117,28
Section
28. 20.917 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.917 (1) (d) Reimbursement Payment may not be granted if the distance between the old and new residences of the employee is less than a minimum distance established for reimbursement of moving expenses in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1) by the director of the office of state employment relations for payment of moving expenses.
117,29
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29. 20.917 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.917 (1) (e) In addition to other costs payable under this subsection, an employee who is eligible for reimbursement payment of moving expenses under par. (a) shall be paid a stipend of $600 in an amount established in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for preparation of household effects incident to moving and other moving expenses not otherwise reimbursable under this section. An employee who is eligible for reimbursement payment under par. (b) may, at the discretion of the appointing authority, be paid a stipend of not more than $600 the amount established in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for preparation of household effects incident to moving and other moving expenses not otherwise reimbursable under this section. An appointee who receives reimbursement a payment under par. (c) may, at the discretion of the appointing authority, be paid a stipend of not more than $600 the amount established in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for preparation of household effects incident to moving and other moving expenses not otherwise reimbursable under this section.
20.917 (2) (a) The director of the office of state employment relations shall recommend may establish a maximum dollar amount which may be permitted for reimbursement for payment of any employee moving costs under sub. (1) (a) to (c), subject to the limitations prescribed in par. (b). This amount shall be submitted for the approval of the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided in s. 20.916 (8), and upon approval shall become a part of the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1).
117,31
Section
31. 20.917 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.917 (2) (b) The amount of reimbursement for moving household effects interstate may not exceed the maximum amount as set forth in the rate tables of the major household goods tariff publishing bureaus, as determined by the department of administration. The amount of reimbursement for moving household effects intrastate may not exceed the maximum amount established by the department of administration for the weight of goods moved and the distance involved. In any instance, the amount of reimbursement for moving household effects may not exceed the amount required to move household effects with a weight of 15,000 pounds at the maximum rates for transporting household effects established by the department of administration. The amount of reimbursement for transporting the employee and his or her immediate family to the new place of residence may not exceed the cost of automobile travel at the rate determined under s. 20.916 (4).
117,32
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32. 20.917 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.917 (2m) An individual who is living outside the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia and who incurs travel moving and transportation expenses for the purpose of reporting to his or her first place of employment or reporting upon reemployment after leaving the civil service to a location within the contiguous 48 states or District of Columbia may be reimbursed
paid for actual, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred, if the reimbursement is recommended and approved in the manner prescribed in sub. (1) (c). In no case may the reimbursement Any such payment may not exceed the maximum reimbursement rate amounts available for an individual who incurs such expenses upon appointment to a position in the federal government, as prescribed by applicable federal regulation. The reimbursement payable payments under this subsection is are in lieu of the reimbursement those otherwise payable under subs. (1) and (2).
117,33
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33. 20.917 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
20.917 (3) (a) 3. Claims for lodging allowance payments allowances shall be approved and paid in the same manner as travel expenses.
117,34
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34. 40.05 (4) (by) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
40.05 (4) (by) 1. Employers shall pay contributions that are sufficient to pay for the present value of the present and future benefits authorized under subch. IX for all employees eligible to receive the benefits under that subchapter, other than state employees who are eligible to receive the benefits as a result of layoff. Except as provided in subd. 2., the board shall annually determine the contribution rate upon certification by the actuary of the department. The contribution rates determined under this paragraph shall become effective on January 1 of the calendar year in which they are applicable and shall remain in effect during that year.
40.95 (1) (a) (intro.) Subject to sub. (2), the department shall administer a program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employee, or the retired employee's surviving insured dependents, and; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e., or the eligible employee's surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an employee who dies while employed by the state, for the benefit of an eligible employee whose compensation includes such health insurance premium credits and who satisfies at least one of the following:
117,36
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36. 40.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.95 (2) The department is not required to administer any program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employee or the retired employee's surviving insured dependents; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e., or the eligible employee's surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an employee who dies while employed by the state, if the department determines that the program does not conform to the program approved by the joint committee on employment relations under s. 230.12 (9).
230.12 (9) Health insurance premium credits. The director may recommend to the joint committee on employment relations a program, administered by the department of employee trust funds, that provides health insurance premium credits to employees whose compensation is established under this section or s. 20.923 (2) or (3). The health insurance premium credits shall be used for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employee, or the retired employee's surviving insured dependents, and; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e., or the eligible employee's surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an employee who dies while employed by the state, and shall be based on the employee's years of continuous service, accumulated unused sick leave and any other factor recommended by the director. Credits granted under the program to an employee who is laid off shall be available until the credits are exhausted, the employee is reemployed by the state, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever occurs first. The approval process for the program is the same as that provided under sub. (3) (b) and the program shall be incorporated into the compensation plan under sub. (1).
117,38
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38. 230.35 (1p) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.35 (1p) (b) (intro.) Employees at the 200-hour or 216-hour rate under sub. (1) or (1m) may, in the year earned, elect to receive not more than 80 of those hours of earned annual leave among one or more of these options:
117,39
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39. 230.35 (1p) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
230.35 (1p) (bm) Employees at the 216-hour rate under sub. (1) or (1m) may, in the year earned, elect to receive not more than 120 of those hours of earned annual leave among one or more of these options:
1. Not to exceed 40 hours in cash.
2. As credit for termination leave.
3. As accumulated sabbatical leave.
117,40
Section
40. 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) In addition to the holidays granted under par. (c), all employees except limited term employees shall earn 3.5 paid personal holidays each calendar year, plus one additional paid personal holiday each calendar year in recognition of Veterans Day. Eligibility to take the personal holidays during the year earned is subject to the following:
117,41
Section
41.
Initial applicability.
(1) The treatment of sections 40.05 (4) (by) 1., 40.95 (1) (a) (intro.) and (2), and 230.12 (9) of the statutes first applies to the provision of health insurance premium credits under subchapter IX of chapter 40 of the statutes for surviving insured dependents of a state employee who dies on the effective date of this subsection and for state employees who are laid off on the effective date of this subsection.
117,42
Section
42.
Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2004, or the day after publication, whichever is later.
