AB1116: Bill Text

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2005 - 2006 LEGISLATURE

2005 Assembly BILL 1116

March 14, 2006 - Introduced by Representatives Vos, Suder, Ziegelbauer, Kreibich, Kerkman, Musser, Ballweg, Albers, Wood and Bies, cosponsored by Senator Reynolds. Referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities.

AB1116,1,2 An Act to amend 20.923 (4g) of the statutes; relating to: salaries of University of Wisconsin System senior executives.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Currently, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin (UW) System sets the salary ranges and salaries of senior executives, including vice chancellors, chancellors, UW System vice presidents, and the UW System president.

This bill provides that the portion of any such salary paid with general purpose revenue may no equal or exceed the salary of the governor.

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:

AB1116, s. 1 Section 1. 20.923 (4g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1116,2,14 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 director of the office of state employment relations 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, except that the portion of any such salary paid with general purpose revenue may not equal or exceed the annual salary of the governor under sub. (2) (c). 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:

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