AB508,38 14Section 38 . 76.636 (1) (e) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,23,1515 76.636 (1) (e) 12. A dislocated worker, as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15).
AB508,39 16Section 39 . 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,23,2217 85.20 (4m) (a) 8. b. For the purpose of making allocations under subd. 8. a., the
18amounts for aids are $5,267,000 in calendar years 2012 and 2013, $4,989,300 in
19calendar year 2014, and
$5,188,900 in calendar year years 2015 to 2019 and
20$5,707,800 in calendar year 2020 thereafter. These amounts, to the extent
21practicable, shall be used to determine the uniform percentage in the particular
22calendar year.
AB508,40 23Section 40 . 106.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,24,12 24106.11 Workforce investment programs. The department shall cooperate
25with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce

1Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
2Act of 2014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361
. In administering the programs authorized by that
3act the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies , the council on
4workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111,
and with local workforce
5development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, establish a statewide
6workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational
7needs of persons in this state. If a local workforce development board anticipates
8that there may be a business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served
9by that board, the board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that
10provide career planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for
11affected employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for
12those resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).
AB508,41 13Section 41 . 106.115 of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,24,15 14106.115 Council on workforce investment. (1) In this section, “homeless”
15has the meaning given in 42 USC 11302 (a).
AB508,24,20 16(2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111 shall
17identify all of the following populations of individuals with a barrier to employment
18to receive employment, training, and educational services when submitting the state
19plan required by section 3113 of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
20Act of 2014:
AB508,24,2121 (a) Homeless individuals from 18 to 24 years of age.
AB508,24,2222 (b) Children placed in out-of-home care under ch. 48.
AB508,24,2323 (c) Homeless adults over age 24.
AB508,42 24Section 42 . 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,25,4
1106.13 (2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC
22821 3111, the technical college system board, and the department of public
3instruction shall assist the department in providing the youth apprenticeship
4program under sub. (1).
AB508,43 5Section 43 . 106.15 of the statutes is repealed.
AB508,44 6Section 44 . 106.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,25,127 106.16 (2) Any company that receives a loan or grant from a state agency or
8an authority under ch. 231 or 234 shall notify the department and the local workforce
9development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122, of any position in the
10company that is related to the project for which the grant or loan is received to be
11filled in this state within one year after receipt of the loan or grant. The company
12shall provide this notice at least 2 weeks prior to advertising the position.
AB508,45 13Section 45 . 106.27 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,25,2414 106.27 (1m) Labor market information system. From the appropriation under
15s. 20.445 (1) (bm), the department shall develop and maintain a labor market
16information system to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on current and
17projected employment opportunities in this state and other appropriate information
18relating to labor market dynamics as determined by the department. The
19department shall make the information contained in the system available, free of
20charge, to school districts, technical colleges, tribal colleges, institutions and college
21campuses within the University of Wisconsin System, local workforce development
22boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, employers, job seekers, and the general
23public, including making that information available on the department's Internet
24site.
AB508,46 25Section 46 . 109.07 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,26,14
1109.07 (1m) (a) Subject to sub. (5) or (6), an employer that has decided upon
2a business closing or mass layoff in this state shall promptly notify the subunit of the
3department that administers s. 106.15, any affected employee, any collective
4bargaining representative of any affected employee, and the highest official of any
5municipality in which the affected employment site is located, in writing of such
6action no later than 60 days prior to the date on which the business closing or mass
7layoff takes place. The notice to an affected employee shall also include contact
8information for the local workforce development board under 29 USC 2832 3122
9serving the area in which the employment site is located and, if available, the list of
10resources prepared under s. 106.11. The employer shall provide in writing all
11information concerning its payroll, affected employees, and the wages and other
12remuneration owed to those employees as the department may require. The
13department may in addition require the employer to submit a plan setting forth the
14manner in which final payment in full shall be made to affected employees.
AB508,47 15Section 47 . 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,26,2116 115.28 (24) Priority in awarding grants. Give priority in awarding grants to
17school boards under s. 115.36, and in awarding grants from federal funds received
18under 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 and 29 USC 2862 (b) (1) (B), to
19programs that provide more than one of the educational services specified under s.
20115.36, 115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or 118.153 or 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601
21to 4665 or 29 USC 2862 3172 (b) (1) (B).
AB508,48 22Section 48 . 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,27,223 115.28 (66) Report on homeless children and youths. Annually, submit to the
24chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under

1s. 13.172 (2), a report on the number of homeless children and youths, as defined in
242 USC 11434a (2), in the public schools of this state.
AB508,49 3Section 49. 234.253 of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,27,6 4234.253 Report on households with worst case housing needs. (1)
5Definitions. In this section, “households with worst case housing needs” means
6households that meet all of the following criteria:
AB508,27,77 (a) Are renters.
AB508,27,88 (b) Do not receive federal, state, or local housing assistance.
AB508,27,119 (c) Have incomes of no more than 50 percent of the area median income, as
10determined by the federal department of housing and urban development and
11adjusted for family size.
AB508,27,1412 (d) Live in severely inadequate conditions, as determined by the federal
13department of housing and urban development, or pay more than half of their income
14for rent, or both.
AB508,27,21 15(2) Annual report. The authority shall annually submit to the chief clerk of
16each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2),
17a report on the number of households with worst case housing needs in this state.
18The report shall include the number of households with worst case housing needs by
19county, demographic statistics and information on these households, analysis of the
20impediments to securing affordable housing, and recommended changes to state and
21local programs to assist these households with securing affordable housing.
AB508,50 22Section 50. 234.38 of the statutes is created to read:
AB508,28,3 23234.38 Eviction prevention grants. The authority shall issue its negotiable
24bonds in such principal amount and length of maturity as to provide sufficient funds,
25not to exceed $1,000,000, to make grants directly to individuals and families or to one

