AB228: Bill Text

AB228, s. 16 Section 16. 16.855 (10m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,8,25 16.855 (10m) (c) The department shall maintain and annually publish data on contracts awarded to minority businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses under this subsection and ss. 16.87 and 84.075.

AB228, s. 17 Section 17. 16.855 (14) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,9,12 16.855 (14) (a) If a project requires prior approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 (10) (a) and bids are required to be solicited under sub. (2), the department shall take both single bids and separate bids on any division of the work that it designates. If a project does not require prior approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 (10) (a) and bids are required to be solicited under sub. (2), the department may take single bids or separate bids on any division of the work that it designates. If the department awards contracts by the division of work, the department shall award the contracts according to the division of work selected for bidding. Except as provided in sub. (10m) (a) (am), the department shall award all contracts to the lowest qualified responsible bidder or bidders that result in the lowest total construction cost for the project.

AB228, s. 18 Section 18. 16.87 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,9,15 16.87 (1) (am) "Disabled veteran-owned business" means a business certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.033 (3).

AB228, s. 19 Section 19. 16.87 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 16.87 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB228,9,22 16.87 (2) (a) A contract for engineering services or architectural services or a contract involving an expenditure of $10,000 or more for construction work, or $30,000 or more for limited trades work, to be done for or furnished to the state or a department, board, commission, or officer of the state is exempt from the requirements of ss. 16.705 and 16.75.

AB228,9,25 (b) The department shall attempt to ensure that 5% 5 percent of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to minority businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (3m) (a) 4.

AB228, s. 20 Section 20. 16.87 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,10,4 16.87 (2) (c) The department shall make efforts to ensure that a portion of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to disabled veteran-owned businesses.

AB228, s. 21 Section 21. 18.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,10,7 18.16 (title) Minority financial advisers and investment firms; disabled veteran-owned financial advisers and investment firms.

AB228, s. 22 Section 22. 18.16 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB228,10,9 18.16 (1) In this section:

AB228,10,11 (a) "Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.033 (3).

AB228,10,13 (b) "Disabled veteran-owned investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.033 (3).

AB228,10,15 (c) "Minority financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).

AB228,10,17 (d) "Minority investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).

AB228, s. 23 Section 23. 18.16 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 18.16 (2) (a).

AB228, s. 24 Section 24. 18.16 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,10,23 18.16 (2) (b) Except as provided in sub. (7), in contracting public debt by competitive sale, the commission shall make efforts to ensure that a portion of the total public indebtedness contracted in each fiscal year is underwritten by disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

AB228, s. 25 Section 25. 18.16 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 18.16 (3) (a).

AB228, s. 26 Section 26. 18.16 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,11,4 18.16 (3) (b) Except as provided under sub. (7), in contracting public debt by negotiated sale, the commission shall make efforts to ensure that a portion of total public indebtedness contracted in each fiscal year is underwritten by disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

AB228, s. 27 Section 27. 18.16 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 18.16 (4) (a).

AB228, s. 28 Section 28. 18.16 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,11,10 18.16 (4) (b) Except as provided under sub. (7), in contracting public debt by competitive sale or negotiated sale, the commission shall make efforts to ensure that a portion of the total moneys expended in each fiscal year for the services of financial advisers are expended for the services of disabled veteran-owned financial advisers.

AB228, s. 29 Section 29. 18.16 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 18.16 (5) (a).

AB228, s. 30 Section 30. 18.16 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,11,17 18.16 (5) (b) Except as provided under s. 18.06 (9) and sub. (7), an individual underwriter or syndicate of underwriters shall make efforts to ensure that each bid or proposal, submitted by that individual or syndicate in a competitive or negotiated sale of public debt, provides for a portion of sales to disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

AB228, s. 31 Section 31. 18.16 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,11,24 18.16 (6) The commission shall annually report to the department of administration the total amount of public indebtedness contracted with the underwriting services of minority investment firms and disabled veteran-owned investment firms and the total amount of moneys expended for the services of minority financial advisers and disabled veteran-owned financial advisers during the preceding fiscal year.

AB228, s. 32 Section 32. 18.64 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,12,2 18.64 (title) Minority financial advisers and investment firms; disabled veteran-owned financial advisers and investment firms.

AB228, s. 33 Section 33. 18.64 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB228,12,4 18.64 (1) In this section:

AB228,12,6 (a) "Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.033 (3).

AB228,12,8 (b) "Disabled veteran-owned investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.033 (3).

AB228,12,10 (c) "Minority financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).

AB228,12,12 (d) "Minority investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).

AB228, s. 34 Section 34. 18.64 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 18.64 (2) (a).

AB228, s. 35 Section 35. 18.64 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,12,18 18.64 (2) (b) Except as provided under sub. (7), in issuing evidences of revenue obligations by competitive sale, the commission shall make efforts to ensure that a portion of the total of revenue obligations contracted in each fiscal year is underwritten by disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

AB228, s. 36 Section 36. 18.64 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 18.64 (3) (a).

AB228, s. 37 Section 37. 18.64 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,12,24 18.64 (3) (b) Except as provided under sub. (7), in issuing evidences of revenue obligations by negotiated sale, the commission shall make efforts to ensure that a portion of the total of revenue obligations contracted in each fiscal year is underwritten by disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

AB228, s. 38 Section 38. 18.64 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 18.64 (4) (a).

AB228, s. 39 Section 39. 18.64 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,13,6 18.64 (4) (b) Except as provided under sub. (7), in issuing evidences of revenue obligations by competitive sale or negotiated sale, the commission shall make efforts to ensure that a portion of the total moneys expended in each fiscal year for the services of financial advisers are expended for the services of disabled veteran-owned financial advisers.

AB228, s. 40 Section 40. 18.64 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 18.64 (5) (a).

AB228, s. 41 Section 41. 18.64 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,13,13 18.64 (5) (b) Except as provided under sub. (7), an individual underwriter or syndicate of underwriters shall make efforts to ensure that each bid or proposal, submitted by that individual or syndicate in a competitive or negotiated sale of a revenue obligation, provides for a portion of sales to disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

AB228, s. 42 Section 42. 18.64 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,13,20 18.64 (6) The commission shall annually report to the department of administration the total amount of revenue obligations contracted with the underwriting services of minority investment firms and disabled veteran-owned investment firms and the total amount of moneys expended for the services of minority financial advisers and disabled veteran-owned financial advisers during the preceding fiscal year.

AB228, s. 43 Section 43. 18.77 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,13,23 18.77 (title) Minority financial advisers and investment firms; disabled veteran-owned financial advisers and investment firms.

AB228, s. 44 Section 44. 18.77 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB228,13,25 18.77 (1) In this section:

AB228,14,2 (a) "Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.033 (3).

AB228,14,4 (b) "Disabled veteran-owned investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.033 (3).

AB228,14,6 (c) "Minority financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).

AB228,14,8 (d) "Minority investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).

AB228, s. 45 Section 45. 18.77 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 18.77 (2) (a).

AB228, s. 46 Section 46. 18.77 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,14,14 18.77 (2) (b) Except as provided under sub. (7), in contracting operating notes by competitive sale, the commission shall make efforts to ensure that a portion of total operating note indebtedness contracted in each fiscal year is underwritten by disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

AB228, s. 47 Section 47. 18.77 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 18.77 (3) (a).

AB228, s. 48 Section 48. 18.77 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,14,20 18.77 (3) (b) Except as provided under sub. (7), in contracting operating notes by negotiated sale, the commission shall make efforts to ensure that a portion of total operating note indebtedness contracted in each fiscal year is underwritten by disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

AB228, s. 49 Section 49. 18.77 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 18.77 (4) (a).

AB228, s. 50 Section 50. 18.77 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,15,2 18.77 (4) (b) Except as provided under sub. (7), in contracting operating notes by competitive sale or negotiated sale, the commission shall make efforts to ensure that a portion of the total moneys expended in such fiscal year for the services of financial advisers are expended for the services of disabled veteran-owned financial advisers.

AB228, s. 51 Section 51. 18.77 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 18.77 (5) (a).

AB228, s. 52 Section 52. 18.77 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB228,15,9 18.77 (5) (b) Except as provided under sub. (7), an individual underwriter or syndicate of underwriters shall make efforts to ensure that each bid or proposal, submitted by that individual or syndicate in a competitive or negotiated sale of an operating note, provides for a portion of sales to disabled veteran-owned investment firms.

AB228, s. 53 Section 53. 18.77 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,15,15 18.77 (6) The commission shall annually report to the department of administration the total amount of operating note indebtedness contracted with the underwriting services of minority investment firms and the total amount of moneys expended for the services of minority financial advisers and disabled veteran-owned financial advisers during the preceding fiscal year.

AB228, s. 54 Section 54. 23.41 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,15,19 23.41 (6) The department shall attempt to ensure that at least 5% of the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to minority businesses, as defined in s. 16.75 (3m) (a) 4.

AB228, s. 55 Section 55. 25.185 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,15,22 25.185 (title) Minority financial advisers and investment firms; disabled veteran-owned financial advisers and investment firms.

AB228, s. 56 Section 56. 25.185 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB228,15,24 25.185 (1) In this section:

AB228,16,2 (a) "Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.033 (3).

AB228,16,4 (b) "Disabled veteran-owned investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.033 (3).

AB228,16,6 (c) "Minority financial adviser" means a financial adviser certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).

AB228,16,8 (d) "Minority investment firm" means an investment firm certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).

AB228, s. 57 Section 57. 25.185 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB228,16,14 25.185 (3) The board shall annually report to the department of administration the total amount of moneys expended under sub. (2) for common stock and convertible bond brokerage commissions, the services of minority and disabled veteran-owned financial advisers, and the services of minority and disabled veteran-owned investment firms during the preceding fiscal year.