AB150,231,64 16.971 (6) Notwithstanding subs. (1) (1m) and (2), the revisor of statutes shall
5approve the specifications for preparation and schedule for delivery of computer data
6bases containing the Wisconsin statutes.

AB150,231,238 16.971 (7) From the appropriation under s. 20.870 (1) (t), the department may
9make a grant to any school district, technical college district or consortium for the
10purpose of subsidizing that portion of the interest costs on a state trust fund loan
11generated by the first 2 points of the annual interest rate applicable to that loan to
12be utilized for a distance education project. Any school district, technical college
13district or consortium may apply to the department for such a grant. No grant may
14be made under this subsection to subsidize the payment of interest on a loan made
15for a term of more than 5 years. The department shall not approve any grant under
16this subsection to subsidize the payment of interest on a loan that has been approved
17by the board of commissioners of public lands prior to the date of the department's
18action. The department shall provide written notice to the board of commissioners
19of public lands of the approval of any grant under this subsection. Upon receipt of
20a statement from the board of commissioners of public lands, the department shall
21make the appropriate payment to the board under s. 24.695 and shall provide written
22notification to each school district or technical college district that participates in the
23loan of the date and amount of the payment.

AB150,232,32 16.971 (8) (a) In this subsection, "program revenues-service" has the meaning
3given in s. 20.001 (2) (c).

AB150,232,104 (b) Subject to the procedures under s. 20.002 (11), the secretary may reallocate
5available moneys from any appropriation account under s. 20.505 derived from
6program-revenues service to the information technology investment fund during the
71995-97 fiscal biennium. No interest is chargeable to the information technology
8investment fund as a result of any such reallocation. The secretary shall ensure that
9any amounts reallocated under this subsection are repaid to the account from which
10they were transferred no later than 5 years after the date of the reallocation.

AB150,232,1512 16.971 (10) In conjunction with law enforcement agencies, the division shall
13operate and maintain the transaction information for the management of
14enforcement system under s. 165.827 and may provide for automation of other
15information to enhance traffic law enforcement.

AB150,232,18 1716.973 (title) Powers of the division of information technology
18services. (intro.) The division of information technology services may:

AB150,232,21 2016.974 (title) Duties of the division of information technology services.
21(intro.) The division of information technology services shall:

AB150,233,223 16.974 (1) Provide or contract with a public or private entity to provide
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1provided to them under this subsection in accordance with a methodology
2determined by the secretary.

AB150,233,15 416.975 Access to information. The division of information technology
5services shall withhold from access under s. 19.35 (1) all information submitted to
6the division by agencies, local governmental units or entities in the private sector for
7the purpose of processing. The authority division may not process such information
8without the consent of the agency, unit or other entity which submitted the
9information and may not withhold such information from the agency, unit or other
10entity or from any other person authorized by the agency, unit or entity to have access
11to the information. The agency, unit or other entity submitting the information
12remains the custodian of the information while it is in the custody of the authority
13division and access to such information by that agency, unit or entity or any other
14person shall be determined by that agency, unit or other entity and in accordance
15with law.

AB150,233,20 1716.976 Council on information technology. The council on information
18technology shall advise the secretary on matters relating to the operation and
19performance of the division of information technology services under this
20subchapter.

AB150,233,22 2216.977 Transfer of appropriations. (1) In this subsection:

AB150,233,2323 (a) "Revenue source" means a revenue type as defined in s. 20.001 (2).

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1(b) "State operations" means operations for any purpose except aids to or for
2the benefit of local governmental units, individuals or organizations, to be financed
3from any revenue source except gifts, grants, bequests or federal revenues.

AB150,234,9 4(2) Any agency to which a sum certain appropriation is made for state
5operations from the same revenue source under more than one appropriation
6paragraph may apply to the department no later than March 31 of any fiscal year for
7authorization to transfer moneys from one such paragraph to another such
8paragraph for the purpose of engaging in an information technology development
9project.

AB150,234,13 10(3) The department may approve the request of an agency under sub. (2) if the
11agency demonstrates that the project has a high potential to improve the efficiency
12of its operations and is consistent with the plan of the agency for utilization of
13information technology, as approved under s. 16.971 (2) (L).

AB150,234,18 14(4) Upon approval of a request in whole or in part, the department shall
15transfer the approved amount between the affected appropriation accounts. Upon
16such transfer, the amount of any appropriation to which moneys are transferred is
17increased by the transferred amount and may be encumbered during the period for
18which the appropriation is made for the purpose for which it is made.

AB150,234,23 19(5) The secretary shall report in writing to the cochairpersons of the joint
20committee on finance on a quarterly basis concerning the amount of any transfer
21approved under this section during the most recent completed calendar quarter, the
22appropriation accounts to and from which the transfer was effected and the purpose
23for which the transfer was made.

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116.978 Carryover of appropriations. (1) Any agency to which a sum
2certain appropriation is made may apply to the department no later than March 31
3of any fiscal year for authorization to carry over unencumbered moneys in the
4account for that appropriation between 2 successive fiscal years or biennia for the
5purpose of engaging in an information technology development project.

AB150,235,9 6(2) The department may approve the request of an agency under sub. (1) if the
7agency demonstrates that the project has a high potential to improve the efficiency
8of its operations and is consistent with the plan of the agency for utilization of
9information technology, as approved under s. 16.971 (2) (L).

AB150,235,16 10(3) Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (3) (a) and (b), upon approval of a request in
11whole or in part, the department shall transfer the approved amount between the
12affected fiscal years or biennia. Notwithstanding s. 20.001 (2) (b) and (c) and (3) (a)
13and (b), upon such transfer, the amount of the appropriation for the fiscal year or
14biennium succeeding the one in which the transfer is made is increased by the
15transferred amount and may be encumbered during the fiscal year or biennium for
16which the appropriation is made for the purpose for which it is made.

AB150,235,20 17(4) Any carryover under this section is contingent upon continuance of the
18appropriation account to which moneys are transferred as a sum certain
19appropriation in a form that permits expenditure of the moneys for the purpose for
20which the carryover is made.

AB150,236,6 516.991 (title) Instructional technology. (1) (intro.) The department shall
6do all of the following:

AB150,236,108 16.991 (1) (a) Receive and disburse state, federal and private funds and engage
9or contract for such personnel and facilities as it considers necessary to carry out the
10purpose of this section.

AB150,236,1712 16.991 (1) (d) Jointly with the educational communications board, if
13appropriate funds are made available, file applications after appropriate
14engineering studies and feasibility surveys for the construction and operation of
15noncommercial educational radio and television transmitters in the vicinities of
16Wausau, Colfax, La Crosse and Appleton and translators in the Platteville and
17Ashland area.

AB150,236,2119 16.991 (1) (f) Assist any state agency, upon its request, in the development and
20review of plans for the utilization of educational radio and television to include, but
21not be limited to, equipment, personnel and facilities.

AB150,236,2323 16.991 (2) The department may:

AB150,236,2524 (a) Copyright in its own name or acquire copyrights by assignment and charge
25for their use.

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1(b) Review capital equipment purchases related to public broadcasting made
2by any state agency.

AB150,237,5 3(3) (a) The department may enter into affiliation agreements with broadcast
4radio and television licensees for the purpose of furthering its responsibilities under
5sub. (1) (b).

AB150,237,86 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department shall, jointly with the educational
7communications board, negotiate an affiliation agreement under s. 36.25 (5) with the
8University of Wisconsin System.

AB150,237,1410 17.07 (3) State officers appointed by serving in an office that is filled by
11appointment of the governor for a fixed term by and with the advice and consent of
12the senate, or appointed by serving in an office that is filled by appointment of any
13other officer or body for a fixed term subject to the concurrence of the governor, by
14the governor at any time, for cause.

AB150,237,19 15(4) State officers appointed by serving in an office that is filled by appointment
16of the governor with the advice and consent of the senate to serve at the pleasure of
17the governor, or appointed by serving in an office that is filled by appointment of any
18other officer or body for an indefinite term subject to the concurrence of the governor,
19by the governor at any time.

AB150,238,2 20(5) State officers appointed serving in an office that is filled by appointment
21of the governor alone for a fixed or indefinite term or to supply a vacancy in any office,
22elective or appointive, except justices of the supreme court and judges and the
23adjutant general, by the governor at pleasure; the adjutant general, by the governor,
24at any time, for cause or for withdrawal of federal recognition of his or her
25commission under 32 USC 323; and all officers appointed by the governor during the

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1recess of the legislature whose appointments are required to be later confirmed by
2the senate shall be deemed to be appointed by the governor alone until so confirmed.

AB150,238,8 3(6) Other state officers appointed by serving in an office that is filled by
4appointment of any officer or body without the concurrence of the governor, by the
5officer or body that appointed them having the authority to make appointments to
6that office, at pleasure, except that officers appointed according to merit and fitness
7under and subject to ch. 230 or officers whose removal is governed by ch. 230 who may
8be removed only in conformity with said that chapter.

AB150,238,1912 19.21 (4) (b) The period of time any town, city or village public record is kept
13before destruction shall be as prescribed by ordinance unless a specific period of time
14is provided by statute. The period prescribed in the ordinance may not be less than
152 years with respect to water stubs, receipts of current billings and customer's
16ledgers of any municipal utility, and 7 years for other records unless a shorter period
17has been fixed by the public records and forms board under s. 16.61 (3) (e) and except
18as provided under sub. (7). This paragraph does not apply to school records of a 1st
19class city school district.

AB150,239,521 19.21 (4) (c) Any local governmental unit or agency may provide for the keeping
22and preservation of public records kept by that governmental unit through the use
23of microfilm or another reproductive device, or optical imaging or electronic
24formatting. A local governmental unit or agency shall make such provision by
25ordinance or resolution. Any such action by a subunit of a local governmental unit

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1or agency shall be in conformity with the action of the unit or agency of which it is
2a part. Any photographic reproduction of a record authorized to be reproduced under
3this paragraph is deemed an original record for all purposes if it meets the applicable
4standards established in ss. 16.61 (7) and 16.612. This paragraph does not apply to
5public records kept by counties electing to be governed by ch. 228.

AB150,239,137 19.21 (5) (c) The period of time any public record shall be kept before
8destruction shall be determined by ordinance except that in all counties the specific
9period of time expressed within s. 7.23 or 59.715 or any other law requiring a specific
10retention period shall apply. The period of time prescribed in the ordinance for the
11destruction of all records not governed by s. 7.23 or 59.715 or any other law
12prescribing a specific retention period may not be less than 7 years, unless a shorter
13period is fixed by the public records and forms board under s. 16.61 (3) (e).

AB150,239,2215 19.21 (6) A school district may provide for the destruction of obsolete school
16records. Prior to any such destruction, at least 60 days' notice in writing of such
17destruction shall be given to the historical society, which shall preserve any records
18it determines to be of historical interest. The historical society may, upon
19application, waive the notice. The period of time a school district record shall be kept
20before destruction shall be not less than 7 years, unless a shorter period is fixed by
21the public records and forms board under s. 16.61 (3) (e) and except as provided under
22sub. (7). This section does not apply to pupil records under s. 118.125.

AB150,240,924 19.21 (8) Any metropolitan sewerage commission created under ss. 66.88 to
2566.918 may provide for the destruction of obsolete commission records. No record of

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1the metropolitan sewerage district may be destroyed except by action of the
2commission specifically authorizing the destruction of that record. Prior to any
3destruction of records under this subsection, the commission shall give at least 60
4days' prior notice of the proposed destruction to the state historical society, which
5may preserve records it determines to be of historical interest. Upon the application
6of the commission, the state historical society may waive this notice. Except as
7provided under sub. (7), the commission may only destroy a record under this
8subsection after 7 years elapse from the date of the record's creation, unless a shorter
9period is fixed by the public records and forms board under s. 16.61 (3) (e).

AB150,240,1311 19.23 (1) Any public records, in any state office, that are not required for
12current use may, in the discretion of the public records and forms board, be
13transferred into the custody of the historical society, as provided in s. 16.61.

AB150,240,2015 19.42 (10) (k) A division administrator of an office created under ch. 14 or a
16department or independent agency created or continued under ch. 15 , except for the
17department of regulation and licensing and the department of revenue. In the
18department of regulation and licensing and the department of revenue, "official
19required to file" includes a division administrator who holds a position enumerated
20under s. 230.08 (2) (e).

AB150,240,2322 19.42 (10) (n) The chief executive officer and members of the board of directors
23of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

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119.42 (13) (j) A division administrator of an office created under ch. 14 or a
2department or independent agency created or continued under ch. 15 , except for the
3department of regulation and licensing and the department of revenue. In the
4department of regulation and licensing and the department of revenue, "state public
5official" includes a division administrator who holds a position enumerated under s.
6230.08 (2) (e).

AB150,241,98 19.42 (13) (m) The chief executive officer and members of the board of directors
9of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority.

AB150,241,1711 19.44 (1) (g) The identity of each person from which the individual who is
12required to file received, directly or indirectly, any gift or gifts having an aggregate
13value of more than $50 within the taxable year preceding the time of filing, except
14that the source of a gift need not be identified if the donation is permitted under s.
1519.56 (3) (e), (em) or (f) or if the donor is the donee's parent, grandparent, child,
16grandchild, brother, sister, parent-in-law, grandparent-in-law, brother-in-law,
17sister-in-law, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, spouse, fiance or fiancee.

AB150,241,2119 19.45 (11) (intro.)  The legislature recognizes that all state public officials and
20employes and all employes of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
21Authority should be guided by a code of ethics and thus:

AB150,241,2523 19.45 (11) (d) The board of directors of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals
24and Clinics Authority shall establish a code of ethics for employes of the authority
25who are not state public officials.

AB150,242,52 19.48 (4) (intro.)  Preserve the statements of economic interests filed with it for
3a period of 6 years from the date of receipt in such form, including microfilming, or
4optical imaging or electronic formatting, as will facilitate document retention, except
5that:

AB150,242,117 19.53 (1) In the case of a state public official in the unclassified outside the
8classified service, a recommendation that the state public official be censured,
9suspended, or removed from office or employment. Such recommendation shall be
10made to the appropriate appointing authority who may censure, suspend, or take
11action to remove the official from office or employment.

AB150,242,1513 19.56 (2) (b) 6. Is made available to the official by the department of
14development or the department of tourism and parks in accordance with sub. (3) (e),
15(em) or (f).