AB296,9 18Section 9. 84.062 of the statutes is repealed.
AB296,10 19Section 10. 84.41 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB296,11 20Section 11. 103.503 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB296,4,221 103.503 (1) (a) “Accident" means an incident caused, contributed to, or
22otherwise involving an employee that resulted or could have resulted in death,
23personal injury, or property damage and that occurred while the employee was
24performing the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 (2m), 2015

1stats.,
on a project of public works or while the employee was performing work on a
2public utility project.
AB296,12 3Section 12. 103.503 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB296,4,74 103.503 (1) (c) “Contracting agency" means a local governmental unit, as
5defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d),
or a state agency, as defined in s. 16.856 (1) (h), that has
6contracted for the performance of work on a project of public works or a public utility
7that has contracted for the performance of work on a public utility project.
AB296,13 8Section 13. 103.503 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB296,4,119 103.503 (1) (e) “Employee" means a laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver
10who performs the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 (2m), 2015
11stats.,
on a project of public works or on a public utility project.
AB296,14 12Section 14. 103.503 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB296,4,1613 103.503 (1) (fm) “Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this
14state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of
15such a political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of
16any of the foregoing, or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.
AB296,15 17Section 15. 103.503 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB296,4,2318 103.503 (1) (g) “Project of public works" means a project of public works that
19is subject to s. 16.856 or that would be subject to s. 66.0903, 2013 stats., if the project
20were erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished prior to January 1,
212017, or that would be subject to s. 16.856, 2015 stats., if the project were erected,
22constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished prior to the effective date of this
23paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]
.
AB296,16 24Section 16. 103.503 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
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1103.503 (1) (j) “State agency" means any office, department, independent
2agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
3government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law,
4including the legislature and the courts. “State agency" also includes the University
5of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System
6Authority, and the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority.
AB296,17 7Section 17. 103.503 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB296,5,158 103.503 (2) Substance abuse prohibited. No employee may use, possess,
9attempt to possess, distribute, deliver, or be under the influence of a drug, or use or
10be under the influence of alcohol, while performing the work described in s. 66.0903
11(4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or while
12performing work on a public utility project. An employee is considered to be under
13the influence of alcohol for purposes of this subsection if he or she has an alcohol
14concentration that is equal to or greater than the amount specified in s. 885.235 (1g)
15(d).
AB296,18 16Section 18. 103.503 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB296,5,2417 103.503 (3) (a) 2. A requirement that employees performing the work described
18in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works
19or performing work on a public utility project submit to random, reasonable
20suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing and to drug and alcohol testing
21before commencing work on the project, except that testing of an employee before
22commencing work on a project is not required if the employee has been participating
23in a random testing program during the 90 days preceding the date on which the
24employee commenced work on the project.
AB296,19 25Section 19. 106.04 of the statutes is repealed.
AB296,20
1Section 20. 109.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB296,6,232 109.09 (1) The department shall investigate and attempt equitably to adjust
3controversies between employers and employees as to alleged wage claims. The
4department may receive and investigate any wage claim that is filed with the
5department, or received by the department under s. 109.10 (4), no later than 2 years
6after the date the wages are due. The department may, after receiving a wage claim,
7investigate any wages due from the employer against whom the claim is filed to any
8employee during the period commencing 2 years before the date the claim is filed.
9The department shall enforce this chapter and s. 66.0903, 2013 stats., s. 103.49, 2013
10stats., and s. 229.8275, 2013 stats., and s. 16.856, 2015 stats., and ss. 16.856, 103.02,
11103.82, and 104.12. In pursuance of this duty, the department may sue the employer
12on behalf of the employee to collect any wage claim or wage deficiency and ss. 109.03
13(6) and 109.11 (2) and (3) shall apply to such actions. Except for actions under s.
14109.10, the department may refer such an action to the district attorney of the county
15in which the violation occurs for prosecution and collection and the district attorney
16shall commence an action in the circuit court having appropriate jurisdiction. Any
17number of wage claims or wage deficiencies against the same employer may be joined
18in a single proceeding, but the court may order separate trials or hearings. In actions
19that are referred to a district attorney under this subsection, any taxable costs
20recovered by the district attorney shall be paid into the general fund of the county
21in which the violation occurs and used by that county to meet its financial
22responsibility under s. 978.13 (2) (b) for the operation of the office of the district
23attorney who prosecuted the action.
AB296,21 24Section 21. 111.322 (2m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB296,22 25Section 22. 111.322 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1111.322 (2m) (d) The individual's employer believes that the individual
2engaged or may engage in any activity described in pars. (a) to (c) (bm).
AB296,23 3Section 23. 230.13 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB296,7,64 230.13 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3) and ss. 19.36 (10) to (12) and
5(11)
and 103.13, the director and the administrator may keep records of the following
6personnel matters closed to the public:
AB296,24 7Section 24. 233.13 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB296,7,10 8233.13 Closed records. (intro.) Except as provided in ss. 19.36 (10) to (12)
9and (11) and 103.13, the authority may keep records of the following personnel
10matters closed to the public:
AB296,25 11Section 25. 946.15 of the statutes is repealed.
AB296,26 12Section 26. 978.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB296,7,2513 978.05 (6) (a) Institute, commence or appear in all civil actions or special
14proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch.
15980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 70.36, 84.062 (8), 89.08,
16103.92 (4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a),
17946.86, 946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077, perform any duties in
18connection with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under
19chs. 48 and 938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and
20appear if the district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters
21within chs. 782, 976 and 979 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits
22the authority of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation
23counsel provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s.
2448.09 (6) or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the
25interests of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.
AB296,27
1Section 27. Initial applicability.
AB296,8,62 (1) Elimination of prevailing wage law. This act first applies, with respect to
3a project of public works that is subject to bidding, to a project for which the request
4for bids is issued on the effective date of this subsection and, with respect to a project
5of public works that is not subject to bidding, to a project the contract for which is
6entered into on the effective date of this subsection.
AB296,8,77 (End)
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