State workers who get paid by federal or private funds could be exempt from having to take furloughs, under legislation proposed by Rep. Kelda Helen Roys, D-Madison.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced last month that most of Wisconsinâ??s 60,000 state employees would have to take 16 unpaid days off over the next two years to help the state cope with a swelling budget shortfall.
Some UW-Madison employees paid by federal grants criticized the widespread furloughs, noting the state wonâ??t be able to use the federal money to help close the budget gap.