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1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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2. 20.865 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.865
(1) (dm)
Discretionary merit compensation program. The amounts in
5the schedule to supplement the appropriations to state agencies for the cost of
6discretionary merit compensation awards approved by the division of personnel
7management in the department of administration under s. 20.928 (1f).
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3. 20.928 (1f) of the statutes is created to read:
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120.928
(1f) Each state agency head shall certify to the administrator of the
2division of personnel management in the department of administration, at such time
3and in such manner as the administrator prescribes, the sum of money needed from
4the appropriations under s. 20.865 (1) (dm) for the state agency to make lump sum
5discretionary merit compensation awards to its classified employees. Upon receipt
6of the certifications together with such additional information as the administrator
7prescribes, the administrator shall determine the amounts required from the
8appropriation to supplement state agency budgets. The administrator may not
9approve an agency request for money from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (1) (dm)
10for a discretionary merit award that increases an employee's base compensation.
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4. 62.13 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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62.13
(4) (d) The examination shall be free for all U.S. citizens over 18 and
13under 55 years of age, with proper limitations as to health and, subject to ss. 111.321,
14111.322, and 111.335, arrest and conviction record. The examination, including
15minimum training and experience requirements, shall be job-related in compliance
16with appropriate validation standards and shall be subject to the approval of the
17board and may include tests of manual skill and physical strength. All relevant
18experience, whether paid or unpaid, shall satisfy experience requirements. The
19board shall control examinations and may designate and change examiners, who
20may or may not be otherwise in the official service of the city, and whose
21compensation shall be fixed by the board and paid by the city. Veterans and their
22spouses shall be given preference points in accordance with s.
230.16 (7) 63.08 (1)
23(fm).
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5. 63.08 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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163.08
(1) (f) 1. The commission may not impose any restriction as to age on any
2veteran who is applying or eligible for a position under this section. The commission
3shall give preference points to veterans and their spouses under
s. 230.16 (7) par.
4(fm), except as provided under subd. 2.
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6. 63.08 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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63.08
(1) (f) 2. Notwithstanding
s. 230.16 (7) par. (fm), persons shall be certified
7from the eligible list under s. 63.05 (1) (b) without adding any preference points to
8any person's grade.
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7. 63.08 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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63.08
(1) (f) 3. After the certification under subd. 2., any veteran or veteran's
11spouse whose grade, plus the points to which the veteran or spouse is entitled under
12s. 230.16 (7) par. (fm), is equal to or higher than the lowest grade on the list made
13under subd. 2. shall be added to the certification list under s. 63.05 (1) (b). The
14number of persons added to a certification list under this subdivision may not exceed
15the number of persons initially certified under subd. 2.
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8. 63.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1763.37 Board to keep a register of eligibles. From the returns or reports of
18the examiners, or from the examinations made by the board, the board shall prepare
19and keep a register for each grade or class of position in the service of such city, of
20the persons whose general average standing upon examinations for such grade or
21class is not less than the minimum fixed by the rules of such board, and who are
22otherwise eligible, and such persons shall take rank upon the register as candidates
23in the order of their relative excellence as determined by examination without
24reference to priority of time of examination. The board shall impose no restrictions
1as to age in case of veterans, and veterans and their spouses shall be given preference
2points in accordance with s.
230.16 (7) 63.08 (1) (fm).
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9. 63.39 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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63.39
(2m) Notwithstanding s.
230.16 (7) 63.08 (1) (fm), the board shall certify
5persons from the list of eligibles without adding preference points to their grades.
6After the certification under sub. (1) or (2), the board shall add to the certification list
7any veteran or veteran's spouse whose grade, plus the points to which the veteran
8or spouse is entitled under s.
230.16 (7) 63.08 (1) (fm), is equal to or higher than the
9lowest grade on the list of eligibles.
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10. 66.0509 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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66.0509
(1) Any city or village may proceed under s. 61.34 (1), 62.11 (5) or
1266.0101 to establish a civil service system of selection, tenure and status, and the
13system may be made applicable to all municipal personnel except the chief executive
14and members of the governing body, members of boards and commissions including
15election officials, employees subject to s. 62.13, members of the judiciary and
16supervisors. Any town may establish a civil service system under this subsection.
17For veterans there shall be no restrictions as to age, and veterans and their spouses
18shall be given preference points in accordance with s.
230.16 (7) 63.08 (1) (fm). The
19system may also include uniform provisions in respect to attendance, leave
20regulations, compensation and payrolls for all personnel included in the system. The
21governing body of any city, village or town establishing a civil service system under
22this section may exempt from the system the librarians and assistants subject to s.
2343.09 (1).
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11. 230.01 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 230.01 (2) (a) and
25amended to read:
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1230.01
(2) (a) It is the policy of the state and the responsibility of the director
2and the administrator to maintain a system of personnel management which fills
3positions in the classified service through methods which apply the merit principle,
4with adequate civil service safeguards.
