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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2011 ASSEMBLY BILL 450
January 27, 2012 - Offered by Representative Honadel.
AB450-AA1,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
AB450-AA1,1,3 21. Page 3, line 2: delete "of the state" and substitute "of the employer that is
3providing that training".
AB450-AA1,1,4 42. Page 3, line 5: delete lines 5 to 12 and substitute:
AB450-AA1,1,5 5" Section 4g. 102.11 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB450-AA1,2,26 102.11 (1) (c) In the case of persons a person performing service without fixed
7earnings or a person participating in special occupational training under s. 108.04
8(16m)
, or where when normal full-time days or weeks are not maintained by the
9employer in the employment in which the employee worked when injured, or where,
10when, for other reason, earnings cannot be determined under the methods
11prescribed by par. (a) or (b), the earnings of the injured person shall, for the purpose
12of calculating compensation payable under this chapter, be taken to be the usual
13going earnings paid for similar services on a normal full-time basis in the same or

1similar employment in which earnings can be determined under the methods set out
2in par. (a) or (b).
AB450-AA1, s. 4h 3Section 4h. 102.11 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
4(this act), is amended to read:
AB450-AA1,2,135 102.11 (1) (c) In the case of a person performing service without fixed earnings
6or a person participating in special occupational training under s. 108.04 (16m), or
7when normal full-time days or weeks are not maintained by the employer in the
8employment in which the employee worked when injured, or when, for other reason,
9earnings cannot be determined under the methods prescribed by par. (a) or (b), the
10earnings of the injured person shall, for the purpose of calculating compensation
11payable under this chapter, be taken to be the usual going earnings paid for similar
12services on a normal full-time basis in the same or similar employment in which
13earnings can be determined under the methods set out in par. (a) or (b).".
AB450-AA1,2,14 143. Page 3, line 12: after that line insert:
AB450-AA1,2,15 15" Section 6m. 108.02 (12) (dp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB450-AA1,2,1816 108.02 (12) (dp) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who receives a
17stipend for participation in a special occupational training program under s. 108.04
18(16m).
AB450-AA1, s. 6n 19Section 6n. 108.02 (12) (dp) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act
20.... (this act), is repealed.
AB450-AA1, s. 6p 21Section 6p. 108.02 (26) (c) 17. of the statutes is created to read:
AB450-AA1,2,2322 108.02 (26) (c) 17. A stipend received by an individual who is participating in
23a special occupational training program under s. 108.04 (16m).
AB450-AA1, s. 6q
1Section 6q. 108.02 (26) (c) 17. of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin
2Act .... (this act), is repealed.
AB450-AA1, s. 6r 3Section 6r. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB450-AA1,3,64 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. subs. (16) (am) and
5(b) and (16m) (f) and as otherwise expressly provided, a claimant is eligible for
6benefits as to any given week only if:
AB450-AA1, s. 6s 7Section 6s. 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin
8Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB450-AA1,3,119 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b) and subs. sub. (16) (am) and
10(b) and (16m) (f) and as otherwise expressly provided, a claimant is eligible for
11benefits as to any given week only if:
AB450-AA1, s. 6t 12Section 6t. 108.04 (8) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB450-AA1,3,1713 108.04 (8) (dm) A claimant has good cause under par. (a) if the claimant is
14participating in special occupational training under sub. (16m) at the time that the
15claimant receives an offer of suitable work and the department determines that there
16is a reasonable expectation that the claimant will receive an offer of full-time work
17at the end of the training period.
AB450-AA1, s. 6u 18Section 6u. 108.04 (8) (dm) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act
19.... (this act), is repealed.".
AB450-AA1,3,23 204. Page 4, line 2: after "fill." insert "If the department finds that an employer
21providing placements under this subsection has not hired a reasonable percentage
22of qualified trainees, the department may decline to accept further applications for
23placements from that employer.".
AB450-AA1,4,2
15. Page 4, line 7: delete "6-week period" and substitute "period not exceeding
26 weeks".
AB450-AA1,4,3 36. Page 4, line 10: after "any" insert "period that includes a".
AB450-AA1,4,8 47. Page 4, line 13: delete "A" and substitute "The department may suspend a
5claimant's obligation to be available for work during those hours in which the
6claimant participates in special occupational training but the claimant shall
7maintain his or her availability for work during other hours of the work week. Except
8as authorized in s. 108.04 (8) (dm) and this subsection, a".
AB450-AA1,4,11 98. Page 4, line 18: after "training" insert "unless the claimant declines the
10stipend for the entire period of a placement by notifying the department in writing
11of the declination".
AB450-AA1,4,12 129. Page 5, line 14: delete lines 14 and 15 and substitute:
AB450-AA1,4,16 13"(1) Special occupational training; sunset. The treatment of sections 102.11
14(1) (c) (by Section 4h) and 108.04 (2) (a) (intro.) (by Section 6s) of the statutes and
15the repeal of sections 20.445 (1) (fw), 102.07 (19), 108.02 (12) (dp) and (26) (c) 17. and
16108.04 (8) (dm) and (16m) of the statutes take effect on July 1, 2015.".
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