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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 373

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Relating to: the state civil service and making an appropriation. (FE)

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill makes various changes to the state civil service (civil service). The civil

service includes all positions and offices of trust or employment in the service of the

state, except positions and offices in the University of Wisconsin System and the

Wisconsin National Guard. The civil service includes both the classified and

unclassified service. The civil service is administered by the Division of Personnel

Management (DPM) in the Department of Administration (DOA) and the Bureau of

Merit Recruitment and Selection (bureau) in DPM.

The hiring process.

1. This bill replaces competitive examinations with competitive procedures.

Under current law, subject to certain exceptions, appointments to and promotions in

the classified service must be made according to merit and fitness, which must be

ascertained by competitive examinations. This bill changes the manner that must

be used to ascertain the merit and fitness of applicants from competitive

examinations to competitive procedures.

2. This bill requires applicants for positions in the classified service to submit

an application and resume to the bureau.

3. Unless a certain conviction record disqualifies applicants from a civil service

position, this bill prohibits the director of the bureau from asking an applicant on an

application, or otherwise, to supply information about the applicant's conviction

record before the applicant is certified for the position.

4. This bill provides a preference for veterans and certain spouses of veterans

in the hiring process for a classified position in the civil service. Under the bill, 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.

Additionally, after interviewing candidates for a position, if minimum qualifications,

skills, abilities, competencies, and knowledge are equal among the candidates, an

appointing authority shall give a preference to the veteran. These preferences

replace the preference system under current law, under which veterans and

qualifying spouses of veterans receive preference points. Under current law,

preference points are applied during the process of creating a certification list for a

position.

5. Under the bill, before making an offer of employment to an individual who

currently holds a position in the civil service, an appointing authority must review

the individual's personnel file. This bill also requires the administrator of DPM and

the director of the bureau to provide an appointing authority with access to the

personnel files of such employees.

6. This bill changes the general deadline for making appointments from 60 days

after certification to 30 days after certification. The bill also requires the director of

the bureau to use procedures designed to certify applicants for a vacant permanent

position within 30 days of receiving a request from an appointing authority, rather

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , August (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Hutton (R) , J. Ott (R) , Jagler (R) , Jarchow (R) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Murphy (R) , Murtha (R) , Nygren (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Steineke (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Weatherston (R)

11 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Kapenga (R) , Lasee (R) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Roth (R) , S. Fitzgerald (R) , Stroebel (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 8, Noes 5

Passed 8–5 Oct 21, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 8, Noes 5

Passed 8–5 Oct 21, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 10 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 36

Passed 58–36 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 11 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 36

Passed 57–36 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

Passed 59–36 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

Passed 59–36 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

Passed 59–36 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

Passed 59–36 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 7 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

Passed 59–36 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 8 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 36

Passed 58–36 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 9 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 36

Passed 58–36 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

Passed 59–36 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 35, Paired 2

Passed 57–35 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

Aye · 57

Not voting · 5

Assembly: Refused to refer to committee on Labor, Ayes 36, Noes 59

Failed 36–59 Oct 27, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4

Passed 12–4 Nov 4, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 19, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14

Passed 19–14 Jan 20, 2016 official source full page

Full history

  1. Oct 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steineke, Rohrkaste, Allen, August, Born, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Edming, Gannon, Hutton, Jagler, Jarchow, Katsma, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kremer, Kuglitsch, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Murtha, Nygren, J. Ott, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vorpagel and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Wanggaard, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Kapenga, Lasee, Lazich, LeMahieu, Nass, Stroebel and Vukmir

  2. Oct 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Oct 15, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steineke

  6. Oct 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-27-2015 by Committee on Rules

  7. Oct 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Sinicki, Zamarripa, Ohnstad, Kahl and Brostoff

  8. Oct 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Oct 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 8, Noes 5

  10. Oct 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 8, Noes 5

  11. Oct 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Refused to refer to committee on Labor, Ayes 36, Noes 59

  14. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Doyle, Hebl, Barca, Shankland, Jorgensen, Zamarripa, Pope, Ohnstad, Berceau, Subeck, Hesselbein, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Wachs, Danou, Barnes, Kolste, Goyke, Billings, Sargent, Meyers, Stuck and Brostoff

  15. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

  16. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  17. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Steineke

  18. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  19. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Berceau

  20. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

  21. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Barnes

  22. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

  23. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Sinicki

  24. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

  25. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representatives Sinicki and Jorgensen

  26. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

  27. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 7 offered by Representatives Hebl and Barca

  28. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 7 laid on table, Ayes 59, Noes 36

  29. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 8 offered by Representatives C. Taylor, Sinicki, Hesselbein, Subeck, Berceau, Ohnstad, Pope, Hebl, Kessler, Kolste, Sargent, Johnson, Meyers, Stuck, Brostoff and Bowen

  30. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 8 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 36

  31. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 9 offered by Representatives Sinicki and Barca

  32. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 9 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 36

  33. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 10 offered by Representatives Subeck, Barca and Kahl

  34. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 10 laid on table, Ayes 58, Noes 36

  35. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 11 offered by Representatives Berceau and Subeck

  36. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 11 laid on table, Ayes 57, Noes 36

  37. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  38. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  39. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 35, Paired 2

  40. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  41. Oct 28, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  42. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

  43. Nov 4, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  44. Nov 4, 2015 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 12, Noes 4

  45. Nov 4, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  46. Nov 5, 2015 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  47. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  48. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  49. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators C. Larson, Ringhand, Wirch, Harris Dodd, Vinehout, Miller, Risser, Shilling, Lassa and Hansen

  50. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators C. Larson, Ringhand, Bewley, Harris Dodd, Vinehout, Miller, Erpenbach, Risser, Shilling, Lassa, Hansen and Wirch

  51. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators C. Larson, Ringhand, Bewley, Harris Dodd, Vinehout, Miller, Erpenbach, Risser, Shilling, Lassa and Hansen

  52. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators Hansen, Carpenter, L. Taylor, C. Larson, Ringhand, Bewley, Harris Dodd, Vinehout, Miller, Erpenbach, Risser, Shilling, Lassa and Wirch

  53. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  54. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  55. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  56. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  57. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  58. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  59. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  60. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 19, Noes 14

  61. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  62. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  63. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  64. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  65. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-26-2016

  66. Feb 10, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-10-2016

  67. Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor with partial veto on 2-12-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 150

  68. Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 2-13-2016

  69. May 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Partial veto placed on calendar 5-17-2016 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  70. May 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Partial veto failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82