SB368,4,13 613.97 Legislative office of inspector general. (1) In this section, "state
7agency" means the department of administration; agriculture, trade and consumer
8protection; children and families; corrections; financial institutions; health services;
9natural resources; public instruction; revenue; safety and professional services;
10transportation; or workforce development; the government accountability board; the
11Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation; the Wisconsin Housing and
12Economic Development Authority; or the Board of Regents of the University of
13Wisconsin System.
SB368,4,18 14(2) (a) There is created a legislative service agency known as the "Legislative
15Office of Inspector General," consisting of 13 inspectors general and their staff who
16are assigned to and housed at the headquarters of state agencies. The joint
17committee on legislative organization shall appoint each inspector general for a
186-year term expiring March 1 of the odd-numbered year.
SB368,4,2219 (b) The joint committee on legislative organization shall designate a lead
20inspector general to serve as the chief administrative officer of the legislative office
21of inspector general, who shall appoint all staff and oversee the operations and
22expenditures of the legislative office of inspector general.
SB368,5,223 (c) Each state agency shall provide office space at the agency headquarters for
24the inspector general assigned to the agency and for his or her staff. Each state

1agency shall pay for all services provided by the inspectors general and shall credit
2the payments to the appropriation account under s. 20.765 (3) (kr).
SB368,5,53 (d) The legislative office of inspector general shall be strictly nonpartisan and
4shall at all times observe the confidential nature of any investigation currently being
5performed.
SB368,5,76 (e) The inspector general assigned to the department of financial institutions
7shall also be assigned to the government accountability board.
SB368,5,108 (f) The inspector general assigned to the Wisconsin Economic Development
9Corporation shall also be assigned to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic
10Development Authority.
SB368,5,1311 (g) The inspector general assigned to the department of safety and professional
12services shall also be assigned to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer
13protection.
SB368,5,24 14(3) (a) The inspector general assigned to each state agency may examine the
15accounts and other financial records of the agency to which he or she is assigned to
16assure that all financial transactions have been made in a legal and proper manner.
17The inspector general may review the performance and program accomplishments
18of the agency during the fiscal period for which the examination is being conducted
19to determine whether the agency carried out the policy of the legislature and the
20governor during the period for which the appropriations were made. An inspector
21general shall at all times with or without notice have access to any books, records,
22or other documents maintained by the agency relating to its expenditures, revenues,
23operations, and structure, including specifically any such books, records, or other
24documents that are confidential by law.
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1(b) The inspector general assigned to each state agency shall do all of the
2following:
SB368,6,113 1. At the discretion of the inspector general, review claims by any person that
4an agency action or order has adversely affected a substantial interest of the person.
5A person requesting such a review must do so before the commencement of a
6contested case under s. 227.44 or other similar state agency review process. If an
7inspector general elects to review a claim, the inspector shall determine whether the
8agency action or order was inconsistent with any law or administrative rule. An
9inspector shall report all such determinations to the appropriate standing
10committees under s. 13.172 (3), the joint legislative audit committee, and the joint
11committee for review of administrative rules.
SB368,6,1312 2. Investigate fraud in state agency programs or activities and report any
13finding of fraud to the department of justice.
SB368,6,1914 3. Investigate waste, abuse, or inefficiency in state agency programs or
15activities and report any finding of waste, abuse, or inefficiency to the appropriate
16standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). In investigating waste, abuse, or
17inefficiency in state agency programs, an inspector general shall endeavor to identify
18savings for state agencies that would pay at least the costs incurred by the inspector
19general in carrying out the investigations.
SB368,6,2120 4. Submit an annual report of inspector general activities to the chief clerk of
21each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
SB368,6,2522 (c) Before a state agency may expend on state agency programs and activities
23any moneys saved as a result of inspector general investigations under par. (b) 2. and
243., the state agency must first use the moneys to pay all costs incurred by the
25inspector general in carrying out the investigations.
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1(d) The speaker of the assembly and the senate majority leader, jointly, may
2direct the inspector general assigned to any state agency to examine the records or
3programs of the state agency. An inspector general who conducts an investigation
4under this paragraph shall submit the investigation report to the chief clerk of each
5house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
SB368,7,116 (e) The chairpersons of the appropriate standing committees in the assembly
7and senate, jointly, may direct the inspector general assigned to any state agency to
8examine the records or programs of the state agency over which the committees have
9subject matter jurisdiction. An inspector general who conducts an investigation
10under this paragraph shall submit the investigation report to the chief clerk of each
11house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
SB368,6 12Section 6. 15.01 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB368,7,2413 15.01 (6) "Division," "bureau," "section," and "unit" means the subunits of a
14department or an independent agency, whether specifically created by law or created
15by the head of the department or the independent agency for the more economic and
16efficient administration and operation of the programs assigned to the department
17or independent agency. The office of credit unions in the department of financial
18institutions, the office of the inspector general in the department of children and
19families, the office of the inspector general in the department of health services,
and
20the office of children's mental health in the department of health services have the
21meaning of "division" under this subsection. The office of the long-term care
22ombudsman under the board on aging and long-term care and the office of
23educational accountability in the department of public instruction have the meaning
24of "bureau" under this subsection.
SB368,7 25Section 7. 15.193 of the statutes is repealed.
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1Section 8. 15.204 of the statutes is repealed.
SB368,9 2Section 9. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
3the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB368,10 4Section 10. 20.435 (8) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB368,11 5Section 11. 20.435 (8) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB368,12 6Section 12. 20.435 (8) (kw) of the statutes is repealed.
SB368,13 7Section 13. 20.435 (8) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
SB368,14 8Section 14. 20.435 (8) (p) of the statutes is repealed.
SB368,15 9Section 15. 20.765 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB368,8,1210 20.765 (3) (cm) Inspector general operations; legislative services. The amounts
11in the schedule for the operations of the legislative office of inspector general that are
12not paid from par. (kr).
SB368,16 13Section 16. 20.765 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB368,8,1714 20.765 (3) (g) Gifts and grants to service agencies. For the legislative service
15agency under s. 13.81, 13.82, 13.90, 13.91, 13.92, 13.94, 13.95 or, 13.96, or 13.97 to
16which directed, as a continuing appropriation, all gifts, grants, bequests and devises
17for the purposes for which made not inconsistent with said sections.
SB368,17 18Section 17. 20.765 (3) (kr) of the statutes is created to read:
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120.765 (3) (kr) Inspector general operations; state agency services. All moneys
2received from state agencies to pay the cost of providing services by the legislative
3office of inspector general.
SB368,18 4Section 18. 20.923 (6) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB368,9,55 20.923 (6) (fm) Legislative office of inspector general: all positions.
SB368,19 6Section 19. 230.08 (2) (fr) of the statutes is created to read:
SB368,9,87 230.08 (2) (fr) Inspectors general and staff of the legislative office of inspector
8general.
SB368,20 9Section 20. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB368,9,1410 (1) Appointment of inspectors general. As determined by the joint committee
11on legislative organization, 4 of the initial inspectors general appointed under
12section 13.97 (2), as created by this act, shall serve for a term expiring on March 1,
132019, 4 shall serve for a term expiring on March 1, 2021, and 5 shall serve for a term
14expiring on March 1, 2023.
SB368,21 15Section 21. Effective date.
SB368,9,1616 (1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2016.
SB368,9,1717 (End)
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