106.13 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (4) (d) The board department shall establish eligibility criteria for a grant under this subsection. That criteria shall specify that eligibility for a grant shall be limited to small employers, as determined by the board department, and to employers providing on-the-job training in employment areas determined by the board department. Notwithstanding sub. (5), those criteria need not be promulgated as rules.
33,1876t
Section 1876t. 106.13 (4m) of the statutes is renumbered 38.40 (4m) and amended to read:
38.40 (4m) School-to-work for children-at-risk. (a) The board may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit organization for children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), in a county having a population of 500,000 or more to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the board approves a program under this paragraph, the board may award a grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) 20.292 (1) (ef), to the nonprofit organization providing the program and the nonprofit organization shall use the funds received under the grant to provide the program.
(b) The board shall establish requirements for the operation of the grant program under this subsection. Notwithstanding sub. (5), those requirements need not are not required to be promulgated as rules.
33,1878
Section
1878. 106.13 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.13 (5) The board department shall promulgate rules to administer this section.
33,1879
Section
1879. 106.15 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15 (3) Grants. (intro.) From the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.445 (1) (bc), (jm), (mb) and (mc) and (m), the department shall make grants to persons providing employment and training activities to dislocated workers including but not limited to all of the following:
33,1880
Section
1880. 106.15 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.15
(7) Funding. From the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445 (1)
(ma), (mb) and (mc) (m), all moneys received under
29 USC 2862 to
2864 shall be expended to fund grants and operations under this section.
33,1881
Section
1881. 106.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
106.17 (2) The collection and distribution of local labor market information under sub. (1) shall be funded only from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (1) (m), (ma) and (n).
33,1882
Section
1882. 106.21 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1883
Section
1883. 106.21 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1884
Section
1884. 106.21 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1885
Section
1885. 106.21 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1886
Section
1886. 106.21 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1887
Section
1887. 106.21 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1888
Section
1888. 106.21 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1889
Section
1889. 106.21 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1890
Section
1890. 106.21 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1891
Section
1891. 106.21 (9) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1892
Section
1892. 106.21 (9) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1893
Section
1893. 106.21 (9) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1894
Section
1894. 106.21 (9) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1895
Section
1895. 106.21 (9) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
33,1896
Section
1896. 106.21 (9) (g) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
33,1897
Section
1897. 106.21 (9) (g) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 106.213 and amended to read:
106.213 Wisconsin service corps education vouchers. The An education voucher
under s. 106.21 (9) (g) 1., 2001 stats., is valid for 3 years after the date of issuance for the payment of tuition and required program activity fees at any institution of higher education, as defined under s. 39.32 (1) (a), that accepts the voucher and the department shall authorize payment to the institution of face value of the voucher upon presentment.
