SB111,1808,25 1. “Board” means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

SB111,1809,1 2. “Chancellor” means the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

SB111,1809,7 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall provide funding for 20.0 full-time equivalent agriculture-focused positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, comprised of 15.0 full-time equivalent county-based agriculture agent positions, 3.0 full-time equivalent research positions focusing on applied agriculture research, and 2.0 full-time equivalent research positions focusing on agriculture and climate change.

SB111,1809,8 (c) The positions specified in par. (b) are subject to all of the following:

SB111,1809,10 1. The positions shall be filled using existing authorized full-time equivalent positions, funded from s. 20.285 (1) (a), that are currently vacant.

SB111,1809,13 2. The positions shall be filled in a manner that reflects an increase in the total number of agricultural agent positions and agriculture-related research positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

SB111,1809,15 (d) The chancellor may not abolish under s. 16.505 (2p) the positions specified in par. (b).

SB111,1809,18 (e) No later than January 1, 2023, the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall submit a report to the governor and the joint committee on finance containing all of the following information:

SB111,1809,19 1. The date of hire of each person hired for a position specified in par. (b ).

SB111,1809,21 2. The job responsibilities of each person hired for a position specified in par. (b).

SB111,1809,25 3. For each person hired for a county-based agriculture agent position specified in par. (b), the strategies or tactics the person has used to communicate climate change issues to farmers, along with metrics for tracking the impact of these persons regarding agricultural practice changes in consideration of climate change.

SB111,1810,4 4. For each person hired for a research position focusing on applied agriculture research specified in par. (b), the research conducted to date, the research to be conducted, the findings of the research to date, and how those findings are informing the person's work, as well as the work of county-based agriculture agents.

SB111,1810,10 5. For each person hired for a research position focusing on agriculture and climate change specified in par. (b ), the ways in which the person has utilized the research findings of the researchers described in subd. 4. to inform the county-based agriculture agents, including developed curriculum and proposed outreach efforts, along with any additional research effort the person has undertaken and intends to undertake.

SB111,9148 Section 9148. Nonstatutory provisions; Veterans Affairs.

SB111,9149 Section 9149. Nonstatutory provisions; Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

SB111,1810,18 (1) Cooperative feasibility studies. From the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a), the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall, during each year of the 2021-23 fiscal biennium, award up to $200,000 in grants for cooperative feasibility studies. The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall consult with the Cooperative Network when making awards under this subsection.

SB111,1810,25 (2) Regional economic development funding. In the 2021-22 fiscal year, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation shall expend up to $8,000,000 from the appropriation under s. 20.192 (1) (a) to provide funding to organizations focused on local or regional economic development in this state for the purpose of assisting businesses and nonprofit organizations in this state in their recovery from the COVID-19 global pandemic. The moneys appropriated under this subsection are not subject to the limitations specified in s. 20.192 (1) (a).

SB111,9150 Section 9150. Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.

SB111,1811,2 (1) Minimum wage study committee.

SB111,1811,4 (a) The secretary of workforce development shall establish a minimum wage study committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c). The committee shall consist of the following:

SB111,1811,5 1. Five members appointed by the governor.

SB111,1811,6 2. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

SB111,1811,7 3. One member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.

SB111,1811,8 4. One member appointed by the majority leader of the senate.

SB111,1811,9 5. One member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.

SB111,1811,12 (b) The committee created under par. (a) shall study options to achieve a $15 per hour minimum wage and other options to increase compensation for workers in this state.

SB111,1811,17 (c) No later than October 1, 2022, the committee created under par. (a) shall submit to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) a report that includes recommendations regarding the options for achieving a $15 per hour minimum wage and other means of increasing worker compensation in this state.

SB111,1811,19 (d) The minimum wage study committee terminates upon submission of the report under par. (c).

SB111,1811,23 (2) Unemployment insurance; electronic interchange. The department of workforce development shall submit a notice to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin administrative register indicating the date upon which the department is able to implement the treatment of s. 108.14 (2e).