February 24, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Sinicki, Brostoff, C. Taylor,
Cabrera, Vruwink, Anderson, Shankland, Pope, Sargent, Hesselbein,
Zamarripa, Hebl, Emerson, Ohnstad, Hintz and Subeck, cosponsored by
Senators Larson, Shilling, Smith, Ringhand, Risser, Johnson, Carpenter,
Wirch, Bewley and Miller. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.

AB946,2,4 1An Act to repeal 20.865 (1) (dm), 20.928 (1f), 230.01 (2) (bm), 230.01 (2) (bp),
2230.04 (13m), 230.04 (19), 230.05 (10), 230.06 (1) (m), 230.06 (4), 230.13 (3) (c),
3230.15 (6), 230.15 (7), 230.16 (1) (ap), 230.25 (2) (am), 230.31 (3), 230.34 (1) (a)
41. to 9. and 230.445; to renumber and amend 63.08 (1) (fm) and 230.34 (1) (a)
5(intro.); to amend 62.13 (4) (d), 63.08 (1) (f) 1., 63.08 (1) (f) 2., 63.08 (1) (f) 3.,
663.37, 63.39 (2m), 66.0509 (1), 230.04 (14), 230.046 (2), 230.05 (7), 230.08 (2) (c),
7230.12 (1) (h), 230.13 (1) (a), 230.13 (3) (b), 230.15 (1), 230.15 (1m) (c) 1., 230.16
8(title), 230.16 (1) (a), 230.16 (2), 230.16 (3), 230.16 (4), 230.16 (5), 230.16 (6),
9230.16 (7m) (b) 4., 230.16 (10), 230.16 (11), 230.17 (1), 230.17 (2), 230.18, 230.21
10(1), 230.21 (2), 230.21 (3), 230.213, 230.24 (1), 230.25 (1), 230.25 (2) (a), 230.25
11(2) (b), 230.25 (3) (a), 230.26 (2), 230.26 (4), 230.28 (1) (a), 230.28 (1) (am), 230.28
12(1) (c), 230.31 (1) (intro.), 230.32 (4), 230.34 (1) (am), 230.34 (2) (intro.), 230.35
13(3) (d), 230.37 (1), 230.43 (1) (title), 230.43 (1) (am), 230.43 (1) (b), 230.43 (1) (c),
14230.43 (1) (d), 230.43 (1) (e), 230.43 (5), 230.44 (1) (c), 230.44 (1) (e) and 321.65

1(3) (g); to repeal and recreate 230.19, 230.24 (2), 230.25 (1g), 230.25 (1m),
2230.34 (2) (a) and 230.34 (2) (b); and to create 230.16 (7m) (c), 230.16 (9), 230.28
3(6), 230.31 (2) and 230.40 (3) of the statutes; relating to: the state civil service
4system.

2. The bill provides a preference system for veterans under which veterans and
qualifying spouses of veterans receive preference points, which are applied during
the process of creating a certification list for a position. Under current law, if a
veteran or qualifying spouse of a veteran is included on a certification list, the
appointing authority must offer an interview to the veteran or spouse of a veteran.

4. The bill changes the general deadline for making appointments from 30 days
after certification to 60 days after certification. The bill also requires the director of
the Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection to use procedures designed to certify
applicants for a vacant permanent position within 45 days of receiving a request from
an appointing authority, rather than within 30 days under current law.

1. The bill changes the standard probationary period for all original and
promotional appointments to permanent and seasonal positions in the classified
service from one year to six months. The bill also changes the probationary period
for employees in supervisory or management positions from one year to one year with
a potential waiver after six months.

2. The bill allows permanent classified service employees who leave the
classified service without any delinquency or misconduct to have reinstatement
privileges for a five-year period from the date the employee leaves the classified
service. Under current law, there are no reinstatement privileges for permanent
classified service employees who leave the classified service without any delinquency
or misconduct for reasons other than layoff. The bill also provides reinstatement
privileges for an employee who leaves the classified service to fill an elective position,
which is not allowed under current law.