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SB855,5,96 (b) An applicant who is certified for a position after receiving a preference
7under subd. 1. d., e., or f. par. (a) 4., 5., or 6. and who is appointed to that position may
8not obtain a preference under subd. 1. d., e., or f. par. (a) 4., 5., or 6. for any other civil
9service position for which the applicant subsequently applies.
SB855,8 10Section 8. 63.37 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,5,20 1163.37 Board to keep a register of eligibles. From the returns or reports of
12the examiners, or from the examinations made by the board, the board shall prepare
13and keep a register for each grade or class of position in the service of such city, of
14the persons whose general average standing upon examinations for such grade or
15class is not less than the minimum fixed by the rules of such board, and who are
16otherwise eligible, and such persons shall take rank upon the register as candidates
17in the order of their relative excellence as determined by examination without
18reference to priority of time of examination. The board shall impose no restrictions
19as to age in case of veterans, and veterans and their spouses shall be given preference
20points in accordance with s. 63.08 (1) (fm) 230.16 (7).
SB855,9 21Section 9. 63.39 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,6,222 63.39 (2m) Notwithstanding s. 63.08 (1) (fm) 230.16 (7), the board shall certify
23persons from the list of eligibles without adding preference points to their grades.
24After the certification under sub. (1) or (2), the board shall add to the certification list
25any veteran or veteran's spouse whose grade, plus the points to which the veteran

1or spouse is entitled under s. 63.08 (1) (fm) 230.16 (7), is equal to or higher than the
2lowest grade on the list of eligibles.
SB855,10 3Section 10. 66.0509 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,6,164 66.0509 (1) Any city or village may proceed under s. 61.34 (1), 62.11 (5) or
566.0101 to establish a civil service system of selection, tenure and status, and the
6system may be made applicable to all municipal personnel except the chief executive
7and members of the governing body, members of boards and commissions including
8election officials, employees subject to s. 62.13, members of the judiciary and
9supervisors. Any town may establish a civil service system under this subsection.
10For veterans there shall be no restrictions as to age, and veterans and their spouses
11shall be given preference points in accordance with s. 63.08 (1) (fm) 230.16 (7). The
12system may also include uniform provisions in respect to attendance, leave
13regulations, compensation and payrolls for all personnel included in the system. The
14governing body of any city, village or town establishing a civil service system under
15this section may exempt from the system the librarians and assistants subject to s.
1643.09 (1).
SB855,11 17Section 11. 230.01 (2) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,12 18Section 12. 230.01 (2) (bp) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,13 19Section 13. 230.04 (13m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,14 20Section 14. 230.04 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,6,2321 230.04 (14) Except as provided in s. 230.445, the The administrator shall
22establish, by rule, the scope and minimum requirements of a state employee
23grievance procedure relating to conditions of employment.
SB855,15 24Section 15. 230.04 (19) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,16 25Section 16. 230.046 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.046 (2) Supervisory training. After initial appointment to a supervisory
2position, each appointing authority shall ensure that each classified service
3supervisor successfully completes a supervisory development program. A waiver of
4any part of the probationary period under s. 230.28 (1) (c) may not be granted before
5completion of the development program.
The program shall include such subjects
6as state personnel policies, grievance handling, discipline, performance evaluation,
7understanding the concerns of state employees with children, the supervisor's role
8in management and the concept of the total quality leadership process, including
9quality improvement through participatory management.
SB855,17 10Section 17. 230.05 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,7,1311 230.05 (7) The director shall use techniques and procedures designed to certify
12eligible applicants to any vacant permanent position within 30 45 days after the
13filing of an appropriate request by an appointing authority.
SB855,18 14Section 18. 230.05 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,19 15Section 19. 230.06 (1) (m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,20 16Section 20. 230.06 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,21 17Section 21. 230.08 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,8,218 230.08 (2) (c) The director, associate director, and state historian of the
19historical society; and, with the approval of the board of curators and the
20administrator, such number of specialists as are required by the society for specific
21research, writing, collecting, or editing projects which for a limited period of time not
22to exceed 2 years, renewable at the discretion of the board of curators and the
23administrator for an additional 2-year period, require persons with particular
24training or experience in a specialized phase or field of history, historical research,
25writing, collecting, or editing, and any persons whose entire salary is paid from funds

1reappropriated to the society by s. 20.245 (1) (r) where a competitive process
2examination is impractical.
SB855,22 3Section 22. 230.12 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,8,74 230.12 (1) (h) Other pay, benefits, and working conditions. The compensation
5plan may include other provisions relating to pay, benefits, and working conditions
6that shall supersede the provisions of the civil service and other applicable statutes
7and rules promulgated by the director and the administrator
.
SB855,23 8Section 23. 230.13 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,8,109 230.13 (1) (a) Evaluations Examination scores and ranks and other
10evaluations
of applicants, including any examination scores and rankings.
SB855,24 11Section 24. 230.13 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,8,1512 230.13 (3) (b) The administrator director and the director administrator may
13provide any agency with personnel information relating to the hiring and
14recruitment process, including specifically examination scores and ranks and other
15evaluations of applicants.
SB855,25 16Section 25. 230.13 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,26 17Section 26. 230.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,8,2318 230.15 (1) Subject to the restriction under s. 230.143, appointments to, and
19promotions in, the classified service shall be made only according to merit and
20fitness, which shall be ascertained so far as practicable by competitive procedures
21examinations. The director may waive competitive procedures examinations for
22appointments made under subs. (1m) and (2) and shall waive competitive procedures
23examinations for appointments made under sub. (2m).
SB855,27 24Section 27. 230.15 (1m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.15 (1m) (c) 1. Whenever a position is included in the classified service
2under par. (a), the director may waive the requirement for competitive procedures
3examinations under sub. (1) with respect to the position and certify the incumbent
4employee for appointment to the position in accordance with subd. 2.
SB855,28 5Section 28. 230.15 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,29 6Section 29. 230.15 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,30 7Section 30. 230.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,9,8 8230.16 (title) Applications and selection processes examinations.
SB855,31 9Section 31. 230.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,9,1310 230.16 (1) (a) The director shall require persons applying for a position in the
11classified service
admission to any examination under this subchapter or under the
12rules of the director
to file an application and resume with the bureau a reasonable
13time prior to the proposed examination
.
SB855,32 14Section 32. 230.16 (1) (ap) of the statutes is repealed.
SB855,33 15Section 33. 230.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,9,2116 230.16 (2) The selection process for a position in the civil service Competitive
17examinations
shall be free and open to all applicants who have fulfilled the
18preliminary requirements stated in the position examination announcement. To
19assure that all applicants have a fair opportunity to compete, competitive procedures
20examinations shall be scheduled in a manner that most nearly meet the convenience
21of applicants and needs of the service, as determined by the director.
SB855,34 22Section 34. 230.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,9,2523 230.16 (3) The director may appoint boards of evaluators examiners of at least
242 persons, one of which is selected by the bureau and one of which is a representative
25of the appointing authority,
for the purpose of conducting oral evaluations

1examinations as a part of the hiring examination procedure for certain positions. All
2evaluators board members shall be well-qualified and impartial. All questions
3asked and answers made in any oral evaluation examination of applicants shall be
4recorded and made a part of the applicant's records.
SB855,35 5Section 35. 230.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,10,106 230.16 (4) All selection criteria examinations, including minimum training
7and experience requirements, for positions in the classified service shall be
8job-related in compliance with appropriate validation standards and shall be subject
9to the approval of the director. All relevant experience, whether paid or unpaid, shall
10satisfy experience requirements.
SB855,36 11Section 36. 230.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,10,2012 230.16 (5) In the interest of sound personnel management, consideration of
13applicants, and service to agencies, the director may set a standard for proceeding
14to subsequent steps in the selection process an examination, provided that all
15applicants are fairly treated and due notice has been given. The standard may be
16at or above the passing point set by the director for any portion of the examination.

17The director shall utilize appropriate scientific techniques and procedures in
18administering the selection process, in rating the results of any evaluations used in
19the selection process
examinations, and in determining the relative ratings of the
20competitors.
SB855,37 21Section 37. 230.16 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,10,2522 230.16 (6) If any applicant is unable to complete an evaluation that is used in
23the selection process
the examination in the form presented to the applicant due to
24a disability, the bureau shall provide necessary accommodations to ensure equality
25of opportunity in the selection process examination.
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1Section 38. 230.16 (7m) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,11,42 230.16 (7m) (b) 4. The appointing authority has not extended interviews
3examination for the position or filled the position at the time the application is
4received
is a written, nonessay examination that is scored by a machine.
SB855,39 5Section 39. 230.16 (7m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB855,11,76 230.16 (7m) (c) Within 30 days after acceptance of an application under par.
7(b), the administrator shall give the applicant an examination.
SB855,40 8Section 40. 230.16 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB855,11,119 230.16 (9) The officials in control of state, municipal, and county buildings,
10upon requisition by the administrator, shall furnish without charge adequate rooms
11and building services for the administration of examinations.
SB855,41 12Section 41. 230.16 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,11,1613 230.16 (10) Every reasonable precaution shall be taken to prevent any
14unauthorized person from gaining any knowledge of the nature or content of
15competitive procedures in the selection process the examination that is not available
16to every applicant.
SB855,42 17Section 42. 230.16 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,11,1918 230.16 (11) Records of applicants examinations shall be retained for at least
19one year. Inspection of such records shall be regulated by rules of the director.
SB855,43 20Section 43. 230.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,12,221 230.17 (1) The director shall provide by rule, the conditions, not otherwise
22provided by law, under which an eligible applicant may be refused examination or
23reexamination, or an eligible refused
certification. These conditions shall be based
24on sufficient reason and shall reflect sound technical personnel management

1practices and those standards of conduct, deportment, and character necessary and
2demanded to the orderly, efficient, and just operation of the state service.
SB855,44 3Section 44. 230.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,12,164 230.17 (2) If the director refuses to examine an applicant, or after examination
5to
certify an eligible, as provided in this section, the director, if requested by the
6applicant so rejected within 10 days of the date of receipt of the notice of rejection,
7shall give the applicant a full and explicit statement of the exact cause of such refusal
8to examine or certify. Applicants may appeal to the commission the decision of the
9director to refuse to examine or certify under s. 230.44 (1) (a). Upon request of an
10applicant or an eligible for a civil service position who has a disability, the
11department of health services shall obtain from the director a detailed description
12of all duties entailed by such position and shall determine and report its findings to
13the director, as to the ability of the applicant, or eligible, to perform the duties of such
14position. Such findings shall be conclusive as to the qualifications of any applicant,
15or eligible, so examined. A notice of rejection shall notify an applicant or eligible of
16his or her rights under this subsection.
SB855,45 17Section 45. 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,13,3 18230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
19or in any evaluation used in the hiring process examination 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.
SB855,46 4Section 46. 230.19 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB855,13,8 5230.19 Promotion. (1) The administrator shall provide employees with
6reasonable opportunities for career advancement, within a classified service
7structure designed to achieve and maintain a highly competent work force, with due
8consideration given to affirmative action.
SB855,13,19 9(2) If, in the judgment of the administrator, the group of applicants best able
10to meet the requirements for vacancies in positions in the classified service are
11available within the classified service, the vacancies shall be filled by competition
12limited to persons in the classified service who are not employed under s. 230.26 or
13230.27 and persons with the right of restoration resulting from layoff under s. 230.34
14(2), unless it is necessary to go outside the classified service to be consistent with an
15approved affirmative action plan or program. The administrator may also limit
16competition for promotion to the employees of an agency or an employing unit within
17an agency if the resulting group of applicants would fairly represent the proportion
18of members of racial and ethnic, gender, or disabled groups in the relevant labor pool
19for the state.
SB855,13,22 20(3) A person with the right of restoration resulting from layoff under s. 230.34
21(2) may compete only for a position under sub. (2) for which he or she could have
22competed had the layoff not occurred.
SB855,47 23Section 47. 230.21 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.21 (1) Subject to s. 230.275, the director may, to meet the needs of the
2service, establish separate recruitment, examination, and certification procedures
3for filling positions in unskilled labor and service classes.
SB855,48 4Section 48. 230.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,14,95 230.21 (2) The director may designate classifications in which applicants are
6in critically short supply and may develop such recruitment, examination, and
7certification processes as will provide agencies with prompt certification when
8qualified applicants can be found, provided that due notice has been given and proper
9competitive standards have been maintained.
SB855,49 10Section 49. 230.21 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,14,1611 230.21 (3) The director shall designate classifications in prison industries in
12the department of corrections as critical positions requiring expeditious hiring and
13shall develop such recruitment, examination, and certification processes as will
14provide the department with prompt certification when qualified applicants can be
15found, provided that due notice has been given and proper competitive standards
16have been maintained.
SB855,50 17Section 50. 230.213 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,15,2 18230.213 Affirmative action procedures for corrections positions. The
19director may, to meet affirmative action objectives, establish such recruitment,
20examination,
and certification procedures for positions in the department of
21corrections as will enable the department of corrections to increase the number of
22employees of a specified gender or a specified racial or ethnic group in those positions.
23The director shall design the procedures to obtain a work force in the department of
24corrections that reflects the relevant labor pool. The director may determine the
25relevant labor pool from the population of the state or of a particular geographic area

1of the state, whichever is more appropriate for achieving the affirmative action
2objective.
SB855,51 3Section 51. 230.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB855,15,164 230.24 (1) The administrator may by rule develop a career executive program
5that emphasizes excellence in administrative skills in order to provide agencies with
6a pool of highly qualified executive candidates, to provide outstanding
7administrative employees a broad opportunity for career advancement, and to
8provide for the mobility of such employees among the agencies and units of state
9government for the most advantageous use of their managerial and administrative
10skills. To accomplish the purpose of this program, the director may provide policies
11and standards for recruitment, examination, probation, employment register
12control, certification, transfer, promotion, and reemployment, and the director may
13provide policies and standards for classification and salary administration, separate
14from procedures established for other employment. The administrator shall
15determine the positions which may be filled from career executive employment
16registers.
SB855,52 17Section 52. 230.24 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB855,15,2418 230.24 (2) A vacancy in a career executive position may be filled through an
19open competitive examination, a competitive promotional examination or by
20restricting competition to employees in career executive positions in order to achieve
21and maintain a highly competent work force in career executive positions, with due
22consideration given to affirmative action. The appointing authority shall consider
23the guidelines under s. 230.19 when deciding how to fill a vacancy under this
24paragraph.
SB855,53 25Section 53. 230.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.25 (1) Appointing authorities shall give written notice to the director of any
2vacancy to be filled in any position in the classified service. The director shall certify,
3under this subchapter and the rules of the director, from the register of eligibles
4appropriate for the kind and type of employment, the grade and class in which the
5position is classified, any number of names at the head thereof. In determining the
6number of names to certify, the director shall use statistical methods and personnel
7management principles that are designed to maximize the number of certified names
8that are appropriate for filling the specific position vacancy. Up to 2 persons
9considered for appointment 3 times and not selected may be removed from the
10register for each 3 appointments made. Certification under this subsection shall be
11made before granting any preference under s. 230.16 (7).
SB855,54 12Section 54. 230.25 (1g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB855,16,1613 230.25 (1g) For every position to be filled by promotion from a promotional
14register, the administrator shall, after certifying names under sub. (1), additionally
15certify the name of the highest ranked disabled veteran whose disability is at least
1670 percent.
SB855,55 17Section 55. 230.25 (1m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB855,16,2318 230.25 (1m) After certifying names under sub. (1), additional names shall be
19certified in rank order of those who with the combination of veterans preference
20points awarded under s. 230.16 (7) and examination score earn a total score equal
21to or higher than the lowest score of those certified on the basis of examination only.
22The number of veterans or spouses of veterans added to the list may not exceed the
23number of names certified under sub. (1).
SB855,56 24Section 56. 230.25 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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