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1d. The course does not grant substantial credit leading to a bachelor's or higher
2degree; and
SB649,14,43 e. The individual is attending regularly and making satisfactory progress in
4the course.
SB649,14,65 2. A program administered by the department for the training of unemployed
6workers, other than the youth apprenticeship program under s. 106.13;
SB649,14,873. The plan of any state for training under the federal trade act, 19 USC 2296;
8or
SB649,14,1094. A plan for training approved under the federal workforce investment act, 29
10USC 2822
.
SB649, s. 24 11Section 24. 108.04 (16) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB649,14,1512 108.04 (16) (am) The department shall not apply any benefit reduction or
13disqualification under sub. (1) (a), (2) (a), or (8), or s. 108.141 (3g) (a) or (c) to any
14otherwise eligible individual for any week as a result of the individual's enrollment
15in approved training.
SB649, s. 25 16Section 25. 108.04 (16) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,14,2117 108.04 (16) (b) The department shall not apply any benefit reduction or
18disqualification under sub. (1) (b), (2) (a), (7) (c), or (8) (e) or s. 108.141 (3g) (d) that
19is not the result of approved training or basic education under par. (a) while an
20individual is enrolled in a course of training or education that meets the standards
21specified in par. (a)
approved training.
SB649, s. 26 22Section 26. 108.04 (16) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB649, s. 27 23Section 27. 108.04 (16) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.04 (16) (d) If an individual is enrolled under the plan of any state for
2training under 19 USC 2296 or a plan for training of dislocated workers approved
3under 29 USC 2822
in approved training specified in par. (a) 3. or 4.:
SB649,15,104 1. The department shall not deny benefits under sub. (7) as a result of the
5individual's leaving unsuitable work to enter or continue such training , as a result
6of the individual's leaving work that the individual engaged in on a temporary basis
7during a break in the training or a delay in the commencement of the training, or
8because the individual left on-the-job training not later than 30 days after
9commencing that training because the individual did not meet the requirements of
10the federal trade act under 19 USC 2296 (c) (1) (B)
; and
SB649,15,1211 2. The requalifying requirements under subs. (7) and (8) do not apply while the
12individual is enrolled in such approved training specified in par. (a) 3. or 4.
SB649, s. 28 13Section 28. 108.04 (16) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,15,1814 108.04 (16) (e) The department shall charge to the fund's balancing account the
15cost of benefits paid to an individual that are otherwise chargeable to the account of
16an employer that is subject to the contribution requirements of ss. 108.17 and 108.18
17if the individual receives benefits based on the application of par. (am), (b), (c) 2., or
18(d).
SB649, s. 29 19Section 29. 108.04 (16) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB649,15,2320 108.04 (16) (f) As a condition to qualification of a course as approved training
21for an individual under this subsection, the department may require a certification
22from the training institution showing the individual's attendance and progress in the
23course.
SB649, s. 30 24Section 30. 108.05 (3) (b) 1. a., b. and c. of the statutes are amended to read:
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1108.05 (3) (b) 1. a. The claimant works full time for that employer at least 35
2hours
in that week at the same or a greater rate of pay, excluding bonuses, incentives,
3overtime or any other supplement to the earnings, as the claimant was paid by that
4employer in that quarter of the claimant's base period in which the claimant was paid
5his or her highest wages;
SB649,16,96 b. The claimant receives from that employer sick pay, holiday pay, vacation pay
7or termination pay which, by itself or in combination with wages earned for work
8performed in that week for that employer, is equivalent to pay for at least 35 hours
9of
full-time work at that same or a greater rate of pay; or
SB649,16,1510 c. The amount that the claimant would have earned within that week from that
11employer in available work under s. 108.04 (1) (a) which is treated as wages under
12s. 108.04 (1) (bm), by itself or in combination with the wages earned for work
13performed in that week for that employer and the pay received under subd. 1. b., is
14equivalent to pay for at least 35 hours of full-time work at that same or a greater rate
15of pay.
SB649, s. 31 16Section 31. 108.05 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB649,16,2317 108.05 (3) (e) For purposes of this subsection, a bonus or profit-sharing
18payment is considered to be earned in the week in which the bonus or payment is paid
19by the employer. A bonus or profit-sharing payment is considered to be paid on the
20date of the check if payment is made by check, on the date of direct deposit by the
21employer at a financial institution if payment is deposited by the employer to an
22employee's account at a financial institution, or on the date that the bonus or
23payment is received by the employee if any other method of payment is used.
