AB21,299
13Section
299. 16.531 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,133,1914
16.531
(1) At least 15 days prior to the beginning of any calendar quarter in
15which the secretary anticipates that it may be necessary to exercise the authority
16conferred in s. 16.53 (10) (a) or 20.002 (11) (a) or to incur financial obligations and
17issue operating notes under
subch. III of ch. 18
s. 16.526, the secretary shall submit
18a plan to the joint committee on finance describing the specific nature of any
19proposed action that may be required.
AB21,300
20Section
300. 16.531 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,134,421
16.531
(2) If the secretary determines during any calendar quarter that action
22under s.
16.526, 16.53 (10) (a) or 20.002 (11)
or subch. III of ch. 18 should be taken
23that is different from the action specified in the plan submitted under sub. (1), the
24secretary shall provide notice to the joint committee on finance of the specific nature
25of any such action that may be required. If the joint committee on finance has not,
1within 2 working days after such notification, scheduled a meeting to review the
2secretary's proposal, the secretary may proceed with the proposed action. If, within
32 working days after such notification, the committee schedules a meeting, the
4secretary may not proceed with the proposed action until after the meeting is held.
AB21,301
5Section
301. 16.531 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,134,146
16.531
(3) Within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter during which
7the secretary exercises the authority conferred in s. 16.53 (10) (a), during which there
8is any outstanding reallocation of moneys under s. 20.002 (11) (a) or during which
9there are any outstanding operating notes issued under
subch. III of ch. 18 s. 16.526,
10the secretary shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report on the status
11of all such matters, together with an assessment of the degree to which the secretary
12anticipates that state funds and accounts will have sufficient revenues to meet
13anticipated obligations during the 6-month period following the calendar quarter for
14which the report is issued.
AB21,302
15Section
302. 16.54 (8g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,303
16Section
303. 16.54 (8r) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.54 (8r) and
17amended to read:
AB21,135,518
16.54
(8r) Whenever the federal government makes available moneys for
19instruction, extension, special projects or emergency employment opportunities, the
20board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Authority may accept the
21moneys on behalf of the state. The board of regents shall, in the administration of
22the expenditure of such moneys, comply with the requirements of the act of congress
23making the moneys available and with the regulations prescribed by the federal
24government or the federal agency administering the act, insofar as the act or
25regulations are consistent with state law. The board of regents may submit any plan,
1budget, application or proposal required by the federal agency as a precondition to
2receipt of the moneys. The board of regents may, consistent with state law, perform
3any act required by the act of congress or the federal agency to carry out the purpose
4of the act of congress.
The board of regents shall deposit all moneys received under
5this paragraph in the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (m).
AB21,304
6Section
304. 16.54 (8r) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,305
7Section
305. 16.54 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,135,138
16.54
(9) (a) 1. "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
9institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
10government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
11is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
12courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch.
36, 231,
13233,
234 235, 237,
238, or 279.
AB21,306
14Section
306. 16.544 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,135,2215
16.544
(3) Prior to taking final action to remove any liability related to a
16disallowance of the use of federal moneys, an agency shall submit to the department
17a statement of the action proposed to remove the liability. The department may
18approve, disapprove or approve with modifications each such proposed action. The
19secretary shall forward a copy of each statement of proposed action approved by the
20department to the joint committee on finance.
This subsection does not apply to an
21action taken by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, within
22the statutory authority of the board, to remove a liability of less than $5,000.
AB21,307
23Section
307. 16.57 of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,308
24Section
308. 16.61 (3) (s) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,136,11
116.61
(3) (s) Shall recommend to the department procedures for the transfer
2of public records and records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
3Authority
and the University of Wisconsin System Authority to optical disk format,
4including procedures to ensure the authenticity, accuracy and reliability of any
5public records or records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
6Authority
and the University of Wisconsin System Authority so transferred and
7procedures to ensure that such records are protected from unauthorized destruction.
8The board shall also recommend to the department qualitative standards for optical
9disks and copies of documents generated from optical disks used to store public
10records and records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
11and the University of Wisconsin System Authority.
AB21,309
12Section
309. 16.61 (13) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,137,513
16.61
(13) (a) The historical society, as trustee for the state, shall be the
14ultimate depository of the archives of the state, and the board may transfer to the
15society such original records and reproductions as it deems proper and worthy of
16permanent preservation, including records and reproductions which the custodian
17thereof has been specifically directed by statute to preserve or keep in the custodian's
18office. The permanent preservation of records of the University of Wisconsin System
19Authority may be accomplished under par. (b). The society may deposit in the
20regional depositories established under s. 44.10, title remaining with the society, the
21records of state agencies or their district or regional offices which are primarily
22created in the geographic area serviced by the depository, but the records of all
23central departments, offices, establishments and agencies shall remain in the main
24archives in the capital city under the society's immediate jurisdiction, except that the
25society may place the records temporarily at a regional depository for periods of time
1to be determined by the society. Nothing in this subsection nor in ch. 44 prevents the
2society's taking the steps for the safety of articles and materials entrusted to its care
3in library, museum or archives, including temporary removal to safer locations,
4dictated by emergency conditions arising from a state of war, civil rebellion or other
5catastrophe.
AB21,310
6Section
310. 16.611 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,137,167
16.611
(2) (a) The department shall prescribe, by rule, procedures for the
8transfer of public records and records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
9Clinics Authority
, of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and of the
10Wisconsin Aerospace Authority to optical disk or electronic format and for the
11maintenance of such records stored in optical disk or electronic format, including
12procedures to ensure the authenticity, accuracy, reliability and accessibility of any
13public records or records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
14Authority
, of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, or of the Wisconsin
15Aerospace Authority so transferred and procedures to ensure that such records are
16protected from unauthorized destruction.
AB21,311
17Section
311. 16.611 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,137,2218
16.611
(2) (c) The department shall prescribe, by rule, qualitative standards
19for optical disks and for copies of documents generated from optical disks used to
20store public records and records of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
21Authority
, of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and of the Wisconsin
22Aerospace Authority.
AB21,312
23Section
312. 16.62 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,138,324
16.62
(1) (a) To advise and assist state agencies
, the University of Wisconsin
25System Authority, and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
1in the establishment and operation of records management programs through the
2issuance of standards and procedures and provision of technical and management
3consulting services.
AB21,313
4Section
313. 16.62 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,138,85
16.62
(1) (b) To operate a state records center and a central microfilm facility
6for state agencies
, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and the University
7of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and to promulgate rules necessary for
8efficient operation of the facilities.
AB21,314
9Section
314. 16.62 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,138,1410
16.62
(1) (bm) To operate a storage facility for storage of public records and
11records of the
University of Wisconsin System Authority and the University of
12Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority in optical disk or electronic format in
13accordance with rules, promulgated by the department under s. 16.611, governing
14operation of the facility.
AB21,315
15Section
315. 16.62 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,138,1916
16.62
(1) (c) To periodically audit the records management programs of state
17agencies
, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and the University of
18Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and recommend improvements in records
19management practices.
AB21,316
20Section
316. 16.64 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,138,2221
16.64
(1) (a) "Board" means the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
22System
Authority.
AB21,317
23Section
317. 16.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,138,2524
16.70
(2) "Authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under
25ch.
36, 231, 232, 233,
234, 237, or 279.
AB21,318
1Section
318. 16.70 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,139,62
16.70
(3) "Contractual services" includes all services, materials to be furnished
3by a service provider in connection with services, and any limited trades work
4involving less than $30,000 to be done for or furnished to the state or any agency
, but
5does not include information technology products or services delivered from a central
6hosting location on a subscription basis.
AB21,319
7Section
319. 16.70 (3g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,320
8Section
320. 16.70 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,139,139
16.70
(8) "Municipality" means a county, city, village, town, school district,
10board of school directors, sewer district, drainage district, technical college district
,
11the University of Wisconsin System Authority, or any other public or quasi-public
12corporation, officer, board or other body having the authority to award public
13contracts.
AB21,321
14Section
321. 16.705 (1r) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,322
15Section
322. 16.705 (1r) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,323
16Section
323. 16.705 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,140,217
16.705
(2) (a) The department shall promulgate rules for the procurement of
18contractual services by the department and its designated agents, including but not
19limited to rules prescribing approval and monitoring processes for contractual
20service contracts
; except as provided in par. (b), a requirement for agencies, except
21for the University of Wisconsin System, to conduct a uniform cost-benefit analysis
22of each proposed contractual service procurement involving an estimated
23expenditure of more than $50,000 in accordance with standards prescribed in the
24rules; and, except as provided in par. (b), a requirement for agencies, except for the
25University of Wisconsin System, to review periodically, and before any renewal, the
1continued appropriateness of contracting under each contractual services
2agreement involving an estimated expenditure of more than $50,000.
