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1(5) Camp counselors. The minimum wage for a counselor at a seasonal
2recreational or educational camp, including a day camp, is as follows:
SB187,10,53 (a) For wages earned before May 1, 2012, $350 per week if meals and lodging
4are not furnished, $265 per week if only meals are furnished, and $210 per week if
5both meals and lodging are furnished.
SB187,10,76 (b) For wages earned beginning on May 1, 2012, the amounts determined by
7the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB187,10,8 8(6) Golf caddies. The minimum wage for a golf caddy is as follows:
SB187,10,99 (a) For wages earned before May 1, 2012, $12.30 for caddying 18 holes.
SB187,10,1010 (b) For wages earned before May 1, 2012, $6.90 for caddying 9 holes.
SB187,10,1211 (c) For wages earned beginning on May 1, 2012, the amounts determined by
12the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB187,10,14 13(7) Minimum wage established by department. The department shall
14promulgate rules providing the minimum wage for all of the following:
SB187,10,1615 (a) An employee or worker with a disability covered under a license under s.
16104.07.
SB187,10,1717 (b) A student learner.
SB187,10,1918 (c) A student employed by an independent college or university for less than
1920 hours per week.
SB187,10,22 20(8) Employment exempted by department. The department shall promulgate
21rules exempting from the minimum wage requirements under subs. (1) to (7) all of
22the following:
SB187,10,2423 (a) A person engaged in casual employment in and around an employer's home
24on an irregular or intermittent basis for not more than 15 hours per week.
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1(b) A person who resides in the home of an employer who, due to advanced age
2or physical or mental disability, cannot care for his or her own needs, for the purpose
3of companionship and who spends not more than 15 hours per week on general
4household work for the employer.
SB187,11,65 (c) An elementary or secondary school student performing student work-like
6activities in the student's school.
SB187,11,24 7(9) Department to revise. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), by May 1 of each year,
8the department, using the procedures under s. 227.24, shall promulgate rules to
9revise the minimum wages and allowances for meals and lodging established under
10subs. (1) to (7). The department shall determine those revised minimum wages and
11allowances by calculating the percentage difference between the consumer price
12index for the 12-month period ending on January 31 of the preceding year and the
13consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on January 31 of the current
14year, adjusting the minimum wages and allowances in effect on April 30 of the
15current year by that percentage difference, and rounding that result to the nearest
16multiple of 5 cents, except that, for a minimum wage under sub. (5), the department
17shall round the result to the nearest dollar. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b),
18and (3), the department may promulgate an emergency rule under s. 227.24 revising
19the minimum wages and allowances established under subs. (1) to (7) without
20providing evidence that the emergency rule is necessary to preserve the public peace,
21health, safety, or welfare and without a finding of emergency. A revised minimum
22wage or allowance determined under this paragraph shall first apply to wages
23earned or meals or lodging furnished on May 1 of the year in which the wage or
24allowance is revised.
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1(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the consumer price index for the 12-month
2period ending on January 31 of the current year has not increased over the consumer
3price index for the 12-month period ending on January 31 of the preceding year.
SB187,12,54 (c) Paragraph (a) does not preclude the department from promulgating rules
5to increase a minimum wage provided under subs. (1) to (7).
SB187, s. 14 6Section 14. 104.045 of the statutes is renumbered 104.045 (intro.) and
7amended to read:
SB187,12,10 8104.045 Tipped employees Tips, meals, lodging, and hours worked.
9(intro.) The department shall by rule determine what amount of promulgate rules
10governing all of the following:
SB187,12,12 11(1) The counting of tips or similar gratuities may be counted toward fulfillment
12of the employer's obligation under this chapter.
SB187, s. 15 13Section 15. 104.045 (2) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:
SB187,12,1514 104.045 (2) The deduction of meals or lodging provided by an employer to an
15employee from the employer's obligation under this chapter.
SB187,12,17 16(3) The determination of hours worked by an employee during which the
17employee is entitled to a living wage under this chapter.
SB187, s. 16 18Section 16. 104.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB187,12,24 19104.05 Complaints; investigation. The department shall, within Within 20
20days after the filing of a verified complaint of any person setting forth alleging that
21the wages paid to any employee in any occupation are not sufficient to enable the
22employee to maintain himself or herself under conditions consistent with his or her
23welfare, the department shall investigate and determine whether there is
24reasonable cause to believe that the wage paid to any employee is not a living wage.
SB187, s. 17 25Section 17. 104.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1104.07 (1) The department shall make promulgate rules, and, except as
2provided under subs. (5) and (6), grant licenses to any employer who employs any
3employee who is unable to earn the living wage determined by the department,
4permitting the employee to work for a wage that is commensurate with the
5employee's ability. Each license so granted shall establish a wage for the licensee
6employees of the licensee who are unable to earn a living wage.
SB187, s. 18 7Section 18. 104.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB187,13,138 104.07 (2) The department shall make promulgate rules, and, except as
9provided under subs. (5) and (6), grant licenses to sheltered workshops, to permit the
10employment of workers with disabilities who are unable to earn the living wage at
11a wage that is commensurate with their ability and productivity. A license granted
12to a sheltered workshop under this subsection may be issued for the entire workshop
13or a department of the workshop.
SB187, s. 19 14Section 19. 104.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB187,13,21 15104.10 Penalty for intimidating witness. Any employer who discharges or
16threatens to discharge, or who in any way discriminates , or threatens to discriminate
17against, any employee because the employee has testified or is about to testify, or
18because the employer believes that the employee may testify, in any investigation or
19proceeding relative to the enforcement of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor,
20and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of
may be fined $25 for each
21offense.
SB187, s. 20 22Section 20. 104.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB187,14,2 23104.11 Definition of violation. Each day during which any employer shall
24employ
employs a person for whom a living wage has been fixed at a wage that is less

1than the living wage fixed shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of this
2chapter.
SB187, s. 21 3Section 21. 234.94 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB187,14,74 234.94 (5) "Primary employment" means work which that pays at least the
5minimum wage as established under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (1) or under federal law,
6whichever is greater, offers adequate fringe benefits, including health insurance,
7and is not seasonal or part time.
SB187, s. 22 8Section 22. 234.94 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB187,14,149 234.94 (8) "Target group" means a population group for which the
10unemployment level is at least 25% higher than the statewide unemployment level,
11or a population group for which the average wage received is less than 1.2 times the
12minimum wage as established under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (1) or under federal law,
13whichever is greater. No population group is required to be located within a
14contiguous geographic area to be considered a target group.
SB187, s. 23 15Section 23. 800.09 (1j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB187,15,216 800.09 (1j) If the court orders the defendant to perform community service
17work in lieu of making restitution or of paying the forfeiture, surcharges, fees and
18costs, or both, the court may order that the defendant perform community service
19work for a public agency or a nonprofit charitable organization that is approved by
20the court and agreed to by the public agency or nonprofit charitable organization.
21Community service work may be in lieu of restitution only if also agreed to by the
22person to whom restitution is owed. The number of hours of community service work
23required may not exceed the number determined by dividing the amount owed on the
24forfeiture by the minimum wage established under ch. 104 for adults in
25nonagriculture, nontipped employment
s. 104.035 (1). The court shall ensure that

1the defendant is provided a written statement of the terms of the community service
2order and that the community service order is monitored.
SB187, s. 24 3Section 24. 800.095 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB187,15,144 800.095 (1) (d) That the defendant perform community service work for a
5public agency or nonprofit charitable organization approved by the court and agreed
6to by the agency or nonprofit charitable organization. If the community service work
7is in lieu of restitution, then the person to whom restitution is owed must agree; the
8defendant shall be given credit at the rate of not less than the minimum wage
9established under ch. 104 for adults in nonagriculture, nontipped employment s.
10104.035 (1)
for each one hour of community service completed. The defendant shall
11be given a written statement of the community service order. Nothing in this
12paragraph makes the defendant an employee or agent of the court or the
13municipality. The defendant shall be responsible for providing the court with proof
14that the community service hours have been completed.
SB187, s. 25 15Section 25. 895.035 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB187,16,716 895.035 (2m) (c) The court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and
17938 may order that the juvenile perform community service work for a public agency
18or nonprofit charitable organization that is designated by the court in lieu of making
19restitution or paying the forfeiture or surcharge. If the parent agrees to perform
20community service work in lieu of making restitution or paying the forfeiture or
21surcharge, the court may order that the parent perform community service work for
22a public agency or a nonprofit charitable organization that is designated by the court.
23Community service work may be in lieu of restitution only if also agreed to by the
24public agency or nonprofit charitable organization and by the person to whom
25restitution is owed. The court may utilize any available resources, including any

1community service work program, in ordering the juvenile or parent to perform
2community service work. The number of hours of community service work required
3may not exceed the number determined by dividing the amount owed on the
4restitution, forfeiture, or surcharge by the minimum wage established under ch. 104
5for adults in nonagriculture, nontipped employment
s. 104.035 (1). The court shall
6ensure that the juvenile or parent is provided with a written statement of the terms
7of the community service order and that the community service order is monitored.
SB187, s. 26 8Section 26. Effective date.
SB187,16,109 (1) Minimum wage. This act takes effect on the first day of the first month
10beginning after publication.
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