LRB-4095/1
RAC:skg:km
1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
November 29, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Nass, F. Lasee, Goetsch,
Dobyns, Lorge, Ainsworth, Ziegelbauer, Plache, Wasserman, Lazich and
Walker. Referred to Committee on Assembly Organization.
AB712,1,2
1An Act to amend 13.121 (4) of the statutes;
relating to: accumulated unused
2sick leave program for state legislators.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a state employe in a position that is covered under the
Wisconsin retirement system (WRS) is entitled to receive paid sick leave credits as
part of his or her compensation under either the state compensation plan or pursuant
to a collective bargaining agreement. If a state employe does not use all of his or her
sick leave credits during a calendar year, he or she may accumulate this unused sick
leave from year to year in a sick leave account. If a state employe terminates covered
employment under the WRS and has attained the minimum age to begin receiving
a WRS retirement benefit, the employe's accumulated unused sick leave may be
converted, at his or her basic pay rate immediately prior to termination, to credits
for the payment of postretirement health insurance premiums under a health
insurance plan administered by the group insurance board.
This bill provides that no member of the legislature may accumulate unused
sick leave from year to year in his or her sick leave account for work performed as
a member of the state legislature on or after January 7, 1997.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB712, s. 1
3Section
1. 13.121 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB712,2,94
13.121
(4) Insurance. For the purpose of premium determinations under s.
540.05 (4) and (5) each member of the legislature shall accrue sick leave at a rate
1equivalent to a percentage of time worked recommended for such positions by the
2secretary of employment relations and approved by the joint committee on
3employment relations in the same manner as compensation for such positions is
4determined under s. 20.923
, except that for the purpose of s. 40.05 (4) (b) and (bc) no
5member of the legislature may accumulate unused sick leave from year to year in his
6or her sick leave account for work performed as a member of the legislature on or
7after January 7, 1997. This percentage of time worked shall be applied to the sick
8leave accrual rate established under s. 230.35 (2). The approved percentage shall be
9incorporated into the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1).
