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AB68,795,2321 5. A provision indicating that the employer shall bear all fees and costs
22associated with the grievance process, except for the grievant's representational fees
23and costs.
AB68,1154 24Section 1154. 66.0511 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0511 (1) (intro.) and
25amended to read:
AB68,796,1
166.0511 (1) Definition Definitions. (intro.) In this section, “law:
AB68,796,2 2(b) “Law enforcement agency" has the meaning given under s. 165.83 (1) (b).
AB68,1155 3Section 1155. 66.0511 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,796,64 66.0511 (1) (a) “Choke hold” means the intentional and prolonged application
5of force to the throat or windpipe that prevents or hinders breathing or reduces the
6intake of air.
AB68,1156 7Section 1156. 66.0511 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0511 (2) (intro.) and
8amended to read:
AB68,796,199 66.0511 (2) Use of force policy. (intro.) Each person in charge of a law
10enforcement agency shall prepare in writing and make available for public scrutiny
11a policy or standard regulating the use of force by law enforcement officers in the
12performance of their duties. The law enforcement agency shall make the policy
13publicly available on a website maintained by the law enforcement agency or, if the
14agency does not maintain its own site, on a website maintained by the municipality
15over which the law enforcement agency has jurisdiction. The law enforcement
16agency shall provide in its policy the instances in which a use of force must be
17reported, how to report a use of force, and a requirement that officers who engage in
18or observe a reportable use of force report it. Each policy or standard shall
19incorporate the following principles:
AB68,1157 20Section 1157. 66.0511 (2) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) and (4) of the statutes are
21created to read:
AB68,796,2322 66.0511 (2) (a) That the primary duty of all law enforcement is to preserve the
23life of all individuals.
AB68,796,2424 (b) That deadly force is to be used only as a last resort.
AB68,796,2525 (c) That the use of choke holds by law enforcement officers is prohibited.
AB68,797,2
1(d) That officers should use skills and tactics, including de-escalation tactics,
2that minimize the likelihood that force will become necessary.
AB68,797,43 (e) That, if law enforcement officers must use physical force, it should be the
4least amount of force necessary to safely address the threat.
AB68,797,65 (f) That law enforcement officers shall take reasonable action to stop or prevent
6any unreasonable use of force by their colleagues.
AB68,797,15 7(4) Whistleblower protections. No law enforcement officer may be
8discharged, disciplined, demoted, or denied promotion, transfer, or reassignment, or
9otherwise discriminated against in regard to employment, or threatened with any
10such treatment, because the law enforcement officer reported, or is believed to have
11reported, any violation of a policy under sub. (2); initiated, participated in, or testified
12in, or is believed to have initiated, participated in, or testified in, any action or
13proceeding regarding a violation of a policy under sub. (2); or provided any
14information, or is believed to have provided any information, about a violation of a
15policy under sub. (2).
AB68,1158 16Section 1158. 66.0602 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,797,2017 66.0602 (1) (d) “Valuation factor" means a percentage equal to the greater of
18either the percentage change in the political subdivision's January 1 equalized value
19due to new construction less improvements removed between the previous year and
20the current or zero 2 percent.
AB68,1159 21Section 1159. 66.0602 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0602 (2m).
AB68,1160 22Section 1160. 66.0602 (2m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1161 23Section 1161. 66.0602 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1162 24Section 1162. 66.0602 (3) (e) 10. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,798,3
166.0602 (3) (e) 10. The amount that a political subdivision levies in that year
2to pay for the political subdivision's share of a regional planning commission's budget
3as charged by the commission under s. 66.0309 (14) (a) to (c).
AB68,1163 4Section 1163 . 66.0602 (3) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,798,125 66.0602 (3) (p) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the limit otherwise applicable under this
6section does not apply to the amount that a political subdivision levies in that year
7for operating and capital costs directly related to the provision of new or enhanced
8transit services across adjacent county borders or across adjacent municipal borders.
9For costs to be eligible for the exception under this paragraph, the starting date for
10the new or enhanced transit services must be on or after the effective date of this
11subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], and the costs to which the levy applies must be
12described in the agreement under subd. 2.
AB68,798,1413 2. A political subdivision may not use the exception under this paragraph
14unless all of the following apply:
AB68,798,1815 a. The political subdivisions between which the new or enhanced transit routes
16operate have entered into an intergovernmental cooperation agreement under s.
1766.0301 to provide for the new or enhanced transit services. The agreement shall
18describe the services and the amounts that must be levied to pay for those services.
AB68,798,2419 b. The agreement described in subd. 2. a. is approved in a referendum, by the
20electors in each political subdivision that is a party to the agreement, to be held at
21the next succeeding spring primary or election or partisan primary or general
22election to be held not earlier than 70 days after the adoption of the agreement by
23all of the parties to the agreement. The governing body shall file the resolution to
24be submitted to the electors as provided in s. 8.37.
AB68,1164 25Section 1164. 66.0615 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,799,16
166.0615 (1m) (a) The governing body of a municipality may enact an ordinance,
2and a district, under par. (e) or (em), may adopt a resolution, imposing a tax on the
3privilege of furnishing, at retail, except sales for resale, rooms or lodging to
4transients by hotelkeepers, motel operators, lodging marketplaces, owners of
5short-term rentals, and other persons furnishing accommodations that are available
6to the public, irrespective of whether membership is required for use of the
7accommodations. A tax imposed under this paragraph may be collected from the
8consumer or user, but may not be imposed on sales to the federal government and
9persons listed under s. 77.54 (9a). A tax imposed under this paragraph by a
10municipality shall be paid to the municipality and, with regard to any tax revenue
11that may not be retained by the municipality, shall be forwarded to a tourism entity
12or a commission if one is created under par. (c), as provided in par. (d). Except as
13provided in par. (am), a tax imposed under this paragraph by a municipality may not
14exceed 8 percent. Except as provided in par. (am), if a tax greater than 8 percent
15under this paragraph is in effect on May 13, 1994, the municipality imposing the tax
16shall reduce the tax to 8 percent, effective on June 1, 1994.
AB68,1165 17Section 1165 . 66.0615 (1m) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,799,2218 66.0615 (1m) (em) Notwithstanding par. (e), if a district created by the city of
19Superior adopts a resolution imposing a room tax under par. (a), the amount of the
20tax may not exceed 2 percent of total room charges, and the city of Superior may also
21impose and collect a room tax under par. (a) without regard to whether the district
22imposes a room tax as provided in this paragraph.
AB68,1166 23Section 1166 . 66.0617 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,800,624 66.0617 (7) Low-cost or workforce housing. An ordinance enacted under this
25section may provide for an exemption from, or a reduction in the amount of, impact

1fees on land development that provides low-cost housing , except that no or workforce
2housing, as defined in s. 66.1105 (2) (n). Under no circumstances may the
amount
3of an impact fee for which an exemption or reduction is provided under this
4subsection may be shifted to any other development in the land development in
5which the low-cost housing or workforce housing is located or to any other land
6development in the municipality.
AB68,1167 7Section 1167. 66.0626 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,800,98 66.0626 (1) (b) “Failing private on-site wastewater treatment system" has the
9meaning provided in s. 145.245 (4) 145.01 (4m).
AB68,1168 10Section 1168. 66.0823 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,800,1611 66.0823 (3) (b) Filing requirements. The parties entering into a contract under
12this subsection shall file a copy of the contract with the secretary of state
13administration. Upon receipt, the secretary of state administration shall record the
14contract and issue a certificate of incorporation stating the name of the authority and
15the date and fact of incorporation. The corporate existence of the authority begins
16upon issuance of the certificate.
AB68,1169 17Section 1169. 66.0825 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,800,2218 66.0825 (4) (b) Any contract entered into under this section shall be filed with
19the secretary of state administration. Upon receipt, the secretary shall record the
20contract and issue a certificate of incorporation stating the name of the company and
21the date and fact of incorporation. Upon issuance of the certificate, the existence of
22the company shall begin.
AB68,1170 23Section 1170. 66.0901 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1171 24Section 1171. 66.0901 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1172 25Section 1172. 66.0901 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,801,11
166.0901 (6) Separation of contracts; classification of contractors. In public
2contracts for the construction, repair, remodeling or improvement of a public
3building or structure, other than highway structures and facilities, a municipality
4may bid projects based on a single or multiple division of the work. Public contracts
5shall be awarded according to the division of work selected for bidding. Except as
6provided in sub. (6m), the
The municipality may set out in any public contract
7reasonable and lawful conditions as to the hours of labor, wages, residence, character
8and classification of workers to be employed by any contractor, classify contractors
9as to their financial responsibility, competency and ability to perform work and set
10up a classified list of contractors. The municipality may reject the bid of any person,
11if the person has not been classified for the kind or amount of work in the bid.
AB68,1173 12Section 1173. 66.0901 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1174 13Section 1174. 66.0901 (6s) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1175 14Section 1175 . 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and (im) of the
15statutes are created to read:
AB68,801,2416 66.0903 (1) (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public
17works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that
18there is insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are
19contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient
20wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those
21counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
22counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review
23a determination under sub. (3) (br), “area" means the city, village, or town in which
24a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.
AB68,801,2525 (am) “Bona fide economic benefit" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (am).
AB68,802,1
1(b) “Department" means the department of workforce development.
AB68,802,22 (cm) “Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
AB68,802,103 (dr) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that
4is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement
5patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5
6years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of
7projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely
8to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer
9ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or
10equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.
AB68,802,1211 (em) “Multiple-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s.
12103.49 (1) (br).
AB68,802,1413 (hm) “Single-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49
14(1) (em).
AB68,802,1615 (im) “Supply and installation contract" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
16(fm).
AB68,1176 17Section 1176 . 66.0903 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,802,1918 66.0903 (1) (c) “Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
19103.49 (1) (b), 2015 stats.
AB68,1177 20Section 1177 . 66.0903 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,802,2221 66.0903 (1) (f) “Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
22103.49 (1) (e), 2015 stats. (c).
AB68,1178 23Section 1178 . 66.0903 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB68,802,2524 66.0903 (1) (g) “Prevailing wage rate" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
25(d).
AB68,1179
1Section 1179. 66.0903 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,803,32 66.0903 (1) (j) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck has the
3meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g)
.
AB68,1180 4Section 1180 . 66.0903 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,803,195 66.0903 (1m) (b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or
6other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers,
7mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly
8funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be
9paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the
10prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the
11purpose of, and would go against the repeals spirit of this section and the repeal of
12s. 66.0904, 2009 stats., and s. 66.0903 (2) to (12), 2013 stats. Therefore, this section
13shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purposes of
14facilitating broader participation with respect to bidding on projects of public works,
15ensuring that wages accurately reflect market conditions, providing local
16governments with the flexibility to reduce costs on capital projects, and reducing
17spending at all levels of government in this state
purpose of providing uniform
18prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the
19state
.
AB68,1181 20Section 1181 . 66.0903 (2) to (12) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68,803,2321 66.0903 (2) Applicability. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project
22of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a local
23governmental unit, including all of the following:
AB68,803,2424 (a) A highway, street, bridge, building, or other infrastructure project.
AB68,804,4
1(b) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one
2local governmental unit for another local governmental unit under a contract under
3s. 66.0301 (2), 83.03, 83.035, or 86.31 (2) (b) or under any other statute specifically
4authorizing cooperation between local governmental units.
AB68,804,85 (c) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease
6purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit in lieu
7of the local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, repair,
8remodeling, or demolition of the facility.
AB68,804,129 (d) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project in which the
10completed road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main is acquired by, or
11dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership
12or maintenance by the local governmental unit.
AB68,804,24 13(3) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. (am) A local governmental unit,
14before making a contract by direct negotiation or soliciting bids on a contract for the
15erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public
16works, shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for each
17trade or occupation required in the work contemplated. The department shall
18conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or
19occupations that are commonly employed on projects of public works that are subject
20to this section and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state
21for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for
22each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30
23days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting
24local governmental unit.
AB68,805,7
1(ar) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
2wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
3addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
4when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
5any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
6If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall
7determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
AB68,805,158 (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the
9department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 103.49
10or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is
11insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which
12case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
13103.49 or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates under par.
14(am) or (ar), the department may not use data from any construction work that is
15performed by a local governmental unit or a state agency.
AB68,805,2416 (bm) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
17determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person
18submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
19given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the
20prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall
21include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in
22the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
23department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the
24date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
AB68,806,14
1(br) In addition to the recalculation under par. (bm), the local governmental
2unit that requested the determination under this subsection may request a review
3of any portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
4determination if the local governmental unit submits evidence with the request
5showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in
6the determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
7occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works
8is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade
9or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where
10the proposed project of public works is located and on which some work has been
11performed during the current survey period and which were considered by the
12department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (ar). The department
13shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the
14department receives the request for review.
AB68,807,215 (dm) A local governmental unit that is subject to this section shall include a
16reference to the prevailing wage rates determined by the department and to the
17prevailing hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for
18the project of public works. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any
19contract or subcontract for a project of public works is entered into, the prevailing
20wage rates determined by the department and the prevailing hours of labor shall be
21physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a
22minor subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall
23prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing
24wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The
25prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or

1subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is
2in force.
AB68,807,43 (e) No contractor, subcontractor, or contractor or subcontractor's agent that is
4subject to this section may do any of the following:
AB68,807,75 1. Pay an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) less than the
6prevailing wage rate in the same or most similar trade or occupation determined
7under this subsection.
AB68,807,128 2. Allow an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) to work a
9greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor,
10unless the contractor, subcontractor, or contractor or subcontractor's agent pays the
11individual for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of
12at least 1.5 times the individual's hourly basic rate of pay.
AB68,807,18 13(4) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this
14section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined
15under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours
16per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays the
17employee for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of
18at least 1.5 times the employee's hourly basic rate of pay:
AB68,807,2019 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
20a project of public works that is subject to this section.
AB68,808,221 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
22manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site
23of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated
24exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by

1a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site
2of the project.
AB68,808,103 (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process,
4manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial
5establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment
6supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is
7not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to
8this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub.
9(3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
10worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
AB68,808,1511 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source
12of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral
13aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by
14depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or
15through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.
AB68,808,1916 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
17of a project of public works that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material
18or spoil from the site of the project, and transport that excavated material or spoil
19away from the site of the project.
AB68,808,2220 (c) A person subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an
21owner-operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her
22truck.
AB68,808,23 23(5) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:
AB68,809,524 (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost
25of completion is less than $48,000, a multiple-trade project of public works for which

1the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000, or, in the case of a
2multiple-trade project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or
3demolished by a private contractor for a city or village having a population of less
4than 2,500 or for a town, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the
5estimated project cost of completion is less than $234,000.
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