Persons with disabilities requesting an accommodation to attend are asked to contact Jane S. Radue in advance of the hearing at (608) 262-2324.

Copies of the text of the proposed rule may be obtained at no charge from Jane S. Radue, Secretary, Board of Regents, 1860 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706; e-mail: jradue@uwsa.edu.

Comments may be submitted to: Jane S. Radue, Secretary, Board of Regents, 1860 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706; E-mail: jradue@uwsa.edu. The deadline for written comments is 4:30 p.m. on November 3, 2010.

Section 36.30, Stats.

Section 36.30, Stats.

Section 36.30, Stats., authorizes the Board to promulgate rules regulating sick leave for University of Wisconsin System faculty, academic staff, and employees holding positions under section 20.923 (4g) and (5), Stats.

Sections 40.05 (4) (b), 40.05 (4) (bp), 40.95, 103.10, and 230.12 (9), Stats.

The proposed rule would amend Ch. UWS 19, Wis. Adm. Code, to change the sick leave reinstatement period for unclassified employees who leave and then return to employment in the UWS from three to five years to be consistent with the current policy for classified staff. The proposed rule also would make a non-substantive correction to the definition of “sick leave" to conform to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act which has changed since Ch. UWS 19 was promulgated.

There are no existing or proposed federal regulations for summary and comparison.

There are no comparable rules in other states.

There were no factual data or analytical methodologies used to develop the proposed rules.

The proposed rules affect only faculty and academic staff of the University of Wisconsin System. They have no effect on small business.