SB45: Bill Text

SB45,966,25 101.143 (4) (di) Rules concerning deductible for underground systems. The department may promulgate rules describing a class of owners and operators of underground petroleum product storage tanks otherwise subject to par. (dg) 1. for whom the deductible is the amount under par. (dg) 3. rather than the amount under par. (dg) 1.

SB45, s. 1993 Section 1993. 101.143 (4) (dm) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,967,3 101.143 (4) (dm) 2. a. For the owner or operator of a terminal, $15,000 plus 5% 15% of the amount by which eligible costs exceed $200,000.

SB45, s. 1994 Section 1994. 101.143 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,967,12 101.143 (9m) Revenue obligations. (a) For purposes of subch. II of ch. 18, the petroleum storage remedial action program is a special fund program, and the petroleum inspection fund is a special fund. The petroleum inspection fund is a segregated fund created by the imposition of fees, penalties or excise taxes. The legislature finds and determines that a nexus exists between the petroleum storage remedial action program and the petroleum inspection fund in that fees imposed on users of petroleum are used to remedy environmental damage caused by petroleum storage.

SB45,967,17 (b) Deposits, appropriations or transfers to the petroleum inspection fund for the purposes of the petroleum storage remedial action program may be funded with the proceeds of revenue obligations issued subject to and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 and, if designated a higher education bond, in accordance with subch. IV of ch. 18.

SB45,967,21 (e) The department shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to distribute the special fund revenues and to distribute the proceeds of the revenue obligations in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 and, if designated a higher education bond, in accordance with subch. IV of ch. 18.

SB45,967,25 (f) The department may enter into agreements with the federal government or its agencies, political subdivisions of this state, individuals or private entities to insure or in any other manner provide additional security for the revenue obligations issued under this subsection.

SB45,968,9 (g) Revenue obligations may be contracted by the building commission when it reasonably appears to the building commission that all obligations incurred under this subsection can be fully paid on a timely basis from moneys received or anticipated to be received. Revenue obligations issued under this subsection may not exceed $450,000,000 in principal amount. In addition to this limit on principal amount, the building commission may contract revenue obligations under this subsection as the building commission determines is desirable to fund or refund outstanding revenue obligations, to pay issuance or administrative expenses, to make deposits to reserve funds or to pay accrued or capitalized interest.

SB45,968,15 (h) Unless otherwise expressly provided in resolutions authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations or in other agreements with the owners of revenue obligations, each issue of revenue obligations under this subsection shall be on a parity with every other revenue obligation issued under this subsection and in accordance with subch. II of ch. 18 and, if designated a higher education bond, in accordance with subch. IV of ch. 18.

SB45,968,21 (i) Recognizing its moral obligation to do so, the legislature expresses its expectation and aspiration that, if the legislature reduces the rate of the petroleum inspection fee and if the funds in the petroleum inspection fund are insufficient to pay the principal and interest on the revenue obligations issued under subch. II or IV of ch. 18 pursuant to this subsection, the legislature shall make an appropriation from the general fund sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the obligations.

SB45, s. 1995 Section 1995. 101.143 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,969,4 101.143 (12) Report. No later than each January 1 and July 1, the department of commerce and the department of natural resources shall submit to the governor and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature, under s. 13.172 (3), a report concerning petroleum product storage systems and home oil tank systems from which discharges have occurred for which remedial action activities are being conducted. The departments shall provide all of the following information for each petroleum product storage system and home oil tank system:

SB45,969,5 (a) The date on which the record of the site investigation was received.

SB45,969,7 (b) The environmental risk factors, as defined by the department of commerce by rule, identified at the site.

SB45,969,8 (c) The year in which the approval under sub. (3) (c) 4. is expected to be issued.

SB45, s. 1996 Section 1996. 101.144 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,969,13 101.144 (2) (b) 1. The site of the discharge is classified, as provided in rules promulgated under sub. (3m) (a) 3. (3g) (a), as medium priority or low priority, based on the threat that the discharge poses to public health, safety and welfare and to the environment, subject to sub. (3g) (b).

