AB255, s. 12 17Section 12. 70.57 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,11,918 70.57 (4) (b) (intro.) A taxation district receiving payments under par. (a) shall
19use the payments to make loans to persons who own property located in the taxation
20district and who are paying more property taxes than they should be as a result of
21the error. A person may receive a loan by applying, in the manner prescribed by the
22department, to the taxation district in which the person's property is located no later
23than June 15 of the year following the error. The state shall collect the amount of
24any loan issued under this paragraph as a state special charge against the taxation
25district for the year after the year in which the error occurred and the special charge

1shall not be included in the taxation district's levy. The taxation district shall assess
2the loan amount as a special charge against the property for which the loan was made
3on the property tax bill succeeding the loan, as provided under ch. 74 and s. 66.0627
4(1) (c). Except for interest and penalties, as provided under s. 74.47, that apply to
5any delinquent special charge based on the loan amount, neither the department nor
6the taxation district may charge interest on any loan issued under this paragraph.
7The maximum loan amount that a person may receive under this paragraph shall
8be calculated by multiplying the assessed value of the person's property by a decimal
9determined by the department as follows:
AB255, s. 13 10Section 13. 71.07 (3w) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,11,1411 71.07 (3w) (a) 3. "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed
12in a regular, nonseasonal job and who, as a condition of employment, is required to
13work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays
a full-time
14employee, as defined in s. 560.799 (1) (am)
.
AB255, s. 14 15Section 14. 71.07 (3w) (a) 5d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB255,11,1716 71.07 (3w) (a) 5d. "Tier I county or municipality" means a tier I county or
17municipality, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799.
AB255, s. 15 18Section 15. 71.07 (3w) (a) 5e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB255,11,2019 71.07 (3w) (a) 5e. "Tier II county or municipality" means a tier II county or
20municipality, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799.
AB255, s. 16 21Section 16. 71.07 (3w) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,12,322 71.07 (3w) (b) 1. a. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages
23are greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000
24in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise
25zone in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual

1wages were greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than
2$30,000 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the area
3that comprises the enterprise zone in the base year.
AB255, s. 17 4Section 17. 71.07 (3w) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,12,115 71.07 (3w) (b) 1. b. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages
6are greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000
7in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the state in the
8taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were
9greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000 in a
10tier II county or municipality
and who the claimant employed in the state in the base
11year.
AB255, s. 18 12Section 18. 71.07 (3w) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,12,2013 71.07 (3w) (b) 2. Determine the claimant's average zone payroll by dividing
14total wages for full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $20,000
15in a tier I county or municipality or greater than
$30,000 in a tier II county or
16municipality
and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable
17year by the number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than
18$20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000 in a tier II county
19or municipality
and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable
20year.
AB255, s. 19 21Section 19. 71.07 (3w) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,12,2522 71.07 (3w) (b) 3. Subtract For employees in a tier I county or municipality,
23subtract $20,000 from the amount determined under subd. 2. and for employees in
24a tier II county or municipality, subtract
$30,000 from the amount determined under
25subd. 2.
AB255, s. 20
1Section 20. 71.07 (3w) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,13,42 71.07 (3w) (b) 5. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 4. by the
3percentage determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799, not to
4exceed
7 percent.
AB255, s. 21 5Section 21. 71.07 (3w) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 71.07 (3w) (bm) 1.
6and amended to read:
AB255,13,167 71.07 (3w) (bm) 1. In addition to the credit credits under par. (b) and subd. 2.,
8and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.799, a claimant
9may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08 an amount
10equal to a percentage, as determined by the department of commerce, not to exceed
11100 percent, of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to upgrade or
12improve the job-related skills of any of the claimant's full-time employees, to train
13any of the claimant's full-time employees on the use of job-related new technologies,
14or to provide job-related training to any full-time employee whose employment with
15the claimant represents the employee's first full-time job. This subdivision does not
16apply to employees who do not work in an enterprise zone.
AB255, s. 22 17Section 22. 71.07 (3w) (bm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB255,14,518 71.07 (3w) (bm) 2. In addition to the credits under par. (b) and subd. 1., and
19subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.799, a claimant may
20claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02 or 71.08 an amount equal
21to the percentage, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799,
22not to exceed 7 percent, of the claimant's zone payroll paid in the taxable year to all
23of the claimant's full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $20,000
24in a tier I county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees
25determined under par. (b) 1., or greater than $30,000 in a tier II county or

1municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par.
2(b) 1., and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, if
3the total number of such employees is equal to or greater than the total number of
4such employees in the base year. A claimant may claim a credit under this
5subdivision for no more than 5 consecutive taxable years.
AB255, s. 23 6Section 23. 71.28 (3w) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,14,107 71.28 (3w) (a) 3. "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed
8in a regular, nonseasonal job and who, as a condition of employment, is required to
9work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays
a full-time
10employee, as defined in s. 560.799 (1) (am)
.
AB255, s. 24 11Section 24. 71.28 (3w) (a) 5d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB255,14,1312 71.28 (3w) (a) 5d. "Tier I county or municipality" means a tier I county or
13municipality, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799.
AB255, s. 25 14Section 25. 71.28 (3w) (a) 5e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB255,14,1615 71.28 (3w) (a) 5e. "Tier II county or municipality" means a tier II county or
16municipality, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799.
AB255, s. 26 17Section 26. 71.28 (3w) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,14,2418 71.28 (3w) (b) 1. a. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages
19are greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000
20in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise
21zone in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual
22wages were greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than
23$30,000 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the area
24that comprises the enterprise zone in the base year.
AB255, s. 27 25Section 27. 71.28 (3w) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,15,7
171.28 (3w) (b) 1. b. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages
2are greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000
3in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the state in the
4taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were
5greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000 in a
6tier II county or municipality
and who the claimant employed in the state in the base
7year.
AB255, s. 28 8Section 28. 71.28 (3w) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,15,169 71.28 (3w) (b) 2. Determine the claimant's average zone payroll by dividing
10total wages for full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $20,000
11in a tier I county or municipality or greater than
$30,000 in a tier II county or
12municipality
and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable
13year by the number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than
14$20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000 in a tier II county
15or municipality
and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable
16year.
AB255, s. 29 17Section 29. 71.28 (3w) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,15,2118 71.28 (3w) (b) 3. Subtract For employees in a tier I county or municipality,
19subtract $20,000 from the amount determined under subd. 2. and for employees in
20a tier II county or municipality, subtract
$30,000 from the amount determined under
21subd. 2.
AB255, s. 30 22Section 30. 71.28 (3w) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,15,2523 71.28 (3w) (b) 5. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 4. by the
24percentage determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799, not to
25exceed
7 percent.
AB255, s. 31
1Section 31. 71.28 (3w) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 71.28 (3w) (bm) 1.
2and amended to read:
AB255,16,123 71.28 (3w) (bm) 1. In addition to the credit credits under par. (b) and subd. 2.,
4and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.799, a claimant
5may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 an amount equal to a
6percentage, as determined by the department of commerce, not to exceed 100
7percent, of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to upgrade or improve
8the job-related skills of any of the claimant's full-time employees, to train any of the
9claimant's full-time employees on the use of job-related new technologies, or to
10provide job-related training to any full-time employee whose employment with the
11claimant represents the employee's first full-time job. This subdivision does not
12apply to employees who do not work in an enterprise zone.
AB255, s. 32 13Section 32. 71.28 (3w) (bm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB255,17,214 71.28 (3w) (bm) 2. In addition to the credits under par. (b) and subd. 1., and
15subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.799, a claimant may
16claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.23 an amount equal to the
17percentage, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799, not to
18exceed 7 percent, of the claimant's zone payroll paid in the taxable year to all of the
19claimant's full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $20,000 in a
20tier I county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees
21determined under par. (b) 1., or greater than $30,000 in a tier II county or
22municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par.
23(b) 1., and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, if
24the total number of such employees is equal to or greater than the total number of

1such employees in the base year. A claimant may claim a credit under this
2subdivision for no more than 5 consecutive taxable years.
AB255, s. 33 3Section 33. 71.47 (3w) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,17,74 71.47 (3w) (a) 3. "Full-time employee" means an individual who is employed
5in a regular, nonseasonal job and who, as a condition of employment, is required to
6work at least 2,080 hours per year, including paid leave and holidays
a full-time
7employee, as defined in s. 560.799 (1) (am)
.
AB255, s. 34 8Section 34. 71.47 (3w) (a) 5d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB255,17,109 71.47 (3w) (a) 5d. "Tier I county or municipality" means a tier I county or
10municipality, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799.
AB255, s. 35 11Section 35. 71.47 (3w) (a) 5e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB255,17,1312 71.47 (3w) (a) 5e. "Tier II county or municipality" means a tier II county or
13municipality, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799.
AB255, s. 36 14Section 36. 71.47 (3w) (b) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,17,2115 71.47 (3w) (b) 1. a. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages
16are greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000
17in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the enterprise
18zone in the taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual
19wages were greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than
20$30,000 in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the area
21that comprises the enterprise zone in the base year.
