20.927(1)
(1) Except as provided under
subs. (2) and
(3), no funds of this state or of any county, city, village or town or of any subdivision or agency of this state or of any county, city, village or town and no federal funds passing through the state treasury shall be authorized for or paid to a physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic or other medical facility for the performance of an abortion.
20.927(2)(a)(a) This section does not apply to the performance by a physician of an abortion which is directly and medically necessary to save the life of the woman or in a case of sexual assault or incest, provided that prior thereto the physician signs a certification which so states, and provided that, in the case of sexual assault or incest the crime has been reported to the law enforcement authorities. The certification shall be affixed to the claim form or invoice when submitted to any agency or fiscal intermediary of the state for payment, and shall specify and attest to the direct medical necessity of such abortion upon the best clinical judgment of the physician or attest to his or her belief that sexual assault or incest has occurred.
20.927(2)(b)
(b) This section does not apply to the performance by a physician of an abortion if, due to a medical condition existing prior to the abortion, the physician determines that the abortion is directly and medically necessary to prevent grave, long-lasting physical health damage to the woman, provided that prior thereto the physician signs a certification which so states. The certification shall be affixed to the claim form or invoice when submitted to any agency or fiscal intermediary of the state for payment, and shall specify and attest to the direct medical necessity of such abortion upon the best clinical judgment of the physician.
20.927(3)
(3) This section does not apply to the authorization or payment of funds to a physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic or medical facility for or in connection with the prescription of a drug or the insertion of a device to prevent the implantation of the fertilized ovum.
20.927(4)
(4) In this section, "abortion" means the intentional destruction of the life of an unborn child, and "unborn child" means a human being from the time of conception until it is born alive.
20.927 History
History: 1977 c. 245.
20.927 Annotation
This section's restrictions on state funds does not apply to Public Employe Trust Fund monies used to fund state employe insurance plans.
OAG 1-95.
20.9275
20.9275
Prohibitions on funding for abortion-related activities. 20.9275(1)(b)
(b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town or county or an agency or subdivision of a city, village, town or county.
20.9275(1)(e)
(e) "Pregnancy program, project or service" means a program, project or service of an organization that provides services for pregnancy prevention, family planning, as defined in
s. 253.07 (1) (a), pregnancy testing, pregnancy counseling, prenatal care, pregnancy services and reproductive health care services that are related to pregnancy.
20.9275(1)(f)
(f) "Program funds" means all of the following funds distributed or attributable to an organization for operation of a pregnancy program, project or service:
20.9275(1)(f)2.
2. Income derived from a grant, subsidy or other funding specified under
sub. (2) (intro.) or from a pregnancy program, project or service funded by a grant, subsidy or other funding specified under
sub. (2) (intro.).
20.9275(1)(g)
(g) "State agency" means an office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature, the courts and an authority created in
ch. 231 or
233.
20.9275(2)
(2) No state agency or local governmental unit may authorize payment of funds of this state, of any local governmental unit or, subject to
sub. (3m), of federal funds passing through the state treasury as a grant, subsidy or other funding that wholly or partially or directly or indirectly involves pregnancy programs, projects or services, that is a grant, subsidy or other funding under
s. 46.93,
46.995,
46.997,
253.05,
253.07,
253.08 or
253.085 or
42 USC 701 to
710, if any of the following applies:
20.9275(2)(a)
(a) The pregnancy program, project or service using the state, local or federal funds does any of the following:
20.9275(2)(a)2.
2. Promotes, encourages or counsels in favor of abortion services.
20.9275(2)(a)3.
3. Makes abortion referrals either directly or through an intermediary in any instance other than when an abortion is directly and medically necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman.
20.9275(2)(b)
(b) The pregnancy program, project or service is funded from any other source that requires, as a condition for receipt of the funds, that the pregnancy program, project or service perform any of the activities specified in
par. (a) 1. to
3.
20.9275(2m)
(2m) Nothing in
sub. (2) prohibits the providing of nondirective information explaining any of the following:
20.9275(3)
(3) Subject to
sub. (3m), no organization that receives funds specified under
sub. (2) (intro.) may use program funds for an activity that is specified under
sub. (2) (a) 1. to
3.
