LRB-1522/P1
MPG:jld
2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
DOA:......LeRoy, BB0278 - IT Purchasing Threshold
For 2017-2019 Budget -- Not Ready For Introduction
An Act ...; relating to: the budget.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
state government
Other state government
This bill requires the approval of the secretary of administration before an executive branch agency other than the Board of Regents may enter into a contract relating to information technology or telecommunications if the total amount of the contract exceeds $150,000.
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. 16.71 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.71 (1m) The department shall not delegate to any executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the authority to enter into any contract for materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services relating to information technology or telecommunications prior to review and approval of the contract by the department. The department may delegate this authority to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. No executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, may enter into any such contract without review and approval of the contract by the department and, if the total amount of the contract exceeds $150,000, without the approval of the secretary. The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter into any such contract without review and approval by the department or the approval of the secretary. Any executive branch agency that enters into a contract relating to information technology under this section shall comply with the requirements of s. 16.973 (13). Any delegation to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System or to the University of Wisconsin-Madison is subject to the limitations prescribed in s. 36.585.
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