AB150: Bill Text Engrossed

AB150-engrossed,1354,15 111.70 (4) (c) (title) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; law enforcement and fire fighting personnel.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3794i Section 3794i. 111.70 (4) (c) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-engrossed,1354,19 111.70 (4) (c) 4. `Applicability.' This paragraph applies only to municipal employes who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3794j Section 3794j. 111.70 (4) (ce) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,1355,3 111.70 (4) (ce) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; nonprotective county employes. 1. `Mediation.' The commission may function as a mediator in any labor dispute. Such mediation may be carried on by a person designated to act by the commission upon request of one or both of the parties or upon initiation of the commission. The function of the mediator shall be to bring the parties together voluntarily under such favorable auspices as will tend to effectuate settlement of the dispute, but neither the commission nor a mediator shall have the power of compulsion.

AB150-engrossed,1355,7 2. `Fact-finding.' a. If a dispute has not been settled after a reasonable period of negotiation and after the settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, the parties jointly may petition the commission, in writing, to initiate fact-finding and to make recommendations to resolve the dispute.

AB150-engrossed,1355,13 b. Upon receipt of a petition to initiate fact-finding, the commission shall make an investigation with or without a formal hearing, to determine whether a deadlock exists. After its investigation the commission shall certify the results thereof. If the commission certifies that a deadlock exists, it shall appoint a qualified, disinterested person or, if jointly requested by the parties, a 3-member panel to function as a fact finder.

AB150-engrossed,1355,22 c. The fact finder may establish dates and places of hearings, and shall conduct the hearings pursuant to rules established by the commission. Upon request, the commission shall issue subpoenas for hearings conducted by the fact finder. The fact finder may administer oaths. Upon completion of the hearing, the fact finder shall make written findings of fact and recommendations for resolution of the dispute and shall cause them to be served on the parties and the commission. Costs of fact-finding proceedings shall be divided equally between the parties. At the time the fact finder submits a statement of his or her costs to the parties, the fact finder shall submit a copy thereof to the commission at its Madison office.

AB150-engrossed,1355,24 d. Any fact finder may endeavor to mediate the dispute in which the fact finder is involved at any time prior to the issuance of the fact finder's recommendations.

AB150-engrossed,1356,5 e. Within the time period mutually agreed upon by the parties, or if no time period is agreed to within 30 days after receipt of the fact-finder's recommendations, each party shall advise the other, in writing, as to its acceptance or rejection, in whole or in part, of the fact finder's recommendations and, at the same time, transmit a copy of such notice to the commission at its Madison office.

AB150-engrossed,1356,11 3. `Remedies in event of strike.' Upon establishing that a strike is in progress, the employer may either seek an injunction or file a prohibited practice charge with the commission under sub. (3) (b) 7. or both. The existence of an administrative remedy does not constitute grounds for denial of injunctive relief. The occurrence of a strike and the participation therein by municipal employes do not affect the rights of the municipal employer, in law or in equity, to deal with the strike, including:

AB150-engrossed,1356,13 a. The right to impose discipline, including discharge, or suspension without pay, of any municipal employe participating in the strike.

AB150-engrossed,1356,15 b. The right to cancel the reinstatement eligibility of any municipal employe engaging in the strike.

AB150-engrossed,1356,18 c. The right of the municipal employer to request the imposition of fines, either against the labor organization or against any municipal employe engaging in the strike, or to sue for damages because of such strike activity.

AB150-engrossed,1356,21 4. `Application.' This paragraph applies only to municipal employes of a county, other than municipal employes who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3794k Section 3794k. 111.70 (4) (cm) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-engrossed,1357,8 111.70 (4) (cm) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; other personnel. 1. `Notice of commencement of contract negotiations.' For the purpose of advising the commission of the commencement of contract negotiations, whenever either party requests the other to reopen negotiations under a binding collective bargaining agreement, or the parties otherwise commence negotiations if no such agreement exists, the party requesting negotiations shall immediately notify the commission in writing. Upon failure of the requesting party to provide such notice, the other party may so notify the commission. The notice shall specify the expiration date of the existing collective bargaining agreement, if any, and shall set forth any additional information the commission may require on a form provided by the commission.

AB150-engrossed,1357,15 2. `Presentation of initial proposals; open meetings.' The meetings between parties to a collective bargaining agreement or proposed collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter which are held for the purpose of presenting initial bargaining proposals, along with supporting rationale, shall be open to the public. Each party shall submit its initial bargaining proposals to the other party in writing. Failure to comply with this subdivision is not cause to invalidate a collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter.

AB150-engrossed,1357,20 3. `Mediation.' The commission or its designee shall function as mediator in labor disputes involving municipal employes upon request of one or both of the parties, or upon initiation of the commission. The function of the mediator shall be to encourage voluntary settlement by the parties. No mediator has the power of compulsion.

AB150-engrossed,1357,25 4. `Grievance arbitration.' Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning or application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement may agree in writing to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator or may designate any other competent, impartial and disinterested person to so serve.

AB150-engrossed,1358,9 5. `Voluntary impasse resolution procedures.' In addition to the other impasse resolution procedures provided in this paragraph, a municipal employer and labor organization may at any time, as a permissive subject of bargaining, agree in writing to a dispute settlement procedure, including authorization for a strike by municipal employes or binding interest arbitration, which is acceptable to the parties for resolving an impasse over terms of any collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter. A copy of such agreement shall be filed by the parties with the commission. If the parties agree to any form of binding interest arbitration, the arbitrator shall give weight to the factors enumerated under subd. 7.

AB150-engrossed,1359,17 5s. `Issues subject to arbitration.' In a collective bargaining unit consisting of school district professional employes, the municipal employer or the labor organization may petition the commission to determine whether the municipal employer has submitted a qualified economic offer. The commission shall appoint an investigator for that purpose. If the investigator finds that the municipal employer has submitted a qualified economic offer, the investigator shall determine whether a deadlock exists between the parties with respect to all economic issues. If the municipal employer submits a qualified economic offer applicable to any period beginning on or after July 1, 1993, no economic issues are subject to interest arbitration under subd. 6. for that period. In such a collective bargaining unit, economic issues concerning the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the school district professional employes in the unit for any period prior to July 1, 1993, are subject to interest arbitration under subd. 6. for that period. In such a collective bargaining unit, noneconomic issues applicable to any period on or after July 1, 1993, are subject to interest arbitration after the parties have reached agreement and stipulate to agreement on all economic issues concerning the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the school district professional employes in the unit for that period. In such a collective bargaining unit, if the commission's investigator finds that the municipal employer has submitted a qualified economic offer and that a deadlock exists between the parties with respect to all economic issues, the parties are deemed to have stipulated to the inclusion in a new or revised collective bargaining agreement of all provisions of any predecessor collective bargaining agreement concerning economic issues, or of all provisions of any existing collective bargaining agreement concerning economic issues if the parties have reopened negotiations under an existing agreement, as modified by the terms of the qualified economic offer and as otherwise modified by the parties. In such a collective bargaining unit, a municipal employer that unilaterally implements the terms of a stipulation under this subdivision does not violate sub. (3) (a) 4. Any such unilateral implementation after August 11, 1993, operates as a full, final and complete settlement of all economic issues between the parties for the period included within the qualified economic offer. The failure of a labor organization to recognize the validity of such a lawful qualified economic offer does not affect the obligation of the municipal employer to submit economic issues to arbitration under subd. 6.

AB150-engrossed,1360,9 6. `Interest arbitration.' a. If in any collective bargaining unit a dispute relating to one or more issues, qualifying for interest arbitration under subd. 5s. in a collective bargaining unit to which subd. 5s. applies, has not been settled after a reasonable period of negotiation and after mediation by the commission under subd. 3. and other settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, and the parties are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them over wages, hours and conditions of employment to be included in a new collective bargaining agreement, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in writing, to initiate compulsory, final and binding arbitration, as provided in this paragraph. At the time the petition is filed, the petitioning party shall submit in writing to the other party and the commission its preliminary final offer containing its latest proposals on all issues in dispute. Within 14 calendar days after the date of that submission, the other party shall submit in writing its preliminary final offer on all disputed issues to the petitioning party and the commission. If a petition is filed jointly, both parties shall exchange their preliminary final offers in writing and submit copies to the commission at the time the petition is filed.

AB150-engrossed,1362,2 am. Upon receipt of a petition to initiate arbitration, the commission shall make an investigation, with or without a formal hearing, to determine whether arbitration should be commenced. If in determining whether an impasse exists the commission finds that the procedures set forth in this paragraph have not been complied with and such compliance would tend to result in a settlement, it may order such compliance before ordering arbitration. The validity of any arbitration award or collective bargaining agreement shall not be affected by failure to comply with such procedures. Prior to the close of the investigation each party shall submit in writing to the commission its single final offer containing its final proposals on all issues in dispute that are subject to interest arbitration under this subdivision or under subd. 5s. in collective bargaining units to which subd. 5s. applies. If a party fails to submit a single, ultimate final offer, the commission shall close the investigation based on the last written position of the party. The municipal employer may not submit a qualified economic offer under subd. 5s. after the close of the investigation. Such final offers may include only mandatory subjects of bargaining, except that a permissive subject of bargaining may be included by a party if the other party does not object and shall then be treated as a mandatory subject. No later than such time, the parties shall also submit to the commission a stipulation, in writing, with respect to all matters which are agreed upon for inclusion in the new or amended collective bargaining agreement. The commission, after receiving a report from its investigator and determining that arbitration should be commenced, shall issue an order requiring arbitration and immediately submit to the parties a list of 7 arbitrators. Upon receipt of such list, the parties shall alternately strike names until a single name is left, who shall be appointed as arbitrator. The petitioning party shall notify the commission in writing of the identity of the arbitrator selected. Upon receipt of such notice, the commission shall formally appoint the arbitrator and submit to him or her the final offers of the parties. The final offers shall be considered public documents and shall be available from the commission. In lieu of a single arbitrator and upon request of both parties, the commission shall appoint a tripartite arbitration panel consisting of one member selected by each of the parties and a neutral person designated by the commission who shall serve as a chairperson. An arbitration panel has the same powers and duties as provided in this section for any other appointed arbitrator, and all arbitration decisions by such panel shall be determined by majority vote. In lieu of selection of the arbitrator by the parties and upon request of both parties, the commission shall establish a procedure for randomly selecting names of arbitrators. Under the procedure, the commission shall submit a list of 7 arbitrators to the parties. Each party shall strike one name from the list. From the remaining 5 names, the commission shall randomly appoint an arbitrator. Unless both parties to an arbitration proceeding otherwise agree in writing, every individual whose name is submitted by the commission for appointment as an arbitrator shall be a resident of this state at the time of submission and every individual who is designated as an arbitration panel chairperson shall be a resident of this state at the time of designation.

AB150-engrossed,1362,13 b. The arbitrator shall, within 10 days of his or her appointment, establish a date and place for the conduct of the arbitration hearing. Upon petition of at least 5 citizens of the jurisdiction served by the municipal employer, filed within 10 days after the date on which the arbitrator is appointed, the arbitrator shall hold a public hearing in the jurisdiction for the purpose of providing the opportunity to both parties to explain or present supporting arguments for their positions and to members of the public to offer their comments and suggestions. The final offers of the parties, as transmitted by the commission to the arbitrator, shall serve as the basis for continued negotiations, if any, between the parties with respect to the issues in dispute. At any time prior to the arbitration hearing, either party, with the consent of the other party, may modify its final offer in writing.

AB150-engrossed,1362,23 c. Prior to the arbitration hearing, either party may, within a time limit established by the arbitrator, withdraw its final offer and mutually agreed upon modifications thereof, if any, and shall immediately provide written notice of such withdrawal to the other party, the arbitrator and the commission. If both parties withdraw their final offers and mutually agreed upon modifications, the labor organization, after giving 10 days' written advance notice to the municipal employer and the commission, may strike. Unless both parties withdraw their final offers and mutually agreed upon modifications, the final offer of neither party shall be deemed withdrawn and the arbitrator shall proceed to resolve the dispute by final and binding arbitration as provided in this paragraph.

AB150-engrossed,1363,11 d. Before issuing his or her arbitration decision, the arbitrator shall, on his or her own motion or at the request of either party, conduct a meeting open to the public for the purpose of providing the opportunity to both parties to explain or present supporting arguments for their complete offer on all matters to be covered by the proposed agreement. The arbitrator shall adopt without further modification the final offer of one of the parties on all disputed issues submitted under subd. 6. am., except those items that the commission determines not to be mandatory subjects of bargaining and those items which have not been treated as mandatory subjects by the parties, and including any prior modifications of such offer mutually agreed upon by the parties under subd. 6. b., which decision shall be final and binding on both parties and shall be incorporated into a written collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator shall serve a copy of his or her decision on both parties and the commission.

AB150-engrossed,1363,13 e. Arbitration proceedings shall not be interrupted or terminated by reason of any prohibited practice complaint filed by either party at any time.

AB150-engrossed,1363,16 f. The costs of arbitration shall be divided equally between the parties. The arbitrator shall submit a statement of his or her costs to both parties and to the commission.

AB150-engrossed,1363,24 g. If a question arises as to whether any proposal made in negotiations by either party is a mandatory, permissive or prohibited subject of bargaining, the commission shall determine the issue pursuant to par. (b). If either party to the dispute petitions the commission for a declaratory ruling under par. (b), the proceedings under subd. 6. c. and d. shall be delayed until the commission renders a decision in the matter, but not during any appeal of the commission order. The arbitrator's award shall be made in accordance with the commission's ruling, subject to automatic amendment by any subsequent court reversal thereof.

AB150-engrossed,1364,3 7. `Factors considered.' In making any decision under the arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, the arbitrator shall give weight to the following factors:

AB150-engrossed,1364,4 a. The lawful authority of the municipal employer.

AB150-engrossed,1364,5 b. Stipulations of the parties.

AB150-engrossed,1364,7 c. The interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of the unit of government to meet the costs of any proposed settlement.

AB150-engrossed,1364,10 d. Comparison of wages, hours and conditions of employment of the municipal employes involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours and conditions of employment of other employes performing similar services.

AB150-engrossed,1364,14 e. Comparison of the wages, hours and conditions of employment of the municipal employes involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours and conditions of employment of other employes generally in public employment in the same community and in comparable communities.

AB150-engrossed,1364,18 f. Comparison of the wages, hours and conditions of employment of the municipal employes involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours and conditions of employment of other employes in private employment in the same community and in comparable communities.

AB150-engrossed,1364,20 g. The average consumer prices for goods and services, commonly known as the cost of living.

AB150-engrossed,1364,24 h. The overall compensation presently received by the municipal employes, including direct wage compensation, vacation, holidays and excused time, insurance and pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the continuity and stability of employment, and all other benefits received.

AB150-engrossed,1365,3 hm. Any state law or directive lawfully issued by a state legislative or administrative officer, body or agency which places limitations on expenditures that may be made or revenues that may be collected by a municipal employer.

AB150-engrossed,1365,5 i. Changes in any of the foregoing circumstances during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings.

AB150-engrossed,1365,10 j. Such other factors, not confined to the foregoing, which are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in the determination of wages, hours and conditions of employment through voluntary collective bargaining, mediation, fact-finding, arbitration or otherwise between the parties, in the public service or in private employment.

AB150-engrossed,1365,12 8. `Rule making.' The commission shall adopt rules for the conduct of all arbitration proceedings under subd. 6., including, but not limited to, rules for:

AB150-engrossed,1365,14 a. The appointment of tripartite arbitration panels when requested by the parties.

AB150-engrossed,1365,16 b. The expeditious rendering of arbitration decisions, such as waivers of briefs and transcripts.

AB150-engrossed,1365,18 c. The removal of individuals who have repeatedly failed to issue timely decisions from the commission's list of qualified arbitrators.

AB150-engrossed,1365,19 d. Proceedings for the enforcement of arbitration decisions.

AB150-engrossed,1366,2 8m. `Term of agreement; reopening of negotiations.' a. Except for the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties and except as the parties otherwise agree, every collective bargaining agreement covering municipal employes subject to this paragraph other than school district professional employes shall be for a term of 2 years. No collective bargaining agreement for any collective bargaining unit consisting of municipal employes subject to this paragraph other than school district professional employes shall be for a term exceeding 3 years.

AB150-engrossed,1366,9 b. Except for the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties, every collective bargaining agreement covering municipal employes who are school district professional employes shall be for a term of 2 years expiring on June 30 of the odd-numbered year. An initial collective bargaining agreement between parties covering municipal employes who are school district professional employes shall be for a term ending on June 30 following the effective date of the agreement, if that date is in an odd-numbered year, or otherwise on June 30 of the following year.

AB150-engrossed,1366,15 c. No arbitration award may contain a provision for reopening of negotiations during the term of a collective bargaining agreement, unless both parties agree to such a provision. The requirement for agreement by both parties does not apply to a provision for reopening of negotiations with respect to any portion of an agreement that is declared invalid by a court or administrative agency or rendered invalid by the enactment of a law or promulgation of a federal regulation.

AB150-engrossed,1367,3 8p. `Professional school employe salaries.' In every collective bargaining unit covering municipal employes who are school district professional employes in which the municipal employe positions were, on the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date], assigned to salary ranges with steps that determine the levels of progression within each salary range, unless the parties otherwise agree, no new or modified collective bargaining agreement may contain any provision altering the salary range structure, the number of steps or the requirements for attaining a step or assignment of a position to a salary range, except that if the cost of funding the attainment of a step is greater than the amount required for the municipal employer to submit a qualified economic offer, the agreement may contain a provision altering the requirements for attaining a step to no greater extent than is required for the municipal employer to submit a qualified economic offer at the minimum possible cost to the municipal employer.

AB150-engrossed,1367,24 8s. `Forms for determining costs.' The commission shall prescribe forms for calculating the total increased cost to the municipal employer of compensation and fringe benefits provided to school district professional employes. The cost shall be determined based upon the total cost of compensation and fringe benefits provided to school district professional employes who are represented by a labor organization on the 90th day before expiration of any previous collective bargaining agreement between the parties, or who were so represented if the effective date is retroactive, or the 90th day prior to commencement of negotiations if there is no previous collective bargaining agreement between the parties, without regard to any change in the number, rank or qualifications of the school district professional employes. For purposes of such determinations, any cost increase that is incurred on any day other than the beginning of the 12-month period commencing with the effective date of the agreement or any succeeding 12-month period commencing on the anniversary of that effective date shall be calculated as if the cost increase were incurred as of the beginning of the 12-month period beginning on the effective date or anniversary of the effective date in which the cost increase is incurred. In each collective bargaining unit to which subd. 5s. applies, the municipal employer shall transmit to the commission and the labor organization a completed form for calculating the total increased cost to the municipal employer of compensation and fringe benefits provided to the school district professional employes covered by the agreement as soon as possible after the effective date of the agreement.

AB150-engrossed,1368,2 9. `Application.' a. Chapter 788 does not apply to arbitration proceedings under this paragraph.

AB150-engrossed,1368,5 b. This paragraph does not apply to labor disputes involving municipal employes of any county or municipal employes who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3794m Section 3794m. 111.70 (4) (cn) of the statutes, as created by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-engrossed,1368,15 111.70 (4) (cn) Term of professional school employe agreements. Except for the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties, every collective bargaining agreement covering municipal employes who are school district professional employes shall be for a term of 2 years expiring on June 30 of the odd-numbered year. An initial collective bargaining agreement between parties covering municipal employes who are school district professional employes shall be for a term ending on June 30 following the effective date of the agreement, if that date is in an odd-numbered year, or otherwise on June 30 of the following year.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3800am Section 3800am. 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,1369,20 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible, unless otherwise required under this subchapter, avoid fragmentation by maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable in keeping with the size of the total municipal work force. In making such a determination, the commission may decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employes in the same or several departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions or other occupational groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its determination, the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal employes concerned to determine, by secret ballot, whether or not they desire to be established as a separate collective bargaining unit. The commission shall not decide, however, that any unit is group of municipal employes constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the unit group includes both municipal employes who are school district professional employes and municipal employes who are not school district professional employes. The commission shall not decide that any other group of municipal employes constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both professional employes and nonprofessional employes, unless a majority of the professional employes vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall not decide that any unit is group of municipal employes constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the unit group includes both craft employes and noncraft employes unless a majority of the craft employes vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall place the professional employes who are assigned to perform any services at a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), in a separate collective bargaining unit from a unit that includes any other professional employes whenever at least 30% of those professional employes request an election to be held to determine that issue and a majority of the professional employes at the charter school who cast votes in the election decide to be represented in a separate collective bargaining unit. Any vote taken under this subsection shall be by secret ballot.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3800m Section 3800m. 111.70 (4) (L) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-engrossed,1370,2 111.70 (4) (L) Strikes prohibited. Except as authorized under par. (cm) 5. and 6. c., nothing contained in this subchapter constitutes a grant of the right to strike by any municipal employe or labor organization, and such strikes are hereby expressly prohibited. Paragraph (cm) does not authorize any strike after an injunction has been issued against such strike under sub. (7m).

AB150-engrossed, s. 3801 Section 3801. 111.70 (4) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,1370,5 111.70 (4) (m) Prohibited subjects of bargaining. In a school district, the municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with respect to:

AB150-engrossed,1370,11 1. Reassignment of municipal employes who perform services for a board of school directors under ch. 119, with or without regard to seniority, as a result of a decision of the board of school directors to contract with an individual or group to operate a school as a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), or to convert a school to a charter school, or the impact of any such reassignment on the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the municipal employes who perform those services.

AB150-engrossed,1370,16 2. Reassignment of municipal employes who perform services for a board of school directors, with or without regard to seniority, as a result of the decision of the board to close or reopen a school under s. 119.18 (23), or the impact of any such reassignment on the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the municipal employes who perform those services.

AB150-engrossed,1370,20 4. Any decision of a board of school directors to contract with a school or agency to provide educational programs under s. 119.235, or the impact of any such decision on the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the municipal employes who perform services for the board.

AB150-engrossed,1370,25 5. Any decision of a school board or board of school directors to contract for the establishment of a charter school under s. 118.40, in which one or more of the employes of the charter school is not a school district employe, or the impact of any such decision on the wages, hours or conditions of employment of the municipal employes who perform services for the school board or board of school directors.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3801am Section 3801am. 111.70 (4) (n) of the statutes is created to read:

AB150-engrossed,1371,5 111.70 (4) (n) Permissive subjects of collective bargaining. The municipal employer is not required to bargain collectively with the representative of a collective bargaining unit consisting of school district professional employes with respect to the identity of any group health care benefits provider.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3801b Section 3801b. 111.70 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, is renumbered 111.70 (7) (a).

AB150-engrossed, s. 3801d Section 3801d. 111.70 (7) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-engrossed,1371,11 111.70 (7) (b) This subsection applies only to municipal employes who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3801f Section 3801f. 111.70 (7m) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-engrossed,1371,20 111.70 (7m) Injunctive relief; penalties; civil liability. (a) Injunction; prohibited strike. At any time after the commencement of a strike which is prohibited under sub. (4) (L), the municipal employer or any citizen directly affected by such strike may petition the circuit court for an injunction to immediately terminate the strike. If the court determines that the strike is prohibited under sub. (4) (L), it shall issue an order immediately enjoining the strike, and in addition shall impose the penalties provided in par. (c).

AB150-engrossed,1372,7 (b) Injunction; threat to public health or safety. At any time after a labor organization gives advance notice of a strike under sub. (4) (cm) which is expressly authorized under sub. (4) (cm), the municipal employer or any citizen directly affected by such strike may petition the circuit court to enjoin the strike. If the court finds that the strike poses an imminent threat to the public health or safety, the court shall, within 48 hours after the receipt of the petition but after notice to the parties and after holding a hearing, issue an order immediately enjoining the strike, and in addition shall order the parties to submit a new final offer on all disputed issues to the commission for final and binding arbitration as provided in sub. (4) (cm). The commission, upon receipt of the final offers of the parties, shall transmit them to the arbitrator or a successor designated by the commission. The arbitrator shall omit preliminary steps and shall commence immediately to arbitrate the dispute.

