SB44, s. 1843 8Section 1843. 101.563 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,787,209 101.563 (2) (b) 2. `Payments from dues for calendar years 2002 to 2004.'
10Notwithstanding s. 101.573 (3) (a) and except as otherwise provided in this
11subdivision, on or before May 1 in each year, the department shall compile the fire
12department dues paid by all insurers under s. 601.93 and the dues paid by the state
13fire fund under s. 101.573 (1) and funds remaining under s. 101.573 (3) (b), withhold
140.5% and certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the proper amount
15to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (3) (L) to each city, village, and town
16entitled to a proportionate share of fire department dues as provided under sub. (1)
17(b) and s. 101.575. Annually, on or before August 1, the state treasurer secretary of
18administration
shall pay the amounts certified by the department to each such city,
19village, and town. This paragraph applies only to payment of a proportionate share
20of fire department dues collected for calendar years 2002 to 2004.
SB44, s. 1844 21Section 1844. 101.563 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,788,922 101.563 (2) (b) 3. The amounts withheld under subds. 1. and 2. shall be
23disbursed to correct errors of the department or the commissioner of insurance. The
24department shall certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the
25amount that must be disbursed to correct an error and the state treasurer secretary

1of administration
shall pay the amount to the specified city, village, or town. The
2balance of the amount withheld in a calendar year under subds. subd. 1. or 2., as
3applicable, which is not disbursed under this subdivision shall be included in the
4total compiled by the department under subd. 2. for the next calendar year, except
5that amounts withheld under subd. 2. from fire department dues collected for
6calendar year 2004 that are not disbursed under this subdivision shall be included
7in the total compiled by the department under s. 101.573 (3) (a) for the next calendar
8year. If errors in payments exceed the amount withheld, adjustments shall be made
9in the distribution for the next year.
SB44, s. 1845 10Section 1845. 101.573 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,788,1611 101.573 (1) The department shall include in the compilation and certification
12of fire department dues under sub. (3) 2% of the premiums paid to the state fire fund
13for the insurance of any public property, other than state property. The department
14shall notify the state treasurer secretary of administration of the amount certified
15under this subsection and the state treasurer secretary of administration shall
16charge the amount to the state fire fund.
SB44, s. 1846 17Section 1846. 101.573 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,788,2518 101.573 (3) (a) On or before May 1 in each year, the department shall compile
19the fire department dues paid by all insurers under s. 601.93 and the dues paid by
20the state fire fund under sub. (1) and funds remaining under par. (b), withhold .5%
21and certify to the state treasurer secretary of administration the proper amount to
22be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (3) (L) to each city, village, or town
23entitled to fire department dues under s. 101.575. Annually, on or before August 1,
24the state treasurer secretary of administration shall pay the amounts certified by the
25department to the cities, villages and towns eligible under s. 101.575.
SB44, s. 1847
1Section 1847. 101.573 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,789,162 101.573 (3) (b) The amount withheld under par. (a) shall be disbursed to correct
3errors of the department or the commissioner of insurance or for payments to cities,
4villages, or towns which are first determined to be eligible for payments under par.
5(a) after May 1. The department shall certify to the state treasurer secretary of
6administration
, as near as is practical, the amount which would have been payable
7to the municipality if payment had been properly disbursed under par. (a) on or prior
8to May 1, except the amount payable to any municipality first eligible after May 1
9shall be reduced by 1.5% for each month or portion of a month which expires after
10May 1 and prior to the eligibility determination. The state treasurer secretary of
11administration
shall pay the amount certified to the city, village , or town. The
12balance of the amount withheld in a calendar year under par. (a) which is not
13disbursed under this paragraph shall be included in the total compiled by the
14department under par. (a) for the next calendar year. If errors in payments exceed
15the amount set aside for error payments, adjustments shall be made in the
16distribution for the next year.
SB44, s. 1848 17Section 1848. 101.573 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,789,2218 101.573 (4) The department shall transmit to the treasurer of each city, village,
19and town entitled to fire department dues, a statement of the amount of dues payable
20to it, and the commissioner of insurance shall furnish to the state treasurer secretary
21of administration
, upon request, a list of the insurers paying dues under s. 601.93
22and the amount paid by each.
SB44, s. 1849 23Section 1849. 102.07 (17m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,790,224 102.07 (17m) A participant in a trial job under s. 49.147 (3) or a transitional
25subsidized private sector job under s. 49.147 (3m)
is an employee of any employer

1under this chapter for whom the participant is performing service at the time of the
2injury.
SB44, s. 1850 3Section 1850. 102.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,790,184 102.28 (7) (a) If an employer who is currently or was formerly exempted by
5written order of the department under sub. (2) is unable to pay an award, judgment
6is rendered in accordance with s. 102.20 against that employer, and execution is
7levied and returned unsatisfied in whole or in part, payments for the employer's
8liability shall be made from the fund established under sub. (8). If a currently or
9formerly exempted employer files for bankruptcy and not less than 60 days after that
10filing the department has reason to believe that compensation payments due are not
11being paid, the department in its discretion may make payment for the employer's
12liability from the fund established under sub. (8). The state treasurer secretary of
13administration
shall proceed to recover such payments from the employer or the
14employer's receiver or trustee in bankruptcy, and may commence an action or
15proceeding or file a claim therefor. The attorney general shall appear on behalf of
16the state treasurer secretary of administration in any such action or proceeding. All
17moneys recovered in any such action or proceeding shall be paid into the fund
18established under sub. (8).
SB44, s. 1851 19Section 1851. 102.63 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,791,2 20102.63 Refunds by state. Whenever the department shall certify to the state
21treasurer
secretary of administration that excess payment has been made under s.
22102.59 or under s. 102.49 (5) either because of mistake or otherwise, the state
23treasurer
secretary of administration shall within 5 days after receipt of such
24certificate draw an order against the fund in the state treasury into which such
25excess was paid, reimbursing such payor of such excess payment, together with

1interest actually earned thereon if the excess payment has been on deposit for at
2least 6 months.
SB44, s. 1852 3Section 1852. 102.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,791,154 102.81 (2) The department may retain an insurance carrier or insurance
5service organization to process, investigate and pay claims under this section and
6may obtain excess or stop-loss reinsurance with an insurance carrier authorized to
7do business in this state in an amount that the secretary determines is necessary for
8the sound operation of the uninsured employers fund. In cases involving disputed
9claims, the department may retain an attorney to represent the interests of the
10uninsured employers fund and to make appearances on behalf of the uninsured
11employers fund in proceedings under ss. 102.16 to 102.29. Section 20.918 and subch.
12IV of ch. 16 do not apply to an attorney hired retained under this subsection. The
13charges for the services retained under this subsection shall be paid from the
14appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (hp). The cost of any reinsurance obtained under
15this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (sm).
SB44, s. 1853 16Section 1853. 102.85 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,791,2217 102.85 (4) (c) If any deposit is made for an offense to which this section applies,
18the person making the deposit shall also deposit a sufficient amount to include the
19uninsured employer assessment prescribed in this section. If the deposit is forfeited,
20the amount of the uninsured employer assessment shall be transmitted to the state
21treasurer
secretary of administration under par. (d). If the deposit is returned, the
22uninsured employer assessment shall also be returned.
SB44, s. 1854 23Section 1854. 102.85 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,792,524 102.85 (4) (d) The clerk of the court shall collect and transmit to the county
25treasurer the uninsured employer assessment and other amounts required under s.

159.40 (2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer
2secretary of administration as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2. The state treasurer
3secretary of administration shall deposit the amount of the uninsured employer
4assessment, together with any interest thereon, in the uninsured employers fund as
5provided in s. 102.80 (1).
SB44, s. 1855 6Section 1855. 103.10 (12) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1856 7Section 1856. 103.10 (12) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,792,178 103.10 (12) (bm) If the department initially finds that there is no probable
9cause to believe that a violation of sub. (11) (a) or (b) occurred as alleged in the
10complaint, the department may dismiss the complaint. The department shall, by a
11notice to be served with the findings, notify the parties of the complainant's right to
12appeal the dismissal of the complaint by requesting a review of the findings by a
13hearing examiner, which review shall be based solely on the department's record of
14the complaint. Service of the findings shall be made by certified mail, return receipt
15requested. If the hearing examiner determines that no probable cause exists, that
16determination is the final determination of the department and may be appealed
17under s. 227.52.
SB44, s. 1857 18Section 1857. 103.10 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,792,2419 103.10 (13) Civil action. (a) An employee who believes that his or her
20employer has violated sub. (11) (a) or (b),
or the department, may bring an action in
21circuit court against an employer to recover damages caused by a violation of sub.
22(11) after the completion of an administrative proceeding, including judicial review,
23concerning the same violation
seeking action, as described in sub. (12) (d), to remedy
24the violation and damages caused by the violation
.
SB44,793,4
1(b) An action commenced under par. (a) may be brought in the circuit court for
2the county where the violation occurred or for the county where the person against
3whom the action is filed resides or has a principal place of business, and
shall be
4commenced within the later of the following periods, or be barred:
SB44,793,65 1. Within 60 days from after the completion of an administrative proceeding,
6including judicial review, concerning the same violation.
SB44,793,107 2. Twelve Within 12 months after the violation occurred, or the department or
8employee should reasonably have known that the violation occurred. The 12-month
9statute of limitations under this subdivision shall be tolled while an administrative
10proceeding, including judicial review, concerning the same violation is pending.
SB44, s. 1858 11Section 1858. 106.01 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1859 12Section 1859. 106.09 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1860 13Section 1860. 106.09 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,793,1614 106.09 (5) The department is authorized and directed to cooperate with the
15U.S. employment service in the administration of said act and in carrying out all
16agreements made thereunder
its functions.
SB44, s. 1861 17Section 1861. 106.09 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1862 18Section 1862. 106.12 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,793,19 19106.12 (title) Governor's work-based learning board council.
SB44, s. 1863 20Section 1863. 106.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,793,2221 106.12 (1) Definition. In this section and s. 106.13, "board" "council" means
22the governor's work-based learning board council.
SB44, s. 1864 23Section 1864. 106.12 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,794,424 106.12 (1m) Duties of council. The council shall oversee the planning,
25coordination, administration, and implementation of the youth apprenticeship,

1school-to-work, and work-based learning programs under s. 106.13 (1) and such
2other employment and education programs as the governor may by executive order
3assign to the department. In providing that oversight, the council shall do all of the
4following:
SB44,794,65 (a) Identify the employment and education needs of the state and recommend
6to the governor goals for meeting those needs and steps to meet those goals.
SB44,794,127 (b) Review the provision of services and the allocation of funding and resources
8under the programs specified in this subsection and recommend to the governor a
9strategic plan for coordinating the provision of those services and for allocating that
10funding and those resources, consistent with the laws rules, and regulations
11governing those programs, so as to best respond to the employment and education
12needs identified in par. (a).
SB44,794,1613 (c) Monitor the provision of services and the expenditure of funding and
14resources under the programs specified in this subsection and evaluate the
15effectiveness of those programs in meeting the employment and education needs of
16the participants in those programs.
SB44,794,2017 (d) Determine whether any federal laws, regulations, or policies impede the
18effectiveness or coordination of any of the programs specified in this subsection and,
19if so, recommend that the department seek waivers of those laws, regulations, or
20policies.
SB44,794,2321 (e) Recommend for approval by the department under s. 106.13 (2m)
22occupations for the youth apprenticeship program and statewide skill standards for
23school-to-work programs.
SB44,795,3
1(f) Review and recommend for approval by the department a school-to-work
2program for children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), provided by a nonprofit
3organization under s. 106.13 (4m).
SB44,795,54 (g) Provide uniform performance standards that assist in evaluating the
5effectiveness of the employment and education programs specified in this subsection.
SB44,795,86 (h) Annually, prepare and submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) and to
7the governor a report on the activities of the council that includes recommendations
8regarding the employment and education programs specified in this subsection.
SB44, s. 1865 9Section 1865. 106.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,795,2010 106.12 (2) Employment and education program administration. The board
11Based on the recommendations of the council, the department shall plan, coordinate,
12administer, and implement the youth apprenticeship, school-to-work, and
13work-based learning programs under s. 106.13 (1) and such other employment and
14education programs as the governor may by executive order assign to the board
15department. Notwithstanding any limitations placed on the use of state employment
16and education funds under this section or s. 106.13 or under an executive order
17assigning an employment and education program to the board department, the
18board department may issue a general or special order waiving any of those
19limitations on finding that the waiver will promote the coordination of employment
20and education services.
SB44, s. 1866 21Section 1866. 106.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,796,222 106.12 (3) Executive director. The governor shall appoint an executive
23director of the board council outside the classified service to serve at the pleasure of
24the governor. The executive director shall be in charge of the board's administrative

1functions
assist the council in performing its duties under sub. (1m) and assist the
2department in administering the programs specified in sub. (2)
.
SB44, s. 1867 3Section 1867. 106.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,796,104 106.12 (4) Publications and seminars. The board department may provide
5publications and seminars relating to the employment and education programs
6administered by the board department and may establish a schedule of fees for those
7publications and seminars. Fees established under this subsection for publications
8and seminars provided by the board department may not exceed the actual cost
9incurred in providing those publications and seminars. The fees collected under this
10subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (7) (1) (ga).
SB44, s. 1868 11Section 1868. 106.13 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,796,1212 106.13 (1) (intro.) The board department shall provide all of the following:
SB44, s. 1869 13Section 1869. 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,796,1814 106.13 (2) The governor's work-based learning council, the council on
15workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821, the technical college system
16board, and the department of public instruction shall assist the board department
17of workforce development
in providing the youth apprenticeship program, the
18school-to-work program, and the work-based learning program under sub. (1).
SB44, s. 1870 19Section 1870. 106.13 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,796,2520 106.13 (2m) The board After reviewing the recommendations of the council
21under s. 106.12 (1m) (e), the department
shall approve occupations and maintain a
22list of approved occupations for the youth apprenticeship program and shall approve
23statewide skill standards for the school-to-work program. From the appropriation
24under s. 20.445 (7) (1) (a), the board department shall develop curricula for youth
25apprenticeship programs for occupations approved under this subsection.
SB44, s. 1871
1Section 1871. 106.13 (3m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,797,122 106.13 (3m) (b) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (b) (1) (e),
3the board department shall award grants to applying local partnerships for the
4implementation and coordination of local youth apprenticeship programs. A local
5partnership shall include in its grant application the identity of each public agency,
6nonprofit organization, individual, and other person who is a participant in the local
7partnership, a plan to accomplish the implementation and coordination activities
8specified in subds. 1. to 6., and the identity of a fiscal agent who shall be responsible
9for receiving, managing, and accounting for the grant moneys received under this
10paragraph. Subject to par. (c), a local partnership that is awarded a grant under this
11paragraph may use the grant moneys awarded for any of the following
12implementation and coordination activities:
SB44, s. 1872 13Section 1872. 106.13 (3m) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,797,1514 106.13 (3m) (b) 6. Any other implementation or coordination activity that the
15board department may direct or permit the local partnership to perform.
SB44, s. 1873 16Section 1873. 106.13 (4) (a) 1d. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,797,1917 106.13 (4) (a) 1d. "Eligible employer" means an employer that is eligible to
18receive a grant under this subsection according to the criteria established by the
19board department under par. (d).
SB44, s. 1874 20Section 1874. 106.13 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,798,721 106.13 (4) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (1) (em), the board
22department may award a grant to a public agency or a nonprofit organization, or to
23an eligible employer that is responsible for the on-the-job training and supervision
24of a youth apprentice. A public agency or nonprofit organization that receives a grant
25under this subsection shall use the funds awarded under the grant to award training

1grants to eligible employers that provide on-the-job training and supervision for
2youth apprentices. Subject to par. (c), a training grant provided under this
3subsection may be awarded to an eligible employer for each youth apprentice who
4receives at least 180 hours of paid on-the-job training from the eligible employer
5during a school year, as defined in s. 115.001 (13). The amount of a training grant
6may not exceed $500 per youth apprentice per school year. A training grant may not
7be awarded for any specific youth apprentice for more than 2 school years.
SB44, s. 1875 8Section 1875. 106.13 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,798,149 106.13 (4) (c) Notwithstanding par. (b), the board department may award a
10training grant under this subsection to an eligible employer that provides less than
11180 hours of paid on-the-job training for a youth apprentice during a school year,
12as defined in s. 115.001 (13), if the board department determines that it would be
13beneficial for the youth apprentice to receive on-the-job training from more than one
14eligible employer.
SB44, s. 1876 15Section 1876. 106.13 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,798,2116 106.13 (4) (d) The board department shall establish eligibility criteria for a
17grant under this subsection. That criteria shall specify that eligibility for a grant
18shall be limited to small employers, as determined by the board department, and to
19employers providing on-the-job training in employment areas determined by the
20board department. Notwithstanding sub. (5), those criteria need not be promulgated
21as rules.
SB44, s. 1877 22Section 1877. 106.13 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,799,723 106.13 (4m) (a) The board After reviewing the recommendations of the council
24under s. 106.12 (1m) (f), the department
may approve an innovative school-to-work
25program provided by a nonprofit organization for children at risk, as defined in s.

1118.153 (1) (a), in a county having a population of 500,000 or more to assist those
2children at risk in acquiring employability skills and occupational-specific
3competencies before leaving high school. If the board department approves a
4program under this paragraph, the board department may award a grant, from the
5appropriation under s. 20.445 (7) (1) (ef), to the nonprofit organization providing the
6program and the nonprofit organization shall use the funds received under the grant
7to provide the program.
SB44,799,108 (b) The board department shall establish requirements for the operation of the
9grant program under this subsection. Notwithstanding sub. (5), those requirements
10need not be promulgated as rules.
SB44, s. 1878 11Section 1878. 106.13 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,799,1312 106.13 (5) The board department shall promulgate rules to administer this
13section.
SB44, s. 1879 14Section 1879. 106.15 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,799,1815 106.15 (3) Grants. (intro.) From the appropriation appropriations under s.
1620.445 (1) (bc), (jm), (mb) and (mc) and (m), the department shall make grants to
17persons providing employment and training activities to dislocated workers
18including but not limited to all of the following:
SB44, s. 1880 19Section 1880. 106.15 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,799,2220 106.15 (7) Funding. From the amounts appropriated under s. 20.445 (1) (ma),
21(mb) and (mc)
(m), all moneys received under 29 USC 2862 to 2864 shall be expended
22to fund grants and operations under this section.
SB44, s. 1881 23Section 1881. 106.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,800,3
1106.17 (2) The collection and distribution of local labor market information
2under sub. (1) shall be funded only from the appropriations under s. 20.445 (1) (m),
3(ma)
and (n).
SB44, s. 1882 4Section 1882. 106.21 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1883 5Section 1883. 106.21 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1884 6Section 1884. 106.21 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
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