AB105: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 105

February 6, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Wirch, Black, Wasserman, Ryba, Cullen, Porter, Hahn, Goetsch, Kreibich, Springer and Hasenohrl, cosponsored by Senators Andrea and Darling. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

AB105,1,1 An Act relating to: expenditures for out-of-state travel by state agencies.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits any state agency from making total expenditures from any revenue source except federal revenue in the 1995-97 fiscal biennium for travel expenses incurred by its officers or employes outside this state exceeding 90% of the total amount expended by the agency from that revenue source for that purpose in the 1994-95 fiscal year.

The bill also requires the secretary of administration to lapse to the general fund from each sum certain appropriation made to each state agency from each revenue source except program revenue, segregated revenue derived from program receipts and federal revenue for each fiscal year in the 1995-97 fiscal biennium an amount equivalent to 10% of the amount expended by the agency from that appropriation for travel expenses incurred by its officers and employes outside this state in the 1994-95 fiscal year. The bill decreases each sum certain appropriation made to each state agency from program revenue or segregated revenue derived from program receipts for each fiscal year in the 1995-97 fiscal biennium by the same amounts. Similarly, the bill requires the secretary to reestimate the expenditure estimate for each sum sufficient appropriation made to each state agency from each revenue source except federal revenue for each fiscal year in the 1995-97 fiscal biennium to subtract the same amount.

In addition, the bill directs the secretary to exclude from budgets submitted by state agencies and from the budget compilation submitted to the governor and the legislature for the 1997-99 fiscal biennium, for each sum certain appropriation made to a state agency from general purpose revenue, an amount equivalent to any amount lapsed from that appropriation account under the bill.

The bill does not apply to any appropriation made to the department of revenue.

Currently, there is no statutory limitation upon out-of-state travel expenditures by state agencies. The secretary of administration may require state agencies to submit expenditure estimates for his or her approval before making such expenditures and the secretary is directed or permitted to withhold approval of the estimates under certain conditions. The form in which state agencies submit proposed budgets is determined by the secretary. The secretary then compiles the information and submits it to the governor and legislature.

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:

AB105, s. 1 Section 1. Nonstatutory provisions; out-of-state travel limitation.

AB105,2,2 (1)  In this Section.

AB105,2,3 (a)  "Secretary" means the secretary of administration.

AB105,2,4 (b)  "State agency" has the meaning given in section 20.001 (1) of the statutes.

AB105,2,8 (2)  (a)  The secretary shall determine for each state agency the amount expended by the state agency for travel expenses incurred by its officers and employes outside this state in the 1994-95 fiscal year that was funded from each revenue source except federal revenue.

AB105,2,13 (b)  Except as provided in paragraph (f) , no state agency may make total expenditures from each revenue source except federal revenue in the 1995-96 fiscal year or the 1996-97 fiscal year for travel expenses incurred by its officers or employes outside this state exceeding 90% of the total amount expended by the agency for that purpose from that revenue source in the 1994-95 fiscal year.

AB105,2,17 (c)  Notwithstanding section 16.50 (1) (a) and (2) of the statutes, the secretary shall require submission of expenditure estimates under section 16.50 (1) of the statutes for all travel expenses to which paragraph (b) applies and shall withhold approval of any estimate for expenditures to be made in violation of paragraph (b) .

AB105,3,10 (d)  The secretary shall, during the 1995-96 fiscal year, lapse to the general fund or appropriate segregated fund from each sum certain appropriation account made to each state agency from any revenue source except program revenue, segregated revenue derived from specific program receipts or federal revenue, or shall reestimate to subtract from the expenditure estimate for each appropriation other than a sum certain appropriation made to each state agency from any revenue source except federal revenue, an amount equivalent to 10% of the total amount expended by that state agency for travel expenses incurred by its officers and employes outside this state from that appropriation in the 1994-95 fiscal year, if any. The secretary shall, during the 1996-97 fiscal year, lapse to the general fund or appropriate segregated fund from each such account or shall reestimate to subtract from each such estimate an equivalent amount.

AB105,3,16 (e)  Each sum certain appropriation to each state agency for the 1995-96 fiscal year and the 1996-97 fiscal year from program revenue or segregated revenue derived from specific program receipts is decreased by an amount equivalent to 10% of the total amount expended by that agency for travel expenses incurred by its officers and employes outside this state from that appropriation in the 1994-95 fiscal year, as determined by the secretary.

AB105,4,7 (f)  Notwithstanding sections 16.42 (1) (e) and 16.46 (5) of the statutes, the secretary shall exclude from the information submitted by state agencies under section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes and from the budget compilation under section 16.43 of the statutes for each fiscal year in the 1996-97 fiscal biennium, for each annual sum certain appropriation from any revenue source except federal revenue, an amount equal to any amount lapsed from that appropriation account under paragraph (d) or an amount equal to any appropriation decrease applied under paragraph (e) for the 1995-96 fiscal year, and shall exclude from that information and compilation for the 1995-97 fiscal biennium, for each biennial sum certain appropriation from any revenue source except federal revenue, an amount equal to twice the amount lapsed from that appropriation account under paragraph (d) or an amount equal to twice the amount of any appropriation decrease applied under paragraph (e) for the 1995-96 fiscal year. The secretary shall similarly exclude from that information and that compilation for the 1997-99 fiscal biennium any similar amount reestimated under paragraph (d) when computing an expenditure estimate for any appropriation from a revenue source other than federal revenue.

AB105,4,9 (g)  This subsection does not apply to any appropriation made to the department of revenue.

AB105,4,10 (End)