16.971 (2) (L) Require each executive branch agency to adopt, revise biennially, and submit for its approval, a strategic plan for the utilization of information technology to carry out the functions of the agency. As a part of each plan, the division shall require each executive branch agency to address the business needs of the agency and to identify all resources relating to information technology which the agency desires to acquire, contingent upon funding availability proposed information technology development projects that serve those business needs, the priority for undertaking such acquisitions projects and the justification for such acquisitions each project, including the anticipated benefits of the project. Each plan shall identify any changes in the functioning of the agency under the plan. The division shall consult with the joint committee on information policy in providing guidance for and scheduling of planning by executive branch agencies.
SECTION 143m. 16.971 (2) (Lm) of the statutes is created to read:
16.971 (2) (Lm) No later than 60 days after enactment of each biennial budget act, require each executive branch agency that receives funding under that act for an information technology development project to file with the division an amendment to its strategic plan for the utilization of information technology under par. (L). The amendment shall identify each information technology development project for which funding is provided under that act and shall specify, in a form prescribed by the secretary, the benefits that the agency expects to realize from undertaking the project.
SECTION 143n. 16.971 (2s) of the statutes is created to read:
16.971 (2s) The department shall report semiannually to the members of the joint committee on information policy and the joint committee on finance concerning each existing or planned project for information technology system development or procurement, or both, which the department anticipates will have a total cost to the state exceeding $1,000,000 in the current or any succeeding fiscal biennium. The report shall contain a specific identification and description of each project.
SECTION 143r. 16.971 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.971 (5) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.870 (1) (q) After compliance with par. (h), the department may distribute grants to agencies to be used for information technology development projects from the appropriations under s. 20.870 (1) (q) and (2) (a).
SECTION 143s. 16.971 (5) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
16.971 (5) (a) After compliance with par. (h), the department may distribute grants to agencies to be used for information technology development projects from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.870 (1) (q) and (2) (a).
SECTION 145m. 16.971 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.971 (5) (d) Upon receipt of any gift, grant or bequest made to the state for information technology development purposes the secretary shall report the source, value and purpose to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the acceptance of the gift, grant or bequest within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's report, the secretary may accept the gift, grant or bequest on behalf of the state. If, within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's report, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the acceptance of the gift, grant or bequest, the gift, grant or bequest may be accepted by the secretary only upon approval of the committee. From the appropriation under s. 20.870 (1) (s), the department may, after compliance with par. (h), distribute moneys received from such gifts, grants or bequests to agencies, within the limits of the amounts shown under s. 20.005 (3) for that appropriation, to be utilized for any information technology development project that is consistent with the purpose for which the moneys were received.
SECTION 145n. 16.971 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.971 (5) (f) No later than September 30 annually, each agency which conducted an information technology development project during the preceding fiscal year, whether individually or in cooperation with another agency, that was funded in whole or in part from the appropriation under s. 20.870 (1) (q), (r) or (s) or (2) (a) shall file a report, in a form prescribed by the secretary, with the secretary and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy. The report shall describe the purpose of each project and the status of the project as of the end of the preceding fiscal year. No later than 13 months following the completion of such a project, each such agency shall file a report, on a form prescribed by the secretary, with the secretary and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy. The report shall describe the purpose of the project and the effect of the project on agency business operations as of the end of the 12-month period following completion of the project.
SECTION 145p. 16.971 (5) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
16.971 (5) (f) No later than September 30 annually, each agency which conducted an information technology development project during the preceding fiscal year, whether individually or in cooperation with another agency, that was funded in whole or in part from the appropriation under s. 20.870 (1) (q), (r) or (s) or (2) (a) shall file a report, in a form prescribed by the secretary, with the secretary and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy. The report shall describe the purpose of each project and the status of the project as of the end of the preceding fiscal year. No later than 13 months following the completion of such a project, each such agency shall file a report, on a form prescribed by the secretary, with the secretary and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy. The report shall describe the purpose of the project and the effect of the project on agency business operations as of the end of the 12-month period following completion of the project.
SECTION 146q. 16.971 (5) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
16.971 (5) (h) The department shall not authorize any payment to be made from the information technology investment fund after May 1, 1997, unless the secretary submits a report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance demonstrating that sufficient revenues have been deposited in the information technology investment fund to enable the payment to be financed from the fund and the secretary certifies to the cochairpersons that there is no outstanding reallocation to the fund under s. 20.002 (11). If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed payment within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's submittal, the payment may be made as proposed by the secretary. If, within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed payment, the payment may be made only upon approval of the committee.