AB150-engrossed,1372,14 (c) Penalties. 1. `Labor organizations.' a. Any labor organization which violates sub. (4) (L) shall be penalized by the suspension of any dues check-off agreement and fair-share agreement between the municipal employer and such labor organization for a period of one year. At the end of the period of suspension, any such agreement shall be reinstated unless the labor organization is no longer authorized to represent the municipal employes covered by such dues check-off or fair-share agreement or the agreement is no longer in effect.

AB150-engrossed,1372,17 b. Any labor organization which violates sub. (4) (L) after an injunction has been issued shall be required to forfeit $2 per member per day, but not more than $10,000 per day. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

AB150-engrossed,1372,25 2. `Individuals.' Any individual who violates sub. (4) (L) after an injunction against a strike has been issued shall be fined $10. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. After the injunction has been issued, any municipal employe who is absent from work because of purported illness is presumed to be on strike unless the illness is verified by a written report from a physician to the municipal employer. The court shall order that any fine imposed under this subdivision be paid by means of a salary deduction at a rate to be determined by the court.

AB150-engrossed,1373,5 3. `Strike in violation of award.' Any person who authorizes or otherwise participates in a strike after the issuance of any final and binding arbitration award or decision under sub. (4) (cm) and prior to the end of the term of the agreement which the award or decision amends or creates shall forfeit not less than $15. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

AB150-engrossed,1373,7 4. `Contempt of court.' The penalties provided in this paragraph do not preclude the imposition by the court of any penalty for contempt provided by law.

AB150-engrossed,1373,10 (d) Compensation forfeited. No municipal employe may be paid wages or salaries by the municipal employer for the period during which he or she engages in any strike.

AB150-engrossed,1373,15 (e) Civil liability. Any party refusing to include an arbitration award or decision under sub. (4) (cm) in a written collective bargaining agreement or failing to implement the award or decision, unless good cause is shown, shall be liable for attorney fees, interest on delayed monetary benefits, and other costs incurred in any action by the nonoffending party to enforce the award or decision.

AB150-engrossed,1373,18 (f) Application. This subsection does not apply to strikes involving municipal employes of any county or municipal employes who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3801h Section 3801h. 111.70 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-engrossed,1373,25 111.70 (8) (a) This section, except subs. (1) (nm), (4) (cm) and (7m), applies to law enforcement supervisors employed by a 1st class city. This section, except subs. (1) (nm), (4) (cm) and (jm) and (7m), applies to law enforcement supervisors employed by a county having a population of 500,000 or more. For purposes of such application, the term "municipal employe" includes such a supervisor.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3803d Section 3803d. 111.71 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB150-engrossed,1374,11 111.71 (1) The commission may adopt reasonable rules relative to the exercise of its powers and authority and proper rules to govern its proceedings and to regulate the conduct of all elections and hearings. The commission shall, upon request, provide a transcript of a proceeding to any party to the proceeding for a fee prescribed, established by rule, by the commission at a uniform rate of not less than 60 cents per page. All transcript fees shall be deposited into the general fund credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i), except that fees collected in excess of 60 cents the uniform rate per page for any transcript produced by a reporter who is not employed by the commission shall be deposited under credited to the appropriation in account under s. 20.425 (1) (g).

AB150-engrossed, s. 3803p Section 3803p. 111.71 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, is repealed and recreated to read:

AB150-engrossed,1374,25 111.71 (2) The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee of $25 from the party or parties filing a complaint alleging that a prohibited practice has been committed under s. 111.70 (3). The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee of $25 from the party or parties filing a request that the commission act as an arbitrator to resolve a dispute involving the interpretation or application of a collective bargaining agreement under s. 111.70 (4) (c) 2. or (cm) 4. If such a request concerns issues arising as a result of more than one unrelated event or occurrence, each such separate event or occurrence shall be treated as a separate request. Fees required to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time of filing the complaint or the request for arbitration. A complaint or request for arbitration is not filed until the date such fee or fees are paid. Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited as general purpose revenue-earned.

AB150-engrossed, s. 3803t Section 3803t. 111.71 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16 and 1995 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read: