SB327,70,115 108.14 (7) (a) The records made or maintained by the department or
6commission in connection with the administration of this chapter are confidential
7and shall be open to public inspection or disclosure only to the extent that the
8department or commission permits in the interest of the unemployment
9compensation insurance program. No person may permit inspection or disclosure of
10any record provided to it by the department or commission unless the department
11or commission authorizes the inspection or disclosure.
SB327, s. 106 12Section 106. 108.14 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,70,2413 108.14 (8) (a) The department may enter into administrative arrangements
14with any agency similarly charged with the administration of any other
15unemployment compensation insurance law, for the purpose of assisting the
16department and such agencies in paying benefits under the several laws to employes
17while outside their territorial jurisdictions. Such arrangements may provide that
18the respective agencies shall, for and on behalf of each other, act as agents in effecting
19registration for work, notices of unemployment, and any other certifications or
20statements relating to an employe's claim for benefits, in making investigations,
21taking depositions, holding hearings, or otherwise securing information relating to
22coverage or contribution liability or benefit eligibility and payments; and in such
23other matters as the department may consider suitable in effecting the purpose of
24these administrative arrangements.
SB327, s. 107 25Section 107. 108.14 (8m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.14 (8m) (a) The department may enter into reciprocal arrangements, with
2any agency administering another unemployment compensation insurance law,
3whereby all the services performed by an individual for a single employing unit,
4which services are customarily performed in more than one state or jurisdiction,
5shall be deemed to be employment covered by the law of a specified state or
6jurisdiction in which a part of such services are performed, or in which such
7individual has residence, or in which such employing unit maintains a place of
8business; provided there is in effect, as to such services, an election by such
9employing unit, approved by the agency administering the specified law, pursuant
10to which all the services performed by such individual for such employing unit are
11deemed to be employment covered by such law.
SB327, s. 108 12Section 108. 108.14 (8n) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,71,1713 108.14 (8n) (a) The department shall enter into a reciprocal arrangement
14which is approved by the U.S. secretary of labor pursuant to section 3304 (a) (9) (B)
15of the internal revenue code, to provide more equitable benefit coverage for
16individuals whose recent work has been covered by the unemployment compensation
17insurance laws of 2 or more jurisdictions.
SB327, s. 109 18Section 109. 108.14 (8n) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,72,219 108.14 (8n) (b) Such arrangements may provide, as to any individual whose
20employment has been covered by this chapter and by the unemployment
21compensation insurance law of one or more other participating jurisdictions, for
22transfer by the department to another agency of relevant records or information, and
23the acceptance and use thereof, in combination with similar data from other
24jurisdictions, by such other agency, as a basis for computing and paying benefits
25under the law administered by such other agency. Reciprocally, such arrangements

1may provide for similar acceptance, combination and use by the department of data
2received from other jurisdictions to compute and pay benefits under this chapter.
SB327, s. 110 3Section 110. 108.14 (8s) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,72,114 108.14 (8s) (a) Overpayments of unemployment compensation insurance
5benefits as determined under this chapter may be recovered by offset from
6unemployment compensation insurance benefits otherwise payable under the
7unemployment compensation insurance law of another state, and overpayments of
8unemployment compensation insurance benefits as determined under the
9unemployment compensation insurance law of that other state may be recovered by
10offset from unemployment compensation insurance benefits otherwise payable
11under this chapter; and
SB327, s. 111 12Section 111. 108.14 (8s) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,73,513 108.14 (8s) (b) Overpayments of unemployment compensation insurance
14benefits as determined under applicable federal law, with respect to benefits or
15allowances for unemployment provided under a federal program administered by
16this state under an agreement with the U.S. secretary of labor, may be recovered by
17offset from unemployment compensation insurance benefits otherwise payable
18under that program, or under the unemployment compensation insurance law of this
19state or of another state or any such federal unemployment benefit or allowance
20program administered by the other state under an agreement with the U.S. secretary
21of labor if the other state has in effect a reciprocal agreement with the U.S. secretary
22of labor as authorized by 42 USC 503 (g) (2), if the United States agrees, as provided
23in the reciprocal agreement with this state entered into under 42 USC 503 (g) (2),
24that overpayments of unemployment compensation insurance benefits as
25determined under this chapter, and overpayments as determined under the

1unemployment compensation insurance law of another state which has in effect a
2reciprocal agreement with the U.S. secretary of labor as authorized by 42 USC 503
3(g) (2), may be recovered by offset from benefits or allowances for unemployment
4otherwise payable under a federal program administered by this state or the other
5state under an agreement with the U.S. secretary of labor.
SB327, s. 112 6Section 112. 108.14 (8t) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,73,147 108.14 (8t) If the agency administering another unemployment compensation
8insurance law has overpaid benefits to an individual located in Wisconsin, and
9certifies to the department the facts involved and that the individual is liable, under
10such law, to repay such benefits, and requests the department to recover such
11overpayment, and agrees to reimburse the department for any court costs incurred
12by it in such recovery efforts, the department may in its own name, but acting as
13agent for such other agency, collect such overpayment by civil action, and shall pay
14the net amount recovered to such other agency.
SB327, s. 113 15Section 113. 108.14 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,74,716 108.14 (9) The department may make its records relating to the administration
17of this chapter available to the Railroad Retirement Board, and may furnish the
18Railroad Retirement Board, at the expense of said board, such copies thereof as said
19board deems necessary for its purposes. The department may afford reasonable
20cooperation with every agency of the United States charged with the administration
21of any unemployment compensation insurance law. The department may make
22arrangements or agreements with the Railroad Retirement Board, or any other
23agency of the United States charged with the administration of an unemployment
24compensation insurance law, with respect to the establishment, maintenance and
25use of free employment service facilities, the taking and certifying of claims, the

1making of investigations, and the supplying of other information or services related
2to unemployment compensation insurance, but the department may not make or
3renew any such arrangement or agreement unless it finds that its resulting
4administrative costs are approximately covered or offset by the facilities, services
5and payments to be made available thereunder by such federal agency. Any moneys
6received by the department under this subsection shall be paid into the federal
7administrative financing account under s. 108.161.
SB327, s. 114 8Section 114. 108.14 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,74,149 108.14 (13) The department may, with the advice of the council on
10unemployment compensation insurance, by general rule modify or suspend any
11provision of this chapter if and to the extent necessary to permit continued
12certification of this chapter for grants to this state under Title III of the federal social
13security act and for maximum credit allowances to employers under the federal
14unemployment tax act.
SB327, s. 115 15Section 115. 108.14 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,74,2016 108.14 (14) The department shall fully cooperate with the agencies of other
17states, and shall make every proper effort within its means, to oppose and prevent
18any further action which would in its judgment tend to effect complete or substantial
19federalization of state unemployment compensation insurance funds or state
20employment security programs.
SB327, s. 116 21Section 116. 108.14 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,75,222 108.14 (18) No later than the end of the month following each quarter in which
23the department expends moneys derived from assessments levied under s. 108.19
24(1e), the department shall submit a report to the council on unemployment insurance

1describing the use of the moneys expended and the status at the end of the quarter
2of any project for which moneys were expended.
SB327, s. 117 3Section 117. 108.141 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,75,104 108.141 (1) (b) 3. Has no right to unemployment benefits or allowances, as the
5case may be, under the railroad unemployment insurance act or such other federal
6laws as are specified in regulations issued by the U.S. secretary of labor, and has not
7received and is not seeking unemployment benefits under the unemployment
8compensation insurance law of Canada, but if the individual is seeking such benefits
9and the appropriate agency finally determines that he or she is not entitled to
10benefits under such law he or she is an exhaustee.
SB327, s. 118 11Section 118. 108.141 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,75,1412 108.141 (1) (h) "State law" means the unemployment compensation insurance
13law of any state, approved by the U.S. secretary of labor under section 3304 of the
14internal revenue code.
SB327, s. 119 15Section 119. 108.141 (3g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,75,2016 108.141 (3g) (a) 1. If an individual a claimant fails to provide sufficient
17evidence that his or her prospects for obtaining work in his or her customary
18occupation within a period of time not exceeding 4 weeks, beginning with the first
19week of eligibility for extended benefits, are good, this paragraph, rather than s.
20108.04 (8), applies.
SB327, s. 120 21Section 120. 108.141 (3g) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,76,822 108.141 (3g) (a) 2. An individual A claimant who, during or after the first week
23following the week that the department notifies the claimant in writing of the
24requirements to apply for and accept suitable work,
fails either to apply for suitable
25work when notified by a public employment office or to accept suitable work when

1offered is ineligible to receive extended benefits beginning with the first week
2following the week that the department notifies the individual in writing of the
3requirements to apply for and accept such work
for the week in which such a the
4failure occurs and for the weeks following each week thereafter until the individual
5claimant has again worked within been employed during at least 4 subsequent
6weeks in employment or other work covered by the unemployment insurance law of
7any state or the federal government
and earned wages for such work equal to at least
84 times his or her extended weekly benefit rate.
SB327, s. 121 9Section 121. 108.141 (3g) (a) 3. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,76,1110 108.141 (3g) (a) 3. a. It is any work within the individual's claimant's
11capabilities;
SB327, s. 122 12Section 122. 108.141 (3g) (a) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,76,1613 108.141 (3g) (a) 3. b. The gross average weekly remuneration for the work
14exceeds the individual's claimant's weekly benefit rate plus any supplemental
15unemployment benefits, as defined in section 501 (c) (17) (D) of the internal revenue
16code, then payable to the individual claimant;
SB327, s. 123 17Section 123. 108.141 (3g) (a) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,76,1918 108.141 (3g) (a) 3. d. The offer of work to the individual claimant was in writing
19or the position was listed with a public employment office.
SB327, s. 124 20Section 124. 108.141 (3g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,77,521 108.141 (3g) (c) A claimant shall make a systematic and sustained effort to
22obtain work shall be made and provide tangible evidence thereof provided to the
23department in each week by a claimant for each week for which the claimant files
24a claim for extended benefits. If a claimant fails to make the required effort to obtain
25work or to provide tangible evidence thereof, on a weekly basis, he or she is ineligible

1for to receive extended benefits for the week in which the failure occurs and for each
2week
thereafter until he or she has again worked within been employed during at
3least 4 subsequent weeks in employment or other work covered by the
4unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government
and has earned
5wages for such work equal to at least 4 times his or her weekly extended benefit rate.
SB327, s. 125 6Section 125. 108.141 (3g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,77,167 108.141 (3g) (d) Notwithstanding s. 108.04 (6) and (7), an individual a claimant
8who was disqualified from receipt of benefits because of voluntarily terminating
9employment or incurring a disciplinary suspension for misconduct or other good
10cause is ineligible to receive extended benefits unless the individual has, since the
11date of that disqualification,
for the week in which the termination occurs or the
12suspension begins and for each week thereafter until he or she has again
been
13employed during at least 4 subsequent weeks in employment or other work covered
14by the unemployment insurance law of any state or the federal government
and
15earned wages for such work equal to at least 4 times his or her weekly extended
16benefit rate.
SB327, s. 126 17Section 126. 108.141 (3g) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,77,2118 108.141 (3g) (e) Extended benefits shall not be denied under par. (a) 2. to an
19individual
a claimant for any week if the failure would not result in a denial of
20benefits under the law of the state governing eligibility for such benefits to the extent
21that the law is not inconsistent with this subsection.
SB327, s. 127 22Section 127. 108.142 (1) (h) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,78,423 108.142 (1) (h) 3. Has no right to unemployment benefits or allowances under
24the railroad unemployment insurance act or such other federal laws as are specified
25in regulations issued by the U.S. secretary of labor, and has not received and is not

1seeking unemployment benefits under the unemployment compensation insurance
2law of Canada, but if the individual is seeking such benefits and the appropriate
3agency finally determines that he or she is not entitled to benefits under that law,
4the individual is an "exhaustee".
SB327, s. 128 5Section 128. 108.142 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,78,86 108.142 (1) (i) "State law" means the unemployment compensation insurance
7law of any state, approved by the U.S. secretary of labor under section 3304 of the
8internal revenue code.
SB327, s. 129 9Section 129. 108.16 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,78,1610 108.16 (5) (b) The department shall requisition from this state's account in the
11"Unemployment Trust Fund" necessary amounts from time to time, shall hold such
12amounts consistently with any applicable federal regulations, and shall make
13withdrawals therefrom solely for benefits and for such other unemployment
14compensation insurance payments or employment security expenditures as are
15expressly authorized by this chapter and consistent with any relevant federal
16requirements.
SB327, s. 130 17Section 130. 108.16 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,78,2318 108.16 (7m) The fund's treasurer may write off, by charging to the fund's
19balancing account, any delinquent unemployment compensation contribution,
20reimbursement in lieu of contribution, tardy payment or filing fee, or interest for
21which the employer's liability to the fund was established under s. 108.10, upon
22receipt of certification by the department that reasonable efforts have been made to
23recover the delinquency and that the delinquency is uncollectible.
SB327, s. 131 24Section 131. 108.161 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,79,4
1108.161 (3) Consistently with this chapter and said section 903, such moneys
2shall be used solely for benefits or employment security administration, including
3unemployment compensation insurance, employment service and related statistical
4operations.
SB327, s. 132 5Section 132. 108.162 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,79,136 108.162 (1) The amounts appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (na) shall be used
7for employment security administration, including unemployment compensation
8insurance, employment service and related statistical operations; for capital outlay
9to buy suitable parcels of land for buildings designed for employment security
10operations; and to finance the designing and construction of such buildings, and for
11such equipment, facilities, paving, landscaping and other improvements as are
12required for the proper use and operation of buildings occupied by the department
13for employment security administration.
SB327, s. 133 14Section 133. 108.162 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,79,1915 108.162 (3) The amount obligated under this section during any fiscal year may
16not exceed the aggregate of all amounts credited under s. 108.161 (1), including
17amounts credited under s. 108.161 (8), reduced by the amount obligated under s.
1820.445 (1) (nb) and further reduced
at the time of any obligation by the sum of the
19moneys obligated and charged against any of the amounts thus credited.
SB327, s. 134 20Section 134. 108.18 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,79,2321 108.18 (3m) (b) "Schedule B" is in effect for any calendar year whenever, as of
22the preceding June 30, the fund has a cash balance of at least $300,000,000 but less
23than $1,000,000,000 $900,000,000.
SB327, s. 135 24Section 135. 108.18 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.18 (3m) (c) "Schedule C" is in effect for any calendar year whenever, as of
2the preceding June 30, the fund has a cash balance of at least $1,000,000,000
3$900,000,000 but less than $1,200,000,000.
SB327, s. 136 4Section 136. 108.18 (3m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,80,65 108.18 (3m) (d) "Schedule D" is in effect for any calendar year whenever, as of
6the preceding June 30, the fund has a cash balance of at least $1,200,000,000.
SB327, s. 137 7Section 137. 108.18 (4) (figure) Schedule D of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,80,9 9Figure: 108.18 (4) Schedule D:
SB327, s. 138 2Section 138. 108.18 (7) (a) 1. and (h) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB327,81,73 108.18 (7) (a) 1. Except as provided in pars. (b) to (h), any employer may make
4payments to the fund during the month of November in excess of those required by
5this section and s. 108.19 (1) and (1e). Each payment shall be credited to the
6employer's account for the purpose of computing the employer's reserve percentage
7as of the immediately preceding computation date.
SB327,81,128 (h) The department shall establish contributions other than those required by
9this section and s. 108.19 (1) and (1e) and contributions other than those submitted
10during the month of November or authorized under par. (f) as a credit against future
11contributions payable by the employer or shall refund the contributions at the
12employer's option.
SB327, s. 139
1Section 139. 108.18 (9) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB327,82,82 108.18 (9) Solvency rates. (intro.) Except as provided in sub. subs. (9c) and
3(9e), an employer's solvency rate on its payroll for a given calendar year shall be
4based solely on the contribution rate of its account for the calendar year under this
5section. For purposes of rate determination under this subsection, an employer's
6payroll shall be calculated for the 12-month period ending with the computation
7date preceding the calendar year for to which the rate applies. [See Figure 108.18
8(9) following]
SB327, s. 140 9Section 140. 108.18 (9) (figure) Schedule D of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,82,11 11Figure: 108.18 (9) Schedule D:
SB327, s. 141 2Section 141. 108.18 (9c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,83,53 108.18 (9c) Reduction of solvency rate. The department shall reduce the
4solvency rate payable under sub. (9) by each employer for each year by the rate
5payable by that employer under s. 108.19 (1e) (a) for that year.
SB327, s. 142
1Section 142. 108.19 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB327,84,72 108.19 (1e) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), each employer, other than an
3employer which finances benefits under s. 108.15 or 108.151 shall, in addition to
4other contributions payable under s. 108.18 and this section, pay an assessment to
5the administrative account for each year prior to the year 2000 equal to the lesser
6of 0.01% of its payroll for that year or the solvency contribution that would otherwise
7be payable by the employer under s. 108.18 (9) for that year.
SB327,84,108 (b) The levy prescribed under par. (a) is not effective for any year unless the
9department, no later than the November 30 preceding that year, publishes a class
101 notice under ch. 985 giving notice that the levy is in effect for the ensuing year.
SB327,84,1411 (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may, if it finds that the full
12amount of the levy is not required to effect the purposes specified in par. (d) for any
13year, prescribe a reduced levy for that year and in such case shall publish in the notice
14under par. (b) the rate of the reduced levy.
SB327,84,1715 (d) The department may expend the moneys received from assessments levied
16under this subsection for the design or development of unemployment insurance
17information technology systems.
SB327, s. 143 18Section 143. 108.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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