JR1 AB11: Bill Text

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.

AB11, s. 78 Section 78. 40.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,36,3 40.04 (2) (a) An administrative account shall be maintained within the fund from which administrative costs of the department shall be paid, except charges for services performed by the investment board, costs of medical and vocational evaluations used in determinations of eligibility for benefits under ss. 40.61, 40.63 and 40.65 and costs of contracting for insurance data collection and analysis services and other consulting services under s. 40.03 (6) (j).

AB11, s. 79 Section 79. 40.04 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,36,7 40.04 (2) (e) The costs of contracting for insurance data collection and analysis services and other consulting services under s. 40.03 (6) (j) shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.515 (1) (ut).

AB11, s. 80 Section 80. 40.05 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,36,9 40.05 (1) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in Subject to par. (b) and sub. (2n):

AB11, s. 81 Section 81. 40.05 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,36,13 40.05 (1) (a) 1. For each participating employee not otherwise specified, 5% of each payment of earnings an amount equal to one-half of all actuarially required contributions, as approved by the board under s. 40.03 (1) (e).

AB11, s. 82 Section 82. 40.05 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,36,18 40.05 (1) (a) 2. For each participating employee whose formula rate is determined under s. 40.23 (2m) (e) 2., 5.5% of each payment of earnings an amount equal to one-half of all actuarially required contributions, as approved by the board under s. 40.03 (1) (e).

AB11, s. 83 Section 83. 40.05 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,36,22 40.05 (1) (a) 3. For each participating employee whose formula rate is determined under s. 40.23 (2m) (e) 3., 6% of each payment of earnings the percentage of earnings paid by a participating employee under subd. 1.

AB11, s. 84 Section 84. 40.05 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,37,3 40.05 (1) (a) 4. For each participating employee whose formula rate is determined under s. 40.23 (2m) (e) 4., 8% of each payment of earnings the percentage of earnings paid by a participating employee under subd. 1.

AB11, s. 85 Section 85. 40.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB11,37,7 40.05 (1) (b) Except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement entered into under subch. IV or V of ch. 111, an employer may not pay, on behalf of a participating employee, any of the contributions required by par. (a).

AB11, s. 86 Section 86. 40.05 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB11, s. 87 Section 87. 40.05 (2n) of the statutes is repealed.

AB11, s. 88 Section 88. 40.05 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,37,24 40.05 (4) (a) 2. For an insured employee who is an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m. or 2c., the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the date on which the employee becomes insured. For an insured state employee who is currently employed, but who is not a limited term appointment under s. 230.26 or an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m. or 2c., the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the date on which the employee begins employment with the state, not including any leave of absence. For an insured employee who has a limited term appointment under s. 230.26, the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the first day of the 7th month beginning after the date on which the employee first becomes a participating employee.

AB11, s. 89 Section 89. 40.05 (4) (ag) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB11,38,3 40.05 (4) (ag) Except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111, the employer shall pay for its currently employed insured employees:

AB11,38,7 1. For insured part-time employees other than employees specified in s. 40.02 (25) (b) 2., including those in project positions as defined in s. 230.27 (1), who are appointed to work less than 1,566 hours per year, an amount determined annually by the director of the office of state employment relations.

AB11,38,12 2. For eligible employees not specified in subd. 1. and s. 40.02 (25) (b) 2., an amount not more than 88 percent of the average premium cost of plans offered in the tier with the lowest employee premium cost under s. 40.51 (6). Annually, the director of the office of state employment relations shall establish the amount that the employer is required to pay under this subdivision.

AB11, s. 90 Section 90. 40.05 (4) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.

AB11, s. 91 Section 91. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,39,22 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, and 757.02 (5) and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 of any eligible employee shall, at the time of death, upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor, or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be). A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1).

AB11, s. 92 Section 92. 40.05 (4) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,40,9 40.05 (4) (bw) On converting accumulated unused sick leave to credits for the payment of health insurance premiums under par. (b), the department shall add additional credits, calculated in the same manner as are credits under par. (b), that are based on a state employee's accumulated sabbatical leave or earned vacation leave from the state employee's last year of service prior to retirement, or both. The department shall apply the credits awarded under this paragraph for the payment of health insurance premiums only after the credits awarded under par. (b) are exhausted. This paragraph applies only to state employees who are eligible for accumulated unused sick leave conversion under par. (b) and who are entitled to the benefits under this paragraph pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.

AB11, s. 93 Section 93. 40.05 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB11,40,14 40.05 (4) (c) The employer shall contribute toward the payment of premiums for the plan established under s. 40.52 (3) not more than the percentage of premium paid by the employer for health insurance coverage under par. (ag) 2 the amount established under s. 40.52 (3).

AB11, s. 94 Section 94. 40.05 (4g) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: