Amendment AA8-AB373

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 8, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 373

October 27, 2015 - Offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Sinicki, Hesselbein, Subeck, Berceau, Ohnstad, Pope, Hebl, Kessler, Kolste, Sargent, Johnson, Meyers, Stuck, Brostoff and Bowen.

AB373-AA8,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:

AB373-AA8,1,2 1. Page 2, line 5: before "and making" insert ", providing a criminal penalty,".

AB373-AA8,1,3 2. Page 35, line 2: after that line insert:

AB373-AA8,1,4 " Section 91s. 946.12 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB373-AA8,1,11 946.12 (6) In the capacity of a legislator or the governor, administers or threatens to administer an action in retaliation against a public employee for an action taken in the employee's official capacity, for an exercise of the employee's rights under the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution or under article I, section 3, of the Wisconsin Constitution, or for reporting of fraud, waste, or mismanagement in government if the effect of the legislator's or governor's action would be any of the following:

AB373-AA8,2,3 (a) Dismissal, demotion, transfer, removal of any duty assigned to the public employee's position, refusal to restore, suspension, reprimand, verbal or physical harassment, or reduction in base pay.

AB373-AA8,2,6 (b) Denial of education or training if the education or training may reasonably be expected to lead to an appointment, promotion, performance evaluation, or other personnel action.

AB373-AA8,2,7 (c) Reassignment.

AB373-AA8,2,9 (d) Failure to increase base pay, except with respect to the determination of a discretionary performance award.".

AB373-AA8,2,10 (End)