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116.75
(6) (c) If
the secretary determines that it is in the best interest of this state
2to do so,
he or she may, with the approval of the governor, waive the requirements
3of subs. (1) to (5)
may be waived and
may purchase supplies, material, equipment,
4or contractual services, other than printing and stationery,
may be purchased from
5a private source other than a source specified in par. (b).
If the cost of the purchase
6is expected to exceed $25,000 but not exceed $150,000, the secretary must approve
7the waiver, and if the cost of the purchase is expected to exceed $150,000, the
8governor must approve the waiver. Except as provided in sub. (2g) (c), if the cost of
9the purchase is expected to exceed $25,000, the department shall first publish a class
102 notice under ch. 985 or post a notice on the Internet at the site determined or
11approved by the department under sub. (1) (b) describing the materials, supplies,
12equipment, or contractual services to be purchased, stating the intent to make the
13purchase from a private source without soliciting bids or competitive sealed
14proposals and stating the date on which the contract or purchase order will be
15awarded. The date of the award shall be at least 7 days after the date of the last
16insertion or the date of posting on the Internet.
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17Section
161. 16.84 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.84
(2) Appoint such number of police officers as is necessary to safeguard
19all public property placed by law in the department's charge, and provide, by
20agreement with any other state agency, police and security services at buildings and
21facilities owned, controlled, or occupied by the other state agency.
The department
22may charge the other state agency for the cost of providing security services at
23multitenant buildings or facilities. The governor or the department may, to the
24extent it is necessary, authorize police officers employed by the department to
25safeguard state officers, state employees, or other persons. A police officer who is
1employed by the department and who is performing duties that are within the scope
2of his or her employment as a police officer has the powers of a peace officer under
3s. 59.28, except that the officer has the arrest powers of a law enforcement officer
4under s. 968.07 regardless of whether the violation is punishable by forfeiture or
5criminal penalty. The officer may exercise the powers of a peace officer and the arrest
6powers of a law enforcement officer while located anywhere within this state.
7Nothing in this subsection limits or impairs the duty of the chief and each police
8officer of the police force of the municipality in which the property is located to arrest
9and take before the proper court or magistrate persons found in a state of intoxication
10or engaged in any disturbance of the peace or violating any state law in the
11municipality in which the property is located, as required by s. 62.09 (13).
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12Section 162
. 16.848 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.848
(2) (f) Subsection (1) does not apply to lands acquired with revenues
14collected paid into the conservation fund under s. 70.58.
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15Section
163. 16.855 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.855
(1p) (a) In this subsection:
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1. “Agreement with a labor organization" has the meaning given in s. 16.75 (1p)
18(a) 1.
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2. “Labor organization" has the meaning given in s. 5.02 (8m).
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(b) The department may not do any of the following in a solicitation for bids
21under this section:
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1. Require that a bidder enter into or adhere to an agreement with a labor
23organization.
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2. Consider as a factor in making an award under this section whether any
25bidder has or has not entered into an agreement with a labor organization.
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13. Require that a bidder enter into, adhere to, or enforce any agreement that
2requires, as a condition of employment, that the bidder or bidder's employees become
3or remain members of, or be affiliated with, a labor organization or pay any dues,
4fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses of any kind or amount, or provide
5anything of value, to a labor organization or a labor organization's health, welfare,
6retirement, or other benefit plan or program.
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(c) Nothing in this subsection prohibits employers or employees from entering
8into agreements or engaging in any other activity protected by the National Labor
9Relations Act,
29 USC 151 to
169.
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10Section 164
. 16.856 of the statutes is repealed.
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11Section 165
. 16.867 of the statutes is created to read:
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1216.867 Selection of architects and engineers. (1) The secretary shall
13establish a committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c) for each construction project under the
14department's supervision, except an emergency project approved under s. 16.855
15(16) (b) 2., for the purpose of selecting an architect or engineer for the project.
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16(2) If the estimated cost of a construction project under the department's
17supervision is $6,800,000, subject to adjustment under s. 16.40 (20m), or more, the
18selection committee appointed under sub. (1) shall use a request-for-proposal
19process established by the department to select an architect or engineer for the
20project based on qualifications.
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21Section
166. 16.87 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.87
(3) Except as provided in sub. (4), a contract under sub. (2) is not valid
23or effectual for any purpose until it is endorsed in writing and approved by the
24secretary or the secretary's
designated assistant
designee and, if the contract
25involves an expenditure over
$60,000 $250,000, subject to adjustment under s. 16.40
1(20m), approved by the governor.
The governor may delegate the authority to
2approve any contract requiring his or her approval under this subsection that
3involves an expenditure of less than $150,000 to the secretary or the secretary's
4designee. Except as provided in sub. (4), no payment or compensation for work done
5under any contract involving $2,500 or more, except a highway contract, may be
6made unless the written claim is audited and approved by the secretary or the
7secretary's designee. Any change order to a contract requiring approval under this
8subsection requires the prior approval by the secretary or the secretary's
designated
9assistant designee and, if the change order involves an expenditure over
$60,000 10$250,000, subject to adjustment under s. 16.40 (20m), the approval of the governor
11or, if the governor delegates his or her authority to approve contracts under this
12subsection and the change order involves an expenditure of less than $150,000, the
13approval of the secretary or the secretary's designee.
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14Section
167. 16.956 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.956
(2) Authority. Beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on
June 30, 2020 16June 30, 2017, the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the
17purchase and field testing of one or more idling reduction units as provided in subs.
18(3) and (4).
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19Section
168. 16.956 (4) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.956
(4) (cm) Subject to par. (d), the department may make grants under this
21section from July 1, 2009 to
June 30, 2020 June 30, 2017, of 50 percent of the eligible
22costs for an idling reduction unit installed on a truck tractor, unless the department
23has previously awarded a grant under this section for an idling reduction unit
24installed on the truck tractor.
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25Section
169. 16.956 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.956
(6) Sunset. Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply after
December 31, 2021 2June 30, 2018.
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3Section
170. 16.971 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.971
(4) (c) 2. “Municipality" has the meaning designated in s. 66.0901 (1)
5(a) (as).
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6Section
171. 16.971 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.971
(9) In conjunction with the public defender board, the director of state
8courts, the departments of corrections and justice and district attorneys, the
9department may maintain, promote and coordinate automated justice information
10systems that are compatible among counties and the officers and agencies specified
11in this subsection, using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (kh)
, (kp), and
12(kq). The department shall annually report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2)
13concerning the department's efforts to improve and increase the efficiency of
14integration of justice information systems.
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15Section 172
. 16.973 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.973
(15) Submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) an annual report on
17the administration of the information technology and communication services
18self-funded portal.
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19Section
173. 16.978 of the statutes is created to read:
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2016.978 Servers. (1) “
Femrite data center” means the state facility located at
215830 Femrite Drive in the city of Madison.
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22(2) Each server that an executive branch agency, other than the Board of
23Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, uses for information technology
24purposes shall be housed in the Femrite data center.
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1(3) The secretary may grant an exemption from the requirement under sub. (2)
2if an executive branch agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the secretary that
3a valid business reason exists for the exemption.
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4Section
174. 16.993 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
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5Section 175
. 16.9945 of the statutes is created to read:
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616.9945 Information technology block grants. (1) Competitive grants. 7In fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19, the department may annually award grants
8on a competitive basis to eligible school districts for the purpose of improving
9information technology infrastructure. For purposes of awarding grants under this
10section, “improving information technology infrastructure” includes purchasing and
11installing on a bus a portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet
12coverage and purchasing for individuals to temporarily borrow from a school a
13portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet coverage. In awarding
14grants under this section, the department shall give priority to applications for
15school districts in which the percentage of pupils who satisfy the income eligibility
16criteria under
42 USC 1758 (b) (1) for a free or reduced-price lunch is greater than
17in other applicant school districts. The department shall require an applicant for a
18grant under this section to provide all of the following:
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(a) A description of the specific information technology infrastructure,
20including any equipment, that the applicant intends to purchase with grant
21proceeds.
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(b) The applicant's plan to purchase, install, and use the information
23technology infrastructure described in par. (a).
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(c) A description of the applicant's readiness to use information technology
25infrastructure purchased with grant proceeds.
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1(2) Eligible school districts. (a) A school district is eligible for a grant under
2this section in fiscal year 2017-18 if the school district's membership in the previous
3school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is 26 or less.
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(b) A school district is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year
52018-19 if the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the
6school district's area in square miles is 13 or less.
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7(3) Maximum awards. The total amount the department may award to an
8eligible school district under sub. (1) during a fiscal biennium may not exceed the
9following:
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(a) If the membership of the eligible school district is fewer than 750 pupils,
11$30,000.
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(b) If the membership of the eligible school district is 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils,
13$40 multiplied by the school district's membership.
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(c) If the membership of the eligible school district is more than 1,500 pupils,
15$60,000.
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16(4) Funding limitation. (a) The department may not award grants under this
17section that total more than $15,000,000 in the 2017-18 fiscal year.
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(b) The department may not award grants under this section that total more
19than $7,500,000 in the 2018-19 fiscal year.
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20(5) Sunset. The department may not award grants under this section after July
211, 2019.
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22Section 176
. 17.07 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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17.07
(3m) Notwithstanding sub. (3), the
parole commission chairperson 24director of parole may be removed by the governor, at pleasure.
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25Section
177. 19.11 (1) to (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
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119.11
(1) The secretary of state
, and treasurer
and attorney general shall each
2furnish a bond to the state, at the time each takes and subscribes the oath of office
3required of that officer, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the
4office, and the officer's duties as a member of the board of commissioners of public
5lands, and in the investment of the funds arising therefrom. The bond of each of said
6officers shall be further conditioned for the faithful performance by all persons
7appointed or employed by the officer in his or her office of their duties and trusts
8therein, and for the delivery over to the officer's successor in office, or to any person
9authorized by law to receive the same, of all moneys, books, records, deeds, bonds,
10securities and other property and effects of whatsoever nature belonging to the
11officer's offices.
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12(2) Each of said bonds shall be subject to the approval of the governor and shall
13be guaranteed by resident freeholders of this state, or by a surety company as
14provided in s. 632.17 (2). The amount of each such bond, and the number of sureties
15thereon if guaranteed by resident freeholders, shall be as follows: secretary of state,
16$25,000, with sufficient sureties;
and treasurer, $100,000, with not less than 6
17sureties
; and the attorney general, $10,000, with not less than 3 sureties.
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18(3) The attorney general shall renew the bond required under this section in
19a larger amount and with additional security, and the The treasurer shall give an
20additional bond
, when required by the governor.
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21Section
178. 19.36 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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19.36
(3) Contractors' records.
Subject to sub. (12), each Each authority shall
23make available for inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1) any record produced or
24collected under a contract entered into by the authority with a person other than an
25authority to the same extent as if the record were maintained by the authority. This
1subsection does not apply to the inspection or copying of a record under s. 19.35 (1)
2(am).
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3Section
179. 19.36 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
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4Section 180
. 20.002 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.002
(2) (a) Solely for purposes of relating annual taxes to estimated
6expenses, amounts withheld under s. 71.64 prior to July 1 and taxes imposed by
7subch. III of ch. 77 for periods ending prior to July 1 shall be deemed accrued tax
8receipts as of the close of the fiscal year but no revenue shall be deemed accrued tax
9receipts unless deposited by the state on or before the August 15 following the end
10of the fiscal year. Solely for purposes of relating annual taxes to estimated expenses,
11fees imposed under subch. II of ch. 77, taxes imposed under ss. 139.02, 139.03 (2m)
12and (2n), 139.31 and 139.76 and assessments imposed under s. 50.14 (2) shall be
13deemed accrued tax receipts as of the close of the fiscal year, but no revenue shall be
14deemed accrued tax receipts unless deposited by this state on or before July 31.
15Solely for purposes of relating annual taxes to estimated expenses, taxes imposed
16under s. 70.58 shall be deemed accrued tax receipts as of the close of the fiscal year,
17but no revenue shall be deemed accrued tax receipts unless it is deposited by this
18state on or before August 31.
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19Section 181
. 20.005 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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20.005
(1) Summary of all funds. The budget governing fiscal operations for
21the state of Wisconsin for all funds beginning on July 1, 2017, and ending on June
2230, 2019, is summarized as follows: [See Figure 20.005 (1) following]
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Figure: 20.005 (1)
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1SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS — ALL FUNDS
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SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION RESERVES — ALL FUNDS
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Note: The lottery fund summary reflects reestimated sales, other revenue and
expenditures relating to the certification of the amount available for the lottery and
gaming credit in 2016-17, approved by the Joint Committee on Finance on October 17,
2016.
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2Section 182
. 20.005 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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120.005
(2) State borrowing program summary. The following schedule sets
2forth the state borrowing program summary: [See Figures 20.005 (2) (a) and (b)
3following]
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Figure: 20.005 (2) (a)
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SUMMARY OF BONDING AUTHORITY MODIFICATIONS
6
2017-19 FISCAL BIENNIUM
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Figure: 20.005 (2) (b)
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GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE
3
FISCAL YEARS 2017-18 AND 2018-19
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2Section 183
. 20.005 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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20.005
(3) Appropriations. The following schedule sets forth all annual,
4biennial, and sum certain continuing appropriations and anticipated expenditures
5from other appropriations for the programs and other purposes indicated. All
6appropriations are made from the general fund unless otherwise indicated. The
7letter abbreviations shown designating the type of appropriation apply to both fiscal
8years in the schedule unless otherwise indicated. [See Figure 20.005 (3) following]
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Figure: 20.005 (3)