AB163: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Assembly BILL 163

March 13, 2003 - Introduced by Representatives Colon, Bies, Turner, Krug, Berceau, J. Lehman, Richards, J. Wood, Morris, Boyle, Zepnick, Pocan, Sherman, Sinicki and Young, cosponsored by Senators Moore, Hansen, Carpenter and Erpenbach. Referred to Committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.

AB163,1,3 An Act to renumber and amend 230.35 (4) (b); and to create 230.35 (4) (b) 2. and 230.35 (4m) of the statutes; relating to: creating an optional holiday for state employees to observe the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires all state agencies to designate March 31 as "Cesar E. Chavez Day" in observance of the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez. Under the bill, if March 31 falls on a day on which the offices of a state agency are open, the appointing authority of the state agency is required to permit any employee of the state agency to receive that day as a paid holiday in lieu of receiving a paid holiday on one of the other paid holidays provided to state employees. The bill also provides that the appointing authority may permit an employee to receive March 31 as a paid holiday only if the operations of the state agency are maintained at least at a minimum level. The bill's provisions apply to nonrepresented state employees and will only apply to represented state employees if so provided in applicable collective bargaining agreements.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

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

AB163, s. 1 Section 1. 230.35 (4) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 230.35 (4) (b) 1. and amended to read:

AB163,2,6 230.35 (4) (b) 1. Compensatory Except as provided in subd. 2., compensatory time off or payment, either of which shall be at the rate of time and one-half, shall be granted to state employees for all work performed on the holidays enumerated in par. (a) 1. to 9.

AB163, s. 2 Section 2. 230.35 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB163,2,11 230.35 (4) (b) 2. Subdivision 1. shall not apply to work performed by a state employee on a holiday enumerated in par. (a) 1. to 9., if the state employee received a paid holiday for March 31 and the work is performed on the holiday to make up for receiving a paid holiday on March 31.

AB163, s. 3 Section 3. 230.35 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB163,2,14 230.35 (4m) (a) All agencies shall designate March 31 as "Cesar E. Chavez Day" in observance of the birthday of Cesar E. Chavez.

AB163,2,19 (b) If March 31 falls on a day on which the offices of any agency are open, the appointing authority of the agency shall permit any employee of the agency to receive that day as a paid holiday in lieu of receiving a paid holiday on one of the holidays enumerated in sub. (4) (a), but only if the operations of the agency are maintained at least at a minimum level.

AB163,2,20 (End)