230.12(1)(a)1.1. The compensation plan consists of both of the following:
230.12(1)(a)1.a.
a. The dollar values of the pay rates and ranges and the within range pay steps of the separate pay schedules to which the classes and grade levels for positions in the classified service established under the classification plan are assigned.
230.12(1)(a)1.b.
b. The provisions governing the pay of all unclassified positions except positions for employes of the university of Wisconsin system which are not identified under
s. 20.923 (4) or
(4m), for employes of the legislature which are not identified under
s. 20.923 (4), for employes of a service agency under
subch. IV of
ch. 13, for employes of the state court system, for employes of the investment board identified under
s. 230.08 (2) (p), for one stenographer employed by each elective executive officer under
s. 230.08 (2) (g), and for 3 sales representatives of prison industries and one sales manager of prison industries identified under
s. 303.01 (10).
230.12(1)(a)2.
2. In addition, the compensation plan may, when applicable, include provisions for supplemental pay and pay adjustments, and other provisions required to implement the plan or amendments thereto.
230.12(1)(a)3.
3. Provisions for administration of the compensation plan and salary transactions shall be provided, as determined by the secretary, in either the rules of the secretary or the compensation plan.
230.12(1)(b)
(b)
Schedules. The several separate pay schedules may incorporate different wage and salary administration features. Each schedule shall provide for pay ranges or pay rates and applicable methods and frequency of within range pay adjustments based on such considerations as competitive practice, appropriate principles and techniques of wage and salary administration and determination, elimination of pay inequities based on gender or race, and the needs of the service. Not limited by enumeration, such considerations for establishment of pay rates and ranges and applicable within range pay adjustments may include provisions prevalent in schedules used in other public and private employment, professional or advanced training, recognized expertise, or any other criteria which assures state employe compensation is set on an equitable basis.
230.12(1)(bf)
(bf)
Legislative action. Provisions of the compensation plan that the joint committee on employment relations approves which require legislative action for implementation, such as changes in fringe benefits and any proposed amendments, deletions or additions to existing law, shall be introduced by the committee in a bill or companion bills, to be put on the calendar. The bill or companion bills are not subject to
ss. 13.093 (1),
13.50 (6) (a) and
(b) and
16.47 (2). The committee may, however, submit suitable portions of the bill or companion bills to appropriate legislative committees for advisory recommendations on the proposed changes. The committee shall accompany the introduction of such proposed legislation with a message that informs the legislature of the committee's concurrence with the matters under consideration and which recommends the passage of such legislation without change. It is the intent of the legislature to make this process consistent with that set forth under
s. 111.92.
230.12(1)(c)1.1. When applicable, the compensation plan may provide for pay supplements to reflect those circumstances not reflected by the basic pay rates or ranges as established in the compensation plan. Such pay supplements shall not be considered as part of an employe's basic pay.
230.12(1)(c)2.
2. The secretary may establish a plan of extra compensation for work performed during selected hours at an hourly rate or rates subject to approval of the joint committee on employment relations. The secretary may establish a plan of extra compensation for assistant district attorneys, which may include extra compensation for work performed during selected hours or for special duty such as on-call duty, at hourly rates subject to the approval of the joint committee on employment relations. Eligibility for such extra compensation shall be as provided in the compensation plan.
230.12(1)(c)3.
3. Meals furnished an employe by the employing state agency, while the employe is required by the agency to take meals in the performance of assigned duties or responsibilities, shall be furnished without charge to the employe or deduction from the employe's salary.
230.12(1)(d)
(d)
Uniforms and safety equipment. The secretary, with approval of the joint committee on employment relations, may establish a schedule of payments to employes for uniforms or protective clothing and equipment required to perform their duties.
230.12(1)(dm)
(dm)
Damaged personal articles. The compensation plan shall include provision for reimbursement of employes whose articles of clothing, watches or eye glasses are damaged in the line of duty, if the damage is not caused by employe carelessness or normal wear and tear resulting from the type of work performed by an employe, subject to a minimum actual value or repair cost specified in the plan. Payments are subject to approval of an employe's appointing authority and shall not exceed a maximum amount specified in the plan.
