JR1 AB11: Bill Text

AB11, s. 34 Section 34. 16.765 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (January 2011 Special Session Senate Bill 6), is amended to read:

AB11,19,14 16.765 (5) The head of each contracting agency and the boards of directors of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall be primarily responsible for obtaining compliance by any contractor with the nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions prescribed by this section, according to procedures recommended by the department. The department shall make recommendations to the contracting agencies and the boards of directors of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation for improving and making more effective the nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of contracts. The department shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary for the performance of its functions under this section.

AB11, s. 35 Section 35. 16.765 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (January 2011 Special Session Senate Bill 6), is amended to read:

AB11,20,2 16.765 (6) The department may receive complaints of alleged violations of the nondiscrimination provisions of such contracts. The department shall investigate and determine whether a violation of this section has occurred. The department may delegate this authority to the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation for processing in accordance with the department's procedures.

AB11, s. 36 Section 36. 16.765 (7) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (January 2011 Special Session Senate Bill 6), is amended to read:

AB11,20,16 16.765 (7) (intro.) When a violation of this section has been determined by the department, the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall:

AB11, s. 37 Section 37. 16.765 (7) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (January 2011 Special Session Senate Bill 6), is amended to read:

AB11,21,2 16.765 (7) (d) Direct the violating party to take immediate steps to prevent further violations of this section and to report its corrective action to the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation.

AB11, s. 38 Section 38. 16.765 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (January 2011 Special Session Senate Bill 6), is amended to read:

AB11,21,24 16.765 (8) If further violations of this section are committed during the term of the contract, the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation may permit the violating party to complete the contract, after complying with this section, but thereafter the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall request the department to place the name of the party on the ineligible list for state contracts, or the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation may terminate the contract without liability for the uncompleted portion or any materials or services purchased or paid for by the contracting party for use in completing the contract.

AB11, s. 39 Section 39. 16.84 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,22,11 16.84 (1) Have charge of, operate, maintain and keep in repair the state capitol building, the executive residence, the light, heat and power plant, the state office buildings and their power plants, any heating, cooling, and power plants owned and operated by the state serving those properties, the grounds connected therewith with those properties, and such other state properties as are designated by law. All costs of such operation and maintenance shall be paid from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (5) (ka) and (kb), except for debt service costs paid under s. 20.866 (1) (u). The department shall transfer moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (5) (ka) to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (5) (kc) sufficient to make principal and interest payments on state facilities and payments to the United States under s. 13.488 (1) (m).

AB11, s. 40 Section 40. 16.848 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB11,22,15 16.848 (5) This section does not apply to the sale of any state-owned heating, cooling, and power plant. Any sale of such a plant is governed exclusively by s. 16.896.

AB11, s. 41 Section 41. 16.85 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (January 2011 Special Session Senate Bill 6), is amended to read:

AB11,23,2 16.85 (2) To furnish engineering, architectural, project management, and other building construction services whenever requisitions therefor are presented to the department by any agency. The department may deposit moneys received from the provision of these services in the account under s. 20.505 (1) (kc) or in the general fund as general purpose revenue — earned. In this subsection, "agency" means an office, department, independent 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, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 52, 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.

AB11, s. 42 Section 42. 16.865 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (January 2011 Special Session Senate Bill 6), is amended to read:

AB11,23,19 16.865 (8) Annually in each fiscal year, allocate as a charge to each agency a proportionate share of the estimated costs attributable to programs administered by the agency to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (2) (k). The department may charge premiums to agencies to finance costs under this subsection and pay the costs from the appropriation on an actual basis. The department shall deposit all collections under this subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (2) (k). Costs assessed under this subsection may include judgments, investigative and adjustment fees, data processing and staff support costs, program administration costs, litigation costs, and the cost of insurance contracts under sub. (5). In this subsection, "agency" means an office, department, independent 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, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 149 or in ch. 52, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 237, 238, or 279.

AB11, s. 43 Section 43. 16.895 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,23,24 16.895 (2) (h) Periodically assess to agencies their proportionate cost of the expenses incurred by the department under this subsection and ss. 16.85 (4), 16.896 (1), 16.90, 16.91 and 16.92 in accordance with a method of apportionment determined by the department.

AB11, s. 44 Section 44. 16.896 of the statutes is created to read:

AB11,24,10 16.896 Sale or contractual operation of state-owned heating, cooling, and power plants. (1) Notwithstanding ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.705 (1), the department may sell any state-owned heating, cooling, and power plant or may contract with a private entity for the operation of any such plant, with or without solicitation of bids, for any amount that the department determines to be in the best interest of the state. Notwithstanding ss. 196.49 and 196.80, no approval or certification of the public service commission is necessary for a public utility to purchase, or contract for the operation of, such a plant, and any such purchase is considered to be in the public interest and to comply with the criteria for certification of a project under s. 196.49 (3) (b).

AB11,24,18 (2) If there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any plant that is sold under sub. (1), the department shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale of the property in the bond security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding of the debt. If the property was acquired, constructed, or improved with federal financial assistance, the department shall repay to the federal government any of the net proceeds required by federal law.

AB11,24,22 (3) Except as provided in s. 51.06 (6), if there is no such debt outstanding or there are no moneys payable to the federal government, or if the net proceeds exceed the amount required to be deposited or paid under sub. (2), the department shall deposit the net proceeds or remaining net proceeds in the budget stabilization fund.

AB11,25,7 (4) If the department sells or contracts for the operation of any state-owned heating, cooling, and power plant under sub. (1), the department may attach such conditions to the sale or contract as it finds to be in the best interest of the state. Any such contract shall provide that, unless otherwise expressly agreed between the parties, the purchaser or contractor will continue to operate the plant and keep it in good repair, and will continue to provide adequate and sufficient heating, cooling, and power to meet the state's current and future needs. Any such contract shall also require the purchaser or contractor to submit to the jurisdiction of the public service commission under ch. 196 if the commission determines to regulate the purchaser or contractor as a public utility under s. 196.025 (7).

AB11,25,9 (5) (a) In this subsection, "state agency" has the meaning given under s. 20.001 (1).

AB11,25,20 (b) Notwithstanding s. 16.50 (1), the secretary shall require submission of expenditure estimates under s. 16.50 (2) for each state agency that proposes to expend moneys from any appropriation for the operation of a state-owned heating, cooling, and power plant during any fiscal biennium in which the plant is sold or in which the department contracts for operation of the plant. Notwithstanding s. 16.50 (2), the secretary shall disapprove any such estimate for any period during which that plant is owned or operated by a private entity. The secretary may then require the use of the amounts of any disapproved expenditure estimates for the purpose of purchase of contractual services relating to heating, cooling, or power for state facilities or payment of the costs of purchasing heating, cooling, or power for the state agencies or facilities for which the amounts were appropriated.

AB11,26,2 (c) If the department sells or contracts for the operation of any state-owned heating, cooling, and power plant under sub. (1), the secretary may identify any full-time equivalent positions authorized for the state agency that has operating authority for the plant, the duties of which primarily relate to the management or operation of the plant, and may decrease the authorized full-time equivalent positions for that state agency by the number of positions so identified effective on the date that the state agency no longer has operating authority for the plant.

AB11,26,10 (d) Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) to (c), the secretary may lapse or transfer to the general fund from the unencumbered balances of general purpose revenue and program revenue appropriations to any state agency, other than sum sufficient appropriations and appropriations of federal revenues, any amount appropriated to a state agency that is determined by the secretary to be allocated for the purpose of management or operation of a plant that is sold or the operation of which is contracted under sub. (1) effective on the date that the state agency to which the moneys are appropriated no longer has operating authority for the plant.

AB11,26,12 (e) The secretary shall notify the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance of any action taken by the secretary under this subsection.

AB11, s. 45 Section 45. 19.42 (10) (s) of the statutes is repealed.

AB11, s. 46 Section 46. 19.42 (13) (o) of the statutes is repealed.

AB11, s. 47 Section 47. 19.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,26,24 19.82 (1) "Governmental body" means a state or local agency, board, commission, committee, council, department or public body corporate and politic created by constitution, statute, ordinance, rule or order; a governmental or quasi-governmental corporation except for the Bradley center sports and entertainment corporation; a local exposition district under subch. II of ch. 229; a long-term care district under s. 46.2895; or a formally constituted subunit of any of the foregoing, but excludes any such body or committee or subunit of such body which is formed for or meeting for the purpose of collective bargaining under subch. I, IV, or V, or VI of ch. 111.

AB11, s. 48 Section 48. 19.85 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,27,4 19.85 (3) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize a governmental body to consider at a meeting in closed session the final ratification or approval of a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, IV, or V, or VI of ch. 111 which has been negotiated by such body or on its behalf.

AB11, s. 49 Section 49. 19.86 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,27,11 19.86 Notice of collective bargaining negotiations. Notwithstanding s. 19.82 (1), where notice has been given by either party to a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, IV, or V, or VI of ch. 111 to reopen such agreement at its expiration date, the employer shall give notice of such contract reopening as provided in s. 19.84 (1) (b). If the employer is not a governmental body, notice shall be given by the employer's chief officer or such person's designee.

AB11, s. 50 Section 50. 20.425 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,27,14 20.425 (1) (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for the purposes provided in subchs. I, IV, and V, and VI of ch. 111 and s. 230.45 (1).

AB11, s. 51 Section 51. 20.425 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,28,3 20.425 (1) (i) Fees, collective bargaining training, publications, and appeals. The amounts in the schedule for the performance of fact-finding, mediation, certification, and arbitration functions, for the provision of copies of transcripts, for the cost of operating training programs under ss. 111.09 (3), 111.71 (5), and 111.94 (3), for the preparation of publications, transcripts, reports, and other copied material, and for costs related to conducting appeals under s. 230.45. All moneys received under ss. 111.09 (1) and (2), 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b., 111.71 (1) and (2), 111.83 (3) (b), 111.94 (1) and (2), 111.9993, and 230.45 (3), all moneys received from arbitrators and arbitration panel members, and individuals who are interested in serving in such positions, and from individuals and organizations who participate in other collective bargaining training programs conducted by the commission, and all moneys received from the sale of publications, transcripts, reports, and other copied material shall be credited to this appropriation account.

AB11, s. 52 Section 52. 20.495 of the statutes is repealed.

AB11, s. 53 Section 53. 20.515 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB11,28,10 20.515 (1) (d) Health insurance and retirement studies. A sum sufficient to fund the cost of studies, including any actuarial studies and costs incurred by the department of employee trust funds, conducted under 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9115 (1) and (3). No moneys may be expended from this appropriation without the approval of the secretary of administration.

AB11, s. 54 Section 54. 20.515 (1) (ut) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,28,16 20.515 (1) (ut) Health insurance data collection and analysis and other consulting services contracts. From the public employee trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the costs of contracting for insurance data collection and analysis services under ss. 40.03 (6) (j) and 153.05 (2r) and other consulting services contracts under s. 40.03 (6) (j).

AB11, s. 55 Section 55. 20.545 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,28,23 20.545 (1) (k) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule to administer state employment relations functions and the civil service system under subchs. subch. V and VI of ch. 111 and ch. 230, to pay awards under s. 230.48, and to defray the expenses of the state employees suggestion board. All moneys received from state agencies for materials and services provided by the office of state employment relations shall be credited to this appropriation.

AB11, s. 56 Section 56. 20.545 (1) (km) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,29,11 20.545 (1) (km) Collective bargaining grievance arbitrations. The amounts in the schedule for the payment of the state's share of costs related to collective bargaining grievance arbitrations under s. 111.86 and related to collective bargaining grievance arbitrations under s. 111.993. All moneys received from state agencies for the purpose of reimbursing the state's share of the costs related to grievance arbitrations under s. 111.86 and to reimburse the state's share of costs for training related to grievance arbitrations, and all moneys received from institutions, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), for the purpose of reimbursing the state's share of the costs related to grievance arbitrations under s. 111.993 and to reimburse the state's share of costs for training related to grievance arbitrations shall be credited to this appropriation account.

AB11, s. 57 Section 57. 20.865 (1) (ci) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,29,19 20.865 (1) (ci) Nonrepresented university system senior executive, faculty and academic pay adjustments. A sum sufficient to pay the cost of pay and related adjustments approved by the joint committee on employment relations under s. 230.12 (3) (e) for University of Wisconsin System employees under ss. 20.923 (4g), (5) and (6) (m) and 230.08 (2) (d) who are not included within a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is certified under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, as determined under s. 20.928, other than adjustments funded under par. (cj).

AB11, s. 58 Section 58. 20.865 (1) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB11, s. 59 Section 59. 20.865 (1) (ic) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,30,5 20.865 (1) (ic) Nonrepresented university system senior executive, faculty and academic pay adjustments. From the appropriate program revenue and program revenue-service accounts, a sum sufficient to supplement the appropriations to the University of Wisconsin System to pay the cost of pay and related adjustments approved by the joint committee on employment relations under s. 230.12 (3) (e) for University of Wisconsin System employees under ss. 20.923 (4g), (5) and (6) (m) and 230.08 (2) (d) who are not included within a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is certified under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, as determined under s. 20.928, other than adjustments funded under par. (cj).

AB11, s. 60 Section 60. 20.865 (1) (im) of the statutes is repealed.

AB11, s. 61 Section 61. 20.865 (1) (si) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,30,15 20.865 (1) (si) Nonrepresented university system senior executive, faculty and academic pay adjustments. From the appropriate segregated funds, a sum sufficient to supplement the appropriations to the University of Wisconsin System to pay the cost of pay and related adjustments approved by the joint committee on employment relations under s. 230.12 (3) (e) for University of Wisconsin System employees under ss. 20.923 (4g), (5) and (6) (m) and 230.08 (2) (d) who are not included within a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is certified under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, as determined under s. 20.928.

AB11, s. 62 Section 62. 20.865 (1) (sm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB11, s. 63 Section 63. 20.866 (2) (xf) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,31,3 20.866 (2) (xf) Building commission; refunding tax-supported and self-amortizing general obligation debt incurred before July 1, 2011. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to refund the whole or any part of any unpaid indebtedness used to finance tax-supported or self-amortizing facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $309,000,000 $474,000,000 for this purpose. Such indebtedness shall be construed to include any premium and interest payable with respect thereto. Debt incurred by this paragraph shall be incurred before July 1, 2011, and shall be repaid under the appropriations providing for the retirement of public debt incurred for tax-supported and self-amortizing facilities in proportional amounts to the purposes for which the debt was refinanced.

AB11, s. 64 Section 64. 20.917 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,31,8 20.917 (3) (b) This subsection applies to employees in all positions in the civil service, including those employees in positions included in collective bargaining units under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, whether or not the employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

AB11, s. 65 Section 65. 20.921 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,31,11 20.921 (1) (a) 2. Payment If the state employee is a public safety employee under s. 111.81 (15r), payment of dues to employee organizations.

AB11, s. 66 Section 66. 20.921 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,31,19 20.921 (1) (b) Except as provided in ss. 111.06 (1) (c) and s. 111.84 (1) (f), the request under par. (a) shall be made to the state agency or to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority in the form and manner and contain the directions and information prescribed by each state agency or by the authority. The request may be withdrawn or the amount paid to the payee may be changed by notifying the state agency or the authority to that effect, but no such withdrawal or change shall affect a payroll certification already prepared.

AB11, s. 67 Section 67. 20.923 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,31,25 20.923 (6) Salaries set by appointing authorities. (intro.) Salaries for the following positions may be set by the appointing authority, subject to restrictions otherwise set forth in the statutes and the compensation plan under s. 230.12, except where the salaries are a subject of bargaining with a certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91 or 111.998:

AB11, s. 68 Section 68. 20.923 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,32,8 20.923 (8) Deputies. Salaries for deputies appointed pursuant to ss. 13.94 (3) (b), 15.04 (2), 230.04 (16), and 551.601 (1) shall be set by the appointing authority. The salary shall not exceed the maximum of the salary range one range below the salary range of the executive salary group to which the department or agency head is assigned. The positions of assistant secretary of state, assistant state treasurer and associate director of the historical society shall be treated as unclassified deputies for pay purposes under this subsection.

AB11, s. 69 Section 69. 20.928 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,32,16 20.928 (1) Each state agency head shall certify to the department of administration, at such time and in such manner as the secretary of administration prescribes, the sum of money needed by the state agency from the appropriations under s. 20.865 (1) (c), (ci), (cm), (cj), (d), (i), (ic), (im), (j), (s), (si), (sm), and (t). Upon receipt of the certifications together with such additional information as the secretary of administration prescribes, the secretary shall determine the amounts required from the respective appropriations to supplement state agency budgets.

AB11, s. 70 Section 70. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,33,22 36.09 (1) (j) Except where such matters are a subject of bargaining with a certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91 or 111.998, the board shall establish salaries for persons not in the classified staff prior to July 1 of each year for the next fiscal year, and shall designate the effective dates for payment of the new salaries. In the first year of the biennium, payments of the salaries established for the preceding year shall be continued until the biennial budget bill is enacted. If the budget is enacted after July 1, payments shall be made following enactment of the budget to satisfy the obligations incurred on the effective dates, as designated by the board, for the new salaries, subject only to the appropriation of funds by the legislature and s. 20.928 (3). This paragraph does not limit the authority of the board to establish salaries for new appointments. The board may not increase the salaries of employees specified in ss. 20.923 (5) and (6) (m) and 230.08 (2) (d) under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to correct salary inequities under par. (h), to fund job reclassifications or promotions, or to recognize competitive factors. The board may not increase the salary of any position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to correct a salary inequity or to recognize competitive factors. The board may not increase the salary of any position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) (ae) and (am) to correct a salary inequity that results from the appointment of a person to a position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) (ae) and (am) unless the increase is approved by the office of state employment relations. The granting of salary increases to recognize competitive factors does not obligate inclusion of the annualized amount of the increases in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) for subsequent fiscal bienniums. No later than October 1 of each year, the board shall report to the joint committee on finance and the secretary of administration and director of the office of state employment relations concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted to recognize competitive factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30.

AB11, s. 71 Section 71. 36.11 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,34,13 36.11 (1) (b) Except as provided in s. 16.896 (1) and this paragraph, the board may purchase, have custody of, hold, control, possess, lease, grant easements and enjoy any lands, buildings, books, records and all other property of any nature which may be necessary and required for the purposes, objects and uses of the system authorized by law. Any lease is subject to the powers of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority under s. 233.03 (13) and the rights of the authority under any lease agreement, as defined in s. 233.01 (6). The board shall not permit a facility that would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned land without obtaining prior approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 (12). The Except as provided in s. 16.896 (1), the board may sell or dispose of such property as provided by law, or any part thereof when in its judgment it is for the best interests of the system and the state. All purchases and sales of real property shall be subject to the approval of the building commission. The provision of all leases of real property to be occupied by the board shall be the responsibility of the department of administration under s. 16.84 (5).

AB11, s. 72 Section 72. 36.25 (13g) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB11, s. 73 Section 73. 40.02 (25) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,34,18 40.02 (25) (b) 2. Any person employed as a teaching assistant or graduate assistant and other employees-in-training as are designated by the board of regents of the university, who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis.

AB11, s. 74 Section 74. 40.02 (25) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,34,23 40.02 (25) (b) 8. Any other state employee for whom coverage is authorized under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 or under s. 230.12 or 233.10, other than an employee appointed to a limited term appointment under s. 230.26.

AB11, s. 75 Section 75. 40.02 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,35,2 40.02 (27) "Employee required contribution" means the contribution made by an employee under s. 40.05 (1) (a) 1. to 4. or for an employee under s. 40.05 (1) (b).

AB11, s. 76 Section 76. 40.03 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,35,15 40.03 (6) (c) Shall not enter into any agreements to modify or expand group insurance coverage in a manner which conflicts with this chapter or rules of the department or materially affects the level of premiums required to be paid by the state or its employees, or the level of benefits to be provided, under any group insurance coverage. This restriction shall not be construed to prevent modifications required by law, prohibit the group insurance board from modifying the standard plan to establish a more cost effective benefit plan design or providing optional insurance coverages as alternatives to the standard insurance coverage when any excess of required premium over the premium for the standard coverage is paid by the employee, prohibit the group insurance board from encouraging participation in wellness or disease management programs, or prohibit the group insurance board from providing other plans as authorized under par. (b).

AB11, s. 77 Section 77. 40.03 (6) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,35,21 40.03 (6) (j) May contract with the department of health services and may contract with other public or private entities for data collection and analysis services related to health maintenance organizations and insurance companies that provide health insurance to state employees, as well as for any other consulting services related to plans offered by the group insurance board.