AB40: Bill Text

AB40,589,7 40.02 (57) "University" means the University of Wisconsin System under ch. 36 or the University of Wisconsin-Madison under ch. 37.

AB40, s. 1144 Section 1144. 40.03 (6) (h) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 40.03 (6) (h) and amended to read:

AB40,589,13 40.03 (6) (h) Shall, on behalf of the state, offer as provided in s. 40.55 long-term care insurance policies, subject to the following conditions: 2. For purposes of this section, the offering by the state of long-term health insurance policies shall constitute a group insurance plan under par. (a) 1.

AB40, s. 1145 Section 1145. 40.03 (6) (h) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1146 Section 1146. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,590,23 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), 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).

AB40, s. 1147 Section 1147. 40.05 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,591,14 40.05 (4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 36.30, 37.30, and 230.35 (2) or, 233.10, or 238.04 (8) of any eligible employee shall, upon request of the employee at the time the employee is subject to layoff under s. 40.02 (40), 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. 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 amount of the required employee contribution for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of the layoff shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted, the employee is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever occurs first.

AB40, s. 1148 Section 1148. 40.05 (4) (bp) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,592,2 40.05 (4) (bp) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., for sick leave which accumulates beginning on August 1, 1987, conversion under par. (b) or (bm) of accumulated unused sick leave under s. 36.30 or 37.30 to credits for payment of health insurance premiums shall be limited to the annual amounts of sick leave specified in this subdivision. For faculty and academic staff personnel who are appointed to work 52 weeks per year, conversion is limited to 8.5 days of sick leave per year. For faculty and academic staff personnel who are appointed to work 39 weeks per year, conversion is limited to 6.4 days of sick leave per year. For faculty and academic staff personnel not otherwise specified, conversion is limited to a number of days of sick leave per year to be determined by the secretary by rule, in proportion to the number of weeks per year appointed to work.

AB40, s. 1149 Section 1149. 40.05 (4) (bp) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,592,13 40.05 (4) (bp) 2. The limits on conversion of accumulated unused sick leave which are specified under subd. 1. may be waived for nonteaching faculty who are appointed to work 52 weeks per year and nonteaching academic staff personnel if the secretary of administration determines that a sick leave accounting system comparable to the system used by the state for employees in the classified service is in effect at the University of Wisconsin-Madison or the institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), and if the University of Wisconsin-Madison or the institution regularly reports on the operation of its sick leave accounting system to the board of regents Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System or the Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB40, s. 1150 Section 1150. 40.05 (4) (bp) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,592,18 40.05 (4) (bp) 3. The limits on conversion of accumulated unused sick leave which are specified under subd. 1. may be waived for teaching faculty or teaching academic staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison or any institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), if the secretary of administration determines all of the following:

AB40,592,22 a. That administrative procedures for the crediting and use of earned sick leave for teaching faculty and teaching academic staff on a standard comparable to a scheduled 40-hour work week are in operation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison or institution.

AB40,592,25 b. That a sick leave accounting system for teaching faculty and teaching academic staff comparable to the system used by state employees in the classified service is in effect at the University of Wisconsin-Madison or institution.

AB40,593,4 c. That the University of Wisconsin-Madison or institution regularly reports on the operation of its sick leave accounting system to the board of regents Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System or the Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB40, s. 1151 Section 1151. 40.05 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,593,8 40.05 (4) (e) The Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority shall not be required to pay any contributions related to benefits authorized under pars. (b), (bc), (bm), and (bw) and subch. IX.

AB40, s. 1152 Section 1152. 40.05 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,593,16 40.05 (5) (a) For teachers in the unclassified service of the state employed by the board of regents of the university Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System or for teachers employed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, no contribution if the teacher has less than one year of state creditable service and an amount equal to the gross premium for coverage subject to a 130-day waiting period if the teacher has one year or more of state creditable service.

AB40, s. 1153 Section 1153. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,593,20 40.05 (5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5) and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111.

AB40, s. 1154 Section 1154. 40.22 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,594,3 40.22 (2) (g) The employee is appointed by the university Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 36.19, by the Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin-Madison under s. 37.19 (1), or by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, as a student assistant or employee in training or is appointed by a school or other education system in which the person is regularly enrolled as a student and is attending classes to perform services incidental to the person's course of study at that school or education system.

AB40, s. 1155 Section 1155. 40.22 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,594,12 40.22 (2) (h) The employee is teaching while on leave from an educational institution not a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison or University of Wisconsin System, if the person is a visiting professor, visiting associate professor, visiting assistant professor or visiting lecturer at the university and if the employment at the university is all within 12 consecutive calendar months. If the employment at the university is continued beyond the 12-month period the person shall, at the start of the 13th consecutive calendar month of employment, come under the system for future service.

AB40, s. 1156 Section 1156. 40.22 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,594,21 40.22 (2) (m) Notwithstanding sub. (3m), the employee was formerly employed by Milwaukee County, is a state employee described in s. 49.825 (4) , 2009 stats., or s. 49.826 (4), and elects to remain a covered employee under the retirement system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, pursuant to s. 49.825 (4) (c), 2009 stats., or s. 49.826 (4) (c). This paragraph shall not apply if the employee remains a state employee, but is no longer performing services for the Milwaukee County enrollment services unit under s. 49.825, 2009 stats., or the child care provider services unit under s. 49.826.

AB40, s. 1157 Section 1157. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,595,2 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6) shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (3) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (17) (16m), and 632.896.

AB40, s. 1158 Section 1158. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,595,7 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.885, 632.89, and 632.895 (11) to (17) (16m).

AB40, s. 1159 Section 1159. 40.52 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,595,17 40.52 (3) The group insurance board, after consulting with the board of regents Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, shall establish the terms of a health insurance plan for graduate assistants, and for employees-in-training designated by the board of regents Board of Trustees or Board of Regents, who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis and for teachers who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis by the University of Wisconsin-Madison or University of Wisconsin System with an expected duration of employment of at least 6 months but less than one year.

AB40, s. 1160 Section 1160. 40.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,2 40.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under contracts established by the group insurance board if the insurer requests that the policy be offered and the. The state shall also allow an eligible employee or a state annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse, domestic partner, or parent.

AB40, s. 1161 Section 1161. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,7 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 49.825 (4) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).

AB40, s. 1162 Section 1162 . 40.62 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB40,596,13 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 49.825 (4) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).

AB40, s. 1163 Section 1163. 40.95 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,16 40.95 (1) (a) 1. The employee accrues accumulated unused sick leave under s. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), or 757.02 (5).

AB40, s. 1164 Section 1164. 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,20 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the department:

AB40, s. 1165 Section 1165. 41.11 (1r) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,596,23 41.11 (1r) (title) Economic development assistance coordination and reporting.

AB40, s. 1166 Section 1166. 41.11 (1r) of the statutes is renumbered 41.11 (1r) (b) and amended to read:

AB40,597,8 41.11 (1r) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs, as defined in sub. (1g) (a), administered by the department. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 560.01 (2) (am) 238.07 (2). The department shall collaborate with the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.

AB40, s. 1167 Section 1167. 41.11 (1r) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,597,11 41.11 (1r) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

AB40, s. 1168 Section 1168. 41.41 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,597,17 41.41 (4) (c) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department of commerce, the department of administration, the state historical society, and the University of Wisconsin-Extension shall cooperate with and assist the board in matters related to its functions.

AB40, s. 1169 Section 1169. 41.41 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,597,25 41.41 (5) (e) Consult and cooperate with the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department of commerce, the department of administration, the state historical society, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, any federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state that appoints a liaison representative to the board regarding the management of the Kickapoo valley reserve.

AB40, s. 1170 Section 1170. 42.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,598,10 42.09 (3) (b) The board shall develop policies encouraging each private person entering into an agreement with the board under this subsection to agree that his or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 25% of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with the construction or development of those facilities will be minority group members, as defined in s. 560.036 490.04 (1) (f), and that at least 5% of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with the construction or development of those facilities will be women.

AB40, s. 1171 Section 1171. 43.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 43.15 (2).

AB40, s. 1172 Section 1172. 43.15 (2) (b) to (e) of the statutes are repealed.

AB40, s. 1173 Section 1173. 43.15 (4) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1174 Section 1174. 43.15 (4) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1175 Section 1175. 43.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,598,18 43.15 (5) Capital costs excluded. For the purpose of determining the amount of financial support required under subs. (2) (b) and sub. (4) (b) 2. and (c) 5., amounts spent for capital projects shall be excluded.

AB40, s. 1176 Section 1176. 43.53 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,598,24 43.53 (2) (a) Name one of the participants as the library's fiscal agent, who is responsible for the payroll, benefit administration, insurance, and financial record keeping and auditing for the library. The participant's costs of providing the services under this paragraph count toward the financial support required of the participant under s. 43.15 (2) (b) or (4) (b) 2. or (c) 5.

AB40, s. 1177 Section 1177. Chapter 44 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,599,1 chapter 44

AB40,599,3 historical societies and arts board historical preservation

AB40, s. 1178 Section 1178. 44.02 (5g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,599,16 44.02 (5g) (a) Not charge a fee for use of the main library by any member of the historical society, any member of the faculty or academic staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison or University of Wisconsin System, any student enrolled in the University of Wisconsin-Madison or University of Wisconsin System or any other person exempted by rule of the historical society. The historical society may not charge a fee for use of the main library by any other person unless the historical society submits a fee schedule to the joint committee on finance that includes the specific fee to be charged to different categories of persons and an identification of any persons exempted by rule of the historical society. The fee schedule of the historical society shall be implemented if the committee approves the report, or does not schedule a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report within 14 working days after receipt of the report.

AB40, s. 1179 Section 1179. 44.02 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,599,21 44.02 (12) Be the custodian of the official series of the portraits of the governors of Wisconsin under s. 44.53 41.53 (1) (g) and maintain the portraits in proper condition. The society may permit any or all of the portraits to be exhibited in such state buildings for such periods of time as it deems feasible.

AB40, s. 1180 Section 1180. 44.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,600,9 44.14 (1) It is the purpose of this section to establish a more economical system of handling federal documents in this state in such a way as to effect savings of staff and space to the participating libraries, both state and local; to make such documents more available to more of the people, colleges and libraries of the state, in accordance with the purposes of the federal depository act of 1895 and the needs of the citizens of the state; and to make possible substantial economies in the publication costs of such documents at the federal level as well. To this end the state documents depository established by s. 44.06 may acquire and establish a central state depository and loan collection of federal documents for the benefit of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin System, the state law library, the depository libraries and such other college and public libraries in this state as may desire to share in the benefits of this loan collection.

AB40, s. 1181 Section 1181. 44.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,600,16 44.14 (2) The University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin System, and the public and other participating libraries, federal regulations permitting, may transfer outright or may loan indefinitely to this central depository any or all federal documents now in their possession which in their opinion are so little used for ready reference purposes as to make their retention unnecessary if copies are available on loan from the central depository loan collection.

AB40, s. 1182 Section 1182. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 44 [precedes 44.51] of the statutes is renumbered subchapter III (title) of chapter 41 [precedes 41.51].

AB40, s. 1183 Section 1183. 44.51 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 44.51 and amended to read:

AB40,600,22 44.51 Definitions. In this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Board" otherwise, "board" means the arts board.

AB40, s. 1184 Section 1184. 44.51 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1185 Section 1185. 44.51 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40, s. 1186 Section 1186. 44.51 (3) of the statutes is repealed.