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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 865 |
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| 5 | 5 | | January 2, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives MADISON, RATCLIFF, CLANCY, |
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| 6 | 6 | | CONLEY, C. ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON, CONSIDINE, GOYKE, JACOBSON, MOORE |
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| 7 | 7 | | OMOKUNDE, NEUBAUER, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, STUBBS and SINICKI, |
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| 8 | 8 | | cosponsored by Senators TAYLOR, L. JOHNSON, SPREITZER, AGARD and LARSON. |
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| 9 | 9 | | Referred to Committee on Local Government. |
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| 10 | 10 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT to amend 66.0145 (title) and 66.0145 (2) of the statutes; relating to: |
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| 12 | 12 | | certain preferential treatment by local governments. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | 14 | | A statutory provision created in 2023 Wisconsin Act 12 provides that, unless |
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| 15 | 15 | | required to secure federal aid, no political subdivision may discriminate against, or |
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| 16 | 16 | | grant preferential treatment on the basis of, race, color, ancestry, national origin, or |
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| 17 | 17 | | sexual orientation in making employment decisions regarding employees of a |
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| 18 | 18 | | political subdivision or contracting for public works. This bill eliminates the |
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| 19 | 19 | | specification in this provision that the granting of preferential treatment based on |
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| 20 | 20 | | the listed characteristics is prohibited. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 22 | 22 | | enact as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 1. 66.0145 (title) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, |
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| 24 | 24 | | is amended to read: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 66.0145 (title) No preferences discrimination in hiring or contracting. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 2. 66.0145 (2) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 12, is |
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| 27 | 27 | | amended to read: |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 2 ASSEMBLY BILL 865 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 66.0145 (2) Unless required to secure federal aid, no political subdivision may |
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| 38 | 38 | | discriminate against, or grant preferential treatment on the basis of, race, color, |
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| 39 | 39 | | ancestry, national origin, or sexual orientation in making employment decisions |
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| 40 | 40 | | regarding employees of a political subdivision or contracting for public works. |
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