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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Assembly BILL 687

November 12, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Hesselbein, Subeck, Neubauer, Sinicki, Emerson, Considine, Billings, Spreitzer, Hintz, Anderson, Vining, Stubbs, Vruwink, Doyle, Baldeh, Milroy, Ohnstad, S. Rodriguez, Pope, Conley, Shelton, Hebl, Hong, Brostoff, Snodgrass, Haywood, Moore Omokunde, Goyke, Andraca, Bowen, Cabrera, Drake, McGuire, B. Meyers, L. Myers, Ortiz-Velez and Riemer, cosponsored by Senators Larson, Roys, Agard, Ringhand, Wirch, Johnson, Carpenter, Bewley, Smith, Pfaff, Erpenbach and L. Taylor. Referred to Committee on Labor and Integrated Employment.

AB687,2,3 An Act to amend 7.33 (4), 13.111 (2), 16.50 (3) (e), 19.82 (1), 19.85 (3), 19.86, 20.425 (1) (a), 20.425 (1) (i), 20.505 (1) (ks), 20.505 (1) (kz), 20.917 (3) (b), 20.921 (1) (a) 2., 20.923 (6) (intro.), 36.09 (1) (j), 40.02 (25) (b) 8., 40.05 (4g) (a) 4., 40.80 (3), 40.81 (3), 111.70 (1) (a), 111.70 (1) (fm), 111.70 (1) (j), 111.70 (3) (a) 5., 111.70 (3) (a) 6., 111.70 (4) (cg) (title), 1. to 5. and 6. a., 111.70 (4) (cg) 7r. d., 111.70 (4) (cg) 7r. e., 111.70 (4) (cg) 7r. f., 111.70 (4) (cg) 7r. h., 111.70 (4) (cg) 8m., 111.70 (4) (d) 1., 111.70 (4) (d) 2. a., 111.70 (4) (p), 111.70 (7m) (c) 1. a., 111.81 (1), 111.81 (9g), 111.81 (12m), 111.81 (16), 111.825 (5), 111.83 (1), 111.83 (5) (d), 111.83 (5) (e), 111.83 (5) (f), 111.84 (1) (f), 111.85 (1) (a), 111.85 (1) (b), 111.85 (1) (c), 111.85 (1) (d), 111.85 (2) (a), 111.85 (2) (b), 111.85 (4), 111.91 (1) (a), 111.91 (1) (b), 111.91 (1) (c), 111.93 (3) (a), 230.01 (3), 230.046 (10) (a), 230.12 (3) (e) 1., 230.35 (2d) (e), 230.35 (3) (e) 6. and 230.88 (2) (b); and to create 111.70 (1) (cn), 111.70 (1) (om) and subchapter VI of chapter 111 [precedes 111.95] of the statutes; relating to: collective bargaining for employees of school districts, employees of cooperative educational service agencies, employees of technical college districts, and employees of the University of Wisconsin System and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows employees of school districts, employees of cooperative educational service agencies, and employees of technical college districts, if the employees are not in managerial or supervisory positions, to collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment. This bill also allows the University of Wisconsin System and employees to collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment. Finally, the bill allows faculty and academic staff of the UW System to organize and to collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment. Under current law, public employers and employees are prohibited from bargaining collectively except as expressly provided in the statutes.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB687,1 Section 1. 7.33 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,2,14 7.33 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each local governmental unit, as defined in s. 16.97 (7), may, and each state agency shall, upon proper application under sub. (3), permit each of its employees to serve as an election official under s. 7.30 without loss of fringe benefits or seniority privileges earned for scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (3), without loss of pay for scheduled working hours during the period specified in sub. (3) except as provided in sub. (5), and without any other penalty. For employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. V or VI of ch. 111, this subsection shall apply unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement.

AB687,2 Section 2. 13.111 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,3,3 13.111 (2) Duties. The joint committee on employment relations shall perform the functions assigned to it under subch. subchs. V and VI of ch. 111, subch. II of ch. 230, and ss. 16.53 (1) (d) 1., 20.916, 20.917, and 20.923.

AB687,3 Section 3. 16.50 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,3,7 16.50 (3) (e) No pay increase may be approved unless it is at the rate or within the pay ranges prescribed in the compensation plan or as provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111.

AB687,4 Section 4. 19.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,3,17 19.82 (1) “Governmental body" means a state or local agency, board, commission, committee, council, department or public body corporate and politic created by constitution, statute, ordinance, rule or order; a governmental or quasi-governmental corporation except for the Bradley center sports and entertainment corporation; a local exposition district under subch. II of ch. 229; a long-term care district under s. 46.2895; or a formally constituted subunit of any of the foregoing, but excludes any such body or committee or subunit of such body which is formed for or meeting for the purpose of collective bargaining under subch. I, IV, or V, or VI of ch. 111.

AB687,5 Section 5. 19.85 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB687,3,22 19.85 (3) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to authorize a governmental body to consider at a meeting in closed session the final ratification or approval of a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, IV, or V, or VI of ch. 111 which has been negotiated by such body or on its behalf.

AB687,6 Section 6. 19.86 of the statutes is amended to read: