SB21-SSA1,1194,74 230.16 (1) (am) The administrator director may require in connection with the
5application such supplementary work history, educational transcripts, statements
6of physicians or others having knowledge of the applicant, as needed for qualification
7evaluations.
SB21-SSA1,3713 8Section 3713. 230.16 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1194,109 230.16 (1) (b) The division bureau shall furnish application forms without
10charge to all persons requesting them.
SB21-SSA1,3714 11Section 3714. 230.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1194,1712 230.16 (2) Competitive examinations shall be free and open to all applicants
13who have fulfilled the preliminary requirements stated in the examination
14announcement. To assure that all applicants have a fair opportunity to compete,
15examinations shall be held at such times and places as, in the judgment of the
16administrator director, most nearly meet the convenience of applicants and needs of
17the service.
SB21-SSA1,3715 18Section 3715. 230.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1194,2419 230.16 (3) The administrator director may appoint boards of examiners of at
20least 2 persons for the purpose of conducting oral examinations as a part of the
21examination procedure for certain positions. All board members shall be
22well-qualified and impartial. All questions asked and answers made in any
23examination of applicants shall be recorded and made a part of the records of the
24applicants.
SB21-SSA1,3716 25Section 3716. 230.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1195,8
1230.16 (5) In the interest of sound personnel management, consideration of
2applicants and service to agencies, the administrator director may set a standard for
3proceeding to subsequent steps in an examination, provided that all applicants are
4fairly treated and due notice has been given. The standard may be at or above the
5passing point set by the administrator director for any portion of the examination.
6The administrator director shall utilize appropriate scientific techniques and
7procedures in administering the selection process, in rating the results of
8examinations and in determining the relative ratings of the competitors.
SB21-SSA1,3717 9Section 3717. 230.16 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1195,1310 230.16 (6) If any applicant is unable to complete the examination in the form
11presented to the applicant due to a disability, the division bureau shall provide a
12reader, an appropriate place to take the examination or other similar prerequisites
13to ensure equality of opportunity in the examination.
SB21-SSA1,3718 14Section 3718. 230.16 (7m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1195,1615 230.16 (7m) (b) (intro.) The office division shall accept an application after its
16due date from a veteran if all of the following apply:
SB21-SSA1,3719 17Section 3719. 230.16 (7m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1195,1918 230.16 (7m) (c) Within 30 days after acceptance of an application under par.
19(b), the office division shall give the applicant an examination.
SB21-SSA1,3720 20Section 3720. 230.16 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1195,2321 230.16 (9) The officials in control of state, municipal and county buildings,
22upon requisition by the administrator director, shall furnish without charge
23adequate rooms and building services for the administration of examinations.
SB21-SSA1,3721 24Section 3721. 230.16 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1196,4
1230.16 (11) Records of examinations, including a transcript or recorded tape
2of oral examinations, given under this subchapter shall be retained for at least one
3year. Inspection of such records shall be regulated by rules of the administrator
4director.
SB21-SSA1,3722 5Section 3722. 230.17 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1196,12 6230.17 Applicants and eligibles may be barred; bonds may be required.
7(1) The administrator director shall provide by rule, the conditions, not otherwise
8provided by law, under which an applicant may be refused examination or
9reexamination, or an eligible refused certification. These conditions shall be based
10on sufficient reason and shall reflect sound technical personnel management
11practices and those standards of conduct, deportment and character necessary and
12demanded to the orderly, efficient and just operation of the state service.
SB21-SSA1,1197,2 13(2) If the administrator director refuses to examine an applicant, or after an
14examination to certify an eligible, as provided in this section, the administrator
15director, if requested by the applicant so rejected within 10 days of the date of receipt
16of the notice of rejection, shall give the applicant a full and explicit statement of the
17exact cause of such refusal to examine or to certify. Applicants may appeal to the
18commission the decision of the administrator director to refuse to examine or certify
19under s. 230.44 (1) (a). Upon request of an applicant or an eligible for a civil service
20position who has a disability, the department of health services shall obtain from the
21administrator director a detailed description of all duties entailed by such position
22and shall determine and report its findings to the administrator director, as to the
23ability of the applicant, or eligible, to perform the duties of such position. Such
24findings shall be conclusive as to the qualifications of any applicant, or eligible, so

1examined. A notice of rejection shall notify an applicant or eligible of his or her rights
2under this subsection.
SB21-SSA1,1197,9 3(3) When any position to be filled involves fiduciary responsibility, the
4appointing authority shall conduct a criminal history background check before
5offering employment to an applicant for the position. If otherwise permitted by law,
6the appointing authority may require the appointee to furnish bond or other security,
7and shall notify the administrator director of the amount and other details thereof.
