SB21-SSA1,3679 Section 3679. 230.08 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1183,9 230.08 (8) Auditing of payrolls. The director administrator shall audit the payrolls of the classified and unclassified service, as necessary, to carry out this subchapter.

SB21-SSA1,3680 Section 3680. 230.09 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1183,17 230.09 (1) (intro.) The director administrator shall ascertain and record the duties, responsibilities and authorities of, and establish grade levels and classifications for, all positions in the classified service. Each classification so established shall include all positions which are comparable with respect to authority, responsibility and nature of work required. Each classification shall be established to include as many positions as are reasonable and practicable. In addition, each class shall:

SB21-SSA1,3681 Section 3681. 230.09 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1183,23 230.09 (2) (a) After consultation with the appointing authorities, the director administrator shall allocate each position in the classified service to an appropriate class on the basis of its duties, authority, responsibilities or other factors recognized in the job evaluation process. The director administrator may reclassify or reallocate positions on the same basis.

SB21-SSA1,3682 Section 3682. 230.09 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1184,8 230.09 (2) (am) The director administrator shall maintain and improve the classification plan to meet the needs of the service, using methods and techniques which may include personnel management surveys, individual position reviews, occupational group classification surveys, or other appropriate methods of position review. Such reviews may be initiated by the director administrator after taking into consideration the recommendations of the appointing authority, or at his or her own discretion. The director administrator shall establish, modify or abolish classifications as the needs of the service require.

SB21-SSA1,3683 Section 3683. 230.09 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1184,20 230.09 (2) (b) To accommodate and effectuate the continuing changes in the classification plan as a result of the classification survey program and otherwise, the director administrator shall, upon initial establishment of a classification, assign that class to the appropriate pay rate or range, and may, upon subsequent review, reassign classes to different pay rates or ranges. The director administrator shall assign each class to a pay range according to the skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions required for the class, without regard to whether the class is occupied primarily by members of a certain gender or racial group. The director administrator shall give notice to appointing authorities to permit them to make recommendations before final action is taken on any such assignment or reassignment of classes.

SB21-SSA1,3684 Section 3684. 230.09 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1185,5 230.09 (2) (c) If anticipated changes in program or organization will significantly affect the assignment of duties or responsibilities to positions, the appointing authority shall, whenever practicable, confer with the director administrator within a reasonable time prior to the reorganization or changes in program to formulate methods to fill positions which are newly established or modified to the extent that reclassification of the position is appropriate. In all cases, appointing authorities shall give written notice to the director administrator and employee of changes in the assignment of duties or responsibilities to a position when the changes in assignment may affect the classification of the position.

SB21-SSA1,3685 Section 3685. 230.09 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1185,10 230.09 (2) (d) If after review of a filled position the director administrator reclassifies or reallocates the position, the director administrator shall determine whether the incumbent shall be regraded or whether the position shall be opened to other applicants.

SB21-SSA1,3686 Section 3686. 230.09 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1186,2 230.09 (2) (g) When filling a new or vacant position, if the director administrator determines that the classification for a position is different than that provided for by the legislature as established by law or in budget determinations, or as authorized by the joint committee on finance under s. 13.10, or as specified by the governor creating positions under s. 16.505 (1) (c) or (2), or is different than that of the previous incumbent, the director administrator shall notify the administrator director and the secretary of administration. The administrator director shall withhold action on the selection and certification process for filling the position. The secretary of administration shall review the position to determine that sufficient funds exist for the position and that the duties and responsibilities of the proposed position reflect the intent of the legislature as established by law or in budget determinations, the intent of the joint committee on finance acting under s. 13.10, the intent of the governor creating positions under s. 16.505 (1) (c) or (2). The administrator director may not proceed with the selection and certification process until the secretary of administration has authorized the position to be filled.

SB21-SSA1,3687 Section 3687. 230.09 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1186,6 230.09 (3) The director administrator shall establish separate classifications for career executive positions under s. 230.24 and rules governing the salary administration of positions in such classifications.

SB21-SSA1,3688 Section 3688. 230.12 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1186,10 230.12 (1) (a) 3. Provisions for administration of the compensation plan and salary transactions shall be provided, as determined by the director administrator, in either the rules of the director administrator or the compensation plan.

SB21-SSA1,3689 Section 3689. 230.12 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1186,15 230.12 (1) (c) 2. The director administrator 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. Eligibility for such extra compensation shall be as provided in the compensation plan.

SB21-SSA1,3690 Section 3690. 230.12 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1186,20 230.12 (1) (d) Uniforms and safety equipment. The director administrator, with approval of the joint committee on employment relations, may establish a schedule of payments to employees for uniforms or protective clothing and equipment required to perform their duties.

SB21-SSA1,3691 Section 3691. 230.12 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1187,8 230.12 (3) (a) Submission to the joint committee on employment relations. The director administrator shall submit to the joint committee on employment relations a proposal for any required changes in the compensation plan. 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.

SB21-SSA1,3692 Section 3692. 230.12 (3) (ad) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21-SSA1,1187,15 230.12 (3) (ad) Timing of proposed changes. Notwithstanding any other statute, the director administrator 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.

SB21-SSA1,3693 Section 3693. 230.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: