111.9992 Status of existing benefits and rights. Unless a prohibited subject of bargaining under s. 111.998 (2), and except as provided in ss. 7.33 (4), 40.05, 40.80 (3), 111.998 (1) (d), and 230.35 (2d) and (3) (e) 6., all statutes and rules governing the salaries, fringe benefits, hours, and conditions of employment apply to each employee, unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.
111.9993 Rules, transcripts, fees. (1) The commission may adopt reasonable and proper 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 under this subchapter. The commission shall, upon request, provide a transcript of a proceeding to any party to the proceeding for a fee, established by rule, by the commission at a uniform rate per page. All transcript fees shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i).
(2) The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a complaint alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed under s. 111.991. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for 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. 111.993. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission initiate fact-finding under s. 111.995. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission act as a mediator under s. 111.994. For the performance of commission actions under ss. 111.993, 111.994, and 111.995, the commission shall require that the parties to the dispute equally share in the payment of the fee and, for the performance of commission actions involving a complaint alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed under s. 111.991, the commission shall require that the party filing the complaint pay the entire fee. If any party has paid a filing fee requesting the commission to act as a mediator for a labor dispute and the parties do not enter into a voluntary settlement of the labor dispute, the commission may not subsequently assess or collect a filing fee to initiate fact-finding to resolve the same labor dispute. If any 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. The commission shall promulgate rules establishing a schedule of filing fees to be paid under this subsection. Fees required to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time of filing the complaint or the request for fact-finding, mediation, or arbitration. A complaint or request for fact-finding, mediation, or arbitration is not filed until the date such fee or fees are paid. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i).
SECTION 34. 230.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.01 (3) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to either infringe upon or supersede the rights guaranteed state employees under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
SECTION 35. 230.046 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.046 (10) (a) Conduct off-the-job employee development and training programs relating to functions under this chapter or subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
SECTION 36. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
230.12 (3) (e) 1. The director, after receiving recommendations from the board of regents, shall submit to the joint committee on employment relations a proposal for adjusting compensation and employee benefits for employees under ss. 20.923 (4g), (5) and (6) (m) and 230.08 (2) (d) who are not included in a collective bargaining unit under subch. V or VI of ch. 111 for which a representative is certified. The proposal shall include the salary ranges and adjustments to the salary ranges for the university senior executive salary groups 1 and 2 established under s. 20.923 (4g). The proposal shall be based upon the competitive ability of the board of regents to recruit and retain qualified faculty and academic staff, data collected as to rates of pay for comparable work in other public services, universities and commercial and industrial establishments, recommendations of the board of regents and any special studies carried on as to the need for any changes in compensation and employee benefits to cover each year of the biennium. The proposal shall also take proper account of prevailing pay rates, costs and standards of living and the state's employment policies. The proposal for such pay adjustments may contain recommendations for across-the-board pay adjustments, merit or other adjustments and employee benefit improvements. Paragraph (b) and sub. (1) (bf) shall apply to the process for approval of all pay adjustments for such employees under ss. 20.923 (4g), (5) and (6) (m) and 230.08 (2) (d). The proposal as approved by the joint committee on employment relations and the governor shall be based upon a percentage of the budgeted salary base for such employees under ss. 20.923 (4g), (5) and (6) (m) and 230.08 (2) (d). The amount included in the proposal for merit and adjustments other than across-the-board pay adjustments is available for discretionary use by the board of regents.
SECTION 37. 230.35 (2d) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.35 (2d) (e) For employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, this subsection shall apply unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.
SECTION 38. 230.35 (3) (e) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
230.35 (3) (e) 6. For employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, this paragraph shall apply unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.
SECTION 39. 230.88 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.88 (2) (b) No collective bargaining agreement supersedes the rights of an employee under this subchapter. However, nothing in this subchapter affects any right of an employee to pursue a grievance procedure under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, and if the division of equal rights determines that a grievance arising under such a collective bargaining agreement involves the same parties and matters as a complaint under s. 230.85, it shall order the arbitrator's final award on the merits conclusive as to the rights of the parties to the complaint, on those matters determined in the arbitration which were at issue and upon which the determination necessarily depended.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Griffin, BB0295 - Boating fee increases
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
natural resources
Navigable waters
Under current law, no person may operate a boat in the waters of this state unless the boat is covered by a certificate of number and a registration or the boat is exempt from those requirements. The fee for the issuance of a certificate of number varies and is generally based upon the size of the boat or upon whether the boat is a nonmotorized sailboat. This bill increases the certificate of number fees that are based upon the size of the boat and the certificate of number fee for nonmotorized sailboats. The bill also increases the registration fee for nonmotorized boats that are exempt from the certificate of number and registration requirements but for which the owner voluntarily applies for registration.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 30.52 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3) (b) Fee for boats under 16 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat less than 16 feet in length is $16.50 $22.00.
SECTION 2. 30.52 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3) (c) Fee for boats 16 feet or more but less than 26 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 16 feet or more but less than 26 feet in length is $24 $31.
SECTION 3. 30.52 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3) (d) Fee for boats 26 feet or more but less than 40 feet. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 26 feet or more but less than 40 feet in length is $45 $59.
SECTION 4. 30.52 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3) (e) Fee for boats 40 feet or longer. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a boat 40 feet or more in length is $75 $98.
SECTION 5. 30.52 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3) (f) Fee for nonmotorized sailboats. Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (e), the fee for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of number for a sailboat which is not a motorboat is $15 $20.
SECTION 6. 30.52 (3) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
30.52 (3) (fm) Fee for voluntarily registered boats. Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (f), the fee for issuance or renewal of registration for a boat registered pursuant to sub. (1) (b) 1m. is $9.75 $13.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Griffin, BB0288 - Allocation of angel and early stage seed investment credits
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
taxation
Income taxation
Under current law, generally, a taxpayer may claim a credit against the taxpayer's income and franchise tax liability on certain amounts invested in new businesses under the early stage seed investment tax credit or the angel investment tax credit. Under rules promulgated by Commerce, the total amount of all angel investment credits that may be claimed in each calendar year is $3,000,000 and the total amount of all early stage seed investment credits that may be claimed in each calendar year is $3,500,000. Under the bill, the total amount of angel investment credits that may be claimed in each calendar year is $5,500,000 and the total amount of all early stage seed investment credits that may be claimed in each calendar year is $6,000,000. The bill also increases the amount of the investment that may be used as the basis of an angel investment credit from $500,000 to $2,000,000. In addition, the bill requires that any person claiming an angel investment credit or an early stage seed investment credit keep his or her investment in a certified business for as least three years. Finally, notwithstanding the credit amount limitations under current law and under the bill, DOR may, in consultation with Commerce, carry forward unclaimed credit amounts to subsequent taxable years.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 71.07 (5b) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07 (5b) (c) 1. The Except as provided in s. 73.03 (63), the maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.28 (5b) and 71.47 (5b) for all taxable years combined is $35,000,000 $52,500,000.
SECTION 2. 71.07 (5d) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07 (5d) (c) 1. The Except as provided in s. 73.03 (63), the maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection for all taxable years combined is $30,000,000 $47,500,000.
SECTION 3. 71.07 (5d) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.07 (5d) (c) 2. The maximum amount of a claimant's investment that may be used as the basis for a credit under this subsection is $500,000 $2,000,000 for each investment made directly in a business certified under s. 560.205 (1).
SECTION 4. 71.28 (5b) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.28 (5b) (c) 1. The Except as provided in s. 73.03 (63), the maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (5b) and 71.47 (5b) for all taxable years combined is $35,000,000 $52,500,000.
SECTION 5. 71.47 (5b) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
71.47 (5b) (c) 1. The Except as provided in s. 73.03 (63), the maximum amount of the credits that may be claimed under this subsection and ss. 71.07 (5b) and 71.28 (5b) for all taxable years combined is $35,000,000 $52,500,000.
SECTION 6. 73.03 (63) of the statutes is created to read:
73.03 (63) Notwithstanding the amount limitations specified under ss. 71.07 (5b) (c) 1. and (5d) (c) 1., 71.28 (5b) (c) 1., 71.47 (5b) (c) 1., and 560.205 (3) (d), in consultation with the department of commerce, to carry forward to subsequent taxable years unclaimed credit amounts of the early stage seed investment credits under ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), and 71.47 (5b) and the angel investment credit under s. 71.07 (5d). Annually, no later than July 1, the department of commerce shall submit to the department of revenue its recommendations for the carry forward of credit amounts as provided under this subsection.
SECTION 7. 560.205 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
560.205 (3) (d) Rules. The department of commerce, in consultation with the department of revenue, shall promulgate rules to administer this section. The rules shall further define "bona fide angel investment" for purposes of s. 71.07 (5d) (a) 1. The rules shall limit the aggregate amount of tax credits under s. 71.07 (5d) that may be claimed for investments in businesses certified under sub. (1) at $3,000,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2004. The, and $5,500,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007. The rules shall also limit the aggregate amount of the tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5b), 71.28 (5b), and 71.47 (5b) that may be claimed for investments paid to fund managers certified under sub. (2) at $3,500,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2004, and $6,000,000 per calendar year for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007. The rules shall also provide that, for calendar years beginning after December 31, 2007, no person may receive a credit under ss. 71.07 (5b) and (5d), 71.28 (5b), or 71.47 (5b) unless the person's investment is kept in a certified business, or with a certified fund manager, for no less than 3 years.
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Binau, BB0299 - Permitting UW and technical colleges to grant nonresident tuition remission for undocumented aliens
For 2007-09 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
2007 BILL
AN ACT ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Education
Higher education
Generally, current law allows a UW System student who has been a bona fide Wisconsin resident for the 12 months preceding the beginning of a semester or session for which the student registers to pay resident, as opposed to nonresident, tuition.
This bill allows an alien who is not a legal permanent resident of the United States to pay resident, as opposed to nonresident, tuition if: 1) he or she graduated from a Wisconsin high school or received a high school graduation equivalency from Wisconsin; 2) was continuously present in Wisconsin for at least one year following the first day of attending a Wisconsin high school; and 3) enrolls in a UW System institution and provides the institution with an affidavit stating that he or she has filed or will file an application for permanent residency with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.
The bill also provides that such persons are to be considered residents of this state for purposes of admission to and payment of fees at a technical college.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:
1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a high school graduation equivalency from this state.
2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least one year following the first day of attending a high school in this state.
3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with an affidavit stating that the person has filed or will file an application for a permanent resident visa with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.
SECTION 2. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States if that person meets all of the following requirements:
1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a high school graduation equivalency from this state.
2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state.
3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with an affidavit stating that the person has filed or will file an application for a permanent resident visa with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.
SECTION 9346. Initial applicability; Technical College System.
