Wisconsin Legislature: 59,169t

224.52 Repayment to the general fund. (1) The secretary of administration shall transfer from the tuition trust fund, the college savings program trust fund, the college savings program bank deposit trust fund, or the college savings program credit union deposit trust fund to the general fund an amount equal to the amount expended from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (9) (a), 1995 stats., s. 20.585 (2) (a), 2001 stats., and s. 20.585 (2) (am), 2001 stats., when the secretary of administration determines, after consultation with the secretary of financial institutions, that funds in those trust funds are sufficient to make the transfer. The secretary of administration may make the transfer in installments.

(2) Annually, by June 1, the secretary of financial institutions, after consultation with the secretary of administration, shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance on the amount available for repayment under sub. (1), the amount repaid under sub. (1), and the outstanding balance under sub. (1).

59,151 Section 151 . 16.705 (1b) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

16.705 (1b) (d) The department of financial institutions under s. 224.51.

59,153 Section 153 . 16.71 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:

16.71 (5r) The department shall delegate authority to the department of financial institutions to enter into vendor contracts under s. 224.51.

59,161 Section 161 . 16.84 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.84 (2) Appoint such number of police officers as is necessary to safeguard all public property placed by law in the department's charge, and provide, by agreement with any other state agency, police and security services at buildings and facilities owned, controlled, or occupied by the other state agency. The department may charge the other state agency for the cost of providing security services at multitenant buildings or multitenant state facilities. The governor or the department may, to the extent it is necessary, authorize police officers employed by the department to safeguard state officers, state employees, or other persons. A police officer who is employed by the department and who is performing duties that are within the scope of his or her employment as a police officer has the powers of a peace officer under s. 59.28, except that the officer has the arrest powers of a law enforcement officer under s. 968.07 regardless of whether the violation is punishable by forfeiture or criminal penalty. The officer may exercise the powers of a peace officer and the arrest powers of a law enforcement officer while located anywhere within this state. Nothing in this subsection limits or impairs the duty of the chief and each police officer of the police force of the municipality in which the property is located to arrest and take before the proper court or magistrate persons found in a state of intoxication or engaged in any disturbance of the peace or violating any state law in the municipality in which the property is located, as required by s. 62.09 (13).

59,161d Section 161d. 16.84 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 16.84 (5) (a) and amended to read:

16.84 (5) (a) Have responsibility, subject to approval of the governor, for all functions relating to the leasing, acquisition, allocation, and utilization of all real property by the state, except where such responsibility is otherwise provided by the statutes. In exercising this connection responsibility, the department shall may not enter into, extend, or renew a lease for an executive branch agency, as defined in s. 16.70 (4), involving an annual rent of more than $500,000 unless the secretary signs the lease, a copy of the proposed lease is submitted electronically to the chief clerk of each house for distribution, and the department notifies the joint committee on finance of the proposed lease and provides the committee with the information under par. (b) as well as a summary report of that information, including the terms of the lease and the lease rate per square foot of the proposed property and the comparable options. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed lease within 14 working days after the date of the notification, the lease may be entered into, extended, or renewed. If, within 14 working days after the date of the notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed lease, the lease may be entered into, extended, or renewed only upon approval of the committee.

(c) When exercising the responsibility under par. (a), with the governor's approval, require physical consolidation of office space utilized by any executive branch agency, as defined in s. 16.70 (4), having fewer than 50 authorized full-time equivalent positions with office space utilized by another executive branch agency, whenever feasible. The department shall lease

(d) Lease or acquire office space for legislative offices or legislative service agencies at the direction of the joint committee on legislative organization. In this subsection, “executive branch agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (4).

59,161e Section 161e. 16.84 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

16.84 (5) (b) Before entering into, extending, or renewing a lease, do all of the following:

1. Conduct a cost-benefit analysis comparing the lease with purchasing the space or another suitable space.

2. Evaluate comparable lease options within a 10-mile radius of the property proposed in the lease, or if there are not sufficient comparable properties within a 10-mile radius to perform a meaningful comparison, a wider radius as needed, to ensure the lease rate per square foot does not exceed the lease rate per square foot on comparable properties or the market rate by more than 5 percent.

59,162 Section 162 . 16.848 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.848 (2) (f) Subsection (1) does not apply to lands acquired with revenues collected paid into the conservation fund under s. 70.58.

59,164 Section 164 . 16.856 of the statutes is repealed.

59,169e Section 169e. 16.9645 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 323.29 (2) (title).

59,169m Section 169m. 16.9645 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 323.29 (1), and 323.29 (1) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

323.29 (1) (a) “Council" means the interoperability council created under s. 15.107 (18) 15.315 (1) (a).

59,169s Section 169s. 16.9645 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 323.29 (2), and 323.29 (2) (d), (e) and (f) (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:

323.29 (2) (d) Assist the department of justice in identifying and obtaining funding to implement a statewide public safety interoperable communication system.

(e) Advise the department of justice and the department of military affairs on allocating funds, including those available for homeland security, for the purpose of achieving the goals under par. (b).

(f) (intro.) Make recommendations to the department of justice on all of the following:

59,169t Section 169t. 16.971 (2) (cg) of the statutes is created to read:

16.971 (2) (cg) In October 2017, and every 6 months thereafter, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the joint committee on information policy and technology relating to the management of the enterprise resource planning system maintained under par. (cf). Each report shall include all of the following:

1. An accounting of all expenditures in the current fiscal year from the appropriations under ss. 20.505 (1) (iv) and (kd) and 20.865 (2) (i) and (r).

2. An identification of all master leases originated since the date of the immediately preceding report under this paragraph.

3. An accounting of all state agency assessments charged in the immediately preceding fiscal year, an accounting of all assessments charged in the current fiscal year, and an estimate of the charges anticipated for future fiscal years.

4. An accounting of the status of any deficit in the appropriation accounts under s. 20.505 (1) (iv) and (kd).

5. Current information concerning the department's efforts with respect to benefits realization, including all actual or anticipated savings and efficiencies associated with the enterprise resource planning system.

59,171 Section 171 . 16.971 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.971 (9) In conjunction with the public defender board, the director of state courts, the departments of corrections and justice and district attorneys, the department may maintain, promote and coordinate automated justice information systems that are compatible among counties and the officers and agencies specified in this subsection, using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (kh), (kp), and (kq). The department shall annually report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) concerning the department's efforts to improve and increase the efficiency of integration of justice information systems.

59,171b Section 171b. 16.971 (9) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

16.971 (9) In conjunction with the public defender board, the prosecutor board, the director of state courts, and the departments of corrections and justice and district attorneys, the department may maintain, promote and coordinate automated justice information systems that are compatible among counties and the officers and agencies specified in this subsection, using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (kh) and (kq). The department shall annually report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) concerning the department's efforts to improve and increase the efficiency of integration of justice information systems.

59,171c Section 171c. 16.971 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

16.971 (10) The department shall maintain, and provide the department of justice and the state prosecutors office with general access to, a case management system that allows the state prosecutors office and district attorneys to manage all case-related information and share the information among prosecutors.

59,172 Section 172. 16.973 (15) of the statutes is created to read:

16.973 (15) By October 1 of each year, submit to the joint committee on finance and the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) a report on the administration of the information technology and communication services self-funded portal. The report shall include the following information regarding the portal for the immediately preceding fiscal year:

(a) A financial statement of state revenues and expenditures.

(b) A list of services available through the portal, identifying services added since the previous reporting period.

(d) The activity level of each service available through the portal.

(e) Any other information the department determines to be appropriate to include.

59,174 Section 174 . 16.993 (10) of the statutes is repealed.

59,175 Section 175 . 16.9945 of the statutes is created to read:

16.9945 Information technology block grants. (1) Competitive grants. In fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19, the department may annually award grants on a competitive basis to eligible school districts for the purpose of improving information technology infrastructure. For purposes of awarding grants under this section, “improving information technology infrastructure” includes purchasing and installing on a bus a portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet coverage and purchasing for individuals to temporarily borrow from a school a portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet coverage. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give priority to applications for school districts in which the percentage of pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) for a free or reduced-price lunch is greater than in other applicant school districts. The department shall require an applicant for a grant under this section to provide all of the following:

(a) A description of the specific information technology infrastructure, including any equipment, that the applicant intends to purchase with grant proceeds.

(b) The applicant's plan to purchase, install, and use the information technology infrastructure described in par. (a).

(c) A description of the applicant's readiness to use information technology infrastructure purchased with grant proceeds.

(2) Eligible school districts. (a) A school district is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year 2017-18 if the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is 16 or less.

(b) A school district is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year 2018-19 if the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is 16 or less.

(3) Maximum awards. The total amount the department may award to an eligible school district under sub. (1) during a fiscal biennium may not exceed the following:

(a) If the membership of the eligible school district is fewer than 750 pupils, $30,000.

(b) If the membership of the eligible school district is 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils, $40 multiplied by the school district's membership.

(4) Funding limitation. (a) The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $15,000,000 in the 2017-18 fiscal year.

(b) The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $7,500,000 in the 2018-19 fiscal year.

(5) Sunset. The department may not award grants under this section after July 1, 2019.

59,177 Section 177 . 19.11 (1) to (3) of the statutes are amended to read:

19.11 (1) The secretary of state, and treasurer and attorney general shall each furnish a bond to the state, at the time each takes and subscribes the oath of office required of that officer, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, and the officer's duties as a member of the board of commissioners of public lands, and in the investment of the funds arising therefrom. The bond of each of said officers shall be further conditioned for the faithful performance by all persons appointed or employed by the officer in his or her office of their duties and trusts therein, and for the delivery over to the officer's successor in office, or to any person authorized by law to receive the same, of all moneys, books, records, deeds, bonds, securities and other property and effects of whatsoever nature belonging to the officer's offices.

(2) Each of said bonds shall be subject to the approval of the governor and shall be guaranteed by resident freeholders of this state, or by a surety company as provided in s. 632.17 (2). The amount of each such bond, and the number of sureties thereon if guaranteed by resident freeholders, shall be as follows: secretary of state, $25,000, with sufficient sureties; and treasurer, $100,000, with not less than 6 sureties; and the attorney general, $10,000, with not less than 3 sureties.

(3) The attorney general shall renew the bond required under this section in a larger amount and with additional security, and the The treasurer shall give an additional bond, when required by the governor.

59,177s Section 177s. 19.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

19.32 (1) “Authority" means any of the following having custody of a record: a state or local office, elective official, agency, board, commission, committee, council, department or public body corporate and politic created by the constitution or by any law, ordinance, rule or order; a governmental or quasi-governmental corporation except for the Bradley center sports and entertainment corporation; a special purpose district; any court of law; the assembly or senate; a nonprofit corporation which receives more than 50 percent of its funds from a county or a municipality, as defined in s. 59.001 (3), and which provides services related to public health or safety to the county or municipality; a university police department under s. 175.42; a commission, as defined in s. 66.0304 (1) (c); or a formally constituted subunit of any of the foregoing.

59,178 Section 178 . 19.36 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

19.36 (3) Contractors' records. Subject to sub. (12), each Each authority shall make available for inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1) any record produced or collected under a contract entered into by the authority with a person other than an authority to the same extent as if the record were maintained by the authority. This subsection does not apply to the inspection or copying of a record under s. 19.35 (1) (am).

59,179 Section 179 . 19.36 (12) of the statutes is repealed.

59,179e Section 179e. 19.42 (7w) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

19.42 (7w) (f) The position of member of the board of a commission created under s. 66.0304.

59,179f Section 179f. 19.45 (11) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

19.45 (11) (e) A commission established under s. 66.0304 shall establish a code of ethics for members of the board, and employees, contract staff, and agents of a commission established under s. 66.0304 who are not state public officials and shall file the code of ethics with the department of administration. A commission shall provide the department of administration with any amendments to the code of ethics within 30 days of adoption of the amendment.

59,179s Section 179s. 19.82 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

19.82 (1) “Governmental body" means a state or local agency, board, commission, committee, council, department or public body corporate and politic created by constitution, statute, ordinance, rule or order; a governmental or quasi-governmental corporation except for the Bradley center sports and entertainment corporation; a local exposition district under subch. II of ch. 229; a long-term care district under s. 46.2895; the board of a commission, as defined in s. 66.0304 (1) (c); or a formally constituted subunit of any of the foregoing, but excludes any such body or committee or subunit of such body which is formed for or meeting for the purpose of collective bargaining under subch. I, IV, or V of ch. 111.

59,180 Section 180 . 20.002 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

20.002 (2) (a) Solely for purposes of relating annual taxes to estimated expenses, amounts withheld under s. 71.64 prior to July 1 and taxes imposed by subch. III of ch. 77 for periods ending prior to July 1 shall be deemed accrued tax receipts as of the close of the fiscal year but no revenue shall be deemed accrued tax receipts unless deposited by the state on or before the August 15 following the end of the fiscal year. Solely for purposes of relating annual taxes to estimated expenses, fees imposed under subch. II of ch. 77, taxes imposed under ss. 139.02, 139.03 (2m) and (2n), 139.31 and 139.76 and assessments imposed under s. 50.14 (2) shall be deemed accrued tax receipts as of the close of the fiscal year, but no revenue shall be deemed accrued tax receipts unless deposited by this state on or before July 31. Solely for purposes of relating annual taxes to estimated expenses, taxes imposed under s. 70.58 shall be deemed accrued tax receipts as of the close of the fiscal year, but no revenue shall be deemed accrued tax receipts unless it is deposited by this state on or before August 31.

59,181 Section 181 . 20.005 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

20.005 (1) Summary of all funds. The budget governing fiscal operations for the state of Wisconsin for all funds beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June 30, 2019, is summarized as follows: [See Figure 20.005 (1) following]

Figure: 20.005 (1)

GENERAL FUND SUMMARY - See PDF for table

SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS — ALL FUNDS - See PDF for table

SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION RESERVES — ALL FUNDS - See PDF for table

LOTTERY FUND SUMMARY - See PDF for table

59,182 Section 182 . 20.005 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read: