SB27-SSA1, s. 633
5Section
633. 40.02 (25) (b) 2c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,510,66
40.02
(25) (b) 2c. A state employee described in s. 49.825 (4)
or (5) or 49.826 (4).
SB27-SSA1,510,178
40.02
(28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
9county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
10instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
11within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
12whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a
13local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229,
a transit authority created
14under s. 66.1039, and a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, except as
15provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3). "Employer" does not include a local
16cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a
17separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
SB27-SSA1,511,419
40.02
(30) "Executive participating employee" means a participating employee
20in a position designated under s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4),
(4g), (7), (8), or (9) or
21authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) during the time of employment
, and also includes
22the president and vice presidents of the University of Wisconsin System and the
23chancellors and vice chancellors who are serving as deputies of all University of
24Wisconsin institutions, the University of Wisconsin Colleges, and the University of
25Wisconsin-Extension. All service credited prior to May 17, 1988, as executive
1service as defined under s. 40.02 (31), 1985 stats., shall continue to be treated as
2executive service as defined under s. 40.02 (31), 1985 stats., but no other service
3rendered prior to May 17, 1988, may be changed to executive service as defined
4under s. 40.02 (31), 1985 stats.
SB27-SSA1,511,66
40.02
(41n) "Municipal employer" has the meaning given in s. 111.70 (1) (j).
SB27-SSA1, s. 634
7Section
634. 40.02 (48) (am) 22. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,511,98
40.02
(48) (am) 22. A person employed under s.
60.553 (1), 61.66 (1)
, or 62.13
9(2e) (a).
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40.02
(48) (c) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a
12participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined
13by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation
14participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer,
15county traffic police officer, conservation warden, state forest ranger, field
16conservation employee of the department of natural resources who is subject to call
17for forest fire control or warden duty, member of the state traffic patrol, state motor
18vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System full-time police officer, guard or
19any other employee whose principal duties are supervision and discipline of inmates
20at a state penal institution, excise tax investigator employed by the department of
21revenue, person employed under s.
60.553 (1), 61.66 (1)
, or 62.13 (2e) (a), or special
22criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice.
SB27-SSA1, s. 636
23Section
636. 40.03 (6) (h) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
24renumbered 40.03 (6) (h) and amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,512,4
140.03
(6) (h) Shall, on behalf of the state, offer as provided in s. 40.55 long-term
2care insurance policies
, subject to the following conditions: 2. For purposes of this
3section, the offering by the state of long-term health insurance policies shall
4constitute a group insurance plan under par. (a) 1.
SB27-SSA1,512,118
40.05
(1) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining
9agreement entered into under subch. IV or V of ch. 111
and except as provided in
10subd. 2., an employer may not pay, on behalf of a participating employee, any of the
11contributions required by par. (a).
SB27-SSA1,512,1913
40.05
(1) (b) 2. a. A municipal employer shall pay, on behalf of a nonrepresented
14law enforcement or fire fighting managerial employee, who was initially employed
15by the municipal employer before the effective date of this subd. 2. a. .... [LRB inserts
16date], the same contributions required by par. (a) that are paid by the municipal
17employer for represented law enforcement or fire fighting personnel who were
18initially employed by the municipal employer before the effective date of this subd.
192. a. .... [LRB inserts date].
SB27-SSA1,513,220
b. An employer shall pay, on behalf of a nonrepresented managerial employee
21in a position described under s. 40.02 (48) (am) 7. or 8., who was initially employed
22by the state before the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB inserts date], in a
23position described under s. 40.02 (48) (am) 7. or 8. the same contributions required
24by par. (a) that are paid by the employer for represented employees in positions
1described under s. 40.02 (48) (am) 7. or 8. who were initially employed by the state
2before the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB inserts date].
SB27-SSA1,513,133
c. A municipal employer shall pay, on behalf of a represented law enforcement
4or fire fighting employee, who was initially employed by the municipal employer
5before the effective date of this subd. 2. c. .... [LRB inserts date], and who on or after
6the effective date of this subd. 2. c. .... [LRB inserts date], became employed in a
7nonrepresented law enforcement or fire fighting managerial position with the same
8municipal employer, or a successor municipal employer in the event of a combined
9department that is created on or after the effective date of this subd. 2. c. .... [LRB
10inserts date], the same contributions required by par. (a) that are paid by the
11employer for represented law enforcement or fire fighting personnel who were
12initially employed by a municipal employer before the effective date of this subd. 2.
13c. .... [LRB inserts date].
SB27-SSA1,513,2115
40.05
(4) (at) An employer shall pay, on behalf of a nonrepresented managerial
16employee in a position described under s. 40.02 (48) (am) 7. or 8., who was initially
17employed by the state before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
18date], the same premium contribution rates required by par. (ag) that are paid by the
19employer for represented employees in positions described under s. 40.02 (48) (am)
207. or 8. who were initially employed by the state before the effective date of this
21paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
SB27-SSA1,515,523
40.05
(4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused
24sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10,
238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5)
25and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 of any eligible employee shall, at the time of death,
1upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25
2(1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee
3under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate
4he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health
5insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured
6dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who
7is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor,
8or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have
9been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's
10basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee
11who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of
12an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the
13credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then
14deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall
15provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the
16premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an
17employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the
18employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured
19dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay
20initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving
21insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy
22during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on
23which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate
24deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured
25dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or
1the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate
2deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be).
3A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and
4medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance
5plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
SB27-SSA1,515,207
40.05
(4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick
8leave under ss. 36.30 and 230.35 (2)
or, 233.10
, or 238.04 (8) of any eligible employee
9shall, upon request of the employee at the time the employee is subject to layoff under
10s. 40.02 (40), be converted at the employee's highest basic pay rate he or she received
11while employed by the state to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on
12behalf of the employee. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state
13employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher
14supervisor or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses
15that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the
16employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full amount of the required
17employee contribution for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of the
18layoff shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted, the
19employee is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever
20occurs first.
SB27-SSA1, s. 640
21Section
640. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,515,2422
40.05
(5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in
23accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10
, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5)
24and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111.
SB27-SSA1,516,4
140.22
(2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (2m), the employee
was initially
2employed by a participating employer before the effective date of this paragraph ....
3[LRB inserts date], and is not expected to work at least one-third of what is
4considered full-time employment by the department, as determined by rule.
SB27-SSA1,516,96
40.22
(2) (am) Except as provided in sub. (2r), the employee was initially
7employed by a participating employer on or after the effective date of this paragraph
8.... [LRB inserts date], and is not expected to work at least two-thirds of what is
9considered full-time employment by the department, as determined by rule.
SB27-SSA1,516,1711
40.22
(2) (m) Notwithstanding sub. (3m), the employee was formerly employed
12by Milwaukee County, is a state employee described in s. 49.825 (4)
or (5) or 49.826
13(4), and
elects to remain is a covered employee under the retirement system
14established under
chapter 201, laws of 1937, pursuant to s. 49.825 (4) (c)
or (5) (c) or
1549.826 (4) (c).
This paragraph shall not apply if the employee remains a state
16employee, but is no longer performing services for the Milwaukee County enrollment
17services unit under s. 49.825 or the child care provider services unit under s. 49.826.
SB27-SSA1,516,2519
40.22
(2m) (intro.) An employee who
was initially employed by a participating
20employer before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], who is not
21expected to work at least one-third of what is considered full-time employment by
22the department, as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub.
23(2) from becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee
24if he or she is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating
25employer for either of the following periods:
SB27-SSA1,517,82
40.22
(2r) An employee who was initially employed by a participating employer
3on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], who is not
4expected to work at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by
5the department, as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub.
6(2) from becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee
7if he or she is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating
8employer for either of the following periods:
SB27-SSA1,517,129
(a) At least one year for at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time
10employment by the department, as determined by rule, or, for an educational support
11personnel employee, at least one year for at least two-thirds of what is considered
12full-time employment for a teacher.
SB27-SSA1,517,1313
(b) At least 1,200 hours in the immediately preceding 12-month period.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1156f
14Section 1156f. 40.22 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 40.22 (3) (b) 1.
SB27-SSA1,517,1916
40.22
(3) (b) 2. The first day after completion of one year of employment for at
17least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by the department, as
18determined by rule, if the person becomes a participating employee under sub. (2r)
19after the employer's effective date of participation.
SB27-SSA1,517,2321
40.23
(2m) (er) For a participant who initially becomes a participating
22employee on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], all
23of the following shall apply:
SB27-SSA1,517,2524
1. If the participant has less than 1 year of creditable service, the annuity
25amount under par. (e) shall be reduced by 50 percent.
SB27-SSA1,518,3
12. If the participant has at least 1 year of creditable service, but less than 2
2years of creditable service, the annuity amount under par. (e) shall be reduced by 40
3percent.
SB27-SSA1,518,64
3. If the participant has at least 2 years of creditable service, but less than 3
5years of creditable service, the annuity amount under par. (e) shall be reduced by 30
6percent.
SB27-SSA1,518,97
4. If the participant has at least 3 years of creditable service, but less than 4
8years of creditable service, the annuity amount under par. (e) shall be reduced by 20
9percent.
SB27-SSA1,518,1210
5. If the participant has at least 4 years of creditable service, but less than 5
11years of creditable service, the annuity amount under par. (e) shall be reduced by 10
12percent.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1156p
13Section 1156p. 40.23 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 40.23 (3) (a) and
14amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,518,2315
40.23
(3) (a)
The Except as provided in par. (b), the initial monthly amount of
16any retirement annuity in the normal form shall not be less than the money purchase
17annuity which can be provided by applying the sum of the participant's accumulated
18additional and required contributions, including interest credited to the
19accumulations, plus an amount from the employer accumulation reserve equal to the
20participant's accumulated required contributions, less any accumulated
21contributions to purchase other governmental service under s. 40.25 (7), 2001 stats.,
22or s. 40.285 (2) (b) to fund the annuity in accordance with the actuarial tables in effect
23on the annuity effective date.
SB27-SSA1,519,4
140.23
(3) (b) For a participant who initially becomes a participating employee
2on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], all of the
3following shall apply for purposes of calculating a money purchase annuity under
4par. (a):
SB27-SSA1,519,65
1. If the participant has less than 1 year of creditable service, there shall be no
6amount from the employer accumulation reserve.
SB27-SSA1,519,97
2. If the participant has at least 1 year of creditable service, but less than 2
8years of creditable service, the amount from the employer accumulation reserve shall
9equal 20 percent of the participant's accumulated required contributions.
SB27-SSA1,519,1210
3. If the participant has at least 2 years of creditable service, but less than 3
11years of creditable service, the amount from the employer accumulation reserve shall
12equal 40 percent of the participant's accumulated required contributions.
SB27-SSA1,519,1513
4. If the participant has at least 3 years of creditable service, but less than 4
14years of creditable service, the amount from the employer accumulation reserve shall
15equal 60 percent of the participant's accumulated required contributions.
SB27-SSA1,519,1816
5. If the participant has at least 4 years of creditable service, but less than 5
17years of creditable service, the amount from the employer accumulation reserve shall
18equal 80 percent of the participant's accumulated required contributions.
SB27-SSA1,520,721
40.51
(7) (a) Any employer, other than the state, may offer to all of its employees
22a health care coverage plan through a program offered by the group insurance board.
23Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1), the department may by rule
24establish different eligibility standards or contribution requirements for such
25employees and employers and may by rule limit the categories of employers, other
1than the state, which may be included as participating employers under this
2subchapter. Beginning on January 1, 2012, except as otherwise provided in a
3collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111
and except as provided
4in par. (b), an employer may not offer a health care coverage plan to its employees
5under this subsection if the employer pays more than 88 percent of the average
6premium cost of plans offered in any tier with the lowest employee premium cost
7under this subsection.
SB27-SSA1,520,159
40.51
(7) (b) 1. A municipal employer shall pay, on behalf of a nonrepresented
10law enforcement or fire fighting managerial employee, who was initially employed
11by the municipal employer before the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
12inserts date], the same percentage under par. (a) that is paid by the municipal
13employer for represented law enforcement or fire fighting personnel who were
14initially employed by the municipal employer before the effective date of this
15subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
SB27-SSA1,521,216
2. A municipal employer shall pay, on behalf of a represented law enforcement
17or fire fighting employee, who was initially employed by the municipal employer
18before the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and who on or after
19the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], became employed in a
20nonrepresented law enforcement or fire fighting managerial position with the same
21municipal employer, or a successor municipal employer in the event of a combined
22department that is created on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB
23inserts date], the same percentage under par. (a) that is paid by the municipal
24employer for represented law enforcement or fire fighting personnel who were
1initially employed by the municipal employer before the effective date of this
2subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
SB27-SSA1,521,114
40.55
(1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group
5insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state
6annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office
7of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under
8contracts established by the group insurance board
if the insurer requests that the
9policy be offered and the. The state shall also allow an eligible employee or a state
10annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse, domestic partner, or
11parent.
SB27-SSA1,521,1613
40.62
(2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
14of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of
15ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 49.825 (4) (d)
and (5) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2),
16233.10,
238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).
SB27-SSA1, s. 644
17Section
644. 40.95 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,521,1918
40.95
(1) (a) 1. The employee accrues accumulated unused sick leave under s.
1913.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10
, 238.04 (8), or 757.02 (5).
SB27-SSA1, s. 645
20Section
645. 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,521,2321
41.11
(1g) (b) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the
department of
22commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the
23following for each economic development program administered by the department:
SB27-SSA1, s. 646
24Section
646. 41.11 (1r) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,522,2
141.11
(1r) (title)
Economic development assistance coordination and
2reporting.
SB27-SSA1, s. 647
3Section
647. 41.11 (1r) of the statutes is renumbered 41.11 (1r) (b) and
4amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,522,125
41.11
(1r) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit
6to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees
7of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
8development programs, as defined in sub. (1g) (a), administered by the department.
9The report shall include all of the information required under s.
560.01 (2) (am) 10238.07 (2). The department shall collaborate with the
department of commerce 11Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the
12public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
SB27-SSA1,522,1514
41.11
(1r) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development
15assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
SB27-SSA1,522,1917
41.11
(6) (c) In each biennium, at least $50,000
for grants to America's Black
18Holocaust Museum in the city of Milwaukee to conduct or contract for marketing to
19promote multicultural events taking place in Wisconsin.
SB27-SSA1,522,2321
41.11
(6) (d) In each biennium, at least $200,000 for grants to the Milwaukee
22Public Museum
for Native American to promote exhibits and activities
at the
23Milwaukee Public Museum.
SB27-SSA1,523,5
141.41
(4) (c) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the
2department of natural resources, the department of transportation,
the department
3of commerce, the department of administration, the state historical society, and the
4University of Wisconsin-Extension shall cooperate with and assist the board in
5matters related to its functions.
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41.41
(5) (e) Consult and cooperate with the department of agriculture, trade
8and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of
9transportation,
the department of commerce, the department of administration, the
10state historical society, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, any federally
11recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state that appoints a liaison
12representative to the board regarding the management of the Kickapoo valley
13reserve.
SB27-SSA1,523,2315
42.09
(3) (b) The board shall develop policies encouraging each private person
16entering into an agreement with the board under this subsection to agree that his
17or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 25% of the employees hired to perform
18construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform
19professional services in connection with the construction or development of those
20facilities will be minority group members, as defined in s.
560.036 16.287 (1) (f), and
21that at least 5% of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection
22with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with
23the construction or development of those facilities will be women.