AB1038-SSA1,28,2521 2. Notwithstanding s. 49.159 (1) (a) 1. to 4., during a public health emergency,
22a noncustodial parent is eligible to receive services and benefits under s. 49.159 (1)
23(b) regardless of whether or not the custodial parent participates in a Wisconsin
24Works employment position or receives services or benefits under s. 49.147 (2) (am),
2549.148 (1m), or 49.155.
AB1038-SSA1,29,4
1(c) Expanded job access loans. 1. During a public health emergency, an
2individual who is facing an immediate and discrete financial crisis due to the
3pandemic is eligible for a job access loan under s. 49.147 (6) if all of the following
4apply:
AB1038-SSA1,29,75 a. The individual meets the eligibility criteria under s. 49.145 (2), except that,
6notwithstanding s. 49.145 (2) (a), an individual who is a custodial or noncustodial
7parent is eligible for a loan under this paragraph.
AB1038-SSA1,29,118 b. The individual is a member of a Wisconsin Works group whose gross income
9is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line. In calculating gross income under this
10subd. 1. b., the Wisconsin Works agency shall include the income specified in s.
1149.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
AB1038-SSA1,29,1212 c. The individual meets the eligibility criteria under s. 49.147 (6) (a) 1. to 4.
AB1038-SSA1,29,1413 2. Notwithstanding s. 49.147 (6) (b) 1., the maximum loan amount for a job
14access loan under subd. 1. is $1,600.
AB1038-SSA1,29,1615 3. During a public health emergency, all payments on job access loans under
16this paragraph and s. 49.147 (6) are suspended.
AB1038-SSA1,29,2017 (d) Expanded emergency assistance. During a public health emergency, an
18individual who suffers a loss of income due to the public health issue that is the basis
19of the public health emergency is eligible for emergency assistance under s. 49.138.
20All of the following apply to emergency assistance under this paragraph:
AB1038-SSA1,30,421 1. An individual who meets the criteria established in the rules promulgated
22by the department under s. 49.138 (1d) (b) qualifies for emergency assistance under
23this paragraph, except that, notwithstanding those rules, an individual who is 18 to
2424 years of age and is not a parent or caretaker may apply for emergency assistance
25under this paragraph and an individual who is a member of an emergency assistance

1group with a gross income that is at or below 200 percent of the poverty line is eligible
2for emergency assistance under this paragraph. In calculating gross income under
3this subdivision, the Wisconsin Works agency shall include the income specified in
4s. 49.145 (3) (b) 1. and 3.
AB1038-SSA1,30,65 2. Notwithstanding s. 49.138 (1m), the maximum payment for emergency
6assistance under this paragraph is $1,200.
AB1038-SSA1,30,117 3. The department shall establish a streamlined eligibility verification process
8for the purposes of administering this paragraph. Notwithstanding ss. 227.01 (3m)
9and (13), 227.10, and 227.112, the streamlined eligibility verification process under
10this subdivision need not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227, is not a guidance
11document, and is not subject to the requirements of s. 227.112.
AB1038-SSA1,30,1312 4. An individual may receive emergency assistance under this paragraph only
13once in a 12-month period.
AB1038-SSA1,30,1514 5. An individual may qualify for both emergency assistance under s. 49.138 and
15expanded emergency assistance under this paragraph in the same 12-month period.
AB1038-SSA1,30,2116 (e) Expanded Wisconsin Shares program. 1. Notwithstanding programmatic
17and eligibility requirements under s. 49.155 and rules promulgated under that
18section, to the extent authorized under a plan amendment, waiver, or other federal
19approval under subd. 2., an individual who needs child care services due to the public
20health issue that is the basis of a public health emergency may receive a subsidy
21under s. 49.155 for child care services received during that public health emergency.
AB1038-SSA1,31,722 2. No later than 60 days after the governor declares a public health emergency,
23the department shall submit to the federal department of health and human services
24any request for a state plan amendment, waiver, or other federal approval necessary
25to expand eligibility, as determined by the department, for the child care subsidy

1program under s. 49.155 to individuals who need child care services due to the public
2health issue that is the basis of the public health emergency. If the federal
3department approves the request or if no federal approval is necessary, the
4department shall expand eligibility for the child care subsidy program under s.
549.155 as provided under subd. 1. If the federal department disapproves the request,
6the department may not expand eligibility for the child care subsidy program under
7s. 49.155 as provided under subd. 1.
AB1038-SSA1,31,148 (f) Short-term financial assistance. The department shall administer a
9short-term financial assistance program to provide cash payments to eligible
10families for up to 4 months to pay for costs associated with housing, transportation,
11and other essential needs during a public health emergency. An individual is eligible
12for financial assistance under this paragraph if the individual is financially affected
13by the public health issue that is the basis of the public health emergency and meets
14all of the following criteria:
AB1038-SSA1,31,1515 1. The individual is a custodial or noncustodial parent.
AB1038-SSA1,31,1616 2. The individual has attained the age of 18.
AB1038-SSA1,31,1817 3. The individual is a U.S. citizen or a qualifying alien, as defined by the
18department by rule.
AB1038-SSA1,31,1919 4. The individual has residence in this state.
AB1038-SSA1,31,2120 5. The individual has received any public benefits within the 12 months prior
21to the date of application.
AB1038-SSA1,31,2322 6. The individual is not receiving a Wisconsin Works benefit on the date that
23the individual applies for short-term financial assistance.
AB1038-SSA1,32,3 24(4) Program criteria and guidelines . The department may establish
25eligibility criteria and guidelines for administering the programs under subs. (2) and

1(3) (f), which, notwithstanding ss. 227.01 (3m) and (13), 227.10, and 227.112, need
2not be promulgated as rules under ch. 227, are not guidance documents, and are not
3subject to the requirements of s. 227.112.
AB1038-SSA1,56 4Section 56. 49.45 (2t) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,32,85 49.45 (2t) (d) This subsection does not apply during a state of emergency
6declared by the governor under s. 323.10 for a public health emergency or a public
7health emergency declared under 42 USC 247d by the secretary of the federal
8department of health and human services.
AB1038-SSA1,57 9Section 57 . 49.688 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 49.688 (1) (c) (intro.)
10and amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,32,1111 49.688 (1) (c) (intro.) “Prescription drug" means a any of the following:
AB1038-SSA1,32,14 121. A prescription drug, as defined in s. 450.01 (20), that is included in the drugs
13specified under s. 49.46 (2) (b) 6. h. and that is manufactured by a drug manufacturer
14that enters into a rebate agreement in force under sub. (6).
AB1038-SSA1,58 15Section 58 . 49.688 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,32,1916 49.688 (1) (c) 2. A vaccination recommended for administration to adults by the
17federal centers for disease control and prevention's advisory committee on
18immunization practices and approved for administration to adults by the
19department.
AB1038-SSA1,59 20Section 59. 66.0137 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,33,221 66.0137 (4) Self-insured health plans. If a city, including a 1st class city, or
22a village provides health care benefits under its home rule power, or if a town
23provides health care benefits, to its officers and employees on a self-insured basis,
24the self-insured plan shall comply with ss. 49.493 (3) (d), 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2),
25632.729, 632.746 (10) (a) 2. and (b) 2., 632.747 (3), 632.798, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855,

1632.867, 632.87 (4) to (6), 632.871, 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (9) to (17), 632.896, and
2767.513 (4).
AB1038-SSA1,60 3Section 60. 66.0809 (5) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,33,154 66.0809 (5) (bm) No earlier than 14 days after receiving a notice under par. (b)
5of a tenant's past-due charges for electric service, the owner of a rental dwelling unit
6may request that the municipal public utility terminate electric service to the rental
7dwelling unit. Except as provided under rules of the public service commission
8relating to disconnection of service and subject to the procedural requirements under
9those rules, unless all past-due charges are paid or a state of emergency under s.
10323.10 is in effect for the portion of the state in which the rental dwelling unit is
11located and the governor issues an order prohibiting the disconnection of service
12under this paragraph
, the municipal utility shall terminate electric service to the
13rental dwelling unit upon receipt of a request under this paragraph. This paragraph
14does not apply if a municipal public utility does not use the procedures under sub.
15(3) to collect the past-due charges.
AB1038-SSA1,61 16Section 61. 67.04 (5) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,33,1917 67.04 (5) (b) 5. To replace revenue lost due to a disaster or public health
18emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10 or by the county board under s.
19323.11.
AB1038-SSA1,62 20Section 62. 67.045 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,34,421 67.045 (1) (i) The county board adopts a resolution stating that the debt is
22issued to replace revenue lost due to a disaster or public health emergency declared
23by the governor under s. 323.10 or by the county board under s. 323.11. The
24resolution shall specify the amount of revenue lost, or expected to be lost, due to
25effects related to the disaster or public health emergency, and a certified copy of the