SB45, s. 1997 Section 1997. 101.144 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,970,2 101.144 (3g) (a) The department of commerce and the department of natural resources, shall attempt to reach an agreement that is consistent with par. (b) and that specifies procedures and standards for determining whether the site of a discharge of a petroleum product from a petroleum storage tank is classified as high priority, medium priority or low priority. If the department of commerce and the department of natural resources are unable to reach an agreement, they shall refer the matters on which they are unable to agree to the secretary of administration for resolution. The secretary of administration shall resolve any matters on which the departments disagree in a manner that is consistent with par. (b). The department of commerce shall promulgate rules incorporating any agreement between the department of commerce and the department of natural resources under this paragraph and any resolution of disagreements between the departments by the secretary of administration under this paragraph.

SB45,970,8 (b) The department of commerce may not provide, in the rules under par. (a), that all sites at which an enforcement standard, as defined in s. 160.01 (2), is exceeded are classified as high priority. The department shall design the rules under par. (a) to classify no more than 50% of sites as high priority. If 6 months after the rules under par. (a) are in effect more than 50% of sites are classified as high priority, the department shall revise the rules.

SB45, s. 1998 Section 1998. 101.144 (3m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,970,12 101.144 (3m) (a) 3. Establishes procedures, standards and schedules for determining whether the site of a discharge of a petroleum product from a petroleum storage tank is classified as high priority, medium priority or low priority.

SB45, s. 1999 Section 1999. 102.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,970,16 102.01 (2) (d) "Municipality" includes a county, city, town, village, school district, sewer district, drainage district and family care district and other public or quasi-public corporations.

SB45, s. 2000 Section 2000. 102.04 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,970,20 102.04 (1) (a) The state, each county, city, town, village, school district, sewer district, drainage district, family care district and other public or quasi-public corporations therein.

SB45, s. 2001 Section 2001. 102.26 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2002 Section 2002. 102.27 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,970,25 102.27 (2) (a) A benefit under this chapter is assignable under s. 46.10 (14) (e), 301.12 (14) (e), 767.23 (1) (L), 767.25 (4m) (c), 767.265 (1) or (2m), 767.51 (3m) (c) or 767.62 (4) (b) 3.

SB45, s. 2003 Section 2003. 102.29 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,971,9 102.29 (9) No participant in a work experience component of a job opportunities and basic skills program who, under s. 49.193 (6) (a), is 1997 stats., was considered to be an employe of the agency administering that program, or who, under s. 49.193 (6) (a), is 1997 stats., was provided worker's compensation coverage by the person administering the work experience component, and who makes a claim for compensation under this chapter may make a claim or maintain an action in tort against the employer who provided the work experience from which the claim arose. This subsection does not apply to injuries occurring after February 28, 1998.

SB45, s. 2004 Section 2004. 102.42 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,971,22 102.42 (6) Treatment rejected by employe. Unless the employe shall have elected Christian Science treatment in lieu of medical, surgical, dental, or hospital or sanatorium treatment, no compensation shall be payable for the death or disability of an employe, if the death be caused, or insofar as the disability may be aggravated, caused or continued by an unreasonable refusal or neglect to submit to or follow any competent and reasonable medical, surgical or dental treatment or, in the case of tuberculosis, by refusal or neglect to submit to or follow hospital or sanatorium or medical treatment when found by the department to be necessary. The right to compensation accruing during a period of refusal or neglect to submit to or follow hospital or sanatorium or medical treatment when found by the department to be necessary in the case of tuberculosis shall be barred, irrespective of whether disability was aggravated, caused or continued thereby.

SB45, s. 2005 Section 2005. 103.001 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,972,3 103.001 (6) "Employer" means any person, firm, corporation, state, county, town, city, village, school district, sewer district, drainage district , family care district and other public or quasi-public corporations as well as any agent, manager, representative or other person having control or custody of any employment, place of employment or of any employe.

SB45, s. 2006 Section 2006. 106.115 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2007 Section 2007. 106.115 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2008 Section 2008. 106.115 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2009 Section 2009. 106.115 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,972,9 106.115 (1) (i) The national and community service corps under 42 USC 12501 to 12682 and s. 16.22 46.78.

SB45, s. 2010 Section 2010. 106.115 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2011 Section 2011. 106.115 (2) (em) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2012 Section 2012. 106.12 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,972,14 106.12 (title) Division of connecting education and work Governor's work-based learning board.

