AB900: Bill Text

AB900,109,24 111.995 Fact-finding. (1) If a dispute has not been settled after a reasonable period of negotiation and after the settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, the representative that has been certified by the commission after an election, as the exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate bargaining unit, and the employer, its officers, and agents, after a reasonable period of negotiation, are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them arising in the collective bargaining process, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in writing, to initiate fact-finding under this section, and to make recommendations to resolve the deadlock.

AB900,110,6 (2) Upon receipt of a petition to initiate fact-finding, the commission shall make an investigation with or without a formal hearing, to determine whether a deadlock in fact exists. The commission shall certify the results of the investigation. If the commission decides that fact-finding should be initiated, it shall appoint a qualified, disinterested person or, when jointly requested by the parties, a 3-member panel to function as a fact finder.

AB900,110,20 (3) The fact finder may establish dates and place of hearings and shall conduct the hearings under rules established by the commission. Upon request, the commission shall issue subpoenas for hearings conducted by the fact finder. The fact finder may administer oaths. Upon completion of the hearing, the fact finder shall make written findings of fact and recommendations for solution of the dispute and shall cause the same to be served on the parties and the commission. In making findings and recommendations, the fact finder shall take into consideration among other pertinent factors the principles vital to the public interest in efficient and economical governmental administration. Upon the request of either party, the fact finder may orally present the recommendations in advance of service of the written findings and recommendations. Cost of fact-finding proceedings shall be divided equally between the parties. At the time the fact finder submits a statement of his or her costs to the parties, the fact finder shall submit a copy to the commission at its Madison office.

AB900,110,22 (4) A fact finder may mediate a dispute at any time prior to the issuance of the fact finder's recommendations.

AB900,111,3 (5) Within 30 days of the receipt of the fact finder's recommendations or within a time mutually agreed upon by the parties, each party shall advise the other, in writing, as to the party's acceptance or rejection, in whole or in part, of the fact finder's recommendations and, at the same time, send a copy of the notification to the commission at its Madison office. Failure to comply with this subsection, by the employer or employee representative, is a violation of s. 111.991 (1) (d) or (2) (c).

AB900,111,9 111.996 Strike prohibited. (1) Upon establishing that a strike is in progress, the employer may either seek an injunction or file an unfair labor practice charge with the commission under s. 111.991 (2) (e) or both. It is the responsibility of the board to decide whether to seek an injunction or file an unfair labor practice charge. The existence of an administrative remedy does not constitute grounds for denial of injunctive relief.

AB900,111,12 (2) The occurrence of a strike and the participation in the strike by an employee do not affect the rights of the employer, in law or in equity, to deal with the strike, including all of the following:

AB900,111,14 (a) The right to impose discipline, including discharge, or suspension without pay, of any employee participating in the strike.

AB900,111,16 (b) The right to cancel the reinstatement eligibility of any employee engaging in the strike.

AB900,111,19 (c) The right of the employer to request the imposition of fines, either against the labor organization or the employee engaging in the strike, or to sue for damages because of such strike activity.

AB900,111,22 111.997 Management rights. Nothing in this subchapter interferes with the right of the board or the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in accordance with this subchapter, to do any of the following:

AB900,111,25 (1) Carry out the statutory mandate and goals assigned to the board or to the University of Wisconsin–Madison by the most appropriate and efficient methods and means and utilize personnel in the most appropriate and efficient manner possible.

AB900,112,4 (2) Suspend, demote, discharge, or take other appropriate disciplinary action against the employee; or to lay off employees in the event of lack of work or funds or under conditions where continuation of such work would be inefficient and nonproductive.

AB900,112,7 111.998 Subjects of bargaining. (1) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (f), matters subject to collective bargaining to the point of impasse are salaries; fringe benefits consistent with sub. (2); and hours and conditions of employment.

AB900,112,13 (b) With respect to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (b) to (i) or (jk) to (r), the board and, with respect to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (a) or (j), the University of Wisconsin-Madison is not required to bargain on management rights under s. 111.997, except that procedures for the adjustment or settlement of grievances or disputes arising out of any type of disciplinary action in s. 111.997 (2) is a subject of bargaining.

AB900,112,15 (c) The board and the University of Wisconsin–Madison are prohibited from bargaining on matters contained in sub. (2).

AB900,112,21 (d) Except as provided in sub. (2) and ss. 40.02 (22) (e) and 40.23 (1) (f) 4., all laws governing the Wisconsin Retirement System under ch. 40 and all actions of the board and of the University of Wisconsin–Madison that are authorized under any such law that apply to nonrepresented individuals employed by the state shall apply to similarly situated employees, unless otherwise specifically provided in a collective bargaining agreement that applies to those employees.

