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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2011 SENATE BILL 312
January 9, 2012 - Offered by Senator Taylor.
SB312-SSA1,1,3 1An Act to renumber 230.16 (7) (a); to amend 230.03 (14) (intro.) and 230.16 (7)
2(b); and to create 230.16 (7) (ag) of the statutes; relating to: preference points
3for certain veterans and for reserve or national guard members.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under the state civil service system, veterans are eligible to receive additional
points on civil service examinations to qualify for appointment to state positions.
Under current law, in order to qualify for veterans preference points on civil service
examinations, a person must have served on active duty under honorable conditions
in the U.S. armed forces and must meet one of the following conditions:
1. Received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal established by executive
order 10977 on December 4, 1961, the Vietnam Service Medal established by
executive order 11231 on July 8, 1965, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, or the Marine
Corps Expeditionary Medal.
2. Served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces
in a crisis zone.
3. Served in the U.S. armed forces for at least one day during a war period or
under section 1 of executive order 10957, dated August 10, 1961.
4. Served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces
for two continuous years or more or the full period of the person's initial service
obligation, whichever is less.

A person discharged from the U.S. armed forces for reasons of hardship or a
service-connected disability or a person released due to a reduction in the U.S.
armed forces prior to the completion of the required period of service is considered
a veteran for purposes of veterans preference points regardless of the actual time
served.
This substitute amendment extends eligibility for preference points to a
member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or of the national guard who
has served under honorable conditions for at least two continuous years from the
date of enlistment or to a person who was discharged from a reserve component of
the U.S. armed forces or from the national guard, if that discharge was an honorable
discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB312-SSA1, s. 1 1Section 1. 230.03 (14) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB312-SSA1,2,32 230.03 (14) (intro.) Except as provided in s. 230.16 (7) or (7m), veteran means
3any of the following:
SB312-SSA1, s. 2 4Section 2. 230.16 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 230.16 (7) (ar).
SB312-SSA1, s. 3 5Section 3. 230.16 (7) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB312-SSA1,2,76 230.16 (7) (ag) In this subsection, "veteran" has the meaning given in s. 230.03
7(14), and also means any of the following:
SB312-SSA1,2,118 1. A member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces or of the national
9guard, as defined in 32 USC 101 (3), who has served under honorable conditions for
10at least 2 continuous years beginning on the member's date of enlistment in a reserve
11component of the U.S. armed forces or of the national guard.
SB312-SSA1,2,1412 2. A person who was discharged from a reserve component of the U.S. armed
13forces or from the national guard, as defined in 32 USC 101 (3), if that discharge was
14an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions.
SB312-SSA1, s. 4 15Section 4. 230.16 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB312-SSA1,3,4
1230.16 (7) (b) An applicant who is certified for a position after receiving a
2preference under par. (a) (ar) 4., 5., or 6. and who is appointed to that position may
3not obtain a preference under par. (a) (ar) 4., 5., or 6. for any other civil service
4position for which the applicant subsequently applies.
SB312-SSA1, s. 5 5Section 5. Initial applicability.
SB312-SSA1,3,76 (1) This act first applies to a civil service examination under subchapter II of
7chapter 230 that is graded on the effective date of this subsection.
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