AB308: Bill Text

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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE

2017 Assembly BILL 308

May 8, 2017 - Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Knodl, Allen, R. Brooks, Jacque, Kremer, Macco, Petersen, Quinn, Thiesfeldt and Hutton, cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Kapenga, Marklein, Nass and Wanggaard. Referred to Committee on Labor.

AB308,1,2 An Act to amend 15.227 (4) of the statutes; relating to: the composition of the Council on Worker's Compensation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill makes various changes to the Council on Worker's Compensation in the Department of Workforce Development. Under current law, the council consists of a designated employee of DWD who serves as chairperson, five representatives of employers, five representatives of employees, and, as nonvoting members, three representatives of worker's compensation insurers authorized to do business in this state. Under the bill, the proportion of representatives of employees who are representatives of organized labor on the council must be the same as the proportion of employees in this state who are union members.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB308,1 Section 1. 15.227 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB308,2,8 15.227 (4) Council on worker's compensation. There is created in the department of workforce development a council on worker's compensation appointed by the secretary of workforce development to consist of a designated employee of the department of workforce development as chairperson, 5 representatives of employers, and 5 representatives of employees. The number of representatives of employees who are representatives of organized labor shall be in the same proportion as the number of employees represented by organized labor in this state compared to the total number of employees in this state, but may not be less than 2. The secretary of workforce development shall also appoint 3 representatives of insurers authorized to do worker's compensation insurance business in this state as nonvoting members of the council.

AB308,2 Section 2. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB308,2,20 (1) Composition of council on worker's compensation. Within 30 days after the effective date of this subsection, the secretary of workforce development shall remove all employer and employee representatives on the council on worker's compensation. On the date on which the employer and employee representatives are removed in accord with this subsection, the secretary of workforce development shall appoint 5 representatives of employers and 5 representatives of employees in accordance with section 15.227 (4) of the statutes, as affected by this act. This subsection does not preclude the secretary of workforce development from reappointing to the council on worker's compensation a representative of employers or representative of employees who was removed from that council under this subsection.

AB308,2,21 (End)