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(b) Banks and bankers, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust
17companies, savings banks and institutions, investment companies, insurance
18companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or
19insurance business.
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(c) Personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries.
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21(10) Moral obligation pledge. Recognizing its moral obligation to do so, the
22legislature expresses its expectation and aspiration that it shall make timely
23appropriations from moneys in the general fund that are sufficient to pay the
24principal and interest due with respect to any appropriation obligations in any year.
SB44, s. 183
25Section
183. 16.53 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.53
(1) (d) 1. The secretary, with the approval of the joint committee on
2employment relations, shall fix the time
, except as provided in ss. 106.21 (9) (c) and
3s. 106.215 (10) (c), and frequency for payment of salaries due elective and appointive
4officers and employees of the state. As determined under this subdivision, the
5salaries shall be paid either monthly, semimonthly or for each 2-week period.
SB44, s. 184
6Section
184. 16.53 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.53
(5) Warrants; what to specify. The secretary shall draw a warrant on
8the state
treasurer treasury payable to the claimant for the amount allowed by the
9secretary upon every claim audited under sub. (1), except as authorized in s. 16.52
10(7), 20.920
, or 20.929, specifying from what fund to be paid, the particular law
which 11that authorizes the claim to be paid out of the state treasury, and at the secretary's
12discretion the post-office address of the payee.
The secretary shall not credit the
13treasurer for any sum of money paid out by the treasurer No moneys may be paid out
14of the state treasury under this section otherwise than upon such warrants.
SB44, s. 185
15Section
185. 16.53 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.53
(10) (a) If an emergency arises which requires the department to draw
17vouchers for payments which will be in excess of available moneys in any state fund,
18the secretary,
in consultation with the state treasurer, and after notifying the joint
19committee on finance under par. (b), may prorate and establish priority schedules for
20all payments within each fund, including those payments for which a specific
21payment date is provided by statute, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph.
22The secretary shall draw all vouchers according to the preference provided in this
23paragraph. All direct or indirect payments of principal or interest on state bonds and
24notes issued under subch. I of ch. 18 have first priority. All direct or indirect
25payments of principal or interest on state notes issued under subch. III of ch. 18 have
12nd priority. No payment having a 1st or 2nd priority may be prorated or reduced
2under this subsection. All state employee payrolls have 3rd priority. The secretary
3shall draw all remaining vouchers according to a priority determined by the
4secretary. The secretary shall maintain records of all claims prorated under this
5subsection
and shall provide written notice to the state treasurer when a potential
6cash flow emergency is anticipated.
SB44, s. 186
7Section
186. 16.53 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.53
(10) (b) Before exercising authority under par. (a) the secretary shall
,
9after consultation with the state treasurer, notify the joint committee on finance as
10to the need for and the procedures under which proration or priority schedules under
11par. (a) shall occur. If the joint committee on finance has not, within 2 working days
12after the notification, scheduled a meeting to review the secretary's proposal, the
13secretary may proceed with the proposed action. If, within 2 working days after the
14notification, the committee schedules a meeting, the secretary may not proceed with
15the proposed action until after the meeting is held.
SB44, s. 187
16Section
187. 16.53 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.53
(13) (a) In this subsection, "agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70
(1) 18(1e).
SB44, s. 188
19Section
188. 16.54 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.54
(2) (b) Upon presentation by the department to the joint committee on
21finance of alternatives to the provisions under s.
16.385 16.27, the joint committee
22on finance may revise the eligibility criteria under s.
16.385 16.27 (5), benefit
23payments under s.
16.385 16.27 (6) or the amount allocated for crises under s.
16.385 2416.27 (3) (e) 2. and the department shall implement those revisions. Benefits or
25eligibility criteria so revised shall take into account and be consistent with the
1requirements of federal regulations promulgated under
42 USC 8621 to
8629. If
2funds received under
42 USC 8621 to
8629 in a federal fiscal year total less than 90%
3of the amount received in the previous federal fiscal year, the department shall
4submit to the joint committee on finance a plan for expenditure of the funds. The
5department may not use the funds unless the committee approves the plan.
SB44, s. 189
6Section
189. 16.545 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.545
(9) To initiate contacts with the federal government for the purpose of
8facilitating participation by agencies, as defined in s. 16.70
(1) (1e), in federal aid
9programs, to assist those agencies in applying for such aid, and to facilitate
10influencing the federal government to make policy changes that will be beneficial to
11this state. The department may assess an agency to which it provides services under
12this subsection a fee for the expenses incurred by the department in providing those
13services.
SB44, s. 190
14Section
190. 16.61 (2) (af) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.61
(2) (af) "Form" has the meaning specified in s.
22.01 16.97 (5p).
SB44, s. 191
16Section
191. 16.61 (3n) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.61
(3n) Exempt forms. The board may not receive or investigate complaints
18about the forms specified in s.
22.03 16.971 (2m).
SB44, s. 192
19Section
192. 16.70 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.70 (1e).
SB44, s. 193
20Section
193. 16.70 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.70
(1b) "Affiliate" means an individual or business that controls, is
22controlled by, or is under common control with another individual or business.
SB44, s. 194
23Section
194. 16.70 (2e) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.70
(2e) "Business" means a corporation, partnership, limited liability
25company, association, or sole proprietorship operated for profit.
SB44, s. 195
1Section
195. 16.70 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.70
(3e) "Control" means to own, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the
3interest in or voting securities of a business.
SB44, s. 196
4Section
196. 16.70 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.70
(3m) "Educational technology" has the meaning given in s.
44.70 115.997 6(3).
SB44, s. 197
7Section
197. 16.70 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.70
(4m) "Information technology" has the meaning given in s.
22.01 16.97 9(6).
SB44, s. 198
10Section
198. 16.70 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.70
(15) "Telecommunications" has the meaning given in s.
22.01 16.97 (10).
SB44, s. 199
12Section
199. 16.70 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.70
(16) "Voting securities" means securities that confer upon the holder the
14right to vote for the election of members of the board of directors or similar governing
15body of a business, or are convertible into, or entitle the holder to receive upon their
16exercise, securities that confer such a right to vote.
SB44, s. 200
17Section
200. 16.705 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.705
(1m) Subsection (1) does not apply to contracts entered into by the
19volunteer fire fighter and emergency medical technician service award board under
20s.
16.25 560.9813 (4) (b).
SB44, s. 201
21Section
201. 16.705 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.705
(3) (intro.)
Contracts for contractual services shall be submitted by the
23department for the review and approval of the The secretary
of employment relations 24prior to award, under conditions established by rule
of the department. The
1secretary of employment relations, shall review
such contracts
for contractual
2services in order to ensure that agencies:
SB44, s. 202
3Section
202. 16.71 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.71
(1m) The department shall not delegate to any executive branch agency,
5other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the authority
6to enter into any contract for materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services
7relating to information technology
or telecommunications prior to review and
8approval of the contract by the
chief information officer department. The
9department shall not delegate to any executive branch agency the authority to enter
10into any contract for materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services relating
11to telecommunications prior to review and approval of the contract by the
12department. No executive branch agency
, other than the board of regents of the
13University of Wisconsin System, may enter into any
such contract
for which review
14is required under this subsection without review and approval of the contract by the
15chief information officer department.
SB44, s. 203
16Section
203. 16.71 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 204
17Section
204. 16.71 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.71
(4) With the approval of the department of electronic government Upon
19request of the department of public instruction, the department of administration
20shall delegate authority to the
technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin
21board department of public instruction to make purchases of educational technology
22equipment for use by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies
, and
23public educational institutions in this state
, upon request of the board and to enter
24into cooperative purchasing agreements under s. 16.73 (1) under which participating
25school districts and cooperative educational service agencies may contract for their
1professional employees to receive training concerning the effective use of educational
2technology.
SB44, s. 205
3Section
205. 16.71 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.71
(5) The department shall delegate authority to the volunteer fire fighter
5and emergency medical technician service award board to enter into contracts under
6s.
16.25 560.9813 (4) (b).
SB44, s. 206
7Section
206. 16.72 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.72
(2) (a) The department
of administration shall prepare standard
9specifications, as far as possible, for all state purchases. By "standard specifications"
10is meant a specification, either chemical or physical or both, prepared to describe in
11detail the article which the state desires to purchase, and trade names shall not be
12used. On the formulation, adoption and modification of any standard specifications,
13the department of administration shall also seek and be accorded without cost, the
14assistance, advice and cooperation of other agencies and officers. Each specification
15adopted for any commodity shall, insofar as possible, satisfy the requirements of any
16and all agencies which use it in common.
Any specifications for the purchase of
17materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services for information technology
18or telecommunications purposes are subject to the approval of the chief information
19officer.
SB44, s. 207
20Section
207. 16.72 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.72
(2) (b) Except as provided in
par. (a) and ss.
16.25 (4) (b), 16.751
and
,
22560.9813 (4) (b), and 565.25 (2) (a) 4., the department shall prepare or review
23specifications for all materials, supplies, equipment, other permanent personal
24property and contractual services not purchased under standard specifications.
25Such "nonstandard specifications" may be generic or performance specifications, or
1both, prepared to describe in detail the article which the state desires to purchase
2either by its physical properties or
by its programmatic utility. When appropriate
3for such nonstandard items or services, trade names may be used to identify what
4the state requires, but wherever possible 2 or more trade names shall be designated
5and the trade name of any Wisconsin producer, distributor or supplier shall appear
6first.
SB44, s. 208
7Section
208. 16.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.72
(4) (a) Except as provided in ss. 16.71 and 16.74 or as otherwise provided
9in this subchapter and the rules promulgated under s. 16.74 and this subchapter, all
10supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services shall be purchased for and
11furnished to any agency only upon requisition to the department. The department
12shall prescribe the form, contents, number and disposition of requisitions and shall
13promulgate rules as to time and manner of submitting such requisitions for
14processing. No agency or officer may engage any person to perform contractual
15services without the specific prior approval of the department for each such
16engagement. Purchases of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services by
17the department of electronic government, the legislature, the courts or legislative
18service or judicial branch agencies do not require approval under this paragraph.
SB44, s. 209
19Section
209. 16.72 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.72
(4) (b) The department shall promulgate rules for the declaration as
21surplus of supplies, materials and equipment in any agency and for the transfer to
22other agencies or for the disposal by private or public sale of supplies, materials and
23equipment. In either case
due credit shall be given to the agency releasing the same
24, the department shall deposit the net proceeds in the budget stabilization fund,
25except that the department shall transfer any supplies, materials or equipment
1declared to be surplus to the department of tourism, upon request of the department
2of tourism, at no cost, if the transfer is permitted by the agency having possession
3of the supplies, materials or equipment.
SB44, s. 210
4Section
210. 16.72 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.72
(8) The department may purchase educational technology materials,
6supplies, equipment
, or contractual services from orders placed with the department
7by the
technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board department of
8public instruction on behalf of school districts, cooperative educational service
9agencies, technical college districts
, and the board of regents of the University of
10Wisconsin System.
SB44, s. 211
11Section
211. 16.75 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.75
(1) (a) 1. All orders awarded or contracts made by the department for all
13materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services to be provided to any
14agency, except as otherwise provided in par. (c) and subs. (2), (2g), (2m), (3m), (3t),
15(6), (7), (8),
and (9)
, and (10m) and ss. 16.73 (4) (a), 16.751, 16.754, 16.964 (8), 50.05
16(7) (f), and 287.15 (7), shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, taking into
17consideration life cycle cost estimates under sub. (1m), when appropriate, the
18location of the agency, the quantities of the articles to be supplied, their conformity
19with the specifications, and the purposes for which they are required and the date
20of delivery.