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5(b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment opportunity by
6ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term, and condition or
7privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties and
8responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race, creed
9or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation
, or
10political affiliation.
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11(c) It is the policy of this state to take affirmative action which is not in conflict
12with other provisions of this chapter.
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13(d) It is the policy of the state to ensure its employees opportunities for
14satisfying careers and fair treatment based on the value of each employee's services.
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15(e) It is the policy of this state to encourage disclosure of information under
16subch. III and to ensure that any employee employed by a governmental unit is
17protected from retaliatory action for disclosing information under subch. III.
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18(f) It is the policy of this state to correct pay inequities based on gender or race
19in the state civil service system.
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12. 230.01 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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230.01
(2) (bm) It is the policy of this state to recruit, select, and promote
22employees based on their relative skills, abilities, competencies, and knowledge,
23including using open processes to consider qualified applicants for initial
24employment.
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13. 230.01 (2) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
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1230.01
(2) (bp) It is the policy of this state to retain employees on the basis of
2the adequacy of their performance, to correct inadequate performance when possible
3and appropriate, and to separate from state service employees whose performance
4and personal conduct is inadequate, unsuitable, or inferior.
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14. 230.04 (13m) of the statutes is created to read:
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230.04
(13m) The administrator shall establish standards for progressive
7discipline plans to be prepared by all agencies and applied to all employees in the
8classified service. The standards shall address progressive discipline for personal
9conduct and work performance that is inadequate, unsuitable, or inferior. The
10standards established under this subsection shall allow an appointing authority to
11accelerate progressive discipline if the inadequacy, unsuitability, or inferiority of the
12personal conduct or work performance for which an employee is being disciplined is
13severe.
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230.04
(14) The Except as provided in s. 230.445, the administrator shall
17establish, by rule, the scope and minimum requirements of a state employee
18grievance procedure relating to conditions of employment.
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16. 230.04 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
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230.04
(19) The administrator shall develop and implement a discretionary
21merit award program to distribute money under s. 20.928 (1f) to agencies for the
22purpose of providing lump sum monetary awards to classified employees whose job
23performance has exceeded agency expectations.
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17. 230.046 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.046
(2) Supervisory training. After initial appointment to a supervisory
2position, each appointing authority shall ensure that each classified service
3supervisor successfully completes a supervisory development program.
A waiver of
4any part of the probationary period under s. 230.28 (1) (c) may not be granted before
5completion of the development program. The program shall include such subjects
6as state personnel policies, grievance handling, discipline, performance evaluation,
7understanding the concerns of state employees with children, the supervisor's role
8in management and the concept of the total quality leadership process, including
9quality improvement through participatory management.
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230.05
(7) The director shall use techniques and procedures designed to certify
13eligible applicants to any vacant permanent position within
45 30 days after the
14filing of an appropriate request by an appointing authority.
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19. 230.05 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
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230.05
(10) The director shall establish standards for what constitutes a
17serious violation of the code of ethics for purposes of s. 230.34 (1) (a) 9.
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20. 230.06 (1) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
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230.06
(1) (m) Prepare a progressive discipline plan which complies with the
20standards established by the administrator under s. 230.04 (13m).
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21. 230.06 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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230.06
(4) An appointing authority shall maintain permanently an employee's
23disciplinary records in the employee's personnel file. Unless otherwise ordered by
24a court or, during the grievance process under s. 230.445, by the appointing
25authority, administrator, or commission, or unless otherwise agreed to in a
1settlement agreement, disciplinary records may not be removed from an employee's
2personnel file.
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22. 230.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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230.08
(2) (c) The director, associate director
, and state historian of the
5historical society; and, with the approval of the board of curators and the
6administrator, such number of specialists as are required by the society for specific
7research, writing, collecting
, or editing projects which for a limited period of time not
8to exceed 2 years, renewable at the discretion of the board of curators and the
9administrator for an additional 2-year period, require persons with particular
10training or experience in a specialized phase or field of history, historical research,
11writing, collecting
, or editing, and any persons whose entire salary is paid from funds
12reappropriated to the society by s. 20.245 (1) (r) where
a competitive
examination 13process is impractical.
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23. 230.12 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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230.12
(1) (h)
Other pay, benefits, and working conditions. The compensation
16plan may include other provisions relating to pay, benefits, and working conditions
17that shall supersede the provisions of the civil service and other applicable statutes
18and rules promulgated by the director and the administrator.
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24. 230.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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230.13
(1) (a)
Examination scores and ranks and other evaluations 21Evaluations of applicants
, including any examination scores and rankings.
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25. 230.13 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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230.13
(3) (b) The
director
administrator and the
administrator director may
24provide any agency with personnel information relating to the hiring and
1recruitment process, including specifically
the examination scores and ranks and
2other evaluations of applicants.
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26. 230.13 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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230.13
(3) (c) The administrator and the director shall provide an appointing
5authority with access to the personnel files of any individual who currently holds a
6position whom the appointing authority intends to make an offer of employment.
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230.15
(1) Subject to the restriction under s. 230.143, appointments to, and
10promotions in, the classified service shall be made only according to merit and
11fitness, which shall be ascertained so far as practicable by competitive
examination 12procedures. The director may waive competitive
examination procedures for
13appointments made under subs. (1m) and (2) and shall waive competitive
14examination procedures for appointments made under sub. (2m).
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230.15
(1m) (c) 1. Whenever a position is included in the classified service
18under par. (a), the director may waive the requirement for competitive
examination 19procedures under sub. (1) with respect to the position and certify the incumbent
20employee for appointment to the position in accordance with subd. 2.
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29. 230.15 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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230.15
(6) Annually, each appointing authority shall submit a report to the
23director and the administrator indicating the number of days it took to make an offer
24of employment for a vacant position after receiving from the director a list of names
25of individuals who are certified for appointment to the position.
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30. 230.15 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
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230.15
(7) An appointing authority may not make an offer of employment to
3any individual who currently holds a position unless the appointing authority has
4reviewed the personnel file of the individual.
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31. 230.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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6230.16 (title)
Applications and
examinations selection processes
.
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230.16
(1) (a) The director shall require persons applying for
admission to any
10examination under this subchapter or under the rules of the director a position in the
11classified service to file an application
and resume with the bureau
a reasonable time
12prior to the proposed examination.
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230.16
(2) Competitive examinations The selection process for a position in the
16civil service shall be free and open to all applicants who have fulfilled the preliminary
17requirements stated in the
examination position announcement. To assure that all
18applicants have a fair opportunity to compete,
examinations competitive procedures 19shall be
held at such times and places as, in the judgment of the director, scheduled
20in a manner that most nearly meet the convenience of applicants and needs of the
21service
, as determined by the director.
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230.16
(3) The director may appoint boards of
examiners evaluators of at least
252 persons
, one of which is selected by the bureau and one of which is a representative
1of the appointing authority, for the purpose of conducting oral
examinations 2evaluations as a part of the
examination hiring procedure for certain positions. All
3board members evaluators shall be well-qualified and impartial. All questions
4asked and answers made in any
examination of applicants oral evaluation shall be
5recorded and made a part of the
records of the applicants applicant's records.
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35. 230.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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230.16
(4) All
examinations
selection criteria, including minimum training
8and experience requirements, for positions in the classified service shall be
9job-related in compliance with appropriate validation standards and shall be subject
10to the approval of the
administrator director. All relevant experience, whether paid
11or unpaid, shall satisfy experience requirements.
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230.16
(5) In the interest of sound personnel management, consideration of
15applicants
, and service to agencies, the director may set a standard for proceeding
16to subsequent steps in
an examination the selection process, provided that all
17applicants are fairly treated and due notice has been given.
The standard may be
18at or above the passing point set by the director for any portion of the examination. 19The director shall utilize appropriate scientific techniques and procedures in
20administering the selection process, in rating the results of
examinations any
21evaluations used in the selection process, and in determining the relative ratings of
22the competitors.
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(6) If any applicant is unable to complete
the examination an evaluation
2that is used in the selection process in the form presented to the applicant due to a
3disability, the bureau shall provide
a reader, an appropriate place to take the
4examination or other similar prerequisites necessary accommodations to ensure
5equality of opportunity in the
examination selection process.
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38. 230.16 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 63.08 (1) (fm), and 63.08
7(1) (fm) 1. (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
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63.08
(1) (fm) 1. (intro.) A preference shall be given to those veterans and to
9those spouses of veterans specified in subds. 1.
to 6. a. to f. who gain eligibility on any
10competitive employment register and who do not currently hold a permanent
11appointment or have mandatory restoration rights to a permanent appointment to
12any position. A preference means the following:
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2. An applicant who is certified for a position after receiving a preference under
14par. (a) 4., 5. or 6. subd. 1. d., e., or f. and who is appointed to that position may not
15obtain a preference under
par. (a) 4., 5. or 6.
subd. 1. d., e., or f. for any other civil
16service position for which the applicant subsequently applies.
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39. 230.16 (7m) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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230.16
(7m) (b) 4.
The examination The appointing authority has not extended
19interviews for the position
is a written, nonessay examination that is scored by a
20machine or filled the position at the time the application is received.
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42. 230.16 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(10) Every reasonable precaution shall be taken to prevent any
2unauthorized person from gaining any knowledge of the nature or content of
the 3examinations competitive procedures in the selection process that is not available to
4every applicant.
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230.16
(11) Records of
examinations, including a transcript or recorded tape
8of oral examinations, given under this subchapter applicants shall be retained for at
9least one year. Inspection of such records shall be regulated by rules of the director.