PAPER PROCUREMENT, ACCOUNTABILITY, WASTE
SUBCHAPTER II
PUBLIC DOCUMENTS DISTRIBUTION AND SALES
35.78 Distribution and sales costs and charges.
35.82 Designation of state document depository libraries.
35.825 Duties of state document depository libraries.
35.83 State document distribution.
35.835 State document distribution; exemptions.
35.84 Distribution, to whom.
35.85 Other distribution.
35.87 Sales of legislative documents.
35.88 Official documents to remain public property.
35.89 Lists of distributees in counties.
35.90 Inventories by other state officers.
35.91 Future distribution; sales.
WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
35.93 Wisconsin administrative code and register.
STATE PRINTING CONTRACTS
35.001
35.001
Definitions. As used in this chapter:
35.001(1)
(1) "Contract printer" is the person under contract to do public printing, other than printing of the 5th class.
35.001(2)
(2) "Department" in this chapter means the department of administration.
35.001(2m)
(2m) "Printing" includes all public printing by means of graphic reproduction by whatever process and the necessary materials and binding. The term also includes reproduction of a document in optical disk format whenever the publishing state agency is authorized to reproduce and determines to reproduce copies of a document in optical disk format in lieu of printed format.
35.001(4)
(4) "State agencies" include departments, boards, commissions, bureaus, institutions and the University of Wisconsin System.
GENERAL
35.01
35.01
Public printing; definition and classification. Public printing is divided into 7 classes:
35.01(1)
(1) Class 1 — All legislative printing and the Laws of Wisconsin.
35.01(2)
(2) Class 2 — Wisconsin statutes, annotations and Blue Book.
35.01(3)
(3) Class 3 — All book printing required for state agencies, not otherwise classified, except university press publications and technical or semitechnical journals of the University of Wisconsin System, the Wisconsin Magazine of History, and books of the historical society.
35.01(4)
(4) Class 4 — All job printing and all printing not otherwise classified.
35.01(7)
(7) Class 7 — Printing for state agencies located outside the city of Madison.
35.01(8)
(8) Class 8 — Specialty printing as defined in
s. 35.64 (2), yearbooks, and similar student publications not funded by student fees or student organization income and book printing excluded from class 3 under
sub. (3).
35.012
35.012
State printing; exception. All printing contracted for under this chapter, except statutes and annotations of the 2nd class, yearbooks and other similar student publications not funded by student fees or student organization income, printing of the 5th and 7th classes and such copyrighted or patented or printing specialties not available for production within this state, shall be printed in this state. Printing contracted for under this chapter which is required under this section to be printed in this state may be done in another state if the laws of that state allow printing contracted for under its laws to be done in this state.
35.015
35.015
Exempt printing. 35.015(1)(1) Any printing which is published by students of the University of Wisconsin System and which is funded solely from student fees or student organization income is not subject to this chapter.
35.015(2)
(2) Any printing for a single job which the department determines may be printed at a cost less than $50, other than stationery required for the use of the state, printing authorized and required by the legislature to be done for its use, or printing authorized and required by law to be done for the state, is not subject to this chapter.
35.015(3)
(3) Printing is exempt from this chapter when the department exercises the discretion vested in
s. 16.82 (4) to determine what printing shall be done by the state itself and what shall be contracted and when printing of forms is done by prison industries, as created under
s. 303.01 (1).
35.03
35.03
Powers of department. The department shall:
35.03(1)
(1) Let contracts for public printing and for the purchase of paper in the manner provided in this chapter.
35.03(2)
(2) Receive printer's copy and requisitions for public printing from parties authorized by law to present them.
35.03(3)
(3) Deliver such copy to the contract printer with written orders that the copy be printed.
35.03(4)
(4) Direct the manner, form, style, quantity and method, when these are not expressly prescribed by law, of printing for state agencies except printing of the first class; and provide editorial services to state agencies in the preparation of copy for the printer.
35.03(5)
(5) Promulgate rules for the conduct of business.
35.03(6)
(6) Make reports to the joint committee on finance setting forth the cost of the public printing during the preceding fiscal term, with recommendations of any retrenchments that can be made therein.
35.03(7)
(7) Order such further editions as may be necessary to supply demands whenever any original edition of the Laws of Wisconsin, or Wisconsin statutes, proves inadequate to meet the estimated future demands therefor, but no reprinting shall occur after the original type or plates have been distributed or rearranged. Such reprints shall be charged to the same appropriation as the original editions.
35.03(8)
(8) In solicitation of bids, subdivide classes of printing, creating additional classes, or change printing from one class to another in establishing contracts, whenever the department determines that further or different classification will benefit the state.
35.03(9)
(9) Furnish the paper to be used by contract printers or, when it is more economical, purchase paper from contract printers.
35.035
35.035
Printing costs and charges. 35.035(1)
(1) Unless otherwise provided, the department shall charge the cost of printing, including related materials and printing services, of all publications authorized or directed by law to be published to the state agencies responsible for submitting the publications.
35.035(2)
(2) The department may contract with state agencies for the printing of agency publications, for which publication is not required by law, on the basis of the cost of such printing.
35.035(3)
(3) The department shall receive full payment for the cost of printing publications of state agencies from the appropriate agencies.
35.035(4)
(4) In this section, "state agencies" include all departments as defined in
s. 16.002 (2), the legislature, the courts, and the legislative and judicial branch agencies.
35.035 History
History: 1979 c. 34;
1983 a. 189 s.
329 (27).
35.04
35.04
Employees. The department shall employ such staff, under the classified service as are necessary to perform the duties imposed by this chapter.
LEGISLATIVE; CLASS 1 PRINTING
35.05
35.05
Printing in general, how ordered and executed. 35.05(1)(1) All printing for the legislature shall be in such form and printed in such manner and amount as may be determined by the joint rules of the legislature, or in the case of printing of a nature that is the concern of one house only, then as determined by that house except as provided for the statutes, the Laws of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin administrative code and register under
s. 35.50 (2).
35.05(2)(a)(a) When the senate or the assembly determines the form or amount of printing for its own use, such determination or such regulations as may be considered appropriate governing such printing, may be made by the rules of the house or by resolution or by the senate committee on organization for the senate or the assembly committee on organization for the assembly, subject to final decision by their respective houses.
35.05(2)(b)
(b) When printing concerns both houses the form or amount of such printing may be determined by the joint rules or by joint resolution or by the joint committee on legislative organization, subject to any provisions of the joint rules or joint resolutions, except as provided for the statutes, the Laws of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin administrative code and register under
s. 35.50 (2).
35.05(3)
(3) All printing that has a customary form, number of copies or other features shall continue to conform to such form or other requirements until changed by or under authority of statute, joint rule or rule of either house, except as provided for the statutes, the Laws of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin administrative code and register under
s. 35.50 (2).
35.05(4)
(4) When legislative proposals, legislative publications or other printing is required for the legislature, including revision or correction bills for the legislative reference bureau, bills or reports for the joint legislative council or legislative proposals of members intended for introduction by them, such printing may be ordered by the chief clerk of either house or by other authorized persons during any session of the legislature or recess thereof, pursuant to such regulations as either house shall establish.
35.05(5)(a)(a) Whenever either house requires any printing for its exclusive use and whenever any joint action of both houses is taken requiring any printing to be done, the chief clerk of the house where such action originates shall issue a printing requisition to the department, and the department shall procure the printing from the contract printer selected for the printing under
article IV, section 25, of the constitution.
35.05(5)(b)
(b) If there is no contract in force for class 1 public printing, the chief clerks shall deliver copy to the department which shall have it printed in accordance with the statutes.
35.05(5)(c)
(c) Any member or officer of the legislature entitled to stationery or other personalized printing may elect to have the printing performed by a printer other than the contract printer under
par. (a) if
par. (a) is otherwise complied with, but no voucher for printing to be performed other than by the contract printer selected through the department of administration shall be approved unless the cost of the printing will be the same as, or less than, the cost of obtaining the printing from the contract printer.
35.05(5)(d)
(d) Any member or officer of the legislature entitled to personalized printing may specify that his or her personalized printing shall be produced using paper with best-available recycled content.
35.05(5)(e)
(e) The design of the letterhead and envelope for each member or officer of the legislature shall be approved as provided by the house in which the member or officer serves; provided, that for personalized printing nothing on the finished product may indicate the printer who performed the work.
35.05(6)
(6) Any provision in the rules of the senate or the assembly or of the joint rules relating to printing shall continue in effect during any recess or adjournment of the legislature as though the legislature had continued in session and shall likewise continue in effect following the convening and during any other special or regular session until such provision is modified or repealed.
35.095(1)(a)
(a) "Date of enactment" means the day on which a bill becomes an act through approval by the governor, passage over the governor's veto or failure of the governor to act on it or the day on which a portion of a bill which has been vetoed in part is enacted over the governor's partial veto.
35.095(1)(b)
(b) "Date of publication" means the date designated by the secretary of state under
sub. (3).
35.095(1)(c)
(c) "Working day" means each day except Saturdays, Sundays, and federal and statewide legal holidays designated in
s. 995.20.
35.095(2)(a)(a) Each act of a session shall be numbered consecutively commencing with one. An act enacted by the governor's approval shall be numbered by the governor at the time of approval. An act enacted either by passage over the governor's veto or by the governor's failure to act upon it within the time limit shall be numbered immediately by the chief clerk of the house of origin.
