SB44-SSA1,900,1411 230.35 (3) (d) Employees of the state are entitled to reasonable paid leaves of
12absence to compete in promotional examinations and interviews. The secretary
13director shall promulgate rules governing the lengths of time allowable for such
14leaves, their frequency and the provisions for their use.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2416m 15Section 2416m. 230.35 (3) (e) 2. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,900,1716 230.35 (3) (e) 2. e. The leave of absence conforms with any rules of the secretary
17director regarding leaves of absence to provide specialized disaster relief services.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2416n 18Section 2416n. 230.35 (3) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,900,2019 230.35 (3) (e) 5. The secretary director may promulgate any rules necessary to
20implement this paragraph.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2416p 21Section 2416p. 230.35 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,901,222 230.35 (5) (b) The standard basis of employment shall be divided into 5 work
23days of 8 hours each except as provided under s. 230.215 (5), and except that when
24the conditions of employment cannot be satisfied by adhering to this division or when
25the public would not be inconvenienced, deviations may be permitted upon

1recommendation of the appointing authority and subsequent approval by the
2secretary director.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2416r 3Section 2416r. 230.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,901,94 230.37 (1) In cooperation with appointing authorities the secretary director
5shall establish an employee performance evaluation program to provide a continuing
6record of employee development and, when applicable, to serve as a basis for
7pertinent personnel actions. Similar evaluations shall be conducted during the
8probationary period but may not infringe upon the authority of the appointing
9authority to retain or dismiss employees during the probationary period.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2416t 10Section 2416t. 230.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,901,1911 230.43 (5) Taxpayers' suits. The right of any taxpayer to bring any action to
12restrain the payment of compensation to any person appointed to or holding any
13office or place of employment in violation of this subchapter shall not be limited or
14denied by reason of the fact that the office or place of employment has been classified
15as, or determined to be, not subject to competitive examination; however, any
16judgment or injunction in any such action shall be prospective only, and shall not
17affect payments already made or due to such persons by the proper disbursing
18officers, in accordance with the rules of the secretary director in force at the time of
19such payments.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2416v 20Section 2416v. 230.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,901,2421 230.44 (1) (b) Decision made or delegated by secretary director. Appeal of a
22personnel decision under s. 230.09 (2) (a) or (d) or 230.13 (1) made by the secretary
23director or by an appointing authority under authority delegated by the secretary
24director under s. 230.04 (1m).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2417m 25Section 2417m. 230.44 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,902,4
1230.44 (1) (dm) Noncompetitive appointment of certain disabled veterans. A
2personnel action under s. 230.275 by an appointing authority that is alleged to be
3illegal or an abuse of discretion. The administrator and the department office may
4not be a party to any such appeal.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2417s 5Section 2417s. 230.44 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,902,206 230.44 (4) (bm) Upon request of an employee who files an appeal of the decision
7of the secretary director made under s. 230.09 (2) (a) or (d), the appeal shall be heard
8by a commissioner or attorney employed by the commission serving as arbitrator
9under rules promulgated for this purpose by the commission. In such an arbitration,
10the arbitrator shall orally render a decision at the conclusion of the hearing
11affirming, modifying or rejecting the decision of the secretary director. The decision
12of the arbitrator is final and is not subject to review by the commission. An
13arbitrator's decision may not be cited as precedent in any other proceeding before the
14commission or before any court. The arbitrator shall promptly file his or her decision
15with the commission. The decision of the arbitrator shall stand as the decision of the
16commission. The decision of the commission is subject to review under ss. 227.53 to
17227.57 only on the ground that the decision was procured by corruption, fraud or
18undue means or that the arbitrator or the commission exceeded the arbitrator's or
19the commission's power. The record of a proceeding under this paragraph shall be
20transcribed as provided in s. 227.44 (8).
SB44-SSA1, s. 2418 21Section 2418. 230.45 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,902,23 22230.45 (title) Powers and duties of personnel commission and division
23of equal rights
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2419 24Section 2419. 230.45 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2420 25Section 2420. 230.45 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,903,2
1230.45 (1) (e) Hear appeals, when authorized under county merit system rules
2under s. 49.33 49.78 (4), from any interested party.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2421 3Section 2421. 230.45 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2422 4Section 2422. 230.45 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2422g 5Section 2422g. 230.45 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,903,96 230.45 (1) (h) Keep minutes of its own proceedings and other official actions.
7All such records shall, subject to reasonable rules, be open to public inspection.
8Records of the secretary director or the administrator which are confidential shall
9be kept confidential by the division of equal rights or the commission.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2422r 10Section 2422r. 230.45 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,903,1311 230.45 (1) (i) Adopt rules necessary to carry out this section. Notice of the
12contents of such rules and amendments thereto shall be given promptly to the
13secretary director, the administrator and appointing authorities affected thereby.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2423 14Section 2423. 230.45 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2424 15Section 2424. 230.45 (1) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2425 16Section 2425. 230.45 (1) (L) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2426 17Section 2426. 230.45 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2427 18Section 2427. 230.45 (1e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,903,1919 230.45 (1e) The division of equal rights shall:
SB44-SSA1,904,520 (a) Receive and process complaints of discrimination of state employees under
21s. 111.375. In the course of investigating or otherwise processing such a complaint,
22the division of equal rights may require that an interview with any state employee,
23except a management or supervisory employee who is a party to or immediately
24involved in the subject matter of the complaint, be conducted outside the presence
25of the appointing authority or any representative or agent thereof unless the

1employee voluntarily requests that presence. An appointing authority shall permit
2an employee to be interviewed without loss of pay and to have an employee
3representative present at the interview. An appointing authority of an employee to
4be interviewed may require the division of equal rights to give the appointing
5authority reasonable notice prior to the interview.
SB44-SSA1,904,76 (b) Receive and process complaints of retaliatory disciplinary action under s.
7230.85.
SB44-SSA1,904,118 (c) Keep minutes of its own proceedings and other official actions relating to
9this chapter. All such records shall, subject to reasonable rules, be open to public
10inspection. Records of the director or the administrator which are confidential shall
11be kept confidential by the division of equal rights.
SB44-SSA1,904,1412 (d) Adopt rules necessary to carry out this section. Notice of the contents of such
13rules and amendments thereto shall be given promptly to the director, the
14administrator, and appointing authorities affected thereby.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2427g 15Section 2427g. 230.46 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,904,25 16230.46 Duties of council on affirmative action. The council on affirmative
17action in the department office shall serve in a direct advisory capacity to the
18secretary director and as part of that relationship shall evaluate the progress of
19affirmative action programs throughout the civil service system, seek compliance
20with state and federal regulations and recommend improvements in the state's
21affirmative action efforts as an employer. In carrying out its responsibilities, the
22council may recommend legislation, consult with agency personnel and other
23interested persons, conduct hearings and take other appropriate action to promote
24affirmative action. The council shall report at least once per year to the governor and
25the legislature.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2427r
1Section 2427r. 230.48 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,905,72 230.48 (2) Personnel, facilities and equipment. The department office shall
3appoint, under the classified service, a secretary and such other employees as are
4necessary to carry out the duties of the state employees suggestion board, and shall
5provide such facilities and equipment as that board requires for the proper
6performance of its work. The state employees suggestion board may request and
7shall receive from any state department any assistance that it requires.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2428 8Section 2428. 230.81 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,905,169 230.81 (1) (b) After asking the commission division of equal rights which
10governmental unit is appropriate to receive the information, disclose the information
11in writing only to the governmental unit that the commission division of equal rights
12determines is appropriate. The commission division of equal rights may not
13designate the department of justice, the courts, the legislature or a service agency
14under subch. IV of ch. 13 as an appropriate governmental unit to receive information.
15Each appropriate governmental unit shall designate an employee to receive
16information under this section.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2429 17Section 2429. 230.85 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,905,2418 230.85 (1) An employee who believes that a supervisor or appointing authority
19has initiated or administered, or threatened to initiate or administer, a retaliatory
20action against that employee in violation of s. 230.83 may file a written complaint
21with the commission division of equal rights, specifying the nature of the retaliatory
22action or threat thereof and requesting relief, within 60 days after the retaliatory
23action allegedly occurred or was threatened or after the employee learned of the
24retaliatory action or threat thereof, whichever occurs last.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2430 25Section 2430. 230.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,907,2
1230.85 (2) The commission division of equal rights shall receive and, except as
2provided in s. 230.45 (1m), investigate any complaint under sub. (1). In the course
3of investigating or otherwise processing such a complaint, the commission division
4of equal rights
may require that an interview with any employee described in s.
5230.80 (3), except a management or supervisory employee who is a party to or is
6immediately involved in the subject matter of the complaint, be conducted outside
7the presence of the appointing authority or any representative or agent thereof
8unless the employee voluntarily requests that presence. An appointing authority
9shall permit an employee to be interviewed without loss of pay and to have an
10employee representative present at the interview. An appointing authority of an
11employee to be interviewed may require the commission division of equal rights to
12give the appointing authority reasonable notice prior to the interview. If the
13commission division of equal rights finds probable cause to believe that a retaliatory
14action has occurred or was threatened, it may endeavor to remedy the problem
15through conference, conciliation or persuasion. If that endeavor is not successful, the
16commission division of equal rights shall issue and serve a written notice of hearing,
17specifying the nature of the retaliatory action which has occurred or was threatened,
18and requiring the person named, in this section called the "respondent", to answer
19the complaint at a hearing. The notice shall specify the place of hearing and a time
20of hearing not less than 30 days after service of the complaint upon the respondent
21nor less than 10 days after service of the notice of hearing. If, however, the
22commission division of equal rights determines that an emergency exists with
23respect to a complaint, the notice of hearing may specify a time of hearing within 30
24days after service of the complaint upon the respondent, but not less than 10 days

1after service of the notice of hearing. The testimony at the hearing shall be recorded
2or taken down by a reporter appointed by the commission division of equal rights.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2431 3Section 2431. 230.85 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,907,114 230.85 (3) (a) (intro.) After hearing, the commission division of equal rights
5shall make written findings and orders. If the commission division of equal rights
6finds that the respondent engaged in or threatened a retaliatory action, it shall order
7the employee's appointing authority to insert a copy of the findings and orders into
8the employee's personnel file and, if the respondent is a natural person, order the
9respondent's appointing authority to insert such a copy into the respondent's
10personnel file. In addition, the commission division of equal rights may take any
11other appropriate action, including but not limited to the following:
SB44-SSA1, s. 2432 12Section 2432. 230.85 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,907,1613 230.85 (3) (a) 4. Order payment of the employee's reasonable attorney fees by
14a governmental unit respondent, or by a governmental unit employing a respondent
15who is a natural person if that governmental unit received notice and an opportunity
16to participate in proceedings before the commission division of equal rights.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2433 17Section 2433. 230.85 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,908,518 230.85 (3) (b) If, after hearing, the commission division of equal rights finds
19that the respondent did not engage in or threaten a retaliatory action it shall order
20the complaint dismissed. The commission division of equal rights shall order the
21employee's appointing authority to insert a copy of the findings and orders into the
22employee's personnel file and, if the respondent is a natural person, order the
23respondent's appointing authority to insert such a copy into the respondent's
24personnel file. If the commission division of equal rights finds by unanimous vote
25that the employee filed a frivolous complaint it may order payment of the

1respondent's reasonable actual attorney fees and actual costs. Payment may be
2assessed against either the employee or the employee's attorney, or assessed so that
3the employee and the employee's attorney each pay a portion. To find a complaint
4frivolous the commission division of equal rights must find that either s. 814.025 (3)
5(a) or (b) applies or that both s. 814.025 (3) (a) and (b) apply.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2434 6Section 2434. 230.85 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,908,97 230.85 (3) (c) Pending final determination by the commission division of equal
8rights
of any complaint under this section, the commission division of equal rights
9may make interlocutory orders.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2435 10Section 2435. 230.85 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,908,1311 230.85 (4) The commission division of equal rights shall serve a certified copy
12of the findings and order on the respondent and, if the respondent is a natural person,
13upon the respondent's appointing authority.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2436 14Section 2436. 230.85 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,908,1915 230.85 (5) (a) If a respondent does not comply with any lawful order by the
16commission division of equal rights, for each such failure the respondent shall forfeit
17a sum of not less than $10 nor more than $100. Every day during which a respondent
18fails to comply with any order of the commission division of equal rights constitutes
19a separate violation of that order.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2437 20Section 2437. 230.85 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,908,2221 230.85 (5) (b) As an alternative to par. (a), the commission division of equal
22rights
may enforce an order by a suit in equity.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2438 23Section 2438. 230.87 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,909,624 230.87 (1) Findings and orders of the commission division of equal rights under
25this subchapter are subject to judicial review under ch. 227. Upon that review, or in

1any enforcement action, the department of justice shall represent the commission
2division of equal rights unless a conflict of interest results from that representation.
3A court may order payment of a prevailing appellant employee's reasonable attorney
4fees by a governmental unit respondent, or by a governmental unit employing a
5respondent who is a natural person if that governmental unit received notice and an
6opportunity to appear before the court.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2439 7Section 2439. 230.88 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,909,128 230.88 (2) Effect. (a) A final order issued under s. 230.85 or 230.87 which has
9not been appealed and for which the time of appeal has passed binds all parties who
10were subjected to the jurisdiction of the commission division of equal rights or the
11court and who received an opportunity to be heard. With respect to these parties, the
12decree is conclusive as to all issues of law and fact decided.
SB44-SSA1,909,2113 (b) No collective bargaining agreement supersedes the rights of an employee
14under this subchapter. However, nothing in this subchapter affects any right of an
15employee to pursue a grievance procedure under a collective bargaining agreement
16under subch. V of ch. 111, and if the commission division of equal rights determines
17that a grievance arising under such a collective bargaining agreement involves the
18same parties and matters as a complaint under s. 230.85, it shall order the
19arbitrator's final award on the merits conclusive as to the rights of the parties to the
20complaint, on those matters determined in the arbitration which were at issue and
21upon which the determination necessarily depended.
SB44-SSA1,910,722 (c) No later than 10 days before the specified time of hearing under s. 230.85
23(2), an employee shall notify the commission division of equal rights orally or in
24writing if he or she has commenced or will commence an action in a court of record
25alleging matters prohibited under s. 230.83 (1). If the employee does not

1substantially comply with this requirement, the commission division of equal rights
2may assess against the employee any costs attributable to the failure to notify.
3Failure to notify the commission division of equal rights does not affect a court's
4jurisdiction to proceed with the action. Upon commencement of such an action in a
5court of record, the commission division of equal rights has no jurisdiction to process
6a complaint filed under s. 230.85 except to dismiss the complaint and, if appropriate,
7to assess costs under this paragraph.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2440 8Section 2440. 230.89 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,910,10 9230.89 Rule making and reporting. (1) The commission division of equal
10rights
shall promulgate rules to carry out its responsibilities under this subchapter.
SB44-SSA1,910,16 11(2) Every 2 years, the commission division of equal rights shall submit a report
12to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate
13standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), regarding complaints filed, hearings held
14and actions taken under this subchapter, including the dollar amount of any
15monetary settlement or final monetary award which has become binding on the
16parties.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2441 17Section 2441. 233.10 (3) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,910,2318 233.10 (3) (c) 4. Grant to the carry-over employee military leave, treatment of
19military leave, jury service leave and voting leave in accordance with s. 230.35 (3)
20and (4) (e) and, to the extent applicable, rules of the department of employment
21relations
office of state human resources management governing such leaves for
22employees in the classified service as of the last day of the employee's employment
23as a state employee if the employee was entitled to those benefits on that day.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2442 24Section 2442. 233.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,911,7
1233.10 (4) Notwithstanding the requirement that an employee be a state
2employee, a carry-over employee of the authority who was employed in a position in
3the classified service immediately prior to beginning employment with the authority
4shall, from June 29, 1996, to June 30, 1997, have the same transfer rights under s.
5230.29 and the rules of the department of employment relations office of state human
6resources management
governing transfers as a person who holds a position in the
7classified service.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2444 8Section 2444. 234.034 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,911,12 9234.034 Consistency with state housing strategy plan. Subject to
10agreements with bondholders or noteholders, the authority shall exercise its powers
11and perform its duties related to housing consistent with the state housing strategy
12plan under s. 16.31 560.9802.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2445 13Section 2445. 234.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,911,2214 234.06 (1) The authority may, as authorized in the state housing strategy plan
15under s. 16.31 560.9802, use the moneys held in the housing development fund to
16make temporary loans to eligible sponsors, with or without interest, and with such
17security for repayment, if any, as the authority determines reasonably necessary and
18practicable, solely from the housing development fund, to defray development costs
19for the construction of proposed housing projects for occupancy by persons and
20families of low and moderate income. No temporary loan may be made unless the
21authority may reasonably anticipate that satisfactory financing may be obtained by
22the eligible sponsor for the permanent financing of the housing project.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2446 23Section 2446. 234.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,912,824 234.06 (3) The authority may, as authorized in the state housing strategy plan
25under s. 16.31 560.9802, use the moneys held in the housing development fund to

1establish and administer programs of grants to counties, municipalities and eligible
2sponsors of housing projects for persons of low and moderate income, to pay
3organizational expenses, administrative costs, social services, technical services,
4training expenses or costs incurred or expected to be incurred by counties,
5municipalities or sponsors for land and building acquisition, construction,
6improvements, renewal, rehabilitation, relocation or conservation under a plan to
7provide housing or related facilities, if the costs are not reimbursable from other
8private or public loan, grant or mortgage sources.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2447 9Section 2447. 234.165 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,912,1510 234.165 (2) (b) 2. Annually before August 31 the authority shall submit to the
11governor a plan for expending or encumbering the actual surplus reported under
12subd. 1. The part of the plan related to housing shall be consistent with the state
13housing strategy plan under s. 16.31 560.9802. The plan submitted under this
14subdivision may be attached to and submitted as a part of the report filed under subd.
151.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2448 16Section 2448. 234.25 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,912,2017 234.25 (1) (e) An evaluation of its progress in implementing within its own
18housing programs the goals, policies and objectives of the state housing strategy plan
19under s. 16.31 560.9802, and recommendations for legislation to improve its ability
20to carry out its programs consistent with the state housing strategy plan.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2449 21Section 2449. 253.06 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,913,222 253.06 (4) (c) 2. If a fine or forfeiture is imposed by a court of record, after a
23determination by the court of the amount due, the clerk of the court shall collect and
24transmit such amount to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m). The

1county treasurer shall then make payment to the state treasurer secretary of
2administration
as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
SB44-SSA1, s. 2450 3Section 2450. 253.06 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,913,154 253.06 (5) (e) The suspension or termination of authorization of a vendor or
5eligibility of a participant shall be effective beginning on the 15th day after receipt
6of the notice of suspension or termination. All forfeitures, recoupments, and
7enforcement assessments shall be paid to the department within 15 days after
8receipt of notice of assessment or, if the forfeiture, recoupment, or enforcement
9assessment is contested under sub. (6), within 10 days after receipt of the final
10decision after exhaustion of administrative review, unless the final decision is
11adverse to the department or unless the final decision is appealed and the decision
12is stayed by court order under sub. (7). The department shall remit all forfeitures
13paid to the state treasurer secretary of administration for deposit in the school fund.
14The department shall deposit all enforcement assessments in the appropriation
15under s. 20.435 (1) (gr).
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