SB21,3751 17Section 3751. 230.27 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1403,2118 230.27 (1m) (b) The administrator director may waive the prohibition under
19par. (a) if there is a critical need for employees in a specific classification or position
20or a critical shortage of residents of this state possessing the skills or qualifications
21required for a position.
SB21,3752 22Section 3752. 230.27 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1403,2423 230.27 (2) Subject to s. 230.275, the administrator director may provide by rule
24for the selection and appointment of a person to a project position.
SB21,3753 25Section 3753. 230.27 (2k) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.27 (2k) If an appointing authority selects, for a project position, a person
2who is not a veteran or is not a person the hiring of whom would serve affirmative
3action purposes, the appointing authority shall make and retain a written record of
4the appointing authority's reasons for selecting the person who was appointed. The
5appointing authority shall make the written records available to the office division
6and annually submit a report to the office division summarizing the reasons
7contained in the written records. The office division shall annually prepare a report
8summarizing, for each agency, the information submitted by appointing authorities
9under this subsection.
SB21,3754 10Section 3754. 230.275 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1404,1311 230.275 (1) (d) The appointing authority notifies the administrator director in
12writing that the position is to be filled with a disabled veteran on a noncompetitive
13basis.
SB21,3755 14Section 3755. 230.28 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1405,215 230.28 (1) (a) All original and all promotional appointments to permanent,
16sessional and seasonal positions, with the exception of those positions designated as
17supervisor or management under s. 111.81, in the classified service shall be for a
18probationary period of 6 months, but the administrator director at the request of the
19appointing authority and in accordance with the rules related thereto may extend
20any such period for a maximum of 3 additional months. Dismissal may be made at
21any time during such periods. Upon such dismissal, the appointing authority shall
22report to the administrator director and to the employee removed, the dismissal and
23the reason therefor. The administrator director may remove an employee during the
24employee's probationary period if the administrator director finds, after giving notice

1and an opportunity to be heard, that such employee was appointed as a result of
2fraud or error.
SB21,3756 3Section 3756. 230.28 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1405,84 230.28 (1) (b) The administrator director may authorize a longer probationary
5period not to exceed 2 years for any administrative, technical or professional
6position, in order to provide the appointing authority assurance that the employee
7has had adequate exposure to the various responsibilities which are a part of the
8position or classification.
SB21,3757 9Section 3757. 230.28 (1) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1405,1410 230.28 (1) (bm) (intro.) At the request of an appointing authority and an
11employee, the administrator director may authorize, at any time before the
12completion of the probationary period, an extended probationary period of up to one
13additional year for an individual with a disability, as defined in s. 111.32 (8), who is
14the employee to allow the employee to do any of the following:
SB21,3758 15Section 3758. 230.28 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1405,1816 230.28 (1) (c) Upon request by the appointing authority, the administrator
17director may waive any portion of the lengthened probationary period but in no case
18before a 6-month probationary period has been served.
SB21,3759 19Section 3759. 230.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1405,2320 230.28 (3) If an employee is removed from a position during the probationary
21period, and the administrator director determines that the person is suitable for
22appointment to another position, the person's name may be restored to the list from
23which it was certified.
SB21,3760 24Section 3760. 230.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.28 (4) A person reinstated in an employing unit other than one in which
2the person previously served in permanent status in the class in which the person
3is being reinstated, an employee who transfers from one employing unit to another,
4an employee who moves to a different employing unit in conjunction with a voluntary
5demotion, and a person who had not obtained permanent status in class in a
6supervisory or management position prior to appointment to another supervisory or
7management position, may be required by the appointing authority to serve a
8probationary period. Provisions for the duration of such probationary period shall
9be provided in the rules of the administrator director.
SB21,3761 10Section 3761. 230.29 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1406,12 11230.29 Transfers. A transfer may be made from one position to another only
12if specifically authorized by the administrator director.
SB21,3762 13Section 3762. 230.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1406,2514 230.30 (1) Each agency shall constitute an employing unit for purposes of
15personnel transactions, except where appropriate functional, organizational or
16geographic breakdowns exist within the agency and except as provided in sub. (2).
17These breakdowns may constitute a separate employing unit for one or more types
18of personnel transactions under an overall employing unit plan if requested by the
19appointing authority of that agency and approved by the administrator director. If
20the administrator director determines, after conferring with the appointing
21authority of the employing agency, that an employing unit is or has become
22inappropriate to carry out sound personnel management practices due to factors
23including, but not limited to, the size or isolated location of portions of the employing
24unit, the administrator director may revise the employing unit structure of the
25agency to effect the remedy required.
SB21,3763
1Section 3763. 230.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1407,62 230.31 (1) (b) For a 3-year period from the date of separation, if on layoff status,
3the person shall be placed, in inverse order of layoff, on an appropriate mandatory
4restoration register for the unit used for layoff and on a restoration register for the
5agency from which the person was laid off. Use of such registers shall be subject to
6the rules of the administrator director.
SB21,3764 7Section 3764. 230.31 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1407,108 230.31 (2) The administrator director may also provide for the reinstatement
9of persons who have served in seasonal and sessional employment and for persons
10who separate from a position while serving a probationary period.
SB21,3765 11Section 3765. 230.315 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1407,1612 230.315 (1) (c) The employee has received a military leave of absence under s.
13230.32 (3) (a) or 230.35 (3), under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V
14of ch. 111, or under rules promulgated by the office of employment relations division
15or is eligible for reemployment with the state under s. 321.64 after completion of his
16or her service in the U.S. armed forces.
SB21,3766 17Section 3766. 230.32 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1407,2218 230.32 (3) (a) Any classified employee who leaves state service and enters the
19armed forces of the United States shall, under this section, be granted written
20military leave of absence by the appointing authority. Notice of such leave from state
21service and the terms of any such leave shall be given in writing by the appointing
22authority to the director administrator for purposes of record.
SB21,1408,723 (b) Any classified employee who leaves state service for civilian employment
24in response to a specific request or order of the federal government or any of its
25agencies in connection with manpower redistribution and utilization shall, under

1this section, make written application to the appointing authority for civilian leave
2of absence presenting such specific request or order of the federal government as
3supporting evidence. Such civilian leave shall be allowed by the appointing
4authority and its terms, which shall conform to the rules of the director
5administrator, shall be in writing. Notice of such leave from state service shall be
6made in writing by the appointing authority to the director administrator for
7purposes of record.
SB21,1408,108 (c) All such military or civilian leaves of absence as heretofore may have been
9granted are validated and shall be deemed to be sufficient and effective hereunder.
10Such leaves shall be recorded with the director administrator.
SB21,3767 11Section 3767. 230.32 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1408,2012 230.32 (4) Any person appointed to fill the position of an employee on such
13military or civilian leave shall be designated as a substitute or replacement employee
14and upon the return and reemployment of the original employee the substitute
15employee shall be transferred to a similar position with the same employing agency
16if one is available, or if not, he or she shall be eligible for reinstatement or have the
17right of restoration in accordance with this subchapter and the rules of the
18administrator director. The status of any person who is appointed to fill the place
19of an employee on military or civilian leave under this section shall be governed by
20the rules of the administrator director pursuant thereto.
SB21,3768 21Section 3768. 230.32 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1408,2322 230.32 (5) The restoration of classified former employees of the state shall be
23governed by this section and by the rules of the administrator director.
SB21,3769 24Section 3769. 230.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1409,9
1230.33 (2) A person appointed to an unclassified position by an appointing
2authority other than an appointing authority described under sub. (1), to a
3department other than the one in which the person was a classified employee may
4be granted a leave of absence without pay at the option of the person's former
5appointing authority in accordance with the leave of absence provisions in the rules
6of the director administrator. An employee granted a leave of absence shall have the
7same restoration rights and reinstatement privileges as under sub. (1m). If not
8granted a leave of absence, the employee shall be entitled only to the reinstatement
9privileges under sub. (1m).
SB21,3770 10Section 3770. 230.339 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,3771 11Section 3771. 230.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1409,1312 230.34 (1) (c) The director administrator shall establish guidelines for uniform
13application of this authority among the various agencies.
SB21,3772 14Section 3772. 230.34 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1409,1915 230.34 (2) (b) The administrator director shall promulgate rules governing
16layoffs and appeals therefrom and alternative procedures in lieu of layoff to include
17voluntary and involuntary demotion and the exercise of a displacing right to a
18comparable or lower class, as well as the subsequent employee right of restoration
19or eligibility for reinstatement.
SB21,3773 20Section 3773. 230.34 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1410,321 230.34 (2m) Employees in positions funded by nonstate funds made available
22contingent on special employee eligibility requirements such as length of prior
23unemployment, specific occupational disadvantages or need for remedial work
24experience, shall be exempt from inclusion with the employees whose positions are
25in classes considered for layoff under sub. (2). In the case of reduction in force in such

1nonstate funded positions, layoffs and layoff procedures established pursuant to the
2rules of the administrator director may be limited to employees whose positions are
3dependent upon specific funding contingencies.
SB21,3774 4Section 3774. 230.34 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1410,75 230.34 (3) The appointing authority shall confer with the administrator
6director relative to a proposed layoff a reasonable time before the effective date
7thereof in order to assure compliance with the rules.
SB21,3775 8Section 3775. 230.34 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1410,109 230.34 (4) Resignations shall be regulated by the rules of the director
10administrator.
SB21,3776 11Section 3776. 230.35 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1410,1712 230.35 (1) (d) Annual leaves of absence shall not be cumulative except under
13sub. (1p) and except that unused annual leave shall, subject to the rules of the
14director administrator, be used in the year following the one in which it was earned,
15but no employee shall lose any unused annual leave because the employee's work
16responsibilities prevented the usage of the unused annual leave during the first 6
17months of the year following the year in which it was earned.
SB21,3777 18Section 3777. 230.35 (1m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1411,619 230.35 (1m) (f) The continuous service of an employee eligible for annual leave
20under this subsection shall not be considered interrupted if the employee was on an
21approved leave of absence to participate in providing specialized disaster relief
22services or if the employee leaves the service and is reemployed by the state in
23another position covered under this subsection. Employees appointed to career
24executive positions under s. 230.24 or positions designated in s. 19.42 (10) (L) or
2520.923 (4), (7), (8), or (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) are not subject to the

1continuous service requirements under sub. (1) (g) if they are reemployed in any of
2those positions, regardless of the duration of their absence. If the employees are
3reemployed in a position other than a career executive position or a position
4designated in s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), or (9) or authorized under s.
5230.08 (2) (e), continuous service shall be established in accordance with rules of the
6director administrator.
SB21,3778 7Section 3778. 230.35 (1s) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1411,138 230.35 (1s) Annual leave of absence with pay for instructional staff employed
9by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System who provide services
10for a charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2013 stats.,
11shall be determined by the governing board of the charter school established by
12contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm), 2013 stats., as approved by the chancellor of the
13University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
SB21,3779 14Section 3779. 230.35 (1s) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
15.... (this act), is repealed.
SB21,3780 16Section 3780. 230.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1412,217 230.35 (2) Leave of absence with pay owing to sickness and leave of absence
18without pay, other than annual leave and leave under s. 103.10, shall be regulated
19by rules of the director administrator, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate
20from year to year. After July 1, 1973, employees appointed to career executive
21positions under the program established under s. 230.24 or positions designated in
22s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall
23have any unused sick leave credits restored if they are reemployed in a career
24executive position or in a position under s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and
25(9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e), regardless of the duration of their absence.

1Restoration of unused sick leave credits if reemployment is to a position other than
2those specified above shall be in accordance with rules of the director administrator.
SB21,3781 3Section 3781. 230.35 (2r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1412,94 230.35 (2r) (b) The director administrator may establish, by rule, a
5catastrophic leave program that permits employees to donate certain types and
6amounts of leave credits to other employees who have been absent from pay status
7because of a catastrophic need for which there is no paid leave benefits or
8replacement income available. The director administrator shall determine the types
9and amounts of leave credits that may be donated.
SB21,3782 10Section 3782. 230.35 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1412,1411 230.35 (3) (d) Employees of the state are entitled to reasonable paid leaves of
12absence to compete in promotional examinations and interviews. The director
13administrator shall promulgate rules governing the lengths of time allowable for
14such leaves, their frequency and the provisions for their use.
SB21,3783 15Section 3783. 230.35 (3) (e) 2. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1412,1816 230.35 (3) (e) 2. e. The leave of absence conforms with any rules of the director
17administrator regarding leaves of absence to provide specialized disaster relief
18services.
SB21,3784 19Section 3784. 230.35 (3) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1412,2120 230.35 (3) (e) 5. The director administrator may promulgate any rules
21necessary to implement this paragraph.
SB21,3785 22Section 3785. 230.35 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1413,323 230.35 (5) (b) The standard basis of employment shall be divided into 5 work
24days of 8 hours each except as provided under s. 230.215 (5), and except that when
25the conditions of employment cannot be satisfied by adhering to this division or when

1the public would not be inconvenienced, deviations may be permitted upon
2recommendation of the appointing authority and subsequent approval by the
3director administrator.
SB21,3786 4Section 3786. 230.36 (1m) (b) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1413,105 230.36 (1m) (b) 2. (intro.) A conservation warden, conservation patrol boat
6captain, conservation patrol boat engineer, member of the state patrol, state motor
7vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System police officer, security officer, or
8security person, other state facilities police officer, special tax agent, excise tax
9investigator employed by the department of revenue, and special criminal
10investigation agent employed by the department of justice at all times while:
SB21,3787 11Section 3787. 230.36 (2m) (a) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1413,1312 230.36 (2m) (a) 14. A University of Wisconsin System police officer or other
13state facilities police officer and patrol officer.
SB21,3788 14Section 3788. 230.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1413,2015 230.37 (1) In cooperation with appointing authorities the director
16administrator shall establish an employee performance evaluation program to
17provide a continuing record of employee development and, when applicable, to serve
18as a basis for pertinent personnel actions. Similar evaluations shall be conducted
19during the probationary period but may not infringe upon the authority of the
20appointing authority to retain or dismiss employees during the probationary period.
SB21,3789 21Section 3789. 230.40 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1413,2222 230.40 (6) The administrator director shall administer this section.
SB21,3790 23Section 3790. 230.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1414,724 230.43 (5) Taxpayers' suits. The right of any taxpayer to bring any action to
25restrain the payment of compensation to any person appointed to or holding any

1office or place of employment in violation of this subchapter shall not be limited or
2denied by reason of the fact that the office or place of employment has been classified
3as, or determined to be, not subject to competitive examination; however, any
4judgment or injunction in any such action shall be prospective only, and shall not
5affect payments already made or due to such persons by the proper disbursing
6officers, in accordance with the rules of the director administrator in force at the time
7of such payments.
SB21,3791 8Section 3791. 230.44 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1414,129 230.44 (1) (a) Decision made or delegated by administrator director. Appeal of
10a personnel decision under this subchapter made by the administrator director or by
11an appointing authority under authority delegated by the administrator director
12under s. 230.05 (2).
SB21,3792 13Section 3792. 230.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1414,1714 230.44 (1) (b) Decision made or delegated by director administrator. Appeal of
15a personnel decision under s. 230.09 (2) (a) or (d) or 230.13 (1) made by the director
16administrator or by an appointing authority under authority delegated by the
17director administrator under s. 230.04 (1m).
SB21,3793 18Section 3793. 230.44 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1414,2219 230.44 (1) (dm) Noncompetitive appointment of certain disabled veterans. A
20personnel action under s. 230.275 by an appointing authority that is alleged to be
21illegal or an abuse of discretion. The administrator director and the office division
22may not be a party to any such appeal.
SB21,3794 23Section 3794. 230.44 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,1415,1324 230.44 (4) (bm) Upon request of an employee who files an appeal of the decision
25of the director administrator made under s. 230.09 (2) (a) or (d), the appeal shall be

1heard by a commissioner or attorney employed by the commission serving as
2arbitrator under rules promulgated for this purpose by the commission. In such an
3arbitration, the arbitrator shall orally render a decision at the conclusion of the
4hearing affirming, modifying or rejecting the decision of the director administrator.
5The decision of the arbitrator is final and is not subject to review by the commission.
6An arbitrator's decision may not be cited as precedent in any other proceeding before
7the commission or before any court. The arbitrator shall promptly file his or her
8decision with the commission. The decision of the arbitrator shall stand as the
9decision of the commission. The decision of the commission is subject to review under
10ss. 227.53 to 227.57 only on the ground that the decision was procured by corruption,
11fraud or undue means or that the arbitrator or the commission exceeded the
12arbitrator's or the commission's power. The record of a proceeding under this
13paragraph shall be transcribed as provided in s. 227.44 (8).
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