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4	4	2025 SENATE BILL 256
5	5	May 15, 2025 - Introduced by Senators BRADLEY, CABRAL-GUEVARA, TESTIN and
6	6	MARKLEIN, cosponsored by Representatives DALLMAN, BROOKS, ARMSTRONG,
7	7	ORTIZ-VELEZ, WICHGERS, WITTKE, SNYDER, KNODL and DITTRICH. Referred to
8	8	Committee on Utilities and Tourism.
9	9	AN ACT to amend 71.63 (2), 102.07 (8) (a) and 108.02 (12) (a); to create 71.05
10	10	(6) (a) 30., 71.05 (6) (b) 57., 71.83 (1) (f), 102.01 (2) (ae), 102.01 (2) (an), 102.01
11	11	(2) (ann), 102.01 (2) (anp), 102.01 (2) (ant), 102.01 (2) (dc), 102.01 (2) (ds),
12	12	102.01 (2) (gh), 102.07 (8) (bs), 103.08, 104.01 (2) (b) 6., 108.02 (12) (ds), 224.56
13	13	and 632.985 of the statutes; relating to: delivery network couriers and
14	14	transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions[
15	15	approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage,
16	16	modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance,
17	17	and granting rule-making authority.
18	18	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
19	19	DELIVERY AND TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANIES
20	20	General
21	21	This bill provides that under specific circumstances, delivery network couriers
22	22	and drivers for transportation network companies (application-based drivers) are
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35	35	not employees of the delivery network companies and transportation network
36	36	companies (network companies) for the purposes of worker [s compensation
37	37	insurance, minimum wage laws, and unemployment insurance. In the bill,
38	38	Xapplication-based driverY is defined as a delivery network courier or participating
39	39	driver who provides services through the online-enabled application, software,
40	40	website, or system of a network company.
41	41	Under the bill, if a network company does not engage in all of the following
42	42	practices, an application-based driver is not an employee or agent of the company: 1)
43	43	prescribe specific dates, times of day, or a minimum number of hours during which
44	44	the driver must be logged into the network company[s online-enabled application,
45	45	software, or system; 2) terminate the contract of the driver for not accepting a
46	46	specific request for transportation or delivery service request; 3) restrict the driver
47	47	from performing services through other network companies except while
48	48	performing services through that network company; and 4) restrict the driver from
49	49	working in any other lawful occupation or business. The bill provides that if this
50	50	provision is held invalid by a court, the provisions regarding portable benefits
51	51	accounts and group or blanket accident and sickness insurance coverage for
52	52	application based drivers are invalid.
53	53	Portable benefit accounts
54	54	Under the bill, if certain conditions are satisfied, a financial services provider
55	55	or other person may obtain approval from the Department of Financial Institutions
56	56	to offer portable benefit accounts. A Xportable benefit accountY is an account
57	57	administered by such an approved financial services provider or other person
58	58	(portable benefit account provider) from which an individual may receive
59	59	distributions for the purposes described below.
60	60	Under the bill, a network company may offer portable benefit accounts. If an
61	61	application-based driver meets certain eligibility requirements (eligible driver), a
62	62	network company may contribute an amount equal to 4 percent of that driver[s
63	63	quarterly earnings to a portable benefit account, and the driver may also contribute
64	64	to the portable benefit account. Contributions to a portable benefit account by the
65	65	account owner may be subtracted from the owner[s income for state income tax
66	66	purposes. Under the bill, an eligible driver may receive a distribution from a
67	67	portable benefit account for the following purposes: 1) to compensate for lost
68	68	income due to an illness or accident or loss of work due to the birth or adoption of
69	69	the driver[s child; 2) to transfer the money to an individual retirement account
70	70	(IRA); 3) to pay vision, dental, or health insurance premiums; and 4) to compensate
71	71	for lost income through no fault of the driver from work for a network company. A
72	72	network company must ensure that the portable benefit account provider it selects
73	73	offers at least three options for IRA providers and an eligible driver may not
74	74	transfer money from a portable benefit account to an IRA in an amount exceeding
75	75	the contribution limits under federal law. A portable benefit account provider may
76	76	include an income replacement benefit to be made available to eligible drivers. A 2025 - 2026 Legislature
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81	81	financial services provider may not commingle assets in a portable benefit account
82	82	with other property, except in a common trust fund or common investment fund.
