SB44-SSA1,53,158 (d) If any evidence of appropriation obligation is destroyed, lost, or stolen, the
9department shall execute and deliver a new evidence of appropriation obligation,
10upon filing with the department evidence satisfactory to the department that the
11evidence of appropriation obligation has been destroyed, lost, or stolen, upon
12providing proof of ownership thereof, and upon furnishing the department with
13indemnity satisfactory to it and complying with such other rules of the department
14and paying any expenses that the department may incur. The department shall
15cancel the evidences of appropriation obligation surrendered to the department.
SB44-SSA1,53,2016 (e) Unless otherwise directed by the department, every evidence of
17appropriation obligation paid or otherwise retired shall be marked "canceled" and
18delivered, through the secretary if delivered to a fiscal agent other than the secretary,
19to the auditor who shall destroy them and deliver to the department a certificate to
20that effect.
SB44-SSA1,53,23 21(9) Appropriation obligations as legal investments. Any of the following may
22legally invest any sinking funds, moneys, or other funds belonging to them or under
23their control in any appropriation obligations issued under this section:
SB44-SSA1,53,2524 (a) The state, the investment board, public officers, municipal corporations,
25political subdivisions, and public bodies.
SB44-SSA1,54,4
1(b) Banks and bankers, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust
2companies, savings banks and institutions, investment companies, insurance
3companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or
4insurance business.
SB44-SSA1,54,55 (c) Personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries.
SB44-SSA1,54,9 6(10) Moral obligation pledge. Recognizing its moral obligation to do so, the
7legislature expresses its expectation and aspiration that it shall make timely
8appropriations from moneys in the general fund that are sufficient to pay the
9principal and interest due with respect to any appropriation obligations in any year.
SB44-SSA1, s. 182d 10Section 182d. 16.529 of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,54,14 1116.529 Lapses and fund transfers relating to unfunded retirement
12liability debt service.
(1) Definitions. The definitions in s. 20.001 are applicable
13in this section, except that "state agency" does not include the department of
14employee trust funds or the investment board.
SB44-SSA1,55,2 15(2) Lapses and transfers required. If obligations are issued under s. 16.526
16or 16.527, or both, any executive budget bill prepared under s. 16.47 (1) shall require
17the secretary during the fiscal biennium to which the executive budget bill relates
18to lapse to the general fund from each appropriation of program revenues, program
19revenues-service, and federal revenues and to lapse to the applicable fund from each
20appropriation of segregated fund revenues, segregated fund revenues — service, and
21segregated federal revenues and subsequently transfer to the general fund an
22amount equal to that portion of the total amount of principal and interest to be paid
23on the obligations during the succeeding fiscal biennium that is allocable to the
24appropriation, as determined under sub. (3). The secretary shall ensure that each
25state agency includes in the program and financial information forwarded under s.

116.42 (1) an itemization of each amount that is required to be lapsed, or lapsed and
2transferred, under this subsection.
SB44-SSA1,55,4 3(3) Determination of allocated amount. The secretary shall determine the
4amount of the allocations required under sub. (2) as follows:
SB44-SSA1,55,85 (a) The secretary shall first compute the total amount that would have been
6expended from all appropriations, had obligations under s. 16.526 or 16.527 not been
7issued, under s. 40.05 (2) (b) and (4) (b), (bc), and (bw) and subch. IX of ch. 40 during
8the fiscal biennium during which the obligations are issued.
SB44-SSA1,55,189 (b) The secretary shall then calculate the percentage of the total computed
10under par. (a) that is allocable to each appropriation of program revenues, program
11revenues-service, segregated fund revenues, segregated fund revenues — service,
12federal revenues, and segregated federal revenues from which moneys would have
13been expended under s. 40.05 (2) (b) and (4) (b), (bc), and (bw) and subch. IX of ch.
1440 had the obligations not been issued. The percentage shall be based upon the
15amount that would have been required to be expended from the appropriation, had
16the obligations not been issued, under s. 40.05 (2) (b) and (4) (b), (bc), and (bw) and
17subch. IX of ch. 40 during the fiscal biennium during which the obligations are
18issued.
SB44-SSA1,55,2419 (c) For each appropriation identified under par. (b), the secretary shall then
20apply the percentage calculated under par. (b) to the total amount of principal and
21interest to be paid during the succeeding fiscal biennium on obligations issued under
22ss. 16.526 and 16.527. This amount is the portion of the total amount of principal
23and interest paid on the obligations during that fiscal biennium that is allocable to
24each appropriation.
SB44-SSA1, s. 183 25Section 183. 16.53 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,56,5
116.53 (1) (d) 1. The secretary, with the approval of the joint committee on
2employment relations, shall fix the time, except as provided in ss. 106.21 (9) (c) and
3s. 106.215 (10) (c),
and frequency for payment of salaries due elective and appointive
4officers and employees of the state. As determined under this subdivision, the
5salaries shall be paid either monthly, semimonthly or for each 2-week period.
SB44-SSA1, s. 184 6Section 184. 16.53 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,56,147 16.53 (5) Warrants; what to specify. The secretary shall draw a warrant on
8the state treasurer treasury payable to the claimant for the amount allowed by the
9secretary upon every claim audited under sub. (1), except as authorized in s. 16.52
10(7), 20.920, or 20.929, specifying from what fund to be paid, the particular law which
11that authorizes the claim to be paid out of the state treasury, and at the secretary's
12discretion the post-office address of the payee. The secretary shall not credit the
13treasurer for any sum of money paid out by the treasurer
No moneys may be paid out
14of the state treasury under this section
otherwise than upon such warrants.
SB44-SSA1, s. 185 15Section 185. 16.53 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,57,616 16.53 (10) (a) If an emergency arises which requires the department to draw
17vouchers for payments which will be in excess of available moneys in any state fund,
18the secretary, in consultation with the state treasurer, and after notifying the joint
19committee on finance under par. (b), may prorate and establish priority schedules for
20all payments within each fund, including those payments for which a specific
21payment date is provided by statute, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph.
22The secretary shall draw all vouchers according to the preference provided in this
23paragraph. All direct or indirect payments of principal or interest on state bonds and
24notes issued under subch. I of ch. 18 have first priority. All direct or indirect
25payments of principal or interest on state notes issued under subch. III of ch. 18 have

12nd priority. No payment having a 1st or 2nd priority may be prorated or reduced
2under this subsection. All state employee payrolls have 3rd priority. The secretary
3shall draw all remaining vouchers according to a priority determined by the
4secretary. The secretary shall maintain records of all claims prorated under this
5subsection and shall provide written notice to the state treasurer when a potential
6cash flow emergency is anticipated
.
SB44-SSA1, s. 186 7Section 186. 16.53 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,57,158 16.53 (10) (b) Before exercising authority under par. (a) the secretary shall,
9after consultation with the state treasurer,
notify the joint committee on finance as
10to the need for and the procedures under which proration or priority schedules under
11par. (a) shall occur. If the joint committee on finance has not, within 2 working days
12after the notification, scheduled a meeting to review the secretary's proposal, the
13secretary may proceed with the proposed action. If, within 2 working days after the
14notification, the committee schedules a meeting, the secretary may not proceed with
15the proposed action until after the meeting is held.
SB44-SSA1, s. 187 16Section 187. 16.53 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,57,1817 16.53 (13) (a) In this subsection, "agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (1)
18(1e).
