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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 3,
TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 750
February 20, 2014 - Offered by Representatives Barca, Pasch and Hebl.
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620.923 Statutory salaries. (intro.) The purpose of this section is to establish
7a consistent and equitable salary setting mechanism for all elected officials,
8appointed state agency heads, division administrators and other executive-level
9unclassified positions. All such positions shall be subject to the same basic salary
10establishment, implementation, modification, administrative control and
11application procedures. The salary-setting mechanism contained in this section
12shall be directed to establishing salaries that are determined on a comprehensive
1systematic basis, bear equitable relationship to each other and to the salaries of
2classified service subordinates, and be reviewed and established with the same
3frequency as those of state employees in the classified service.
No person who is
4appointed to his or her position by the governor may be paid more than 10 times the
5applicable hourly minimum wage under ch. 104 or under federal law, whichever is
6greater, multiplied by 2,080.
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20.923
(1) Establishment of executive salary groups. To this end, a
9compensation plan consisting of 10 executive salary groups is established in
10schedule one of the state compensation plan for the classified service from ranges 18
11through 27. No salary range established above salary range 23 may be utilized in
12the establishment and compensation of positions in the classified service without
13specific approval of the joint committee on employment relations. The dollar value
14of the salary range minimum and maximum for each executive salary group shall be
15reviewed and established in the same manner as that provided for positions in the
16classified service under s. 230.12 (3). The salary-setting authority of individual
17boards, commissions, elective and appointive officials elsewhere provided by law is
18subject to and limited by this section, and the salary rate for these positions upon
19appointment and subsequent thereto shall be set by the appointing authority
20pursuant to this section, except as otherwise required by article IV, section 26, of the
21constitution
, and except that no person who is appointed to his or her position by the
22governor may be paid more than 10 times the applicable hourly minimum wage
23under ch. 104 or under federal law, whichever is greater, multiplied by 2,080.
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24Section 1g. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.923
(4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the
2administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state
3employment relations and commission chairpersons and members shall be identified
4and limited in number in accordance with the standardized nomenclature contained
5in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive salary groups listed in pars.
6(a) to (h). Except for positions specified in pars. (c) 3m. and (g) 1e. and sub. (12), all
7unclassified division administrator positions enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e)
8shall be assigned, when approved by the joint committee on employment relations,
9by the director of the office of state employment relations to one of 10 executive salary
10groups. The joint committee on employment relations, by majority vote of the full
11committee, may amend recommendations for initial position assignments and
12changes in assignments to the executive salary groups submitted by the director of
13the office of state employment relations. All division administrator assignments and
14amendments to assignments of administrator positions approved by the committee
15shall become part of the compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division
16administrator position is created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the
17position until the joint committee on employment relations approves assignment of
18the position to an executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of
19the position to an executive salary group having a salary range minimum or
20maximum inconsistent with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such
21approval, the incumbent's salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to
22conform with the committee's action, effective on the date of that action.
23Notwithstanding the assignment of any person to an executive salary group listed
24in pars. (a) to (h), no person who is appointed to his or her position by the governor
25may be paid more than 10 times the applicable hourly minimum wage under ch. 104
1or under federal law, whichever is greater, multiplied by 2,080. Positions are
2assigned as follows:
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20.923
(10) Office of the governor staff. The salary for key professional staff
5of the office of the governor identified as office of the governor assistants
, other than
6the executive secretary, shall may not exceed
the maximum of the salary range for
7executive salary group 3 10 times the applicable hourly minimum wage under ch.
8104 or under federal law, whichever is greater, multiplied by 2,080.
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20.923
(14) (a) Any adjustment of salary for any incumbent in a position
11specified in subs. (4), (8), (9) and (12) is governed by the provisions of the
12compensation plan concerning executive salary groups
, as adopted by the joint
13committee on employment relations under s. 230.12 (3) (b)
, and for a person
14appointed to his or her position by the governor may not exceed 10 times the
15applicable hourly minimum wage under ch. 104 or under federal law, whichever is
16greater, multiplied by 2,080.".
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19"
(2m) Persons serving fixed terms of office. This act first applies to persons
20subject to article IV, section 26, of the Wisconsin Constitution on the day on which
21article IV, section 26, of the Wisconsin Constitution would permit an adjustment in
22compensation.".
