AB748-SA2,32 7Section 32. 230.16 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,45,118 230.16 (10) Every reasonable precaution shall be taken to prevent any
9unauthorized person from gaining any knowledge of the nature or content of
10competitive procedures in the selection process the examination that is not available
11to every applicant.
AB748-SA2,33 12Section 33. 230.16 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,45,1413 230.16 (11) Records of applicants examinations shall be retained for at least
14one year. Inspection of such records shall be regulated by rules of the director.
AB748-SA2,34 15Section 34. 230.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,45,2116 230.17 (1) The director shall provide by rule, the conditions, not otherwise
17provided by law, under which an eligible applicant may be refused examination or
18reexamination, or an eligible refused
certification. These conditions shall be based
19on sufficient reason and shall reflect sound technical personnel management
20practices and those standards of conduct, deportment, and character necessary and
21demanded to the orderly, efficient, and just operation of the state service.
AB748-SA2,35 22Section 35. 230.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,46,1023 230.17 (2) If the director refuses to examine an applicant, or after examination
24to
certify an eligible, as provided in this section, the director, if requested by the
25applicant so rejected within 10 days of the date of receipt of the notice of rejection,

1shall give the applicant a full and explicit statement of the exact cause of such refusal
2to examine or certify. Applicants may appeal to the commission the decision of the
3director to refuse to examine or certify under s. 230.44 (1) (a). Upon request of an
4applicant or an eligible for a civil service position who has a disability, the
5department of health services shall obtain from the director a detailed description
6of all duties entailed by such position and shall determine and report its findings to
7the director, as to the ability of the applicant, or eligible, to perform the duties of such
8position. Such findings shall be conclusive as to the qualifications of any applicant,
9or eligible, so examined. A notice of rejection shall notify an applicant or eligible of
10his or her rights under this subsection.
AB748-SA2,36 11Section 36. 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,46,22 12230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
13or in any evaluation used in the hiring process examination may be so framed as to
14elicit information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or
15affiliations of any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such opinions
16or affiliations and all disclosures thereof shall be discountenanced except that the
17director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for positions
18such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No discriminations may
19be exercised in the recruitment, application, examination, or hiring process against
20or in favor of any person because of the person's political or religious opinions or
21affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, national
22origin, or ancestry except as otherwise provided.
AB748-SA2,37 23Section 37. 230.19 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB748-SA2,47,2 24230.19 Promotion. (1) The administrator shall provide employees with
25reasonable opportunities for career advancement, within a classified service

1structure designed to achieve and maintain a highly competent work force, with due
2consideration given to affirmative action.
AB748-SA2,47,13 3(2) If, in the judgment of the administrator, the group of applicants best able
4to meet the requirements for vacancies in positions in the classified service are
5available within the classified service, the vacancies shall be filled by competition
6limited to persons in the classified service who are not employed under s. 230.26 or
7230.27 and persons with the right of restoration resulting from layoff under s. 230.34
8(2), unless it is necessary to go outside the classified service to be consistent with an
9approved affirmative action plan or program. The administrator may also limit
10competition for promotion to the employees of an agency or an employing unit within
11an agency if the resulting group of applicants would fairly represent the proportion
12of members of racial and ethnic, gender, or disabled groups in the relevant labor pool
13for the state.
AB748-SA2,47,16 14(3) A person with the right of restoration resulting from layoff under s. 230.34
15(2) may compete only for a position under sub. (2) for which he or she could have
16competed had the layoff not occurred.
AB748-SA2,38 17Section 38. 230.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,47,2018 230.21 (1) Subject to s. 230.275, the director may, to meet the needs of the
19service, establish separate recruitment, examination, and certification procedures
20for filling positions in unskilled labor and service classes.
AB748-SA2,39 21Section 39. 230.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,48,222 230.21 (2) The director may designate classifications in which applicants are
23in critically short supply and may develop such recruitment, examination, and
24certification processes as will provide agencies with prompt certification when

1qualified applicants can be found, provided that due notice has been given and proper
2competitive standards have been maintained.
