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| 2 | 2 | | MDE:cjs&skw |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 180 |
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| 5 | 5 | | April 20, 2023 - Introduced by JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Referred to Committee |
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| 6 | 6 | | on Corrections. |
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| 7 | 7 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT to create 106.361 of the statutes; relating to: establishing a hotline for |
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| 9 | 9 | | employers interested in hiring individuals with a conviction record. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 11 | 11 | | This bill is explained in the NOTES provided by the Joint Legislative Council in |
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| 12 | 12 | | the bill. |
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| 13 | 13 | | For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 14 | 14 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 15 | 15 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 16 | 16 | | enact as follows: |
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| 17 | 17 | | JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PREFATORY NOTE: This bill was prepared for the |
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| 18 | 18 | | Legislative Council Study Committee on Increasing Offender Employment |
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| 19 | 19 | | Opportunities. The bill requires the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) to |
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| 20 | 20 | | establish a hotline, operating during normal business hours and staffed by DWD |
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| 21 | 21 | | employees, to assist employers seeking to employ individuals with a conviction record. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The bill requires DWD to provide information and assistance relating to available |
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| 23 | 23 | | incentives and programs under state and federal law for employing individuals with a |
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| 24 | 24 | | criminal record, including individuals participating in certain work release programs. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1. 106.361 of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 26 | 26 | | 106.361 Hotline for employers. (1) The department shall maintain a |
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| 27 | 27 | | toll-free telephone number as a hotline to assist employers seeking to employ |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 180 |
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| 35 | 35 | | individuals with a conviction record, as defined in s. 111.32 (3). The department shall |
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| 36 | 36 | | make the hotline available during normal work hours, as determined by the |
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| 37 | 37 | | department. The department shall designate hotline staff to provide employers with |
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| 38 | 38 | | information and assistance relating to available incentives and programs under |
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| 39 | 39 | | state and federal law for employing individuals with a conviction record, including |
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| 40 | 40 | | individuals on release under s. 302.27, individuals on work release under s. 303.065, |
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| 41 | 41 | | and individuals on Huber release under s. 303.08 or 973.09 (4). |
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| 42 | 42 | | (2) The department shall maintain a website that contains information |
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| 43 | 43 | | relating to employing individuals with a conviction record, including individuals on |
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| 44 | 44 | | release under s. 302.27, individuals on work release under s. 303.065, and |
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| 45 | 45 | | individuals on Huber release under s. 303.08 or 973.09 (4). |
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