AB900,112,24 (e) Demands relating to retirement and group insurance shall be submitted to the board or to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is appropriate, at least one year prior to commencement of negotiations.

AB900,113,3 (f) Neither the board nor the University of Wisconsin-Madison is required to bargain on matters related to employee occupancy of houses or other lodging provided by the state.

AB900,113,5 (2) The board and the University of Wisconsin-Madison are prohibited from bargaining on all of the following:

AB900,113,10 (a) The mission and goals of the University of Wisconsin System as set forth in the statutes; the diminution of the right of tenure provided the faculty under s. 36.13, the rights granted faculty under s. 36.09 (4) and academic staff under s. 36.09 (4m), or the rights of appointment provided academic staff under s. 36.15; or academic freedom.

AB900,113,11 (b) Amendments to this subchapter.

AB900,113,15 (c) Family leave and medical leave rights below the minimum afforded under s. 103.10. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits bargaining on rights to family leave or medical leave which are more generous to the employee than the rights provided under s. 103.10.

AB900,113,17 (e) The rights of employees to have retirement benefits computed under s. 40.30.

AB900,113,19 (f) Honesty testing requirements that provide fewer rights and remedies to employees than are provided under s. 111.37.

AB900,113,23 (g) The requirement under s. 40.05 (1) (b) that the employer may not pay, on behalf of that employee, any employee required contributions or the employee share of required contributions and the impact of this requirement on the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of that employee.

AB900,114,3 (gm) All costs and payments associated with health care coverage plans, except for the employee premium contribution, and the design and selection of health care coverage plans by the employer, and the impact of such costs and payments and the design and selection of the health care coverage plans on the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the employees.

AB900,114,4 (h) Creditable service to which s. 40.285 (2) (b) 4. applies.

AB900,114,6 (i) Compliance with the health benefit plan requirements under ss. 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, and 632.748.

AB900,114,7 (j) Compliance with the insurance requirements under s. 631.95.

AB900,114,8 (k) The definition of earnings under s. 40.02 (22).

AB900,114,9 (L) The maximum benefit limitations under s. 40.31.

AB900,114,10 (m) The limitations on contributions under s. 40.32.

AB900,114,12 (n) The provision to employees of the health insurance coverage required under s. 632.895 (11) to (14).

AB900,114,14 (o) The requirements related to coverage of and prior authorization for treatment of an emergency medical condition under s. 632.85.

AB900,114,15 (p) The requirements related to coverage of drugs and devices under s. 632.853.

AB900,114,16 (q) The requirements related to experimental treatment under s. 632.855.

AB900,114,18 (r) The requirements under s. 609.10 related to offering a point-of-service option plan.

AB900,114,21 (s) The requirements related to internal grievance procedures under s. 632.83 and independent review of certain health benefit plan determinations under s. 632.835.

AB900,114,25 (3) Upon request, the chancellor at each institution, or his or her designee, shall meet and confer with the collective bargaining representative, if any, with regard to any issue that is a permissive subject of bargaining, except when the issue is under active consideration by a governance organization under s. 36.09 (4) or (4m).

AB900,115,7 111.999 Labor proposals. (1) With respect to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (b) to (i) or (jk) to (r), the board shall notify and consult with the joint committee on employment relations, in such form and detail as the committee requests, regarding substantial changes in wages, employee benefits, personnel management, and program policy contract provisions to be included in any contract proposal to be offered to any labor organization by the state or to be agreed to by the state before such proposal is actually offered or accepted.

AB900,115,14 (2) With respect to a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (a) or (j), the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall notify and consult with the joint committee on employment relations, in such form and detail as the committee requests, regarding substantial changes in wages, employee benefits, personnel management, and program policy contract provisions to be included in any contract proposal to be offered to any labor organization or to be agreed to before such proposal is actually offered or accepted.

AB900,115,20 111.9991 Agreements. (1) (a) Any tentative agreement reached between the board, acting for the state, and any labor organization representing a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (b) to (i) or (jk) to (r) shall, after official ratification by the labor organization, be submitted by the board to the joint committee on employment relations, which shall hold a public hearing before determining its approval or disapproval.

AB900,116,2 (b) Any tentative agreement reached between the University of Wisconsin-Madison, acting for the state, and any labor organization representing a collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.98 (1) (a) or (j) shall, after official ratification by the labor organization, be submitted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison to the joint committee on employment relations, which shall hold a public hearing before determining its approval or disapproval.

