AB68-ASA2-AA6,91,20 111.70 (7m) (c) 1. a. Any labor organization that represents public safety employees or, transit employees , or a frontline worker which violates sub. (4) (L) may not collect any dues under a collective bargaining agreement or under a fair-share agreement from any employee covered by either agreement for a period of one year. At the end of the period of suspension, any such agreement shall be reinstated unless the labor organization is no longer authorized to represent the public safety employees or transit municipal employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement or fair-share agreement or the agreement is no longer in effect.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341bp Section 341bp. 111.81 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 111.81 (1s) and amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,92,10 111.81 (1s) “Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual obligation of the state as an employer, by its officers and agents, and the representatives of its employees, to meet and confer at reasonable times, in good faith, with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (1), with respect to for public safety employees, with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (1w) for employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker, and with respect to the subjects of bargaining provided in s. 111.91 (3), with respect to for general employees who are in a collective bargaining unit that does not contain a frontline worker, with the intention of reaching an agreement, or to resolve questions arising under such an agreement. The duty to bargain, however, does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or require the making of a concession. Collective bargaining includes the reduction of any agreement reached to a written and signed document.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341bq Section 341bq. 111.81 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,92,13 111.81 (1d) “Authority” means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341br Section 341br. 111.81 (7) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,92,15 111.81 (7) (ag) An employee of an authority.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341bs Section 341bs. 111.81 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,92,17 111.81 (8) “Employer" means the state of Wisconsin and includes an authority.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341bt Section 341bt. 111.81 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,92,25 111.81 (9) “Fair-share agreement" means an agreement between the employer and a labor organization representing public safety employees or a frontline worker under which all of the public safety employees in the collective bargaining unit or all of the employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker are required to pay their proportionate share of the cost of the collective bargaining process and contract administration measured by the amount of dues uniformly required of all members.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341bu Section 341bu. 111.81 (9b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,93,3 111.81 (9b) “Frontline worker” means an employee who is determined to be a frontline worker under s. 111.817.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341bv Section 341bv. 111.81 (9g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,93,6 111.81 (9g) “General employee" means an employee who is not a public safety employee or a frontline worker.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341bw Section 341bw. 111.81 (12) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,93,11 111.81 (12) (intro.) “Labor organization" means any employee organization whose purpose is to represent employees in collective bargaining with the employer, or its agents, on matters that are subject to collective bargaining under s. 111.91 (1), (1w), or (3), whichever is applicable; but the term shall not include any organization:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341bx Section 341bx. 111.81 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,93,21 111.81 (12m) “Maintenance of membership agreement" means an agreement between the employer and a labor organization representing public safety employees or a frontline worker which requires that all of the public safety employees or employees who are in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker whose dues are being deducted from earnings under s. 20.921 (1) or 111.84 (1) (f) at the time the agreement takes effect shall continue to have dues deducted for the duration of the agreement, and that dues shall be deducted from the earnings of all public safety such employees who are hired on or after the effective date of the agreement.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341by Section 341by. 111.81 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,94,3 111.81 (16) “Referendum" means a proceeding conducted by the commission in which public safety employees in a collective bargaining unit or all employees in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker may cast a secret ballot on the question of directing the labor organization and the employer to enter into a fair-share or maintenance of membership agreement or to terminate such an agreement.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341bz Section 341bz. 111.815 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,94,25 111.815 (1) In the furtherance of this subchapter, the state shall be considered as a single employer and employment relations policies and practices throughout the state service shall be as consistent as practicable. The division shall negotiate and administer collective bargaining agreements. To coordinate the employer position in the negotiation of agreements, the division shall maintain close liaison with the legislature relative to the negotiation of agreements and the fiscal ramifications of those agreements. Except with respect to the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1r) and (1t), the division is responsible for the employer functions of the executive branch under this subchapter, and shall coordinate its collective bargaining activities with operating state agencies on matters of agency concern and with operating authorities on matters of authority concern. The legislative branch shall act upon those portions of tentative agreements negotiated by the division that require legislative action. With respect to the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1r), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System is responsible for the employer functions under this subchapter. With respect to the collective bargaining units specified in s. 111.825 (1t), the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is responsible for the employer functions under this subchapter. With respect to the collective bargaining unit specified in s. 111.825 (1r) (ef), the governing board of the charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2013 stats., is responsible for the employer functions under this subchapter.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341cb Section 341cb. 111.817 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,95,7 111.817 Duty of commission; determination of frontline workers. The commission shall determine that an employee is a frontline worker if the commission finds that the employee has regular job duties that include interacting with members of the public or with large populations of people or that directly involve the maintenance of public works. The commission may not determine that a public safety employee is a frontline worker.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341cc Section 341cc. 111.82 of the statutes is renumbered 111.82 (1) and amended to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,95,18 111.82 (1) Employees have the right of self-organization and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing under this subchapter, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. Employees also have the right to refrain from any or all of such activities. A general employee may not be covered by a fair-share agreement unless the general employee is in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker. Unless the general employee is covered by a fair-share agreement, a general employee has the right to refrain from paying dues while remaining a member of a collective bargaining unit.

AB68-ASA2-AA6,341cd Section 341cd. 111.82 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-ASA2-AA6,96,2 111.82 (2) General employees who are not in a collective bargaining unit containing a frontline worker have the right to have their employer consult with them, through a representative of their own choosing, with no intention of reaching an agreement, with respect to wages, hours, and conditions of employment. The right may be exercised when the employer proposes or implements policy changes affecting wages, hours, or conditions of employment or, if no policy changes are proposed or implemented, at least quarterly.