SB86-SSA1,3,17 14(3) School activities leave. (a) Subject to pars. (b) to (d) and sub. (4), an
15employee may take no more than 40 hours of school activities leave in a 12-month
16period to attend school activities relating to the employee's child, but may take no
17more than 8 of those hours in any given month.
SB86-SSA1,3,2318 (b) An employee shall use accrued vacation leave, personal leave,
19compensatory time off, or any other leave or time off that may be granted to the
20employee for purposes of school activities leave, except that an employee may not use
21sick leave or disability leave for purposes of school activities leave. An employee may
22also use unpaid leave for purposes of school activities leave, if permitted by his or her
23employer.
SB86-SSA1,4,224 (c) If more than one employee employed by the same employer at the same
25worksite is entitled to take school activities leave relating to the same child, only one

1of those employees may take school activities leave relating to that child at any one
2time, unless the employer permits otherwise.
SB86-SSA1,4,53 (d) If an employer provides all of its permanent, full-time employees with
4vacation leave that occurs at the same time, an employee may not use that accrued
5vacation leave at any other time for purposes of school activities leave.
SB86-SSA1,4,7 6(4) Notice to employer. If an employee intends to take leave under sub. (3) for
7the purpose of attending a school activity, the employee shall do all of the following:
SB86-SSA1,4,98 (a) Make a reasonable effort to schedule the activity so that it does not unduly
9disrupt the employer's operations.
SB86-SSA1,4,1110 (b) Give the employer advance notice of the activity in a reasonable and
11practicable manner.
SB86-SSA1,4,18 12(5) Documentation. When an employee returns from school activities leave,
13the employer may require the employee to provide, in a reasonable and practicable
14manner, documentation from his or her child's school stating no more than that the
15employee was attending a school activity on a specific date and at a particular time.
16The documentation shall consist of such written verification of the employee's
17attendance at the school activity as the school considers to be reasonable and
18appropriate.
SB86-SSA1,4,21 19(6) Employee benefits. No employer may reduce or deny an employment
20benefit, as defined in s. 103.10 (1) (d), that has accrued to an employee because the
21employee took school activities leave.
SB86-SSA1,4,23 22(7) Prohibited acts. (a) No person may interfere with, restrain, or deny the
23exercise of any right provided under this section.
SB86-SSA1,4,2524 (b) No person may discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any
25individual for opposing a practice prohibited under sub. (6).
SB86-SSA1,5,2
1(c) Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge or other discriminatory acts
2arising in connection with any proceeding under this section.
SB86-SSA1,5,10 3(8) Administrative proceeding. (a) An employee who believes his or her
4employer has violated sub. (7) (a) or (b) may, within 30 days after the violation occurs
5or the employee should reasonably have known that the violation occurred,
6whichever is later, file a complaint with the department alleging the violation.
7Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall investigate the complaint, shall
8attempt to resolve the complaint by conference, conciliation, or persuasion, and, if
9the complaint is not resolved, shall determine whether there is probable cause to
10believe a violation has occurred.
SB86-SSA1,5,1711 (b) The department shall waive the investigation and determination of
12probable cause of any complaint that is filed by a complainant under par. (a) at the
13complainant's request. If the department waives the investigation and probable
14cause determination, the department shall proceed with a hearing on the complaint
15as provided in par. (c). The department's waiver of an investigation and probable
16cause determination does not affect the department's right to attempt to resolve the
17complaint by conference, conciliation, or persuasion.
SB86-SSA1,5,2218 (c) If the complaint is not resolved and the department finds probable cause to
19believe a violation has occurred or waives the investigation and probable cause
20determination, the department shall proceed with notice and a hearing on the
21complaint as provided in ch. 227. The hearing shall be held within 60 days after the
22department receives the complaint.
SB86-SSA1,6,323 (d) The department shall issue its decision and order within 30 days after the
24hearing. If the department finds that an employer violated sub. (7) (a) or (b), the
25department may order the employer to take action to remedy the violation, including

