AB127,6,2020 b. The probability that the proposal would require service cuts.
AB127,6,2321 c. The ability of the proposal to limit any increase in fringe benefits since the
22previous adjustment to any increase in the cost of living since the previous
23adjustment.
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1d. The ability of the proposal to reflect any increase or decrease in the cost of
2living since the previous adjustment in the increase or decrease of the total
3compensation since the previous adjustment.
AB127, s. 8 4Section 8. 111.70 (4) (jm) 5. (intro.) and a. of the statutes are consolidated,
5renumbered 111.70 (4) (jm) 5. and amended to read:
AB127,7,126 111.70 (4) (jm) 5. In determining the proper compensation to be received by
7members of the police department under subd. 4., in addition to the factors under
8subd. 4w.,
the arbitrator shall utilize: a. The the most recently published U.S.
9bureau of labor statistics "Standards of Living Budgets for Urban Families,
10Moderate and Higher Level", as a guideline to determine the compensation
11necessary for members to enjoy a standard of living commensurate with their needs,
12abilities, and responsibilities; and .
AB127, s. 9 13Section 9. 111.70 (4) (jm) 5. b. of the statutes is repealed.
AB127, s. 10 14Section 10. 111.70 (4) (jm) 5b. of the statutes is created to read:
AB127,7,1715 111.70 (4) (jm) 5b. In determining the proper compensation to be received by
16members of the police department under subd. 4., the arbitrator may not consider the
17following factors:
AB127,7,1918 a. The total compensation given to employees in municipalities other than the
191st class city that is subject to the arbitration decision.
AB127,7,2020 b. Any reserve fund held by the 1st class city.
AB127, s. 11 21Section 11. 111.70 (4) (mc) 5., 6., 7. and 8. of the statutes are created to read:
AB127,8,222 111.70 (4) (mc) 5. Any requirement that the employer pay, on behalf of a public
23safety employee, the first 5.8 percent of earnings that are required to be paid as
24employee-required contributions under s. 40.05 (1) (a) 3. or 4., and the impact of this

1requirement on the wages, hours, or conditions of employment of the public safety
2employee.
AB127,8,83 6. a. The selection of a health care coverage plan, or the decision to offer a health
4savings account under 26 USC 223 instead of, or in addition to, a health care coverage
5plan, by the municipal employer for public safety employees as long as the municipal
6employer, if offering only a health care coverage plan, offers to enroll the public safety
7employees in a health care coverage plan that complies with the requirements under
8s. 40.51 (8) for health care coverage plans offered by the state.
AB127,8,189 b. If the municipal employer offers only a health care coverage plan, the
10determination by the municipal employer of the municipal employer's share of the
11premium costs for health care coverage under the plan if the municipal employer
12contributes at least 75 percent of the total cost of the coverage. If the municipal
13employer offers a health savings account under 26 USC 223 instead of, or in addition
14to, a health care coverage plan, the determination by the municipal employer of the
15municipal employer's share of premium costs for health care coverage under the plan
16and the amount contributed by the municipal employer to the health savings account
17if the municipal employer contributes at least 90 percent of the total cost of the
18coverage.
AB127,8,2319 c. The impact of the health care coverage plan or health savings account under
2026 USC 223 and the impact of the determination of the municipal employer's and the
21public safety employee's shares of premium costs or health savings account
22contributions on the wages, hours, or conditions of employment of the public safety
23employee.
AB127,9,324 7. The municipal employer's decision to permit individuals who perform
25services without payment of wages to perform services for the municipality that

1would otherwise be performed by public safety employees, or the impact of any such
2decision on the wages, hours, or conditions of employment of the public safety
3employees.
AB127,9,94 8. The municipal employer's decision to contract with any person who is not a
5public safety employee for the performance of municipal services, to contract with
6any other municipal employer for the performance of municipal services, or to
7contract with any other municipal employer to consolidate municipal services or
8units of government, or the impact of any such decision on the wages, hours, or
9conditions of employment of the public safety employees.
AB127, s. 12 10Section 12. 111.70 (4) (p) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 10,
11section 210, is renumbered 111.70 (4) (p) 1.
AB127, s. 13 12Section 13. 111.70 (4) (p) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB127,9,1713 111.70 (4) (p) 2. A municipal employer is not required to bargain collectively
14with a public safety employee a decision as to whether the employer will deduct labor
15organization dues from the earnings of a public safety employee or the impact of the
16decision on the wages, hours, or conditions of employment of its public safety
17employees.
AB127, s. 14 18Section 14. 111.77 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB127,9,2519 111.77 (3) Where the parties have no procedures for disposition of a dispute and
20an impasse has been reached, either party may petition the commission to initiate
21compulsory, final and binding arbitration of the dispute. If in determining whether
22an impasse has been reached the commission finds that any of the procedures set
23forth in sub. (1) have not been complied with and that compliance would tend to
24result in a settlement, it may require such compliance as a prerequisite to ordering
25arbitration. If after such procedures have been complied with or the commission has

1determined that compliance would not be productive of a settlement and the
2commission determines that an impasse has been reached, it the commission shall
3ensure that neither party's position requires an expenditure for total compensation
4per employee in any year of the contract that exceeds the amount spent per employee
5in the previous year by more than 1 percent over the consumer price index average
6adjustment. If the commission determines that a party's position requires greater
7expenditure, the commission shall require that party to revise its position before
8submitting it again. Once both positions do not require greater expenditure, the
9commission
shall issue an order requiring arbitration. The commission shall in
10connection with the order for arbitration submit a panel of 5 arbitrators from which
11the parties may alternately strike names until a single name is left, who shall be
12appointed by the commission as arbitrator, whose expenses shall be shared equally
13between the parties. Arbitration proceedings under this section shall not be
14interrupted or terminated by reason of any prohibited practice charge filed by either
15party at any time.
AB127, s. 15 16Section 15. 111.77 (6) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), (f), (g) and (h) of the statutes are
17renumbered 111.77 (6) (bm) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 6., 7. and 8., and 111.77 (6) (bm) (intro.),
18as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB127,10,2019 111.77 (6) (bm) (intro.) In reaching a decision, in addition to the factors under
20par. (am),
the arbitrator shall give weight to the following factors:
AB127, s. 16 21Section 16. 111.77 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB127,10,2322 111.77 (6) (am) In reaching a decision, the arbitrator shall give greater weight
23to the following factors than to the factors under par. (bm):
AB127,11,3
11. The local economic conditions and the budget of the municipality, which may
2include a comparison between the proposed total compensation of the municipal
3employees and similar factors in the private sector in the municipality.
AB127,11,44 2. The probability that the proposal would require service cuts.
AB127,11,75 3. The ability of the proposal to limit any increase in fringe benefits since the
6previous adjustment to any increase in the cost of living since the previous
7adjustment.
AB127,11,108 4. The ability of the proposal to reflect any increase or decrease in the cost of
9living since the previous adjustment in the increase or decrease of total
10compensation since the previous adjustment.
AB127, s. 17 11Section 17. 111.77 (6) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB127,11,1312 111.77 (6) (cm) In reaching a decision, the arbitrator may not give any weight
13to any of the following factors:
AB127,11,1514 1. The total compensation given to employees in municipalities other than the
15municipality that is subject to the arbitration decision.
AB127,11,1616 2. Any reserve fund held by a municipality.
AB127, s. 18 17Section 18. 111.77 (6) (d) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
18renumbered 111.77 (6) (bm) 4. and amended to read:
AB127,11,2419 111.77 (6) (bm) 4. Comparison of the wages, hours and conditions of
20employment
total compensation of the employees involved in the arbitration
21proceeding with the wages, hours and conditions of employment total compensation
22of other employees performing similar services and with other employees generally:
231. In
in public employment in comparable communities. 2. In and with similar
24factors of
private employment in comparable communities the same community.
AB127, s. 19 25Section 19. 111.77 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB127, s. 20
1Section 20. Initial applicability.
AB127,12,52 (1) This act first applies to employees who are covered by a collective bargaining
3agreement under subchapter IV of chapter 111 of the statutes that contains
4provisions inconsistent with those sections on the day on which the agreement
5expires or is terminated, extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.
AB127,12,66 (End)
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