AB900,116,19 (c) If the committee approves a tentative agreement, under par. (a) or (b) it shall introduce in a bill or companion bills, to be put on the calendar or referred to the appropriate scheduling committee of each house, that portion of the tentative agreement which requires legislative action for implementation, such as salary and wage adjustments, changes in fringe benefits, and any proposed amendments, deletions, or additions to existing law. Such bill or companion bills are not subject to ss. 13.093 (1), 13.50 (6) (a) and (b), and 16.47 (2). The committee may, however, submit suitable portions of the tentative agreement to appropriate legislative committees for advisory recommendations on the proposed terms. The committee shall accompany the introduction of such proposed legislation with a message that informs the legislature of the committee's concurrence with the matters under consideration and that recommends the passage of such legislation without change. If the joint committee on employment relations does not approve the tentative agreement, it shall be returned to the parties for renegotiation. If the legislature does not adopt without change that portion of the tentative agreement introduced by the joint committee on employment relations, the tentative agreement shall be returned to the parties for renegotiation.

AB900,116,20 (2) No portion of any tentative agreement shall become effective separately.

AB900,116,21 (3) Agreements shall coincide with the fiscal year or biennium.

AB900,116,23 (4) The negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and their approval by the parties should coincide with the overall fiscal planning and processes of the state.

AB900,116,25 (5) All compensation adjustments for employees shall be effective on the beginning date of the pay period nearest the statutory or administrative date.

AB900,117,5 111.9992 Status of existing benefits and rights. Unless a prohibited subject of bargaining under s. 111.998 (2), and except as provided in ss. 7.33 (4), 40.05, 40.80 (3), 111.998 (1) (d), and 230.35 (2d) and (3) (e) 6., all statutes and rules governing the salaries, fringe benefits, hours, and conditions of employment apply to each employee, unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.

AB900,117,12 111.9993 Rules, transcripts, fees. (1) The commission may adopt reasonable and proper rules relative to the exercise of its powers and authority and proper rules to govern its proceedings and to regulate the conduct of all elections and hearings under this subchapter. The commission shall, upon request, provide a transcript of a proceeding to any party to the proceeding for a fee, established by rule, by the commission at a uniform rate per page. All transcript fees shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i).

AB900,118,12 (2) The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a complaint alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed under s. 111.991. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission act as an arbitrator to resolve a dispute involving the interpretation or application of a collective bargaining agreement under s. 111.993. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission initiate fact-finding under s. 111.995. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission act as a mediator under s. 111.994. For the performance of commission actions under ss. 111.993, 111.994, and 111.995, the commission shall require that the parties to the dispute equally share in the payment of the fee and, for the performance of commission actions involving a complaint alleging that an unfair labor practice has been committed under s. 111.991, the commission shall require that the party filing the complaint pay the entire fee. If any party has paid a filing fee requesting the commission to act as a mediator for a labor dispute and the parties do not enter into a voluntary settlement of the labor dispute, the commission may not subsequently assess or collect a filing fee to initiate fact-finding to resolve the same labor dispute. If any request concerns issues arising as a result of more than one unrelated event or occurrence, each such separate event or occurrence shall be treated as a separate request. The commission shall promulgate rules establishing a schedule of filing fees to be paid under this subsection. Fees required to be paid under this subsection shall be paid at the time of filing the complaint or the request for fact-finding, mediation, or arbitration. A complaint or request for fact-finding, mediation, or arbitration is not filed until the date such fee or fees are paid. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i).

AB900,223 Section 223. 118.22 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,118,17 118.22 (4) A collective bargaining agreement may modify, waive, or replace any of the provisions of this section as they apply to teachers in the collective bargaining unit, but neither the employer nor the bargaining agent for the employees is required to bargain such modification, waiver, or replacement.

AB900,224 Section 224. 118.223 of the statutes is repealed.

AB900,225 Section 225. 118.23 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,118,23 118.23 (5) A collective bargaining agreement may modify, waive, or replace any of the provisions of this section as they apply to teachers in the collective bargaining unit, but neither the employer nor the bargaining agent for the employees is required to bargain such modification, waiver, or replacement.

AB900,226 Section 226. 118.245 of the statutes is repealed.

AB900,227 Section 227. 118.42 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,119,2 118.42 (3) (a) 4. Implement changes in administrative and personnel structures that are consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements.

AB900,228 Section 228. 118.42 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,119,6 118.42 (5) Nothing in this section alters or otherwise affects the rights or remedies afforded school districts and school district employees under federal or state law or under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement.

AB900,229 Section 229. 119.04 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Acts 55 and 92, is amended to read:

AB900,119,21 119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch. 115, ch. 121 and ss. 66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.363, 115.365 (3), 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program.

AB900,230 Section 230. 120.12 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB900,231 Section 231. 120.12 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,120,4 120.12 (15) School hours. Establish rules scheduling the hours of a normal school day. The school board may differentiate between the various elementary and high school grades in scheduling the school day. This subsection does not eliminate a school district's duty to bargain with the employee's collective bargaining representative over any calendaring proposal that is primarily related to wages, hours, or conditions of employment.

AB900,232 Section 232. 120.18 (1) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,120,22 120.18 (1) (gm) Payroll and related benefit costs for all school district employees in the previous school year. Payroll costs Costs for represented employees shall be based upon the costs of wages of any collective bargaining agreements covering such employees for the previous school year. If, as of the time specified by the department for filing the report, the school district has not entered into a collective bargaining agreement for any portion of the previous school year with the recognized or certified representative of any of its employees and the school district and the representative have been required to submit final offers under s. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6., increased costs of wages limited to the lower of the school district's offer or the representative's offer shall be reflected in the report shall be equal to the maximum wage expenditure that is subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. for the employees. The school district shall amend the annual report to reflect any change in such costs as a result of any collective bargaining agreement entered into award or settlement under s. 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. between the date of filing the report and October 1. Any such amendment shall be concurred in by the certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 certifying the school district audit.

AB900,233 Section 233. 230.01 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,120,25 230.01 (3) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to either infringe upon or supersede the rights guaranteed state employees under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.

AB900,234 Section 234. 230.03 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 20, is amended to read:

AB900,121,12 230.03 (3) "Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or statute, except the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, a legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 52, 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279. "Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or body within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action of one or more local units of government.

AB900,235 Section 235. 230.046 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,121,15 230.046 (10) (a) Conduct off-the-job employee development and training programs relating to functions under this chapter or subch. V or VI of ch. 111.

AB900,236 Section 236. 230.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,121,23 230.10 (1) Except as provided under sub. (2), the compensation plan provisions of s. 230.12 apply to all employees of the classified service. If an employee is covered under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111, the compensation plan provisions of s. 230.12 apply to that employee, except for those provisions relating to matters that are subject to bargaining under a collective bargaining agreement that covers the employee, unless they are covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111.

AB900,237 Section 237. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB900,122,21 230.12 (3) (e) 1. The administrator, after receiving recommendations from the board of regents and the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, shall submit to the joint committee on employment relations a proposal for adjusting compensation and employee benefits for University of Wisconsin System employees who are not included in a collective bargaining unit under subch. VI of ch. 111 for which a representative is certified. The proposal shall be based upon the competitive ability of the board of regents to recruit and retain qualified faculty and academic staff, data collected as to rates of pay for comparable work in other public services, universities and commercial and industrial establishments, recommendations of the board of regents and any special studies carried on as to the need for any changes in compensation and employee benefits to cover each year of the biennium. The proposal shall also take proper account of prevailing pay rates, costs and standards of living and the state's employment policies. The proposal for such pay adjustments may contain recommendations for across-the-board pay adjustments, merit or other adjustments and employee benefit improvements. Paragraph (b) and sub. (1) (bf) shall apply to the process for approval of all pay adjustments for University of Wisconsin System employees. The proposal as approved by the joint committee on employment relations and the governor shall be based upon a percentage of the budgeted salary base for University of Wisconsin System employees. The amount included in the proposal for merit and adjustments other than across-the-board pay adjustments is available for discretionary use by the board of regents.

AB900,238 Section 238. 230.34 (1) (ar) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act 166, is amended to read:

AB900,123,8 230.34 (1) (ar) Paragraphs (a) and (am) apply to all employees with permanent status in class in the classified service and all employees who have served with the state as an assistant district attorney or an assistant state public defender for a continuous period of 12 months or more, except that for employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified, or for employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (b) or (c) in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is certified, if a collective bargaining agreement is in effect covering employees in the collective bargaining unit, the provisions of the collective bargaining agreement govern just cause and all aspects of the appeal procedure.

AB900,239 Section 239. 230.35 (1s) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB900,123,17 230.35 (1s) Annual leave of absence with pay for instructional staff employed by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System who provide services for a charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2013 stats., shall be determined by the governing board of the charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2013 stats., as approved by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside and subject to the terms of any collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 covering the instructional staff.

AB900,240 Section 240. 230.35 (2d) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,123,22 230.35 (2d) (e) For employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, this subsection shall apply unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.

AB900,241 Section 241. 230.35 (3) (e) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,124,2 230.35 (3) (e) 6. For employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, this paragraph shall apply unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.

AB900,242 Section 242. 230.88 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,124,12 230.88 (2) (b) No collective bargaining agreement supersedes the rights of an employee under this subchapter. However, nothing in this subchapter affects any right of an employee to pursue a grievance procedure under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, and if the division of equal rights determines that a grievance arising under such a collective bargaining agreement involves the same parties and matters as a complaint under s. 230.85, it shall order the arbitrator's final award on the merits conclusive as to the rights of the parties to the complaint, on those matters determined in the arbitration which were at issue and upon which the determination necessarily depended.