6. The bill provides for direct payment of authorized moving expenses for state
employees instead of reimbursement. This change will permit the state to pay the
moving expenses directly instead of reimbursing the state employee for his or her
payment of the moving expenses.
7. The bill eliminates a $600 cap for certain stipends for state employees for
moving preparation and, instead, provides that this cap is to be established in the
state compensation plan.
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:
AB721, s. 1 1Section 1. 16.53 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,3,62 16.53 (1) (cm) Advancement of travel expenses. The head of a state agency may,
3by presenting proper vouchers to the department of administration,
advance money
4for travel expenses to employees. Travel expenses shall be advanced only when the
5estimated expense is expected to exceed $50 and the
Any travel advance shall not
6exceed 80% of the estimated expense.
AB721, s. 2 7Section 2. 20.916 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,4,28 20.916 (1) Employees to be reimbursed. State officers and employees shall be
9reimbursed for actual, reasonable, and necessary traveling expenses incurred in the
10discharge of their duties in accordance with sub. (9). The officers and employees of
11any state agency shall, when for reasons of economy or efficiency they are stationed
12at any other place than an official location of such state agency, receive their actual,

1reasonable,
and necessary traveling and other expenses when called to such official
2location for temporary service.
AB721, s. 3 3Section 3. 20.916 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,4,104 20.916 (1m) Reimbursement of volunteers. Except where reimbursement is
5required by law, an individual who volunteers his or her services to a state agency
6may, at the discretion of the appointing authority of the state agency receiving the
7services, be reimbursed by the state agency for actual, reasonable, and necessary
8travel expenses incurred in the performance of the services. Reimbursement shall
9not exceed the maximum amounts established for state officers and employees under
10sub. (8).
AB721, s. 4 11Section 4. 20.916 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,4,1212 20.916 (4) (title) Use of private privately owned automobiles.
AB721, s. 5 13Section 5. 20.916 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
14is amended to read:
AB721,4,2015 20.916 (4) (a) If any state agency determines that the duties of any employee
16require the use of an automobile, it may authorize such employee to use a personal
17privately owned automobile in the employee's work for the state, and reimburse the
18employee for such use at a rate which is set at least biennially by the office of state
19employment relations under sub. (8), subject to the approval of the joint committee
20on employment relations.
AB721, s. 6 21Section 6. 20.916 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,5,222 20.916 (4) (b) Upon recommendation of the head of the state agency and
23approval by the secretary of administration, an additional reimbursement at the rate
24of one cent per mile may be paid to any employee for the use of the employee's
25personal privately owned automobile when used as an emergency vehicle or under

1conditions which that may cause excessive wear or depreciation, including pulling
2trailers or which under conditions that require the installation of special equipment.
AB721, s. 7 3Section 7. 20.916 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,5,144 20.916 (4) (c) For travel between points convenient to be that are conveniently
5reached by railroad, bus, or commercial airplane without unreasonable loss of time,
6the allowance for the use of a personal privately owned automobile shall not exceed
7the lowest cost of the most practical means of public transportation between such
8points. The department of administration shall give due consideration to the
9circumstances on each case when determining
establish guidelines for the most
10practical means of public transportation. The cost of meals and lodging paid by the
11state and the cost of the use of a state-owned automobile not chargeable to an
12employee may not exceed the cost which that would have been incurred had the most
13practical form of public transportation been used, at the most appropriate time, if a
14practical form of public transportation is available.
AB721, s. 8 15Section 8. 20.916 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,5,1816 20.916 (4) (d) All allowances for the use of a personal privately owned
17automobile shall be paid upon the certification of the amounts payable by the head
18of the state agency to the department of administration.
AB721, s. 9 19Section 9. 20.916 (4) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,5,2520 20.916 (4) (e) When an assigned or pool state-owned automobile is available
21and tendered to an employee, and the employee exercises the option to utilize use the
22employee's personal privately owned automobile on state business, the mileage
23allowance shall be at a rate equal to the approximate cost per mile of operation of
24state automobiles, including depreciation, as determined by the secretary of
25administration.
