Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB903 Compare Versions

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 903
5	5	January 11, 2024 - Introduced by Senators TAYLOR and CARPENTER, cosponsored by
6	6	Representatives C. ANDERSON, MADISON, CLANCY, JACOBSON, NEUBAUER,
7	7	ORTIZ-VELEZ and PALMERI. Referred to Committee on Transportation and
8	8	Local Government.
9	9	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
10	10	AN ACT to repeal 66.0502; and to amend 17.03 (4) (d), 60.37 (1) and 63.08 (1)
11	11	(a) of the statutes; relating to: local government employee residency
12	12	requirements.
13	13	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
14	14	Under current law, cities, villages, towns, counties, and school districts are
15	15	prohibited, with some exceptions, from requiring, as a condition of employment, that
16	16	any nonelective employee or prospective employee reside within any jurisdictional
17	17	limits. This bill repeals this prohibition.
18	18	For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
19	19	an appendix to this bill.
20	20	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
21	21	enact as follows:
22	22	SECTION 1. 17.03 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
23	23	17.03 (4) (d) If the office is local and appointive, and residency, subject to s.
24	24	66.0502, is a local requirement, the county, city, village, town, district, or area within
25	25	which the duties of the office are required to be discharged.
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34	34	SECTION 2 SENATE BILL 903
35	35	SECTION 2. 60.37 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
36	36	60.37 (1) GENERAL. The town board may employ on a temporary or permanent
37	37	basis persons necessary to carry out the functions of town government including,
38	38	subject to sub. (4), any elected officer of the town. The board may establish the
39	39	qualifications and terms of employment, which may not include the residency of the
40	40	employee, except as provided in s. 66.0502 (4) (b). The board may delegate the
41	41	authority to hire town employees to any town official or employee.
42	42	SECTION 3. 63.08 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
43	43	63.08 (1) (a) Any applicant for an examination under s. 63.05, other than an
44	44	applicant for a deputy sheriff position under s. 59.26 (8) (a), shall be a resident of this
45	45	state before applying for an examination, but the commission may not require any
46	46	period of residency in the county for entrance to an examination or employment in
47	47	the county. The commission may require an applicant to file a written application
48	48	form which bears upon the applicant's fitness for a vacant position and which the
49	49	commission deems necessary. For a position offering a skilled, technical, or
50	50	professional service, upon a finding that a suitable number of qualified applicants
51	51	cannot be obtained from within the state, the commission may open the examination
52	52	to residents of other states. Residency in this state may be waived for an applicant
53	53	for an examination for a position which requires a license in a health care field. No
54	54	question pertaining to political affiliation or religious faith may be asked of any
55	55	applicant for an examination.
56	56	SECTION 4. 66.0502 of the statutes is repealed.
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84	84	SENATE BILL 903
85	85	(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
86	86	publication.
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