AB255, s. 37 22Section 37. 71.47 (3w) (b) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,18,423 71.47 (3w) (b) 1. b. The number of full-time employees whose annual wages
24are greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000
25in a tier II county or municipality and who the claimant employed in the state in the

1taxable year, minus the number of full-time employees whose annual wages were
2greater than $20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000 in a
3tier II county or municipality
and who the claimant employed in the state in the base
4year.
AB255, s. 38 5Section 38. 71.47 (3w) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,18,136 71.47 (3w) (b) 2. Determine the claimant's average zone payroll by dividing
7total wages for full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $20,000
8in a tier I county or municipality or greater than
$30,000 in a tier II county or
9municipality
and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable
10year by the number of full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than
11$20,000 in a tier I county or municipality or greater than $30,000 in a tier II county
12or municipality
and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable
13year.
AB255, s. 39 14Section 39. 71.47 (3w) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,18,1815 71.47 (3w) (b) 3. Subtract For employees in a tier I county or municipality,
16subtract $20,000 from the amount determined under subd. 2. and for employees in
17a tier II county or municipality, subtract
$30,000 from the amount determined under
18subd. 2.
AB255, s. 40 19Section 40. 71.47 (3w) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,18,2220 71.47 (3w) (b) 5. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 4. by the
21percentage determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799, not to
22exceed
7 percent.
AB255, s. 41 23Section 41. 71.47 (3w) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 71.47 (3w) (bm) 1.
24and amended to read:
AB255,19,10
171.47 (3w) (bm) 1. In addition to the credit credits under par. (b) and subd. 2.,
2and subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.799, a claimant
3may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 an amount equal to a
4percentage, as determined by the department of commerce, not to exceed 100
5percent, of the amount the claimant paid in the taxable year to upgrade or improve
6the job-related skills of any of the claimant's full-time employees, to train any of the
7claimant's full-time employees on the use of job-related new technologies, or to
8provide job-related training to any full-time employee whose employment with the
9claimant represents the employee's first full-time job. This subdivision does not
10apply to employees who do not work in an enterprise zone.
AB255, s. 42 11Section 42. 71.47 (3w) (bm) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB255,19,2412 71.47 (3w) (bm) 2. In addition to the credits under par. (b) and subd. 1., and
13subject to the limitations provided in this subsection and s. 560.799, a claimant may
14claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.43 an amount equal to the
15percentage, as determined by the department of commerce under s. 560.799, not to
16exceed 7 percent, of the claimant's zone payroll paid in the taxable year to all of the
17claimant's full-time employees whose annual wages are greater than $20,000 in a
18tier I county or municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees
19determined under par. (b) 1., or greater than $30,000 in a tier II county or
20municipality, not including the wages paid to the employees determined under par.
21(b) 1., and who the claimant employed in the enterprise zone in the taxable year, if
22the total number of such employees is equal to or greater than the total number of
23such employees in the base year. A claimant may claim a credit under this
24subdivision for no more than 5 consecutive taxable years.
AB255, s. 43 25Section 43. 79.05 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,20,9
179.05 (2) (c) Its municipal budget; exclusive of principal and interest on
2long-term debt and exclusive of revenue sharing payments under s. 66.0305 and,
3recycling fee payments under s. 289.645, and expenditures from moneys received
4pursuant to P.L. 111-5
; for the year of the statement under s. 79.015 increased over
5its municipal budget as adjusted under sub. (6); exclusive of principal and interest
6on long-term debt and exclusive of revenue sharing payments under s. 66.0305 and,
7recycling fee payments under s. 289.645, and expenditures from moneys received
8pursuant to P.L. 111-5
; for the year before that year by less than the sum of the
9inflation factor and the valuation factor, rounded to the nearest 0.10%.
AB255, s. 44 10Section 44. 108.04 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,20,1911 108.04 (7) (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department determines that
12the employee terminated his or her work but had no reasonable alternative because
13the employee was unable to do his or her work, or that the employee terminated his
14or her work
because of the health verified illness or disability of a member of his or
15her immediate family and the verified illness or disability reasonably necessitates
16the care of the family member for a period of time that is longer than the employer
17is willing to grant leave
; but if the department determines that the employee is
18unable to work or unavailable for work, the employee is ineligible to receive benefits
19while such inability or unavailability continues.
AB255, s. 45 20Section 45. 108.04 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,20,2521 108.04 (7) (h) The department shall charge to the fund's balancing account
22benefits paid to an employee that are otherwise chargeable to the account of an
23employer that is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18
24if the employee voluntarily terminates employment with that employer and par. (a),
25(c), (d), (e), (k), (L), (o), (p), (q), or (s), or (t) applies.
