Amendment SSA1-SB21

SB21-SSA1,360,2 20.866 (2) (zp) Veterans affairs; self-amortizing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge or improve facilities at state veterans homes. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $51,347,100 $69,948,700 for this purpose.

SB21-SSA1,880u Section 880u. 20.867 (3) (bi) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21-SSA1,880y Section 880y. 20.867 (3) (bn) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,360,12 20.867 (3) (bn) Principal repayment, interest and rebates; Hmong cultural centers center. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the purchase or construction of a Hmong cultural center in Dane County and La Crosse County, to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the purchase or construction of the center, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

SB21-SSA1,880z Section 880z. 20.867 (3) (bp) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21-SSA1,880zd Section 880zd. 20.867 (3) (bt) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,360,21 20.867 (3) (bt) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Wisconsin Agriculture Education Center, Inc. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the construction of the center as described in s. 13.48 (28r), to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the project, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

SB21-SSA1,880zh Section 880zh. 20.867 (3) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,361,4 20.867 (3) (bw) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the construction of the center as described in s. 13.48 (28p), to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the project, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

SB21-SSA1,880zm Section 880zm. 20.867 (3) (bx) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,361,12 20.867 (3) (bx) Principal repayment, interest, and rebates; Carroll University. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the construction of the facility as described in s. 13.48 (28m), to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the project, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

SB21-SSA1,884 Section 884. 20.901 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,362,11 20.901 (1) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 230.047 and 230.29, in the case of an emergency which is the result of natural or human causes, state agencies may cooperate to maintain required state services through the temporary interchange of employees. The interchange of employees may be of 2 types: where an appointing authority declares an emergency in writing to the governor; or where the governor or his or her designee declares an emergency. If an appointing authority declares an emergency, the interchange of employees is voluntary on the part of those employees designated by the sending state agency as available for interchange. If the governor or his or her designee declares an emergency, the governor may require a temporary interchange of employees. An emergency which is declared by an appointing authority may not exceed 72 hours unless an extension is approved by the governor or his or her designee. An employee who is assigned temporary interchange duties may be required to perform work which is not normally performed by the employee or described in his or her position classification. An interchange employee shall be paid at the rate of pay for the employee's permanent job unless otherwise authorized by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration. State agencies receiving employees on interchanges shall keep appropriate records and reimburse the sending state agencies for authorized salaries and expenses. The director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration may institute temporary pay administration policies as required to facilitate the handling of such declared emergencies.

SB21-SSA1,887 Section 887. 20.916 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,362,17 20.916 (2) Reimbursement of job applicants. Subject to rules of the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration, reimbursement may be made to applicants for all or part of actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in connection with oral examination and employment interviews.

SB21-SSA1,888 Section 888. 20.916 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,362,24 20.916 (4) (a) If any state agency determines that the duties of any employee require the use of an automobile, it may authorize such employee to use a privately owned automobile in the employee's work for the state, and reimburse the employee for such use at a rate set at least biennially by the office division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration under sub. (8), subject to the approval of the joint committee on employment relations.

SB21-SSA1,889 Section 889. 20.916 (4m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,363,14 20.916 (4m) (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any state agency determines that an employee's duties require the use of a motor vehicle, and use of a privately owned motor vehicle is authorized by the agency under similar circumstances, the agency shall authorize the employee to use a privately owned motorcycle for the employee's duties and shall reimburse the employee for the use of the motorcycle at rates determined at least biennially by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration under sub. (8), subject to the approval of the joint committee on employment relations. No state agency may authorize an employee to use or reimburse an employee for the use of a privately owned motorcycle under this paragraph if more than one individual is transported on the motorcycle. All allowances for the use of a motorcycle shall be paid upon approval and certification of the amounts payable by the head of the state agency for which the employee performs duties to the department of administration.

SB21-SSA1,890 Section 890. 20.916 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,363,24 20.916 (5) (a) If the use of a privately owned or chartered aircraft is more efficient and economical for the conduct of state business than commercial transportation, the head of a state agency may authorize an employee to charter an aircraft with or without a pilot; and may authorize any member or employee to use a privately owned aircraft and reimburse the member or employee for such use of a privately owned aircraft at a rate set at least biennially by the office division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration under sub. (8), subject to the approval of the joint committee on employment relations.

SB21-SSA1,891 Section 891. 20.916 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,364,10 20.916 (8) (a) The director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration shall recommend to the joint committee on employment relations uniform travel schedule amounts for travel by state officers and employees whose compensation is established under s. 20.923 or 230.12. Such amounts shall include maximum permitted amounts for meal and lodging costs, other allowable travel expenses under sub. (9) (d), and porterage tips, except as authorized under s. 16.53 (12) (c). In lieu of the maximum permitted amounts for expenses under sub. (9) (b), (c), and (d), the director administrator may recommend to the committee a per diem amount and method of reimbursement for any or all expenses under sub. (9) (b), (c), and (d).

SB21-SSA1,892 Section 892. 20.916 (9) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,364,17 20.916 (9) (d) Other allowable travel expenses. Employees shall be reimbursed for actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses, including specifically laundry, telephone, facsimile, porterage, and tips, when traveling on state business, but not to exceed any limitations or maximums established by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration under sub. (8) and s. 16.53 (12) (c).

SB21-SSA1,893 Section 893. 20.916 (9) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,364,24 20.916 (9) (f) 1. `Scheduled air travel.' Reimbursement for air travel shall be limited to the lowest appropriate airfare, as determined by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration. An employee may be reimbursed for air travel at a rate other than the lowest appropriate airfare only if the employee submits a written explanation of the reasonableness of the expense.

SB21-SSA1,894 Section 894. 20.916 (9) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,365,5 20.916 (9) (f) 3. `Reimbursement.' Receipt limits for all claims for reimbursement of transportation expense shall be established by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration in the compensation plan under s. 230.12.

SB21-SSA1,896 Section 896. 20.917 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,365,12 20.917 (1) (c) Payment for moving expenses may be granted to a person reporting to his or her first place of employment or reporting upon reemployment after leaving the civil service, if payment is recommended by the appointing authority and approved in writing by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration prior to the time when the move is made.

SB21-SSA1,897 Section 897. 20.917 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,365,18 20.917 (1) (d) Payment may not be granted if the distance between the old and new residences of the employee is less than a minimum distance established by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration for payment of moving expenses.

SB21-SSA1,898 Section 898. 20.917 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,365,25 20.917 (2) (a) The director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration may establish a maximum amount for payment of any employee moving costs under sub. (1) (a) to (c). This amount shall be submitted for the approval of the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided in s. 20.916 (8), and upon approval shall become a part of the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1).

SB21-SSA1,899 Section 899. 20.917 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,366,5 20.917 (3) (a) 1. Lodging allowances shall be in accordance with the schedule established by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration, but may not exceed the rate established under s. 13.123 (1) (a) 1.

SB21-SSA1,900 Section 900. 20.917 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,366,9 20.917 (3) (a) 2. Lodging allowance payments are subject to prior approval in writing by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration.

SB21-SSA1,901 Section 901. 20.917 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,366,15 20.917 (5) (b) Payments under this subsection are in addition to any payments made under sub. (1). Payments under this subsection may be made only with the prior written approval of the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration.

SB21-SSA1,902 Section 902. 20.917 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,366,21 20.917 (6) The director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration may, in writing, delegate to an appointing authority the authority to approve reimbursement for moving expenses under sub. (1) (c), a temporary lodging allowance under sub. (3) (a) 2. or expenses under sub. (5) (b).

SB21-SSA1,914 Section 914. 20.923 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,367,3 20.923 (2) (b) The annual salary of each state senator, representative to the assembly, justice of the supreme court, court of appeals judge and circuit judge shall be reviewed and established in the same manner as provided for positions in the classified service under s. 230.12 (3). The salary established for the chief justice of the supreme court shall be different than the salaries established for the associate justices of the supreme court.

