Wisconsin § 230.08 - Classification of civil service.
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§ 230.08. Classification of civil service.
230.08(1) (1) Classes. The civil service is divided into the unclassified service and the classified service. 230.08(2) (2) Unclassified service. The unclassified service comprises positions held by: 230.08(2)(a) (a) All state officers elected by the people. 230.08(2)(b) (b) All officers and employees of the state appointed by the governor whether subject to confirmation or not, unless otherwise provided. 230.08(2)(c) (c) The director, associate director, and state historian of the historical society; and, with the approval of the board of curators and the administrator, such number of specialists as are required by the society for specific research, writing, collecting, or editing projects which for a limited period of time not to exceed 2 years, renewable at the discretion of the board of curators and the administrator for an additional 2-year period, require persons with particular training or experience in a specialized phase or field of history, historical research, writing, collecting, or editing, and any persons whose entire salary is paid from funds reappropriated to the society by s. 20.245 (1) (r) where a competitive process is impractical. 230.08(2)(cd) (cd) All sales and development professionals of the historical society employed under s. 44.20 (4) (a) . 230.08(2)(e) (e) The number of division administrator positions as specified in this paragraph for any board, department or commission as defined in sub. (4) (a) and s. 15.01 (5) , and for the historical society with specific functional assignments to be determined by the appointing authority, except as otherwise provided in sub. (4) or as otherwise provided by law: 230.08(2)(e)1. 1. Administration — 13. 230.08(2)(e)2. 2. Agriculture, trade and consumer protection — 9. 230.08(2)(e)2m. 2m. Children and families — 9. 230.08(2)(e)3e. 3e. Corrections — 7. 230.08(2)(e)3m. 3m. Educational communications board — 4. 230.08(2)(e)4f. 4f. Financial institutions — 5. 230.08(2)(e)5. 5. Health services — 10. 230.08(2)(e)5m. 5m. Historical society — 5. 230.08(2)(e)6. 6. Workforce development — 9. 230.08(2)(e)7. 7. Justice — 5. 230.08(2)(e)7m. 7m. Military affairs — 1. 230.08(2)(e)8. 8. Natural resources — 10. 230.08(2)(e)8h. 8h. Office of the commissioner of insurance — 2. 230.08(2)(e)8m. 8m. Public defender board — 2. 230.08(2)(e)9. 9. Public instruction — 5. 230.08(2)(e)9m. 9m. Public service commission — 7. 230.08(2)(e)11. 11. Revenue — 8. 230.08(2)(e)11m. 11m. Safety and professional services — 8. 230.08(2)(e)12. 12. Transportation — 9. 230.08(2)(e)13. 13. Veterans affairs — 3. 230.08(2)(e)14. 14. Technical college system board — 2. 230.08(2)(e)15. 15. Tourism — 1. 230.08(2)(eL) (eL) The administrator and assistant administrator of the elections commission. 230.08(2)(em) (em) The director of credit unions. 230.08(2)(et) (et) The administrator and assistant administrator of the ethics commission. 230.08(2)(f) (f) All legislative officers and, in addition, policy research personnel, assistants to legislators, research staff assigned to legislative committees, and other persons employed under s.
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