SB233,40,1010 (c) The following, to be appointed by the governor to serve 3-year terms:
SB233,40,1111 1. One representative from the state assembly.
SB233,40,1212 2. One representative from the state senate.
SB233,40,1313 3. One representative of care management organizations.
SB233,40,1614 4. One representative of county departments, under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23,
1551.42, or 51.437, selected from counties where the Family Care Program is not
16available.
SB233,40,1717 5. One representative of the board for people with developmental disabilities.
SB233,40,1818 6. One representative of the council on physical disabilities.
SB233,40,1919 7. One representative of the council on mental health.
SB233,40,2020 8. One representative of the board on aging and long-term care.
SB233,40,2321 9. Eleven individuals, each of whom is a current or former recipient of home
22care services through the Family Care Program or a medical assistance waiver
23program or an advocate for or representative of consumers of home care services.
SB233,40,25 24(3) Chairperson. Annually, the governor shall appoint one member of the
25board to serve as the chairperson.
SB233,41,5
1(4) Executive committee. (a) The board shall elect an executive committee.
2The executive committee shall consist of the chair of the board, the secretary of the
3department of health services or his or her designee, the secretary of the department
4of workforce development or his or her designee, and 3 persons selected from board
5members appointed under sub. (1) (c) 9.
SB233,41,66 (b) The executive committee may do the following:
SB233,41,87 1. Hire an executive director who is not a member of the board and serves at
8the pleasure of the board.
SB233,41,99 2. Hire employees to carry out the duties of the authority.
SB233,41,1010 3. Engage in contracts for services to carry out the duties of the authority.
SB233,41,12 11(5) Terms. The terms of members of the board appointed under sub. (1) (c) shall
12expire on July 1.
SB233,41,17 13(6) Quorum. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for
14the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other
15purposes, notwithstanding the existence of any vacancies. Action may be taken by
16the board upon a vote of a majority of the members present. Meetings of the members
17of the board may be held anywhere within the state.
SB233,41,24 18(7) Vacancies. Each member of the board shall hold office until a successor is
19appointed and qualified unless the member vacates or is removed from his or her
20office. A member who serves as a result of holding another office or position vacates
21his or her office as a member when he or she vacates the other office or position. A
22member who ceases to qualify for office vacates his or her office. A vacancy on the
23board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment to the board for
24the remainder of the unexpired term, if any.
SB233,42,4
1(8) Compensation. The members of the board are not entitled to compensation
2for the performance of their duties. The authority may reimburse members of the
3board for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their official
4duties as provided by the board.
SB233,42,7 5(9) Employment of board member. It is not a conflict of interest for a board
6member to engage in private or public employment or in a profession or business,
7except to the extent prohibited by law, while serving as a member of the board.
SB233,42,11 852.10 Powers of authority. The authority shall have all the powers
9necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter and
10s. 46.2898. In addition to all other powers granted the authority under this chapter,
11the authority may:
SB233,42,13 12(1) Adopt policies and procedures to govern its proceedings and to carry out its
13duties as specified in this chapter.
SB233,42,15 14(2) Employ, appoint, engage, compensate, transfer, or discharge necessary
15personnel.
SB233,42,17 16(3) Make or enter into contracts, including contracts for the provision of legal
17or accounting services.
SB233,42,18 18(4) Award grants for the purposes set forth in this chapter.
SB233,42,19 19(5) Buy, lease, or sell real or personal property.
SB233,42,20 20(6) Sue and be sued.
SB233,42,22 21(7) Accept gifts, grants, or assistance funds and use them for the purposes of
22this chapter.
SB233,42,23 23(8) Collect fees for its services.
SB233,42,24 2452.20 Duties of authority. The authority shall:
SB233,43,3
1(1) Establish and maintain a registry of eligible home care providers who
2choose to be on the registry for purposes of employment by consumers and provide
3referral services for consumers in need of home care services.
SB233,43,11 4(2) Determine the eligibility of individuals for placement on the registry. For
5purposes of determining eligibility, the authority shall apply the criteria described
6in s. 46.2898 (1) (f), including any qualifying criteria established by the department
7under s. 46.2898 (7). The authority shall also develop an appeal process for denial
8of placement on or removal of a provider from the registry consistent with the terms
9of the medical assistance waiver programs, the Family Care Program, an
10amendment to the state medical assistance plan under 42 USC 1396n (j), or the
11Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, as determined by the department.
SB233,43,16 12(3) Comply with any conditions necessary for consumers receiving home care
13services to receive federal medical assistance funding through a medical assistance
14waiver program, the Family Care Program, an amendment to the state medical
15assistance plan under 42 USC 1396n (j), or the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the
16Elderly.
SB233,43,19 17(4) Develop and operate recruitment and retention programs to expand the
18pool of home care providers qualified and available to provide home care services to
19consumers.
SB233,43,22 20(5) Maintain a list of home care providers included in a collective bargaining
21unit under s. 111.825 (2g) and provide the list of home care providers to the
22department at the department's request.
SB233,43,25 23(6) Notify home care providers providing home care services of any procedures
24for remaining a qualified provider under s. 46.2898 (1) (f) set forth by the department
25or the authority.
SB233,44,1
1(7) Provide orientation activities and skills training for home care providers.
SB233,44,4 2(8) Provide training and support for consumers hiring a home care provider
3regarding the duties and responsibilities of employers and skills needed to be
4effective employers.
SB233,44,7 5(9) Inform consumers of the experience and qualifications of home care
6providers on the registry and home care providers identified by consumers of home
7care services for employment.
SB233,44,9 8(10) Develop and operate a system of backup and respite referrals to home care
9providers and a 24-hour per day call service for consumers of home care services.
SB233,44,12 10(11) Report annually to the governor on the number of home care providers on
11the registry and the number of home care providers providing services under the
12authority.
SB233,44,14 13(12) Conduct activities to improve the supply and quality of home care
14providers.
SB233,44,18 1552.30 Liability limited. (1) The state, any political subdivision of the state,
16or any officer, employee, or agent of the state or a political subdivision who is acting
17within the scope of employment or agency is not liable for any debt, obligation, act,
18or omission of the authority.
SB233,44,20 19(2) All expenses incurred by the authority in exercising its duties and powers
20under this chapter shall be payable only from funds of the authority.
SB233,44,23 2152.40 Health data. Any health data or identifying information collected by
22the authority is collected for the purpose of government regulatory and management
23functions.
SB233, s. 81 24Section 81. 59.875 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
25is renumbered 59.875 (2) and amended to read:
SB233,45,6
159.875 (2) Beginning on July 1. 2011, in any employee retirement system of a
2county, except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement entered
3into under subch. IV of ch. 111 and except as provided in par. (b), employees shall pay
4half of all actuarially required contributions for funding benefits under the
5retirement system. The employer may not pay on behalf of an employee any of the
6employee's share of the actuarially required contributions.
SB233, s. 82 7Section 82. 59.875 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
8is repealed.
SB233, s. 83 9Section 83. 62.623 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
10is renumbered 62.623 and amended to read:
SB233,45,17 1162.623 Payment of contributions in an employee retirement system of
12a 1st class city.
Beginning on July 1, 2011, in any employee retirement system of
13a 1st class city, except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement
14entered into under subch. IV of ch. 111 and except as provided in sub. (2), employees
15shall pay all employee required contributions for funding benefits under the
16retirement system. The employer may not pay on behalf of an employee any of the
17employee's share of the required contributions.
SB233, s. 84 18Section 84. 62.623 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
19is repealed.
SB233, s. 85 20Section 85. 66.0506 of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is
21repealed.
SB233, s. 86 22Section 86. 66.0508 of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is
23repealed.
SB233, s. 87 24Section 87. 66.0509 (1m) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10,
25is repealed.
SB233, s. 88
1Section 88. 70.11 (41s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB233,46,42 70.11 (41s) Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority. All property owned by
3the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, provided that use of the property is
4primarily related to the purposes of the authority.
SB233, s. 89 5Section 89. 71.26 (1) (be) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10,
6is amended to read:
SB233,46,117 71.26 (1) (be) Certain authorities. Income of the University of Wisconsin
8Hospitals and Clinics Authority, of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan
9Authority, of the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, of the Fox River
10Navigational System Authority, of the Wisconsin Economic Development
11Corporation, and of the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority.
SB233, s. 90 12Section 90. 73.03 (68) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is
13repealed.
SB233, s. 91 14Section 91. 77.54 (9a) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10,
15is amended to read:
SB233,46,2016 77.54 (9a) (a) This state or any agency thereof, the University of Wisconsin
17Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health
18Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care
19Authority,
the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Fox River
20Navigational System Authority.
SB233, s. 92 21Section 92. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
2210
, is amended to read:
SB233,47,723 100.45 (1) (dm) "State agency" means any office, department, agency,
24institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
25government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which

1is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
2courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
3Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
4Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
5Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care
6Authority,
the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Fox River
7Navigational System Authority.
SB233, s. 93 8Section 93. 101.177 (1) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
910
, is amended to read:
SB233,47,2010 101.177 (1) (d) "State agency" means any office, department, agency,
11institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
12government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
13is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
14courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
15Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
16Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin
17Quality Home Care Authority,
the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation,
18and the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, but excluding the
19Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority and the Lower Fox River
20Remediation Authority.
SB233, s. 94 21Section 94. 109.03 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10,
22is amended to read:
SB233,48,223 109.03 (1) (b) School district and private school employees who voluntarily
24request payment over a 12-month period for personal services performed during the
25school year, unless, with respect to private school employees, the such employees are

1covered under a valid collective bargaining agreement which precludes this method
2of payment.
SB233, s. 95 3Section 95. 111.02 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is
4amended to read:
SB233,48,95 111.02 (1) "All-union agreement" means an agreement between an employer
6other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the
7representative of the employer's employees in a collective bargaining unit whereby
8all or any of the employees in such unit are required to be members of a single labor
9organization.
SB233, s. 96 10Section 96. 111.02 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is
11amended to read:
SB233,48,1712 111.02 (2) "Collective bargaining" means the negotiation by an employer and
13a majority of the employer's employees in a collective bargaining unit, or their
14representatives, concerning representation or terms and conditions of employment
15of such employees, except as provided under ss. 111.05 (5) and 111.17 (2), in a
16mutually genuine effort to reach an agreement with reference to the subject under
17negotiation.
SB233, s. 97 18Section 97. 111.02 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10, is
19amended to read:
SB233,49,920 111.02 (3) "Collective bargaining unit" means all of the employees of one
21employer, employed within the state, except as provided in s. 111.05 (5) and (7) and
22except that where a majority of the employees engaged in a single craft, division,
23department or plant have voted by secret ballot as provided in s. 111.05 (2) to
24constitute such group a separate bargaining unit they shall be so considered, but, in
25appropriate cases, and to aid in the more efficient administration of ss. 111.01 to

1111.19, the commission may find, where agreeable to all parties affected in any way
2thereby, an industry, trade or business comprising more than one employer in an
3association in any geographical area to be a "collective bargaining unit". A collective
4bargaining unit thus established by the commission shall be subject to all rights by
5termination or modification given by ss. 111.01 to 111.19 in reference to collective
6bargaining units otherwise established under ss. 111.01 to 111.19. Two or more
7collective bargaining units may bargain collectively through the same
8representative where a majority of the employees in each separate unit have voted
9by secret ballot as provided in s. 111.05 (2) so to do.
SB233, s. 98 10Section 98. 111.02 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB233,49,1411 111.02 (6) (am) "Employee" includes a child care provider certified under s.
1248.651 and a child care provider licensed under s. 48.65 who provides care and
13supervision for not more than 8 children who are not related to the child care
14provider.
SB233, s. 99 15Section 99. 111.02 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 111.02 (7) (a) (intro.)
16and amended to read:
SB233,49,1817 111.02 (7) (a) (intro.) "Employer" means a person who engages the services of
18an employee, and includes a all of the following:
SB233,49,20 191. A person acting on behalf of an employer within the scope of his or her
20authority, express or implied.
SB233, s. 100 21Section 100. 111.02 (7) (a) 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are created to read:
SB233,49,2222 111.02 (7) (a) 2. The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.
SB233,49,2323 3. A local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229.
SB233,50,3
14. With respect to an employee under sub. (6) (am), the state, counties, and
2other administrative entities involved in regulation and subsidization of employees
3under sub. (6) (am).
SB233, s. 101 4Section 101. 111.02 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
510
, is amended to read:
SB233,50,76 111.02 (7) (b) 1. The Except as provided in par. (a) 4., the state or any political
7subdivision thereof.
SB233, s. 102 8Section 102. 111.02 (7m), (9m) and (10m) of the statutes are created to read:
SB233,50,159 111.02 (7m) "Fair-share agreement" means an agreement between the
10University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and a labor organization
11representing employees of that authority, or between an employer defined under sub.
12(7) (a) 4. and a labor organization representing employees under sub. (6) (am), under
13which all of the employees in a collective bargaining unit are required to pay their
14proportionate share of the cost of the collective bargaining process and contract
15administration measured by the amount of dues uniformly required of all members.
SB233,50,16 16(9m) "Maintenance of membership agreement" means any of the following:
SB233,50,2317 (a) An agreement between the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
18Authority and a labor organization representing employees of that authority which
19requires that all of the employees whose dues are being deducted from earnings
20under s. 20.921 (1) or 111.06 (1) (i) at the time the agreement takes effect shall
21continue to have dues deducted for the duration of the agreement and that dues shall
22be deducted from the earnings of all employees who are hired on or after the effective
23date of the agreement.
Loading...
Loading...