AB304-ASA1,10,1410 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. d. Comparison of wages, hours and conditions of employment
11of the municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages,
12hours and conditions of employment of other employees performing similar services.
13In making this comparison, the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall consider wages,
14hours, and conditions of employment as a whole, rather than as individual elements.
AB304-ASA1, s. 13 15Section 13. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304-ASA1,10,2116 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. e. Comparison of the wages, hours and conditions of
17employment of the municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with
18the wages, hours and conditions of employment of other employees generally in
19public employment in the same community and in comparable communities. In
20making this comparison, the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall consider wages,
21hours, and conditions of employment as a whole, rather than as individual elements.
AB304-ASA1, s. 14 22Section 14. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. f. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304-ASA1,11,323 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. f. Comparison of the wages, hours and conditions of
24employment of the municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with
25the wages, hours and conditions of employment of other employees in private

1employment in the same community and in comparable communities. In making
2this comparison, the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall consider wages, hours, and
3conditions of employment as a whole, rather than as individual elements.
AB304-ASA1, s. 15 4Section 15. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304-ASA1,11,75 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. g. The average consumer prices for goods and services,
6commonly known as the cost of living, including specifically average housing costs
7and other costs significantly affecting the quality of life
.
AB304-ASA1, s. 16 8Section 16. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. h. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304-ASA1,11,149 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. h. The overall compensation presently received by the
10municipal employees, including direct wage compensation, vacation, holidays and
11excused time, insurance and pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the
12continuity and stability of employment, and all other benefits received. In making
13this comparison, the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall consider wages, hours, and
14conditions of employment as a whole, rather than as individual elements.
AB304-ASA1, s. 17 15Section 17. 111.70 (4) (jm) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB304-ASA1,11,2116 111.70 (4) (jm) 4m. For the purpose of setting wages and determining hours and
17conditions of employment under subd. 4., if the arbitrator compares the wages,
18hours, and conditions of employment with the wages, hours, and conditions of
19employment of other employees performing similar services or in the same
20community or comparable communities, the arbitrator shall consider wages, hours,
21and conditions of employment as a whole, rather than as individual elements.
AB304-ASA1, s. 18 22Section 18. 111.70 (4) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304-ASA1,12,923 111.70 (4) (n) Municipal employer-initiated change in health care coverage
24plan provider.
1. Notwithstanding the terms of a collective bargaining agreement,
25a municipal employer may unilaterally change its employees' health care coverage

1plan provider without the consent of any affected employee in the collective
2bargaining unit if the benefits provided by the new health care coverage plan
3provider are substantially similar to those provided by the former health care
4coverage plan provider and if the persons who provide health care coverage under
5the new plan are the same as under the former plan. Any such unilateral change in
6health care coverage plan provider is not a violation of a collective bargaining
7agreement or a prohibited practice under sub. (3) (a) and, for purposes of a qualified
8economic offer, satisfies the requirement to maintain fringe benefits under sub. (1)
9(nc).
AB304-ASA1,12,1610 2. A municipal employer shall use 50% of the net savings that accrue to the
11municipal employer as a result of a change in health care coverage plan provider
12under subd. 1. to increase the wages paid to the affected municipal employees and
13to pay wage-related costs incurred by the municipal employer for those municipal
14employees during the 12-month period following the effective date of the change.
15The payment of any such increase in wages and wage-related costs by the municipal
16employer is not a prohibited practice under sub. (3) (a).
AB304-ASA1, s. 19 17Section 19. 111.70 (4) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304-ASA1,12,2518 111.70 (4) (o) Prohibited subject of collective bargaining. 1. A municipal
19employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with respect to the employer's
20selection of a health care coverage plan if the municipal employer offers to enroll the
21employees in a health care coverage plan under s. 40.51 (7) or in a health care
22coverage plan that is substantially similar to a plan offered under s. 40.51 (7). The
23commission shall use the criteria in rules promulgated by the commissioner of
24insurance under s. 601.41 (12) to determine if health care coverage plans are
25substantially similar.
AB304-ASA1,13,2
12. This paragraph does not apply to a municipal employer with respect to its
2school district professional employees.
AB304-ASA1, s. 20 3Section 20. 111.77 (6) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304-ASA1,13,64 111.77 (6) (dm) In making the comparison of wages, hours, and conditions of
5employment under par (d), the arbitrator shall consider wages, hours, and conditions
6of employment as a whole, rather than as individual elements.
AB304-ASA1, s. 21 7Section 21. 601.41 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304-ASA1,13,138 601.41 (10) Local government health care coverage request-for-proposals
9form.
The commissioner shall by rule develop a uniform local government health
10care coverage request-for-proposals form that a local governmental unit must use
11under s. 66.0137 (5) (b) if the local governmental unit solicits bids for health care
12coverage. The commissioner shall publish a notice in the Wisconsin Administrative
13Register that states the effective date of the rule required under this subsection.
AB304-ASA1, s. 22 14Section 22. 601.41 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304-ASA1,13,2115 601.41 (11) Local government health care claims experience form. The
16commissioner shall by rule develop a uniform local government health claims
17experience form that an insurer must use under s. 632.797 (1) (d). The form may not
18require the disclosure of information that identifies an individual or that is
19confidential under s. 51.30, 146.82, or 252.15 or any applicable federal law. The
20commissioner shall publish a notice in the Wisconsin Administrative Register that
21states the effective date of the rule required under this subsection.
AB304-ASA1, s. 23 22Section 23. 601.41 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304-ASA1,14,223 601.41 (12) Substantially similar health care coverage plan. The
24commissioner shall promulgate rules, that set out a standardized summary of
25benefits provided under health care coverage plans, including plans offered under

1s. 40.51 (7), for use in determining whether a health care coverage plan is
2substantially similar to a plan offered under s. 40.51 (7).
AB304-ASA1, s. 24 3Section 24. 610.66 of the statutes is created to read:
AB304-ASA1,14,7 4610.66 Local government health care coverage request-for-proposals
5form.
Every insurer shall use the uniform local government health care coverage
6request-for-proposals form developed by the commissioner under s. 601.41 (10)
7when submitting a bid to a local governmental unit under s. 66.0137 (5) (b).
AB304-ASA1, s. 25 8Section 25. 632.797 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB304-ASA1,14,109 632.797 (1) (d) 1. "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s.
1066.0137 (1).
AB304-ASA1,14,1411 2. A policyholder or employer that is a local governmental unit and that
12requests information under par. (a) that an insurer is required to provide under this
13section shall notify the department of electronic government when it makes the
14request for the information.
AB304-ASA1,14,1815 3. An insurer that is required to provide the information under par. (a) to a local
16governmental unit shall also provide the information to the department of electronic
17government at the same time as the insurer provides the information to the local
18governmental unit.
AB304-ASA1,14,2219 4. The insurer shall use the uniform local government health claims experience
20form developed by the commissioner under s. 601.41 (11) to submit the claims
21experience information to the local governmental unit and to the department of
22electronic government.
AB304-ASA1,14,2523 5. If the insurer fails to provide the information to the department of electronic
24 government by the deadline specified in par. (b), the department of electronic
25government may report the failure to the commissioner.
AB304-ASA1, s. 26
1Section 26. 632.797 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB304-ASA1,15,42 632.797 (5) An insurer is not required under sub. (1) to provide information
3that identifies an individual or that is confidential under s. 51.30, 146.82, or 252.15
4or any applicable federal law
.
AB304-ASA1, s. 27 5Section 27 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB304-ASA1,15,66 (1) Group insurance board study.
AB304-ASA1,15,97 (a) The group insurance board shall consult with representatives of group
8insurance plans regarding the feasibility of developing the following plans for
9employers to offer their employees under section 40.51 (7) of the statutes:
AB304-ASA1,15,11 101. A group health insurance plan with at least 3 cost levels, for the purpose of
11offering a greater choice of plans based on cost to employers and employees.
AB304-ASA1,15,13 122. A low-cost health insurance plan that provides coverage for catastrophic
13illness or injury.
AB304-ASA1,15,1614 (b) The group insurance board shall report its findings under paragraph (a) to
15the governor and to the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2)
16of the statutes no later than July 1, 2003.
AB304-ASA1,15,1717 (2) Interagency task force on bulk purchasing of prescription drugs.
AB304-ASA1,15,2018 (a) The secretary of administration shall organize, and provide staff support
19for, an interagency task force on bulk purchasing of prescription drugs consisting of
20the heads of the following state agencies or their designees:
AB304-ASA1,15,21 211. Department of administration.
AB304-ASA1,15,22 222. Department of health and family services.
AB304-ASA1,15,23 233. Department of employee trust funds.
AB304-ASA1,15,24 244. Department of veterans affairs.
AB304-ASA1,15,25 255. Department of corrections.
AB304-ASA1,16,1
16. Board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
AB304-ASA1,16,2 27. Any other state agency that purchases prescription drugs.
AB304-ASA1,16,33 (b) The interagency task force shall examine all of the following:
AB304-ASA1,16,5 41. Which state agencies would benefit from the bulk purchasing of prescription
5drugs.
AB304-ASA1,16,7 62. Which methods of purchasing prescription drugs would result in the greatest
7cost savings.
AB304-ASA1,16,9 83. Whether the state should directly administer the bulk purchasing of
9prescription drugs or whether the state should contract with a private entity.
AB304-ASA1,16,11 104. Whether combining prescription drug purchasing efforts with other states
11is feasible and cost effective.
AB304-ASA1,16,13 125. How local governmental units could participate in the bulk purchasing of
13prescription drugs.
AB304-ASA1,16,15 146. Whether it is feasible to include private sector entities in the bulk purchasing
15of prescription drugs.
AB304-ASA1,16,17 167. The estimated cost savings that could be realized from the bulk purchasing
17of prescription drugs.
AB304-ASA1,16,2118 (c) The interagency task force shall submit its finding to the governor and to
19the legislature in the manner provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes no
20later than June 1, 2003. Upon submittal of its findings, the interagency task force
21ceases to exist.
AB304-ASA1,17,222 (3) Submission of rules. The commissioner of insurance shall submit in
23proposed form the rules required under section 601.41 (10) and (11) of the statutes,
24as created by this act, to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 (1) of the

1statutes no later than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date
2of this subsection.
AB304-ASA1, s. 28 3Section 28. Initial applicability.
AB304-ASA1,17,84 (1) The treatment of sections 62.61 (2) and (3), 66.0137 (5) (b), (c), and (d),
5610.66 of the statutes first applies to bids solicited by a local governmental unit on
6the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the date stated in the notice published
7by the commissioner of insurance in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under
8section 601.41 (10) of the statutes.
AB304-ASA1,17,119 (2) The treatment of section 111.70 (1) (a) and (4) (n) and (o) of the statutes first
10applies to collective bargaining agreements entered into, extended, modified, or
11renewed, whichever occurs first, on the effective date of this subsection.
AB304-ASA1,17,1512 (3) The treatment of sections 111.70 (4) (c) 2m., (cm) 7r. d., 7r. e., 7r. f., 7r. g.,
13and 7r. h., and (jm) and 111.77 (6) (dm) of the statutes first applies to an arbitration
14decision that results from a petition for arbitration submitted on the effective date
15of this subsection.
AB304-ASA1,17,2016 (4) The treatment of section 632.797 (1) (d) of the statutes first applies to
17requests for health claims experience information made by a local governmental unit
18on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the date stated in the notice
19published by the commissioner of insurance in the Wisconsin Administrative
20Register under section 601.41 (11) of the statutes.
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