AB508: Bill Text

AB508,26 Section 26. 49.82 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,18,2 49.82 (3) Public assistance advisory committee. (a) The department of health services, in consultation with the department of children and families and the department of administration, shall create an advisory committee to review proposed legislation and proposed requests for approval from the federal government of changes to public assistance programs and to review performance data, outcomes, and costs of changes to public assistance programs after federal approval of changes to those programs.

AB508,18,12 (b) The department of health services shall appoint to the advisory committee under par. (a) participants in public assistance programs; representatives of advocacy groups, including groups that support the rights of individuals with physical and invisible disabilities; at least one representative from a community action program; providers of services under public assistance programs; representatives of the state agencies that administer public assistance programs; members of the legislature, suggested by the majority and minority leaders of both houses of the legislature; and policy experts from organizations such as the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute and Institute for Research on Poverty.

AB508,18,15 (c) A state agency that administers a public assistance program that is the subject of a proposed waiver request to be submitted to the federal government shall, in collaboration with the advisory committee under par. (a), do all of the following:

AB508,18,17 1. Hold a public comment period lasting at least 30 days before the development of the waiver proposal language.

AB508,18,19 2. Conduct no fewer than 3 public hearings on the proposed waiver before the waiver is submitted to the federal government.

AB508,18,22 (d) No state agency may submit a request to waive federal law involving a public assistance program without approval of the proposed waiver request by the joint committee on finance.

AB508,27 Section 27 . 60.85 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,19,6 60.85 (7) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs under sub. (1) (h) 1. a., d., i., and j. in connection with the project plan for a tax incremental district shall notify the department of workforce development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 of any positions to be filled in the county in which the town that created the tax incremental district is located during the period commencing with the date the person first performs work on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment of project costs. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.

AB508,28 Section 28 . 60.85 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,19,15 60.85 (7) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property in a tax incremental district from a town for which the town incurs real property assembly costs under sub. (1) (h) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 of any position to be filled in the county in which the town creating the tax incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.

AB508,29 Section 29 . 66.1103 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,19,24 66.1103 (6m) Notification of position openings. A municipality or county may not enter into a revenue agreement with any person who operates for profit unless that person has agreed to notify the department of workforce development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position to be filled in that municipality or county within one year after issuance of the revenue bonds. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks before advertising the position. The notice required by this subsection does not affect the offer of employment requirements of sub. (4s).

AB508,30 Section 30 . 66.1105 (6c) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,20,9 66.1105 (6c) (a) Any person who operates for profit and is paid project costs under sub. (2) (f) 1. a., d., j. and k. in connection with the project plan for a tax incremental district shall notify the department of workforce development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any positions to be filled in the county in which the city which created the tax incremental district is located during the period commencing with the date the person first performs work on the project and ending one year after receipt of its final payment of project costs. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.

AB508,31 Section 31 . 66.1105 (6c) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,20,18 66.1105 (6c) (b) Any person who operates for profit and buys or leases property in a tax incremental district from a city for which the city incurs real property assembly costs under sub. (2) (f) 1. c. shall notify the department of workforce development and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position to be filled in the county in which the city creating the tax incremental district is located within one year after the sale or commencement of the lease. The person shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.

AB508,32 Section 32 . 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,21,8 71.07 (2dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified in the manner under s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency, as defined in s. 71.07 (2dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.

AB508,33 Section 33 . 71.07 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,21,15 71.07 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.

AB508,34 Section 34 . 71.07 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,21,18 71.07 (8m) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit. (a) Definitions. In this subsection:

AB508,21,21 1. “Claimant" means an individual who is eligible for and claims the household and dependent care expenses tax credit for the taxable year to which the claim under this subsection relates.

AB508,21,23 2. “Household and dependent care expenses tax credit" means the tax credit under section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code.

AB508,22,4 (b) Filing claims. Subject to the limitations provided in this subsection, a claimant may claim as a credit against the tax imposed under s. 71.02, up to the amount of those taxes, an amount equal to the amount of the household and dependent care expenses tax credit that the taxpayer claimed on his or her federal income tax return for the taxable year to which the claim under this subsection relates.

AB508,22,6 (c) Limitations. 1. No credit may be allowed under this subsection unless it is claimed within the time period under s. 71.75 (2).

AB508,22,9 2. No credit may be allowed under this subsection for a taxable year covering a period of less than 12 months, except for a taxable year closed by reason of the death of the taxpayer.

AB508,22,11 3. The credit under this subsection may not be claimed by either a part-year resident or nonresident of this state.

AB508,22,13 (d) Administration. Subsection (9e) (d), to the extent that it applies to the credit under that subsection, applies to the credit under this subsection.

AB508,35 Section 35 . 71.10 (4) (cs) of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,22,16 71.10 (4) (cs) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit under s. 71.07 (8m).

AB508,36 Section 36 . 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,23,6 71.28 (1dx) (a) 5. “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a qualified summer youth employee, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (7), a dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified in the manner under s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 3., 2013 stats., by a designated local agency, as defined in s. 71.28 (1dj) (am) 2., 2013 stats.

AB508,37 Section 37 . 71.47 (5r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,23,13 71.47 (5r) (b) 2. Thirty percent of the tuition that the claimant paid or incurred for an individual to participate in an education program of a qualified postsecondary institution, if the individual was enrolled in a course of instruction that relates to a projected worker shortage in this state, as determined by the local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, and if the individual was eligible for a grant from the Federal Pell Grant Program.

AB508,38 Section 38 . 76.636 (1) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,23,15 76.636 (1) (e) 12. A dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15).

AB508,39 Section 39 . 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,23,22 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the amounts for aids are $5,267,000 in calendar years 2012 and 2013, $4,989,300 in calendar year 2014, and $5,188,900 in calendar year years 2015 to 2019 and $5,707,800 in calendar year 2020 thereafter. These amounts, to the extent practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular calendar year.

AB508,40 Section 40 . 106.11 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,24,12 106.11 Workforce investment programs. The department shall cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361. In administering the programs authorized by that act the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies , the council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111, and with local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, establish a statewide workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational needs of persons in this state. If a local workforce development board anticipates that there may be a business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served by that board, the board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that provide career planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for affected employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for those resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).

AB508,41 Section 41 . 106.115 of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,24,15 106.115 Council on workforce investment. (1) In this section, “homeless” has the meaning given in 42 USC 11302 (a).

AB508,24,20 (2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111 shall identify all of the following populations of individuals with a barrier to employment to receive employment, training, and educational services when submitting the state plan required by section 3113 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014:

AB508,24,21 (a) Homeless individuals from 18 to 24 years of age.

AB508,24,22 (b) Children placed in out-of-home care under ch. 48.

AB508,24,23 (c) Homeless adults over age 24.

AB508,42 Section 42 . 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,25,4 106.13 (2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111, the technical college system board, and the department of public instruction shall assist the department in providing the youth apprenticeship program under sub. (1).

AB508,43 Section 43 . 106.15 of the statutes is repealed.

AB508,44 Section 44 . 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,25,12 106.16 (2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or an authority under ch. 231 or 234 shall notify the department and the local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position in the company that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be filled in this state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.

AB508,45 Section 45 . 106.27 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,25,24 106.27 (1m) Labor market information system. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (bm), the department shall develop and maintain a labor market information system to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on current and projected employment opportunities in this state and other appropriate information relating to labor market dynamics as determined by the department. The department shall make the information contained in the system available, free of charge, to school districts, technical colleges, tribal colleges, institutions and college campuses within the University of Wisconsin System, local workforce development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, employers, job seekers, and the general public, including making that information available on the department's Internet site.

AB508,46 Section 46 . 109.07 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,26,14 109.07 (1m) (a) Subject to sub. (5) or (6), an employer that has decided upon a business closing or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the department that administers s. 106.15, any affected employee, any collective bargaining representative of any affected employee, and the highest official of any municipality in which the affected employment site is located, in writing of such action no later than 60 days prior to the date on which the business closing or mass layoff takes place. The notice to an affected employee shall also include contact information for the local workforce development board under 29 USC 2832 3122 serving the area in which the employment site is located and, if available, the list of resources prepared under s. 106.11. The employer shall provide in writing all information concerning its payroll, affected employees, and the wages and other remuneration owed to those employees as the department may require. The department may in addition require the employer to submit a plan setting forth the manner in which final payment in full shall be made to affected employees.

AB508,47 Section 47 . 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,26,21 115.28 (24) Priority in awarding grants. Give priority in awarding grants to school boards under s. 115.36, and in awarding grants from federal funds received under 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 and 29 USC 2862 (b) (1) (B), to programs that provide more than one of the educational services specified under s. 115.36, 115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or 118.153 or 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 or 29 USC 2862 3172 (b) (1) (B).

AB508,48 Section 48 . 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,27,2 115.28 (66) Report on homeless children and youths. Annually, submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), in the public schools of this state.

AB508,49 Section 49. 234.253 of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,27,6 234.253 Report on households with worst case housing needs. (1) Definitions. In this section, “households with worst case housing needs” means households that meet all of the following criteria:

AB508,27,7 (a) Are renters.

AB508,27,8 (b) Do not receive federal, state, or local housing assistance.

AB508,27,11 (c) Have incomes of no more than 50 percent of the area median income, as determined by the federal department of housing and urban development and adjusted for family size.

AB508,27,14 (d) Live in severely inadequate conditions, as determined by the federal department of housing and urban development, or pay more than half of their income for rent, or both.

AB508,27,21 (2) Annual report. The authority shall annually submit to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of households with worst case housing needs in this state. The report shall include the number of households with worst case housing needs by county, demographic statistics and information on these households, analysis of the impediments to securing affordable housing, and recommended changes to state and local programs to assist these households with securing affordable housing.

AB508,50 Section 50. 234.38 of the statutes is created to read:

AB508,28,3 234.38 Eviction prevention grants. The authority shall issue its negotiable bonds in such principal amount and length of maturity as to provide sufficient funds, not to exceed $1,000,000, to make grants directly to individuals and families or to one or more housing authorities under s. 59.53 (22), 61.73, 66.1201, or 66.1213 for the purpose of providing rent assistance to individuals and families who are in danger of being evicted from their residences.

AB508,51 Section 51 . 238.30 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,28,17 238.30 (4m) “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who is eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has been certified in the manner under 26 USC 51 (d) (13) (A) by a designated local agency, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (12).

AB508,52 Section 52 . 946.13 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB508,28,21 946.13 (10) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a member of a local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 or to a member of the council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111.

AB508,53 Section 53 . Nonstatutory provisions.

AB508,29,9 (1) Job and employment services; pilot program. The department of workforce development shall establish a pilot program to provide supportive job and employment services to individuals receiving housing vouchers or receiving services from state-funded homeless shelters. The pilot program established under this subsection shall provide similar job and employment services to those provided under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program under s. 49.163. The department shall establish eligibility criteria for individuals participating in the pilot program, and the program shall be administered by the department or another entity authorized to administer the programs under s. 49.163 (4). The department of workforce development shall pay for the pilot program under this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fc). The pilot program established under this subsection shall sunset on June 30, 2021.

AB508,29,16 (2) Pilot program for homeless children and youths. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority shall develop policies and procedures for and implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to individuals who are included in the category of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), and families with at least one individual included in that category on the waiting list that the authority, or a public housing agency that contracts with the authority, maintains for vouchers under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program.

AB508,29,19 (3) Community action opioid response grant program. During the 2019-21 fiscal biennium, the department of health services shall award no more than a total of $2,000,000 per fiscal year in grant moneys under s. 49.675.

AB508,54 Section 54 . Fiscal changes.

AB508,30,3 (1) State supplement to employment opportunity demonstration projects. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is made.

AB508,30,11 (2) Grants to defray housing costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs.

AB508,30,21 (3) Grants to supplement the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $700,000 for grants under s. 16.308 (2) (a) for the purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities providing shelter to the homeless. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $700,000 for grants under s. 16.308 (2) (a) for the purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities providing shelter to the homeless.

AB508,31,3 (4) Skills enhancement program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $500,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $500,000 for the purpose for which the appropriation is made.

AB508,31,12 (5) Employment transportation assistance. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $249,450 to award grants to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of job access and employment transportation assistance programs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $249,450 to award grants to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of job access and employment transportation assistance programs.

AB508,55 Section 55. Initial applicability.

AB508,31,19 (1) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit. The treatment of ss. 71.07 (8m) and 71.10 (4) (cs) first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this subsection takes effect after July 31, the treatment of ss. 71.07 (8m) and 71.10 (4) (cs) first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year in which this subsection takes effect.

AB508,56 Section 56. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2019 biennial budget act, whichever is later, except as follows:

AB508,31,23 (1) The repeal of s. 20.445 (1) (fc) takes effect on June 30, 2021.

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