Chapter 230

230.35(4)(f) (f) Monday to Friday the offices of the agencies of state government shall open at 7:45 a.m. and close at 4:30 p.m., with intermissions from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Agencies may, with the permission of the governor, adjust opening and closing hours and intermission periods to relieve traffic congestion or as the needs of the service otherwise require.

230.35(5) (5) 

230.35(5)(a) (a) Except as provided under s. 230.215 (5), the standard basis of employment for the state service is 40 hours each 7 consecutive calendar day period, except that when the needs of an employing unit cannot be fulfilled by adhering to the standard basis of employment, additional hours of work may be required by the appointing authority. During a proclaimed national emergency, the governor may extend the workweek and adjust the working hours to use the available manpower of any or all agencies as he or she deems essential.

230.35(5)(b) (b) The standard basis of employment shall be divided into 5 work days of 8 hours each except as provided under s. 230.215 (5), and except that when the conditions of employment cannot be satisfied by adhering to this division or when the public would not be inconvenienced, deviations may be permitted upon recommendation of the appointing authority and subsequent approval by the administrator.

230.35(5)(c) (c) The governor may order some or all of the offices and other work stations of the departments of state government closed for specified periods of time or may order such other deviations in office hours or the standard basis of employment as may be necessitated by weather conditions, energy shortages or emergency situations. The governor’s order may specify how any time off or other deviation occasioned by the order may be covered for state employees.

230.35 History History: 1971 c. 91, 125, 183, 211, 226; 1971 c. 270 ss. 70, 71, 83, 104; Stats. 1971 s. 16.30; 1973 c. 51, 243; 1975 c. 28, 39, 41; 1975 c. 147 s. 54; 1975 c. 189, 199, 421, 422; 1977 c. 44; 1977 c. 187 s. 135; 1977 c. 196 ss. 56, 118, 130 (3), (5), (12), 131; 1977 c. 273; 1977 c. 418 ss. 726, 727, 924 (13m); Stats. 1977 s. 230.35; 1979 c. 34, 89; 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (11); 1979 c. 221; 1981 c. 20, 96, 140; 1983 a. 27 s. 2200 (15); 1983 a. 30 ss. 4 to 11, 14; 1983 a. 71, 140; 1983 a. 192 ss. 220, 221, 304; 1985 a. 119; 1987 a. 63, 287, 340, 399, 403; 1989 a. 56 s. 259; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 12, 47; 1995 a. 37, 178; 1997 a. 118, 307; 1999 a. 42, 85, 101, 125; 2001 a. 16, 109; 2003 a. 22, 33, 117; 2005 a. 21; 2007 a. 106, 142; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 10; 2013 a. 123; 2015 a. 55, 150.

230.35 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also chs. ER 18 and 28, Wis. adm. code.

230.36 230.36 Hazardous employment, injuries, pay continued.

230.36(1m) (1m) In this section:

230.36(1m)(a) (a) “Injury” means physical harm to an employee caused by accident or disease.

230.36(1m)(b) (b) “Performance of duties” means duties performed in the line of duty by any of the following:

230.36(1m)(b)1. 1. A forest ranger or field employee of the department of natural resources who is subject to call for forest fire control duty at a Wisconsin veterans home operated by the department of veterans affairs under s. 45.50, and lifeguard, at all times while:

230.36(1m)(b)1.a. a. Driving or riding in a vehicle, aircraft or boat under circumstances which require hazardous maneuvering or speed in excess of the normal or posted limits in the performance of fire control duties;

230.36(1m)(b)1.b. b. Engaged in an effort to save lives, recover dead bodies, or protect public or private property;

230.36(1m)(b)1.c. c. Going to or returning from a fire and while engaged in the suppression of a fire; or

230.36(1m)(b)1.d. d. Engaged in public demonstration or training exercises provided such demonstration or training exercises are authorized by the appointing authority.

230.36(1m)(b)2. 2. A conservation warden, conservation patrol boat captain, conservation patrol boat engineer, member of the state patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System police officer, security officer, or security person, other state facilities police officer, special tax agent, special agent employed by the department of revenue who is authorized to act under s. 73.031, and special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice at all times while:

230.36(1m)(b)2.a. a. In the process of making an arrest or investigating any violation or suspected violation of the law or the quelling of a riot or any other violence;

230.36(1m)(b)2.b. b. Engaged in an effort to save lives, recover dead bodies or protect public or private property;

230.36(1m)(b)2.c. c. Driving or riding in a vehicle, aircraft or boat under circumstances which require hazardous maneuvering or speed in excess of the normal or posted limits in the performance of law enforcement duties; or

230.36(1m)(b)2.d. d. Engaged in public demonstration or training exercises provided such demonstration or training exercises are authorized by the appointing authority.

230.36(1m)(b)3. 3. A guard, institution aide, or other employee at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics or at a state penal or mental institution, including a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), and a state probation, extended supervision, and parole officer, at all times while:

230.36(1m)(b)3.a. a. In the process of quelling a riot or disturbance or other act of violence;

230.36(1m)(b)3.b. b. In the process of restraining patients, inmates, probationers, parolees or persons on extended supervision and apprehending runaways or escapees, including probationers, parolees and persons on extended supervision;

230.36(1m)(b)3.c. c. When injury is occasioned as the result of an act by a patient, inmate, probationer, parolee or person on extended supervision;

230.36(1m)(b)3.d. d. In the process of making an arrest or investigating any violation or suspected violation of law pursuant to police powers authorized by s. 46.058 (2) or 301.29 (2) and rules adopted pursuant thereto;

230.36(1m)(b)3.e. e. Going to or returning from a fire, engaging in the suppression of a fire, evacuating patients or inmates because of a fire or engaging in fire drills; or

230.36(1m)(b)3.f. f. When disease is contracted as a result of exposure to such disease arising out of the care of inmates or patients.

230.36(1m)(b)4. 4. A drivers’ license examiner at all times while examining drivers, conducting road tests or checking motor vehicles.

230.36(1m)(b)5. 5. An engineering aide, engineer or building construction superintendent at all times while:

230.36(1m)(b)5.a. a. Driving or riding in vehicles which require hazardous maneuvering of extremely slow speed while marking or measuring physical characteristics of highways.

230.36(1m)(b)5.b. b. Surveying or inspecting within the right-of-way of highways on which traffic is maintained.

230.36(1m)(b)5.c. c. Surveying or inspecting on construction sites where heavy equipment is operating.

230.36(1m)(b)5.d. d. Investigating or inspecting highways, structures or terrain under hazardous conditions.

230.36(2m) (2m) 

230.36(2m)(a) (a) If any of the following state employees suffers injury while in the performance of duties, the employee shall continue to be fully paid by the employing agency upon the same basis as paid prior to the injury, with no reduction in sick leave credits, compensatory time for overtime accumulations or vacation and no reduction in the rate of earning sick leave credit or vacation:

230.36(2m)(a)1. 1. A conservation warden.

230.36(2m)(a)2. 2. A conservation patrol boat captain.

230.36(2m)(a)3. 3. A conservation patrol boat engineer.

230.36(2m)(a)4. 4. A state forest ranger.

230.36(2m)(a)5. 5. A conservation field employee of the department of natural resources who is subject to call for fire control duty.

230.36(2m)(a)6. 6. A member of the state patrol.

230.36(2m)(a)7. 7. A state motor vehicle inspector.

230.36(2m)(a)8. 8. A lifeguard.

230.36(2m)(a)9. 9. A special agent employed by the department of revenue who is authorized to act under s. 73.031.

230.36(2m)(a)10. 10. A special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice.

230.36(2m)(a)11. 11. A special tax agent.

230.36(2m)(a)12. 12. A state drivers’ license examiner.

230.36(2m)(a)14. 14. A University of Wisconsin System police officer or other state facilities police officer and patrol officer.

230.36(2m)(a)15. 15. A security officer or security person.

230.36(2m)(a)16. 16. An engineer.

230.36(2m)(a)17. 17. An engineering aide.

230.36(2m)(a)18. 18. A building construction superintendent.

230.36(2m)(a)20. 20. A guard or institutional aide or a state probation, extended supervision, and parole officer or any other employee whose duties include supervision and discipline of inmates or wards of the state at a state penal institution, including a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), or while on parole supervision or extended supervision outside of the confines of the institutions, or supervision of persons placed on probation by a court of record, or supervision and care of patients at a state mental institution, and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics.

230.36(2m)(a)21. 21. A state employee who is not listed in this paragraph who is ordered by his or her appointing authority to accompany an employee listed in this paragraph while the listed employee is engaged in duties enumerated under sub. (1m) (b).

230.36(2m)(a)22. 22. A state employee who is not listed in this paragraph who is ordered by his or her appointing authority to perform duties enumerated under sub. (1m) (b), when permitted, in lieu of a listed employee.

230.36(2m)(b) (b) The full pay under par. (a) (intro.) shall continue while the employee is unable to return to work as the result of the injury or until the termination of his or her employment upon recommendation of the appointing authority. At any time during the employee’s period of disability the appointing authority may, at the expense of the employing agency, order physical or medical examinations to determine the degree of disability.

230.36(4) (4) An employee denied benefits under this section may appeal to the commission under s. 230.45 (1) (d).

230.36(5) (5) An employing agency that makes payments under this section is entitled to the right of subrogation for reimbursement to the extent that the injured employee may recover the reimbursed items in an action or claim in tort against any 3rd party. The repayment shall not exceed the total sums paid to the injured employee under this section and shall be limited to the total sum credited to the injured employee, as damages for pay and fringe benefits actually received in the settlement of any claim caused by the negligence of the 3rd party.

230.36(6) (6) Any person who is employed by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, who suffers an injury between June 29, 1996, and June 30, 1997, shall be covered under this section if the person, had he or she been a state employee, would have been covered under this section.

230.36 History History: 1971 c. 164, 270; 1973 c. 333 s. 201m; 1975 c. 39, 189, 199, 224, 422; 1977 c. 26; 1977 c. 196 ss. 57, 119, 130 (4); 1977 c. 418 ss. 728, 729, 924 (50); 1977 c. 447 ss. 146, 206; Stats. 1977 s. 230.36; 1979 c. 32; 1979 c. 221 ss. 745, 746, 2202 (15); 1985 a. 29, 135; 1987 a. 27, 83; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 98, 215, 491; 1995 a. 27, 77; 1997 a. 283; 1999 a. 63, 85, 186; 2001 a. 16, 103, 104; 2003 a. 83; 2005 a. 22, 344; 2023 a. 73; s. 35.17 correction in (2m) (a) 9.

230.36 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. ER 28, Wis. adm. code.

230.36 Annotation Discussion of s. 230.36, 1977 stats., continuation of pay to employee injured in hazardous employment, with respect to long-term disability. 68 Atty. Gen. 25.

230.37 230.37 Standards of performance and ratings.

230.37(1) (1) In cooperation with appointing authorities the administrator shall establish an employee performance evaluation program to provide a continuing record of employee development and, when applicable, to serve as a basis for pertinent personnel actions. Under the employee performance evaluation program established under this subsection, the administrator shall require each appointing authority to conduct at least an annual performance evaluation of each employee appointed by the appointing authority. Similar evaluations shall be conducted during the probationary period but may not infringe upon the authority of the appointing authority to retain or dismiss employees during the probationary period.

230.37(2) (2) When an employee becomes physically or mentally incapable of or unfit for the efficient and effective performance of the duties of his or her position by reason of infirmities due to age, disabilities, or otherwise, the appointing authority shall either transfer the employee to a position which requires less arduous duties, if necessary demote the employee, place the employee on a part-time service basis and at a part-time rate of pay or as a last resort, dismiss the employee from the service. The appointing authority may require the employee to submit to a medical or physical examination to determine fitness to continue in service. The cost of such examination shall be paid by the employing agency. In no event shall these provisions affect pensions or other retirement benefits for which the employee may otherwise be eligible.

230.37 History History: 1971 c. 270 ss. 66, 81; Stats. 1971 s. 16.32; 1977 c. 196 ss. 59, 130 (4); 1977 c. 273; Stats. 1977 s. 230.37; 1987 a. 140; 2003 a. 33; 2015 a. 55, 150.

230.37 Cross-reference Cross-reference: See also ch. ER 45, Wis. adm. code.

230.40 230.40 Political activities; public office.

230.40(1) (1) No person holding a position in the classified civil service may directly or indirectly solicit or receive subscriptions or contributions for any partisan political party or any political purpose while on state time or engaged in official duties as an employee. No person may orally solicit or by letter transmit any solicitation to a state office or be in any manner concerned in soliciting any assistance, subscription, or support for any partisan political party or purpose from any person holding any position in the classified civil service while on state time or engaged in official duties as an employee. No person holding any position in the classified civil service may during the hours when on duty engage in any form of political activity calculated to favor or improve the chances of any political party or any person seeking or attempting to hold partisan political office, nor engage in any political activity when not on duty to such an extent that the person’s efficiency during working hours will be impaired or that he or she will be tardy or absent from work. Any violation of this section is adequate grounds for dismissal.

230.40(2) (2) If a person in the classified service declares an intention to run for partisan political office the person shall be placed on a leave of absence for the duration of the election campaign and if elected shall separate from the classified service on assuming the duties and responsibilities of such office.

230.40(4) (4) A person in the classified service may be granted upon concurrence by the person’s appointing authority a leave of absence to participate in partisan political campaigning.

230.40(5) (5) Persons on leave from the classified service under subs. (2) and (4) shall not be subject to the restrictions of sub. (1), except as they apply to the solicitation of assistance, subscription or support from any person holding any position in the classified service.

230.40(6) (6) The director shall administer this section.

230.40 History History: 1971 c. 270 s. 82; Stats. 1971 s. 16.35; 1973 c. 334; 1977 c. 196 s. 61; 1977 c. 273; Stats. 1977 s. 230.40; 1979 c. 221; 1997 a. 307; 1999 a. 102; 2015 a. 55, 150.

230.40 Annotation State employees covered by the Hatch Act cannot be discharged for partisan political participation while on leaves of absence under subs. (2) and (4). 63 Atty. Gen. 217.

230.40 Annotation Discussion of restrictions on political activities of state employees under federal and state law. 67 Atty. Gen. 315.

230.40 Annotation Classified state employees whose positions are federally funded, in whole or in part, and who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, are entitled to leaves of absence in order to run for partisan political office and cannot be compelled to resign. Leaves of absence for such employees are governed generally by terms of applicable collective bargaining agreements. 73 Atty. Gen. 131.

230.40 Annotation The meaning of “declares an intention to run for office” in sub. (2) is discussed. 81 Atty. Gen. 135.

230.41 230.41 Invalid appointments. Any person employed or appointed contrary to this subchapter, or to the rules established thereunder, shall be paid by the appointing authority so employing or appointing, or attempting to employ or appoint that person, the compensation agreed upon for any service performed under such appointment or employment, or attempted appointment or employment, or in case no compensation is agreed upon, the actual value of such services and any expenses incurred in connection therewith, and shall have a cause of action against such appointing authority, for such sum and for the costs of the action. No appointing authority shall be reimbursed by the state for any sums so paid or recovered in any such action.

230.41 History History: 1971 c. 270 s. 80; Stats. 1971 s. 16.36; 1977 c. 196 s. 61; Stats. 1977 s. 230.41; 1991 a. 316.

230.43 230.43 Misdemeanors; how punished.

230.43(1) (1) Hiring process; obstruction or falsifications. Any person who, alone or in cooperation with one or more persons, does any of the following is, for each offense, guilty of a misdemeanor:

230.43(1)(am) (am) Willfully defeats, deceives or obstructs any person in respect of the rights of application or registration under this subchapter or any rules prescribed pursuant thereto.

230.43(1)(b) (b) Willfully or corruptly, falsely marks, grades, estimates, or reports upon an application or resume, or proper standing of any person evaluated, registered, or certified, pursuant to this subchapter, or aids in so doing.

230.43(1)(c) (c) Willfully or corruptly makes any false representations concerning the same, or concerning an applicant.

230.43(1)(d) (d) Willfully or corruptly furnishes any person any special or secret information for the purpose of either improving or injuring the prospects or chances of any persons so evaluated, registered, or certified, being appointed, employed, or promoted.

230.43(1)(e) (e) Personates any other person, or permits or aids in any manner any other person to personate him or her in connection with any registration, application, or request to be evaluated or registered.

230.43(2) (2) Prohibited appointments. Whoever, after a rule has been duly established and published, makes an appointment to office or selects a person for employment, contrary to such rule, or willfully refuses or neglects otherwise to comply with, or to conform to, this subchapter, or violates any of such provisions, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. If any person is convicted under this subsection, any public office which such person may hold shall by force of such conviction be rendered vacant, and such person shall be incapable of holding public office for a period of 5 years from the date of such conviction.