AB456: Bill Text

AB456,44 Section 44. 103.503 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB456,35,11 103.503 (2) Substance abuse prohibited. No employee may use, possess, attempt to possess, distribute, deliver, or be under the influence of a drug, or use or be under the influence of alcohol, while performing the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or while performing work on a public utility project. An employee is considered to be under the influence of alcohol for purposes of this subsection if he or she has an alcohol concentration that is equal to or greater than the amount specified in s. 885.235 (1g) (d).

AB456,45 Section 45. 103.503 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB456,35,20 103.503 (3) (a) 2. A requirement that employees performing the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or performing work on a public utility project submit to random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing and to drug and alcohol testing before commencing work on the project, except that testing of an employee before commencing work on a project is not required if the employee has been participating in a random testing program during the 90 days preceding the date on which the employee commenced work on the project.

AB456,46 Section 46. 106.04 of the statutes is repealed.

AB456,47 Section 47. 109.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB456,36,19 109.09 (1) The department shall investigate and attempt equitably to adjust controversies between employers and employees as to alleged wage claims. The department may receive and investigate any wage claim that is filed with the department, or received by the department under s. 109.10 (4), no later than 2 years after the date the wages are due. The department may, after receiving a wage claim, investigate any wages due from the employer against whom the claim is filed to any employee during the period commencing 2 years before the date the claim is filed. The department shall enforce this chapter and s. 66.0903, 2013 stats., s. 103.49, 2013 stats., and s. 229.8275, 2013 stats., and s. 16.856, 2015 stats., and ss. 16.856, 103.02, 103.82, and 104.12. In pursuance of this duty, the department may sue the employer on behalf of the employee to collect any wage claim or wage deficiency and ss. 109.03 (6) and 109.11 (2) and (3) shall apply to such actions. Except for actions under s. 109.10, the department may refer such an action to the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurs for prosecution and collection and the district attorney shall commence an action in the circuit court having appropriate jurisdiction. Any number of wage claims or wage deficiencies against the same employer may be joined in a single proceeding, but the court may order separate trials or hearings. In actions that are referred to a district attorney under this subsection, any taxable costs recovered by the district attorney shall be paid into the general fund of the county in which the violation occurs and used by that county to meet its financial responsibility under s. 978.13 (2) (b) for the operation of the office of the district attorney who prosecuted the action.

AB456,48 Section 48. 111.322 (2m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB456,49 Section 49. 111.322 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB456,36,23 111.322 (2m) (d) The individual's employer believes that the individual engaged or may engage in any activity described in pars. (a) to (c) (bm).

AB456,50 Section 50. 230.13 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB456,37,3 230.13 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3) and ss. 19.36 (10) to (12) and (11) and 103.13, the director and the administrator may keep records of the following personnel matters closed to the public:

AB456,51 Section 51. 233.13 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB456,37,7 233.13 Closed records. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 19.36 (10) to (12) and (11) and 103.13, the authority may keep records of the following personnel matters closed to the public:

AB456,52 Section 52. 341.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB456,37,16 341.35 (1) Annual registration fee. In this section “municipality" means a town, village, or city and “motor vehicle" means an automobile or motor truck registered under s. 341.25 (1) (c) at a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds. The Subject to sub. (1m), the governing body of a municipality or county may enact an ordinance imposing an annual flat municipal or county registration fee on all motor vehicles registered in this state which are customarily kept in the municipality or county. A registration fee imposed under this section shall be in addition to state registration fees.

AB456,53 Section 53. 341.35 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB456,38,2 341.35 (1m) Referendum required. (a) A municipality or county that proposes to impose a registration fee under sub. (1) shall hold a referendum at a regularly scheduled election. The referendum question shall be substantially as follows: “Shall [name of municipality or county] impose an annual registration fee of [amount of registration fee] on all motor vehicles registered in this state that are customarily kept in [name of municipality or county]?” If the question submitted at the referendum is approved by a majority of the electors who vote in the referendum, the municipality or county may impose the registration fee. If the referendum question is not approved, the municipality or county may not impose any registration fee.

AB456,38,13 (b) A municipality or county that imposes a registration fee prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], shall hold a referendum at a regularly scheduled election occurring not later than the first day of the 18th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]. The referendum question shall be substantially as follows: “Shall [name of municipality or county] continue to impose an annual registration fee of [amount of registration fee] on all motor vehicles registered in this state that are customarily kept in [name of municipality or county]?” If the question submitted at the referendum is approved by a majority of the electors who vote in the referendum, the municipality or county may continue imposing the registration fee. If the referendum question is not approved, the municipality or county may not impose any registration fee.

AB456,54 Section 54. 946.15 of the statutes is repealed.

AB456,55 Section 55. 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB456,39,3 978.05 (6) (a) Institute, commence or appear in all civil actions or special proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch. 980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 70.36, 84.062 (8), 89.08, 103.92 (4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a), 946.86, 946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077, perform any duties in connection with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and 938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and appear if the district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters within chs. 782, 976 and 979 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation counsel provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s. 48.09 (6) or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the interests of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.

AB456,56 Section 56 . Nonstatutory provisions.

AB456,39,12 (1) Audit of the department of transportation. No later than September 30, 2017, the department of administration shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and the senate and assembly standing committees having jurisdiction over transportation matters a plan for issuing a request for proposals to conduct a complete and thorough operational and financial audit of the department of transportation. No later than December 1, 2017, the department of administration shall issue the request for proposals, which shall include an audit completion date of no later than August 31, 2018.

AB456,39,16 (2) Development of a new funding formula. No later than January 1, 2018, the department of transportation shall submit to the governor and the joint committee on finance a plan for developing a funding formula for regions that is based on need rather than baseline funding.

AB456,39,18 (3) Appointment of inspector general. The initial inspector general appointed under section 13.94 (3m) shall serve for a term expiring on March 1, 2023.

AB456,39,21 (4) Inspector general position authorization. There is authorized for the legislative audit bureau 1.0 FTE PR inspector general position to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.765 (3) (ka) of the statutes.

AB456,57 Section 57. Initial applicability.

AB456,40,6 (1) Elimination of prevailing wage law. The treatment of sections 16.856, 19.36 (3) and (12), 59.20 (3) (a), 66.0903 (1) (c), (f), (g), and (j), 84.062, 84.41 (3), 103.503 (1) (a), (c), (e), (fm), (g), and (j), (2), and (3) (a) 2., 106.04, 109.09 (1), 111.322 (2m) (c) and (d), 230.13 (1) (intro.), 233.13 (intro.), 946.15, and 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes first applies, with respect to a project of public works that is subject to bidding, to a project for which the request for bids is issued on the effective date of this subsection and, with respect to a project of public works that is not subject to bidding, to a project the contract for which is entered into on the effective date of this subsection.

AB456,58 Section 58. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB456,40,11 (1) Appointment of inspector general. The treatment of sections 13.94 (3m) and 20.765 (3) (ka) of the statutes and Section 56 (3 ) and (4) of this act take effect on January 1, 2018.

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