SB452,8,2317 20.928 (1) Each state agency head shall certify to the department of
18administration, at such time and in such manner as the secretary of administration
19prescribes, the sum of money needed by the state agency from the appropriations
20under s. 20.865 (1) (c), (ci), (cm), (cj), (d), (i), (ic), (im), (j), (s), (si), (sm), and (t). Upon
21receipt of the certifications together with such additional information as the
22secretary of administration prescribes, the secretary shall determine the amounts
23required from the respective appropriations to supplement state agency budgets.
SB452, s. 19 24Section 19. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
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136.09 (1) (j) Except where such matters are a subject of bargaining with a
2certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91 or 111.998, the
3board shall establish salaries for persons not in the classified staff prior to July 1 of
4each year for the next fiscal year, and shall designate the effective dates for payment
5of the new salaries. In the first year of the biennium, payments of the salaries
6established for the preceding year shall be continued until the biennial budget bill
7is enacted. If the budget is enacted after July 1, payments shall be made following
8enactment of the budget to satisfy the obligations incurred on the effective dates, as
9designated by the board, for the new salaries, subject only to the appropriation of
10funds by the legislature and s. 20.928 (3). This paragraph does not limit the
11authority of the board to establish salaries for new appointments. The board may
12not increase the salaries of employees specified in ss. 20.923 (5) and (6) (m) and
13230.08 (2) (d) under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the
14proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary
15increase to correct salary inequities under par. (h), to fund job reclassifications or
16promotions, or to recognize competitive factors. The board may not increase the
17salary of any position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) under this paragraph unless the
18salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the
19board authorizes the salary increase to correct a salary inequity or to recognize
20competitive factors. The board may not increase the salary of any position identified
21in s. 20.923 (4g) (ae) and (am) to correct a salary inequity that results from the
22appointment of a person to a position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) (ae) and (am) unless
23the increase is approved by the office of state employment relations. The granting
24of salary increases to recognize competitive factors does not obligate inclusion of the
25annualized amount of the increases in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) for

1subsequent fiscal bienniums. No later than October 1 of each year, the board shall
2report to the joint committee on finance and the secretary of administration and
3director of the office of state employment relations concerning the amounts of any
4salary increases granted to recognize competitive factors, and the institutions at
5which they are granted, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30.
SB452, s. 20 6Section 20. 40.02 (25) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,10,97 40.02 (25) (b) 8. Any other state employee for whom coverage is authorized
8under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to subch. I or, V, or VI of ch. 111
9or under s. 230.12 or 233.10.
SB452, s. 21 10Section 21. 40.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,11,1311 40.05 (1) (b) In lieu of employee payment, the employer may pay all or part of
12the contributions required by par. (a), but all the payments shall be available for
13benefit purposes to the same extent as required contributions deducted from
14earnings of the participating employees. Action to assume employee contributions
15as provided under this paragraph shall be taken at the time and in the form
16determined by the governing body of the participating employer. The state shall pay
17under this paragraph for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining
18agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits
19are determined under s. 230.12 an amount equal to 4% 4 percent of the earnings paid
20by the state unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under
21subch. V or VI of ch. 111 or unless otherwise determined under s. 230.12. The
22University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay under this
23paragraph for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement
24under subch. I of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are determined
25under s. 233.10 an amount equal to 4% 4 percent of the earnings paid by the authority

1unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch.
2111 or unless otherwise determined under s. 233.10. The state shall pay under this
3paragraph for employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement
4under subch. V or VI of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are not
5determined under s. 230.12 an amount equal to 4% 4 percent of the earnings paid by
6the state unless a different amount is recommended by the director of the office of
7state employment relations and approved by the joint committee on employment
8relations in the manner provided for approval of changes in the compensation plan
9under s. 230.12 (3). The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
10shall pay under this paragraph for its employees who are not covered by a collective
11bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 an amount equal to 4% 4 percent of
12the earnings paid by the authority unless a different amount is established by the
13board of directors of the authority under s. 233.10.
SB452, s. 22 14Section 22. 40.05 (4) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,11,1815 40.05 (4) (ag) (intro.) Beginning on January 1, 2004, except as otherwise
16provided in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or, V,
17or VI
of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10, the employer shall pay for its currently
18employed insured employees:
SB452, s. 23 19Section 23. 40.05 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,12,220 40.05 (4) (ar) The employer shall pay under par. (a) for employees who are not
21covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or, V, or VI of ch. 111 and
22for employees whose health insurance premium contribution rates are not
23determined under s. 230.12 or 233.10 an amount equal to the amount specified in par.
24(ag) unless a different amount is recommended by the director of the office of state
25employment relations and approved by the joint committee on employment relations

1in the manner provided for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s.
2230.12 (3).
SB452, s. 24 3Section 24. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,13,114 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused
5sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, and 757.02 (5) and subch.
6I or, V, or VI of ch. 111 of any eligible employee shall, at the time of death, upon
7qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1)
8or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee
9under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate
10he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health
11insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured
12dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who
13is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor,
14or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have
15been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's
16basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee
17who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of
18an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the
19credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then
20deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall
21provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the
22premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an
23employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the
24employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured
25dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay

1initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving
2insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy
3during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on
4which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate
5deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured
6dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or
7the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate
8deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be).
9A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and
10medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance
11plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
SB452, s. 25 12Section 25. 40.05 (4) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,13,2313 40.05 (4) (bw) On converting accumulated unused sick leave to credits for the
14payment of health insurance premiums under par. (b), the department shall add
15additional credits, calculated in the same manner as are credits under par. (b), that
16are based on a state employee's accumulated sabbatical leave or earned vacation
17leave from the state employee's last year of service prior to retirement, or both. The
18department shall apply the credits awarded under this paragraph for the payment
19of health insurance premiums only after the credits awarded under par. (b) are
20exhausted. This paragraph applies only to state employees who are eligible for
21accumulated unused sick leave conversion under par. (b) and who are entitled to the
22benefits under this paragraph pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement under
23subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
SB452, s. 26 24Section 26. 40.05 (4g) (a) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act
2522
, is amended to read:
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140.05 (4g) (a) 4. Has received a military leave of absence under s. 230.32 (3) (a)
2or 230.35 (3), under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111
3or under rules promulgated by the director of the office of state employment relations
4or is eligible for reemployment with the state under s. 21.79 after completion of his
5or her service in the U.S. armed forces.
SB452, s. 27 6Section 27. 40.05 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,14,117 40.05 (5) Income continuation insurance premiums. (intro.) For the income
8continuation insurance provided under subch. V the employee shall pay the amount
9remaining after the employer has contributed the following or, if different, the
10amount determined under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or, V, or
11VI
of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10:
SB452, s. 28 12Section 28. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,14,1513 40.05 (5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in
14accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10 and 757.02 (5) and subch. I
15or, V, or VI of ch. 111.
SB452, s. 29 16Section 29. 40.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,14,2417 40.05 (6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in accordance with a collective
18bargaining agreement under subch. I or, V, or VI of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10, each
19insured employee under the age of 70 and annuitant under the age of 65 shall pay
20for group life insurance coverage a sum, approved by the group insurance board,
21which shall not exceed 60 cents monthly for each $1,000 of group life insurance,
22based upon the last amount of insurance in force during the month for which
23earnings are paid. The equivalent premium may be fixed by the group insurance
24board if the annual compensation is paid in other than 12 monthly installments.
SB452, s. 30 25Section 30. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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140.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
2of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or, V, or VI
3of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).
SB452, s. 31 4Section 31. 40.80 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,15,65 40.80 (3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employees covered
6by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
SB452, s. 32 7Section 32. 40.81 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,15,98 40.81 (3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employees covered
9by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV or , V, or VI of ch. 111.
SB452, s. 33 10Section 33. 40.95 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB452,15,1211 40.95 (1) (a) 2. The employee has his or her compensation established in a
12collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
SB452, s. 34 13Section 34. Subchapter VI of chapter 111 of the statutes [precedes 111.95] is
14created to read:
SB452,15,1515 CHAPTER 111
SB452,15,1616 employment relationS
SB452,15,1717 Subchapter VI
SB452,15,2018 University of Wisconsin system
19 faculty and academic staff
20 labor relations
SB452,15,24 21111.95 Declaration of policy. The public policy of the state as to labor
22relations and collective bargaining involving faculty and academic staff at the
23University of Wisconsin System, in furtherance of which this subchapter is enacted,
24is as follows:
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1(1) The people of the state of Wisconsin have a fundamental interest in
2developing harmonious and cooperative labor relations within the University of
3Wisconsin System.
SB452,16,7 4(2) It recognizes that there are 3 major interests involved: that of the public,
5that of the employee, and that of the employer. These 3 interests are to a considerable
6extent interrelated. It is the policy of this state to protect and promote each of these
7interests with due regard to the rights of the others.
SB452,16,8 8111.96 Definitions. In this subchapter:
SB452,16,11 9(1) "Academic staff" has the meaning given under s. 36.05 (1), but does not
10include any individual holding an appointment under s. 36.13 or 36.15 (2m) or who
11is appointed to a visiting faculty position.
SB452,16,12 12(2) "Board" means the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
SB452,16,20 13(3) "Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual obligation of
14the state as an employer, by its officers and agents, and the representatives of its
15employees, to meet and confer at reasonable times, in good faith, with respect to the
16subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.998 with the intention of reaching an
17agreement, or to resolve questions arising under such an agreement. The duty to
18bargain, however, does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the
19making of a concession. Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any
20agreement reached to a written and signed document.
SB452,16,21 21(4) "Collective bargaining unit" means a unit established under s. 111.98 (1).
SB452,16,22 22(5) "Commission" means the employment relations commission.
SB452,16,25 23(6) "Election" means a proceeding conducted by the commission in which the
24employees in a collective bargaining unit cast a secret ballot for collective bargaining
25representatives, or for any other purpose specified in this subchapter.
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1(7) "Employee" includes:
SB452,17,42 (a) All faculty, including specifically faculty who are supervisors or
3management employees, but not including faculty holding a limited appointment
4under s. 36.17 or deans.
SB452,17,75 (b) All academic staff, except for supervisors, management employees, and
6individuals who are privy to confidential matters affecting the employer-employee
7relationship.
SB452,17,8 8(8) "Employer" means the state of Wisconsin.
SB452,17,10 9(9) "Faculty" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (8), except for an individual
10holding an appointment under s. 36.15 (1), (2), (2m), or (3).
SB452,17,15 11(10) "Fair-share agreement" means an agreement between the employer and
12a labor organization representing employees under which all of the employees in a
13collective bargaining unit are required to pay their proportionate share of the cost
14of the collective bargaining process and contract administration measured by the
15amount of dues uniformly required of all members.
SB452,17,16 16(11) "Institution" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (9).
SB452,17,18 17(12) "Labor dispute" means any controversy with respect to the subjects of
18bargaining provided in this subchapter.
SB452,17,22 19(13) "Labor organization" means any employee organization whose purpose is
20to represent employees in collective bargaining with the employer, or its agents, on
21matters pertaining to terms and conditions of employment, but does not include any
22organization that does any of the following:
SB452,17,2423 (a) Advocates the overthrow of the constitutional form of government in the
24United States.
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1(b) Discriminates with regard to the terms or conditions of membership
2because of race, color, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, or national origin.
SB452,18,9 3(14) "Maintenance of membership agreement" means an agreement between
4the employer and a labor organization representing employees that requires that all
5of the employees whose dues are being deducted from earnings under s. 20.921 (1)
6or 111.992 at or after the time the agreement takes effect shall continue to have dues
7deducted for the duration of the agreement and that dues shall be deducted from the
8earnings of all employees who are hired on or after the effective date of the
9agreement.
SB452,18,11 10(15) "Management employees" include those personnel engaged
11predominately in executive and managerial functions.
SB452,18,13 12(16) "Office" means the office of state employment relations in the department
13of administration.
SB452,18,18 14(17) "Referendum" means a proceeding conducted by the commission in which
15employees, or supervisors specified in s. 111.98 (5), in a collective bargaining unit
16may cast a secret ballot on the question of directing the labor organization and the
17employer to enter into a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement or to
18terminate such an agreement.
SB452,18,20 19(18) "Representative" includes any person chosen by an employee to represent
20the employee.
SB452,18,24 21(19) "Strike" includes any strike or other concerted stoppage of work by
22employees, any concerted slowdown or other concerted interruption of operations or
23services by employees, or any concerted refusal to work or perform their usual duties
24as employees of the state.
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1(20) "Supervisor" means any individual whose principal work is different from
2that of the individual's subordinates and who has authority, in the interest of the
3employer, to hire, transfer, suspend, layoff, recall, promote, discharge, assign,
4reward or discipline employees, or to adjust their grievances, or to authoritatively
5recommend such action, if the individual's exercise of such authority is not of a
6merely routine or clerical nature, but requires the use of independent judgment.
SB452,19,8 7(21) "Unfair labor practice" means any unfair labor practice specified in s.
8111.991.
SB452,19,17 9111.965 Duties of the state. (1) In the furtherance of this subchapter, the
10state shall be considered as a single employer. The board shall negotiate and
11administer collective bargaining agreements. To coordinate the employer position
12in the negotiation of agreements, the board shall maintain close liaison with the
13legislature and the office relative to the negotiation of agreements and the fiscal
14ramifications of those agreements. The board shall coordinate its collective
15bargaining activities with the office. The legislative branch shall act upon those
16portions of tentative agreements negotiated by the board that require legislative
17action.
SB452,19,20 18(2) The board shall establish a collective bargaining capacity and shall
19represent the state in its responsibility as an employer under this subchapter. The
20board shall coordinate its actions with the director of the office.
SB452,20,2 21111.97 Rights of employees. Employees shall have the right of
22self-organization and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain
23collectively through representatives of their own choosing under this subchapter,
24and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining

1or other mutual aid or protection. Employees shall also have the right to refrain from
2any such activities.
SB452,20,5 3111.98 Collective bargaining units. (1) Collective bargaining units for
4faculty and staff in the unclassified service of the state shall be structured with a
5collective bargaining unit for each of the following groups:
SB452,20,66 (a) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
SB452,20,77 (am) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
SB452,20,88 (b) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
SB452,20,99 (bm) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
SB452,20,1010 (c) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
SB452,20,1111 (cm) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
SB452,20,1212 (d) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
SB452,20,1313 (dm) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
SB452,20,1414 (e) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
SB452,20,1515 (em) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
SB452,20,1616 (f) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
SB452,20,1717 (fm) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
SB452,20,1818 (g) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
SB452,20,1919 (gm) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
SB452,20,2020 (h) Faculty of the University of Wisconsin Colleges.
SB452,20,2121 (i) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
SB452,20,2222 (im) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
SB452,20,2323 (j) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
SB452,20,2424 (jm) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
SB452,20,2525 (k) Academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
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