AB40, s. 2403 6Section 2403. 108.02 (21e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,953,147 108.02 (21e) Professional employer organization. (intro.) "Professional
8employer organization" means any person who is currently registered as a
9professional employer organization with the department of regulation and licensing
10safety and professional services in accordance with ch. 461, who contracts to provide
11the nontemporary, ongoing employee workforce of more than one client under a
12written leasing contract, the majority of whose clients are not under the same
13ownership, management, or control as the person other than through the terms of
14the contract, and who under contract and in fact:
AB40, s. 2404 15Section 2404. 109.07 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,953,2116 109.07 (1m) (b) The department shall promptly provide a copy of the notice
17required under par. (a) to the department of commerce and to the office of the
18commissioner of insurance and shall cooperate with the department of commerce in
19the performance of its responsibilities under s. 560.15 and
with the office of the
20commissioner of insurance in the performance of its responsibilities under s. 601.41
21(7).
AB40, s. 2405 22Section 2405. 111.70 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,954,2223 111.70 (1) (a) "Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual
24obligation of a municipal employer, through its officers and agents, and the
25representative of its municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit, to meet and

1confer at reasonable times, in good faith, with the intention of reaching an
2agreement, or to resolve questions arising under such an agreement, with respect to
3wages, hours, and conditions of employment, and with respect to a requirement of
4the municipal employer for a municipal employee to perform law enforcement and
5fire fighting services under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e) and for a school district with
6respect to any matter under sub. (4) (n) and (o), and for a school district with respect
7to any matter under sub. (4) (n),
except as provided in subs. (3m), (3p), and (4) (m)
8and (mc) and s. 40.81 (3) and except that a municipal employer shall not meet and
9confer with respect to any proposal to diminish or abridge the rights guaranteed to
10municipal employees under ch. 164. The duty to bargain, however, does not compel
11either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession. Collective
12bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement reached to a written and signed
13document. The municipal employer shall not be required to bargain on subjects
14reserved to management and direction of the governmental unit except insofar as the
15manner of exercise of such functions affects the wages, hours, and conditions of
16employment of the municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit. In creating
17this subchapter the legislature recognizes that the municipal employer must
18exercise its powers and responsibilities to act for the government and good order of
19the jurisdiction which it serves, its commercial benefit and the health, safety, and
20welfare of the public to assure orderly operations and functions within its
21jurisdiction, subject to those rights secured to municipal employees by the
22constitutions of this state and of the United States and by this subchapter.
AB40, s. 2406 23Section 2406 . 111.70 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
24.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB40,955,24
1111.70 (1) (a) "Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual
2obligation of a municipal employer, through its officers and agents, and the
3representative of its municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit, to meet and
4confer at reasonable times, in good faith, with the intention of reaching an
5agreement, or to resolve questions arising under such an agreement, with respect to
6wages, hours, and conditions of employment, and with respect to a requirement of
7the municipal employer for a municipal employee to perform law enforcement and
8fire fighting services under s. 60.553, 61.66, or 62.13 (2e) and for a school district with
9respect to any matter under sub. (4) (n) and (o), except as provided in subs. (3m), (3p),
10and (4) (m) and (mc) and s. 40.81 (3) and except that a municipal employer shall not
11meet and confer with respect to any proposal to diminish or abridge the rights
12guaranteed to municipal employees under ch. 164. The duty to bargain, however,
13does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a
14concession. Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement reached
15to a written and signed document. The municipal employer shall not be required to
16bargain on subjects reserved to management and direction of the governmental unit
17except insofar as the manner of exercise of such functions affects the wages, hours,
18and conditions of employment of the municipal employees in a collective bargaining
19unit. In creating this subchapter the legislature recognizes that the municipal
20employer must exercise its powers and responsibilities to act for the government and
21good order of the jurisdiction which it serves, its commercial benefit and the health,
22safety, and welfare of the public to assure orderly operations and functions within its
23jurisdiction, subject to those rights secured to municipal employees by the
24constitutions of this state and of the United States and by this subchapter.
AB40, s. 2407 25Section 2407. 111.70 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2408
1Section 2408. 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,957,42 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective
3bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible,
4unless otherwise required under this subchapter, avoid fragmentation by
5maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable in keeping with the size
6of the total municipal workforce. In making such a determination, the commission
7may decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employees in the same or
8several departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions, or other
9occupational groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its
10determination, the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal
11employees concerned to determine, by secret ballot, whether they desire to be
12established as a separate collective bargaining unit. The commission shall not
13decide, however, that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate
14collective bargaining unit if the group includes both professional employees and
15nonprofessional employees, unless a majority of the professional employees vote for
16inclusion in the unit. The commission shall not decide that any group of municipal
17employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes
18both craft employees and noncraft employees unless a majority of the craft employees
19vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall place the professional employees
20who are assigned to perform any services at a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001
21(1), in a separate collective bargaining unit from a unit that includes any other
22professional employees whenever at least 30% of those professional employees
23request an election to be held to determine that issue and a majority of the
24professional employees at the charter school who cast votes in the election decide to
25be represented in a separate collective bargaining unit. Upon the expiration of any

1collective bargaining agreement in force, the commission shall combine into a single
2collective bargaining unit 2 or more collective bargaining units consisting of school
3district employees if a majority of the employees voting in each collective bargaining
4unit vote to combine.
Any vote taken under this subsection shall be by secret ballot.
AB40, s. 2409 5Section 2409. 111.70 (4) (m) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,957,76 111.70 (4) (m) 5. The prohibition in s. 118.205 against requiring teachers
7employed by a school board to reside within the school district.
AB40, s. 2410 8Section 2410. 111.81 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,957,119 111.81 (7) (f) Instructional staff employed by the board of regents of the
10University of Wisconsin System who provide services for a charter school established
11by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm) (b) 1. e.
AB40, s. 2411 12Section 2411. 111.81 (7) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,957,1813 111.81 (7) (h) Staff appointed by the Board of Trustees of the University of
14Wisconsin-Madison except faculty, academic staff, limited term employees,
15sessional employees, project employees, supervisors, management, persons who are
16privy to confidential matters affecting the employer-employee relationship, persons
17whose employment is a necessary part of their training, student assistants, and
18student hourly help.
AB40, s. 2412 19Section 2412. 111.81 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,957,2120 111.81 (8) "Employer" means the state of Wisconsin , or, with respect to the
21employees under sub. (7) (h), the University of Wisconsin-Madison
.
AB40, s. 2413 22Section 2413. 111.81 (15m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,958,823 111.81 (15m) "Program assistant" or "project assistant" means a graduate
24student enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or at the University of
25Wisconsin-Madison
who is assigned to conduct research, training, administrative

1responsibilities or other academic or academic support projects or programs, except
2regular preparation of instructional materials for courses or manual or clerical
3assignments, under the supervision of a member of the faculty or academic staff, as
4defined in s. 36.05 (1) or (8) or 37.01 (5), primarily for the benefit of the university,
5faculty or academic staff supervisor or a granting agency. "Project assistant" or
6"program assistant" does not include a graduate student who does work which is
7primarily for the benefit of the student's own learning and research and which is
8independent or self-directed.
AB40, s. 2414 9Section 2414. 111.81 (17m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,958,1710 111.81 (17m) "Research assistant" means a graduate student enrolled in the
11University of Wisconsin System or at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who is
12receiving a stipend to conduct research that is primarily for the benefit of the
13student's own learning and research and which is independent or self-directed, but
14does not include students provided fellowships, scholarships, or traineeships which
15are distributed through other titles such as advanced opportunity fellow, fellow,
16scholar, or trainee, and does not include students with either an F-1 or a J-1 visa
17issued by the federal department of state.
AB40, s. 2415 18Section 2415. 111.81 (19m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,958,2319 111.81 (19m) "Teaching assistant" means a graduate student enrolled in the
20University of Wisconsin System or at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who is
21regularly assigned teaching and related responsibilities, other than manual or
22clerical responsibilities, under the supervision of a member of the faculty as defined
23in s. 36.05 (8) or 37.01 (5).
AB40, s. 2416 24Section 2416. 111.815 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,960,4
1111.815 (1) In the furtherance of this subchapter, the state shall be considered
2as a single employer and employment relations policies and practices throughout the
3state service shall be as consistent as practicable. The office shall negotiate and
4administer collective bargaining agreements except that the department of health
5services, subject to the approval of the federal centers for medicare and medicaid
6services to use collective bargaining as the method of setting rates for
7reimbursement of home care providers, shall negotiate and administer collective
8bargaining agreements entered into with the collective bargaining unit specified in
9s. 111.825 (2g). To coordinate the employer position in the negotiation of agreements,
10the office, or the department of health services with regard to collective bargaining
11agreements entered into with the collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825
12(2g), shall maintain close liaison with the legislature relative to the negotiation of
13agreements and the fiscal ramifications of those agreements. Except with respect
14to the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1g), (1m), (2) (f), and (2g),
15the office is responsible for the employer functions of the executive branch under this
16subchapter, and shall coordinate its collective bargaining activities with operating
17state agencies on matters of agency concern. The legislative branch shall act upon
18those portions of tentative agreements negotiated by the office that require
19legislative action. With respect to the collective bargaining units specified in s.
20111.825 (1g), the University of Wisconsin-Madison is responsible for the employer
21functions under this subchapter.
With respect to the collective bargaining units
22specified in s. 111.825 (1m), the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board
23is responsible for the employer functions under this subchapter. With respect to the
24collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (2) (f), the governing board of the
25charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm) (b) 1. e. is responsible

1for the employer functions under this subchapter. With respect to the collective
2bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (2g), the department of health services is
3responsible for the employer functions of the executive branch under this
4subchapter.
AB40, s. 2417 5Section 2417. 111.815 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,960,126 111.815 (2) In the furtherance of the policy under s. 111.80 (4), the director of
7the office shall, together with the appointing authorities or their representatives,
8represent the state in its responsibility as an employer under this subchapter except
9with respect to negotiations in the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825
10(1g), (1m), (2) (f), and (2g). The director of the office shall establish and maintain,
11wherever practicable, consistent employment relations policies and practices
12throughout the state service.
AB40, s. 2418 13Section 2418. 111.825 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,960,1614 111.825 (1g) Collective bargaining units at the University of
15Wisconsin-Madison are structured with one or more collective bargaining units for
16each of the following groups:
AB40,960,1817 (a) Program assistants; project assistants; and teaching assistants of the
18University of Wisconsin-Madison.
AB40,960,1919 (b) Research assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
AB40,960,2020 (c) Employees under s. 111.81 (7) (h) who are not included under par. (a) or (b).
AB40, s. 2419 21Section 2419. 111.825 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,960,2322 111.825 (2) (a) The program, project and teaching assistants of the University
23of Wisconsin-Madison and
the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
AB40, s. 2420 24Section 2420. 111.825 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,961,3
1111.825 (2) (f) Instructional staff employed by the board of regents of the
2University of Wisconsin System who provide services for a charter school established
3by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm) (b) 1. e.
AB40, s. 2421 4Section 2421. 111.825 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,961,65 111.825 (2) (g) Research assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
6and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
AB40, s. 2422 7Section 2422. 111.825 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,961,98 111.825 (3) The commission shall assign employees to the appropriate
9collective bargaining units set forth in subs. (1), (1g), (1m), (2), and (2g).
AB40, s. 2423 10Section 2423. 111.825 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,961,1811 111.825 (4) Any labor organization may petition for recognition as the exclusive
12representative of a collective bargaining unit specified in sub. (1), (1g), (1m), (2), or
13(2g) in accordance with the election procedures set forth in s. 111.83, provided the
14petition is accompanied by a 30% showing of interest in the form of signed
15authorization cards. Each additional labor organization seeking to appear on the
16ballot shall file petitions within 60 days of the date of filing of the original petition
17and prove, through signed authorization cards, that at least 10% of the employees
18in the collective bargaining unit want it to be their representative.
AB40, s. 2424 19Section 2424. 111.84 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,962,220 111.84 (2) (c) To refuse to bargain collectively on matters set forth in s. 111.91
21(1) with the duly authorized officer or agent of the employer which is the recognized
22or certified exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees specified in
23s. 111.81 (7) (a) in an appropriate collective bargaining unit or with the certified
24exclusive collective bargaining representative of employees specified in s. 111.81 (7)
25(b) to (g) (h) in an appropriate collective bargaining unit. Such refusal to bargain

1shall include, but not be limited to, the refusal to execute a collective bargaining
2agreement previously orally agreed upon.
AB40, s. 2425 3Section 2425. 111.91 (2) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,962,54 111.91 (2) (n) The provision to employees of the health insurance coverage
5required under s. 632.895 (11) to (14), (16), and (16m) and (17).
AB40, s. 2426 6Section 2426. 111.915 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,962,13 7111.915 Labor proposals. The Except with respect to a collective bargaining
8unit specified in s. 111.825 (1g), the
director of the office shall notify and consult with
9the joint committee on employment relations, in such form and detail as the
10committee requests, regarding substantial changes in wages, employee benefits,
11personnel management, and program policy contract provisions to be included in any
12contract proposal to be offered to any labor organization by the state or to be agreed
13to by the state before such proposal is actually offered or accepted.
AB40, s. 2427 14Section 2427. 111.92 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,962,1815 111.92 (1) (am) Any tentative agreement reached between the University of
16Wisconsin-Madison, acting for the state, and any labor organization representing a
17collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (1g) shall, after official ratification
18by the labor organization, be executed by the parties.
AB40, s. 2428 19Section 2428. 111.92 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,962,2520 111.92 (1) (c) Any tentative agreement reached between the governing board
21of the a charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm) (b) 1. e., acting
22for the state, and any labor organization representing a collective bargaining unit
23specified in s. 111.825 (2) (f) shall, after official ratification by the labor organization
24and approval by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, be executed
25by the parties.
AB40, s. 2429
1Section 2429. 111.93 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,963,72 111.93 (2) All civil service and other applicable statutes concerning wages,
3fringe benefits, hours and conditions of employment apply to employees specified in
4s. 111.81 (7) (a) who are not included in collective bargaining units for which a
5representative is recognized or certified and to employees specified in s. 111.81 (7)
6(b) to (f) and (h) who are not included in a collective bargaining unit for which a
7representative is certified.
AB40, s. 2430 8Section 2430. 111.93 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,963,189 111.93 (3) Except as provided in ss. 7.33 (4), 40.05, 40.80 (3), 111.91 (1) (cm),
10230.35 (2d) and (3) (e) 6., and 230.88 (2) (b), if a collective bargaining agreement
11exists between the employer and a labor organization representing employees in a
12collective bargaining unit, the provisions of that agreement shall supersede the
13provisions of civil service and other applicable statutes, as well as rules and policies
14of the board of regents Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and
15rules and policies of the Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
,
16related to wages, fringe benefits, hours, and conditions of employment whether or
17not the matters contained in those statutes, rules, and policies are set forth in the
18collective bargaining agreement.
AB40, s. 2431 19Section 2431. 111.935 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,964,220 111.935 (2) Notwithstanding s. 111.83 (2), the commission shall establish a
21procedure whereby research assistants may determine whether to form themselves
22into collective bargaining units under s. 111.825 (1g) (b) or (2) (g), (h), or (i) by
23authorization cards in lieu of secret ballot. The procedure shall provide that once a
24majority of research assistants have indicated their preference on the authorization

1cards to form themselves into a collective bargaining unit, the collective bargaining
2unit is established.
AB40, s. 2432 3Section 2432. 114.31 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,964,154 114.31 (6) Technical services to municipalities. The secretary may, insofar
5as is reasonably possible, offer the engineering or other technical service of the
6department, to any municipality desiring them in connection with the construction,
7maintenance or operation or proposed construction, maintenance or operation of an
8airport. The secretary may assess reasonable costs for services including services
9performed while acting as agent for a municipality. Such assessment shall include
10properly allocated administrative costs. Municipalities are authorized to cooperate
11with the secretary in the development of aeronautics and aeronautical facilities in
12this state. The department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development
13Corporation
and all other agencies are authorized and directed to make available
14such facilities and services, and to cooperate as far as possible to promote the best
15interests of aeronautics of the state.
AB40, s. 2433 16Section 2433. 114.33 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,965,617 114.33 (10) Subject to the approval of the governor under this subsection, the
18secretary may sell at public or private sale property of whatever nature owned by the
19state and under the jurisdiction of the secretary when the secretary determines that
20the property is no longer necessary for the state's use for airport purposes and, if real
21property, the real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 560.9810
. The
22secretary shall present to the governor a full and complete report of the property to
23be sold, the reason for the sale, and the minimum price for which the property should
24be sold, together with an application for the governor's approval of the sale. The
25governor shall investigate the proposed sale as he or she deems necessary and

1approve or disapprove the application. Upon approval and receipt of the full
2purchase price, the secretary shall by appropriate deed or other instrument transfer
3the property to the purchaser. The funds derived from the sale shall be deposited in
4the appropriate airport fund, and the expense incurred by the secretary in
5connection with the sale shall be paid from that fund. This subsection does not apply
6to real property that is sold under s. 16.848.
AB40, s. 2434 7Section 2434. 115.001 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,965,108 115.001 (11) School nurse. "School nurse" means a registered nurse licensed
9under s. 441.06 or in a party state, as defined in s. 441.50 (2) (j) , who also meets the
10qualifications for school nurses prescribed by the department by rule
.
AB40, s. 2435 11Section 2435. 115.01 (10) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.01 (10).
AB40, s. 2436 12Section 2436. 115.01 (10) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2437 13Section 2437. 115.28 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,965,2214 115.28 (12) Student information system. (a) Working with the office of the
15governor, establish a student information system to collect and maintain
16information about pupils enrolled in public schools, including their academic
17performance and demographic information, aggregated by school district, school,
18and teacher. Annually by May 1, the state superintendent shall submit to the
19governor a plan for the expenditure of moneys appropriated in s. 20.255 (1) (e) in the
20succeeding fiscal year. The state superintendent may not expend or encumber
21moneys appropriated under s. 20.255 (1) (e) in any fiscal year unless the governor
22approves the plan for that fiscal year.
AB40,966,223 (b) Charge a fee, on a per pupil basis, to any school district that uses the system
24under par. (a). The state superintendent may charge a fee to any other person that

1uses the system. All fees shall be credited to the appropriation account under s.
220.255 (1) (jm).
AB40, s. 2438 3Section 2438. 115.28 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,966,94 115.28 (24) Priority in awarding grants. Give priority in awarding grants to
5school boards under ss. s. 115.36 and 115.361, and in awarding grants from federal
6funds received under 20 USC 2301 to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 and 29 USC 2862
7(b) (1) (B), to programs that provide more than one of the educational services
8specified under s. 115.36, 115.361, 115.915, 118.01 (2) (d) 7. or 8. or 118.153 or 20 USC
92301
to 2471, 20 USC 4601 to 4665 or 29 USC 2862 (b) (1) (B).
AB40, s. 2439 10Section 2439. 115.28 (35) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2440 11Section 2440. 115.28 (39) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,966,1712 115.28 (39) Alcohol and other drug abuse report. By July 1, 1998, and
13biennially
Biennially by July 1 thereafter, evaluate the effectiveness of the programs
14under ss. s. 115.36 and 115.361 and submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172
15(2). To satisfy this reporting requirement as it pertains to s. 115.361, the department
16may incorporate into the report under this subsection the report required under s.
17115.361 (2).
AB40, s. 2441 18Section 2441. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2442 19Section 2442. 115.28 (46) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2443 20Section 2443. 115.28 (47) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 2444 21Section 2444. 115.297 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,966,2522 115.297 (1) (a) "Agencies" means the department, the board of regents Board
23of Regents
of the University of Wisconsin System, the Board of Trustees of the
24University of Wisconsin–Madison,
the technical college system board, and the
25Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
AB40, s. 2445
1Section 2445. 115.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,967,102 115.31 (1) (b) "Educational agency" means a school district, cooperative
3educational service agency, state correctional institution under s. 302.01, juvenile
4correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), secured residential care center for
5children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), the Wisconsin Center for the Blind
6and Visually Impaired, the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf
7and Hard of Hearing, the Mendota Mental Health Institute, the Winnebago Mental
8Health Institute, a state center for the developmentally disabled, or a private school,
9or a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian agency under contract with a school board
10under s. 118.153 (3) (c)
.
AB40, s. 2446 11Section 2446. 115.33 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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