AB64-ASA1-AA7,17,5 550. Page 660, line 11: after that line insert:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,17,6 6 Section 1111ka. 71.47 (5b) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,17,97 71.47 (5b) (d) 1. Section For taxable years beginning before January 1, 2017,
8s.
71.28 (4) (e) to (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the credit
9under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1111kb 10Section 1111kb. 71.47 (5b) (d) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,17,1311 71.47 (5b) (d) 1m. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, s.
1271.28 (4) (e), (g), and (h), as it applies to the credit under s. 71.28 (4), applies to the
13credit under this subsection.”.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,17,14 1451. Page 660, line 17: after that line insert:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,17,15 15 Section 1111ma. 71.47 (5b) (d) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,17,2116 71.47 (5b) (d) 4. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, if the
17allowable amount of the claim under par. (b) exceeds the tax otherwise due under s.
1871.43, the amount of the claim not used to offset the tax due shall be certified by the
19department of revenue to the department of administration for payment by check,
20share draft, or other draft drawn from the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (2)
21(ba).”.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,17,22 2252. Page 661, line 15: after that line insert:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,17,23 23 Section 1114jb. 71.49 (1) (eop) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,18,2
171.49 (1) (eop) Early stage seed investment credit under s. 71.47 (5b), except
2as provided under par. (f)
.”.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,18,4 353. Page 661, line 24: after “(k) 1.," insert “ early stage seed investment credit
4under s. 71.47 (5b) (d) 4.,
".
AB64-ASA1-AA7,18,5 554. Page 727, line 11: after that line insert:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,18,7 6 Section 1332b. 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1)
7(a) and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,18,98 103.10 (1) (a) “Child" means a natural, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, or
9a legal ward to whom any of the following applies: .
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332c 10Section 1332c. 103.10 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332d 11Section 1332d. 103.10 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332e 12Section 1332e. 103.10 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,18,1313 103.10 (1) (ap) “Covered active duty" means any of the following:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,18,1514 1. In the case of a member of a regular component of the U.S. armed forces, duty
15during the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,18,1916 2. In the case of a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, duty
17during the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country
18under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law specified in 10 USC 101
19(a) (13) (B).
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332f 20Section 1332f. 103.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,18,2421 103.10 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 2. and s. 452.38, “employee"
22means an individual employed in this state by an employer, except the employer's
23parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, or child parent, grandparent, grandchild, or
24sibling
.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332g
1Section 1332g. 103.10 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,19,72 103.10 (1) (c) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 3., “employer" means a person
3engaging in any activity, enterprise, or business in this state employing at least 50
425 individuals on a permanent basis. “Employer" includes the state and any office,
5department, independent agency, authority, institution, association, society, or other
6body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or
7any law, including the legislature and the courts.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332h 8Section 1332h. 103.10 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,19,99 103.10 (1) (dm) “Grandchild" means the child of a child.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332i 10Section 1332i. 103.10 (1) (dp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,19,1111 103.10 (1) (dp) “Grandparent" means the parent of a parent.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332j 12Section 1332j. 103.10 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,19,1413 103.10 (1) (gm) “Sibling" means a brother, sister, half brother, half sister,
14stepbrother, or stepsister, whether by blood, marriage, or adoption.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332k 15Section 1332k. 103.10 (1m) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,19,2316 103.10 (1m) (b) 4. “Family member" means a spouse or domestic partner of an
17employee; a parent, child, sibling, including a foster sibling, brother-in-law,
18sister-in-law, grandparent, stepgrandparent, or grandchild of an employee or of an
19employee's spouse or domestic partner; or any other person who is related by blood,
20marriage, or adoption to an employee or to an employee's spouse or domestic partner
21and whose close association with the employee, spouse, or domestic partner makes
22the person the equivalent of a family member of the employee, spouse, or domestic
23partner.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332L 24Section 1332L. 103.10 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,20,2
1103.10 (3) (a) 1. In a 12-month period no employee may take more than 6 weeks
2of family leave under par. (b) 1. and, 2., and 4.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332m 3Section 1332m. 103.10 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,20,64 103.10 (3) (b) 3. To care for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner, or
5parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner, or
6parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling has a serious health condition.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332n 7Section 1332n. 103.10 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,20,118 103.10 (3) (b) 4. Because of any qualifying exigency, as determined by the
9department by rule, arising out of the fact that the spouse, child, domestic partner,
10parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty
11or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332o 12Section 1332o. 103.10 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,20,1713 103.10 (6) (b) (intro.) If an employee intends to take family leave because of the
14planned medical treatment or supervision of a child, spouse, domestic partner, or
15parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling or intends to take medical leave because
16of the planned medical treatment or supervision of the employee, the employee shall
17do all of the following:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332p 18Section 1332p. 103.10 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,20,2219 103.10 (6) (b) 1. Make a reasonable effort to schedule the medical treatment
20or supervision so that it does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations, subject
21to the approval of the health care provider of the child, spouse, domestic partner,
22parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332q 23Section 1332q. 103.10 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,21,324 103.10 (6) (c) If the employee intends to take leave under sub. (3) (b) 4. that is
25foreseeable because the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent,

1grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified
2of an impending call or order to covered active duty, the employee shall provide notice
3of that intention to the employer in a reasonable and practicable manner.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332r 4Section 1332r. 103.10 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,21,95 103.10 (7) (a) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in sub.
6(3) (b) 3. or requests medical leave, the employer may require the employee to provide
7certification, as described in par. (b), issued by the health care provider or Christian
8Science practitioner of the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent,
9grandchild, sibling,
or employee, whichever is appropriate.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332s 10Section 1332s. 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,21,1211 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) No employer may require certification under par. (a)
12stating more than the following:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332t 13Section 1332t. 103.10 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,21,1514 103.10 (7) (b) 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent,
15grandchild, sibling,
or employee has a serious health condition.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332u 16Section 1332u. 103.10 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,21,2317 103.10 (7) (d) If an employee requests leave under sub. (3) (b) 4., the employer
18may require the employee to provide certification that the spouse, child, domestic
19partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered
20active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty
21issued at such time and in such manner as the department may prescribe by rule,
22and the employee shall provide a copy of that certification to the employer in a timely
23manner.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332v 24Section 1332v. 103.10 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,22,7
1103.10 (12) (c) If 2 or more health care providers disagree about any of the
2information required to be certified under sub. (7) (b), the department may appoint
3another health care provider to examine the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent,
4grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee and render an opinion as soon as
5possible. The department shall promptly notify the employee and the employer of
6the appointment. The employer and the employee shall each pay 50 percent of the
7cost of the examination and opinion.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332w 8Section 1332w. 103.10 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (14).
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332x 9Section 1332x. 103.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,1332y 10Section 1332y. 103.105 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,22,12 11103.105 Family and medical leave insurance program. (1) Definitions.
12In this section:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,22,1513 (a) “Application year" means the 12-month period beginning on the first day
14of the first calendar week for which family or medical leave insurance benefits are
15claimed by a covered individual.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,22,1716 (b) “Average weekly earnings" means the average weekly earnings of a covered
17individual as calculated under s. 102.11 (1) (a) to (e).
AB64-ASA1-AA7,22,1818 (c) “Child" means a natural, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, or a legal ward.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,22,2319 (d) “Covered individual" means an individual who worked for an employer for
20at least 680 hours in the calendar year prior to the individual's application year or
21a self-employed individual who elects coverage under sub. (2) (b), regardless of
22whether the individual is employed or unemployed at the time the individual files
23an application for family or medical leave insurance benefits.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,22,2424 (e) “Domestic partner" has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (21c) or 770.01 (1).
AB64-ASA1-AA7,23,3
1(f) “Employee" means an individual employed in this state by an employer,
2except the employer's child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent,
3grandchild, or sibling.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,23,84 (g) “Employer" means a person engaging in any activity, enterprise, or business
5in this state. “Employer" includes the state and any office, department, independent
6agency, authority, institution, association, society, or other body in state government
7created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including the
8legislature and the courts.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,23,109 (h) “Family leave" means leave from employment, self-employment, or
10availability for employment for a reason specified in s. 103.10 (3) (b) 1., 2., 3., or 4.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,23,1311 (i) “Family or medical leave insurance benefits" means family or medical leave
12insurance benefits payable under this section from the family and medical leave
13insurance trust fund.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,23,1414 (j) “Grandchild" means the child of a child.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,23,1515 (k) “Grandparent" means the parent of a parent.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,23,2216 (L) “Medical leave" means leave from employment when a covered individual
17has a serious health condition that makes the individual unable to perform his or her
18employment duties, leave from self-employment when a covered individual has a
19serious health condition that makes the individual unable to perform the duties of
20his or her self-employment, or leave from availability for employment when a
21covered individual has a serious health condition that makes the individual unable
22to perform the duties of any suitable employment.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,23,2523 (m) “Parent" means a natural parent, foster parent, adoptive parent,
24stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or of an employee's spouse or domestic
25partner.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,24,1
1(n) “Serious health condition" has the meaning given in s. 103.10 (1) (g).
AB64-ASA1-AA7,24,32 (o) “Sibling" means a brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, or
3stepsister, whether by blood, marriage, or adoption.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,24,44 (p) “Spouse" means an employee's legal husband or wife.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,24,75 (q) “State annual median wage" means the median hourly wage for all
6occupations in this state, as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S.
