16.964(1)(b)
(b) Prepare a state comprehensive juvenile justice improvement plan on behalf of the governor. The plan shall be submitted to the joint committee on finance in accordance with
s. 16.54 and to the appropriate standing committees of each house of the legislature as determined by the presiding officer of each house. The plan shall be updated periodically and shall be based on an analysis of the state's juvenile justice needs and problems.
16.964(1)(c)
(c) Recommend appropriate legislation in the criminal and juvenile justice field to the governor and the legislature.
16.964(1)(d)
(d) Cooperate with and render technical assistance to state agencies and units of local government and public or private agencies relating to the criminal and juvenile justice system.
16.964(1)(e)
(e) Apply for contracts or receive and expend for its purposes any appropriation or grant from the state, a political subdivision of the state, the federal government or any other source, public or private, in accordance with the statutes.
16.964(1)(f)
(f) Maintain a statistical analysis center to serve as a clearing house of justice system data and information and conduct justice system research and data analysis under this section.
16.964(1)(g)
(g) Collect information concerning the number and nature of offenses known to have been committed in this state and such other information as may be useful in the study of crime and the administration of justice. The office may determine any other information to be obtained regarding crime and justice system statistics. The information shall include data requested by the federal bureau of investigation under its system of uniform crime reports for the United States.
16.964(1)(h)
(h) Furnish all reporting officials with forms or instructions or both that specify the nature of the information required under
par. (g), the time it is to be forwarded, the method of classifying and any other matters that facilitate collection and compilation.
16.964(2)
(2) All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies and other criminal and juvenile justice system agencies shall supply the office with the information described in
sub. (1) (g) on the basis of the forms or instructions or both to be supplied by the office under
sub. (1) (g).
16.964(3)
(3) The governor shall appoint an executive director under
s. 15.105 (19) outside of the classified service.
16.964(5)(a)(a) The office shall provide grants from the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (6) (c) to cities to employ additional uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling. A city is eligible for a grant under this subsection in fiscal year 1994-95 if the city has a population of 25,000 or more. A city may receive a grant for a calendar year if the city applies for a grant before September 1 of the preceding calendar year. Grants shall be awarded to the 10 eligible cities submitting an application for a grant that have the highest rates of violent crime index offenses in the most recent full calendar year for which data is available under the uniform crime reporting system of the federal bureau of investigation.
16.964(5)(b)
(b) A city applying to the office for a grant under this subsection shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys. The grant moneys that a city receives under this subsection may be used for salary and fringe benefits only. Except as provided in
par. (c), the positions for which funding is sought must be created on or after April 21, 1994, and result in a net increase in the number of uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to beat patrol duties.
16.964(5)(c)
(c) During the first 6 months of the first year of a grant, a city may, with the approval of the office, use part of the grant for the payment of salary and fringe benefits for overtime provided by uniformed law enforcement officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling. A city may submit a request to the office for a 3-month extension of the use of the grant for the payment of overtime costs. To be eligible to use part of the first year's grant for overtime costs, the city shall provide the office with all of the following:
16.964(5)(c)1.
1. The reasons why uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to beat patrol duties need to work overtime.
16.964(5)(c)2.
2. The status of the hiring and training of new uniformed law enforcement officers who will have beat patrol duties.
16.964(5)(c)3.
3. Documentation that a sufficient amount of the grant for the first year will be available, during the period remaining after the payment of overtime costs, to pay the salary and fringe benefits of the same number of uniformed officers whose primary duty is beat patrolling that the grant originally planned to pay.
16.964(5)(d)
(d) The office shall develop criteria which, notwithstanding
s. 227.10 (1), need not be promulgated as rules under
ch. 227, for use in determining the amount to grant to cities under this subsection. The office may not award an annual grant in excess of $150,000 to any city. The office shall review any application and plan submitted under
par. (b) to determine if that application and plan meet the requirements of this subsection. The grant that a city receives under this subsection may not supplant existing local resources.
16.964(5)(e)
(e) A city may receive a grant for 3 consecutive years without submitting a new application each year. For each year that a city receives a grant, the city shall provide matching funds of at least 25% of the amount of the grant.
16.964(5)(f)
(f) The office may make grants to additional cities with a population of 25,000 or more after fiscal year 1994-95. Eligibility for grants under this paragraph shall be determined and allocations made as provided in this subsection.
16.966
16.966
Land information support. 16.966(2)
(2) The department may assess any state agency for any amount that it determines to be required for the functions of the Wisconsin land council under
s. 16.023. For this purpose, the department may assess state agencies on a premium basis and pay costs incurred on an actual basis. The department shall credit all moneys received from state agencies under this subsection to the appropriation account under
s. 20.505 (1) (ks).
16.966(3)
(3) The department may develop and maintain geographic information systems relating to land in this state for the use of governmental and nongovernmental units.
16.966(4)
(4) The department shall provide staff services to the land information board.
16.966 History
History: 1997 a. 27.
16.967
16.967
Land information program. 16.967(1)(b)
(b) "Land information" means any physical, legal, economic or environmental information or characteristics concerning land, water, groundwater, subsurface resources or air in this state. "Land information" includes information relating to topography, soil, soil erosion, geology, minerals, vegetation, land cover, wildlife, associated natural resources, land ownership, land use, land use controls and restrictions, jurisdictional boundaries, tax assessment, land value, land survey records and references, geodetic control networks, aerial photographs, maps, planimetric data, remote sensing data, historic and prehistoric sites and economic projections.
16.967(1)(c)
(c) "Land information system" means an orderly method of organizing and managing land information and land records.
16.967(1)(d)
(d) "Land records" means maps, documents, computer files and any other information storage medium in which land information is recorded.
16.967(1)(e)
(e) "Systems integration" means land information that is housed in one jurisdiction or jurisdictional subunit and is available to other jurisdictions, jurisdictional subunits, public utilities and other private sector interests.
16.967(3)
(3) Board duties. The board shall direct and supervise the land information program and serve as the state clearinghouse for access to land information. In addition, the board shall:
16.967(3)(a)
(a) Provide technical assistance and advice to state agencies and local governmental units with land information responsibilities.
16.967(3)(b)
(b) Maintain and distribute an inventory of land information available for this state, land records available for this state and land information systems.
16.967(3)(c)
(c) Prepare guidelines to coordinate the modernization of land records and land information systems.
16.967(3)(d)
(d) Review project applications received under
sub. (7) and determine which projects are approved.
16.967(4)
(4) Funding report. The board shall identify and study possible program revenue sources or other revenue sources for the purpose of funding the operations of the board, including grants to counties under
sub. (7).
16.967(6)
(6) Reports. By March 31, 1990, and biennially thereafter, the department of administration, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of commerce, the department of health and family services, the department of natural resources, the department of tourism, the department of revenue, the department of transportation, the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system, the public service commission and the board of curators of the historical society shall each submit to the board a plan to integrate land information to enable such information to be readily translatable, retrievable and geographically referenced for use by any state, local governmental unit or public utility.
16.967(7)(a)(a) A county board that has established a county land information office under
s. 59.72 (3) may apply to the board on behalf of any local governmental unit, as defined in
s. 59.72 (1) (c), located wholly or partially within the county for a grant for any of the following projects:
16.967(7)(a)1.
1. The design, development and implementation of a land information system that contains and integrates, at a minimum, property and ownership records with boundary information, including a parcel identifier referenced to the U.S. public land survey; tax and assessment information; soil surveys, if available; wetlands identified by the department of natural resources; a modern geodetic reference system; current zoning restrictions; and restrictive covenants.
16.967(7)(a)2.
2. The preparation of parcel property maps that refer boundaries to the public land survey system and are suitable for use by local governmental units for accurate land title boundary line or land survey line information.
16.967(7)(a)3.
3. The preparation of maps that include a statement documenting accuracy if the maps do not refer boundaries to the public land survey system and that are suitable for use by local governmental units for planning purposes.
16.967(7)(b)
(b) Grants shall be paid from the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (ij). A grant under this subsection may not exceed $100,000. The board may award more than one grant to a county board.
16.967(8)
(8) Advice; cooperation. In carrying out its duties under this section, the board may seek advice and assistance from the university of Wisconsin system, state agencies, local governmental units and other experts involved in collecting and managing land information. State agencies shall cooperate with the board in the coordination of land information collection.
16.967(9)
(9) Technical assistance; education. The board may provide technical assistance to counties and conduct educational seminars, courses or conferences relating to land information. The board shall charge and collect fees sufficient to recover the costs of activities authorized under this subsection.
16.967(10)
(10) Memorandum of understanding. The board shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Wisconsin land council to ensure cooperation between the board and the council and to avoid duplication of activities.
Effective date note
NOTE: This section is repealed eff. 9-1-03 by
1997 Wis. Act 27.
16.968
16.968
Groundwater survey and analysis. The department shall allocate funds for programs of groundwater survey and analysis to the department of natural resources and the geological and natural history survey following review and approval of a mutually agreed upon division of responsibilities concerning groundwater programs between the department of natural resources and the geological and natural history survey, a specific expenditure plan and groundwater data collection standards consistent with the purposes of
s. 16.967. State funds allocated under this section shall be used to match available federal funds prior to being used for solely state-funded activities.
Effective date note
NOTE: This section is amended eff. 9-1-03 by
1997 Wis. Act 27 to read:
Effective date text
16.968 Groundwater survey and analysis. The department shall allocate funds for programs of groundwater survey and analysis to the department of natural resources and the geological and natural history survey following review and approval of a mutually agreed upon division of responsibilities concerning groundwater programs between the department of natural resources and the geological and natural history survey, a specific expenditure plan and groundwater data collection standards. State funds allocated under this section shall be used to match available federal funds prior to being used for solely state-funded activities.
16.968 History
History: 1979 c. 34;
1997 a. 27.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
16.97
16.97
Definitions. In this subchapter:
16.97(3)
(3) "Computer services" means any services in which a computer is utilized other than for personal computing purposes.
16.97(4)
(4) "Data processing" means the delivery of information processing services.
16.97(5p)
(5p) "Form" means any written material, by whatever means printed, generated or reproduced, with blank spaces left for the entry of additional information to be used for the purpose of providing information, collecting information or requiring action in any transaction involving this state.
16.97(5s)
(5s) "Forms management" means the system of providing forms to accomplish necessary operations efficiently and economically, including analysis and design of forms, improvement of methods of procurement, distribution and disposition of forms and improvement of methods to keep to a reasonable level the public's duty to report. "Forms management" includes the elimination of unnecessary forms and of unnecessary data collection and standardizing, consolidating and simplifying forms and related procedures.
16.97(6)
(6) "Information technology" means the electronic processing, storage and transmission of information including data processing and telecommunications.
16.97(7)
(7) "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.
16.97(8)
(8) "Personal computing" means utilizing a computer that is located at the same work station where the input or output of data is conducted.
16.97(8m)
(8m) "Public contact form" means a form generated and used by any agency in transactions between the agency and a member of the public.
16.97(9)
(9) "Supercomputer" means a special purpose computer that performs in a scientific environment and that is characterized by a very high processing speed and power.
16.97(10)
(10) "Telecommunications" means the electronic movement of information in any form from one point to another.
16.971
16.971
Responsibilities of department. 16.971(1)(a)
(a) "Division" means the division of technology management of the department.
16.971(1)(b)
(b) "Small agency" means an agency having fewer than 50 authorized full-time equivalent positions.
16.971(1m)
(1m) The department shall ensure that an adequate level of information technology services is made available to all agencies by providing systems analysis and application programming services to augment agency resources, as requested. The department shall also ensure that executive branch agencies make effective and efficient use of the information technology resources of the state. The department shall, in cooperation with agencies, establish policies, procedures and planning processes, for the administration of information technology services, which executive branch agencies shall follow. The policies, procedures and processes shall address the needs of agencies to carry out their functions. The department shall monitor adherence to these policies, procedures and processes.
16.971(2)(a)
(a) Except as provided in
sub. (2m), review and approve, modify or reject all forms approved by a records and forms officer for jurisdiction, authority, standardization of design and nonduplication of existing forms. Unless the division rejects for cause or modifies the form within 20 working days after receipt, it is considered approved. The division's rejection of any form is appealable to the public records board. If the head of an agency certifies to the division that the form is needed on a temporary basis, approval by the division is not required.
16.971(2)(am)
(am) Make as cost effective as possible the procurement and use of forms by agencies.
16.971(2)(ap)
(ap) Prescribe a forms management program for agencies.
16.971(2)(b)
(b) Develop and maintain information technology resource planning and budgeting techniques at all levels of state government.
16.971(2)(c)
(c) Develop and maintain procedures to ensure information technology resource planning and sharing between executive branch agencies. The procedures shall ensure the interconnection of information technology resources of executive branch agencies, if interconnection is consistent with the strategic plans formulated under
pars. (L) and
(m).
