150,34
Section
34. 230.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.16 (4) All examinations
selection criteria, including minimum training and experience requirements, for positions in the classified service shall be job-related in compliance with appropriate validation standards and shall be subject to the approval of the administrator director. All relevant experience, whether paid or unpaid, shall satisfy experience requirements.
230.16 (5) In the interest of sound personnel management, consideration of applicants, and service to agencies, the director may set a standard for proceeding to subsequent steps in an examination the selection process, provided that all applicants are fairly treated and due notice has been given. The standard may be at or above the passing point set by the director for any portion of the examination. The director shall utilize appropriate scientific techniques and procedures in administering the selection process, in rating the results of examinations any evaluations used in the selection process, and in determining the relative ratings of the competitors.
230.16 (6) If any applicant is unable to complete
the examination an evaluation that is used in the selection process in the form presented to the applicant due to a disability, the bureau shall provide a reader, an appropriate place to take the examination or other similar prerequisites necessary accommodations to ensure equality of opportunity in the examination selection process.
150,37
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37. 230.16 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 63.08 (1) (fm), and 63.08 (1) (fm) 1. (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
63.08 (1) (fm) 1. (intro.) A preference shall be given to those veterans and to those spouses of veterans specified in subds. subd. 1. to 6. a. to f. who gain eligibility on any competitive employment register and who do not currently hold a permanent appointment or have mandatory restoration rights to a permanent appointment to any position. A preference means the following:
2. An applicant who is certified for a position after receiving a preference under par. (a) 4., 5. or 6.
subd. 1. d., e., or f. and who is appointed to that position may not obtain a preference under par. (a) 4., 5. or 6.
subd. 1. d., e., or f. for any other civil service position for which the applicant subsequently applies.
150,38
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38. 230.16 (7m) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
230.16 (7m) (b) 4. The examination The appointing authority has not extended interviews for the position is a written, nonessay examination that is scored by a machine or filled the position at the time the application is received.
150,41
Section
41. 230.16 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.16 (10) Every reasonable precaution shall be taken to prevent any unauthorized person from gaining any knowledge of the nature or content of the
examinations competitive procedures in the selection process that is not available to every applicant.
230.16 (11) Records of examinations, including a transcript or recorded tape of oral examinations, given under this subchapter applicants shall be retained for at least one year. Inspection of such records shall be regulated by rules of the director.
230.17 (1) The director shall provide by rule, the conditions, not otherwise provided by law, under which an applicant eligible may be refused
examination or reexamination, or an eligible refused certification. These conditions shall be based on sufficient reason and shall reflect sound technical personnel management practices and those standards of conduct, deportment, and character necessary and demanded to the orderly, efficient, and just operation of the state service.
230.17 (2) If the director refuses to examine an applicant, or after an examination to certify an eligible, as provided in this section, the director, if requested by the applicant so rejected within 10 days of the date of receipt of the notice of rejection, shall give the applicant a full and explicit statement of the exact cause of such refusal to examine or to certify. Applicants may appeal to the commission the decision of the director to refuse to examine or certify under s. 230.44 (1) (a). Upon request of an applicant or an eligible for a civil service position who has a disability, the department of health services shall obtain from the director a detailed description of all duties entailed by such position and shall determine and report its findings to the director, as to the ability of the applicant, or eligible, to perform the duties of such position. Such findings shall be conclusive as to the qualifications of any applicant, or eligible, so examined. A notice of rejection shall notify an applicant or eligible of his or her rights under this subsection.
230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application or in any examination
evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such opinions or affiliations and all disclosures thereof shall be discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment, application, examination or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person's political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry except as otherwise provided.
150,48
Section
48. 230.19 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
230.21 (1) Subject to s. 230.275, the director may, to meet the needs of the service, establish separate recruitment, examination and certification procedures for filling positions in unskilled labor and service classes.
230.21 (2) The director may designate classifications in which applicants are in critically short supply and may develop such recruitment, examination and certification processes as will provide agencies with prompt certification when qualified applicants can be found, provided that due notice has been given and proper competitive standards have been maintained.
230.21 (3) The director shall designate classifications in prison industries in the department of corrections as critical positions requiring expeditious hiring and shall develop such recruitment, examination and certification processes as will provide the department with prompt certification when qualified applicants can be found, provided that due notice has been given and proper competitive standards have been maintained.
230.213 Affirmative action procedures for corrections positions. The director may, to meet affirmative action objectives, establish such recruitment, examination and certification procedures for positions in the department of corrections as will enable the department of corrections to increase the number of employees of a specified gender or a specified racial or ethnic group in those positions. The director shall design the procedures to obtain a work force in the department of corrections that reflects the relevant labor pool. The director may determine the relevant labor pool from the population of the state or of a particular geographic area of the state, whichever is more appropriate for achieving the affirmative action objective.
230.24 (1) The administrator may by rule develop a career executive program that emphasizes excellence in administrative skills in order to provide agencies with a pool of highly qualified executive candidates, to provide outstanding administrative employees a broad opportunity for career advancement, and to provide for the mobility of such employees among the agencies and units of state government for the most advantageous use of their managerial and administrative skills. To accomplish the purpose of this program, the director may provide policies and standards for recruitment, examination, probation, employment register control, certification, transfer, promotion, and reemployment, and the director may provide policies and standards for classification and salary administration, separate from procedures established for other employment. The administrator shall determine the positions which may be filled from career executive employment registers.
150,54m
Section 54m. 230.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.24 (2) A vacancy in a career executive position may be filled through An appointing authority shall fill a vacancy in a career executive position using an open competitive examination, a competitive promotional examination or by restricting competition to employees in career executive positions in order to achieve and maintain a highly competent work force in career executive positions process, with due consideration given to affirmative action. The appointing authority shall consider the guidelines under s. 230.19 when deciding how to fill a vacancy under this paragraph.
230.25 (1) Appointing authorities shall give written notice to the director of any vacancy to be filled in any position in the classified service. The director shall certify, under this subchapter and the rules of the director, from the register of eligibles appropriate for the kind and type of employment, the grade and class in which the position is classified, any number of names at the head thereof. In determining the number of names to certify, the director shall use statistical methods and personnel management principles that are designed to maximize the number of certified names that are appropriate for filling the specific position vacancy. Up to 2 persons considered for appointment 3 times and not selected may be removed from the register for each 3 appointments made. Certification under this subsection shall be made before granting any preference under s. 230.16 (7).
230.25 (1g) For every position to be filled by promotion from a promotional register, the director shall, after After certifying names under sub. (1), the director shall additionally certify the name names of the 3 highest ranked disabled veteran veterans whose disability is at least 70% 70 percent and the 3 highest ranked individuals each of whom is the spouse of a disabled veteran whose disability is at least 70 percent.
150,57m
Section 57m. 230.25 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 230.25 (1m) (intro.) and amended to read:
230.25 (1m) (intro.) After certifying names under sub. (1), additional names the director shall be certified in rank order of those who with the combination of veterans preference points awarded under s. 230.16 (7) and examination score earn a total score equal to or higher than the lowest score of those certified on the basis of examination only. The number of veterans or spouses of veterans added to the list may not exceed the number of names certified under sub. (1). additionally certify the names of all of the following:
150,57p
Section 57p. 230.25 (1m) (a) to (d) of the statutes are created to read:
230.25 (1m) (a) The 3 highest ranked veterans.
(b) The 3 highest ranked disabled veterans who are not certified under par. (a).
(c) The 3 highest ranked individuals each of whom is an unremarried spouse of a veteran who was killed in action.
(d) The 3 highest ranked individuals each of whom is an unremarried spouse of a veteran who died of a service-connected disability.
230.25 (2) (a) When certifying names to appointing authorities under this section, the director shall specify whether the certification includes qualifying veterans or persons the hiring of whom would serve affirmative action purposes, without divulging the names of those individuals. The director shall not disclose any applicant's test score, with or without the addition of veterans preference points under s. 230.16 (7), to the appointing authority.
150,60m
Section 60m. 230.25 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
230.25 (2) (am) If a veteran is included on a certification list and if the minimum qualifications and the skills, abilities, competencies, and knowledge of the veteran and any other applicant being interviewed for the position are equal, the appointing authority shall give a preference to the veteran for the position.
230.25 (2) (b) Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter or the rules of the director, appointments shall be made by appointing authorities to all positions in the classified service from among those certified to them in accordance with this section. Appointments shall be made within 60 30 days after the date of certification unless an exception is made by the director. If an appointing authority does not make an appointment within 60
30 days after certification, he or she shall immediately report in writing to the director the reasons therefor. If the director determines that the failure to make an appointment is not justified under the merit system, the director shall issue an order directing that an appointment be made.
150,62
Section
62. 230.25 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.25 (3) (a) Subject to par. (b), the term of eligibility on original entrance and promotional registers is 6 months and thereafter the register expires but may be reactivated by the administrator for up to 3 years from the date of the establishment of the register. Except as provided in ss. 230.28 and 230.34, the eligibility of individuals for reinstatement is 5 years and the eligibility of individuals for restoration is 3 years.
230.26 (2) If there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy in any position in the classified service and the director is unable to certify to the appointing authority, upon requisition by the latter, a list of persons eligible for appointment from an appropriate employment register, the appointing authority may nominate a person to the director for noncompetitive examination. If the nominee is certified by the director as qualified, the nominee may be appointed provisionally to fill the vacancy until an appointment can be made from a register established after announcement of competition for the position, except that no provisional appointment may be continued for more than 45 working days after the date of certification from the register. Successive appointments may not be made under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to a person appointed to a vacant position in the classified service under s. 230.275.
150,64
Section
64. 230.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.26 (4) Fringe benefits specifically authorized by statutes, with the exception of deferred compensation plan participation under subch. VII of ch. 40, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, group insurance, retirement, and social security coverage, shall be denied employees hired under this section. Such employees may not be considered permanent employees and do not qualify for tenure, vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, performance awards, or the right to compete in promotional examinations processes.
