SB447,9,248 106.11 (3) (a) To ensure that the governor's coordination and special services
9plan proposed by the governor's council on workforce excellence and each job training
10plan proposed by a private industry council pursuant to the federal job training
11partnership act, 29 USC 1501 to 1792b, coordinate with and consider programs and
12services provided or proposed by other bodies with a direct interest in employment,
13training and human resources utilization and respond to concerns of interested
14citizens, employment and training service providers and members of the business
15community, the governor's council on workforce excellence and each private industry
16council shall make their proposed plans available to the public and after reasonable
17notice hold at least one public hearing before submittal to the governor under par.
18(c). The governor's council on workforce excellence or private industry council shall
19provide notice of the public hearing and a copy of the proposed plan or a summary
20of it to the appropriate standing committees under par. (b). The public hearing shall
21be held sufficiently in advance of the date each council must submit its plan to the
22governor to permit the council to address concerns raised at its hearing. The public
23hearing shall be held at a reasonable time in a place accessible to the public,
24including handicapped persons with disabilities.
SB447, s. 29 25Section 29. 111.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1111.31 (1) The legislature finds that the practice of unfair discrimination in
2employment against properly qualified individuals by reason of their age, race,
3creed, color, handicap disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual
4orientation, arrest record, conviction record, membership in the national guard,
5state defense force or any other reserve component of the military forces of the United
6States or this state or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises
7during nonworking hours substantially and adversely affects the general welfare of
8the state. Employers, labor organizations, employment agencies and licensing
9agencies that deny employment opportunities and discriminate in employment
10against properly qualified individuals solely because of their age, race, creed, color,
11handicap disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation,
12arrest record, conviction record, membership in the national guard, state defense
13force or any other reserve component of the military forces of the United States or
14this state or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during
15nonworking hours deprive those individuals of the earnings that are necessary to
16maintain a just and decent standard of living.
SB447, s. 30 17Section 30. 111.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,11,518 111.31 (2) It is the intent of the legislature to protect by law the rights of all
19individuals to obtain gainful employment and to enjoy privileges free from
20employment discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, handicap disability,
21marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record,
22conviction record, membership in the national guard, state defense force or any other
23reserve component of the military forces of the United States or this state or use or
24nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours, and
25to encourage the full, nondiscriminatory utilization of the productive resources of the

1state to the benefit of the state, the family and all the people of the state. It is the
2intent of the legislature in promulgating this subchapter to encourage employers to
3evaluate an employe or applicant for employment based upon the employe's or
4applicant's individual qualifications rather than upon a particular class to which the
5individual may belong.
SB447, s. 31 6Section 31. 111.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,11,167 111.31 (3) In the interpretation and application of this subchapter, and
8otherwise, it is declared to be the public policy of the state to encourage and foster
9to the fullest extent practicable the employment of all properly qualified individuals
10regardless of age, race, creed, color, handicap disability, marital status, sex, national
11origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, membership in
12the national guard, state defense force or any other reserve component of the military
13forces of the United States or this state or use or nonuse of lawful products off the
14employer's premises during nonworking hours. Nothing in this subsection requires
15an affirmative action program to correct an imbalance in the work force. This
16subchapter shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose.
SB447, s. 32 17Section 32. 111.32 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,11,1918 111.32 (8) (intro.)  "Handicapped individual" "Individual with a disability"
19means an individual who:
SB447, s. 33 20Section 33 . 111.321 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,12,3 21111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to 111.36,
22no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency or other
23person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s. 111.322
24against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, color, handicap disability,
25marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record,

1membership in the national guard, state defense force or any reserve component of
2the military forces of the United States or this state or use or nonuse of lawful
3products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours.
SB447, s. 34 4Section 34. 111.335 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: This Section repeals the definition of "equivalent bond" in the fair
employment law. According to DWD, that definition includes a bond issued to an
ex-offender under the federal Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, which has
been repealed. Therefore, the definition of "equivalent bond" is now obsolete and should
also be repealed.
SB447, s. 35 5Section 35 . 111.34 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,12,6 6111.34 (title) Handicap Disability; exceptions and special cases.
SB447, s. 36 7Section 36. 111.34 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,12,98 111.34 (1) (intro.) Employment discrimination because of handicap disability
9includes, but is not limited to:
SB447, s. 37 10Section 37. 111.34 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,12,1311 111.34 (1) (a) Contributing a lesser amount to the fringe benefits, including life
12or disability insurance coverage, of any employe because of the employe's handicap
13disability; or
SB447, s. 38 14Section 38. 111.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,12,1815 111.34 (1) (b) Refusing to reasonably accommodate an employe's or prospective
16employe's handicap disability unless the employer can demonstrate that the
17accommodation would pose a hardship on the employer's program, enterprise or
18business.
SB447, s. 39 19Section 39. 111.34 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,13,520 111.34 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 111.322, it is not employment discrimination
21because of handicap disability to refuse to hire, employ, admit or license any
22individual, to bar or terminate from employment, membership or licensure any

1individual, or to discriminate against any individual in promotion, compensation or
2in terms, conditions or privileges of employment if the handicap disability is
3reasonably related to the individual's ability to adequately undertake the
4job-related responsibilities of that individual's employment, membership or
5licensure.
SB447, s. 40 6Section 40. 111.34 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,13,147 111.34 (2) (b) In evaluating whether a handicapped an individual with a
8disability
can adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of a particular
9job, membership or licensed activity, the present and future safety of the individual,
10of the individual's coworkers and, if applicable, of the general public may be
11considered. However, this evaluation shall be made on an individual case-by-case
12basis and may not be made by a general rule which prohibits the employment or
13licensure of handicapped individuals with disabilities in general or a particular class
14of handicapped individuals with disabilities.
SB447, s. 41 15Section 41. 111.34 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,13,2416 111.34 (2) (c) If the employment, membership or licensure involves a special
17duty of care for the safety of the general public, including but not limited to
18employment with a common carrier, this special duty of care may be considered in
19evaluating whether the employe or applicant can adequately undertake the
20job-related responsibilities of a particular job, membership or licensed activity.
21However, this evaluation shall be made on an individual case-by-case basis and may
22not be made by a general rule which prohibits the employment or licensure of
23handicapped individuals with disabilities in general or a particular class of
24handicapped individuals with disabilities.
SB447, s. 42 25Section 42. 230.24 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.24 (1m) The policy established by the administrator under sub. (1) that
2deals with probation shall provide the option of extending the probationary period
3for handicapped individuals with disabilities, as defined in s. 111.32 (8), who are
4employes in a manner consistent with s. 230.28 (1) (bm).
SB447, s. 43 5Section 43. 230.28 (1) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,14,106 230.28 (1) (bm) (intro.) At the request of an appointing authority and an
7employe, the administrator may authorize, at any time before the completion of the
8probationary period, an extended probationary period of up to one additional year
9for a handicapped an individual with a disability, as defined in s. 111.32 (8), who is
10the employe to allow the employe to do any of the following:
SB447, s. 44 11Section 44. 230.28 (1) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,14,1312 230.28 (1) (bm) 2. Obtain or adapt to special modifications made to the
13employe's workplace to accommodate the employe's handicap disability.
SB447, s. 45 14Section 45 . 560.20 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB447,14,1715 560.20 (1) (e) "Person with severe disabilities" means an individual who is
16eligible for one or more programs or services under ch. 47 because he or she is a
17severely handicapped person with a severe disability, as defined in s. 47.01 (4) (3g).
Note: Sections 1 to 33 and 35 to 45 change references in the fair employment,
vocational rehabilitation, worker's compensation, minimum wage for sheltered
workshop employes and fair housing statutes from the terms "handicap", "handicapped
individual, person or worker" and "handicap to employment" to "disability", "individual,
person or worker with a disability" and "barrier to employment". According to DWD,
some state statutes and federal statutes use the term "disability" rather than "handicap"
because it is more up-to-date and commonly used. Therefore, references to "handicap",
"handicapped individual, person or worker" and "handicap to employment" should be
updated accordingly.
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