SB44-SSA1, s. 188 19Section 188. 16.54 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,58,520 16.54 (2) (b) Upon presentation by the department to the joint committee on
21finance of alternatives to the provisions under s. 16.385 16.27, the joint committee
22on finance may revise the eligibility criteria under s. 16.385 16.27 (5), benefit
23payments under s. 16.385 16.27 (6) or the amount allocated for crises under s. 16.385
2416.27 (3) (e) 2. and the department shall implement those revisions. Benefits or
25eligibility criteria so revised shall take into account and be consistent with the

1requirements of federal regulations promulgated under 42 USC 8621 to 8629. If
2funds received under 42 USC 8621 to 8629 in a federal fiscal year total less than 90%
3of the amount received in the previous federal fiscal year, the department shall
4submit to the joint committee on finance a plan for expenditure of the funds. The
5department may not use the funds unless the committee approves the plan.
SB44-SSA1, s. 189 6Section 189. 16.545 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,58,137 16.545 (9) To initiate contacts with the federal government for the purpose of
8facilitating participation by agencies, as defined in s. 16.70 (1) (1e), in federal aid
9programs, to assist those agencies in applying for such aid, and to facilitate
10influencing the federal government to make policy changes that will be beneficial to
11this state. The department may assess an agency to which it provides services under
12this subsection a fee for the expenses incurred by the department in providing those
13services.
SB44-SSA1, s. 190 14Section 190. 16.61 (2) (af) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,58,1515 16.61 (2) (af) "Form" has the meaning specified in s. 22.01 16.97 (5p).
SB44-SSA1, s. 191 16Section 191. 16.61 (3n) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,58,1817 16.61 (3n) Exempt forms. The board may not receive or investigate complaints
18about the forms specified in s. 22.03 16.971 (2m).
SB44-SSA1, s. 192 19Section 192. 16.70 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.70 (1e).
SB44-SSA1, s. 193 20Section 193. 16.70 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,58,2321 16.70 (1b) "Affiliate" means a person, as defined in s. 77.51 (10), that controls,
22is controlled by, or is under common control with another person, as defined in s.
2377.51 (10).
SB44-SSA1, s. 195 24Section 195. 16.70 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,59,2
116.70 (3e) "Control" means to own, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the
2interest in or voting securities of a business.
SB44-SSA1, s. 196d 3Section 196d. 16.70 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,59,54 16.70 (3m) "Educational technology" has the meaning given in s. 44.70 16.99
5(3).
SB44-SSA1, s. 197 6Section 197. 16.70 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,59,87 16.70 (4m) "Information technology" has the meaning given in s. 22.01 16.97
8(6).
SB44-SSA1, s. 198 9Section 198. 16.70 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,59,1010 16.70 (15) "Telecommunications" has the meaning given in s. 22.01 16.97 (10).
SB44-SSA1, s. 199 11Section 199. 16.70 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,59,1512 16.70 (16) "Voting securities" means securities that confer upon the holder the
13right to vote for the election of members of the board of directors or similar governing
14body of a business, or are convertible into, or entitle the holder to receive upon their
15exercise, securities that confer such a right to vote.
SB44-SSA1, s. 201 16Section 201. 16.705 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,59,2217 16.705 (3) (intro.) Contracts for contractual services shall be submitted by the
18department for the review and approval of the
secretary of employment relations The
19director of the office of state human resources management,
prior to award, under
20conditions established by rule of the department. The secretary of employment
21relations
, shall review such contracts for contractual services in order to ensure that
22agencies:
SB44-SSA1, s. 202 23Section 202. 16.71 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,60,624 16.71 (1m) The department shall not delegate to any executive branch agency,
25other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the authority

1to enter into any contract for materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services
2relating to information technology or telecommunications prior to review and
3approval of the contract by the chief information officer department. No executive
4branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
5System, may enter into any such contract without review and approval of the
6contract by the chief information officer department.
SB44-SSA1, s. 203 7Section 203. 16.71 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 204d 8Section 204d. 16.71 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 206 9Section 206. 16.72 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,60,2110 16.72 (2) (a) The department of administration shall prepare standard
11specifications, as far as possible, for all state purchases. By "standard specifications"
12is meant a specification, either chemical or physical or both, prepared to describe in
13detail the article which the state desires to purchase, and trade names shall not be
14used. On the formulation, adoption and modification of any standard specifications,
15the department of administration shall also seek and be accorded without cost, the
16assistance, advice and cooperation of other agencies and officers. Each specification
17adopted for any commodity shall, insofar as possible, satisfy the requirements of any
18and all agencies which use it in common. Any specifications for the purchase of
19materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services for information technology
20or telecommunications purposes are subject to the approval of the chief information
21officer.
SB44-SSA1, s. 207 22Section 207. 16.72 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,61,823 16.72 (2) (b) Except as provided in par. (a) and ss. 16.25 (4) (b), 16.751 and ,
24560.9813 (4) (b), and
565.25 (2) (a) 4., the department shall prepare or review
25specifications for all materials, supplies, equipment, other permanent personal

1property and contractual services not purchased under standard specifications.
2Such "nonstandard specifications" may be generic or performance specifications, or
3both, prepared to describe in detail the article which the state desires to purchase
4either by its physical properties or by its programmatic utility. When appropriate
5for such nonstandard items or services, trade names may be used to identify what
6the state requires, but wherever possible 2 or more trade names shall be designated
7and the trade name of any Wisconsin producer, distributor or supplier shall appear
8first.
SB44-SSA1, s. 208 9Section 208. 16.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,61,2010 16.72 (4) (a) Except as provided in ss. 16.71 and 16.74 or as otherwise provided
11in this subchapter and the rules promulgated under s. 16.74 and this subchapter, all
12supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services shall be purchased for and
13furnished to any agency only upon requisition to the department. The department
14shall prescribe the form, contents, number and disposition of requisitions and shall
15promulgate rules as to time and manner of submitting such requisitions for
16processing. No agency or officer may engage any person to perform contractual
17services without the specific prior approval of the department for each such
18engagement. Purchases of supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services by
19the department of electronic government, the legislature, the courts or legislative
20service or judicial branch agencies do not require approval under this paragraph.
SB44-SSA1, s. 209 21Section 209. 16.72 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,62,522 16.72 (4) (b) The department shall promulgate rules for the declaration as
23surplus of supplies, materials and equipment in any agency and for the transfer to
24other agencies or for the disposal by private or public sale of supplies, materials and
25equipment. In Except as provided in s. 51.06 (6), in either case due credit shall be

1given to the agency releasing the same
, the department shall deposit the net
2proceeds in the budget stabilization fund
, except that the department shall transfer
3any supplies, materials or equipment declared to be surplus to the department of
4tourism, upon request of the department of tourism, at no cost, if the transfer is
5permitted by the agency having possession of the supplies, materials or equipment.
SB44-SSA1, s. 210d 6Section 210d. 16.72 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,62,117 16.72 (8) The department may purchase educational technology materials,
8supplies, equipment, or contractual services from orders placed with the department
9by the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board on behalf of school
10districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and
11the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
SB44-SSA1, s. 211 12Section 211. 16.75 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,62,2113 16.75 (1) (a) 1. All orders awarded or contracts made by the department for all
14materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services to be provided to any
15agency, except as otherwise provided in par. (c) and subs. (2), (2g), (2m), (3m), (3t),
16(6), (7), (8), and (9), and (10m) and ss. 16.73 (4) (a), 16.751, 16.754, 16.964 (8), 50.05
17(7) (f), 153.05 (2m) (a), and 287.15 (7), shall be awarded to the lowest responsible
18bidder, taking into consideration life cycle cost estimates under sub. (1m), when
19appropriate, the location of the agency, the quantities of the articles to be supplied,
20their conformity with the specifications, and the purposes for which they are
21required and the date of delivery.
SB44-SSA1, s. 212 22Section 212. 16.75 (3t) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,62,2423 16.75 (3t) (a) In this subsection, "form" has the meaning given under s. 22.01
2416.97 (5p).