SECTION 146r. 16.971 (5) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
16.971 (5) (i) From the appropriation under s. 20.870 (2) (a), the department shall pay for the cost of conducting information technology development projects for which grants were awarded under par. (bp) prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date]. The department shall carry out each project funded under this paragraph by means of a master lease agreement under s. 16.76 (4).
SECTION 146s. 16.971 (5) (i) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
SECTION 147. 16.971 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.971 (9) In conjunction with the public defender board, the director of state courts, the departments of corrections and justice and district attorneys, the division may maintain, promote and coordinate automated justice information systems that are compatible among counties and the officers and agencies specified in this subsection, using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (ja) and (kp). The division shall annually report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) concerning the division's efforts to improve and increase the efficiency of integration of justice information systems.
SECTION 147k. 16.973 (1) (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 16.973 (2) (intro.) and (a).
SECTION 147L. 16.973 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
16.973 (1) In this section:
(a) "Qualified museum" means a nonprofit or publicly owned museum that has an educational mission.
(b) "Qualified postsecondary institution" means a regionally accredited 4-year nonprofit college or university having its regional headquarters and principal place of business in this state or a tribally controlled college located in this state.
(c) "Qualified private school" means a private school, as defined in s. 115.001 (3r), operating elementary or high school grades.
(d) "Qualified zoo" means a bona fide publicly owned zoo that has an educational mission.
SECTION 147m. 16.973 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 16.973 (2) (b) and amended to read:
16.973 (2) (b) Provide such computer services and telecommunications services to local governmental units and provide such telecommunications services to qualified private schools, postsecondary institutions, museums and zoos as the division considers to be appropriate and as the division can efficiently and economically provide. The division may exercise this power only if in doing so it maintains the services it provides at least at the same levels that it provides prior to exercising this power and it does not increase the rates chargeable to users served prior to exercise of this power as a result of exercising this power. The division may charge local governmental units and qualified private schools, postsecondary institutions, museums and zoos for services provided to them under this subsection paragraph in accordance with a methodology determined by the secretary. Use of telecommunications services by a qualified private school or postsecondary institution shall be subject to the same terms and conditions that apply to a municipality using the same services. The division shall prescribe eligibility requirements for qualified museums and zoos to receive telecommunications services under this paragraph.
SECTION 147n. 16.973 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 16.973 (2) (c) and amended to read:
16.973 (2) (c) Provide such supercomputer services to agencies, local governmental units and entities in the private sector as the division considers to be appropriate and as the division can efficiently and economically provide. The division may exercise this power only if in doing so it maintains the services it provides at least at the same levels that it provides prior to exercising this power and it does not increase the rates chargeable to users served prior to exercise of this power as a result of exercising this power. The division may charge agencies, local governmental units and entities in the private sector for services provided to them under this subsection paragraph in accordance with a methodology determined by the secretary.
SECTION 147p. 16.973 (4) and (5) of the statutes are renumbered 16.973 (2) (d) and (e).
SECTION 148. 16.974 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
16.974 (7) (a) Subject to s. 196.218 (4r) (f), coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide school districts and technical college districts with telecommunications access under s. 196.218 (4r) and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
(b) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide private colleges and public library boards with telecommunications access under s. 196.218 (4r) and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
(c) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide private schools with telecommunications access under s. 196.218 (4r) and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
SECTION 148e. 16.976 of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 148m. 16.979 of the statutes is amended to read:
16.979 Treatment of classified employes. Those individuals holding positions in the classified service in the department who are engaged in legislative text processing functions and who achieved permanent status in class on August 9, 1989, shall retain, while serving in the unclassified service in the legislature or any legislative branch agency, those protections afforded employes in the classified service under ss. 230.34 (1) (a) and 230.44 (1) (c) relating to demotion, suspension, discharge, layoff, or reduction in base pay except that the applicability of any reduction in base pay of such an employe shall be determined on the basis of the base pay received by the employe on August 9, 1989, plus the total amount of any subsequent general economic increases provided in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 for nonrepresented employes in the classified service. Such employes shall also have reinstatement privileges to the classified service as provided under s. 230.33 (1). Employes of the department holding positions in the classified service on August 9, 1989, who are engaged in legislative text processing functions and who have not achieved permanent status in class in any position in the department on that date are eligible to receive the protections and privileges preserved under this section if they successfully complete service equivalent to the probationary period required in the classified service for the positions which they hold.
SECTION 149. 16.98 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.98 (1) The department shall engage in such activities as the secretary deems necessary to ensure the maximum utilization of federal resources by state agencies and institutions and other eligible organizations and units of government, including community development corporations as defined in s. 234.94 (2). The department shall acquire excess and surplus real and personal property at such cost to the recipient as is necessary to amortize expenditures for transportation, packing, crating, handling and program overhead, except that the department may transfer any excess or surplus personal property to the department of tourism, upon request of the department of tourism, at no cost, subject to any limitation or restriction imposed by federal law.
SECTION 150. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 16 [precedes 16.99] of the statutes is amended to read:
CHAPTER 16
SUBCHAPTER IX
TELECOMMUNICATIONS and
instructional technology
SECTION 151. 16.992 of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 152. 17.025 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
17.025 (4) (d) Attorney general; state superintendent. When the temporary vacancy exists in the office of attorney general or in the office of secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction, the duties of the office shall be assumed, respectively, by the deputy under s. 15.04 (2) or, if such office is vacant, by a deputy appointed by the governor.
SECTION 152m. 17.15 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
17.15 (3m) SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN FOX RIVER COMMISSION. Any commissioner of the Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River commission appointed under s. 33.55 (2) (b) or (c) may be removed by the appointing authority for cause.
SECTION 153. 17.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
17.26 (4) In boards where the first annual meeting of the district has failed to elect school board members, by appointment by the secretary of education state superintendent of public instruction.
SECTION 154. 18.06 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
18.06 (9) (title) CLEAN WATER FUND PROGRAM BONDS. Notwithstanding sub. (4), the sale of bonds under this subchapter to provide revenue for the clean water fund program may be a private sale to the clean water environmental improvement fund under s. 25.43, if the bonds sold are held or owned by the clean water environmental improvement fund, or a public sale, as provided in the authorizing resolution.
SECTION 154m. 18.13 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 155. 18.57 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
18.57 (3) Moneys in such funds may be commingled only for the purpose of investment with other public funds, but they shall be invested only in investment instruments permitted in s. 25.17 (3) (dg) or in clean water environmental improvement fund investment instruments permitted in s. 281.59 (2m). All such investments shall be the exclusive property of such fund and all earnings on or income from investments shall be credited to such fund and shall become available for any of the purposes under sub. (2) and for the payment of interest on related revenue obligations.
SECTION 155g. 19.32 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
19.32 (1b) "Data subject" means an individual about whom personally identifiable information is contained in a record.
SECTION 155j. 19.356 of the statutes is created to read:
19.356 Notice to data subject; right of action. (1) Unless otherwise specifically required by law, no authority is required to notify a data subject prior to providing a record containing information pertaining to that data subject to a requester.
(2) Unless otherwise specifically authorized by law, no person may maintain an action against an authority seeking to compel the authority to withhold any information contained in a record from access by a requester.".
SECTION 158. 19.42 (10) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.42 (10) (L) The executive director, executive assistant to the executive director, internal auditor, chief investment officer, chief financial officer, chief legal counsel, chief risk officer and investment directors of the investment board.
SECTION 158m. 19.42 (13) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 159. 19.42 (13) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.42 (13) (k) The executive director, executive assistant to the executive director, internal auditor, chief investment officer, chief financial officer, chief legal counsel, chief risk officer and investment directors of the investment board.
SECTION 161g. 19.45 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.45 (8) (intro.) Except in the case where the state public office formerly held was that of legislator, legislative employe under s. 20.923 (6) (bp), (f), (g) or (h), chief clerk of a house of the legislature, sergeant at arms of a house of the legislature or a permanent employe occupying the position of auditor for the legislative audit bureau:
SECTION 167. 20.005 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
[COMMENT: Schedule deleted because figures not current.]
SECTION 168. 20.005 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
[COMMENT: Schedule deleted because figures not current.]
SECTION 169. 20.005 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
20.005 (3) APPROPRIATIONS. The following schedule sets forth all annual, biennial and sum certain continuing appropriations and anticipated expenditures from other appropriations for the programs and other purposes indicated. All appropriations are made from the general fund unless otherwise indicated. The letter abbreviations shown designating the type of appropriation apply to both fiscal years in the schedule unless otherwise indicated. [See Figure 20.005 (3) following]
Figure: 20.005 (3)
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