AB373,5 11Section 5. 63.08 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,7,1512 63.08 (1) (f) 1. The commission may not impose any restriction as to age on any
13veteran who is applying or eligible for a position under this section. The commission
14shall give preference points to veterans and their spouses under s. 230.16 (7) par.
15(fm)
, except as provided under subd. 2.
AB373,6 16Section 6. 63.08 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,7,1917 63.08 (1) (f) 2. Notwithstanding s. 230.16 (7), persons Persons shall be certified
18from the eligible list under s. 63.05 (1) (b) without adding any preference points to
19any person's grade.
AB373,7 20Section 7. 63.08 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,8,221 63.08 (1) (f) 3. After the certification under subd. 2., any veteran or veteran's
22spouse whose grade, plus the points to which the veteran or spouse is entitled under
23s. 230.16 (7) par. (fm), is equal to or higher than the lowest grade on the list made
24under subd. 2. shall be added to the certification list under s. 63.05 (1) (b). The

1number of persons added to a certification list under this subdivision may not exceed
2the number of persons initially certified under subd. 2.
AB373,8 3Section 8. 63.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,8,13 463.37 Board to keep a register of eligibles. From the returns or reports of
5the examiners, or from the examinations made by the board, the board shall prepare
6and keep a register for each grade or class of position in the service of such city, of
7the persons whose general average standing upon examinations for such grade or
8class is not less than the minimum fixed by the rules of such board, and who are
9otherwise eligible, and such persons shall take rank upon the register as candidates
10in the order of their relative excellence as determined by examination without
11reference to priority of time of examination. The board shall impose no restrictions
12as to age in case of veterans, and veterans and their spouses shall be given preference
13points in accordance with s. 230.16 (7) 63.08 (1) (fm).
AB373,9 14Section 9. 63.39 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,8,2015 63.39 (2m) Notwithstanding s. 230.16 (7) 63.08 (1) (fm), the board shall certify
16persons from the list of eligibles without adding preference points to their grades.
17After the certification under sub. (1) or (2), the board shall add to the certification list
18any veteran or veteran's spouse whose grade, plus the points to which the veteran
19or spouse is entitled under s. 230.16 (7) 63.08 (1) (fm), is equal to or higher than the
20lowest grade on the list of eligibles.
AB373,10 21Section 10. 66.0509 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,9,922 66.0509 (1) Any city or village may proceed under s. 61.34 (1), 62.11 (5) or
2366.0101 to establish a civil service system of selection, tenure and status, and the
24system may be made applicable to all municipal personnel except the chief executive
25and members of the governing body, members of boards and commissions including

1election officials, employees subject to s. 62.13, members of the judiciary and
2supervisors. Any town may establish a civil service system under this subsection.
3For veterans there shall be no restrictions as to age, and veterans and their spouses
4shall be given preference points in accordance with s. 230.16 (7) 63.08 (1) (fm). The
5system may also include uniform provisions in respect to attendance, leave
6regulations, compensation and payrolls for all personnel included in the system. The
7governing body of any city, village or town establishing a civil service system under
8this section may exempt from the system the librarians and assistants subject to s.
943.09 (1).
AB373,11 10Section 11. 230.01 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 230.01 (2) (a) and
11amended to read:
AB373,9,1512 230.01 (2) (a) It is the policy of the state and the responsibility of the director
13and the administrator to maintain a system of personnel management which fills
14positions in the classified service through methods which apply the merit principle,
15with adequate civil service safeguards.
AB373,9,21 16(b) It is the policy of this state to provide for equal employment opportunity by
17ensuring that all personnel actions including hire, tenure or term, and condition or
18privilege of employment be based on the ability to perform the duties and
19responsibilities assigned to the particular position without regard to age, race, creed
20or religion, color, disability, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, or
21political affiliation.
AB373,9,23 22(c) It is the policy of this state to take affirmative action which is not in conflict
23with other provisions of this chapter.
AB373,9,25 24(d) It is the policy of the state to ensure its employees opportunities for
25satisfying careers and fair treatment based on the value of each employee's services.
AB373,10,3
1(e) It is the policy of this state to encourage disclosure of information under
2subch. III and to ensure that any employee employed by a governmental unit is
3protected from retaliatory action for disclosing information under subch. III.
AB373,10,5 4(f) It is the policy of this state to correct pay inequities based on gender or race
5in the state civil service system.
AB373,12 6Section 12. 230.01 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB373,10,107 230.01 (2) (bm) It is the policy of this state to recruit, select, and promote
8employees based on their relative skills, abilities, competencies, and knowledge,
9including using open processes to consider qualified applicants for initial
10employment.
AB373,13 11Section 13. 230.01 (2) (bp) of the statutes is created to read:
AB373,10,1512 230.01 (2) (bp) It is the policy of this state to retain employees on the basis of
13the adequacy of their performance, to correct inadequate performance when possible
14and appropriate, and to separate from state service employees whose performance
15and personal conduct is inadequate, unsuitable, or inferior.
AB373,14 16Section 14. 230.04 (13m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB373,10,2017 230.04 (13m) The administrator shall establish standards for progressive
18discipline plans to be prepared by all agencies and applied to all employees in the
19classified service. The standards shall address progressive discipline for personal
20conduct and work performance that is inadequate, unsuitable, or inferior.
AB373,15 21Section 15. 230.04 (14) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
22is amended to read:
AB373,10,2523 230.04 (14) The Except as provided in s. 230.445, the administrator shall
24establish, by rule, the scope and minimum requirements of a state employee
25grievance procedure relating to conditions of employment.
AB373,16
1Section 16. 230.04 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
AB373,11,52 230.04 (19) The administrator shall develop and implement a discretionary
3merit award program to distribute money under s. 20.928 (1f) to agencies for the
4purpose of providing lump sum monetary awards to classified employees whose job
5performance has exceeded agency expectations.
AB373,17 6Section 17. 230.05 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
7is amended to read:
AB373,11,108 230.05 (7) The director shall use techniques and procedures designed to certify
9eligible applicants to any vacant permanent position within 45 30 days after the
10filing of an appropriate request by an appointing authority.
AB373,18 11Section 18. 230.06 (1) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB373,11,1312 230.06 (1) (m) Prepare a progressive discipline plan which complies with the
13standards established by the administrator under s. 230.04 (13m).
AB373,19 14Section 19. 230.06 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB373,11,2015 230.06 (4) An appointing authority shall maintain permanently an employee's
16disciplinary records in the employee's personnel file. Unless otherwise ordered by
17a court or, during the grievance process under s. 230.445, by the appointing
18authority, administrator, or commission, or unless otherwise agreed to in a
19settlement agreement, disciplinary records may not be removed from an employee's
20personnel file.
AB373,20 21Section 20. 230.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,12,622 230.08 (2) (c) The director, associate director, and state historian of the
23historical society; and, with the approval of the board of curators and the
24administrator, such number of specialists as are required by the society for specific
25research, writing, collecting, or editing projects which for a limited period of time not

1to exceed 2 years, renewable at the discretion of the board of curators and the
2administrator for an additional 2-year period, require persons with particular
3training or experience in a specialized phase or field of history, historical research,
4writing, collecting, or editing, and any persons whose entire salary is paid from funds
5reappropriated to the society by s. 20.245 (1) (r) where a competitive examination
6process is impractical.
AB373,21 7Section 21. 230.12 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,12,118 230.12 (1) (h) Other pay, benefits, and working conditions. The compensation
9plan may include other provisions relating to pay, benefits, and working conditions
10that shall supersede the provisions of the civil service and other applicable statutes
11and
rules promulgated by the director and the administrator.
AB373,22 12Section 22. 230.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,12,1413 230.13 (1) (a) Examination scores and ranks and other evaluations
14Evaluations of applicants, including any examination scores and rankings.
AB373,23 15Section 23. 230.13 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,12,1816 230.13 (3) (b) The director and the administrator may provide any agency with
17personnel information relating to the hiring and recruitment process, including
18specifically the examination scores and ranks and other evaluations of applicants.
AB373,24 19Section 24. 230.13 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB373,12,2220 230.13 (3) (c) The administrator and the director shall provide an appointing
21authority with access to the personnel files of any individual who currently holds a
22position whom the appointing authority intends to make an offer of employment.
AB373,25 23Section 25. 230.15 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
24is amended to read:
AB373,13,6
1230.15 (1) Subject to the restriction under s. 230.143, appointments to, and
2promotions in, the classified service shall be made only according to merit and
3fitness, which shall be ascertained so far as practicable by competitive examination
4procedures. The director may waive competitive examination procedures for
5appointments made under subs. (1m) and (2) and shall waive competitive
6examination procedures for appointments made under sub. (2m).
AB373,26 7Section 26. 230.15 (1m) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin
8Act 55
, is amended to read:
AB373,13,129 230.15 (1m) (c) 1. Whenever a position is included in the classified service
10under par. (a), the director may waive the requirement for competitive examination
11procedures under sub. (1) with respect to the position and certify the incumbent
12employee for appointment to the position in accordance with subd. 2.
AB373,27 13Section 27. 230.15 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB373,13,1714 230.15 (6) Annually, each appointing authority shall submit a report to the
15director and the administrator indicating the number of days it took to make an offer
16of employment for a vacant position after receiving from the director a list of names
17of individuals who are certified for appointment to the position.
AB373,28 18Section 28. 230.15 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
AB373,13,2119 230.15 (7) An appointing authority may not make an offer of employment to
20any individual who currently holds a position unless the appointing authority has
21reviewed the personnel file of the individual.
AB373,29 22Section 29. 230.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,13,23 23230.16 (title) Applications and examinations resumes.
AB373,30 24Section 30. 230.16 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
25is amended to read:
AB373,14,4
1230.16 (1) (a) The director shall require persons applying for admission to any
2examination under this subchapter or under the rules of the director
a position in the
3classified service
to file an application and resume with the bureau a reasonable time
4prior to the proposed examination
.
AB373,31 5Section 31. 230.16 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
AB373,14,136 230.16 (1) (ap) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the director may not request
7a person applying for a position in the civil service, on an application or otherwise,
8to supply information regarding the conviction record of the applicant, or otherwise
9inquire into or consider the conviction record of the applicant before the applicant
10has been certified for the position. This paragraph does not prohibit the
11administrator from notifying an applicant for a position in the civil service that, by
12law or policy, a particular conviction record may disqualify an applicant from
13employment in a particular position.
AB373,14,1914 2. If a particular conviction record disqualifies applicants for a certain position
15in the state civil service, the administrator may request a person applying for the
16position to supply information regarding the conviction record of the applicant, or
17otherwise inquire into or consider the conviction record of the applicant, to determine
18whether the applicant's conviction record disqualifies him or her for the position
19before the applicant is certified for the position.
AB373,32 20Section 32. 230.16 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
21is amended to read:
AB373,15,322 230.16 (2) Competitive examinations procedures in the selection process shall
23be free and open to all applicants who have fulfilled the preliminary requirements
24stated in the examination announcement for the procedure. To assure that all
25applicants have a fair opportunity to compete, examinations competitive procedures

1shall be held at such times and places as, in the judgment of the director, scheduled
2in a manner that
most nearly meet the convenience of applicants and needs of the
3service, as determined by the director.
AB373,33 4Section 33. 230.16 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
5is amended to read:
AB373,15,126 230.16 (3) The director may appoint boards of examiners evaluators of at least
72 persons, one of which is selected by the bureau and one of which is a representative
8of the appointing authority,
for the purpose of conducting oral examinations
9evaluations as a part of the examination hiring procedure for certain positions. All
10board members evaluators shall be well-qualified and impartial. All questions
11asked and answers made in any examination of applicants oral evaluation shall be
12recorded and made a part of the records of the applicants applicant's records.
AB373,34 13Section 34. 230.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,15,1814 230.16 (4) All examinations selection criteria, including minimum training
15and experience requirements, for positions in the classified service shall be
16job-related in compliance with appropriate validation standards and shall be subject
17to the approval of the administrator. All relevant experience, whether paid or
18unpaid, shall satisfy experience requirements.
AB373,35 19Section 35. 230.16 (5) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
20is amended to read:
AB373,16,421 230.16 (5) In the interest of sound personnel management, consideration of
22applicants, and service to agencies, the director may set a standard for proceeding
23to subsequent steps in an examination the selection process, provided that all
24applicants are fairly treated and due notice has been given. The standard may be
25at or above the passing point set by the director for any portion of the examination.


1The director shall utilize appropriate scientific techniques and procedures in
2administering the selection process, in rating the results of examinations any
3evaluations used in the selection process,
and in determining the relative ratings of
4the competitors.
AB373,36 5Section 36. 230.16 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
6is amended to read:
AB373,16,117 230.16 (6) If any applicant is unable to complete the examination an evaluation
8that is used in the selection process
in the form presented to the applicant due to a
9disability, the bureau shall provide a reader, an appropriate place to take the
10examination or other similar prerequisites
necessary accommodations to ensure
11equality of opportunity in the examination selection process.
AB373,37 12Section 37. 230.16 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 63.08 (1) (fm), and 63.08
13(1) (fm) 1. (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB373,16,1814 63.08 (1) (fm) 1. (intro.) A preference shall be given to those veterans and to
15those spouses of veterans specified in subds. 1. to 6. a. to f. who gain eligibility on any
16competitive employment register and who do not currently hold a permanent
17appointment or have mandatory restoration rights to a permanent appointment to
18any position. A preference means the following:
AB373,16,2219 2. An applicant who is certified for a position after receiving a preference under
20par. (a) 4., 5. or 6. subd. 1. d., e., or f. and who is appointed to that position may not
21obtain a preference under par. (a) 4., 5. or 6. subd. 1. d., e., or f. for any other civil
22service position for which the applicant subsequently applies.
AB373,38 23Section 38. 230.16 (7m) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,17,3
1230.16 (7m) (b) 4. The examination The appointing authority has not extended
2interviews
for the position is a written, nonessay examination that is scored by a
3machine
or filled the position at the time the application is received.
AB373,39 4Section 39. 230.16 (7m) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
555
, is repealed.
AB373,40 6Section 40. 230.16 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
7is repealed.
AB373,41 8Section 41. 230.16 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB373,17,129 230.16 (10) Every reasonable precaution shall be taken to prevent any
10unauthorized person from gaining any knowledge of the nature or content of the
11examinations competitive procedures in the selection process that is not available to
12every applicant.
AB373,42 13Section 42. 230.16 (11) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
14is amended to read:
AB373,17,1715 230.16 (11) Records of examinations, including a transcript or recorded tape
16of oral examinations, given under this subchapter
applicants shall be retained for at
17least one year. Inspection of such records shall be regulated by rules of the director.
AB373,43 18Section 43. 230.17 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
19is amended to read:
AB373,17,2520 230.17 (1) The director shall provide by rule, the conditions, not otherwise
21provided by law, under which an applicant eligible may be refused examination or
22reexamination, or an eligible refused
certification. These conditions shall be based
23on sufficient reason and shall reflect sound technical personnel management
24practices and those standards of conduct, deportment, and character necessary and
25demanded to the orderly, efficient, and just operation of the state service.
AB373,44
1Section 44. 230.17 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
2is amended to read:
AB373,18,153 230.17 (2) If the director refuses to examine an applicant, or after an
4examination
to certify an eligible, as provided in this section, the director, if
5requested by the applicant so rejected within 10 days of the date of receipt of the
6notice of rejection, shall give the applicant a full and explicit statement of the exact
7cause of such refusal to examine or to certify. Applicants may appeal to the
8commission the decision of the director to refuse to examine or certify under s. 230.44
9(1) (a). Upon request of an applicant or an eligible for a civil service position who has
10a disability, the department of health services shall obtain from the director a
11detailed description of all duties entailed by such position and shall determine and
12report its findings to the director, as to the ability of the applicant, or eligible, to
13perform the duties of such position. Such findings shall be conclusive as to the
14qualifications of any applicant, or eligible, so examined. A notice of rejection shall
15notify an applicant or eligible of his or her rights under this subsection.
AB373,45 16Section 45. 230.18 of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, is
17amended to read:
AB373,19,3 18230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
19or in any examination evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to
20elicit information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or
21affiliations of any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such opinions
22or affiliations and all disclosures thereof shall be discountenanced except that the
23director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for positions
24such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No discriminations may
25be exercised in the recruitment, application, examination or hiring process against

1or in favor of any person because of the person's political or religious opinions or
2affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, national
3origin, or ancestry except as otherwise provided.
AB373,46 4Section 46. 230.19 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
5is renumbered 230.19.
AB373,47 6Section 47. 230.19 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55,
7is repealed.
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