AB21,324
3Section
324. 16.705 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,325
4Section
325. 16.705 (8) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
5renumbered 16.705 (8) and amended to read:
AB21,140,156
16.705
(8) The department shall, annually on or before October 15, submit to
7the governor, the joint committee on finance, the joint legislative audit committee
8and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate
9standing committees under s. 13.172 (3), a report concerning the number, value and
10nature of contractual service procurements authorized for each agency during the
11preceding fiscal year. The report shall also include, with respect to contractual
12service procurements by agencies for the preceding fiscal year
: (b)
13Recommendations, recommendations for elimination of unneeded contractual
14service procurements and for consolidation or resolicitation of existing contractual
15service procurements.
AB21,326
16Section
326. 16.705 (8) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,327
17Section
327. 16.71 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,141,618
16.71
(1m) The department shall not delegate to any executive branch agency
,
19other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the authority
20to enter into any contract for materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services
21relating to information technology or telecommunications prior to review and
22approval of the contract by the department.
The department may delegate this
23authority to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. No executive branch agency
,
24other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, may enter into
25any such contract without review and approval of the contract by the department.
1The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter into any such contract without
2review and approval by the department. Any executive branch agency that enters
3into a contract relating to information technology under this section shall comply
4with the requirements of s. 16.973 (13).
Any delegation to the board of regents of the
5University of Wisconsin System or to the University of Wisconsin-Madison is subject
6to the limitations prescribed in s. 36.585.
AB21,328
7Section
328. 16.71 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,329
8Section
329. 16.72 (2) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,141,189
16.72
(2) (e) (intro.) In writing the specifications under this subsection, the
10department and any other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1) shall
11incorporate requirements for the purchase of products made from recycled materials
12and recovered materials if their use is technically and economically feasible. Each
13authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
,
14the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and the Lower Fox River Remediation
15Authority, in writing specifications for purchasing by the authority, shall incorporate
16requirements for the purchase of products made from recycled materials and
17recovered materials if their use is technically and economically feasible. The
18specifications shall include requirements for the purchase of the following materials:
AB21,330
19Section
330. 16.72 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,142,420
16.72
(2) (f) In writing specifications under this subsection, the department,
21any other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1), and each authority other
22than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
, the University of
23Wisconsin System Authority, and the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority shall
24incorporate requirements relating to the recyclability and ultimate disposition of
25products and, wherever possible, shall write the specifications so as to minimize the
1amount of solid waste generated by the state, consistent with the priorities
2established under s. 287.05 (12). All specifications under this subsection shall
3discourage the purchase of single-use, disposable products and require, whenever
4practical, the purchase of multiple-use, durable products.
AB21,331
5Section
331. 16.72 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,142,106
16.72
(8) The department may purchase educational technology materials,
7supplies, equipment, or contractual services from orders placed with the department
8by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies,
and technical college
9districts
, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and the
10University of Wisconsin-Madison.
AB21,332
11Section
332. 16.73 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,333
12Section
333. 16.74 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,142,2013
16.74
(2) (b) Contracts for purchases by the senate or assembly shall be signed
14by an individual designated by the organization committee of the house making the
15purchase. Contracts for other legislative branch purchases shall be signed by an
16individual designated by the joint committee on legislative organization. Contracts
17for purchases by the judicial commission
or judicial council shall be signed by an
18individual designated by the commission
or council, respectively. Contracts for other
19judicial branch purchases shall be signed by an individual designated by the director
20of state courts.
AB21,334
21Section
334. 16.75 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,143,522
16.75
(1) (a) 1. All orders awarded or contracts made by the department for all
23materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services to be provided to any
24agency, except as otherwise provided in par. (c) and subs. (2), (2g), (2m), (3m), (3t),
25(6), (7), (8), (9), (10e), and (10m) and ss. 16.705 (1r), 16.73 (4) (a), 16.751, 16.754, 50.05
1(7) (f), 153.05 (2m) (a),
165.987, and 287.15 (7), shall be awarded to the lowest
2responsible bidder, taking into consideration life cycle cost estimates under sub.
3(1m), when appropriate, the location of the agency, the quantities of the articles to
4be supplied, their conformity with the specifications, and the purposes for which they
5are required and the date of delivery.
AB21,335
6Section
335. 16.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,143,207
16.75
(1m) The department shall award each order or contract for materials,
8supplies or equipment on the basis of life cycle cost estimates, whenever such action
9is appropriate. Each authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
10Clinics Authority,
the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the Lower Fox
11River Remediation Authority, and the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority shall award
12each order or contract for materials, supplies or equipment on the basis of life cycle
13cost estimates, whenever such action is appropriate. The terms, conditions and
14evaluation criteria to be applied shall be incorporated in the solicitation of bids or
15proposals. The life cycle cost formula may include, but is not limited to, the
16applicable costs of energy efficiency, acquisition and conversion, money,
17transportation, warehousing and distribution, training, operation and maintenance
18and disposition or resale. The department shall prepare documents containing
19technical guidance for the development and use of life cycle cost estimates, and shall
20make the documents available to local governmental units.
AB21,336
21Section
336. 16.75 (3m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,143,2322
16.75
(3m) (a) 1. "Disabled veteran-owned business" means a business
23certified
by the department of administration under s.
16.283 203.03 (3).
AB21,337
24Section
337. 16.75 (3m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,144,2
116.75
(3m) (a) 2. "Disabled veteran-owned financial adviser" means a financial
2adviser certified
by the department of administration under s.
16.283 203.03 (3).
AB21,338
3Section
338. 16.75 (3m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,144,64
16.75
(3m) (a) 3. "Disabled veteran-owned investment firm" means an
5investment firm certified
by the department of administration under s.
16.283 6203.03 (3).
AB21,339
7Section
339. 16.75 (3m) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,144,98
16.75
(3m) (a) 4. "Minority business" means a business certified
by the
9department of administration under s.
16.287
203.07 (2).
AB21,340
10Section
340. 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,144,1611
16.75
(3m) (c) 5. a. In determining whether a purchase, contract, or subcontract
12complies with the goal established under par. (b) 1. or 2. or s. 16.855 (10m) (am) 1.
13or 2., 16.87 (2) (b) or (c), or 25.185 (2) (a) or (b), the department shall include only
14amounts paid to businesses, financial advisers, and investment firms certified
by the
15department of administration under s.
16.283
203.03 or
16.287 203.07 (2), whichever
16is appropriate.
AB21,341
17Section
341. 16.75 (3m) (c) 5. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,144,2118
16.75
(3m) (c) 5. b. In determining whether a purchase, contract, or subcontract
19is made with a disabled veteran-owned business, the department shall include only
20amounts paid to disabled veteran-owned businesses certified
by the department of
21administration under s.
16.283 203.03 (3).
AB21,342
22Section
342. 16.75 (3t) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,145,1523
16.75
(3t) (c) (intro.) The department of corrections shall periodically provide
24to the department of administration a current list of all materials, supplies,
25equipment or contractual services, excluding commodities, that are supplied by
1prison industries, as created under s. 303.01. The department of administration
2shall distribute the list to all designated purchasing agents under s. 16.71 (1). Except
3as otherwise provided in sub. (6) (am), prior to seeking bids or competitive sealed
4proposals with respect to the purchase of any materials, supplies, equipment or
5contractual services enumerated in the list, the department of administration or any
6other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1) shall offer prison industries the
7opportunity to supply the materials, supplies, equipment or contractual services if
8the department of corrections is able to provide them at a price that is
equal to or
9lower than comparable to one which may be obtained through competitive bidding
10or competitive sealed proposals and is able to conform to the specifications. If the
11department of administration or other purchasing agent is unable to determine
12whether the price of prison industries is
equal to or lower than comparable to one
13obtained through competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals, it may solicit
14bids or competitive proposals before awarding the order or contract. This paragraph
15does not apply to the printing of the following forms:
AB21,343
16Section
343. 16.75 (3t) (c) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,344
17Section
344. 16.75 (3t) (c) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
AB21,345
18Section
345. 16.75 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,145,2519
16.75
(8) (am) The department, any other designated purchasing agent under
20s. 16.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74, and each authority other
21than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
, the University of
22Wisconsin System Authority, and the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority shall,
23to the extent practicable, make purchasing selections using specifications developed
24under s. 16.72 (2) (e) to maximize the purchase of materials utilizing recycled
25materials and recovered materials.
AB21,146,6
1(bm) Each agency and authority other than the University of Wisconsin
2Hospitals and Clinics Authority
, the University of Wisconsin System Authority, and
3the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority shall ensure that the average recycled
4or recovered content of all paper purchased by the agency or authority measured as
5a proportion, by weight, of the fiber content of paper products purchased in a fiscal
6year, is not less than 40% of all purchased paper.
AB21,346
7Section
346. 16.75 (12) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB21,146,118
16.75
(12) (a) 1. "Agency" means the department of administration, the
9department of corrections, the department of health services, the department of
10public instruction,
and the department of veterans affairs
, and the Board of Regents
11of the University of Wisconsin System.
AB21,347
12Section
347. 16.765 (1) of the statutes is amended to read: