LRB-0545/2
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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......Bong, BB0241 - DOA provision of legal services
For 2013-2015 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
State government
Other state government
Currently, DOA may provide legal services to any executive branch state agency that has a secretary who serves at the pleasure of the governor. This bill provides that DOA may provide legal services to any executive branch state agency that does not have a secretary who serves at the pleasure of the governor, but only at the request of the state agency.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1. 16.004 (15) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.004 (15) (a) In this subsection, "state agency" means a any office, department, or independent agency in the executive branch of state government that has a secretary who serves at the pleasure of the governor.
Section
2. 16.004 (15) (b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
16.004 (15) (b) 1. At its own discretion, the department may provide legal services to any state agency that has a secretary who serves at the pleasure of the governor and shall assess the state agency for legal services provided by the division of legal services.
2. At the request of any state agency that does not have a secretary who serves at the pleasure of the governor, the department may provide legal services to the state agency and shall assess the state agency for legal services provided by the division of legal services.
3. The department shall credit all moneys received from state agencies under this paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (1) (kr).
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