SB44, s. 212
21Section
212. 16.75 (3t) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.75
(3t) (a) In this subsection, "form" has the meaning given under s.
22.01
2316.97 (5p).
SB44, s. 213
24Section
213. 16.75 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.75
(6) (am) Subsections (1) and (3t) do not apply to procurements by the
2department of electronic government department relating to information technology
3or telecommunications. Annually not later than October 1, the department
of
4electronic government shall report to the
department of administration governor, in
5the form specified by the
secretary governor, concerning all procurements
relating
6to information technology or telecommunications by the
department of electronic
7government department during the preceding fiscal year that were not made in
8accordance with the requirements of subs. (1) and (3t).
SB44, s. 214
9Section
214. 16.75 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.75
(10m) The department, any other designated purchasing agent under s.
1116.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74, and any authority shall not
12enter into any contract or order for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment,
13or contractual services with a person if the name of the person, or the name of an
14affiliate of that person, is certified to the department by the secretary of revenue
15under s. 77.66.
SB44, s. 215
16Section
215. 16.752 (12) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.752
(12) (i) Paragraph (a) does not apply to procurements by the department
18of electronic government relating to information technology or telecommunications.
SB44, s. 216
19Section
216. 16.78 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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2016.78 (title)
Purchases from department of electronic government
21relating to information technology or telecommunications
.
SB44, s. 217
22Section
217. 16.78 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.78 (1) (a) and amended
23to read:
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16.78
(1) (a)
Every Except as authorized in par. (b), every agency other than
25the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System or an agency making
1purchases under s. 16.74 shall make all purchases of materials, supplies, equipment,
2and contractual services relating to information technology
or telecommunications 3from the department
of electronic government, unless. Except as authorized in par.
4(b), every agency except an agency making purchases under s. 16.74 shall make all
5purchases of materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services relating to
6telecommunications from the department.
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7(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the department
of electronic government 8requires the agency to purchase the materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual
9services pursuant to a master contract established under s.
22.05 16.972 (2) (h), or
10grants written authorization to the agency to procure the materials, supplies,
11equipment, or contractual services under s. 16.75 (1) or (2m), to purchase the
12materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services from another agency or to
13provide the materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services to itself. The
14board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may make purchases of
15materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services relating to information
16technology
or telecommunications from the department
of electronic government.
SB44, s. 218
17Section
218. 16.78 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.78
(2) Sections 16.705 to 16.767 and 16.77 (1) do not apply to the purchase
19of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services by any agency from the
20department
of electronic government under sub. (1)
(a).
SB44, s. 219
21Section
219. 16.836 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44, s. 220
22Section
220. 16.84 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.84
(14) Provide interagency mail delivery service for agencies, as defined
24in s. 16.70
(1) (1e). The department may charge agencies for this service. Any moneys
25collected shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kb).
SB44, s. 221
1Section
221. 16.841 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.841
(1) (a) "Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70
(1) (1e).
SB44, s. 222
3Section
222. 16.855 (16) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.855
(16) (b) 1. In this paragraph, "agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70
5(1) (1e).
SB44, s. 223
6Section
223. 16.957 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.957
(3) (a) The
division of housing
department shall, on the basis of
8competitive bids, contract with community action agencies described in s. 46.30 (2)
9(a) 1., nonstock, nonprofit corporations organized under ch. 181 or local units of
10government to provide services under the programs established under sub. (2) (a).
SB44, s. 224
11Section
224. 16.964 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.964 (1g).
SB44, s. 225
12Section
225. 16.964 (1g) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.964
(1g) (i) Apply for contracts and receive and expend any moneys or grant
14from the federal government related to homeland security.
SB44, s. 226
15Section
226. 16.964 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: