323.25 History History: 2009 a. 42 ss. 114, 115; Stats. 2009 s. 323.25.
323.26 323.26 Electronic communications. The adjutant general shall provide an option for the head of emergency management for each local unit of government to elect to receive all emergency management correspondence via electronic mail, including project worksheets and other administrative documents.
323.26 History History: 2019 a. 159.
323.265 323.265 Suspension of certain deadlines and training requirements during a public health emergency.
323.265(1)(1)Definitions. In this section:
323.265(1)(a) (a) “Agency” means any office, department, agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including any authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279, the legislature, or the courts.
323.265(1)(b) (b) “Deadline” means any date certain by which, or any other limitation as to time within which, an action or event is required to occur.
323.265(1)(c) (c) “Emergency period” means the period covered by the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, plus 30 days.
323.265(1)(d) (d) “Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an agency or corporation of a political subdivision or special purpose district, or a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing.
323.265(2) (2)Deadlines.
323.265(2)(a) (a) Each agency or local governmental unit may toll for the duration of an emergency period any deadline falling within that period that the agency or local governmental unit administers or enforces. The agency or local governmental unit may not charge any interest or penalty that would otherwise apply with respect to the tolled deadline.
323.265(2)(b) (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to all of the following:
323.265(2)(b)1. 1. Any deadline with respect to the filing or payment of a tax for which the revenue is deposited or is expected to be deposited in the general fund, a tax or fee for which the revenue is deposited or is expected to be deposited in the transportation fund, or a property tax.
323.265(2)(b)2. 2. The date on which an election, as defined in s. 5.02 (4), is to be held, and any deadline relating to an election.
323.265(3) (3)Training requirements. During an emergency period, each agency or local governmental unit may suspend any training requirement associated with any program the agency or local unit of government administers or enforces.
323.265 History History: 2019 a. 185.
323.27 323.27 Electronic payments. The adjutant general shall notify each local unit of government that it may receive payment from the division of emergency management via electronic means. At the request of a local unit of government, the adjutant general shall authorize the issuing of payment to the local unit of government through the use of money transfer techniques including, without limitation because of enumeration, direct deposit, electronic funds transfer, and automated clearinghouse procedures.
323.27 History History: 2019 a. 159.
323.28 323.28 Penalties. Whoever intentionally fails to comply with an order issued by an agent of the state or of a local unit of government who is engaged in emergency management activities under this chapter, including training exercises, is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $200.
323.28 History History: 2009 a. 42 s. 121; Stats. 2009 s. 323.28.
323.29 323.29 Statewide public safety interoperable communication system.
323.29(1)(1)Definitions.
323.29(1)(a)(a) “Council" means the interoperability council created under s. 15.315 (1) (a).
323.29(1)(am) (am) “Department” means the department of military affairs.
323.29(1)(b) (b) “Dispatch center" has the meaning given for “public safety answering point" in s. 256.35 (1) (gm).
323.29(1)(c) (c) “Interoperability" means the ability of public safety agencies to communicate with each other and with agencies and entities identified under sub. (2) (a) by means of radio or associated communications systems, including the exchange of voice, data, or video communications on demand and in real time, as needed and authorized.
323.29(1)(d) (d) “Public safety agency" has the meaning given in s. 256.35 (1) (g).
323.29(2) (2)Interoperability council. The council shall do all of the following:
323.29(2)(a) (a) Identify types of agencies and entities, including public works and transportation agencies, hospitals, and volunteer emergency services agencies to be included, in addition to public safety agencies, in a statewide public safety interoperable communication system.