1resolution shall be sent to the department of administration. The county may not
2issue the debt in an amount that exceeds the amount specified by the department of
3administration under sub. (2) (c), and the debt may not be for a term that exceeds 10
4years.
AB1038-SSA1,63 5Section 63. 67.045 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,34,106 67.045 (2) (c) 1. Following receipt of a certified resolution under sub. (1) (i), the
7department of administration shall determine, based on the resolution and all other
8available information, the appropriate amount of bonding that a county may issue
9pursuant to sub. (1) (i). The department shall notify the county of its determination
10as soon as practicable.
AB1038-SSA1,34,1211 2. The department of administration shall promulgate any administrative
12rules it believes are necessary to administer this paragraph.
AB1038-SSA1,64 13Section 64. 71.07 (9e) (aj) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,34,1714 71.07 (9e) (aj) 1. If the person has one qualifying child who has the same
15principal place of abode as the person, 4 percent, except that for taxable years
16beginning after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, the percentage shall
17be 11 percent
.
AB1038-SSA1,65 18Section 65. 71.07 (9e) (aj) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,34,2219 71.07 (9e) (aj) 2. If the person has 2 qualifying children who have the same
20principal place of abode as the person, 11 percent, except that for taxable years
21beginning after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, the percentage shall
22be 14 percent
.
AB1038-SSA1,66 23Section 66 . 71.82 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,35,224 71.82 (1) (c) Any Except as provided in par. (d) and sub. (2) (c), any assessment
25made as a result of the adjustment or disallowance of a claim for credit under s. 71.07,

171.28 or 71.47 or subch. VIII or IX, except as provided in sub. (2) (c), shall bear
2interest at 12 percent per year from the due date of the claim.
AB1038-SSA1,67 3Section 67 . 71.82 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,35,94 71.82 (1) (d) Any assessment made as a result of a revocation of a tax credit by
5the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall bear interest at 12 percent
6per year from the date of revocation. This paragraph applies only if the revocation
7occurs during the period that begins on the date a state of emergency is declared
8under s. 323.10 and ends on the date that is 90 days after the state of emergency,
9including any extension under s. 323.10, terminates.
AB1038-SSA1,68 10Section 68. 74.11 (11) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,35,1411 74.11 (11) (c) A governing body of a taxation district may waive any interest
12or penalty that would otherwise be charged after March 31, 2020, on any delinquent
13real property taxes, personal property taxes, special charges, special assessments,
14and special taxes that are due in calendar year 2020.
AB1038-SSA1,69 15Section 69. 74.12 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,35,2216 74.12 (1) (a) The governing body of any taxation district, except a taxation
17district under s. 74.87, may, by ordinance, authorize the payment of taxes on real
18property and improvements on leased land or special assessments or both those
19taxes and assessments in 3 or more installments. An Except as provided under par.
20(c), an
ordinance enacted under this paragraph, or any repeal of, or amendment to,
21such an ordinance applies to the collections of a calendar year only if it is enacted on
22or before August 15 of the preceding calendar year.
AB1038-SSA1,70 23Section 70. 74.12 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,36,224 74.12 (1) (c) An ordinance under par. (a) may be enacted at any time during
25calendar year 2020 for the payment of taxes on real property and improvements on

1leased land or special assessments, or both, for taxes and special assessments that
2are due in calendar year 2020.
AB1038-SSA1,71 3Section 71. 74.12 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,36,64 74.12 (2) (b) The first installment shall be paid on or before January 31 and,
5except during calendar year 2020,
at least 50 percent of the obligation to which the
6installment option pertains shall be paid on or before April 30.
AB1038-SSA1,72 7Section 72. 74.12 (10) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,36,118 74.12 (10) (c) A governing body of a taxation district may waive any interest
9or penalty that would otherwise be charged after March 31, 2020, on any delinquent
10real property taxes, personal property taxes, special charges, special assessments,
11and special taxes that are due in calendar year 2020.
AB1038-SSA1,73 12Section 73. 74.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,36,1813 74.47 (1) Interest. The interest rate on delinquent general property taxes,
14special charges, special assessments, and special taxes included in the tax roll for
15collection is one percent per month or fraction of a month, except that a governing
16body of a taxation district may waive any interest that would otherwise be charged
17after March 31, 2020, on delinquent general property taxes, special charges, special
18assessments, and special taxes that are due in calendar year 2020
.
AB1038-SSA1,74 19Section 74. 74.47 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,36,2320 74.47 (2) (c) Notwithstanding pars. (a) and (b), a governing body of a taxation
21district may waive any penalty that would otherwise be imposed after March 31,
222020, on delinquent general property taxes, special charges, special assessments,
23and special taxes that are due in calendar year 2020.
AB1038-SSA1,75 24Section 75. 74.49 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,37,2
174.49 (2) (a) 2. Times a decimal which reflects the applicable percentage, if a
2penalty under s. 74.47 (2) applies.; or
AB1038-SSA1,76 3Section 76. 74.49 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,37,44 74.49 (2) (a) 3. Times no decimal if no penalty or interest applies.
AB1038-SSA1,77 5Section 77. 79.036 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,37,13 679.036 County and municipal aid; public health emergency
7supplement.
For the distributions in 2020, in addition to the amount it receives
8under s. 79.035, each county and municipality shall receive a payment from the
9appropriation account under s. 20.835 (1) (dc) equal to 1 percent of the amount of its
10estimated payment under s. 79.035 for 2020. The department of administration,
11upon certification by the secretary of revenue, shall make the payments under this
12section on the first Monday in May, 2020, or at a later date in 2020, as determined
13by the secretary of revenue.
AB1038-SSA1,78 14Section 78. 79.06 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,37,17 1579.06 Public health emergency local assistance program. (1)
16Definition. In this section, “local unit of government” means a county, city, village,
17town, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
AB1038-SSA1,37,22 18(2) Establishment of program. The department of administration shall
19establish and administer a public health emergency local assistance program to
20reimburse local units of government for extraordinary operational costs related to
21protecting and improving public health during the public health emergency declared
22on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, including any extension under s. 323.10.
AB1038-SSA1,38,2 23(3) Application. A local unit of government requesting reimbursement under
24the public health emergency local assistance program shall submit a claim for

