47,10
Section
10
. 62.09 (11) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
62.09 (11) (f) The clerk shall keep all papers and records in the clerk's office open to inspection at all reasonable hours subject to subch. II of ch. 19.
Note: This Section amends s. 62.09 (11) (f), stats., to clarify that a city clerk must comply with all aspects of the open records law, including the provisions of the bill relating to employee-related records.
47,10m
Section 10m. 196.135 of the statutes is created to read:
196.135 Confidential handling of records. (1) Definition. In this section, "record" has the meaning given in s. 19.32 (2).
(2) Rules. The commission shall promulgate rules establishing requirements and procedures for the confidential handling of records filed with the commission.
(3) Notice. If the commission decides to allow public access under s. 19.35 to a record filed with the commission, the commission shall, before allowing access and within 3 working days after making the decision to allow access, serve written notice of that decision by certified mail or personal service on the person who filed the record, if any of the following applies:
(a) The commission granted the record confidential handling status under the rules promulgated under sub. (2).
(b) The person who filed the record requested confidential handling status under the rules promulgated under sub. (2) and the commission has not yet acted on the request.
(c) The commission denied a request for confidential handling under the rules promulgated under sub. (2); the person whose request was denied filed a petition for review of the commission's decision to deny the request; and the petition is pending before a court.
(4) Limit on access; right of action. (a) The commission shall not provide access to a record that is the subject of a notice under sub. (3) within 12 days of the date of service of the notice.
(b) A person who is entitled to a notice under sub. (3) may bring an action for judicial review of a decision by the commission to allow public access under s. 19.35 to a record. Section 19.356 (3) to (8) applies to such an action, except that "record subject" means the person who is entitled to notice under sub. (3), "authority" means the commission, "notice under s. 19.356 (2) (a)" means the notice under sub. (3), and "action commenced under s. 19.356 (4)" means the action under this paragraph.
47,11
Section
11
. 230.13 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.13 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3) and s. ss. 19.36 (10) to (12) and 103.13, the secretary and the administrator may keep records of the following personnel matters closed to the public:
Note: See the note to Section 13.
47,12
Section
12
. 230.13 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 230.13 (3) (a) and amended to read.
230.13 (3) (a) The secretary and the administrator shall provide to the department of workforce development or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) information requested under s. 49.22 (2m) that would otherwise be closed to the public under this section. Information provided under this subsection paragraph may only include an individual's name and address, an individual's employer and financial information related to an individual.
Note: See the note to Section 13.
47,13
Section
13
. 230.13 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
230.13 (3) (b) The secretary and the administrator may provide any agency with personnel information relating to the hiring and recruitment process, including specifically the examination scores and ranks and other evaluations of applicants.
Note: Section 230.13, stats., in general provides that the secretary of the Department of Employment Relations and the administrator of the Division of Merit Recruitment and Selection may keep records of the following personnel matters closed to the public:
1. Examination scores and ranks and other evaluations of applicants.
2. Dismissals, demotions, and other disciplinary actions.
3. Pay survey data obtained from identifiable, nonpublic employers.
4. Names of nonpublic employers contributing any pay survey data.
This Section and Sections 11 and 12 amend the statutes to specify that regardless of the discretionary authority to keep certain personnel matters closed to the public, the secretary and the administrator must keep from public access that information listed in s. 19.36 (10) to (12), stats., as created in this bill. However, this Section also specifies that the secretary and the administrator may provide any agency with personnel information relating to the hiring and recruitment process, including specifically the examination scores and ranks and other evaluations of applicants.
47,14
Section
14. 233.13 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
233.13 Closed records. (intro.) Except as provided in s. ss. 19.36 (10) to (12) and 103.13, the authority may keep records of the following personnel matters closed to the public:
Note: Section 233.13, stats., provides that the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics authority may keep records of certain personnel matters closed to the public. These personnel matters include all of those matters specified in the comment to Section 13 and include the addresses and home telephone numbers of authority employees.
This Section amends the statutes to provide that the authority must keep closed to public access the information listed in s. 19.36 (10) to (12), stats., as created in this bill.
47,15
Section
15. 808.04 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
808.04 (1m) An appeal by a record subject under s. 19.356 shall be initiated within 20 days after the date of entry of the judgment or order appealed from.
Note: Generally, s. 808.04, stats., provides that an appeal to the court of appeals must be initiated within 45 days after entry of a judgment or an order. This Section creates s. 808.04 (1m), stats., to provide that an appeal by a record subject under s. 19.356, stats., as created in this bill, must be initiated within 20 days after the date of entry of the judgment or order appealed from.
