LRB-4075/1
RAC:jld:rs
2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
February 22, 2012 - Introduced by Senators Lassa, Vinehout, C. Larson, Taylor
and Carpenter, cosponsored by Representatives Kramer, Molepske Jr,
Bernard Schaber, Jacque, Spanbauer, Sinicki, Berceau, Turner and
Ringhand. Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and
Government Operations.
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1An Act to create 13.94 (1) (bm) and (bp) of the statutes;
relating to:
2management and performance evaluation audits of large programs and large
3agencies by the Legislative Audit Bureau.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) to conduct a management
and performance evaluation audit of every state agency large program, as defined
in the bill, at least once each five years. The audit must include an appraisal of all
management practices, operating procedures, and organizational structures related
to the program. The bill also requires LAB to conduct a management and
performance evaluation audit of supervisor-to-staff ratios of every large agency, as
defined in the bill, at least once each five years.
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:
SB506, s. 1
4Section
1. 13.94 (1) (bm) and (bp) of the statutes are created to read:
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13.94
(1) (bm) 1. Conduct a management and performance evaluation audit of
6every large program at least once each 5 years. In this paragraph, "large program"
1means a program, as described in s. 20.003 (3) (a), under s. 20.255 (2), 20.285 (1),
220.292 (1), 20.395 (1), (2), or (3), 20.410 (1) or (3), 20.435 (2), (4), or (6), 20.437 (2),
320.445 (1), or 20.835 (1), (2), (3), or (4).
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2. The audit must include an appraisal of all management practices, operating
5procedures, and organizational structures related to the program. The audit may be
6conducted in conjunction with the audit under par. (b) or separately. Within 30 days
7after completion of the audit, the bureau shall file with the joint legislative audit
8committee, the appropriate standing committees, and the joint committee on
9legislative organization, under s. 13.172 (3), the governor, the department of
10administration, the legislative reference bureau, the joint committee on finance, the
11legislative fiscal bureau, and the state department, board, commission, or
12independent agency that administers the program audited, a detailed report thereof,
13including its recommendations for improvement and efficiency and including
14specific instances, if any, of illegal or improper expenditures.
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(bp) 1. Conduct a management and performance evaluation audit to review
16supervisor-to-staff ratios in every large agency at least once each 5 years. In this
17paragraph, "large agency" means an agency created under ch. 15 that has more than
18100 full-time equivalent positions.
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2. The audit may be conducted in conjunction with the audit under par. (b) or
20(bm) or separately. Within 30 days after completion of the audit, the bureau shall file
21with the joint legislative audit committee, the appropriate standing committees, and
22the joint committee on legislative organization, under s. 13.172 (3), the governor, the
23department of administration, the legislative reference bureau, the joint committee
24on finance, the legislative fiscal bureau, and the state department, board,
1commission, or independent agency audited, a detailed report thereof, including its
2recommendations for improvement and efficiency.
