106.215(10)(g)1.1. A person who is employed as a corps enrollee for a 6-month to one-year period of continuous employment, as determined by standards adopted by the board, and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation upon termination of employment is entitled to an incentive payment of $500 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours or an education voucher that is worth at least double the monetary value of the prorated incentive payment, but not more than $2,400 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours. No corps enrollee may receive more than 2 incentive payments or 4 education vouchers.
106.215(10)(g)2.
2. The board may authorize a partial incentive payment or education voucher to a person who is employed as a corps enrollee and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation upon termination of employment if the person is employed as a corps enrollee for less than a one-year period of continuous employment and the board determines that employment was terminated because of special circumstances beyond the control of the corps enrollee or if the person is employed as a corps enrollee for at least 10 months but less than a one-year period of continuous employment and the board determines that employment was terminated in order to enable the person to attend an institution of higher education, technical college or other training program or to enable the person to obtain other employment.
106.215(10)(g)3.
3. The education voucher is valid for 3 years after the date of issuance for the payment of tuition and required program activity fees at any institution of higher education, as defined under
s. 39.32 (1) (a), which accepts the voucher and the board shall authorize payment to the institution of face value of the voucher upon presentment.
106.215(10)(h)
(h)
Helmets; footwear; safety equipment. The board shall provide each corps enrollee working on a conservation activity with a safety helmet displaying a Wisconsin conservation corps emblem. The board shall require each corps enrollee to have adequate protective footwear, if needed for the project, and may partially reimburse corps enrollees for the cost of obtaining this footwear. The board shall ensure that all other necessary safety equipment is provided for each corps enrollee.
106.215(11)
(11) Qualifications and requirements for corps enrollees. 106.215(11)(a)(a)
Age. In order to qualify for employment as a corps member or an assistant crew leader, a person is required to have attained the age of 18 years but may not have attained the age of 26 years at the time he or she accepts employment. In order to qualify for employment as a crew leader or a regional crew leader, a person is required to have attained the age of 18 years at the time he or she accepts employment.
106.215(11)(b)
(b)
Unemployed. In order to qualify for employment as a corps member, a person is required to be unemployed at the time he or she applies for employment. In order to qualify for employment as an assistant crew leader, a person is required to be either unemployed at the time he or she applies for employment or is required to be employed as a corps member. In order to establish that a person is unemployed at the time of application for employment, the board may require the person to be certified as unemployed by a local job service office.
106.215(11)(c)
(c)
Enrollment period. In order to qualify for employment as a corps enrollee, a person is required to sign a statement of intention to serve in the Wisconsin conservation corps program for a 6-month to one-year period. This statement does not obligate the board to provide employment for the enrollee for that period.
106.215(11)(d)
(d)
Training and skills. No training or skills are required in order to qualify for employment as a corps member. The board shall establish minimum levels of performance, training and skills required to qualify for employment as or promotion to assistant crew leader, crew leader or regional crew leader.
106.215(11)(e)
(e)
Physical examination. No physical examination is required in order to apply for employment as a corps enrollee but the board may require a physical examination after a corps enrollee is employed. The board may accept evidence of a physical examination conducted within one year prior to employment as meeting such a requirement if the examining physician signs a form containing the information required by the board.
106.215(12)(a)(a)
Standards. The board shall establish standards for the selection of full-time and part-time corps enrollees from among those persons who are qualified and seek employment.
106.215(12)(am)
(am)
Employment of certain persons. On and after January 1, 1988, the board shall attempt to hire at least 50% of its corps members from among those persons who are receiving public assistance at the time of application for employment, who have received public assistance within one year of the time of application for employment or who are likely to be eligible for public assistance if they do not obtain employment.
106.215(12)(b)
(b)
Affirmative action plan. The board shall adopt a statewide affirmative action plan and shall comply with the requirements under
s. 230.06 (1) (g) to
(k). The standards established under
par. (a) shall be consistent with this plan.
106.215(12)(c)
(c)
Hiring procedure. The board shall develop procedures for the hiring of corps enrollees in cooperation with the department. The board shall utilize any appropriate local job service office in the area of a project to distribute applications, conduct interviews and evaluate applicants and make recommendations concerning the hiring of corps enrollees. The board may utilize project sponsors who are sponsoring long-term projects to conduct interviews, evaluate applicants and make recommendations concerning the hiring of corps enrollees.
106.215(13)
(13) Enrollment period; evaluation; promotion; discipline. 106.215(13)(a)(a) Enrollment period. The board may authorize the employment of a corps member who is not promoted to assistant crew leader beyond the 6-month to one-year enrollment period for a limited time, not to exceed one year, if the corps member has a disability. The normal enrollment period for a corps member who is promoted to assistant crew leader or for a person who is hired as assistant crew leader is 2 years. The board may authorize the employment of a corps member or assistant crew leader beyond the normal enrollment period for a limited time, not to exceed 3 months, under special circumstances where continued employment is required in order to complete a project in progress. The normal enrollment period for a crew leader or a regional crew leader is 2 years. The board may extend the employment of a crew leader beyond the normal enrollment period if the crew leader possesses special experience, training or skills valuable to the program. The board may extend the employment of a regional crew leader for an unlimited time.
106.215(13)(b)
(b)
Evaluation; promotion; discipline. The board shall establish standards and procedures to evaluate the performance, to determine promotions, for discipline and for termination of employment of corps enrollees.
106.215 History
History: 1983 a. 27,
181;
1985 a. 29 ss.
103m,
104m,
619 to
623x,
3202 (39); Stats. 1985 s. 16.20;
1987 a. 27,
255;
1989 a. 28,
31,
329,
359;
1991 a. 32,
39,
269,
309;
1993 a. 16,
202,
399;
1995 a. 27 ss.
239d to
278; Stats. 1995 s. 106.215;
1995 a. 201,
289;
1995 a. 448 ss.
1,
69; s. 13.93 (2) (c).
106.25
106.25
Public insurrection; death and disability benefits. 106.25(1)(a)
(a) "Public insurrection" means a civil disturbance in which a group or groups of persons are simultaneously engaged in acts of violence against persons or property by the illegal use of weapons, by burning, pillaging or looting or by committing any other illegal acts, and which is of such a magnitude as to result in any of the following:
106.25(1)(a)1.
1. Extraordinary utilization of off-duty local law enforcement personnel.
106.25(2)
(2) Death and disability benefits. If the department finds that the injury or death of a state or local government officer or employe arose out of the performance of duties in connection with a public insurrection, and finds that death or disability benefits are payable under
ch. 102, a supplemental award equal to the amount of the benefits, other than medical expense, payable under
ch. 102 shall be made to the persons and in the same manner provided by
ch. 102, except that when benefits are payable under
s. 102.49, a supplemental award equal to one-half the benefits payable under that section shall be made.
106.25(3)
(3) Payments. All payments under this section shall be made from the general fund.
106.25(4)
(4) Benefits additional to all others. Death and disability benefits under this section are in addition to all other benefits provided by state law or by action of any municipality or public agency.
106.25 History
History: 1971 c. 40;
1975 c. 199;
1975 c. 404 s.
7;
1975 c. 405 s.
7; Stats. 1975 s. 101.47;
1977 c. 29 s.
1651;
1995 a. 27 s.
3726; Stats. 1995 s. 106.25;
1995 a. 225.
106.26
106.26
Employment transit assistance program. 106.26(1)(1)
Findings and purpose. The legislature finds that, for many workers and persons seeking employment in outlying suburban and sparsely populated and developed areas, conventional, fixed-route mass transit systems do not provide adequate transportation service. The purpose of the employment transit assistance program under this section is to correct this deficiency in access to employment locations and to stimulate the development of innovative transit service methods.
106.26(2)(a)
(a) "Eligible applicant" means a local public body or a private organization.
106.26(2)(d)
(d) "Project" means a project designed to improve access to jobs located in outlying suburban and sparsely populated and developed areas that are not adequately served by a mass transit system and to develop innovative transit service methods.
106.26(3)
(3) Administration. The department shall administer the employment transit assistance program and shall have all powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, including the following:
106.26(3)(b)
(b) To make and execute contracts with eligible applicants.
106.26(3)(c)
(c) To make grants to eligible applicants to conduct projects or to match a federal grant awarded to an eligible applicant to conduct a project. Grants by the department are subject to all of the following requirements:
106.26(3)(c)1.
1. A grant may not exceed 80% of the total cost of a project.
106.26(3)(c)2.
2. A grant may only be made to an eligible applicant that provides access to nontemporary employment.
106.26(3)(d)
(d) To receive and review applications from eligible applicants for grants under this section and to prescribe the form, nature and extent of information that shall be included in applications.
106.26(3)(e)
(e) To establish criteria for evaluating applications for grants under this section.
106.26(4)
(4) Requirements. The following requirements apply to the employment transit assistance program:
106.26(4)(a)
(a) All jobs accessed by the program must pay at least $4 per hour.
106.26(4)(b)
(b) Fares charged under the program must not exceed $2 per one-way trip.
106.26(4)(c)
(c) Employers must pay at least 50% of the cost per one-way trip for their employes who participate in the program.
106.26 History
History: 1989 a. 31;
1995 a. 27 s.
3526m; Stats. 1995 s. 106.26.
