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Employers(1) coveredD underEFINITION. the law must also permit an employee covered under the law to take up to two weeks of medical leave in a 12-month period when that employee has a serious health condition.

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Sess.The report shall be distributed before any vote is taken on the includes any permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission.

SENATEbill BILLby 1either mayhouse fileof athe complaintlegislature withif the Departmentbill ofis Workforcenot Development(2) regardingR anEPORT allegedON violationBILLS ofCREATING theOCCUPATIONAL familyreferred andto medicala leavestanding lawcommittee, within 30 days after either the violation occurs or thebefore employeeany shouldpublic reasonablyLICENSES. have known that the violation occurred, whichever is later.

This(a) If any bill makesthat is introduced in either house hearing is held before any standing committee or, if no of the followinglegislature changescreates toa requirement that an individual public hearing is held, before any vote is taken by the familyobtain anda medicallicense leavein law:order to engage in a particular profes- committee.

1.The department of administration shall also sion or occupation or a requirement that a license be publish the report on its Internet site.

Requiresobtained employersin coveredorder underfor thea lawparticular totype permitof employeesbusiness covered under the law to takebe family(3) leaveF toINDINGS provideTO forBE aCONTAINED grandparent,IN grandchild,THE orREPORT. sibling who has a serious health condition.

2.The owned or operated, the department of administration department of administration shall include all of the fol- shall prepare and issue an occupational license report on lowing in a report prepared under sub.

Decreases(2): the number of hours an employee is required to work before qualifying for family and medical leave to 680 hours during the preceding 52 weeks.

3.the bill within 30 business days after it is introduced.

IncreasesThe the(a) amountAn evaluation of weekswhether anthe employeeunregulated ispractice abledepartment shall request information from any individ- ual or business that the department considers likely to takebe inof familythe profession, occupation, or business can clearly harm or endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the pub- affected by the proposed licensure requirement and medicalshall leavelic, and whether the potential for anythe eligibleharm reasonis torecognizable 12request weeks.a statement or analysis from the agency that and not remote or speculative.

4.would be required to administer the licensure require- ment.

ExtendsIndividuals, thebusinesses, timeand periodagencies inshall whichcomply an(b) employeeAn mayevaluation fileof awhether complaintthe public can reason- with DWDrequests toby 300the daysdepartment afterfor eitherinformation thethat violationis occursably orbe expected to benefit from the employeerequirement shouldfor the reasonably havenecessary knownfor that the violationdepartment occurred,to whicheverprepare isthe later.license.

(c) An evaluation of what the least restrictive regula- report.

To the greatest extent possible, reports under this tion is that will effectively protect the public, as deter- section shall be based on the information obtained by the department from individuals, businesses, and agencies mined under sub.

(4).

under this paragraph.

(d) An analysis of licensure requirements for that (b) A bill that requires a report by the department of profession, occupation, or business in other states, administration under this section shall have that require- including educational and reciprocity requirements.

ment noted on its jacket when the jacket is prepared.

(e) An estimate of the number of individuals or busi- When a bill that requires a report under this section is nesses that would be affected by the requirement.

September 2023 Special Session Senate Bill 1 − 3 − 2023 Wisconsin Act (f) An estimate of the total additional financial bur- 1.

Market competition.

den that will be imposed on an individual or business as 2.

Third−party or consumer−created ratings and a result of the licensure requirement, including education reviews.

or training costs, examination fees, private credential 3.

Private certification.

fees, credential fees imposed by the agency, and other 4.

A specific private civil cause of action to remedy costs that the individual or business will have to incur in consumer harm.

order to obtain the license.

RemovesThe thedesignation ageof restrictionan fromunfair thetrade definitionpractice ofor “child”(g) forAny variousstatement purposesor underanalysis from the familyagency andthat medicalmethod leaveof law.competition in business.

would administer the licensure requirement.

RequiresThe employersregulation toof permit employees to take family leave in the instanceprocess of anproviding unforeseenthe orspe- unexpected(4) gapD inETERMINATION childOF careLEAST forRESTRICTIVE anREGULA employee's- child,cific grandchild,goods or siblingservices or because of a qualifying exigency as to beconsumers. determined by DWD related to covered active duty, as defined in the bill, or notification of an impending call or order to covered active duty of an employee's child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling who is a member of the U.S.

armedTION. forces.

(a) In this subsection:

RequiresAn employersinspection torequirement. permit employees to take family leave to address issues related to the employee or the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling being the victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking.

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Requires employers to permit employees to take family leave to care for a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of an employee who is in medical isolation and requires employers to permit employees to take medical leave when an employee is in medical isolation.