7department of labor, multiplied by 2,080.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,24,98 (r) “Waiting period" means the period under sub. (4) (b) 1. for which no family
9or medical leave insurance benefits are payable.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,24,16 10(2) Eligibility for benefits. (a) A covered individual who is on family or
11medical leave is eligible to receive family or medical leave insurance benefits in the
12amount specified in sub. (3) and for the duration specified in sub. (4). No family or
13medical leave insurance benefits are payable for any period of family or medical leave
14for which a covered individual is substituting paid leave of any other type provided
15by his or her employer or for which a covered individual is receiving unemployment
16insurance benefits under ch. 108 or worker's compensation benefits under ch. 102.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,25,517 (b) Any sole proprietor, partner of a partnership, member of a limited liability
18company, or other self-employed individual engaged in a vocation, profession, or
19business in this state on a substantially full-time basis may elect to be covered under
20this section by filing a written notice of election with the department in a form and
21manner prescribed by the department by rule. An initial election under this
22paragraph becomes effective on the date on which the notice of election is filed, shall
23be for a period of not less than 3 years, and may be renewed for subsequent one-year
24periods by the filing of a written notice with the department that the self-employed
25individual intends to continue his or her coverage under this section. A

1self-employed individual who elects coverage under this section may withdraw that
2election no earlier than 3 years after the date of the initial election or at such other
3times as the department may prescribe by rule by providing notice of that
4withdrawal to the department not less than 30 days before the expiration date of the
5election.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,25,166 (c) To receive family or medical leave insurance benefits, a covered individual
7shall file a claim for those benefits within such time and in such manner as the
8department may prescribe by rule. On receipt of a claim for family or medical leave
9insurance benefits, the department may request from the claimant's employer such
10information as may be necessary for the department to determine the claimant's
11eligibility for those benefits and the amount and duration of those benefits, and the
12employer shall provide that information to the department within such time and in
13such manner as the department may prescribe by rule. If the department determines
14that a claimant is eligible to receive family or medical leave insurance benefits, the
15department shall provide those benefits to the claimant as provided in subs. (3) to
16(5).
AB64-ASA1-AA7,25,19 17(3) Amount of benefits. (a) Subject to par. (b), the amount of family or medical
18leave insurance benefits for a week of leave for which those benefits are payable is
19as follows:
AB64-ASA1-AA7,25,2220 1. For a covered individual who earned less than 30 percent of the state annual
21median wage in the calendar year before the individual's application year, 95 percent
22of that individual's average weekly earnings.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,25,2523 2. For a covered individual who earned at least 30 percent, but less than 50
24percent, of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before the individual's
25application year, 90 percent of that individual's average weekly earnings.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,26,3
13. For a covered individual who earned at least 50 percent, but less than 80
2percent, of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before the individual's
3application year, 85 percent of that individual's average weekly earnings.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,26,64 4. For a covered individual who earned at least 80 percent of the state annual
5median wage in the calendar year before the individual's application year, 66 percent
6of that individual's average weekly earnings.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,26,117 (b) The amount of family or medical leave insurance benefits for a fractional
8week of leave for which those benefits are payable is one-seventh of the covered
9individual's weekly benefit amount under par. (a) multiplied by the number of days
10of leave taken that week. Family or medical leave insurance benefits are not payable
11for a period of leave of less than one day in duration.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,26,23 12(4) Duration of benefits. (a) The maximum number of weeks for which family
13or medical leave insurance benefits are payable in an application year is 12 weeks.
14A covered individual may take family or medical leave continuously or, at the option
15of the covered individual, intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule, except that
16a covered individual may not take family or medical leave intermittently or on a
17reduced leave schedule for more than 24 consecutive weeks unless the leave is for a
18reason specified in sub. (1) (L) or s. 103.10 (3) (b) 3. and the covered individual shows
19that the leave is medically necessary. If a covered individual who is employed intends
20to take family or medical leave intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule, the
21covered individual shall make a reasonable effort to schedule that leave so as not to
22unduly disrupt the operations of his or her employer and shall provide the employer
23with prior notice of that leave in a reasonable and practicable manner.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,27,624 (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no family or medical leave insurance
25benefits are payable for the first 5 calendar days in an application year for which a

1covered individual is eligible for those benefits. Except as provided in subd. 2., family
2or medical leave insurance benefits are payable beginning on the 6th calendar day
3in an application year for which a covered individual is eligible for those benefits.
4The first payment of family or medical leave insurance benefits shall be made no
5later than 2 weeks after a covered individual files a claim for those benefits and
6subsequent payments shall be made no less often than semimonthly.
AB64-ASA1-AA7,27,117 2. If a covered individual uses 10 or more days of family or medical leave
8insurance benefits in an application year, those benefits shall also be payable with
9respect to the covered individual's waiting period. An employer may not require a
10covered individual to use paid or unpaid leave of any other type provided by the
11employer during the covered individual's waiting period.
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