1or more housing authorities under s. 59.53 (22), 61.73, 66.1201, or 66.1213 for the
2purpose of providing rent assistance to individuals and families who are in danger
3of being evicted from their residences.
AB508,51 4Section 51 . 238.30 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,28,175 238.30 (4m) “Member of a targeted group" means a person who resides in an
6area designated by the federal government as an economic revitalization area, a
7person who is employed in an unsubsidized job but meets the eligibility requirements
8under s. 49.145 (2) and (3) for a Wisconsin Works employment position, a person who
9is employed in a trial job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), 2011 stats., or in a trial
10employment match program job, as defined in s. 49.141 (1) (n), a person who is
11eligible for child care assistance under s. 49.155, a person who is a vocational
12rehabilitation referral, an economically disadvantaged youth, an economically
13disadvantaged veteran, a supplemental security income recipient, a general
14assistance recipient, an economically disadvantaged ex-convict, a dislocated worker,
15as defined in 29 USC 2801 (9) 3102 (15), or a food stamp recipient, if the person has
16been certified in the manner under 26 USC 51 (d) (13) (A) by a designated local
17agency, as defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (12).
AB508,52 18Section 52 . 946.13 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB508,28,2119 946.13 (10) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a member of a local workforce
20development board established under 29 USC 2832 3122 or to a member of the
21council on workforce investment established under 29 USC 2821 3111.
AB508,53 22Section 53 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB508,29,923 (1) Job and employment services; pilot program. The department of workforce
24development shall establish a pilot program to provide supportive job and
25employment services to individuals receiving housing vouchers or receiving services

1from state-funded homeless shelters. The pilot program established under this
2subsection shall provide similar job and employment services to those provided
3under the Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program under
4s. 49.163. The department shall establish eligibility criteria for individuals
5participating in the pilot program, and the program shall be administered by the
6department or another entity authorized to administer the programs under s. 49.163
7(4). The department of workforce development shall pay for the pilot program under
8this subsection from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (fc). The pilot program
9established under this subsection shall sunset on June 30, 2021.
AB508,29,1610 (2) Pilot program for homeless children and youths. The Wisconsin Housing
11and Economic Development Authority shall develop policies and procedures for and
12implement a 2-year pilot program that gives priority to individuals who are included
13in the category of homeless children and youths, as defined in 42 USC 11434a (2), and
14families with at least one individual included in that category on the waiting list that
15the authority, or a public housing agency that contracts with the authority,
16maintains for vouchers under the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program.
AB508,29,1917 (3) Community action opioid response grant program. During the 2019-21
18fiscal biennium, the department of health services shall award no more than a total
19of $2,000,000 per fiscal year in grant moneys under s. 49.675.
AB508,54 20Section 54 . Fiscal changes.
AB508,30,321 (1) State supplement to employment opportunity demonstration projects.
22In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
23workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year
242019-20 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is
25made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department

1of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (cr), the dollar amount for fiscal year
22020-21 is increased by $799,400 for the purposes for which the appropriation is
3made.
AB508,30,114 (2) Grants to defray housing costs. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
5appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar
6amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303
7(1) (a) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs. In
8the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
9administration under s. 20.505 (7) (b), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is
10increased by $220,000 for grants under s. 16.303 (1) (a) to persons or families of low
11or moderate income to defray housing costs.
AB508,30,2112 (3) Grants to supplement the operating budgets of agencies and shelter
13facilities.
In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the
14department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the dollar amount for fiscal
15year 2019-20 is increased by $700,000 for grants under s. 16.308 (2) (a) for the
16purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter facilities
17providing shelter to the homeless. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
18appropriation to the department of administration under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the dollar
19amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $700,000 for grants under s. 16.308
20(2) (a) for the purpose of supplementing the operating budgets of agencies and shelter
21facilities providing shelter to the homeless.
AB508,31,322 (4) Skills enhancement program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
23appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the
24dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $500,000 for the purpose for
25which the appropriation is made. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the

1appropriation to the department of children and families under s. 20.437 (2) (fr), the
2dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $500,000 for the purpose for
3which the appropriation is made.
AB508,31,124 (5) Employment transportation assistance. In the schedule under s. 20.005
5(3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (1) (bs),
6the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $249,450 to award grants
7to public and private organizations for the development and implementation of job
8access and employment transportation assistance programs. In the schedule under
9s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s.
1020.395 (1) (bs), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $249,450 to
11award grants to public and private organizations for the development and
12implementation of job access and employment transportation assistance programs.
AB508,55 13Section 55. Initial applicability.
AB508,31,1914 (1) Additional household and dependent care expenses tax credit. The
15treatment of ss. 71.07 (8m) and 71.10 (4) (cs) first applies to taxable years beginning
16on January 1 of the year in which this subsection takes effect, except that if this
17subsection takes effect after July 31, the treatment of ss. 71.07 (8m) and 71.10 (4) (cs)
18first applies to taxable years beginning on January 1 of the year following the year
19in which this subsection takes effect.
AB508,56 20Section 56. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
21or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2019 biennial budget act, whichever is later,
22except as follows:
AB508,31,2323 (1) The repeal of s. 20.445 (1) (fc) takes effect on June 30, 2021.
AB508,31,2424 (End)
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