AB50-ASA2-AA6,37,42111.90 (2) Manage the employees of a state agency or authority; hire, 3promote, transfer, assign or retain employees in positions within the agency or 4authority; and in that regard establish reasonable work rules. AB50-ASA2-AA6,37,146111.91 (1w) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), with regard to a 7collective bargaining unit that contains at least one frontline worker, matters 8subject to collective bargaining to the point of impasse are wage rates, consistent 9with sub. (2), the assignment and reassignment of classifications to pay ranges, 10determination of an incumbent’s pay status resulting from position reallocation or 11reclassification, and pay adjustments upon temporary assignment of classified 12employees to duties of a higher classification or downward reallocations of a 13classified employee’s position; fringe benefits consistent with sub. (2); hours and 14conditions of employment. AB50-ASA2-AA6,37,1915(b) With regard to a collective bargaining unit that contains at least one 16frontline worker, the employer is not required to bargain on management rights 17under s. 111.90, except that procedures for the adjustment or settlement of 18grievances or disputes arising out of any type of disciplinary action referred to in s. 19111.90 (3) shall be a subject of bargaining. AB50-ASA2-AA6,37,2120(c) The employer is prohibited from bargaining on matters contained in sub. 21(2) with a collective bargaining unit that contains at least one frontline worker. AB50-ASA2-AA6,8822Section 88. 111.91 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,38,223111.91 (2) (intro.) The employer is prohibited from bargaining with a
1collective bargaining unit under s. 111.825 (1) (g) or with a collective bargaining 2unit that contains a frontline worker with respect to all of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA6,893Section 89. 111.91 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,38,64111.91 (3) (intro.) The employer is prohibited from bargaining with a 5collective bargaining unit containing a only general employee employees with 6respect to any of the following: AB50-ASA2-AA6,38,128111.91 (3q) For purposes of determining compliance with sub. (3), the 9commission shall provide, upon request, to the employer or to any representative of 10a collective bargaining unit containing a only general employee employees, the 11consumer price index change during any 12-month period. The commission may 12get the information from the department of revenue. AB50-ASA2-AA6,38,2214111.91 (4) The administrator of the division, in connection with the 15development of tentative collective bargaining agreements to be submitted under s. 16111.92 (1) (a) 1., shall endeavor to obtain tentative agreements with each 17recognized or certified labor organization representing employees or supervisors of 18employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or (ag) and with each certified labor 19organization representing employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (b) to (e) which do not 20contain any provision for the payment to any employee of a cumulative or 21noncumulative amount of compensation in recognition of or based on the period of 22time an employee has been employed by the state. AB50-ASA2-AA6,9223Section 92. 111.92 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,39,3
1111.92 (3) (a) Agreements covering a collective bargaining unit specified 2under s. 111.825 (1) (g) or a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker 3shall coincide with the fiscal year or biennium. AB50-ASA2-AA6,39,95111.92 (3) (b) No agreements covering a collective bargaining unit containing 6a only general employee employees may be for a period that exceeds one year, and 7each agreement must coincide with the fiscal year. Agreements covering a 8collective bargaining unit containing a only general employee employees may not 9be extended. AB50-ASA2-AA6,9410Section 94. 111.93 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,39,2011111.93 (3) (a) If a collective bargaining agreement exists between the 12employer and a labor organization representing employees in a collective bargaining 13unit under s. 111.825 (1) (g) or in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline 14worker, the provisions of that agreement shall supersede the provisions of civil 15service and other applicable statutes, as well as rules and policies of the University 16of Wisconsin-Madison and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin 17System, and policies or determinations of an authority, that are related to wages, 18fringe benefits, hours, and conditions of employment, whether or not the matters 19contained in those statutes, rules, and policies, and determinations are set forth in 20the collective bargaining agreement. AB50-ASA2-AA6,9521Section 95. 111.93 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,40,522111.93 (3) (b) If a collective bargaining agreement exists between the 23employer and a labor organization representing only general employees in a
1collective bargaining unit, the provisions of that agreement shall supersede the 2provisions of civil service and other applicable statutes, as well as rules and policies 3of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, related to wages, 4whether or not the matters contained in those statutes, rules, and policies are set 5forth in the collective bargaining agreement. AB50-ASA2-AA6,40,117118.22 (4) A collective bargaining agreement under subch. IV of ch. 111 may 8modify, waive, or replace any of the provisions of this section as they apply to 9teachers in the collective bargaining unit, but neither the employer nor the 10bargaining agent for the employees is required to bargain such modification, waiver, 11or replacement. AB50-ASA2-AA6,40,2113118.245 (1) If a school board wishes to increase the total base wages of its 14general municipal employees, as defined in s. 111.70 (1) (fm), in an amount that 15exceeds the limit under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2., the school board shall adopt a 16resolution to that effect. The resolution shall specify the amount by which the 17proposed total base wages increase will exceed the limit under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. 18The resolution may not take effect unless it is approved in a referendum called for 19that purpose. The referendum shall occur in April for collective bargaining 20agreements that begin in July of that year. The results of a referendum apply to the 21total base wages only in the next collective bargaining agreement. AB50-ASA2-AA6,9822Section 98. 118.42 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,41,223118.42 (3) (a) 4. Implement changes in administrative and personnel
1structures that are consistent with applicable collective bargaining agreements 2under subch. IV of ch. 111. AB50-ASA2-AA6,41,74118.42 (5) Nothing in this section alters or otherwise affects the rights or 5remedies afforded school districts and school district employees under federal or 6state law or under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement 7under subch. IV of ch. 111. AB50-ASA2-AA6,41,149120.12 (15) School hours. Establish rules scheduling the hours of a normal 10school day. The school board may differentiate between the various elementary and 11high school grades in scheduling the school day. This subsection does not eliminate 12a school district’s duty under subch. IV of ch. 111 to bargain with its employees’ 13collective bargaining representative over any calendaring proposal which is 14primarily related to wages, hours, or conditions of employment. AB50-ASA2-AA6,42,716120.18 (1) (gm) Payroll and related benefit costs for all school district 17employees in the previous school year. Payroll costs Costs for represented 18employees shall be based upon the costs of wages of any collective bargaining 19agreements covering such employees for the previous school year. If, as of the time 20specified by the department for filing the report, the school district has not entered 21into a collective bargaining agreement for any portion of the previous school year 22with the recognized or certified representative of any of its employees, increased 23costs of wages reflected in the report shall be equal to the maximum wage
1expenditure that is subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.70 (4) (mb) 2. for 2the employees limited to the lower of the school district’s offer or the 3representative’s offer. The school district shall amend the annual report to reflect 4any change in such costs as a result of any collective bargaining agreement entered 5into between the date of filing the report and October 1. Any such amendment shall 6be concurred in by the certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 7certifying the school district audit. AB50-ASA2-AA6,42,239230.10 (2) The compensation plan in effect at the time that a representative is 10recognized or certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining unit and 11the employee salary and benefit provisions under s. 230.12 (3) (e) in effect at the 12time that a representative is certified to represent employees in a collective 13bargaining unit under subch. V of ch. 111 constitute the compensation plan or 14employee salary and benefit provisions for employees in the collective bargaining 15unit until a collective bargaining agreement becomes effective for that unit. If a 16collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 expires prior to the 17effective date of a subsequent agreement, and a representative continues to be 18recognized or certified to represent employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or (ag) or 19certified to represent employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (ar) to (f) in that collective 20bargaining unit, the wage rates of the employees in such a unit shall be frozen until 21a subsequent agreement becomes effective, and the compensation plan under s. 22230.12 and salary and benefit changes adopted under s. 230.12 (3) (e) do not apply 23to employees in the unit. AB50-ASA2-AA6,43,112(1) Position funding and incumbent staff transfer. On January 1, 2027, 317.5 FTE FED positions in the department of administration, funded from the 4appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (mb), and the incumbent employees holding those 5positions are transferred to the employment relations commission, and the funding 6for the positions is changed to the GPR appropriation under s. 20.425 (1) (a). 7Employees transferred under this subsection have all the rights and the same 8status under ch. 230 in the employment relations commission that they enjoyed in 9the department of administration immediately before the transfer. 10Notwithstanding s. 230.28 (4), no employee transferred under this subsection who 11has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period. AB50-ASA2-AA6,43,1913(1) Staff; public sector employee collective bargaining functions. In 14the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the employment relations 15commission under s. 20.425 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is 16increased by $1,265,900 for the purpose of paying for the salaries and benefits for 17the positions and employees transferred under Section 9101 (1) of this act for 18expanded administration and oversight of collective bargaining functions for public 19sector employees. AB50-ASA2-AA6,44,220(2) Public sector employee collective bargaining functions; supplies 21and services. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the 22employment relations commission under s. 20.425 (1) (a), the dollar amount for 23fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $105,000, for supplies and services for expanded
1administration and oversight of collective bargaining functions for public sector 2employees. AB50-ASA2-AA6,44,204(1) Collective bargaining; employee rights. The treatment of ss. 20.425 5(1) (i), 20.505 (1) (ks), 20.921 (1) (a) 2., 40.51 (7) (a), 46.2895 (8) (a) 1., 109.03 (1) (b), 6111.70 (1) (a), (f), (fd), (fm), (n), and (p), (3) (a) 3., 5., 6., and 9., (3g), (4) (bm) (title), 7(cg) (title), 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6. a., 7r. d., e., f., and h., and 8m., (d) 1., 2. a., and 3. a., b., 8and c., (mb) (intro.), (mbb), (mc) (intro.), 6., 7., and 8., and (p), and (7m) (c) 1. a., 9111.81 (1), (1b), (1d), (7) (ag), (ar), and (at), (8), (8p), (9), (9b), (9g), (12) (intro.), 10(12m), (15m), and (16), 111.815 (1), 111.817, 111.825 (1) (intro.), (1r) (am) and (ar), 11(1t) (am) and (ar), (3), and (5), 111.83 (1), (3) (a) and (b), and (4), 111.84 (1) (d) and 12(f) and (2) (c), 111.85 (1), (2), and (4), 111.86 (2), 111.88 (1), 111.90 (1) and (2), 13111.91 (1w), (2) (intro.), (3) (intro.), (3q), and (4), 111.92 (3) (a) and (b), 111.93 (3) (a) 14and (b), 118.22 (4), 118.245 (1), 118.42 (3) (a) 4. and (5), 120.12 (15), 120.18 (1) (gm), 15and 230.10 (2), the renumbering of s. 111.70 (4) (bm), the renumbering and 16amendment of ss. 111.70 (2) and 111.82, and the creation of ss. 111.70 (2) (b) and (4) 17(bm) 2. and 111.82 (2) first apply to employees who are covered by a collective 18bargaining agreement under ch. 111 that contains provisions inconsistent with 19those sections on the day on which the agreement expires or is terminated, 20extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,45,422“Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 23insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA6,45,7620.445 (1) (bw) Workforce innovation grants. As a continuing appropriation, 7the amounts in the schedule for workforce innovation grants under s. 106.29. AB50-ASA2-AA6,45,139106.29 Workforce innovation grant program. (1) Workforce 10innovation grants. The department shall, from the appropriation under s. 20.445 11(1) (bw), establish and operate a program to provide grants to regional 12organizations to design and implement programs to address their region’s 13workforce challenges. AB50-ASA2-AA6,45,1714(2) Implementation. (a) Duties. To implement this section, the department 15shall receive and review applications for grants under sub. (1) and prescribe the 16form, nature, and extent of the information that must be contained in an 17application for a grant under sub. (1). AB50-ASA2-AA6,45,2018(b) Powers. In addition to the duties described in par. (a), the department 19shall have all other powers necessary and convenient to implement this section, 20including the power to audit and inspect the records of grant recipients. AB50-ASA2-AA6,46,222(1) Workforce innovation grant program. Of the amounts appropriated 23under s. 20.445 (1) (bw) in the 2025-26 fiscal year, the department shall allocate
1$15,000,000 for grants for workforce development in the area of artificial 2intelligence and $25,000,000 for grants for healthcare workforce development. AB50-ASA2-AA6,46,124(1) Workforce innovation grants; position authorization. In the 5schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce 6development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is 7increased by $163,800 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department 8by 2.0 GPR positions to implement the workforce innovation grant program under s. 9106.29. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department 10of workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 112026-27 is increased by $211,600 to provide funding for the positions authorized 12under this subsection.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,46,181571.05 (6) (b) 59. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026, to the 16extent not otherwise excluded from Wisconsin taxable income if not for this 17subdivision, the amount of membership dues and expenses paid by the claimant 18during the taxable year to a labor organization, as defined in s. 5.02 (8m).”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,47,320“Section 106. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 21insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA6,47,7520.155 (3) (a) Broadband expansion grants; general purpose revenue. As a 6continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for broadband expansion 7grants under s. 196.504 (2). AB50-ASA2-AA6,47,139196.504 (2) (a) To make broadband expansion grants to eligible applicants for 10the purpose of constructing broadband infrastructure in unserved areas designated 11under par. (e). Grants awarded under this section shall be paid from the 12appropriations under ss. 20.155 (3) (a), (r), and (rm) and 20.866 (2) (z), in the 13amount allocated under s. 20.866 (2) (z) 5.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,47,2115“Section 109. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, 16insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: AB50-ASA2-AA6,48,2
