Employment of direct-care employees by veterans homes, eligibility for burial in veterans cemeteries, and elements of sexual assault under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice. (FE)

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Employment at veterans homes Under current law, the director of the Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection in the Division of Personnel Management in the Department of Administration administers the state civil service program and the competitive selection procedures. Generally, applicants for positions in the classified service must provide an application and resume, which are rated and determine whether an applicant will be interviewed for a position. Applicants are then interviewed by a panel of individuals. This bill eliminates those requirements for applicants for nonsupervisory positions providing direct care to residents of veterans homes. The bill also allows veterans homes to fill positions for nurses, nurse aides, medical assistants, and dietitians without using the civil service procedure if the applicant graduates from an institution of higher education in this state or completes an approved instructional or training program in this state, the offer of employment is made before the applicant graduates or completes the instructional or training program, and the offer of employment is contingent upon graduation or successful completion of the instructional training program and eligibility for licensure or certification, where applicable.

Under current law, the director must certify a register for vacant positions in the state civil service within 30 days after a state agency requests to have a position vacancy announced. The bill reduces that period to seven days for vacant permanent positions at a veterans home. Also, under current law, the general term of eligibility on a register is six months, after which the register expires. The bill requires the director to maintain the register of certified eligible applicants for vacant permanent positions at veterans homes until notified by the Department of Veterans Affairs that the agency no longer needs the register.

Who's behind it

2 representatives are its authors⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

6 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From DOA
• Fiscal Estimate From DOA (Updated)
• Fiscal Estimate From DVA

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories
• LC Amendment Memo