AB150-ASA, s. 28
1Section 28. 13.53 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,14,72 13.53 (2) (c) Refer to the legislature or to an appropriate standing committee
3information that, in its opinion, warrants action by the legislature or by the
4committee. It may request from a standing committee information on such action
5as is taken. The committee shall seek the advice of the appropriate standing
6committees with respect to the program portion of an audit relating to a state
7department or agency
an entity which is within the purview of such committee.
AB150-ASA, s. 29 8Section 29. 13.53 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,14,229 13.53 (3) (a) In any instance in which a postaudit report of the legislative audit
10bureau cites cases of improper payments; inadequate accounting, operating, or
11administrative system controls, procedures, or related records; inaccuracies; waste
12or extravagance; unauthorized or unintended activities or programs; or other
13deficiencies required by statute to be reported, the head of the state department or
14agency
entity to which the audit report pertains shall, within a time period specified
15by the committee, advise the cochairpersons of the committee, the chairperson of the
16joint committee on legislative organization and to each appropriate standing
17committee of any remedial actions taken or to be taken on matters cited in the report.
18Where such advice is not forthcoming from the head of the state department or
19agency
entity within the time period specified by the committee, or where the
20committee determines that suitable action has not been taken, the committee may
21report the matter immediately to the joint committee on legislative organization and
22to each appropriate standing committee.
AB150-ASA, s. 30 23Section 30. 13.53 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,15,724 13.53 (3) (b) The committee may, in any case, propose specific corrective action
25to remedy undesirable practices, including changes in applicable laws, rules and

1procedures, but with respect to the program portion of audit, it shall first seek the
2advice of the appropriate standing committees which have purview over the state
3department or agency
entity under review. If the committee introduces a bill, it shall
4be referred to the appropriate standing committee. The appropriate standing
5committees may propose corrective legislation wherever they find that the program
6portion of the audit indicates that a law is not being implemented in the manner
7intended by the legislature when the law was enacted.
AB150-ASA, s. 31 8Section 31. 13.53 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,15,169 13.53 (4) Fiscal and performance evaluations. The committee may at any
10time, without regard to whether the legislature is then in session, request the joint
11committee on legislative organization to investigate any matter within the scope of
12a postaudit completed or being conducted by the legislative audit bureau. It may also
13request investigation and consideration of any matter relative to the expenditures
14and revenues as well as the fiscal and performance activities of state departments
15and agencies
entities pursuant to the objectives of the committee and the legislative
16audit bureau.
AB150-ASA, s. 31g 17Section 31g. 13.58 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,15,1918 13.58 (1) Creation. (intro.) There is created a joint standing committee on
19information policy composed of the following members:
AB150-ASA, s. 31h 20Section 31h. 13.58 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-ASA, s. 31i 21Section 31i. 13.58 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-ASA, s. 31j 22Section 31j. 13.58 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,16,423 13.58 (5) (a) 1. Review information management and technology systems,
24plans,
practices and policies of state and local units of government, including their
25responsiveness to the needs of state and local units of government for delivery of

1high-quality services on an efficient, effective and economical basis, to ensure their
2data security and integrity and to protect, their protection of the personal privacy of
3individuals who are subjects of data bases of state and local governmental agencies
4and their provision of access to public records under s. 19.35 (1).
AB150-ASA, s. 32 5Section 32. 13.58 (5) (a) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-ASA, s. 32m 6Section 32m. 13.58 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,16,107 13.58 (5) (a) 5. Upon receipt of strategic plans from the department of
8administration, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the joint
9committee on legislative organization and the director of state courts, review and
10transmit comments concerning the plans to the entities submitting the plans.
AB150-ASA, s. 33 11Section 33. 13.58 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,16,1512 13.58 (5) (b) 1. Direct the privacy advocate, the council on information
13technology or the subunit in the department of administration with policy-making
14responsibility related to information technology to conduct studies or prepare
15reports on items related to the committee's duties under par. (a).
AB150-ASA, s. 33g 16Section 33g. 13.58 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,16,1917 13.58 (5) (b) 3. Direct the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
18System to prepare and submit to the committee such reports as the committee
19requests pursuant to the committee's responsibilities under par. (a).
AB150-ASA, s. 33h 20Section 33h. 13.58 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-ASA, s. 34 21Section 34. 13.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,16,2522 13.62 (2) "Agency" means any board, commission, department, office, society,
23institution of higher education, council or committee in the state government, or any
24authority created in ch. 231, 232, 233 or 234, except that the term does not include
25a council or committee of the legislature.
AB150-ASA, s. 35
1Section 35. 13.625 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,17,42 13.625 (8m) Subsection (3) does not apply to the solicitation of anything of
3pecuniary value to pay the costs of remedying environmental contamination, as
4defined in s. 144.968 (1), by an agency official of the department of natural resources.
AB150-ASA, s. 36 5Section 36. 13.625 (10) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,17,96 13.625 (10) This section does not apply to the solicitation, acceptance or
7furnishing of anything of pecuniary value by the department of tourism, or to a
8principal furnishing anything of pecuniary value to the department of tourism,
9under s. 19.56 (3) (em) or (f) for the activity specified in s. 19.56 (3) (em).
AB150-ASA, s. 37 10Section 37. 13.63 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,17,2211 13.63 (1) Licenses. An application for a license to act as a lobbyist may be
12obtained from and filed with the board. The application shall be signed, under the
13penalty for making false statements under s. 13.69 (6m), by the lobbyist. Upon
14approval of the application and payment of the applicable license fee under s. 13.75
15(1) or (1m) to the board, the board shall issue a license which entitles the licensee to
16practice lobbying on behalf of one or more each registered principals principal who
17or which have has filed an authorization under s. 13.65 for that lobbyist and paid the
18authorization fee under s. 13.75 (4)
. The license shall expire on December 31 of each
19even-numbered year. No application may be disapproved by the board except an
20application for a license by a person who is ineligible for licensure under s. 13.69 (4)
21or lobbyist whose license has been revoked under s. 13.69 (7) and only for the period
22of such ineligibility or revocation. Denial of a license may be reviewed under ch. 227.
AB150-ASA, s. 38 23Section 38. 13.75 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,17,2524 13.75 (1) Obtaining a license under s. 13.63 (1), $200 to act on behalf of one
25principal, $250
.
AB150-ASA, s. 39
1Section 39. 13.75 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,18,32 13.75 (1m) Obtaining a license under s. 13.63 (1) to act on behalf of 2 or more
3principals, $400.
AB150-ASA, s. 40 4Section 40. 13.75 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,18,55 13.75 (2) Filing the principal registration form under s. 13.64, $300 $375.
AB150-ASA, s. 41 6Section 41. 13.75 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,18,77 13.75 (4) Filing an authorization statement under s. 13.65, $100 $125.
AB150-ASA, s. 41g 8Section 41g. 13.81 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150-ASA, s. 41h 9Section 41h. 13.81 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,18,1310 13.81 (8) Conference on legislative procedures. Following each general
11election, the joint legislative council shall sponsor a conference to acquaint new
12legislators or legislators-elect with legislative procedures. Expenses for the
13conference shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (3) (e).
AB150-ASA, s. 41m 14Section 41m. 13.90 (1) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,18,1715 13.90 (1) (L) Determine the method of sale and prices for subscriptions to
16legislative documents and the operational responsibility for any legislative
17document subscription services provided under s. 35.87.
AB150-ASA, s. 41p 18Section 41p. 13.90 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,19,519 13.90 (6) The joint committee on legislative organization shall adopt, revise
20biennially and submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information
21policy, the governor and the secretary of administration, no later than September 15
22of each even-numbered year, a strategic plan for the utilization of information
23technology to carry out the functions of the legislature and legislative service
24agencies, as defined in section 16.70 (6) of the statutes. The plan shall address the
25business needs of the legislature and legislative service agencies and shall identify

1all resources relating to information technology which the legislature and legislative
2service agencies desire to acquire, contingent upon funding availability, the priority
3for such acquisitions and the justification for such acquisitions. The plan shall also
4identify any changes in the functioning of the legislature and legislative service
5agencies under the plan.
AB150-ASA, s. 42 6Section 42. 13.92 (1) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,19,87 13.92 (1) (e) 5. Microfilming, or optical imaging or electronic formatting of
8reference materials and legislative drafting records under par. (a) 1. and 3.
AB150-ASA, s. 42m 9Section 42m. 13.92 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,19,1210 13.92 (2) (h) Recommend to the joint committee on legislative organization
11prices for subscriptions to the legislative document distribution service under s.
1235.87, including any portion of the service provided separately.
AB150-ASA, s. 42p 13Section 42p. 13.94 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,19,2114 13.94 (1) (a) Audit the books and accounts of the treasurer secretary of
15administration
, the moneys on hand in the treasury and all bonds and securities
16belonging to all public funds on deposit in the treasury or properly accounted for by
17the treasurer secretary of administration, at least every 2 years; and report the result
18of such examination in writing to the governor and the joint committee on finance,
19specifying therein particularly the amount and kind of funds and of all such bonds
20and securities. The bureau shall transmit a certified copy of such report to the
21outgoing treasurer and successor secretary of administration.
AB150-ASA, s. 43f 22Section 43f. 13.94 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,20,823 13.94 (1) (d) 2. If the governor directs that such an examination be conducted,
24the order from the governor shall provide for reimbursement of the legislative audit
25bureau's costs in making the examination from the appropriation under s. 20.525 (1)

1(a). No order from the governor for an examination under this paragraph may take
2precedence over any examination already scheduled by the legislative audit bureau
3without approval of the joint legislative audit committee. If a deficiency is discovered
4pursuant to an examination under this paragraph, the governor shall require the
5treasurer secretary of administration to make up the deficiency immediately; and if
6the treasurer secretary of administration refuses or neglects for 10 days thereafter
7to have the full sum belonging to said funds in the treasury the attorney general shall
8institute proceedings to recover the deficiency.
AB150-ASA, s. 43g 9Section 43g. 13.94 (1) (eg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,20,1310 13.94 (1) (eg) Annually conduct a financial audit of the gaming board and
11biennially conduct a performance evaluation audit of the gaming board. The
12legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph
13with the department of justice and with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB150-ASA, s. 43r 14Section 43r. 13.94 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,20,2315 13.94 (1) (em) Annually conduct a financial audit of the gaming commission
16that includes a financial audit
of the state lottery, and, to the extent of the gaming
17commission's
department of revenue's participation, of any multistate lotteries in
18which the state participates, and biennially conduct a performance audit of the
19gaming commission that includes a performance audit
of the state lottery and, to the
20extent of the gaming commission's department of revenue's participation, of those
21multistate lotteries, as provided in s. 565.37 (1). The legislative audit bureau shall
22file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph with the department of justice
23and with the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB150-ASA, s. 43t 24Section 43t. 13.94 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,21,5
113.94 (1) (f) Certify Whenever a new secretary of administration takes office,
2certify
to the incoming treasurer secretary the balance in the treasury on the day
3when he or she came into office and all bonds and securities belonging to all public
4funds on deposit in the treasury or properly accounted for and transmit a certified
5copy thereof to the outgoing treasurer secretary.
AB150-ASA, s. 44 6Section 44. 13.94 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,21,97 13.94 (1) (n) Provide periodic performance audits of any division of the
8department of industry, labor and human relations development that is responsible
9for inspections of multifamily housing under s. 101.973 (11).
AB150-ASA, s. 44m 10Section 44m. 13.94 (1) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,21,1611 13.94 (1) (o) Prior to negotiation of an extension or renewal of the initial lease
12agreement under s. 233.04 (7) or the initial affiliation agreement under s. 233.04
13(7m) between the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the
14University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, perform a performance
15evaluation audit and distribute a report of its findings to the distributees specified
16in par. (b).
AB150-ASA, s. 44q 17Section 44q. 13.94 (1s) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,21,2118 13.94 (1s) (b) The legislative audit bureau may charge the gaming commission
19department of revenue for the reasonable costs of the audits required to be performed
20under sub. (1) (em) and for verification of the odds of winning a lottery game under
21s. 565.37 (5).
AB150-ASA, s. 44r 22Section 44r. 13.94 (1s) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,21,2423 13.94 (1s) (bm) The legislative audit bureau may charge the gaming board for
24the cost of the audits required to be performed under sub. (1) (eg).
AB150-ASA, s. 45 25Section 45. 13.94 (4) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,22,11
113.94 (4) (a) 1. Every state department, board, examining board, affiliated
2credentialing board, commission, independent agency, council or office in the
3executive branch of state government; all bodies created by the legislature in the
4legislative or judicial branch of state government; any public body corporate and
5politic created by the legislature; every provider of medical assistance under subch.
6IV of
ch. 49; technical college district boards; development zones designated under
7s. 560.71; every county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437; every nonprofit
8corporation or cooperative to which moneys are specifically appropriated by state
9law; and every corporation, institution, association or other organization which
10receives more than 50% of its annual budget from appropriations made by state law,
11including subgrantee or subcontractor recipients of such funds.
AB150-ASA, s. 45m 12Section 45m. 13.94 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,22,1413 13.94 (4) (a) 2. Any foundation, nonstock or nonprofit corporation or
14partnership
created by an entity specified under subd. 1.
AB150-ASA, s. 46 15Section 46. 13.94 (4) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,22,1616 13.94 (4) (a) 5. A local service agency as defined in s. 101.35 106.20 (1) (d).
AB150-ASA, s. 47 17Section 47. 13.94 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,22,2218 13.94 (4) (b) In performing audits of providers of medical assistance under
19subch. IV of ch. 49, corporations, institutions, associations, or other organizations,
20and their subgrantees or subcontractors, the legislative audit bureau shall audit
21only the records and operations of such providers and organizations which pertain
22to the receipt, disbursement or other handling of appropriations made by state law.
AB150-ASA, s. 47m 23Section 47m. 13.94 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150-ASA,22,2524 13.94 (8) County and municipal best practices reviews. (a) In this subsection,
25"municipality" means a city, village or town.
AB150-ASA,23,1
1(b) The state auditor shall undertake periodic reviews to:
AB150-ASA,23,32 1. Examine the procedures and practices used by counties and municipalities
3to deliver governmental services.
AB150-ASA,23,44 2. Determine the methods of governmental service delivery.
AB150-ASA,23,65 3. Identify variations in costs and effectiveness of such services between
6counties and municipalities.
AB150-ASA,23,87 4. Recommend practices to save money or provide more effective service
8delivery.
AB150-ASA,23,109 (c) The state auditor shall determine the frequency, scope and subject of any
10reviews conducted under par. (b).
AB150-ASA,23,1311 (d) To assist the state auditor with the selection of county and municipal
12practices to be reviewed by the auditor, the auditor shall establish an advisory
13council consisting of the following members appointed by the auditor:
AB150-ASA,23,1514 1. Two members chosen from among 6 names submitted by the Wisconsin
15Counties Association.
AB150-ASA,23,1716 2. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the League of
17Wisconsin Municipalities.
AB150-ASA,23,1918 3. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the Wisconsin
19Alliance of Cities.
AB150-ASA,23,2120 4. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the Wisconsin Towns
21Association.
AB150-ASA,23,2322 (e) The members of the council appointed under par. (d) shall serve without
23compensation.
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