SB649, s. 32 24Section 32. 108.05 (7) (d) 1. (intro.) and a. of the statutes are consolidated,
25renumbered 108.05 (7) (d) 1. and amended to read:
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1108.05 (7) (d) 1. If a pension payment is not paid on a weekly basis, the
2department shall allocate and attribute the payment to specific weeks in accordance
3with subd. 2.
if: a. The the payment is actually or constructively received on a
4periodic basis; or. If a pension payment is actually or constructively received on other
5than a periodic basis, the department shall allocate the payment to the week in which
6it is received.
SB649, s. 33 7Section 33. 108.05 (7) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is renumbered 108.05 (7) (d) 1m.
8and amended to read:
SB649,17,139 108.05 (7) (d) 1m. The For purposes of this paragraph, a payment is actually
10or constructively received on other than a periodic basis and if it has become
11definitely allocated and payable to the claimant by the close of each such a given
12week, and the department has provided due notice to the claimant that the payment
13will be allocated in accordance with subd. 2. b. 1.
SB649, s. 34 14Section 34. 108.05 (7) (d) 2. (intro.) and a. of the statutes are consolidated,
15renumbered 108.05 (7) (d) 2. and amended to read:
SB649,17,1916 108.05 (7) (d) 2. The department shall allocate a pension payment as follows:
17a. If the payment
that is is actually or constructively received on a periodic basis, the
18amount allocated
by allocating to each week is the fraction of the payment
19attributable to that week.
SB649, s. 35 20Section 35. 108.05 (7) (d) 2. b. of the statutes is repealed.
SB649, s. 36 21Section 36. 108.06 (7) (a) 2. and (b) 4. of the statutes, as created by 2009
22Wisconsin Act 11
, are amended to read:
SB649,17,2423 108.06 (7) (a) 2. "Training program" means any program of a type specified in
24s. 108.04 (16) (a).
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1(b) 4. Is not receiving similar stipends or other training allowances for
2nontraining costs; and
SB649, s. 37 3Section 37. 108.06 (7) (b) 5. of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act
411
, is repealed.
SB649, s. 38 5Section 38. 108.06 (7) (d) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 11,
6is amended to read:
SB649,18,127 108.06 (7) (d) No A claimant may receive total benefits under this subsection
8greater than of not more than 26 times the claimant's weekly benefit rate that
9applied to the claimant's applicable benefit year while enrolled in a training
10program. The benefits authorized under this subsection are in addition to any
11regular benefits, extended benefits, or additional benefits authorized under federal
12law to which a claimant may be entitled
.
SB649, s. 39 13Section 39. 108.06 (7) (h) and (j) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin
14Act 11
, are amended to read:
SB649,18,1615 108.06 (7) (h) The occupations that qualify as declining or high-demand for
16purposes of this subsection shall be determined by the department.
SB649,18,1817 (j) The department shall charge benefits paid under this subsection in the same
18manner as benefits are charged under s. 108.04 (16) (e).
SB649, s. 40 19Section 40. 108.09 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,18,2320 108.09 (2) (bm) In determining whether an individual meets the conditions
21specified in s. 108.02 (12) (b) 2. a. or b., (bm) 3. or 4., 2. b. or c. or (c) 1., the department
22shall not consider documents granting operating authority or licenses, or any state
23or federal laws or federal regulations granting such authority or licenses.
SB649, s. 41 24Section 41. 108.09 (4s) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.09 (4s) Employee status. In determining whether an individual meets the
2conditions specified in s. 108.02 (12) (b) 2. a. or b., (bm) 3. or 4., 2. b. or c. or (c) 1., the
3appeal tribunal shall not take administrative notice of or admit into evidence
4documents granting operating authority or licenses, or any state or federal laws or
5federal regulations granting such authority or licenses.
SB649, s. 42 6Section 42. 108.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,19,157 108.10 (4) The department or the employing unit may commence action for the
8judicial review of a commission decision under this section, provided the department,
9or the employing unit, after exhausting the remedies provided under this section, has
10commenced such action within 30 days after such decision was mailed to the
11employing unit's last-known address. The scope of judicial review, and the manner
12thereof insofar as applicable, shall be the same as that provided in s. 108.09 (7). In
13an action commenced by an employing unit under this section, the department shall
14be an adverse party under s. 102.23 (1) (a) and shall be named as a party in the
15complaint commencing the action.
SB649, s. 43 16Section 43. 108.152 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB649, s. 44 17Section 44. 108.152 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB649, s. 45 18Section 45. 108.152 (6) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,19,2019 108.152 (6) (title) Failure to make required payments or file assurance of
20reimbursement
.
SB649, s. 46 21Section 46. 108.152 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,20,222 108.152 (6) (a) (intro.) If an Indian tribe or tribal unit fails to pay required
23contributions, reimbursements in lieu of contributions, penalties, interest, or fees
24within 90 days of the time that the department transmits to the tribe a final notice

1of delinquency, or fails to file or maintain the required assurance of reimbursement
2as provided in subs. (1) (c) and (3)
:
SB649, s. 47 3Section 47. 108.152 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,20,74 108.152 (6) (a) 2. Any valid election of reimbursement financing is terminated
5as of the end of the current calendar year and any pending election that fails to meet
6the requirement to file an assurance of reimbursement under sub. (1) (c) is
7terminated immediately
.
SB649, s. 48 8Section 48. 108.16 (6) (L) and (m) of the statutes are created to read:
SB649,20,139 108.16 (6) (L) The amount of any overpayments that are recovered by the
10department by setoff pursuant to s. 71.93 or the amount of any overpayments
11resulting from fraud that are recovered by the department by offset pursuant to
12section 6402 (f) of the federal Internal Revenue Code in effect on June 1, 2009, or a
13similar federal program.
SB649,20,1714 (m) Any amounts collected from assessments levied under s. 108.19 (1m)
15exceeding the amounts needed to pay interest due on advances from the federal
16unemployment account under title XII of the Social Security Act (42 USC 1321 to
171324).
SB649, s. 49 18Section 49. 108.16 (6m) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB649,20,2119 108.16 (6m) (g) Any payments of fees or expenses assessed by the U.S.
20secretary of the treasury under section 6402 (f) of the federal Internal Revenue Code
21in effect on June 1, 2009, or a similar federal program.
SB649, s. 50 22Section 50. 108.16 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,21,623 108.16 (10) All money withdrawn from the fund shall be used solely in the
24payment of benefits, exclusive of expenses of administration, and for refunds of sums
25erroneously paid into the fund, for refund of a positive net balance in an employer's

1reimbursement account under ss. 108.15 (4) and 108.151 (5) on request by the
2employer, and for expenditures made pursuant to s. 108.161 and consistently with
3the federal limitations applicable to s. 108.161, and for payment of fees and expenses
4for collection of overpayments resulting from fraud that are assessed by the U.S.
5secretary of the treasury under section 6402 (f) of the federal Internal Revenue Code
6in effect on June 1, 2009, or a similar federal program
.
SB649, s. 51 7Section 51. 108.18 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,21,128 108.18 (7) (a) 1. Except as provided in pars. (b) to (h) (i), any employer may
9make payments to the fund during the month of November in excess of those required
10by this section and s. 108.19 (1) and (1e). Each payment shall be credited to the
11employer's account for the purpose of computing the employer's reserve percentage
12as of the immediately preceding computation date.
SB649,21,1513 2. Each payment shall be treated as a contribution required and irrevocably
14paid under this chapter with respect to payrolls preceding the date it is credited
15except as a refund or credit is authorized under par. (b), (e) or, (h) or (i).
SB649, s. 52 16Section 52. 108.18 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,21,2417 108.18 (7) (b) No Except as provided in par. (i), no employer may, by means of
18a voluntary contribution under par. (a), reduce the employer's contribution rate to
19a rate lower than the next lower rate which would have applied to the employer for
20the following calendar year. Any contributions in excess of the amount required to
21reduce an employer's rate to the extent permitted under this paragraph shall be
22applied against any outstanding liability of the employer, or if there is no such
23liability shall be refunded to the employer or established as a credit , without interest,
24against future contributions payable by the employer, at the employer's option.
SB649, s. 53 25Section 53. 108.18 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1108.18 (7) (d) A payment under this subsection is timely if it is received by the
2department no later than November 30 following the computation date for the
3calendar year to which it applies, or if mailed is either postmarked no later than that
4date or is received by the department no later than 3 days after that date
.
SB649, s. 54 5Section 54. 108.18 (7) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,22,106 108.18 (7) (h) The department shall establish contributions other than those
7required by this section and s. 108.19 (1) and (1e) and contributions other than those
8submitted during the month of November or authorized under par. (f) or (i) 2. as a
9credit, without interest, against future contributions payable by the employer or
10shall refund the contributions at the employer's option.
SB649, s. 55 11Section 55. 108.18 (7) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB649,22,2212 108.18 (7) (i) 1. An employer that suffers physical damage to its business
13caused by a catastrophic event for which the employer is not primarily responsible,
14and incurs benefit charges to its account for layoffs due to that damage may, by
15means of a voluntary contribution under par. (a), increase the employer's reserve
16percentage to no greater than the reserve percentage that would have applied to the
17employer as of the next computation date had that damage not caused the employer
18to lay off its employees. An employer that makes a voluntary contribution under this
19subdivision shall notify the department of its election to have its contribution treated
20in the manner provided in this paragraph and shall submit proof, in the form and
21manner prescribed by the department, to establish that its employees were laid off
22due to the catastrophic event.
SB649,23,523 2. If an employer makes a payment under subd. 1. after November 30 and
24before November 1 of the succeeding year, the department shall establish the
25payment as a credit and apply the payment as a voluntary contribution to the

1employer's account when the next rate computation occurs. Any amount paid to the
2department in excess of the amount that may be applied under subd. 1 in any year
3may continue to be held as a credit, without interest, against future required or
4voluntary contributions for a calendar year or refunded to the employer, at the
5employer's option.
SB649, s. 56 6Section 56. 108.19 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,23,227 108.19 (1m) Each employer subject to this chapter as of the date a rate is
8established under this subsection shall pay an assessment to the administrative
9account at a rate established by the department sufficient to pay interest due on
10advances from the federal unemployment account under title XII of the social
11security act (42 USC 1321 to 1324). The rate established by the department for
12employers who finance benefits under s. 108.15 (2), 108.151 (2), or 108.152 (1) shall
13be 75% of the rate established for other employers. The amount of any employer's
14assessment shall be the product of the rate established for that employer multiplied
15by the employer's payroll of the previous calendar year as taken from quarterly
16employment and wage reports filed by the employer under s. 108.205 (1) or, in the
17absence of the filing of such reports, estimates made by the department. Each
18assessment made under this subsection is due on the 30th day commencing after the
19date on which notice of the assessment is mailed by the department. If the amounts
20collected under this subsection are in excess of the amounts needed to pay interest
21due, the amounts excess shall be retained in the administrative account and utilized
22for the purposes specified in s. 108.20 (2m)
credited to the balancing account.
SB649, s. 57 23Section 57. 108.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB649,24,224 108.20 (3) There shall be included in the moneys governed by sub. (2m) any
25amounts collected by the department under ss. 108.04 (11) (c) and (cm) and 108.22

1(1) (a), (ac), (ad), and (af) as tardy filing fees, forfeitures, interest on delinquent
2payments, or other penalties and any excess moneys collected under s. 108.19 (1m).
SB649, s. 58 3Section 58. 108.22 (8) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 108.22 (8) (b) 1.
4(intro.) and amended to read:
SB649,24,75 108.22 (8) (b) 1. (intro.) To recover any overpayment to an individual which is
6not otherwise repaid or recovery of which has not been waived, the department may
7recoup the amount of the overpayment by:
SB649,24,9 8a. Deducting the amount of the overpayment from benefits the individual
9would otherwise be eligible to receive, or file;
SB649,24,11 10b. Filing a warrant against the liable individual in the same manner as is
11provided in this section for collecting delinquent payments from employers, or both;
SB649, s. 59 12Section 59. 108.22 (8) (b) 1. c. and d. of the statutes are created to read:
SB649,24,1413 108.22 (8) (b) 1. c. Setting off the amount of the overpayment against a refund
14or disbursement due pursuant to s. 71.93; or
SB649,24,1715 d. If the overpayment results from fraud, offsetting the amount of the
16overpayment against a federal tax refund as provided in section 6402 (f) of the federal
17Internal Revenue Code in effect on June 1, 2009, or a similar federal program.
SB649, s. 60 18Section 60. 108.24 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 108.24 (3) (a) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
SB649,24,2220 108.24 (3) (a) (intro.) Any person who makes Whoever does any of the following
21shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more
22than 90 days or both:
SB649,24,25 231. Makes a deduction from the wages of an employee because of liability for
24contributions or payments in lieu of contributions under this chapter or because of
25the employee's potential right to benefits, or who knowingly.
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12. Knowingly refuses or fails to furnish to an employee any notice, report or
2information duly required under this chapter by the department to be furnished to
3such employee, or who, directly.
SB649,25,6 43. Directly or indirectly, by promise of reemployment or by threat not to employ,
5to terminate,
or not to reemploy or by any other means, attempts to induce an
6employee to refrain:
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