Short and sweet intro, I use to read these for fun and leisure, and pick up a check, but this is personal.
Link to the passed Bill:
http://legis.wisconsin.gov/...
Let me get to it:
Starting on Page 31-33, Healthcare
SECTION 99. 49.45 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
49.45 (2m) AUTHORIZATION FOR MODIFICATIONS TO PROGRAMS; STUDY. (a) In this subsection, “Medical Assistance program” includes any program operated under this subchapter, demonstration program operated under 42 USC 1315, and program operated under a waiver of federal law relating to medical assistance that is granted by the federal department of health and human services.
(b) The department shall study potential changes to the Medical Assistance state plan and to waivers of federal law relating to medical assistance obtained from the federal department of health and human services for all of the following purposes:
1. Increasing the cost effectiveness and efficiency of care and the care delivery system
for Medical Assistance programs.
2. Limiting switching from private health insurance to Medical Assistance programs.
3. Ensuring the long−term viability and sustainability of Medical Assistance programs.
4. Advancing the accuracy and reliability of eligibility for Medical Assistance programs and claims determinations and payments.
5. Improving the health status of individuals who receive benefits under a Medical Assistance program.
6. Aligning Medical Assistance program benefit recipient and service provider incentives with health care outcomes.
7. Supporting responsibility and choice of medical assistance recipients.
(c) If the department determines, as a result of the study under par. (b), that revision of existing statutes or rules would be necessary to advance a purpose described in par. (b)
1. to 7., the department may promulgate rules that do any of the following related to Medical Assistance programs:
1. Require cost sharing from program benefit recipients up to the maximum allowed by federal law or a waiver of federal law.
2. Authorize providers to deny care or services if a program benefit recipient is unable to share costs, to the extent allowed by federal law or waiver.
3. Modify existing benefits or establish various benefit packages and offer different packages to different groups of recipients.
4. Revise provider reimbursement models for particular services.
5. Mandate that program benefit recipients enroll in managed care.
6. Restrict or eliminate presumptive eligibility.
7. To the extent permitted by federal law, impose restrictions on providing
benefits to individuals who are not citizens of the United States.
8. Set standards for establishing and verifying eligibility requirements.
9. Develop standards and methodologies to assure accurate eligibility
determinations and redetermine continuing eligibility.
10. Reduce income levels for purposes of determining eligibility to the extent
allowed by federal law or waiver and subject to the limitations under par. (e) 2.
This should raise a big ol' flag for most people.:
3. Modify existing benefits or establish various benefit packages and offer different packages to different groups of recipients.
6. Restrict or eliminate presumptive eligibility.Updated by Patience John at Wed Mar 9, 2011, 11:19:11 PM
Page 58:
66.0518 Defined benefit pension plans. A local governmental unit, as defined in s. 66.0131 (1) (a), may not establish a defined benefit pension plan for its employees unless the plan requires the employees to pay half of all actuarially required contributions for funding benefits under the plan and prohibits the local governmental unit from paying on behalf of an employee any of the employee’s share of the actuarially required contributions.
I thought the local governments were going to get the tools they needed, not have the tools in Madison tell them what to do.
Updated by Patience John at Wed Mar 9, 2011, 11:20:29 PM
PAge 59 has the whopper:
7 SECTION 176. 71.05 (6) (b) 47. of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 8 5, is amended to read: 9 71.05 (6) (b) 47. An amount equal to the increase in the number of full−time
10 equivalent employees employed by the taxpayer in this state during the taxable year,
11 multiplied by $4,000 for a business with gross receipts of no greater than $5,000,000
12 in the taxable year or $2,000 for a business with gross receipts greater than
13 $5,000,000 in the taxable year. For purposes of this subdivision, the increase in the
14 number of full−time equivalent employees employed by the taxpayer in this state
15 during the taxable year is determined by subtracting from the number of full−time
16 equivalent employees employed by the taxpayer in this state during the taxable year,
17 as determined by computing the average employee count from the taxpayer’s
18 quarterly unemployment insurance reports or other information as required by the
19 department for the taxable year, the number of full−time equivalent employees
20 employed by the taxpayer in this state during the immediately preceding taxable
21 year, as determined by computing the average employee count from the taxpayer’s
22 quarterly unemployment insurance reports or other information as required by the
23 department for the immediately preceding taxable year. No person may claim a
24 deduction under this subdivision if the person may claim a credit deduction under
25 this subchapter based on the person relocating the person’s business from another
state to this state and in an amount equal to the person’s tax liability. The department shall promulgate rules to administer this subdivision.
Layoffs, they are coming.Updated by Patience John at Wed Mar 9, 2011, 11:34:14 PM
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SECTION 198. 111.06 (1) (c) - Secret Ballot has been stripped.
Updated by Patience John at Wed Mar 9, 2011, 11:37:45 PM
Page 81
111.70 (4) (L) Strikes prohibited. Except as authorized under par. (cm) 5. and 15 6. c., nothing Nothing contained in this subchapter constitutes a grant of the right 16 to strike by any municipal employee or labor organization, and such strikes are 17 hereby expressly prohibited.
Right to Strike Repealed.
Updated by Patience John at Wed Mar 9, 2011, 11:39:55 PM
Also Page 81
111.70 (4) (mb) Prohibited subjects of bargaining; general municipal employees.
Here's the big one:
Page 112:
230.34 (1) (ax) 1. Notwithstanding pars. (a), (am), and (ar), during a state of emergency declared by the governor under s. 323.10, an appointing authority may discharge any employee who does any of the following:
b. Participates in a strike, work stoppage, sit−down, stay−in, slowdown, or other concerted activities to interrupt the operations or services of state government, including specifically participation in purported mass resignations or sick calls.
So anyone who strikes, will be fired.
Finally judgment is that this bill infringes on the Constitutional right to assembly and redress and will not pass the litmus test in any court based on rule of law.