AB748-SA2,40 3Section 40. 230.21 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,48,94 230.21 (3) The director shall designate classifications in prison industries in
5the department of corrections as critical positions requiring expeditious hiring and
6shall develop such recruitment, examination, and certification processes as will
7provide the department with prompt certification when qualified applicants can be
8found, provided that due notice has been given and proper competitive standards
9have been maintained.
AB748-SA2,41 10Section 41. 230.213 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,48,20 11230.213 Affirmative action procedures for corrections positions. The
12director may, to meet affirmative action objectives, establish such recruitment,
13examination,
and certification procedures for positions in the department of
14corrections as will enable the department of corrections to increase the number of
15employees of a specified gender or a specified racial or ethnic group in those positions.
16The director shall design the procedures to obtain a work force in the department of
17corrections that reflects the relevant labor pool. The director may determine the
18relevant labor pool from the population of the state or of a particular geographic area
19of the state, whichever is more appropriate for achieving the affirmative action
20objective.
AB748-SA2,42 21Section 42. 230.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,49,922 230.24 (1) The administrator may by rule develop a career executive program
23that emphasizes excellence in administrative skills in order to provide agencies with
24a pool of highly qualified executive candidates, to provide outstanding
25administrative employees a broad opportunity for career advancement, and to

1provide for the mobility of such employees among the agencies and units of state
2government for the most advantageous use of their managerial and administrative
3skills. To accomplish the purpose of this program, the director may provide policies
4and standards for recruitment, examination, probation, employment register
5control, certification, transfer, promotion, and reemployment, and the director may
6provide policies and standards for classification and salary administration, separate
7from procedures established for other employment. The administrator shall
8determine the positions which may be filled from career executive employment
9registers.
AB748-SA2,43 10Section 43. 230.24 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB748-SA2,49,1711 230.24 (2) A vacancy in a career executive position may be filled through an
12open competitive examination, a competitive promotional examination or by
13restricting competition to employees in career executive positions in order to achieve
14and maintain a highly competent work force in career executive positions, with due
15consideration given to affirmative action. The appointing authority shall consider
16the guidelines under s. 230.19 when deciding how to fill a vacancy under this
17paragraph.
AB748-SA2,44 18Section 44. 230.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,50,419 230.25 (1) Appointing authorities shall give written notice to the director of any
20vacancy to be filled in any position in the classified service. The director shall certify,
21under this subchapter and the rules of the director, from the register of eligibles
22appropriate for the kind and type of employment, the grade and class in which the
23position is classified, any number of names at the head thereof. In determining the
24number of names to certify, the director shall use statistical methods and personnel
25management principles that are designed to maximize the number of certified names

1that are appropriate for filling the specific position vacancy. Up to 2 persons
2considered for appointment 3 times and not selected may be removed from the
3register for each 3 appointments made. Certification under this subsection shall be
4made before granting any preference under s. 230.16 (7).
AB748-SA2,45 5Section 45. 230.25 (1g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB748-SA2,50,96 230.25 (1g) For every position to be filled by promotion from a promotional
7register, the administrator shall, after certifying names under sub. (1), additionally
8certify the name of the highest ranked disabled veteran whose disability is at least
970 percent.
AB748-SA2,46 10Section 46. 230.25 (1m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB748-SA2,50,1611 230.25 (1m) After certifying names under sub. (1), additional names shall be
12certified in rank order of those who with the combination of veterans preference
13points awarded under s. 230.16 (7) and examination score earn a total score equal
14to or higher than the lowest score of those certified on the basis of examination only.
15The number of veterans or spouses of veterans added to the list may not exceed the
16number of names certified under sub. (1).
