AB51, s. 11 9Section 11. 775.01 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB51,11,16 10775.01 Actions against state; bond. Upon Except as provided in s. 893.83,
11upon
the refusal of the legislature to allow a claim against the state the claimant may
12commence an action against the state by service as provided in s. 801.11 (3) and by
13filing with the clerk of court a bond, not exceeding $1,000, with 2 or more sureties,
14to be approved by the attorney general, to the effect that the claimant will indemnify
15the state against all costs that may accrue in such action and pay to the clerk of court
16all costs, in case the claimant fails to obtain judgment against the state.
AB51, s. 12 17Section 12. 893.83 of the statutes is created to read:
AB51,11,19 18893.83 Claims against state and local governmental units resulting
19from certain incorrect dates.
(1) In this section:
AB51,11,2420 (a) "Electronic computing device" means any computer hardware or software,
21computer chip, embedded chip, process control equipment, or other information
22system used to capture, store, manipulate, or process information, or that controls,
23monitors, or assists in the operation of physical apparatus that relies on automation
24or digital technology to function.
AB51,12,4
1(b) "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a
2special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a
3political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of
4the foregoing or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.
AB51,12,55 (c) "Process" includes calculate, compare, sequence, display or store.
AB51,12,106 (cm) "Remediation plan" means a written document that includes a listing of
7tasks, resources and target milestone dates, developed to implement changes to
8ensure that electronic computing devices will accurately process, transmit and
9receive date data from, into and between the 20th and 21st centuries and during the
10years of 1999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations.
AB51,12,1411 (d) "State governmental unit" means this state, and every subunit or
12instrumentality of this state, including any institution or authority, regardless of
13whether moneys are appropriated to the unit, but does not include a local
14governmental unit.
AB51,12,25 15(2) No person may maintain an action against any state governmental unit or
16local governmental unit, or any officer, employe or agent of such a unit acting in his
17or her capacity as an officer, employe or agent, for any damages arising from any
18wrongful act or omission caused by the failure of an electronic computing device that
19is controlled by such a unit, officer, employe or agent to process, transmit or receive
20date data from, into and between the 20th and 21st centuries and during the years
211999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations, if the unit had a remediation plan
22in effect at the time of the act or omission that was designed to prevent the failure
23and the unit or the officer, employe or agent made a reasonable effort to find, identify
24and replace or correct any electronic computing device that may have contributed to
25the failure.
AB51,13,3
1(3) Any provision of a contract entered into, extended, modified or renewed by
2a state governmental unit or local governmental unit on or after the effective date
3of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], contrary to sub. (2) is void.
AB51, s. 13 4Section 13. 904.17 of the statutes is created to read:
AB51,13,5 5904.17 Year 2000 statements. (1) In this section:
AB51,13,96 (a) "Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a
7special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a
8political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of
9the foregoing or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.
AB51,13,1110 (b) "Processing" includes calculating, comparing, sequencing, displaying or
11storing.
AB51,13,1412 (c) "Year 2000 processing" means the processing, transmitting or receiving of
13date data from, into and between the 20th and 21st centuries, and during the years
141999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations.
AB51,13,1715 (d) "Year 2000 statement" means any communication or other conveyance of
16information by a person to another or to the public in any form or medium, including
17a computer program:
AB51,13,1918 1. Concerning an assessment, projection, or estimate relating to year 2000
19processing capabilities of an entity, product, service or set of products and services.
AB51,13,2220 2. Concerning plans, objectives or timetables for implementing or verifying the
21year 2000 processing capabilities of an entity, product, service or set of products and
22services.
AB51,13,2523 3. Concerning test plans, test dates, test results or operational problems or
24solutions related to year 2000 processing by products or services that incorporate or
25utilize products.
AB51,14,4
14. Concerning the correction or avoidance of a year 2000 processing failure in
2computer hardware, a computer system, a component of a computer system, a
3computer program or software or services utilizing any computer hardware, system,
4component, program or software or services.
AB51,14,65 5. Reviewing, commenting on, or otherwise directly or indirectly relating to
6year 2000 processing capabilities.
AB51,14,8 7(2) No information provided to an authority under s. 134.92 (2) is admissible
8in evidence in any civil action or proceeding.
AB51,14,11 9(3) Except for information covered under sub. (2), information contained in a
10year 2000 statement may be offered in evidence in any civil action or proceeding only
11if one of the following applies:
AB51,14,1412 (a) The information is contained in a year 2000 statement made by a person
13who knew that the statement was false, misleading or deceptive or that was made
14with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity of the statement.
AB51,14,1615 (b) The information is contained in a republished year 2000 statement that the
16person who republished the statement knew was false, misleading or deceptive.
AB51,14,2017 (c) The information is contained in a year 2000 statement that was made by a
18person who was compensated for making that statement as part of a contractual
19service related to the assessment, contingency planning, remediation or testing of a
20failure in year 2000 processing.
AB51,14,2321 (d) The information is contained in a year 2000 statement that was made by
22a person when soliciting a consumer, including when advertising or offering to sell
23a product.
AB51,15,224 (e) The information is being offered in a civil action or proceeding brought by
25a local governmental unit acting in a regulatory, supervisory or enforcement capacity

1or by a state governmental unit acting in a regulatory, supervisory or enforcement
2capacity.
AB51, s. 14 3Section 14. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB51,15,44 (1) Year 2000 educational outreach.
AB51,15,55 (a) In this subsection:
AB51,15,10 61. "Electronic computing device" means any computer hardware or software,
7computer chip, embedded chip, process control equipment, or other information
8system used to capture, store, manipulate, or process information, or that controls,
9monitors, or assists in the operation of physical apparatus that relies on automation
10or digital technology to function.
AB51,15,11 112. "Process" includes calculate, compare, sequence, display or store.
AB51,15,1912 (b) Notwithstanding section 16.705 (1) of the statutes, the department of
13administration may contract with one or more private contractors to provide
14educational outreach with respect to potential failures of electronic computing
15devices to process, transmit or receive date data from, into and between the 20th and
1621st centuries and during the years 1999 and 2000, and from leap year calculations,
17and methods of correction of and contingency planning for such failures. No contract
18entered into under this subsection may extend beyond December 31, 1999. Section
1916.705 (2) and (3) of the statutes do not apply to any such contract.
AB51,15,2020 (2) Emergency management contingency plans.
AB51,15,2521 (a) In this subsection, "electronic computing device" means any computer
22hardware or software, computer chip, embedded chip, process control equipment or
23other information system used to capture, store, manipulate or process information,
24or that controls, monitors or assists in the operation of physical apparatus that relies
25on automation or digital technology to function.
AB51,16,15
1(b) The department of military affairs shall review all of the local emergency
2management services agency contingency plans for responding to the failure of an
3electronic computing device to process, transmit or receive date data from, into and
4between the 20th and 21st centuries, and during the years 1999 and 2000, and from
5leap year calculations. If that review determines that those local emergency
6management services agency contingency plans are not adequate or need testing, the
7department of military affairs shall prepare a plan for the funding of one or more
8counties, cities or villages to test those contingency plans. The adjutant general shall
9submit its findings and plan for funding to the joint committee on finance by the 60th
10day after the effective date of this paragraph. If the joint committee on finance
11approves the funding plan, the joint committee on finance may supplement the
12appropriation under section 20.465 (3) (a) of the statutes from the appropriation
13under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes. Notwithstanding section 13.101 (3) (a)
14of the statutes, the joint committee on finance is not required to find that an
15emergency exists.
AB51, s. 15 16Section 15. Initial applicability.
AB51,16,1917 (1) Admissibility of year 2000 statements. The treatment of section 904.17 of
18the statutes first applies to a year 2000 statement made on the effective date of this
19subsection.
AB51,16,2420 (2) State and local governmental liability. The treatment of sections 16.528
21(3) (f), 19.37 (2) and (3), 66.285 (4) (f), 218.015 (7), 560.05 (3), 775.01 and 893.83 of
22the statutes first applies with respect to noncontractual injuries occurring or injuries
23occurring under contracts entered into, extended, modified or renewed on the
24effective date of this subsection.
AB51,17,2
1(3) Year 2000 impact statements. The creation of section 13.0992 of the statutes
2first applies to bills introduced on the effective date of this subsection.
AB51, s. 16 3Section 16. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
4publication, except as follows:
AB51,17,55 (1) The repeal of section 13.0992 of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2001.
AB51,17,66 (End)
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