AB741-AA2, s. 49f 7Section 49f. 560.075 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 560.075 (1m) (e) and
8amended to read:
AB741-AA2,2,129 560.075 (1m) (e) In this section, "tax "Tax benefits" means the credits under
10ss. 71.07 (2dd), (2de), (2di), (2dj), (2dL), (2dm), (2dr), (2ds), (2dx), (3g), and (3t), 71.28
11(1dd), (1de), (1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1dm), (1ds), (1dx), (3g), and (3t), 71.47 (1dd), (1de),
12(1di), (1dj), (1dL), (1dm), (1ds), (1dx), (3g), and (3t), and 76.636.
AB741-AA2, s. 49h 13Section 49h. 560.075 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741-AA2,2,1414 560.075 (1m) (intro.) In this section:
AB741-AA2, s. 49j 15Section 49j. 560.075 (1m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741-AA2,2,1716 560.075 (1m) (a) "Development assistance" means a grant or loan under this
17chapter or tax benefits.
AB741-AA2, s. 49L 18Section 49L. 560.075 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741-AA2,2,1919 560.075 (1m) (b) "Full-time" means at least 35 hours per week.
AB741-AA2, s. 49m 20Section 49m. 560.075 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741-AA2,2,2121 560.075 (1m) (c) "New employee" does not include any of the following:
AB741-AA2,2,2422 1. An employee who performs a job that was previously performed by another
23employee in this state, if that job existed in this state for at least 6 months before
24hiring the employee.
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12. A child, grandchild, parent, or spouse of an individual who has a direct or
2indirect ownership interest of at least 5 percent in the profits, capital, or value of a
3business.
AB741-AA2, s. 49n 4Section 49n. 560.075 (1m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741-AA2,3,55 560.075 (1m) (d) "Part-time" means less than 35 hours per week.
AB741-AA2, s. 49p 6Section 49p. 560.075 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 560.075 (2) (intro.) and
7amended to read:
AB741-AA2,3,128 560.075 (2) (intro.) The department may not award a grant or loan under this
9chapter
development assistance to a person or certify a person to receive tax benefits
10unless the department enters into an a development agreement with the person that
11requires the person to repay the grant, loan, or tax benefits if, within development
12assistance if any of the following apply:
AB741-AA2,3,17 13(a) Within 5 years after receiving the grant or loan or being certified to receive
14tax benefits
development assistance, the person ceases to conduct in this state the
15economic activity for which the person received the grant or loan or for which the
16person was certified to receive tax benefits
development assistance and commences
17substantially the same economic activity outside this state.
AB741-AA2, s. 49r 18Section 49r. 560.075 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741-AA2,3,2019 560.075 (2) (b) The person fails to make a capital investment specified in the
20development agreement.
AB741-AA2, s. 49s 21Section 49s. 560.075 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741-AA2,3,2322 560.075 (2) (c) The person fails to create or retain jobs as specified in the
23development agreement.
AB741-AA2, s. 49t 24Section 49t. 560.075 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741-AA2,4,3
1560.075 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall ensure that
2a recipient of development assistance that violates the provisions of a development
3agreement repays the full amount of the development assistance received.
AB741-AA2,4,64 (b) 1. The department may agree to accept a pro rata share of the amount of the
5development assistance received if the department determines that such a
6settlement is equitable.
AB741-AA2,4,87 2. The department may, by rule, establish a procedure under which it may
8waive the repayment requirement established under par. (a).
AB741-AA2, s. 49v 9Section 49v. 560.075 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741-AA2,4,1210 560.075 (4) (a) A recipient of development assistance shall annually not later
11than December 31 of each calendar year submit to the department a progress report
12that contains all of the following information:
AB741-AA2,4,1413 1. The program under which the recipient received the development assistance
14and the value of the development assistance provided to the recipient.
AB741-AA2,4,2015 2. The total number of employees employed by the recipient at the site for which
16the recipient received development assistance, at the time the recipient applied for
17development assistance and at the time the recipient prepared the progress report,
18including the number of permanent full-time employees, the number of part-time
19employees, the number of temporary employees, and the net loss or gain in each
20category of employee.
AB741-AA2,4,2321 3. The number of any new or retained employees that the recipient represented
22in its application for development assistance would result from development
23assistance, broken down by full-time, part-time, and temporary employees.
AB741-AA2,4,2524 4. A statement indicating whether the recipient is in compliance with the terms
25of any development assistance agreement into which the recipient entered.
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15. A detailed list of the job classifications or occupations of employees that the
2recipient intends to hire or retain in the future as a result of the development
3assistance the recipient received and the wage the recipient pays or intends to pay
4the employees.
AB741-AA2,5,65 6. A statement describing any decreases in employment in this state resulting
6from the recipient's use of development assistance.
AB741-AA2,5,107 7. A certification by the recipient's chief operating officer or by an authorized
8representative of the recipient's chief operating officer that the progress report
9contains no knowing misrepresentation of fact material to the recipient's receipt of
10development assistance.
AB741-AA2,5,1211 (b) The department may make reasonable inspections to verify information
12submitted in a progress report under par. (a).
AB741-AA2,5,1613 (c) If a recipient of development assistance fails to submit a timely progress
14report under par. (a), the department shall, as soon as is practicable, suspend further
15development assistance to the recipient that is in the department's control until the
16recipient submits a progress report.
AB741-AA2, s. 49w 17Section 49w. 560.075 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB741-AA2,5,2118 560.075 (5) (a) Not later than June 1, 2010, and not later than each subsequent
19June 1, the department shall submit to the legislature and make available on the
20department's Internet Web site the information received in progress reports in the
21preceding calendar year.
AB741-AA2,6,222 (b) Not later than December 31, 2011, and not later than each subsequent
23December 31, the department shall prepare and submit to the legislature and make
24available on the department's Internet Web site a report detailing amounts
25recovered by the department from recipients of development assistance that failed

1to comply with provisions in development agreements required under sub. (2). The
2report under this paragraph shall include all of the following information:
AB741-AA2,6,43 1. The number of recipients of development assistance in the preceding fiscal
4year.
AB741-AA2,6,65 2. The total number of recipients of development assistance who violated the
6terms of a development agreement in the preceding fiscal year.
AB741-AA2,6,87 3. The number of recipients from whom the department sought to recover
8development assistance in the preceding fiscal year.
AB741-AA2,6,119 4. The number of recipients from whom the department recovered development
10assistance in the preceding fiscal year, and the amount the department recovered
11from each recipient.".
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