AB68-SSA1,1179,118 230.08 (2) (g) One stenographer appointed by each elective executive officer,
9except the secretary of state and the state treasurer; and one deputy or assistant
10appointed by each elective executive officer, except the state treasurer, secretary of
11state,
attorney general, and superintendent of public instruction.
AB68-SSA1,2543 12Section 2543. 230.08 (2) (L) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,1413 230.08 (2) (L) 4. Higher educational aids board , created under s. 15.67 attached
14to the department of administration under s. 15.03
.
AB68-SSA1,2544 15Section 2544 . 230.08 (2) (ya) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,1716 230.08 (2) (ya) The director of the office of environmental justice in the
17department of administration.
AB68-SSA1,2545 18Section 2545 . 230.08 (2) (yf) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,1919 230.08 (2) (yf) The chief resiliency officer in the department of administration.
AB68-SSA1,2546 20Section 2546 . 230.08 (2) (yg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,2221 230.08 (2) (yg) The director of the office of digital transformation in the
22department of administration.
AB68-SSA1,2547 23Section 2547. 230.08 (2) (yh) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1179,2524 230.08 (2) (yh) The director of Native American affairs in the department of
25administration.
AB68-SSA1,2548
1Section 2548. 230.08 (2) (yL) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1180,22 230.08 (2) (yL) The chief equity officer in the department of administration.
AB68-SSA1,2549 3Section 2549. 230.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1180,184 230.10 (2) The compensation plan in effect at the time that a representative
5is recognized or certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining unit and
6the employee salary and benefit provisions under s. 230.12 (3) (e) in effect at the time
7that a representative is certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining
8unit under subch. V of ch. 111 constitute the compensation plan or employee salary
9and benefit provisions for employees in the collective bargaining unit until a
10collective bargaining agreement becomes effective for that unit. If a collective
11bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 expires prior to the effective date of
12a subsequent agreement, and a representative continues to be recognized or certified
13to represent employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or (ag) or certified to represent
14employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (ar) to (f) in that collective bargaining unit, the
15wage rates of the employees in such a unit shall be frozen until a subsequent
16agreement becomes effective, and the compensation plan under s. 230.12 and salary
17and benefit changes adopted under s. 230.12 (3) (e) do not apply to employees in the
18unit.
AB68-SSA1,2550 19Section 2550. 230.12 (9m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1181,220 230.12 (9m) Paid parental leave. The administrator shall develop and
21recommend to the joint committee on employment relations a program,
22administered by the division, that provides paid parental leave to employees whose
23compensation is established under this section or s. 20.923 (2) or (3) but does not
24include employees of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
25The approval process for the program is the same as that provided under sub. (3) (b),

1and, if approved, the program shall be incorporated into the compensation plan
2under sub. (1).
AB68-SSA1,2551 3Section 2551. 230.18 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1181,16 4230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
5or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit
6information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of
7any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning such those opinions or
8affiliations and all disclosures thereof of those opinions or affiliations shall be
9discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and
10impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state
11institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment,
12application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person's
13political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race,
14color, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender
15identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),
national origin, or ancestry except as otherwise
16provided.
AB68-SSA1,2552 17Section 2552 . 230.18 of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this
18act), is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1182,6 19230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application
20or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit
21information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of
22any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning those opinions or affiliations
23and all disclosures of those opinions or affiliations shall be discountenanced except
24that the director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for
25positions such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No

1discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment, application, or hiring process
2against or in favor of any person because of the person's political or religious opinions
3or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, gender
4expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),
5national origin, or ancestry, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s.
6343.03 (3r)
except as otherwise provided.
AB68-SSA1,2553 7Section 2553. 230.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1182,148 230.26 (4) Fringe benefits specifically authorized by statutes, with the
9exception of leave of absence with pay owing to sickness, deferred compensation plan
10participation under subch. VII of ch. 40, worker's compensation, unemployment
11insurance, group insurance, retirement, and social security coverage, shall be denied
12employees hired under this section. Such employees may not be considered
13permanent employees and do not qualify for tenure, vacation, paid holidays, sick
14leave,
performance awards, or the right to compete in promotional processes.
AB68-SSA1,2554 15Section 2554. 230.35 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1182,1716 230.35 (1) (a) 1. One hundred four hours each year for a full year of service
17during the first 5 2 years of service;
AB68-SSA1,2555 18Section 2555. 230.35 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1182,2019 230.35 (1) (a) 1m. One hundred twenty hours each year for a full year of service
20during the next 3 years of service;
AB68-SSA1,2556 21Section 2556. 230.35 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1182,2322 230.35 (1) (c) When the rate of annual leave changes during the 2nd, 5th, 10th,
2315th, 20th or 25th calendar year, the annual leave for that year shall be prorated.