AB946,2 Section 2. 20.928 (1f) of the statutes is repealed.

AB946,3 Section 3. 62.13 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB946,4,6 62.13 (4) (d) The examination shall be free for all U.S. citizens over 18 and under 55 years of age, with proper limitations as to health and, subject to ss. 111.321, 111.322, and 111.335, arrest and conviction record. The examination, including minimum training and experience requirements, shall be job-related in compliance with appropriate validation standards and shall be subject to the approval of the board and may include tests of manual skill and physical strength. All relevant experience, whether paid or unpaid, shall satisfy experience requirements. The board shall control examinations and may designate and change examiners, who may or may not be otherwise in the official service of the city, and whose compensation shall be fixed by the board and paid by the city. Veterans and their spouses shall be given preference points in accordance with s. 63.08 (1) (fm) 230.16 (7).

AB946,4 Section 4. 63.08 (1) (f) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB946,4,11 63.08 (1) (f) 1. The commission may not impose any restriction as to age on any veteran who is applying or eligible for a position under this section. The commission shall give preference points to veterans and their spouses under par. (fm) s. 230.16 (7), except as provided under subd. 2.

AB946,5 Section 5. 63.08 (1) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB946,4,15 63.08 (1) (f) 2. Notwithstanding par. (fm) s. 230.16 (7), persons shall be certified from the eligible list under s. 63.05 (1) (b) without adding any preference points to any person's grade.

AB946,6 Section 6. 63.08 (1) (f) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB946,4,22 63.08 (1) (f) 3. After the certification under subd. 2., any veteran or veteran's spouse whose grade, plus the points to which the veteran or spouse is entitled under par. (fm) s. 230.16 (7), is equal to or higher than the lowest grade on the list made under subd. 2. shall be added to the certification list under s. 63.05 (1) (b). The number of persons added to a certification list under this subdivision may not exceed the number of persons initially certified under subd. 2.

AB946,7 Section 7. 63.08 (1) (fm) of the statutes is renumbered 230.16 (7), and 230.16 (7) (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB946,5,5 230.16 (7) (a) (intro.) A preference shall be given to those veterans and to those spouses of veterans specified in subd. subds. 1. a. to f. to 6. who gain eligibility on any competitive employment register and who do not currently hold a permanent appointment or have mandatory restoration rights to a permanent appointment to any position. A preference means the following:

AB946,5,9 (b) An applicant who is certified for a position after receiving a preference under subd. 1. d., e., or f. par. (a) 4., 5., or 6. and who is appointed to that position may not obtain a preference under subd. 1. d., e., or f. par. (a) 4., 5., or 6. for any other civil service position for which the applicant subsequently applies.

AB946,8 Section 8. 63.37 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB946,5,20 63.37 Board to keep a register of eligibles. From the returns or reports of the examiners, or from the examinations made by the board, the board shall prepare and keep a register for each grade or class of position in the service of such city, of the persons whose general average standing upon examinations for such grade or class is not less than the minimum fixed by the rules of such board, and who are otherwise eligible, and such persons shall take rank upon the register as candidates in the order of their relative excellence as determined by examination without reference to priority of time of examination. The board shall impose no restrictions as to age in case of veterans, and veterans and their spouses shall be given preference points in accordance with s. 63.08 (1) (fm) 230.16 (7).

AB946,9 Section 9. 63.39 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB946,6,2 63.39 (2m) Notwithstanding s. 63.08 (1) (fm) 230.16 (7), the board shall certify persons from the list of eligibles without adding preference points to their grades. After the certification under sub. (1) or (2), the board shall add to the certification list any veteran or veteran's spouse whose grade, plus the points to which the veteran or spouse is entitled under s. 63.08 (1) (fm) 230.16 (7), is equal to or higher than the lowest grade on the list of eligibles.

AB946,10 Section 10. 66.0509 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB946,6,16 66.0509 (1) Any city or village may proceed under s. 61.34 (1), 62.11 (5) or 66.0101 to establish a civil service system of selection, tenure and status, and the system may be made applicable to all municipal personnel except the chief executive and members of the governing body, members of boards and commissions including election officials, employees subject to s. 62.13, members of the judiciary and supervisors. Any town may establish a civil service system under this subsection. For veterans there shall be no restrictions as to age, and veterans and their spouses shall be given preference points in accordance with s. 63.08 (1) (fm) 230.16 (7). The system may also include uniform provisions in respect to attendance, leave regulations, compensation and payrolls for all personnel included in the system. The governing body of any city, village or town establishing a civil service system under this section may exempt from the system the librarians and assistants subject to s. 43.09 (1).

AB946,11 Section 11. 230.01 (2) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.

AB946,12 Section 12. 230.01 (2) (bp) of the statutes is repealed.

AB946,13 Section 13. 230.04 (13m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB946,14 Section 14. 230.04 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB946,6,23 230.04 (14) Except as provided in s. 230.445, the The administrator shall establish, by rule, the scope and minimum requirements of a state employee grievance procedure relating to conditions of employment.

AB946,15 Section 15. 230.04 (19) of the statutes is repealed.

AB946,16 Section 16. 230.046 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB946,7,9 230.046 (2) Supervisory training. After initial appointment to a supervisory position, each appointing authority shall ensure that each classified service supervisor successfully completes a supervisory development program. A waiver of any part of the probationary period under s. 230.28 (1) (c) may not be granted before completion of the development program. The program shall include such subjects as state personnel policies, grievance handling, discipline, performance evaluation, understanding the concerns of state employees with children, the supervisor's role in management and the concept of the total quality leadership process, including quality improvement through participatory management.

AB946,17 Section 17. 230.05 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB946,7,13 230.05 (7) The director shall use techniques and procedures designed to certify eligible applicants to any vacant permanent position within 30 45 days after the filing of an appropriate request by an appointing authority.

AB946,18 Section 18. 230.05 (10) of the statutes is repealed.