120.437 (2) (c) Child care quality improvement program. The amounts in the 2schedule for the program under s. 49.133. AB50-ASA2-AA6,48,11449.133 Child care quality improvement program. (1) The department 5may establish a program under which it may, from the appropriation under s. 620.437 (2) (c) and the allocation under s. 49.175 (1) (qm), make monthly payments 7and monthly per-child payments to child care providers certified under s. 48.651, 8child care centers licensed under s. 48.65, and child care programs established or 9contracted for by a school board under s. 120.13 (14). The department may 10investigate and recover from payment recipients under this section amounts 11overpaid or obtained through fraud. AB50-ASA2-AA6,48,1512(2) If the department establishes the program under sub. (1), the department 13shall promulgate rules to implement the program, including establishing eligibility 14requirements and payment amounts and setting requirements for how recipients 15may use the payments. AB50-ASA2-AA6,11317Section 113. 49.155 (6) (e) 2., 3. and 5. of the statutes are repealed. AB50-ASA2-AA6,48,221949.175 (1) (qm) Quality care for quality kids. For the child care quality 20improvement activities specified in ss. 49.133, 49.155 (1g), and 49.257, $16,683,700 21$49,446,300 in each fiscal year 2022-23. In fiscal year 2023-24, for such activities, 22$28,518,700. In fiscal year 2024-25, for such activities, $46,018,700. AB50-ASA2-AA6,49,924(1) Child care quality improvement program. Using the procedure under
1s. 227.24, the department of children and families may promulgate the rules 2authorized under s. 49.133 (2) as emergency rules. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) 3(c) and (2), emergency rules promulgated under this subsection remain in effect 4until July 1, 2027, or the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is 5sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3), the department of 6children and families is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule 7under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the 8public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of 9emergency for a rule promulgated under this paragraph.”. AB50-ASA2-AA6,49,1512100.2091 Broadband; discrimination prohibited. (1) No broadband 13service provider may deny access to broadband service to any group of potential 14residential customers because of the race or income of the residents in the area in 15which the group resides. AB50-ASA2-AA6,49,2016(2) It is a defense to an alleged violation of sub. (1) based on income if, no later 17than 3 years after the date on which the broadband service provider began 18providing broadband service in this state, at least 30 percent of the households with 19access to the broadband service provider’s broadband service in the area in which a 20group of potential residential customers resides are low-income households. AB50-ASA2-AA6,50,621(3) The department may enforce this section and may promulgate rules to 22implement and administer this section, including rules that define low-income 23households, and to align department rules with federal communications
1commission broadband rules. The department of justice may represent the 2department in an action to enforce this section. If the court finds that a broadband 3service provider has not complied with this section, the court shall order the 4broadband service provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount 5of time and, notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable 6attorney fees, to the department of justice. AB50-ASA2-AA6,50,127(4) Any person that is affected by a failure to comply with this section may 8bring an action to enforce this section. If a court finds that a broadband service 9provider has not complied with this section, the court shall order the broadband 10service provider to comply with this section within a reasonable amount of time 11and, notwithstanding s. 814.14 (1), shall award costs, including reasonable attorney 12fees, to the person affected. AB50-ASA2-AA6,50,1814100.2092 Broadband service subscriber rights. (1) Rights. (a) A 15broadband service provider shall repair broadband service within 72 hours after a 16subscriber reports a service interruption or requests the repair if the service 17interruption is not the result of a major system-wide or large area emergency, such 18as a natural disaster. AB50-ASA2-AA6,50,2219(b) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband 20service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for one day of broadband service 21if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in one day and the 22interruption is caused by the broadband service provider. AB50-ASA2-AA6,51,323(c) Upon notification by a subscriber of a service interruption, a broadband
1service provider shall give the subscriber a credit for each hour that broadband 2service is interrupted if broadband service is interrupted for more than 4 hours in 3one day and the interruption is not caused by the broadband service provider.
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