SB44-SSA1, s. 213 25Section 213. 16.75 (6) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.75 (6) (am) Subsections (1) and (3t) do not apply to procurements by the
2department of electronic government department relating to information technology
3or telecommunications
. Annually not later than October 1, the department of
4electronic government
shall report to the department of administration governor, in
5the form specified by the secretary governor, concerning all procurements relating
6to information technology or telecommunications
by the department of electronic
7government
department during the preceding fiscal year that were not made in
8accordance with the requirements of subs. (1) and (3t).
SB44-SSA1, s. 214 9Section 214. 16.75 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,63,1510 16.75 (10m) The department, any other designated purchasing agent under s.
1116.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74, and any authority shall not
12enter into any contract or order for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment,
13or contractual services with a person if the name of the person, or the name of an
14affiliate of that person, is certified to the department by the secretary of revenue
15under s. 77.66.
SB44-SSA1, s. 214b 16Section 214b. 16.752 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,63,1917 16.752 (12) (a) Except as provided in pars. (c), (d), (h) and, (i), and (j) and as
18authorized under sub. (13), agencies shall obtain materials, supplies, equipment and
19services on the list maintained by the board under sub. (2) (g).
SB44-SSA1, s. 215 20Section 215. 16.752 (12) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,63,2221 16.752 (12) (i) Paragraph (a) does not apply to procurements by the department
22of electronic government
relating to information technology or telecommunications.
SB44-SSA1, s. 215c 23Section 215c. 16.752 (12) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,63,2524 16.752 (12) (j) Paragraph (a) does not apply to services purchased under a
25contract under s. 153.05 (2m) (a).
SB44-SSA1, s. 215m
1Section 215m. 16.76 (4) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,64,132 16.76 (4) (ag) The Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the
3department may pay or agree to pay under a master lease a sum substantially
4equivalent to or in excess of the aggregate value of property or services obtained and
5it may be agreed that the department or one or more agencies will become, or for no
6other or nominal consideration has the option to become, the owner of property
7obtained or to be obtained under a master lease upon full compliance with its terms.
8If the master lease is for personal computer hardware and software, the department
9may make agreements concerning payments and ownership as described in this
10paragraph only if the master lease pursuant to which the department makes such
11agreements is more cost-effective to the state than one or more leases for the
12hardware and software pursuant to which the department does not make
13agreements concerning payments and ownership as described in this paragraph.
SB44-SSA1, s. 216 14Section 216. 16.78 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,64,16 1516.78 (title) Purchases from department of electronic government
16relating to information technology or telecommunications .
SB44-SSA1, s. 217c 17Section 217c. 16.78 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,65,618 16.78 (1) Every agency other than the board of regents of the University of
19Wisconsin System or an agency making purchases under s. 16.74 shall make all
20purchases of materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services relating to
21information technology or telecommunications from the department of electronic
22government
, unless the department of electronic government requires the agency to
23purchase the materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services pursuant to a
24master contract established under s. 22.05 16.972 (2) (h), or grants written
25authorization to the agency to procure the materials, supplies, equipment, or

1contractual services under s. 16.75 (1) or (2m), to purchase the materials, supplies,
2equipment, or contractual services from another agency or to provide the materials,
3supplies, equipment, or contractual services to itself. The board of regents of the
4University of Wisconsin System may make purchases of materials, supplies,
5equipment, and contractual services relating to information technology or
6telecommunications from the department of electronic government.
SB44-SSA1, s. 218 7Section 218. 16.78 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,65,108 16.78 (2) Sections 16.705 to 16.767 and 16.77 (1) do not apply to the purchase
9of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services by any agency from the
10department of electronic government under sub. (1).
SB44-SSA1, s. 219 11Section 219. 16.836 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 220 12Section 220. 16.84 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,65,1513 16.84 (14) Provide interagency mail delivery service for agencies, as defined
14in s. 16.70 (1) (1e). The department may charge agencies for this service. Any moneys
15collected shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kb).
SB44-SSA1, s. 221 16Section 221. 16.841 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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