AB900: Bill Text

AB900,54,3 111.70 (4) (cm) 6. `Interest arbitration.' a. If in any collective bargaining unit a dispute relating to any issue has not been settled after a reasonable period of negotiation and after mediation by the commission under subd. 3. and other settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, and the parties are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them over wages, hours, or conditions of employment to be included in a new collective bargaining agreement, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in writing, to initiate compulsory, final, and binding arbitration, as provided in this paragraph. At the time the petition is filed, the petitioning party shall submit in writing to the other party and the commission its preliminary final offer containing its latest proposals on all issues in dispute. Within 14 calendar days after the date of that submission, the other party shall submit in writing its preliminary final offer on all disputed issues to the petitioning party and the commission. If a petition is filed jointly, both parties shall exchange their preliminary final offers in writing and submit copies to the commission at the time the petition is filed.

AB900,55,18 am. Upon receipt of a petition to initiate arbitration, the commission shall investigate, with or without a formal hearing, whether arbitration should be commenced. If in determining whether an impasse exists the commission finds that the procedures under this paragraph have not been complied with and that the compliance would tend to result in a settlement, it may order compliance before ordering arbitration. The validity of any arbitration award or collective bargaining agreement is not affected by failure to comply with the procedures. Prior to the close of the investigation each party shall submit in writing to the commission its single final offer containing its final proposals on all issues in dispute that are subject to interest arbitration under this subdivision. If a party fails to submit a single final offer, the commission shall close the investigation based on the last written position of the party. Such final offers may include only mandatory subjects of bargaining, except that a permissive subject of bargaining may be included by a party if the other party does not object and shall then be treated as a mandatory subject. The parties shall also submit to the commission a written stipulation with respect to all matters that are agreed upon for inclusion in the new or amended collective bargaining agreement. The commission, after receiving a report from its investigator and determining that arbitration should be commenced, shall issue an order requiring arbitration and immediately submit to the parties a list of 7 arbitrators. The parties shall alternately strike names from the list until a single name is left, who shall be appointed as arbitrator. The petitioning party shall notify the commission in writing of the identity of the arbitrator selected. Upon receipt of the notice, the commission shall formally appoint the arbitrator and submit to him or her the final offers of the parties. The final offers are public documents and the commission shall make them available. In lieu of a single arbitrator and upon request of both parties, the commission shall appoint a tripartite arbitration panel consisting of one member selected by each of the parties and a neutral person designated by the commission who shall serve as a chairperson. An arbitration panel has the same powers and duties as provided in this section for any other appointed arbitrator, and all arbitration decisions by a panel shall be determined by majority vote. In place of selection of the arbitrator by the parties and upon request of both parties, the commission shall establish a procedure for randomly selecting names of arbitrators. Under the procedure, the commission shall submit a list of 7 arbitrators to the parties. Each party shall strike one name from the list. From the remaining 5 names, the commission shall randomly appoint an arbitrator. Unless both parties to an arbitration proceeding otherwise agree in writing, every individual whose name is submitted by the commission for appointment as an arbitrator must be a resident of this state at the time of submission and every individual who is designated as an arbitration panel chairperson must be a resident of this state at the time of designation.

AB900,56,4 b. The arbitrator shall, within 10 days of his or her appointment, establish a date and place for the arbitration hearing. Upon petition of at least 5 citizens of the jurisdiction served by the municipal employer, filed within 10 days after the date on which the arbitrator is appointed, the arbitrator shall hold a public hearing in the jurisdiction to provide the opportunity to both parties to explain or present supporting arguments for their positions and to members of the public to offer their comments and suggestions. The final offers of the parties, as transmitted by the commission to the arbitrator, are the basis for any continued negotiations between the parties with respect to the issues in dispute. At any time prior to the arbitration hearing, either party, with the consent of the other party, may modify its final offer in writing.

AB900,56,14 c. Prior to the arbitration hearing, either party may, within a time limit established by the arbitrator, withdraw its final offer and any mutually agreed upon modifications and shall immediately provide written notice of any withdrawal to the other party, the arbitrator, and the commission. If both parties withdraw their final offers and mutually agreed upon modifications, the labor organization, after giving 10 days' written notice to the municipal employer and the commission, may strike. Unless both parties withdraw their final offers and mutually agreed upon modifications, the final offer of neither party is considered withdrawn and the arbitrator shall proceed to resolve the dispute by final and binding arbitration as provided in this paragraph.

