16.971(11)
(11) The division may charge executive branch agencies for information technology development and management services provided to them by the division under this section.
16.973
16.973
Powers of the division of information technology services. The division of information technology services may:
16.973(1)
(1) Provide such telecommunications services to agencies as the division considers to be appropriate.
16.973(2)
(2) Provide such computer services and telecommunications services to local governmental units as the division considers to be appropriate and as the division can efficiently and economically provide. The division may exercise this power only if in doing so it maintains the services it provides at least at the same levels that it provides prior to exercising this power and it does not increase the rates chargeable to users served prior to exercise of this power as a result of exercising this power. The division may charge local governmental units for services provided to them under this subsection in accordance with a methodology determined by the secretary.
16.973(3)
(3) Provide such supercomputer services to agencies, local governmental units and entities in the private sector as the division considers to be appropriate and as the division can efficiently and economically provide. The division may exercise this power only if in doing so it maintains the services it provides at least at the same levels that it provides prior to exercising this power and it does not increase the rates chargeable to users served prior to exercise of this power as a result of exercising this power. The division may charge agencies, local governmental units and entities in the private sector for services provided to them under this subsection in accordance with a methodology determined by the secretary.
16.973(4)
(4) Undertake such studies, contract for the performance of such studies, and appoint such councils and committees for advisory purposes as the division considers appropriate to ensure that the division's plans, capital investments and operating priorities meet the needs of state government and of agencies and of local governmental units and entities in the private sector served by the division. The division may compensate members of any council or committee for their services and may reimburse such members for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.
16.973(5)
(5) Provide technical services to agencies in making hardware acquisitions to be used for computer services.
16.974
16.974
Duties of the division of information technology services. The division of information technology services shall:
16.974(1)
(1) Provide or contract with a public or private entity to provide computer services to agencies. The division may charge agencies for services provided to them under this subsection in accordance with a methodology determined by the secretary.
16.974(3)
(3) Facilitate the implementation of statewide initiatives, including development and maintenance of policies and programs to protect the privacy of individuals who are the subjects of information contained in the data bases of agencies, and of technical standards and sharing of applications among agencies and any participating local governmental units or entities in the private sector.
16.974(4)
(4) Ensure responsiveness to the needs of agencies for delivery of high-quality information technology processing services on an efficient and economical basis, while not unduly affecting the privacy of individuals who are the subjects of the information being processed by the division.
16.974(5)
(5) Utilize all feasible technical means to ensure the security of all information submitted to the division for processing by agencies, local governmental units and entities in the private sector.
16.974(6)
(6) With the advice of the ethics board, adopt and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid consultants which are similar to the standards prescribed in
subch. III of ch. 19, except that the division shall not require its paid consultants to file statements of economic interests.
16.974 History
History: 1991 a. 39;
1995 a. 27.
16.975
16.975
Access to information. The division of information technology services shall withhold from access under
s. 19.35 (1) all information submitted to the division by agencies, local governmental units or entities in the private sector for the purpose of processing. The division may not process such information without the consent of the agency, unit or other entity which submitted the information and may not withhold such information from the agency, unit or other entity or from any other person authorized by the agency, unit or entity to have access to the information. The agency, unit or other entity submitting the information remains the custodian of the information while it is in the custody of the division and access to such information by that agency, unit or entity or any other person shall be determined by that agency, unit or other entity and in accordance with law.
16.975 History
History: 1991 a. 39;
1995 a. 27.
16.976
16.976
Council on information technology. The council on information technology shall advise the secretary on matters relating to the operation and performance of the division of information technology services under this subchapter.
16.976 History
History: 1991 a. 39;
1995 a. 27.
16.979
16.979
Treatment of classified employes. Those individuals holding positions in the classified service in the department who are engaged in legislative text processing functions and who achieved permanent status in class on August 9, 1989, shall retain, while serving in the unclassified service in the legislature, those protections afforded employes in the classified service under
ss. 230.34 (1) (a) and
230.44 (1) (c) relating to demotion, suspension, discharge, layoff, or reduction in base pay except that the applicability of any reduction in base pay of such an employe shall be determined on the basis of the base pay received by the employe on August 9, 1989, plus the total amount of any subsequent general economic increases provided in the compensation plan under
s. 230.12 for nonrepresented employes in the classified service. Such employes shall also have reinstatement privileges to the classified service as provided under
s. 230.33 (1). Employes of the department holding positions in the classified service on August 9, 1989, who are engaged in legislative text processing functions and who have not achieved permanent status in class in any position in the department on that date are eligible to receive the protections and privileges preserved under this section if they successfully complete service equivalent to the probationary period required in the classified service for the positions which they hold.
16.979 History
History: 1989 a. 31.
FEDERAL RESOURCE ACQUISITION
16.98
16.98
Federal resource acquisition. 16.98(1)
(1) The department shall engage in such activities as the secretary deems necessary to ensure the maximum utilization of federal resources by state agencies and institutions and other eligible organizations and units of government, including community development corporations as defined in
s. 234.94 (2). The department shall acquire excess and surplus real and personal property at such cost to the recipient as is necessary to amortize expenditures for transportation, packing, crating, handling and program overhead.
16.98(2)
(2) The department may, in accordance with federal law, operate warehouses and otherwise provide for the temporary storage of property being transferred.
16.98(3)
(3) All proceeds from the sale of land, buildings, supplies and equipment received under this section shall be credited to the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (im) or
(ka). Such proceeds may be used for the purchase of lands and buildings or for construction or improvement of buildings for the purpose of storing and handling excess and surplus property.
16.981
16.981
Transfer of appropriations. On June 30 of each fiscal year, the department shall determine the amount within the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (im) by which total expenditures for the operation of warehouses and distribution centers under the federal resource acquisition program have exceeded income attributable to that operation under that appropriation as of that date. Immediately prior to the end of the fiscal year, the department shall transfer to the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (im) an amount equal to that excess from the unencumbered balances in the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (a). If the excess exceeds the unencumbered balance in any fiscal year, the department shall transfer all of the unencumbered balance. If the unencumbered balance exceeds the excess in any fiscal year, the department shall transfer an amount equal to the excess.
16.981 History
History: 1987 a. 27.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
16.99
16.99
Telecommunications operations and planning. 16.99(1)(1)
Definition. In this section, "telecommunications" mean all services and facilities capable of transmitting, switching or receiving information in any form, by wire, radio or other electronic means.
16.99(2)
(2) Powers and duties. The department shall ensure maximum utility, cost-benefit and operational efficiency of all telecommunications systems and activities of this state, and those which interface with cities, counties, villages, towns, other states and the federal government. The department, with the assistance and cooperation of all other departments, shall:
16.99(2)(a)
(a) Develop and maintain a statewide long-range telecommunications plan, which will serve as a major element for budget preparation, as guidance for technical implementation and as a means of ensuring the maximum use of shared systems by departments when this would result in operational or economic improvements or both.
16.99(2)(b)
(b) Develop policy, standards and technical and procedural guidelines to ensure a coordinated and cost-effective approach to telecommunications system acquisition and utilization.
16.99(2)(c)
(c) Maintain a comprehensive inventory of all state-owned or leased telecommunications equipment and services.
16.99(2)(d)
(d) Monitor overall state expenditures for telecommunications systems and prepare an annual financial report on such expenditures.
16.99(2)(e)
(e) Review the operation of all telecommunications systems of this state to ensure technical sufficiency, adequacy and consistency with goals and objectives.
16.99(2)(f)
(f) Perform the functions of agency telecommunications officer for those departments with no designated focal point for telecommunications planning, coordination, technical review and procurement.
16.99 History
History: 1977 c. 418;
1993 a. 246.
16.992
16.992
Pioneering partners grants and loans. 16.992(1)(a)
(a) "Board" means the educational technology board.
16.992(1)(b)
(b) "Distance education" means instruction that takes place, regardless of the location of a teacher or student, by means of telecommunications or other means of communication, including cable, instructional television fixed service, microwave, radio, satellite, computer, telephone or television.
16.992(1)(c)
(c) "Educational technology" means technology used in the education or training of any person or in the administration of an elementary or secondary school or a public library.
16.992(2)
(2) A school district, municipal library board established under
s. 43.54 or county library board established under
s. 43.57, either individually or in conjunction with one or more other school districts, municipal library boards or county library boards, may apply to the department for a grant, or for approval of a loan under
s. 24.61 (3) (d), or both, to implement, expand or participate in an educational technology or distance education project. The application shall be accompanied by a technology plan that includes all of the following:
16.992(2)(a)
(a) An assessment of the needs to be met by the project.
16.992(2)(b)
(b) A detailed description of the technology to be employed in the project.
16.992(2)(d)
(d) A narrative description of the project, including the manner in which the project meets the criteria under
sub. (4) (a) and the purpose for which the grant will be awarded or the loan made.
16.992(2)(e)
(e) A description of the process that the grant or loan recipient will use to evaluate the project.
16.992(2)(f)
(f) A plan for continuing the project beyond the grant or loan period, if appropriate.
16.992(2)(g)
(g) Any other information the board determines is necessary to assist in awarding a grant or approving a loan.
16.992(2m)
(2m) In the case of a county or municipal library board, whether the library board applies individually or in conjunction with other entities, an application for a loan shall be accompanied by a resolution of the governing body of each county or municipality that is served by the library board requesting the loan on behalf of the library board.
16.992(3)
(3) The board may approve an application for one or more of the following:
16.992(3)(a)
(a) A grant to fund all or a portion of the cost of an educational technology or distance education project.
16.992(3)(b)
(b) A loan under
s. 24.61 (3) (d), and a grant to subsidize that portion of the interest costs on that loan generated by the first 2 points of the annual interest rate applicable to that loan, to fund all or a portion of the cost of an educational technology or distance education project.
16.992(3)(c)
(c) A loan under
s. 24.61 (3) (d) to fund all or a portion of the cost of an educational technology or distance education project.
16.992(4)(a)(a) The board shall review all applications for a grant or loan under this section and may make a grant, or approve an application for a loan, if the board finds that the project will do any of the following:
16.992(4)(a)1.
1. Enhance the educational opportunities for residents of this state.
16.992(4)(a)2.
2. Improve the administrative efficiency of public schools in this state.
16.992(4)(a)3.
3. Enhance the training and continuing education opportunities of elementary and secondary school teachers in this state.
16.992(4)(b)
(b) The board shall ensure that grants and loans are distributed to eligible applicants from the territory of all of the cooperative educational service agencies from which applications are received.
16.992(4)(c)
(c) The board may not make a grant under
sub. (3) (a) unless there is a matching fund contribution from the grant recipient, including in-kind contributions, of at least 25% of the cost of the project. Contributions from private sources, including in-kind contributions, may be applied to meet the matching fund requirement.
16.992(5)(a)(a) A grant or loan recipient shall use the grant or loan for one or more of the following purposes:
16.992(5)(a)1.
1. Training teachers, librarians and other staff members in the use and integration of technology for educational purposes.
16.992(5)(a)2.
2. Purchasing or upgrading technology, including computer hardware and software, distance education equipment and other equipment, materials or resources related to the project, and wiring within a school or library building or to connect schools in the same school district if such wiring is directly related to the project.
16.992(5)(a)3.
3. Integrating the use of educational technology and distance education throughout the curriculum.
16.992(5)(a)4.
4. Implementing the use of technology to enhance administrative efficiencies.
16.992(5)(a)5.
5. Offering community education opportunities through distance education or educational technology to school district, municipal or county residents.
16.992(5)(b)
(b) Grants may not be used to supplant or replace funds otherwise available for the project.
16.992(6)
(6) The board may require a grant or loan recipient to report to the board on the distance education and educational technology used in the school district, municipality or county for the purpose of assisting the state in planning related to distance education and educational technology if the board finds that complying with the requirement will not impose a substantial burden on the grant or loan recipient.
16.992(7)
(7) Upon approval of an application for a loan to conduct an educational technology or distance education project, the board shall provide written notice of its approval to the board of commissioners of public lands.
16.992(8)
(8) The board shall do all of the following:
16.992(8)(a)
(a) Provide consultative services to school boards and library boards to assist them in developing and implementing distance education and educational technology projects and in preparing applications for grants and loans under this section.
16.992(8)(b)
(b) Consult and coordinate its activities under
par. (a) with the boards of control of the cooperative educational service agencies.
16.992(8)(c)
(c) Annually by August 15, submit a report to the joint committee on finance identifying all recipients of grants under this section in the previous fiscal year and all applicants for and recipients of loans approved by the board under this section in the previous fiscal year. The report shall indicate the purpose for which each grant was awarded and for which each loan was approved.
16.992(9)
(9) By February 1, 2000, the secretary of administration and the board shall jointly submit to the joint committee on finance a report specifying their recommendations on whether the board and the program under this section should be continued and, if so, what changes should be made.
16.992 History
History: 1995 a. 27.
