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106.20

106.20 Pilot Wisconsin job opportunity business subsidy program.

106.20(1)

(1) Definitions. In this section:

106.20(1)(a)

(a) "Business" means any person engaged in a business enterprise for profit in this state.

106.20(1)(c)

(c) "Eligible job applicant" means an individual who the department determines meets the requirements of s. 101.35 (9), 1991 stats.

106.20(1)(cm)

(cm) "Eligible unit of government" means a county described in s. 101.35 (2) (a), 1991 stats., or designated under s. 101.35 (2) (b), 1991 stats., or a unit of government designated under s. 101.35 (2) (d), 1991 stats.

106.20(1)(d)

(d) "Local service agency" means an organization designated under s. 101.35 (3), 1991 stats.

106.20(1)(e)

(e) "Minority business" has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (e).

106.20(1)(f)

(f) "Small business" has the meaning given in s. 227.485 (2) (c).

106.20(1)(g)

(g) "Urban county" means a county located in a federal standard metropolitan statistical area.

106.20(1)(h)

(h) "Wisconsin job opportunity business subsidy program" means the program administered under this section.

106.20(11)

(11) Repayment.

106.20(11)(a)

(a) If an eligible job applicant leaves the employ of a business that received funds to subsidize the wages of the eligible job applicant under s. 101.35 (5), 1991 stats., the business shall repay the following percentage of the funds:

106.20(11)(a)1.

1. If the eligible job applicant leaves while the position is subsidized, 70%.

106.20(11)(a)2.

2. If the eligible job applicant leaves less than 12 months after the subsidy ended, a percentage between 70% and 0%, decreasing proportionally to 0% 12 months after the subsidy has ended.

106.20(11)(a)3.

3. If the eligible job applicant leaves 12 months or more after the subsidy ended, 0%.

106.20(11)(b)

(b) A business need not repay funds under par. (a) if the business replaces the departing eligible job applicant with another eligible job applicant who remains employed with the business for at least 12 months after the subsidy paid to the departing eligible job applicant would have ended.

106.20(11)(c)

(c) The secretary may waive all or part of a repayment required under par. (a) if the secretary determines that waiving the repayment is in the best interests of the state.

106.20(11)(d)

(d) The local service agency shall use the amounts repaid under this subsection for additional wage subsidies.

106.20(13)

(13) Final report. On or before September 1, 1993, the department shall submit a final report concerning the Wisconsin job opportunity business subsidy program to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The report shall include all of the following information for the period covered by the report:

106.20(13)(a)

(a) The average wage paid to an eligible job applicant at the following times:

106.20(13)(a)1.

1. When hired.

106.20(13)(a)2.

2. Sixty days after the subsidy for the eligible job applicant ends.

106.20(13)(a)3.

3. Fourteen months after the subsidy for the eligible job applicant ends.

106.20(13)(b)

(b) The number of qualified businesses and eligible job applicants that participated in each eligible unit of government.

106.20(13)(c)

(c) The age, education level, family status, gender, race and work experience of each eligible job applicant.

106.20(13)(d)

(d) The number of eligible job applicants who met the criteria in s. 101.35 (10) (b), 1991 stats., and in s. 101.35 (10) (c), 1991 stats., as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16.

106.20(13)(e)

(e) Any other information the department considers relevant.

106.20 - ANNOT.

History: 1987 a. 399; 1989 a. 31, 336; 1991 a. 32, 39, 315; 1993 a. 16, 213, 243, 491; 1995 a. 27 s. 3720; Stats. 1995 s. 106.20.