Section 15.227. Same; councils.

 

(3)   Council on unemployment insurance. There is created in the department of workforce development a council on unemployment insurance appointed by the secretary of workforce development to consist of 5 representatives of employers and 5 representatives of employees appointed to serve for 6-year terms and a permanent classified employee of the department of workforce development who shall serve as nonvoting chairperson. In making appointments to the council, the secretary shall give due consideration to achieving balanced representation of the industrial, commercial, construction, nonprofit and public sectors of the state's economy. One of the employer representatives shall be an owner of a small business or a representative of an association primarily composed of small businesses. In this subsection, “small business" means an independently owned and operated business which is not dominant in its field and which has had less than $2,000,000 in gross annual sales for each of the previous 2 calendar years or has 25 or fewer employees. A member vacates his or her office if the member loses the status upon which his or her appointment is based.

(4)   Council on worker's compensation. There is created in the department of workforce development a council on worker's compensation appointed by the secretary of workforce development to consist of a designated employee of the department of workforce development as chairperson, 5 representatives of employers, and 5 representatives of employees. The secretary of workforce development shall also appoint 3 representatives of insurers authorized to do worker's compensation insurance business in this state as nonvoting members of the council.

(8)   Council on migrant labor. There is created in the department of workforce development a council on migrant labor. Nonlegislative members shall serve for staggered 3-year terms and shall include 6 representatives of employers of migrant workers and 6 representatives of migrant workers and their organizations. Two members of the senate and 2 members of the assembly shall be appointed to act as representatives of the public. Legislative members shall be appointed as are members of standing committees and shall be equally divided between the 2 major political parties.

(11)   Self-insurers council. There is created in the department of workforce development a self-insurers council consisting of 5 members appointed by the secretary of workforce development for 3-year terms.

(13)   Wisconsin apprenticeship council.

(a) There is created in the department of workforce development a Wisconsin apprenticeship council consisting of all of the following:

1. Nine representatives of employers, appointed by the secretary of workforce development.

2. Nine representatives of employees, appointed by the secretary of workforce development.

3. One representative of the technical college system, appointed by the director of the technical college system.

4. One representative of the department of public instruction, appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction.

5. Two members who represent the public interest, appointed by the secretary of workforce development.

6. One permanent classified employee of the department of workforce development, appointed by the secretary of workforce development, who shall serve as nonvoting chairperson.

(b) All members of the Wisconsin apprenticeship council shall be persons who are familiar with apprenticeable occupations.

1971 c. 271 ; 1975 c. 147 s. 54 ; 1975 c. 404 , 405 ; 1977 c. 17 , 29 , 325 ; 1979 c. 102 , 189 ; 1979 c. 221 ss. 45 , 46m ; 1981 c. 237 , 341 ; 1983 a. 122 , 388 ; 1985 a. 332 ; 1987 a. 27 , 399 ; 1989 a. 31 , 64 ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 , 295 ; 1993 a. 126 , 399 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 152 to 165 , 9126 (19) , 9130 (4) ; 1995 a. 225 ; 1997 a. 3 , 27 , 39 ; 1999 a. 9 , 14 ; 2001 a. 37 ; 2009 a. 291 ; 2015 a. 55 .