230.04 Powers and duties of the administrator.

760 words·~3 min read·/wi/chapter-230/230-04-2

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

(1)The administrator is charged with the effective administration of this chapter. All powers and duties, necessary to that end, which are not exclusively vested by statute in the commission, the division of equal rights, the director or appointing authorities, are reserved to the administrator.

(1m)The administrator may delegate, in writing, any of his or her functions set forth in this chapter to an appointing authority, within prescribed standards if the administrator finds that the agency has personnel management capabilities to perform such functions effectively and has indicated its approval and willingness to accept such responsibility by written agreement. If the administrator determines that any agency is not performing such delegated function within prescribed standards, the administrator shall forthwith withdraw such delegated function. Subject to the approval of the joint committee on finance, the administrator may order transferred to the division from the agency to which delegation was made such agency staff and other resources as necessary to perform such functions if increased staff was authorized to that agency as a consequence of such delegation or if the division reduced staff or shifted staff to new responsibilities as a result of such delegation. Any delegatory action taken under s. 230.09

(a)or

(d)or 230.13

(1)by an appointing authority may be appealed to the commission under s. 230.44

(b). The administrator shall be a party in such an appeal.

(2)The administrator may utilize the services of technical or specialized personnel to assist in implementing and maintaining a sound personnel management program. These services may be obtained from persons inside or outside of state service.

(3)The administrator may issue enforceable orders on all matters relating to the administration, enforcement and effect of this chapter and the rules prescribed thereunder except on matters relating to the provisions of subch. III or to those provisions of subch. II for which responsibility is specifically charged to the director.

(4)The administrator shall establish and maintain a collective bargaining capability under s. 111.815

(2).

(5)The administrator shall promulgate rules on all matters relating to the administration of the division and the performance of the duties assigned to the administrator, except on matters relating to those provisions of subch. II for which responsibility is specifically charged to the director.

(8)The administrator shall establish an employee performance evaluation program under s. 230.37

(1).

(9)The administrator shall do all of the following:

(a)Establish standards for affirmative action plans to be prepared by all agencies and applied to all employees in and applicants for employment in the unclassified and classified services, except for state officers elected by the people. The standards shall state the time periods within which these plans shall be prepared.

(b)Review and approve or disapprove any affirmative action plan prepared by an agency to ensure compliance with the standards established under par.

(a), and send any approved affirmative action plan to the governor with comments.

(c)Monitor, evaluate and make recommendations to each agency to improve its progress toward providing equal opportunity to employees, applicants for employment and clients of the agency.

(d)Provide each agency with technical assistance in exploring and implementing innovative personnel policies in compliance with standards established under par.

(a).

(e)Annually, prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature a summary of existing agency affirmative action program accomplishments, including the information obtained from agencies under sub.

(b), future goals and recommended actions.

(em)Annually, prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature a summary of the progress being made to provide employment opportunities in civil service for veterans under this chapter, including the information obtained from agencies under sub.

(c).

(f)Establish an affirmative action subunit. The affirmative action subunit shall advise and assist the director, the administrator, and agency heads on establishing policies and programs to ensure appropriate affirmative action. The subunit shall advise and assist the administrator in monitoring such programs and shall provide staff to the council on affirmative action.

(9m)The administrator shall conduct periodic reviews and evaluations of the written records of hiring decisions made by appointing authorities under ss. 230.21

(1m), 230.25

(1p)and 230.27

(2k).

(a)In this subsection:

1. “Independent” means the extent to which persons with disabilities exert control and choice over their own lives.

2. “Severely disabled employee” means an employee in the classified service with a chronic disability if the chronic disability meets all of the following conditions: