SS 131-20 Notice of Hearing

NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY HEARING AND COMMENT PERIOD

The Department of Administration announces that, pursuant to s. 227.136 (2), Wis. Stats., it will hold a public hearing and comment period to consider promulgation of emergency rules under a statement of scope, revising Chapter ER 18 relating Absence provisions. The statement of scope for the proposed rule is available to review at https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/scope_statements/all/131_20.

The Department will hold the public hearing at the time shown below via teleconference due to the restrictions adopted during the COVID-19 emergency declaration.

Hearing Information

Date:   Thursday, October 22, 2020

Time:   10:00 am

Location (Conference Call Only): Phone Number [phone] Conference ID: 93524705#

Accessibility

The hearing is fully accessible to persons with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation to access the meeting, please contact the Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, by email at [e-mail] or by phone at [phone]. Reasonable accommodation includes materials prepared in an alternative format, as provided under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Appearances at the Hearing and Submittal of Written Comments

The purpose of this hearing to consider public testimony on the scope statement under consideration. Interested persons are invited to call into the hearing and will be afforded the opportunity to make a presentation of their position on the proposed rule orally. Questions or comments about the scope statement under consideration may be posed and will be duly recorded. Alternatively, written comments may be submitted without attending the hearing. Written comments may be submitted by electronic form at https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=HNHi9OT6O0W2wClkZjd5qrgg628tekFPkwnkrJ4BrRxUNkNKQkEyUVVJSTVOWDQ3MjFTWTBHUFhTOC4u. Questions or additional testimony may be accepted by using the contact information below. Written comments on the statement of scope received no later than 12:00 pm on the date of the hearing will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing.

Agency Contact Person

Nicole Rute, Human Resources Program Officer, Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, 101 E. Wilson Street, P.O. Box 7855, Madison, WI 53707-7855, or by email to [e-mail].