Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive 18 R cosponsors

AB 828 — Relating to: additional compensation and recruitment and retention benefits for correctional officers, youth counselors, and psychiatric care technicians.

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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62 added · 116 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Assembly Bill 828 increases additional pay for correctional officers and youth counselors from $2.00 to $5.00 per hour starting in 2023. It also clarifies that the Department of Corrections can use funds for additional incentives like bonuses to improve recruitment and retention. This matters because it aims to attract and keep more staff in vital roles dealing with inmates and juveniles, addressing staffing shortages in these critical areas.

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CORRECTED COPY - 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-5617/1 MIM:klm ASSEMBLY BILL 828 January 7, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives B ORN, SCHRAA , SNYDER, CALLAHAN , BEHNKE , BRANDTJEN, D ALLMAN, D ITTRIC, D UCHOW, E DMING, GUNDRUM , JAMES , KNODL , KRUG, K URTZ, M ACCO, M URPHY, O LDENBURG, PENTERMAN , LUMER , STEFFEN, KITCHENS, MURSAU, THIESFELD, SANFELIPPO and V OS, cosponsored by Senators MARKLEIN, FEYEN, JAGLER and N ASS.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
Assembly Bill 828 Date of publication*:
A N A CT relating to:
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT relating to:additional compensation and recruitment and retention benefits for correctional officers, youth counselors, and psychiatric care technicians.
additional compensation and recruitment and retention benefits for correctional officers, youth counselors, and psychiatric care technicians.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in 2.
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.
In calendar year 2023 and in subsequent years, pro- senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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.
vide additional compensation of $5.00 per hour to each correctional officer and youth counselor.
The additional compensation is not permanent and the amounts are not cumulative.
SECTION 1.0Nonstatutory provisions.
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.
(c) Recruitment and retention.
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.
In addition to the (1) A DDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR CORRECTIONAL additional compensation provided under par.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
(b), the OFFICERS AND YOUTH COUNSELORS.
- 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5617/1 MIM:klm ASSEMBLY BILL 828 SECTION 1 S ECTION 1.Nonstatutory provisions.
department may use any moneys allocated under sub.
(1) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND YOUTH COUNSELORS.
(3) (a) Definitions.
(a) Definitions.
1.
to provide overtime compensation, sign−on bonuses, 1.
“Correctional officer” means an individual classified as a correctional officer or correctional sergeant who is employed by the state and whose principal duty is the supervision of inmates at a state prison, as defined in s.
“Correctional officer” means an individual classi- longevity bonuses, or any other recruitment or retention fied as a correctional officer or correctional sergeant who benefit provided directly to correctional officers and is employed by the state and whose principal duty is the youth counselors.
302.01, or the supervision of persons committed under s.
supervision of inmates at a state prison, as defined in s.
980.06 at the secure mental health facility established under s.
(d) Expiration.
46.055 or the Wisconsin Resource Center established under s.
Notwithstanding any provision of a 302.01, or the supervision of persons committed under s.
collective bargaining agreement under s.
111.91, the 980.06 at the secure mental health facility established additional compensation provided under under par.
(b) 1.
under s.
46.055 or the Wisconsin Resource Center estab- expires on December 31, 2022, and the additional com- lished under s.
2.
pensation provided under par.
“Youth counselor” means an individual classified as a youth counselor or youth counselor-advanced who is employed by the state and whose principal duty is the supervision of juveniles held in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s.
(b) 2.
expires when fund- 2.
“Youth counselor” means an individual classified ing under sub.
(3) is no longer available.
as a youth counselor or youth counselor−advanced who (e) Report.
No later than January 15, 2025, the is employed by the state and whose principal duty is the department of corrections shall submit a report to the supervision of juveniles held in a juvenile correctional joint committee on finance describing in detail the facility, as defined in s.
(b) Temporary compensation adjustments.
amount the department expended for additional compen- (b) Temporary compensation adjustments.
From the moneys allocated under sub.
From the sation and recruitment and retention benefits under pars.
(3), the department of corrections shall do all of the following:
moneys allocated under sub.
1.
(3), the department of cor- (b) and (c).
In calendar year 2022, provide additional compensation of $2.00 per hour to each correctional officer and youth counselor.
rections shall do all of the following:
2.
(2) A DDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC 1.
In calendar year 2023 and in subsequent years, provide additional compensation of $5.00 per hour to each correctional officer and youth counselor.
In calendar year 2022, provide additional compen- CARE TECHNICIANS.
(c) Recruitment and retention.
sation of $2.00 per hour to each correctional officer and (a) Definitions.
In addition to the additional compensation provided under par.
In this subsection, “psychiatric care youth counselor.
(b), the department may use any moneys allocated under sub.
technician” means an individual classified as a psychi- * Section 991.11ISCONSINSTATUTE:
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(2) to provide overtime compensation, sign-on bonuses, longevity bonuses, or any other recruitment or retention benefit provided directly to correctional officers and youth counselors.
Effective date of acts.
LRB-5617/1 - 2022 Legislature - 3 - MIM:klm SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 828 (d) Expiration.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor’s partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” Wisconsin Act − 2 − 2021 Assembly Bill 828 atric care technician or psychiatric care technician− (d) Expiration.
Notwithstanding any provision of a collective bargaining agreement under s.
Notwithstanding any provision of a advanced who is employed by the state and whose princi- collective bargaining agreement under s.
111.91, the additional compensation provided under under par.
111.91, the pal duties are performing individual treatment additional compensation provided under under par.
expires on December 31, 2022, and the additional compensation provided under par.
programming and maintaining internal security among expires on December 31, 2022, and the additional com- individuals who are committed to any of the following:
pensation provided under par.
expires when funding under sub.
expires when fund- 1.
The secure mental health facility established under ing under sub.
(e) Report.
s.
No later than January 15, 2025, the department of corrections shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance describing in detail the amount the department expended for additional compensation and recruitment and retention benefits under pars.
(b) and (c).
(2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR PSYCHIATRIC CARE TECHNICIANS.
(a) Definitions.
In this subsection, “psychiatric care technician” means an individual classified as a psychiatric care technician or psychiatric care technician-advanced who is employed by the state and whose principal duties are performing individual treatment programming and maintaining internal security among individuals who are committed to any of the following:
1.
The secure mental health facility established under s.
2.
(e) Report.
The Wisconsin Resource Center established under s.
No later than January 15, 2025, the 2.
TheWisconsin Resource Center established under department of health services shall submit a report to the s.
3.
joint committee on finance describing in detail the 3.
The Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center established under s.
The Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center estab- amount the department expended for additional compen- lished under s.
sation and recruitment and retention benefits under pars.
(b) and (c).
From the moneys allocated under sub.
From the (3) F EDERAL ARPA FUNDS.
(3), the department of health services shall do all of the following:
Ofthe moneys the gover- moneys allocated under sub.
1.
(3), the department of health nor accepts from the federal government under s.
In calendar year 2022, provide additional compensation of $2.00 per hour to each psychiatric care technician.
16.54 services shall do all of the following:
pursuant to section 602 of the federal Social Security Act 1.
In calendar year 2022, provide additional compen- as amended by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of sation of $2.00 per hour to each psychiatric care techni- 2021, P.L.
117−2, the governor shall allocate all of the cian.
following:
In calendar year 2023 and in subsequent years, provide additional compensation of $5.00 per hour to each psychiatric care technician.
In calendar year 2023 and in subsequent years, pro- (a) An amount sufficient to provide the additional vide additional compensation of $5.00 per hour to each compensation under subs.
- 2022 Legislature - 4 - LRB-5617/1 MIM:klm ASSEMBLY BILL 828 S ECTION 1 (c) Recruitment and retention.
(1) (b) and (2) (b) and the psychiatric care technician.
In addition to the additional compensation provided under par.
recruitment and retention benefits under subs.
(b), the department of health services may use any moneys allocated under sub.
(1) (c) and (c) Recruitment and retention.
(3) to provide overtime compensation, sign-on bonuses, longevity bonuses, or any other recruitment or retention benefit provided directly to psychiatric care technicians.
In addition to the (2) (c) in calendar year 2022.
(d) Expiration.
additional compensation provided under par.
Notwithstanding any provision of a collective bargaining agreement under s.
(b), the (b) An amount sufficient to provide the additional department of health services may use any moneys allo- compensation under subs.
111.91, the additional compensation provided under under par.
(1) (b) and (2) (b) and the cated under sub.
(b)1.
(3) to provide overtime compensation, recruitment and retention benefits under subs.
expires on December 31, 2022, and the additional compensation provided under par.
(1) (c) and sign−on bonuses, longevity bonuses, or any other recruit- (2) (c) in calendar year 2023 and in subsequent years.
(b) 2.
ment or retention benefit provided directly to psychiatric care technicians.
expires when funding under sub.
(3) is no longer available.
(e) Report.
No later than January 15, 2025, the department of health services shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance describing in detail the amount the department expended for additional compensation and recruitment and retention benefits under pars.
(b) and (c).
(3) FEDERAL ARPA FUNDS.
Of the moneys the governor accepts from the federal government under s.
16.54 pursuant to section 602 of the federal Social Security Act as amended by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L.
117-2, the governor shall allocate all of the following:
(a) An amount sufficient to provide the additional compensation under subs.
(1) (b) and (2) (b) and the recruitment and retention benefits under subs.
(1) (c) and (2) (c) in calendar year 2022.
(b) An amount sufficient to provide the additional compensation under subs.
(1) (b) and (2) (b) and the recruitment and retention benefits under subs.
(1) (c) and (2) (c) in calendar year 2023 and in subsequent years.
(END)
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 3-1-2022

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 rejected, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  12. Read a second time

  13. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Pfaff

  14. Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  15. Available for scheduling

  16. Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 6, Noes 1

  17. Executive action taken

  18. Public hearing held

  19. Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  20. Received from Assembly

  21. Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 33

  23. Rules suspended

  24. Ordered to a third reading

  25. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 34

  26. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hong, McGuire, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink

  27. Read a second time

  28. Senator Felzkowski added as a cosponsor

  29. Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 by Committee on Rules

  30. Referred to committee on Rules

  31. Report passage recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 7, Noes 3

  32. Executive action taken

  33. Public hearing held

  34. Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  35. LRB correction

  36. Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections

  37. Introduced by Representatives Born, Schraa, Snyder, Callahan, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, James, Knodl, Krug, Kurtz, Macco, Murphy, Oldenburg, Penterman, Plumer, Steffen, Kitchens, Mursau, Thiesfeldt, Sanfelippo and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Feyen, Jagler and Nass

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26 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 106 not signed on · 26 voted No

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Not signed on (106)

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 21 Yea · 12 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8400
Republican 13000
Democrat 0800
Total 211200
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
BALLWEG — Yea
PETROWSKI — Yea
BERNIER — Yea
ROTH — Yea
COWLES — Yea
KOOYENGA — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
DARLING — Yea
AGARD — Nay
BEWLEY — Nay
ERPENBACH — Nay
RINGHAND — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 59 Yea · 33 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 38100
Democrat 11700
Unaffiliated 201500
Total 593300
% of votes cast 64%36%0%0%
How each member voted (92)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Nay
CABRAL-GUEVA — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
HEBL — Nay
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KUGLITSCH — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MEYERS — Nay
MOORE OMOKUN — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Nay
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SHANKLAND — Nay
SHELTON — Nay
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
TAUCHEN — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Nay
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 828?
AB 828 is sponsored by Vos, Robin (Republican), Sanfelippo, Thiesfeldt, Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Kitchens, Joel (Republican), Steffen, David (Republican), Plumer, Penterman, William (Republican), Oldenburg, Murphy, David (Republican), Macco, Kurtz, Tony (Republican), Krug, Scott (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), James, Jesse (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Edming, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Dallman, Alex (Republican), Brandtjen, Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Snyder, Patrick (Republican), Schraa, and Born, Mark (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 828?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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