AB43,126 18Section 126. 16.61 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,127 19Section 127. 16.705 (1b) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,242,2120 16.705 (1b) (d) The department of financial institutions under s. 224.51 or the
21small business retirement savings board under s. 224.56
.
AB43,128 22Section 128. 16.71 (5r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,242,2523 16.71 (5r) The department shall delegate authority to the department of
24financial institutions to enter into vendor contracts under s. 224.51 and to the small
25business retirement savings board to enter into vendor contracts under s. 224.56
.
AB43,129
1Section 129. 16.75 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,130 2Section 130. 16.75 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 16.75 (3m) (a) 5.
3and amended to read:
AB43,243,54 16.75 (3m) (a) 5. “Disabled veteran-owned Veteran-owned business" means
5a business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).
AB43,131 6Section 131 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 1e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,243,97 16.75 (3m) (a) 1e. “Disability-owned business” means a business, other than
8a financial adviser or investment firm, certified by the department under s. 16.289
9(3).
AB43,132 10Section 132 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 1f. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,243,1211 16.75 (3m) (a) 1f. “Disability-owned financial adviser" means a financial
12adviser certified by the department under s. 16.289 (3).
AB43,133 13Section 133 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,243,1514 16.75 (3m) (a) 1g. “Disability-owned investment firm" means an investment
15firm certified by the department under s. 16.289 (3).
AB43,134 16Section 134. 16.75 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 16.75 (3m) (a) 6.
17and amended to read:
AB43,243,2018 16.75 (3m) (a) 6. “Disabled veteran-owned Veteran-owned financial adviser"
19means a financial adviser certified by the department of administration under s.
2016.283 (3).
AB43,135 21Section 135. 16.75 (3m) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 16.75 (3m) (a) 7.
22and amended to read:
AB43,243,2523 16.75 (3m) (a) 7. “Disabled veteran-owned Veteran-owned investment firm"
24means an investment firm certified by the department of administration under s.
2516.283 (3).
AB43,136
1Section 136. 16.75 (3m) (a) 3q. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,244,42 16.75 (3m) (a) 3q. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business”
3means a business, other than a financial adviser or investment firm, certified by the
4department under s. 16.288 (3).
AB43,137 5Section 137 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 3r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,244,76 16.75 (3m) (a) 3r. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned financial
7adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department under s. 16.288 (3).
AB43,138 8Section 138 . 16.75 (3m) (a) 3s. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,244,109 16.75 (3m) (a) 3s. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned investment
10firm" means an investment firm certified by the department under s. 16.288 (3).
AB43,139 11Section 139. 16.75 (3m) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,244,1712 16.75 (3m) (b) 2. The department, any agency to which the department
13delegates purchasing authority under s. 16.71 (1), and any agency making purchases
14under s. 16.74 shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 an aggregate amount of 5
15percent of the total amount expended under this subchapter in each fiscal year is
16paid to disabled veteran-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses, and
17lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-owned businesses
.
AB43,140 18Section 140 . 16.75 (3m) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,245,1019 16.75 (3m) (b) 3. Except as provided under sub. (7), the department, any agency
20to which the department delegates purchasing authority under s. 16.71 (1), and any
21agency making purchases under s. 16.74 may purchase materials, supplies,
22equipment, and contractual services from any minority business or disabled,
23veteran-owned business, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business, or
24disability-owned business,
or a business that is both a minority business and a
25disabled veteran-owned business
any combination of those, submitting a qualified

1responsible competitive bid that is no more than 5 percent higher than the apparent
2low bid or competitive proposal that is no more than 5 percent higher than the most
3advantageous proposal. In administering the preference for minority businesses or
4disabled
, veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned
5businesses, and disability-owned businesses
established in this paragraph, the
6department, the delegated agency, and any agency making purchases under s. 16.74
7shall maximize the use of minority businesses or disabled , veteran-owned
8businesses which, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, and
9disability-owned businesses that
are incorporated under ch. 180 or which that have
10their principal place of business in this state.
AB43,141 11Section 141 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,245,1812 16.75 (3m) (c) 1. After completing any contract under this subchapter, the
13contractor shall report to the agency that awarded the contract any amount of the
14contract that was subcontracted to minority businesses and, any amount of the
15contract that was subcontracted to disabled veteran-owned businesses, any amount
16of the contract that was subcontracted to lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
17transgender-owned businesses, and any amount of the contract that was
18subcontracted to disability-owned businesses
.
AB43,142 19Section 142 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,245,2220 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. b. The total amount of money and the percentage of the total
21amount of money it has expended for contracts and orders awarded to disabled
22veteran-owned businesses.
AB43,143 23Section 143 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,245,2524 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. d. The number of contacts with disabled veteran-owned
25businesses in connection with proposed purchases.
AB43,144
1Section 144. 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. e. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,246,42 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. e. The total amount of money and the percentage of the total
3amount of money it has expended for contracts and orders awarded to lesbian, gay,
4bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses.
