AB150-engrossed, s. 283 22Section 283. 16.352 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.352 (5).
AB150-engrossed, s. 284 23Section 284. 16.352 (5) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 284m 24Section 284m. 16.354 of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 285 25Section 285. 16.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,89,4
116.39 (3) Application procedure. A household may apply after September 30
2and before May 16 of any year for weatherization assistance from the county
3department under s. 46.215 (1) (n) or 46.22 (1) (b) 10. 4m. a. to e. and shall have the
4opportunity to do so on a form prescribed by the department for that purpose.
AB150-engrossed, s. 286 5Section 286. 16.39 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,89,96 16.39 (4) (b) A household entirely composed of persons receiving aid to families
7with dependent children under s. 49.19, food stamps under 7 USC 2011 to 2029, or
8supplemental security income or state supplemental payments under 42 USC 1381
9to 1383c or s. 49.177 49.77.
AB150-engrossed, s. 287 10Section 287. 16.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,89,1211 16.41 (4) In this section, "authority" means a body created under ch. 231, 233
12or 234.
AB150-engrossed, s. 288p 13Section 288p. 16.42 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,89,1814 16.42 (1) (intro.) All agencies, other than the legislature and the courts, no later
15than September 15 of each even-numbered year, in the form and content prescribed
16by the department subject to the requirements of sub. (3), shall prepare and forward
17to the department and to the legislative fiscal bureau the following program and
18financial information:
AB150-engrossed, s. 288q 19Section 288q. 16.42 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,89,2020 16.42 (3) (a) In this subsection:
AB150-engrossed,89,2121 1. "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.52 (7).
AB150-engrossed,89,2422 2. "Zero-based budgeting" means compilation of a budget in which each
23component is justified on the basis of cost, need and relation to the statutory
24responsibilities of the agency for which the budget is made.
AB150-engrossed,90,5
1(b) For the period consisting of the fiscal biennia from 1997-99 to 2005-07, the
2department shall require each agency to submit one budget request prepared using
3the principles of zero-based budgeting for each of its activities, units and programs.
4Insofar as practicable, the department shall require 20% of the agencies to submit
5a budget request under this subsection for each fiscal biennium during this period.
AB150-engrossed, s. 288r 6Section 288r. 16.475 of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,90,7 716.475 Information technology budget plan. (1) In this section:
AB150-engrossed,90,88 (a) "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (1).
AB150-engrossed,90,99 (b) "Information technology" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (6).
AB150-engrossed,90,12 10(2) In March of each odd-numbered year, the governor shall submit to the
11cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance an information technology budget
12plan that includes at least the following information:
AB150-engrossed,90,1613 (a) The amounts anticipated to be expended by each agency in the current fiscal
14biennium and the amounts requested by each agency for expenditure in the
15succeeding fiscal biennium for information technology operations and
16improvements.
AB150-engrossed,90,2117 (b) An evaluation of how such proposed expenditures would conform with the
18planning of the agency with respect to its business operations, the strategic plan of
19the agency for the use and application of information technology and the applicable
20strategic plan for the use and application of information technology under s. 13.90
21(6), 16.971 (2) (m), 36.11 (31) or 758.19 (7).
AB150-engrossed,91,322 (c) A recommendation for each agency concerning what amount of each
23agency's proposed expenditures should be funded in the succeeding fiscal biennium,
24including the funding sources and methods of financing for each expenditure, based
25on the appropriateness of the expenditure in relation to the agency's information

1technology plan and priorities and in relation to proposed total state information
2technology expenditures, the statewide strategic plan under s. 16.971 (2) (m) and
3priorities indicated in that plan.
AB150-engrossed,91,74 (d) An identification of each information technology system or application in
5each recommendation that has not been previously funded and the anticipated total
6cost of designing, implementing and providing continued support for the system or
7application.
AB150-engrossed, s. 290 8Section 290. 16.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,92,149 16.50 (3) Limitation on increase of force and salaries. No department, except
10the legislature or the courts, may increase the pay of any employe, expend money or
11incur any obligation except in accordance with the estimate that is submitted to the
12secretary as provided in sub. (1) and approved by the secretary or the governor. No
13change in the number of full-time equivalent positions authorized through the
14biennial budget process or other legislative act may be made without the approval
15of the joint committee on finance, except for position changes made by the governor
16under s. 16.505 (1) (c) or (2), by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
17Board under s. 16.505 (2n)
or by the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin
18system under s. 16.505 (2m). The secretary may withhold, in total or in part, the
19funding for any position, as defined in s. 230.03 (11), as well as the funding for
20part-time or limited term employes until such time as the secretary determines that
21the filling of the position or the expending of funds is consistent with s. 16.505 and
22with
the intent of the legislature as established by law or in budget determinations,
23or the intent of the joint committee on finance creating or abolishing positions under
24s. 13.10, the intent of the governor creating or abolishing positions under s. 16.505
25(1) (c) or (2) or the intent of the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system