1reimbursement using an application form prescribed by the department of
2administration.
AB1038-SSA1,38,15 3(4) Process. (a) Initial application period. The department of administration
4shall establish an application period during which the department shall accept the
5applications for reimbursement claims under sub. (3) from local units of government.
6At the end of the application period, the secretary of administration shall evaluate
7each reimbursement claim received during the application period and determine
8whether to approve, deny, or disallow the claim. The secretary of administration may
9approve, deny, or disallow any claim in whole or in part. The department of
10administration shall, for each approved claim, pay the reimbursement amount to the
11local unit of government from the appropriation account under s. 20.855 (4) (b),
12except that the department shall pay a prorated reimbursement amount for each
13approved claim if the total amount of approved claims exceeds the moneys in the
14appropriation account. The department of administration shall establish
15procedures for processing applications and evaluating reimbursement claims.
AB1038-SSA1,38,2016 (b) Subsequent application periods. If moneys remain in the appropriation
17account under s. 20.855 (4) (b) after the payment of reimbursement amounts under
18par. (a), the department of administration and secretary of administration shall
19repeat the process in par. (a), establishing as many subsequent application periods
20as necessary until no moneys remain.
AB1038-SSA1,38,24 21(5) Ineligible costs. (a) Capital acquisition costs are not eligible for
22reimbursement under this section unless the costs are incurred directly in response
23to expanding medical treatment capacity for the public health emergency declared
24on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, including any extension under s. 323.10.
AB1038-SSA1,39,2
1(b) Any cost reimbursed by another source is not eligible for reimbursement
2under this section.
AB1038-SSA1,79 3Section 79 . 102.03 (1) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,39,64 102.03 (1) (h) 1. In this paragraph, “critical worker” means an employee whose
5position is determined by the secretary of health services to be critical during a public
6health emergency declared under s. 323.10.
AB1038-SSA1,39,107 2. Where an injury to a critical worker is found to be caused during any public
8health emergency declared under s. 323.10, including any extension, during the
9period beginning on March 12, 2020, and ending on June 30, 2021, or on the date the
102021-23 biennial budget bill is enacted, whichever is later.
AB1038-SSA1,80 11Section 80 . 102.565 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,39,1312 102.565 (6) This section does not apply to an employee whose claim of injury
13is presumed to be caused by employment under s. 102.03 (1) (h).
AB1038-SSA1,81 14Section 81. 103.13 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1038-SSA1,39,2115 103.13 (2m) Employee records during an emergency. Notwithstanding s.
16103.13 (2), during the period covered by a state of emergency related to a public
17health emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10, an employer is not
18required to provide an employee's personnel records within 7 working days after an
19employee makes a request to inspect his or her personnel records, and an employer
20is not required to provide the inspection at a location reasonably near the employee's
21place of employment during normal working hours.
AB1038-SSA1,82 22Section 82 . 108.02 (26m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1038-SSA1,83 23Section 83 . 108.04 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1038-SSA1,84 24Section 84 . 108.04 (11) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1038-SSA1,40,9
1108.04 (11) (bm) The department shall apply any ineligibility under par. (be)
2against benefits and weeks of eligibility for which the claimant would otherwise be
3eligible after the week of concealment and within 6 years after the date of an initial
4determination issued under s. 108.09 finding that a concealment occurred. The
5claimant shall not receive waiting period credit under s. 108.04 (3) for the period of
6ineligibility applied under par. (be).
If no benefit rate applies to the week for which
7the claim is made, the department shall use the claimant's benefit rate for the
8claimant's next benefit year beginning after the week of concealment to determine
9the amount of the benefit reduction.
AB1038-SSA1,85 10Section 85 . 108.062 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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