AB900,19,322 20.505 (1) (kz) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule to
23administer state employment relations functions and the civil service system under
24subch. subchs. V and VI of ch. 111 and ch. 230, to pay awards under s. 230.48, and
25to defray the expenses of the state employees suggestion board. All moneys received

1from state agencies for materials and services provided by the division of personnel
2management in the department of administration shall be credited to this
3appropriation.
AB900,43 4Section 43. 20.917 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,19,85 20.917 (3) (b) This subsection applies to employees in all positions in the civil
6service, including those employees in positions included in collective bargaining
7units under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, whether or not the employees are covered by
8a collective bargaining agreement.
AB900,44 9Section 44. 20.921 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,19,1110 20.921 (1) (a) 2. If the state employee is a public safety employee under s. 111.81
11(15r), payment
Payment of dues to employee organizations.
AB900,45 12Section 45. 20.923 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,19,1713 20.923 (6) Salaries set by appointing authorities. (intro.) Salaries for the
14following positions may be set by the appointing authority, subject to restrictions
15otherwise set forth in the statutes and the compensation plan under s. 230.12, except
16where the salaries are a subject of bargaining with a certified representative of a
17collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91 or 111.998:
AB900,46 18Section 46. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
19is amended to read:
AB900,20,1720 36.09 (1) (j) Except where such matters are a subject of bargaining with a
21certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91 or 111.998, the
22board shall establish salaries for persons prior to July 1 of each year for the next fiscal
23year, and shall designate the effective dates for payment of the new salaries. In the
24first year of the biennium, payments of the salaries established for the preceding
25year shall be continued until the biennial budget bill is enacted. If the budget is

1enacted after July 1, payments shall be made following enactment of the budget to
2satisfy the obligations incurred on the effective dates, as designated by the board, for
3the new salaries, subject only to the appropriation of funds by the legislature and s.
420.928 (3). This paragraph does not limit the authority of the board to establish
5salaries for new appointments. The board may not increase the salaries of employees
6under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as
7approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to
8recognize merit, to correct salary inequities under par. (h), to fund job
9reclassifications or promotions, or to recognize competitive factors. The granting of
10salary increases to recognize competitive factors does not obligate inclusion of the
11annualized amount of the increases in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) for
12subsequent fiscal bienniums. No later than October 1 of each year, the board shall
13report to the joint committee on finance and the secretary of administration and
14administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of
15administration concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted to recognize
16competitive factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the 12-month
17period ending on the preceding June 30.
AB900,47 18Section 47. 40.02 (25) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,20,2119 40.02 (25) (b) 8. Any other state employee for whom coverage is authorized
20under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 or
21under s. 230.12 or 233.10.
AB900,48 22Section 48. 40.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB900,21,2523 40.05 (1) (b) In lieu of employee payment, the employer may pay all or part of
24the contributions required by par. (a), but all the payments shall be available for
25benefit purposes to the same extent as required contributions deducted from

1earnings of the participating employees. Action to assume employee contributions
2as provided under this paragraph shall be taken at the time and in the form
3determined by the governing body of the participating employer. The state shall pay
4under this paragraph for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining
5agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits
6are determined under s. 230.12 an amount equal to 4 percent of the earnings paid
7by the state unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under
8subch. V or VI of ch. 111 or unless otherwise determined under s. 230.12. The
9University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay under this
10paragraph for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement
11under subch. I of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are determined
12under s. 233.10 an amount equal to 4 percent of the earnings paid by the authority
13unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch.
14111 or unless otherwise determined under s. 233.10. The state shall pay under this
15paragraph for employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement
16under subch. V or VI of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are not
17determined under s. 230.12 an amount equal to 4 percent of the earnings paid by the
18state unless a different amount is recommended by the director of the office of state
19employment relations and approved by the joint committee on employment relations
20in the manner provided for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s.
21230.12 (3). The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay
22under this paragraph for its employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining
23agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 an amount equal to 4 percent of the earnings paid
24by the authority unless a different amount is established by the board of directors
25of the authority under s. 233.10.
AB900,49
1Section 49. 40.05 (4) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,22,42 40.05 (4) (ag) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining
3agreement under s. 230.12 or 233.10 or subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111, the employer shall
4pay for its currently employed insured employees:
AB900,50 5Section 50. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,23,136 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused
7sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5)
8and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 of any eligible employee shall, at the time of death,
9upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25
10(1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee
11under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate
12he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health
13insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured
14dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who
15is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor,
16or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have
17been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's
18basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee
19who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of
20an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the
21credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then
22deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall
23provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the
24premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an
25employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the

1employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured
2dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay
3initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving
4insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy
5during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on
6which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate
7deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured
8dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or
9the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate
10deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be).
11A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and
12medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance
13plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
AB900,51 14Section 51. 40.05 (4) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,23,2515 40.05 (4) (bw) On converting accumulated unused sick leave to credits for the
16payment of health insurance premiums under par. (b), the department shall add
17additional credits, calculated in the same manner as are credits under par. (b), that
18are based on a state employee's accumulated sabbatical leave or earned vacation
19leave from the state employee's last year of service prior to retirement, or both. The
20department shall apply the credits awarded under this paragraph for the payment
21of health insurance premiums only after the credits awarded under par. (b) are
22exhausted. This paragraph applies only to state employees who are eligible for
23accumulated unused sick leave conversion under par. (b) and who are entitled to the
24benefits under this paragraph pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement under
25subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
AB900,52
1Section 52. 40.05 (4g) (a) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
255
, is amended to read:
AB900,24,83 40.05 (4g) (a) 4. Has received a military leave of absence under s. 230.32 (3) (a)
4or 230.35 (3), under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111
5or under rules promulgated by the administrator of the division of personnel
6management in the department of administration or is eligible for reemployment
7with the state under s. 321.64 after completion of his or her service in the U.S. armed
8forces.
AB900,53 9Section 53. 40.05 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,24,1410 40.05 (5) Income continuation insurance premiums. (intro.) For the income
11continuation insurance provided under subch. V the employee shall pay the amount
12remaining after the employer has contributed the following or, if different, the
13amount determined under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI
14of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10:
AB900,54 15Section 54. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,24,1816 40.05 (5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in
17accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5)
18and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111.
AB900,55 19Section 55. 40.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,25,220 40.05 (6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in accordance with a collective
21bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10, each
22insured employee under the age of 70 and annuitant under the age of 65 shall pay
23for group life insurance coverage a sum, approved by the group insurance board,
24which shall not exceed 60 cents monthly for each $1,000 of group life insurance,
25based upon the last amount of insurance in force during the month for which

