AB755,6,2216 103.49 (3) (ar) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the
17department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0903,
1866.0904, 103.50, 196.3745 (5) (a) 1., or 229.8275 or 40 USC 3142 unless the
19department determines that there is insufficient wage data in the area to determine
20those prevailing wage rates, in which case the department may use data from
21projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0903, 66.0904, 103.50, 196.3745 (5) (a)
221.,
or 229.8275 or 40 USC 3142.
AB755, s. 5 23Section 5 . 109.09 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28, is
24amended to read:
AB755,7,21
1109.09 (1) The department shall investigate and attempt equitably to adjust
2controversies between employers and employees as to alleged wage claims. The
3department may receive and investigate any wage claim which is filed with the
4department, or received by the department under s. 109.10 (4), no later than 2 years
5after the date the wages are due. The department may, after receiving a wage claim,
6investigate any wages due from the employer against whom the claim is filed to any
7employee during the period commencing 2 years before the date the claim is filed.
8The department shall enforce this chapter and ss. 66.0903, 66.0904, 103.02, 103.49,
9103.82, 104.12, 196.3745 (5) (a) 1., and 229.8275. In pursuance of this duty, the
10department may sue the employer on behalf of the employee to collect any wage claim
11or wage deficiency and ss. 109.03 (6) and 109.11 (2) and (3) shall apply to such actions.
12Except for actions under s. 109.10, the department may refer such an action to the
13district attorney of the county in which the violation occurs for prosecution and
14collection and the district attorney shall commence an action in the circuit court
15having appropriate jurisdiction. Any number of wage claims or wage deficiencies
16against the same employer may be joined in a single proceeding, but the court may
17order separate trials or hearings. In actions that are referred to a district attorney
18under this subsection, any taxable costs recovered by the district attorney shall be
19paid into the general fund of the county in which the violation occurs and used by that
20county to meet its financial responsibility under s. 978.13 (2) (b) for the operation of
21the office of the district attorney who prosecuted the action.
AB755, s. 6 22Section 6 . 111.322 (2m) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
2328
, is amended to read:
AB755,8,224 111.322 (2m) (c) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce a right
25under s. 66.0903, 66.0904, 103.49, 196.3745 (5) (a) 1., or 229.8275 or testifies or

1assists in any action or proceeding under s. 66.0903, 66.0904, 103.49, 196.3745 (5)
2(a) 1.,
or 229.8275.
AB755, s. 7 3Section 7. 196.374 (2) (b) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB755,8,64 196.374 (2) (b) 2m. The commission may authorize an energy utility to
5administer, fund, or provide administrative services for a program described in s.
6196.3745 (2) if the commission finds that the program is cost-effective.
AB755, s. 8 7Section 8. 196.374 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB755,8,168 196.374 (2) (d) Contractors. The commission shall prohibit, by order or rule,
9the performance of any work under a contract under a program under par. (a) 1., (b)
101. or 2., or (c) by a contractor or subcontractor who is not included in the list specified
11in s. 196.3745 (5) (a), except that the commission's order or rule shall allow the
12performance of work by a contractor or subcontractor who does not satisfy the
13requirement under s. 196.3745 (5) (a) 3. if no contractor or subcontractor who
14satisfies the requirement is available to perform the work. This paragraph applies
15to contracts that are entered into, extended, modified, or renewed on the effective
16date of the commission's order or rule.
AB755, s. 9 17Section 9. 196.374 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB755,8,2518 196.374 (4) (b) An energy utility that provides financing under an energy
19efficiency program under sub. (2) (b) 1. or 2. for installation, by a customer, of energy
20efficiency or renewable resource processes, equipment, or appliances, or an affiliate
21of such a utility, may not sell to or install for the customer those processes,
22equipment, appliances, or related materials. The Subject to any order or rule of the
23commission under sub. (2) (d), the
customer shall acquire the installation of the
24processes, equipment, appliances, or related materials from an independent
25contractor of the customer's choice.
AB755, s. 10
1Section 10. 196.374 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 196.374 (5) (a) 1.
AB755, s. 11 2Section 11. 196.374 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB755,9,73 196.374 (5) (a) 2. The commission shall ensure in rate-making orders that an
4energy utility recovers from its ratepayers the amounts the energy utility spends for
5a program authorized under sub. (2) (b) 2m. and that an energy utility is allowed to
6earn a rate of return on such amounts that is equal to the energy utility's overall rate
7of return authorized by the commission.
AB755, s. 12 8Section 12. 196.374 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB755,9,149 196.374 (5) (b) 1. Except as provided in sub. (2) (c) and par. (bm) 2., if the
10commission has determined that a customer of an energy utility is a large energy
11customer under 2005 Wisconsin Act 141, section 102 (8) (b), then, each month, the
12energy utility shall collect from the customer, for recovery of amounts under par. (a)
131., the amount determined by the commission under 2005 Wisconsin Act 141, section
14102 (8) (c).
AB755, s. 13 15Section 13. 196.374 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB755,9,2516 196.374 (5) (b) 2. A customer of an energy utility that the commission has not
17determined is a large energy customer under 2005 Wisconsin Act 141, section 102 (8)
18(b)
, may petition the commission for a determination that the customer is a large
19energy customer. The commission shall determine that a petitioner is a large energy
20customer if the petitioner satisfies the definition of large energy customer for any
21month in the 12 months preceding the date of the petition. If the commission makes
22such a determination, the commission shall also determine the amount that the
23energy utility may collect from the customer each month for recovery of the amounts
24under par. (a) 1. The commission shall determine an amount that ensures that the
25amount collected from the customer is similar to the amounts collected from other

1customers that have a similar level of energy costs as the customer. Except as
2provided in sub. (2) (c) and par. (bm) 2., each month, the energy utility shall collect
3from the customer, for recovery of amounts under par. (a) 1., the amount determined
4by the commission under this subdivision.
AB755, s. 14 5Section 14. 196.374 (5) (bm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB755,10,146 196.374 (5) (bm) 1. The commission shall commence a proceeding for for
7creating a proposal for allocating within different classes of customers an equitable
8distribution of the recovery of the amounts under par. (a) 1. by all energy utilities.
9The purpose of the allocation is to ensure that customers of an energy utility within
10a particular class are treated equitably with respect to customers of other energy
11utilities within the same class. No later than December 31, 2008, the commission
12shall submit the proposal to the governor and chief clerk of each house of the
13legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature
14under s. 13.172 (3).
AB755, s. 15 15Section 15. 196.374 (5m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB755,10,2316 196.374 (5m) (a) The commission shall ensure that, on an annual basis, each
17customer class of an energy utility has the opportunity to receive grants and benefits
18under energy efficiency programs in an amount equal to the amount that is recovered
19from the customer class under sub. (5) (a) 1. Biennially, the commission shall submit
20a report to the governor, and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for
21distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), that summarizes the total amount
22recovered from each customer class and the total amount of grants made to, and
23benefits received by, each customer class.
AB755, s. 16 24Section 16. 196.3745 of the statutes is created to read:
AB755,11,2
1196.3745 Energy efficiency and renewable energy investment
2program.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
AB755,11,53 (a) "Cultural competency" means the ability to understand and act respectfully
4toward, in a cultural context, the beliefs, interpersonal styles, attitudes, and
5behaviors of persons of various cultures.
AB755,11,86 (b) "Energy efficiency improvement" means an improvement to any type of
7premises that reduces the usage of energy, or increases the efficiency of energy usage,
8at the premises.
AB755,11,109 (c) "Improvement or application" means an energy efficiency improvement or
10renewable resource application.
AB755,11,1111 (d) "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town, or county.
AB755,11,1312 (e) "Political subdivision loan" means a loan under s. 66.0627 (8) for an
13improvement or application.
AB755,11,1514 (f) "Renewable resource application" means the application of a renewable
15resource, as defined in s. 196.374 (1) (j), at any type of premises.
AB755,11,1716 (g) "Utility" means a public utility that furnishes electricity, natural gas, or
17water service to retail customers.
AB755,11,23 18(2) Authorization. Subject to s. 196.374 (2) (b) 2m., the commission may, upon
19application by a utility, authorize the utility to administer, fund, or provide
20administrative services for a program for investing in improvements or applications
21for any type of premises served by the utility. Participation in such a program shall
22be at the discretion of utilities and premises owners, and the commission may not
23require that a utility or premises owner participate in such a program.
AB755,12,4 24(3) Tariffs. A utility for which a program is authorized under sub. (2) shall file
25a tariff specifying the terms and conditions of utility and nonutility service provided

1to customers at premises where improvements or applications are made under the
2program. A tariff filed under this subsection shall have no effect until approved by
3the commission. A tariff filed by a utility under this subsection shall include all of
4the following:
AB755,12,75 (a) Terms and conditions for billing customers at premises for utility and
6nonutility service related to improvements or applications for which investments are
7made.
AB755,12,118 (b) A contract between the utility and an owner of property benefited by an
9improvement or application that requires the owner to inform any property lessees
10who are liable for utility service that the cost of the improvement or application will
11appear on the lessees' utility bills.
AB755,12,1612 (c) A contract between the utility and an owner of property benefited by an
13improvement or application that requires the owner to inform any purchaser of the
14property that the purchaser, or any other person who is liable for utility service at
15the property, is liable for the unpaid cost of the improvement or application and that
16such unpaid cost will appear on utility bills for the property.
AB755,12,1717 (d) Any other term or condition required by the commission.
AB755,13,3 18(4) Audits. (a) Preaudits. A premises is not eligible for an investment for an
19improvement or application under a program authorized under sub. (2) and a
20premises is not eligible for a political subdivision loan unless an audit is performed
21that demonstrates that the improvement or application is cost-effective. The
22commission shall promulgate rules for determining whether an improvement or
23application is cost-effective. For an improvement or application, the rules may
24specify criteria that include comparing the cost of the improvement or application to
25the value of the premises benefited by the improvement or application. For an

1improvement, the rules may specify criteria that include the energy savings
2resulting from the improvement and the period of time required for the energy
3savings to equal the cost of the improvement.
AB755,13,84 (b) Postaudits. The commission shall promulgate rules requiring the
5performance of an audit after an improvement or application is made or installed
6under a program authorized under sub. (2) or pursuant to a political subdivision
7loan. The purpose of the audit shall be to verify that an improvement or application
8was made or installed.
AB755,13,119 (c) Certifications. The commission shall promulgate rules specifying the
10certification requirements that a person must satisfy in order to perform an audit
11required under this subsection.
AB755,13,18 12(5) Contractors and subcontractors. (a) All work involved in making or
13installing an improvement or application under a program authorized under sub. (2)
14or pursuant to a political subdivision loan shall be performed by a contractor or
15subcontractor that the commission has included on a list of prequalified contractors
16and subcontractors. The commission shall approve a contractor or subcontractor for
17inclusion on the prequalification list only if the commission determines that the
18contractor or subcontractor satisfies all of the following:
AB755,14,719 1. Agrees to pay all employees working on an improvement or application for
20which an investment is made under the program, or for which the political
21subdivision loan is made, who would be entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate
22under s. 66.0903 and who would not be required or permitted to work more than the
23prevailing hours of labor, as defined in s. 103.49 (1) (c), if the improvement or
24application were a project of public works under s. 66.0903, not less than the
25prevailing wage rate determined under s. 66.0903 (3) or (6) and not to require or

1permit those employees to work more than the prevailing hours of labor, except as
2permitted under s. 66.0903 (4) (a); to keep and permit inspection of records in the
3same manner as a contractor performing work on a project of public works that is
4subject to s. 66.0903 is required to keep and permit inspection of records under s.
566.0903 (10); and otherwise to comply with s. 66.0903 in the same manner as a
6contractor performing work on a project of public works that is subject to s. 66.0903
7is required to comply with s. 66.0903.
AB755,14,188 2. Agrees not to permit an employee working on an improvement or application
9for which an investment is made under the program or for which the political
10subdivision loan is made to use, possess, attempt to possess, distribute, deliver, or
11be under the influence of a drug, as defined in s. 103.503 (1) (d), or use or be under
12the influence of alcohol, while performing that work, to have in place a written
13program for the prevention of substance abuse among those employees in the same
14manner as a contractor performing work on a project of public works that is subject
15to s. 66.0903 is required to have in place such a written program under s. 103.503 (3),
16and otherwise to comply with s. 103.503 in the same manner as a contractor
17performing work on a project of public works that is subject to s. 66.0903 is required
18to comply with s. 103.503.
AB755,14,2419 3. Except as provided in par. (b), agrees, if the contractor or subcontractor
20employs employees in trades that are apprenticeable under subch. I of ch. 106, to
21sponsor an apprenticeship training program that is approved by the department of
22workforce development for each of those trades and to employ in each of those trades
23the maximum ratio of apprentices to journeymen that are permitted under
24standards adopted, recognized, or approved by that department.
AB755,15,5
14. Provides the commission a detailed statement regarding related business
2entities if, at any time in the 3 years prior to inclusion on the prequalification list,
3the contractor or subcontractor has controlled or has been controlled by another
4corporation, partnership, or other business entity operating in the construction
5industry.
AB755,15,96 5. Certifies to the commission that the contractor or subcontractor understands
7that, in performing work under the program or pursuant to the political subdivision
8loan, the contractor or subcontractor will be required to use as subcontractors only
9those entities that are also included on the prequalification list.
AB755,15,1110 6. Certifies to the commission that employees are not improperly classified as
11independent contractors in violation of federal or state law.
AB755,15,2212 7. Discloses to the commission whether in the 3 years prior to inclusion on the
13prequalification list the contractor or subcontractor has had any type of business,
14contracting, or trade license, certification, or registration revoked or suspended;
15been debarred by any federal state, or local government agency; defaulted on any
16project; committed a willful violation of federal or state safety law as determined by
17a final decision of a court or government agency authority; or been found by a final
18decision of a court or government agency to be in violation of any other law relating
19to its contracting business, including wage and hour laws, prevailing wage laws,
20environmental laws, antitrust laws, or tax laws, where the penalty for such violation
21resulted in the imposition of a fine, back pay damages, or any other type of penalty,
22in an amount of more than $10,000.
AB755,15,2423 8. Satisfies cultural competency requirements established in rules
24promulgated by the commission.
AB755,16,11
19. Certifies to the commission that not less than 30 percent of the total hours
2of work performed by the contractor or subcontractor on an individual improvement
3or application will be performed by individuals who, if the work is performed in a 1st
4or 2nd class city, reside in the 1st or 2nd class city, or, if the work is not performed
5in a 1st or 2nd class city, reside in the county in which the work is performed, and
6whose annual income during the year prior to performance of the work did not exceed
7200 percent of the poverty level under the federal poverty income guidelines of the
8federal Department of Health and Human Services under 42 USC 9902 (2). The
9commission shall promulgate rules for making certifications under this subdivision.
10The rules shall provide that, once a contractor or subcontractor makes a certification
11under this subdivision, the certification is valid for 3 years.
AB755,16,1612 10. Certifies to the commission that an application for inclusion on the
13prequalification list has been executed by a principal or person employed by the
14applicant who has sufficient knowledge to address all matters in the application,
15including an attestation stating, under the penalty of perjury, that all information
16submitted is true, complete, and accurate.
AB755,16,2317 (b) The commission may include on the prequalification list under par. (a) a
18contractor or subcontractor who does not satisfy the requirement under par. (a) 3.
19The commission shall promulgate rules allowing a contractor or subcontractor who
20does not satisfy the requirement to perform work on an improvement or application
21for which an investment is made under a program authorized under sub. (2) or for
22which a political subdivision loan is made, only if no contractor or subcontractor who
23satisfies the requirement is available to perform the work.
AB755,17,224 (c) Based on good cause shown by the disclosures required under par. (a) 7., the
25commission may disapprove a contractor or subcontractor for inclusion in the

1prequalification list under par. (a). The commission shall promulgate rules defining
2"good cause" for purposes of this paragraph.
AB755,17,103 (d) A contractor or subcontractor shall report to the commission any material
4change to its business or operations that are relevant to the commission's approval
5to include the contractor or subcontractor in the prequalification list under par. (a).
6A contractor or subcontractor shall make a report required under this paragraph no
7later than 15 days after obtaining knowledge of the material change. If a contractor
8or subcontractor violates this paragraph, the commission may revoke the
9contractor's or subcontractor's inclusion in the prequalification list for a period of no
10more than 3 years.
AB755,17,1511 (e) Except for conditional approvals under par. (f), a contractor's or
12subcontractor's inclusion in the prequalification list under par. (a) is valid for 2 years,
13unless the commission revokes the inclusion under par. (d). The commission shall
14promulgate rules for a contractor or subcontractor to apply every 2 years for the
15commission to renew an approval for inclusion in the prequalification list.
AB755,17,1916 (f) The commission may conditionally approve a contractor or subcontractor for
17inclusion in the prequalification list under par. (a) for a period not exceeding 2 years.
18The commission shall set forth in writing any conditions of an approval made under
19this paragraph.
AB755,17,2220 (g) Prior to disapproving a contractor or subcontractor for inclusion in the
21prequalification list under par. (a), the commission shall provide the contractor or
22subcontractor with notice and opportunity to be heard.
AB755,18,223 (h) The commission shall make the prequalification list under par. (a) available
24to the public. The prequalification list shall show the name, address, identification
25number assigned by the commission, and approval renewal date for each contractor

1or subcontractor. The commission shall update the prequalification list on a monthly
2basis and make the updated lists available to the public.
AB755,18,83 (i) The commission shall periodically review the qualifications and
4performance of contractors and subcontractors included in the prequalification list
5under par. (a). For good cause shown, the commission may, after notice and
6opportunity to be heard, revoke a contractor's or subcontractor's inclusion on the
7prequalification list. The commission shall promulgate rules defining "good cause"
8for purposes of this paragraph.
AB755,18,15 9(6) Utilities. (a) A utility for which the commission authorizes a program
10under sub. (2) and approves a tariff under sub. (3) may include a separate line item
11on bills of a customer at premises benefited by an improvement or application made
12or installed under the program that compares the costs of the program borne by the
13customer with the energy savings resulting from the improvement or application.
14Notwithstanding s. 218.04, a utility need not obtain a license as a collection agency
15for this billing practice.
AB755,18,1916 (b) Any costs that an energy utility, as defined in s. 196.374 (1) (e), incurs to
17administer, fund, or provide administrative services for an investment made in
18accordance with a tariff approved under sub. (3) shall be in addition to the amounts
19the commission requires the energy utility to spend under s. 196.374 (3) (b) 2.
AB755,18,2220 (c) A utility shall use any payments received for improvements and
21applications from customers pursuant to a program authorized under sub. (2) to
22invest in other improvements and applications under the program.
AB755,18,2423 (d) 1. A utility for which a program is authorized under sub. (2) shall prioritize
24the utility's spending on the program in the following manner:
AB755,19,4
1a. If the source of the spending is a grant under sub. (8) (b), the utility shall give
2the greatest priority to improvements and applications at residential premises and
3the least priority to improvements and applications at nonresidential premises of
4customers with the greatest demand for service provided by the utility.
AB755,19,85 b. If the source of the spending is not a grant under sub. (8) (b), the utility shall
6give the greatest priority to improvements and applications at nonresidential
7premises of customers with the greatest demand for service provided by the utility
8and the least priority to improvements and applications at residential premises.
AB755,19,119 2. The commission shall promulgate rules implementing the requirements of
10subd. 1. and requiring utilities to make annual reports to the commission regarding
11their implementation of the requirements.
AB755,19,1312 (e) A utility may not recover from ratepayers any bad debt related to nonutility
13services provided under a tariff approved under sub. (3).
AB755,19,16 14(7) Political subdivisions. (a) A political subdivision shall use any
15repayments of political subdivision loans to make additional political subdivision
16loans.
AB755,19,2317 (b) A political subdivision shall prioritize spending on political subdivision
18loans in a manner that gives the greatest priority to improvements and applications
19at residential premises and the least priority to improvements and applications at
20nonresidential premises of utility customers with the greatest demand for service
21provided by utilities. The commission shall promulgate rules implementing the
22requirements of this paragraph and requiring political subdivisions to make annual
23reports to the commission regarding their implementation of the requirements.
AB755,19,25 24(8) Grants. (a) In this subsection, "block grant program" means the the energy
25efficiency and conservation block grant program under P.L. 111-5.
AB755,20,8
1(b) Notwithstanding s. 16.54 (2) (a), the commission shall administer all
2moneys received by the state under the block grant program for the purpose of
3making grants to political subdivisions that make political subdivision loans and to
4utilities for which programs are authorized under sub. (2). The commission shall
5allocate the moneys received under the block grant program in the manner required
6under the block grant program. A political subdivision or utility may use a grant only
7for costs associated with political subdivision loans or a program authorized under
8sub. (2).
AB755, s. 17 9Section 17. 196.378 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB755,20,1110 196.378 (1) (i) "Renewable resource credit" means a credit calculated in
11accordance with rules promulgated under sub. (3) (a) 1. and , 1m., or 2.
AB755, s. 18 12Section 18. 196.378 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB755,21,213 196.378 (3) (a) 1. Subject to subd. 2., an electric provider that provides total
14renewable energy to its retail electric customers or members in excess of the
15percentages specified in sub. (2) (a) 2., or that satisfies the requirements specified in
16rules promulgated under subd. 1m.,
may, in the applicable year, create a renewable
17resource credit and sell to any other electric provider the renewable resource credit
18or a portion of the renewable resource credit at any negotiated price. An electric
19provider that creates or purchases a renewable resource credit or portion may use
20the credit or portion in a subsequent year, as provided under par. (c), to establish
21compliance with sub. (2) (a) 2. The commission shall promulgate rules that establish
22requirements for the creation and use of a renewable resource credit created on or
23after January 1, 2004, including calculating the amount of a renewable resource
24credit, and for the tracking of renewable resource credits by a regional renewable

1resource credit tracking system. The rules shall specify the manner for aggregating
2or allocating credits under this subdivision or sub. (2) (b) 4. or 5.
AB755, s. 19 3Section 19. 196.378 (3) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB755,21,144 196.378 (3) (a) 1m. The commission shall promulgate rules that allow an
5electric utility to create renewable resource credits based on the reduction in
6electricity usage, increase in the efficiency of electricity usage, and generation of
7renewable energy that results in a year from an improvement or application, as
8defined in s. 196.3745 (1) (c), under a program of the electric utility that is authorized
9under s. 196.3745 (2), but only if the utility's spending source for the improvement
10or application is not a grant under s. 196.3745 (8) (b). The rules shall include
11requirements for measuring the amount of such a reduction, increase, and
12generation and calculating the amount of a renewable resource credit. With respect
13to reductions, the rules shall provide that a reduction equal to one kilowatt-hour
14results in the creation of a renewable resource credit equal to one kilowatt-hour.
AB755, s. 20 15Section 20. 196.378 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB755,21,2216 196.378 (3) (c) A renewable resource credit created under s. 196.378 (3) (a),
172003 stats., may not be used after December 31, 2011. A renewable resource credit
18created under par. (a) 1., 1m., or 2., as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 141, may not
19be used after the 4th year after the year in which the credit is created, except the
20commission may promulgate rules specifying a different period of time if the
21commission determines that such period is necessary for consistency with any
22regional renewable resource credit trading program that applies in this state.
AB755, s. 21 23Section 21 . 227.01 (13) (t) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
2428
, is amended to read:
AB755,22,5
1227.01 (13) (t) Ascertains and determines prevailing wage rates under ss.
266.0903, 66.0904, 103.49, 103.50, 196.3745 (5) (a) 1., and 229.8275, except that any
3action or inaction which ascertains and determines prevailing wage rates under ss.
466.0903, 66.0904, 103.49, 103.50, 196.3745 (5) (a) 1., and 229.8275 is subject to
5judicial review under s. 227.40.
AB755, s. 22 6Section 22. 709.03 (form) C. 25m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB755,22,77 709.03 (form) - See PDF for table PDF
AB755, s. 23 8Section 23 . 946.15 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
9is amended to read:
AB755,23,710 946.15 (1) Any employer, or any agent or employee of an employer, who induces
11any person who seeks to be or is employed pursuant to a public contract as defined
12in s. 66.0901 (1) (c) or who seeks to be or is employed on a project on which a prevailing
13wage rate determination has been issued by the department of workforce
14development under s. 66.0903 (3), 66.0904 (4), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), 196.3745 (5) (a)
151.,
or 229.8275 (3) or by a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d),
16under s. 66.0903 (6) or 66.0904 (6) to give up, waive, or return any part of the
17compensation to which that person is entitled under his or her contract of
18employment or under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the

1department or local governmental unit, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay
2normally paid to an employee for work on a project on which a prevailing wage rate
3determination has not been issued under s. 66.0903 (3) or (6), 66.0904 (4) or (6),
4103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), 196.3745 (5) (a) 1., or 229.8275 (3) during a week in which the
5employee works both on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has
6been issued and on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has not
7been issued, is guilty of a Class I felony.
AB755, s. 24 8Section 24 . 946.15 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
9is amended to read:
AB755,23,2410 946.15 (2) Any person employed pursuant to a public contract as defined in s.
1166.0901 (1) (c) or employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate
12determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under
13s. 66.0903 (3), 66.0904 (4), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), 196.3745 (5) (a) 1., or 229.8275 (3)
14or by a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d), under s. 66.0903 (6)
15or 66.0904 (6) who gives up, waives, or returns to the employer or agent of the
16employer any part of the compensation to which the employee is entitled under his
17or her contract of employment or under the prevailing wage determination issued by
18the department or local governmental unit, or who gives up any part of the
19compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a project on which
20a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued under s. 66.0903 (3) or (6),
2166.0904 (4) or (6), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), 196.3745 (5) (a) 1., or 229.8275 (3) during
22a week in which the person works part-time on a project on which a prevailing wage
23rate determination has been issued and part-time on a project on which a prevailing
24wage rate determination has not been issued, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
AB755, s. 25
1Section 25 . 946.15 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
2is amended to read:
AB755,24,133 946.15 (3) Any employer or labor organization, or any agent or employee of an
4employer or labor organization, who induces any person who seeks to be or is
5employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued
6by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 66.0904 (4), 103.49
7(3), 103.50 (3), 196.3745 (5) (a) 1., or 229.8275 (3) or by a local governmental unit, as
8defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d), under s. 66.0903 (6) or 66.0904 (6) to permit any part of
9the wages to which that person is entitled under the prevailing wage rate
10determination issued by the department or local governmental unit to be deducted
11from the person's pay is guilty of a Class I felony, unless the deduction would be
12permitted under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from a person who is working on a project that is
13subject to 40 USC 3142.
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