106.215(9)(a)(a)
Work camps. If necessary for the implementation of a conservation project, the board may establish or utilize residential facilities but the board may not use moneys appropriated under
s. 20.445 (6) (u) or
(y) for the establishment of new residential facilities.
106.215(9)(b)
(b)
Education and training. The board shall facilitate arrangements with local schools and institutions of higher education for academic study by corps enrollees to upgrade literacy skills, obtain equivalency diplomas or college degrees or enhance employment skills. The board shall encourage the development of training programs for corps enrollees for use during time periods when circumstances do not permit work on a project.
106.215(10)(a)(a)
Authorization; classification. The board may employ corps enrollees. The board shall classify these enrollees as corps members, assistant crew leaders, crew leaders or regional crew leaders.
106.215(10)(b)
(b)
Outside civil service. All corps enrollees shall be employed outside the civil service.
106.215(10)(c)
(c)
Wages. Corps members shall be paid at the prevailing federal minimum wage or the applicable state minimum wage established under
ch. 104, whichever is greater. Assistant crew leaders, crew leaders and regional crew leaders may be paid more than the prevailing federal minimum wage or applicable state minimum wage. Corps enrollees shall receive their pay for the previous pay period on the last working day of the current pay period.
106.215(10)(e)
(e)
Worker's compensation. A corps enrollee is eligible for worker's compensation benefits as provided under
ch. 102.
106.215(10)(f)
(f)
Health care and other benefits. Except as provided in
par. (fm), a corps enrollee is not an eligible employee for health care benefits or other benefits under
ch. 40.
106.215(10)(fm)
(fm)
Group health care coverage. The board may provide group health care coverage, including group health care coverage offered by the state under
s. 40.51, to any of the following:
106.215(10)(fm)1.
1. Corps enrollees who have been crew leaders, regional crew leaders or a combination thereof for at least 6 months.
106.215(10)(fm)2.
2. Crew leaders or regional crew leaders who are discharging special responsibilities, as determined by the board.
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.
106.215(10)(g)1m.
1m. In lieu of the incentive payment under
subd. 1., a person who is employed as a corps enrollee for at least a 6-month period of continuous employment, as determined by standards adopted by the board, and who receives a satisfactory employment evaluation is entitled to an education voucher that is worth at least double the monetary value of the prorated incentive payment under
subd. 1., but not more than $2,800 prorated in the same proportion as the number of hours of employment completed by that person bears to 2,080 hours.
106.215(10)(g)2.
2. The board may authorize a partial incentive payment 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)2m.
2m. In lieu of a partial incentive payment under
subd. 2. the board may authorize a partial 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 6-month period of continuous employment and the board determines that employment was terminated because of special circumstances beyond the control of the corps enrollee.
106.215(10)(g)3.
3. The education voucher is valid for 4 years after the date of issuance for the payment of tuition and required program activity fees at any institution of higher education, as defined in
20 USC 1002, that accepts the voucher. The board shall authorize payment to the institution of face value of the voucher upon presentment.
106.215(10)(g)4.
4. No corps enrollee may receive more than 2 incentive payments or 4 education vouchers under this paragraph.
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;
1997 a. 27,
35,
39,
283;
1999 a. 9;
2001 a. 16,
104.
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 employee 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, including part-time jobs and Wisconsin works employment positions, as defined in
s. 49.141 (1) (r), 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 or to Wisconsin works employment positions, as defined in
s. 49.141 (1) (r).
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 employees who participate in the program.
106.26 History
History: 1989 a. 31;
1995 a. 27 s.
3526m; Stats. 1995 s. 106.26;
1997 a. 27.
EQUAL RIGHTS PROGRAMS
106.50(1)(1)
Intent. It is the intent of this section to render unlawful discrimination in housing. It is the declared policy of this state that all persons shall have an equal opportunity for housing regardless of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, lawful source of income, age or ancestry and it is the duty of the political subdivisions to assist in the orderly prevention or removal of all discrimination in housing through the powers granted under
ss. 66.0125 and
66.1011. The legislature hereby extends the state law governing equal housing opportunities to cover single-family residences which are owner-occupied. The legislature finds that the sale and rental of single-family residences constitute a significant portion of the housing business in this state and should be regulated. This section shall be deemed an exercise of the police powers of the state for the protection of the welfare, health, peace, dignity and human rights of the people of this state.
106.50(1m)(ad)
(ad) "Advertise" means to publish, circulate, issue or display, or cause to be published, circulated, issued or displayed, any communication, notice, advertisement or sign in connection with the sale, financing or rental of housing.
106.50(1m)(am)
(am) "Age", in reference to a member of a protected class, means at least 18 years of age.
106.50(1m)(b)
(b) "Aggrieved person" means a person who claims to have been injured by discrimination in housing or believes that he or she will be injured by discrimination in housing that is about to occur.
106.50(1m)(c)
(c) "Complainant" means a person who files a complaint alleging discrimination in housing.
106.50(1m)(d)
(d) "Conciliation" means the attempted resolution of issues raised by a complaint or by the investigation of the complaint, through informal negotiations involving the aggrieved person, the complainant, the respondent and the department.
106.50(1m)(g)
(g) "Disability" means a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a record of having such an impairment or being regarded as having such an impairment. "Disability" does not include the current illegal use of a controlled substance, as defined in
s. 961.01 (4), or a controlled substance analog, as defined in
s. 961.01 (4m), unless the individual is participating in a supervised drug rehabilitation program.
106.50(1m)(h)
(h) "Discriminate" means to segregate, separate, exclude or treat a person or class of persons unequally in a manner described in
sub. (2),
(2m) or
(2r) because of sex, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, lawful source of income, age or ancestry.
106.50(1m)(i)
(i) "Dwelling unit" means a structure or that part of a structure that is used or intended to be used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person or by 2 or more persons who are maintaining a common household, to the exclusion of all others.
106.50(1m)(k)
(k) "Family status" means any of the following conditions that apply to a person seeking to rent or purchase housing or to a member or prospective member of the person's household regardless of the person's marital status:
106.50(1m)(k)2.
2. A person is in the process of securing sole or joint legal custody, periods of physical placement or visitation rights of a minor child.
106.50(1m)(k)3.
3. A person's household includes one or more minor or adult relatives.
106.50(1m)(k)4.
4. A person's household includes one or more adults or minor children in his or her legal custody or physical placement or with whom he or she has visitation rights.
106.50(1m)(k)5.
5. A person's household includes one or more adults or minor children placed in his or her care under a court order, under a guardianship or with the written permission of a parent or other person having legal custody of the adult or minor child.
106.50(1m)(km)
(km) "Hardship condition" means a situation under which a tenant in housing for older persons has legal custody or physical placement of a minor child or a minor child is placed in the tenant's care under a court order, under a guardianship or with the written permission of a parent or other person having legal custody of the minor child.
106.50(1m)(L)
(L) "Housing" means any improved property, or any portion thereof, including a mobile home as defined in
s. 66.0435 (1) (d) or condominium, that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a home or residence. "Housing" includes any vacant land that is offered for sale or rent for the construction or location thereon of any building, structure or portion thereof that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied, as a home or residence.
106.50(1m)(m)
(m) "Housing for older persons" means any of the following:
