AB68: Bill Text

AB68,795,23 5. A provision indicating that the employer shall bear all fees and costs associated with the grievance process, except for the grievant's representational fees and costs.

AB68,1154 Section 1154. 66.0511 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0511 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68,796,1 66.0511 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section, “law:

AB68,796,2 (b) “Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given under s. 165.83 (1) (b).

AB68,1155 Section 1155. 66.0511 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,796,6 66.0511 (1) (a) “Choke hold” means the intentional and prolonged application of force to the throat or windpipe that prevents or hinders breathing or reduces the intake of air.

AB68,1156 Section 1156. 66.0511 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0511 (2) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB68,796,19 66.0511 (2) Use of force policy. (intro.) Each person in charge of a law enforcement agency shall prepare in writing and make available for public scrutiny a policy or standard regulating the use of force by law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties. The law enforcement agency shall make the policy publicly available on a website maintained by the law enforcement agency or, if the agency does not maintain its own site, on a website maintained by the municipality over which the law enforcement agency has jurisdiction. The law enforcement agency shall provide in its policy the instances in which a use of force must be reported, how to report a use of force, and a requirement that officers who engage in or observe a reportable use of force report it. Each policy or standard shall incorporate the following principles:

AB68,1157 Section 1157. 66.0511 (2) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) and (4) of the statutes are created to read:

AB68,796,23 66.0511 (2) (a) That the primary duty of all law enforcement is to preserve the life of all individuals.

AB68,796,24 (b) That deadly force is to be used only as a last resort.

AB68,796,25 (c) That the use of choke holds by law enforcement officers is prohibited.

AB68,797,2 (d) That officers should use skills and tactics, including de-escalation tactics, that minimize the likelihood that force will become necessary.

AB68,797,4 (e) That, if law enforcement officers must use physical force, it should be the least amount of force necessary to safely address the threat.

AB68,797,6 (f) That law enforcement officers shall take reasonable action to stop or prevent any unreasonable use of force by their colleagues.

AB68,797,15 (4) Whistleblower protections. No law enforcement officer may be discharged, disciplined, demoted, or denied promotion, transfer, or reassignment, or otherwise discriminated against in regard to employment, or threatened with any such treatment, because the law enforcement officer reported, or is believed to have reported, any violation of a policy under sub. (2); initiated, participated in, or testified in, or is believed to have initiated, participated in, or testified in, any action or proceeding regarding a violation of a policy under sub. (2); or provided any information, or is believed to have provided any information, about a violation of a policy under sub. (2).

AB68,1158 Section 1158. 66.0602 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,797,20 66.0602 (1) (d) “Valuation factor" means a percentage equal to the greater of either the percentage change in the political subdivision's January 1 equalized value due to new construction less improvements removed between the previous year and the current or zero 2 percent.

AB68,1159 Section 1159. 66.0602 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0602 (2m).

AB68,1160 Section 1160. 66.0602 (2m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,1161 Section 1161. 66.0602 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,1162 Section 1162. 66.0602 (3) (e) 10. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,798,3 66.0602 (3) (e) 10. The amount that a political subdivision levies in that year to pay for the political subdivision's share of a regional planning commission's budget as charged by the commission under s. 66.0309 (14) (a) to (c).

AB68,1163 Section 1163 . 66.0602 (3) (p) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,798,12 66.0602 (3) (p) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the limit otherwise applicable under this section does not apply to the amount that a political subdivision levies in that year for operating and capital costs directly related to the provision of new or enhanced transit services across adjacent county borders or across adjacent municipal borders. For costs to be eligible for the exception under this paragraph, the starting date for the new or enhanced transit services must be on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and the costs to which the levy applies must be described in the agreement under subd. 2.

AB68,798,14 2. A political subdivision may not use the exception under this paragraph unless all of the following apply:

AB68,798,18 a. The political subdivisions between which the new or enhanced transit routes operate have entered into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement under s. 66.0301 to provide for the new or enhanced transit services. The agreement shall describe the services and the amounts that must be levied to pay for those services.

AB68,798,24 b. The agreement described in subd. 2. a. is approved in a referendum, by the electors in each political subdivision that is a party to the agreement, to be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or partisan primary or general election to be held not earlier than 70 days after the adoption of the agreement by all of the parties to the agreement. The governing body shall file the resolution to be submitted to the electors as provided in s. 8.37.

AB68,1164 Section 1164. 66.0615 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,799,16 66.0615 (1m) (a) The governing body of a municipality may enact an ordinance, and a district, under par. (e) or (em), may adopt a resolution, imposing a tax on the privilege of furnishing, at retail, except sales for resale, rooms or lodging to transients by hotelkeepers, motel operators, lodging marketplaces, owners of short-term rentals, and other persons furnishing accommodations that are available to the public, irrespective of whether membership is required for use of the accommodations. A tax imposed under this paragraph may be collected from the consumer or user, but may not be imposed on sales to the federal government and persons listed under s. 77.54 (9a). A tax imposed under this paragraph by a municipality shall be paid to the municipality and, with regard to any tax revenue that may not be retained by the municipality, shall be forwarded to a tourism entity or a commission if one is created under par. (c), as provided in par. (d). Except as provided in par. (am), a tax imposed under this paragraph by a municipality may not exceed 8 percent. Except as provided in par. (am), if a tax greater than 8 percent under this paragraph is in effect on May 13, 1994, the municipality imposing the tax shall reduce the tax to 8 percent, effective on June 1, 1994.

AB68,1165 Section 1165 . 66.0615 (1m) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,799,22 66.0615 (1m) (em) Notwithstanding par. (e), if a district created by the city of Superior adopts a resolution imposing a room tax under par. (a), the amount of the tax may not exceed 2 percent of total room charges, and the city of Superior may also impose and collect a room tax under par. (a) without regard to whether the district imposes a room tax as provided in this paragraph.

AB68,1166 Section 1166 . 66.0617 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,800,6 66.0617 (7) Low-cost or workforce housing. An ordinance enacted under this section may provide for an exemption from, or a reduction in the amount of, impact fees on land development that provides low-cost housing , except that no or workforce housing, as defined in s. 66.1105 (2) (n). Under no circumstances may the amount of an impact fee for which an exemption or reduction is provided under this subsection may be shifted to any other development in the land development in which the low-cost housing or workforce housing is located or to any other land development in the municipality.

AB68,1167 Section 1167. 66.0626 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,800,9 66.0626 (1) (b) “Failing private on-site wastewater treatment system" has the meaning provided in s. 145.245 (4) 145.01 (4m).

AB68,1168 Section 1168. 66.0823 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,800,16 66.0823 (3) (b) Filing requirements. The parties entering into a contract under this subsection shall file a copy of the contract with the secretary of state administration. Upon receipt, the secretary of state administration shall record the contract and issue a certificate of incorporation stating the name of the authority and the date and fact of incorporation. The corporate existence of the authority begins upon issuance of the certificate.

AB68,1169 Section 1169. 66.0825 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,800,22 66.0825 (4) (b) Any contract entered into under this section shall be filed with the secretary of state administration. Upon receipt, the secretary shall record the contract and issue a certificate of incorporation stating the name of the company and the date and fact of incorporation. Upon issuance of the certificate, the existence of the company shall begin.

AB68,1170 Section 1170. 66.0901 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,1171 Section 1171. 66.0901 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,1172 Section 1172. 66.0901 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,801,11 66.0901 (6) Separation of contracts; classification of contractors. In public contracts for the construction, repair, remodeling or improvement of a public building or structure, other than highway structures and facilities, a municipality may bid projects based on a single or multiple division of the work. Public contracts shall be awarded according to the division of work selected for bidding. Except as provided in sub. (6m), the The municipality may set out in any public contract reasonable and lawful conditions as to the hours of labor, wages, residence, character and classification of workers to be employed by any contractor, classify contractors as to their financial responsibility, competency and ability to perform work and set up a classified list of contractors. The municipality may reject the bid of any person, if the person has not been classified for the kind or amount of work in the bid.

AB68,1173 Section 1173. 66.0901 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,1174 Section 1174. 66.0901 (6s) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68,1175 Section 1175 . 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and (im) of the statutes are created to read:

AB68,801,24 66.0903 (1) (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review a determination under sub. (3) (br), “area" means the city, village, or town in which a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.

AB68,801,25 (am) “Bona fide economic benefit" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (am).

AB68,802,1 (b) “Department" means the department of workforce development.

AB68,802,2 (cm) “Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).

AB68,802,10 (dr) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5 years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.

AB68,802,12 (em) “Multiple-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (br).

AB68,802,14 (hm) “Single-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (em).

AB68,802,16 (im) “Supply and installation contract" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (fm).

AB68,1176 Section 1176 . 66.0903 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,802,19 66.0903 (1) (c) “Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 103.49 (1) (b), 2015 stats.

AB68,1177 Section 1177 . 66.0903 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,802,22 66.0903 (1) (f) “Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 16.856 103.49 (1) (e), 2015 stats. (c).

AB68,1178 Section 1178 . 66.0903 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68,802,25 66.0903 (1) (g) “Prevailing wage rate" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (d).

AB68,1179 Section 1179. 66.0903 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,803,3 66.0903 (1) (j) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g).

AB68,1180 Section 1180 . 66.0903 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,803,19 66.0903 (1m) (b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the purpose of, and would go against the repeals spirit of this section and the repeal of s. 66.0904, 2009 stats., and s. 66.0903 (2) to (12), 2013 stats. Therefore, this section shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purposes of facilitating broader participation with respect to bidding on projects of public works, ensuring that wages accurately reflect market conditions, providing local governments with the flexibility to reduce costs on capital projects, and reducing spending at all levels of government in this state purpose of providing uniform prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the state.

AB68,1181 Section 1181 . 66.0903 (2) to (12) of the statutes are created to read:

AB68,803,23 66.0903 (2) Applicability. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a local governmental unit, including all of the following:

AB68,803,24 (a) A highway, street, bridge, building, or other infrastructure project.

AB68,804,4 (b) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one local governmental unit for another local governmental unit under a contract under s. 66.0301 (2), 83.03, 83.035, or 86.31 (2) (b) or under any other statute specifically authorizing cooperation between local governmental units.

AB68,804,8 (c) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit in lieu of the local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, or demolition of the facility.

AB68,804,12 (d) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project in which the completed road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main is acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership or maintenance by the local governmental unit.

AB68,804,24 (3) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. (am) A local governmental unit, before making a contract by direct negotiation or soliciting bids on a contract for the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public works, shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation required in the work contemplated. The department shall conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or occupations that are commonly employed on projects of public works that are subject to this section and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30 days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting local governmental unit.

AB68,805,7 (ar) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates. If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.

AB68,805,15 (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 103.49 or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 103.49 or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the department may not use data from any construction work that is performed by a local governmental unit or a state agency.

AB68,805,24 (bm) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.

AB68,806,14 (br) In addition to the recalculation under par. (bm), the local governmental unit that requested the determination under this subsection may request a review of any portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the determination if the local governmental unit submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where the proposed project of public works is located and on which some work has been performed during the current survey period and which were considered by the department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (ar). The department shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the department receives the request for review.

AB68,807,2 (dm) A local governmental unit that is subject to this section shall include a reference to the prevailing wage rates determined by the department and to the prevailing hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for the project of public works. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any contract or subcontract for a project of public works is entered into, the prevailing wage rates determined by the department and the prevailing hours of labor shall be physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a minor subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is in force.

AB68,807,4 (e) No contractor, subcontractor, or contractor or subcontractor's agent that is subject to this section may do any of the following:

AB68,807,7 1. Pay an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) less than the prevailing wage rate in the same or most similar trade or occupation determined under this subsection.

AB68,807,12 2. Allow an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the contractor, subcontractor, or contractor or subcontractor's agent pays the individual for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times the individual's hourly basic rate of pay.

AB68,807,18 (4) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays the employee for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times the employee's hourly basic rate of pay:

AB68,807,20 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section.

AB68,808,2 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site of the project.

AB68,808,10 (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process, manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:

AB68,808,15 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.

AB68,808,19 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material or spoil from the site of the project, and transport that excavated material or spoil away from the site of the project.

AB68,808,22 (c) A person subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an owner-operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her truck.

AB68,808,23 (5) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:

AB68,809,5 (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $48,000, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000, or, in the case of a multiple-trade project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by a private contractor for a city or village having a population of less than 2,500 or for a town, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $234,000.