AB255, s. 46
1Section 46. 108.04 (7) (s) 1. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB255,21,72 108.04 (7) (s) 1. a. "Domestic abuse" means physical abuse, including a
3violation of s. 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), or a threat of physical abuse by an adult family
4or adult household member against another family or household member; by an
5adult person against his or her spouse or former spouse; or by an adult person against
6a person with whom the person has a child in common; or by an adult person against
7an unrelated adult person with whom the person has had a personal relationship
.
AB255,21,98 b. "Family member" means a spouse, parent, child or person related by
9consanguinity blood or adoption to another person.
AB255, s. 47 10Section 47. 108.04 (7) (s) 1. bn., d. and e. of the statutes are created to read:
AB255,21,1211 108.04 (7) (s) 1. bn. "Health care professional" has the meaning given in s.
12180.1901 (1m).
AB255,21,1413 d. "Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 165.83 (1) (b) and
14includes a tribal law enforcement agency as defined in s. 165.83 (1) (e).
AB255,21,1615 e. "Protective order" means a temporary restraining order or an injunction
16issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
AB255, s. 48 17Section 48. 108.04 (7) (s) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,21,2118 108.04 (7) (s) 2. a. Terminates his or her work due to domestic abuse, concerns
19about personal safety or harassment, concerns about the safety or harassment of his
20or her family members who reside with the employee or concerns about the safety or
21harassment of other household members; and
AB255, s. 49 22Section 49. 108.04 (7) (s) 2. b. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB255,22,223 108.04 (7) (s) 2. b. Provides to the department a protective order relating to the
24domestic abuse or concerns about personal safety or harassment issued by a court
25of competent jurisdiction, a report by a law enforcement agency documenting the

1domestic abuse or concerns, or evidence of the domestic abuse or concerns provided
2by a health care professional or an employee of a domestic violence shelter.
AB255, s. 50 3Section 50. 108.04 (7) (s) 2. c. of the statutes is repealed.
AB255, s. 51 4Section 51. 108.04 (7) (t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB255,22,85 108.04 (7) (t) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department determines that
6the employee's spouse changed his or her place of employment to a place to which it
7is impractical to commute and the employee terminated his or her work to
8accompany the spouse to that place.
AB255, s. 52 9Section 52. 108.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB255,22,1910 108.06 (1) Except as provided in sub. subs. (6) and (7) and ss. 108.141 and
11108.142, no claimant may receive total benefits based on employment in a base
12period greater than 26 times the claimant's weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1)
13or 40% of the claimant's base period wages, whichever is lower. Except as provided
14in sub. subs. (6) and (7) and ss. 108.141 and 108.142, if a claimant's base period wages
15are reduced or canceled under s. 108.04 (5) or (18), or suspended under s. 108.04 (1)
16(f), (10) (a), or (17), the claimant may not receive total benefits based on employment
17in a base period greater than 26 times the claimant's weekly benefit rate under s.
18108.05 (1) or 40% of the base period wages not reduced, canceled or suspended which
19were paid or payable to the claimant, whichever is lower.
AB255, s. 53 20Section 53. 108.06 (2) (c) and (cm), (3) and (6) (intro.) of the statutes are
21amended to read:
AB255,22,2422 108.06 (2) (c) No benefits are payable to a claimant for any week of
23unemployment not occurring during the claimant's benefit year except under sub. (7)
24and
ss. 108.141 and 108.142.
AB255,23,4
1(cm) If an employee qualifies to receive benefits using the base period described
2in s. 108.02 (4) (b), the wages used to compute the employee's benefit entitlement are
3not available for use in any subsequent benefit computation for the same employee,
4except under sub. (7) and s. 108.141 or 108.142.
AB255,23,9 5(3) There shall be payable to an employee, for weeks ending within the
6employee's benefit year, only those benefits computed for that benefit year based on
7the wages paid to the employee in the immediately preceding base period. Wages
8used in a given benefit computation are not available for use in any subsequent
9benefit computation except under sub. (7) and s. 108.141.
AB255,23,18 10(6) (intro.) If a claimant has established a benefit year prior to the effective date
11of any increase in the maximum weekly benefit rate provided under s. 108.05 (1), the
12claimant has not exhausted his or her total benefit entitlement under sub. (1) for that
13benefit year on that effective date, and the claimant was entitled to receive the
14maximum weekly benefit rate under s. 108.05 (1) that was in effect prior to that
15effective date, the limitation on the total benefits authorized to be paid to a claimant
16under sub. (1) does not apply to that claimant in that benefit year. Unless sub. (7)
17or
s. 108.141 or 108.142 applies, the claimant's remaining benefit entitlement in that
18benefit year for the period beginning on that effective date shall be computed by:
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