Amendment AA1-AB40

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1, TO 2001 ASSEMBLY BILL 40

January 23, 2001 - Offered by Committee on Campaigns and Elections.

AB40-AA1,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB40-AA1,1,3 1. Page 1, line 2: after "officials" insert "and requiring government employers to grant time off to certain employees for service as an election official".

AB40-AA1,1,4 2. Page 1, line 3: before that line insert:

AB40-AA1,1,5 " Section 1f. 7.33 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-AA1,2,3 7.33 (4) Each Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each local governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), and each state agency shall, upon proper application under sub. (3), permit each of its employees to serve as an election official without loss of fringe benefits or seniority privileges earned for scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (3), and without loss of pay for scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (3) except as provided in sub. (5), and shall not impose any other penalty upon an employee who serves as an election official. For employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. V of ch. 111, this subsection shall apply unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.

AB40-AA1, s. 1h Section 1h. 7.33 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-AA1,2,12 7.33 (5) Any employee of the state a local governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), or state agency who obtains a paid leave of absence under sub. (4) in order to serve as an election official under s. 7.30 shall certify in writing to the head of the local governmental unit or state agency by which he or she is employed the amount of compensation that the employee receives for such service. Upon receipt of the certification, the head of the local governmental unit or state agency shall deduct that amount from the employee's pay earned for scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (2) when the employee is on a paid leave of absence.

AB40-AA1, s. 1u Section 1u. 111.93 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-AA1,2,22 111.93 (3) Except as provided in ss. 7.33 (4), 40.05, 40.80 (3), 111.91 (1) (cm), 230.35 (2d), 230.35 (3) (e) 6., and 230.88 (2) (b), if a collective bargaining agreement exists between the employer and a labor organization representing employees in a collective bargaining unit, the provisions of that agreement shall supersede the provisions of civil service and other applicable statutes, as well as rules and policies of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, related to wages, fringe benefits, hours and conditions of employment whether or not the matters contained in those statutes, rules and policies are set forth in the collective bargaining agreement.".

AB40-AA1,2,23 3. Page 1, line 3: delete " 1" and substitute "1z".

AB40-AA1,2,24 4. Page 1, line 4: before "The" insert "Elections board recommendations.".

AB40-AA1,3,1 5. Page 2, line 4: after that line insert:

AB40-AA1,3,2 " Section 2m. Initial applicability.

AB40-AA1,3,7 (1) Service as an election official. The treatment of sections 7.33 (4) and (5) and 111.93 (3) of the statutes first applies to employees who are affected by a collective bargaining agreement containing provisions inconsistent with this treatment on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires or is extended, modified, or renewed, whichever first occurs.".

AB40-AA1,3,8 (End)