The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB30-ASA1, s. 1 1Section 1. 103.12 of the statutes is created to read:
AB30-ASA1,2,3 2103.12 Monitoring of employee computer use. (1) Definitions. In this
3section:
AB30-ASA1,2,44 (a) "Computer" has the meaning given in s. 943.70 (1) (am).
AB30-ASA1,2,55 (b) "Computer network" has the meaning given in s. 943.70 (1) (b).
AB30-ASA1,2,66 (c) "Computer program" has the meaning given in s. 943.70 (1) (c).
AB30-ASA1,2,77 (d) "Computer system" has the meaning given in s. 943.70 (1) (e).
AB30-ASA1,3,28 (e) "Employer" includes the state and any office, department, independent
9agency, authority, institution, association, society, or other body in state government

1created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including the
2legislature and the courts.
AB30-ASA1,3,43 (f) "Monitor" means to intercept, observe, review, or examine through the use
4of any electronic or other device.
AB30-ASA1,3,8 5(2) Monitoring of employee computer use. (a) Subject to sub. (3), an employer
6may not monitor an employee's use of any computer, computer program, computer
7network, or computer system owned by the employer unless the employer first does
8all of the following:
AB30-ASA1,3,169 1. Establishes a policy governing employee use of the employer's computers,
10computer programs, computer networks, and computer systems including use of
11those computers, computer programs, computer networks, or computer systems to
12access the Internet or to send or receive electronic mail, text, or instant messages.
13The policy shall include notice of all computer, computer program, computer
14network, and computer system usages that are prohibited or restricted by the
15employer and of the types of monitoring that the employer may employ to enforce
16those prohibitions or restrictions.
AB30-ASA1,3,2117 2. Provides a written notice of the policy under subd. 1. to all employees who
18may be affected by that policy. The written notice may be in either paper or electronic
19format and is required to be provided to an employee only once, except that an
20employer shall provide an additional copy of the written notice to an employee on
21request.
AB30-ASA1,4,322 (b) If an employer establishes a policy under par. (a) 1. and provides notice of
23the policy under par. (a) 2., the employer may monitor employee use of the employer's
24computers, computer programs, computer networks, and computer systems as
25provided in the policy and in sub. (3). If an employer changes its policy under par.

1(a) 1., the changed policy may not take effect until the employer provides written
2notice of the changed policy, in either paper or electronic format, to all employees who
3may be affected by the changed policy.
AB30-ASA1,4,104 (c) If an employer does not establish a policy under par. (a) 1. or establishes such
5a policy, but does not provide notice of the policy under par. (a) 2., the employer may
6not monitor employee use of the employer's computers, computer programs,
7computer networks, or computer systems, including use of those computers,
8computer programs, computer networks, or computer systems to access the Internet
9or to send or receive electronic mail, text, or instant messages, except as provided in
10sub. (3).
AB30-ASA1,4,16 11(3) Exceptions. An employer may monitor an employee's use of a computer,
12computer program, computer network, or computer system owned by the employer,
13including use of such a computer, computer program, computer network, or computer
14system to access the Internet or to send or receive electronic mail, text, or instant
15messages, without first complying with sub. (2) (a) and (b) if the monitoring is
16conducted as follows:
AB30-ASA1,4,1917 (a) In cooperation with a law enforcement agency to which the employer has
18reported a reasonable belief that an employee is suspected of engaging in any
19unlawful activity.
AB30-ASA1,4,2120 (b) In cooperating with a law enforcement agency in an investigation of any
21other unlawful activity in which an employer is suspected to have engaged.
AB30-ASA1,4,2222 (c) To comply with a court order.
AB30-ASA1,5,223 (d) To protect the employer from the misappropriation of any trade secret, as
24defined in s. 134.90 (1) (c), or other confidential business information of the employer,

1from any liability for sexual harassment in violation of s. 111.36 (1) (b) or (br), or from
2any other loss or liability.
AB30-ASA1,5,83 (e) To manage the Internet sites accessed through, or the electronic mail, text,
4or instant messages coming into or going out of, the employer's computerized
5communication system solely for the purpose of system maintenance, security, or
6protection and not for the purpose of monitoring the Internet sites accessed, or the
7electronic mail, text, or instant messages sent or received, by any particular
8employee.
AB30-ASA1,5,13 9(4) Discriminatory actions prohibited. No employer may discharge or
10otherwise discriminate against any person for opposing a practice prohibited under
11this section, filing a complaint or attempting to enforce any right under this section,
12or testifying or assisting in any action or proceeding to enforce any right under this
13section.
AB30-ASA1,5,23 14(5) Enforcement. An employee whose computer, computer program, computer
15network, or computer system use is monitored in violation of sub. (2) or who is
16discharged or otherwise discriminated against in violation of sub. (4) may file a
17complaint with the department, and the department shall process the complaint in
18the same manner as employment discrimination complaints are processed under s.
19111.39. If the department finds that a violation of sub. (2) or (4) has been committed,
20the department may order the employer to take such action under s. 111.39 as will
21effectuate the purpose of this section. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to a discharge or
22other discriminatory act arising in connection with any proceeding under this
23subsection.
AB30-ASA1, s. 2 24Section 2. 106.54 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB30-ASA1,6,3
1106.54 (8) The division shall receive complaints under s. 103.12 (5) and shall
2process the complaints in the same manner as employment discrimination
3complaints are processed under s. 111.39.
AB30-ASA1, s. 3 4Section 3. 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Acts
53 and 28, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB30-ASA1,6,96 111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any
7right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.12, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.455, 103.50,
8104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, or 146.997 or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to
9103.82.
AB30-ASA1, s. 4 10Section 4. 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
11.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB30-ASA1,6,1512 111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any
13right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.12, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455,
14103.50, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, or 146.997 or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64
15to 103.82.
AB30-ASA1, s. 5 16Section 5. 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Acts
173 and 28, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB30-ASA1,6,2118 111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding
19held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.12, 103.13, 103.28,
20103.32, 103.455, 103.50, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, or 146.997 or ss. 101.58 to
21101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.
AB30-ASA1, s. 6 22Section 6. 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB30-ASA1,7,224 111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding
25held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.12, 103.13, 103.28,

1103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 103.50, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, or 146.997 or ss.
2101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.
AB30-ASA1, s. 7 3Section 7. 111.91 (2) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
AB30-ASA1,7,64 111.91 (2) (im) Employee computer, computer program, computer network, or
5computer system use prohibitions or restrictions that provide fewer rights and
6remedies to employees than are provided under s. 103.12.
AB30-ASA1, s. 8 7Section 8. Initial applicability.
AB30-ASA1,7,118 (1) This act first applies to an employee who is affected by a collective
9bargaining agreement that contains provisions inconsistent with this act on the day
10on which the collective bargaining agreement expires or is extended, modified, or
11renewed, whichever occurs first.
AB30-ASA1, s. 9 12Section 9 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
13except as follows:
AB30-ASA1,7,1614 (1) Monitoring of employee computer use. The amendment of section 111.322
15(2m) (a) and (b) of the statutes takes effect on April 1, 2010, or on the day after
16publication, whichever is later.
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