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(5) (a) 5. Upon receipt of strategic plans from the department of
14administration, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the joint
15committee on legislative organization and the director of state courts, review and
16transmit comments concerning the plans to the entities submitting the plans.
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(5) (b) 1. Direct
the privacy advocate, the council on information
19technology or the subunit in the department of administration with policy-making
20responsibility related to information technology to conduct studies or prepare
21reports on items related to the committee's duties under par. (a).
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(5) (b) 3. Direct the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
24System to prepare and submit to the committee such reports as the committee
25requests pursuant to the committee's responsibilities under par. (a).
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13.62
(2) "Agency" means any board, commission, department, office, society,
4institution of higher education, council or committee in the state government, or any
5authority created in ch. 231, 232
, 233 or 234, except that the term does not include
6a council or committee of the legislature.
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13.625
(8m) Subsection (3) does not apply to the solicitation of anything of
9pecuniary value to pay the costs of remedying environmental contamination, as
10defined in s. 144.968 (1), by an agency official of the department of natural resources.
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(10) This section does not apply to the solicitation, acceptance or
13furnishing of anything of pecuniary value by the department of tourism, or to a
14principal furnishing anything of pecuniary value to the department of tourism,
15under s. 19.56 (3) (em) or (f) for the activity specified in s. 19.56 (3) (em).
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13.63
(1) Licenses. An application for a license to act as a lobbyist may be
18obtained from and filed with the board. The application shall be signed, under the
19penalty for making false statements under s. 13.69 (6m), by the lobbyist. Upon
20approval of the application and payment of the
applicable license fee under s. 13.75
21(1)
or (1m) to the board, the board shall issue a license which entitles the licensee to
22practice lobbying on behalf of
one or more each registered
principals principal who
23or which
have has filed an authorization under s. 13.65 for that lobbyist
and paid the
24authorization fee under s. 13.75 (4). The license shall expire on December 31 of each
25even-numbered year. No application may be disapproved by the board except an
1application for a license by a person who is ineligible for licensure under s. 13.69 (4)
2or lobbyist whose license has been revoked under s. 13.69 (7) and only for the period
3of such ineligibility or revocation. Denial of a license may be reviewed under ch. 227.
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13.75
(1) Obtaining a license under s. 13.63 (1)
, $200 to act on behalf of one
6principal, $250.
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13.75
(1m) Obtaining a license under s. 13.63 (1) to act on behalf of 2 or more
9principals, $400.
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13.75
(2) Filing the principal registration form under s. 13.64,
$300 $375.
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13.75
(4) Filing an authorization statement under s. 13.65,
$100 $125.
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(8) Conference on legislative procedures. Following each general
17election, the joint legislative council shall sponsor a conference to acquaint new
18legislators or legislators-elect with legislative procedures. Expenses for the
19conference shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.765 (3) (e).
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13.90
(1) (L) Determine the method of sale and prices for subscriptions to
22legislative documents and the operational responsibility for any legislative
23document subscription services provided under s. 35.87.
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(6) The joint committee on legislative organization shall adopt, revise
2biennially and submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information
3policy, the governor and the secretary of administration, no later than September 15
4of each even-numbered year, a strategic plan for the utilization of information
5technology to carry out the functions of the legislature and legislative service
6agencies, as defined in section 16.70 (6) of the statutes. The plan shall address the
7business needs of the legislature and legislative service agencies and shall identify
8all resources relating to information technology which the legislature and legislative
9service agencies desire to acquire, contingent upon funding availability, the priority
10for such acquisitions and the justification for such acquisitions. The plan shall also
11identify any changes in the functioning of the legislature and legislative service
12agencies under the plan.
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(1) (e) 5. Microfilming
, or optical imaging
or electronic formatting of
15reference materials and legislative drafting records under par. (a) 1. and 3.
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(2) (h) Recommend to the joint committee on legislative organization
18prices for subscriptions to the legislative document distribution service under s.
1935.87, including any portion of the service provided separately.
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(1) (eg) Annually conduct a financial audit of the gaming board and
22biennially conduct a performance evaluation audit of the gaming board. The
23legislative audit bureau shall file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph
24with the department of justice and with the distributees specified in par. (b).
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(1) (em) Annually conduct a financial audit
of the gaming commission
2that includes a financial audit of the state lottery, and, to the extent of the
gaming
3commission's department of revenue's participation, of any multistate lotteries in
4which the state participates, and biennially conduct a performance audit
of the
5gaming commission that includes a performance audit of the state lottery and, to the
6extent of the
gaming commission's department of revenue's participation, of those
7multistate lotteries, as provided in s. 565.37 (1). The legislative audit bureau shall
8file a copy of each audit report under this paragraph with the department of justice
9and with the distributees specified in par. (b).
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(1) (n) Provide periodic performance audits of any division of the
12department of
industry, labor and human relations
development that is responsible
13for inspections of multifamily housing under s. 101.973 (11).
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(1) (o) Prior to negotiation of an extension or renewal of the initial lease
16agreement under s. 233.04 (7) or the initial affiliation agreement under s. 233.04
17(7m) between the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the
18University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, perform a performance
19evaluation audit and distribute a report of its findings to the distributees specified
20in par. (b).
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(1s) (b) The legislative audit bureau may charge the
gaming commission 23department of revenue for the reasonable costs of the audits required to be performed
24under sub. (1) (em) and for verification of the odds of winning a lottery game under
25s. 565.37 (5).
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(1s) (bm) The legislative audit bureau may charge the gaming board for
3the cost of the audits required to be performed under sub. (1) (eg).
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(4) (a) 1. Every state department, board, examining board, affiliated
6credentialing board, commission, independent agency, council or office in the
7executive branch of state government; all bodies created by the legislature in the
8legislative or judicial branch of state government; any public body corporate and
9politic created by the legislature; every provider of medical assistance under
subch.
10IV of ch. 49; technical college district boards; development zones designated under
11s. 560.71; every county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437; every nonprofit
12corporation or cooperative to which moneys are specifically appropriated by state
13law; and every corporation, institution, association or other organization which
14receives more than 50% of its annual budget from appropriations made by state law,
15including subgrantee or subcontractor recipients of such funds.
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(4) (a) 2. Any foundation,
nonstock or nonprofit corporation
or
18partnership created by an entity specified under subd. 1.
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(4) (a) 5. A local service agency as defined in s.
101.35 106.20 (1) (d).
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(4) (b) In performing audits of providers of medical assistance under
23subch. IV of ch. 49, corporations, institutions, associations, or other organizations,
24and their subgrantees or subcontractors, the legislative audit bureau shall audit
1only the records and operations of such providers and organizations which pertain
2to the receipt, disbursement or other handling of appropriations made by state law.
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(8) County and municipal best practices reviews. (a) In this subsection,
5"municipality" means a city, village or town.
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(b) The state auditor shall undertake periodic reviews to:
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1. Examine the procedures and practices used by counties and municipalities
8to deliver governmental services.
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2. Determine the methods of governmental service delivery.
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3. Identify variations in costs and effectiveness of such services between
11counties and municipalities.
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4. Recommend practices to save money or provide more effective service
13delivery.
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(c) The state auditor shall determine the frequency, scope and subject of any
15reviews conducted under par. (b).
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(d) To assist the state auditor with the selection of county and municipal
17practices to be reviewed by the auditor, the auditor shall establish an advisory
18council consisting of the following members appointed by the auditor:
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1. Two members chosen from among 6 names submitted by the Wisconsin
20Counties Association.
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2. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the League of
22Wisconsin Municipalities.
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3. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the Wisconsin
24Alliance of Cities.
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14. One member chosen from among 3 names submitted by the Wisconsin Towns
2Association.
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(e) The members of the council appointed under par. (d) shall serve without
4compensation.
AB150-engrossed, s. 47n
5Section 47n. 13.94 (8) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
6(this act), is repealed.
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813.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be
9known as the "Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau
10shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature
11of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the
12requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for
13distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's
14designated employes shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all state
15departments agencies and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
16Authority and to any books, records or other documents maintained by such agencies
17or the authority and relating to their expenditures, revenues, operations and
18structure.
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20Section 47pg. 14.015 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.705 (3) (a), and
2115.705 (3) (a) (intro.) and 5. (intro.), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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15.705
(3) (a) (intro.) There is created a Wisconsin sesquicentennial
23commission which is attached to the
office of the governor historical society under s.
2415.03. The commission shall consist of the following members
appointed by the
25governor:
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15. (intro.)
One A representative of each of the following communities
in this
2state:
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(2) State council on alcohol and other drug abuse. There is created
5in the office of the governor a state council on alcohol and other drug abuse consisting
6of the governor, the attorney general, the
state superintendent secretary of
public
7instruction education, the secretary of health and social services, the commissioner
8of insurance, the secretary of corrections, the secretary of transportation and the
9chairperson of the pharmacy examining board, or their designees; a representative
10of the controlled substances board; a representative of any governor's committee or
11commission created under subch. I of ch. 14 to study law enforcement issues; 6
12members, one of whom is a consumer representing the public at large, with
13demonstrated professional, research or personal interest in alcohol and other drug
14abuse problems, appointed for 4-year terms; a representative of an organization or
15agency which is a direct provider of services to alcoholics and other drug abusers; a
16member of the Wisconsin county human service association, inc., who is nominated
17by that association; and 2 members of each house of the legislature, representing the
18majority party and the minority party in each house, chosen as are the members of
19standing committees in their respective houses. Section 15.09 applies to the council.
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20Section 48m. 14.26 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 44.25 (title)
21and (1).
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144.25
(2) The commission shall
submit an annual report to the governor
and
2to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) regarding its activities
upon the governor's
3request on each March 1 until March 1, 1998.
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(6) The commission shall
report to the governor upon completion of 10complete its activities and
, upon
submit a final report regarding its activities to the
11governor, and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) no later than June 1, 1999. Upon 12acceptance of the report by the governor, the commission shall cease to exist.
AB150-engrossed, s. 49b
13Section 49b. 14.367 of the statutes is renumbered 15.187, and 15.187 (1) (a)
14(intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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15.187
(1) (a) (intro.) There is created in the
office of the secretary of state 16department of financial institutions a uniform commercial code statewide lien
17system council. The council shall consist of the administrator of the division of
18information technology services in the department of administration or the
19administrator's designee and the following members appointed by the secretary of
20state the department of financial institutions for 6-year terms:
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(b) The council shall advise the
secretary of state
department of financial
22institutions on the uniform commercial code statewide lien system under s. 409.410.