SB45, s. 2013 Section 2013. 106.12 of the statutes is renumbered 106.12 (2) and amended to read:

SB45,973,4 106.12 (2) Employment and education program administration. Based on the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence, the division of connecting education and work The board shall plan, coordinate, administer and implement the department's workforce excellence initiatives, programs, policies and funding, the youth apprenticeship and, school-to-work, technical college study grant and work-based learning programs under s. 106.13 (1) and such other employment and education programs as the governor may by executive order assign to the division board. Notwithstanding any limitations placed on the use of state employment and education funds under this section or s. 106.13, or 106.14, 106.15, 106.20 or 106.21 or under an executive order assigning an employment and education program to the division board, the secretary board may issue a general or special order waiving any of those limitations on finding that the waiver will promote the coordination of employment and education services.

SB45, s. 2014 Section 2014. 106.12 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,973,7 106.12 (1) Definition. In this section and ss. 106.13 and 106.14, "board" means the governor's work-based learning board.

SB45, s. 2015 Section 2015. 106.12 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,973,12 106.12 (3) Executive director. The governor shall appoint an executive director of the board outside the classified service to serve at the pleasure of the governor. The executive director shall be in charge of the board's administrative functions.

SB45, s. 2016 Section 2016. 106.13 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,973,15 106.13 (title) Youth apprenticeship and, school-to-work technical college study grant and work-based learning programs.

SB45, s. 2017 Section 2017. 106.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,973,23 106.13 (1) The department board shall provide a youth apprenticeship program and that includes the grant programs under subs. (3m) and (4), a school-to-work program in accordance with 20 USC 6101 to 6251, that includes the school-to-work program for children at risk under sub. (4m), a technical college study grant program as described in sub. (4g) and, for youths who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 to 619, a work-based learning program.

SB45, s. 2018 Section 2018. 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,974,5 106.13 (2) The governor's council on workforce excellence, the technical college system board and the department of public instruction shall assist the department of workforce development board in providing the youth apprenticeship program and, the school-to-work program, the technical college study grant program and the work-based learning program under sub. (1).

SB45, s. 2019 Section 2019. 106.13 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 106.13 (2m) (a) and amended to read:

SB45,974,13 106.13 (2m) (a) After reviewing the recommendations of the governor's council on workforce excellence under s. 106.115 (2) (e), the department The board shall approve occupations, and maintain a list of approved occupations, for the youth apprenticeship program, shall approve the curricula developed under par. (b) for youth apprenticeship programs for those approved occupations and shall approve statewide skill standards for the school-to-work program.

SB45,974,19 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (ev) 20.292 (1) (m), the department shall technical college system board shall expend not more than $125,000 in each fiscal year to develop curricula for youth apprenticeship programs for occupations approved under this subsection par. (a). In developing that curricula, the technical college system board shall consult with the governor's work-based learning board.

SB45, s. 2020 Section 2020. 106.13 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,974,25 106.13 (3m) (a) In this subsection, "local partnership" means one or more school districts, or any combination of one or more school districts, other public agencies, as defined in sub. (4) (a) 2., nonprofit organizations, as defined in sub. (4) (a) 1., individuals or other persons, who have agreed to be responsible for implementing and coordinating a local youth apprenticeship program.

SB45,975,10 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (b), the board shall award grants to applying local partnerships for the implementation and coordination of local youth apprenticeship programs. A local partnership shall include in its grant application the identity of each public agency, nonprofit organization, individual and other person who is a participant in the local partnership, a plan to accomplish the implementation and coordination activities specified in subds. 1. to 6. and the identity of a fiscal agent who shall be responsible for receiving, managing and accounting for the grant moneys received under this paragraph. A local partnership that is awarded a grant under this paragraph may use the grant moneys awarded for any of the following implementation and coordination activities:

SB45,975,12 1. Recruiting employers to provide on-the-job training and supervision for youth apprentices and providing technical assistance to those employers.

SB45,975,14 2. Recruiting students to participate in the local youth apprenticeship program and monitoring the progress of youth apprentices participating in the program.

SB45,975,17 3. Coordinating youth apprenticeship training activities within participating school districts and among participating school districts, postsecondary institutions and employers.

SB45,975,20 4. Coordinating academic, vocational and occupational learning, school-based and work-based learning and secondary and postsecondary education for participants in the local youth apprenticeship program.

SB45,975,22 5. Assisting employers in identifying and training workplace mentors and matching youth apprentices and mentors.

SB45,975,24 6. Any other implementation or coordination activity that the board may direct or permit the local partnership to perform.

SB45, s. 2021 Section 2021. 106.13 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,976,12 106.13 (4) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (7) (em), the department board may award a grant to a public agency or a nonprofit organization, or to an employer that is responsible for the on-the-job training and supervision of a youth apprentice. A public agency or non-profit organization that receives a grant under this subsection shall use the funds awarded under the grant to award training grants to employers that provide on-the-job training and supervision for youth apprentices. Subject to par. (c), a training grant provided under this subsection may be awarded to an employer for each youth apprentice who receives at least 180 hours of paid on-the-job training from the employer during a school year, as defined in s. 115.001 (13). The amount of a training grant may not exceed $500 per youth apprentice per school year. A training grant may not be awarded for any specific youth apprentice for more than 2 school years.

SB45, s. 2022 Section 2022. 106.13 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,976,19 106.13 (4) (c) Notwithstanding par. (b), the department board may award a training grant under this subsection to an employer that provides less than 180 hours of paid on-the-job training for a youth apprentice during a school year, as defined in s. 115.001 (13), if the department board determines that it would be beneficial for the youth apprentice to receive on-the-job training from more than one employer.

SB45, s. 2023 Section 2023. 106.13 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,976,24 106.13 (4g) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (c), the board may award study grants to high school graduates who meet or exceed a grade point average determined by the board and who enroll full-time in a technical college district school under ch. 38 within one year after graduation from high school.

SB45,977,4 (b) The board shall establish requirements, including a minimum grade point average requirement, that a student must meet to be eligible to receive a study grant under par. (a). Notwithstanding sub. (5), those requirements need not be promulgated as rules.

SB45, s. 2024 Section 2024. 106.13 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,977,7 106.13 (5) The department board shall promulgate rules to administer this section.

SB45, s. 2025 Section 2025. 106.14 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, section 2679, is amended to read:

SB45,977,12 106.14 (1) The department From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (g), the board may award grants to nonprofit corporations and public agencies for the provision of career counseling centers throughout the state.

SB45, s. 2026 Section 2026. 106.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,977,17 106.14 (3) Any nonprofit corporation or public agency may apply for a grant to operate a career counseling center under this section. The department board shall review the applications submitted under this subsection according to procedures and criteria established by the department board.

SB45, s. 2027 Section 2027. 106.14 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,977,24 106.14 (4) Amounts awarded under sub. (3) may be paid in instalments and shall range from 25% to 75% of the total cost of operating the career counseling center, except that after 3 years of receiving grant funds under this section a grant recipient may receive no more than 50% of the total cost of operating the career counseling center. The department board shall require the grant recipient to provide the remaining percentage share of the total project cost.

SB45, s. 2028 Section 2028. 106.18 of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 2029 Section 2029. 106.215 (10) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,978,11 106.215 (10) (g) 1. A person who is employed as a corps enrollee for a 6-month to one-year period of continuous employment, as determined by standards adopted by the board, and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation upon termination of employment is entitled to an incentive payment of $500 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours or an education voucher that is worth at least double the monetary value of the prorated incentive payment, but not more than $2,600 $2,800 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours. No corps enrollee may receive more than 2 incentive payments or 4 education vouchers.

SB45, s. 2030 Section 2030. 108.20 (2m) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 39, section 146, is amended to read:

SB45,979,6 108.20 (2m) From the moneys not appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (ge), (gf) and (gg) which are received by the administrative account as interest and penalties under this chapter, the department shall pay the benefits chargeable to the administrative account under s. 108.07 (5) and the interest payable to employers under s. 108.17 (3m) and may pay interest due on advances to the unemployment reserve fund from the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act, 42 USC 1321 to 1324, may make payments to satisfy a federal audit exception concerning a payment from the fund or any federal aid disallowance involving the unemployment insurance program, or may make payments to the fund if such action is necessary to obtain a lower interest rate or deferral of interest payments on advances from the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social security act or may transfer moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (gd) to the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (k) for the payment of career counseling center grants under s. 106.14, except that any interest earned pending disbursement of federal employment security grants under s. 20.445 (1) (n) shall be credited to the general fund. Any moneys reverting to the administrative account from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (1) (ge) and (gf) shall be utilized as provided in this subsection.