The Department has made a preliminary determination that this action does not involve significant adverse environmental effects and does not need an environmental analysis under ch. NR 150, Wis. Adm. Code. However, based on the comments received, the Department may prepare an environmental analysis before proceeding with the proposal. This environmental review document would summarize the Department's consideration of the impacts of the proposal and reasonable alternatives.

The rule does not impose new requirements on the Department to perform work on these properties but would allow for increased flexibility to perform certain management activities where funds and available labor exist. Currently, much of this work is being done, or is proposed to be done by external partners, the Ice Age Trail Alliance and volunteers.

At this time, the special permission needed to perform management work on these properties requires Department staff time to develop the request for submittal to agency management. With these rules in place, that staff time would be decreased and could result in greater efficiencies at the program level.

These properties are wholly managed by the Department; consequently their approval would have no local fiscal effect. By increasing the ability to perform management of these properties to provide basic facilities (constructed trail, parking lot, e.g.), there may be an increase in use of these properties which may benefit local economies.

These rules, and the legislation which grants the department rule making authority, do not have a significant fiscal effect on the private sector. Additionally, no significant costs are associated with compliance to these rules.

Indeterminate.

None.

GPR, FED, SEG-S.

Section 20.370 (1) (ea), (mu), (my), Stats.

None. New properties will be able to be managed to basic standards upon purchase.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to s. 36.30, Stats., the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System will hold a public hearing to consider rules to amend sections UWS 19.01 and 19.03, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to accrual and use of sick leave by faculty, academic staff, and limited appointees of the University of Wisconsin System.

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.