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AB56,799,9 3(4) It is the policy of the state, in order to preserve and promote the interests
4of the public, the employee, and the employer alike, to establish standards of fair
5conduct in employment relations and to provide a convenient, expeditious, and
6impartial tribunal by which these interests may have their respective rights and
7obligations adjudicated. While limiting individual and group rights of aggression
8and defense, the state substitutes processes of justice for the more primitive methods
9of trial by combat.
AB56,1391 10Section 1391. 111.04 (1) and (2) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered
11111.04 and amended to read:
AB56,799,19 12111.04 Rights of Employees. Employees shall have the right of
13self-organization and the right to form, join or assist labor organizations, to bargain
14collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in lawful,
15concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or
16protection. (2) Employees shall also have the right to refrain from self-organization;
17forming, joining, or assisting labor organizations; bargaining collectively through
18representatives; or engaging in activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or
19other mutual aid or protection
such activities.
AB56,1392 20Section 1392. 111.04 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1393 21Section 1393. 111.06 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,800,2422 111.06 (1) (c) To encourage or discourage membership in any labor
23organization, employee agency, committee, association, or representation plan by
24discrimination in regard to hiring, tenure, or other terms or conditions of
25employment except in a collective bargaining unit where an all-union, fair-share,

1or maintenance of membership agreement is in effect. An employer may enter into
2an all-union agreement with the voluntarily recognized representative of the
3employees in a collective bargaining unit, where at least a majority of such employees
4voting have voted affirmatively, by secret ballot, in favor of the all-union agreement
5in a referendum conducted by the commission, except that where the bargaining
6representative has been certified by either the commission or the national labor
7relations board as the result of a representation election, no referendum is required
8to authorize the entry into an all-union agreement. An authorization of an all-union
9agreement continues, subject to the right of either party to the all-union agreement
10to petition the commission to conduct a new referendum on the subject. Upon receipt
11of the petition, if the commission determines there is reasonable ground to believe
12that the employees concerned have changed their attitude toward the all-union
13agreement, the commission shall conduct a referendum. If the continuance of the
14all-union agreement is supported on a referendum by a vote at least equal to that
15provided in this paragraph for its initial authorization, it may continue, subject to
16the right to petition for a further vote by the procedure under this paragraph. If the
17continuance of the all-union agreement is not supported on a referendum, it
18terminates at the expiration of the contract of which it is then a part or at the end
19of one year from the date of the announcement by the commission of the result of the
20referendum, whichever is earlier. The commission shall declare any all-union
21agreement terminated whenever it finds that the labor organization involved has
22unreasonably refused to receive as a member any employee of such employer. An
23interested person may, as provided in s. 111.07, request the commission to perform
24this duty
.
AB56,1394 25Section 1394. 111.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,801,3
1111.06 (1) (e) To bargain collectively with the representatives of less than a
2majority of the employer's employees in a collective bargaining unit, or to enter into
3an all-union agreement except in the manner provided in par. (c).
AB56,1395 4Section 1395. 111.06 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,801,125 111.06 (1) (i) To deduct labor organization dues or assessments from an
6employee's earnings, unless the employer has been presented with an individual
7order therefor, signed by the employee personally, and terminable by the employee
8giving to the employer at least 30 days' written notice of the termination. This
9paragraph applies to the extent permitted under federal law
unless there is an
10all-union, fair-share, or maintenance of membership agreement in effect. The
11employer shall give notice to the labor organization of receipt of a notice of
12termination
.
AB56,1396 13Section 1396. 111.06 (1) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,801,1514 111.06 (1) (m) To fail to give the notice of intention to engage in a lockout
15provided in s. 111.115 (3).
AB56,1397 16Section 1397 . 111.31 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,802,817 111.31 (1) The legislature finds that the practice of unfair discrimination in
18employment against properly qualified individuals by reason of their age, race,
19creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual
20orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful
21products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours, or declining to
22attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or
23political matters, substantially and adversely affects the general welfare of the state.
24Employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, and licensing agencies that
25deny employment opportunities and discriminate in employment against properly

