AB150-ASA, s. 1957
24Section
1957. 40.05 (4) (ar) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150-ASA,677,7
140.05
(4) (ar) The employer shall pay under par. (a) for employes who are not
2covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 and for
3employes whose health insurance premium contribution rates are not determined
4under s. 230.12
or 233.10 an amount equal to the amount specified in par. (ag) unless
5a different amount is recommended by the secretary of employment relations and
6approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided
7for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (3).
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(b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused sick leave
9under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2)
, 233.10 and 757.02 (5) and
under a collective
10bargaining agreement pursuant to subch. V of ch. 111 of any eligible employe shall,
11at the time of death, upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum
12payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying
13as an eligible employe under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employe's
14current basic pay rate, to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on
15behalf of the employe or the employe's surviving insured dependents. The full
16premium for any eligible employe who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the
17surviving insured dependents of an eligible employe who is deceased, shall be
18deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted and paid from the account
19under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is
20sufficient. The department shall provide for the direct payment of premiums by the
21insured to the insurer if the premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment.
22Except as provided in par. (bd), upon conversion of an employe's unused sick leave
23to credits under this paragraph, the employe or, if the employe is deceased, the
24employe's surviving insured dependents may elect to delay initiation of deductions
25from those credits for up to 10 years after the date of the conversion if the employe
1or surviving insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan
2or policy during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the
3last day of the 2nd month after the date on which the employe or surviving insured
4dependents later elect to initiate deductions from those credits. A health insurance
5plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and medical benefits
6that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance plan established
7under s. 40.52 (1).
AB150-ASA, s. 1957g
8Section 1957g. 40.05 (4) (ar) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
9.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,678,1610
40.05
(4) (ar) The employer shall pay under par. (a) for employes who are not
11covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or V of ch. 111 and for
12employes whose health insurance premium contribution rates are not determined
13under s. 230.12 or 233.10 an amount equal to the amount specified in par. (ag) unless
14a different amount is recommended by the secretary of employment relations and
15approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided
16for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (3).
AB150-ASA, s. 1957r
17Section 1957r. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
18.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,679,1719
40.05
(4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused
20sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10 and 757.02 (5) and subch.
21I or V of ch. 111 of any eligible employe shall, at the time of death, upon qualifying
22for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon
23termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employe under s. 40.02
24(25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employe's current basic pay rate, to credits for
25payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employe or the employe's
1surviving insured dependents. The full premium for any eligible employe who is
2insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of an
3eligible employe who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the credits
4are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from
5annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall provide for the
6direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the premium to be
7withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Except as provided in par. (bd), upon
8conversion of an employe's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph, the
9employe or, if the employe is deceased, the employe's surviving insured dependents
10may elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits for up to 10 years after
11the date of the conversion if the employe or surviving insured dependents are covered
12by a comparable health insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the
13date of the conversion and ending on the last day of the 2nd month after the date on
14which the employe or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate deductions
15from those credits. A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it
16provides hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the
17standard health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
AB150-ASA,680,219
40.05
(4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick
20leave under ss. 36.30 and 230.35 (2)
or 233.10 of any eligible employe shall, upon
21request of the employe at the time the employe is subject to layoff under s. 40.02 (40),
22be converted at the employe's current basic pay rate to credits for payment of health
23insurance premiums on behalf of the employe. The full amount of the required
24employe contribution for any eligible employe who is insured at the time of the layoff
1shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted, the employe is
2reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever occurs first.
AB150-ASA, s. 1959
3Section
1959. 40.05 (5) (intro.) and (b) 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150-ASA,680,84
40.05
(5) Income continuation insurance premiums. (intro.) For
the income
5continuation insurance provided under subch. V the employe shall pay the amount
6remaining after the employer has contributed the following or, if different, the
7amount determined under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch.
8111 or s. 230.12
or 233.10:
AB150-ASA,680,119
(b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in accordance
10with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2)
, 233.10 and 757.02 (5) and
any collective
11bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111.
AB150-ASA, s. 1959g
12Section 1959g. 40.05 (5) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
13Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,680,1814
40.05
(5) Income continuation insurance premiums. (intro.) For the income
15continuation insurance provided under subch. V the employe shall pay the amount
16remaining after the employer has contributed the following or, if different, the
17amount determined under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or V of
18ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10:
AB150-ASA, s. 1959r
19Section 1959r. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
20Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,680,2321
40.05
(5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in
22accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10 and 757.02 (5) and subch. I
23or V of ch. 111.
AB150-ASA,681,8
140.05
(6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in accordance with a collective
2bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 or s. 230.12
or 233.10, each insured
3employe under the age of 70 and annuitant under the age of 65 shall pay for group
4life insurance coverage a sum, approved by the group insurance board, which shall
5not exceed 60 cents monthly for each $1,000 of group life insurance, based upon the
6last amount of insurance in force during the month for which earnings are paid. The
7equivalent premium may be fixed by the group insurance board if the annual
8compensation is paid in other than 12 monthly instalments.
AB150-ASA, s. 1960m
9Section 1960m. 40.05 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
10.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,681,1811
40.05
(6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in accordance with a collective
12bargaining agreement under subch. I or V of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10, each
13insured employe under the age of 70 and annuitant under the age of 65 shall pay for
14group life insurance coverage a sum, approved by the group insurance board, which
15shall not exceed 60 cents monthly for each $1,000 of group life insurance, based upon
16the last amount of insurance in force during the month for which earnings are paid.
17The equivalent premium may be fixed by the group insurance board if the annual
18compensation is paid in other than 12 monthly instalments.
AB150-ASA,682,820
40.06
(1) (c) For state agencies, contributions paid by employers shall be made
21from the respective funds from which the salaries are paid to the employe for whom
22the contributions are being made. The heads of the respective state agencies shall,
23at the time that salary deductions in accordance with par. (a) are sent to the
24department, determine the amount of the corresponding employer contributions,
25indicate the amount of the contribution on the report submitted to the department
1and provide for payment to the department, by any method approved by the
2department, from the appropriate state funds of the amounts payable. If payment
3is by voucher, the department shall transmit the voucher to the department of
4administration. The
department secretary of administration shall approve vouchers
5for payment of contributions due under s. 40.05 within 5 working days, s. 16.53 (10)
6notwithstanding, and the
state treasurer shall immediately issue a check, share
7draft or other draft to the department
of employe trust funds for the amount of the
8voucher.
AB150-ASA,682,1310
40.62
(2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with
rules
11of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111,
12and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2),
233.10, 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3)
, subch. V of ch.
13111 and the rules of the department.
AB150-ASA, s. 1963m
14Section 1963m. 40.62 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
15.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,682,1816
40.62
(2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
17of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or V of ch. 111,
18and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).
AB150-ASA,682,2220
40.80
(1) The deferred compensation board shall select and contract with
21deferred compensation plan providers to be used by state agencies
for providing
22deferred compensation plans to state employes.
AB150-ASA,683,424
40.81
(1) An employer other than the state
or the University of Wisconsin
25Hospitals and Clinics Authority may provide for its employes the deferred
1compensation plan established under s. 40.80. Any employer, including this state
2and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, who makes the plan
3under s. 40.80 available to any of its employes shall make it available to all of its
4employes under procedures established by the department under this subchapter.
AB150-ASA,683,76
40.81
(3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employes covered
7by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV
or V of ch. 111.
AB150-ASA,683,109
CHAPTER 41
10
DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
AB150-ASA, s. 1964dg
11Section 1964dg. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 41 [precedes 41.01] of the
12statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,683,1514
Subchapter I
15
General provisions
AB150-ASA,683,17
1741.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
AB150-ASA,683,18
18(1) "Department" means the department of tourism.
AB150-ASA,683,19
19(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of tourism.
AB150-ASA, s. 1964dp
20Section 1964dp. Subchapter II (title) of chapter 41 [precedes 41.11] of the
21statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,683,2423
Subchapter ii
24
Tourism promotion
AB150-ASA,684,5
141.21 Marketing clearinghouse. (1) The department shall establish and
2maintain a marketing clearinghouse to provide marketing services to all state
3agencies. The department may enter into an agreement with a state agency for a
4specific project or to provide specific products. The department may provide
5consulting services to a state agency, including any of the following:
AB150-ASA,684,66
(a) Developing marketing plans.
AB150-ASA,684,77
(b) Conducting market research.
AB150-ASA,684,88
(c) Public relations services.
AB150-ASA,684,99
(d) Advertising services.
AB150-ASA,684,13
10(2) The department may charge state agencies for services and products under
11this section to cover its cost to provide the services and products. The department
12of administration shall collect the charges from the state agencies and deposit the
13moneys from the charges in the appropriation account under s. 20.380 (1) (kc).
AB150-ASA, s. 1964w
14Section 1964w. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 41 [precedes 41.40] of the
15statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,684,1817
Subchapter III
18
Kickapoo Valley Reserve
AB150-ASA,684,2520
42.01
(1) The state fair park board shall manage the state fair park and
21supervise or conduct thereat fairs, exhibits or promotional events for agricultural,
22industrial, educational and recreational purposes; lease or license the use of any
23property thereon for other purposes when not needed for the above public purposes;
24and charge reasonable rents and fees for use of or attendance at the premises.
The
25state fair park board may accept and administer gifts, grants and bequests.
AB150-ASA,685,72
42.06
(1) Unless the secretary of administration acts under sub. (2),
the state
3treasurer and the secretary of administration or
their duly his or her authorized
4representatives representative shall be in attendance at the state fair each year to
5receive all moneys collected on account of state operation of the state fair and to audit
6and pay expenditures duly certified by the state fair park board as having been
7necessarily incurred in the operation of the state fair.
AB150-ASA,685,11
942.08 Insurance. The state fair park board may procure worker's
10compensation insurance to cover its employes
, business interruption insurance, fire
11insurance and property insurance.
AB150-ASA,685,1914
42.09
(2) (a) The state fair park board may not alter or renovate any building,
15appurtenance, fixture, exhibit or other structure or facility at state fair park that is
16owned by the board but that was owned by the department of natural resources on
17the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], without the permission
18of the department, but the board may provide routine maintenance without the
19department's permission.
AB150-ASA,685,2320
(b) The state fair park board shall allow the department of natural resources
21access to and use of the buildings, appurtenances, fixtures, exhibits and other
22structures and facilities described in par. (a) so that the department may prepare,
23display and dismantle exhibits during events occurring at state fair park.
AB150-ASA,686,7
142.10 Cooperation to promote agriculture. The state fair park board
shall 2may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the department of agriculture,
3trade and consumer protection to coordinate the activities of the state fair park board
4and that department. The state fair park board shall cooperate with the department
5of agriculture, trade and consumer protection in the conduct and promotion of fairs,
6exhibits and educational and promotional events related to agriculture and the
7activities of that department at state fair park.
AB150-ASA,686,15
942.105 State fair park board and department of tourism. (1) The state
10fair park board and the department of tourism shall enter into a memorandum of
11understanding setting forth the responsibilities of the department of tourism
12relating to promoting fairs, exhibits and promotional events at state fair park and
13the methods that the state fair park board and the department of tourism will use
14to cooperate in promoting and carrying out those fairs, exhibits and promotional
15events.
AB150-ASA,686,18
16(2) Notwithstanding s. 15.03, the department of tourism shall process and
17forward all personnel and biennial budget requests by the state fair park board
18without change except as requested or concurred in by the state fair park board.
AB150-ASA,687,320
42.11
(3) The state fair park board
shall may enter into a lease with a private
21nonprofit corporation to operate and maintain the Olympic ice training center. The
22state fair park board shall ensure that all costs of operation and maintenance of the
23center are paid by the lessee under
the any lease
. The under this subsection. Any 24lease
under this subsection shall contain proper covenants to guard against trespass
25and waste. The rents arising from
the any lease
under this subsection shall be
1credited to the appropriation under s. 20.190 (1) (h). The state fair park board shall
2retain the original of
the any lease
under this subsection and file a copy with the
3department of administration.
AB150-ASA, s. 1967
4Section
1967. 43.01 (6) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-ASA,687,55
43.01
(6) "Secretary" means the secretary of education.
AB150-ASA,687,8
743.03 (title)
General duties of state superintendent department. (intro.)
8The
state superintendent department shall:
AB150-ASA,687,1110
43.05
(13) Carry out such other programs and policies as directed by the
state
11superintendent department.
AB150-ASA,687,18
1343.07 Council on library and network development. (intro.) The
state
14superintendent department and the division shall seek the advice of and consult
15with the council on library and network development in performing their duties in
16regard to library service. The
state superintendent
secretary or the administrator
17of the division shall attend every meeting of the council. The council may initiate
18consultations with the department and the division. The council shall:
AB150-ASA,687,2220
43.07
(2) Advise the
state superintendent secretary in regard to the general
21policies and activities of the state's program for library development, interlibrary
22cooperation and network development.
AB150-ASA,688,224
43.07
(3) Advise the
state superintendent secretary in regard to the general
25policies and activities of the state's program for the development of school library
1media programs and facilities and the coordination of these programs with other
2library services.
AB150-ASA,688,94
43.07
(4) Hold a biennial meeting for the purpose of discussing the report
5submitted by the
state superintendent department under s. 43.03 (3) (d). Notice of
6the meeting shall be sent to public libraries, public library systems, school libraries
7and other types of libraries and related agencies. After the meeting, the council shall
8make recommendations to the
state superintendent
department regarding the
9report and any other matter the council deems appropriate.
AB150-ASA,688,1511
43.07
(5) On or before July 1 of every odd-numbered year, transmit to the
state
12superintendent department a descriptive and statistical report on the condition and
13progress of library services in the state and recommendations on how library services
14in the state may be improved. The
state superintendent department shall include
15the report as an addendum to the department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d).
AB150-ASA,688,2017
43.07
(7) Receive complaints, suggestions and inquiries regarding the
18programs and policies of the department relating to library and network
19development, inquire into such complaints, suggestions and inquiries, and advise
20the
state superintendent secretary and the division on any action to be taken.