230.275 Noncompetitive appointment of certain disabled veterans.
(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs in a position in the classified service, the appointing authority may appoint a disabled veteran on a noncompetitive basis if all of the following occur:
(a) The disabled veteran has served in the U.S. armed forces and is included on a U.S. armed forces permanent disability list with a disability rating of at least 30 percent or the disabled veteran has been rated by the U.S. department of veterans affairs as having a compensable service-connected disability of at least 30 percent.
(b) The disabled veteran presents to the appointing authority written documentation from an appropriate department of the federal government certifying the existence and extent of the disability. This certification must have been issued by the appropriate department of the federal government within the year preceding appointment.
(c) The appointing authority determines that the disabled veteran is qualified to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
(d) The appointing authority notifies the director in writing that the position is to be filled with a disabled veteran on a noncompetitive basis.
(e) The disabled veteran does not hold a permanent appointment or have mandatory restoration rights to a permanent appointment.
(2) A disabled veteran appointed to a vacant position under this section need not be certified under this subchapter for appointment to the position.
(3)
(a)
1. If an appointing authority elects to appoint a disabled veteran to a vacant position on a noncompetitive basis under sub. (1), the appointing authority shall offer to interview for the position any disabled veteran who has expressed an interest to the appointing authority in applying for the position, who satisfies the condition specified in sub. (1) (a) and who appears to have the skills and experience suitable for performing the duties and responsibilities of the position.
2. If an appointing authority elects to appoint a disabled veteran to a vacant position on a noncompetitive basis under sub. (1) and the appointing authority has requested a certification for the position, the appointing authority shall offer to interview for the position any disabled veteran who is certified for appointment to the position and who satisfies the condition specified in sub. (1) (a).
(b) Except as provided in par. (a), if an appointing authority elects to appoint a disabled veteran to a vacant position on a noncompetitive basis under sub. (1), an appointing authority is not required to interview any other person, including any person certified for appointment to the position.
(4) Nothing in this section shall require an appointing authority to appoint a disabled veteran to a vacant position in the classified service or prohibit an appointing authority from filling a vacant position in the classified service from the list of those persons certified under this subchapter for appointment to the position.
History: 1997 a. 307; 2011 a. 211; 2015 a. 55.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 230 - State employment relations.
230.02 - Liberal construction of statutes.
230.04 - Powers and duties of the administrator.
230.042 - Wisconsin veterans employment initiative.
230.047 - Temporary interchange of employees.
230.05 - Powers and duties of the director.
230.06 - Powers and duties of appointing authorities.
230.08 - Classification of civil service.
230.10 - Compensation plan coverage.
230.143 - Appointment; selective service registration.
230.147 - Employment of aid recipients.
230.148 - Unclassified service reappointments.
230.15 - Appointments, promotions, changes in classified service.
230.16 - Applications and selection processes.
230.17 - Applicants and eligibles may be barred; bonds may be required.
230.18 - Discrimination prohibited.
230.21 - Unskilled labor and critical recruitment selection.
230.213 - Affirmative action procedures for corrections positions.
230.215 - Part-time employment and flexible-time schedules.
230.22 - Entry professional selection.
230.24 - Career executive selection.
230.25 - Certification, appointments and registers.
230.26 - Limited term appointments.
230.275 - Noncompetitive appointment of certain disabled veterans.
230.30 - Employing units; establishment and revision.
230.31 - Restoration of employment and reinstatement privileges.
230.32 - Restoration after military leave.
230.33 - Leave of absence and pay while serving in unclassified position.
230.335 - Rights of unclassified division administrators.
230.337 - Rights of employees: corrections or parole.
230.339 - Rights of certain employees of the department of safety and professional services.
230.34 - Demotion, suspension, discharge and layoff.
230.35 - State office hours; standard workweek; leaves of absence; holidays.
230.36 - Hazardous employment, injuries, pay continued.
230.37 - Standards of performance and ratings.
230.40 - Political activities; public office.
230.41 - Invalid appointments.
230.43 - Misdemeanors; how punished.
230.445 - Grievance process for demotion, suspension, discharge, layoff, or reduction in base pay.
230.45 - Powers and duties of commission and division of equal rights.
230.46 - Duties of council on affirmative action.
230.48 - State employees suggestion board.
230.82 - Processing of information.
230.83 - Retaliatory action prohibited.
230.86 - Discipline based on surveillance.