1qualified individuals solely because of their age, race, creed, color, disability, marital
2status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction
3record, military service, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03
4(3m),
use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during
5nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any
6communication about religious matters or political matters, deprive those
7individuals of the earnings that are necessary to maintain a just and decent standard
8of living.
AB56,1398 9Section 1398 . 111.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,802,2310 111.31 (2) It is the intent of the legislature to protect by law the rights of all
11individuals to obtain gainful employment and to enjoy privileges free from
12employment discrimination because of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital
13status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction
14record, military service, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03
15(3m),
use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during
16nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any
17communication about religious matters or political matters, and to encourage the
18full, nondiscriminatory utilization of the productive resources of the state to the
19benefit of the state, the family, and all the people of the state. It is the intent of the
20legislature in promulgating this subchapter to encourage employers to evaluate an
21employee or applicant for employment based upon the individual qualifications of
22the employee or applicant rather than upon a particular class to which the individual
23may belong.
AB56,1399 24Section 1399 . 111.31 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,803,11
1111.31 (3) In the interpretation and application of this subchapter, and
2otherwise, it is declared to be the public policy of the state to encourage and foster
3to the fullest extent practicable the employment of all properly qualified individuals
4regardless of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin,
5ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, status
6as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3m),
use or nonuse of lawful
7products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours, or declining to
8attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or
9political matters. Nothing in this subsection requires an affirmative action program
10to correct an imbalance in the work force. This subchapter shall be liberally
11construed for the accomplishment of this purpose.
AB56,1400 12Section 1400 . 111.321 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,803,21 13111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to
14111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or
15other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s.
16111.322 against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, color, disability,
17marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record,
18military service, status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3m), use
19or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours,
20or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about
21religious matters or political matters.
AB56,1401 22Section 1401 . 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,804,223 111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any
24right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455,

1103.50, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55, or ss. 101.58 to 101.599
2or 103.64 to 103.82.
AB56,1402 3Section 1402 . 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,804,74 111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding
5held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28,
6103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 103.50, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55,
7or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.
AB56,1403 8Section 1403 . 111.322 (2m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,804,119 111.322 (2m) (c) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce a right
10under s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 229.8275 or testifies or assists in any action or
11proceeding under s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 229.8275.
AB56,1404 12Section 1404 . 111.335 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 111.335 (3) (ar).
AB56,1405 13Section 1405 . 111.335 (3) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,804,1914 111.335 (3) (ag) 1. Employment discrimination because of a conviction record
15includes requesting an applicant for employment, on an application form or
16otherwise, to supply information regarding the conviction record of the applicant, or
17otherwise inquiring into or considering the conviction record of an applicant for
18employment, before the applicant has been selected for an interview by the
19prospective employer.
AB56,804,2320 2. Subdivision 1. does not prohibit an employer from notifying applicants for
21employment that, subject to this section and ss. 111.321 and 111.322, an individual
22with a particular conviction record may be disqualified by law or under the
23employer's policies from employment in particular positions.
AB56,1406 24Section 1406 . 111.335 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,805,5
1111.335 (4) (b) It is employment discrimination because of conviction record for
2a licensing agency to refuse to license any individual under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or to
3bar or terminate an individual from licensing under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. because the
4individual was adjudicated delinquent under ch. 938 for an offense other than an
5exempt offense.
AB56,1407 6Section 1407 . 111.335 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,805,97 111.335 (4) (c) 1. (intro.) If a licensing agency refuses to license an individual
8under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or bars or terminates an individual from licensing under sub.
9(3) (a) (ar) 1., the licensing agency shall, subject to subd. 2., do all of the following:
AB56,1408 10Section 1408 . 111.335 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,805,1511 111.335 (4) (e) A state licensing agency that may refuse to license individuals
12under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or that may bar or terminate an individual from licensure
13under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. shall publish on the agency's Internet site a document
14indicating the offenses or kinds of offenses that may result in such a refusal, bar, or
15termination.
AB56,1409 16Section 1409 . 111.335 (4) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,805,2217 111.335 (4) (f) 1. A state licensing agency that may refuse to license individuals
18under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. or that may bar or terminate individuals from licensing
19under sub. (3) (a) (ar) 1. shall allow an individual who does not possess a license to,
20without submitting a full application and without paying the fees applicable to
21applicants, apply to the agency for a determination of whether the individual would
22be disqualified from obtaining the license due to his or her conviction record.
AB56,1410 23Section 1410. 115.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,806,1124 115.28 (7) (a) License all teachers for the public schools of the state; make rules
25establishing standards of attainment and procedures for the examination and

1licensing of teachers within the limits prescribed in ss. 118.19 (2) and (3), 118.191,
2118.1915, 118.192, 118.193, 118.194, and 118.195 , and 118.197; prescribe by rule
3standards, requirements, and procedures for the approval of teacher preparatory
4programs leading to licensure, including a requirement that, beginning on July 1,
52012, and annually thereafter, each teacher preparatory program located in this
6state shall submit to the department a list of individuals who have completed the
7program and who have been recommended by the program for licensure under this
8subsection, together with each individual's date of program completion, from each
9term or semester of the program's most recently completed academic year; file in the
10state superintendent's office all papers relating to state teachers' licenses; and
11register each such license.
AB56,1411 12Section 1411. 115.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,806,2313 115.28 (7) (b) Subject to the same rules and laws concerning qualifications of
14applicants and granting and revocation of licenses or certificates under par. (a), the
15state superintendent shall grant certificates and licenses to teachers in private
16schools and tribal schools, except that teaching experience requirements for such
17certificates and licenses may be fulfilled by teaching experience in public, private,
18or tribal schools. An applicant is not eligible for a license or certificate unless the
19state superintendent finds that the private school or tribal school in which the
20applicant taught offered an adequate educational program during the period of the
21applicant's teaching therein. Private Except as provided under ss. 115.7915 (2) (i),
22118.60 (2) (a) 6m., and 119.23 (2) (a) 6m., private
schools are not obligated to employ
23only licensed or certified teachers.
AB56,1412 24Section 1412. 115.28 (10m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1413 25Section 1413. 115.28 (10o) of the statutes is repealed.
AB56,1414
1Section 1414. 115.28 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,807,62 115.28 (15) (a) Establish, by rule, standards for the approval of the abilities of
3certified teachers and counselors and their aides participating in
4bilingual-bicultural education programs under subch. VII VIII to read, write and
5speak a non-English language and to possess knowledge of the culture of
6limited-English proficient pupils.
AB56,1415 7Section 1415. 115.28 (15) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,807,98 115.28 (15) (b) Establish, by rule, minimum standards for bilingual-bicultural
9education programs under subch. VII VIII.
AB56,1416 10Section 1416. 115.28 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,807,1511 115.28 (27) WISElearn. Develop and maintain an online resource, called
12WISElearn, to provide educational resources for parents, teachers, and pupils; offer
13online learning opportunities; provide regional technical support centers; provide
14professional development for teachers; and enable video conferencing; and support
15digital archiving projects in public libraries
.
AB56,1417 16Section 1417. 115.28 (45) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,807,2117 115.28 (45) Grants for bullying prevention. From the appropriation under
18s. 20.255 (3) (eb), annually award grants a grant to a the nonprofit organization, as
19defined in s. 108.02 (19),
that received an award under this subsection in the 2017-18
20and 2018-19 school years
to provide training and an online bullying prevention
21curriculum for pupils in grades kindergarten to 8.
AB56,1418 22Section 1418. 115.28 (54m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,808,523 115.28 (54m) Notice of educational options. Include on the home page of the
24department's Internet site a link to information about all of the educational options
25available to children in the state who are at least 3 years old but not yet 18 years old,

1including public schools, private schools participating in a parental choice program,
2charter schools, virtual schools, full-time or part-time open enrollment in a
3nonresident school district, the early college credit program programs under ss.
436.25 (56) and 38.12 (15)
, and options for pupils enrolled in a home-based private
5educational program.
AB56,1419 6Section 1419. 115.28 (63) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.362 (title)
7and amended to read:
AB56,808,9 8115.362 (title) Mental health and school climate training program
9programs and grants.
AB56,1420 10Section 1420. 115.28 (63) of the statutes is renumbered 115.362 (1), and
11115.362 (1) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB56,808,1712 115.362 (1) (intro.) Establish The department shall establish a mental health
13training support program under which the department provides training on pupil
14mental health, strategies to improve school climate, and school safety. The
15department shall provide training on
all of the following evidence-based strategies
16related to addressing mental health issues in schools to school district staff and
17instructional staff of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x):
AB56,1421 18Section 1421. 115.28 (65) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,808,2219 115.28 (65) Wisconsin Reading Corps. In the 2017-18 and 2018-19 school
20years,
Annually distribute the amounts appropriated under s. 20.255 (3) (fr) to
21Wisconsin Reading Corps to provide one-on-one tutoring if Wisconsin Reading
22Corps provides matching funds of $250,000 in each school year.
AB56,1422 23Section 1422. 115.28 (66) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,809,324 115.28 (66) Principal training and support; urban school districts. Annually,
25award a grant to a nonprofit organization or an urban school district for the purpose

1of providing training, coaching, and professional support to principals employed by
2urban school districts. For purposes of this subsection, “urban school district” has
3the meaning given in s. 115.42 (1c) (b).
AB56,1423 4Section 1423. 115.335 of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,809,7 5115.335 Water filtration grants. (1) Beginning in the 2019-20 school year,
6the department shall award grants to school districts to purchase water bottle filling
7equipment that includes a water filtration component.
AB56,809,9 8(2) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
9section.
AB56,1424 10Section 1424. 115.341 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,809,20 11115.341 School breakfast program. (1) From the appropriation under s.
1220.255 (2) (cm), the state superintendent shall reimburse each school board, each
13operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), each operator of a residential
14care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the director of the
15program under s. 115.52, and the director of the center under s. 115.525
15 cents for
16each breakfast served at a school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, that meets the
17requirements of 7 CFR 220.8 or 220.8a, whichever is applicable, and shall reimburse
18each governing body of a private school or tribal school 15 cents for each breakfast
19served at the private school or tribal school that meets the requirements of 7 CFR
20220.8
or 220.8a, whichever is applicable.
AB56,809,25 21(2) If the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cm) in any fiscal year is insufficient
22to pay the full amount of aid under this section, the state superintendent shall
23prorate state aid payments among the school boards, operators, directors, and
24governing bodies of private schools and tribal schools entitled to the aid under sub.
25(1)
.
AB56,1425
1Section 1425. 115.341 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,810,82 115.341 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the state superintendent may not
3reimburse the operator of a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x), the operator
4of a residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 115.76 (14g), the
5director of the program under s. 115.52, the director of the center under s. 115.525,
6or the governing body of a private or tribal school for any breakfasts served at a
7school, as defined in 7 CFR 220.2, during the prior school year if the school ceased
8operations during that prior school year.
AB56,1426 9Section 1426. 115.362 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,810,1110 115.362 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (1) (ep), the department
11shall annually award all of the following:
AB56,810,1312 (a) A grant to the Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Training and Technical
13Assistance Center.
AB56,810,1614 (b) A grant to Wisconsin Family Ties, Inc., to train individuals to help families
15understand and access mental health services that are available to children in school
16and in the community.
AB56,810,1817 (c) A grant to the Center for Suicide Awareness, Inc., to support staff, training,
18and expenses related to operating a text-based suicide prevention program.
AB56,1427 19Section 1427 . 115.362 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,810,2120 115.362 (3) The department may promulgate rules to implement and
21administer this section.
AB56,1428 22Section 1428. 115.363 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,811,223 115.363 (2) (b) The school board shall pay to each nonprofit corporation with
24which it contracts under par. (a) an amount that is no more than the amount paid

1per pupil under s. 118.40 (2r) (e) 2m., 2n., or 2p 2q. in the current school year
2multiplied by the number of pupils participating in the program under the contract.
AB56,1429 3Section 1429. 115.364 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,811,94 115.364 (1) (a) “Eligible independent charter school” is a school under contract
5with one of the entities under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) 1. or with the director under s. 118.40
6(2x) that increased the amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ,
7hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals over the amount it
8expended in the school year immediately preceding the preceding school year to
9employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil services professionals.
AB56,1430 10Section 1430. 115.364 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,811,1611 115.364 (1) (am) “Eligible private school” means a private school participating
12in a parental choice program under s. 118.60 or 119.23 that increased the amount it
13expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
14services professionals
over the amount it expended in the school year immediately
15preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social workers pupil
16services professionals
.
AB56,1431 17Section 1431. 115.364 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB56,811,2218 115.364 (1) (b) “Eligible school district” is a school district that increased the
19amount it expended in the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
20workers
pupil services professionals over the amount it expended in the school year
21immediately preceding the preceding school year to employ, hire, or retain social
22workers
pupil services professionals.
AB56,1432 23Section 1432. 115.364 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB56,811,2524 115.364 (1) (c) “Pupil services professional" means a school counselor, school
25social worker, school psychologist, or school nurse.
AB56,1433
1Section 1433. 115.364 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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