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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
April 8, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Lehman, Goetsch, Grothman,
Ziegelbauer, Ward, Plache, Albers, Silbaugh, Ryba, Hahn, Dobyns, Olsen,
Seratti, Handrick, Hanson
and Huebsch, cosponsored by Senators Zien and
Darling. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
AB300,1,2 1An Act to amend 20.923 (1) and (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes; relating to: the
2salary-setting procedure for members of the legislature.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently, the salaries of members of the legislature are fixed upon
recommendation of the secretary of employment relations and approval of the joint
committee on employment relations (JCOER) in the same manner that salaries for
nonrepresented employes in the state classified service are established except that
the salaries are fixed without reference to any salary range.
Under this bill, any proposal to adjust the salaries of representatives to the
assembly by more than 5% cumulatively within a legislative session must be
submitted by JCOER to the assembly in the form of a resolution. Similarly, any
proposal to adjust the salaries of senators by more than 5% cumulatively within a
legislative session must be submitted by JCOER to the senate in the form of a
resolution. For such an adjustment to become effective for the members of either
house, the resolution must be adopted without change by a vote of at least two-thirds
of the members of that house. If any resolution providing for a salary adjustment of
more than 5% cumulatively within a legislative session is submitted by JCOER to
either house and is not adopted by that house, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the
members present and voting, a salary adjustment of 5% becomes effective for
members of that house at the beginning of the next legislative session. Once a salary
adjustment becomes effective for either house, the house may not consider a proposal
for any further salary adjustment for members of that house during the same
legislative session in which the adjustment takes effect.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB300, s. 1 3Section 1. 20.923 (1) and (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB300,3,16
120.923 (1) Establishment of executive salary groups. To this end, a
2compensation plan consisting of 10 executive salary groups is established in
3schedule one of the state compensation plan for the classified service from ranges 18
4through 27. No salary range established above salary range 23 may be utilized in
5the establishment and compensation of positions in the classified service without
6specific approval of the joint committee on employment relations. The dollar value
7of the salary range minimum and maximum for each executive salary group shall be
8reviewed and established in the same manner as that provided for positions in the
9classified service under s. 230.12 (3), except that any proposal that would result in
10an increase in the salaries of representatives to the assembly under sub. (2)
11exceeding 5% cumulatively during any legislative session shall, in addition, be
12submitted by the joint committee on employment relations for approval by resolution
13of the assembly, and any proposal that would result in an increase in the salaries of
14senators under sub. (2) exceeding 5% cumulatively during any legislative session
15shall, in addition, be submitted by the joint committee on employment relations for
16approval by resolution of the senate. No such increase shall take effect until the
17resolution is adopted without change, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members
18present and voting. If the joint committee on employment relations submits a
19proposal that would result in an increase in the salaries of representatives to the
20assembly exceeding 5% cumulatively during any legislative session and the
21assembly fails to adopt the resolution by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members
22present and voting, the salaries of representatives to the assembly shall be increased
23by 5% commencing with the beginning of the succeeding legislative session. If the
24assembly, by vote, fails to adopt with at least two-thirds of the members who are
25present voting in the affirmative or rejects such a resolution, the assembly may not

1consider any resolution providing for an increase in the salaries of representatives
2to the assembly after that date until the beginning of the succeeding legislative
3session. If the joint committee on employment relations submits a proposal that
4would result in an increase in the salaries of senators exceeding 5% cumulatively
5during any legislative session and the senate fails to adopt the resolution by a vote
6of at least two-thirds of the members present and voting, the salaries of senators
7shall be increased by 5% commencing with the beginning of the succeeding
8legislative session. If the senate, by vote, fails to adopt with at least two-thirds of
9the members who are present voting in the affirmative or rejects such a resolution,
10the senate may not consider any resolution providing for an increase in the salaries
11of senators after that date until the beginning of the succeeding legislative session
.
12The salary-setting authority of individual boards, commissions, elective and
13appointive officials elsewhere provided by law is subject to and limited by this
14section, and the salary rate for these positions upon appointment and subsequent
15thereto shall be set by the appointing authority pursuant to this section, except as
16otherwise required by article IV, section 26, of the constitution.
AB300,3,24 17(2) (a) The annual salary for each elected state official position shall be set at
18the dollar value for the point of the assigned salary range for its respective executive
19salary group specified in this subsection in effect at the time of taking the oath of
20office, except as provided in par. (b) and s. 978.12 (1) (a). No adjustment to the salary
21of an official enumerated in this subsection is effective until it is authorized under
22article IV, section 26, of the constitution and, in the case of a state senator or
23representative to the assembly, until it becomes effective under sub. (1), whenever
24sub. (1) applies
.
AB300,4,6
1(b) The annual salary of each state senator, representative to the assembly,
2justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge and circuit judge shall be
3reviewed and established in the same manner as provided for positions in the
4classified service under s. 230.12 (3), except as otherwise provided in sub. (1). The
5salary established for the chief justice of the supreme court shall be different than
6the salaries established for the associate justices of the supreme court.
AB300, s. 2 7Section 2. Initial applicability.
AB300,4,10 8(1)  This act applies commencing with the first change in the salary rate for
9state senators or representatives to the assembly made under sections 20.923 (1) and
10230.12 (3) of the statutes on or after the effective date of this subsection.
AB300,4,1111 (End)
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