SB21,291 24Section 291. 16.528 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,131,6
116.528 (1) (a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
2institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
3government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
4is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
5courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 36, 231,
6233, 234 235, 237, 238, or 279.
SB21,292 7Section 292. 16.528 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,131,98 16.528 (3) (f) A contract under s. 977.08 (3) (f) or compensation ordered under
9s. 978.045 (2).
SB21,293 10Section 293. 16.529 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB21,131,1111 16.529 (1) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (54).
SB21,294 12Section 294. 16.529 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,131,2013 16.529 (2) Notwithstanding ss. 20.001 (3) (a) to (c) and 25.40 (3), beginning in
14the 2007-09 fiscal biennium,
during each fiscal biennium the secretary shall lapse
15to the general fund or transfer to the general fund from each state agency
16appropriation specified in sub. (3) an amount equal to that portion of the total
17amount of principal and interest to be paid on obligations issued under s. 16.527
18during the fiscal biennium that is allocable to the appropriation, as determined
19under sub. (3). The secretary may require that a state agency pay the amount
20directly to the state in lieu of lapsing or transferring the amount to the general fund.
SB21,295 21Section 295. 16.53 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,132,322 16.53 (1) (d) 4. The secretary may promulgate rules pertaining to the
23administration of earnings garnishment actions under s. 812.42 whenever the state
24is the garnishee in such actions. In any earnings garnishment action where the
25judgment debtor is employed by the University of Wisconsin System, the secretary

1may require the appropriate payroll processing center for the University of
2Wisconsin System to directly process necessary forms, papers, deductions and
3checks, share drafts or other drafts in connection with such action.
SB21,296 4Section 296. 16.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,132,135 16.53 (2) Improper invoices. If an agency receives an improperly completed
6invoice, the agency shall notify the sender of the invoice within 10 working days after
7it receives the invoice of the reason it is improperly completed. In this subsection,
8"agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher
9education, association, society, or other body in state government created or
10authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend
11moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
12including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 36, 231, 233, 234 235,
13237, 238, or 279.
SB21,297 14Section 297. 16.53 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,132,1915 16.53 (7) Certification of boards, evidence of correctness of account. The
16certificate of the proper officers of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
17System,
the department of health services, or the proper officers of any other board
18or commission organized or established by the state, shall in all cases be evidence of
19the correctness of any account which may be certified by them.
SB21,298 20Section 298. 16.53 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,133,1221 16.53 (10) (a) If an emergency arises which requires the department to draw
22vouchers for payments which will be in excess of available moneys in any state fund,
23the secretary, after notifying the joint committee on finance under par. (b), may
24prorate and establish priority schedules for all payments within each fund, including
25those payments for which a specific payment date is provided by statute, except as

1otherwise provided in this paragraph. The secretary shall draw all vouchers
2according to the preference provided in this paragraph. All direct or indirect
3payments of principal or interest on state bonds and notes issued under subch. I of
4ch. 18 and payments due, if any, under an agreement or ancillary arrangement
5entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a) relating to any public debt contracted under
6subchs. I and IV of ch. 18 have first priority. All direct or indirect payments of
7principal or interest on state notes issued under subch. III of ch. 18 s. 16.526 have
82nd priority. No payment having a 1st or 2nd priority may be prorated or reduced
9under this subsection. All state employee payrolls have 3rd priority. The secretary
10shall draw all remaining vouchers according to a priority determined by the
11secretary. The secretary shall maintain records of all claims prorated under this
12subsection.
SB21,299 13Section 299. 16.531 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,133,1914 16.531 (1) At least 15 days prior to the beginning of any calendar quarter in
15which the secretary anticipates that it may be necessary to exercise the authority
16conferred in s. 16.53 (10) (a) or 20.002 (11) (a) or to incur financial obligations and
17issue operating notes under subch. III of ch. 18 s. 16.526, the secretary shall submit
18a plan to the joint committee on finance describing the specific nature of any
19proposed action that may be required.
SB21,300 20Section 300. 16.531 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,134,421 16.531 (2) If the secretary determines during any calendar quarter that action
22under s. 16.526, 16.53 (10) (a) or 20.002 (11) or subch. III of ch. 18 should be taken
23that is different from the action specified in the plan submitted under sub. (1), the
24secretary shall provide notice to the joint committee on finance of the specific nature
25of any such action that may be required. If the joint committee on finance has not,

1within 2 working days after such notification, scheduled a meeting to review the
2secretary's proposal, the secretary may proceed with the proposed action. If, within
32 working days after such notification, the committee schedules a meeting, the
4secretary may not proceed with the proposed action until after the meeting is held.
SB21,301 5Section 301. 16.531 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,134,146 16.531 (3) Within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter during which
7the secretary exercises the authority conferred in s. 16.53 (10) (a), during which there
8is any outstanding reallocation of moneys under s. 20.002 (11) (a) or during which
9there are any outstanding operating notes issued under subch. III of ch. 18 s. 16.526,
10the secretary shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report on the status
11of all such matters, together with an assessment of the degree to which the secretary
12anticipates that state funds and accounts will have sufficient revenues to meet
13anticipated obligations during the 6-month period following the calendar quarter for
14which the report is issued.
SB21,302 15Section 302. 16.54 (8g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,303 16Section 303. 16.54 (8r) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.54 (8r) and
17amended to read:
SB21,135,518 16.54 (8r) Whenever the federal government makes available moneys for
19instruction, extension, special projects or emergency employment opportunities, the
20board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority may accept the
21moneys on behalf of the state. The board of regents shall, in the administration of
22the expenditure of such moneys, comply with the requirements of the act of congress
23making the moneys available and with the regulations prescribed by the federal
24government or the federal agency administering the act, insofar as the act or
25regulations are consistent with state law. The board of regents may submit any plan,

1budget, application or proposal required by the federal agency as a precondition to
2receipt of the moneys. The board of regents may, consistent with state law, perform
3any act required by the act of congress or the federal agency to carry out the purpose
4of the act of congress. The board of regents shall deposit all moneys received under
5this paragraph in the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (m).
SB21,304 6Section 304. 16.54 (8r) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,305 7Section 305. 16.54 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,135,138 16.54 (9) (a) 1. "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
9institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
10government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
11is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
12courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 36, 231,
13233, 234 235, 237, 238, or 279.
SB21,306 14Section 306. 16.544 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,135,2215 16.544 (3) Prior to taking final action to remove any liability related to a
16disallowance of the use of federal moneys, an agency shall submit to the department
17a statement of the action proposed to remove the liability. The department may
18approve, disapprove or approve with modifications each such proposed action. The
19secretary shall forward a copy of each statement of proposed action approved by the
20department to the joint committee on finance. This subsection does not apply to an
21action taken by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, within
22the statutory authority of the board, to remove a liability of less than $5,000.
SB21,307 23Section 307. 16.57 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,308 24Section 308. 16.61 (3) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,136,11
116.61 (3) (s) Shall recommend to the department procedures for the transfer
2of public records and records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
3Authority and the University of Wisconsin System Authority to optical disk format,
4including procedures to ensure the authenticity, accuracy and reliability of any
5public records or records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
6Authority and the University of Wisconsin System Authority so transferred and
7procedures to ensure that such records are protected from unauthorized destruction.
8The board shall also recommend to the department qualitative standards for optical
9disks and copies of documents generated from optical disks used to store public
10records and records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
11and the University of Wisconsin System Authority.
SB21,309 12Section 309. 16.61 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,137,513 16.61 (13) (a) The historical society, as trustee for the state, shall be the
14ultimate depository of the archives of the state, and the board may transfer to the
15society such original records and reproductions as it deems proper and worthy of
16permanent preservation, including records and reproductions which the custodian
17thereof has been specifically directed by statute to preserve or keep in the custodian's
18office. The permanent preservation of records of the University of Wisconsin System
19Authority may be accomplished under par. (b). The society may deposit in the
20regional depositories established under s. 44.10, title remaining with the society, the
21records of state agencies or their district or regional offices which are primarily
22created in the geographic area serviced by the depository, but the records of all
23central departments, offices, establishments and agencies shall remain in the main
24archives in the capital city under the society's immediate jurisdiction, except that the
25society may place the records temporarily at a regional depository for periods of time

1to be determined by the society. Nothing in this subsection nor in ch. 44 prevents the
2society's taking the steps for the safety of articles and materials entrusted to its care
3in library, museum or archives, including temporary removal to safer locations,
4dictated by emergency conditions arising from a state of war, civil rebellion or other
5catastrophe.
SB21,310 6Section 310. 16.611 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,137,167 16.611 (2) (a) The department shall prescribe, by rule, procedures for the
8transfer of public records and records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
9Clinics Authority, of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and of the
10Wisconsin Aerospace Authority to optical disk or electronic format and for the
11maintenance of such records stored in optical disk or electronic format, including
12procedures to ensure the authenticity, accuracy, reliability and accessibility of any
13public records or records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
14Authority, of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, or of the Wisconsin
15Aerospace Authority so transferred and procedures to ensure that such records are
16protected from unauthorized destruction.
SB21,311 17Section 311. 16.611 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,137,2218 16.611 (2) (c) The department shall prescribe, by rule, qualitative standards
19for optical disks and for copies of documents generated from optical disks used to
20store public records and records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
21Authority, of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and of the Wisconsin
22Aerospace Authority.
SB21,312 23Section 312. 16.62 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,138,324 16.62 (1) (a) To advise and assist state agencies, the University of Wisconsin
25System Authority,
and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority

1in the establishment and operation of records management programs through the
2issuance of standards and procedures and provision of technical and management
3consulting services.
SB21,313 4Section 313. 16.62 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,138,85 16.62 (1) (b) To operate a state records center and a central microfilm facility
6for state agencies, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and the University
7of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and to promulgate rules necessary for
8efficient operation of the facilities.
SB21,314 9Section 314. 16.62 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,138,1410 16.62 (1) (bm) To operate a storage facility for storage of public records and
11records of the University of Wisconsin System Authority and the University of
12Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority in optical disk or electronic format in
13accordance with rules, promulgated by the department under s. 16.611, governing
14operation of the facility.
SB21,315 15Section 315. 16.62 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,138,1916 16.62 (1) (c) To periodically audit the records management programs of state
17agencies, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and the University of
18Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and recommend improvements in records
19management practices.
SB21,316 20Section 316. 16.64 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,138,2221 16.64 (1) (a) "Board" means the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
22System Authority.
SB21,317 23Section 317. 16.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,138,2524 16.70 (2) "Authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under
25ch. 36, 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, or 279.
SB21,318
1Section 318. 16.70 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,139,62 16.70 (3) "Contractual services" includes all services, materials to be furnished
3by a service provider in connection with services, and any limited trades work
4involving less than $30,000 to be done for or furnished to the state or any agency, but
5does not include information technology products or services delivered from a central
6hosting location on a subscription basis
.
SB21,319 7Section 319. 16.70 (3g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,320 8Section 320. 16.70 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,139,139 16.70 (8) "Municipality" means a county, city, village, town, school district,
10board of school directors, sewer district, drainage district, technical college district,
11the University of Wisconsin System Authority,
or any other public or quasi-public
12corporation, officer, board or other body having the authority to award public
13contracts.
SB21,321 14Section 321. 16.705 (1r) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,322 15Section 322. 16.705 (1r) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,323 16Section 323. 16.705 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,140,217 16.705 (2) (a) The department shall promulgate rules for the procurement of
18contractual services by the department and its designated agents, including but not
19limited to rules prescribing approval and monitoring processes for contractual
20service contracts; except as provided in par. (b), a requirement for agencies, except
21for the University of Wisconsin System, to conduct a uniform cost-benefit analysis
22of each proposed contractual service procurement involving an estimated
23expenditure of more than $50,000 in accordance with standards prescribed in the
24rules; and, except as provided in par. (b), a requirement for agencies, except for the
25University of Wisconsin System, to review periodically, and before any renewal, the

1continued appropriateness of contracting under each contractual services
2agreement involving an estimated expenditure of more than $50,000
.
SB21,324 3Section 324. 16.705 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,325 4Section 325. 16.705 (8) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
5renumbered 16.705 (8) and amended to read:
SB21,140,156 16.705 (8) The department shall, annually on or before October 15, submit to
7the governor, the joint committee on finance, the joint legislative audit committee
8and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate
9standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), a report concerning the number, value and
10nature of contractual service procurements authorized for each agency during the
11preceding fiscal year. The report shall also include, with respect to contractual
12service procurements by agencies for the preceding fiscal year: (b)
13Recommendations
, recommendations for elimination of unneeded contractual
14service procurements and for consolidation or resolicitation of existing contractual
15service procurements.
SB21,326 16Section 326. 16.705 (8) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,327 17Section 327. 16.71 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,141,618 16.71 (1m) The department shall not delegate to any executive branch agency,
19other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System,
the authority
20to enter into any contract for materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services
21relating to information technology or telecommunications prior to review and
22approval of the contract by the department. The department may delegate this
23authority to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
No executive branch agency,
24other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System,
may enter into
25any such contract without review and approval of the contract by the department.

1The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter into any such contract without
2review and approval by the department.
Any executive branch agency that enters
3into a contract 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.
SB21,328 7Section 328. 16.71 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,329 8Section 329. 16.72 (2) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,141,189 16.72 (2) (e) (intro.) In writing the specifications under this subsection, the
10department and any other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1) shall
11incorporate requirements for the purchase of products made from recycled materials
12and recovered materials if their use is technically and economically feasible. Each
13authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority,
14the University of Wisconsin System Authority,
and the Lower Fox River Remediation
15Authority, in writing specifications for purchasing by the authority, shall incorporate
16requirements for the purchase of products made from recycled materials and
17recovered materials if their use is technically and economically feasible. The
18specifications shall include requirements for the purchase of the following materials:
SB21,330 19Section 330. 16.72 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,142,420 16.72 (2) (f) In writing specifications under this subsection, the department,
21any other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1), and each authority other
22than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the University of
23Wisconsin System Authority,
and the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority shall
24incorporate requirements relating to the recyclability and ultimate disposition of
25products and, wherever possible, shall write the specifications so as to minimize the

1amount of solid waste generated by the state, consistent with the priorities
2established under s. 287.05 (12). All specifications under this subsection shall
3discourage the purchase of single-use, disposable products and require, whenever
4practical, the purchase of multiple-use, durable products.
SB21,331 5Section 331. 16.72 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,142,106 16.72 (8) The department may purchase educational technology materials,
7supplies, equipment, or contractual services from orders placed with the department
8by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, and technical college
9districts, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and the
10University of Wisconsin-Madison
.
SB21,332 11Section 332. 16.73 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,333 12Section 333. 16.74 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,142,2013 16.74 (2) (b) Contracts for purchases by the senate or assembly shall be signed
14by an individual designated by the organization committee of the house making the
15purchase. Contracts for other legislative branch purchases shall be signed by an
16individual designated by the joint committee on legislative organization. Contracts
17for purchases by the judicial commission or judicial council shall be signed by an
18individual designated by the commission or council, respectively. Contracts for other
19judicial branch purchases shall be signed by an individual designated by the director
20of state courts.
SB21,334 21Section 334. 16.75 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,143,522 16.75 (1) (a) 1. All orders awarded or contracts made by the department for all
23materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services to be provided to any
24agency, except as otherwise provided in par. (c) and subs. (2), (2g), (2m), (3m), (3t),
25(6), (7), (8), (9), (10e), and (10m) and ss. 16.705 (1r), 16.73 (4) (a), 16.751, 16.754, 50.05

1(7) (f), 153.05 (2m) (a), 165.987, and 287.15 (7), shall be awarded to the lowest
2responsible bidder, taking into consideration life cycle cost estimates under sub.
3(1m), when appropriate, the location of the agency, the quantities of the articles to
4be supplied, their conformity with the specifications, and the purposes for which they
5are required and the date of delivery.
SB21,335 6Section 335. 16.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,143,207 16.75 (1m) The department shall award each order or contract for materials,
8supplies or equipment on the basis of life cycle cost estimates, whenever such action
9is appropriate. Each authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
10Clinics Authority, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the Lower Fox
11River Remediation Authority, and the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority shall award
12each order or contract for materials, supplies or equipment on the basis of life cycle
13cost estimates, whenever such action is appropriate. The terms, conditions and
14evaluation criteria to be applied shall be incorporated in the solicitation of bids or
15proposals. The life cycle cost formula may include, but is not limited to, the
16applicable costs of energy efficiency, acquisition and conversion, money,
17transportation, warehousing and distribution, training, operation and maintenance
18and disposition or resale. The department shall prepare documents containing
19technical guidance for the development and use of life cycle cost estimates, and shall
20make the documents available to local governmental units.
SB21,336 21Section 336. 16.75 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,143,2322 16.75 (3m) (a) 1. "Disabled veteran-owned business" means a business
23certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 203.03 (3).
SB21,337 24Section 337. 16.75 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,144,2
116.75 (3m) (a) 2. "Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser" means a financial
2adviser certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 203.03 (3).
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