SB44,809,12 9111.40 Civil action. (1) Any person, including the state, alleging that
10discrimination, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing has occurred may
11bring a civil action seeking such action, as described in s. 111.39 (4) (c), as will
12effectuate the purpose of this subchapter.
SB44,809,18 13(2) An action commenced under sub. (1) may be brought in the circuit court for
14the county where the alleged violation occurred or for the county where the person
15against whom the action is filed resides or has a principal place of business, and shall
16be commenced within 300 days after the alleged violation occurred. The 300-day
17statute of limitations under this subsection shall be tolled while an administrative
18proceeding concerning the same violation is pending.
SB44, s. 1966 19Section 1966. 111.70 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,810,1720 111.70 (1) (a) "Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual
21obligation of a municipal employer, through its officers and agents, and the
22representative of its municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit, to meet and
23confer at reasonable times, in good faith, with the intention of reaching an
24agreement, or to resolve questions arising under such an agreement, with respect to
25wages, hours and conditions of employment, and with respect to a requirement of the

1municipal employer for a municipal employee to perform law enforcement and fire
2fighting services under s. 61.66, except as provided in sub. (4) (m) and s. 40.81 (3) and
3except that a municipal employer shall not meet and confer with respect to any
4proposal to diminish or abridge the rights guaranteed to municipal employees under
5ch. 164. The duty to bargain, however, does not compel either party to agree to a
6proposal or require the making of a concession. Collective bargaining includes the
7reduction of any agreement reached to a written and signed document. The
8municipal employer shall not be required to bargain on subjects reserved to
9management and direction of the governmental unit except insofar as the manner
10of exercise of such functions affects the wages, hours and conditions of employment
11of the municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit and except as provided in
12sub. (4) (p)
. In creating this subchapter the legislature recognizes that the municipal
13employer must exercise its powers and responsibilities to act for the government and
14good order of the jurisdiction which it serves, its commercial benefit and the health,
15safety and welfare of the public to assure orderly operations and functions within its
16jurisdiction, subject to those rights secured to municipal employees by the
17constitutions of this state and of the United States and by this subchapter.
SB44, s. 1967 18Section 1967. 111.70 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,810,2219 111.70 (1) (b) "Collective bargaining unit" means a unit consisting of municipal
20employees who are school district professional employees or of municipal employees
21who are not school district professional employees
that is determined by the
22commission to be appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining.
SB44, s. 1968 23Section 1968. 111.70 (1) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1969 24Section 1969. 111.70 (1) (fm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1970 25Section 1970. 111.70 (1) (nc) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1971
1Section 1971. 111.70 (4) (cm) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,811,112 111.70 (4) (cm) 5. `Voluntary impasse resolution procedures.' In addition to the
3other impasse resolution procedures provided in this paragraph, a municipal
4employer and labor organization may at any time, as a permissive subject of
5bargaining, agree in writing to a dispute settlement procedure, including
6authorization for a strike by municipal employees or binding interest arbitration,
7which is acceptable to the parties for resolving an impasse over terms of any
8collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter. A copy of such agreement
9shall be filed by the parties with the commission. If the parties agree to any form of
10binding interest arbitration, the arbitrator shall give weight to the factors
11enumerated under subds. 7., 7g. and subd. 7r.
SB44, s. 1972 12Section 1972. 111.70 (4) (cm) 5s. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1973 13Section 1973. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,812,414 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. a. If in any collective bargaining unit a dispute relating to one
15or more issues, qualifying for interest arbitration under subd. 5s. in a collective
16bargaining unit to which subd. 5s. applies,
has not been settled after a reasonable
17period of negotiation and after mediation by the commission under subd. 3. and other
18settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, and
19the parties are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them over wages,
20hours, and conditions of employment to be included in a new collective bargaining
21agreement, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in
22writing, to initiate compulsory, final, and binding arbitration, as provided in this
23paragraph. At the time the petition is filed, the petitioning party shall submit in
24writing to the other party and the commission its preliminary final offer containing
25its latest proposals on all issues in dispute. Within 14 calendar days after the date

1of that submission, the other party shall submit in writing its preliminary final offer
2on all disputed issues to the petitioning party and the commission. If a petition is
3filed jointly, both parties shall exchange their preliminary final offers in writing and
4submit copies to the commission at the time the petition is filed.
SB44, s. 1974 5Section 1974. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. am. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,813,246 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. am. Upon receipt of a petition to initiate arbitration, the
7commission shall make an investigation, with or without a formal hearing, to
8determine whether arbitration should be commenced. If in determining whether an
9impasse exists the commission finds that the procedures set forth in this paragraph
10have not been complied with and such compliance would tend to result in a
11settlement, it may order such compliance before ordering arbitration. The validity
12of any arbitration award or collective bargaining agreement shall not be affected by
13failure to comply with such procedures. Prior to the close of the investigation each
14party shall submit in writing to the commission its single final offer containing its
15final proposals on all issues in dispute that are subject to interest arbitration under
16this subdivision or under subd. 5s. in collective bargaining units to which subd. 5s.
17applies
. If a party fails to submit a single, ultimate final offer, the commission shall
18close the investigation based on the last written position of the party. The municipal
19employer may not submit a qualified economic offer under subd. 5s. after the close
20of the investigation.
Such final offers may include only mandatory subjects of
21bargaining, except that a permissive subject of bargaining may be included by a
22party if the other party does not object and shall then be treated as a mandatory
23subject. No later than such time, the parties shall also submit to the commission a
24stipulation, in writing, with respect to all matters which are agreed upon for
25inclusion in the new or amended collective bargaining agreement. The commission,

1after receiving a report from its investigator and determining that arbitration should
2be commenced, shall issue an order requiring arbitration and immediately submit
3to the parties a list of 7 arbitrators. Upon receipt of such list, the parties shall
4alternately strike names until a single name is left, who shall be appointed as
5arbitrator. The petitioning party shall notify the commission in writing of the
6identity of the arbitrator selected. Upon receipt of such notice, the commission shall
7formally appoint the arbitrator and submit to him or her the final offers of the
8parties. The final offers shall be considered public documents and shall be available
9from the commission. In lieu of a single arbitrator and upon request of both parties,
10the commission shall appoint a tripartite arbitration panel consisting of one member
11selected by each of the parties and a neutral person designated by the commission
12who shall serve as a chairperson. An arbitration panel has the same powers and
13duties as provided in this section for any other appointed arbitrator, and all
14arbitration decisions by such panel shall be determined by majority vote. In lieu of
15selection of the arbitrator by the parties and upon request of both parties, the
16commission shall establish a procedure for randomly selecting names of arbitrators.
17Under the procedure, the commission shall submit a list of 7 arbitrators to the
18parties. Each party shall strike one name from the list. From the remaining 5
19names, the commission shall randomly appoint an arbitrator. Unless both parties
20to an arbitration proceeding otherwise agree in writing, every individual whose
21name is submitted by the commission for appointment as an arbitrator shall be a
22resident of this state at the time of submission and every individual who is
23designated as an arbitration panel chairperson shall be a resident of this state at the
24time of designation.
SB44, s. 1975 25Section 1975. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1976
1Section 1976. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7g. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1977 2Section 1977. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,814,53 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. `Other factors Factors considered.' (intro.) In making any
4decision under the arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, the
5arbitrator or arbitration panel shall also give weight to the following factors:
SB44, s. 1978 6Section 1978. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. hm. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,814,97 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. hm. In a school district, a determination as to which party's
8proposal best provides for a fundamental right to an equal opportunity for a sound
9basic education under article X, section 3, of the constitution.
SB44, s. 1979 10Section 1979. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. ie. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,814,1411 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. ie. Any state law or directive lawfully issued by a state
12legislative or administrative officer, body, or agency which places limitations on
13expenditures that may be made or revenues that may be collected by a municipal
14employer.
SB44, s. 1980 15Section 1980. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. ir. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,814,1716 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. ir. Economic conditions in the jurisdiction of the municipal
17employer.
SB44, s. 1981 18Section 1981. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. a. and c. of the statutes are consolidated,
19renumbered 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. and amended to read:
SB44,815,820 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. `Term of agreement; reopening of negotiations.' Except for
21the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties and except as the
22parties otherwise agree, every collective bargaining agreement covering municipal
23employees subject to this paragraph other than school district professional
24employees
shall be for a term of 2 years. No, but in no case may a collective
25bargaining agreement for any collective bargaining unit consisting of municipal

1employees subject to this paragraph other than school district professional
2employees shall
be for a term exceeding 3 years. c. No arbitration award may
3contain a provision for reopening of negotiations during the term of a collective
4bargaining agreement, unless both parties agree to such a provision. The
5requirement for agreement by both parties does not apply to a provision for
6reopening of negotiations with respect to any portion of an agreement that is
7declared invalid by a court or administrative agency or rendered invalid by the
8enactment of a law or promulgation of a federal regulation.
SB44, s. 1982 9Section 1982. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. b. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1983 10Section 1983. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8p. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1984 11Section 1984. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8s. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1985 12Section 1985. 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,816,1613 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective
14bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible,
15unless otherwise required under this subchapter, avoid fragmentation by
16maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable in keeping with the size
17of the total municipal work force. In making such a determination, the commission
18may decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employees in the same or
19several departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions, or other
20occupational groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its
21determination, the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal
22employees concerned to determine, by secret ballot, whether or not they desire to be
23established as a separate collective bargaining unit. The commission shall not
24decide, however, that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate
25collective bargaining unit if the group includes both municipal employees who are

1school district professional employees and municipal employees who are not school
2district professional employees.
The commission shall not decide , however, that any
3other group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining
4unit if the group includes both professional employees and nonprofessional
5employees, unless a majority of the professional employees vote for inclusion in the
6unit. The commission shall not decide that any group of municipal employees
7constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both craft
8employees and noncraft employees unless a majority of the craft employees vote for
9inclusion in the unit. The commission shall place the professional employees who are
10assigned to perform any services at a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), in
11a separate collective bargaining unit from a unit that includes any other professional
12employees whenever at least 30% of those professional employees request an election
13to be held to determine that issue and a majority of the professional employees at the
14charter school who cast votes in the election decide to be represented in a separate
15collective bargaining unit. Any vote taken under this subsection shall be by secret
16ballot.
SB44, s. 1986 17Section 1986. 111.70 (4) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,816,2318 111.70 (4) (p) Additional mandatory subjects of bargaining in school districts.
191. In a school district, the municipal employer is required to bargain collectively with
20respect to education policy, except that no dispute relating to an education policy
21issue is subject to interest arbitration under par. (cm) 6. unless all parties to the
22dispute agree, in writing, to make such an issue subject to interest arbitration under
23par. (cm) 6.
SB44,817,324 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., in a school district, if the municipal employer
25makes a proposal that provides that employee compensation or performance

1expectations are linked with student academic performance, the labor organization
2may include in its single final offer under par. (cm) 6. am. any proposal to meet the
3performance expectations, including a proposal affecting education policy.
SB44, s. 1987 4Section 1987. 111.81 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,817,65 111.81 (5) "Department" means the department of employment relations
6administration.
SB44, s. 1988 7Section 1988. 111.81 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,817,98 111.81 (5m) "Assistant district attorney" includes an assignable prosecutor, as
9defined in s. 978.001 (1c).
SB44, s. 1989 10Section 1989. 111.815 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1990 11Section 1990. 111.86 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,817,1812 111.86 (2) The department shall charge a state department or agency the
13employer's share of the cost related to grievance arbitration under sub. (1) for any
14arbitration that involves one or more employees of the state department or agency.
15Each state department or agency so charged shall pay the amount that the
16department charges from the appropriation account or accounts used to pay the
17salary of the grievant. Funds received under this subsection shall be credited to the
18appropriation account under s. 20.512 (1) (km) 20.505 (1) (ko).
SB44, s. 1991 19Section 1991. 111.91 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,817,2120 111.91 (2) (c) Disciplinary actions and position abandonments governed by s.
21230.34 (1) (a) (ah), (am) and (ar), except as provided in those paragraphs.
SB44, s. 1992 22Section 1992. 111.91 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,817,2323 111.91 (2) (j) Creditable service to which s. 40.25 (7) (f) 40.285 (2) (b) 4. applies.
SB44, s. 1993 24Section 1993. 114.33 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,818,14
1114.33 (10) Subject to the approval of the governor under this subsection, the
2secretary may sell at public or private sale property of whatever nature owned by the
3state and under the jurisdiction of the secretary when the secretary determines that
4the property is no longer necessary for the state's use for airport purposes and, if real
5property, the real property is not the subject of a petition under s. 16.375 560.9810.
6The secretary shall present to the governor a full and complete report of the property
7to be sold, the reason for the sale, and the minimum price for which the property
8should be sold, together with an application for the governor's approval of the sale.
9The governor shall investigate the proposed sale as he or she deems necessary and
10approve or disapprove the application. Upon approval and receipt of the full
11purchase price, the secretary shall by appropriate deed or other instrument transfer
12the property to the purchaser. The funds derived from the sale shall be deposited in
13the appropriate airport fund, and the expense incurred by the secretary in
14connection with the sale shall be paid from that fund.
SB44, s. 1994 15Section 1994. 115.28 (25) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 1995 16Section 1995. 115.28 (30) (b) 1. to 6. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB44,818,1817 115.28 (30) (b) 1. Two One full-time consultants consultant in agriculture
18education.
SB44,818,1919 2. Two One full-time consultants consultant in business education.
SB44,818,2020 3. Two One full-time consultants consultant in technology education.
SB44,818,2221 4. Two One full-time consultants consultant in family and consumer sciences
22education.
SB44,818,2323 5. Two One full-time consultants consultant in marketing education.
SB44,818,2424 6. One full-time half-time consultant in health science education.
SB44, s. 1996 25Section 1996. 115.29 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.29 (4) (a).
SB44, s. 1997
1Section 1997. 115.29 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,819,52 115.29 (4) (b) Promulgate rules establishing fees for issuing a declaration of
3equivalency of high school graduation or a general educational development
4certificate under par. (a). The rules may provide exemptions from the fees based on
5financial need.
SB44, s. 1998 6Section 1998. 115.345 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,819,137 115.345 (5) The school board may file a claim with the department for
8reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding capital equipment
9costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per meal, whichever
10is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to participants. If
11the department approves the claim, it shall certify that payment is due and the state
12treasurer
secretary of administration shall pay the claim from the appropriation
13under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).
SB44, s. 1999 14Section 1999. 115.882 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,819,21 15115.882 Payment of state aid. Funds appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (b)
16shall be used first for the purpose of s. 115.88 (4). Costs eligible for reimbursement
17from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (b) under ss. 115.88 (1m) to (3), (6) and (8),
18115.93, and 118.255 (4) shall be reimbursed at a rate set to distribute the full amount
19appropriated for reimbursement for the costs, less the amount paid by the
20department of health and family services under s. 20.435 (4) (hm) and (o) under s.
2149.45 (39) (b) 1m.
, not to exceed 100%.
SB44, s. 2000 22Section 2000. Subchapter VIII (title) of chapter 115 [precedes 115.997] of the
23statutes is created to read:
SB44,819,2424 Chapter 115
SB44,820,3
1Subchapter viii
2 technology for
3 educational achievement
SB44, s. 2001 4Section 2001. 115.997 (3p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,820,75 115.997 (3p) "Public museum" means a nonprofit or publicly owned museum
6located in this state that is accredited by the American Association of Museums or
7an educational center that is affiliated with such a museum.
SB44, s. 2002 8Section 2002. 115.997 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act
9.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44,820,1010 115.997 (4) "Telecommunications" has the meaning given in s. 22.01 16.97 (10).
SB44, s. 2003 11Section 2003. 115.999 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44,820,2512 115.999 (3m) Loan forgiveness. To the extent that sufficient moneys are
13available in the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (4) (mp) after payment of the
14administrative expenses specified in s. 20.255 (4) (mp), the department shall use 50%
15of those available moneys to forgive the repayment of loans provided to school
16districts and public library boards under this section, including loans to
17municipalities on behalf of public library boards, and 50% of those available moneys
18to reimburse s. 20.255 (4) (er) and (es) for the payment of principal and interest costs
19incurred in financing educational technology infrastructure financial assistance
20under this section and to make full payment of the amounts determined by the
21building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m). If the moneys available to forgive the
22repayment of loans provided to school districts and public library boards under this
23section, including loans to municipalities on behalf of public library boards, is
24insufficient to forgive the repayment of all of those loans, the department shall
25forgive the repayment of those loans on a prorated basis.
SB44, s. 2004
1Section 2004. 115.9995 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44,821,63 115.9995 (3) The department of public instruction shall submit an annual
4report to the department of administration on the status of providing data lines and
5video links that are requested under sub. (2) (a) and the impact on the universal
6service fund of any payment under contracts under s. 16.974 16.971 (13) to (16).
SB44, s. 2005 7Section 2005. 115.9995 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin
8Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB44,821,229 115.9995 (6) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (4) (s) or (tm), the
10department may award an annual grant to a school district or private school that had
11in effect on October 14, 1997, a contract for access to a data line or video link, as
12documented by the department. The department shall determine the amount of the
13grant, which shall be equal to the cost incurred by the state to provide
14telecommunications access to a school district or private school under a contract
15entered into under s. 16.974 (1) or (3) 16.971 (13) or (15) less the amount that the
16school district or private school would be paying under sub. (2) (d) if the school district
17or private school were participating in the program established under sub. (1), except
18that the amount may not be greater than the cost that a school district or private
19school incurs under the contract in effect on October 14, 1997. A school district or
20private school receiving a grant under this subsection is not eligible to participate in
21the program under sub. (1). No grant may be awarded under this subsection after
22December 31, 2005.
SB44, s. 2006 23Section 2006. 118.153 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,822,224 118.153 (1) (a) (intro.) "Children at risk" means pupils in grades 5 to 12 who
25are at risk of not graduating from high school because they failed the high school

1graduation examination administered under s. 118.30 (1m) (d),
are dropouts, or are
22 or more of the following:
SB44, s. 2007 3Section 2007. 118.153 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,822,104 118.153 (4) (b) Upon receipt of a school board's annual report under par. (a) the
5state superintendent shall pay to the school district from the appropriation under s.
620.255 (2) (bc), for each pupil enrolled in a program for children at risk who achieved
7at least 3 of the objectives under par. (c) in the previous school year, additional state
8aid in an amount equal to 10% of the school district's average per pupil aids provided
9under s. 20.835 (7) (a), 1991 stats., and s. 20.255 (2) (ac) and (r) in the previous school
10year.
SB44, s. 2008 11Section 2008. 118.153 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44,822,1412 118.153 (4) (c) 3. The pupil, if a high school senior, received a high school
13diploma or passed the high school graduation examination administered under s.
14118.30 (1m) (d)
.
SB44, s. 2009 15Section 2009. 118.245 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 2010 16Section 2010. 118.30 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 118.30 (1).
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