AB721, s. 10
1Section 10. 20.916 (4m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,6,22 20.916 (4m) (title) Use of private privately owned motorcycles.
AB721, s. 11 3Section 11. 20.916 (4m) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act
433
, is amended to read:
AB721,6,175 20.916 (4m) (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any state
6agency determines that an employee's duties require the use of a motor vehicle, and
7use of a personal privately owned motor vehicle is authorized by the agency under
8similar circumstances, the agency shall authorize the employee to use a personal
9privately owned motorcycle for the employee's duties and shall reimburse the
10employee for the use of the motorcycle at rates determined at least biennially by the
11director of the office of state employment relations under sub. (8), subject to the
12approval of the joint committee on employment relations. No state agency may
13authorize an employee to use or reimburse an employee for the use of a personal
14privately owned motorcycle under this paragraph if more than one individual is
15transported on the motorcycle. All allowances for the use of a motorcycle shall be
16paid upon approval and certification of the amounts payable by the head of the state
17agency for which the employee performs duties to the department of administration.
AB721, s. 12 18Section 12. 20.916 (5) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,6,1919 20.916 (5) (title) Use of private airplanes privately owned aircraft.
AB721, s. 13 20Section 13. 20.916 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
21is amended to read:
AB721,7,722 20.916 (5) (a) Whenever any state agency determines that the duties of any
23member or employee require the use of an airplane, it
If the use of a privately owned
24or chartered aircraft is more efficient and economical for the conduct of state
25business than commercial transportation, the head of a state agency
may authorize

1him or her an employee to charter such airplane an aircraft with or without a pilot;
2and it may authorize any member or employee to use his or her personal airplane a
3privately owned aircraft
and reimburse him or her the member or employee for such
4use of a privately owned aircraft at a rate set at least biennially by the office of state
5employment relations under sub. (8), subject to the approval of the joint committee
6on employment relations. Such reimbursement shall be made upon the certification
7of the amount by the head of the state agency to the department of administration.
AB721, s. 14 8Section 14. 20.916 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,7,149 20.916 (5) (b) The head of the state agency whose members or employees are
10authorized to use their own airplanes aircraft in their work for the state shall file
11with
ensure that employees adhere to any license and insurance requirements
12prescribed by
the department of administration a list of all persons so authorized
13and the airplanes so to be used with a statement of the passenger capacity of each
14such airplane
.
AB721, s. 15 15Section 15. 20.916 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,7,2416 20.916 (7) Personal use of state vehicles and aircraft. With the approval of
17the secretary of administration, a state officer or employee may use a state-owned
18motor vehicle or state-owned aircraft for personal use. An officer or employee shall
19reimburse the state for personal use of a state-owned motor vehicle at the same
20reimbursement rate provided an employee by the state for the use of his or her
21personal privately owned automobile on state business as approved in the schedule
22under sub. (8). An officer or employee shall reimburse the state for personal use of
23a state-owned aircraft at a rate determined by the secretary of administration which
24that covers all costs associated with the operation of the aircraft.
AB721, s. 16
1Section 16. 20.916 (8) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
2is amended to read:
AB721,8,123 20.916 (8) (a) The director of the office of state employment relations shall
4recommend to the joint committee on employment relations uniform travel schedule
5amounts for travel by state officers and employees whose compensation is
6established under s. 20.923 or 230.12. Such amounts shall include maximum
7permitted amounts for meal and lodging costs, special allowance expenses other
8allowable travel expenses
under sub. (9) (d), and porterage tips, except as authorized
9under s. 16.53 (12) (c). In lieu of the maximum permitted amounts for expenses
10under sub. (9) (b), (c), and (d), the secretary may recommend to the committee a per
11diem amount and method of reimbursement for any or all expenses under sub. (9) (b),
12(c), and (d).
AB721, s. 17 13Section 17. 20.916 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 20.916 (9) (a) 1m.
AB721, s. 18 14Section 18. 20.916 (9) (a) 1d. of the statutes is created to read:
AB721,8,1515 20.916 (9) (a) 1d. "Appointing authority" has the meaning given in s. 230.03 (4).
AB721, s. 19 16Section 19. 20.916 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,8,1817 20.916 (9) (b) Lodging. All Subject to the limitations under sub. (8) and s. 16.53
18(12) (c), all
reimbursement claims for lodging must be accompanied by a receipt.
AB721, s. 20 19Section 20. 20.916 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,8,2520 20.916 (9) (c) Meals. Subject to the limitation prescribed in limitations under
21sub. (8) and
s. 16.53 (12) (c), employees shall be reimbursed for all reasonable
22amounts expended for their own meals incurred in the performance of their official
23duties. Receipts for meals are not required except for any unusual claims in excess
24of the maximum
amount, which must be accompanied by a receipt and full
25explanation of the reasonableness of such expense.
AB721, s. 21
1Section 21. 20.916 (9) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB721,9,62 20.916 (9) (d) Other allowable travel expenses. Employees shall be reimbursed
3for actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses, including specifically laundry,
4telephone, facsimile, porterage, and tips, when traveling on state business, but not
5to exceed any limitations or maximums established by the director of the office of
6state employment relations under sub. (8) and s. 16.53 (12) (c).
AB721, s. 22 7Section 22. 20.916 (9) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,9,158 20.916 (9) (e) Expenses in an employee's headquarters city, village, or town.
9Employees who are headquartered in a city, village, or town in which the expense
10occurs shall be reimbursed for their actual, reasonable, and necessary expenses
11incurred in the discharge of official duties only on the approval of the head of the
12employee's agency
appointing authority of the state agency at which the employee
13is employed
. This does not apply to travel between an employee's residence and the
14city, village, or town in which the employee is headquartered, which shall not be
15reimbursable.
AB721, s. 23 16Section 23. 20.916 (9) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,9,1817 20.916 (9) (f) 2. `Train.' Travel by train shall be limited to coach, if available,
18unless overnight, where accommodations should be limited to roomette.
AB721, s. 24 19Section 24. 20.916 (9) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,9,2320 20.916 (9) (f) 3. `Reimbursement.' All Receipt limits for all claims for
21reimbursement of transportation expense, except for taxicabs and airport
22limousines, must be accompanied by a receipt
shall be established by the director of
23the office of state employment relations in the compensation plan under s. 230.12
.
AB721, s. 25 24Section 25. 20.917 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,10,10
120.917 (1) (a) Whenever an employee currently employed in a position in the
2civil service, other than on a limited term basis, is ordered to relocate or is promoted
3to a different position in the civil service and the new place of employment requires
4in the judgment of the new appointing authority at the new place of employment, or
5in the judgment of the appointing authority in an intra-agency relocation or
6promotion, a change in location of residence, the appointing authority shall
7authorize the employee to be reimbursed for the payment of the employee's actual
8and necessary expense of transporting the employee and the immediate members of
9the employee's family to the new place of residence and for the transportation of the
10employee's household effects to the new place of residence.
AB721, s. 26 11Section 26. 20.917 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,10,1612 20.917 (1) (b) Reimbursement Payment under this section for an employee who
13relocates as a result of transfer or demotion made at the employee's request is at the
14discretion of the new appointing authority, or in an intra-agency transfer or
15demotion at the employee's request, at the discretion of the appointing authority of
16the state agency by at which the employee is employed.
AB721, s. 27 17Section 27. 20.917 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
18is amended to read:
AB721,10,2319 20.917 (1) (c) Reimbursement Payment for moving expenses may be granted
20to a person reporting to his or her first place of employment or reporting upon
21reemployment after leaving the civil service, if reimbursement payment is
22recommended by the appointing authority and approved in writing by the director
23of the office of state employment relations prior to the time when the move is made.
AB721, s. 28 24Section 28. 20.917 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,11,5
120.917 (1) (d) Reimbursement Payment may not be granted if the distance
2between the old and new residences of the employee is less than a minimum distance
3established for reimbursement of moving expenses in the compensation plan under
4s. 230.12 (1)
by the director of the office of state employment relations for payment
5of moving expenses
.
AB721, s. 29 6Section 29. 20.917 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,11,207 20.917 (1) (e) In addition to other costs payable under this subsection, an
8employee who is eligible for reimbursement payment of moving expenses under par.
9(a) shall be paid a stipend of $600 in an amount established in the compensation plan
10under s. 230.12
for preparation of household effects incident to moving and other
11moving expenses not otherwise reimbursable under this section. An employee who
12is eligible for reimbursement payment under par. (b) may, at the discretion of the
13appointing authority, be paid a stipend of not more than $600 the amount established
14in the compensation plan under s. 230.12
for preparation of household effects
15incident to moving and other moving expenses not otherwise reimbursable under
16this section. An appointee who receives reimbursement a payment under par. (c)
17may, at the discretion of the appointing authority, be paid a stipend of not more than
18$600 the amount established in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for
19preparation of household effects incident to moving and other moving expenses not
20otherwise reimbursable under this section.
AB721, s. 30 21Section 30. 20.917 (2) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
22is amended to read:
AB721,12,423 20.917 (2) (a) The director of the office of state employment relations shall
24recommend
may establish a maximum dollar amount which may be permitted for
25reimbursement
for payment of any employee moving costs under sub. (1) (a) to (c),

1subject to the limitations prescribed in par. (b)
. This amount shall be submitted for
2the approval of the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided
3in s. 20.916 (8), and upon approval shall become a part of the compensation plan
4under s. 230.12 (1).
AB721, s. 31 5Section 31. 20.917 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,12,176 20.917 (2) (b) The amount of reimbursement for moving household effects
7interstate may not exceed the maximum amount as set forth in the rate tables of the
8major household goods tariff publishing bureaus, as determined by the department
9of administration. The amount of reimbursement for moving household effects
10intrastate may not exceed the maximum amount established by the department of
11administration for the weight of goods moved and the distance involved. In any
12instance, the amount of reimbursement for moving household effects may not exceed
13the amount required to move household effects with a weight of 15,000 pounds at the
14maximum rates for transporting household effects established by the department of
15administration.
The amount of reimbursement for transporting the employee and
16his or her immediate family to the new place of residence may not exceed the cost of
17automobile travel at the rate determined under s. 20.916 (4).
AB721, s. 32 18Section 32. 20.917 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,13,519 20.917 (2m) An individual who is living outside the contiguous 48 states and
20the District of Columbia and who incurs travel moving and transportation expenses
21for the purpose of reporting to his or her first place of employment or reporting upon
22reemployment after leaving the civil service to a location within the contiguous 48
23states or District of Columbia may be reimbursed paid for actual, necessary and
24reasonable expenses incurred, if the reimbursement is recommended and approved
25in the manner prescribed in sub. (1) (c). In no case may the reimbursement Any such

1payment may not
exceed the maximum reimbursement rate amounts available for
2an individual who incurs such expenses upon appointment to a position in the federal
3government, as prescribed by applicable federal regulation. The reimbursement
4payable
payments under this subsection is are in lieu of the reimbursement those
5otherwise payable under subs. (1) and (2).
AB721, s. 33 6Section 33. 20.917 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,13,87 20.917 (3) (a) 3. Claims for lodging allowance payments allowances shall be
8approved and paid in the same manner as travel expenses.
AB721, s. 34 9Section 34. 40.05 (4) (by) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,13,1710 40.05 (4) (by) 1. Employers shall pay contributions that are sufficient to pay
11for the present value of the present and future benefits authorized under subch. IX
12for all employees eligible to receive the benefits under that subchapter, other than
13state employees who are eligible to receive the benefits as a result of layoff
. Except
14as provided in subd. 2., the board shall annually determine the contribution rate
15upon certification by the actuary of the department. The contribution rates
16determined under this paragraph shall become effective on January 1 of the calendar
17year in which they are applicable and shall remain in effect during that year.
AB721, s. 35 18Section 35. 40.95 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin
19Act 33
, is amended to read:
AB721,14,420 40.95 (1) (a) (intro.) Subject to sub. (2), the department shall administer a
21program that provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health
22insurance for a retired employee, or the retired employee's surviving insured
23dependents, and; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e., or the eligible
24employee's surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who
25is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her

1surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an
2employee who dies while employed by the state
, for the benefit of an eligible employee
3whose compensation includes such health insurance premium credits and who
4satisfies at least one of the following:
AB721, s. 36 5Section 36. 40.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,14,156 40.95 (2) The department is not required to administer any program that
7provides health insurance premium credits for the purchase of health insurance for
8a retired employee or the retired employee's surviving insured dependents; for an
9eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e., or the eligible employee's surviving
10insured dependents; for an employee who is laid off, but who is not on a temporary,
11school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and his or her surviving insured
12dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents of an employee who dies while
13employed by the state
, if the department determines that the program does not
14conform to the program approved by the joint committee on employment relations
15under s. 230.12 (9).
AB721, s. 37 16Section 37. 230.12 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act 33,
17is amended to read:
AB721,15,1018 230.12 (9) Health insurance premium credits. The director may recommend
19to the joint committee on employment relations a program, administered by the
20department of employee trust funds, that provides health insurance premium
21credits to employees whose compensation is established under this section or s.
2220.923 (2) or (3). The health insurance premium credits shall be used for the
23purchase of health insurance for a retired employee, or the retired employee's
24surviving insured dependents, and; for an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b)
256e., or the eligible employee's surviving insured dependents; for an employee who is

1laid off, but who is not on a temporary, school year, seasonal, or sessional layoff, and
2his or her surviving insured dependents; and for the surviving insured dependents
3of an employee who dies while employed by the state
, and shall be based on the
4employee's years of continuous service, accumulated unused sick leave and any other
5factor recommended by the director. Credits granted under the program to an
6employee who is laid off shall be available until the credits are exhausted, the
7employee is reemployed by the state, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff,
8whichever occurs first.
The approval process for the program is the same as that
9provided under sub. (3) (b) and the program shall be incorporated into the
10compensation plan under sub. (1).
AB721, s. 38 11Section 38. 230.35 (1p) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,15,1412 230.35 (1p) (b) (intro.) Employees at the 200-hour or 216-hour rate under sub.
13(1) or (1m) may, in the year earned, elect to receive not more than 80 of those hours
14of earned annual leave among one or more of these options:
AB721, s. 39 15Section 39. 230.35 (1p) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB721,15,1816 230.35 (1p) (bm) Employees at the 216-hour rate under sub. (1) or (1m) may,
17in the year earned, elect to receive not more than 120 of those hours of earned annual
18leave among one or more of these options:
AB721,15,1919 1. Not to exceed 40 hours in cash.
AB721,15,2020 2. As credit for termination leave.
AB721,15,2121 3. As accumulated sabbatical leave.
AB721, s. 40 22Section 40. 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB721,16,223 230.35 (4) (d) (intro.) In addition to the holidays granted under par. (c), all
24employees except limited term employees shall earn 3.5 paid personal holidays each
25calendar year, plus one additional paid personal holiday each calendar year in

1recognition of Veterans Day
. Eligibility to take the personal holidays during the year
2earned is subject to the following:
AB721, s. 41 3Section 41. Initial applicability.
AB721,16,84 (1) The treatment of sections 40.05 (4) (by) 1., 40.95 (1) (a) (intro.) and (2), and
5230.12 (9) of the statutes first applies to the provision of health insurance premium
6credits under subchapter IX of chapter 40 of the statutes for surviving insured
7dependents of a state employee who dies on the effective date of this subsection and
8for state employees who are laid off on the effective date of this subsection.
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