SB21-SSA1,1183,97 230.08 (8) Auditing of payrolls. The director administrator shall audit the
8payrolls of the classified and unclassified service, as necessary, to carry out this
9subchapter.
SB21-SSA1,3680 10Section 3680. 230.09 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1183,1711 230.09 (1) (intro.) The director administrator shall ascertain and record the
12duties, responsibilities and authorities of, and establish grade levels and
13classifications for, all positions in the classified service. Each classification so
14established shall include all positions which are comparable with respect to
15authority, responsibility and nature of work required. Each classification shall be
16established to include as many positions as are reasonable and practicable. In
17addition, each class shall:
SB21-SSA1,3681 18Section 3681. 230.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1183,2319 230.09 (2) (a) After consultation with the appointing authorities, the director
20administrator shall allocate each position in the classified service to an appropriate
21class on the basis of its duties, authority, responsibilities or other factors recognized
22in the job evaluation process. The director administrator may reclassify or reallocate
23positions on the same basis.
SB21-SSA1,3682 24Section 3682. 230.09 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.09 (2) (am) The director administrator shall maintain and improve the
2classification plan to meet the needs of the service, using methods and techniques
3which may include personnel management surveys, individual position reviews,
4occupational group classification surveys, or other appropriate methods of position
5review. Such reviews may be initiated by the director administrator after taking into
6consideration the recommendations of the appointing authority, or at his or her own
7discretion. The director administrator shall establish, modify or abolish
8classifications as the needs of the service require.
SB21-SSA1,3683 9Section 3683. 230.09 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1184,2010 230.09 (2) (b) To accommodate and effectuate the continuing changes in the
11classification plan as a result of the classification survey program and otherwise, the
12director administrator shall, upon initial establishment of a classification, assign
13that class to the appropriate pay rate or range, and may, upon subsequent review,
14reassign classes to different pay rates or ranges. The director administrator shall
15assign each class to a pay range according to the skill, effort, responsibility and
16working conditions required for the class, without regard to whether the class is
17occupied primarily by members of a certain gender or racial group. The director
18administrator shall give notice to appointing authorities to permit them to make
19recommendations before final action is taken on any such assignment or
20reassignment of classes.
SB21-SSA1,3684 21Section 3684. 230.09 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1185,522 230.09 (2) (c) If anticipated changes in program or organization will
23significantly affect the assignment of duties or responsibilities to positions, the
24appointing authority shall, whenever practicable, confer with the director
25administrator within a reasonable time prior to the reorganization or changes in

1program to formulate methods to fill positions which are newly established or
2modified to the extent that reclassification of the position is appropriate. In all cases,
3appointing authorities shall give written notice to the director administrator and
4employee of changes in the assignment of duties or responsibilities to a position when
5the changes in assignment may affect the classification of the position.
SB21-SSA1,3685 6Section 3685. 230.09 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1185,107 230.09 (2) (d) If after review of a filled position the director administrator
8reclassifies or reallocates the position, the director administrator shall determine
9whether the incumbent shall be regraded or whether the position shall be opened to
10other applicants.
SB21-SSA1,3686 11Section 3686. 230.09 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1186,212 230.09 (2) (g) When filling a new or vacant position, if the director
13administrator determines that the classification for a position is different than that
14provided for by the legislature as established by law or in budget determinations, or
15as authorized by the joint committee on finance under s. 13.10, or as specified by the
16governor creating positions under s. 16.505 (1) (c) or (2), or is different than that of
17the previous incumbent, the director administrator shall notify the administrator
18director and the secretary of administration. The administrator director shall
19withhold action on the selection and certification process for filling the position. The
20secretary of administration shall review the position to determine that sufficient
21funds exist for the position and that the duties and responsibilities of the proposed
22position reflect the intent of the legislature as established by law or in budget
23determinations, the intent of the joint committee on finance acting under s. 13.10,
24the intent of the governor creating positions under s. 16.505 (1) (c) or (2). The

1administrator director may not proceed with the selection and certification process
2until the secretary of administration has authorized the position to be filled.
SB21-SSA1,3687 3Section 3687. 230.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1186,64 230.09 (3) The director administrator shall establish separate classifications
5for career executive positions under s. 230.24 and rules governing the salary
6administration of positions in such classifications.
SB21-SSA1,3688 7Section 3688. 230.12 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1186,108 230.12 (1) (a) 3. Provisions for administration of the compensation plan and
9salary transactions shall be provided, as determined by the director administrator,
10in either the rules of the director administrator or the compensation plan.
SB21-SSA1,3689 11Section 3689. 230.12 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1186,1512 230.12 (1) (c) 2. The director administrator may establish a plan of extra
13compensation for work performed during selected hours at an hourly rate or rates
14subject to approval of the joint committee on employment relations. Eligibility for
15such extra compensation shall be as provided in the compensation plan.
SB21-SSA1,3690 16Section 3690. 230.12 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1186,2017 230.12 (1) (d) Uniforms and safety equipment. The director administrator, with
18approval of the joint committee on employment relations, may establish a schedule
19of payments to employees for uniforms or protective clothing and equipment
20required to perform their duties.
SB21-SSA1,3691 21Section 3691. 230.12 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1187,822 230.12 (3) (a) Submission to the joint committee on employment relations. The
23director administrator shall submit to the joint committee on employment relations
24a proposal for any required changes in the compensation plan. The proposal shall
25include the amounts and methods for within range pay progression, for pay

1transactions, and for performance awards. The proposal shall be based upon
2experience in recruiting for the service, the principle of providing pay equity
3regardless of gender or race, data collected as to rates of pay for comparable work in
4other public services and in commercial and industrial establishments,
5recommendations of agencies and any special studies carried on as to the need for
6any changes in the compensation plan to cover each year of the biennium. The
7proposal shall also take proper account of prevailing pay rates, costs and standards
8of living and the state's employment policies.
SB21-SSA1,3692 9Section 3692. 230.12 (3) (ad) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1187,1510 230.12 (3) (ad) Timing of proposed changes. Notwithstanding any other
11statute, the director administrator may delay timing for announcement or
12implementation of any recommended changes in the compensation plan under this
13section until after some or all of the collective bargaining agreements under subch.
14V of ch. 111 for that biennium are negotiated. Any such action taken under this
15paragraph is not appealable under s. 230.44.
SB21-SSA1,3693 16Section 3693. 230.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1188,317 230.12 (3) (b) Public hearing on the proposal; adoption of plan. The director
18administrator shall submit the proposal for any required changes in the
19compensation plan to the joint committee on employment relations. The committee
20shall hold a public hearing on the proposal. The proposal, as may be modified by the
21joint committee on employment relations together with the unchanged provisions of
22the current compensation plan, shall, for the ensuing fiscal year or until a new or
23modified plan is adopted under this subsection, constitute the state's compensation
24plan. Any modification of the director's administrator's proposed changes in the
25compensation plan by the joint committee on employment relations may be

1disapproved by the governor within 10 calendar days. A vote of 6 members of the
2joint committee on employment relations is required to set aside any such
3disapproval of the governor.
SB21-SSA1,3694 4Section 3694. 230.12 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1188,75 230.12 (3) (c) Interim adjustments. Subject to pars. (a) and (b), the director
6administrator may propose amendments to one or more parts of the compensation
7plan at such times as the needs of the service require.
SB21-SSA1,3696 8Section 3696. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin
9Act 32
, is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1189,410 230.12 (3) (e) 1. The director administrator, after receiving recommendations
11from the board of regents and the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
12shall submit to the joint committee on employment relations a proposal for adjusting
13compensation and employee benefits for University of Wisconsin System employees.
14The proposal shall be based upon the competitive ability of the board of regents to
15recruit and retain qualified faculty and academic staff, data collected as to rates of
16pay for comparable work in other public services, universities and commercial and
17industrial establishments, recommendations of the board of regents and any special
18studies carried on as to the need for any changes in compensation and employee
19benefits to cover each year of the biennium. The proposal shall also take proper
20account of prevailing pay rates, costs and standards of living and the state's
21employment policies. The proposal for such pay adjustments may contain
22recommendations for across-the-board pay adjustments, merit or other
23adjustments and employee benefit improvements. Paragraph (b) and sub. (1) (bf)
24shall apply to the process for approval of all pay adjustments for University of
25Wisconsin System employees. The proposal as approved by the joint committee on

1employment relations and the governor shall be based upon a percentage of the
2budgeted salary base for University of Wisconsin System employees. The amount
3included in the proposal for merit and adjustments other than across-the-board pay
4adjustments is available for discretionary use by the board of regents.
SB21-SSA1,3698 5Section 3698. 230.12 (3) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1189,156 230.12 (3) (e) 2. The director administrator, after receiving recommendations
7from the board of the Technical College System, shall submit to the joint committee
8on employment relations a proposal for adjusting compensation and employee
9benefits for employees under s. 20.923 (7). The proposal shall include the salary
10ranges and adjustments to the salary ranges for the general senior executive salary
11groups established under s. 20.923 (7). Paragraph (b) and sub. (1) (bf) shall apply
12to the process for approval of all pay adjustments for such employees. The proposal
13as approved by the joint committee on employment relations and the governor shall
14be based upon a percentage of the budgeted salary base for such employees under s.
1520.923 (7).
SB21-SSA1,3700 16Section 3700. 230.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1189,2017 230.12 (4) Compensation plan implementation provisions. (a) When an
18approved compensation plan or an amendment thereto becomes effective, required
19individual pay adjustments shall be made in accordance with determinations made
20by the director administrator to implement the approved plan.
SB21-SSA1,1190,721 (b) The director administrator may, without prior approval of the joint
22committee on employment relations, determine the circumstances under which it is
23appropriate for an appointing authority to grant, and authorize an appointing
24authority to grant, a general wage or parity adjustment, or appropriate portion
25thereof, previously approved by the committee under this section to employees who

1did not receive the adjustment on the effective date of the adjustment set forth in the
2plan. No general wage or parity adjustment may become effective for any employee
3prior to the effective date of the individual employee transaction, but the director
4administrator may authorize an appointing authority to grant a lump sum payment
5to an employee to reflect any wage or parity adjustment that the employee did not
6receive during the period between the effective date of the adjustment set forth in the
7plan and the effective date of the individual employee transaction.
SB21-SSA1,3701 8Section 3701. 230.12 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1190,129 230.12 (5) (c) Increase limits. Unless otherwise defined in the pay schedule the
10total amount for all such within range increases shall not exceed the amount for such
11increases specified and approved by the joint committee on employment relations in
12its action on the director's administrator's proposal for such increases.
SB21-SSA1,3702 13Section 3702. 230.12 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1190,1914 230.12 (7m) Pay adjustment filing requirements. Except as provided in the
15rules of the director administrator and in the compensation plan, pay increases shall
16be made only on the dates prescribed under sub. (8). Appointing authorities shall at
17such times each year as specified by the secretary file with the director administrator
18and with the secretary of administration a list of employees showing their then
19existing pay rates and their proposed new pay rates.
SB21-SSA1,3703 20Section 3703. 230.12 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1191,1321 230.12 (9) Health insurance premium credits. The director administrator may
22recommend to the joint committee on employment relations a program,
23administered by the department of employee trust funds, that provides health
24insurance premium credits to employees whose compensation is established under
25this section or s. 20.923 (2) or (3). The health insurance premium credits shall be

1used for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employee, or the retired
2employee's surviving insured dependents; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02
3(25) (b) 6e., or the eligible employee's surviving insured dependents; for an employee
4who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional
5layoff, and his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured
6dependents of an employee who dies while employed by the state, and shall be based
7on the employee's years of continuous service, accumulated unused sick leave and
8any other factor recommended by the director. Credits granted under the program
9to an employee who is laid off shall be available until the credits are exhausted, the
10employee is reemployed by the state, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff,
11whichever occurs first. The approval process for the program is the same as that
12provided under sub. (3) (b) and the program shall be incorporated into the
13compensation plan under sub. (1).
SB21-SSA1,3704 14Section 3704. 230.14 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1191,1815 230.14 (4) The administrator director may charge an agency a fee to announce
16any vacancy to be filled in a classified or unclassified position in that agency. Funds
17received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
18s. 20.545 (1) (ka) 20.505 (1) (kn).
SB21-SSA1,3705 19Section 3705. 230.147 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1191,2420 230.147 (3) Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), the state fair park board shall
21make every reasonable effort to employ in permanent full-time equivalent positions
22persons who, at the time determined under sub. (4), receive aid under s. 49.19 or
23benefits under s. 49.147 (3) to (5). The state fair park board shall consult with the
24office division to assure that its efforts under this subsection comply with ch. 230.
SB21-SSA1,3706 25Section 3706. 230.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.15 (1) Subject to the restriction under s. 230.143, appointments to, and
2promotions in, the classified service shall be made only according to merit and
3fitness, which shall be ascertained so far as practicable by competitive examination.
4The administrator director may waive competitive examination for appointments
5made under subs. (1m) and (2) and shall waive competitive examination for
6appointments made under sub. (2m).
SB21-SSA1,3707 7Section 3707. 230.15 (1m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1192,98 230.15 (1m) (b) (intro.) Whenever a position is included in the classified service
9under par. (a), the director administrator shall determine all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,3708 10Section 3708. 230.15 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1192,1411 230.15 (1m) (c) 1. Whenever a position is included in the classified service
12under par. (a), the administrator director may waive the requirement for competitive
13examination under sub. (1) with respect to the position and certify the incumbent
14employee for appointment to the position in accordance with subd. 2.
SB21-SSA1,1192,1815 2. The administrator director may certify an incumbent employee as eligible
16for appointment under subd. 1. if the administrator director determines on the basis
17of sound personnel management practices that the incumbent is qualified for the
18position included in the classified service.
SB21-SSA1,1192,2319 3. If an employee is appointed after being certified under subd. 2., the
20administrator director shall determine the employee's probationary status under s.
21230.28, except that the employee shall receive credit toward his or her probationary
22period for the time that the employee had been employed in the position immediately
23prior to appointment.
SB21-SSA1,3709 24Section 3709. 230.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.15 (2) If a vacancy occurs in a position in the classified service when
2peculiar and exceptional qualifications of a scientific, professional, or educational
3character are required, and if presented with satisfactory evidence that for specified
4reasons competition in such special cases is impracticable, and that the position can
5best be filled by the selection of some designated person of high and recognized
6attainments in such qualities, the administrator director may waive competition
7requirements unless the vacancy is to be filled by promotion.
SB21-SSA1,3710 8Section 3710. 230.15 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1193,129 230.15 (2m) If a vacancy occurs in a position in the classified service and the
10administrator director is notified by an appointing authority that the position is to
11be filled by a disabled veteran under s. 230.275, the administrator director shall
12waive all competition requirements for filling the position.
SB21-SSA1,3710m 13Section 3710m. 230.15 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,1193,2114 230.15 (4) The director and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
15System and the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall enter into
16a memorandum of understanding to permit employees of the University of Wisconsin
17System who are appointed to positions in agencies to receive credit for their years of
18service with the University of Wisconsin System for purposes of transferring
19continuous service benefits, including accumulated sick leave. The director shall
20promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of the memorandum of
21understanding.
SB21-SSA1,3711 22Section 3711. 230.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1194,223 230.16 (1) (a) The administrator director shall require persons applying for
24admission to any examination under this subchapter or under the rules of the

1administrator director to file an application with the division bureau a reasonable
2time prior to the proposed examination.
SB21-SSA1,3712 3Section 3712. 230.16 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1194,74 230.16 (1) (am) The administrator director may require in connection with the
5application such supplementary work history, educational transcripts, statements
6of physicians or others having knowledge of the applicant, as needed for qualification
7evaluations.
SB21-SSA1,3713 8Section 3713. 230.16 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1194,109 230.16 (1) (b) The division bureau shall furnish application forms without
10charge to all persons requesting them.
SB21-SSA1,3714 11Section 3714. 230.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1194,1712 230.16 (2) Competitive examinations shall be free and open to all applicants
13who have fulfilled the preliminary requirements stated in the examination
14announcement. To assure that all applicants have a fair opportunity to compete,
15examinations shall be held at such times and places as, in the judgment of the
16administrator director, most nearly meet the convenience of applicants and needs of
17the service.
SB21-SSA1,3715 18Section 3715. 230.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1194,2419 230.16 (3) The administrator director may appoint boards of examiners of at
20least 2 persons for the purpose of conducting oral examinations as a part of the
21examination procedure for certain positions. All board members shall be
22well-qualified and impartial. All questions asked and answers made in any
23examination of applicants shall be recorded and made a part of the records of the
24applicants.
SB21-SSA1,3716 25Section 3716. 230.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.16 (5) In the interest of sound personnel management, consideration of
2applicants and service to agencies, the administrator director may set a standard for
3proceeding to subsequent steps in an examination, provided that all applicants are
4fairly treated and due notice has been given. The standard may be at or above the
5passing point set by the administrator director for any portion of the examination.
6The administrator director shall utilize appropriate scientific techniques and
7procedures in administering the selection process, in rating the results of
8examinations and in determining the relative ratings of the competitors.
SB21-SSA1,3717 9Section 3717. 230.16 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1195,1310 230.16 (6) If any applicant is unable to complete the examination in the form
11presented to the applicant due to a disability, the division bureau shall provide a
12reader, an appropriate place to take the examination or other similar prerequisites
13to ensure equality of opportunity in the examination.
SB21-SSA1,3718 14Section 3718. 230.16 (7m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1195,1615 230.16 (7m) (b) (intro.) The office division shall accept an application after its
16due date from a veteran if all of the following apply:
SB21-SSA1,3719 17Section 3719. 230.16 (7m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1195,1918 230.16 (7m) (c) Within 30 days after acceptance of an application under par.
19(b), the office division shall give the applicant an examination.
SB21-SSA1,3720 20Section 3720. 230.16 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1195,2321 230.16 (9) The officials in control of state, municipal and county buildings,
22upon requisition by the administrator director, shall furnish without charge
23adequate rooms and building services for the administration of examinations.
SB21-SSA1,3721 24Section 3721. 230.16 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1196,4
1230.16 (11) Records of examinations, including a transcript or recorded tape
2of oral examinations, given under this subchapter shall be retained for at least one
3year. Inspection of such records shall be regulated by rules of the administrator
4director.
SB21-SSA1,3722 5Section 3722. 230.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1196,12 6230.17 Applicants and eligibles may be barred; bonds may be required.
7(1) The administrator director shall provide by rule, the conditions, not otherwise
8provided by law, under which an applicant may be refused examination or
9reexamination, or an eligible refused certification. These conditions shall be based
10on sufficient reason and shall reflect sound technical personnel management
11practices and those standards of conduct, deportment and character necessary and
12demanded to the orderly, efficient and just operation of the state service.
SB21-SSA1,1197,2 13(2) If the administrator director refuses to examine an applicant, or after an
14examination to certify an eligible, as provided in this section, the administrator
15director, if requested by the applicant so rejected within 10 days of the date of receipt
16of the notice of rejection, shall give the applicant a full and explicit statement of the
17exact cause of such refusal to examine or to certify. Applicants may appeal to the
18commission the decision of the administrator director to refuse to examine or certify
19under s. 230.44 (1) (a). Upon request of an applicant or an eligible for a civil service
20position who has a disability, the department of health services shall obtain from the
21administrator director a detailed description of all duties entailed by such position
22and shall determine and report its findings to the administrator director, as to the
23ability of the applicant, or eligible, to perform the duties of such position. Such
24findings shall be conclusive as to the qualifications of any applicant, or eligible, so

1examined. A notice of rejection shall notify an applicant or eligible of his or her rights
2under this subsection.
SB21-SSA1,1197,9 3(3) When any position to be filled involves fiduciary responsibility, the
4appointing authority shall conduct a criminal history background check before
5offering employment to an applicant for the position. If otherwise permitted by law,
6the appointing authority may require the appointee to furnish bond or other security,
7and shall notify the administrator director of the amount and other details thereof.
8Any surety company authorized to do business in this state shall be a sufficient
9security on any such bond.
SB21-SSA1,3723 10Section 3723. 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
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