AB911: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Assembly BILL 911

March 21, 2000 - Introduced by Joint committee on Employment Relations. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AB911,1,8 An Act to repeal 20.923 (4m); to renumber and amend 20.923 (4g) (a); to amend 19.42 (13) (c), 20.923 (4g) (intro.), 20.923 (4g) (b), 20.923 (4g) (c), 20.923 (4g) (d), 20.923 (4g) (e), 20.923 (4g) (f), 20.923 (5), 20.923 (14) (a), 20.923 (15) (b), 20.923 (16), 36.09 (1) (e), 36.09 (1) (j), 40.02 (30), 230.08 (2) (cm), 230.12 (1) (a) 1. b., 230.12 (5) (d), 230.35 (1m) (a) 2. and 230.35 (2); to repeal and recreate 36.09 (1) (e); and to create 20.923 (4g) (ae), 20.923 (4g) (am) and 20.923 (4g) (bm) of the statutes; relating to: the University of Wisconsin System senior executive compensation plan.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, there exists a compensation plan for University of Wisconsin (UW) senior executives. There are currently six university senior executive salary groups, with the following positions assigned to each salary group:

1. The positions assigned to university senior executive group (USEG) 1 are the chancellors at UW System campuses at Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior and Whitewater and the chancellors of the UW Colleges and the UW-Extension.

2. The position assigned to USEG 2 is the vice chancellor who is serving as deputy at UW-Milwaukee.

3. The position assigned to USEG 3 is the vice chancellor who is serving as deputy at UW-Madison.

4. The position assigned to USEG 4 is the chancellor at UW-Milwaukee.

5. The position assigned to USEG 5 is the chancellor at UW-Madison.

6. The position assigned to USEG 6 is the president of the UW System.

This bill expands the number of university senior executive salary groups to nine such groups and includes additional executives employed by the UW System in the compensation plan for UW senior executives. Under the bill, the following positions are assigned to the following senior executive salary groups:

1. The positions assigned to USEG 1 are each of the vice chancellors who is serving as deputy at UW System campuses at Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior and Whitewater and each of the vice chancellors who is serving as deputy at the UW Colleges and the UW-Extension.

2. The positions assigned to USEG 2 are the vice presidents of the UW System.

3. The positions assigned to USEG 3 are the chancellors at UW System campuses at Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior and Whitewater and the chancellors of the UW Colleges and the UW-Extension.

4. The position assigned to USEG 4 is the vice chancellor who is serving as deputy at UW-Milwaukee.

5. The positions assigned to USEG 5 are the senior vice presidents of the UW System.

6. The position assigned to USEG 6 is the vice chancellor who is serving as deputy at UW-Madison.

7. The position assigned to USEG 7 is the chancellor at UW-Milwaukee.

8. The position assigned to USEG 8 is the chancellor at UW-Madison.

9. The position assigned to USEG 9 is the president of the UW System.

The salary ranges for all of these salary groups are contained in recommendations submitted by the secretary of employment relations for approval by the joint committee on employment relations.

In addition, the bill eliminates the restriction that prevents all of the following positions from receiving a salary that equals or exceeds the salary paid to the governor: the positions of associate and assistant vice presidents, certain vice chancellors, assistant chancellors, associate and assistant vice chancellors and administrative directors and associate directors of physical plant, general operations and services and auxiliary enterprises activities or their equivalent, of each UW institution, the UW-Extension and the UW System.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB911, s. 1 Section 1. 19.42 (13) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB911,3,3 19.42 (13) (c) All positions identified under s. 20.923 (2), (4), (4g), (4m), (6) (f) to (h) and (8) to (10), except clerical positions.

AB911, s. 2 Section 2. 20.923 (4g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB911,3,16 20.923 (4g) University of Wisconsin System senior executive positions. (intro.) A compensation plan consisting of 6 9 university senior executive salary groups is established for certain administrative positions at the University of Wisconsin System. The salary ranges for the university senior executive salary groups shall be contained in the recommendations of the secretary of employment relations under s. 230.12 (3) (e). The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall set the salaries for these positions within the ranges to which the positions are assigned to reflect the hierarchical structure of the system, to recognize merit, to permit orderly salary progression and to recognize competitive factors. The salary of any incumbent in the positions identified in pars. (a) (ae) to (f) may not exceed the maximum of the salary range for the group to which the position is assigned. The positions are assigned as follows:

AB911, s. 3 Section 3. 20.923 (4g) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 20.923 (4g) (ar) and amended to read:

AB911,3,23 20.923 (4g) (ar) The positions assigned to university senior executive group 1 3 are the chancellors at the University of Wisconsin System campuses at Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior and Whitewater and the chancellors of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

AB911, s. 4 Section 4. 20.923 (4g) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

AB911,4,6 20.923 (4g) (ae) The positions assigned to university senior executive group 1 are each of the vice chancellors who is serving as deputy at the University of Wisconsin System campuses at Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior and Whitewater and each of the vice chancellors who is serving as deputy at the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension.

AB911, s. 5 Section 5. 20.923 (4g) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB911,4,9 20.923 (4g) (am) The positions assigned to university senior executive group 2 are the vice presidents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB911, s. 6 Section 6. 20.923 (4g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB911,4,13 20.923 (4g) (b) The position assigned to university senior executive group 2 4 is the vice chancellor who is serving as deputy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

AB911, s. 7 Section 7. 20.923 (4g) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB911,4,16 20.923 (4g) (bm) The positions assigned to university senior executive group 5 are the senior vice presidents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB911, s. 8 Section 8. 20.923 (4g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB911,4,20 20.923 (4g) (c) The position assigned to university senior executive group 3 6 is the vice chancellor who is serving as deputy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB911, s. 9 Section 9. 20.923 (4g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB911,4,23 20.923 (4g) (d) The position assigned to university senior executive group 4 7 is the chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

AB911, s. 10 Section 10. 20.923 (4g) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB911,5,2 20.923 (4g) (e) The position assigned to university senior executive group 5 8 is the chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB911, s. 11 Section 11. 20.923 (4g) (f) of the statutes is amended to read: