SECTION 52b. 14.38 (13) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 52c. 14.38 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 220.02 (7) and amended to read:
220.02 (7) Establish The division shall establish and maintain, in consultation with the uniform commercial code statewide lien system council, computer and any other services necessary to support the uniform commercial code statewide lien system under s. 409.410 but may not maintain a central filing system, as defined in 7 USC 1631 (c) (2), for farm products, as defined in 7 USC 1631 (c) (5).
SECTION 53ad. 14.38 (14) of the statutes is renumbered 182.01 (3), and 182.01 (3) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
182.01 (3) NAME OF DRAFTER ON DOCUMENTS. (intro.) No articles of incorporation, articles of organization, articles of amendment, articles of merger, consolidation or share exchange, articles of dissolution, restated articles of incorporation, certificate of abandonment, or statement or articles of revocation of voluntary dissolution, provided for pursuant to ch. 180, 181, 183, 185 or 187 and no certificate of limited partnership, certificate of amendment, restated certificate of limited partnership or certificate of cancellation, provided for pursuant to ch. 179, shall be filed by the secretary of state department unless the name of the individual who, or the governmental agency which, drafted such document is printed, typewritten, stamped or written thereon in a legible manner. A document complies with this subsection if it contains a statement in the following form: "This document was drafted by .... (Name)". This subsection shall not apply to a document executed prior to December 1, 1967, or to:".
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"SECTION 48m. 14.26 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 44.25 (title) and (1).
SECTION 48n. 14.26 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 44.25 (2) and amended to read:
44.25 (2) The commission shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) regarding its activities upon the governor's request on each March 1 until March 1, 1998.
SECTION 48ng. 14.26 (3) and (4) of the statutes are renumbered 44.25 (3) and (4).
SECTION 48p. 14.26 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 15.705 (3) (c).
SECTION 48q. 14.26 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 44.25 (6) and amended to read:
44.25 (6) The commission shall report to the governor upon completion of complete its activities and, upon submit a final report regarding its activities to the governor, and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) no later than June 1, 1999. Upon acceptance of the report by the governor, the commission shall cease to exist.".
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"SECTION 97m. 15.07 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
15.07 (2) (k) The governor or his or her designee shall serve as chairperson of the competitive enterprise review board and the secretary of administration or his or her designee shall serve as vice-chairperson of the board.
SECTION 97p. 15.07 (3) (bm) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
15.07 (3) (bm) 4. The competitive enterprise review board shall meet at least 6 times per year.".
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"SECTION 118r. 15.105 (27) of the statutes is created to read:
15.105 (27) COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE REVIEW BOARD. There is created a competitive enterprise review board which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of:
(a) The governor or his or her designee.
(b) The secretary of administration or his or her designee.
(c) The secretary of employment relations or his or her designee.
(d) Two members appointed for 2-year terms, one of whom shall be a representative of a labor organization that is certified or recognized to represent state employes under subch. V of ch. 111 and one of whom shall have experience in competitive bidding practices in the private sector.".
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"SECTION 200am. 15.587 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1993 Wisconsin Act 16, section 67n, is repealed and recreated to read:
15.587 (1) COUNCIL ON MUNICIPAL COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. There is created in the employment relations commission a council on municipal collective bargaining. The council shall consist of the chairperson of the commission, who shall serve as the nonvoting chairperson of the council, and 5 representatives of municipal employers and 5 representatives of municipal employes bargaining under subch. IV of ch. 111 appointed by the chairperson of the commission to serve for 6-year terms. In making appointments to the council, the chairperson shall give due consideration to the necessity of achieving balanced representation of municipal employer interests, and to the diversity of municipal employe interests among municipal employes who are included in collective bargaining units subject to the procedures under s. 111.70 (4) (cm).".
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"SECTION 209s. 15.705 (3) (a) 5. g. and 6. to 8. and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
15.705 (3) (a) 5. g. Sports.
6. A representative of the Wisconsin council for local history.
7. A representative of American Indian tribes and bands in this state.
8. Five members at large.
(b) In addition to the members specified in par. (a), the governor shall serve as an ex-officio member of the commission and of any committee of the commission appointed under s. 44.25 (5r).".
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"SECTION 288p. 16.42 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.42 (1) (intro.) All agencies, other than the legislature and the courts, no later than September 15 of each even-numbered year, in the form and content prescribed by the department subject to the requirements of sub. (3), shall prepare and forward to the department and to the legislative fiscal bureau the following program and financial information:
SECTION 288q. 16.42 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
16.42 (3) (a) In this subsection:
1. "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.52 (7).
2. "Zero-based budgeting" means compilation of a budget in which each component is justified on the basis of cost, need and relation to the statutory responsibilities of the agency for which the budget is made.
(b) For the period consisting of the fiscal biennia from 1997-99 to 2005-07, the department shall require each agency to submit one budget request prepared using the principles of zero-based budgeting for each of its activities, units and programs. Insofar as practicable, the department shall require 20% of the agencies to submit a budget request under this subsection for each fiscal biennium during this period.".
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"SECTION 361f. 16.705 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.705 (1) The department or its agents may contract for services which can be performed more economically or efficiently by such contract. The department or its agents shall contract for contractual services whenever the competitive enterprise review board directs under s. 16.706 (7).
SECTION 361g. 16.705 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.705 (2) The department shall promulgate rules for the procurement of contractual services, including but not limited to the approval and monitoring processes for contractual service contracts. Each Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each officer requesting approval to engage any person to perform contractual services shall submit to the department written justification for such contracting which shall include a description of the contractual services to be procured, justification of need, justification for not contracting with other agencies, a specific description of the scope of contractual services to be performed, and justification for the procurement process if a process other than competitive bidding is to be used. If the competitive enterprise review board requires the solicitation of bids or competitive sealed proposals for contractual services under s. 16.706 (4), the responsible officer shall submit to the department the information required under this subsection and information concerning alternatives to procurement of contractual services, but need not provide justification for such procurement. The department may not approve any contract for contractual services unless it is satisfied that the justification for contracting conforms to the requirements of this section and ss. 16.71 to 16.77.
SECTION 361h. 16.705 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.705 (3) (intro.) Contracts for contractual services, other than contracts awarded under s. 16.706 (7), shall be submitted by the department for the review and approval of the secretary of employment relations prior to award, under conditions established by rule of the department. The secretary of employment relations shall review such contracts in order to ensure that agencies:
SECTION 361i. 16.705 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.705 (5) The department shall promulgate rules to assure that the process used for selection of persons to perform contractual services includes a review of the independence and relationship, if any, of the contractor to employes of the agency, disclosure of any former employment of the contractor or employes of the contractor with the agency and a procedure to minimize the likelihood of selection of a contractor who provides or is likely to provide services to industries, client groups or individuals who are the object of state regulation or the recipients of state funding to a degree that the contractor's independence would be compromised. Such rules do not apply to contracts awarded under s. 16.706 (7).
SECTION 361j. 16.706 of the statutes is created to read:
16.706 Competitive enterprise review board. (1) In this section "board" means the competitive enterprise review board.
(2) Any person who believes that the person can provide any materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services to an executive branch agency, but more economically, efficiently or effectively than the materials, supplies, equipment or services are currently provided or more economically, efficiently or effectively than the agency provides the materials, supplies, equipment or comparable noncontractual services to itself, may file an application with the board proposing to provide the materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services to the agency. The application shall specify each executive branch agency to which it applies, and shall contain a description of the materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services to which it applies and a description of the materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services that the applicant is capable of providing.
(3) The department shall assist the board in the performance of its functions. Upon receipt of an application by the board under sub. (2), the department shall:
(a) Evaluate the proposal contained in the application to determine whether the proposal is feasible and whether it would result in delivery of materials, supplies, equipment or services to any affected executive branch agency in a more economical, efficient or effective manner.
(b) Submit its evaluation, together with a recommendation, to the board.
