# Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.03: Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_03

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.03
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wisconsin Administrative Code / DOC / Chapter DOC 313 / § DOC 313.03

## Text

Definitions.
Definitions. The definitions in ss. DOC 303.02 and 310.03 apply to this chapter. In addition, in this chapter:
(1) “Base wage” means the official hourly rate for a position. The base wage does not include differential, holiday, incentive, or bonus pay.
(2) “Department” means the department of corrections.
(3) “Industries director” means the director appointed by the secretary under s. 303.01 (9) , Stats., or the industries director designee.
(4) “Industries supervisor “ means the industries employee assigned to supervise inmate employees.
(5) “Inmate employee” means an inmate who works for and is compensated by the prison industries program. An inmate employee is not an employee of the state.
(6) “Involuntary unassigned” means inmates who are eligible, available, and waiting for placement in approved work or program assignments where such work or program assignments exist, but are not currently available.
(7) “Prison industry” or “industry” means an industry established under s. 303.01 , Stats., for inmate employees to manufacture products or components or provide services.
(8) “Private sector prison industry enhancement certification programs or “PSPIEC” means prison industries programs certified by the federal private sector prison industry enhancement certification program.

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.01 Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_01.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.02 Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_02.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.03 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_03.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.04 Establishment of a prison industry](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_04.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.05 Documentation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_05.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.06 Application and approval](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_06.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.07 Probationary period](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_07.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.08 Performance evaluation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_08.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.09 Work rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_09.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.10 Discipline](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_10.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.11 Termination and removal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_11.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.12 Compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_12.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.13 Work day](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_13.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DOC § 313.14 Inmate employee labor unions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DOC_313_14.md)

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