20.916 (8) (b) The approval process for the uniform travel schedule amounts and allowances for legislative expenses under this subsection shall be the same as that provided under s. 230.12 (3) (b). The approved amounts for the uniform travel schedule and legislative expense allowances shall be incorporated into the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (1).
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Section 988m. 20.923 (4) (f) 7y. of the statutes is created to read:
20.923 (4) (f) 7y. Forestry, department of: secretary.
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Section
989. 20.923 (4) (h) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
20.923 (4) (h) 2. Electronic government, department of: secretary (chief information officer).
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Section 989m. 20.923 (4g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.923 (4g) University of Wisconsin System senior executive positions. (intro.) A compensation plan consisting of 9 university senior executive salary groups is established for certain administrative positions at the University of Wisconsin System. The salary ranges and adjustments to the salary ranges for the university senior executive salary groups 1 and 2 shall be contained in the recommendations of the secretary of employment relations under s. 230.12 (3) (e). The salary ranges and adjustments to the salary ranges for university senior executive salary groups 3 to 9 shall be determined by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System based on an analysis of salaries paid for similar positions at comparable universities in other states. The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall set the salaries for these positions within the ranges to which the positions are assigned to reflect the hierarchical structure of the system, to recognize merit, to permit orderly salary progression and to recognize competitive factors. The salary of any incumbent in the positions identified in pars. (ae) to (f) may not exceed the maximum of the salary range for the group to which the position is assigned. The positions are assigned as follows:
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Section
993. 20.923 (6) (dm) of the statutes is repealed.
16,993i
Section 993i. 20.923 (6) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.923 (6) (m) University of Wisconsin System: deans, principals, professors, instructors, research assistants, librarians and other teachers, as defined in s. 40.02 (55), and the staff of the environmental education board, and instructional staff employed by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System who provide services for a charter school established by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm).
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Section
994. 20.924 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
16,994d
Section 994d. 20.924 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
20.924 (1) (i) Shall not acquire or lease or authorize the acquisition or leasing of any building, structure, or facility, or portion thereof, for initial occupancy by the department of corrections for the purpose of confining persons serving a sentence of imprisonment to the Wisconsin state prisons or for the purpose of confining juveniles alleged or found to be delinquent unless one of the following applies:
1. If the building, structure, or facility was converted for that purpose, the conversion either was completed before January 1, 2001, or began after the building, structure, or facility was enumerated in the authorized state building program.
2. If the building, structure, or facility was not converted for that purpose, the construction of the building, structure, or facility either was completed before January 1, 2001, or began after the building, structure, or facility was enumerated in the authorized state building program.
16,994e
Section 994e. 20.924 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
20.924 (1) (j) Shall not enter into any lease or other contract that provides for the construction of any building, structure, or facility, or portion thereof, for initial occupancy by the state and that contains an option for the state to purchase the building, structure, or facility unless the construction and purchase of the building, structure, or facility is enumerated in the authorized state building program prior to entering into the lease or other contract.
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Section
995. 20.924 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.924 (4) In addition to the authorized building program for the historical society, the society may expend any funds which are made available from the appropriations under s. 20.245 (1) (ag), (g), (h) and, (m), (2) (a) to (bi), (g), (h) and (m), (3) (g), (h), (m) and (n), (4) (g), (h) and (m) and (5) (a), (g), (h) and (m) and (n).
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Section 1013m. 21.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
21.25
(1) The department of military affairs
shall may administer the Badger Challenge program for disadvantaged youth.
The department shall recruit 10% of the 1999-2000 class of the program from families who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et seq. The If the department
administers the Badger Challenge program under this subsection, it shall recruit 25% of
the 2000-01
each class
of the program from families who are eligible to receive temporary assistance for needy families under
42 USC 601 et seq.
The If the department of military affairs
administers the Badger Challenge program under this subsection, it shall promulgate rules for administering the Badger Challenge program.
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Section
1024. 21.49 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
21.49
(1) (b) 2. Any accredited institution of higher education
, as defined
by rule by the higher educational aids board in 20 USC 1002.
16,1024bg
Section 1024bg. 21.49 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
21.49 (2) (c) A member of the U.S. armed forces, including the Wisconsin national guard, for 10 years or more.
16,1024bi
Section 1024bi. 21.49 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
21.49 (2) (d) Failing to meet the national guard service eligibility criteria established by the department by rule or absent without leave for more than 9 unit training assemblies.
16,1024bk
Section 1024bk. 21.49 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
21.49 (2) (f) Failing to achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.0 or an average grade of "C" for the semester for which reimbursement is requested.
16,1024c
Section 1024c. 21.49 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
21.49 (3) (a) Any eligible guard member upon satisfactory completion of a full-time or part-time course in a qualifying school is eligible for a tuition grant equal to 100% of the actual tuition charged by the school or 100% 85% of the maximum resident undergraduate tuition charged by the university of Wisconsin-Madison for a comparable number of credits, whichever amount is less.
16,1024e
Section 1024e. 21.49 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
21.49 (3) (b) 3. Contain the signatures of both the guard member claiming the grant and a representative of the school, certifying that the member has satisfactorily completed the course and has achieved the minimum grade point average or grade, as required under sub. (2) (f).
16,1024i
Section 1024i. 21.49 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
21.49 (3m) Repayment of grants. The department may shall require a guard member who has received a grant under this section to repay the amount of the grant to the department if the national guard member, within 12 months of receipt of the grant, fails to meet any of on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], is separated from the national guard service eligibility criteria established by the department by rule for misconduct, as defined in the rules and regulations of the national guard, including being absent without leave for more than 9 unit training assemblies. The department may elect to collect the amount owed under this subsection through the tax intercept program under s. 71.93.
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Section 1024m. 21.49 (4) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
21.49 (4) (d) After June 30, 2005, a guard member is only eligible for a tuition grant under this section for a course in one of the following schools:
1. The extension division and any campus of the University of Wisconsin System.
2. Any public institution of higher education that is included in the Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement under s. 39.47.
3. Any technical college established under ch. 38.
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Section
1026. Chapter 22 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
CHAPTER 22
DEPARTMENT OF
electronic government
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Section
1027. 22.01 (2m), (5), (6m) and (10) of the statutes are created to read:
22.01 (2m) "Board" means the information technology management board.
(5) "Department" means the department of electronic government.
(6m) "Information technology portfolio" means information technology systems, applications, infrastructure, and information resources and human resources devoted to developing and maintaining information technology systems.
(10) "Telecommunications" means all services and facilities capable of transmitting, switching, or receiving information in any form by wire, radio, or other electronic means.
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Section
1029. 22.05 (2) (f) to (i) of the statutes are created to read:
22.05 (2) (f) Acquire, operate, and maintain any information technology equipment or systems required by the department to carry out its functions, and provide information technology development and management services related to those information technology systems. The department may assess executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, for the costs of equipment or systems acquired, operated, maintained, or provided or services provided under this paragraph in accordance with a methodology determined by the chief information officer. The department may also charge any agency for such costs as a component of any services provided by the department to the agency.
(g) Assume direct responsibility for the planning and development of any information technology system in the executive branch of state government outside of the University of Wisconsin System that the chief information officer determines to be necessary to effectively develop or manage the system, with or without the consent of any affected executive branch agency. The department may charge any executive branch agency for the department's reasonable costs incurred in carrying out its functions under this paragraph on behalf of that agency.
(h) Establish master contracts for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services relating to information technology or telecommunications for use by agencies, authorities, local governmental units, or entities in the private sector and require any executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to make any purchases of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services included under the contract pursuant to the terms of the contract.
(i) Accept gifts, grants, and bequests, to be used for the purposes for which made, consistently with applicable laws.
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Section
1030. 22.07 (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
22.07 Duties of the department. (intro.) The department shall:
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Section 1030d. 22.07 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
22.07 (2) Promulgate
rules prescribing methodologies for establishing all fees and charges established or assessed by the department or the chief information officer under this chapter.
16,1030k
Section 1030k. 22.07 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
22.07 (7) Prescribe and revise as necessary performance measures to ensure financial controls and accountability, optimal personnel utilization, and customer satisfaction for all information technology functions in the executive branch outside of the University of Wisconsin System and annually, no later than March 31, report to the joint committee on information policy and technology and the board concerning the performance measures utilized by the department and the actual performance of the department and the executive branch agencies measured against the performance measures then in effect.
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Section 1030L. 22.07 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
22.07 (8) Offer the opportunity to local governmental units to voluntarily obtain computer or supercomputer services from the department when those services are provided under s. 22.05 (2) (b) or (c), and to voluntarily participate in any master contract established by the department under s. 22.05 (2) (h) or in the use of any informational system or device provided by the department under 22.09 (3).
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Section 1030m. 22.07 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
22.07 (9) In consultation with the department of veterans affairs, administer a program to increase outreach to veterans regarding veterans services and benefits, and to provide training to employees of the department of veterans affairs and county veterans service officers.
The department of electronic government shall make the program available through a satellite system that is linked to 5 remote locations in this state.
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Section
1031. 22.09 of the statutes is created to read:
22.09 Powers of the chief information officer. The chief information officer may:
(1) Establish and collect assessments and charges for all authorized services provided by the department, subject to applicable agreements under sub. (2).
(2) Subject to s. 22.05 (2) (b), enter into and enforce an agreement with any agency, any authority, any unit of the federal government, any local governmental unit, or any entity in the private sector to provide services authorized to be provided by the department to that agency, authority, unit, or entity at a cost specified in the agreement.
(3) Develop or operate and maintain any system or device facilitating Internet or telephone access to information about programs of agencies, authorities, local governmental units, or entities in the private sector, or otherwise permitting the transaction of business by agencies, authorities, local governmental units, or entities in the private sector by means of electronic communication. The chief information officer may assess executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, for the costs of systems or devices that are developed, operated, or maintained under this subsection in accordance with a methodology determined by the officer. The chief information officer may also charge any agency, authority, local governmental unit, or entity in the private sector for such costs as a component of any services provided by the department to that agency, authority, local governmental unit, or entity.
(5) Review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove any proposed contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services relating to information technology or telecommunications by an executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
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Section
1032. 22.13 of the statutes is created to read:
22.13 Strategic plans for executive branch agencies. (1) As a part of each proposed strategic plan submitted under s. 22.03 (2) (L), the department shall require each executive branch agency to address the business needs of the agency and to identify all proposed information technology development projects that serve those business needs, the priority for undertaking such projects, and the justification for each project, including the anticipated benefits of the project. Each proposed plan shall identify any changes in the functioning of the agency under the plan. In each even-numbered year, the plan shall include identification of any information technology development project that the agency plans to include in its biennial budget request under s. 16.42 (1).
(2) Each proposed strategic plan shall separately identify the initiatives that the executive branch agency plans to undertake from resources available to the agency at the time that the plan is submitted and initiatives that the agency proposes to undertake that would require additional resources.
(3) Following receipt of a proposed strategic plan from an executive branch agency, the chief information officer shall, before June 1, notify the agency of any concerns that the officer may have regarding the plan and provide the agency with his or her recommendations regarding the proposed plan. The chief information officer may also submit any concerns or recommendations regarding any proposed plan to the board for its consideration. The board shall then consider the proposed plan and provide the chief information officer with its recommendations regarding the plan. The executive branch agency may submit modifications to its proposed plan in response to any recommendations.
(4) Before June 15, the chief information officer shall consider any recommendations provided by the board under sub. (3) and shall then approve or disapprove the proposed plan in whole or in part.
(5) No executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, may implement a new or revised information technology development project authorized under a strategic plan until the implementation is approved by the chief information officer in accordance with procedures prescribed by the officer.
(6) The department shall consult with the joint committee on information policy and technology in providing guidance for planning by executive branch agencies.
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Section
1033. 22.15 of the statutes is created to read:
22.15 Information technology portfolio management. With the assistance of executive branch agencies and the advice of the board, the department shall manage the information technology portfolio of state government in accordance with a management structure that includes all of the following:
(1) Criteria for selection of information technology assets to be managed.
(2) Methods for monitoring and controlling information technology development projects and assets.
(3) Methods to evaluate the progress of information technology development projects and the effectiveness of information technology systems, including performance measurements for the information technology portfolio.
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Section
1034. 22.17 of the statutes is created to read:
22.17 Information technology management board. (1) The board shall provide the chief information officer with its recommendations concerning any elements of the strategic plan of an executive branch agency that are referred to the board under s. 22.13 (3).
(2) The board may advise the chief information officer with respect to management of the information technology portfolio of state government under s. 22.15.
(3) The board may, upon petition of an executive branch agency, review any decision of the chief information officer under this chapter affecting that agency. Upon review, the board may affirm, modify, or set aside the decision. If the board modifies or sets aside the decision of the chief information officer, the decision of the board stands as the decision of the chief information officer and the decision is not subject to further review or appeal.
(4) The board may monitor progress in attaining goals for information technology and telecommunications development set by the chief information officer or executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and may make recommendations to the officer or agencies concerning appropriate means of attaining those goals.
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Section 1034fb. 23.09 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 1034fd. 23.09 (2) (d) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 1034fg. 23.09 (2p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
23.09 (2p) (a) The department of natural resources shall determine the value of land donated to the department state that is within the project boundaries of a state park, a southern state forest, or a state recreation area. The department of forestry shall determine the value of land donated to the state that is within the project boundaries of other state forests. If the donation involves the transfer of the title in fee simple absolute or other arrangement for the transfer of all interest in the land to the state, the valuation shall be based on the fair market value of the land before the transfer. If the donation is a dedication transferring a partial interest in land to the state, the valuation shall be based on the extent to which the fair market value of the land is diminished by that transfer and the associated articles of dedication. If the donation involves a sale of land to the department at less than the fair market value, the valuation of the donation shall be based on the difference between the purchase price and the fair market value.
