SB565,64120Section 64. 230.28 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read: SB565,,121121230.28 (1) (c) Upon request by the appointing authority, the director may waive any portion of a the lengthened probationary period but in no case before a one-year 6-month probationary period has been served. SB565,65122Section 65. 230.28 (6) of the statutes is created to read: SB565,,123123230.28 (6) A person with a right of restoration resulting from layoff under s. 230.34 (2) who competes for promotion to a position under s. 230.19 (3) and is appointed shall serve a probationary period under sub. (1). If the appointing authority terminates the employee during the probationary period, the person shall return to his or her former layoff status. SB565,66124Section 66. 230.31 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: SB565,,125125230.31 (1) (intro.) Any person who has held a position and obtained permanent status in a class under the civil service law and rules and who has separated from the service before July 1, 2016, without any delinquency or misconduct on his or her part but owing to reasons of economy or otherwise shall be granted the following considerations: SB565,67126Section 67. 230.31 (2) of the statutes is created to read: SB565,,127127230.31 (2) The administrator may also provide for the reinstatement of persons who have served in seasonal and sessional employment and for persons who separate from a position while serving a probationary period. SB565,68128Section 68. 230.31 (3) of the statutes is repealed. SB565,69129Section 69. 230.32 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: SB565,,130130230.32 (4) Any person appointed to fill the position of an employee on such military or civilian leave shall be designated as a substitute or replacement employee and upon the return and reemployment of the original employee the substitute employee shall be transferred to a similar position with the same employing agency if one is available, or if not, he or she shall be eligible for reinstatement or have the right of restoration in accordance with this subchapter and the rules of the director. The status of any person who is appointed to fill the place of an employee on military or civilian leave under this section shall be governed by the rules of the director pursuant thereto. SB565,70131Section 70. 230.34 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 230.34 (1) (a) and amended to read: SB565,,132132230.34 (1) (a) An employee with permanent status in class or an employee who has served with the state as an assistant district attorney or an assistant state public defender for a continuous period of 12 months or more may be removed, suspended without pay, discharged, reduced in base pay, or demoted only for just cause. It is just cause to remove, suspend without pay, discharge, reduce the base pay of, or demote an employee for work performance or personal conduct that is inadequate, unsuitable, or inferior, as determined by the appointing authority, but only after imposing progressive discipline that complies with the administrator’s standards under s. 230.04 (13m). It is just cause to remove, suspend without pay, discharge, reduce the base pay of, or demote an employee without imposing progressive discipline for any of the following conduct: SB565,71133Section 71. 230.34 (1) (a) 1. to 9. of the statutes are repealed. SB565,72134Section 72. 230.34 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read: SB565,,135135230.34 (1) (am) If an employee fails to report for work as scheduled or to contact his or her supervisor, the appointing authority may discipline the employee. If an employee fails to report for work as scheduled, or to contact his or her supervisor for a minimum of 3 5 consecutive working days during a calendar year, the appointing authority shall consider the employee’s position abandoned and may discipline the employee or treat the employee as having resigned his or her position. If the appointing authority decides to treat the position abandonment as a resignation, the appointing authority shall notify the employee in writing that the employee is being treated as having effectively resigned as of the end of the last day worked. SB565,73136Section 73. 230.34 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: SB565,,137137230.34 (2) (intro.) Employees with permanent status in class in permanent, sessional and seasonal positions in the classified service and employees serving a probationary period in such positions after promotion or transfer may be laid off because of a reduction in force due to a stoppage or lack of work or funds or owing to material changes in duties or organization but only after all original appointment probationary and limited term employees in the classes used for layoff, are terminated. SB565,74138Section 74. 230.34 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: SB565,,139139230.34 (2) (a) The order of layoff of such employees may be determined by seniority or performance or a combination thereof or by other factors. SB565,75140Section 75. 230.34 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: SB565,,141141230.34 (2) (b) The director shall promulgate rules governing layoffs and appeals therefrom and alternative procedures in lieu of layoff to include voluntary and involuntary demotion and the exercise of a displacing right to a comparable or lower class, as well as the subsequent employee right of restoration or eligibility for reinstatement. SB565,76142Section 76. 230.35 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: SB565,,143143230.35 (3) (d) Employees of the state are entitled to reasonable paid leaves of absence to compete in promotional evaluations examinations and interviews. The administrator shall promulgate rules governing the lengths of time allowable for such leaves, their frequency and the provisions for their use. SB565,77144Section 77. 230.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: SB565,,145145230.37 (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. SB565,78146Section 78. 230.40 (3) of the statutes is created to read: SB565,,147147230.40 (3) A person who separates from the classified service to fill an elective position shall have reinstatement privileges for 5 years following termination from the classified service or for one year following termination from the elective position, whichever is longer. SB565,79148Section 79. 230.43 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read: