SB637: Bill Text

SB637, s. 15 Section 15. 13.92 (1) (e) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB637,11,25 13.92 (1) (e) 1. Providing printing and duplicating document reproduction services to the legislature and its service agencies.

SB637,12,2 2. Printing Reproduction of legislative proposals or amendments and, when so ordered by either house, engrossed or enrolled proposals, under s. 35.05.

SB637, s. 16 Section 16. 13.92 (1) (e) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB637,12,5 13.92 (1) (e) 4m. Production of the Wisconsin Blue Book and other publications of the bureau in computer-readable format under s. 35.25.

SB637, s. 17 Section 17. 13.92 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,12,7 13.92 (2) (c) Serve as editor of the biennial Wisconsin Blue Book.

SB637, s. 18 Section 18. 13.92 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB637,12,12 13.92 (2) (i) Approve specifications and scheduling for computer data bases containing the Blue Book and the materials to be provided to state agencies under s. 35.25 (9), and for the printing of the Blue Book as prescribed in ss. 16.971 (6) (b) and 35.24.

SB637, s. 19 Section 19. 13.93 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,12,17 13.93 (1) Duties of the bureau. (intro.) The revisor of statutes bureau shall prepare and maintain computer data bases and prepare copy for the biennial Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations and the production of WisLaw under s. 35.185, and for this purpose these purposes it:

SB637, s. 20 Section 20. 13.93 (1) (a), (c) and (p) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB637,12,23 13.93 (1) (a) Shall formulate and prepare a definite plan for the order, classification, arrangement, printing and binding of the statutes Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations, and prepare and at each session of the legislature present bills to the law revision committee of the joint legislative council containing such consolidation, revision and other matter relating to the statutes as time permits.

SB637,13,4 (c) May, where the application or effect of a statute, by its terms, depends on the time when the act creating the statute took effect, substitute the actual effective date for the various forms of expression which mean that date, such as "when this act (or chapter, or section) takes effect", or "after (or before) the effective date of this act (or chapter, or section)", in preparing copy for the biennial printing of the Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations.

SB637,13,7 (p) Shall include an index of statutes of limitation and statutes establishing procedures for assertion of claims against governmental units or their employes in ch. 893 of each biennial edition of the Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations.

SB637, s. 21 Section 21. 13.93 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,13,24 13.93 (1m) (title) 1970 Wisconsin annotations 1970. The revisor of statutes shall prepare and deliver to the department of administration, as soon as practicable after the end of the regular legislative session of 1969, a printer's copy for a volume to be designated "Wisconsin Annotations 1970" and to contain the Wisconsin constitution, notes of the legislative history of the sections of the statutes and annotations of court decisions interpreting the Wisconsin constitution and statutes, and such other matter as the revisor deems important. The department shall order printed, and the contract printer shall print and deliver, the number of copies ordered. This edition of the annotations shall be printed and published as supplement to the 1969 Wisconsin statutes Statutes; and the laws and the contract governing the printing and distribution of those statutes shall, as far as applicable, govern the printing and sale of the annotations, except that the annotations shall be sold at a price fixed by the department at approximately the cost thereof and there shall be no free distribution thereof except as provided in ss. 35.84 and 35.85 (5). The department shall designate the type, and shall determine the number of copies to be printed.

SB637, s. 22 Section 22. 13.93 (2) (c) and (h) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB637,14,9 13.93 (2) (c) Serve as editor of the biennial Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations. In preparing each edition, if 2 or more acts of a legislative session affect the same statutory unit without taking cognizance of the effect thereon of the other acts and if the revisor finds that there is no mutual inconsistency in the changes made by each such act, the revisor shall incorporate the changes made by each act into the text of the statutory unit and document the incorporation in a note to the section. For each such incorporation, the revisor shall include in a correction bill a provision formally validating the incorporation. Section 990.07 is not affected by printing decisions made by the revisor under this paragraph.

SB637,14,13 (h) Approve specifications and scheduling for computer data bases containing the Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations and the materials to be provided to state agencies under s. 35.91 (1r), and for the printing of the Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations as prescribed in ss. 16.971 (6) (a) and 35.56 (5).

SB637, s. 23 Section 23. 13.93 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,14,18 13.93 (2m) (a) The revisor of statutes bureau shall prepare and maintain computer data bases and prepare copy for publication in the Wisconsin administrative code Administrative Code and, if the revisor determines it is feasible, for inclusion in WisLaw under s. 35.185.

SB637, s. 24 Section 24. 13.93 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,14,20 13.93 (3) (title) Printing Reproduction and production costs.

SB637, s. 25 Section 25. 13.93 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,14,23 13.93 (3) (a) Printing of the Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations under s. 35.18.

SB637, s. 26 Section 26. 13.93 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,15,2 13.93 (3) (b) Printing Reproduction of the Wisconsin town law forms Town Law Forms under s. 35.20.

SB637, s. 27 Section 27. 13.93 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,15,5 13.93 (3) (c) Printing of the Wisconsin annotations Annotations 1970 under s. 35.23.