AB900,57,2 d. Before issuing his or her arbitration decision, the arbitrator shall, on his or her own motion or at the request of either party, conduct a meeting open to the public to provide to both parties the opportunity to explain or present supporting arguments for their complete offer on all matters to be covered by the proposed agreement. The arbitrator shall adopt without modification the final offer of one of the parties on all disputed issues submitted under subd. 6. am., except those items that the commission determines not to be mandatory subjects of bargaining and those items that have not been treated as mandatory subjects by the parties, and including any prior modifications of the offer mutually agreed upon by the parties under subd. 6. b. The decision is final and binding on both parties and shall be incorporated into a written collective bargaining agreement. The arbitrator shall serve a copy of his or her decision on both parties and the commission.

AB900,57,4 e. Arbitration proceedings may not be interrupted or terminated by reason of any prohibited practice complaint filed by either party at any time.

AB900,57,6 f. The parties shall equally divide the costs of arbitration. The arbitrator shall submit a statement of his or her costs to both parties and to the commission.

AB900,57,14 g. If a question arises as to whether any proposal made in negotiations by either party is a mandatory, permissive, or prohibited subject of bargaining, the commission shall determine the issue under par. (b). If either party to the dispute petitions the commission for a declaratory ruling under par. (b), the proceedings under subd. 6. c. and d. may not occur until the commission renders a decision in the matter and the decision is final. The arbitrator's award shall be made in accordance with the commission's ruling, subject to automatic amendment by any subsequent court reversal.

AB900,132 Section 132. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7. of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,57,23 111.70 (4) (cm) 7. `Factor given greatest weight.' In making any decision under the arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, except for any decision involving a collective bargaining unit consisting of school district employees, the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall give the greatest weight to any state law or directive lawfully issued by a state legislative or administrative officer, body, or agency that limits expenditures that may be made or revenues that may be collected by a municipal employer. The arbitrator or arbitration panel shall give an accounting of the consideration of this factor in the decision.

AB900,133 Section 133. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,58,6 111.70 (4) (cm) 7g. `Factor given greater weight.' In making any decision under the arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, except for any decision involving a collective bargaining unit consisting of school district employees, the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall give greater weight to economic conditions in the jurisdiction of the municipal employer than to any of the factors specified in subd. 7r.

AB900,134 Section 134. 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,58,10 111.70 (4) (cm) 7r. `Other factors considered.' In making any decision under the arbitration procedures authorized by this paragraph, the arbitrator or arbitration panel shall give weight to the following factors:

AB900,58,11 a. The lawful authority of the municipal employer.

AB900,58,12 b. Stipulations of the parties.

AB900,58,14 c. The interests and welfare of the public and the financial ability of the unit of government to meet the costs of any proposed settlement.

AB900,58,17 d. Comparison of wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of other employees performing similar services.

AB900,58,21 e. Comparison of the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of other employees generally in public employment in the same community and in comparable communities.

AB900,58,25 f. Comparison of the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the municipal employees involved in the arbitration proceedings with the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of other employees in private employment in the same community and in comparable communities.

AB900,59,2 g. The average consumer prices for goods and services, commonly known as the cost of living.

AB900,59,6 h. The overall compensation presently received by the municipal employees, including direct wage compensation, vacation, holidays and excused time, insurance and pensions, medical and hospitalization benefits, the continuity and stability of employment, and all other benefits received.

AB900,59,8 i. Changes in any of the foregoing circumstances during the pendency of the arbitration proceedings.

AB900,59,13 j. Factors, not included in subd. 7r. a. to i., which are normally or traditionally taken into consideration in the determination of wages, hours, and conditions of employment through voluntary collective bargaining, mediation, fact-finding, arbitration, or otherwise between the parties, in the public service, or in private employment.

AB900,135 Section 135. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8. of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,59,17 111.70 (4) (cm) 8. `Rule making.' The commission shall adopt rules for the conduct of all arbitration proceedings under subd. 6., including rules for all of the following:

AB900,59,19 a. The appointment of tripartite arbitration panels when requested by the parties.

AB900,59,21 b. The expeditious rendering of arbitration decisions, such as waivers of briefs and transcripts.

AB900,59,23 c. The removal of individuals who have repeatedly failed to issue timely decisions from the commission's list of qualified arbitrators.

AB900,59,24 d. Proceedings for the enforcement of arbitration decisions.

AB900,136 Section 136. 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,60,16 111.70 (4) (cm) 8m. `Term of agreement; reopening of negotiations.' Except for the initial collective bargaining agreement between the parties and except as the parties otherwise agree, every collective bargaining agreement covering general municipal employees subject to this paragraph shall be for a term of one year and may not be extended 2 years, but in no case may a collective bargaining agreement for any collective bargaining unit consisting of municipal employees subject to this paragraph other than school district employees be for a term exceeding 3 years nor may a collective bargaining agreement for any collective bargaining unit consisting of school district employees subject to this paragraph be for a term exceeding 4 years. No arbitration award may contain a provision for reopening of negotiations during the term of a collective bargaining agreement covering general municipal employees may be reopened for negotiations unless both parties agree to reopen the collective bargaining agreement. The requirement for agreement by both parties does not apply to a provision for reopening of negotiations with respect to any portion of an agreement that is declared invalid by a court or administrative agency or rendered invalid by the enactment of a law or promulgation of a federal regulation.

AB900,137 Section 137. 111.70 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is amended to read:

AB900,61,8 111.70 (4) (d) 1. A representative chosen for the purposes of collective bargaining by a majority of the public safety employees or transit municipal employees voting in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive representative of all employees in the unit for the purpose of collective bargaining. A representative chosen for the purposes of collective bargaining by at least 51 percent of the general municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive representative of all employees in the unit for the purpose of collective bargaining. Any individual employee, or any minority group of employees in any collective bargaining unit, shall have the right to present grievances to the municipal employer in person or through representatives of their own choosing, and the municipal employer shall confer with the employee in relation thereto, if the majority representative has been afforded the opportunity to be present at the conferences. Any adjustment resulting from these conferences may not be inconsistent with the conditions of employment established by the majority representative and the municipal employer.

AB900,138 Section 138. 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,62,14 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a. The commission shall determine the appropriate collective bargaining unit for the purpose of collective bargaining and shall whenever possible avoid fragmentation by maintaining as few collective bargaining units as practicable in keeping with the size of the total municipal workforce. The commission may decide whether, in a particular case, the municipal employees in the same or several departments, divisions, institutions, crafts, professions, or other occupational groupings constitute a collective bargaining unit. Before making its determination, the commission may provide an opportunity for the municipal employees concerned to determine, by secret ballot, whether they desire to be established as a separate collective bargaining unit. The commission may not decide, however, that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both professional employees and nonprofessional employees, unless a majority of the professional employees vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission may not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both school district employees and general municipal employees who are not school district employees. The commission may not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both public safety employees and general municipal employees, if the group include includes both transit employees and general municipal employees, or if the group includes both transit employees and public safety employees. The commission may not decide that any group of municipal employees constitutes an appropriate collective bargaining unit if the group includes both craft employees and noncraft employees unless a majority of the craft employees vote for inclusion in the unit. The commission shall place the professional employees who are assigned to perform any services at a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), in a separate collective bargaining unit from a unit that includes any other professional employees whenever at least 30% of those professional employees request an election to be held to determine that issue and a majority of the professional employees at the charter school who cast votes in the election decide to be represented in a separate collective bargaining unit.

AB900,139 Section 139. 111.70 (4) (d) 3. a. and c. of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 111.70 (4) (d) 3. and amended to read:

AB900,62,25 111.70 (4) (d) 3. Whenever, in a particular case, a question arises concerning representation or appropriate unit, calling for a vote, the commission shall certify the results in writing to the municipal employer and the labor organization involved and to any other interested parties. c. Any ballot used in a representation proceeding under this subdivision shall include the names of all persons having an interest in representing or the results. The ballot should be so designed as to permit a vote against representation by any candidate named on the ballot. The findings of the commission, on which a certification is based, shall be conclusive unless reviewed as provided by s. 111.07 (8).

AB900,140 Section 140. 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b. of the statutes is repealed.

AB900,141 Section 141. 111.70 (4) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,63,7 111.70 (4) (L) Strikes prohibited. Nothing contained in Except as authorized under par. (cm) 5. and 6. c., this subchapter constitutes a grant of does not grant the right to strike by to any municipal employee or labor organization, and such strikes are hereby expressly prohibited. Paragraph (cm) does not authorize a strike after an injunction has been issued against a strike under sub. (7m).

AB900,142 Section 142. 111.70 (4) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,63,11 111.70 (4) (m) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; school district municipal employers. In a school district, the municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with respect to all of the following:

AB900,63,17 1. Reassignment of municipal employees who perform services for a board of school directors under ch. 119, with or without regard to seniority, as a result of a decision of the board of school directors to contract with an individual or group to operate a school as a charter school, as defined in s. 115.001 (1), or to convert a school to a charter school, or the impact of any such reassignment on the wages, hours, or conditions of employment of the municipal employees who perform those services.

AB900,63,22 2. Reassignment of municipal employees who perform services for a board of school directors, with or without regard to seniority, as a result of the decision of the board to close or reopen a school under s. 119.18 (23), or the impact of any such reassignment on the wages, hours, or conditions of employment of the municipal employees who perform those services.

AB900,64,2 3. Any decision of a board of school directors to contract with a school or agency to provide educational programs under s. 119.235, or the impact of any such decision on the wages, hours, or conditions of employment of the municipal employees who perform services for the board.

AB900,64,4 4. Solicitation of sealed bids for the provision of group health care benefits for school district employees as provided in s. 120.12 (24).

AB900,143 Section 143. 111.70 (4) (mb) of the statutes is repealed.

AB900,144 Section 144. 111.70 (4) (mbb) of the statutes is repealed.

AB900,145 Section 145. 111.70 (4) (mc) (intro.) and 5. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB900,64,11 111.70 (4) (mc) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; public safety employees. (intro.) The municipal employer is prohibited from bargaining collectively with a collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee with respect to any of the following:

AB900,64,23 5. If the collective bargaining unit contains a public safety employee who is initially employed on or after July 1, 2011, the The requirement under ss. 40.05 (1) (b), 59.875, and 62.623 that the municipal employer may not pay, on behalf of that public safety a municipal 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 public safety the municipal employee. If This subdivision does not apply to a transit employee or to a public safety employee who is initially employed by a municipal employer before July 1, 2011, and this subdivision does not apply to that a public safety employee who is initially employed by a municipal employer before July 1, 2011, if he or she is employed as a public safety employee by a successor municipal employer in the event of a combined department that is created on or after that date.

AB900,146 Section 146. 111.70 (4) (mc) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,65,3 111.70 (4) (mc) 3. If the municipal employee is a clerk who is not an employee of a city of the first class, the judge's authority over the supervisory tasks provided in s. 755.10.

AB900,147 Section 147. 111.70 (4) (mc) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,65,10 111.70 (4) (mc) 6. Except for the employee premium contribution, all costs and payments associated with health care coverage plans and the design and selection of health care coverage plans by the municipal employer for public safety employees, 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 public safety municipal employee. This subdivision does not apply to a transit employee.

AB900,148 Section 148. 111.70 (4) (n) of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,65,15 111.70 (4) (n) Mandatory subjects of bargaining. In a school district, in addition to any subject of bargaining on which the municipal employer is required to bargain under sub. (1) (a), the municipal employer is required to bargain collectively with respect to all of the following:

AB900,65,18 1. Time spent during the school day, separate from pupil contact time, to prepare lessons, labs, or educational materials, to confer or collaborate with other staff, or to complete administrative duties.

AB900,65,20 2. The development of or any changes to a teacher evaluation plan under s. 118.225.

AB900,149 Section 149. 111.70 (4) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,66,2 111.70 (4) (p) Permissive subjects of collective bargaining; public safety and transit employees. A municipal employer is not required to bargain with public safety employees or transit employees on subjects reserved to management and direction of the governmental unit except insofar as the manner of exercise of such functions affects the wages, hours, and conditions of employment of the public safety employees or of the transit municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit.

AB900,150 Section 150. 111.70 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,66,10 111.70 (7) Penalty for striker. (a) Whoever violates sub. (4) (L) after an injunction against a strike has been issued shall be fined $10. After the injunction has been issued, any employee who is absent from work because of purported illness is presumed to be on strike unless the illness is verified by a written report from a physician to the employer. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. The court shall order that any fine imposed under this subsection be paid by means of a salary deduction at a rate to be determined by the court.

AB900,66,12 (b) This subsection applies only to municipal employees who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.

AB900,151 Section 151. 111.70 (7m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 111.70 (7m) (ar).

AB900,152 Section 152. 111.70 (7m) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,66,17 111.70 (7m) (ag) Application. This subsection does not apply to strikes involving municipal employees who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.

AB900,153 Section 153. 111.70 (7m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,67,5 111.70 (7m) (b) Injunction; threat to public health or safety. At any time after a labor organization gives advance notice of a strike under sub. (4) (cm) that is expressly authorized under sub. (4) (cm), the municipal employer or any citizen directly affected by the strike may petition the circuit court to enjoin the strike. If the court finds that the strike poses an imminent threat to the public health or safety, the court shall, within 48 hours after the receipt of the petition but after notice to the parties and after holding a hearing, issue an order immediately enjoining the strike, and shall order the parties to submit a new final offer on all disputed issues to the commission for final and binding arbitration as provided in sub. (4) (cm). The commission, upon receipt of the final offers of the parties, shall transmit them to the arbitrator or a successor designated by the commission. The arbitrator shall omit preliminary steps and shall commence immediately to arbitrate the dispute.

AB900,154 Section 154. 111.70 (7m) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,67,14 111.70 (7m) (c) 1. a. Any labor organization that represents public safety employees or transit employees which violates sub. (4) (L) may not collect any dues under a collective bargaining agreement or under a fair-share agreement from any municipal employee covered by either agreement for a period of one year. At the end of the period of suspension, any such the agreement shall be reinstated unless the labor organization is no longer authorized to represent the public safety employees or transit municipal employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement or fair-share agreement or the agreement is no longer in effect.

AB900,155 Section 155. 111.70 (7m) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,67,20 111.70 (7m) (c) 3. `Strike in violation of award.' Any person who authorizes or participates in a strike after a final and binding arbitration award or decision under sub. (4) (cm) is issued and before the end of the term of the agreement which the award or decision amends or creates shall forfeit $15 per offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.

AB900,156 Section 156. 111.70 (7m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,68,2 111.70 (7m) (e) Civil liability. Any party refusing to include an arbitration award or decision under sub. (4) (cm) in a written collective bargaining agreement or failing to implement the award or decision, unless good cause is shown, is liable for attorney fees, interest on delayed monetary benefits, and other costs incurred in any action by the nonoffending party to enforce the award or decision.

AB900,157 Section 157. 111.70 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,68,9 111.70 (8) (a) This section, except sub. subs. (1) (nm), (4) (cg) and (cm), and (7m), applies to law enforcement supervisors employed by a 1st class city. This section, except sub. subs. (1) (nm), (4) (cm) and (jm), and (7m) applies to law enforcement supervisors employed by a county having a population of 500,000 or more. For purposes of such application, the terms term "municipal employee" and "public safety employee" include includes such a supervisor.

AB900,158 Section 158. 111.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,69,19 111.71 (2) The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a complaint alleging that a prohibited practice has been committed under s. 111.70 (3). 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. 111.70 (4) (c) 2., (cg) 4., or (cm) 4. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission initiate fact-finding under s. 111.70 (4) (c) 3. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission act as a mediator under s. 111.70 (4) (c) 1., (cg) 3., 1m. or (cm) 3. The commission shall assess and collect a filing fee for filing a request that the commission initiate compulsory, final and binding arbitration under s. 111.70 (4) (cg) (cm) 6. or (jm) or 111.77 (3). For the performance of commission actions under ss. 111.70 (4) (c) 1., 1m., 2., and 3., (cg) 3., 4., and 6., (cm) 3. and, 4., and 6., and (jm) and 111.77 (3), 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 a prohibited practice has been committed under s. 111.70 (3), 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 dispute, the commission may not subsequently assess or collect a filing fee to initiate fact-finding or arbitration to resolve the same labor dispute. If any request for the performance of commission actions concerns issues arising as a result of more than one unrelated event or occurrence, each such separate event or occurrence shall be treated as is 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 the fee or fees are paid, except that the failure of the respondent party to pay the filing fee for having the commission initiate compulsory, final and binding arbitration under s. 111.70 (4) (cg) (cm) 6. or (jm) or 111.77 (3) may not prohibit the commission from initiating such the arbitration. The commission may initiate collection proceedings against the respondent party for the payment of the filing fee. Fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.425 (1) (i).

AB900,159 Section 159. 111.71 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,69,24 111.71 (4) The commission shall collect on a systematic basis information on the operation of the arbitration law under s. 111.70 (4) (cm) and shall annually submit a report on the opinion to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).

AB900,160 Section 160. 111.71 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB900,161 Section 161. 111.71 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

AB900,70,9 111.71 (5) The commission shall, on a regular basis, provide training programs to prepare individuals to arbitrate under s. 111.70 (4) (cm). The commission shall promote the programs to and recruit participation throughout the state, including at least 10 residents of each congressional district. The commission may also provide training programs to individuals and organizations on other aspects of collective bargaining, including on areas of management and labor cooperation directly or indirectly affecting collective bargaining. The commission may charge a reasonable fee to participate in the programs.

AB900,162 Section 162. 111.71 (5m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB900,163 Section 163. 111.77 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB900,70,17 111.77 Settlement of disputes in collective bargaining units composed of law enforcement personnel and fire fighters. (intro.) Municipal In fire departments and city and county law enforcement agencies municipal employers and public safety employees, as provided in sub. (8), have the duty to bargain collectively in good faith including the duty to refrain from strikes or lockouts and to comply with the following:

AB900,164 Section 164. 111.77 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: