Amendment ASA1-AB649

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2003 ASSEMBLY BILL 649

February 18, 2004 - Offered by Committee on Labor.

AB649-ASA1,1,4 An Act to amend 230.81 (1) (b); and to repeal and recreate 230.80 (3) and 895.65 (1) (b) of the statutes; relating to: coverage under laws prohibiting retaliatory action by a governmental employer against employees for disclosing certain information.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB649-ASA1, s. 1 Section 1. 230.80 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB649-ASA1,1,8 230.80 (3) "Employee" means any person employed by any governmental unit except a person who serves at the pleasure of the governor in a position that is not in the office of the governor.

AB649-ASA1, s. 2 Section 2. 230.81 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33, is amended to read:

AB649-ASA1,2,5 230.81 (1) (b) After asking the division of equal rights which governmental unit is appropriate to receive the information, disclose the information in writing only to the governmental unit that the division of equal rights determines is appropriate. The division of equal rights may not designate the department of justice , or the courts, the legislature or a service agency under subch. IV of ch. 13 as an appropriate governmental unit to receive information. Each appropriate governmental unit shall designate an employee to receive information under this section.

AB649-ASA1, s. 3 Section 3. 895.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB649-ASA1,2,7 895.65 (1) (b) "Employee" has the meaning given in s. 230.80 (3).

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