1in creating or abolishing positions under s. 16.505 (2m). Until the release of funding
2occurs, recruitment or certification for the position may not be undertaken. The
3secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the joint committee on finance of any
4position changes made by the governor under s. 16.505 (1) (c). No pay increase may
5be approved unless it is at the rate or within the pay ranges prescribed in the
6compensation plan or as provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch.
7V of ch. 111. At the request of the secretary of employment relations, the secretary
8of administration may authorize the temporary creation of pool or surplus positions
9under any source of funds if the secretary of employment relations determines that
10temporary positions are necessary to maintain adequate staffing levels for high
11turnover classifications, in anticipation of attrition, to fill positions for which
12recruitment is difficult. Surplus or pool positions authorized by the secretary shall
13be reported quarterly to the joint committee on finance in conjunction with the report
14required under s. 16.54 (8).
AB150-engrossed, s. 293 15Section 293. 16.505 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,92,1816 16.505 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (2) and, (2m) and (2n), no
17position, as defined in s. 230.03 (11), regardless of funding source or type, may be
18created or abolished unless authorized by one of the following:
AB150-engrossed, s. 294g 19Section 294g. 16.505 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,93,220 16.505 (2m) The board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system may
21create or abolish a full-time equivalent position or portion thereof from revenues
22appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (h), (iz), (j) or, (m) or (n) or (3) (iz) or (n). No later
23than the last day of the month following completion of each calendar quarter, the
24board of regents shall report to the department and the cochairpersons of the joint
25committee on finance concerning the number of full-time equivalent positions

1created or abolished by the board under this subsection during the preceding
2calendar quarter and the source of funding for each such position.
AB150-engrossed, s. 294m 3Section 294m. 16.505 (2n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,93,114 16.505 (2n) The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board may
5create or abolish a full-time equivalent position or portion thereof from revenues
6appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (kb) or 20.495 (1) (g). No later than the last day of
7the month following completion of each calendar quarter, the University of
8Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board shall report to the department and the
9cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance concerning the number of full-time
10equivalent positions created or abolished by the board under this subsection during
11the preceding calendar quarter.
AB150-engrossed, s. 294n 12Section 294n. 16.505 (2n) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act
13.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,93,2114 16.505 (2n) The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board may
15create or abolish a full-time equivalent position or portion thereof from revenues
16appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (kb) or 20.495 (1) (g). No later than the last day of
17the month following completion of each calendar quarter, the University of
18Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Board shall report to the department and the
19cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance concerning the number of full-time
20equivalent positions created or abolished by the board under this subsection during
21the preceding calendar quarter.
AB150-engrossed, s. 294o 22Section 294o. 16.51 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,94,1523 16.51 (7) Audit claims for expenses in connection with prisoners and
24children in secured correctional facilities
. Receive, examine, determine and
25audit claims, duly certified and approved by the department of corrections or the

1department of health and social services
, from the county clerk of any county in
2behalf of the county, which are presented for payment to reimburse the county for
3certain expenses incurred or paid by it in reference to all matters growing out of
4actions and proceedings involving prisoners in state prisons, as defined in s. 302.01,
5or children in secured correctional facilities, as defined in s. 48.02 (15m), including
6prisoners or children transferred to a mental health institute for observation or
7treatment, when the proceedings are commenced in counties in which the prisons or
8secured correctional facilities
are located by a district attorney or by the prisoner or
9child
as a postconviction remedy or a matter involving the prisoner's status as a
10prisoner or the child's status as a resident of a secured correctional facility and for
11certain expenses incurred or paid by it in reference to holding those children in
12secure custody while those actions or proceedings are pending
. Expenses shall only
13include the amounts as that were necessarily incurred and actually paid and shall
14be no more than the legitimate cost would be to any other county had the offense or
15crime occurred therein.
AB150-engrossed, s. 294p 16Section 294p. 16.51 (7) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
17(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150-engrossed,95,918 16.51 (7) Audit claims for expenses in connection with prisoners and
19children in secured correctional facilities.
Receive, examine, determine and
20audit claims, duly certified and approved by the department of corrections, from the
21county clerk of any county in behalf of the county, which are presented for payment
22to reimburse the county for certain expenses incurred or paid by it in reference to all
23matters growing out of actions and proceedings involving prisoners in state prisons,
24as defined in s. 302.01, or children in secured correctional facilities, as defined in s.
2548.02 (15m), including prisoners or children transferred to a mental health institute

1for observation or treatment, when the proceedings are commenced in counties in
2which the prisons or secured correctional facilities are located by a district attorney
3or by the prisoner or child as a postconviction remedy or a matter involving the
4prisoner's status as a prisoner or the child's status as a resident of a secured
5correctional facility and for certain expenses incurred or paid by it in reference to
6holding those children in secure custody while those actions or proceedings are
7pending. Expenses shall only include the amounts that were necessarily incurred
8and actually paid and shall be no more than the legitimate cost would be to any other
9county had the offense or crime occurred therein.
AB150-engrossed, s. 295 10Section 295. 16.517 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,96,10 1116.517 Adjustments of program revenue positions and funding levels.
12No later than 30 days after the effective date of each biennial budget act, the
13department shall provide to the joint committee on finance a report indicating any
14initial modifications that are necessary to the appropriation levels established under
15that act for program revenue and program revenue-service appropriations as
16defined in s. 20.001 (2) (b) and (c) or to the number of full-time equivalent positions
17funded from program revenue and program revenue-service appropriations
18authorized by that act to account for any additional funding or positions authorized
19under ss. s. 16.505 (2) or (2m) and or 16.515 in the fiscal year immediately preceding
20the fiscal biennium of the budget that have not been included in authorizations
21under the biennial budget act but which should be included as continued budget
22authorizations in the fiscal biennium of the budget. Such modifications shall be
23limited to adjustment of the appropriation or position levels to the extent required
24to account for higher base levels for the fiscal year immediately preceding the fiscal
25biennium of the budget due to appropriation or position increases authorized under

1ss. s. 16.505 (2) or (2m) and or 16.515 during the fiscal year immediately preceding
2the fiscal biennium of the budget. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify
3the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of
4reviewing the proposed modifications within 14 working days after the date of
5receipt of the department's report, the department may make the modifications may
6be made
specified in the report. If, within 14 working days after the date of the
7department's report, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that
8the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed
9modifications, the department may not make the modifications specified in the
10report
until the committee approves the report.
AB150-engrossed, s. 296 11Section 296. 16.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,96,2012 16.52 (6) (a) Except as authorized in s. 16.74, all purchase orders, contracts,
13or printing orders for any agency as defined in s. 16.70 (1) shall, before any liability
14is incurred thereon, be submitted to the secretary for his or her approval as to legality
15of purpose and sufficiency of appropriated and allotted funds therefor. In all cases
16the date of the contract or order governs the fiscal year to which the contract or order
17is chargeable, unless the secretary determines that the purpose of the contract or
18order is to prevent lapsing of appropriations or to otherwise circumvent budgetary
19intent. Upon such approval, the secretary shall immediately encumber all contracts
20or orders, and indicate the fiscal year to which they are chargeable.
AB150-engrossed, s. 297 21Section 297. 16.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,97,622 16.52 (7) Petty cash account. With the approval of the secretary, each agency
23which is authorized to maintain a contingent fund under s. 20.920 may establish a
24petty cash account from its contingent fund. The procedure for operation and
25maintenance of petty cash accounts and the character of expenditures therefrom

1shall be prescribed by the secretary. In this subsection, "agency" means an office,
2department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association,
3society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
4constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law,
5including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in
6ch. 231, 233 or 234.
AB150-engrossed, s. 299 7Section 299. 16.528 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,97,128 16.528 (1) (a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
9institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
10government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
11is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
12courts, but not including an authority created in ch. 231, 233 or 234.
AB150-engrossed, s. 301 13Section 301. 16.53 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,97,1914 16.53 (1) (d) 1. The secretary, with the approval of the joint committee on
15employment relations, shall fix the time, except as provided in s. 16.20 (10) (c) and
16101.38 ss. 106.21 (9) (c) and 106.215 (10) (c), and frequency for payment of salaries
17due elective and appointive officers and employes of the state. As determined under
18this subdivision, the salaries shall be paid either monthly, semimonthly or for each
192-week period.
AB150-engrossed, s. 302 20Section 302. 16.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,98,321 16.53 (2) Improper invoices. If an agency receives an improperly completed
22invoice, the agency shall notify the sender of the invoice within 10 working days after
23it receives the invoice of the reason it is improperly completed. In this subsection,
24"agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher
25education, association, society or other body in state government created or

1authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend
2moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
3including an authority created in ch. 231, 233 or 234.
AB150-engrossed, s. 303 4Section 303. 16.54 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,98,125 16.54 (1) Whenever the United States government shall make available to this
6state
funds for the education, the promotion of health, the relief of indigency, the
7promotion of agriculture or for any other purpose other than the administration of
8the tribal or any individual funds of Wisconsin Indians, the governor on behalf of the
9state is authorized to accept the funds so made available. In exercising the authority
10herein conferred, the governor may stipulate as a condition of the acceptance of the
11act of congress by this state such conditions as in the governor's discretion may be
12necessary to safeguard the interests of this state.
AB150-engrossed, s. 303m 13Section 303m. 16.54 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,99,414 16.54 (2) (a) Whenever Except as provided in this paragraph, whenever funds
15shall be made available to this state through an act of congress and the funds are
16accepted as provided in sub. (1), the governor shall designate the state board,
17commission or department to administer any of such funds, and the board,
18commission or department so designated by the governor is authorized and directed
19to administer such funds for the purpose designated by the act of congress making
20an appropriation of such funds, or by the department of the United States
21government making such funds available to this state. Whenever a block grant is
22made to this state, no funds the governor shall not administer and no board,
23commission or department may encumber or expend moneys received as a part of the
24block grant unless expenditure of the moneys is first approved by the joint committee
25on finance. No moneys received as a part of a block grant
may be transferred from

1use as a part of one such grant to use as a part of another such grant, regardless of
2whether a transfer between appropriations is required, unless the joint committee
3on finance approves the transfer under s. 13.10. In this subsection, "block grant"
4means a multipurpose federal grant so designated under federal law.
AB150-engrossed, s. 304b 5Section 304b. 16.54 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,99,176 16.54 (2) (b) Upon presentation by the department of health and social services
7to the joint committee on finance of alternatives to the provisions under s. 49.80
816.385, the joint committee on finance may revise the eligibility criteria under s.
949.80 16.385 (5), benefit payments under s. 49.80 16.385 (6) or the amount allocated
10for crises under s. 49.80 16.385 (3) (e) 2. and the department shall implement those
11revisions. Benefits or eligibility criteria so revised shall take into account and be
12consistent with the requirements of federal regulations promulgated under 42 USC
138621
to 8629. If funds received under 42 USC 8621 to 8629 in a federal fiscal year
14total less than 90% of the amount received in the previous federal fiscal year, the
15department of health and social services shall submit to the joint committee on
16finance a plan for expenditure of the funds. The department of health and social
17services
may not use the funds unless the committee approves the plan.
AB150-engrossed, s. 306 18Section 306. 16.54 (8r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,99,2319 16.54 (8r) (b) The Annually by October 1 the board of regents shall report to
20the governor and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance no later than
21the 15th day following completion of each calendar quarter
concerning the date,
22amount and purpose of any federal moneys accepted by the board under par. (a)
23during the preceding quarter fiscal year.
AB150-engrossed, s. 307 24Section 307. 16.54 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,100,5
116.54 (9) (a) 1. "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
2institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
3government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
4is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
5courts, but not including an authority created in ch. 231, 233 or 234.
AB150-engrossed, s. 307g 6Section 307g. 16.54 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,100,147 16.54 (9) (b) An Except as provided in par. (bd), an indirect cost reimbursement
8may be utilized for administrative purposes, program purposes, funding of positions,
9payment of federal aid disallowances, or other purposes authorized by law. If an
10indirect cost reimbursement is not utilized for such a purpose, the head of the agency
11receiving the reimbursement shall request the department to transfer the
12reimbursement to the general fund as general purpose revenue — earned. All
13transfers and other expenditures are subject to approval of the secretary under s.
1416.50 (2) and the governor under this section.
AB150-engrossed, s. 307h 15Section 307h. 16.54 (9) (bd) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,100,2116 16.54 (9) (bd) Unless the joint committee on finance approves, the department
17of health and social services may not expend, for administrative purposes, program
18purposes or funding of positions, amounts of indirect cost reimbursement from the
19appropriation under s. 20.435 (8) (pz) that exceed the estimated amount of
20expenditures shown for s. 20.435 (8) (pz) in the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) as
21published in the biennial budget act or as otherwise modified by the legislature.
AB150-engrossed, s. 308 22Section 308. 16.545 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,101,223 16.545 (9) To process applications for grants from the federal government upon
24request of any agency, as defined in s. 16.70 (1). The department may assess to an

1agency for whom it processes an application under this subsection a fee for the
2expenses incurred by the department in performing this service.
AB150-engrossed, s. 309 3Section 309. 16.61 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,101,4 416.61 (title) Records and forms of state offices and other public records.
AB150-engrossed, s. 310 5Section 310. 16.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,101,106 16.61 (1) (title) Public records and forms board. The public records and forms
7board shall preserve for permanent use important state records, prescribe policies
8and standards that
provide an orderly method for the disposition of other state
9records and rationalize and make more cost-effective the management of forms and
10records by state agencies.
AB150-engrossed, s. 311 11Section 311. 16.61 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,101,1212 16.61 (2) (a) "Board" means the public records and forms board.
AB150-engrossed, s. 312 13Section 312. 16.61 (2) (ad) of the statutes is renumbered 16.97 (5m).
AB150-engrossed, s. 313 14Section 313. 16.61 (2) (af) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-engrossed,101,1515 16.61 (2) (af) "Form" has the meaning specified in s. 16.97 (5m).
AB150-engrossed, s. 314 16Section 314. 16.61 (2) (ah) of the statutes is renumbered 16.97 (5s).
AB150-engrossed, s. 315 17Section 315. 16.61 (2) (ao) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-engrossed, s. 316 18Section 316. 16.61 (2) (ap) of the statutes is renumbered 16.97 (8m) and
19amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,101,2120 16.97 (8m) "Public contact form" means a form generated and used by any state
21agency in transactions between the state agency and a member of the public.
AB150-engrossed, s. 317 22Section 317. 16.61 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,102,323 16.61 (2) (b) (intro.) "Public records" means all books, papers, maps,
24photographs, films, recordings, optical disks, electronically formatted documents or
25other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made,

1or received by any state agency or its officers or employes in connection with the
2transaction of public business, and documents of any insurer that is liquidated or in
3the process of liquidation under ch. 645. "Public records" does not include:
AB150-engrossed, s. 318 4Section 318. 16.61 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,102,85 16.61 (2) (bm) "Records and forms officer" means a person designated by a state
6agency to design, review, analyze, consolidate, simplify and file comply with all
7public records and forms management laws and rules under s. 15.04 (1) (j) and to act
8as a liaison between that state agency and the board.
AB150-engrossed, s. 319 9Section 319. 16.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,102,1510 16.61 (3) (b) Upon the request of any state agency, county, town, city, village
11or school district, may order upon such terms as the board finds necessary to
12safeguard the legal, financial and historical interests of the state in public records,
13the destruction, reproduction by microfilm or other process, storage by optical disk,
14or electronic storage or the temporary or permanent retention or other disposition
15of public records.
AB150-engrossed, s. 320 16Section 320. 16.61 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-engrossed,102,1817 16.61 (3) (c) Shall May promulgate rules to carry out the purposes of this
18section.
AB150-engrossed, s. 321 19Section 321. 16.61 (3) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
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