20.9275(3m)
(3m) The restriction under
subs. (2) and
(3) on the authorization of payment and the use of federal funds passing through the state treasury shall apply only to the extent that the application of the restriction does not result in the loss of any federal funds.
20.9275(4)
(4) If an organization that receives funds specified under
sub. (2) (intro.) violates
sub. (3), all of the following shall apply:
20.9275(4)(a)
(a) The organization may not receive funds specified under
sub. (2) (intro.) for 24 months after the date on which the state agency or local governmental unit last authorized payment or the date on which the organization, under a pregnancy program, project or service, last violated
sub. (3), whichever is later.
20.9275(4)(b)
(b) The grant, subsidy or other funding under which an organization, under a pregnancy program, project or service, has used funds in violation of
sub. (3), is terminated; and the organization shall return to the state agency or local governmental unit all funds that have been paid to the organization under the grant, subsidy or other funding.
20.9275(5)
(5) If a state agency or local governmental unit authorizes payment in violation of
sub. (2), the grant, subsidy or other funding under which the state agency or local governmental unit authorized payment in violation of
sub. (2), is terminated; and the organization shall return to the state agency or local governmental unit funds that have been paid to the organization under the grant, subsidy or other funding.
20.9275 History
History: 1997 a. 27,
237.
20.928
20.928
Supplementation procedure for compensation and fringe benefits. 20.928(1)
(1) Each state agency head shall certify to the department of administration, at such time and in such manner as the secretary of administration prescribes, the sum of money needed by the state agency from the appropriations under
s. 20.865 (1) (c),
(ci),
(cj),
(d),
(i),
(ic),
(j),
(s),
(si) and
(t). Upon receipt of the certifications together with such additional information as the secretary of administration prescribes, the secretary shall determine the amounts required from the respective appropriations to supplement state agency budgets.
20.928(2)
(2) Any state agency head who is aggrieved by the determination of the secretary of administration under this section may appeal the determination to the governor, who may set aside or modify the determination.
20.928(2m)
(2m) After each determination is made, the secretary of administration shall forward the determination to 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 determination within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's submittal, the secretary may supplement appropriations of state agencies in accordance with the determination. 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 determination, no supplement may be made without the approval of the committee.
20.928(3)
(3) All compensation adjustments for state employes approved by the legislature shall take effect and be earned at the beginning of the pay period closest to July 1 or the date prescribed by law or by the appropriate authority. In the odd-numbered years, payments for such adjustments, including payments under collective bargaining agreements, may not be made prior to enactment of the biennial budget bill.
20.928(4)
(4) If insufficient moneys are available from the appropriation under
s. 20.865 (1) (cj) to fund the costs of pay and related adjustments for employes of the university of Wisconsin system that are payable from that appropriation in any fiscal year, the secretary of administration shall prorate payments made on behalf of each employe in the proportion that the moneys available bears to the total amount payable to all employes.
20.929
20.929
Agency drafts or warrants. The secretary of administration may authorize any state agency to issue drafts or warrants drawn on the state treasury. Such drafts or warrants may be issued only in connection with purchase orders authorized under
subch. IV of ch. 16 and may not exceed $300 per draft or warrant. The state treasurer shall pay such drafts or warrants as presented. The secretary of administration shall audit the purchase orders issued. Any purchase order that is disapproved by the secretary as unlawful or unauthorized shall be returned by the secretary to the state agency for reimbursement to the state treasurer. The secretary shall make written regulations for the implementation of this section. The secretary may require any state agency to utilize one or more separate depository accounts to implement this section. The illegal or unauthorized use of purchase orders and drafts or warrants under this section is subject to the remedies specified in
s. 16.77.
20.929 History
History: 1983 a. 27 s.
589;
1983 a. 368 s.
15;
1983 a. 538.
20.930
20.930
Attorney fees. No state agency in the executive branch may employ any attorney until such employment has been approved by the governor.
20.930 History
History: 1979 c. 221;
1989 a. 119 s.
1; Stats. 1989 s. 20.930;
1993 a. 490.
20.930 Annotation
This section applies to principal administrative units and whatever agencies assist those units in administration and governance of the unit. Kaye v. Board of Regents, 158 W (2d) 664, 463 NW (2d) 398 (Ct. App. 1990).
