AB840: Bill Text

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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE

2007 Assembly BILL 840

February 21, 2008 - Introduced by Representatives Albers and Berceau. Referred to Joint Committee on Finance.

AB840,1,3 An Act to create 13.94 (1) (s) of the statutes; relating to: audits of informational technology development projects by the Legislative Audit Bureau and making appropriations.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

The bill requires the Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) to submit an annual report to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature, on audits of information technology development projects of executive branch state agencies. The bill also increases the authorized positions for LAB by two auditor positions, which are fully funded in the bill, and increases an appropriation to LAB by $200,000 for contracting with vendors to monitor information technology development projects of executive branch state agencies.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB840, s. 1 Section 1. 13.94 (1) (s) of the statutes is created to read:

AB840,2,2 13.94 (1) (s) Annually, before July 1, submit a report to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), on audits of information technology development projects of executive branch state agencies.

AB840, s. 2 Section 2. Fiscal changes.

AB840,2,9 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the legislative audit bureau under section 20.765 (3) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2007, the dollar amount is increased by $76,000 for fiscal year 2007-08 and the dollar amount is increased by $131,800 for fiscal year 2008-09 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the legislative audit bureau by 2.0 GPR auditor positions to perform audits of information technology development projects.

AB840,2,14 (2) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the legislative audit bureau under section 20.765 (3) (c) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2007, the dollar amount is increased by $200,000 for fiscal year 2007-08 to provide funding for contracts with vendors for the purpose of monitoring information technology development projects of executive branch state agencies.

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