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Wisconsin Statutes Organization of State Government (Ch. 13 to 22) § 16.48. Unemployment reserve financial statement

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) (a) No later than April 15 of each odd-numbered year, the secretary of workforce development shall prepare and furnish to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, and the majority and minority leaders of the senate a statement of unemployment insurance financial outlook, which shall contain the following, together with the secretary's recommendations and an explanation for such recommendations:

1. Projections of unemployment insurance operations under current law through at least the 2nd year following the close of the biennium, including benefit payments, tax collections, borrowing or debt repayments and amounts of interest charges, if any.

2. Specific proposed changes in the laws relating to unemployment insurance financing, benefits and administration.

3. Projections specified in subd. 1. under the proposed laws.

4. The economic and public policy assumptions upon which the projections are based, and the impact upon the projections of variations from those assumptions.

5. If significant cash reserves in the unemployment reserve fund are projected throughout the forecast period, a statement giving the reasons why the reserves should be retained in the fund.

6. If unemployment insurance program debt is projected at the end of the forecast period, the reasons why it is not proposed to liquidate the debt.

(b) No later than May 15 of each odd-numbered year, the secretary of workforce development shall prepare and furnish to the governor, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the assembly, and the majority and minority leaders of the senate a report summarizing the deliberations of the council on unemployment insurance and the position of the council, if any, concerning each proposed change in the unemployment insurance laws submitted under par. (a).

(2) Upon receipt of the statement and report under sub. (1), the governor may convene a special committee consisting of the secretary of workforce development and the legislative leaders specified in sub. (1) to review the statement and report. Upon request of 2 or more of the legislative leaders specified in sub. (1), the governor shall convene such a committee. The committee shall attempt to reach a consensus concerning proposed changes to the unemployment insurance laws and shall submit its recommendations to the governor and legislature concurrently with the statement furnished under sub. (3).

(3) No later than June 15 of each odd-numbered year, the secretary of workforce development, under the direction of the governor, shall submit to each member of the legislature an updated statement of unemployment insurance financial outlook which shall contain the information specified in sub. (1)(a), together with the governor's recommendations and an explanation for such recommendations, and a copy of the report required under sub. (1)(b).

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