SB558,17,228 16.865 (8) Annually in each fiscal year, allocate as a charge to each agency a
9proportionate share of the estimated costs attributable to programs administered by
10the agency to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (2) (k). The department
11may charge premiums to agencies to finance costs under this subsection and pay the
12costs from the appropriation on an actual basis. The department shall deposit all
13collections under this subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (2) (k).
14Costs assessed under this subsection may include judgments, investigative and
15adjustment fees, data processing and staff support costs, program administration
16costs, litigation costs, and the cost of insurance contracts under sub. (5). In this
17subsection, "agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution
18of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created
19or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend
20moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
21including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 52, 231, 232, 233, 234,
22237, 238, or 279.
SB558,34 23Section 34. 19.42 (10) (s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB558,17,2524 19.42 (10) (s) The executive director and members of the board of directors of
25the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority.
SB558,35
1Section 35. 19.42 (13) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
SB558,18,32 19.42 (13) (o) The executive director and members of the board of directors of
3the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority.
SB558,36 4Section 36. 19.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,18,135 19.82 (1) "Governmental body" means a state or local agency, board,
6commission, committee, council, department or public body corporate and politic
7created by constitution, statute, ordinance, rule or order; a governmental or
8quasi-governmental corporation except for the Bradley center sports and
9entertainment corporation; a local exposition district under subch. II of ch. 229; a
10long-term care district under s. 46.2895; or a formally constituted subunit of any of
11the foregoing, but excludes any such body or committee or subunit of such body which
12is formed for or meeting for the purpose of collective bargaining under subch. I, IV,
13or
V, or VI of ch. 111.
SB558,37 14Section 37. 19.85 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,18,1815 19.85 (3) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize a
16governmental body to consider at a meeting in closed session the final ratification or
17approval of a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, IV, or V, or VI of ch. 111
18which has been negotiated by such body or on its behalf.
SB558,38 19Section 38. 19.86 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,18,25 2019.86 Notice of collective bargaining negotiations. Notwithstanding s.
2119.82 (1), where notice has been given by either party to a collective bargaining
22agreement under subch. I, IV, or V, or VI of ch. 111 to reopen such agreement at its
23expiration date, the employer shall give notice of such contract reopening as provided
24in s. 19.84 (1) (b). If the employer is not a governmental body, notice shall be given
25by the employer's chief officer or such person's designee.
SB558,39
1Section 39. 20.425 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,19,32 20.425 (1) (a) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule for
3the purposes provided in subchs. I, IV, and V, and VI of ch. 111 and s. 230.45 (1).
SB558,40 4Section 40. 20.425 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,19,175 20.425 (1) (i) Fees, collective bargaining training, publications, and appeals.
6The amounts in the schedule for the performance of fact-finding, mediation,
7certification, and arbitration functions, for the provision of copies of transcripts, for
8the cost of operating training programs under ss. 111.09 (3), 111.71 (5) and (5m), and
9111.94 (3), for the preparation of publications, transcripts, reports, and other copied
10material, and for costs related to conducting appeals under s. 230.45. All moneys
11received under ss. 111.09 (1) and (2), 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b., 111.71 (1) and (2), 111.83 (3)
12(b),
111.94 (1) and (2), 111.9993, and 230.45 (3), all moneys received from arbitrators
13and arbitration panel members, and individuals who are interested in serving in
14such positions, and from individuals and organizations who participate in other
15collective bargaining training programs conducted by the commission, and all
16moneys received from the sale of publications, transcripts, reports, and other copied
17material shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB558,41 18Section 41. 20.545 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,19,2419 20.545 (1) (k) General program operations. The amounts in the schedule to
20administer state employment relations functions and the civil service system under
21subch. subchs. V and VI of ch. 111 and ch. 230, to pay awards under s. 230.48, and
22to defray the expenses of the state employees suggestion board. All moneys received
23from state agencies for materials and services provided by the office of state
24employment relations shall be credited to this appropriation.
SB558,42 25Section 42. 20.545 (1) (km) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,20,11
120.545 (1) (km) Collective bargaining grievance arbitrations. The amounts in
2the schedule for the payment of the state's share of costs related to collective
3bargaining grievance arbitrations under s. 111.86 and related to collective
4bargaining grievance arbitrations under s. 111.993
. All moneys received from state
5agencies for the purpose of reimbursing the state's share of the costs related to
6grievance arbitrations under s. 111.86 and to reimburse the state's share of costs for
7training related to grievance arbitrations, and all moneys received from institutions,
8as defined in s. 36.05 (9), for the purpose of reimbursing the state's share of the costs
9related to grievance arbitrations under s. 111.993 and to reimburse the state's share
10of costs for training related to grievance arbitrations
shall be credited to this
11appropriation account.
SB558,43 12Section 43. 20.917 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,20,1613 20.917 (3) (b) This subsection applies to employees in all positions in the civil
14service, including those employees in positions included in collective bargaining
15units under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, whether or not the employees are covered by
16a collective bargaining agreement.
SB558,44 17Section 44. 20.921 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,20,1918 20.921 (1) (a) 2. If the state employee is a public safety employee under s. 111.81
19(15r), payment
Payment of dues to employee organizations.
SB558,45 20Section 45. 20.921 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,21,221 20.921 (1) (b) Except as provided in s. ss. 111.06 (1) (c) and 111.84 (1) (f), the
22request under par. (a) shall be made to the state agency or to the University of
23Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority in the form and manner and contain the
24directions and information prescribed by each state agency or by the authority. The
25request may be withdrawn or the amount paid to the payee may be changed by

