Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Notice of Public Meetings and Hearings

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Previous meeting notices are available at: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dwd/publicmeetings/default.htm

Week of February 14 - 18, 2005

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LABOR & INDUSTRY REVIEW COMMISSION

Where: Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Center
3319 W Beltline Hwy
Madison, WI 53713
(608) 266-9850
Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Time: 2:30 p.m.

DISCUSSION
Worker's Compensation Cases
Unemployment Insurance Cases
Equal Rights Cases
Closed sessions under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(a)

Other such matters that may come before the commission

If Any Questions Please Call Kendra DePrey At 608-267-9626

LABOR & INDUSTRY REVIEW COMMISSION

Where: Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Center
3319 W Beltline Hwy
Madison, WI 53713
(608) 266-9850
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2005
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Time: 2:00 p.m.

DISCUSSION
Worker's Compensation Cases
Unemployment Insurance Cases
Equal Rights Cases
Closed sessions under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(a)

Other such matters that may come before the commission

If Any Questions Please Call Kendra DePrey At 608-267-9626

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BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIP STANDARDS
State Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Advisory Committee Members and Consultants

Where: WI Technical College System Foundation
One Foundation Circle
Waunakee, WI 53597
Phone: (608) 849-2400
Date: Thursday, February 17, 2005
Time: 9:30 a.m.

TENTATIVE AGENDA

1. Call to order (open meeting).
2. Roll call (sign-in sheet).
3. Minutes of September 30, 2004.
4. Review and discussion of EST/HVAC DACUM and Validation Survey results- Mike Thompson.
5. Review and discussion of Construction Sheet Metal DACUM and Validation Survey results- Mike Thompson.
6. Discussion on the use of the DACUM Results- Karen Morgan.
   1. Is there a need to revise the current EST, HVAC and Construction Sheet Metal trade information evident as a result of the completed DACUMs?
   2. Are there gaps in the available current curricula in use that are evident as a result of the completed DACUMs?
   3. Is the state committee interested in developing an annual and/or final trade competency test?
7. Review of program statistics- Jerry Gross,
8. Old business.
9. New business.
10. Adjourn.

If any questions, please call: Jerry Gross @ (608) 266-3135

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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ADVISORY COUNCIL

Where: AFSCME Building
8033 Excelsior Drive Madison, WI
Date: Friday, February 18, 2005
Time: 10:00 a.m.

Council Members: Please bring your calendars to schedule future meetings.
Council Web Site: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/uibola/uiac/

1. Opening Remarks – Greg Frigo
   POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
2. DWD Secretary Roberta Gassman – State Budget
3. Revised December 6, 2004 Minutes. (Blue)
4. January 18, 2005 Minutes. (Pink)
5. DataStat Presentation – Paul Mara and Bruce Hagen
6. Department Law Change Proposal D05-35: Collective bad debt liability assessment for non-profit reimbursement employers. (Gray)
7. Department Law Change Proposal D05-41: Change Levy Fee Statute to Make the $5 Levy Fee an Addition to the Unpaid Debt and to Allow a $5 Fee for Each Submission of Property During a Continuous Levy. (First presented December 6, 2004)
8. Department Law Change Proposal D05-51: Amend LLC statute to correct effective date conflict for benefit claims. (Yellow)
9. Department Law Change Proposal D05-52: Amend 108.02(12)(dm) and (dn) to correct drafting error to clarify that a sole proprietor and a partner in a partnership are not employees of their own business for UI purposes. (Buff)
10. Department Law Change Proposal D05-54: Allow UI benefits to claimants who volunteer to accept training with employers.
11. Department Law Change Proposal D05-58: Repeal 108.04(1)(e) which requires self-employed claimant to make a weekly work search in all cases even though a waiver may be appropriate. (White)
12. Draft of Suggested Changes to Work Search Rule (DWD 127). (Pink)
13. Temporary Help Issues – Review and Discussion of DWD 133 Draft. (Blue)
14. Future Agendas Discussion
15. Caucus
    INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
16. Update on UI Staffing and Financing
17. Letters to the Council (White) - Tom Smith
18. UI Treasurer's Financial Statement (Yellow)

• The Council may not address all agenda items or follow the agenda order.
• The Council may take up action items at a time other than that listed.
• The Council may discuss other items, including those on any attached lists.
  
  
• The labor members and/or the management members of the Council may go into closed session at any time during the meeting to deliberate the action and/or discussion items, pursuant to sec. 19.85(1)(ee), Stats.

This location is handicap accessible. If you have other special needs (such as an interpreter or written materials in large print), please contact Robin Gallagher, Phone: (608) 267-1405, Unemployment Insurance Division, Bureau of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 8942, Madison, WI 53708. Hearing and speech impaired callers may reach us at the above phone number through WI TRS (or TDD/Voice Relay 1 800 947 3529.)

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