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Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Corrections to provide additional
compensation of $2.00 per hour to correctional officers and youth counselors in
calendar year 2022, and $5.00 per hour in calendar year 2023 and in subsequent
years, until funding under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) is no longer
available. The bill also requires the Department of Health Services to provide
additional compensation to psychiatric care technicians of $2.00 per hour in calendar
year 2022, and $5.00 per hour in calendar year 2023 and in subsequent years, until
funding under ARPA is no longer available. The additional compensation is not
permanent and the amounts are not cumulative. The bill also allows DOC and DHS
to use money received under ARPA and allocated by the governor to provide
recruitment and retention benefits to correctional officers, youth counselors, and
psychiatric care technicians.
Under the bill, the governor must allocate sufficient moneys received under
ARPA to DOC and DHS for the additional compensation and the recruitment and
retention benefits under the bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB828,1
1Section 1. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB828,2,32 (1) Additional compensation for correctional officers and youth
3counselors.
AB828,2,44 (a) Definitions. In this subsection:
AB828,2,9 51. “Correctional officer” means an individual classified as a correctional officer
6or correctional sergeant who is employed by the state and whose principal duty is the
7supervision of inmates at a state prison, as defined in s. 302.01, or the supervision
8of persons committed under s. 980.06 at the secure mental health facility established
9under s. 46.055 or the Wisconsin Resource Center established under s. 46.056.
AB828,2,13 102. “Youth counselor” means an individual classified as a youth counselor or
11youth counselor-advanced who is employed by the state and whose principal duty
12is the supervision of juveniles held in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s.
13938.02 (10p).
AB828,2,1514 (b) Temporary compensation adjustments. From the moneys allocated under
15sub. (3), the department of corrections shall do all of the following:
AB828,2,17 161. In calendar year 2022, provide additional compensation of $2.00 per hour to
17each correctional officer and youth counselor.
AB828,2,19 182. In calendar year 2023 and in subsequent years, provide additional
19compensation of $5.00 per hour to each correctional officer and youth counselor.
AB828,2,2420 (c) Recruitment and retention. In addition to the additional compensation
21provided under par. (b), the department may use any moneys allocated under sub.
22(2) to provide overtime compensation, sign-on bonuses, longevity bonuses, or any
23other recruitment or retention benefit provided directly to correctional officers and
24youth counselors.
AB828,3,4
1(d) Expiration. Notwithstanding any provision of a collective bargaining
2agreement under s. 111.91, the additional compensation provided under under par.
3(b) 1 . expires on December 31, 2022, and the additional compensation provided under
4par. (b) 2. expires when funding under sub. (3) is no longer available.
AB828,3,85 (e) Report. No later than January 15, 2025, the department of corrections shall
6submit a report to the joint committee on finance describing in detail the amount the
7department expended for additional compensation and recruitment and retention
8benefits under pars. (b) and (c).
AB828,3,99 (2) Additional compensation for psychiatric care technicians.
AB828,3,1410 (a) Definitions. In this subsection, “psychiatric care technician” means an
11individual classified as a psychiatric care technician or psychiatric care
12technician-advanced who is employed by the state and whose principal duties are
13performing individual treatment programming and maintaining internal security
14among individuals who are committed to any of the following:
AB828,3,15 151. The secure mental health facility established under s. 46.055.
AB828,3,16 162. The Wisconsin Resource Center established under s. 46.056.
AB828,3,17 173. The Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center established under s. 46.057.
AB828,3,18 184. The Winnebago Mental Health Institute.
AB828,3,2019 (b) Temporary compensation adjustments. From the moneys allocated under
20sub. (3), the department of health services shall do all of the following:
AB828,3,22 211. In calendar year 2022, provide additional compensation of $2.00 per hour to
22each psychiatric care technician.
AB828,3,24 232. In calendar year 2023 and in subsequent years, provide additional
24compensation of $5.00 per hour to each psychiatric care technician.
AB828,4,5
1(c) Recruitment and retention. In addition to the additional compensation
2provided under par. (b), the department of health services may use any moneys
3allocated under sub. (3) to provide overtime compensation, sign-on bonuses,
4longevity bonuses, or any other recruitment or retention benefit provided directly to
5psychiatric care technicians.
AB828,4,96 (d) Expiration. Notwithstanding any provision of a collective bargaining
7agreement under s. 111.91, the additional compensation provided under under par.
8(b) 1 . expires on December 31, 2022, and the additional compensation provided under
9par. (b) 2. expires when funding under sub. (3) is no longer available.
AB828,4,1310 (e) Report. No later than January 15, 2025, the department of health services
11shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance describing in detail the
12amount the department expended for additional compensation and recruitment and
13retention benefits under pars. (b ) and (c).
AB828,4,1714 (3) Federal ARPA funds. Of the moneys the governor accepts from the federal
15government under s. 16.54 pursuant to section 602 of the federal Social Security Act
16as amended by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, the
17governor shall allocate all of the following:
AB828,4,2018 (a) An amount sufficient to provide the additional compensation under subs.
19(1) (b ) and (2) (b) and the recruitment and retention benefits under subs. (1 ) (c) and
20(2) (c ) in calendar year 2022.
AB828,4,2321 (b) An amount sufficient to provide the additional compensation under subs.
22(1) (b ) and (2) (b) and the recruitment and retention benefits under subs. (1 ) (c) and
23(2) (c ) in calendar year 2023 and in subsequent years.
AB828,4,2424 (End)
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