Amendment SA36-AB40

AB40-SA36,30,15 (4) "Department" means the department of health services.

AB40-SA36,30,16 (5) "Family Care Program" means the benefit program described in s. 46.286.

AB40-SA36,30,18 (6) "Home care provider" means an individual who is a qualified provider under s. 46.2898 (1) (f).

AB40-SA36,30,21 (7) "Medical assistance waiver program" means a program operated under a waiver from the secretary of the federal department of health and human services under 42 USC 1396n (c) or 42 USC 1396n (b) and (c).

AB40-SA36,30,23 (8) "Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly" means the program operated under 42 USC 1396u-4.

AB40-SA36,31,2 52.05 Creation and organization of authority. (1) Creation and membership of board. There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority." The members of the board shall consist of the following members:

AB40-SA36,31,3 (a) The secretary of the department of health services or his or her designee.

AB40-SA36,31,5 (b) The secretary of the department of workforce development or his or her designee.

AB40-SA36,31,6 (c) The following, to be appointed by the governor to serve 3-year terms:

AB40-SA36,31,7 1. One representative from the state assembly.

AB40-SA36,31,8 2. One representative from the state senate.

AB40-SA36,31,9 3. One representative of care management organizations.

AB40-SA36,31,12 4. One representative of county departments, under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437, selected from counties where the Family Care Program is not available.

AB40-SA36,31,13 5. One representative of the board for people with developmental disabilities.

AB40-SA36,31,14 6. One representative of the council on physical disabilities.

AB40-SA36,31,15 7. One representative of the council on mental health.

AB40-SA36,31,16 8. One representative of the board on aging and long-term care.

AB40-SA36,31,19 9. Eleven individuals, each of whom is a current or former recipient of home care services through the Family Care Program or a medical assistance waiver program or an advocate for or representative of consumers of home care services.

AB40-SA36,31,21 (3) Chairperson. Annually, the governor shall appoint one member of the board to serve as the chairperson.

AB40-SA36,32,2 (4) Executive committee. (a) The board shall elect an executive committee. The executive committee shall consist of the chair of the board, the secretary of the department of health services or his or her designee, the secretary of the department of workforce development or his or her designee, and 3 persons selected from board members appointed under sub. (1) (c) 9.

AB40-SA36,32,3 (b) The executive committee may do the following:

AB40-SA36,32,5 1. Hire an executive director who is not a member of the board and serves at the pleasure of the board.

AB40-SA36,32,6 2. Hire employees to carry out the duties of the authority.

AB40-SA36,32,7 3. Engage in contracts for services to carry out the duties of the authority.

AB40-SA36,32,9 (5) Terms. The terms of members of the board appointed under sub. (1) (c) shall expire on July 1.

AB40-SA36,32,14 (6) Quorum. A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes, notwithstanding the existence of any vacancies. Action may be taken by the board upon a vote of a majority of the members present. Meetings of the members of the board may be held anywhere within the state.

AB40-SA36,32,21 (7) Vacancies. Each member of the board shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified unless the member vacates or is removed from his or her office. A member who serves as a result of holding another office or position vacates his or her office as a member when he or she vacates the other office or position. A member who ceases to qualify for office vacates his or her office. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment to the board for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any.

AB40-SA36,32,25 (8) Compensation. The members of the board are not entitled to compensation for the performance of their duties. The authority may reimburse members of the board for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties as provided by the board.

AB40-SA36,33,3 (9) Employment of board member. It is not a conflict of interest for a board member to engage in private or public employment or in a profession or business, except to the extent prohibited by law, while serving as a member of the board.

AB40-SA36,33,7 52.10 Powers of authority. The authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter and s. 46.2898. In addition to all other powers granted the authority under this chapter, the authority may:

AB40-SA36,33,9 (1) Adopt policies and procedures to govern its proceedings and to carry out its duties as specified in this chapter.

AB40-SA36,33,11 (2) Employ, appoint, engage, compensate, transfer, or discharge necessary personnel.

AB40-SA36,33,13 (3) Make or enter into contracts, including contracts for the provision of legal or accounting services.

AB40-SA36,33,14 (4) Award grants for the purposes set forth in this chapter.

AB40-SA36,33,15 (5) Buy, lease, or sell real or personal property.

AB40-SA36,33,16 (6) Sue and be sued.

AB40-SA36,33,18 (7) Accept gifts, grants, or assistance funds and use them for the purposes of this chapter.

AB40-SA36,33,19 (8) Collect fees for its services.

AB40-SA36,33,20 52.20 Duties of authority. The authority shall:

AB40-SA36,33,23 (1) Establish and maintain a registry of eligible home care providers who choose to be on the registry for purposes of employment by consumers and provide referral services for consumers in need of home care services.

AB40-SA36,34,6 (2) Determine the eligibility of individuals for placement on the registry. For purposes of determining eligibility, the authority shall apply the criteria described in s. 46.2898 (1) (f), including any qualifying criteria established by the department under s. 46.2898 (7). The authority shall also develop an appeal process for denial of placement on or removal of a provider from the registry consistent with the terms of the medical assistance waiver programs, the Family Care Program, an amendment to the state medical assistance plan under 42 USC 1396n (j), or the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, as determined by the department.

AB40-SA36,34,11 (3) Comply with any conditions necessary for consumers receiving home care services to receive federal medical assistance funding through a medical assistance waiver program, the Family Care Program, an amendment to the state medical assistance plan under 42 USC 1396n (j), or the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.

AB40-SA36,34,14 (4) Develop and operate recruitment and retention programs to expand the pool of home care providers qualified and available to provide home care services to consumers.

AB40-SA36,34,17 (5) Maintain a list of home care providers included in a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (2g) and provide the list of home care providers to the department at the department's request.

AB40-SA36,34,20 (6) Notify home care providers providing home care services of any procedures for remaining a qualified provider under s. 46.2898 (1) (f) set forth by the department or the authority.

AB40-SA36,34,21 (7) Provide orientation activities and skills training for home care providers.

AB40-SA36,34,24 (8) Provide training and support for consumers hiring a home care provider regarding the duties and responsibilities of employers and skills needed to be effective employers.

AB40-SA36,35,3 (9) Inform consumers of the experience and qualifications of home care providers on the registry and home care providers identified by consumers of home care services for employment.

AB40-SA36,35,5 (10) Develop and operate a system of backup and respite referrals to home care providers and a 24-hour per day call service for consumers of home care services.

AB40-SA36,35,8 (11) Report annually to the governor on the number of home care providers on the registry and the number of home care providers providing services under the authority.

AB40-SA36,35,10 (12) Conduct activities to improve the supply and quality of home care providers.

AB40-SA36,35,14 52.30 Liability limited. (1) The state, any political subdivision of the state, or any officer, employee, or agent of the state or a political subdivision who is acting within the scope of employment or agency is not liable for any debt, obligation, act, or omission of the authority.

AB40-SA36,35,16 (2) All expenses incurred by the authority in exercising its duties and powers under this chapter shall be payable only from funds of the authority.

AB40-SA36,35,19 52.40 Health data. Any health data or identifying information collected by the authority is collected for the purpose of government regulatory and management functions.

AB40-SA36,73 Section 73. 59.875 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 59.875 (2) and amended to read:

AB40-SA36,36,2 59.875 (2) Beginning on July 1. 2011, in any employee retirement system of a county, except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement entered into under subch. IV of ch. 111 and except as provided in par. (b), employees shall pay half of all actuarially required contributions for funding benefits under the retirement system. The employer may not pay on behalf of an employee any of the employee's share of the actuarially required contributions.

AB40-SA36,74 Section 74. 59.875 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-SA36,75 Section 75. 62.623 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 62.623 and amended to read:

AB40-SA36,36,12 62.623 Payment of contributions in an employee retirement system of a 1st class city. Beginning on July 1, 2011, in any employee retirement system of a 1st class city, except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement entered into under subch. IV of ch. 111 and except as provided in sub. (2), employees shall pay all employee required contributions for funding benefits under the retirement system. The employer may not pay on behalf of an employee any of the employee's share of the required contributions.

AB40-SA36,76 Section 76. 62.623 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-SA36,77 Section 77. 66.0506 of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-SA36,78 Section 78. 66.0508 of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-SA36,79 Section 79. 66.0509 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-SA36,80 Section 80. 70.11 (41s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA36,36,20 70.11 (41s) Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority. All property owned by the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, provided that use of the property is primarily related to the purposes of the authority.

AB40-SA36,81 Section 81. 71.26 (1) (be) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA36,37,2 71.26 (1) (be) Certain authorities. Income of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, of the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, of the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, of the Fox River Navigational System Authority, of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and of the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority.

AB40-SA36,82 Section 82. 73.03 (68) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-SA36,83 Section 83. 77.54 (9a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA36,37,9 77.54 (9a) (a) This state or any agency thereof, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.

AB40-SA36,84 Section 84. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA36,37,20 100.45 (1) (dm) "State agency" means any office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.

AB40-SA36,85 Section 85. 109.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-SA36,38,2 109.03 (1) (b) School district and private school employees who voluntarily request payment over a 12-month period for personal services performed during the school year, unless, with respect to private school employees, the such employees are covered under a valid collective bargaining agreement which precludes this method of payment.

AB40-SA36,86 Section 86. Subchapter VI of chapter 111 of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-SA36,38,4 CHAPTER 111

AB40-SA36,38,5 SUBCHAPTER VI

AB40-SA36,38,8 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM FACULTY AND ACADEMIC STAFF LABOR RELATIONS

AB40-SA36,38,12 111.95 Declaration of policy. The public policy of the state as to labor relations and collective bargaining involving faculty and academic staff at the University of Wisconsin System, in furtherance of which this subchapter is enacted, is as follows:

AB40-SA36,38,15 (1) The people of the state of Wisconsin have a fundamental interest in developing harmonious and cooperative labor relations within the University of Wisconsin System.

AB40-SA36,38,19 (2) It recognizes that there are 3 major interests involved: that of the public, that of the employee, and that of the employer. These 3 interests are to a considerable extent interrelated. It is the policy of this state to protect and promote each of these interests with due regard to the rights of the others.

AB40-SA36,38,20 111.96 Definitions. In this subchapter:

AB40-SA36,38,23 (1) "Academic staff" means academic staff under s. 36.15, but does not include any individual holding an appointment under s. 36.13 or 36.15 (2m) or who is appointed to a visiting faculty position.

AB40-SA36,38,24 (2) "Board" means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB40-SA36,39,8 (3) "Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual obligation of the state as an employer, by its officers and agents, and the representatives of its employees, to meet and confer at reasonable times, in good faith, with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.998 with the intention of reaching an agreement, or to resolve questions arising under such an agreement. The duty to bargain, however, does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession. Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement reached to a written and signed document.

AB40-SA36,39,9 (4) "Collective bargaining unit" means a unit established under s. 111.98 (1).

AB40-SA36,39,10 (5) "Commission" means the employment relations commission.

AB40-SA36,39,13 (6) "Election" means a proceeding conducted by the commission in which the employees in a collective bargaining unit cast a secret ballot for collective bargaining representatives, or for any other purpose specified in this subchapter.

AB40-SA36,39,14 (7) "Employee" includes: