SB21-SSA1,282m 16Section 282m. 16.518 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
17read:
SB21-SSA1,39,2318 16.518 (3) (b) 2. If the amount transferred under par. (a) would cause the
19general fund balance on June 30 of the fiscal year, as projected under s. 20.005 (1),
20to be less than 2 percent of the total general purpose revenue appropriations for that
21fiscal year, plus any amount from general purpose revenue designated as
22"Compensation Reserves" for that fiscal year in the summary under s. 20.005 (1), the
23secretary may not make the transfer under par. (a).
SB21-SSA1,282s 24Section 282s. 16.52 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,40,10
116.52 (6) (a) Except as authorized in s. ss. 16.74 and 16.745, all purchase
2orders, contracts, or printing orders for any agency, as defined in s. 16.70 (1e), shall,
3before any liability is incurred thereon, be submitted to the secretary for his or her
4approval as to legality of purpose and sufficiency of appropriated and allotted funds
5therefor. In all such cases the date of the contract or order governs the fiscal year to
6which the contract or order is chargeable, unless the secretary determines that the
7purpose of the contract or order is to prevent lapsing of appropriations or to otherwise
8circumvent budgetary intent. Upon such approval, the The secretary, after granting
9any approval required under this paragraph,
shall immediately encumber all
10contracts or orders, and indicate the fiscal year to which they are chargeable.
SB21-SSA1,292 11Section 292. 16.528 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,40,1212 16.528 (3) (f) A contract under s. 977.08 (3) (f).
SB21-SSA1,307 13Section 307. 16.57 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,307m 14Section 307m. 16.61 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,40,1715 16.61 (2) (b) 1. Records and correspondence of any member or officer of the
16legislature, any legislative employee under s. 13.20, and any legislative service
17agency under subch. IV of ch. 13
.
SB21-SSA1,307s 18Section 307s. 16.61 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,40,2219 16.61 (14) Certain records of the legislative branch. No provision of this
20section that conflicts with a rule or policy of the senate or assembly or joint rule or
21policy of the legislature shall apply to a public record that is subject to such rule or
22policy.
SB21-SSA1,316d 23Section 316d. 16.641 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,41,524 16.641 (2) (i) Before December 31 of each year, beginning in 2015, ensure that
25the account balance limitation under sub. (3) (bm) is increased for the subsequent

1year. The annual increase shall be equal to a percentage that is not less than the most
2recently published national average tuition and fees percentage increase at private,
3nonprofit 4-year institutions, as determined by the College Board, or such other
4nationally reputable entity, and shall be subject to the requirements under 26 USC
5529
that pertain to the prohibition on excess contributions.
SB21-SSA1,316de 6Section 316de. 16.641 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,41,137 16.641 (3) (bm) Beginning on August 1, 2015, no contribution may be made to
8an account if the contribution would cause the account balance of a beneficiary's
9account, or the combined balance of all accounts of a beneficiary, to exceed $425,000.
10This contribution limitation applies to all accounts that are established on and after
11that date, and to all accounts that are in existence on that date that have not yet
12reached the balance limit specified in this paragraph, subject to the annual increase
13described in sub. (2) (i).
SB21-SSA1,316e 14Section 316e. 16.643 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,41,16 1516.643 Support accounts for individuals with disabilities. (1)
16Definitions. In this section:
SB21-SSA1,41,1817 (a) "Account owner" means an individual who establishes, and owns, an
18account under this section and who is one of the following:
SB21-SSA1,41,1919 1. The beneficiary of the account.
SB21-SSA1,41,2120 2. If the beneficiary is a minor or otherwise incapable of handling his or her
21financial affairs, the parent or guardian of the beneficiary.
SB21-SSA1,41,2322 (b) "Beneficiary" means an eligible individual for whom an account is
23established under this section.
SB21-SSA1,41,2424 (c) "Eligible individual" has the meaning given in 26 USC 529A.
SB21-SSA1,42,3
1(d) "Financial institution" means any bank, savings bank, savings and loan
2association, or credit union that is authorized to do business under state or federal
3laws relating to financial institutions.
SB21-SSA1,42,54 (e) "Qualified expenses" has the meaning given for "qualified disability
5expenses" under 26 USC 529A.
SB21-SSA1,42,6 6(2) Duties of the department. The department shall do all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,42,87 (a) Ensure that an account established under this section meets the
8requirements of a qualified ABLE program under 26 USC 529A.
SB21-SSA1,42,99 (b) Promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
SB21-SSA1,42,11 10(3) Account owners; beneficiaries; contributions; termination of accounts.
11(a) An account owner may do all of the following:
SB21-SSA1,42,1212 1. Establish an account under this section at a financial institution.
SB21-SSA1,42,14132. Change the beneficiary of an account to a family member, as defined in 26
14USC 529A
, of the previous beneficiary, if the new beneficiary is an eligible individual.
SB21-SSA1,42,1715 3. If the account owner is not the beneficiary, terminate an account upon the
16death of a beneficiary if the account owner is unable to change the beneficiary under
17subd. 2.
SB21-SSA1,42,1918 (b) An individual may not be the beneficiary of more than one account
19established under this section.
SB21-SSA1,42,2220 (c) 1. The maximum total amount of annual contributions that may be made
21to an account established under this section for a particular beneficiary is the
22amount described in 26 USC 529A (b) (2) (B).
SB21-SSA1,43,223 2. The maximum total amount of all annual contributions that may be made
24to an account established under this section for a particular beneficiary is the same

1as the maximum aggregate contribution limit to an account described under s.
216.641, as set by the college program savings board.
SB21-SSA1,43,73 3. If any person attempts to contribute to an account established under this
4section and that contribution would exceed one or both of the limits specified in this
5paragraph, the financial institution to which the contribution is sent shall return to
6the prospective contributor any amount of the attempted contribution that is
7necessary to prevent the limits from being exceeded.
SB21-SSA1,43,138 4. If more than one person attempts to contribute to an account established
9under this section and such contributions would exceed the limits specified in this
10paragraph, and if the attempted contributions arrive at the financial institution on
11the same day, the financial institution to which the contributions are sent shall
12return to the prospective contributors any amount of the attempted contributions,
13on a prorated basis, that is necessary to prevent the limits from being exceeded.
SB21-SSA1,43,2114 (d) Upon the death of the beneficiary who is the account owner the account shall
15terminate, and upon the termination of an account as described in par. (a) 3., any
16amount remaining in the account shall be recoverable by the state under s. 49.849
17as property of a decedent is recoverable under that statute. Any amount that
18remains in the account following such recovery under s. 49.849 shall be paid to the
19account owner's estate. Recovery authorized under this paragraph may relate only
20to public assistance received by a beneficiary on and after the date on which an
21account is established under this section.
SB21-SSA1,43,24 22(4) Payment of claims. If a beneficiary incurs costs for qualified expenses, the
23financial institution shall pay such expenses if sufficient funds to do so are in the
24account.
SB21-SSA1,44,7
1(5) Eligibility for long-term care programs. A person who is determining
2eligibility for an individual for a long-term care program under s. 46.27, 46.275, or
346.277, the family care benefit under s. 46.286, the family care partnership program,
4the long-term care program defined in s. 46.2899 (1), or any other demonstration
5program or program operated under a waiver of federal medicaid law that provides
6long-term care benefits shall exclude from the determination any income from
7assets accumulated in an account created under this section for a beneficiary.
SB21-SSA1,316p 8Section 316p. 16.70 (1e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,44,139 16.70 (1e) "Agency" means an office, department, agency, institution of higher
10education,
association, society or other body in state government created or
11authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend
12moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
13including an authority or the University of Wisconsin System.
SB21-SSA1,320m 14Section 320m. 16.705 (1b) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,44,1515 16.705 (1b) (a) The service award board department under s. 16.25 (4) (b).
SB21-SSA1,321 16Section 321. 16.705 (1r) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,322 17Section 322. 16.705 (1r) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,323b 18Section 323b. 16.705 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,45,419 16.705 (2) (a) The department shall promulgate rules for the procurement of
20contractual services by the department and its designated agents, including but not
21limited to rules prescribing approval and monitoring processes for contractual
22service contracts; except as provided in par. (b), a requirement for agencies, except
23for the University of Wisconsin System,
to conduct a uniform cost-benefit analysis
24of each proposed contractual service procurement involving an estimated
25expenditure of more than $50,000 in accordance with standards prescribed in the

