16.973(1)(a)
(a) "Qualified museum" means a nonprofit or publicly owned museum that has an educational mission.
16.973(1)(b)
(b) "Qualified postsecondary institution" means a regionally accredited 4-year nonprofit college or university having its regional headquarters and principal place of business in this state or a tribally controlled college located in this state.
16.973(1)(c)
(c) "Qualified private school" means a private school, as defined in
s. 115.001 (3r), operating elementary or high school grades.
16.973(1)(d)
(d) "Qualified zoo" means a bona fide publicly owned zoo that has an educational mission.
16.973(2)
(2) The division of information technology services may:
16.973(2)(a)
(a) Provide such telecommunications services to agencies as the division considers to be appropriate.
16.973(2)(b)
(b) Provide such computer services and telecommunications services to local governmental units and provide such telecommunications services to qualified private schools, postsecondary institutions, museums and zoos 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 and qualified private schools, postsecondary institutions, museums and zoos for services provided to them under this paragraph in accordance with a methodology determined by the secretary. Use of telecommunications services by a qualified private school or postsecondary institution shall be subject to the same terms and conditions that apply to a municipality using the same services. The division shall prescribe eligibility requirements for qualified museums and zoos to receive telecommunications services under this paragraph.
16.973(2)(c)
(c) 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 paragraph in accordance with a methodology determined by the secretary.
16.973(2)(d)
(d) 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(2)(e)
(e) 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 databases 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(7)(a)(a) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide school districts and cooperative educational service agencies with telecommunications access under
s. 44.73 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
16.974(7)(b)
(b) Subject to
s. 44.73 (5), coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide private colleges, technical college districts, public library boards and public library systems with telecommunications access under
s. 44.73 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
16.974(7)(c)
(c) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide private schools with telecommunications access under
s. 44.73 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
16.974(7)(d)
(d) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Wisconsin School for the Deaf with telecommunications access under
s. 44.73 and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.
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.
16.979
16.979
Treatment of classified employees. 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 or any legislative branch agency, those protections afforded employees 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 employee shall be determined on the basis of the base pay received by the employee 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 employees in the classified service. Such employees shall also have reinstatement privileges to the classified service as provided under
s. 230.33 (1). Employees 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;
1997 a. 27.
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, except that the department may transfer any excess or surplus personal property to the department of tourism, upon request of the department of tourism, at no cost, subject to any limitation or restriction imposed by federal law.
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.
16.98(4)
(4) From the appropriation under
s. 20.505 (1) (fo), the department may provide grants to any organization with which the department contracts to operate the program under
sub. (1).
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
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(3)
(3) Private college and university participation in state telecommunications network. The department may allow regionally accredited 4-year nonprofit colleges and universities that are incorporated in this state or that have their regional headquarters and principal place of business in this state to participate in any telecommunications network administered by the department.