AB43,145 5Section 145 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. f. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,246,76 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. f. The number of contacts with lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
7transgender-owned businesses in connection with proposed purchases.
AB43,146 8Section 146 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,246,119 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. g. The total amount of money and the percentage of the total
10amount of money it has expended for contracts and orders awarded to
11disability-owned businesses.
AB43,147 12Section 147 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. h. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,246,1413 16.75 (3m) (c) 2. h. The number of contacts with disability-owned businesses
14in connection with proposed purchases.
AB43,148 15Section 148 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,246,2316 16.75 (3m) (c) 3. The department shall maintain and annually publish data on
17state purchases from minority businesses and on state purchases from disabled,
18veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned
19businesses, and disability-owned businesses,
including amounts expended and the
20percentage of total expenditures awarded to minority businesses and amounts
21expended and the percentage of total expenditures awarded to disabled
,
22veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned
23businesses, and disability-owned businesses
.
AB43,149 24Section 149 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,247,23
116.75 (3m) (c) 4. The department shall annually prepare and submit a report
2to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution
3to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), on the total amount of
4money paid to and the amount of indebtedness or other obligations underwritten by
5minority businesses, minority financial advisers, minority and investment firms,
6disabled
; veteran-owned businesses, disabled veteran-owned financial advisers,
7and disabled veteran-owned investment firms; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
8transgender-owned businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms; and
9disability-owned businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms
under the
10requirements of this subsection and ss. 16.855 (10m), 16.87 (2), 25.185, 84.075 and
11565.25 (2) (a) 3. and on this state's progress toward achieving compliance with par.
12(b) and ss. 16.855 (10m) (am) and (10n), 16.87 (2), 25.185, and 84.075 (1m). The
13report shall also include the percentage of the total amount of money paid to and the
14percentage of the total amount of indebtedness or other obligations underwritten by
15disabled veteran-owned businesses, disabled veteran-owned financial advisers,
16and disabled veteran-owned investment firms; lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
17transgender-owned businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms; and
18disability-owned businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms
. In
19calculating the percentages to be reported under this subsection, the department
20shall exclude any purchase or contract for which a preference would violate any
21federal law or regulation or any contract between an agency and a federal agency or
22any contract that would result in a reduction in the amount of federal aids received
23by this state.
AB43,150 24Section 150 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,248,6
116.75 (3m) (c) 5. a. In determining whether a purchase, contract, or subcontract
2complies with the goal established under par. (b) 1. or 2. or s. 16.855 (10m) (am) 1.
3or 2., 16.87 (2) (b) or (c), or 25.185 (2) (a) or (b), the department shall include only
4amounts paid to businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms certified by the
5department of administration under s. 16.283 or, 16.287 (2), 16.288 (3), or 16.289 (3),
6whichever is appropriate.
AB43,151 7Section 151 . 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,248,118 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. b. In determining whether a purchase, contract, or subcontract
9is made with a disabled veteran-owned business, the department shall include only
10amounts paid to disabled veteran-owned businesses certified by the department of
11administration under s. 16.283 (3).
AB43,152 12Section 152. 16.765 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,248,2413 16.765 (1) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
14Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
15Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin
16Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and
17Entertainment Corporation shall include in all contracts executed by them a
18provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against any employee or
19applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical
20condition, developmental disability, as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation, as
21defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender
22identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),
or national origin and, except with respect to
23sexual orientation, gender expression, and gender identity, obligating the contractor
24to take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.
AB43,153 25Section 153. 16.765 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,249,19
116.765 (2) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
2Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
3Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin
4Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and
5Entertainment Corporation shall include the following provision in every contract
6executed by them: “In connection with the performance of work under this contract,
7the contractor agrees not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for
8employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition,
9developmental disability, as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation, gender
10expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k),

11or national origin. This provision shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
12employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment
13advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and
14selection for training, including apprenticeship. Except with respect to sexual
15orientation, gender expression, and gender identity, the contractor further agrees to
16take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities. The contractor
17agrees to post in conspicuous places, available for employees and applicants for
18employment, notices to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the
19provisions of the nondiscrimination clause". clause.”
