230.12(12)
(12) Assistant attorneys general pay progression plan. 230.12(12)(a)(a) There is established a pay progression plan for assistant attorneys general. The pay progression plan shall consist of 17 hourly salary steps, with each step equal to one-seventeenth of the difference between the lowest hourly salary and the highest hourly salary for the salary range for assistant attorneys general contained in the compensation plan. The pay progression plan shall be based entirely on merit.
230.12(12)(b)
(b) Beginning with the first pay period that occurs on or after July 1, 2013, all assistant attorneys general who have served with the state as assistant attorneys general for a continuous period of 12 months or more, and who are not paid the maximum hourly rate, shall be paid an hourly salary at the step that is immediately above their hourly salary on June 30, 2013. All other assistant attorneys general, who are not paid the maximum hourly rate, shall be paid an hourly salary at the step that is immediately above their hourly salary on June 30, 2013, when they have served with the state as assistant attorneys general for a continuous period of 12 months.
230.12(12)(c)
(c) Beginning with the first pay period that occurs on or after July 1, 2014, and with the first pay period that occurs on or after each succeeding July 1, all assistant attorneys general who have served with the state as assistant attorneys general for a continuous period of 12 months or more, and who are not paid the maximum hourly rate, may, at the discretion of the attorney general, be paid an hourly salary at any step, or part thereof, above their hourly salary on the immediately preceding June 30. All other assistant attorneys general, who are not paid the maximum hourly rate, may, at the discretion of the attorney general, be paid an hourly salary at any step, or part thereof, above their hourly salary on the immediately preceding June 30, when they have served with the state as assistant attorneys general for a continuous period of 12 months. No salary adjustment for an assistant attorney general under this paragraph may exceed 10 percent of his or her base pay during a fiscal year.
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;
1997 a. 14,
237;
1999 a. 42,
102;
2001 a. 16,
29,
35;
2003 a. 33,
91,
117;
2009 a. 28;
2011 a. 10,
32,
238;
2013 a. 20 ss.
2013m to
2015,
2365m,
9448;
2013 a. 207;
2015 a. 55,
58,
150;
2017 a. 366.
230.12 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
ER 29, Wis. adm. code.
230.13(1)(1)
Except as provided in sub.
(3) and ss.
19.36 (10) and
(11) and
103.13, the director and the administrator may keep records of the following personnel matters closed to the public:
230.13(1)(a)
(a) Evaluations of applicants, including any examination scores and rankings.
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 director and the administrator shall keep records of the identity of an applicant for a position closed to the public, except as provided in sub.
(3).
230.13(3)(a)(a) The director and the administrator shall provide to the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s.
59.53 (5) information requested under s.
49.22 (2m) that would otherwise be closed to the public under this section. Information provided under this paragraph may only include an individual's name and address, an individual's employer and financial information related to an individual.
230.13(3)(b)
(b) The administrator and the director may provide any agency with personnel information relating to the hiring and recruitment process, including specifically scores and ranks and other evaluations of applicants.
230.13(3)(c)
(c) The administrator and the director shall provide an appointing authority with access to the personnel files of any individual who currently holds a position whom the appointing authority intends to make an offer of employment.
230.13 Note
NOTE: 2003 Wis. Act 47, which affects this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
230.13 Annotation
Only names of applicants for classified positions who were not certified for employment may be withheld under sub. (2). Milwaukee Journal v. UW Board of Regents,
163 Wis. 2d 933,
472 N.W.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 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(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 is a position as a forensic scientist in a state or regional crime laboratory or 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 director 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.
20.505 (1) (kn).
230.14 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
ER-MRS 6, Wis. adm. code.
230.143
230.143
Appointment; selective service registration. A person who is required to register with the selective service system under 50 USC, Appendix, sections 451 to 473, but has not registered, may not receive an original appointment to a position in the classified service during the period that the person is required to register.
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 children and families.
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 children and families.
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 division 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 employees 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)
Subject to the restriction under s.
230.143, 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 procedures. The director may waive competitive procedures for appointments made under subs.
(1m) and
(2) and shall waive competitive procedures for appointments made under sub.
(2m).
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 employees 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 administrator shall determine all of the following:
230.15(1m)(b)2.
2. If the incumbent employee is certified under par.
(c), the pay, employee benefits and status under s.
230.35 appropriate for the employee.
230.15(1m)(c)1.1. Whenever a position is included in the classified service under par.
(a), the director may waive the requirement for competitive procedures under sub.
(1) with respect to the position and certify the incumbent employee for appointment to the position in accordance with subd.
2. 230.15(1m)(c)2.
2. The director may certify an incumbent employee as eligible for appointment under subd.
1. if the director 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 employee is appointed after being certified under subd.
2., the director shall determine the employee's probationary status under s.
230.28, except that the employee shall receive credit toward his or her probationary period for the time that the employee 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 director may waive competition requirements unless the vacancy is to be filled by promotion.
230.15(2m)
(2m) If a vacancy occurs in a position in the classified service and the director is notified by an appointing authority that the position is to be filled by a disabled veteran under s.
230.275, the director shall waive all competition requirements for filling the position.
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(4)
(4) The director and the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to permit employees of the University of Wisconsin System who are appointed to positions in agencies to receive credit for their years of service with the University of Wisconsin System for purposes of transferring continuous service benefits, including accumulated sick leave. The director shall promulgate rules necessary to implement the provisions of the memorandum of understanding.
230.15(6)
(6) Annually, each appointing authority shall submit a report to the director and the administrator indicating the number of days it took to make an offer of employment for a vacant position after receiving from the director a list of names of individuals who are certified for appointment to the position.
230.15(7)
(7) An appointing authority may not make an offer of employment to any individual who currently holds a position unless the appointing authority has reviewed the personnel file of the individual.
230.16
230.16
Applications and selection processes. 230.16(1)(a)
(a) The director shall require persons applying for a position in the classified service to file an application and resume with the bureau.
230.16(1)(am)
(am) The director 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)(ap)1.1. Except as provided in subd.
2., the director may not request a person applying for a position in the civil service, on an application or otherwise, to supply information regarding the conviction record of the applicant, or otherwise inquire into or consider the conviction record of the applicant before the applicant has been certified for the position. This paragraph does not prohibit the director from notifying an applicant for a position in the civil service that, by law or policy, a particular conviction record may disqualify an applicant from employment in a particular position.
230.16(1)(ap)2.
2. If a particular conviction record disqualifies applicants for a certain position in the state civil service, the director may request a person applying for the position to supply information regarding the conviction record of the applicant, or otherwise inquire into or consider the conviction record of the applicant, to determine whether the applicant's conviction record disqualifies him or her for the position before the applicant is certified for the position.
230.16(1)(b)
(b) The bureau shall furnish application forms without charge to all persons requesting them.
230.16(2)
(2) The selection process for a position in the civil service shall be free and open to all applicants who have fulfilled the preliminary requirements stated in the position announcement. To assure that all applicants have a fair opportunity to compete, competitive procedures shall be scheduled in a manner that most nearly meet the convenience of applicants and needs of the service, as determined by the director.
230.16(3)
(3) The director may appoint boards of evaluators of at least 2 persons, one of which is selected by the bureau and one of which is a representative of the appointing authority, for the purpose of conducting oral evaluations as a part of the hiring procedure for certain positions. All evaluators shall be well-qualified and impartial. All questions asked and answers made in any oral evaluation shall be recorded and made a part of the applicant's records.
230.16(4)
(4) All selection criteria, 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 director. 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 director may set a standard for proceeding to subsequent steps in the selection process, provided that all applicants are fairly treated and due notice has been given. The director shall utilize appropriate scientific techniques and procedures in administering the selection process, in rating the results of any evaluations used in the selection process, and in determining the relative ratings of the competitors.
230.16(6)
(6) If any applicant is unable to complete an evaluation that is used in the selection process in the form presented to the applicant due to a disability, the bureau shall provide necessary accommodations to ensure equality of opportunity in the selection process.
230.16(7m)(a)(a) In this subsection, “veteran" means a person who fulfills at least one of the following requirements:
230.16(7m)(a)1.
1. Served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces for at least 180 days, not including training.
230.16(7m)(a)2.
2. Was discharged from the U.S. armed forces because of a disability incurred during active duty or because of a disability that is later adjudicated by the U.S. department of veterans affairs to have been incurred during active duty.
230.16(7m)(b)
(b) The division shall accept an application after its due date from a veteran if all of the following apply:
230.16(7m)(b)1.
1. The register established on the basis of timely applications was established not more than 60 days before the applicant's separation from the U.S. armed forces.
230.16(7m)(b)3.
3. The application was filed not more than 45 days after the applicant's separation from the U.S. armed forces.
230.16(7m)(b)4.
4. The appointing authority has not extended interviews for the position or filled the position at the time the application is received.
230.16(10)
(10) Every reasonable precaution shall be taken to prevent any unauthorized person from gaining any knowledge of the nature or content of competitive procedures in the selection process that is not available to every applicant.
230.16(11)
(11) Records of applicants shall be retained for at least one year. Inspection of such records shall be regulated by rules of the director.
230.16 History
History: 1971 c. 270 ss.
12,
24,
35 to
37; Stats. 1971 s. 16.12;
1977 c. 196 ss.
40,
111,
130 (5), (6);
1977 c. 272; Stats. 1977 s. 230.16;
1981 c. 26,
140;
1983 a. 148 s.
10;
1983 a. 430,
538;
1987 a. 399;
1989 a. 31;
1991 a. 2,
101;
1997 a. 27,
307;
1999 a. 87,
102;
2003 a. 33;
2015 a. 55,
150.
230.16 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
ER-MRS 6, Wis. adm. code.
230.16 Annotation
A Massachusetts civil service preference for veterans did not deny equal protection to women. Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. Feeney,
442 U.S. 256 (1979).
230.17
230.17
Applicants and eligibles may be barred; bonds may be required. 230.17(1)(1)
The director shall provide by rule, the conditions, not otherwise provided by law, under which an eligible may be refused certification. These conditions shall be based on sufficient reason and shall reflect sound technical personnel management practices and those standards of conduct, deportment, and character necessary and demanded to the orderly, efficient, and just operation of the state service.
230.17(2)
(2) If the director refuses to certify an eligible, as provided in this section, the director, if requested by the applicant so rejected within 10 days of the date of receipt of the notice of rejection, shall give the applicant a full and explicit statement of the exact cause of such refusal to certify. Applicants may appeal to the commission the decision of the director to refuse to certify under s.
230.44 (1) (a). Upon request of an applicant or an eligible for a civil service position who has a disability, the department of health services shall obtain from the director a detailed description of all duties entailed by such position and shall determine and report its findings to the director, as to the ability of the applicant, or eligible, to perform the duties of such position. Such findings shall be conclusive as to the qualifications of any applicant, or eligible, so examined. A notice of rejection shall notify an applicant or eligible of his or her rights under this subsection.
230.17(3)
(3) When any position to be filled involves fiduciary responsibility, the appointing authority shall conduct a criminal history background check before offering employment to an applicant for the position. If otherwise permitted by law, the appointing authority may require the appointee to furnish bond or other security, and shall notify the director of the amount and other details thereof. Any surety company authorized to do business in this state shall be a sufficient security on any such bond.
