(bp) 1. Conduct a management and performance evaluation audit to review supervisor-to-staff ratios in every large agency at least once each 5 years. In this paragraph "large agency" means an agency created under ch. 15 and that has more than 100 full-time equivalent positions.
2. The audit may be conducted in conjunction with the audit under par. (b) or (bm) or separately. Within 30 days after completion of the audit, the bureau shall file with the joint legislative audit committee, the appropriate standing committees, and the joint committee on legislative organization, under s. 13.172 (3), the governor, the department of administration, the legislative reference bureau, the joint committee on finance, the legislative fiscal bureau, and the state department, board, commission, or independent agency audited, a detailed report thereof, including its recommendations for improvement and efficiency.
(br) Maintain a toll-free telephone number with voice mail at the bureau's office to receive reports of fraud, waste, or abuse in state government. The bureau shall relay these reports to the appropriate bureau employee for investigation. The bureau shall publicize the toll-free telephone number on the bureau's website. The bureau shall maintain records that permit the release of information provided by informants while protecting the identity of the informant. Any records maintained by the bureau which relate to the identity of informants shall be only for the confidential use of the bureau in the administration of this section, unless the informant expressly agrees to release the records. Appearance in court as a witness shall not be considered consent by an informant to release confidential records maintained by the bureau.
14.20 (1) (a) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 22.01 16.97 (7).
15.01 (2) "Commission" means a 3-member governing body in charge of a department or independent agency or of a division or other subunit within a department, except for the Wisconsin waterways commission which shall consist of 5 members, the parole commission which shall consist of 8 members, and the Fox River management commission which shall consist of 7 members. A Wisconsin group created for participation in a continuing interstate body, or the interstate body itself, shall be known as a "commission", but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06. The parole commission created under s. 15.145 (1) shall be known as a "commission", but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06. The sentencing commission created under s. 15.105 (27) shall be known as a "commission" but is not a commission for purposes of s. 15.06 (1) to (4m), (7), and (9).
15.07 (2) (L) The governor shall serve as chairperson of the information technology management board and the chief information officer administrator of the division of electronic government in the department of administration shall serve as secretary of that board.
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Section 13p. 15.103 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
15.103 (6) There is created in the department of administration a division of electronic government.
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Section 13q. 15.105 (25) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 14. 15.105 (27) of the statutes is created to read:
15.105 (27) Sentencing commission. (a) Creation; membership. There is created a sentencing commission that is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03 and that shall consist of the following members:
1. The attorney general or his or her designee.
2. The state public defender or his or her designee.
3. Seven members, at least 2 of whom are not employed by any unit of federal, state, or local government, appointed by the governor.
4. One majority party member and one minority party member from each house of the legislature, appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses.
5. Two circuit judges, appointed by the supreme court.
6. One representative of crime victims and one prosecutor, each appointed by the attorney general.
7. One attorney in private practice engaged primarily in the practice of criminal defense, appointed by the criminal law section of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
(b) Nonvoting members. The secretary of corrections or his or her designee, the chairperson of the parole commission or his or her designee, and the director of state courts or his or her designee shall be nonvoting members of the commission.
(c) Terms. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., members appointed under par. (a) 3. and 5. to 7. shall serve 3-year terms and are eligible for reappointment.
2. The term of a circuit judge appointed under par. (a) 5. shall end when such person ceases to be a circuit judge. The term of a prosecutor appointed under par. (a) 6. shall end when such person ceases to be a prosecutor.
(d) Officers. The governor shall designate annually one of the members of the commission as chairperson. The commission may elect officers other than a chairperson from among its members as its work requires.
(e) Reimbursement and compensation. Members of the commission shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. An officer or employee of the state shall be reimbursed by the agency that pays the member's salary. Members who are full-time state officers or employees shall receive no compensation for their services. Other members shall be paid $25 per day, in addition to their actual and necessary expenses, for each day on which they are actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of their duties.
(f) Sunset. This subsection does not apply after December 31, 2007.
15.107 (7) (f) A representative of the department division of electronic government in the department of administration.
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Section 14d. 15.197 (25) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
15.197 (25) (c) This subsection does not apply beginning on July 1, 2002 2003.
15.105 (27) Information technology management board. There is created an information technology management board which is attached to the department of electronic government administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the governor, the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information policy and technology or a member of the legislature from the same house as a cochairperson designated by that cochairperson, one member of the minority party in each house of the legislature, appointed in the same manner as members of standing committees are appointed, the secretary of administration, 2 heads of departments or independent agencies appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor, 2 other members appointed to serve for 4-year terms, and the chief information officer administrator of the division of electronic government in the department of administration.
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Section 14j. 15.347 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
15.347 (18) Invasive species council. (a) There is created an invasive species council, attached to the department of natural resources under s. 15.03.
(b) The council consists of the following members:
1. The secretary of natural resources or his or her designee.
2. The secretary of administration or his or her designee.
3. The secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or his or her designee.
4. The secretary of commerce or his or her designee.
5. The secretary of tourism or his or her designee.
6. The secretary of transportation or his or her designee.
7. Seven other members appointed by the governor to serve 5-year terms.
(c) The members appointed under par. (b) 7. shall represent public and private interests that are affected by the presence of invasive species in this state.
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Section 14kr. 15.347 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
15.347 (19) Council on forestry. (a) There is created in the department of natural resources a council of forestry consisting of:
1. The chief state forester or his or her designee.
2. One member of the senate
, appointed by the president of the senate .
3. One member of the senate, appointed by the senate minority leader .
4. One member of the assembly
, appointed by the speaker of the assembly .
5. One member of the assembly, appointed by the assembly minority leader .
6. One member who represents the interests of a forest products company that owns and manages large tracts of private forest land that supply raw materials to the forest products industry.
7. One member who represents the interests of owners of nonindustrial, private forest land who manage the land to produce ecological, economic, and social benefits.
8. One member who represents the interests of counties that have county forests within their boundaries.
9. One member who represents the interests of the paper and pulp industry.
10. One member who represents the interests of the lumber industry.
11. One member who represents the interests of nonprofit conservation organizations whose purposes include the conservation and use of forest resources.
12. One member who is a forester who engages in the practice of providing consultation services on forestry issues.
13. One member who represents the interests of schools of forestry within the state that have curricula in the management of forest resources that are accredited by the Society of American Foresters.
14. One member who represents the interests of persons who engage in the practice of conservation education.
15. One member who represents the interests of persons who are members of labor unions that are affiliated with the forestry industry.
16. One member who represents the interests of persons who are engaged in the practice of urban and community forestry.
17. One member who represents the interests of persons who are members of the Society of American Foresters.
18. One member who represents the interests of persons who are members of an organization of timber producers.
19. One person who represents the interests of persons who are engaged in an industry that uses secondary wood.
(b) Each member specified in par. (a)
2. to 5. shall be appointed in the same manner as members of standing committees are appointed.
(c) Each member specified in par. (a) 6. to 19. shall be nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve a 5-year term .
(d) The governor shall annually appoint a chairperson for the council from among its members before the first meeting of each year, and the chairperson, at the first meeting of each year, shall annually appoint the vice chairperson and secretary from among the council's members. Any of these appointees may be appointed for successive terms.
(e) The council shall meet 4 times each year and shall also meet on the call of the chairperson of the council or on the call of a majority of its members. Notwithstanding s. 15.09 (3), the council shall meet at such locations within this state as may be designated by the chairperson of the council or by a majority of its members.
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Section 15. 16.33 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.33 (1) (a) Subject to sub. (2), make grants or loans, directly or through agents designated under s. 16.334, from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.505 (7) (b) and (j) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs of the person or family.
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Section 15c. 16.33 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
16.33 (1) (a) Subject to sub. (2), make grants or loans, directly or through agents designated under s. 16.334, from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (b) and (j) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs of the person or family.
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Section 17q. 16.42 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
16.42 (1) (f) The information required under s. 16.423.
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Section 17r. 16.423 of the statutes is created to read:
16.423 Base budget review reports. (1) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning given in s. 20.001 (1).
(2) (a) During the 2001-03 fiscal biennium, the secretary shall require that one-third of all state agencies submit a report no later than September 15, 2002, and every 3rd fiscal biennium thereafter, that contains the information specified in sub. (3).
(b) During the 2003-05 fiscal biennium, the secretary shall require that 50% of the state agencies that did not submit a report under par. (a) submit a report no later than September 15, 2004, and every 3rd fiscal biennium thereafter, that contains the information specified in sub. (3).
(c) During the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, the secretary shall require that all state agencies created on or before September 15, 2006, that did not submit a report under par. (a) or (b) submit submit a report no later than September 15, 2006, and every 3rd fiscal biennium thereafter, that contains the information specified in sub. (3).
(d) Beginning in the 2005-07 fiscal biennium, the secretary shall require that any state agency created after September 15, 2006, submit a report no later than the September 15 in the even-numbered year that first occurs after the state agency is created, and every 3rd fiscal biennium thereafter, that contains the information specified in sub. (3).
(3) A report submitted under this section shall contain at least all of the following:
(a) A description of each programmatic activity of the state agency.
(b) For each programmatic activity of the state agency, an accounting of all expenditures, arranged by revenue source and the categories specified in sub. (4), in each of the prior 3 fiscal years.
(c) For each programmatic activity of the state agency, an accounting of all expenditures, arranged by revenue source and the categories specified in sub. (4), in the last 2 quarters in each of the prior 3 fiscal years.
(4) The secretary shall develop categories for state agencies to use for the purpose of organizing the expenditure information that is required under sub. (3) (b) and (c).
