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:
AB445,1 1Section 1 . 1.12 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,5,32 1.12 (1) (b) “State agency" means an office, department, agency, institution of
3higher education, the legislature, a legislative service agency, the courts, a judicial
4branch agency, an association, society, or other body in state government that is

1created or authorized to be created by the constitution or by law, for which
2appropriations are made by law, excluding the Badger Health Benefit Authority and
3the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
AB445,2 4Section 2 . 13.172 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,5,105 13.172 (1) In this section, “agency" means an office, department, agency,
6institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
7government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
8is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
9courts, and any authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 636 or in
10ch. 231, 233, 234, 238, or 279.
AB445,3 11Section 3 . 13.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,5,1612 13.62 (2) “Agency" means any board, commission, department, office, society,
13institution of higher education, council, or committee in the state government, or any
14authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 636 or in ch. 231, 232, 233,
15234, 237, 238, or 279, except that the term does not include a council or committee
16of the legislature.
AB445,4 17Section 4 . 13.94 (1) (dj) of the statutes is created to read:
AB445,5,2218 13.94 (1) (dj) At least once every 2 years, perform a financial audit and
19performance evaluation audit of any health benefit plan exchange under subch. II
20of ch. 636 and an audit of the Badger Health Benefit Authority's policies and
21management practices and file copies of each audit report under this paragraph with
22the distributees specified in par. (b).
AB445,5 23Section 5 . 13.94 (1s) (c) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB445,5,2524 13.94 (1s) (c) 9. The Badger Health Benefit Authority for the cost of the audit
25under sub. (1) (dj).
AB445,6
1Section 6. 13.95 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,6,14 213.95 Legislative fiscal bureau. (intro.) There is created a bureau to be
3known as the “Legislative Fiscal Bureau" headed by a director. The fiscal bureau
4shall be strictly nonpartisan and shall at all times observe the confidential nature
5of the research requests received by it; however, with the prior approval of the
6requester in each instance, the bureau may duplicate the results of its research for
7distribution. Subject to s. 230.35 (4) (a) and (f), the director or the director's
8designated employees shall at all times, with or without notice, have access to all
9state agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the
10Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Badger Health Benefit Authority, the Lower Fox
11River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation,
12and the Fox River Navigational System Authority, and to any books, records, or other
13documents maintained by such agencies or authorities and relating to their
14expenditures, revenues, operations, and structure.
AB445,7 15Section 7 . 16.002 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,6,2016 16.002 (2) “Departments" means constitutional offices, departments, and
17independent agencies and includes all societies, associations, and other agencies of
18state government for which appropriations are made by law, but not including
19authorities created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 636 or in ch. 231, 232,
20233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
AB445,8 21Section 8 . 16.004 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,7,222 16.004 (4) Freedom of access. The secretary and such employees of the
23department as the secretary designates may enter into the offices of state agencies
24and authorities created under subch. II of ch. 114 and subch. III of ch. 636 and under
25chs. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, and 279, and may examine their books and accounts and

1any other matter that in the secretary's judgment should be examined and may
2interrogate the agency's employees publicly or privately relative thereto.
AB445,9 3Section 9 . 16.004 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,7,84 16.004 (5) Agencies and employees to cooperate. All state agencies and
5authorities created under subch. II of ch. 114 and subch. III of ch. 636 and under chs.
6231, 233, 234, 237, 238, and 279, and their officers and employees, shall cooperate
7with the secretary and shall comply with every request of the secretary relating to
8his or her functions.
AB445,10 9Section 10 . 16.004 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,7,1710 16.004 (12) (a) In this subsection, “state agency" means an association,
11authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, institution, office,
12society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
13constitution or any law, including the legislature, the office of the governor, and the
14courts, but excluding the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority,
15the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the
16Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the Badger Health Benefit
17Authority,
and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
AB445,11 18Section 11 . 16.045 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,7,2419 16.045 (1) (a) “Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
20institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
21government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
22is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
23courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of
24ch. 636
or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
AB445,12 25Section 12 . 16.15 (1) (ab) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,8,4
116.15 (1) (ab) “Authority" has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (2), but
2excludes the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Lower Fox
3River Remediation Authority, and the Wisconsin Economic Development
4Corporation, and the Badger Health Benefit Authority.
AB445,13 5Section 13 . 16.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,8,76 16.41 (4) In this section, “authority" means a body created under subch. II of
7ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 636 or under ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
AB445,14 8Section 14. 16.417 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,8,139 16.417 (1) (a) “Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
10institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
11government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
12is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
13courts, but not including an authority or the body created under subch. III of ch. 636.
AB445,15 14Section 15 . 16.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,8,2415 16.52 (7) Petty cash account. With the approval of the secretary, each agency
16that is authorized to maintain a contingent fund under s. 20.920 may establish a
17petty cash account from its contingent fund. The procedure for operation and
18maintenance of petty cash accounts and the character of expenditures therefrom
19shall be prescribed by the secretary. In this subsection, “agency" means an office,
20department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association,
21society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
22constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law,
23including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in
24subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 636 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
AB445,16 25Section 16 . 16.528 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,9,6
116.528 (1) (a) “Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
2institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
3government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
4is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
5courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of
6ch. 636
or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
AB445,17 7Section 17 . 16.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,9,168 16.53 (2) Improper invoices. If an agency receives an improperly completed
9invoice, the agency shall notify the sender of the invoice within 10 working days after
10it receives the invoice of the reason it is improperly completed. In this subsection,
11“agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher
12education, association, society, or other body in state government created or
13authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend
14moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
15including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 636 or in ch.
16231, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
AB445,18 17Section 18 . 16.54 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,9,2318 16.54 (9) (a) 1. “Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
19institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
20government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
21is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
22courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of
23ch. 636
or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
AB445,19 24Section 19 . 16.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,10,2
116.70 (2) “Authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or subch.
2III of ch. 636
or under ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, or 279.
AB445,20 3Section 20 . 16.72 (2) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,10,134 16.72 (2) (e) (intro.) In writing the specifications under this subsection, the
5department and any other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1) shall
6incorporate requirements for the purchase of products made from recycled materials
7and recovered materials if their use is technically and economically feasible. Each
8authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
9and, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, and the Badger Health Benefit
10Authority,
in writing specifications for purchasing by the authority, shall incorporate
11requirements for the purchase of products made from recycled materials and
12recovered materials if their use is technically and economically feasible. The
13specifications shall include requirements for the purchase of the following materials:
AB445,21 14Section 21 . 16.72 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,10,2415 16.72 (2) (f) In writing specifications under this subsection, the department,
16any other designated purchasing agent under s. 16.71 (1), and each authority other
17than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and, the Lower Fox
18River Remediation Authority, and the Badger Health Benefit Authority shall
19incorporate requirements relating to the recyclability and ultimate disposition of
20products and, wherever possible, shall write the specifications so as to minimize the
21amount of solid waste generated by the state, consistent with the priorities
22established under s. 287.05 (12). All specifications under this subsection shall
23discourage the purchase of single-use, disposable products and require, whenever
24practical, the purchase of multiple-use, durable products.
AB445,22 25Section 22 . 16.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,11,14
116.75 (1m) The department shall award each order or contract for materials,
2supplies, or equipment on the basis of life cycle cost estimates, whenever such action
3is appropriate. Each authority other than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
4Clinics Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, and the Wisconsin
5Aerospace Authority, and the Badger Health Benefit Authority shall award each
6order or contract for materials, supplies, or equipment on the basis of life cycle cost
7estimates, whenever such action is appropriate. The terms, conditions , and
8evaluation criteria to be applied shall be incorporated in the solicitation of bids or
9proposals. The life cycle cost formula may include, but is not limited to, the
10applicable costs of energy efficiency, acquisition and conversion, money,
11transportation, warehousing and distribution, training, operation and maintenance
12and disposition or resale. The department shall prepare documents containing
13technical guidance for the development and use of life cycle cost estimates, and shall
14make the documents available to local governmental units.
AB445,23 15Section 23 . 16.75 (8) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,11,2216 16.75 (8) (am) The department, any other designated purchasing agent under
17s. 16.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74, and each authority other
18than the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and, the Lower Fox
19River Remediation Authority, and the Badger Health Benefit Authority shall, to the
20extent practicable, make purchasing selections using specifications developed under
21s. 16.72 (2) (e) to maximize the purchase of materials utilizing recycled materials and
22recovered materials.
AB445,24 23Section 24 . 16.75 (8) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,12,424 16.75 (8) (bm) Each agency and authority other than the University of
25Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and, the Lower Fox River Remediation

1Authority, and the Badger Health Benefit Authority shall ensure that the average
2recycled or recovered content of all paper purchased by the agency or authority
3measured as a proportion, by weight, of the fiber content of paper products purchased
4in a fiscal year, is not less than 40 percent of all purchased paper.
AB445,25 5Section 25 . 16.75 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,12,116 16.75 (9) The department, any other designated purchasing agent under s.
716.71 (1), any agency making purchases under s. 16.74, and any authority other than
8the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and, the Lower Fox
9River Remediation Authority, and the Badger Health Benefit Authority shall, to the
10extent practicable, make purchasing selections using specifications prepared under
11s. 16.72 (2) (f).
AB445,26 12Section 26 . 16.765 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,12,2313 16.765 (1) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
14Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
15Aerospace Authority, the Badger Health Benefit Authority, the Lower Fox River
16Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the
17Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall include in all contracts
18executed by them a provision obligating the contractor not to discriminate against
19any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color,
20handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5),
21sexual orientation as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or national origin and, except with
22respect to sexual orientation, obligating the contractor to take affirmative action to
23ensure equal employment opportunities.
AB445,27 24Section 27 . 16.765 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,13,17
116.765 (2) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
2Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
3Aerospace Authority, the Badger Health Benefit Authority, the Lower Fox River
4Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the
5Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall include the following
6provision in every contract executed by them: “In connection with the performance
7of work under this contract, the contractor agrees not to discriminate against any
8employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, handicap,
9sex, physical condition, developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual
10orientation or national origin. This provision shall include, but not be limited to, the
11following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment
12advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and
13selection for training, including apprenticeship. Except with respect to sexual
14orientation, the contractor further agrees to take affirmative action to ensure equal
15employment opportunities. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places,
16available for employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the
17contracting officer setting forth the provisions of the nondiscrimination clause".
AB445,28 18Section 28 . 16.765 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,13,2419 16.765 (4) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
20Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
21Aerospace Authority, the Badger Health Benefit Authority, the Lower Fox River
22Remediation Authority, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment
23Corporation shall take appropriate action to revise the standard government
24contract forms under this section.
AB445,29 25Section 29 . 16.765 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,14,17
116.765 (5) The head of each contracting agency and the boards of directors of
2the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River
3Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Badger
4Health Benefit Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the
5Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and
6Entertainment Corporation shall be primarily responsible for obtaining compliance
7by any contractor with the nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions
8prescribed by this section, according to procedures recommended by the department.
9The department shall make recommendations to the contracting agencies and the
10boards of directors of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority,
11the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority,
12the Badger Health Benefit Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority,
13the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports
14and Entertainment Corporation for improving and making more effective the
15nondiscrimination and affirmative action provisions of contracts. The department
16shall promulgate such rules as may be necessary for the performance of its functions
17under this section.
AB445,30 18Section 30 . 16.765 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,15,219 16.765 (6) The department may receive complaints of alleged violations of the
20nondiscrimination provisions of such contracts. The department shall investigate
21and determine whether a violation of this section has occurred. The department may
22delegate this authority to the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin
23Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the
24Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Badger Health Benefit Authority, the Lower Fox
25River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or

1the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation for processing in
2accordance with the department's procedures.
AB445,31 3Section 31 . 16.765 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,15,144 16.765 (7) (intro.) When a violation of this section has been determined by the
5department, the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
6Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
7Aerospace Authority, the Badger Health Benefit Authority, the Lower Fox River
8Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the
9Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the contracting agency, the
10University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational
11System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Badger Health Benefit
12Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic
13Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment
14Corporation shall:
AB445,32 15Section 32 . 16.765 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,15,2216 16.765 (7) (d) Direct the violating party to take immediate steps to prevent
17further violations of this section and to report its corrective action to the contracting
18agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River
19Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Badger
20Health Benefit Authority,
the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the
21Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and
22Entertainment Corporation.
AB445,33 23Section 33 . 16.765 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,16,1624 16.765 (8) If further violations of this section are committed during the term
25of the contract, the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority,

1the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Badger Health Benefit Authority, the Lower
2Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
3Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation may
4permit the violating party to complete the contract, after complying with this section,
5but thereafter the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority,
6the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Badger Health Benefit Authority, the Lower
7Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
8Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall
9request the department to place the name of the party on the ineligible list for state
10contracts, or the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority,
11the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Badger Health Benefit Authority, the Lower
12Fox River Remediation Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
13Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation may
14terminate the contract without liability for the uncompleted portion or any materials
15or services purchased or paid for by the contracting party for use in completing the
16contract.
AB445,34 17Section 34 . 16.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,17,218 16.85 (2) To furnish engineering, architectural, project management, and other
19building construction services whenever requisitions therefor are presented to the
20department by any agency. The department may deposit moneys received from the
21provision of these services in the account under s. 20.505 (1) (kc) or in the general
22fund as general purpose revenue — earned. In this subsection, “agency" means an
23office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association,
24society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
25constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law,

1including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in
2subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 636 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
AB445,35 3Section 35 . 16.865 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,17,184 16.865 (8) Annually in each fiscal year, allocate as a charge to each agency a
5proportionate share of the estimated costs attributable to programs administered by
6the agency to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (2) (k). The department
7may charge premiums to agencies to finance costs under this subsection and pay the
8costs from the appropriation on an actual basis. The department shall deposit all
9collections under this subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (2) (k).
10Costs assessed under this subsection may include judgments, investigative and
11adjustment fees, data processing and staff support costs, program administration
12costs, litigation costs, and the cost of insurance contracts under sub. (5). In this
13subsection, “agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution
14of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created
15or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend
16moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
17including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 636 or in ch.
18231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
AB445,36 19Section 36 . 25.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,18,420 25.50 (1) (d) “Local government" means any county, town, village, city, power
21district, sewerage district, drainage district, town sanitary district, public inland
22lake protection and rehabilitation district, local professional baseball park district
23created under subch. III of ch. 229, long-term care district under s. 46.2895, local
24professional football stadium district created under subch. IV of ch. 229, local
25cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229, public library system, school

1district or technical college district in this state, any commission, committee, board
2or officer of any governmental subdivision of this state, any court of this state, other
3than the court of appeals or the supreme court, or any authority created under s.
4114.61, 231.02, 233.02, or 234.02, or 636.70.
AB445,37 5Section 37 . 40.02 (54) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
AB445,18,66 40.02 (54) (n) The Badger Health Benefit Authority.
AB445,38 7Section 38. 49.45 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,18,128 49.45 (2) (a) 3. Determine Subject to s. 636.30 (1) (o), determine the eligibility
9of persons for medical assistance, rehabilitative, and social services under ss. 49.46,
1049.468, 49.47, and 49.471 and rules and policies adopted by the department and may,
11under a contract under s. 49.78 (2), delegate all, or any portion, of this function to the
12county department under s. 46.215, 46.22, or 46.23 or a tribal governing body.
AB445,39 13Section 39 . 70.11 (41c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB445,18,1614 70.11 (41c) Badger Health Benefit Authority. All property owned by the
15Badger Health Benefit Authority, provided that the use of the property is primarily
16related to the purposes of the authority.
AB445,40 17Section 40 . 71.26 (1) (be) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,18,2118 71.26 (1) (be) Certain authorities. Income of the University of Wisconsin
19Hospitals and Clinics Authority, of the Badger Health Benefit Authority, of the Fox
20River Navigational System Authority, of the Wisconsin Economic Development
21Corporation, and of the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority.
AB445,41 22Section 41 . 77.54 (9a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,19,223 77.54 (9a) (a) This state or any agency thereof, the University of Wisconsin
24Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Badger

1Health Benefit Authority,
the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and
2the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
AB445,42 3Section 42 . 101.055 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,19,74 101.055 (2) (a) “Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
5authority, institution, association, society, or other body in state government created
6or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, and includes the
7legislature and the courts, but excludes the Badger Health Benefit Authority.
AB445,43 8Section 43 . 230.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB445,19,189 230.03 (3) “Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or
10department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or
11statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the
12head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or
13statute, except the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, a
14legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit
15thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or subch. III of ch. 636 or
16under ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279. “Agency" does not mean any local unit
17of government or body within one or more local units of government that is created
18by law or by action of one or more local units of government.
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