The bill defines “medical isolation” to include when a local health officer or the Department of Health Services advises that an individual isolate or quarantine;

when a health care professional, a local health officer, or DHS advises that an individual seclude herself or himself when awaiting the results of a diagnostic test for a communicable disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease;

and when an individual's employer advises that the individual not come to the workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected with a communicable disease.

Family and medical leave benefits insurance program This bill creates a family and medical leave benefits insurance program, to be administered by DWD, under which a covered individual who is on certain family or medical leave is eligible, beginning on January 1, 2025, to receive up to 12 weeks of family or medical leave insurance benefits as specified in the bill from the family and - 2024 Legislature - 4 - LRB-4086/1 Sep.

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For purposes of the bill, the following definitions apply:

A“Certification” “coveredmeans individual"a isvoluntary anprogram individual who worked for the same employer for at least 680 hours in the calendar year prior to the8. year in which the covered individual claims family or medical leave insurance benefits (application year) or a self-employed individual or employee of a small employer who elects coverage under the program.

2.A bonding or insurance requirement.

“Familywhich leave"all meansof leave from employment, self-employment, or availability for employment for the birthfollowing orapply: adoptive placement of a new child;

to9. care for a family member who has a serious health condition or is in medical isolation;

forA coveredregistration activerequirement. duty;

ora. to address issues related to being the victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking.

3.A private organization or the state grants a non- 10.

“MedicalA leave"governmental meanscertification leaverequirement. from employment, self-employment, or availability for employment when a covered individual is in medical isolation or has a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform his or her employment duties.

Undertransferable therecognition bill,to thean amountindividual ofwho familymeets orcer- medical11. leave insurance benefits for a week for which those benefits are payable is as follows:

An occupational license requirement.

tain personal qualifications established by the private SECTION 2.

14.835 of the statutes is created to read:

organization or by law.

14.835 PA licensure compact.

There is created a PA b.

Upon approval, the individual may use “certified” licensure compact commission as specified in s.

448.988.

as a designated title.

The delegate on the commission representing this state c.

A noncertified individual may perform the occupa- shall be appointed by the physician assistant affiliated tion for compensation but may not use the title “certi- credentialing board as provided in s.

448.988 (7) (b) 1.

fied.” and shall be an individual described in s.

448.988 (7) (b) 2.

“Occupational license” means a program to which 2.

a.

or b.

The commission has the powers and duties all of the following apply:

granted and imposed under s.

448.988.

a.

The state grants a nontransferable authorization to SECTION 3.

14.896 of the statutes is created to read:

an individual who meets certain personal qualifications 14.896 Counseling compact.

There is created a established by law in order to perform an occupation for counseling compact commission as specified in s.

compensation.

457.50.

The delegate on the commission representing b.

It is unlawful for an individual who does not pos- this state shall be appointed by the marriage and family sess the requisite authorization to perform the occupation therapy, professional counseling, and social work exam- for compensation.

ining board as provided in s.

457.50 (9) (b) 1.

and shall 3.

“Personal qualifications” means criteria related to be an individual described in s.

457.50 (9) (b) 2.

a.

or b.

an individual’s personal background and characteristics, The commission has the powers and duties granted and including completion of an approved educational pro- imposed under s.

457.50.

gram, satisfactory performance on an examination, work SECTION 4.

14.8965 of the statutes is created to read:

experience, other evidence of attainment of requisite 14.8965 Audiology and speech−language pathol- skills or knowledge, moral standing, criminal history, ogy licensure compact.

There is created an audiology and completion of continuing education.

and speech−language pathology compact commission as 4.

“Registration” means a program to which all of the specified in s.

459.70.

The delegates of the commission following apply:

representing this state shall be individuals described in s.

a.

The program requires an individual to provide 459.70 (8) (b) 1.

The commission has the powers and notice to the state that may include the individual’s name duties granted and imposed under s.

459.70.

and address, the individual’s agent for service of process, SECTION 5.

14.897 of the statutes is created to read:

the location of the activity to be performed, and a descrip- 14.897 Social work licensure compact.

There is tion of the service the individual provides.

created a social work licensure compact commission as b.

The program does not require certain personal specified in s.

457.70.

The delegate on the commission qualifications to be satisfied, but may require a bond or representing this state shall be appointed by the marriage insurance.

and family therapy, professional counseling, and social c.

Upon registering, the individual may use “regis- work examining board as provided in s.

457.70 (10) (b) tered” as a designated title.

Forand theshall amountbe ofan theindividual covereddescribed individual's average weekly earnings that are less than 50 percent of the state annual median wage in thes. calendar year before the individual's application year, 90 percent of that individual's average weekly earnings.