230.12(1)(e)
(e)
Maintenance provisions. The compensation plan shall also include the approved schedule of allowable charges for the deductions from the pay of employes who are furnished meals, wholesale provisions and other maintenance provisions. Where allowances such as laundry or meals are provided any classified employe or an employe and his or her family, and such allowance in kind is included as a part of the compensation, the appointing authority or department head in addition shall pay in cash the value of the food during the vacation period or noncumulative leave of absence, if not so utilized, to such an employe.
230.12(1)(f)
(f)
Trainee pay rates. When applicable, the compensation plan may provide for rates of pay below the minimum of the pay range to reflect the appropriate beginning pay for persons appointed to positions who do not possess the qualifications necessary to perform the work at the classification level for which they are being trained. Pay increases up to the minimum of the pay range shall be provided to compensate for the attainment of additional qualifications during the trainee period.
230.12(3)
(3) Compensation plan; establishment and revision. 230.12(3)(a)(a) Submission to the joint committee on employment relations. The secretary shall submit to the joint committee on employment relations a proposal for any required changes in the compensation plan which may include across the board pay adjustments for positions in the classified service. The proposal shall include the amounts and methods for within range pay progression, for pay transactions, and for performance awards. The proposal shall be based upon experience in recruiting for the service, the principle of providing pay equity regardless of gender or race, data collected as to rates of pay for comparable work in other public services and in commercial and industrial establishments, recommendations of agencies and any special studies carried on as to the need for any changes in the compensation plan to cover each year of the biennium. The proposal shall also take proper account of prevailing pay rates, costs and standards of living and the state's employment policies.
230.12(3)(ad)
(ad)
Timing of proposed changes. Notwithstanding any other statute, the secretary may delay timing for announcement or implementation of any recommended changes in the compensation plan under this section until after some or all of the collective bargaining agreements under
subch. V of ch. 111 for that biennium are negotiated. Any such action taken under this paragraph is not appealable under
s. 230.44.
230.12(3)(b)
(b)
Public hearing on the proposal; adoption of plan. The secretary shall submit the proposal for any required changes in the compensation plan to the joint committee on employment relations. The committee shall hold a public hearing on the proposal. The proposal, as may be modified by the joint committee on employment relations together with the unchanged provisions of the current compensation plan, shall, for the ensuing fiscal year or until a new or modified plan is adopted under this subsection, constitute the state's compensation plan for positions in the classified service. Any modification of the secretary's proposed changes in the compensation plan by the joint committee on employment relations may be disapproved by the governor within 10 calendar days. A vote of 6 members of the joint committee on employment relations is required to set aside any such disapproval of the governor.
230.12(3)(c)
(c)
Interim adjustments. Subject to
pars. (a) and
(b), the secretary may propose amendments to one or more parts of the compensation plan at such times as the needs of the service require.
230.12(3)(d)
(d)
Legislative employes. This subsection shall not apply to employes of the legislature under
s. 13.20 (2).
230.12(3)(e)
(e)
University of Wisconsin system faculty and academic staff employes. The secretary, after receiving recommendations from the board of regents, shall submit to the joint committee on employment relations a proposal for adjusting compensation and employe benefits for employes under
ss. 20.923 (5) and
(6) (m) and
230.08 (2) (d) who are not included in a collective bargaining unit under
subch. V of ch. 111 for which a representative is certified. The proposal shall be based upon the competitive ability of the board of regents to recruit and retain qualified faculty and academic staff, data collected as to rates of pay for comparable work in other public services, universities and commercial and industrial establishments, recommendations of the board of regents and any special studies carried on as to the need for any changes in compensation and employe benefits to cover each year of the biennium. The proposal shall also take proper account of prevailing pay rates, costs and standards of living and the state's employment policies. The proposal for such pay adjustments may contain recommendations for across-the-board pay adjustments, merit or other adjustments and employe benefit improvements.
Paragraph (b) and
sub. (1) (bf) shall apply to the process for approval of all pay adjustments for such employes under
ss. 20.923 (5) and
(6) (m) and
230.08 (2) (d). The proposal as approved by the joint committee on employment relations and the governor shall be based upon a percentage of the budgeted salary base for such employes under
ss. 20.923 (5) and
(6) (m) and
230.08 (2) (d). The amount included in the proposal for merit and adjustments other than across-the-board pay adjustments is available for discretionary use by the board of regents.
230.12(4)
(4) Compensation plan implementation provisions. 230.12(4)(a)(a) When an approved compensation plan or an amendment thereto becomes effective, required individual pay adjustments shall be made in accordance with determinations made by the secretary to implement the approved plan.
230.12(4)(b)
(b) The secretary may, without prior approval of the joint committee on employment relations, determine the circumstances under which it is appropriate for an appointing authority to grant, and authorize an appointing authority to grant, a general wage or parity adjustment, or appropriate portion thereof, previously approved by the committee under this section to employes who did not receive the adjustment on the effective date of the adjustment set forth in the plan. No general wage or parity adjustment may become effective for any employe prior to the effective date of the individual employe transaction, but the secretary may authorize an appointing authority to grant a lump sum payment to an employe to reflect any wage or parity adjustment that the employe did not receive during the period between the effective date of the adjustment set forth in the plan and the effective date of the individual employe transaction.
230.12(5)(a)(a)
Pay advancement techniques, application. The varying circumstances and needs of the widely diverse occupational groups of state service must be recognized and met through several methods of systematic pay advancement. To this end the compensation program shall contain either individual or combinations of pay advancement techniques, and the pay schedules therein may contain provisions for a variety of methods of within range progression, including, but not limited to discretionary performance awards, equity adjustments, "time in grade" adjustments, and other appropriate within range adjustments as may be provided in the compensation schedule.
230.12(5)(b)
(b)
Date. Any authorized pay adjustments under this section shall be awarded by each appointing authority for the agency subject to
par. (d) on the date or dates in the approved plan.
230.12(5)(c)
(c)
Increase limits. Unless otherwise defined in the pay schedule the total amount for all such within range increases shall not exceed the amount for such increases specified and approved by the joint committee on employment relations in its action on the secretary's proposal for such increases.
230.12(5)(d)
(d)
Individual increase limit. Except as authorized in
s. 36.09 (1) (j) for a position specified in
s. 20.923 (4) (j) or
(4m), no appointing authority shall award an employe cumulative performance award increases or other types of cumulative within range pay adjustments exceeding a total of 10% of the employe's base pay during a fiscal year. This paragraph does not apply to a specific type of pay increase authorized by the compensation plan if the plan specifically refers to this paragraph and specifically provides that the type of pay increase referenced in the plan is not subject to this paragraph.
230.12(5)(e)
(e)
Appeal of discretionary performance award. An employe who is dissatisfied with the evaluation methodology and results used by an agency to determine any discretionary performance award, or the amount of such an award, may grieve the decision to the appointing authority under the agency's grievance procedure. The decision of the appointing authority is final and may not be appealed to the commission under
s. 230.44 or
230.45 (1) (c).
230.12(6)
(6) Additional hours of work provisions. Provisions relating to compensation for hours of work in addition to the standard basis of employment under
s. 230.35 (5) (a) shall be provided for in the compensation plan. The provisions shall include the rate or rates to be paid to employes and the standards for determining which employes receive such compensation.
230.12(7)
(7) Exceptional performance awards. Consistent with applicable provisions of
sub. (5) it is the declared public policy that pay awards to employes in the classified service shall be granted consistent with sound personnel practice to recognize exceptional performance. Such exceptional performance awards shall be noncumulative and awarded to employes in accordance with eligibility determinations of the secretary consistent with the provisions of the approved compensation plan and the schedules contained therein. Funding for such exceptional performance awards shall be derived from any unspent moneys under
sub. (5) and from the within range awards granted to an employe during the current fiscal year under
sub. (5) who terminates with the agency. Exceptional performance awards shall be made on a lump sum basis, within the limits approved for such awards and shall not be considered part of an employe's basic pay.
230.12(7m)
(7m) Pay adjustment filing requirements. Except as provided in
sub. (7), in the rules of the secretary, and in the compensation plan, pay increases shall be made only on the dates prescribed under
sub. (8). Appointing authorities shall at such times each year as specified by the secretary file with the secretary and with the department of administration a list of employes showing their then existing pay rates and their proposed new pay rates.
230.12(8)
(8) Effective date of compensation adjustments. Except as provided in
s. 20.923 (3), all compensation adjustments for state employes shall be effective on the beginning date of the pay period nearest the statutory or administrative date.
230.12(9)
(9) Health insurance premium credits. The secretary may recommend to the joint committee on employment relations a program, administered by the department of employe trust funds, that provides health insurance premium credits to employes whose compensation is established under this section or
s. 20.923 (2) or
(3). The health insurance premium credits shall be used for the purchase of health insurance for a retired employe, or the retired employe's surviving insured dependents, and shall be based on the employe's years of continuous service, accumulated unused sick leave and any other factor recommended by the secretary. The approval process for the program is the same as that provided under
sub. (3) (b) and the program shall be incorporated into the compensation plan under
sub. (1).
230.12 History
History: 1971 c. 55,
125,
215;
1971 c. 270 ss.
20,
27,
28,
30 to
32;
1971 c. 336; Stats. 1971 s. 16.086;
1973 c. 12,
51,
90;
1975 c. 28,
39,
199,
224;
1977 c. 29,
44;
1977 c. 196 ss.
36,
130 (3), (5), (11),
131;
1977 c. 272,
418,
449; Stats. 1977 s. 230.12;
1979 c. 221;
1981 c. 20 s.
2202 (33) (b);
1981 c. 153;
1983 a. 27 ss.
1611am to
1612am,
2200 (15);
1983 a. 140;
1985 a. 29,
34,
42,
119,
332;
1987 a. 33,
83,
340,
399,
403;
1989 a. 39,
56,
117,
119,
124,
153,
336,
359;
1991 a. 269;
1995 a. 37,
88.
230.13(1)(1) Except as provided in
s. 103.13, the secretary and the administrator may keep records of the following personnel matters closed to the public:
230.13(1)(a)
(a) Examination scores and ranks and other evaluations of applicants.
230.13(1)(c)
(c) Dismissals, demotions and other disciplinary actions.
230.13(1)(d)
(d) Pay survey data obtained from identifiable nonpublic employers.
230.13(1)(e)
(e) Names of nonpublic employers contributing pay survey data.
230.13(2)
(2) Unless the name of an applicant is certified under
s. 230.25, the secretary and the administrator shall keep records of the identity of an applicant for a position closed to the public.
230.13 History
History: 1971 c. 270;
1977 c. 196 s.
37; Stats. 1977 s. 230.13;
1979 c. 339;
1989 a. 31;
1991 a. 269,
317.
230.13 Annotation
Only names of applicants for classified positions not certified for employment may be withheld under (2). Milwaukee Journal v. UW Board of Regents, 163 W (2d) 933, 472 NW (2d) 607 (Ct. App. 1991).
230.14(1)(1) Recruitment for classified positions shall be an active continuous process conducted in a manner that assures a diverse, highly qualified group of applicants; and shall be conducted, except as provided under
sub. (2), on the broadest possible base consistent with sound personnel management practices and an approved affirmative action plan or program. Due consideration shall be given to the provisions of
s. 230.19.
230.14(2)
(2) The administrator may recruit outside of this state only if the administrator determines that there is a critical shortage of residents of this state possessing the skills or qualifications required for the position.
230.14(3m)
(3m) In advertising openings in the classified civil service, the state may not require as a condition of application that an applicant be a college graduate unless the opening must be filled by an incumbent holding a credential, as defined in
s. 440.01 (2) (a), or other license, permit, certificate or registration in an occupation regulated by law and college graduation is required to obtain the occupational credential, license, permit, certificate or registration.
230.14(4)
(4) The administrator may charge an agency a fee to announce any vacancy to be filled in a classified or unclassified position in that agency. Funds received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.512 (1) (ka).
230.147
230.147
Employment of aid recipients. 230.147(1)
(1) Each appointing authority of an agency with more than 100 authorized permanent full-time equivalent positions shall prepare and implement a plan of action to employ persons who, at the time determined under
sub. (4), receive aid under
s. 49.19, or benefits under
s. 49.147 (3) to
(5), with the goal of making the ratio of those persons occupying permanent positions in the agency to the total number of persons occupying permanent positions in the agency equal to the ratio of the average case load receiving aid under
s. 49.19, or benefits under
s. 49.147 (3) to
(5), in this state in the previous fiscal year to the average number of persons in the state civilian labor force in the preceding fiscal year, as determined by the department of industry, labor and job development.
230.147(2)
(2) Each appointing authority of an agency with 100 or fewer authorized permanent full-time equivalent positions is encouraged to employ persons who, at the time determined under
sub. (4), receive aid under
s. 49.19, or benefits under
s. 49.147 (3) to
(5), to attempt to make the ratio of those persons occupying permanent positions in the agency to the total number of persons occupying permanent positions in the agency equal to the ratio of the average case load receiving aid under
s. 49.19, or benefits under
s. 49.147 (3) to
(5) in this state in the previous fiscal year to the average number of persons in the state civilian labor force in the preceding fiscal year, as determined by the department of industry, labor and job development.
230.147(3)
(3) Notwithstanding
subs. (1) and
(2), the state fair park board shall make every reasonable effort to employ in permanent full-time equivalent positions persons who, at the time determined under
sub. (4), receive aid under
s. 49.19 or benefits under
s. 49.147 (3) to
(5). The state fair park board shall consult with the department of employment relations to assure that its efforts under this subsection comply with
ch. 230.
230.147(4)
(4) The determination of when a person is receiving aid under
s. 49.19 for the purposes of this section shall be made as follows:
230.147(4)(a)
(a) For positions in the classified service, when the person is certified under
s. 230.25.
230.147(4)(b)
(b) For positions outside of the classified service, when the person begins employment with the agency or state fair park board.
230.148
230.148
Unclassified service reappointments. No person may be reappointed to a position in the unclassified service in any executive branch agency except the office of the governor, within one year after the person vacated the position, at a salary in excess of the salary which the person was receiving in the position at the time he or she vacated the position unless the excess is for an across the board pay adjustment or merit pay adjustment which is authorized by the joint committee on employment relations or by the legislature and which is generally awarded to other employes in the period between the time the person vacated the position and the time of the reappointment, or unless the excess was received by the person after vacating the position and while serving for not less than 6 consecutive months in any agency in any branch of state government.
230.148 History
History: 1979 c. 34.
230.15
230.15
Appointments, promotions, changes in classified service. 230.15(1)(1) Appointments to, and promotions in the classified service, shall be made only according to merit and fitness, which shall be ascertained so far as practicable by competitive examination. The administrator may waive competitive examination for appointments made under
sub. (1m).
230.15(1m)(a)(a) Whenever the state becomes responsible for a function previously administered by another governmental agency or a quasi-public or private enterprise, or when positions in the unclassified service, excluding employes of the legislature, are determined to be more appropriately included in the classified service, the affected positions shall be included in the classified service.
230.15(1m)(b)
(b) Whenever a position is included in the classified service under
par. (a), the secretary shall determine all of the following:
230.15(1m)(b)2.
2. If the incumbent employe is certified under
par. (c), the pay, employe benefits and status under
s. 230.35 appropriate for the employe.
230.15(1m)(c)1.1. Whenever a position is included in the classified service under
par. (a), the administrator may waive the requirement for competitive examination under
sub. (1) with respect to the position and certify the incumbent employe for appointment to the position in accordance with
subd. 2.
230.15(1m)(c)2.
2. The administrator may certify an incumbent employe as eligible for appointment under
subd. 1. if the administrator determines on the basis of sound personnel management practices that the incumbent is qualified for the position included in the classified service.
230.15(1m)(c)3.
3. If an employe is appointed after being certified under
subd. 2., the administrator shall determine the employe's probationary status under
s. 230.28, except that the employe shall receive credit toward his or her probationary period for the time that the employe had been employed in the position immediately prior to appointment.
230.15(2)
(2) If a vacancy occurs in a position in the classified service when peculiar and exceptional qualifications of a scientific, professional, or educational character are required, and if presented with satisfactory evidence that for specified reasons competition in such special cases is impracticable, and that the position can best be filled by the selection of some designated person of high and recognized attainments in such qualities, the administrator may waive competition requirements unless the vacancy is to be filled by promotion.
230.15(3)
(3) No person shall be appointed, transferred, removed, reinstated, restored, promoted or reduced in the classified service in any manner or by any means, except as provided in this subchapter.
230.15 History
History: 1971 c. 270 ss.
23,
46; Stats. 1971 s. 16.11;
1973 c. 90;
1977 c. 196 ss.
39,
131; Stats. 1977 s. 230.15;
1981 c. 140;
1983 a. 27;
1989 a. 31;
1993 a. 12.
230.15 Annotation
The federal civil rights act of 1991 does not prohibit expanded certification under (1n).
80 Atty. Gen. 264.
230.16
230.16
Applications and examinations. 230.16(1)(a)(a) The administrator shall require persons applying for admission to any examination under this subchapter or under the rules of the administrator to file an application with the division a reasonable time prior to the proposed examination.
230.16(1)(am)
(am) The administrator may require in connection with the application such supplementary work history, educational transcripts, statements of physicians or others having knowledge of the applicant, as needed for qualification evaluations.
230.16(1)(b)
(b) The division shall furnish application forms without charge to all persons requesting them.
230.16(2)
(2) Competitive examinations shall be free and open to all applicants who at the time of application are residents of this state and who have fulfilled the preliminary requirements stated in the examination announcement. To assure that all residents of this state have a fair opportunity to compete, examinations shall be held at such times and places as, in the judgment of the administrator, most nearly meet the convenience of applicants and needs of the service. If a critical need for employes in specific classifications or positions exists, the administrator may open competitive examinations to persons who are not residents of this state.
230.16(3)
(3) The administrator may appoint boards of examiners of at least 2 persons for the purpose of conducting oral examinations as a part of the examination procedure for certain positions. All board members shall be well-qualified and impartial and at least one shall be from outside of the civil service. All questions asked and answers made in any examination of applicants shall be recorded and made a part of the records of the applicants.
230.16(4)
(4) All examinations, including minimum training and experience requirements, for positions in the classified service shall be job-related in compliance with appropriate validation standards and shall be subject to the approval of the administrator. All relevant experience, whether paid or unpaid, shall satisfy experience requirements.
230.16(5)
(5) In the interest of sound personnel management, consideration of applicants and service to agencies, the administrator may set a standard for proceeding to subsequent steps in an examination, provided that all applicants are fairly treated and due notice has been given. The standard may be at or above the passing point set by the administrator for any portion of the examination. The administrator shall utilize appropriate scientific techniques and procedures in administering the selection process, in rating the results of examinations and in determining the relative ratings of the competitors.
230.16(6)
(6) If any applicant is unable to complete the examination in the form presented to the applicant due to a handicap, the division shall provide a reader, an appropriate place to take the examination or other similar prerequisites to ensure equality of opportunity in the examination.
