AB456,44 3Section 44. 103.503 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB456,35,114 103.503 (2) Substance abuse prohibited. No employee may use, possess,
5attempt to possess, distribute, deliver, or be under the influence of a drug, or use or
6be under the influence of alcohol, while performing the work described in s. 66.0903
7(4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or while
8performing work on a public utility project. An employee is considered to be under
9the influence of alcohol for purposes of this subsection if he or she has an alcohol
10concentration that is equal to or greater than the amount specified in s. 885.235 (1g)
11(d).
AB456,45 12Section 45. 103.503 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB456,35,2013 103.503 (3) (a) 2. A requirement that employees performing the work described
14in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works
15or performing work on a public utility project submit to random, reasonable
16suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing and to drug and alcohol testing
17before commencing work on the project, except that testing of an employee before
18commencing work on a project is not required if the employee has been participating
19in a random testing program during the 90 days preceding the date on which the
20employee commenced work on the project.
AB456,46 21Section 46. 106.04 of the statutes is repealed.
AB456,47 22Section 47. 109.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB456,36,1923 109.09 (1) The department shall investigate and attempt equitably to adjust
24controversies between employers and employees as to alleged wage claims. The
25department may receive and investigate any wage claim that is filed with the

1department, or received by the department under s. 109.10 (4), no later than 2 years
2after the date the wages are due. The department may, after receiving a wage claim,
3investigate any wages due from the employer against whom the claim is filed to any
4employee during the period commencing 2 years before the date the claim is filed.
5The department shall enforce this chapter and s. 66.0903, 2013 stats., s. 103.49, 2013
6stats., and s. 229.8275, 2013 stats., and s. 16.856, 2015 stats., and ss. 16.856, 103.02,
7103.82, and 104.12. In pursuance of this duty, the department may sue the employer
8on behalf of the employee to collect any wage claim or wage deficiency and ss. 109.03
9(6) and 109.11 (2) and (3) shall apply to such actions. Except for actions under s.
10109.10, the department may refer such an action to the district attorney of the county
11in which the violation occurs for prosecution and collection and the district attorney
12shall commence an action in the circuit court having appropriate jurisdiction. Any
13number of wage claims or wage deficiencies against the same employer may be joined
14in a single proceeding, but the court may order separate trials or hearings. In actions
15that are referred to a district attorney under this subsection, any taxable costs
16recovered by the district attorney shall be paid into the general fund of the county
17in which the violation occurs and used by that county to meet its financial
18responsibility under s. 978.13 (2) (b) for the operation of the office of the district
19attorney who prosecuted the action.
AB456,48 20Section 48. 111.322 (2m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB456,49 21Section 49. 111.322 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB456,36,2322 111.322 (2m) (d) The individual's employer believes that the individual
23engaged or may engage in any activity described in pars. (a) to (c) (bm).
AB456,50 24Section 50. 230.13 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB456,37,3
1230.13 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3) and ss. 19.36 (10) to (12) and
2(11)
and 103.13, the director and the administrator may keep records of the following
3personnel matters closed to the public:
AB456,51 4Section 51. 233.13 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB456,37,7 5233.13 Closed records. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 19.36 (10) to (12)
6and (11) and 103.13, the authority may keep records of the following personnel
7matters closed to the public:
AB456,52 8Section 52. 341.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB456,37,169 341.35 (1) Annual registration fee. In this section “municipality" means a
10town, village, or city and “motor vehicle" means an automobile or motor truck
11registered under s. 341.25 (1) (c) at a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds.
12The Subject to sub. (1m), the governing body of a municipality or county may enact
13an ordinance imposing an annual flat municipal or county registration fee on all
14motor vehicles registered in this state which are customarily kept in the municipality
15or county. A registration fee imposed under this section shall be in addition to state
16registration fees.
AB456,53 17Section 53. 341.35 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB456,38,218 341.35 (1m) Referendum required. (a) A municipality or county that proposes
19to impose a registration fee under sub. (1) shall hold a referendum at a regularly
20scheduled election. The referendum question shall be substantially as follows:
21“Shall [name of municipality or county] impose an annual registration fee of [amount
22of registration fee] on all motor vehicles registered in this state that are customarily
23kept in [name of municipality or county]?” If the question submitted at the
24referendum is approved by a majority of the electors who vote in the referendum, the

1municipality or county may impose the registration fee. If the referendum question
2is not approved, the municipality or county may not impose any registration fee.
AB456,38,133 (b) A municipality or county that imposes a registration fee prior to the effective
4date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], shall hold a referendum at a regularly
5scheduled election occurring not later than the first day of the 18th month beginning
6after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]. The referendum
7question shall be substantially as follows: “Shall [name of municipality or county]
8continue to impose an annual registration fee of [amount of registration fee] on all
9motor vehicles registered in this state that are customarily kept in [name of
10municipality or county]?” If the question submitted at the referendum is approved
11by a majority of the electors who vote in the referendum, the municipality or county
12may continue imposing the registration fee. If the referendum question is not
13approved, the municipality or county may not impose any registration fee.
AB456,54 14Section 54. 946.15 of the statutes is repealed.
AB456,55 15Section 55. 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB456,39,316 978.05 (6) (a) Institute, commence or appear in all civil actions or special
17proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch.
18980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 70.36, 84.062 (8), 89.08,
19103.92 (4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a),
20946.86, 946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077, perform any duties in
21connection with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under
22chs. 48 and 938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and
23appear if the district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters
24within chs. 782, 976 and 979 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits
25the authority of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation

1counsel provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s.
248.09 (6) or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the
3interests of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.
AB456,56 4Section 56 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB456,39,125 (1) Audit of the department of transportation. No later than September 30,
62017, the department of administration shall submit to the joint legislative audit
7committee and the senate and assembly standing committees having jurisdiction
8over transportation matters a plan for issuing a request for proposals to conduct a
9complete and thorough operational and financial audit of the department of
10transportation. No later than December 1, 2017, the department of administration
11shall issue the request for proposals, which shall include an audit completion date
12of no later than August 31, 2018.
AB456,39,1613 (2) Development of a new funding formula. No later than January 1, 2018,
14the department of transportation shall submit to the governor and the joint
15committee on finance a plan for developing a funding formula for regions that is
16based on need rather than baseline funding.
AB456,39,1817 (3) Appointment of inspector general. The initial inspector general appointed
18under section 13.94 (3m) shall serve for a term expiring on March 1, 2023.
AB456,39,2119 (4) Inspector general position authorization. There is authorized for the
20legislative audit bureau 1.0 FTE PR inspector general position to be funded from the
21appropriation under section 20.765 (3) (ka) of the statutes.
AB456,57 22Section 57. Initial applicability.
AB456,40,623 (1) Elimination of prevailing wage law. The treatment of sections 16.856,
2419.36 (3) and (12), 59.20 (3) (a), 66.0903 (1) (c), (f), (g), and (j), 84.062, 84.41 (3),
25103.503 (1) (a), (c), (e), (fm), (g), and (j), (2), and (3) (a) 2., 106.04, 109.09 (1), 111.322

1(2m) (c) and (d), 230.13 (1) (intro.), 233.13 (intro.), 946.15, and 978.05 (6) (a) of the
2statutes first applies, with respect to a project of public works that is subject to
3bidding, to a project for which the request for bids is issued on the effective date of
4this subsection and, with respect to a project of public works that is not subject to
5bidding, to a project the contract for which is entered into on the effective date of this
6subsection.
AB456,58 7Section 58. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
8except as follows:
AB456,40,119 (1) Appointment of inspector general. The treatment of sections 13.94 (3m)
10and 20.765 (3) (ka) of the statutes and Section 56 (3 ) and (4) of this act take effect
11on January 1, 2018.
AB456,40,1212 (End)
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