1providing the requested school activities leave, reinstating an employee, providing
2back pay accrued not more than 2 years before the complaint was filed, and paying
3reasonable actual attorney fees to the complainant.
SB86-SSA1,6,7 4(9) Civil action. (a) An employee or the department may bring an action in
5circuit court against an employer to recover damages caused by a violation of sub. (7)
6after the completion of an administrative proceeding, including judicial review,
7concerning the same violation.
SB86-SSA1,6,98 (b) An action under par. (a) shall be commenced within the later of the following
9periods, or be barred:
SB86-SSA1,6,1110 1. Sixty days after the completion of an administrative proceeding, including
11judicial review, concerning the same violation.
SB86-SSA1,6,1312 2. Twelve months after the violation occurred or the department or employee
13should reasonably have known that the violation occurred.
SB86-SSA1,6,16 14(10) Posting of notice. Each employer shall post, in one or more conspicuous
15places where notices to employees are customarily posted, a notice in a form
16approved by the department setting forth employees' rights under this section.
SB86-SSA1, s. 3 17Section 3. 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
18182
, section 9, is amended to read:
SB86-SSA1,6,2219 111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any
20right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455,
21103.50, 104.12, 106.04, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, or 146.997 or ss. 101.58 to 101.599
22or 103.64 to 103.82.
SB86-SSA1, s. 4 23Section 4. 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act
24182
, section 9, is amended to read:
SB86-SSA1,7,4
1111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding
2held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28,
3103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 103.50, 104.12, 106.04, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, or 146.997
4or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.
SB86-SSA1, s. 5 5Section 5. 111.91 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB86-SSA1,7,126 111.91 (2) (f) Family leave and medical leave rights below the minimum
7afforded under s. 103.10 and school activities leave rights below the minimum
8afforded under s. 103.11
. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the employer from
9bargaining on rights to family leave or medical leave which that are more generous
10to the employee than the rights provided under s. 103.10 or from bargaining on rights
11to school activities leave that are more generous to the employee than the rights
12provided under s. 103.11
.
SB86-SSA1, s. 6 13Section 6. 111.998 (2) (c) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
14is amended to read:
SB86-SSA1,7,2115 111.998 (2) (c) Family leave and medical leave rights below the minimum
16afforded under s. 103.10 and school activities leave rights below the minimum
17afforded under s. 103.11
. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the board from
18bargaining on rights to family leave or medical leave which that are more generous
19to the employee than the rights provided under s. 103.10 or from bargaining on rights
20to school activities leave that are more generous to the employee than the rights
21provided under s. 103.11
.
SB86-SSA1, s. 7 22Section 7. 230.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB86-SSA1,8,823 230.35 (2) Leave of absence with pay owing to sickness and leave of absence
24without pay, other than annual leave and leave under s. 103.10 or 103.11, shall be
25regulated by rules of the director, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate

1from year to year. After July 1, 1973, employees appointed to career executive
2positions under the program established under s. 230.24 or positions designated in
3s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall
4have any unused sick leave credits restored if they are reemployed in a career
5executive position or in a position under s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and
6(9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e), regardless of the duration of their absence.
7Restoration of unused sick leave credits if reemployment is to a position other than
8those specified above shall be in accordance with rules of the director.
SB86-SSA1, s. 8 9Section 8. 230.35 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB86-SSA1,8,1510 230.35 (2m) An employee shall be eligible for medical or family leave under s.
11103.10 upon the expiration, extension, or renewal of any collective bargaining
12agreement in effect on April 26, 1988, which that covers the employee. An employee
13shall be eligible for school activities leave under s. 103.11 upon the expiration,
14extension, or renewal of any collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective
15date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].
SB86-SSA1, s. 9 16Section 9. 253.10 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB86-SSA1,9,2517 253.10 (3) (d) 1. Geographically indexed materials that are designed to inform
18a woman about public and private agencies, including adoption agencies, and
19services that are available to provide information on family planning, as defined in
20s. 253.07 (1) (a), including natural family planning information, to provide
21ultrasound imaging services, to assist her if she has received a diagnosis that her
22unborn child has a disability or if her pregnancy is the result of sexual assault or
23incest and to assist her through pregnancy, upon childbirth and while the child is
24dependent. The materials shall include a comprehensive list of the agencies
25available, a description of the services that they offer, and a description of the

1manner in which they may be contacted, including telephone numbers and
2addresses, or, at the option of the department, the materials shall include a toll-free,
324-hour telephone number that may be called to obtain an oral listing of available
4agencies and services in the locality of the caller and a description of the services that
5the agencies offer and the manner in which they may be contacted. The materials
6shall provide information on the availability of governmentally funded programs
7that serve pregnant women and children. Services identified for the woman shall
8include medical assistance for pregnant women and children under s. 49.47 (4) (am)
9and 49.471, the availability of family or medical leave under s. 103.10 and school
10activities leave under s. 103.11
, the Wisconsin works Works program under ss.
1149.141 to 49.161, child care services, child support laws and programs , and the credit
12for expenses for household and dependent care and services necessary for gainful
13employment under section 21 of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code.
14The materials shall state that it is unlawful to perform an abortion for which consent
15has been coerced, that any physician who performs or induces an abortion without
16obtaining the woman's voluntary and informed consent is liable to her for damages
17in a civil action and is subject to a civil penalty, that the father of a child is liable for
18assistance in the support of the child, even in instances in which the father has
19offered to pay for an abortion, and that adoptive parents may pay the costs of
20prenatal care, childbirth and neonatal care. The materials shall include
21information, for a woman whose pregnancy is the result of sexual assault or incest,
22on legal protections available to the woman and her child if she wishes to oppose
23establishment of paternity or to terminate the father's parental rights. The
24materials shall state that fetal ultrasound imaging and auscultation of fetal heart

1tone services are obtainable by pregnant women who wish to use them and shall
2describe the services.
SB86-SSA1, s. 10 3Section 10. 893.963 of the statutes is created to read:
SB86-SSA1,10,5 4893.963 School activities leave; civil remedies. Any civil action arising
5under s. 103.11 (9) (a) is subject to the limitations of s. 103.11 (9) (b).
SB86-SSA1, s. 11 6Section 11. Initial applicability.
SB86-SSA1,10,107 (1) This act first applies to an employee, as defined in section 103.10 (1) (b) of
8the statutes, who is affected by a collective bargaining agreement that contains
9provisions inconsistent with this act on the day on which the collective bargaining
10agreement expires or is extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.
SB86-SSA1, s. 12 11Section 12. Effective date.
SB86-SSA1,10,1312 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after
13publication.
Loading...
Loading...