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230.08(2)(h)(h) The clerks and other assistants and employees and justices of the supreme court.
230.08(2)(i)(i) The judges, clerks and other assistants and employees of the court of appeals.
230.08(2)(jm)(jm) The employees of the lower Wisconsin state riverway board.
230.08(2)(L)(L) One deputy of the head of any of the following agencies:
230.08(2)(L)2.2. Educational communications board, created under s. 15.57.
230.08(2)(L)3m.3m. Department of employee trust funds.
230.08(2)(L)4.4. Higher educational aids board, created under s. 15.67.
230.08(2)(L)5.5. Office of commissioner of insurance, created under s. 15.73.
230.08(2)(L)5m.5m. Public defender board.
230.08(2)(mL)(mL) One executive assistant of the chairperson and each commissioner of the public service commission, created under s. 15.79 (1).
230.08(2)(n)(n) Court reporters employed by the circuit court.
230.08(2)(o)(o) The executive director and other employees of the judicial commission.
230.08(2)(p)(p) All employees of the investment board.
230.08(2)(pd)(pd) The chairperson of the parole commission.
230.08(2)(pm)(pm) All employees of the state fair park board.
230.08(2)(q)(q) The state public defender and staff attorney positions in the office of the state public defender.
230.08(2)(r)(r) All employees appointed by the lieutenant governor.
230.08(2)(s)(s) The director, sales manager and 3 sales representatives of prison industries in the department of corrections.
230.08(2)(sg)(sg) Deputy district attorney and assistant district attorney positions in the office of district attorney.
230.08(2)(tv)(tv) The director of the office of urban development in the department of children and families, appointed under s. 48.48 (16m).
230.08(2)(v)(v) Not more than 5 bureau directors in the department of safety and professional services.
230.08(2)(w)(w) The executive director of the office of crime victim services in the department of justice.
230.08(2)(wc)(wc) The director of the office of school safety in the department of justice.
230.08(2)(we)(we) Professional staff members of the educational communications board authorized under s. 39.13 (2).
230.08(2)(wh)(wh) The judicial council attorney appointed under s. 758.13 (3) (g) 2.
230.08(2)(x)(x) The executive director of the waste facility siting board, unless the board chooses to appoint the executive director under the classified service.
230.08(2)(xc)(xc) The general counsel for the labor and industry review commission.
230.08(2)(xe)(xe) The director of Indian gaming in the department of administration, and the attorney in the department of administration, appointed under s. 569.015 (2).
230.08(2)(xg)(xg) The executive secretary of the board of commissioners of public lands.
230.08(2)(xr)(xr) The administrator of the division of personnel management and the director of the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the department of administration.
230.08(2)(y)(y) The director and staff assistant of the federal-state relations office of the department of administration.
230.08(2)(yb)(yb) The director and the deputy director of the office of business development in the department of administration.
230.08(2)(yc)(yc) The directors of regional offices of intergovernmental affairs in the department of administration.
230.08(2)(ye)(ye) The director of the interagency council on homelessness in the department of administration.
230.08(2)(yn)(yn) The executive director and staff of the Kickapoo reserve management board.
230.08(2)(z)(z) All other officers and employees of the state whose positions are expressly excluded from the classified service by statute or whose positions cannot be placed under the classified service because of the restrictions placed on them by statute.
230.08(3)(3)Classified service.
230.08(3)(a)(a) The classified service comprises all positions not included in the unclassified service.
230.08(3)(b)(b) Employees holding permanent or sessional classified service positions in the legislative branch shall have the same legal status as employees holding permanent classified service positions in the administrative branch.
230.08(3)(e)(e) School-year positions in the classified service shall be designated as permanent positions.
230.08(3)(f)(f) A position title in the classified service may not include the term “engineer” unless the position requires that an individual holding the position satisfies one of the following:
230.08(3)(f)1.1. The individual is a professional engineer, as defined in s. 443.01 (7).
230.08(3)(f)2.2. The individual has a bachelor of science or higher degree in engineering.
230.08(4)(4)Division administrators.
230.08(4)(a)(a) The number of administrator positions specified in sub. (2) (e) includes all administrator positions specifically authorized by law to be employed outside the classified service in each department, board or commission and the historical society, and any other managerial position determined by an appointing authority. In this paragraph, “department” has the meaning given under s. 15.01 (5), “board” means the educational communications board, investment board, public defender board and technical college system board and “commission” means the employment relations commission and the public service commission. Notwithstanding sub. (2) (z), no division administrator position exceeding the number authorized in sub. (2) (e) may be created in the unclassified service.
230.08(4)(b)(b) Notwithstanding sub. (2) (e), no appointing authority may assign the functions enumerated in this paragraph to be supervised in whole or in part by a division administrator in the unclassified service:
230.08(4)(b)1.1. Functions of the department of revenue relating to income, franchise, sales or excise tax administration.
230.08(4)(b)2.2. Functions of the department of justice relating to criminal investigations, except for controlled substance criminal investigations.
230.08(4)(b)3.3. Any function of the department of employee trust funds.
230.08(4)(c)(c) Any proposal of a board, department or commission, as defined in par. (a) and s. 15.01 (5), or of the historical society, for a change in the number of positions enumerated in sub. (2) (e), before being submitted to the legislature, shall first be submitted by the board, department or commission or by the historical society for a separate review by the secretary of administration and by the administrator. The secretary of administration’s review shall include information on the appropriateness of the proposed change with regard to a board’s, department’s, commission’s or society’s current or proposed internal organizational structure under s. 15.02 (4). The administrator’s review shall include information on whether the existing classified or existing or proposed unclassified division administrator position involved is or would be assigned to pay range 1-18 or above in schedule 1, or a comparable level, of the compensation plan under s. 230.12. The results of these reviews shall be provided by the secretary of administration and by the administrator to the joint committee on finance and the joint committee on employment relations at the same time that the board’s, department’s, commission’s or society’s proposal is presented to either committee.
230.08(7)(7)Exceptional employment situations. The director shall provide, by rule, for exceptional methods and kinds of employment to meet the needs of the service during periods of disaster or national emergency, and for other exceptional employment situations such as to employ the mentally disabled, the physically disabled and the disadvantaged.
230.08(8)(8)Auditing of payrolls. The administrator shall audit the payrolls of the classified and unclassified service, as necessary, to carry out this subchapter.
230.08 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also chs. ER 2 and ER-MRS 27, Wis. adm. code.
230.08 AnnotationAn administrative agency may not issue a rule that is not expressly or impliedly authorized by statute. Limiting eligibility lists of applicants for civil service positions on the basis of race or sex is not authorized by sub. (7). State v. DILHR, 77 Wis. 2d 126, 252 N.W.2d 353 (1977).
230.08 AnnotationAn investment board employee hired in the classified service whose position was changed to unclassified by subsequent legislative action had a property interest in the position entitling him to continued civil service protections after the reclassification. Bahr v. State Investment Board, 186 Wis. 2d 379, 521 N.W.2d 152 (Ct. App. 1994).
230.09230.09Classification.
230.09(1)(1)The 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:
230.09(1)(b)(b) Be designated by the same official generic title. The official titles of classes so established shall be used in all reports and payrolls and in all estimates requesting the appropriation of money to pay employees.
230.09(1)(c)(c) Be so constituted that the same evaluated grade level within a pay schedule can be applied to all positions in the class under similar working conditions.
230.09(1)(d)(d) Where practical, be included in a series to provide probable lines of progression.
230.09(2)(2)
230.09(2)(a)(a) After consultation with the appointing authorities, the 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 administrator may reclassify or reallocate positions on the same basis.
230.09(2)(am)(am) The 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 administrator after taking into consideration the recommendations of the appointing authority, or at his or her own discretion. The administrator shall establish, modify or abolish classifications as the needs of the service require.
230.09(2)(b)(b) To accommodate and effectuate the continuing changes in the classification plan as a result of the classification survey program and otherwise, the 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 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 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.
230.09(2)(c)(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 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 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.
230.09(2)(d)(d) If after review of a filled position the administrator reclassifies or reallocates the position, the administrator shall determine whether the incumbent shall be regraded or whether the position shall be opened to other applicants.
230.09(2)(e)(e) If an appointing authority appoints a person to a position at an approved grade level lower than that recognized for the position, the person in the position may be regraded, only upon recommendation of the appointing authority, subject to the statutes, classification plan and rules prescribed under this subchapter.
230.09(2)(f)(f) If a position in the classified service is reclassified or reallocated, or if a position is allocated from the unclassified service to a classification in the classified service having a lower pay rate or pay range maximum than the incumbent’s current basic pay rate, the pay rate of the incumbent shall be adjusted under the compensation plan under s. 230.12 or the rules prescribed under this section.
230.09(2)(g)(g) When filling a new or vacant position, if the 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 administrator shall notify the director and the secretary of administration. The 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 director may not proceed with the selection and certification process until the secretary of administration has authorized the position to be filled.
230.09(3)(3)The administrator shall establish separate classifications for career executive positions under s. 230.24 and rules governing the salary administration of positions in such classifications.
230.09 AnnotationUnder sub. (2) (b), employees in different occupational groups who perform substantially similar or equal work must be assigned to the same pay range. 68 Atty. Gen. 190.
230.10230.10Compensation plan coverage.
230.10(1)(1)Except as provided under sub. (2), the compensation plan provisions of s. 230.12 apply to all employees of the classified service. If an employee is covered under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111, the compensation plan provisions of s. 230.12 apply to that employee, except for those provisions relating to matters that are subject to bargaining under a collective bargaining agreement that covers the employee.
230.10(2)(2)The compensation plan in effect at the time that a representative is recognized or certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining unit and the employee salary and benefit provisions under s. 230.12 (3) (e) in effect at the time that a representative is certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining unit under subch. V of ch. 111 constitute the compensation plan or employee salary and benefit provisions for employees in the collective bargaining unit until a collective bargaining agreement becomes effective for that unit. If a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 expires prior to the effective date of a subsequent agreement, and a representative continues to be recognized or certified to represent employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or certified to represent employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (ar) to (f) in that collective bargaining unit, the wage rates of the employees in such a unit shall be frozen until a subsequent agreement becomes effective, and the compensation plan under s. 230.12 and salary and benefit changes adopted under s. 230.12 (3) (e) do not apply to employees in the unit.
230.10 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 270; 1977 c. 44; 1977 c. 196 ss. 35, 131; 1977 c. 272 s. 98; Stats. 1977 s. 230.10; 1985 a. 42; 1989 a. 31; 2001 a. 16; 2011 a. 10, 32; 2013 a. 20 ss. 2365m, 9448.
230.12230.12Compensation.
230.12(1)(1)Compensation plan.
230.12(1)(a)(a) General provision.
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 employees of the legislature who are not identified under s. 20.923 (4), for employees of a service agency under subch. IV of ch. 13, for employees of the state court system, for employees of the investment board identified under s. 230.08 (2) (p), for one stenographer employed by each elective executive officer, except the secretary of state and the state treasurer, under s. 230.08 (2) (g), for 3 sales representatives of prison industries and one sales manager of prison industries identified under s. 303.01 (10), and for sales and development professional of the historical society employed under s. 44.20 (4) (a).
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 administrator, in either the rules of the administrator 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 employee 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)(c) Supplementary compensation.
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 employee’s basic pay.
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2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through all Supreme Court and Controlled Substances Board Orders filed before and in effect on January 1, 2025. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after January 1, 2025, are designated by NOTES. (Published 1-1-25)