SB11, s. 199 23Section 199. 111.70 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,73,1624 111.70 (3) (a) 4. To refuse to bargain collectively with a representative of a
25majority of its employees in an appropriate collective bargaining unit. Such refusal

1shall include includes action by the employer to issue or seek to obtain contracts,
2including those provided for by statute, with individuals in the collective bargaining
3unit while collective bargaining, mediation, or fact-finding concerning the terms and
4conditions of a new collective bargaining agreement is in progress, unless such
5individual contracts contain express language providing that the contract is subject
6to amendment by a subsequent collective bargaining agreement. Where the
7employer has a good faith doubt as to whether a labor organization claiming the
8support of a majority of its employees in an appropriate bargaining unit does in fact
9have that support, it may file with the commission a petition requesting an election
10to that claim. An employer shall not be deemed to have refused to bargain until an
11election has been held and the results thereof certified to the employer by the
12commission. The violation shall include, though not be limited thereby, to the refusal
13to execute a collective bargaining agreement previously agreed upon. The term of
14any collective bargaining agreement covering municipal employees who are not
15school district employees shall not exceed 3 years, and the term of any collective
16bargaining agreement covering school district employees shall not exceed 4 years.
SB11, s. 200 17Section 200. 111.70 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,74,218 111.70 (3) (a) 5. To violate any collective bargaining agreement previously
19agreed upon by the parties with respect to wages, hours and conditions of
20employment affecting municipal public safety employees, including an agreement to
21arbitrate questions arising as to the meaning or application of the terms of a
22collective bargaining agreement or to accept the terms of such arbitration award,
23where previously the parties have agreed to accept such award as final and binding
24upon them or to violate any collective bargaining agreement affecting general

1municipal employees, that was previously agreed upon by the parties with respect
2to wages
.
SB11, s. 201 3Section 201. 111.70 (3) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,74,104 111.70 (3) (a) 6. To deduct labor organization dues from an employee's or
5supervisor's
the earnings of a public safety employee, unless the municipal employer
6has been presented with an individual order therefor, signed by the municipal public
7safety
employee personally, and terminable by at least the end of any year of its life
8or earlier by the municipal public safety employee giving at least 30 days' written
9notice of such termination to the municipal employer and to the representative
10organization, except where there is when a fair-share agreement is in effect.
SB11, s. 202 11Section 202. 111.70 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 203 12Section 203. 111.70 (3) (a) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,74,1613 111.70 (3) (a) 9. After If the collective bargaining unit contains a public safety
14employee, after
a collective bargaining agreement expires and before another
15collective bargaining agreement takes effect, to fail to follow any fair-share
16agreement in the expired collective bargaining agreement.
SB11, s. 204 17Section 204. 111.70 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 205 18Section 205. 111.70 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,74,2119 111.70 (3g) Wage deduction prohibition. A municipal employer may not
20deduct labor organization dues from the earnings of a general municipal employee
21or supervisor.
SB11, s. 206 22Section 206. 111.70 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 207 23Section 207. 111.70 (3p) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 208 24Section 208. 111.70 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,75,4
1111.70 (4) Powers of the commission. (intro.) The commission shall conduct
2any election under this subsection by secret ballot and
shall be governed by adhere
3to
the following provisions relating to bargaining in municipal employment in
4addition to other powers and duties provided in this subchapter:
SB11, s. 209 5Section 209. 111.70 (4) (c) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,75,76 111.70 (4) (c) (title) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; law enforcement
7and fire fighting personnel
public safety employees.
SB11, s. 210 8Section 210. 111.70 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,75,149 111.70 (4) (c) 1. `Mediation.' The commission may function as a mediator in
10labor disputes involving a collective bargaining unit containing a public safety
11employee
. Such mediation may be carried on by a person designated to act by the
12commission upon request of one or both of the parties or upon initiation of the
13commission. The function of the mediator shall be is to encourage voluntary
14settlement by the parties but no mediator shall have has the power of compulsion.
SB11, s. 211 15Section 211. 111.70 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,75,2016 111.70 (4) (c) 2. `Arbitration.' a. Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning
17or application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement involving a
18collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee
may agree in writing
19to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator or may
20designate any other competent, impartial and disinterested person to so serve.
SB11,76,221 b. A collective bargaining agreement involving a collective bargaining unit
22containing a public safety employee
may, notwithstanding s. 62.13 (5), contain
23dispute resolution procedures, including arbitration, that address the suspension,
24reduction in rank, suspension and reduction in rank, or removal of such personnel.
25If the procedures include arbitration, the arbitration hearing shall be public and the

1decision of the arbitrator shall be issued within 180 days of the conclusion of the
2hearing.
SB11, s. 212 3Section 212. 111.70 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,76,114 111.70 (4) (c) 3. `Fact-finding.' If Unless s. 111.77 applies, if a dispute involving
5a collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee
has not been settled
6after a reasonable period of negotiation and after the settlement procedures, if any,
7established by the parties have been exhausted, and the parties are deadlocked with
8respect to any dispute between them arising in the collective bargaining process,
9either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in writing, to initiate
10fact-finding, as provided hereafter, and to make recommendations to resolve the
11deadlock., as follows:
SB11,76,1712 a. Upon receipt of a the petition to initiate fact-finding, the commission shall
13make an investigation with or without a formal hearing, to determine whether a
14deadlock in fact exists. After its investigation the commission shall certify the
15results thereof. If the commission decides that fact-finding should be initiated, it
16shall appoint a qualified, disinterested person or 3-member panel, when jointly
17requested by the parties, to function as a fact finder.
SB11,77,218 b. The fact finder appointed under subd. 3. a. may establish dates and place of
19hearings which shall be where feasible, and shall conduct the hearings pursuant to
20rules established by the commission. Upon request, the commission shall issue
21subpoenas for hearings conducted by the fact finder. The fact finder may administer
22oaths. Upon completion of the hearing, the fact finder shall make written findings
23of fact and recommendations for solution of the dispute and shall cause the same to
24be served on the parties and the commission. Cost of fact-finding proceedings shall
25be divided equally between the parties. At the time the fact finder submits a

1statement of his or her costs to the parties, the fact finder shall submit a copy thereof
2of the statement to the commission at its Madison office.
SB11,77,63 c. Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting in this subdivision prohibits
4any fact finder appointed under subd. 3. a. from endeavoring to mediate the dispute,
5in which the fact finder is involved, at any time prior to the issuance of the fact
6finder's recommendations.
SB11,77,117 d. Within 30 days of the receipt of the fact finder's recommendations under
8subd. 3. b.
, or within the time period mutually agreed upon by the parties, each party
9shall advise give notice to the other party, in writing as to its acceptance or rejection,
10in whole or in part, of the fact finder's recommendations and, at the same time,
11transmit a copy of such the notice to the commission at its Madison office.
SB11, s. 213 12Section 213. 111.70 (4) (c) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 214 13Section 214. 111.70 (4) (cm) (title), 1., 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended
14to read:
SB11,78,215 111.70 (4) (cm) (title) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; other
16personnel
general municipal employees. 1. `Notice of commencement of contract
17negotiations.' For the purpose of advising the commission of the commencement of
18contract negotiations involving a collective bargaining unit containing general
19municipal employees
, whenever either party requests the other to reopen
20negotiations under a binding collective bargaining agreement, or the parties
21otherwise commence negotiations if no such agreement exists, the party requesting
22negotiations shall immediately notify the commission in writing. Upon failure of the
23requesting party to provide such notice, the other party may so notify the
24commission. The notice shall specify the expiration date of the existing collective

1bargaining agreement, if any, and shall set forth any additional information the
2commission may require on a form provided by the commission.
SB11,78,103 2. `Presentation of initial proposals; open meetings.' The meetings between
4parties to a collective bargaining agreement or proposed collective bargaining
5agreement under this subchapter which that involve a collective bargaining unit
6containing a general municipal employee and that
are held for the purpose of
7presenting initial bargaining proposals, along with supporting rationale, shall be
8open to the public. Each party shall submit its initial bargaining proposals to the
9other party in writing. Failure to comply with this subdivision is not cause to
10invalidate a collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter.
SB11,78,1511 3. `Mediation.' The commission or its designee shall function as mediator in
12labor disputes involving general municipal employees upon request of one or both of
13the parties, or upon initiation of the commission. The function of the mediator shall
14be to encourage voluntary settlement by the parties. No mediator has the power of
15compulsion.
SB11,78,2116 4. `Grievance arbitration.' Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning or
17application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement involving a
18collective bargaining unit containing a general municipal employee
may agree in
19writing to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator
20or may designate any other competent, impartial and disinterested person to so
21serve.
SB11, s. 215 22Section 215. 111.70 (4) (cm) 5., 6., 7., 7g., 7r. and 8. of the statutes are repealed.
SB11, s. 216 23Section 216. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,79,1524 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. `Term of agreement; reopening of negotiations.' Except for
25the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties and except as the

1parties otherwise agree, every collective bargaining agreement covering general
2municipal employees subject to this paragraph shall be for a term of 2 years, but in
3no case may a collective bargaining agreement for any collective bargaining unit
4consisting of municipal employees subject to this paragraph other than school
5district employees be for a term exceeding 3 years nor may a collective bargaining
6agreement for any collective bargaining unit consisting of school district employees
7subject to this paragraph be for a term exceeding 4 years
one year and may not be
8extended
. No arbitration award may contain a provision for reopening of
9negotiations during the term of a
collective bargaining agreement , covering general
10municipal employees may be reopened for negotiations
unless both parties agree to
11such a provision reopen the collective bargaining agreement. The requirement for
12agreement by both parties does not apply to a provision for reopening of negotiations
13with respect to any portion of an agreement that is declared invalid by a court or
14administrative agency or rendered invalid by the enactment of a law or promulgation
15of a federal regulation.
SB11, s. 217 16Section 217. 111.70 (4) (cm) 9. of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 218 17Section 218. 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,81,218 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective
19bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible,
20unless otherwise required under this subchapter,
avoid fragmentation by
21maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable in keeping with the size
22of the total municipal workforce. In making such a determination, the The
23commission may decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employees in the
24same or several departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions, or other
25occupational groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its

1determination, the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal
2employees concerned to determine, by secret ballot, whether they desire to be
3established as a separate collective bargaining unit. The commission shall may not
4decide, however, that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate
5collective bargaining unit if the group includes both professional employees and
6nonprofessional employees, unless a majority of the professional employees vote for
7inclusion in the unit. The commission may not decide that any group of municipal
8employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes
9both school district employees and general municipal employees who are not school
10district employees. The commission may not decide that any group of municipal
11employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes
12both public safety employees and general municipal employees.
The commission
13shall may not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an
14appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both craft employees and
15noncraft employees unless a majority of the craft employees vote for inclusion in the
16unit. The commission shall place the professional employees who are assigned to
17perform any services at a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), in a separate
18collective bargaining unit from a unit that includes any other professional employees
19whenever at least 30% of those professional employees request an election to be held
20to determine that issue and a majority of the professional employees at the charter
21school who cast votes in the election decide to be represented in a separate collective
22bargaining unit. Upon the expiration of any collective bargaining agreement in
23force, the commission shall combine into a single collective bargaining unit 2 or more
24collective bargaining units consisting of school district employees if a majority of the

1employees voting in each collective bargaining unit vote to combine. Any vote taken
2under this subsection shall be by secret ballot.
SB11, s. 219 3Section 219. 111.70 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,81,74 111.70 (4) (d) 3. a. Whenever, in a particular case, a question arises concerning
5representation or appropriate unit, calling for a vote, the commission shall certify the
6results in writing to the municipal employer and the labor organization involved and
7to any other interested parties.
SB11,81,12 8c. Any ballot used in a representation proceeding under this subdivision shall
9include the names of all persons having an interest in representing or the results.
10The ballot should be so designed as to permit a vote against representation by any
11candidate named on the ballot. The findings of the commission, on which a
12certification is based, shall be conclusive unless reviewed as provided by s. 111.07 (8).
SB11, s. 220 13Section 220. 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b. of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,82,514 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b. Annually, the commission shall conduct an election to certify
15the representative of the collective bargaining unit that contains a general municipal
16employee. The election shall occur no later than December 1 for a collective
17bargaining unit containing school district employees and no later than May 1 for a
18collective bargaining unit containing general municipal employees who are not
19school district employees. The commission shall certify any representative that
20receives at least 51 percent of the votes of all of the general municipal employees in
21the collective bargaining unit. If no representative receives at least 51 percent of the
22votes of all of the general municipal employees in the collective bargaining unit, at
23the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement, the commission shall decertify
24the current representative and the general municipal employees shall be
25nonrepresented. Notwithstanding sub. (2), if a representative is decertified under

1this subd. 3. b., the affected general municipal employees may not be included in a
2substantially similar collective bargaining unit for 12 months from the date of
3decertification. The commission shall assess and collect a certification fee for each
4election conducted under this subd. 3. b. Fees collected under this subd. 3. b. shall
5be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i).
SB11, s. 221 6Section 221. 111.70 (4) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,82,117 111.70 (4) (L) Strikes prohibited. Except as authorized under par. (cm) 5. and
86. c., nothing
Nothing contained in this subchapter constitutes a grant of the right
9to strike by any municipal employee or labor organization, and such strikes are
10hereby expressly prohibited. Paragraph (cm) does not authorize any strike after an
11injunction has been issued against such strike under sub. (7m).
SB11, s. 222 12Section 222. 111.70 (4) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 223 13Section 223. 111.70 (4) (mb) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,82,1714 111.70 (4) (mb) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; general municipal employees.
15The municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with a collective
16bargaining unit containing a general municipal employee with respect to any of the
17following:
SB11,82,2118 1. Any factor or condition of employment except wages, which includes only
19total base wages and excludes any other compensation, which includes, but is not
20limited to, overtime, premium pay, merit pay, performance pay, supplemental
21compensation, pay schedules, and automatic pay progressions.
SB11,82,2322 2. Except as provided in s. 66.0506 or 118.245, whichever is applicable, any
23proposal that does any of the following:
SB11,83,324 a. If there is an increase in the consumer price index change, provides for total
25base wages for authorized positions in the proposed collective bargaining agreement

1that exceeds the total base wages for authorized positions 180 days before the
2expiration of the previous collective bargaining agreement by a greater percentage
3than the consumer price index change.
SB11,83,94 b. If there is a decrease in the consumer price index change, provides for total
5base wages for authorized positions in the proposed collective bargaining agreement
6that exceeds the total base wages for authorized positions 180 days before the
7expiration of the previous collective bargaining agreement decreased by a
8percentage of that expenditure that is equal to the decrease in the consumer price
9index change.
SB11, s. 224 10Section 224. 111.70 (4) (mc) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,83,1411 111.70 (4) (mc) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; public safety employees.
12(intro.) The municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with a
13collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee
with respect to any of
14the following
:
SB11, s. 225 15Section 225. 111.70 (4) (mc) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 226 16Section 226. 111.70 (4) (n) and (o) of the statutes are repealed.
SB11, s. 227 17Section 227. 111.70 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 228 18Section 228. 111.70 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 229 19Section 229. 111.70 (7m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 230 20Section 230. 111.70 (7m) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,84,421 111.70 (7m) (c) 1. a. Any labor organization that represents public safety
22employees
which violates sub. (4) (L) shall be penalized by the suspension of may not
23collect
any dues check-off under a collective bargaining agreement and or under a
24fair-share agreement between the municipal employer and such labor organization
25from any public safety employee covered by either agreement for a period of one year.

1At the end of the period of suspension, any such agreement shall be reinstated unless
2the labor organization is no longer authorized to represent the municipal public
3safety
employees covered by such dues check-off the collective bargaining
4agreement
or fair-share agreement or the agreement is no longer in effect.
SB11, s. 231 5Section 231. 111.70 (7m) (c) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 232 6Section 232. 111.70 (7m) (e) and (f) of the statutes are repealed.
SB11, s. 233 7Section 233. 111.70 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,84,138 111.70 (8) (a) This section, except subs. (1) (nm), sub. (4) (cm) and (7m), applies
9to law enforcement supervisors employed by a 1st class city. This section, except
10subs. (1) (nm), sub. (4) (cm) and (jm) and (7m), applies to law enforcement supervisors
11employed by a county having a population of 500,000 or more. For purposes of such
12application, the term terms "municipal employee" includes and "public safety
13employee" include
such a supervisor.
SB11, s. 234 14Section 234. 111.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,85,2315 111.71 (2) The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a
16complaint alleging that a prohibited practice has been committed under s. 111.70 (3).
17The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the
18commission act as an arbitrator to resolve a dispute involving the interpretation or
19application of a collective bargaining agreement under s. 111.70 (4) (c) 2. or (cm) 4.
20The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the
21commission initiate fact-finding under s. 111.70 (4) (c) 3. The commission shall
22assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission act as a
23mediator under s. 111.70 (4) (c) 1. or (cm) 3. The commission shall assess and collect
24a filing fee for filing a request that the commission initiate compulsory, final and
25binding arbitration under s. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. or (jm) or 111.77 (3). For the

1performance of commission actions under ss. 111.70 (4) (c) 1., 2. and 3., (cm) 3., and
24. and 6., and (jm) and 111.77 (3), the commission shall require that the parties to the
3dispute equally share in the payment of the fee and, for the performance of
4commission actions involving a complaint alleging that a prohibited practice has
5been committed under s. 111.70 (3), the commission shall require that the party filing
6the complaint pay the entire fee. If any party has paid a filing fee requesting the
7commission to act as a mediator for a labor dispute and the parties do not enter into
8a voluntary settlement of the dispute, the commission may not subsequently assess
9or collect a filing fee to initiate fact-finding or arbitration to resolve the same labor
10dispute. If any request for the performance of commission actions concerns issues
11arising as a result of more than one unrelated event or occurrence, each such
12separate event or occurrence shall be treated as a separate request. The commission
13shall promulgate rules establishing a schedule of filing fees to be paid under this
14subsection. Fees required to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time
15of filing the complaint or the request for fact-finding, mediation or arbitration. A
16complaint or request for fact-finding, mediation or arbitration is not filed until the
17date such fee or fees are paid, except that the failure of the respondent party to pay
18the filing fee for having the commission initiate compulsory, final and binding
19arbitration under s. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. or (jm) or 111.77 (3) shall may not prohibit the
20commission from initiating such arbitration. The commission may initiate collection
21proceedings against the respondent party for the payment of the filing fee. Fees
22collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
23s. 20.425 (1) (i).
SB11, s. 235 24Section 235. 111.71 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 236 25Section 236. 111.71 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 237
1Section 237. 111.77 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,86,7 2111.77 Settlement of disputes in collective bargaining units composed
3of law enforcement personnel and fire fighters
. (intro.) In fire departments
4and city and county law enforcement agencies municipal
Municipal employers and
5employees public safety employees, as provided in sub. (8), have the duty to bargain
6collectively in good faith including the duty to refrain from strikes or lockouts and
7to comply with the procedures set forth below following:
SB11, s. 238 8Section 238. 111.77 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,86,129 111.77 (8) (a) This section applies to law enforcement public safety employees
10who are
supervisors employed by a county having a population of 500,000 or more.
11For purposes of such application, the term "municipal employee" includes such a
12supervisor.
SB11, s. 239 13Section 239. 111.80 of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 240 14Section 240. 111.81 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,86,2415 111.81 (1) "Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual
16obligation of the state as an employer, by its officers and agents, and the
17representatives of its employees, to meet and confer at reasonable times, in good
18faith, with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (1), with respect
19to public safety employees, and to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (3),
20with respect to general employees,
with the intention of reaching an agreement, or
21to resolve questions arising under such an agreement. The duty to bargain, however,
22does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a
23concession. Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement reached
24to a written and signed document.
SB11, s. 241 25Section 241. 111.81 (3h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 242
1Section 242. 111.81 (3n) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,87,52 111.81 (3n) "Consumer price index change" means the average annual
3percentage change in the consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city
4average, as determined by the federal department of labor, for the 12 months
5immediately preceding the current date.
SB11, s. 243 6Section 243. 111.81 (7) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 244 7Section 244. 111.81 (7) (gm), (h) and (i) of the statutes are created to read:
SB11,87,98 111.81 (7) (gm) Research assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
9and University of Wisconsin-Extension.
SB11,87,1010 (h) Research assistants of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
SB11,87,1311 (i) Research assistants of the Universities of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Green Bay,
12La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout,
13Superior, and Whitewater.
SB11, s. 245 14Section 245. 111.81 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,87,2015 111.81 (9) "Fair-share agreement" means an agreement between the employer
16and a labor organization representing public safety employees or supervisors
17specified in s. 111.825 (5)
under which all of the public safety employees or
18supervisors
in a collective bargaining unit are required to pay their proportionate
19share of the cost of the collective bargaining process and contract administration
20measured by the amount of dues uniformly required of all members.
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