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.
AB68-SSA1,2557 24Section 2557. 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1230.35 (1m) (bt) 1. 120 hours each year for a full year of service during the first
2 5 2 years of service;
AB68-SSA1,2558 3Section 2558. 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1183,54 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1m. 136 hours each year for a full year of service during the
5next 3 years of service;
AB68-SSA1,2559 6Section 2559. 230.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1183,207 230.35 (2) Leave of absence with pay owing to sickness and leave of absence
8without pay, other than annual leave and leave under s. 103.10, shall be regulated
9by rules of the administrator, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate from
10year to year. Employees appointed under s. 230.26 (1) shall accrue leave of absence
11with pay owing to sickness at the same rate as permanent and project state
12employees, and such leave shall be prorated if the employee works less than
13full-time.
After July 1, 1973, employees appointed to career executive positions
14under the program established under s. 230.24 or positions designated in s. 19.42
15(10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall have
16any unused sick leave credits restored if they are reemployed in a career executive
17position or in a position under s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or
18authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e), regardless of the duration of their absence.
19Restoration of unused sick leave credits if reemployment is to a position other than
20those specified above shall be in accordance with rules of the administrator.
AB68-SSA1,2560 21Section 2560. 230.35 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1183,2222 230.35 (4) (a) 3m. June 19.
AB68-SSA1,2561 23Section 2561. 230.35 (4) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1183,2524 230.35 (4) (a) 10. The day following if January 1, June 19, July 4, or December
2525 falls on Sunday.
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1Section 2562. 230.35 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1184,52 230.35 (4) (c) Except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all
3employees except limited term employees shall receive 9 10 paid holidays annually
4in addition to any other authorized paid leave, the time to be at the discretion of the
5appointing authorities.
AB68-SSA1,2563 6Section 2563. 231.03 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68-SSA1,1184,117 231.03 (6) (L) Finance working capital needs of any participating health
8institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit
9institution, or participating research institution in an amount not to exceed that
10approved by the authority. Bonds issued for purposes of the paragraph are not
11exempt from taxation under s. 71.05 (1) (c) 14., 71.26 (1m) (o), or 71.45 (1t) (n).
AB68-SSA1,2564 12Section 2564. 231.03 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1185,213 231.03 (13) Make loans to any participating health institution, participating
14educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating
15research institution for the cost of a project or to finance working capital under sub.
16(6) (L)
in accordance with an agreement between the authority and the participating
17health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit
18institution, or participating research institution. The authority may secure the loan
19by a mortgage or other security arrangement on the health facility, educational
20facility, nonprofit facility, or research facility granted by the participating health
21institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit
22institution, or participating research institution to the authority. The loan may not
23exceed, as applicable, the total cost of the project as determined by the participating
24health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit

1institution, or participating research institution and approved by the authority or
2the amount of working capital approved by the authority under sub. (6) (L)
.
AB68-SSA1,2565 3Section 2565. 234.03 (18m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-SSA1,1185,104 234.03 (18m) (a) (intro.) From the funds described under sub. (18), to annually
5invest, directly or through a financial intermediary a total of, not more than
6$1,000,000 of its general funds in business entities having their principal places of
7business in this state, including their affiliates, which are independently owned and
8operated and which employ fewer than 25 50 full-time employees or have gross
9annual sales of less than $2,500,000 $5,000,000, to enable those business entities to
10do any of the following:
AB68-SSA1,2566 11Section 2566. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read: