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AB615,9,2523 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.
AB615,35 5Section 35 . 230.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,10,106 230.16 (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.
AB615,36 11Section 36 . 230.16 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,10,2012 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.
AB615,37 21Section 37 . 230.16 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,10,2522 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.
AB615,38
1Section 38. 230.16 (7m) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,11,42 230.16 (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.
AB615,39 5Section 39 . 230.16 (7m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,11,76 230.16 (7m) (c) Within 30 days after acceptance of an application under par.
7(b), the administrator shall give the applicant an examination.
AB615,40 8Section 40 . 230.16 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,11,119 230.16 (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.
AB615,41 12Section 41 . 230.16 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,11,1613 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.
AB615,42 17Section 42 . 230.16 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,11,1918 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.
AB615,43 20Section 43 . 230.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,12,221 230.17 (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.
AB615,44 3Section 44 . 230.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,12,164 230.17 (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.
AB615,45 17Section 45 . 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,13,3 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.
AB615,46 4Section 46 . 230.19 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB615,13,8 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.
AB615,13,19 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.
AB615,13,22 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.
AB615,47 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.
AB615,48 4Section 48 . 230.21 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,14,95 230.21 (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.
AB615,49 10Section 49 . 230.21 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,14,1611 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.
AB615,50 17Section 50 . 230.213 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,15,2 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.
AB615,51 3Section 51 . 230.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,15,164 230.24 (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.
AB615,52 17Section 52 . 230.24 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB615,15,2418 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.
AB615,53 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).
AB615,54 12Section 54 . 230.25 (1g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB615,16,1613 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.
AB615,55 17Section 55 . 230.25 (1m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB615,16,2318 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).
AB615,56 24Section 56 . 230.25 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.25 (2) (a) When certifying names to appointing authorities under this
2section, the director shall specify whether the certification includes qualifying
3veterans or persons the hiring of whom would serve affirmative action purposes,
4without divulging the names of those individuals. The director shall not disclose any
5applicant's test score, with or without the addition of veterans preference points
6under s. 230.16 (7), to the appointing authority.
AB615,57 7Section 57 . 230.25 (2) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB615,58 8Section 58 . 230.25 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,17,179 230.25 (2) (b) Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter or the rules of the
10director, appointments shall be made by appointing authorities to all positions in the
11classified service from among those certified to them in accordance with this section.
12Appointments shall be made within 30 60 days after the date of certification unless
13an exception is made by the director. If an appointing authority does not make an
14appointment within 30 60 days after certification, he or she shall immediately report
15in writing to the director the reasons therefor. If the director determines that the
16failure to make an appointment is not justified under the merit system, the director
17shall issue an order directing that an appointment be made.
AB615,59 18Section 59 . 230.25 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,17,2419 230.25 (3) (a) Subject to par. (b), the term of eligibility on original entrance and
20promotional
registers is 6 months and thereafter the register expires but may be
21reactivated by the administrator for up to 3 years from the date of the establishment
22of the register. Except as provided in ss. 230.28 and 230.34, the eligibility of
23individuals for reinstatement is 5 years and the eligibility of individuals for
24restoration is 3 years.
AB615,60 25Section 60 . 230.26 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.26 (2) If there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy in any position in
2the classified service and the director is unable to certify to the appointing authority,
3upon requisition by the latter, a list of persons eligible for appointment from an
4appropriate employment register, the appointing authority may nominate a person
5to the director for noncompetitive examination. If the nominee is certified by the
6director as qualified, the nominee may be appointed provisionally to fill the vacancy
7until an appointment can be made from a register established after announcement
8of competition for the position, except that no provisional appointment may be
9continued for more than 45 working days after the date of certification from the
10register. Successive appointments may not be made under this subsection. This
11subsection does not apply to a person appointed to a vacant position in the classified
12service under s. 230.275.
AB615,61 13Section 61 . 230.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,18,2014 230.26 (4) Fringe benefits specifically authorized by statutes, with the
15exception of deferred compensation plan participation under subch. VII of ch. 40,
16worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, group insurance, retirement, and
17social security coverage, shall be denied employees hired under this section. Such
18employees may not be considered permanent employees and do not qualify for
19tenure, vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, performance awards, or the right to
20compete in promotional processes examinations.
AB615,62 21Section 62 . 230.28 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,19,722 230.28 (1) (a) All original and all promotional appointments to permanent,
23sessional and seasonal positions, with the exception of those positions designated as
24supervisor or management under s. 111.81, in the classified service shall be for a
25probationary period of one year 6 months, but the director at the request of the

1appointing authority and in accordance with related rules may extend any such
2period for a maximum of 12 3 additional months. Dismissal may be made at any time
3during such periods. Upon such dismissal, the appointing authority shall report to
4the director and to the employee removed, the dismissal and the reason therefor. The
5director may remove an employee during the employee's probationary period if the
6director finds, after giving notice and an opportunity to be heard, that such employee
7was appointed as a result of fraud or error.
AB615,63 8Section 63 . 230.28 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,19,199 230.28 (1) (am) All probationary periods for employees in supervisory or
10management positions are one year, but the director at the request of the appointing
11authority may extend any such period for a maximum of 12 additional months
unless
12waived after 6 months under par. (c). The waiver under par. (c) may be exercised for
13an employee in a supervisory position only if the employee has successfully
14completed a supervisory development program under s. 230.046 (2)
. However,
15persons who transfer or are reinstated to supervisory or management positions
16consistent with conditions under sub. (4) and who had previously obtained
17permanent status in class in a supervisory or management position prior to the
18transfer or reinstatement shall serve a probationary period in accordance with sub.
19(4).
AB615,64 20Section 64 . 230.28 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,19,2321 230.28 (1) (c) Upon request by the appointing authority, the director may waive
22any portion of a the lengthened probationary period but in no case before a one-year
236-month probationary period has been served.
AB615,65 24Section 65 . 230.28 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
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1230.28 (6) A person with a right of restoration resulting from layoff under s.
2230.34 (2) who competes for promotion to a position under s. 230.19 (3) and is
3appointed shall serve a probationary period under sub. (1). If the appointing
4authority terminates the employee during the probationary period, the person shall
5return to his or her former layoff status.
AB615,66 6Section 66 . 230.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,20,117 230.31 (1) (intro.) Any person who has held a position and obtained permanent
8status in a class under the civil service law and rules and who has separated from
9the service before July 1, 2016, without any delinquency or misconduct on his or her
10part but owing to reasons of economy or otherwise shall be granted the following
11considerations:
AB615,67 12Section 67 . 230.31 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,20,1513 230.31 (2) The administrator may also provide for the reinstatement of persons
14who have served in seasonal and sessional employment and for persons who separate
15from a position while serving a probationary period.
AB615,68 16Section 68 . 230.31 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB615,69 17Section 69 . 230.32 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,21,218 230.32 (4) Any person appointed to fill the position of an employee on such
19military or civilian leave shall be designated as a substitute or replacement employee
20and upon the return and reemployment of the original employee the substitute
21employee shall be transferred to a similar position with the same employing agency
22if one is available, or if not, he or she shall be eligible for reinstatement or have the
23right of restoration in accordance with this subchapter and the rules of the director.
24The status of any person who is appointed to fill the place of an employee on military

1or civilian leave under this section shall be governed by the rules of the director
2pursuant thereto.
AB615,70 3Section 70 . 230.34 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 230.34 (1) (a)
4and amended to read:
AB615,21,155 230.34 (1) (a) An employee with permanent status in class or an employee who
6has served with the state as an assistant district attorney or an assistant state public
7defender for a continuous period of 12 months or more may be removed, suspended
8without pay, discharged, reduced in base pay, or demoted only for just cause. It is just
9cause to remove, suspend without pay, discharge, reduce the base pay of, or demote
10an employee for work performance or personal conduct that is inadequate,
11unsuitable, or inferior, as determined by the appointing authority, but only after
12imposing progressive discipline that complies with the administrator's standards
13under s. 230.04 (13m). It is just cause to remove, suspend without pay, discharge,
14reduce the base pay of, or demote an employee without imposing progressive
15discipline for any of the following conduct:
AB615,71 16Section 71 . 230.34 (1) (a) 1. to 9. of the statutes are repealed.
AB615,72 17Section 72 . 230.34 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,22,218 230.34 (1) (am) If an employee fails to report for work as scheduled or to contact
19his or her supervisor, the appointing authority may discipline the employee. If an
20employee fails to report for work as scheduled, or to contact his or her supervisor for
21a minimum of 3 5 consecutive working days during a calendar year, the appointing
22authority shall consider the employee's position abandoned and may discipline the
23employee or treat the employee as having resigned his or her position. If the
24appointing authority decides to treat the position abandonment as a resignation, the

1appointing authority shall notify the employee in writing that the employee is being
2treated as having effectively resigned as of the end of the last day worked.
AB615,73 3Section 73 . 230.34 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,22,104 230.34 (2) (intro.) Employees with permanent status in class in permanent,
5sessional and seasonal positions in the classified service and employees serving a
6probationary period in such positions after promotion or transfer may be laid off
7because of a reduction in force due to a stoppage or lack of work or funds or owing to
8material changes in duties or organization but only after all original appointment
9probationary and limited term employees in the classes used for layoff, are
10terminated
.
AB615,74 11Section 74 . 230.34 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB615,22,1312 230.34 (2) (a) The order of layoff of such employees may be determined by
13seniority or performance or a combination thereof or by other factors.
AB615,75 14Section 75 . 230.34 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB615,22,1915 230.34 (2) (b) The director shall promulgate rules governing layoffs and
16appeals therefrom and alternative procedures in lieu of layoff to include voluntary
17and involuntary demotion and the exercise of a displacing right to a comparable or
18lower class, as well as the subsequent employee right of restoration or eligibility for
19reinstatement.
AB615,76 20Section 76 . 230.35 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB615,22,2421 230.35 (3) (d) Employees of the state are entitled to reasonable paid leaves of
22absence to compete in promotional evaluations examinations and interviews. The
23administrator shall promulgate rules governing the lengths of time allowable for
24such leaves, their frequency and the provisions for their use.
AB615,77 25Section 77 . 230.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.37 (1) In cooperation with appointing authorities the administrator shall
2establish an employee performance evaluation program to provide a continuing
3record of employee development and, when applicable, to serve as a basis for
4pertinent personnel actions. Under the employee performance evaluation program
5established under this subsection, the administrator shall require each appointing
6authority to conduct at least an annual performance evaluation of each employee
7appointed by the appointing authority.
Similar evaluations shall be conducted
8during the probationary period but may not infringe upon the authority of the
9appointing authority to retain or dismiss employees during the probationary period.
AB615,78 10Section 78 . 230.40 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB615,23,1411 230.40 (3) A person who separates from the classified service to fill an elective
12position shall have reinstatement privileges for 5 years following termination from
13the classified service or for one year following termination from the elective position,
14whichever is longer.
AB615,79 15Section 79 . 230.43 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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