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SB70-SSA2-SA1,268,94 48.623 (1) (c) An order under s. 48.345, 48.357, 48.363, 48.365, 938.345,
5938.357, 938.363, or 938.365 or a tribal court under a substantially similar tribal law
6placing the child, or continuing the placement of the child, outside of the child's home
7has been terminated, or any proceeding in which the child has been adjudged to be
8in need of protection or services specified in s. 48.977 (2) (a) has been dismissed, as
9provided in s. 48.977 (3r) (a).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,549 10Section 549. 48.623 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,269,211 48.623 (2) Subsidized guardianship agreement. (intro.) Before a county
12department, an Indian tribe, or the department may approve the provision of
13subsidized guardianship payments under sub. (1) to a proposed guardian, the county
14department, Indian tribe, or department shall negotiate and enter into a written,
15binding subsidized guardianship agreement with the proposed guardian and provide
16the proposed guardian with a copy of the agreement. A subsidized guardianship
17agreement or an amended subsidized guardianship agreement may also name a
18prospective successor guardian of the child to assume the duty and authority of
19guardianship on the death or incapacity of the guardian. A successor guardian is
20eligible for monthly subsidized guardianship payments under this section only if the
21successor guardian is named as a prospective successor guardian of the child in a
22subsidized guardianship agreement or amended subsidized guardianship
23agreement that was entered into before the death or incapacity of the guardian, the
24conditions specified in sub. (6) (bm) are met, and the court appoints the successor

1guardian to assume the duty and authority of guardianship as provided in s. 48.977
2(5m). A subsidized guardianship agreement shall specify all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,550 3Section 550. 48.623 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,269,64 48.623 (2) (c) That the county department, Indian tribe, or department will pay
5the total cost of the nonrecurring expenses that are associated with obtaining
6guardianship of the child, not to exceed $2,000.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,551 7Section 551. 48.623 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,269,238 48.623 (3) (a) Except as provided in this paragraph, the county department
9shall provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6). An Indian tribe that has
10entered into an agreement with the department under sub. (8) shall provide the
11monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6) for guardianships of children ordered by the
12tribal court, or a county department may provide the monthly payments under sub.
13(1) or (6) for guardianships of children ordered by the tribal court if the county
14department has entered into an agreement with the governing body of an Indian
15tribe to provide those payments.
The county department or Indian tribe shall
16provide those payments from moneys received under s. 48.48 (8r). The department
17shall reimburse county departments and Indian tribes for the cost of subsidized
18guardianship payments, including payments made by county departments for
19guardianships of Indian children ordered by tribal courts, from the appropriations
20under s. 20.437 (1) (dd) and (pd). In a county having a population of 750,000 or more
21or in the circumstances specified in s. 48.43 (7) (a) or 48.485 (1), the department shall
22provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or (6). The department shall provide
23those payments from the appropriations under s. 20.437 (1) (cx) and (mx).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,552 24Section 552. 48.623 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,270,9
148.623 (3) (b) The county department or, as provided in par. (a), an Indian tribe
2or
the department shall determine the initial amount of a monthly payment under
3sub. (1) or (6) for the care of a child based on the circumstances of the guardian and
4the needs of the child. That amount may not exceed the amount received under s.
548.62 (4) or a substantially similar tribal law by the guardian of the child for the
6month immediately preceding the month in which the guardianship order was
7granted. A guardian or an interim caretaker who receives a monthly payment under
8sub. (1) or (6) for the care of a child is not eligible to receive a payment under s. 48.57
9(3m) or (3n) or 48.62 (4) for the care of that child.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,553 10Section 553. 48.623 (3) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,271,211 48.623 (3) (c) 1. If a person who is receiving monthly subsidized guardianship
12payments under an agreement under sub. (2) believes that there has been a
13substantial change in circumstances, as defined by the department by rule
14promulgated under sub. (7) (a), he or she may request that the agreement be
15amended to increase the amount of those payments. If a request is received under
16this subdivision, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall
17determine whether there has been a substantial change in circumstances and
18whether there has been a substantiated report of abuse or neglect of the child by the
19person receiving those payments. If there has been a substantial change in
20circumstances and if there has been no substantiated report of abuse or neglect of
21the child by that person, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall
22offer to increase the amount of those payments based on criteria established by the
23department by rule promulgated under sub. (7) (b). If an increased monthly
24subsidized guardianship payment is agreed to by the person receiving those

1payments, the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall amend the
2agreement in writing to specify the increased amount of those payments.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,554 3Section 554. 48.623 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,271,184 48.623 (3) (c) 2. Annually, a county department , Indian tribe, or the department
5shall review an agreement that has been amended under subd. 1. to determine
6whether the substantial change in circumstances that was the basis for amending
7the agreement continues to exist. If that substantial change in circumstances
8continues to exist, the agreement, as amended, shall remain in effect. If that
9substantial change in circumstances no longer exists, the county department, Indian
10tribe,
or department shall offer to decrease the amount of the monthly subsidized
11guardianship payments provided under sub. (1) based on criteria established by the
12department under sub. (7) (c). If the decreased amount of those payments is agreed
13to by the person receiving those payments, the county department , Indian tribe, or
14department shall amend the agreement in writing to specify the decreased amount
15of those payments. If the decreased amount of those payments is not agreed to by
16the person receiving those payments, that person may appeal the decision of the
17county department, Indian tribe, or department regarding the decrease under sub.
18(5).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,555 19Section 555. 48.623 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,272,220 48.623 (3) (d) The department, an Indian tribe, or a county department may
21recover an overpayment made under sub. (1) or (6) from a guardian or interim
22caretaker who continues to receive those payments by reducing the amount of the
23person's monthly payment. The department may by rule specify other methods for
24recovering those overpayments. A county department or Indian tribe that recovers

1an overpayment under this paragraph due to the efforts of its officers and employees
2may retain a portion of the amount recovered, as provided by the department by rule.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,556 3Section 556. 48.623 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,272,114 48.623 (4) Annual review. A county department, an Indian tribe, or the
5department shall review a placement of a child for which the county department,
6Indian tribe,
or department makes payments under sub. (1) not less than every 12
7months after the county department, Indian tribe, or department begins making
8those payments to determine whether the child and the guardian remain eligible for
9those payments. If the child or the guardian is no longer eligible for those payments,
10the county department, Indian tribe, or department shall discontinue making those
11payments.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,557 12Section 557. 48.623 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,273,313 48.623 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) Upon receipt of a timely petition described in par. (a)
14the department shall give the applicant or recipient reasonable notice and an
15opportunity for a fair hearing. The department may make such additional
16investigation as it considers necessary. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the
17applicant or recipient and to the county department, Indian tribe, or subunit of the
18department whose action or failure to act is the subject of the petition. That county
19department, Indian tribe, or subunit of the department may be represented at the
20hearing. The department shall render its decision as soon as possible after the
21hearing and shall send a certified copy of its decision to the applicant or recipient and
22to the county department, Indian tribe, or subunit of the department whose action
23or failure to act is the subject of the petition. The decision of the department shall
24have the same effect as an order of the county department, Indian tribe, or subunit
25of the department whose action or failure to act is the subject of the petition. The

1decision shall be final, but may be revoked or modified as altered conditions may
2require. The department shall deny a petition for review or shall refuse to grant
3relief if any of the following applies:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,558 4Section 558. 48.623 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,273,145 48.623 (5) (b) 2. If a recipient requests a hearing within 10 days after the date
6of notice that his or her payments under sub. (1) are being decreased or discontinued,
7those payments may not be decreased or discontinued until a decision is rendered
8after the hearing but payments made pending the hearing decision may be recovered
9by the department if the contested action or failure to act is upheld. The department
10shall promptly notify the county department, Indian tribe, or the subunit of the
11department whose action is the subject of the hearing that the recipient has
12requested a hearing. Payments under sub. (1) shall be decreased or discontinued if
13the recipient is contesting a state law or a change in state law and not the
14determination of the payment made on the recipient's behalf.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,559 15Section 559. 48.623 (6) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,273,2016 48.623 (6) (am) (intro.) On the death, incapacity, resignation, or removal of a
17guardian receiving payments under sub. (1), the county department , Indian tribe, or
18the department providing those payments shall provide monthly subsidized
19guardianship payments in the amount specified in sub. (3) (b) for a period of up to
2012 months to an interim caretaker if all of the following conditions are met:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,560 21Section 560. 48.623 (6) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,274,222 48.623 (6) (am) 1. The county department, Indian tribe, or department inspects
23the home of the interim caretaker, interviews the interim caretaker, and determines
24that placement of the child with the interim caretaker is in the best interests of the

1child. In the case of an Indian child, the best interests of the Indian child shall be
2determined in accordance with s. 48.01 (2).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,561 3Section 561. 48.623 (6) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,274,144 48.623 (6) (am) 2. The county department, Indian tribe, or department
5conducts a background investigation under s. 48.685 of the interim caretaker and
6any nonclient resident, as defined in s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the home of the interim
7caretaker and determines that those individuals meet the requirements specified in
8s. 48.685. For investigations conducted by an Indian tribe, the background
9investigation may be conducted under s. 48.685 or by meeting the background check
10requirements for foster parent licensing under 42 USC 671 (a) (20).
The county
11department, Indian tribe, or department shall provide the department of health
12services with information about each person who is denied monthly subsidized
13guardianship payments or permission to reside in the home of an interim caretaker
14for a reason specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5. or (b) 1. to 5.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,562 15Section 562. 48.623 (6) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,274,1816 48.623 (6) (am) 3. The interim caretaker cooperates with the county
17department, Indian tribe, or department in finding a permanent placement for the
18child.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,563 19Section 563. 48.623 (6) (bm) (intro.), 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. of the statutes are
20amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,421 48.623 (6) (bm) (intro.) On the death or incapacity of a guardian receiving
22payments under sub. (1), the county department, an Indian tribe, or the department
23providing those payments shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments
24in the amount specified in sub. (3) (b) to a person named as a prospective successor
25guardian of the child in a subsidized guardianship agreement or amended subsidized

1guardianship agreement that was entered into before the death or incapacity of the
2guardian if all of the following conditions are met and the court appoints the person
3as successor guardian to assume the duty and authority of guardianship as provided
4in s. 48.977 (5m):
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,75 1. The county department, Indian tribe, or department determines that the
6child, if 14 years of age or over, has been consulted with regarding the successor
7guardianship arrangement.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,98 2. The county department, Indian tribe, or department determines that the
9person has a strong commitment to caring permanently for the child.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,1310 3. The county department, Indian tribe, or department inspects the home of the
11person, interviews the person, and determines that placement of the child with the
12person is in the best interests of the child. In the case of an Indian child, the best
13interests of the Indian child shall be determined in accordance with s. 48.01 (2).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,1614 4. Prior to being appointed as successor guardian to assume the duty and
15authority of guardianship, the person enters into a subsidized guardianship
16agreement under sub. (2) with the county department, Indian tribe, or department.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,275,2517 5. Prior to the person entering into the subsidized guardianship agreement, the
18county department, Indian tribe, or department conducts a background
19investigation under s. 48.685 of the person and any nonclient resident, as defined in
20s. 48.685 (1) (bm), of the home of the person and determines that those individuals
21meet the requirements specified in s. 48.685. The county department , Indian tribe,
22or department shall provide the department of health services with information
23about each person who is denied monthly subsidized guardianship payments or
24permission to reside in the home of a person receiving those payments for a reason
25specified in s. 48.685 (4m) (a) 1. to 5. or (b) 1. to 5.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,564
1Section 564. 48.623 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,276,72 48.623 (7) (b) Rules establishing requirements for submitting a request under
3sub. (3) (c) 1. and criteria for determining the amount of the increase in monthly
4subsidized guardianship payments that a county department, an Indian tribe, or the
5department shall offer if there has been a substantial change in circumstances and
6if there has been no substantiated report of abuse or neglect of the child by the person
7receiving those payments.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,565 8Section 565. 48.623 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,276,169 48.623 (8) Tribal agreements. (a) The department may enter into an
10agreement with the governing body of an Indian tribe to allow that governing body
11to administer subsidized guardianships ordered by a tribal court under a tribal law
12substantially similar to s. 48.977 (2) and to be reimbursed by the department for
13eligible tribal subsidized guardianship payments. An agreement under this
14paragraph shall require the governing body of an Indian tribe to comply with all
15requirements for administering subsidized guardianship that apply to counties and
16the department, including eligibility.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,276,2017 (b) A county department may provide the monthly payments under sub. (1) or
18(6) for guardianships of children ordered by the tribal court if the county department
19has entered into an agreement with the governing body of an Indian tribe to provide
20those payments.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,566 21Section 566. 48.685 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,277,1122 48.685 (5) (a) Subject to par. (bm), the department may license to operate an
23entity, a county department or a child welfare agency may license to operate a foster
24home under s. 48.62, the department in a county having a population of 750,000 or
25more, an Indian tribe, or a county department may provide subsidized guardianship

1payments under s. 48.623 (6) to a person who otherwise may not be so licensed or
2provided those payments for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (a) 1. to 5., and an entity
3may employ, contract with, or permit to reside at the entity or permit to reside with
4a caregiver specified in sub. (1) (ag) 1. am. of the entity a person who otherwise may
5not be so employed, provided payments, or permitted to reside at the entity or with
6that caregiver for a reason specified in sub. (4m) (b) 1. to 5., if the person
7demonstrates to the department, county department, or child welfare agency or, in
8the case of an entity that is located within the boundaries of a reservation, to the
9person or body designated by the Indian tribe under sub. (5d) (a) 3., by clear and
10convincing evidence and in accordance with procedures established by the
11department by rule or by the tribe that he or she has been rehabilitated.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,567 12Section 567. 48.977 (3r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,278,413 48.977 (3r) (a) Guardian. Subsidized guardianship payments under s. 48.623
14(1) may not be made to a guardian of a child unless a subsidized guardianship
15agreement under s. 48.623 (2) is entered into before the guardianship order is
16granted and the court either terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or
17dismisses any proceeding in which the child has been adjudicated in need of
18protection or services as specified in sub. (2) (a). If a child's permanency plan calls
19for placement of the child in the home of a guardian and the provision of monthly
20subsidized guardianship payments to the guardian, the petitioner under sub. (4) (a)
21shall include in the petition under sub. (4) (b) a statement of the determinations
22made under s. 48.623 (1) and a request for the court to include in the court's findings
23under sub. (4) (d) a finding confirming those determinations. If the court confirms
24those determinations, appoints a guardian for the child under sub. (2), and either
25terminates any order specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which

1the child is adjudicated to be in need of protection or services as specified in sub. (2)
2(a), the county department or, as provided in s. 48.623 (3) (a), an Indian tribe or the
3department shall provide monthly subsidized guardianship payments to the
4guardian under s. 48.623 (1).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,568 5Section 568. 48.977 (3r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,278,196 48.977 (3r) (b) Successor guardian. Subsidized guardianship payments under
7s. 48.623 (6) (bm) may not be made to a successor guardian of a child unless the court
8makes a finding confirming that the successor guardian is named as a prospective
9successor guardian of the child in a subsidized guardianship agreement or amended
10subsidized guardianship agreement under s. 48.623 (2) that was entered into before
11the death or incapacity of the guardian and that the conditions specified in s. 48.623
12(6) (bm) have been met, appoints the successor guardian to assume the duty and
13authority of guardianship as provided in sub. (5m), and either terminates any order
14specified in sub. (2) (a) or dismisses any proceeding in which the child has been
15adjudicated in need of protection or services as specified in sub. (2) (a). If the court
16makes that finding and appointment and either terminates such an order or
17dismisses such a proceeding, the county department or, as provided in s. 48.623 (3)
18(a), an Indian tribe or the department shall provide monthly subsidized
19guardianship payments to the successor guardian under s. 48.623 (6) (bm).”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,278,20 20159. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,278,21 21 Section 569. 230.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,279,422 230.26 (4) Fringe benefits specifically authorized by statutes, with the
23exception of leave of absence with pay owing to sickness, deferred compensation plan
24participation under subch. VII of ch. 40, worker's compensation, unemployment

1insurance, group insurance, retirement, and social security coverage, shall be denied
2employees hired under this section. Such employees may not be considered
3permanent employees and do not qualify for tenure, vacation, paid holidays, sick
4leave,
performance awards, or the right to compete in promotional processes.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,570 5Section 570. 230.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,279,196 230.35 (2) Leave of absence with pay owing to sickness and leave of absence
7without pay, other than annual leave and leave under s. 103.10, shall be regulated
8by rules of the administrator, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate from
9year to year. Employees appointed under s. 230.26 (1) shall accrue leave of absence
10with pay owing to sickness at the same rate as permanent and project state
11employees, and such leave shall be prorated if the employee works less than
12full-time.
After July 1, 1973, employees appointed to career executive positions
13under the program established under s. 230.24 or positions designated in s. 19.42
14(10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall have
15any unused sick leave credits restored if they are reemployed in a career executive
16position or in a position under s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or
17authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e), regardless of the duration of their absence.
18Restoration of unused sick leave credits if reemployment is to a position other than
19those specified above shall be in accordance with rules of the administrator.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,9147 20Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin
21System.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,280,422 (1k) Paid sick leave for temporary employees. The Board of Regents of the
23University of Wisconsin System shall submit to the administrator of the division of
24personnel management in the department of administration, with its
25recommendations for adjustments to compensation and employee benefits for

1employees of the system under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. for the 2023-25 fiscal biennium,
2a plan to provide paid sick leave benefits to temporary employees of the system. The
3plan shall provide sick leave benefits at the same rate such benefits are provided to
4permanent and project employees of the system.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,280,5 5160. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,280,6 6 Section 9214. Fiscal changes; Employment Relations Commission.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,280,157 (1k) General budget adjustments. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the
8appropriation to the employment relations commission under s. 20.425 (1) (a), the
9dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is decreased by $4,800 to adjust for funding of
10continuing position salaries, fringe benefits, lease and directed moves costs, and
11transfers from permanent property to supplies and services. In the schedule under
12s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the employment relations commission under s.
1320.425 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is decreased by $3,000 to
14adjust for funding of continuing position salaries, fringe benefits, lease and directed
15moves costs, and transfers from permanent property to supplies and services.”.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,280,16 16161. Page 374, line 11: after that line insert:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,280,17 17 Section 571. 20.425 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,281,618 20.425 (1) (i) Fees, collective bargaining training, publications, and appeals.
19The amounts in the schedule for the performance of fact-finding, mediation,
20certification, and arbitration functions, for the provision of copies of transcripts, for
21the cost of operating training programs under ss. 111.09 (3), 111.71 (5m), and 111.94
22(3), for the preparation of publications, transcripts, reports, and other copied
23material, and for costs related to conducting appeals under s. 230.45. All moneys
24received under ss. 111.09 (1) and (2), 111.70 (4) (d) 3. b., 111.71 (1) and (2), 111.83 (3)

1(b),
111.94 (1) and (2), and 230.45 (3), all moneys received from arbitrators and
2arbitration panel members, and individuals who are interested in serving in such
3positions, and from individuals and organizations who participate in other collective
4bargaining training programs conducted by the commission, and all moneys received
5from the sale of publications, transcripts, reports, and other copied material shall be
6credited to this appropriation account.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,572 7Section 572. 20.505 (1) (ks) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,281,148 20.505 (1) (ks) Collective bargaining grievance arbitrations. The amounts in
9the schedule for the payment of the state's share of costs related to collective
10bargaining grievance arbitrations under s. 111.86. All moneys received from state
11agencies or authorities for the purpose of reimbursing the state's share of the costs
12related to grievance arbitrations under s. 111.86 and to reimburse the state's share
13of costs for training related to grievance arbitrations shall be credited to this
14appropriation account.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,573 15Section 573. 20.921 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,281,1816 20.921 (1) (a) 2. If the state employee is a public safety employee under s. 111.81
17(15r) or is in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker under s. 111.81
18(9b)
, payment of dues to employee organizations.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,574 19Section 574. 40.51 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,282,620 40.51 (7) (a) Any employer, other than the state, including an employer that
21is not a participating employer, may offer to all of its employees a health care
22coverage plan through a program offered by the group insurance board.
23Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss. 40.05 (4) and 40.52 (1), the department may by rule
24establish different eligibility standards or contribution requirements for such
25employees and employers. Beginning on January 1, 2012, except as otherwise

1provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 that covers
2public safety employees or transit employees
and except as provided in par. (b), an
3employer may not offer a health care coverage plan to its employees under this
4subsection if the employer pays more than 88 percent of the average premium cost
5of plans offered in any tier with the lowest employee premium cost under this
6subsection.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,575 7Section 575. 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,282,208 46.2895 (8) (a) 1. If the long-term care district offers employment to any
9individual who was previously employed by a county, which participated in creating
10the district and at the time of the offer had not withdrawn or been removed from the
11district under sub. (14), and who while employed by the county performed duties
12relating to the same or a substantially similar function for which the individual is
13offered employment by the district and whose wages were established in who was
14covered by
a collective bargaining agreement with the county under subch. IV of ch.
15111 that is in effect on the date that the individual commences employment with the
16district, with respect to that individual, abide by the terms of the collective
17bargaining agreement concerning the individual's wages until the time of the
18expiration of that collective bargaining agreement or adoption of a collective
19bargaining agreement with the district under subch. IV of ch. 111 covering the
20individual as an employee of the district, whichever occurs first.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,576 21Section 576. 109.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,283,222 109.03 (1) (b) School district employees, cooperative educational service agency
23employees, and private school employees who voluntarily request payment over a
2412-month period for personal services performed during the school year, unless, with

1respect to private school employees,
the employees are covered under a valid
2collective bargaining agreement which precludes this method of payment.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,577 3Section 577. 111.70 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,283,194 111.70 (1) (a) “Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual
5obligation of a municipal employer, through its officers and agents, and the
6representative of its municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit, to meet and
7confer at reasonable times, in good faith, with the intention of reaching an
8agreement, or to resolve questions arising under such an agreement, with respect to
9wages, hours, and conditions of employment for public safety employees or, for
10transit employees and, or for municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit
11that contains a frontline worker;
with respect to wages for general municipal
12employees, who are in a collective bargaining unit that does not contain a frontline
13worker;
and with respect to a requirement of the municipal employer for a municipal
14employee to perform law enforcement and fire fighting services under s. 60.553,
1561.66, or 62.13 (2e), except as provided in sub. (4) (mb) and (mc) and s. 40.81 (3) and
16except that a municipal employer shall not meet and confer with respect to any
17proposal to diminish or abridge the rights guaranteed to any public safety employees
18under ch. 164. Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement
19reached to a written and signed document.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,578 20Section 578. 111.70 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,284,321 111.70 (1) (f) “Fair-share agreement" means an agreement between a
22municipal employer and a labor organization that represents public safety
23employees or, transit employees , or a frontline worker under which all or any of the
24public safety employees or transit employees in the collective bargaining unit or all
25or any of the employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker


1are required to pay their proportionate share of the cost of the collective bargaining
2process and contract administration measured by the amount of dues uniformly
3required of all members.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,579 4Section 579. 111.70 (1) (fd) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,284,65 111.70 (1) (fd) “Frontline worker” means a municipal employee who is
6determined to be a frontline worker under sub. (4) (bm) 2.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,580 7Section 580. 111.70 (1) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,284,98 111.70 (1) (fm) “General municipal employee" means a municipal employee
9who is not a public safety employee or, a transit employee, or a frontline worker.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,581 10Section 581. 111.70 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,284,1511 111.70 (1) (n) “Referendum" means a proceeding conducted by the commission
12in which public safety employees or transit employees in a collective bargaining unit
13or municipal employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker
14may cast a secret ballot on the question of authorizing a labor organization and the
15employer to continue a fair-share agreement.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,582 16Section 582. 111.70 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,284,1817 111.70 (1) (p) “Transit employee" means a municipal employee who is
18determined to be a transit employee under sub. (4) (bm) 1.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,583 19Section 583. 111.70 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 111.70 (2) (a) and
20amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,286,221 111.70 (2) (a) Municipal employees have the right of self-organization, and the
22right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through
23representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities
24for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. Municipal
25employees have the right to refrain from any and all such activities. A general

1municipal employee may not be covered by a fair-share agreement unless the
2general municipal employee is in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline
3worker. Unless the general municipal employee is covered by a fair-share
4agreement, a general municipal employee
has the right to refrain from paying dues
5while remaining a member of a collective bargaining unit. A public safety employee
6or, a transit employee, however, or a municipal employee in a collective bargaining
7unit containing a frontline worker
may be covered by a fair-share agreement and be
8required to pay dues in the manner provided in a the fair-share agreement; a
9fair-share agreement covering a public safety employee or a transit employee must
10contain a provision requiring the municipal employer to deduct the amount of dues
11as certified by the labor organization from the earnings of the employee affected by
12the fair-share agreement and to pay the amount deducted to the labor organization.
13A fair-share agreement covering a public safety employee or transit employee is
14subject to the right of the municipal employer or a labor organization to petition the
15commission to conduct a referendum. Such petition must be supported by proof that
16at least 30 percent of the employees in the collective bargaining unit desire that the
17fair-share agreement be terminated. Upon so finding, the commission shall conduct
18a referendum. If the continuation of the agreement is not supported by at least the
19majority of the eligible employees, it shall terminate. The commission shall declare
20any fair-share agreement suspended upon such conditions and for such time as the
21commission decides whenever it finds that the labor organization involved has
22refused on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, creed, or sex to receive as a
23member any public safety employee or transit eligible municipal employee of the
24municipal employer
in the bargaining unit involved, and such agreement is subject
25to this duty of the commission. Any of the parties to such agreement or any public

1safety employee or transit
municipal employee covered by the agreement may come
2before the commission, as provided in s. 111.07, and ask the performance of this duty.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,584 3Section 584. 111.70 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,286,104 111.70 (2) (b) General municipal employees who are not in a collective
5bargaining unit containing a frontline worker have the right to have their municipal
6employer consult with them, through a representative of their own choosing, with no
7intention of reaching an agreement, with respect to wages, hours, and conditions of
8employment. The right may be exercised either when the municipal employer
9proposes or implements policy changes affecting wages, hours, or conditions of
10employment or, if no policy changes are proposed or implemented, at least quarterly.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,585 11Section 585. 111.70 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,286,1512 111.70 (3) (a) 3. To encourage or discourage a membership in any labor
13organization by discrimination in regard to hiring, tenure, or other terms or
14conditions of employment; but the prohibition shall not apply to a fair-share
15agreement that covers public safety employees or transit employees.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,586 16Section 586. 111.70 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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