SB21,391 20Section 391. 16.87 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,162,1121 16.87 (3) Except as provided in sub. (4), a contract under sub. (2) is not valid
22or effectual for any purpose until it is endorsed in writing and approved by the
23secretary or the secretary's designated assistant and, if the contract involves an
24expenditure over $60,000, approved by the
governor. The governor may delegate the
25authority to approve any contract requiring his or her approval under this subsection

1that involves an expenditure of less than $150,000 $500,000 to the secretary or the
2secretary's designee. Except as provided in sub. (4), no payment or compensation for
3work done under any contract involving $2,500 or more, except a highway contract,
4may be made unless the written claim is audited and approved by the secretary or
5the secretary's designee. Any change order to a contract requiring approval under
6this subsection
under sub. (2) requires the prior approval by the secretary or the
7secretary's designated assistant and, if the change order involves an expenditure
8over $60,000, the approval of the
governor or, if the. The governor delegates may
9delegate
his or her authority to approve contracts under this subsection and the a
10change order if the change order involves an expenditure of less than $150,000, the
11approval of
$500,000 to the secretary or the secretary's designee.
SB21,392 12Section 392. 16.87 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,393 13Section 393. 16.89 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,162,20 1416.89 Construction and services controlled by this chapter. No
15department, independent agency, constitutional office or agent of the state shall
16employ engineering, architectural or allied services or expend money for
17construction purposes on behalf of the state, except as provided in this chapter and
18except that the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may engage
19such services for any project involving a cost of less than $500,000 that is funded
20entirely from the proceeds of gifts or grants made to the system
.
SB21,394 21Section 394. 16.956 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,162,2422 16.956 (2) Authority. Beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2015
232020, the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purchase
24and field testing of one or more idling reduction units as provided in subs. (3) and (4).
SB21,395 25Section 395. 16.956 (4) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,163,5
116.956 (4) (cm) Subject to par. (d), the department may make grants under this
2section from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2015 2020, of 50 percent of the eligible costs for
3an idling reduction unit installed on a truck tractor, unless the department has
4previously awarded a grant under this section for an idling reduction unit installed
5on the truck tractor.
SB21,396 6Section 396. 16.956 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,163,87 16.956 (6) Sunset. Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply after December 31, 2016
82021.
SB21,397 9Section 397. 16.967 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,163,2210 16.967 (6) (a) By March 31 of each year, the department of administration, the
11department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the department of safety
12and professional services, the department of health services, the department of
13natural resources, the department of tourism, the department of revenue, the
14department of transportation, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
15System,
the public service commission, and the board of curators of the historical
16society shall each submit to the department a plan to integrate land information to
17enable such information to be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically
18referenced for use by any state, local governmental unit, or public utility. Upon
19receipt of this information, the department shall integrate the information to enable
20the information to be used to meet land information data needs. The integrated
21information shall be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced
22to enable members of the public to use the information.
SB21,398 23Section 398. 16.967 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,164,424 16.967 (8) Advice; cooperation. In carrying out its duties under this section,
25the department may seek advice and assistance from the board of regents of the

1University of Wisconsin System Authority and other agencies, local governmental
2units, and other experts involved in collecting and managing land information.
3Agencies shall cooperate with the department in the coordination of land
4information collection.
SB21,399 5Section 399. 16.971 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,164,176 16.971 (2) (a) Ensure that an adequate level of information technology services
7is made available to all agencies by providing systems analysis and application
8programming services to augment agency resources, as requested. The department
9shall also ensure that executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents of
10the University of Wisconsin System,
make effective and efficient use of the
11information technology resources of the state. The department shall, in cooperation
12with agencies, establish policies, procedures and planning processes, for the
13administration of information technology services, which executive branch agencies
14shall follow. The policies, procedures and processes shall address the needs of
15agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to
16carry out their functions. The department shall monitor adherence to these policies,
17procedures and processes.
SB21,400 18Section 400. 16.971 (2) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,165,219 16.971 (2) (ac) Have the responsibility of providing all information technology
20services to the department of financial institutions, the department of safety and
21professional services, the public service commission, the state fair park board, the
22educational communications board, the higher educational aids board, the state
23historical society, the technical college system board, the department of tourism, the
24board of commissioners of public lands, the government accountability board, the
25board on aging and long-term care, the board for people with developmental

1disabilities, the office of the governor, the office of the lieutenant governor, the office
2of the state treasurer, and the office of the secretary of state.
SB21,401 3Section 401. 16.971 (2) (ac) of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act
4.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB21,165,135 16.971 (2) (ac) Have the responsibility of providing all information technology
6services to the department of financial institutions, the department of safety and
7professional services
and professional standards, the public service commission, the
8state fair park board, the educational communications board, the higher educational
9aids board, the state historical society, the technical college system board, the
10department of tourism, the board of commissioners of public lands, the government
11accountability board, the board on aging and long-term care, the board for people
12with developmental disabilities, the office of the governor, the office of the lieutenant
13governor, the office of the state treasurer, and the office of the secretary of state.
SB21,402 14Section 402. 16.971 (2) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,165,2015 16.971 (2) (L) Require each executive branch agency , other than the board of
16regents of the University of Wisconsin System,
to adopt and submit to the
17department, in a form specified by the department, no later than March 1 of each
18year, a strategic plan for the utilization of information technology to carry out the
19functions of the agency in the succeeding fiscal year for review and approval under
20s. 16.976.
SB21,403 21Section 403. 16.971 (2) (Lg) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,166,222 16.971 (2) (Lg) 1. (intro.) Develop, in consultation with each executive branch
23agency, other than the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and
24adopt the following written policies for information technology development projects
25included in the strategic plan required of each executive branch agency under par.

1(L) and that either exceed $1,000,000 or that are vital to the functions of the executive
2branch agency:
SB21,404 3Section 404. 16.971 (2) (Lm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,166,124 16.971 (2) (Lm) No later than 60 days after enactment of each biennial budget
5act, require each executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the
6University of Wisconsin System,
that receives funding under that act for an
7information technology development project to file with the department an
8amendment to its strategic plan for the utilization of information technology under
9par. (L). The amendment shall identify each information technology development
10project for which funding is provided under that act and shall specify, in a form
11prescribed by the department, the benefits that the agency expects to realize from
12undertaking the project.
SB21,405 13Section 405. 16.971 (2m) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,406 14Section 406. 16.971 (2m) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,407 15Section 407. 16.972 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,166,1916 16.972 (1) (b) "Qualified postsecondary institution" means a regionally
17accredited 4-year private nonprofit college or university having its regional
18headquarters and principal place of business in this state or a tribally controlled
19college located in this state.
SB21,408 20Section 408. 16.972 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,167,521 16.972 (2) (f) Acquire, operate, and maintain any information technology
22equipment or systems required by the department to carry out its functions, and
23provide information technology development and management services related to
24those information technology systems. The department may assess executive
25branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin

1System,
for the costs of equipment or systems acquired, operated, maintained, or
2provided or services provided under this paragraph in accordance with a
3methodology determined by the department. The department may also charge any
4agency for such costs as a component of any services provided by the department to
5the agency.
SB21,409 6Section 409. 16.972 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,167,137 16.972 (2) (g) Assume direct responsibility for the planning and development
8of any information technology system in the executive branch of state government
9outside of the University of Wisconsin System that the department determines to be
10necessary to effectively develop or manage the system, with or without the consent
11of any affected executive branch agency. The department may charge any executive
12branch agency for the department's reasonable costs incurred in carrying out its
13functions under this paragraph on behalf of that agency.
SB21,410 14Section 410. 16.972 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,167,2215 16.972 (2) (h) Establish master contracts for the purchase of materials,
16supplies, equipment, or contractual services relating to information technology or
17telecommunications for use by agencies, authorities, local governmental units, or
18entities in the private sector. The department may require any executive branch
19agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to
20make any purchases of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services
21relating to information technology or telecommunications that are included under
22the contract pursuant to the terms of the contract.
SB21,411 23Section 411. 16.972 (2) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,168,1624 16.972 (2) (j) In consultation with an executive branch agency that has a
25secretary serving at the pleasure of the governor transfer to the department any

1full-time equivalent position in that executive branch agency that is related to the
2provision of information technology security or desktop management services in that
3executive branch agency, and may also transfer to the department any incumbent
4employee holding that position. If a position is transferred under this paragraph, the
5department shall assess the appropriate executive branch agency appropriation
6account for the costs to pay salary and fringe benefit costs of the transferred position.
7If an incumbent employee is transferred under this paragraph, the department shall
8determine the transferred employee's probationary status under s. 230.28, except
9that the employee shall receive credit towards his or her probationary period for the
10time that the employee had been employed in any unclassified position immediately
11prior to appointment. The department may require an executive branch agency that
12is subject to a transfer under this paragraph to transfer to the department
13information technology equipment or systems required by the department to carry
14out information technology security or desktop management services for the
15executive branch agency, and may assess that executive branch agency for the
16provision of such services to that executive branch agency.
SB21,412 17Section 412. 16.973 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,168,2518 16.973 (7) Prescribe and revise as necessary performance measures to ensure
19financial controls and accountability, optimal personnel utilization, and customer
20satisfaction for all information technology functions in the executive branch outside
21of the University of Wisconsin System
and annually, no later than March 31, report
22to the joint committee on information policy and technology and the board
23concerning the performance measures utilized by the department and the actual
24performance of the department and the executive branch agencies measured against
25the performance measures then in effect.
SB21,413
1Section 413. 16.973 (12) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,169,72 16.973 (12) (b) (intro.) Annually, no later than October 1, submit to the
3governor and the members of the joint committee on information policy and
4technology a report documenting the use by each executive branch agency , other than
5the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System,
of master leases to fund
6information technology projects in the previous fiscal year. The report shall contain
7all of the following information:
SB21,414 8Section 414. 16.973 (14) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,169,149 16.973 (14) (a) (intro.) Require each executive branch agency, other than the
10Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin system,
that has entered into an
11open-ended contract for the development of information technology to submit to the
12department quarterly reports documenting the amount expended on the information
13technology development project. In this subsection, "open-ended contract" means
14a contract for information technology that includes one or both of the following:
SB21,415 15Section 415. 16.974 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,170,616 16.974 (3) Develop or operate and maintain any system or device facilitating
17Internet or telephone access to information about programs of agencies, authorities,
18local governmental units, entities in the private sector, individuals, or any tribal
19schools, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), or otherwise permitting the transaction of
20business by agencies, authorities, local governmental units, entities in the private
21sector, individuals, or tribal schools by means of electronic communication. The
22department may assess executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents
23of the University of Wisconsin System,
for the costs of systems or devices relating to
24information technology or telecommunications that are developed, operated, or
25maintained under this subsection in accordance with a methodology determined by

1the department. The department may also charge any agency, authority, local
2governmental unit, entity in the private sector, or tribal school for such costs as a
3component of any services provided by the department to that agency, authority, local
4governmental unit, entity, or tribal school. The department may charge an
5individual for such costs as a component of any services provided by the department
6to that individual.
SB21,416 7Section 416. 16.974 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,170,128 16.974 (5) Review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove any
9proposed contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual
10services relating to information technology or telecommunications by an executive
11branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
12System
.
SB21,417 13Section 417. 16.976 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,170,1814 16.976 (5) No executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the
15University of Wisconsin System,
may implement a new or revised information
16technology development project authorized under a strategic plan until the
17implementation is approved by the department in accordance with procedures
18prescribed by the department.
SB21,418 19Section 418. 16.978 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,170,2420 16.978 (4) The board may monitor progress in attaining goals for information
21technology and telecommunications development set by the department or executive
22branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
23System,
and may make recommendations to the department or agencies concerning
24appropriate means of attaining those goals.
SB21,419 25Section 419. 16.98 of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,420
1Section 420. 16.993 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,171,72 16.993 (1) In cooperation with school districts, cooperative educational service
3agencies, and the technical college system board, and the board of regents of the
4University of Wisconsin System,
promote the efficient, cost-effective procurement,
5installation, and maintenance of educational technology by school districts,
6cooperative educational service agencies, and technical college districts, and the
7University of Wisconsin System
.
SB21,421 8Section 421. 16.993 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,171,139 16.993 (4) In cooperation with the board of regents of the University of
10Wisconsin System Authority, the technical college system board, the department of
11public instruction and other entities, support the development of courses for the
12instruction of professional employees who are licensed by the state superintendent
13of public instruction concerning the effective use of educational technology.
SB21,422 14Section 422. 16.993 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,171,2215 16.993 (7) Purchase educational technology materials, supplies, equipment,
16and contractual services for school districts, cooperative educational service
17agencies, and technical college districts, the board of regents of the University of
18Wisconsin System, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison under s. 16.72 (8),
and
19establish standards and specifications for purchases of educational technology
20hardware and software by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies,
21and technical college districts, and the board of regents of the University of
22Wisconsin System
.
SB21,423 23Section 423. 16.997 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.997 (2) (a)
24and amended to read:
SB21,172,2
116.997 (2) (a) Allow an educational agency to make a request to the department
2for access to either one data line or one lines and video link, except as follows: links.
SB21,424 3Section 424. 16.997 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,425 4Section 425. 16.997 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,426 5Section 426. 16.997 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,427 6Section 427. 16.997 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,172,117 16.997 (2c) The department shall develop criteria to use to evaluate whether
8to provide more than one data line and video link to an educational agency. The
9department shall include in the criteria an educational agency's current bandwidth,
10equipment, and readiness, and the available providers and any other economic
11development in the geographic area that the educational agency serves.
SB21,428 12Section 428. 17.15 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,429 13Section 429. 17.27 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,430 14Section 430. 18.06 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,173,215 18.06 (6) Exercise of authority. Public debt may be contracted and evidence
16of indebtedness issued therefor under one or more authorizing resolutions, unless
17otherwise provided in the resolution, at any time and from time to time, for any
18combination of purposes, in any specific amounts, at any rates of interest, at any
19price or percentage of par value, for any term, payable at any intervals, at any place,
20in any manner and having any other terms or conditions deemed necessary or useful.
21A resolution authorizing the contracting of public debt may provide that the public
22debt bear interest at variable or fixed rates, bear no interest, bear interest payable
23at any time or bear interest payable only at maturity or upon redemption prior to
24maturity. Unless sooner exercised and unless a shorter period is provided in such

1resolution, every authorizing resolution shall expire one year 2 years after the date
2of its adoption.
SB21,431 3Section 431. 18.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,173,54 18.16 (1) (a) "Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser" means a financial
5adviser certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 203.03 (3).
SB21,432 6Section 432. 18.16 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,173,87 18.16 (1) (b) "Disabled veteran-owned investment firm" means an investment
8firm certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 203.03 (3).
SB21,433 9Section 433. 18.16 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,173,1110 18.16 (1) (c) "Minority financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by
11the department of administration
under s. 16.287 203.07 (2).
SB21,434 12Section 434. 18.16 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,173,1413 18.16 (1) (d) "Minority investment firm" means an investment firm certified by
14the department of administration
under s. 16.287 203.07 (2).
SB21,435 15Section 435. 18.55 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,174,216 18.55 (5) Exercise of authority. Money may be borrowed and evidences of
17revenue obligation issued therefor pursuant to one or more authorizing resolutions,
18unless otherwise provided in the resolution or in this subchapter, at any time and
19from time to time, for any combination of purposes, in any specific amounts, at any
20rates of interest, for any term, payable at any intervals, at any place, in any manner
21and having any other terms or conditions deemed necessary or useful. Revenue
22obligation bonds may bear interest at variable or fixed rates, bear no interest or bear
23interest payable only at maturity or upon redemption prior to maturity. Unless
24sooner exercised or unless a different period is provided in the resolution, every

1authorizing resolution, except as provided in s. 18.59 (1), shall expire one year 2 years
2after the date of its adoption.
SB21,436 3Section 436. 18.64 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,174,54 18.64 (1) (a) "Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser" means a financial
5adviser certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 203.03 (3).
SB21,437 6Section 437. 18.64 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,174,87 18.64 (1) (b) "Disabled veteran-owned investment firm" means an investment
8firm certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 203.03 (3).
SB21,438 9Section 438. 18.64 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,174,1110 18.64 (1) (c) "Minority financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by
11the department of administration
under s. 16.287 203.07 (2).
SB21,439 12Section 439. 18.64 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,174,1413 18.64 (1) (d) "Minority investment firm" means an investment firm certified by
14the department of administration
under s. 16.287 203.07 (2).
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