2.457.70 (10) d.

ForA thenonregistered amountindividual ofmay thenot coveredperform individual's average weekly earnings that are more than 50 percent of the state(b) annual2. median wage in the calendar year before the individual's application year, 50 percent of that individual's average weekly earnings.

Beginninga. on January 1, 2025, the bill requires each individual employed in this state by an employer that regularly employs at least 50 individuals, including an individual employed by the state, and any self-employed individual or employee of a small employer who elects coverage under the family and medical leave benefits insurance program to contribute to the trust fund a percentage of his or her wages from employment or income from self-employment.

Underor theb. bill, each employer must contribute the same amount as an employee.

The billcommission requireshas DWDthe topowers collectand thoseduties contributionsoccupation infor thecompensation sameor manneruse as“registered” DWDasades- collectsgranted contributionsand toimposed the unemployment reserve fund under currents. law.

The457.70. bill provides that an employer that provides paid family and medical leave benefits that are identical to or more generous than those provided under the program may request an exemption from participation in the program.

Theignated billtitle. requires DWD to promulgate rules to provide exemptions from participation in the program.

The bill further does the following:

1.

Requires DWD to promulgate rules providing for a right to a hearing in cases of disputes involving an individual's eligibility for benefits or status as a covered individual under the program.

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Requires DWD to promulgate rules providing for a right to a hearing in cases involving the liability of employers for contributions under the program.

3.

Allows DWD to seek repayment of family or medical leave insurance benefits that are paid erroneously or as a result of willful misrepresentation.

The bill allows DWD to establish other procedures for recovering overpayments and allows DWD to utilize procedures under the unemployment insurance law.

Paid family and medical leave This bill requires the administrator of the Division of Personnel Management in the Department of Administration to develop a program for paid family and medical leave of 12 weeks annually for most state employees.

The bill requires the administrator to submit the plan for approval as a change to the state compensation plan to the Joint Committee on Employment Relations.

If JCOER approves the plan, the plan becomes effective immediately.

The bill also requires the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to develop a plan for a program for paid family and medical leave of 12 weeks annually for employees of the system and requires the board to submit the plan to the administrator of the Division of Personnel Management in DOA with its compensation plan changes for the 2023-25 biennium.

UW–Madison engineering building This bill amends the 2023-25 Authorized State Building Program to add one project for the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

The project involves the demolition of an engineering facility and construction of a replacement engineering building at UW–Madison.

The bill transfers $197,336,000 from the general fund to the capital improvement fund for purposes of the project.

Moneys transferred to capital improvement fund Wisconsin Act 19 transferred moneys from the general fund to the capital improvement fund to fund projects in the 2023-25 Authorized State Building Program.

This bill specifies that those moneys may be used for those projects.

Current law generally provides that the capital improvement fund may be used only for purposes of public debt.

Wisconsin Act 19 also provided the following:

1.

That excess moneys transferred to the capital improvement fund under the act not used to fund projects authorized in the 2023-25 Authorized State Building Program must be transferred back to the general fund.

2.

That moneys transferred to the capital improvement fund under the act, not to exceed $20,000,000, may be used to offset building program project budget cost overruns caused by inflation.

This bill provides that all moneys transferred to the capital improvement fund under the act not specified under item 1 above, or are not used to offset cost adjustments with respect to any building project authorized in the 2023-25 Authorized State Building Program, must be transferred back to the general fund.

Funding for the UW System This bill provides additional funding for the UW System under its general program operations appropriation.

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The bill increases HEAB's biennial appropriation for Wisconsin grants in the 2023-25 fiscal biennium by various amounts for UW System students, technical college students, students enrolled in a private, nonprofit institution of higher education in this state, and tribal college students.

Nurse educator program funding Under current law, HEAB administers a nurse educator program that provides 1) fellowships to students who enroll in certain postgraduate nursing degree programs at institutions of higher education;

2) postdoctoral fellowships to recruit faculty for nursing programs at institutions of higher education;

and 3) educational loan repayment assistance to recruit and retain faculty for nursing programs in institutions of higher education.

This bill increases HEAB's biennial appropriation for the nurse educator program by $5,000,000 in each year of the 2023-25 fiscal biennium.

Funding for the Technical College System This bill provides additional funding for the Technical College System for state aid for technical colleges.

WRS annuitants returning to work Under current law, if a Wisconsin Retirement System annuitant, or a disability annuitant who has attained his or her normal retirement date, is appointed to a position with a WRS-participating employer or provides employee services to a WRS-participating employer in which he or she is expected to work at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by the Department of Employee Trust Funds, the annuity must be suspended and no annuity payment is payable until after the participant again terminates covered employment.

This bill removes the requirement that an annuitant suspend his or her annuity and instead allows an annuitant to elect to suspend the annuity and again become a participating employee or elect to not suspend his or her annuity and not become a participating employee.

In other words, the bill allows an annuitant who returns to work for a participating employer but elects not to become a participating employee for purposes of the WRS to continue to receive his or her annuity.

Under current law, a WRS participant who has applied to receive a retirement annuity must wait at least 75 days between terminating covered employment with a WRS employer and returning to covered employment again as a participating employee.

The bill reduces that period to 30 days.

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Funding for the WisCaregiver Careers program This bill increases by $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 the amount appropriated to DHS to provide funding for the WisCaregiver Careers program.

The WisCaregiver Careers program is a workforce development program that provides free nurse aide training and evaluation, as well as retention bonuses for individuals who have been employed as nurse aides in a nursing home for at least six months.

Treatment program grants Under current law, DHS is required to distribute a total of $750,000 in grants in each fiscal year to support treatment programs.

Grant recipients are required to use the grant money for supervision, training, and resources, including salaries, benefits, and other related costs.

This bill removes the requirement that DHS distribute a total of $750,000 in each fiscal year and provides $1,576,600 in fiscal year 2024-25 for grants to support treatment programs.

Graduate medical education grants This bill increases the maximum amounts that DHS may award each fiscal year in grants to hospitals to support existing graduate medical training programs.

Under current law, DHS may not distribute more than $225,000 to a particular hospital or more than $75,000 to fund an individual position in an existing graduate medical training program during a given fiscal year.

The bill increases those limits to $450,000 and $150,000 per fiscal year, respectively.

Health care workforce opportunity grants This bill requires DWD to establish and operate a program to provide grants to local workforce development boards to assist individuals whose employment was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and whose employment outcomes have not improved since then.

The department must target the program to individuals employed or seeking employment in health care-related fields and individuals who are currently ineligible for services under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.

Grants to encourage teaching careers The bill creates a new grant program administered by the Department of Public Instruction and available to school districts and operators of independent charter schools to reimburse the cost of “Grow Your Own” programs.

Under the bill, Grow Your Own programs include high school clubs that encourage careers in teaching, payment of costs associated with current staff acquiring education needed for licensure, support for career pathways using dual enrollment, support for partnerships focused on attracting or developing new teachers, or incentives for paraprofessionals to gain licensure.

The bill appropriates $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2024-25 for this purpose.

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Under the bill, DPI must provide stipends to individuals who are participating in the teacher improvement program.

The stipends are $9,600 per individual per semester and begin in the 2024-25 school year.

Stipends to student teachers The bill provides stipends, through DPI, to student teachers who are completing a teacher preparatory program that is approved by the superintendent of public instruction.

The stipends are $2,500 per student teacher per semester and begin in the 2024-25 school year.

Stipends to teachers overseeing student teachers The bill provides stipends, through DPI, to teachers who are overseeing a student teacher in their classrooms.

The stipends are in the amount of $1,000 per teacher per semester and begin in the 2024-25 school year.

Stipends to library interns The bill provides $50,000 in funding for the Division for Libraries and Technology in DPI to provide stipend payments to students who are pursuing a degree in library science and are placed as an intern in a public library or school library.

The stipend payments are $2,500 per student per semester and begin in the 2024-25 school year.

Development of apprenticeship pathways related to health care This bill provides funding and position authority to DWD to conduct outreach to stakeholders and partners to develop new apprenticeship pathways related to health care.

Health care provider innovation grants Under current law, DHS is required to award grants for certain community programs.

This bill allows DHS to distribute up to $7,225,000 in the 2023-24 fiscal year and up to $14,500,000 in the 2024-25 fiscal year as grants to health care providers and long-term care providers to implement best practices and innovative solutions to increase worker recruitment and retention.

The bill increases appropriations to DHS to fund these grants and to support state administration and evaluation of the grant program.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

S ECTION 1.

18.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

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18.06 (8) (a) with respect to any such public debt, for the purposes identified under s.

20.867 (2) (v), (3) (x), (q), and for expenses incurred in contracting public debt.

SECTION 2.

18.08 (7) (a) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, is renumbered 18.08 (7) and amended to read:

18.08 (7) Notwithstanding sub.

(3), moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9251 (1), cannot be commingled with other moneys in the capital improvement fund and all earnings on or income from investments of the moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9251 (1), and all excess moneys so transferred that are not used to fund building projects authorized in the 2023-25 Authorized State Building Program or are not used to offset cost adjustments with respect to any building project authorized in the 2023-25 Authorized State Building Program, shall be deposited into or transferred to the general fund.

SECTION 3.

20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes:

at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:

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SECTION 3 SENATE BILL 1 2023-24 2024-25 (6) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE BENEFITS INSURANCE PROGRAM (r) Administrative expenses;

family and medical leave benefits insur­ ance trust fund SEG B 65,767,800 18,779,000 SECTION 4.

20.255 (1) (hg) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.255 (1) (hg) Personnel licensure, teacher supply, information and analysis and teacher improvement.

The amounts in the schedule to fund licensure administrative costs under s.

115.28 (7) (d) and 118.19 (10), teacher supply, information and analysis costs under s.

115.29 (5), and teacher improvement under s.

115.41 (1)inety percent of all moneys received from the licensure of school and public library personnel under s.

115.28 (7) (d), and all moneys received under s.

115.41 (1)shall be credited to this appropriation.

SECTION 5.

20.255 (2) (ch) of the statutes is created to read:

20.255 (2) (ch) Grow your own programs;

teacher pipeline capacity building.

The amounts in the schedule for grants under s.

115.422 to school districts and operators of a charter school under s.

118.40 (2r) or (2x).

20.25515.405 (3)(7c) (ci)(a) of1. the statutes is created to read:

20.255of (3)the (ci)statutes Teacheris improvement(b) programFor stipends.purposes of sub.

The(3) amounts(c), in“least therestrictive schedulereg- foramended payments to individualsread: under s.

115.41ulation” (2).means one of the following, from least restric- 15.405 (7c) (a) 1.

SECTIONFour 7.social worker members who tive to most restrictive:

20.255are (3)certified (cL)or oflicensed theunder statutessubch. is created to read:

20.255I (3)ofch. (cL) Library intern stipend payments.

The457. amounts in the schedule for library intern stipend payments under s.

43.05September (12m).2023 Special Session Wisconsin Act − 4 − Senate Bill 1 SECTION 7.

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Sess.16.417 (1) (e) 3m.

ALL:allof SENATEthe BILLstatutes 1is SECTIONamended 8to SECTIONread: 8.

20.255repealed (3)and (cs)recreated of the statutes is created to read:

20.25515.405 (3)(7c) (cs)(a) Student2. teacher stipends.

TheThree amountsmarriage inand thefamily schedulethera- for16.417 payments(1) to(e) student3m. teachers under s.

115.421.A physician assistant who is pist members who are licensed under subch.

SECTIONI 9.of ch.

20.255457. (3) (ct) of the statutes is created to read:

20.255licensed (3)under (ct)subch. Cooperating teacher stipends.

TheIX amountsof inch. the schedule for payments to teachers under s.

115.424.448 or who holds a com- SECTION 8.

SECTION15.405 10.(7c) (a) 3.

20.435 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amendedpact toprivilege read:under subch.

20.435XIII (4)of (bm)ch. Medical Assistance, food stamps, and Badger Care administration;

contract448. costs, insurer reports, and resource centers.

Biennially,amended the amounts in the schedule to provideread: a portion of the state share of administrative contract costs for the Medical Assistance program under subch.

IVSECTION of15. ch.

4938.04 and(34) of the Badgerstatutes Careis healthcreated careto program15.405(7c) under(a) s.3.

49.665Three andprofessional tocounselor providemem- theread: state share of administrative costs for the food stamp program under s.

49.79,bers otherwho thanare paymentslicensed under s.subch.

49.78I (8), to develop and implement a registry of recipientch. immunizations, to reimburse 3rd parties for their costs under s.

49.475,457. for costs associated with outreach activities, for state administration of state supplemental grants to supplemental security income recipients under s.

49.77,38.04 for(34) stateS administrationTUDENT andAPPRENTICESHIP evaluationGRANTS. of the health care provider innovation grants program under s.

46.48(a) (22),In andSECTION for9. services of resource centers under s.

46.283.15.405 (7c) (a) 4.

Noof state positions may be funded in the departmentstatutes ofis health services from this appropriation,subsection, except“apprenticeship positionsprogram” forhas the performancemean- ofamended duties under a contract in effect before January 1, 1987, related to theread: administration of the Medical Assistance program between the subunit of the department primarily responsible for administering the Medical Assistance program and another subunit of the department.

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SThree ECTIONpublic 10members SENATEwho BILLrepre- 1(b) authorizedThe forboard shall award grants to students enrolled sent groups that promote the interests of consumers of in technical colleges who have undertaken an apprentice- services provided by persons who are certified or ship program in conjunction with their course of instruc- licensed under s.subch.

49.665I may not exceed 10 percent of thech. amounts budgeted under pars.

(p)457. and (x).

tion at the technical college.

Grants may be awarded only SECTION 10.

15.405 (7c) (am) 1.

of the statutes is to pay for the students’ actual materials expenses, such as amended to read:

the cost of tools, equipment, and clothing, associated 15.405(7c) (am) 1.

At least one member who is certi- with the apprenticeship program.

Grants may not exceed fied under subch.

I of ch.

457 as an advanced practice $1,500 per student or the student’s actual materials social worker.

expenses, whichever is less.

20.43715.405 (2)(7c) (c)(am) of3. the statutes is created to read:

20.437of (2)the statutes is (c) ChildThe careboard qualitymay improvementnot program.award a grant to a student amended to read:

Theunder amountsthis insubsection unless the schedulestudent’s forapplication the15.405 program(7c) under(am) s.3.

49.133.At least one member who is submitted to the board includes all of the following:

licensed under subch.

I of ch.

457 as a clinical social 1.

A recommendation form signed by the student’s worker.

apprenticeship employer or another person in the trades.

20.43715.405 (2)(7c) (d)(c) of the statutes is created2. to read:

20.437A (2)statement (d)of Childhow carethe partnershipaward grantwould program.help the stu- amended to read:

Thedent amountscomplete in the schedulestudent’s forapprenticeship theprogram. grants under s.

49.132.15.405 (7c) (c) All matters pertaining to granting, 3.

SECTIONA 13.statement signed by the student certifying all of denying, limiting, suspending, or revoking a certificate the following:

20.445or (1)license (bw)under ofsubch. the statutes is created to read:

20.445I (1)ofch. (bw) Health care workforce innovation grants.

As457, aand continuingall appropriation,other thematters amountsa. in the schedule for health care workforce innovation grants under s.

106.29.That the student will be enrolled in the apprentice- of interest to either the social worker, marriage and ship program in the following semester.

SECTIONfamily 14.therapist, or professional counselor section shall b.

20.445That (1)the (bx)student will use the grant award to pay for be acted upon solely by the interested section of the statutesmaterials isexpenses, createdsuch toas read:the cost of tools, equipment, examining board.

20.445and (1)clothing, (bx)that Healthare caredirectly workforcerelated opportunityto grants.the apprentice- SECTION 13.

As15.407 a(19) continuingof appropriation, the amountsstatutes inis thecreated scheduleto forship grantsprogram. under s.

106.295.read:

SECTION(d) 15.The board may not award a grant to a student 15.407(19) O CCUPATIONAL LICENSE REVIEW COUNCIL.

20.445under (6)this ofsubsection unless the statutesboard has verified the There is created toin read:the department of safety and profes- student’s enrollment in the apprenticeship program in the sional services an occupational license review council.

20.445(6)semester FAMILYin ANDwhich MEDICALthe LEAVEgrant BENEFITSaward INSURANCEis PROGR(q)made. Payment of benefits;

familyThe andcouncil medicalshall leaveconsist benefitsof insurancethe trustfollowing fund.members:

From(e) theThe familyboard andmay medicalnot leaveaward benefitsgrants insuranceunder trustthis fund,sub- a(a) sumFour sufficientmembers appointed by the governor to payserve forsection totaling more than $100,000 in any academic at the paymentpleasure of benefitsthe undergovernor. s.

103.105year. (3) and to refund moneys erroneously paid into the fund.

(r)(b) AdministrativeTwo expenses;members of the senate appointed by the sen- (f) The board may structure the grants awarded under ate majority leader.

familythis andsubsection medicalto leavecreate benefitsincentives insurancefor trustcompleting fund.(c) Two members of the assembly appointed by the apprenticeship programs.

Biennially,speaker from the family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the administrative expenses of the familyassembly. and medical leave benefits insurance program.

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202339.381 Spec.of the statutes is created to read:

Sess.(d) The secretary of safety and professional services 39.381 Apprenticeship grants for tribal college or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair of the students.

ALL:all(1) SENATEIn BILLthis 1section: SECTION 16 SECTION 16.

20.867council. (3) (x) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, is amended to read:

20.867The (3)secretary (x)or Segregatedthe revenuesecretary’s supporteddesignee buildingshall program(a) projects;“Apprenticeship program” has the meaning given serve as a nonvoting member, except that he or she may in s.

inflationary106.001 project(4). cost overrunFrom the capital improvement fund, as a continuing appropriation, all moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9251 (1), and 2023 Wisconsin Act ....

(thisvote act),in section 94 (11), to fund the projectscase enumeratedof undera 2023tie. Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1), including the project created by 2023 Wisconsin Act ....

