AB748-SA2,11 11Section 11. 230.06 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB748-SA2,12 12Section 12. 230.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,41,2213 230.08 (2) (c) The director, associate director, and state historian of the
14historical society; and, with the approval of the board of curators and the
15administrator, such number of specialists as are required by the society for specific
16research, writing, collecting, or editing projects which for a limited period of time not
17to exceed 2 years, renewable at the discretion of the board of curators and the
18administrator for an additional 2-year period, require persons with particular
19training or experience in a specialized phase or field of history, historical research,
20writing, collecting, or editing, and any persons whose entire salary is paid from funds
21reappropriated to the society by s. 20.245 (1) (r) where a competitive process
22examination is impractical.
AB748-SA2,13 23Section 13. 230.12 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,42,224 230.12 (1) (h) Other pay, benefits, and working conditions. The compensation
25plan may include other provisions relating to pay, benefits, and working conditions

1that shall supersede the provisions of the civil service and other applicable statutes
2and rules promulgated by the director and the administrator
.
AB748-SA2,14 3Section 14. 230.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,42,54 230.13 (1) (a) Evaluations Examination scores and ranks and other
5evaluations
of applicants, including any examination scores and rankings.
AB748-SA2,15 6Section 15. 230.13 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,42,107 230.13 (3) (b) The administrator director and the director administrator may
8provide any agency with personnel information relating to the hiring and
9recruitment process, including specifically examination scores and ranks and other
10evaluations of applicants.
AB748-SA2,16 11Section 16. 230.13 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB748-SA2,17 12Section 17. 230.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,42,1813 230.15 (1) Subject to the restriction under s. 230.143, appointments to, and
14promotions in, the classified service shall be made only according to merit and
15fitness, which shall be ascertained so far as practicable by competitive procedures
16examinations. The director may waive competitive procedures examinations for
17appointments made under subs. (1m) and (2) and shall waive competitive procedures
18examinations for appointments made under sub. (2m).
AB748-SA2,18 19Section 18. 230.15 (1m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,42,2320 230.15 (1m) (c) 1. Whenever a position is included in the classified service
21under par. (a), the director may waive the requirement for competitive procedures
22examinations under sub. (1) with respect to the position and certify the incumbent
23employee for appointment to the position in accordance with subd. 2.
AB748-SA2,19 24Section 19. 230.15 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB748-SA2,20 25Section 20. 230.15 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB748-SA2,21
1Section 21. 230.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,43,2 2230.16 (title) Applications and selection processes examinations.
AB748-SA2,22 3Section 22. 230.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,43,74 230.16 (1) (a) The director shall require persons applying for a position in the
5classified service
admission to any examination under this subchapter or under the
6rules of the director
to file an application and resume with the bureau a reasonable
7time prior to the proposed examination
.
AB748-SA2,23 8Section 23. 230.16 (1) (ap) of the statutes is repealed.
AB748-SA2,24 9Section 24. 230.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,43,1510 230.16 (2) The selection process for a position in the civil service Competitive
11examinations
shall be free and open to all applicants who have fulfilled the
12preliminary requirements stated in the position examination announcement. To
13assure that all applicants have a fair opportunity to compete, competitive procedures
14examinations shall be scheduled in a manner that most nearly meet the convenience
15of applicants and needs of the service, as determined by the director.
AB748-SA2,25 16Section 25. 230.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,43,2317 230.16 (3) The director may appoint boards of evaluators examiners of at least
182 persons, one of which is selected by the bureau and one of which is a representative
19of the appointing authority,
for the purpose of conducting oral evaluations
20examinations as a part of the hiring examination procedure for certain positions. All
21evaluators board members shall be well-qualified and impartial. All questions
22asked and answers made in any oral evaluation examination of applicants shall be
23recorded and made a part of the applicant's records.
AB748-SA2,26 24Section 26. 230.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,44,5
1230.16 (4) All selection criteria examinations, including minimum training
2and experience requirements, for positions in the classified service shall be
3job-related in compliance with appropriate validation standards and shall be subject
4to the approval of the director. All relevant experience, whether paid or unpaid, shall
5satisfy experience requirements.
AB748-SA2,27 6Section 27. 230.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,44,157 230.16 (5) In the interest of sound personnel management, consideration of
8applicants, and service to agencies, the director may set a standard for proceeding
9to subsequent steps in the selection process an examination, provided that all
10applicants are fairly treated and due notice has been given. The standard may be
11at or above the passing point set by the director for any portion of the examination.

12The director shall utilize appropriate scientific techniques and procedures in
13administering the selection process, in rating the results of any evaluations used in
14the selection process
examinations, and in determining the relative ratings of the
15competitors.
AB748-SA2,28 16Section 28. 230.16 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,44,2017 230.16 (6) If any applicant is unable to complete an evaluation that is used in
18the selection process
the examination in the form presented to the applicant due to
19a disability, the bureau shall provide necessary accommodations to ensure equality
20of opportunity in the selection process examination.
AB748-SA2,29 21Section 29. 230.16 (7m) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,44,2422 230.16 (7m) (b) 4. The appointing authority has not extended interviews
23examination for the position or filled the position at the time the application is
24received
is a written, nonessay examination that is scored by a machine.
AB748-SA2,30 25Section 30. 230.16 (7m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB748-SA2,45,2
1230.16 (7m) (c) Within 30 days after acceptance of an application under par.
2(b), the administrator shall give the applicant an examination.
AB748-SA2,31 3Section 31. 230.16 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB748-SA2,45,64 230.16 (9) The officials in control of state, municipal, and county buildings,
5upon requisition by the administrator, shall furnish without charge adequate rooms
6and building services for the administration of examinations.
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:
Loading...
Loading...