SB637, s. 28 Section 28. 13.93 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,15,8 13.93 (3) (d) Printing Reproduction of the administrative code and register under s. 35.93.

SB637, s. 29 Section 29. 13.93 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB637,15,10 13.93 (3) (e) Production of WisLaw under s. 35.185.

SB637, s. 30 Section 30. 13.94 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,15,17 13.94 (1) (c) Audit the central accounting records of the department of administration at least once every 2 years. A detailed report of such audit shall be filed as provided by par. (b), and copies shall be provided to each member or member-elect of the legislature and shall be available in limited number to the public. The bureau shall also prepare a summary of such audit report, for distribution in the same manner as the Wisconsin printed Blue Book under s. 35.84.

SB637, s. 31 Section 31. 16.82 (4) (a), (d) and (g) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB637,15,22 16.82 (4) (a) May produce or contract to have produced, printing or other reproduction of classes 1, 3 and 4 materials, and excerpts from the statutes Wisconsin Statutes and Annotations under class 2, and all materials offered by state agencies for production.

SB637,16,4 (d) May, during a period when a contract for any class or subclass of public printing has expired and a new contract for the following biennium has not been entered into under ch. 35, obtain public printing from private printers at prevailing commercial rates, or other reproduction of any state document by contract under ch. 35, or by special contract if no contract is in effect for the class or subclass of which the document is a part, or may produce public printing reproduce any state document directly.

SB637,16,12 (g) This subsection and s. 35.015 (3) shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the legislature's intent to vest broad discretion in the department to determine what public printing or other reproduction in the classes covered and what materials offered by state agencies for production shall be done by the state itself, and what shall be contracted. Such liberal construction shall extend to the department's determination to use the power conferred, to the determination of what work is to be included in the classes covered, and to the determination of whether a given process is similar to those enumerated.

SB637, s. 32 Section 32. 16.971 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is renumbered 16.971 (6) (a) and amended to read:

SB637,16,19 16.971 (6) (a) Notwithstanding subs. (1m) and (2), the revisor of statutes shall approve the specifications for preparation and schedule for delivery of computer data bases containing the Wisconsin statutes Statutes and Annotations and the materials to be provided to state agencies under s. 35.91 (1r) are subject to approval of the revisor of statutes.

SB637, s. 33 Section 33. 16.971 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB637,16,24 16.971 (6) (b) Notwithstanding subs. (1m) and (2), the specifications for preparation and schedule for delivery of computer data bases containing the Blue Book and the materials to be provided to state agencies under s. 35.25 (9) are subject to approval of the chief of the legislative reference bureau.

SB637, s. 34 Section 34. 19.35 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,17,6 19.35 (1) (g) Paragraphs (a) to (c), (e) and (f) do not apply to a record which has been or will be promptly published with copies offered for sale or distribution. In this subsection, a "published" record includes a record that is or will be promptly distributed in electronic format and the computer data bases, and contents thereof, that are produced and maintained by an authority to produce such a record, and "sale" includes the licensing of such a record in computer-readable electronic format.

SB637, s. 35 Section 35. 20.004 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,17,16 20.004 (1) If the legislative reference bureau, in consultation with the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance, determines that any bill introduced into either house of the legislature is a major fiscal bill because it would have a significant effect upon state revenues or expenditures, the legislative reference bureau shall have printed reproduced, as an appendix to the bill, a revised s. 20.005 (1), incorporating the changes in the general fund summary and in the summary of appropriations that would occur as a result of enactment of the bill. The department of administration shall provide the legislative reference bureau with the revised summaries.

SB637, s. 36 Section 36. 20.908 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,18,2 20.908 (title) Charges for printed reproduced material. Except where distribution to or exchange with specified persons, officers or agencies is provided by law, or where the a state agency determines that distribution is to be free of charge, any state agency may make such charge for printed booklets and pamphlets prepared or compiled by it as is fixed by it. Such charge may not exceed the cost of printing or other reproduction, including distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80, unless a specific price or method of price calculation is provided by law. Such booklets or pamphlets may be retained by the state agency publishing preparing them or may be delivered to the department of administration for sale and distribution.

SB637, s. 37 Section 37. Chapter 35 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,18,7 Chapter 35 PUBLIC PRINTING; and other reproduction and DISTRIBUTION OF LAWS AND PUBLIC state DOCUMENTS

SB637, s. 38 Section 38. Subchapter I (title) of chapter 35 [precedes 35.001] of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,18,10 CHAPTER 35

SB637,18,13 SUBCHAPTER I STATE PRINTING And other Reproduction CONTRACTS

SB637, s. 39 Section 39. 35.001 (2g) and (2r) of the statutes are created to read:

SB637,18,15 35.001 (2g) "Judicial branch agency" has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (5).

SB637,18,16 (2r) "Legislative service agency" has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (6).

SB637, s. 40 Section 40. 35.001 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB637,18,21 35.001 (4) "State agency" means any department or independent agency created or continued under ch. 15 or any body attached thereto, any office created under ch. 14 or body attached thereto, any state institution, the legislature, the courts and any legislative service agency or judicial branch agency.

