SB44: Bill Text

SB44,426,14 20.916 (5) (a) Whenever any state agency determines that the duties of any member or employee require the use of an airplane, it may authorize him or her to charter such airplane with or without a pilot; and it may authorize any member or employee to use his or her personal airplane and reimburse him or her for such use at a rate set biennially by the department of employment relations administration under sub. (8), subject to the approval of the joint committee on employment relations. Such reimbursement shall be made upon the certification of the amount by the head of the state agency to the department of administration.

SB44, s. 712 Section 712. 20.916 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,426,24 20.916 (8) (a) The secretary of employment relations administration shall recommend to the joint committee on employment relations uniform travel schedule amounts for travel by state officers and employees whose compensation is established under s. 20.923 or 230.12. Such amounts shall include maximum permitted amounts for meal and lodging costs, special allowance expenses under sub. (9) (d), and porterage tips, except as authorized under s. 16.53 (12) (c). In lieu of the maximum permitted amounts for expenses under sub. (9) (b), (c), and (d), the secretary may recommend to the committee a per diem amount and method of reimbursement for any or all expenses under sub. (9) (b), (c), and (d).

SB44, s. 713 Section 713. 20.916 (9) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,427,5 20.916 (9) (f) 1. Scheduled air travel. Reimbursement for air travel shall be limited to the lowest appropriate airfare, as determined by the secretary of employment relations administration. An employee may be reimbursed for air travel at a rate other than the lowest appropriate airfare only if the employee submits a written explanation of the reasonableness of the expense.

SB44, s. 714 Section 714. 20.917 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,427,11 20.917 (1) (c) Reimbursement for moving expenses may be granted to a person reporting to his or her first place of employment or reporting upon reemployment after leaving the civil service, if reimbursement is recommended by the appointing authority and approved in writing by the secretary of employment relations administration prior to the time when the move is made.

SB44, s. 715 Section 715. 20.917 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,427,18 20.917 (2) (a) The secretary of employment relations administration shall recommend a maximum dollar amount which may be permitted for reimbursement of any employee moving costs under sub. (1) (a) to (c), subject to the limitations prescribed in par. (b). This amount shall be submitted for the approval of the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided in s. 20.916 (8), and upon approval shall become a part of the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1).

SB44, s. 716 Section 716. 20.917 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,427,22 20.917 (3) (a) 1. Lodging allowances shall be in accordance with the schedule established by the secretary of employment relations administration, but may not exceed the rate established under s. 13.123 (1) (a) 1.

SB44, s. 717 Section 717. 20.917 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,427,25 20.917 (3) (a) 2. Lodging allowance payments are subject to prior approval in writing by the secretary of employment relations administration.

SB44, s. 718 Section 718. 20.917 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,428,4 20.917 (5) (b) Payments under this subsection are in addition to any payments made under sub. (1). Payments under this subsection may be made only with the prior written approval of the secretary of employment relations administration.

SB44, s. 719 Section 719. 20.917 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,428,9 20.917 (6) The secretary of employment relations administration may, in writing, delegate to an appointing authority the authority to approve reimbursement for moving expenses under sub. (1) (c), a temporary lodging allowance under sub. (3) (a) 2. or expenses under sub. (5) (b).

SB44, s. 720 Section 720. 20.920 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,428,14 20.920 (2) (a) With the approval of the secretary and state treasurer, each state agency may establish a contingent fund. The secretary shall determine the funding source for each contingent fund, total amount of the fund, and maximum payment from the fund.

SB44, s. 721 Section 721. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,429,13 20.923 (4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations administration and commission chairpersons and members shall be identified and limited in number in accordance with the standardized nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (i). Except for positions specified in par. (c) 3m. and sub. (12), all unclassified division administrator positions enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the joint committee on employment relations, by the secretary of employment relations administration to one of 10 executive salary groups. The joint committee on employment relations, by majority vote of the full committee, may amend recommendations for initial position assignments and changes in assignments to the executive salary groups submitted by the secretary of employment relations administration. All division administrator assignments and amendments to assignments of administrator positions approved by the committee shall become part of the compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division administrator position is created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the position until the joint committee on employment relations approves assignment of the position to an executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of the position to an executive salary group having a salary range minimum or maximum inconsistent with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such approval, the incumbent's salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to conform with the committee's action, effective on the date of that action. Positions are assigned as follows:

SB44, s. 722 Section 722. 20.923 (4) (a) 6. of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 723 Section 723. 20.923 (4) (c) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,429,17 20.923 (4) (c) 3m. Employment relations Administration, department of; division of merit recruitment and selection: administrator.

SB44, s. 724 Section 724. 20.923 (4) (c) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 725 Section 725. 20.923 (4) (c) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,429,21 20.923 (4) (c) 5. Governor's work-based learning board council: executive director.

SB44, s. 726 Section 726. 20.923 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,430,2 20.923 (4) (d) 1. Administration, department of; office of the commissioner of tax appeals commission: chairperson and members. The chairperson of the commission and the governor, at the time a new member is appointed, shall jointly determine the salary of the new member within the range for this group: commissioner.

SB44, s. 727 Section 727. 20.923 (4) (d) 7m. of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 728 Section 728. 20.923 (4) (e) 1b. of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 729 Section 729. 20.923 (4) (e) 11. of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 730 Section 730. 20.923 (4) (g) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 731 Section 731. 20.923 (4) (h) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 732 Section 732. 20.923 (4g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,430,24 20.923 (4g) University of Wisconsin System senior executive positions. (intro.) A compensation plan consisting of 9 university senior executive salary groups is established for certain administrative positions at the University of Wisconsin System. The salary ranges and adjustments to the salary ranges for the university senior executive salary groups 1 and 2 shall be contained in the recommendations of the secretary of employment relations administration under s. 230.12 (3) (e). The salary ranges and adjustments to the salary ranges for university senior executive salary groups 3 to 9 shall be determined by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System based on an analysis of salaries paid for similar positions at comparable universities in other states. The board of regents 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. (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:

SB44, s. 733 Section 733. 20.923 (6) (ac) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,431,2 20.923 (6) (ac) Administration, department of: deputy and assistant district attorneys and assignable prosecutors, as defined in s. 978.001 (1c).

SB44, s. 734 Section 734. 20.923 (6) (ae) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44,431,7 20.923 (6) (ae) Administration, department of: a position in the office of the secretary of administration to advise and assist the secretary on matters related to affirmative action, equal employment opportunity, diversity, and other state employment relation matters.

SB44, s. 735 Section 735. 20.923 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,431,18 20.923 (7) Wisconsin Technical College System senior executive positions. (intro.) The salary range for the director and the executive assistant of the Wisconsin Technical College System shall be contained in the recommendations of the secretary of employment relations administration under s. 230.12 (3) (e). The board of the Wisconsin Technical College System shall set the salaries for these positions within the range to which the positions are assigned 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) and (b) may not exceed the maximum of the salary range for the group to which the position is assigned. The positions are assigned as follows:

SB44, s. 736 Section 736. 20.9275 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,431,22 20.9275 (1) (c) "Organization" means a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 46.93 (1m) (c) 66.0129 (6) (b), or a public agency, as defined in s. 46.93 (1m) (e) 46.856 (1) (b).

SB44, s. 737 Section 737. 20.9275 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,432,5 20.9275 (2) (intro.) No state agency or local governmental unit may authorize payment of funds of this state, of any local governmental unit or, subject to sub. (3m), of federal funds passing through the state treasury as a grant, subsidy or other funding that wholly or partially or directly or indirectly involves pregnancy programs, projects or services, that is a grant, subsidy or other funding under s. 46.93, 46.99, 46.995, 253.05, 253.07, 253.08 or 253.085 or 42 USC 701 to 710, if any of the following applies:

SB44, s. 738 Section 738. 20.929 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,432,19 20.929 Agency drafts or warrants. The secretary of administration may authorize any state agency to issue drafts or warrants drawn on the state treasury. Such drafts or warrants may be issued only in connection with purchase orders authorized under subch. IV of ch. 16 and may not exceed $300 per draft or warrant. The state treasurer secretary shall pay such drafts or warrants as presented. The secretary of administration and shall audit the purchase orders issued. Any purchase order that is disapproved by the secretary as unlawful or unauthorized shall be returned by the secretary to the state agency for reimbursement to the state treasurer treasury. The secretary shall make written regulations for the implementation of this section. The secretary may require any state agency to utilize one or more separate depository accounts to implement this section. The illegal or unauthorized use of purchase orders and drafts or warrants under this section is subject to the remedies specified in s. 16.77.

SB44, s. 739 Section 739. 21.19 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

SB44,433,2 21.19 (13) The adjutant general shall cooperate with the federal government in the operation and maintenance of distance learning centers for the use of current and former members of the national guard and the U.S. armed forces. The adjutant general may charge rent for the use of a center by a nonmilitary or nonfederal person. All moneys received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.465 (1) (i).

SB44, s. 740 Section 740. 21.33 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,433,10 21.33 Pay department. The quartermaster general acting as paymaster under orders from the governor may draw from the state treasury the money necessary for paying troops in camp or on active service, and shall furnish such security for the same as the state treasurer secretary of administration may direct. The amount due on account of the field, staff, or other officers, noncommissioned staff and band, company, or enlistees, not herein enumerated, if any, shall be paid to the person to whom the same shall be due, on the properly signed and certified payrolls.

SB44, s. 741 Section 741. 21.49 (1) (b) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:

SB44,433,13 21.49 (1) (b) 1g. A public institution of higher education under the Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47.

SB44, s. 742 Section 742. 21.49 (1) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB44,433,16 21.49 (1) (b) 1m. A public institution of higher education under an interstate agreement under s. 39.42.

SB44, s. 743 Section 743. 21.49 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,433,19 21.49 (1) (b) 2. Any Except as provided in subds. 1g. and 1m., an accredited institution of higher education located in this state, as defined in 20 USC 1002.

SB44, s. 744 Section 744. 21.49 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,434,2 21.49 (3) (a) Any eligible guard member upon satisfactory completion of a full-time or part-time course in a qualifying school is eligible for a tuition grant equal to 100% of the actual tuition charged by the school or 100% of the maximum average resident undergraduate tuition charged by the university of Wisconsin-Madison institutions in the University of Wisconsin System for a comparable number of credits, whichever amount is less.

SB44, s. 745 Section 745. 21.80 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,434,11 21.80 (7) (b) 1. A person who receives notification under par. (a) that the adjutant general was unable to resolve the person's complaint may request the adjutant general to refer the complaint to counsel, which may include the attorney general, appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the adjutant general for the purpose of prosecuting complaints under this subdivision who shall file a complaint for appropriate relief with the department of workforce development or, if the person is an employee of a state agency, as defined in s. 111.32 (6) (a), the personnel commission.

SB44, s. 746 Section 746. 21.80 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,434,19 21.80 (7) (b) 2. Subdivision 1. does not preclude a person who has chosen not to file a complaint with the adjutant general under par. (a), whose complaint the adjutant general has refused to endeavor to resolve under par. (a), or who has chosen not to request the adjutant general to refer his or her complaint to counsel under subd. 1. from filing a complaint for appropriate relief with the department of workforce development or, if the person is an employee of a state agency, with the personnel commission.

SB44, s. 747 Section 747. 21.80 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,434,23 21.80 (7) (b) 3. The department of workforce development or the personnel commission shall process a complaint filed under subd. 1. or 2. in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.

SB44, s. 748 Section 748. 21.80 (7) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,435,6 21.80 (7) (d) Remedies. (intro.) If the department of workforce development or the personnel commission finds that an employer has failed or refused, or is about to fail or refuse, to provide any reemployment right or benefit to which a person is entitled under this section or has discharged or otherwise discriminated against any person in violation of par. (c), the department of workforce development or the personnel commission may order the employer to do any one or more of the following:

SB44, s. 749 Section 749. 21.80 (7) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,435,12 21.80 (7) (d) 3. Pay the person, as liquidated damages, an amount that is equal to the amount ordered under subd. 2. if the department of workforce development or the personnel commission finds that the failure or refusal to provide reemployment rights or benefits under this section or the discharge or other discrimination was willful.

SB44, s. 750 Section 750. Chapter 22 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 751 Section 751. 22.01 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 752 Section 752. 22.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB44,435,16 22.01 (1) "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (1) (1e).

SB44, s. 753 Section 753. 22.01 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is renumbered 16.97 (1m).

SB44, s. 754 Section 754. 22.01 (2), (2m), (3) and (4) of the statutes are renumbered 16.97 (2), (2m), (3) and (4).

SB44, s. 755 Section 755. 22.01 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB44, s. 756 Section 756. 22.01 (5m) to (10) of the statutes are renumbered 16.97 (5m) to (10).

SB44, s. 757 Section 757. 22.03 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 16.971 (title).

SB44, s. 758 Section 758. 22.03 (2) (intro.), (a) and (ae) of the statutes are renumbered 16.971 (2) (intro.), (a) and (ae).

SB44, s. 759 Section 759. 22.03 (2) (am) to (k) of the statutes are renumbered 16.971 (2) (am) to (k).

SB44, s. 760 Section 760. 22.03 (2) (L) to (m) of the statutes are renumbered 16.971 (2) (L) to (m) and amended to read:

SB44,436,12 16.971 (2) (L) Require each executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to adopt and submit to the department, in a form specified by the department, no later than March 1 of each year, a strategic plan for the utilization of information technology to carry out the functions of the agency in the succeeding fiscal year for review and approval under s. 22.13 16.976.

SB44,436,21 (Lm) No later than 60 days after enactment of each biennial budget act, require each executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, that receives funding under that act for an information technology development project to file with the department an amendment to its strategic plan for the utilization of information technology under par. (L). The amendment shall identify each information technology development project for which funding is provided under that act and shall specify, in a form prescribed by the chief information officer department, the benefits that the agency expects to realize from undertaking the project.

SB44,437,4 (m) Assist in coordination and integration of the plans of executive branch agencies relating to information technology approved under par. (L) and, using these plans and the statewide long-range telecommunications plan under s. 22.41 16.979 (2) (a), formulate and revise biennially a consistent statewide strategic plan for the use and application of information technology. The department shall, no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, submit the statewide strategic plan to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy and technology and the governor.

SB44, s. 761 Section 761. 22.03 (2) (n) of the statutes is renumbered 16.971 (2) (n).

SB44, s. 762 Section 762. 22.03 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.971 (2m) (intro.).