8Any surety company authorized to do business in this state shall be a sufficient
9security on any such bond.
SB21-SSA1,3723 10Section 3723. 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1197,21 11230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
12or in any examination may be so framed as to elicit information concerning the
13partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant nor may any
14inquiry be made concerning such opinions or affiliations and all disclosures thereof
15shall be discountenanced except that the administrator director may evaluate the
16competence and impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in
17a state institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the
18recruitment, application, examination or hiring process against or in favor of any
19person because of the person's political or religious opinions or affiliations or because
20of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry
21except as otherwise provided.
SB21-SSA1,3724 22Section 3724. 230.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1198,223 230.19 (1) The administrator director shall provide employees with reasonable
24opportunities for career advancement, within a classified service structure designed

1to achieve and maintain a highly competent work force, with due consideration given
2to affirmative action.
SB21-SSA1,3725 3Section 3725. 230.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1198,144 230.19 (2) If, in the judgment of the administrator director, the group of
5applicants best able to meet the requirements for vacancies in positions in the
6classified service are available within the classified service, the vacancies shall be
7filled by competition limited to persons in the classified service who are not employed
8under s. 230.26 or 230.27 and persons with the right of restoration resulting from
9layoff under s. 230.34 (2), unless it is necessary to go outside the classified service to
10be consistent with an approved affirmative action plan or program. The
11administrator director may also limit competition for promotion to the employees of
12an agency or an employing unit within an agency if the resulting group of applicants
13would fairly represent the proportion of members of racial and ethnic, gender or
14disabled groups in the relevant labor pool for the state.
SB21-SSA1,3726 15Section 3726. 230.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1198,1816 230.21 (1) Subject to s. 230.275, the administrator director may, to meet the
17needs of the service, establish separate recruitment, examination and certification
18procedures for filling positions in unskilled labor and service classes.
SB21-SSA1,3727 19Section 3727. 230.21 (1m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1198,2320 230.21 (1m) (a) (intro.) If the administrator director uses the method of random
21certification to determine which applicants for an unskilled labor or service position
22will receive further consideration for the position, the administrator director shall
23do all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,3728 24Section 3728. 230.21 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1199,9
1230.21 (1m) (b) If the administrator director uses the method of random
2certification to determine which applicants for an unskilled labor or service position
3will receive further consideration for the position and the appointing authority does
4not select a veteran or a person the hiring of whom would serve affirmative action
5purposes, the appointing authority shall make and retain a written record of the
6appointing authority's reasons for selecting the person who was appointed. The
7appointing authority shall make the written records available to the office division
8and annually submit a report to the office division summarizing the reasons
9contained in the written records.
SB21-SSA1,3729 10Section 3729. 230.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1199,1511 230.21 (2) The administrator director may designate classifications in which
12applicants are in critically short supply and may develop such recruitment,
13examination and certification processes as will provide agencies with prompt
14certification when qualified applicants can be found, provided that due notice has
15been given and proper competitive standards have been maintained.
SB21-SSA1,3730 16Section 3730. 230.21 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1199,2217 230.21 (3) The administrator director shall designate classifications in prison
18industries in the department of corrections as critical positions requiring expeditious
19hiring and shall develop such recruitment, examination and certification processes
20as will provide the department with prompt certification when qualified applicants
21can be found, provided that due notice has been given and proper competitive
22standards have been maintained.
SB21-SSA1,3731 23Section 3731. 230.213 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1200,8 24230.213 Affirmative action procedures for corrections positions. The
25administrator director may, to meet affirmative action objectives, establish such

1recruitment, examination and certification procedures for positions in the
2department of corrections as will enable the department of corrections to increase the
3number of employees of a specified gender or a specified racial or ethnic group in
4those positions. The administrator director shall design the procedures to obtain a
5work force in the department of corrections that reflects the relevant labor pool. The
6administrator director may determine the relevant labor pool from the population
7of the state or of a particular geographic area of the state, whichever is more
8appropriate for achieving the affirmative action objective.
SB21-SSA1,3732 9Section 3732. 230.215 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1200,1810 230.215 (3) (a) An agency may, with the approval of the director administrator
11and with the approval of the secretary of administration under s. 16.50, restructure
12budgeted permanent positions as such positions become vacant or if an employee
13voluntarily requests a job-sharing or permanent part-time employment
14opportunity. No employee occupying a full-time permanent position may be
15involuntarily terminated, demoted, transferred or reassigned in order to restructure
16that position for permanent part-time employment and no such employee may be
17required to accept a permanent part-time position as a condition of continued
18employment.
SB21-SSA1,3733 19Section 3733. 230.215 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1200,2420 230.215 (3) (b) If the director administrator, upon review of the report
21submitted under sub. (4), determines that an agency's past or proposed actions
22relating to permanent part-time employment opportunities do not adequately
23reflect the policy under sub. (1) (e), the director administrator may recommend
24procedures designed to enable the agency to effect such policy.
SB21-SSA1,3734 25Section 3734. 230.215 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1201,4
1230.215 (4) Reports. Each agency, in complying with s. 15.04 (1) (d), shall
2include a report on the progress or failure of the plans of such agency in achieving
3the policies stated under sub. (1) and shall submit a copy of such report to the director
4administrator.
SB21-SSA1,3735 5Section 3735. 230.22 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1201,8 6230.22 Entry professional selection. (1) The director administrator may
7establish by rule an entry professional class program for use in a wide range of entry
8professional positions.
SB21-SSA1,1201,12 9(2) In connection with this program the director administrator may establish
10separate classifications and corresponding pay provisions to provide agencies an
11entry professional program, through which they can compete on campuses and in the
12labor market for the best available applicants.
SB21-SSA1,1201,17 13(3) Subject to s. 230.275, the administrator director may establish separate
14recruitment, evaluation and certification procedures for certain entry professional
15positions. Vacancies in entry professional positions may be limited to persons with
16a degree from an institution of higher education, as defined in s. 108.02 (18), or a
17degree under an associate degree program, as defined in s. 38.01 (1).
SB21-SSA1,1201,21 18(4) The administrator director may provide for cooperative programs leading
19to eligibility for permanent appointment in order to enable institutions of higher
20education and agencies to attract and train the highest caliber of undergraduate or
21graduate students for government employment.
SB21-SSA1,3736 22Section 3736. 230.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1202,1023 230.24 (1) The director administrator may by rule develop a career executive
24program that emphasizes excellence in administrative skills in order to provide
25agencies with a pool of highly qualified executive candidates, to provide outstanding

1administrative employees a broad opportunity for career advancement and to
2provide for the mobility of such employees among the agencies and units of state
3government for the most advantageous use of their managerial and administrative
4skills. To accomplish the purpose of this program, the administrator director may
5provide policies and standards for recruitment, examination, probation,
6employment register control, certification, transfer, promotion and reemployment,
7and the director may provide policies and standards for classification and salary
8administration, separate from procedures established for other employment. The
9director administrator shall determine the positions which may be filled from career
10executive employment registers.
SB21-SSA1,3737 11Section 3737. 230.24 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1202,1512 230.24 (1m) The policy established by the administrator director under sub.
13(1) that deals with probation shall provide the option of extending the probationary
14period for individuals with disabilities, as defined in s. 111.32 (8), who are employees
15in a manner consistent with s. 230.28 (1) (bm).
SB21-SSA1,3738 16Section 3738. 230.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1203,317 230.25 (1) Appointing authorities shall give written notice to the administrator
18director of any vacancy to be filled in any position in the classified service. The
19administrator director shall certify, under this subchapter and the rules of the
20administrator director, from the register of eligibles appropriate for the kind and
21type of employment, the grade and class in which the position is classified, any
22number of names at the head thereof. In determining the number of names to certify,
23the administrator director shall use statistical methods and personnel management
24principles that are designed to maximize the number of certified names that are
25appropriate for filling the specific position vacancy. Up to 2 persons considered for

1appointment 3 times and not selected may be removed from the register for each 3
2appointments made. Certification under this subsection shall be made before
3granting any preference under s. 230.16 (7).
SB21-SSA1,3739 4Section 3739. 230.25 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1203,85 230.25 (1g) For every position to be filled by promotion from a promotional
6register, the administrator director shall, after certifying names under sub. (1),
7additionally certify the name of the highest ranked disabled veteran whose disability
8is at least 70%.
SB21-SSA1,3740 9Section 3740. 230.25 (1n) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1203,1210 230.25 (1n) (a) (intro.) After certifying names under subs. (1), (1g) and (1m),
11the administrator director may engage in expanded certification by doing one or
12more of the following:
SB21-SSA1,3741 13Section 3741. 230.25 (1n) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1203,1814 230.25 (1n) (b) The administrator director may certify names under par. (a) 1.
15or 2. only if an agency requests expanded certification in order to comply with an
16approved affirmative action plan or program. The administrator director may certify
17names under par. (a) 3. only if an agency requests expanded certification in order to
18hire persons with a disability.
SB21-SSA1,3742 19Section 3742. 230.25 (1p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1204,320 230.25 (1p) If an appointing authority appoints a person certified under this
21section and the person is not a veteran, the spouse of a veteran or a person the hiring
22of whom would serve affirmative action purposes, the appointing authority shall
23make and retain a written record of the appointing authority's reasons for selecting
24the person who was appointed. The appointing authority shall make the written
25records available to the office division and annually submit a report to the office

1division summarizing the reasons contained in the written records. The office
2division shall annually prepare a report summarizing, for each agency, the reasons
3contained in the records prepared by appointing authorities under this subsection.
SB21-SSA1,3743 4Section 3743. 230.25 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1204,105 230.25 (2) (a) When certifying names to appointing authorities under this
6section, the administrator director shall specify whether the certification includes
7qualifying veterans or persons the hiring of whom would serve affirmative action
8purposes, without divulging the names of those individuals. The administrator
9director shall not disclose any applicant's test score, with or without the addition of
10veterans preference points under s. 230.16 (7), to the appointing authority.
SB21-SSA1,1204,2011 (b) Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter or the rules of the
12administrator director, appointments shall be made by appointing authorities to all
13positions in the classified service from among those certified to them in accordance
14with this section. Appointments shall be made within 60 days after the date of
15certification unless an exception is made by the administrator director. If an
16appointing authority does not make an appointment within 60 days after
17certification, he or she shall immediately report in writing to the administrator
18director the reasons therefor. If the administrator director determines that the
19failure to make an appointment is not justified under the merit system, the
20administrator director shall issue an order directing that an appointment be made.
SB21-SSA1,3744 21Section 3744. 230.25 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1204,2522 230.25 (3) (b) The administrator director may allow a register to expire after
233 months, but only after considering the impact of such an action on the policy of this
24state to provide for equal employment opportunity and to take affirmative action, as
25specified in s. 230.01 (2).
SB21-SSA1,3745
1Section 3745. 230.25 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1205,52 230.25 (4) (a) The administrator director may establish a new and separate
3register for a specific position or class only when in the administrator's director's
4judgment there is no appropriate existing register from which appointments may be
5made.
SB21-SSA1,1205,86 (b) The administrator director may establish separate registers for various
7geographic areas of the state if the needs of the service so require, provided proper
8publicity has been given of the intent to establish such registers.
SB21-SSA1,3746 9Section 3746. 230.25 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1205,1710 230.25 (5) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (a), if an appointing authority elects to
11appoint a disabled veteran to a vacant position on a noncompetitive basis under s.
12230.275 and the appointing authority has requested a certification for the position,
13the administrator director shall provide the appointing authority the names of all
14disabled veterans certified for appointment to the position and who satisfy the
15condition specified in s. 230.275 (1) (a) and the names of all such disabled veterans
16who are on any other employment register that is identified by the appointing
17authority.
SB21-SSA1,3747 18Section 3747. 230.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1205,2119 230.26 (1) The administrator director may provide by rule for selection and
20appointment for limited term appointments, which are provisional appointments or
21appointments for less than 1,044 hours per year.
SB21-SSA1,3748 22Section 3748. 230.26 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1205,2523 230.26 (1m) An appointing authority may not appoint a person who is not a
24state resident to a limited term appointment unless approved by the administrator
25director.
SB21-SSA1,3749
1Section 3749. 230.26 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1206,142 230.26 (2) If there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy in any position in
3the classified service and the administrator director is unable to certify to the
4appointing authority, upon requisition by the latter, a list of persons eligible for
5appointment from an appropriate employment register, the appointing authority
6may nominate a person to the administrator director for noncompetitive
7examination. If the nominee is certified by the administrator director as qualified,
8the nominee may be appointed provisionally to fill the vacancy until an appointment
9can be made from a register established after announcement of competition for the
10position, except that no provisional appointment may be continued for more than 45
11working days after the date of certification from the register. Successive
12appointments may not be made under this subsection. This subsection does not
13apply to a person appointed to a vacant position in the classified service under s.
14230.275.
SB21-SSA1,3750 15Section 3750. 230.26 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1206,1916 230.26 (5) If the administrator director determines that an agency is not in
17compliance with the requirements of, or rules related to, sub. (1), (1m) or (2)
18regarding a particular employee, the administrator director shall direct the
19appointing authority to terminate the employee.
SB21-SSA1,3751 20Section 3751. 230.27 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1206,2421 230.27 (1m) (b) The administrator director may waive the prohibition under
22par. (a) if there is a critical need for employees in a specific classification or position
23or a critical shortage of residents of this state possessing the skills or qualifications
24required for a position.
SB21-SSA1,3752 25Section 3752. 230.27 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,1207,2
1230.27 (2) Subject to s. 230.275, the administrator director may provide by rule
2for the selection and appointment of a person to a project position.
SB21-SSA1,3753 3Section 3753. 230.27 (2k) of the statutes is amended to read:
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