83	83	Insurance coverage
84	84	The bill provides that a network company may carry, provide, or otherwise
85	85	make available group or blanket accident and sickness insurance for its application-
86	86	based drivers. The bill requires a network company to make available, upon
87	87	reasonable request, a copy of its group or blanket accident and sickness insurance
88	88	policy. The bill specifies that the state[s worker[s compensation laws do not apply to
89	89	such a policy.
90	90	The bill also provides that a network company may carry, provide, or
91	91	otherwise make available group or blanket occupational accident insurance to cover
92	92	the medical expenses and lost income resulting from an injury suffered by an
93	93	application-based driver while engaged on the network company[s online-enabled
94	94	application, software, or system. The bill requires a network company to make
95	95	available, upon reasonable request, a copy of its blanket occupational accident
96	96	insurance policy. The bill requires that the policy provide, in aggregate, at least
97	97	$1,000,000 of coverage for the medical expenses, short-term disability, long-term
98	98	disability, and survivor benefits. The coverage must include at least $250,000 for
99	99	medical expenses; weekly disability payments equal to two-thirds of an application-
100	100	based driver[s average weekly income, subject to certain restrictions, for up to 104
101	101	weeks following an injury; and survivor benefits in an amount equal to an
102	102	application-based driver[s average weekly income, subject to certain restrictions,
103	103	multiplied by 104. The bill provides that if a claim is covered by occupational
104	104	accident insurance maintained by more than one network company, the insurer of
105	105	the network company against whom a claim is filed is entitled to a contribution for
106	106	the pro rata share of coverage attributable to one or more other network companies.
107	107	Under the bill, any benefit provided to an application-based driver under an
108	108	occupational accident insurance policy is treated as amounts payable under a
109	109	worker[s compensation law or disability benefit for the purpose of determining
110	110	amounts payable under uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage.
111	111	Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be
112	112	referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be
113	113	printed as an appendix to the bill.
114	114	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
115	115	an appendix to this bill.
116	116	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
117	117	enact as follows:
118	118	SECTION 1. 71.05 (6) (a) 30. of the statutes is created to read:
119	119	71.05 (6) (a) 30. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, any
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126	126	amount distributed during the taxable year from a portable benefit account, as
127	127	defined in s. 103.08 (1) (h), that was not used for a permissible use under s. 103.08
128	128	(3), except that this subdivision applies only to amounts for which a subtraction was
129	129	made under par. (b) 57.
130	130	SECTION 2. 71.05 (6) (b) 57. of the statutes is created to read:
131	131	71.05 (6) (b) 57. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024, an
132	132	amount equal to any contribution made during the taxable year to a portable
133	133	benefit account, as defined in s. 103.08 (1) (h), by the owner of the account.
134	134	SECTION 3. 71.63 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
135	135	71.63 (2) XEmployeeY means a resident individual who performs or performed
136	136	services for an employer anywhere or a nonresident individual who performs or
137	137	performed such services within this state, and includes an officer, employee or
138	138	elected official of the United States, a state, territory, or any political subdivision
139	139	thereof, or the District of Columbia, or any agency or instrumentality of any one or
140	140	more of these entities. The term includes an officer of a corporation, an entertainer
141	141	and an entertainment corporation, but does not include a direct seller who is not
142	142	treated as an employee under section 3508 of the Internal Revenue Code or, a real
143	143	estate broker or salesperson who is excluded under s. 452.38, or an application-
144	144	based driver excluded under s. 102.07 (8) (bs).
145	145	SECTION 4. 71.83 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
146	146	71.83 (1) (f) Portable benefit accounts. An owner of a portable benefit account,
147	147	as defined in s. 103.08 (1) (h), who uses a distribution from the account for a
148	148	purpose that is not a permissible use under s. 103.08 (3) is liable for a penalty equal
149	149	to 10 percent of the amount of the distribution not used for a permissible use. The
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178	178	department shall assess, levy, and collect the penalty under this paragraph in the
179	179	same manner as it assesses, levies, and collects taxes under this chapter.
180	180	SECTION 5. 102.01 (2) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:
181	181	102.01 (2) (ae) XApplication-based driverY means a delivery network courier
182	182	or participating driver who provides services through the digital network of a
183	183	network company.
184	184	SECTION 6. 102.01 (2) (an) of the statutes is created to read:
185	185	102.01 (2) (an) XDelivery network companyY means a business that uses a
186	186	digital network to connect customers to application-based drivers to facilitate
187	187	delivery services.
188	188	SECTION 7. 102.01 (2) (ann) of the statutes is created to read:
189	189	102.01 (2) (ann) XDelivery network courierY means an individual who
190	190	provides delivery services through a delivery network company[s digital network.
191	191	SECTION 8. 102.01 (2) (anp) of the statutes is created to read:
192	192	102.01 (2) (anp) XDelivery servicesY means the fulfillment of a delivery
193	193	request by picking up from any location any item and delivering the item, by using
194	194	a passenger vehicle, a bicycle, a scooter, public transportation, or other similar
195	195	means of transportation or by walking, to a location selected by the customer that is
196	196	typically located within 50 miles of the pickup location. XDelivery servicesY
197	197	includes the selection, collection, or purchase of items by a delivery network courier,
198	198	as well as other tasks incidental to the delivery.
199	199	SECTION 9. 102.01 (2) (ant) of the statutes is created to read:
200	200	102.01 (2) (ant) XDigital networkY has the meaning given in s. 103.08 (1) (c).
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228	228	SECTION 10. 102.01 (2) (dc) of the statutes is created to read:
229	229	102.01 (2) (dc) XNetwork companyY means a delivery network company or a
230	230	transportation network company.
231	231	SECTION 11. 102.01 (2) (ds) of the statutes is created to read:
232	232	102.01 (2) (ds) XParticipating driverY has the meaning given in s. 440.40 (3).
233	233	SECTION 12. 102.01 (2) (gh) of the statutes is created to read:
234	234	102.01 (2) (gh) XTransportation network companyY has the meaning given in
235	235	s. 440.40 (6).
236	236	SECTION 13. 102.07 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
237	237	102.07 (8) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and, (bm), and (bs), every
238	238	independent contractor is, for the purpose of this chapter, an employee of any
239	239	employer under this chapter for whom he or she is performing service in the course
240	240	of the trade, business, profession or occupation of such employer at the time of the
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242	242	SECTION 14. 102.07 (8) (bs) of the statutes is created to read:
243	243	102.07 (8) (bs) An application-based driver is not an employee or agent of a
244	244	network company if the company refrains from doing all of the following:
245	245	1. Prescribing specific dates, times of day, or a minimum number of hours
246	246	during which the application-based driver must be logged into the network
247	247	company[s online-enabled application, software, or system.
248	248	2. Terminating the contract of the application-based driver for not accepting a
249	249	specific delivery service request or request for transportation, except as prohibited
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278	278	3. Restricting the application-based driver from performing services through
279	279	other network companies except while performing services through that network
280	280	company.
281	281	4. Restricting the application-based driver from working in any other lawful
282	282	occupation or business.
283	283	SECTION 15. 103.08 of the statutes is created to read:
284	284	103.08 Application-based drivers; portable benefits accounts. (1)
285	285	DEFINITIONS. In this section:
286	286	(a) XApplication-based driverY has the meaning given in s. 102.01 (2) (ae).
287	287	(b) XDelivery network companyY has the meaning given in s. 102.01 (2) (an).
288	288	(c) XDigital networkY means an online-enabled application, software, website,
289	289	or system that enables the provision of delivery services with delivery network
290	290	couriers or the prearrangement of transportation network services as defined in s.
291	291	440.40 (1).
292	292	(d) XEarningsY means all moneys paid directly to an application-based driver,
293	293	including incentives and bonuses, by a delivery network company or a
294	294	transportation network company, or remitted to the application-based driver from a
295	295	payment facilitated by a delivery network company or transportation network
296	296	company, but not including amounts charged for fees, taxes, or other similar
297	297	charges. XEarningsY does not include any payments for gratuities.
298	298	(e) XEligible driverY means an application-based driver whose earnings from
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326	326	at least $750, without combining earnings from network companies or delivery and
327	327	rideshare services provided through the same company, during a calendar quarter.
328	328	(f) XLoss of earningsY means a decrease of 50 percent or more in earnings in a
329	329	calendar month from the previous calendar month through no fault of the
330	330	application-based driver.
331	331	(g) XNetwork companyY means a delivery network company or a
332	332	transportation network company.
333	333	(h) XPortable benefit accountY means an account from which an individual
334	334	may withdraw money for a permissible use under sub. (3) that is administered by a
335	335	portable benefit account provider.
336	336	(i) XPortable benefit account providerY means a financial services provider or
337	337	other person authorized under s. 224.56 (3) to offer and administer portable benefit
338	338	accounts.
339	339	(j) XTransportation network companyY has the meaning given in s. 440.40 (6).
340	340	(2) ADMINISTRATION AND CONTRIBUTIONS. (a) A network company may offer
341	341	portable benefit accounts to eligible drivers but is not required to offer such
342	342	accounts. A network company may make a contribution to a portable benefit
343	343	account of an eligible driver but is not required to make such a contribution.
344	344	(b) If a network company elects to offer portable benefit accounts to eligible
345	345	drivers, the network company shall ensure that any portable benefit account
346	346	provider it selects makes available to eligible drivers, under the portable benefit
347	347	account, at least 3 options for individual retirement account providers.
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374	374	(c) If a network company elects to make contributions to portable benefit
375	375	accounts of eligible drivers, all of the following apply:
376	376	1. The network company shall make any contribution to the default portable
377	377	benefit account the company elects on behalf of a driver unless the driver has
378	378	selected a different account and timely notified the network company.
379	379	2. If an application-based driver qualified as an eligible driver for an
380	380	individual network company for that network company for an entire calendar
381	381	quarter, each calendar quarter following a quarter in which the eligible driver so
382	382	qualified, the network company shall contribute to the portable benefit account of
383	383	the eligible driver an amount equal to 4 percent of the eligible driver[s earnings in
384	384	the preceding calendar quarter that the driver earned through that company. A
385	385	driver must qualify as an eligible driver individually for each network company.
386	386	The company shall make the contribution no later than the 30th day of the calendar
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388	388	(d) If a network company elects to offer portable benefit accounts to eligible
389	389	drivers, the network company shall allow an eligible driver to elect to contribute to
390	390	the eligible driver[s portable benefit account, and may deduct the amount elected by
391	391	the eligible driver from the individual[s earnings and designate such amount for
392	392	contribution to the portable benefit account. The company shall make the
393	393	contribution on behalf of the eligible driver no later than the 30th day of the
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395	395	(e) A network company shall make contributions under par. (c) in addition to,
396	396	and not as a deduction from, driver earnings.
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424	424	(3) PERMISSIBLE USES. An eligible driver who has money in a portable benefit
425	425	account may receive a distribution of amounts for any of the following:
426	426	(a) To compensate for lost income due to any of the following:
427	427	1. An illness or accident of the driver.
428	428	2. Loss of work due to the birth or adoption of a child of the driver.
429	429	3. Loss of work due to declared federal state of emergency or emergency
430	430	declared by the governor under s. 323.10.
431	431	(b) To transfer the money to an individual retirement account, except that no
432	432	such transfer may be made in an amount that exceeds the limit established by
433	433	section 219 (b) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code for the aggregate amount of
434	434	contributions to an individual retirement account for the taxable year in which the
435	435	transfer is made.
436	436	(c) To pay premiums for health, vision, or dental insurance coverage in the
437	437	individual market.
438	438	(d) Loss of earnings.
439	439	(4) ELIGIBILITY DURATION. An eligible driver shall remain an eligible driver of
440	440	the delivery network company or transportation network company for 3 calendar
441	441	quarters following the initial quarter of eligibility, regardless of the amount of
442	442	earnings the application-based driver has during those 3 quarters. In each
443	443	subsequent calendar quarter an application-based driver may only qualify as an
444	444	eligible driver of the delivery network company or transportation network if the
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472	472	(5) NONSEVERABILITY. This section does not apply if a court finds s. 102.07 (8)
473	473	(bs) invalid.
474	474	SECTION 16. 104.01 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
475	475	104.01 (2) (b) 6. An individual excluded under s. 102.07 (8) (bs).
476	476	SECTION 17. 108.02 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
477	477	108.02 (12) (a) XEmployeeY means any individual who is or has been
478	478	performing services for pay for an employing unit, whether or not the individual is
479	479	paid directly by the employing unit, except as provided in par. (bm), (c), (d), (dm), or
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481	481	SECTION 18. 108.02 (12) (ds) of the statutes is created to read:
482	482	108.02 (12) (ds) Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual who is
483	483	performing services for an employing unit other than a government unit, an Indian
484	484	tribe, or a nonprofit organization and who is excluded under s. 102.07 (8) (bs).
485	485	SECTION 19. 224.56 of the statutes is created to read:
486	486	224.56 Portable benefit accounts. (1) In this section:
487	487	(a) XEligible driverY has the meaning given in s. 103.08 (1) (e).
488	488	(b) XFinancial services providerY means any of the following:
489	489	1. A financial institution, as defined in s. 214.01 (1) (jn).
490	490	2. An investment management firm.
491	491	3. A technology provider or program manager that offers services through a
492	492	financial services provider identified in subd. 1. or 2.
493	493	(c) XPortable benefit accountY has the meaning given in s. 103.08 (1) (h).
494	494	(d) XQualifying eventY means an event described in s. 103.08 (3) (a).
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524	524	the department to offer portable benefit accounts. If the financial services provider
525	525	or other person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the manner
526	526	in which the financial services provider or other person will administer the
527	527	portable benefit account will be consistent with s. 103.08 (2) and (3), and the
528	528	financial services provider or other person satisfies any applicable rule under sub.
529	529	(7), the department shall approve the request.
530	530	(3) A financial services provider or other person approved by the department
531	531	under sub. (2) may offer and administer portable benefit accounts.
532	532	(4) A financial services provider or other person authorized to offer and
533	533	administer portable benefit accounts under sub. (3) may include an income
534	534	replacement benefit to be made available to eligible drivers upon the occurrence of
535	535	any qualifying event.
536	536	(5) A financial services provider may not commingle assets in a portable
537	537	benefit account with other property, except these assets may be held in a common
538	538	trust fund or common investment fund.
539	539	(6) A financial services provider shall ensure that, if at the time of an eligible
540	540	driver[s death the eligible driver has arranged for distributions from a portable
541	541	benefit account as provided in s. 103.08 (3) (b), the remaining balance in the
542	542	portable benefit account is immediately distributed in the form of a direct trustee-
543	543	to-trustee transfer to the eligible driver[s individual retirement account upon the
544	544	eligible driver[s death.
545	545	(7) The department may promulgate rules related to the process and
546	546	requirements for the department[s approval under sub. (2).
547	547	(8) This section does not apply if a court finds s. 102.07 (8) (bs) invalid.
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575	575	SECTION 20
576	576	SECTION 20. 632.985 of the statutes is created to read:
577	577	632.985 Insurance coverage provided by network companies. (1)
578	578	DEFINITIONS. In this section:
579	579	(a) XApplication-based driverY has the meaning given in s. 102.01 (2) (ae).
580	580	(b) XAverage weekly earningsY means an application-based driver[s total
581	581	earnings from all network companies during the 28 days prior to a covered incident
582	582	divided by 4.
583	583	(c) XDigital networkY has the meaning given in s. 103.08 (1) (c).
584	584	(d) XEarningsY has the meaning given in s. 103.08 (1) (d).
585	585	(e) XMaximum compensation rate Y means the applicable maximum
586	586	compensation rate under s. 102.11 and any applicable limitation on supplemental
587	587	benefits under s. 102.44.
588	588	(f) XNetwork companyY means a delivery network company, as defined in s.
589	589	102.01 (2) (an), or a transportation network company, as defined in s. 440.40 (6).
590	590	(2) ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE. (a) A network company may carry,
591	591	provide, or otherwise make available group or blanket accident and sickness
592	592	insurance coverage for application-based drivers who provide covered services
593	593	through the network company[s digital network.
594	594	(b) A network company shall make available, upon reasonable request, a copy
595	595	of the policy it carries, provides, or otherwise makes available under this
596	596	subsection.
597	597	(c) Chapter 102 does not apply to a group or blanket accident and sickness
598	598	insurance policy described in par. (a).
599	599	(3) OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE. (a) A network company may carry,
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627	627	SECTION 20
628	628	provide, or otherwise make available group or blanket occupational accident
629	629	insurance to cover the medical expenses and lost income resulting from an injury
630	630	suffered by an application-based driver while engaged on the network company[s
631	631	digital network. For purposes of this paragraph, an application-based driver is
632	632	engaged on the network company[s digital network during the time beginning when
633	633	the application-based driver accepts a rideshare request or delivery request and
634	634	ending when the application-based driver completes that rideshare request or
635	635	delivery request.
636	636	(b) A network company shall make available, upon reasonable request, a copy
637	637	of the policy it carries, provides, or otherwise makes available under this
638	638	subsection.
639	639	(c) A policy under this subsection shall provide, in aggregate, at least
640	640	$1,000,000 of coverage and at least all of the following:
641	641	1. $250,000 of coverage for medical expenses.
642	642	2. Continuous weekly disability income payments for total disability,
643	643	temporary disability payments, or partial disability that are equal to not less than
644	644	66 2/3 percent of the application-based driver[s average weekly earnings from all
645	645	network companies as of the date of injury but not more than the maximum
646	646	compensation rate, unless the application-based driver[s average weekly earnings
647	647	are less than $100, in which case the payments under this subdivision shall be
648	648	equal to the application-based driver[s average weekly earnings. Payments under
649	649	this paragraph shall be made for up to the first 104 weeks following the injury.
650	650	3. For the benefit of spouses, children, or other dependents of app-based
651	651	drivers, accidental death insurance, for injuries suffered by an application-based
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679	679	SECTION 20
680	680	driver while the application-based driver is engaged on the network company[s
681	681	digital network that result in death, in an amount equal to 66 2/3 percent of the
682	682	application-based driver[s average weekly earnings from all network companies as
683	683	of the date of injury but not more than the maximum weekly compensation rate,
684	684	unless the application-based driver[s average weekly earnings are less than $100, in
685	685	which case the amount shall be equal to the application-based driver[s average
686	686	weekly earnings, multiplied by 104.
687	687	(d) If a claim is covered by occupational accident insurance maintained by
688	688	more than one network company, the insurer of the network company against whom
689	689	a claim is filed is entitled to a contribution for the pro rata share of coverage
690	690	attributable to one or more other network companies up to the coverages and limits
691	691	in par. (c).
692	692	(e) Any benefit provided to an application-based driver under an occupational
693	693	accident insurance policy described in par. (a) shall be treated as amounts payable
694	694	under a worker[s compensation law or disability benefit for the purpose of
695	695	determining amounts payable under insurance provided under s. 632.32 (4) or (4m).
696	696	(4) NONSEVERABILITY. This section does not apply if a court finds s. 102.07 (8)
697	697	(bs) invalid.
698	698	SECTION 21. INS 3.14 (6) (intro.), (a), (b) and (c) of the administrative code are
699	699	amended to read:
700	700	INS 3.14 (6) (intro.) ELIGIBLE GROUPS. In accordance with s. 600.03 (23),
701	701	Stats., an eligible group includes any of the following:
702	702	(a) The members of the board of directors of a corporation are eligible to be
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729	729	SECTION 21
730	730	covered under a group accident and sickness policy issued to such corporation,
731	731	corporation.
732	732	(b) The individual members of member organizations of an association, as
733	733	defined in s. 600.03 (23), Stats., are eligible to be covered under a group accident
734	734	and sickness policy issued to such association insuring employees of such
735	735	association and employees of member organizations of such association, and.
736	736	(c) The individuals supplying raw materials to a single processing plant and
737	737	the employees of such processing plant are eligible to be covered under a group
738	738	accident and sickness policy issued to such processing plant.
739	739	SECTION 22. INS 3.14 (6) (d) of the administrative code is created to read:
740	740	INS 3.14 (6) (d) Application-based drivers, as defined in s. 632.985 (1) (a),
741	741	Stats., of a network company, as defined in s. 632.985 (1) (f), Stats., covered under a
742	742	group accident and sickness policy issued to the network company. This paragraph
743	743	does not apply if a court finds s. 102.07 (8) (bs), Stats., invalid.
744	744	SECTION 23. INS 3.15 (4) (a) 16. of the administrative code is created to read:
745	745	INS 3.15 (4) (a) 16. Application-based drivers, as defined in s. 632.985 (1) (a),
746	746	Stats., of a network company, as defined in s. 632.985 (1) (f), Stats. This subdivision
747	747	does not apply if a court finds s. 102.07 (8) (bs), Stats., invalid.
748	748	SECTION 24. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
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750	750	(1) The treatment of administrative rules takes effect as provided in s.
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