AB935: Bill Text

AB935, s. 5 Section 5. 560.075 (1m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB935,3,9 560.075 (1m) (a) "Development assistance" means a grant or loan under this chapter or tax benefits.

AB935, s. 6 Section 6. 560.075 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB935,3,11 560.075 (1m) (b) "Full-time" means at least 35 hours per week.

AB935, s. 7 Section 7. 560.075 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB935,3,13 560.075 (1m) (c) "New employee" does not include any of the following:

AB935,3,16 1. An employee who performs a job that was previously performed by another employee in this state, if that job existed in this state for at least 6 months before hiring the employee.

AB935,3,19 2. A child, grandchild, parent, or spouse of an individual who has a direct or indirect ownership interest of at least 5 percent in the profits, capital, or value of a business.

AB935, s. 8 Section 8. 560.075 (1m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB935,3,21 560.075 (1m) (d) "Part-time" means less than 35 hours per week.

AB935, s. 9 Section 9. 560.075 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 560.075 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB935,4,3 560.075 (2) (intro.) The department may not award a grant or loan under this chapter development assistance to a person or certify a person to receive tax benefits unless the department enters into an a development agreement with the person that requires the person to repay the grant, loan, or tax benefits if, within development assistance if any of the following apply:

AB935,4,8 (a) Within 5 years after receiving the grant or loan or being certified to receive tax benefits development assistance, the person ceases to conduct in this state the economic activity for which the person received the grant or loan or for which the person was certified to receive tax benefits development assistance and commences substantially the same economic activity outside this state.

AB935, s. 10 Section 10. 560.075 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB935,4,11 560.075 (2) (b) The person fails to make a capital investment specified in the development agreement.

AB935, s. 11 Section 11. 560.075 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB935,4,14 560.075 (2) (c) The person fails to create or retain jobs as specified in the development agreement.

AB935, s. 12 Section 12. 560.075 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB935,4,20 560.075 (3) The department shall ensure that a recipient of development assistance that violates the provisions of a development agreement repays the full amount of the development assistance received, except that the department may agree to accept a pro rata share of the amount of the development assistance received if the department determines that such a settlement is equitable.

AB935, s. 13 Section 13. 560.075 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB935,4,24 560.075 (4) (a) A recipient of development assistance shall annually not later than December 31 of each calendar year submit to the department a progress report that contains all of the following information:

AB935,5,2 1. The program under which the recipient received the development assistance and the value of the development assistance provided to the recipient.

AB935,5,8 2. The total number of employees employed by the recipient at the site for which the recipient received development assistance, at the time the recipient applied for development assistance and at the time the recipient prepared the progress report, including the number of permanent full-time employees, the number of part-time employees, the number of temporary employees, and the net loss or gain in each category of employee.

AB935,5,11 3. The number of any new or retained employees that the recipient represented in its application for development assistance would result from development assistance, broken down by full-time, part-time, and temporary employees.

AB935,5,13 4. A statement indicating whether the recipient is in compliance with the terms of any development assistance agreement into which the recipient entered.

AB935,5,17 5. A detailed list of the job classifications or occupations of employees that the recipient intends to hire or retain in the future as a result of the development assistance the recipient received and the wage the recipient pays or intends to pay the employees.

AB935,5,19 6. A statement describing any decreases in employment in this state resulting from the recipient's use of development assistance.

AB935,5,23 7. A certification by the recipient's chief operating officer or by an authorized representative of the recipient's chief operating officer that the progress report contains no knowing misrepresentation of fact material to the recipient's receipt of development assistance.

AB935,5,25 (b) The department may make reasonable inspections to verify information submitted in a progress report under par. (a).

AB935,6,4 (c) If a recipient of development assistance fails to submit a timely progress report under par. (a), the department shall, as soon as is practicable, suspend further development assistance to the recipient that is in the department's control until the recipient submits a progress report.

AB935, s. 14 Section 14. 560.075 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB935,6,9 560.075 (5) (a) Not later than June 1, 2010, and not later than each subsequent June 1, the department shall submit to the legislature and make available on the department's Internet Web site the information received in progress reports in the preceding calendar year.

AB935,6,15 (b) Not later than December 31, 2011, and not later than each subsequent December 31, the department shall prepare and submit to the legislature and make available on the department's Internet Web site a report detailing amounts recovered by the department from recipients of development assistance that failed to comply with provisions in development agreements required under sub. (2). The report under this paragraph shall include all of the following information:

AB935,6,17 1. The number of recipients of development assistance in the preceding fiscal year.

AB935,6,19 2. The total number of recipients of development assistance who violated the terms of a development agreement in the preceding fiscal year.

AB935,6,21 3. The number of recipients from whom the department sought to recover development assistance in the preceding fiscal year.

AB935,6,24 4. The number of recipients from whom the department recovered development assistance in the preceding fiscal year, and the amount the department recovered from each recipient.

AB935, s. 15 Section 15. Effective date.

AB935,7,2 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

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