1notifying the state agency or the authority to that effect, but no such withdrawal or
2change shall affect a payroll certification already prepared.
SB558,46 3Section 46. 20.923 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,21,84 20.923 (6) Salaries set by appointing authorities. (intro.) Salaries for the
5following positions may be set by the appointing authority, subject to restrictions
6otherwise set forth in the statutes and the compensation plan under s. 230.12, except
7where the salaries are a subject of bargaining with a certified representative of a
8collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91 or 111.998:
SB558,47 9Section 47. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
10is amended to read:
SB558,22,711 36.09 (1) (j) Except where such matters are a subject of bargaining with a
12certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91 or 111.998, the
13board shall establish salaries for persons prior to July 1 of each year for the next fiscal
14year, and shall designate the effective dates for payment of the new salaries. In the
15first year of the biennium, payments of the salaries established for the preceding
16year shall be continued until the biennial budget bill is enacted. If the budget is
17enacted after July 1, payments shall be made following enactment of the budget to
18satisfy the obligations incurred on the effective dates, as designated by the board, for
19the new salaries, subject only to the appropriation of funds by the legislature and s.
2020.928 (3). This paragraph does not limit the authority of the board to establish
21salaries for new appointments. The board may not increase the salaries of employees
22under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as
23approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to correct
24salary inequities under par. (h), to fund job reclassifications or promotions, or to
25recognize competitive factors. The granting of salary increases to recognize

1competitive factors does not obligate inclusion of the annualized amount of the
2increases in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) for subsequent fiscal bienniums.
3No later than October 1 of each year, the board shall report to the joint committee
4on finance and the secretary of administration and director of the office of state
5employment relations concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted to
6recognize competitive factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the
712-month period ending on the preceding June 30.
SB558,48 8Section 48. 40.02 (25) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,22,119 40.02 (25) (b) 8. Any other state employee for whom coverage is authorized
10under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 or
11under s. 230.12 or 233.10.
SB558,49 12Section 49. 40.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB558,23,1513 40.05 (1) (b) In lieu of employee payment, the employer may pay all or part of
14the contributions required by par. (a), but all the payments shall be available for
15benefit purposes to the same extent as required contributions deducted from
16earnings of the participating employees. Action to assume employee contributions
17as provided under this paragraph shall be taken at the time and in the form
18determined by the governing body of the participating employer. The state shall pay
19under this paragraph for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining
20agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits
21are determined under s. 230.12 an amount equal to 4 percent of the earnings paid
22by the state unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under
23subch. V or VI of ch. 111 or unless otherwise determined under s. 230.12. The
24University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay under this
25paragraph for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement

1under subch. I of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are determined
2under s. 233.10 an amount equal to 4 percent of the earnings paid by the authority
3unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch.
4111 or unless otherwise determined under s. 233.10. The state shall pay under this
5paragraph for employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement
6under subch. V or VI of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are not
7determined under s. 230.12 an amount equal to 4 percent of the earnings paid by the
8state unless a different amount is recommended by the director of the office of state
9employment relations and approved by the joint committee on employment relations
10in the manner provided for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s.
11230.12 (3). The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay
12under this paragraph for its employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining
13agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 an amount equal to 4 percent of the earnings paid
14by the authority unless a different amount is established by the board of directors
15of the authority under s. 233.10.
SB558,50 16Section 50. 40.05 (4) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,23,1917 40.05 (4) (ag) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining
18agreement under s. 230.12 or 233.10 or subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111, the employer shall
19pay for its currently employed insured employees:
SB558,51 20Section 51. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,25,321 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused
22sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5)
23and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 of any eligible employee shall, at the time of death,
24upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25
25(1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee

1under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate
2he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health
3insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured
4dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who
5is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor,
6or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have
7been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's
8basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee
9who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of
10an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the
11credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then
12deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall
13provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the
14premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an
15employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the
16employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured
17dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay
18initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving
19insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy
20during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on
21which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate
22deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured
23dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or
24the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate
25deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be).

1A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and
2medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance
3plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
SB558,52 4Section 52. 40.05 (4) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,25,155 40.05 (4) (bw) On converting accumulated unused sick leave to credits for the
6payment of health insurance premiums under par. (b), the department shall add
7additional credits, calculated in the same manner as are credits under par. (b), that
8are based on a state employee's accumulated sabbatical leave or earned vacation
9leave from the state employee's last year of service prior to retirement, or both. The
10department shall apply the credits awarded under this paragraph for the payment
11of health insurance premiums only after the credits awarded under par. (b) are
12exhausted. This paragraph applies only to state employees who are eligible for
13accumulated unused sick leave conversion under par. (b) and who are entitled to the
14benefits under this paragraph pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement under
15subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
SB558,53 16Section 53. 40.05 (4g) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,25,2117 40.05 (4g) (a) 4. Has received a military leave of absence under s. 230.32 (3) (a)
18or 230.35 (3), under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111
19or under rules promulgated by the director of the office of state employment relations
20or is eligible for reemployment with the state under s. 321.64 after completion of his
21or her service in the U.S. armed forces.
SB558,54 22Section 54. 40.05 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,26,223 40.05 (5) Income continuation insurance premiums. (intro.) For the income
24continuation insurance provided under subch. V the employee shall pay the amount
25remaining after the employer has contributed the following or, if different, the

1amount determined under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI
2of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10:
SB558,55 3Section 55. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,26,64 40.05 (5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in
5accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5)
6and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111.
SB558,56 7Section 56. 40.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,26,158 40.05 (6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in accordance with a collective
9bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10, each
10insured employee under the age of 70 and annuitant under the age of 65 shall pay
11for group life insurance coverage a sum, approved by the group insurance board,
12which shall not exceed 60 cents monthly for each $1,000 of group life insurance,
13based upon the last amount of insurance in force during the month for which
14earnings are paid. The equivalent premium may be fixed by the group insurance
15board if the annual compensation is paid in other than 12 monthly installments.
SB558,57 16Section 57. 40.51 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 40.51 (7) and amended
17to read:
SB558,27,318 40.51 (7) Any employer, other than the state, including an employer that is not
19a participating employer, may offer to all of its employees a health care coverage plan
20through a program offered by the group insurance board. Notwithstanding sub. (2)
21and ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1), the department may by rule establish different
22eligibility standards or contribution requirements for such employees and
23employers. Beginning on January 1, 2012, except as otherwise provided in a
24collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 and except as provided
25in par. (b)
, an employer may not offer a health care coverage plan to its employees

1under this subsection if the employer pays more than 88 percent of the average
2premium cost of plans offered in any tier with the lowest employee premium cost
3under this subsection.
SB558,58 4Section 58. 40.51 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB558,59 5Section 59. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,27,96 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
7of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of
8ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 49.825 (4) (d) and (5) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2),
9233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).
SB558,60 10Section 60. 40.80 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,27,1211 40.80 (3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employees covered
12by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
SB558,61 13Section 61. 40.81 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,27,1514 40.81 (3) Any action taken under this section shall apply to employees covered
15by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV or , V, or VI of ch. 111.
SB558,62 16Section 62. 40.95 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,27,1817 40.95 (1) (a) 2. The employee has his or her compensation established in a
18collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.
SB558,63 19Section 63. 46.284 (4) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB558,27,2320 46.284 (4) (m) Compensate providers, as defined in s. 46.2898 (1) (e), in
21accordance with any agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 relating to a provider hired
22directly by an enrollee and make any payroll deductions authorized by those
23agreements.
SB558,64 24Section 64. 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB558,28,15
146.2895 (8) (a) 1. If the long-term care district offers employment to any
2individual who was previously employed by a county, which participated in creating
3the district and at the time of the offer had not withdrawn or been removed from the
4district under sub. (14), and who while employed by the county performed duties
5relating to the same or a substantially similar function for which the individual is
6offered employment by the district and whose wages, hours, and conditions of
7employment
were established in a collective bargaining agreement with the county
8under subch. IV of ch. 111 that is in effect on the date that the individual commences
9employment with the district, with respect to that individual, abide by the terms of
10the collective bargaining agreement concerning the individual's wages and, if
11applicable, vacation allowance, sick leave accumulation, sick leave bank, holiday
12allowance, funeral leave allowance, personal day allowance, or paid time off
13allowance
until the time of the expiration of that collective bargaining agreement or
14adoption of a collective bargaining agreement with the district under subch. IV of ch.
15111 covering the individual as an employee of the district, whichever occurs first.
SB558,65 16Section 65. 46.2898 of the statutes is created to read:
SB558,28,17 1746.2898 Quality home care. (1) Definitions. In this section:
SB558,28,1818 (a) "Authority" means the Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority.
SB558,28,1919 (b) "Care management organization" has the meaning given in s. 46.2805 (1).
SB558,28,2120 (cm) "Consumer" means an adult who receives home care services and who
21meets all of the following criteria:
SB558,28,2222 1. Is a resident of any of the following:
SB558,28,2323 a. A county that has acted under sub. (2) (a).
SB558,28,2424 b. A county in which the Family Care Program under s. 46.286 is available.
SB558,29,2
1c. A county in which the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly under
242 USC 1396u-4 is available.
SB558,29,53d. A county in which the self-directed services option program under 42 USC
41396n
(c) is available or in which a program operated under an amendment to the
5state medical assistance plan under 42 USC 1396n (j) is available.
SB558,29,76 2. Self-directs all or part of his or her home care services and is an employer
7listed on the provider's income tax forms.
SB558,29,88 3. Is eligible to receive a home care benefit under one of the following:
SB558,29,99 a. The Family Care Program under s. 46.286.
SB558,29,1010b. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, under 42 USC 1396u-4.
SB558,29,1311 c. A program operated under a waiver from the secretary of the federal
12department of health and human services under 42 USC 1396n (c) or 42 USC 1396n
13(b) and (c) or the self-directed services option operated under 42 USC 1396n (c).
SB558,29,1514 d. A program operated under an amendment to the state medical assistance
15plan under 42 USC 1396n (j).
SB558,29,2016 (dm) "Home care" means supportive home care, personal care, and other
17nonprofessional services of a type that may be covered under a medical assistance
18waiver under 42 USC 1396n (c) and that are provided to individuals to assist them
19in meeting their daily living needs, ensuring adequate functioning in their homes,
20and permitting safe access to their communities.
SB558,29,2221 (e) "Provider" means an individual who is hired by a consumer to provide home
22care to the consumer but does not include any of the following:
SB558,29,2423 1. A person, while he or she is providing services in the capacity of an employee
24of any of the following entities:
SB558,29,2525 a. A home health agency licensed under s. 50.49.
SB558,30,1
1b. A personal care provider agency.
SB558,30,22 c. A company or agency providing supportive home care.
SB558,30,33 d. An independent living center, as defined in s. 46.96 (1) (ah).
SB558,30,54 e. A county agency or department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or
551.437.
SB558,30,76 2. A health care provider, as defined in s. 146.997 (1) (d), acting in his or her
7professional capacity.
SB558,30,168 (f) "Qualified provider" means a provider who meets the qualifications for
9payment through the Family Care Program under s. 46.286, the Program for
10All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly operated under 42 USC 1396u-4, an amendment
11to the state medical assistance plan under 42 USC 1396n (j), or a medical assistance
12waiver program operated under a waiver from the secretary of the federal
13department of health and human services under 42 USC 1396n (c) or 42 USC 1396n
14(b) and (c) and any qualification criteria established in the rules promulgated under
15sub. (7) and who the authority determines is eligible for placement on the registry
16maintained by the authority under s. 52.20 (1).
SB558,30,20 17(2) County participation. (a) A county board of supervisors may require a
18county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, 46.23, 51.42, or 51.437 to follow
19procedures under this section and to pay providers in accordance with agreements
20under subch. V of ch. 111.
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