20.9275(1)(b)
(b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county or long-term care district under
s. 46.2895 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. 48.487,
48.545,
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.
20.928
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(1m)
(1m) Notwithstanding
sub. (1), the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System may not include in any certification to the department of administration under
sub. (1) any sum to pay the costs resulting from employer contributions for the payment of health insurance premiums for any teacher described under
s. 40.02 (25) (b) 1m., for coverage before the first day of the 7th month beginning after the teacher begins employment with the state.
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 employees 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 employees 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 employee in the proportion that the moneys available bears to the total amount payable to all employees.
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 secretary shall pay such drafts or warrants as presented and 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 treasury. 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.
20.930 History
History: 1979 c. 221;
1989 a. 119 s.
1; Stats. 1989 s. 20.930;
1993 a. 490;
1999 a. 9;
2007 a. 1.
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 Wis. 2d 664,
463 N.W.2d 398 (Ct. App. 1990).
20.9305
20.9305
Contracting for legal services on a contingent fee basis. 20.9305(1)(1) Except as provided in
sub. (2), an agency in the executive branch may not contract for legal services on a contingent fee basis.
20.9305(2)(a)(a) The prohibition under
sub. (1) does not apply if the governor makes a written determination that contracting for legal services for the state on a contingent fee basis is cost-effective and in the public interest. In the written determination, the governor shall include all of the following:
20.9305(2)(a)1.
1. A finding that the attorney general's office lacks sufficient and appropriate legal and financial resources, which necessitates the need to contract for the legal services. The governor shall consult with the attorney general in making this finding.
20.9305(2)(a)2.
2. The estimated amount of time and labor required to perform the legal services, including the novelty, complexity, and difficulty of the legal issues involved and the required skill.
20.9305(2)(a)4.
4. The amount of experience with similar legal issues or cases needed for the particular type of legal services to be provided.
20.9305(2)(b)
(b) If the governor makes a determination under
par. (a), the governor shall request the department of administration to invite bids to be submitted. The department of administration shall invite bids and shall ensure that the notice of the bidding process contains any pertinent requirements in this section. Following the bidding process, the secretary of administration shall recommend a responsible bidder to the governor, who shall make the final determination. The governor may determine that inviting bids is not feasible and the governor shall set forth the basis for this determination in writing.
20.9305(2)(c)1.1. No contract entered into under this subsection may provide an aggregate contingency fee excluding reasonable costs and expenses, as determined by the court with jurisdiction over the action, that is more than any of the following:
20.9305(2)(c)1.a.
a. If the recovery is less than $10 million, 25 percent of the recovery.
20.9305(2)(c)1.b.
b. If the recovery is at least $10 million but less than $15 million, the sum of $2,500,000 and 20 percent of the amount by which the recovery exceeds $10 million.
20.9305(2)(c)1.c.
c. If the recovery is at least $15 million but less than $20 million, the sum of $3,500,000 and 15 percent of the amount by which the recovery exceeds $15 million.
20.9305(2)(c)1.d.
d. If the recovery is at least $20 million but less than $25 million, the sum of $4,250,000 and 10 percent of the amount by which the recovery exceeds $20 million.
20.9305(2)(c)1.e.
e. If the recovery is at least $25 million, the sum of $4,750,000 and 5 percent of the amount by which the recovery exceeds $25 million.
20.9305(2)(c)2.
2. The aggregate contingency fee for one action under this subsection may not exceed $30 million, excluding reasonable costs and expenses as determined by the court with jurisdiction over the action, without regard to the number of attorneys retained or the number of lawsuits filed. A contingency fee may not be based on penalties or fines or any amounts attributable to penalties or fines.
20.9305(2)(e)
(e) The governor shall post on the Internet site maintained by the government accountability board under
s. 16.753 all of the following:
20.9305(2)(e)1.
1. A copy of any contingency fee contract entered into under this subsection and of the corresponding determination under
par. (a) during the period beginning 5 days after the contract is entered into and ending when the contract and all of its extensions expire or are terminated.
20.9305(2)(e)2.
2. Notice of the amount of any contingency fees paid under a contract entered into under this subsection during the period beginning 15 days after payment is made and ending 365 days after the payment is made.
20.9305(2)(f)
(f) An attorney who is party to a contract entered into under this subsection shall, during the period beginning from the date the contract is entered into until 4 years after the contract and all of its extensions expire or are terminated, do all of the following:
20.9305(2)(f)1.
1. Maintain records, including documentation of all expenses, disbursements, charges, credits, receipts and invoices, and other financial transactions, that relate to the provision of the legal services under this subsection.
20.9305(2)(f)2.
2. Make all records maintained under
subd. 1. available, upon request, for inspection and copying as provided under
s. 19.35 (1).
20.9305(2)(f)3.
3. Maintain current records detailing the time, in increments no greater than one-tenth of an hour, that attorneys and paralegals spent working under the contract and provide the record, as soon as practically possible, to the governor upon request.
20.9305(2)(g)
(g) Annually, no later than February 1, the governor shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) that describes the use of contingency fee contracts under this subsection. The report shall include all of the following:
20.9305(2)(g)1.
1. All contracts entered into under this subsection in the year prior to the submittal of the report and all contracts that were active in the year prior to the submittal of the report. The report shall include for each contract all of the following:
20.9305(2)(g)1.a.
a. The name of the attorney and the attorney's law firm with which the agency has contracted.
20.9305 History
History: 2013 a. 105.
20.931
20.931
False claims for medical assistance; actions by or on behalf of state. 20.931(1)(b)
(b) "Claim" includes any request or demand for medical assistance made to any officer, employee, or agent of this state.
20.931(1)(c)
(c) "Employer" includes all agencies and authorities.
20.931(1)(d)
(d) "Knowingly" means, with respect to information, having actual knowledge of the information, acting in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information, or acting in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information. "Knowingly" does not mean specifically intending to defraud.
20.931(1)(e)
(e) "Proceeds" includes damages, civil penalties, surcharges, payments for costs of compliance, and any other economic benefit realized by this state as a result of an action or settlement of a claim.
20.931(2)
(2) Except as provided in
sub. (3), any person who does any of the following is liable to this state for 3 times the amount of the damages sustained by this state because of the actions of the person, and shall forfeit not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 for each violation:
20.931(2)(a)
(a) Knowingly presents or causes to be presented to any officer, employee, or agent of this state a false claim for medical assistance.
20.931(2)(b)
(b) Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used a false record or statement to obtain approval or payment of a false claim for medical assistance.
20.931(2)(c)
(c) Conspires to defraud this state by obtaining allowance or payment of a false claim for medical assistance, or by knowingly making or using, or causing to be made or used, a false record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Medical Assistance program.
20.931(2)(g)
(g) Knowingly makes, uses, or causes to be made or used a false record or statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease any obligation to pay or transmit money or property to the Medical Assistance program.
20.931(2)(h)
(h) Is a beneficiary of the submission of a false claim for medical assistance to any officer, employee, or agent of this state, knows that the claim is false, and fails to disclose the false claim to this state within a reasonable time after the person becomes aware that the claim is false.
20.931(3)
(3) The court may assess against a person who violates
sub. (2) not less than 2 nor more than 3 times the amount of the damages sustained by the state because of the acts of the person, and shall not assess any forfeiture, if the court finds all of the following:
20.931(3)(a)
(a) The person who commits the acts furnished the attorney general with all information known to the person about the acts within 30 days after the date on which the person obtained the information.