AB43,154 20Section 154 . 16.84 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,155 21Section 155 . 16.854 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,250,2222 16.854 (2) (intro.) Subject to the requirements of s. 16.82 (7), the department
23may, upon request of any local professional baseball park district, if the district has
24entered into a lease agreement with the department under s. 16.82 (7), take charge
25of and supervise engineering or architectural services or construction work, as

1defined in s. 16.87 (1) (a), performed by, or for, the district for compensation to be
2agreed upon between the department and the district. In connection with such
3services or work, the department may furnish engineering, architectural, project
4management and other building construction services whenever requisitions
5therefor are presented to the department by the district. If the district has entered
6into a lease agreement with the department under s. 16.82 (7), the department may
7also assist the district, upon request of the district, in letting contracts for
8engineering, architectural or construction work authorized by law and in
9supervising the work done thereunder. The department may award any such
10contract for any combination or division of work it designates and may consider any
11factors in awarding a contract including price, time for completion of work and the
12qualifications and past performance of a contractor. In awarding contracts under
13this section for the construction of baseball park facilities, as defined in s. 229.65 (1)
14(1s), the department shall ensure that any person who is awarded a contract agrees,
15as a condition to receiving the contract, that his or her goal shall be to ensure that
16at least 25 percent of the employees hired because of the contract will be minority
17group members and at least 5 percent of the employees hired because of the contract
18will be women. It shall also be a goal of the department to ensure that at least 25
19percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded for the construction of
20such facilities in the following areas are awarded to minority businesses and at least
215 percent of the aggregate dollar value of contracts awarded for the construction of
22such facilities in the following areas are awarded to women's businesses:
AB43,156 23Section 156. 16.855 (1p) of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,157 24Section 157 . 16.855 (10m) (ac) of the statutes is renumbered 16.855 (10m) (ac)
25(intro.) and amended to read:
AB43,251,1
116.855 (10m) (ac) (intro.) In this subsection , “disabled veteran-owned:
AB43,251,3 24. “Veteran-owned business" means a business certified by the department of
3administration
under s. 16.283 (3).
AB43,158 4Section 158 . 16.855 (10m) (ac) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,251,65 16.855 (10m) (ac) 1. “Disability-owned business” means a business certified
6by the department under s. 16.289 (3).
AB43,159 7Section 159 . 16.855 (10m) (ac) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,251,98 16.855 (10m) (ac) 3. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business”
9means a business certified by the department under s. 16.288 (3).
AB43,160 10Section 160 . 16.855 (10m) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,251,1511 16.855 (10m) (am) 2. In awarding construction contracts, the department shall
12attempt to ensure that at least 1 an aggregate amount of 5 percent of the total
13amount expended in each fiscal year is awarded to contractors and subcontractors
14that are disabled veteran-owned businesses, disability-owned businesses, and
15lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses
.
AB43,161 16Section 161 . 16.855 (10m) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,251,2217 16.855 (10m) (am) 3. The department may award any contract to a minority
18business or disabled, veteran-owned business, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
19transgender-owned business, or disability-owned business,
or a business that is
20both a minority business and a disabled veteran-owned business any combination
21of these
, if the business is a qualified responsible bidder and the business submits
22a bid that is no more than 5 percent higher than the apparent low bid.
AB43,162 23Section 162 . 16.855 (10m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,252,224 16.855 (10m) (b) Upon completion of any contract, the contractor shall report
25to the department any amount of the contract that was subcontracted to minority

1businesses or disabled, veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
2transgender-owned businesses, and disability-owned businesses
.
AB43,163 3Section 163 . 16.855 (10m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,252,74 16.855 (10m) (c) The department shall maintain and annually publish data on
5contracts awarded to minority businesses and disabled , veteran-owned businesses,
6lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, and disability-owned
7businesses
under this subsection and ss. 16.87 and 84.075.
AB43,164 8Section 164 . 16.87 (1) (aL) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,252,109 16.87 (1) (aL) “Disability-owned business” means a business certified by the
10department under s. 16.289 (3).
AB43,165 11Section 165. 16.87 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,252,1312 16.87 (1) (am) “Disabled veteran-owned Veteran-owned business" means a
13business certified by the department of administration under s. 16.283 (3).
AB43,166 14Section 166 . 16.87 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,252,1715 16.87 (1) (br) “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business” means
16a business, financial adviser, or investment firm certified by the department under
17s. 16.288 (3).
AB43,167 18Section 167 . 16.87 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,252,2219 16.87 (2) (c) The department shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 an
20aggregate amount of 5
percent of the total amount expended under this section in
21each fiscal year is paid to disabled veteran-owned businesses, disability-owned
22businesses, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses
.
AB43,168 23Section 168 . 16.954 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,252,25 2416.954 Office of sustainability and clean energy. (1) Definitions. In this
25section:
AB43,253,1
1(a) “Office” means the office of sustainability and clean energy.
AB43,253,22 (b) “Public utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5).
AB43,253,4 3(2) Initiatives. The office shall work on initiatives that have the following
4goals:
AB43,253,65 (a) Promoting the development and use of clean and renewable energy across
6this state.
AB43,253,97 (b) Advancing innovative sustainability solutions in ways that improve this
8state's economy and environment, including energy initiatives that reduce carbon
9emissions, accelerate economic growth, and lower customer energy costs.
AB43,253,1210 (c) Diversifying the resources used to reliably meet the energy needs of
11consumers in this state and generate family-supporting jobs through the expansion
12of this state's clean energy economy.
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