1earnings are paid. The equivalent premium may be fixed by the group insurance
2board if the annual compensation is paid in other than 12 monthly installments.
AB900,56 3Section 56. 40.51 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 40.51 (7) and amended
4to read:
AB900,25,155 40.51 (7) Any employer, other than the state, including an employer that is not
6a participating employer, may offer to all of its employees a health care coverage plan
7through a program offered by the group insurance board. Notwithstanding sub. (2)
8and ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1), the department may by rule establish different
9eligibility standards or contribution requirements for such employees and
10employers. Beginning on January 1, 2012, except as otherwise provided in a
11collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 and except as provided
12in par. (b)
, an employer may not offer a health care coverage plan to its employees
13under this subsection if the employer pays more than 88 percent of the average
14premium cost of plans offered in any tier with the lowest employee premium cost
15under this subsection.
AB900,57 16Section 57. 40.51 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB900,58 17Section 58. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,25,2118 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
19of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of
20ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 49.825 (4) (d) and (5) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2),
21233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).
AB900,59 22Section 59. 40.80 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,25,2423 40.80 (3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employees covered
24by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
AB900,60 25Section 60. 40.81 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,26,2
140.81 (3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employees covered
2by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV or , V, or VI of ch. 111.
AB900,61 3Section 61. 40.95 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,26,54 40.95 (1) (a) 2. The employee has his or her compensation established in a
5collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
AB900,62 6Section 62. 46.284 (4) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB900,26,107 46.284 (4) (m) Compensate providers, as defined in s. 46.2898 (1) (e), in
8accordance with any agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 relating to a provider hired
9directly by an enrollee and make any payroll deductions authorized by those
10agreements.
AB900,63 11Section 63. 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB900,27,212 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. If the long-term care district offers employment to any
13individual who was previously employed by a county, which participated in creating
14the district and at the time of the offer had not withdrawn or been removed from the
15district under sub. (14), and who while employed by the county performed duties
16relating to the same or a substantially similar function for which the individual is
17offered employment by the district and whose wages, hours, and conditions of
18employment
were established in a collective bargaining agreement with the county
19under subch. IV of ch. 111 that is in effect on the date that the individual commences
20employment with the district, with respect to that individual, abide by the terms of
21the collective bargaining agreement concerning the individual's wages and, if
22applicable, vacation allowance, sick leave accumulation, sick leave bank, holiday
23allowance, funeral leave allowance, personal day allowance, or paid time off
24allowance
until the time of the expiration of that collective bargaining agreement or

1adoption of a collective bargaining agreement with the district under subch. IV of ch.
2111 covering the individual as an employee of the district, whichever occurs first.
AB900,64 3Section 64. 46.2898 of the statutes is created to read:
AB900,27,4 446.2898 Quality home care. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB900,27,55 (a) "Authority" means the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority.
AB900,27,66 (b) "Care management organization" has the meaning given in s. 46.2805 (1).
AB900,27,87 (cm) "Consumer" means an adult who receives home care services and who
8meets all of the following criteria:
AB900,27,99 1. Is a resident of any of the following:
AB900,27,1010 a. A county that has acted under sub. (2) (a).
AB900,27,1111 b. A county in which the Family Care Program under s. 46.286 is available.
AB900,27,1312 c. A county in which the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly under
1342 USC 1396u-4 is available.
AB900,27,1614d. A county in which the self-directed services option program under 42 USC
151396n
(c) is available or in which a program operated under an amendment to the
16state medical assistance plan under 42 USC 1396n (j) is available.
AB900,27,1817 2. Self-directs all or part of his or her home care services and is an employer
18listed on the provider's income tax forms.
AB900,27,1919 3. Is eligible to receive a home care benefit under one of the following:
AB900,27,2020 a. The Family Care Program under s. 46.286.
AB900,27,2121b. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, under 42 USC 1396u-4.
AB900,27,2422 c. A program operated under a waiver from the secretary of the federal
23department of health and human services under 42 USC 1396n (c) or 42 USC 1396n
24(b) and (c) or the self-directed services option operated under 42 USC 1396n (c).
AB900,28,2
1d. A program operated under an amendment to the state medical assistance
2plan under 42 USC 1396n (j).
AB900,28,73 (dm) "Home care" means supportive home care, personal care, and other
4nonprofessional services of a type that may be covered under a medical assistance
5waiver under 42 USC 1396n (c) and that are provided to individuals to assist them
6in meeting their daily living needs, ensuring adequate functioning in their homes,
7and permitting safe access to their communities.
AB900,28,98 (e) "Provider" means an individual who is hired by a consumer to provide home
9care to the consumer but does not include any of the following:
AB900,28,1110 1. A person, while he or she is providing services in the capacity of an employee
11of any of the following entities:
AB900,28,1212 a. A home health agency licensed under s. 50.49.
AB900,28,1313 b. A personal care provider agency.
AB900,28,1414 c. A company or agency providing supportive home care.
AB900,28,1515 d. An independent living center, as defined in s. 46.96 (1) (ah).
AB900,28,1716 e. A county agency or department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or
1751.437.
AB900,28,1918 2. A health care provider, as defined in s. 146.997 (1) (d), acting in his or her
19professional capacity.
AB900,29,320 (f) "Qualified provider" means a provider who meets the qualifications for
21payment through the Family Care Program under s. 46.286, the Program for
22All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly operated under 42 USC 1396u-4, an amendment
23to the state medical assistance plan under 42 USC 1396n (j), or a medical assistance
24waiver program operated under a waiver from the secretary of the federal
25department of health and human services under 42 USC 1396n (c) or 42 USC 1396n

1(b) and (c) and any qualification criteria established in the rules promulgated under
2sub. (7) and who the authority determines is eligible for placement on the registry
3maintained by the authority under s. 52.20 (1).
AB900,29,7 4(2) County participation. (a) A county board of supervisors may require a
5county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 to follow
6procedures under this section and to pay providers in accordance with agreements
7under subch. V of ch. 111.
AB900,29,98 (b) If a county acts under par. (a), it shall notify the department and the
9authority of its action.
AB900,29,1210 (c) A county that acts under par. (a) shall compensate providers in accordance
11with any agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 and make any payroll deductions
12authorized by such agreements.
AB900,29,17 13(4) Duties of home care payors. Care management organizations, the state,
14and counties, as described in sub. (1) (cm) 1. a. to d., that pay for the provision of home
15care services to consumers shall provide to the authority the name, address,
16telephone number, date of hire, and date of termination of any provider hired by an
17individual receiving home care services.
AB900,29,18 18(5) Duties of consumers. A consumer shall do all of the following:
AB900,29,2119 (a) Inform the authority of the name, address, telephone number, date of hire,
20and date of termination of any provider hired by the consumer to provide home care
21services.
AB900,29,2422 (b) Compensate providers in accordance with any collective bargaining
23agreement that applies to home care providers under subch. V of ch. 111 and make
24any payroll deductions authorized by the agreement.
AB900,30,3
1(6) Providers. (a) A qualified provider providing home care services under this
2section shall be subject to the collective bargaining agreement that applies to home
3care providers under subch. V of ch. 111.
AB900,30,54 (b) A qualified provider may choose to be placed on the registry maintained by
5the authority under s. 52.20 (1).
AB900,30,9 6(7) Department rule making. The department may promulgate rules defining
7terms, specifying which services constitute home care, establishing the qualification
8criteria that apply under sub. (1) (f), and establishing procedures for implementation
9of this section.
AB900,65 10Section 65. 46.48 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB900,30,1411 46.48 (9m) Quality home care. The department shall award a grant to the
12Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority for the purpose of providing services to
13recipients and providers of home care under s. 46.2898 and ch. 52 and may award
14grants to counties to facilitate transition to procedures established under s. 46.2898.
AB900,66 15Section 66. 49.825 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB900,30,2116 49.825 (3) (b) 4. The department may enter into a memorandum of
17understanding, as described in s. 111.70 (3m), with the certified representative of the
18county employees performing services under this section for the unit. If there is a
19dispute as to hours or conditions of employment that remains between the
20department and the certified representative after a good faith effort to resolve it, the
21department may unilaterally resolve the dispute.
AB900,67 22Section 67. 49.826 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB900,31,323 49.826 (3) (b) 4. The department may enter into a memorandum of
24understanding, as described in s. 111.70 (3p), with the certified representative of the
25county employees performing services under this section in the county for the unit.

1If there is a dispute as to hours or conditions of employment that remains between
2the department and the certified representative after a good faith effort to resolve
3it, the department may unilaterally resolve the dispute.
AB900,68 4Section 68. Chapter 52 of the statutes is created to read:
AB900,31,55 CHAPTER 52
AB900,31,66 QUALITY HOME CARE
AB900,31,7 752.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB900,31,8 8(1) "Authority" means the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority.
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