230.28 (1) (a) All original and all promotional appointments to permanent, sessional and seasonal positions, with the exception of those positions designated as supervisor or management under s. 111.81, in the classified service shall be for a probationary period of 6 months one year, but the director at the request of the appointing authority and in accordance with the rules related thereto may extend any such period for a maximum of 3
12 additional months. Dismissal may be made at any time during such periods. Upon such dismissal, the appointing authority shall report to the director and to the employee removed, the dismissal and the reason therefor. The director may remove an employee during the employee's probationary period if the director finds, after giving notice and an opportunity to be heard, that such employee was appointed as a result of fraud or error.
150,66m
Section 66m. 230.28 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.28 (1) (am) All probationary periods for employees in supervisory or management positions are one year unless waived after 6 months under par. (c). The waiver under par. (c) may be exercised for an employee in a supervisory position only if the employee has successfully completed a supervisory development program under s. 230.046 (2), but the director at the request of the appointing authority may extend any such period for a maximum of 12 additional months. However, persons who transfer or are reinstated to supervisory or management positions consistent with conditions under sub. (4) and who had previously obtained permanent status in class in a supervisory or management position prior to the transfer or reinstatement shall serve a probationary period in accordance with sub. (4).
230.28 (1) (c) Upon request by the appointing authority, the director may waive any portion of the
a lengthened probationary period but in no case before a 6-month one-year probationary period has been served.
150,69
Section
69. 230.28 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
150,70
Section
70. 230.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.31 (1) (intro.) Any person who has held a position and obtained permanent status in a class under the civil service law and rules and who has separated from the service before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], without any delinquency or misconduct on his or her part but owing to reasons of economy or otherwise shall be granted the following considerations:
150,72
Section
72. 230.31 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
230.31 (3) Any person who has held a position and obtained permanent status in class under the civil service law and rules and who is laid off on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], is eligible for reinstatement in a position having a comparable or lower pay rate or range for which such person is qualified for a 3-year period from the date of the layoff.
230.32 (4) Any person appointed to fill the position of an employee on such military or civilian leave shall be designated as a substitute or replacement employee and upon the return and reemployment of the original employee the substitute employee shall be transferred to a similar position with the same employing agency if one is available, or if not, he or she shall be eligible for reinstatement or have the right of restoration in accordance with this subchapter and the rules of the director. The status of any person who is appointed to fill the place of an employee on military or civilian leave under this section shall be governed by the rules of the director pursuant thereto.
150,73
Section
73. 230.34 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 230.34 (1) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
230.34 (1) (a) (intro.) An employee with permanent status in class or an employee who has served with the state as an assistant district attorney or an assistant state public defender for a continuous period of 12 months or more may be removed, suspended without pay, discharged, reduced in base pay, or demoted only for just cause. It is just cause to remove, suspend without pay, discharge, reduce the base pay of, or demote an employee for work performance or personal conduct that is inadequate, unsuitable, or inferior, as determined by the appointing authority, but only after imposing progressive discipline that complies with the administrator's standards under s. 230.04 (13m). It is just cause to remove, suspend without pay, discharge, reduce the base pay of, or demote an employee without imposing progressive discipline for any of the following conduct:
150,74
Section
74. 230.34 (1) (a) 1. to 9. of the statutes are created to read:
230.34 (1) (a) 1. While on duty, harassing a person.
2. While on duty, intentionally inflicting physical harm on another person.
3. While on duty, being intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance, as defined in s. 961.01 (4), or a controlled substance analog, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m).
4. While on duty, being in possession of a controlled substance, as defined in s. 961.01 (4), or a controlled substance analog, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m), without a prescription.
5. Falsifying records of the agency.
6. Theft of agency property or services with intent to deprive an agency of the property or services permanently, theft of currency of any value, felonious conduct connected with the employee's employment with the agency, or intentional or negligent conduct by an employee that causes substantial damage to agency property.
7. A conviction of an employee of a crime or other offense subject to civil forfeiture, while on or off duty, if the conviction makes it impossible for the employee to perform the duties that the employee performs for the agency.
8. Misuse or abuse of agency property, including the intentional use of the agency's equipment to download, view, solicit, seek, display, or distribute pornographic material.
9. A serious violation of the code of ethics established by the director under s. 19.45 (11) (a), as determined by the director.
150,75
Section
75. 230.34 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.34 (1) (am) If an employee fails to report for work as scheduled or to contact his or her supervisor, the appointing authority may discipline the employee. If an employee fails to report for work as scheduled, or to contact his or her supervisor for a minimum of 5 consecutive 3 working days during a calendar year, the appointing authority shall consider the employee's position abandoned and may discipline the employee or treat the employee as having resigned his or her position. If the appointing authority decides to treat the position abandonment as a resignation, the appointing authority shall notify the employee in writing that the employee is being treated as having effectively resigned as of the end of the last day worked.
