AB68-SSA1,2552 Section 2552 . 230.18 of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1182,6 230.18 Discrimination prohibited. No question in any form of application or in any evaluation used in the hiring process may be so framed as to elicit information concerning the partisan political or religious opinions or affiliations of any applicant nor may any inquiry be made concerning those opinions or affiliations and all disclosures of those opinions or affiliations shall be discountenanced except that the director may evaluate the competence and impartiality of applicants for positions such as clinical chaplain in a state institutional program. No discriminations may be exercised in the recruitment, application, or hiring process against or in favor of any person because of the person's political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of age, sex, disability, race, color, sexual orientation, gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), national origin, or ancestry, or status as a holder or nonholder of a license under s. 343.03 (3r) except as otherwise provided.

AB68-SSA1,2553 Section 2553. 230.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1182,14 230.26 (4) Fringe benefits specifically authorized by statutes, with the exception of leave of absence with pay owing to sickness, deferred compensation plan participation under subch. VII of ch. 40, worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, group insurance, retirement, and social security coverage, shall be denied employees hired under this section. Such employees may not be considered permanent employees and do not qualify for tenure, vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, performance awards, or the right to compete in promotional processes.

AB68-SSA1,2554 Section 2554. 230.35 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1182,17 230.35 (1) (a) 1. One hundred four hours each year for a full year of service during the first 5 2 years of service;

AB68-SSA1,2555 Section 2555. 230.35 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1182,20 230.35 (1) (a) 1m. One hundred twenty hours each year for a full year of service during the next 3 years of service;

AB68-SSA1,2556 Section 2556. 230.35 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1182,23 230.35 (1) (c) When the rate of annual leave changes during the 2nd, 5th, 10th, 15th, 20th or 25th calendar year, the annual leave for that year shall be prorated.

AB68-SSA1,2557 Section 2557. 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1183,2 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1. 120 hours each year for a full year of service during the first 5 2 years of service;

AB68-SSA1,2558 Section 2558. 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1183,5 230.35 (1m) (bt) 1m. 136 hours each year for a full year of service during the next 3 years of service;

AB68-SSA1,2559 Section 2559. 230.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1183,20 230.35 (2) Leave of absence with pay owing to sickness and leave of absence without pay, other than annual leave and leave under s. 103.10, shall be regulated by rules of the administrator, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate from year to year. Employees appointed under s. 230.26 (1) shall accrue leave of absence with pay owing to sickness at the same rate as permanent and project state employees, and such leave shall be prorated if the employee works less than full-time. After July 1, 1973, employees appointed to career executive positions under the program established under s. 230.24 or positions designated in s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall have any unused sick leave credits restored if they are reemployed in a career executive position or in a position under s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e), regardless of the duration of their absence. Restoration of unused sick leave credits if reemployment is to a position other than those specified above shall be in accordance with rules of the administrator.

AB68-SSA1,2560 Section 2560. 230.35 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1183,22 230.35 (4) (a) 3m. June 19.

AB68-SSA1,2561 Section 2561. 230.35 (4) (a) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1183,25 230.35 (4) (a) 10. The day following if January 1, June 19, July 4, or December 25 falls on Sunday.

AB68-SSA1,2562 Section 2562. 230.35 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1184,5 230.35 (4) (c) Except as provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12, all employees except limited term employees shall receive 9 10 paid holidays annually in addition to any other authorized paid leave, the time to be at the discretion of the appointing authorities.

AB68-SSA1,2563 Section 2563. 231.03 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,1184,11 231.03 (6) (L) Finance working capital needs of any participating health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating research institution in an amount not to exceed that approved by the authority. Bonds issued for purposes of the paragraph are not exempt from taxation under s. 71.05 (1) (c) 14., 71.26 (1m) (o), or 71.45 (1t) (n).

AB68-SSA1,2564 Section 2564. 231.03 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1185,2 231.03 (13) Make loans to any participating health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating research institution for the cost of a project or to finance working capital under sub. (6) (L) in accordance with an agreement between the authority and the participating health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating research institution. The authority may secure the loan by a mortgage or other security arrangement on the health facility, educational facility, nonprofit facility, or research facility granted by the participating health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating research institution to the authority. The loan may not exceed, as applicable, the total cost of the project as determined by the participating health institution, participating educational institution, participating nonprofit institution, or participating research institution and approved by the authority or the amount of working capital approved by the authority under sub. (6) (L).

AB68-SSA1,2565 Section 2565. 234.03 (18m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,1185,10 234.03 (18m) (a) (intro.) From the funds described under sub. (18), to annually invest, directly or through a financial intermediary a total of, not more than $1,000,000 of its general funds in business entities having their principal places of business in this state, including their affiliates, which are independently owned and operated and which employ fewer than 25 50 full-time employees or have gross annual sales of less than $2,500,000 $5,000,000, to enable those business entities to do any of the following:

AB68-SSA1,2566 Section 2566. 234.29 of the statutes is amended to read: