AB64,143 23Section 143. 16.515 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,82,2524 16.515 (3) This section does not apply to supplementation of the appropriation
25under s. 20.370 (2) (bg) (4) (co) or (8) (mg).
AB64,144
1Section 144. 16.5185 (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.5185 (1) (intro.).
AB64,145 2Section 145. 16.5185 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 16.5185 (1) (a).
AB64,146 3Section 146. 16.5185 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 16.5185 (1) (b).
AB64,147 4Section 147. 16.5185 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,83,115 16.5185 (2m) Beginning on June 30, 2020, in each fiscal year, the secretary
6shall transfer the unencumbered balance of the petroleum inspection fund on June
730, less an amount sufficient to meet the reserve requirement under this subsection,
8from the petroleum inspection fund to the transportation fund. The petroleum
9inspection fund balance after a transfer under this subsection may not be less than
105 percent of gross revenues received during the fiscal year in which the transfer is
11made.
AB64,148 12Section 148. 16.64 of the statutes is renumbered 224.48.
AB64,149 13Section 149. 16.641 of the statutes is renumbered 224.50, and 224.50 (2) (a),
14as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB64,83,2015 224.50 (2) (a) Except as provided in s. 16.255 224.51, establish and administer
16a college savings program that allows an individual, trust, legal guardian, or entity
17described under 26 USC 529 (e) (1) (C) to establish a college savings account to cover
18tuition, fees, and the costs of room and board, books, supplies, and equipment
19required for the enrollment or attendance of a beneficiary at an eligible educational
20institution, as defined under 26 USC 529.
AB64,150 21Section 150. 16.642 of the statutes is renumbered 224.52 and amended to
22read:
AB64,84,6 23224.52 Repayment to the general fund. (1) The secretary of
24administration
shall transfer from the tuition trust fund, the college savings
25program trust fund, the college savings program bank deposit trust fund, or the

1college savings program credit union deposit trust fund to the general fund an
2amount equal to the amount expended from the appropriations under s. 20.505 (9)
3(a), 1995 stats., s. 20.585 (2) (a), 2001 stats., and s. 20.585 (2) (am), 2001 stats., when
4the secretary of administration determines, after consultation with the secretary of
5financial institutions,
that funds in those trust funds are sufficient to make the
6transfer. The secretary of administration may make the transfer in installments.
AB64,84,10 7(2) Annually, by June 1, the secretary of financial institutions, after
8consultation with the secretary of administration,
shall submit a report to the joint
9committee on finance on the amount available for repayment under sub. (1), the
10amount repaid under sub. (1), and the outstanding balance under sub. (1).
AB64,151 11Section 151. 16.705 (1b) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,84,1212 16.705 (1b) (d) The department of financial institutions under s. 224.51.
AB64,152 13Section 152. 16.71 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,85,414 16.71 (1m) The department shall not delegate to any executive branch agency,
15other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the authority
16to enter into any contract for materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services
17relating to information technology or telecommunications prior to review and
18approval of the contract by the department. The department may delegate this
19authority to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. No executive branch agency,
20other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, may enter into
21any such contract without review and approval of the contract by the department
22and, if the total amount of the contract exceeds $150,000, without the approval of the
23secretary
. The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter into any such contract
24without review and approval by the department or the approval of the secretary. Any
25executive branch agency that enters into a contract relating to information

1technology under this section shall comply with the requirements of s. 16.973 (13).
2Any delegation to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System or to
3the University of Wisconsin-Madison is subject to the limitations prescribed in s.
436.585.
AB64,153 5Section 153. 16.71 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,85,76 16.71 (5r) The department shall delegate authority to the department of
7financial institutions to enter into vendor contracts under s. 224.51.
AB64,154 8Section 154 . 16.74 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,85,169 16.74 (2) (b) Contracts for purchases by the senate or assembly shall be signed
10by an individual designated by the organization committee of the house making the
11purchase. Contracts for other legislative branch purchases shall be signed by an
12individual designated by the joint committee on legislative organization. Contracts
13for purchases by the judicial commission or judicial council shall be signed by an
14individual designated by the commission or council, respectively. Contracts for other
15judicial branch purchases shall be signed by an individual designated by the director
16of state courts.
AB64,155 17Section 155 . 16.75 (1) (b) 1. and 3. of the statutes are consolidated,
18renumbered 16.75 (1) (b) and amended to read:
AB64,86,919 16.75 (1) (b) Except as provided in subd. 2., when When the estimated cost
20exceeds $25,000 $100,000, the department, or an agency to which the department
21delegates purchasing authority under s. 16.71 (1),
shall invite bids to be submitted.
22 3. If subd. 1. or 2. requires bids to be are solicited, the department or designated
23agency
either shall solicit sealed bids to be opened publicly at a specified date and
24time, or shall solicit bidding by auction to be conducted electronically at a specified
25date and time. Whenever bids are invited, due notice inviting bids shall be published

1as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985 or posted on the Internet at a site determined or
2approved by the department. The bid opening or auction shall occur at least 7 days
3after the date of the last insertion of the notice or at least 7 days after the date of
4posting on the Internet. The notice shall specify whether sealed bids are invited or
5bids will be accepted by auction, and shall give a clear description of the materials,
6supplies, equipment, or contractual services to be purchased, the amount of any
7bond, share draft, check, or other draft to be submitted as surety with the bid or prior
8to the auction, and the date and time that the public opening or the auction will be
9held.
AB64,156 10Section 156 . 16.75 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,157 11Section 157. 16.75 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,86,1212 16.75 (1p) (a) In this subsection:
AB64,86,1513 1. “Agreement with a labor organization" means any agreement with a labor
14organization, including a collective bargaining agreement, a project labor
15agreement, or a community workforce agreement.
AB64,86,1816 2. “Bidder" means a person that is submitting a bid or a competitive sealed
17proposal or that is seeking an award under this section in a procedure established
18under sub. (1) (c).
AB64,86,1919 3. “Labor organization" has the meaning given in s. 5.02 (8m).
AB64,86,2120 (b) The department may not do any of the following in a solicitation for bids or
21competitive sealed proposals or in a procedure established under sub. (1) (c):
AB64,86,2322 1. Require that a bidder enter into or adhere to an agreement with a labor
23organization.
AB64,86,2524 2. Consider as a factor in making an award under this section whether any
25bidder has or has not entered into an agreement with a labor organization.
AB64,87,6
13. Require that a bidder enter into, adhere to, or enforce any agreement that
2requires, as a condition of employment, that the bidder or bidder's employees become
3or remain members of, or be affiliated with, a labor organization or pay any dues,
4fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses of any kind or amount, or provide
5anything of value, to a labor organization or a labor organization's health, welfare,
6retirement, or other benefit plan or program.
AB64,87,97 (c) Nothing in this subsection prohibits employers or employees from entering
8into agreements or engaging in any other activity protected by the National Labor
9Relations Act, 29 USC 151 to 169.
AB64,158 10Section 158 . 16.75 (2m) (b) 1. and 3. of the statutes are consolidated,
11renumbered 16.75 (2m) (b) and amended to read:
AB64,87,2312 16.75 (2m) (b) Except as provided in subd. 2., when When the estimated cost
13exceeds $25,000 $100,000, the department, or an agency to which the department
14delegates purchasing authority under s. 16.71 (1),
may invite competitive sealed
15proposals. 3. If competitive sealed proposals are invited, the department shall
16publish
due notice seeking proposals shall be published as a class 2 notice under ch.
17985 or post notice posted on the Internet at a site determined or approved by the
18department. The notice shall describe the materials, supplies, equipment, or
19contractual services to be purchased, the intent to make the procurement by
20solicitation of proposals rather than by solicitation of bids, any requirement for
21surety and the date the proposals will be opened, which shall be at least 7 days after
22the date of the last insertion of the notice or at least 7 days after the date of posting
23on the Internet.
AB64,159 24Section 159 . 16.75 (2m) (b) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,160 25Section 160 . 16.75 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,88,16
116.75 (6) (c) If the secretary determines that it is in the best interest of this state
2to do so, he or she may, with the approval of the governor, waive the requirements
3of subs. (1) to (5) may be waived and may purchase supplies, material, equipment,
4or contractual services, other than printing and stationery, may be purchased from
5a private source other than a source specified in par. (b). If the cost of the purchase
6is expected to exceed $25,000 but not exceed $150,000, the secretary must approve
7the waiver, and if the cost of the purchase is expected to exceed $150,000, the
8governor must approve the waiver.
Except as provided in sub. (2g) (c), if the cost of
9the purchase is expected to exceed $25,000, the department shall first publish a class
102 notice under ch. 985 or post a notice on the Internet at the site determined or
11approved by the department under sub. (1) (b) describing the materials, supplies,
12equipment, or contractual services to be purchased, stating the intent to make the
13purchase from a private source without soliciting bids or competitive sealed
14proposals and stating the date on which the contract or purchase order will be
15awarded. The date of the award shall be at least 7 days after the date of the last
16insertion or the date of posting on the Internet.
AB64,161 17Section 161. 16.84 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,89,1118 16.84 (2) Appoint such number of police officers as is necessary to safeguard
19all public property placed by law in the department's charge, and provide, by
20agreement with any other state agency, police and security services at buildings and
21facilities owned, controlled, or occupied by the other state agency. The department
22may charge the other state agency for the cost of providing security services at
23multitenant buildings or facilities.
The governor or the department may, to the
24extent it is necessary, authorize police officers employed by the department to
25safeguard state officers, state employees, or other persons. A police officer who is

1employed by the department and who is performing duties that are within the scope
2of his or her employment as a police officer has the powers of a peace officer under
3s. 59.28, except that the officer has the arrest powers of a law enforcement officer
4under s. 968.07 regardless of whether the violation is punishable by forfeiture or
5criminal penalty. The officer may exercise the powers of a peace officer and the arrest
6powers of a law enforcement officer while located anywhere within this state.
7Nothing in this subsection limits or impairs the duty of the chief and each police
8officer of the police force of the municipality in which the property is located to arrest
9and take before the proper court or magistrate persons found in a state of intoxication
10or engaged in any disturbance of the peace or violating any state law in the
11municipality in which the property is located, as required by s. 62.09 (13).
AB64,162 12Section 162 . 16.848 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,89,1413 16.848 (2) (f) Subsection (1) does not apply to lands acquired with revenues
14collected paid into the conservation fund under s. 70.58.
AB64,163 15Section 163. 16.855 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,89,1616 16.855 (1p) (a) In this subsection:
AB64,89,1817 1. “Agreement with a labor organization" has the meaning given in s. 16.75 (1p)
18(a) 1.
AB64,89,1919 2. “Labor organization" has the meaning given in s. 5.02 (8m).
AB64,89,2120 (b) The department may not do any of the following in a solicitation for bids
21under this section:
AB64,89,2322 1. Require that a bidder enter into or adhere to an agreement with a labor
23organization.
AB64,89,2524 2. Consider as a factor in making an award under this section whether any
25bidder has or has not entered into an agreement with a labor organization.
AB64,90,6
13. Require that a bidder enter into, adhere to, or enforce any agreement that
2requires, as a condition of employment, that the bidder or bidder's employees become
3or remain members of, or be affiliated with, a labor organization or pay any dues,
4fees, assessments, or other charges or expenses of any kind or amount, or provide
5anything of value, to a labor organization or a labor organization's health, welfare,
6retirement, or other benefit plan or program.
AB64,90,97 (c) Nothing in this subsection prohibits employers or employees from entering
8into agreements or engaging in any other activity protected by the National Labor
9Relations Act, 29 USC 151 to 169.
AB64,164 10Section 164 . 16.856 of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,165 11Section 165 . 16.867 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,90,15 1216.867 Selection of architects and engineers. (1) The secretary shall
13establish a committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c) for each construction project under the
14department's supervision, except an emergency project approved under s. 16.855
15(16) (b) 2., for the purpose of selecting an architect or engineer for the project.
AB64,90,20 16(2) If the estimated cost of a construction project under the department's
17supervision is $6,800,000, subject to adjustment under s. 16.40 (20m), or more, the
18selection committee appointed under sub. (1) shall use a request-for-proposal
19process established by the department to select an architect or engineer for the
20project based on qualifications.
AB64,166 21Section 166. 16.87 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,91,1322 16.87 (3) Except as provided in sub. (4), a contract under sub. (2) is not valid
23or effectual for any purpose until it is endorsed in writing and approved by the
24secretary or the secretary's designated assistant designee and, if the contract
25involves an expenditure over $60,000 $250,000, subject to adjustment under s. 16.40

1(20m)
, approved by the governor. The governor may delegate the authority to
2approve any contract requiring his or her approval under this subsection that
3involves an expenditure of less than $150,000
to the secretary or the secretary's
4designee.
Except as provided in sub. (4), no payment or compensation for work done
5under any contract involving $2,500 or more, except a highway contract, may be
6made unless the written claim is audited and approved by the secretary or the
7secretary's designee. Any change order to a contract requiring approval under this
8subsection requires the prior approval by the secretary or the secretary's designated
9assistant
designee and, if the change order involves an expenditure over $60,000
10$250,000, subject to adjustment under s. 16.40 (20m), the approval of the governor
11or, if the governor delegates his or her authority to approve contracts under this
12subsection and the change order involves an expenditure of less than $150,000, the
13approval of the secretary or the secretary's designee
.
AB64,167 14Section 167. 16.956 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,91,1815 16.956 (2) Authority. Beginning on July 1, 2006, and ending on June 30, 2020
16June 30, 2017, the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the
17purchase and field testing of one or more idling reduction units as provided in subs.
18(3) and (4).
AB64,168 19Section 168. 16.956 (4) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,91,2420 16.956 (4) (cm) Subject to par. (d), the department may make grants under this
21section from July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2020 June 30, 2017, of 50 percent of the eligible
22costs for an idling reduction unit installed on a truck tractor, unless the department
23has previously awarded a grant under this section for an idling reduction unit
24installed on the truck tractor.
AB64,169 25Section 169. 16.956 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,92,2
116.956 (6) Sunset. Subsections (2) to (4) do not apply after December 31, 2021
2June 30, 2018.
AB64,170 3Section 170. 16.971 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,92,54 16.971 (4) (c) 2. “Municipality" has the meaning designated in s. 66.0901 (1)
5(a) (as).
AB64,171 6Section 171. 16.971 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,92,147 16.971 (9) In conjunction with the public defender board, the director of state
8courts, the departments of corrections and justice and district attorneys, the
9department may maintain, promote and coordinate automated justice information
10systems that are compatible among counties and the officers and agencies specified
11in this subsection, using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (kh), (kp), and
12(kq). The department shall annually report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2)
13concerning the department's efforts to improve and increase the efficiency of
14integration of justice information systems.
AB64,172 15Section 172 . 16.973 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,92,1816 16.973 (15) Submit to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) an annual report on
17the administration of the information technology and communication services
18self-funded portal.
AB64,173 19Section 173. 16.978 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,92,21 2016.978 Servers. (1) “ Femrite data center” means the state facility located at
215830 Femrite Drive in the city of Madison.
AB64,92,24 22(2) Each server that an executive branch agency, other than the Board of
23Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, uses for information technology
24purposes shall be housed in the Femrite data center.
AB64,93,3
1(3) The secretary may grant an exemption from the requirement under sub. (2)
2if an executive branch agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the secretary that
3a valid business reason exists for the exemption.
AB64,174 4Section 174. 16.993 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,175 5Section 175 . 16.9945 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,93,18 616.9945 Information technology block grants. (1) Competitive grants.
7In fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19, the department may annually award grants
8on a competitive basis to eligible school districts for the purpose of improving
9information technology infrastructure. For purposes of awarding grants under this
10section, “improving information technology infrastructure” includes purchasing and
11installing on a bus a portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet
12coverage and purchasing for individuals to temporarily borrow from a school a
13portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet coverage. In awarding
14grants under this section, the department shall give priority to applications for
15school districts in which the percentage of pupils who satisfy the income eligibility
16criteria under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) for a free or reduced-price lunch is greater than
17in other applicant school districts. The department shall require an applicant for a
18grant under this section to provide all of the following:
AB64,93,2119 (a) A description of the specific information technology infrastructure,
20including any equipment, that the applicant intends to purchase with grant
21proceeds.
AB64,93,2322 (b) The applicant's plan to purchase, install, and use the information
23technology infrastructure described in par. (a).
AB64,93,2524 (c) A description of the applicant's readiness to use information technology
25infrastructure purchased with grant proceeds.
AB64,94,3
1(2) Eligible school districts. (a) A school district is eligible for a grant under
2this section in fiscal year 2017-18 if the school district's membership in the previous
3school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is 26 or less.
AB64,94,64 (b) A school district is eligible for a grant under this section in fiscal year
52018-19 if the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the
6school district's area in square miles is 13 or less.
AB64,94,9 7(3) Maximum awards. The total amount the department may award to an
8eligible school district under sub. (1) during a fiscal biennium may not exceed the
9following:
AB64,94,1110 (a) If the membership of the eligible school district is fewer than 750 pupils,
11$30,000.
AB64,94,1312 (b) If the membership of the eligible school district is 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils,
13$40 multiplied by the school district's membership.
AB64,94,1514 (c) If the membership of the eligible school district is more than 1,500 pupils,
15$60,000.
AB64,94,17 16(4) Funding limitation. (a) The department may not award grants under this
17section that total more than $15,000,000 in the 2017-18 fiscal year.
AB64,94,1918 (b) The department may not award grants under this section that total more
19than $7,500,000 in the 2018-19 fiscal year.
AB64,94,21 20(5) Sunset. The department may not award grants under this section after July
211, 2019.
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