Wisconsin § 16.002 - Definitions.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 16.002 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16.002. Definitions.
In this chapter: 16.002(1) (1) “Department” means the department of administration. 16.002(2) (2) “Departments” means constitutional offices, departments, and independent agencies and includes all societies, associations, and other agencies of state government for which appropriations are made by law, but not including authorities created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231 , 232 , 233 , 234 , 237 , 238 , or 279 . 16.002(3) (3) “Position” means a group of duties and responsibilities in either the classified or the unclassified divisions of the civil service, which require the services of an employee on a part-time or full-time basis. 16.002(4) (4) “Secretary” means the secretary of administration. 16.002 History History: 1977 c. 196 ; 1983 a. 27 , 189 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 74 , 335 ; 2007 a. 20 , 97 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 7 , 10 , 229 ; 2013 a. 20 , 165 .
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