Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive

AB 407 — Relating to: creating a Legislative Human Resources Office. (FE)

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

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Plain-language change summary

The amended version of Assembly Bill 407 establishes a new Legislative Human Resources Office (LHRO) in Wisconsin, which will handle human resources services for the legislative branch. This office will also create a formal process to address and investigate complaints related to harassment, discrimination, and other serious issues among legislators and legislative staff. This change is significant because it aims to promote a safer and more accountable workplace environment within the state legislature.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-4044/1 RAC:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 407 June 23, 2021 - Introduced by J OINT C OMMITTEE ON FINANCE .
Date of enactment:
Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.
Assembly Bill 407 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to repeal 13.15 (2) (a);to amend 13.15 (2) (title), 13.22, 13.90 (1) (intro.) and 13.90 (1m) (a);
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 13.90 (1) (intro.) and 13.90 (1m) (a);
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates a Legislative Human Resources Office (LHRO), a nonpartisan legislative service agency, headed by a director.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in (1) D UTIES OF THE OFFICE.
The Joint Committee on Legislative Organization appoints the director and the director reports to JCLO.
The legislative human senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
The director is assigned to executive salary group six, and the director and all LHRO staff hold positions in the unclassified service of the state civil service system.
resources office shall:
The LHRO must perform all of the following duties:
SECTION 4.
1.
13.90 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is (a) Provide human resources services to the legisla- tive branch, as directed by the joint committee on legisla- amended to read:
Provide human resources services to the legislative branch, as directed by JCLO.
13.90 (1) (intro.) The joint committee on legislative tive organization.
2.
organization shall be the policy−making board for the (b) Establish a formal complaint process to review legislative reference bureau, the legislative fiscal bureau, and investigate allegations of harassment, discrimina- the legislative audit bureau, the legislative human tion, retaliation, violence, or bullying by legislators, leg- resources office, and the legislative technology services islative employees, and legislative service agency bureau.
Establish a formal complaint process to review and investigate allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, violence, or bullying by legislators, legislative employees, and legislative service agency employees.
The office shall investigate all such allegations, unless the director designates another person or entity to review and investigate any specific allegation.
3.
At all times observe the confidential nature of records, requests, advice, complaints, reviews, investigations, disciplinary actions, and other information in its possession relating to human resources matters.
- 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4044/1 RAC:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 407 4.
Certify to the Department of Administration the payroll for legislative employees in the assembly and senate and for legislative service agency employees.
In addition, under the bill, the LHRO director must perform the following duties:
1.
Direct the operations of the LHRO staff.
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Employ, train, and supervise the personnel assigned to the director.
3.
Supervise all expenditures of the LHRO.
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Manage reviews and investigations of the formal complaint process.
Upon completion of an investigation, report the findings to the appropriate legislative leader or employee supervisor.
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On a periodic basis, recommend to JCLO improvements to human resources services and programs.
For further information see the state 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:
S ECTION 1.
13.15 (2) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.15 (2) (title) ALARY AND EXPENSES EXPENSES.
S ECTION 2.
13.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
S ECTION 3.
13.22 of the statutes is amended to read:
13.22 Payroll, legislative employees.
The chief clerk and sergeant at arms of each house legislative human resources office shall certify to the department of administration the payrolls for legislative employees in their respective houses the assembly and senate.
Such certificates shall be approved as provided by the rules of each house.
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S ECTION 4.
13.90 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
13.90 (1) (intro.) The joint committee on legislative organization shall be the policy-making board for the legislative reference bureau, the legislative fiscal bureau, the legislative audit bureau, the legislative human resources office, the legislative technology services bureau.
LRB-4044/1 - 2022 Legislature - 3 - RAC:amn SECTION 5 ASSEMBLY BILL 407 SECTION 5.
employees.
13.90 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
The office shall investigate all such allega- SECTION 5.
13.90 (1m) (a) In this subsection, “legislative service agency" means the legislative council staff, the legislative audit bureau, the legislative fiscal bureau, the legislative reference bureau, the legislative human resources and the legislative technology services bureau.
13.90 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended tions, unless the director designates another person or to read:
entity to review and investigate any specific allegation.
13.90(1m) (a) In this subsection, “legislative service (2) D UTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.
The director of the leg- agency” means the legislative council staff, the legisla- islative human resources office shall:
tive audit bureau, the legislative fiscal bureau, the legisla- tive reference bureau, the legislative human resources (a) Report to the joint committee on legislative orga- office, and the legislative technology services bureau.
nization.
(b) Direct the operations of the staff.
13.97 Legislative human resources office.
(c) Employ, train, and supervise the personnel 13.97 Legislative human resources office.
There is created a service agency known as the “Legislative Human Resources Office,” headed by a director.
Thereis assigned to the director.
The legislative human resources office shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature of records, requests, advice, complaints, reviews, investigations, disciplinary actions, and other information in its possession relating to human resources matters.
created a service agency known as the “Legislative Human Resources Office,” headed by a director.
(1) DUTIES OF THE OFFICEThe legislative human resources office shall:
Theleg- (d) Supervise all expenditures of the legislative islative human resources office shall be strictly nonparti- human resources office.
(a) Provide human resources services to the legislative branch, as directed by the joint committee on legislative organization.
san and shall at all times observe the confidential nature (e) Manage reviews and investigations of the formal of records, requests, advice, complaints, reviews, investi- complaint process established under sub.
(b) Establish a formal complaint process to review and investigate allegations of harassment, discrimination, retaliation, violence, or bullying by legislators, legislative employees, and legislative service agency employees.
The office shall investigate all such allegations, unless the director designates another person or entity to review and investigate any specific allegation.
(c) Certify to the department of administration payroll for legislative service agency employees.
(2) D UTIES OF THE DIRECTORThe director of the legislative human resources office shall:
(a) Report to the joint committee on legislative organization.
- 2022 Legislature - 4 - LRB-4044/1 RAC:amn ASSEMBLY BILL 407 SECTION 6 (b) Direct the operations of the staff.
(c) Employ, train, and supervise the personnel assigned to the director.
(d) Supervise all expenditures of the legislative human resources office.
(e) Manage reviews and investigations of the formal complaint process established under sub.
Upon completion of an investigation, report the findings to the appropriate legislative leader or employee supervisor.
Upon gations, disciplinary actions, and other information in its completion of an investigation, report the findings to the possession relating to human resources matters.
(f) On a periodic basis, recommend to the joint committee on legislative organization improvements to human resources services and programs.
appropriate legislative leader or employee supervisor.
SECTION 7.
* Section 991.11ISCONSINSTATUTES:
Effective date of acts.
“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 407 (f) On a periodic basis, recommend to the joint com- 20.923 (6) (fm) Legislative human resources office:
mittee on legislative organization improvements to all positions.
human resources services and programs.
S ECTION 9.
230.08 (2) (fr) of the statutes is created SECTION 7.
of the statutes is created to read:
of the statutes is createdto read:
20.923 (4) (f) 6f.
to read:
230.08(2) (fr) The director and staff of the legislative 20.923 (4) (f) 6f.
legislative human resources office:
legislative human human resources office.
resources office:
20.923 (6) (fm) Legislative human resources office:
all positions.
SECTION 9.
230.08 (2) (fr) of the statutes is created to read:
230.08 (2) (fr) The director and staff of the legislative human resources office.
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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 7-8-2021

  4. Presented to the Governor on 7-2-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 7-1-2021

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 6-30-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  14. Received from Assembly

  15. Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Read a third time and passed

  17. Rules suspended

  18. Ordered to a third reading

  19. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Vos

  21. Read a second time

  22. Fiscal estimate received

  23. Referred to calendar of 6-29-2021 pursuant to Assembly Rule 93

  24. Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  25. Executive action taken

  26. Public hearing held

  27. Read first time and referred to Joint Committee on Finance

  28. Introduced by Joint Committee on Finance

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