SB21-SSA1,916 Section 916. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,368,5 20.923 (4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the administrator of the division director of the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations department of administration and commission chairpersons and members shall be identified and limited in number in accordance with the standardized nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (h). Except for positions specified in pars. (c) 3m. and (g) 1e. and sub. (12), all unclassified division administrator positions enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the joint committee on employment relations, by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration to one of 10 executive salary groups. The joint committee on employment relations, by majority vote of the full committee, may amend recommendations for initial position assignments and changes in assignments to the executive salary groups submitted by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration. All division administrator assignments and amendments to assignments of administrator positions approved by the committee shall become part of the compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division administrator position is created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the position until the joint committee on employment relations approves assignment of the position to an executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of the position to an executive salary group having a salary range minimum or maximum inconsistent with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such approval, the incumbent's salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to conform with the committee's action, effective on the date of that action. Positions are assigned as follows:

SB21-SSA1,918 Section 918. 20.923 (4) (c) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,368,9 20.923 (4) (c) 3m. Administration, department of; office division of state employment relations; division personnel management; bureau of merit recruitment and selection: administrator.

SB21-SSA1,918m Section 918m. 20.923 (4) (e) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,368,12 20.923 (4) (e) 4. Workforce development Administration, department of: labor and industry review commission: member and chairperson.

SB21-SSA1,919 Section 919. 20.923 (4) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,368,15 20.923 (4) (f) 1. Administration, department of; office division of state employment relations: director personnel management: administrator.

SB21-SSA1,921m Section 921m. 20.923 (4) (f) 8h. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,368,18 20.923 (4) (f) 8h. Public service commission: chairperson and members commissioners.

SB21-SSA1,923 Section 923. 20.923 (6) (as) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,368,22 20.923 (6) (as) Each elective executive officer other than the state treasurer, secretary of state, attorney general and superintendent of public instruction: a deputy or assistant.

SB21-SSA1,924m Section 924m. 20.923 (6) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,368,25 20.923 (6) (L) Tourism, department of; Kickapoo reserve management board: executive director and staff.

SB21-SSA1,927 Section 927. 20.923 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,369,12 20.923 (7) Wisconsin Technical College System senior executive positions. (intro.) The salary range for the director and the executive assistant of the Wisconsin Technical College System shall be contained in the recommendations of the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration under s. 230.12 (3) (e). The board of the Wisconsin Technical College System shall set the salaries for these positions within the range to which the positions are assigned to recognize merit, to permit orderly salary progression, and to recognize competitive factors. The salary of any incumbent in the positions identified in pars. (a) and (b) may not exceed the maximum of the salary range for the group to which the position is assigned. The positions are assigned as follows:

SB21-SSA1,928 Section 928. 20.923 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,369,22 20.923 (8) Deputies. Salaries for deputies appointed pursuant to ss. 13.94 (3) (b), 15.04 (2), 230.04 (16), and 551.601 (1) shall be set by the appointing authority. The salary shall not exceed the maximum of the salary range one range below the salary range of the executive salary group to which the department or agency head is assigned. The positions of assistant secretary of state, assistant state treasurer and associate director of the historical society shall be treated as an unclassified deputies deputy for pay purposes under this subsection. The salary of the deputy director of the office of business development in the department of administration is assigned to executive salary group 2.

SB21-SSA1,930 Section 930. 20.923 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,370,11 20.923 (9) Assistant deputy secretary and executive assistants. Salaries for assistant deputy secretaries and executive assistants appointed under ss. 15.05 (3) and 15.06 (4m) shall be set by the appointing authority. The salary for an assistant deputy secretary or an executive assistant appointed under s. 15.05 (3) or 15.06 (4m), other than the salary for the executive assistant to the director of the technical college system, may not exceed the maximum of the salary range 2 ranges below the salary range for the executive salary group to which the department or agency head is assigned. The position of administrative assistant to the lieutenant governor shall be treated as are executive assistants for pay purposes under this subsection. The salary for the executive assistant appointed under s. 230.04 (16) shall be set by the appointing authority. The salary for that position may not exceed the maximum of the salary range 2 ranges below the salary range for the executive salary group to which the appointing authority is assigned.

SB21-SSA1,932m Section 932m. 20.923 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,370,20 20.923 (15) (a) An incumbent of a position that has been assigned to an executive salary group of the compensation plan or to a general senior executive group or a university senior executive salary group under this section, whose current salary exceeds the maximum of the salary range to which his or her position's group is assigned, shall remain at his or her current rate of pay while he or she remains employed in that position until the maximum of the salary range to which his or her executive salary group or university senior executive salary group is assigned equals or exceeds his or her current rate of pay.

SB21-SSA1,933 Section 933. 20.923 (18) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,371,5 20.923 (18) (a) The office division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration shall determine what positions in the classified service are comparable positions to the unclassified positions of 3 sales representatives of prison industries and one sales manager of prison industries who are appointed under s. 303.01 (10). For each such unclassified position, the office division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration shall determine the minimum salary for each comparable position in the classified service and shall set an amount equal to that minimum salary as the salary for that unclassified position.

SB21-SSA1,945n Section 945n. 20.931 of the statutes is repealed.

SB21-SSA1,959b Section 959b. 23.0917 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,371,13 23.0917 (3) (b) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside in each fiscal year $3,000,000 $1,000,000 that may be obligated only for state trails and the department to acquire land for the ice age trail and for grants for the state trails and the ice age trails under s. 23.096. The period of time during which the moneys shall be set aside in each fiscal year shall begin on the July 1 of the fiscal year and end on the June 30 of the same fiscal year.

SB21-SSA1,959c Section 959c. 23.0917 (3) (br) of the statutes is renumbered 23.0917 (3) (br) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,371,20 23.0917 (3) (br) (intro.) Beginning with fiscal year 2010-11 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, in In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside in each fiscal year $12,000,000 the following amounts that may be obligated only to provide for grants awarded to nonprofit conservation organizations under s. 23.096. :

SB21-SSA1,959d Section 959d. 23.0917 (3) (br) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,371,23 23.0917 (3) (br) 1. For each fiscal year beginning with 2010-11 and ending with 2014-15, $12,000,000.

SB21-SSA1,959f Section 959f. 23.0917 (3) (br) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,372,2 23.0917 (3) (br) 2. For each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with 2019-20, $7,000,000.

SB21-SSA1,959i Section 959i. 23.0917 (3) (bt) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,372,5 23.0917 (3) (bt) 1. For each fiscal year beginning with 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2015-16 2014-15, $20,000,000.

SB21-SSA1,959k Section 959k. 23.0917 (3) (bt) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,372,8 23.0917 (3) (bt) 2. For each fiscal year beginning with 2016-17 2015-16 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $23,000,000 $9,000,000.

SB21-SSA1,959n Section 959n. 23.0917 (3) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21-SSA1,372,13 23.0917 (3) (bw) In obligating moneys under the subprogram for land acquisition, the department shall set aside $5,000,000 for each fiscal year beginning with 2015-16 and ending with 2019-20 to be obligated only to provide grants to counties under s. 23.0953.

SB21-SSA1,959o Section 959o. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 6g. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,372,16 23.0917 (3) (dm) 6g. For each fiscal year beginning with 2013-14 and ending with fiscal year 2015-16 2014-15, $32,000,000.

SB21-SSA1,959p Section 959p. 23.0917 (3) (dm) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,372,19 23.0917 (3) (dm) 7. For each fiscal year beginning with 2016-17 2015-16 and ending with fiscal year 2019-20, $36,000,000 $21,000,000.

SB21-SSA1,960 Section 960. 23.0917 (4) (cm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read: