AB50-ASA2-AA6,31,621111.83 (4) Whenever an election has been conducted under sub. (3) (a) in 22which the name of more than one proposed representative appears on the ballot and 23results in no conclusion, the commission may, if requested by any party to the
1proceeding within 30 days from the date of the certification of the results of the 2election, conduct a runoff election. In that runoff election, the commission shall 3drop from the ballot the name of the representative who received the least number 4of votes at the original election. The commission shall drop from the ballot the 5privilege of voting against any representative if the least number of votes cast at the 6first election was against representation by any named representative. AB50-ASA2-AA6,31,178111.84 (1) (d) To refuse to bargain collectively on matters set forth in s. 111.91 9(1), (1w), or (3), whichever is appropriate, with a representative of a majority of its 10employees in an appropriate collective bargaining unit. Where the employer has a 11good faith doubt as to whether a labor organization claiming the support of a 12majority of its employees in appropriate collective bargaining unit does in fact have 13that support, it may file with the commission a petition requesting an election as to 14that claim. It is not deemed to have refused to bargain until an election has been 15held and the results thereof certified to it by the commission. A violation of this 16paragraph includes, but is not limited to, the refusal to execute a collective 17bargaining agreement previously orally agreed upon. AB50-ASA2-AA6,7818Section 78. 111.84 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2-AA6,32,419111.84 (1) (f) To deduct labor organization dues from the earnings of a public 20safety employee or an employee who is in a collective bargaining unit containing a 21frontline worker, unless the employer has been presented with an individual order 22therefor, signed by the public safety employee personally, and terminable by at least 23the end of any year of its life or earlier by the public safety employee giving at least
130 but not more than 120 days’ written notice of such termination to the employer 2and to the representative labor organization, except if there is a fair-share or 3maintenance of membership agreement in effect. The employer shall give notice to 4the labor organization of receipt of such notice of termination. AB50-ASA2-AA6,32,146111.84 (2) (c) To refuse to bargain collectively on matters set forth in s. 111.91 7(1), (1w), or (3), whichever is appropriate, with the duly authorized officer or agent 8of the employer which is the recognized or certified exclusive collective bargaining 9representative of employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or (ag) in an appropriate 10collective bargaining unit or with the certified exclusive collective bargaining 11representative of employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (ar) to (f) in an appropriate 12collective bargaining unit. Such refusal to bargain shall include, but not be limited 13to, the refusal to execute a collective bargaining agreement previously orally agreed 14upon. AB50-ASA2-AA6,33,216111.85 (1) (a) No fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement 17covering public safety employees under this subchapter may become effective unless 18authorized by a referendum. The commission shall order a referendum whenever it 19receives a petition supported by proof that at least 30 percent of the public safety 20employees in a collective bargaining unit or at least 30 percent of the employees in a 21collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker desire that a fair-share or 22maintenance of membership agreement be entered into between the employer and 23a labor organization. A petition may specify that a referendum is requested on a
1maintenance of membership agreement only, in which case the ballot shall be 2limited to that question. AB50-ASA2-AA6,33,133(b) For a fair-share agreement to be authorized, at least two-thirds of the 4eligible public safety employees voting in a referendum shall vote in favor of the 5agreement or at least two-thirds of the employees in a collective bargaining unit 6containing a frontline worker shall vote in favor of the agreement. For a 7maintenance of membership agreement to be authorized, at least a majority of the 8eligible public safety employees voting in a referendum shall vote in favor of the 9agreement or at least a majority of the employees in a collective bargaining unit 10containing a frontline worker shall vote in favor of the agreement. In a referendum 11on a fair-share agreement, if less than two-thirds but more than one-half of the 12eligible public safety employees vote in favor of the agreement, a maintenance of 13membership agreement is authorized. AB50-ASA2-AA6,34,514(c) If a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement is authorized in a 15referendum ordered under par. (a), the employer shall enter into such an agreement 16with the labor organization named on the ballot in the referendum. Each fair-share 17or maintenance of membership agreement shall contain a provision requiring the 18employer to deduct the amount of dues as certified by the labor organization from 19the earnings of the public safety employees affected by the agreement and to pay 20the amount so deducted to the labor organization. Unless the parties agree to an 21earlier date, the agreement shall take effect 60 days after certification by the 22commission that the referendum vote authorized the agreement. The employer 23shall be held harmless against any claims, demands, suits and other forms of
1liability made by public safety the employees affected by the agreement or by local 2labor organizations which may arise for actions taken by the employer in 3compliance with this section. All such lawful claims, demands, suits, and other 4forms of liability are the responsibility of the labor organization entering into the 5agreement. AB50-ASA2-AA6,34,126(d) Under each fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement, a public 7safety an employee affected by the agreement who has religious convictions against 8dues payments to a labor organization based on teachings or tenets of a church or 9religious body of which he or she is a member shall, on request to the labor 10organization, have his or her dues paid to a charity mutually agreed upon by the 11public safety employee and the labor organization. Any dispute concerning this 12paragraph may be submitted to the commission for adjudication. AB50-ASA2-AA6,35,714111.85 (2) (a) Once authorized under sub. (1), a fair-share or maintenance of 15membership agreement covering public safety employees shall continue in effect, 16subject to the right of the employer or labor organization concerned to petition the 17commission to conduct a new referendum. Such petition must be supported by 18proof that at least 30 percent of the public safety employees in the collective 19bargaining unit or at least 30 percent of the employees in a collective bargaining 20unit containing a frontline worker desire that the fair-share or maintenance of 21membership agreement be discontinued. Upon so finding, the commission shall 22conduct a new referendum. If the continuance of the fair-share or maintenance of 23membership agreement is approved in the referendum by at least the percentage of
1eligible voting public safety employees required for its initial authorization, it shall 2be continued in effect, subject to the right of the employer or labor organization to 3later initiate a further vote following the procedure prescribed in this subsection. If 4the continuation of the agreement is not supported in any referendum, it is deemed 5terminated terminates at the termination of the collective bargaining agreement, 6or one year from the date of the certification of the result of the referendum, 7whichever is earlier. AB50-ASA2-AA6,35,168(b) The commission shall declare any fair-share or maintenance of 9membership agreement suspended upon such conditions and for such time as the 10commission decides whenever it finds that the labor organization involved has 11refused on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation or creed to receive as a member 12any public safety employee in the collective bargaining unit involved, and the 13agreement shall be made subject to the findings and orders of the commission. Any 14of the parties to the agreement, or any public safety employee covered thereby, may 15come before the commission, as provided in s. 111.07, and petition the commission 16to make such a finding. AB50-ASA2-AA6,35,2118111.85 (4) The commission may, under rules adopted for that purpose, 19appoint as its agent an official of a state agency or authority whose public safety 20employees are entitled to vote in a referendum to conduct a referendum provided for 21herein under this section. AB50-ASA2-AA6,36,723111.86 (2) The division shall charge a state department or, agency, or
1authority the employer’s share of the cost related to grievance arbitration under 2sub. (1) for any arbitration that involves one or more employees of the state 3department or, agency, or authority. Each state department or, agency, or authority 4so charged shall pay the amount that the division charges from the appropriation 5account or accounts used to pay the salary of the grievant. Funds received under 6this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) 7(ks). AB50-ASA2-AA6,36,199111.88 (1) If a dispute has not been settled after a reasonable period of 10negotiation and after the settlement procedures, if any, established by the parties 11have been exhausted, the representative which has been certified by the 12commission after an election, or, in the case of a representative of employees 13specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or (ag), has been duly recognized by the employer, as the 14exclusive representative of employees in an appropriate collective bargaining unit, 15and the employer, its officers and agents, after a reasonable period of negotiation, 16are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them arising in the collective 17bargaining process, the parties jointly, may petition the commission, in writing, to 18initiate fact-finding under this section, and to make recommendations to resolve 19the deadlock. AB50-ASA2-AA6,36,2321111.90 (1) Carry out the statutory mandate and goals assigned to a state 22agency or authority by the most appropriate and efficient methods and means and 23utilize personnel in the most appropriate and efficient manner possible. 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).
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