(this(b) act),“Tribal sectioncollege” 92,has in the amountsmeaning designatedgiven as “segregated revenue” in thats. section for those projects;

to(e) fundThe themembers other expenditures and allocations designated as “segregated revenue” under 2023pars. Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (4) to (13);

and(a) to offset(c) buildingshall programbe project39.382 budget(1) cost(d). overruns caused by inflation under s.

13.48appointed (2)no (L)later inthan aJune total30, amount2024, upand no later than (2) The board shall award grants to $20,000,000.students enrolled June 30 of every 10th year thereafter.

SECTIONThe 17.secretary of in tribal colleges who have undertaken an apprenticeship safety and professional services shall convene the coun- program in conjunction with their course of instruction at cil no later than July 8, 2024, and no later than the 2nd the tribal college.

25.17Grants (1)may (er)be ofawarded theonly statutesto ispay createdfor toMonday read:in July every 10th year thereafter.

25.17(1)the (er)students’ Familyactual materials expenses, such as the cost September 2023 Special Session Senate Bill 1 − 5 − 2023 Wisconsin Act of tools, equipment, and medicalclothing, leaveassociated benefitswith insurancethe trustated fundby (s.a hearing−impaired person.

25.52);No charge shall be apprenticeship program.

SECTIONGrants 18.may not exceed $1,500 made for issuance of the decal or sticker.

25.52The ofdepartment per student or the statutesstudent’s isactual createdmaterials toexpenses, read:shall specify the design of the decal or sticker.

25.52The Familywhichever andis medicalless. leave benefits insurance trust fund.

Theredepartment isshall createddesignate athe separatelocation nonlapsibleon trustthe fundvehicle designatedat as(3) theThe familyboard andmay medicalnot leaveaward benefitsa insurancegrant trustto fund,a tostudent consistwhich ofthe alldecal moneysor depositedsticker inshall thatbe fundaffixed by its own under s.this section unless the student’s application sub- adhesive.

103.105mitted (8).to the board includes all of the following:

SECTION 19.

40.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

40.22 (1) Except as otherwise provided in sub.

(2) and s.

40.26 (6)each employee currently in the service of, and receiving earnings from, a state agency or other participating employer shall be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin LRB-4086/1 - 2024 Legislature - 15 - ALL:all Sep.

2023 Spec.

Sess.

S ECTION 19 SENATE BILL 1 retirement system as a participating employee of that state agency or participating employer.

40.2246.90 (2)(4) (L)(ab) of4. the statutes is amended to read:

40.22of (2) (L) The employee is employed by a participating employer after the personstatutes becomes an annuitant, unless the service is after(a) theA annuityrecommendation isform suspendedsigned by the electionstudent’s ofamended theto employeeread: under s.

40.26.apprenticeship employer or another person in the trades.

SECTION46.90(4) 21.(ab) 4.

40.22A (2m)social (intro.)worker, professional coun- (b) A statement of how the statutesaward iswould amendedhelp tothe read:stu- dent complete the student’s apprenticeship program.

40.22(2m)selor, (intro.)or Exceptmarriage and family therapist certified as otherwisethose providedterms inare s.defined under subch.

40.26I (6)employee who was a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work at least one-third of whatch. is considered full-time employment by the department, as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub.

(2)457. from becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for either of the following periods:

(c) A statement signed by the student certifying all of SECTION 21.

48.56 (2) of the statutes is amended to the following:

read:

1.

That the student will be enrolled in the apprentice- 48.56 (2) Each county department shall employ per- ship program in the following semester.

sonnel who devote all or part of their time to child welfare 2.

That the student will use the grant award to pay for materials expenses, such as the cost of tools, equipment, services.

Whenever possible, these personnel shall be social workers certified under ch.

457, as defined in s.

and clothing, that are directly related to the apprentice- 457.01 (10).

ship program.

40.2248.561 (2r)(2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to (4) The board may not award a grant to a student read:

40.22under (2r)this (intro.)section Exceptunless asthe otherwiseboard providedhas verified the stu- 48.561(2) The department shall employ personnel in s.dent’s enrollment in the apprenticeship program in the semester in which the grant award is made.

40.26a (6)mployeecounty whohaving was not a participatingpopulation employeeof before750,000 Julyor 1,more 2011, who isdevote notall expected to work at least two-thirds of whattheir istime considereddirectly full-timeor employmentindirectly byto thechild department,wel- as(5) determinedThe byboard rule,may andnot whoaward isgrants notunder otherwisethis excludedsec- underfare sub.services.

(2)Whenever frompossible, becomingthese apersonnel participating employee shall becometion atotaling participatingmore employeethan if$21,000 hein orany sheacademic isyear. subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for either of the following periods:

be social workers certified under ch.

457, as defined in s.

(6) The board may structure the grants awarded 457.01 (10).

under this section to create incentives for completing apprenticeship programs.

40.2249.45 (3)(9r) (intro.)(a) of7. the statutes is amended to read:

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2023of Spec.the statutes is SECTION 17.

Sess.45.40 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended amended to read:

ALL:allto SENATEread: BILL 1 SECTION 23 40.22 (3) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in s.

40.2649.45 (6)erson(9r) who(a) qualifies7. as a participating employee shall be included within, and shall be subject to, the Wisconsin retirement system effective on one of the following dates:

e.

A physician assistant who is licensed under subch.

IX of ch.

448 or who holds a com- 45.40 (1g) (a) “Health care provider” means an pact privilege under subch.

XIII of ch.

448.

advanced practice nurse prescriber certified under s.

40.2649.45 (1)(30j) of(a) the1. statutes is amended to read:

40.26of (1)the Exceptstatutes asis provided441.16 in(2), sub.an audiologist who is licensed under subch.

(1m)II ss.of ch.

40.05459 (2)or (g)who 2.holds a compact privilege under amended to read:

andsubch. 40.23 (1) (am), if a participant receiving a retirement annuity, or a disability annuitant who has attained his or her normal retirement date, receives earnings that are subject to s.

40.05III (1)of orch. that would be subject to s.

40.05459, (1)a exceptdentist forlicensed theunder exclusionch. specified in s.

40.22447, (2)an (L),49.45 the(30j) annuity(a) shall1. be suspended, including any amount provided by additional contributions, and no annuity payment shall be payable after the month in which the participant files with the department a written election to be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin retirement system as a participating employee.

SECTION“Competent 25.mental health profes- optometrist licensed under ch.

40.26449, (1m)a ofphysician thelicensed statutessional” ismeans repealed.a physician who has completed a residence in psychiatry;

SECTIONa 26.psychologist;

40.26a (2)private (intro.)practice ofschool theunder statutess. is amended to read:

40.26448.02, (2)or (intro.)a Uponpodiatrist suspensionlicensed of an annuity under sub.s.

(1)448.63. or (1m), the retirement account of the participant whose annuity is so suspended shall be established on the following basis:

psychologist who is licensed under ch.

455;

a marriage SECTION 18.

46.297 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

and family therapist who is licensed under s.

457.10 or 46.297 (2) (a) The person is certified as deaf or 457.11;

a professional counselor licensed under s.

457.12 severely hearing impaired by a physician, an audiologist or 457.13, as defined in s.

457.01 (7);

an advanced prac- who is licensed under subch.

II of ch.

459 or who holds tice social worker granted a certificate under s.

457.08 (2), as defined in s.

457.01 (1c);

an independent social a compact privilege under subch.

III of ch.

459, or the worker granted a certificate under s.

457.08 (3) , as department.

SECTION 19.

46.298 of the statutes is amended to defined in s.

457.01 (2g);

a clinical social worker licensed read:

under s.

457.08 (4), as defined in s.

457.01 (1r);

a clinical 46.298 Vehicle sticker for the hearing impaired.

substance abuse counselor or independent clinical super- Upon the request of a person who is certified as hearing visor whois certified under s.

440.88, or any of these indi- impaired by the department, by a physician, by a hearing viduals who is practicing under a currently valid training instrument specialist licensed under subch.

I of ch.

459, or temporary license or certificate granted under applica- or by an audiologist who is licensed under subch.

II of ch.

ble provisions of ch.

457.

“Competent mental health pro- or who holds a compact privilege under subch.

III of fessional” does not include an individual whose license ch.

459, the department shall issue to the person a decal or certificate is suspended, revoked, or voluntarily sur- or sticker for display on a motor vehicle owned or fre- rendered, or whose license or certificate is limited or quently operated by the person to apprise law enforce- restricted, when practicing in areas prohibited by the lim- ment officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned or oper- itation or restriction.

September 2023 Special Session Wisconsin Act − 6 − Senate Bill 1 SECTION 25.

51.03 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended the previous year.

Each amount that is revised under this to read:

subd.

49.

L.

shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 51.03 (6) (a) In this subsection, “licensed treatment $10 if the revised amount is not a multiple of $10 or, if the professional” means a physician who has completed a revised amount is a multiple of $5, such an amount shall residence in psychiatry;

a psychologist;

a private practice be increased to the next higher multiple of $10.

The school psychologist who is licensed under ch.

455;

a mar- department of revenue shall annually adjust the changes riage and family therapist who is licensed under s.

457.10 in dollar amounts required under this subd.

49.