AB748-SA2,47 17Section 47. 230.25 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,50,2318 230.25 (2) (a) When certifying names to appointing authorities under this
19section, the director shall specify whether the certification includes qualifying
20veterans or persons the hiring of whom would serve affirmative action purposes,
21without divulging the names of those individuals. The director shall not disclose any
22applicant's test score, with or without the addition of veterans preference points
23under s. 230.16 (7), to the appointing authority.
AB748-SA2,48 24Section 48. 230.25 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB748-SA2,49 25Section 49. 230.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,51,9
1230.25 (2) (b) Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter or the rules of the
2director, appointments shall be made by appointing authorities to all positions in the
3classified service from among those certified to them in accordance with this section.
4Appointments shall be made within 30 60 days after the date of certification unless
5an exception is made by the director. If an appointing authority does not make an
6appointment within 30 60 days after certification, he or she shall immediately report
7in writing to the director the reasons therefor. If the director determines that the
8failure to make an appointment is not justified under the merit system, the director
9shall issue an order directing that an appointment be made.
AB748-SA2,50 10Section 50. 230.25 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,51,1611 230.25 (3) (a) Subject to par. (b), the term of eligibility on original entrance and
12promotional
registers is 6 months and thereafter the register expires but may be
13reactivated by the administrator for up to 3 years from the date of the establishment
14of the register. Except as provided in ss. 230.28 and 230.34, the eligibility of
15individuals for reinstatement is 5 years and the eligibility of individuals for
16restoration is 3 years.
AB748-SA2,51 17Section 51. 230.26 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,52,418 230.26 (2) If there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy in any position in
19the classified service and the director is unable to certify to the appointing authority,
20upon requisition by the latter, a list of persons eligible for appointment from an
21appropriate employment register, the appointing authority may nominate a person
22to the director for noncompetitive examination. If the nominee is certified by the
23director as qualified, the nominee may be appointed provisionally to fill the vacancy
24until an appointment can be made from a register established after announcement
25of competition for the position, except that no provisional appointment may be

1continued for more than 45 working days after the date of certification from the
2register. Successive appointments may not be made under this subsection. This
3subsection does not apply to a person appointed to a vacant position in the classified
4service under s. 230.275.
AB748-SA2,52 5Section 52. 230.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,52,126 230.26 (4) Fringe benefits specifically authorized by statutes, with the
7exception of deferred compensation plan participation under subch. VII of ch. 40,
8worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, group insurance, retirement, and
9social security coverage, shall be denied employees hired under this section. Such
10employees may not be considered permanent employees and do not qualify for
11tenure, vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, performance awards, or the right to
12compete in promotional processes examinations.
AB748-SA2,53 13Section 53. 230.28 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,52,2414 230.28 (1) (a) All original and all promotional appointments to permanent,
15sessional and seasonal positions, with the exception of those positions designated as
16supervisor or management under s. 111.81, in the classified service shall be for a
17probationary period of one year 6 months, but the director at the request of the
18appointing authority and in accordance with related rules may extend any such
19period for a maximum of 12 3 additional months. Dismissal may be made at any time
20during such periods. Upon such dismissal, the appointing authority shall report to
21the director and to the employee removed, the dismissal and the reason therefor. The
22director may remove an employee during the employee's probationary period if the
23director finds, after giving notice and an opportunity to be heard, that such employee
24was appointed as a result of fraud or error.
AB748-SA2,54 25Section 54. 230.28 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,53,11
1230.28 (1) (am) All probationary periods for employees in supervisory or
2management positions are one year, but the director at the request of the appointing
3authority may extend any such period for a maximum of 12 additional months
unless
4waived after 6 months under par. (c). The waiver under par. (c) may be exercised for
5an employee in a supervisory position only if the employee has successfully
6completed a supervisory development program under s. 230.046 (2)
. However,
7persons who transfer or are reinstated to supervisory or management positions
8consistent with conditions under sub. (4) and who had previously obtained
9permanent status in class in a supervisory or management position prior to the
10transfer or reinstatement shall serve a probationary period in accordance with sub.
11(4).
AB748-SA2,55 12Section 55. 230.28 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,53,1513 230.28 (1) (c) Upon request by the appointing authority, the director may waive
14any portion of a the lengthened probationary period but in no case before a one-year
156-month probationary period has been served.
AB748-SA2,56 16Section 56. 230.28 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB748-SA2,53,2117 230.28 (6) A person with a right of restoration resulting from layoff under s.
18230.34 (2) who competes for promotion to a position under s. 230.19 (3) and is
19appointed shall serve a probationary period under sub. (1). If the appointing
20authority terminates the employee during the probationary period, the person shall
21return to his or her former layoff status.
AB748-SA2,57 22Section 57. 230.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,54,223 230.31 (1) (intro.) Any person who has held a position and obtained permanent
24status in a class under the civil service law and rules and who has separated from
25the service before July 1, 2016, without any delinquency or misconduct on his or her

1part but owing to reasons of economy or otherwise shall be granted the following
2considerations:
AB748-SA2,58 3Section 58. 230.31 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB748-SA2,54,64 230.31 (2) The administrator may also provide for the reinstatement of persons
5who have served in seasonal and sessional employment and for persons who separate
6from a position while serving a probationary period.
AB748-SA2,59 7Section 59. 230.31 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB748-SA2,60 8Section 60. 230.32 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,54,179 230.32 (4) Any person appointed to fill the position of an employee on such
10military or civilian leave shall be designated as a substitute or replacement employee
11and upon the return and reemployment of the original employee the substitute
12employee shall be transferred to a similar position with the same employing agency
13if one is available, or if not, he or she shall be eligible for reinstatement or have the
14right of restoration in accordance with this subchapter and the rules of the director.
15The status of any person who is appointed to fill the place of an employee on military
16or civilian leave under this section shall be governed by the rules of the director
17pursuant thereto.
AB748-SA2,61 18Section 61. 230.34 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 230.34 (1) (a)
19and amended to read:
AB748-SA2,55,520 230.34 (1) (a) An employee with permanent status in class or an employee who
21has served with the state as an assistant district attorney or an assistant state public
22defender for a continuous period of 12 months or more may be removed, suspended
23without pay, discharged, reduced in base pay, or demoted only for just cause. It is just
24cause to remove, suspend without pay, discharge, reduce the base pay of, or demote
25an employee for work performance or personal conduct that is inadequate,

1unsuitable, or inferior, as determined by the appointing authority, but only after
2imposing progressive discipline that complies with the administrator's standards
3under s. 230.04 (13m). It is just cause to remove, suspend without pay, discharge,
4reduce the base pay of, or demote an employee without imposing progressive
5discipline for any of the following conduct:
AB748-SA2,62 6Section 62. 230.34 (1) (a) 1. to 9. of the statutes are repealed.
AB748-SA2,63 7Section 63. 230.34 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,55,168 230.34 (1) (am) If an employee fails to report for work as scheduled or to contact
9his or her supervisor, the appointing authority may discipline the employee. If an
10employee fails to report for work as scheduled, or to contact his or her supervisor for
11a minimum of 3 5 consecutive working days during a calendar year, the appointing
12authority shall consider the employee's position abandoned and may discipline the
13employee or treat the employee as having resigned his or her position. If the
14appointing authority decides to treat the position abandonment as a resignation, the
15appointing authority shall notify the employee in writing that the employee is being
16treated as having effectively resigned as of the end of the last day worked.
AB748-SA2,64 17Section 64. 230.34 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,55,2418 230.34 (2) (intro.) Employees with permanent status in class in permanent,
19sessional and seasonal positions in the classified service and employees serving a
20probationary period in such positions after promotion or transfer may be laid off
21because of a reduction in force due to a stoppage or lack of work or funds or owing to
22material changes in duties or organization but only after all original appointment
23probationary and limited term employees in the classes used for layoff, are
24terminated
.
AB748-SA2,65 25Section 65. 230.34 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB748-SA2,56,2
1230.34 (2) (a) The order of layoff of such employees may be determined by
2seniority or performance or a combination thereof or by other factors.
AB748-SA2,66 3Section 66. 230.34 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB748-SA2,56,84 230.34 (2) (b) The director shall promulgate rules governing layoffs and
5appeals therefrom and alternative procedures in lieu of layoff to include voluntary
6and involuntary demotion and the exercise of a displacing right to a comparable or
7lower class, as well as the subsequent employee right of restoration or eligibility for
8reinstatement.
AB748-SA2,67 9Section 67. 230.35 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,56,1310 230.35 (3) (d) Employees of the state are entitled to reasonable paid leaves of
11absence to compete in promotional evaluations examinations and interviews. The
12administrator shall promulgate rules governing the lengths of time allowable for
13such leaves, their frequency and the provisions for their use.
AB748-SA2,68 14Section 68. 230.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,56,2315 230.37 (1) In cooperation with appointing authorities the administrator shall
16establish an employee performance evaluation program to provide a continuing
17record of employee development and, when applicable, to serve as a basis for
18pertinent personnel actions. Under the employee performance evaluation program
19established under this subsection, the administrator shall require each appointing
20authority to conduct at least an annual performance evaluation of each employee
21appointed by the appointing authority.
Similar evaluations shall be conducted
22during the probationary period but may not infringe upon the authority of the
23appointing authority to retain or dismiss employees during the probationary period.
AB748-SA2,69 24Section 69. 230.40 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB748-SA2,57,4
1230.40 (3) A person who separates from the classified service to fill an elective
2position shall have reinstatement privileges for 5 years following termination from
3the classified service or for one year following termination from the elective position,
4whichever is longer.
AB748-SA2,70 5Section 70. 230.43 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,57,76 230.43 (1) (title) Hiring process; obstruction Obstruction or falsifications
7of examinations.
AB748-SA2,71 8Section 71. 230.43 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,57,119 230.43 (1) (am) Willfully defeats, deceives or obstructs any person in respect
10of the rights of application examination or registration under this subchapter or any
11rules prescribed pursuant thereto.
AB748-SA2,72 12Section 72. 230.43 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,57,1613 230.43 (1) (b) Willfully or corruptly, falsely marks, grades, estimates, or reports
14upon an application or resume examination, or proper standing of any person
15evaluated examined, registered, or certified, pursuant to this subchapter, or aids in
16so doing.
AB748-SA2,73 17Section 73. 230.43 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,57,1918 230.43 (1) (c) Willfully or corruptly makes any false representations concerning
19the same, or concerning an applicant the person examined.
AB748-SA2,74 20Section 74. 230.43 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,57,2421 230.43 (1) (d) Willfully or corruptly furnishes any person any special or secret
22information for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances
23of any persons so evaluated examined, registered, or certified, being appointed,
24employed, or promoted.
AB748-SA2,75 25Section 75. 230.43 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,58,3
1230.43 (1) (e) Personates any other person, or permits or aids in any manner
2any other person to personate him or her in connection with any examination,
3registration, application, or request to be evaluated examined or registered.
AB748-SA2,76 4Section 76. 230.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,58,135 230.43 (5) Taxpayers' suits. The right of any taxpayer to bring any action to
6restrain the payment of compensation to any person appointed to or holding any
7office or place of employment in violation of this subchapter shall not be limited or
8denied by reason of the fact that the office or place of employment has been classified
9as, or determined to be, not subject to a competitive hiring process examination;
10however, any judgment or injunction in any such action shall be prospective only, and
11shall not affect payments already made or due to such persons by the proper
12disbursing officers, in accordance with the rules of the administrator in force at the
13time of such payments.
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