AB1005-ASA1,7 5Section 7. 111.70 (1) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1005-ASA1,8 6Section 8 . 111.70 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1005-ASA1,4,157 111.70 (3) (a) 5. To violate any collective bargaining agreement previously
8agreed upon by the parties with respect to wages, hours, and conditions of
9employment affecting public safety employees or transit municipal employees,
10including an agreement to arbitrate questions arising as to the meaning or
11application of the terms of a collective bargaining agreement or to accept the terms
12of such arbitration award, where previously the parties have agreed to accept such
13award as final and binding upon them or to violate any collective bargaining
14agreement affecting general municipal employees, that was previously agreed upon
15by the parties with respect to wages
.
AB1005-ASA1,9 16Section 9 . 111.70 (3) (a) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1005-ASA1,4,1817 111.70 (3) (a) 7. To refuse or otherwise fail to implement an arbitration decision
18lawfully made under sub. (4) (cm).
AB1005-ASA1,10 19Section 10 . 111.70 (3) (a) 7m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1005-ASA1,11 20Section 11 . 111.70 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1005-ASA1,4,2221 111.70 (3) (b) 6. To refuse or otherwise fail to implement an arbitration decision
22lawfully made under sub. (4) (cm).
AB1005-ASA1,12 23Section 12 . 111.70 (3) (b) 6m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB1005-ASA1,13 24Section 13 . 111.70 (4) (c) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1005-ASA1,5,2
1111.70 (4) (c) (title) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; public safety
2employees
law enforcement and fire fighting personnel.
AB1005-ASA1,14 3Section 14 . 111.70 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 111.70 (4) (c) 1m. and
4amended to read:
AB1005-ASA1,5,105 111.70 (4) (c) 1m. `Mediation.' The commission may function as a mediator in
6labor disputes involving a collective bargaining unit containing a public safety
7employee
. Such mediation may be carried on by a person designated to act by the
8commission upon request of one or both of the parties or upon initiation of the
9commission. The function of the mediator is to encourage voluntary settlement by
10the parties but no mediator has the power of compulsion.
AB1005-ASA1,15 11Section 15 . 111.70 (4) (c) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1005-ASA1,5,1312 111.70 (4) (c) 1g. `Applicability.' This paragraph applies only to municipal
13employees who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.
AB1005-ASA1,16 14Section 16 . 111.70 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1005-ASA1,5,1915 111.70 (4) (c) 2. `Arbitration.' Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning
16or application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement involving a
17collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee
may agree in writing
18to have the commission or any other appropriate agency serve as arbitrator or may
19designate any other competent, impartial and disinterested person to so serve.
AB1005-ASA1,17 20Section 17. 111.70 (4) (c) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1005-ASA1,6,321 111.70 (4) (c) 3. `Fact-finding.' (intro.) Unless s. 111.77 applies, if a dispute
22involving a collective bargaining unit containing a public safety employee has not
23been settled after a reasonable period of negotiation and after the settlement
24procedures, if any, established by the parties have been exhausted, and the parties
25are deadlocked with respect to any dispute between them arising in the collective

1bargaining process, either party, or the parties jointly, may petition the commission,
2in writing, to initiate fact-finding, and to make recommendations to resolve the
3deadlock, as follows:
AB1005-ASA1,18 4Section 18 . 111.70 (4) (cg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1005-ASA1,19 5Section 19 . 111.70 (4) (cm) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1005-ASA1,6,76 111.70 (4) (cm) (title) Methods for peaceful settlement of disputes; general
7municipal employees
other personnel .
AB1005-ASA1,20 8Section 20 . 111.70 (4) (cm) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 111.70 (4) (cm) 1m.
9and amended to read:
AB1005-ASA1,6,2010 111.70 (4) (cm) 1m. `Notice of commencement of contract negotiations.' For the
11purpose of advising the commission of the commencement of contract negotiations
12involving a collective bargaining unit containing general municipal employees,
13whenever either party requests the other to reopen negotiations under a binding
14collective bargaining agreement, or the parties otherwise commence negotiations if
15no such agreement exists, the party requesting negotiations shall immediately notify
16the commission in writing. Upon failure of the requesting party to provide such
17notice, the other party may so notify the commission. The notice shall specify the
18expiration date of the existing collective bargaining agreement, if any, and shall set
19forth any additional information the commission may require on a form provided by
20the commission.
AB1005-ASA1,21 21Section 21 . 111.70 (4) (cm) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1005-ASA1,6,2322 111.70 (4) (cm) 1g. `Application.' a. Chapter 788 does not apply to arbitration
23proceedings under this paragraph.
AB1005-ASA1,6,2524 b. This paragraph does not apply to labor disputes involving municipal
25employees who are engaged in law enforcement or fire fighting functions.
AB1005-ASA1,22
1Section 22. 111.70 (4) (cm) 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1005-ASA1,7,92 111.70 (4) (cm) 2. `Presentation of initial proposals; open meetings.' The
3meetings between parties to a collective bargaining agreement or proposed collective
4bargaining agreement under this subchapter that involve a collective bargaining
5unit containing a general municipal employee and that
are held for the purpose of
6presenting initial bargaining proposals, along with supporting rationale, shall be are
7open to the public. Each party shall submit its initial bargaining proposals to the
8other party in writing. Failure to comply with this subdivision is not cause to
9invalidate a collective bargaining agreement under this subchapter.