SB637, s. 41 Section 41. 35.001 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB637,18,24 35.001 (5) "WisLaw" means computer readable statutes and other public documents produced under s. 35.185.

SB637, s. 42 Section 42. 35.01 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB637,19,4 35.01 (title) Public printing and other reproduction; definition and classification. (intro) Public printing and other reproduction includes all graphic reproduction by whatever process and the necessary material and binding. Public printing and other reproduction is divided into 7 classes:

SB637,19,6 (1) Class 1—All Reproduction of all legislative printing documents to be performed for either house of the legislature and the Laws of Wisconsin.

SB637, s. 43 Section 43. 35.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,19,9 35.01 (2) Class 2—Wisconsin statutes, annotations Statutes and Annotations, Wisconsin Annotations 1970 and Blue Book.

SB637, s. 44 Section 44. 35.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,19,12 35.01 (7) Class 7—Printing Local service printing for state agencies located outside the city of Madison.

SB637, s. 45 Section 45. 35.01 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,19,17 35.01 (8) Class 8—Specialty printing as defined in s. 35.64 (2), yearbooks, and similar student publications not funded by student fees or student organization income and book printing excluded from class 3 under sub. (3) not included in classes 1 to 7.

SB637, s. 46 Section 46. 35.012 of the statutes is repealed.

SB637, s. 47 Section 47. 35.015 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB637, s. 48 Section 48. 35.015 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,19,25 35.015 (3) Printing or other reproduction is exempt from this chapter when the department exercises the discretion vested in s. 16.82 (4) to determine what printing or other reproduction shall be done by the state itself and what shall be contracted and when printing of forms is done by prison industries, as created under s. 303.01 (1).

SB637, s. 49 Section 49. 35.03 of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is repealed.

SB637, s. 50 Section 50. 35.035 (title) and (1) to (3) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB637,20,8 35.035 (title) Printing and other reproduction costs and charges. (1) Unless otherwise provided, the department shall charge the cost of printing and other reproduction of state documents, including related materials and printing or other reproduction services, of all publications authorized or directed by law to be published to the state agencies responsible for submitting the publications.

SB637,20,11 (2) The department may contract with state agencies for the printing of agency or other reproduction of the publications of state agencies, for which publication is not required by law, on the basis of the cost of such printing reproduction.

SB637,20,13 (3) The department shall receive full payment for the cost of printing or other reproduction of publications of state agencies from the appropriate agencies.

SB637, s. 51 Section 51. The unnumbered subchapter title preceding 35.05 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB637,20,16 Legislative; class 1 printing

SB637, s. 52 Section 52. 35.05 (title) and (1) to (4) and (5) (a) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB637,21,2 35.05 (title) Printing in general, and other reproduction; how ordered and executed. (1) All printing for the legislature reproduction of legislative documents, except reproduction for legislative service agencies, shall be in such form and printed in such manner and amount format and quantity as may be determined by the joint rules of the legislature, or in the case of printing of a nature that is the concern of reproduction of documents for one house only, then as determined by that house except as provided for the statutes, the Laws of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin administrative code and register under s. 35.50 (2).

SB637,21,9 (2) (a) When the senate or the assembly determines the form or amount of printing format or quantity of any document to be reproduced for its own use, such determination or such regulations as may be considered appropriate governing such printing, reproduction may be made by the rules of the house or by resolution or by the senate committee on organization or senate chief clerk for the senate or the assembly committee on organization or assembly chief clerk for the assembly, subject to final decision by their respective houses.

SB637,21,16 (b) When printing a legislative document concerns both houses the form or amount format or quantity of such printing document to be reproduced may be determined by the joint rules or, by joint resolution or, by the joint committee on legislative organization or by the chief clerks of the senate and assembly acting jointly, subject to any provisions of the joint rules or joint resolutions, except as provided for the statutes, the Laws of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin administrative code and register under s. 35.50 (2) legislative service agencies under sub. (1).

SB637,21,22 (3) All printing or other reproduction of documents that has have a customary form, number of copies or other features shall continue to conform to such form or other requirements until changed by or under authority of statute, joint rule or rule of either house, except as provided for the statutes, the Laws of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin administrative code and register under s. 35.50 (2) legislative service agencies under sub. (1).

SB637,22,4 (4) When legislative proposals, legislative publications or other printing is reproduced documents are required for the legislature, including revision or correction bills for the revisor of statutes, bills or reports for the joint legislative council or legislative proposals of members intended for introduction by them, such printing reproduction of the documents may be ordered by the chief clerk of either house or by other authorized persons during any session of the legislature or recess thereof, pursuant to such regulations as either house shall establish.

SB637,22,12 (5) (a) Whenever either house requires any printing the reproduction of any document or document series for its exclusive use and whenever any joint action of both houses is taken requiring any printing the reproduction of any document or document series to be done, the chief clerk of the house where such action originates shall issue a printing requisition to the department, and the department shall procure the printing from the contract printer selected for the printing under article IV, section 25, of the constitution reproduce the necessary documents or contract for their reproduction in accordance with subch. IV of ch. 16.