(4) The board shall review each proposal filed under sub. (2) together with the evaluation and recommendation submitted under sub. (3) and shall determine whether the proposal is feasible and would, if implemented, result in the delivery of materials, supplies, equipment or services by any executive branch agency in a more economical, efficient or effective manner. If the board finds that the proposal, if implemented, would achieve at least one of these objectives, the board may direct the department to solicit bids or competitive sealed proposals to provide the materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services specified in the proposal. If the department delegates the responsibility to solicit such bids or proposals to an affected executive branch agency under s. 16.71 (1), the department shall ensure that the agency complies with the directive of the board under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to commodities, materials, supplies, equipment or services purchased under s. 16.75 (3t), 16.752 (12) (a) or 16.78 (1).
(5) Any executive branch agency that is authorized to provide any materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services to another executive branch agency consistent with its program responsibilities may submit a bid or competitive sealed proposal whenever such bids or proposals are solicited under sub. (4).
(6) The board shall, by rule, specify time periods for solicitations of bids or competitive sealed proposals under sub. (4) and for the submission of bids or competitive sealed proposals in response to the solicitations.
(7) Whenever the board directs the solicitation of bids or competitive sealed proposals under sub. (4), the department shall, before accepting or rejecting any bid or proposal, refer the question of acceptance of a bid or proposal to the board for its review. The board may thereafter determine that any bid or competitive sealed proposal is the best and most reasonable bid or proposal and may direct the department to accept that bid or proposal. Except with respect to purchases of printing or stationery, the bid or competitive sealed proposal selected by the board need not be the lowest cost bid or proposal. Consistently with specifications in the solicitation, the board may direct the department to include specified terms and conditions in any contract or order resulting from a bid or competitive sealed proposal selected by the board. If the department delegates responsibility to solicit bids or competitive sealed proposals to an executive branch agency under s. 16.71 (1), the department shall ensure that the agency complies with the directives of the board under this subsection.
(8) The board may, with respect to its responsibilities under this section:
(a) Hold public hearings and conduct studies.
(b) Consult with private commercial sources.
(c) Require any executive branch agency to provide a cost estimate or conduct a management study regarding any materials, supplies, equipment or services provided by the agency.
(d) Prescribe cost accounting standards for executive branch agencies in their preparation of cost estimates under par. (c).
(e) Prescribe, in consultation with the department or any other affected executive branch agency, specifications and procedures to which the department or other agency shall conform when soliciting bids or competitive sealed proposals.
SECTION 361k. 16.71 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.71 (1) Except as authorized in s. 16.74, the department shall purchase and may delegate to special designated agents the authority to purchase all necessary materials, supplies, equipment, all other permanent personal property and miscellaneous capital, and contractual services and all other expense of a consumable nature for all agencies. In making any delegation, the department shall require the agent to adhere to all requirements imposed upon the department in making purchases under this subchapter. Any purchase or delegation of the responsibility for purchasing is subject to directives issued by the competitive enterprise review board under s. 16.706. All materials, services and other things and expense furnished to any agency and interest paid under s. 16.528 shall be charged to the proper appropriation of the agency to which furnished.
SECTION 361L. 16.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.71 (2) The Except as otherwise directed under s. 16.706 (7), the department of administration shall delegate authority to make all purchases for prison industries to the department of corrections. This delegation may be withdrawn by the department of administration only with the consent of, and in accordance with the terms specified by, the joint committee on finance, for failure to comply with applicable purchasing rules, procedures or statutory requirements.".
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"SECTION 361n. 16.72 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.72 (2) (a) The Unless otherwise directed under s. 16.706 (8) (e), the department of administration shall prepare standard specifications, as far as possible, for all state purchases. By "standard specifications" is meant a specification, either chemical or physical or both, prepared to describe in detail the article which the state desires to purchase, and trade names shall not be used. On the formulation, adoption and modification of any standard specifications, the department of administration shall also seek and be accorded without cost, the assistance, advice and cooperation of other agencies and officers. Each specification adopted for any commodity shall, insofar as possible, satisfy the requirements of any and all agencies which use it in common.
SECTION 361p. 16.72 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