1rules; and, except as provided in par. (b), a requirement for agencies, except for the
2University of Wisconsin System,
to review periodically, and before any renewal, the
3continued appropriateness of contracting under each contractual services
4agreement involving an estimated expenditure of more than $50,000.
SB21-SSA1,326q 5Section 326q. 16.71 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,45,156 16.71 (1) Except as otherwise required under this section and s. 16.78 or as
7authorized in s. 16.74 or 16.745, the department shall purchase and may delegate
8to special designated agents the authority to purchase all necessary materials,
9supplies, equipment, all other permanent personal property and miscellaneous
10capital, and contractual services and all other expense of a consumable nature for all
11agencies. In making any delegation, the department shall require the agent to
12adhere to all requirements imposed upon the department in making purchases
13under this subchapter. All materials, services and other things and expense
14furnished to any agency and interest paid under s. 16.528 shall be charged to the
15proper appropriation of the agency to which furnished.
SB21-SSA1,327b 16Section 327b. 16.71 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,46,617 16.71 (1m) The department shall not delegate to any executive branch agency,
18other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the authority
19to enter into any contract for materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services
20relating to information technology or telecommunications prior to review and
21approval of the contract by the department. The department may delegate this
22authority to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. No Except as provided in s.
2316.745, no
executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University
24of Wisconsin System, may enter into any such contract without review and approval
25of the contract by the department. The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter

1into any such contract without review and approval by the department. Any
2executive branch agency that enters into a contract, except for a contract entered into
3under s. 16.745,
relating to information technology under this section shall comply
4with the requirements of s. 16.973 (13). Any delegation to the board of regents of the
5University of Wisconsin System or to the University of Wisconsin-Madison is subject
6to the limitations prescribed in s. 36.585.
SB21-SSA1,328 7Section 328. 16.71 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,328m 8Section 328m. 16.71 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,330n 9Section 330n. 16.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,46,2010 16.72 (4) (a) Except as provided in ss. 16.71 and, 16.74, and 16.745 or as
11otherwise provided in this subchapter and the rules promulgated under s. ss. 16.74
12and 16.745 and this subchapter, all supplies, materials, equipment and contractual
13services shall be purchased for and furnished to any agency only upon requisition to
14the department. The department shall prescribe the form, contents, number and
15disposition of requisitions and shall promulgate rules as to time and manner of
16submitting such requisitions for processing. No agency or officer may engage any
17person to perform contractual services without the specific prior approval of the
18department for each such engagement. Purchases of supplies, materials, equipment
19or contractual services under s. 16.745 or by the legislature, the courts, or legislative
20service or judicial branch agencies do not require approval under this paragraph.
SB21-SSA1,332b 21Section 332b. 16.73 (5) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB21-SSA1,47,222 16.73 (5) The department or its agents may enter into an agreement with the
23University of Wisconsin System under which either of the parties may agree to
24participate in, administer, or conduct purchasing transactions under a contract for

1the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, permanent personal property,
2miscellaneous capital, or contractual services.
SB21-SSA1,333r 3Section 333r. 16.745 of the statutes is created to read:
SB21-SSA1,47,11 416.745 Department of employee trust funds and governing boards
5purchasing.
(1) All supplies, materials, equipment, and contractual services
6required by the department of employee trust funds and any of its governing boards
7shall be purchased by the department of employee trust funds and its governing
8boards. The department of employee trust funds and its governing boards shall
9maintain copies of all purchasing requisitions and contracts and shall permit
10inspection and copying of the requisitions and contracts under subch. II of ch. 19.
11No such requisition or contract need be filed with the department of administration.
SB21-SSA1,47,14 12(2) (a) The department of employee trust funds shall file all bills and
13statements for purchases and engagements it makes under this section with the
14secretary, who shall audit and authorize payment of all bills and statements.
SB21-SSA1,47,1715 (b) Any governing board shall file all bills and statements for purchases and
16engagements it makes under this section with the secretary, who shall audit and
17authorize payment of all bills and statements.
SB21-SSA1,47,25 18(3) The department of administration shall, upon request, make
19recommendations and furnish assistance to the department of employee trust funds
20and its governing boards regarding purchasing procedure. The department of
21administration shall, upon request, process requisitions for purchases submitted by
22the department of employee trust funds or a governing board and shall procure
23materials, supplies, equipment, and services for the department of employee trust
24funds or a governing board in accordance with the purchasing procedure prescribed
25for executive branch agencies under this subchapter.
SB21-SSA1,334c
1Section 334c. 16.75 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,48,102 16.75 (1) (a) 2. If a vendor is not a Wisconsin producer, distributor, supplier or
3retailer and the department determines that the state, foreign nation or subdivision
4thereof in which the vendor is domiciled grants a preference to vendors domiciled in
5that state, nation or subdivision in making governmental purchases, the department
6and any agency making purchases under s. 16.74 or 16.745 shall give a preference
7over that vendor to Wisconsin producers, distributors, suppliers and retailers, if any,
8when awarding the order or contract. The department may enter into agreements
9with states, foreign nations and subdivisions thereof for the purpose of implementing
10this subdivision.
SB21-SSA1,339n 11Section 339n. 16.75 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,48,1512 16.75 (3m) (b) 1. The department, any agency to which the department
13delegates purchasing authority under s. 16.71 (1), and any agency making purchases
14under s. 16.74 or 16.745 shall attempt to ensure that 5 percent of the total amount
15expended under this subchapter in each fiscal year is paid to minority businesses.
SB21-SSA1,48,2016 2. The department, any agency to which the department delegates purchasing
17authority under s. 16.71 (1), and any agency making purchases under s. 16.74 or
1816.745
shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended
19under this subchapter in each fiscal year is paid to disabled veteran-owned
20businesses.
SB21-SSA1,49,821 3. Except as provided under sub. (7), the department, any agency to which the
22department delegates purchasing authority under s. 16.71 (1), and any agency
23making purchases under s. 16.74 or 16.745 may purchase materials, supplies,
24equipment, and contractual services from any minority business or disabled
25veteran-owned business, or a business that is both a minority business and a

1disabled veteran-owned business, submitting a qualified responsible competitive
2bid that is no more than 5 percent higher than the apparent low bid or competitive
3proposal that is no more than 5 percent higher than the most advantageous proposal.
4In administering the preference for minority businesses or disabled veteran-owned
5businesses established in this paragraph, the department, the delegated agency, and
6any agency making purchases under s. 16.74 or 16.745 shall maximize the use of
7minority businesses or disabled veteran-owned businesses which are incorporated
8under ch. 180 or which have their principal place of business in this state.
SB21-SSA1,342 9Section 342. 16.75 (3t) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,50,210 16.75 (3t) (c) (intro.) The department of corrections shall periodically provide
11to the department of administration a current list of all materials, supplies,
12equipment or contractual services, excluding commodities, that are supplied by
13prison industries, as created under s. 303.01. The department of administration
14shall distribute the list to all designated purchasing agents under s. 16.71 (1). Except
15as otherwise provided in sub. (6) (am), prior to seeking bids or competitive sealed
16proposals with respect to the purchase of any materials, supplies, equipment or
17contractual services enumerated in the list, the department of administration or any
18other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1) shall offer prison industries the
19opportunity to supply the materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services if
20the department of corrections is able to provide them at a price that is equal to or
21lower than
comparable to one which may be obtained through competitive bidding
22or competitive sealed proposals and is able to conform to the specifications. If the
23department of administration or other purchasing agent is unable to determine
24whether the price of prison industries is equal to or lower than comparable to one
25obtained through competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals, it may solicit

1bids or competitive proposals before awarding the order or contract. This paragraph
2does not apply to the printing of the following forms:
SB21-SSA1,343 3Section 343. 16.75 (3t) (c) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,344 4Section 344. 16.75 (3t) (c) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21-SSA1,345b 5Section 345b. 16.75 (8) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,50,126 16.75 (8) (am) The department, any other designated purchasing agent under
7s. 16.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74 or 16.745, and each
8authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
9and the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority shall, to the extent practicable,
10make purchasing selections using specifications developed under s. 16.72 (2) (e) to
11maximize the purchase of materials utilizing recycled materials and recovered
12materials.
SB21-SSA1,345d 13Section 345d. 16.75 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,50,1814 16.75 (9) The department, any other designated purchasing agent under s.
1516.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74 or 16.745, and any authority
16other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the
17Lower Fox River Remediation Authority shall, to the extent practicable, make
18purchasing selections using specifications prepared under s. 16.72 (2) (f).
SB21-SSA1,345f 19Section 345f. 16.75 (10e) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,51,1220 16.75 (10e) (b) If s. 16.855 (10s) (a) provides an applicable standard for the type
21of energy consuming equipment being purchased and the purchase will cost more
22than $5,000 per unit the department, any other designated purchasing agent under
23s. 16.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74 or 16.745, and any
24authority may not purchase that type of energy consuming equipment unless the
25specifications for the equipment meet the applicable standards. If there is an

1applicable standard under s. 16.855 (10s) (a), but the energy consuming equipment
2meeting that standard is not reasonably available, the department, purchasing
3agent, agency, or authority shall ensure, for purchases over $5,000 per unit, that the
4energy consuming equipment that is purchased maximizes energy efficiency to the
5extent technically and economically feasible. The department, purchasing agent,
6agency, or authority shall not determine that energy consuming equipment that
7meets the applicable standard under s. 16.855 (10s) (a) either is not reasonably
8available on the basis of cost alone or is not cost-effective unless the difference in the
9cost of the purchase and installation of the equipment that meets the standard and
10the equipment that would otherwise be installed is greater than the difference in the
11cost of operating the equipment that meets the standard and the equipment that
12would otherwise be installed over the anticipated life of the equipment.
SB21-SSA1,345h 13Section 345h. 16.75 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,51,1914 16.75 (10m) The department, any other designated purchasing agent under s.
1516.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74 or 16.745, and any authority
16shall not enter into any contract or order for the purchase of materials, supplies,
17equipment, or contractual services with a person if the name of the person, or the
18name of an affiliate of that person, is certified to the department by the secretary of
19revenue under s. 77.66.
SB21-SSA1,346p 20Section 346p. 16.76 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,52,321 16.76 (1) All contracts for materials, supplies, equipment or contractual
22services to be provided to any agency shall run to the state of Wisconsin. Such
23contracts shall be signed by the secretary or an individual authorized by the
24secretary, except that contracts entered into by the department of employee trust
25funds or its governing boards shall be signed by an individual authorized by the

1secretary of employee trust funds and contracts entered into
directly by the
2legislature, the courts or a legislative service or judicial branch agency shall be
3signed by an individual authorized under s. 16.74 (2) (b).
SB21-SSA1,354p 4Section 354p. 16.77 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,52,115 16.77 (1) No bill or statement for work or labor performed under purchase
6orders or contracts issued by the secretary or the secretary's designated agents, and
7no bill or statement for supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services
8purchased for and delivered to any agency may be paid until the bill or statement is
9approved through a preaudit or postaudit process determined by the secretary. This
10subsection does not apply to purchases made directly by the courts, the legislature
11or a legislative service or judicial branch agency
under s. 16.74 or 16.745.
SB21-SSA1,355b 12Section 355b. 16.78 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,53,213 16.78 (1) Every agency other than the board of regents of the University of
14Wisconsin System, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, or an agency making
15purchases under s. 16.74 or 16.745 shall make all purchases of materials, supplies,
16equipment, and contractual services relating to information technology or
17telecommunications from the department, unless the department requires the
18agency to purchase the materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services
19pursuant to a master contract established under s. 16.972 (2) (h), or grants written
20authorization to the agency to procure the materials, supplies, equipment, or
21contractual services under s. 16.75 (1) or (2m), to purchase the materials, supplies,
22equipment, or contractual services from another agency or to provide the materials,
23supplies, equipment, or contractual services to itself. The board of regents of the
24University of Wisconsin System and the University of Wisconsin-Madison may

1make purchases of materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services relating
2to information technology or telecommunications from the department.
SB21-SSA1,356q 3Section 356q. 16.84 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 16.84 (5) (a) 1. and
4amended to read:
SB21-SSA1,53,85 16.84 (5) (a) 1. Have responsibility, subject to approval of the governor, for all
6functions relating to the leasing, acquisition, allocation and utilization of all real
7property by the state, except where such responsibility is otherwise provided by the
8statutes. In this connection, the department shall, with the governor's approval
SB21-SSA1,53,13 9(b) When exercising the responsibility under par. (a) 1., require, with the
10governor's approval,
physical consolidation of office space utilized by any executive
11branch agency, as defined in s. 16.70 (4), having fewer than 50 authorized full-time
12equivalent positions with office space utilized by another executive branch agency,
13whenever feasible. The department shall lease
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