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WI Stat § 16.97 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.97 - Definitions.

16.97  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1m) “Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (1e). (2) “Authority" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (2). (3) “Computer services" means any services in which a computer is utilized other than for personal computing purposes. (4) “Data processing" means the delivery of information processing services. (5m) “Executive branch agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (4). (5p) “Form" means any written material, by whatever means printed, generated or reproduced, with blank spaces left for the entry of additional information to be used for the purpose of providing information, collecting information or requiring action in any transaction involving this state. (5s) “Forms management" means the system of providing forms to accomplish necessary operations efficiently and economically, including analysis and design of forms, improvement of methods of procurement, distribution and disposition of forms and improvement of methods to keep to a reasonable level the public's duty to report. “Forms management" includes the elimination of unnecessary forms and of unnecessary data collection and standardizing, consolidating and simplifying forms and related procedures. (6) “Information technology" means the electronic processing, storage and transmission of information including data processing and telecommunications. (6m) “Information technology portfolio" means information technology systems, applications, infrastructure, and information resources and human resources devoted to developing and maintaining information technology systems. (7) “Local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a political subdivision or special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing or an instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing. (8) “Personal computing" means utilizing a computer that is located at the same work station where the input or output of data is conducted. (8m) “Public contact form" means a form generated and used by any agency in transactions between the agency and a member of the public. (9) “Supercomputer" means a special purpose computer that performs in a scientific environment and that is characterized by a very high processing speed and power. (10) “Telecommunications" means all services and facilities capable of transmitting, switching, or receiving information in any form by wire, radio, or other electronic means.History:  2001 a. 16 ss. 346, 347, 348, 1027; Stats. 2001 s. 22.01; 2003 a. 33 ss. 232, 752 to 756; Stats. 2003 s. 16.97; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 16.974 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.974 - Powers of the department.

16.974  Powers of the department. The department may: (1) Establish and collect assessments and charges for all authorized services provided by the department, subject to applicable agreements under subs. (2) and (2m).  (2) Subject to s. 16.972 (2) (b), enter into and enforce an agreement with any agency, any authority, any unit of the federal government, any local governmental unit, any entity in the private sector, or any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), to provide services authorized to be provided by the department to that agency, authority, unit, entity, or tribal school at a cost specified in the agreement.  (2m) Enter into and enforce an agreement with an individual to provide services authorized to be provided by the department to that individual.  (3) Develop or operate and maintain any system or device facilitating Internet or telephone access to information about programs of agencies, authorities, local governmental units, entities in the private sector, individuals, or any tribal schools, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), or otherwise permitting the transaction of business by agencies, authorities, local governmental units, entities in the private sector, individuals, or tribal schools by means of electronic communication. The department may assess executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, for the costs of systems or devices relating to information technology or telecommunications that are developed, operated, or maintained under this subsection in accordance with a methodology determined by the department. The department may also charge any agency, authority, local governmental unit, entity in the private sector, or tribal school for such costs as a component of any services provided by the department to that agency, authority, local governmental unit, entity, or tribal school. The department may charge an individual for such costs as a component of any services provided by the department to that individual.  (4) Provide services authorized under sub. (3) to hospitals, as defined in s. 50.33 (2). Subsection (1) applies to the services provided under this subsection.  (5) Review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove any proposed contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services relating to information technology or telecommunications by an executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.History:  2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33 ss. 782 to 785c; Stats. 2003 s. 16.974; 2009 a. 302; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20.
WI Stat § 16.975 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.975 - Access to information.

16.975  Access to information. The department shall withhold from access under s. 19.35 (1) all information submitted to the department by agencies, authorities, units of the federal government, local governmental units, entities in the private sector, or individuals for the purpose of processing. The department may not process such information without the consent of the agency, authority, unit, entity, or individual which submitted the information and may not withhold such information from the agency, authority, unit, entity, or individual or from any other person authorized by the agency, authority, unit, entity, or individual to have access to the information. The agency, authority, unit, entity, or individual submitting the information remains the custodian of the information while it is in the custody of the department and access to such information by that agency, authority, unit, entity, or individual or any other person shall be determined by that agency, authority, unit, entity, or individual and in accordance with law. History:  1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27; 2001 a. 16 s. 372; Stats. 2001 s. 22.11; 2003 a. 33 s. 786; Stats. 2003 s. 16.975; 2013 a. 20.
WI Stat § 16.976 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.976 - Strategic plans for executive branch agencies.

16.976  Strategic plans for executive branch agencies. (1) As a part of each proposed strategic plan submitted under s. 16.971 (2) (L), the department shall require each executive branch agency to address the business needs of the agency and to identify all proposed information technology development projects that serve those business needs, the priority for undertaking such projects, and the justification for each project, including the anticipated benefits of the project. Each proposed plan shall identify any changes in the functioning of the agency under the plan. In each even-numbered year, the plan shall include identification of any information technology development project that the agency plans to include in its biennial budget request under s. 16.42 (1). (2) Each proposed strategic plan shall separately identify the initiatives that the executive branch agency plans to undertake from resources available to the agency at the time that the plan is submitted and initiatives that the agency proposes to undertake that would require additional resources. (3) Following receipt of a proposed strategic plan from an executive branch agency, the department shall, before June 1, notify the agency of any concerns that the department may have regarding the plan and provide the agency with its recommendations regarding the proposed plan. The executive branch agency may submit modifications to its proposed plan in response to any recommendations. (4) Before June 15, the department shall approve or disapprove the proposed plan in whole or in part.  (5) No executive branch agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, may implement a new or revised information technology development project authorized under a strategic plan until the implementation is approved by the department in accordance with procedures prescribed by the department. (6) The department shall consult with the joint committee on information policy and technology in providing guidance for planning by executive branch agencies.History:  2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33 ss. 787 to 791; Stats. 2003 s. 16.976; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 16.977 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.977 - Information technology portfolio management.

16.977  Information technology portfolio management. With the assistance of executive branch agencies, the department shall manage the information technology portfolio of state government in accordance with a management structure that includes all of the following:  (1) Criteria for selection of information technology assets to be managed. (2) Methods for monitoring and controlling information technology development projects and assets. (3) Methods to evaluate the progress of information technology development projects and the effectiveness of information technology systems, including performance measurements for the information technology portfolio.History:  2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33 ss. 792, 793; Stats. 2003 s. 16.977; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 16.9785 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.9785 - Purchases of computers by teachers.

16.9785  Purchases of computers by teachers. The department shall negotiate with private vendors to facilitate the purchase of computers and other educational technology, as defined in s. 24.60 (1r), by public, private, and tribal elementary and secondary school teachers for their private use. The department shall attempt to make available types of computers and other educational technology under this section that will encourage and assist teachers in becoming knowledgeable about the technology and its uses and potential uses in education. History:  1995 a. 27, 225; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16, s. 308; Stats. 2001 s. 22.19; 2003 a. 33 s. 796; Stats. 2003 s. 16.9785; 2009 a. 302.
WI Stat § 16.979 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.979 - Telecommunications operations and planning.

16.979  Telecommunications operations and planning. (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 agencies, shall:(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 agencies when this would result in operational or economic improvements or both.(b) Develop policy, standards and technical and procedural guidelines to ensure a coordinated and cost-effective approach to telecommunications system acquisition and utilization.(c) Maintain a comprehensive inventory of all state-owned or leased telecommunications equipment and services.(d) Monitor overall state expenditures for telecommunications systems and prepare an annual financial report on such expenditures.(e) Review the operation of all telecommunications systems of this state to ensure technical sufficiency, adequacy and consistency with goals and objectives.(f) Perform the functions of agency telecommunications officer for those agencies with no designated focal point for telecommunications planning, coordination, technical review and procurement. (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.History:  1977 c. 418; 1993 a. 246; 1997 a. 150; 2001 a. 16 ss. 375 to 380; Stats. 2001 s. 22.41; 2003 a. 33 ss. 797 to 800; Stats. 2003 s. 16.979.
WI Stat § 16.98 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.98 - Federal resource acquisition.

16.98  Federal resource acquisition. (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 and shall charge fees to recipients for costs of 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. (2) The department may, in accordance with federal law, operate warehouses and otherwise provide for the temporary storage of property being transferred. (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. (4) From the appropriations under s. 20.505 (1) (fo) and (kg), the department may provide grants to any organization with which the department contracts to operate the program under sub. (1). History:  1971 c. 215; 1977 c. 29; 1979 c. 34 s. 2102 (1) (b), (c); 1983 a. 106; 1987 a. 27, 399; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 16.981 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.981 - Transfer of appropriations.

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.History:  1987 a. 27.
WI Stat § 16.99 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.99 - Definitions.

16.99  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1d) “Charter school sponsor" means an entity described under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) that is sponsoring a charter school and the director under s. 118.40 (2x).  (1m) “Data line" means a data circuit that provides direct access to the Internet. (2g) “Educational agency" means a school district, charter school sponsor, juvenile correctional facility, private school, tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), cooperative educational service agency, technical college district, private college, public library system, public library board, public museum, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.  (3) “Educational technology" means technology used in the education or training of any person or in the administration of an elementary or secondary school and related telecommunications services. (3b) “Juvenile correctional facility" means a Type 1 juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (19), but does not include the Mendota juvenile treatment center under s. 46.057. (3d) “Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, or county. (3g) “Private college" means a private, regionally accredited, 4-year, nonprofit college or university that is incorporated in this state or that has its regional headquarters and principal place of business in this state or a tribally controlled college in this state. (3j) “Private school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r). (3m) “Public library system" has the meaning given in s. 43.01 (5).  (3p) “Public museum" means a nonprofit or publicly owned museum located in this state that is accredited by the American Association of Museums or an educational center that is affiliated with such a museum. (4) “Telecommunications" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (10). (5) “Universal service fund" means the trust fund established under s. 25.95. History:  1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9 ss. 949 to 952, 2320 to 2322; 2001 a. 16, 57, 104, 105; 2003 a. 33 ss. 238n, 238p, 1036d to 1050d; Stats. 2003 s. 16.99; 2005 a. 344; 2009 a. 302; 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 185; 2019 a. 9.
WI Stat § 16.993 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.993 - Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin; departmental duties.

16.993  Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin; departmental duties. The department shall do all of the following: (1) In cooperation with school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, the technical college system board, and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, promote the efficient, cost-effective procurement, installation, and maintenance of educational technology by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the University of Wisconsin System. (2) Identify the best methods of providing preservice and in-service training for teachers related to educational technology. (3) Enter into cooperative purchasing agreements under s. 16.73 (1) under which participating school districts and cooperative educational service agencies may contract for their professional employees to receive training concerning the effective use of educational technology. (4) In cooperation with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the technical college system board, the department of public instruction and other entities, support the development of courses for the instruction of professional employees who are licensed by the state superintendent of public instruction concerning the effective use of educational technology. (5) Provide telecommunications access to educational agencies under the program established under s. 16.997. (6) No later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a biennial report concerning the department's activities under this subchapter to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3). (7) Purchase educational technology materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services for school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison under s. 16.72 (8), and establish standards and specifications for purchases of educational technology hardware and software by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System. (8) Purchase educational technology equipment for use by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, and public educational institutions in this state and permit the districts, agencies, and institutions to purchase or lease the equipment, with an option to purchase the equipment at a later date. This subsection does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology equipment from the department.History:  1997 a. 27, 237; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16, 104; 2003 a. 33 ss. 238pm, 1053d to 1063; Stats. 2003 s. 16.993; 2005 a. 25; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20 ss. 2365m, 9448; 2013 a. 168 s. 21; 2017 a. 59.
WI Stat § 16.998 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 16 - Department of administration.|16.998 - Educational telecommunications; additional access.

16.998  Educational telecommunications; additional access. An educational agency that is eligible for a rate discount for telecommunications services under 47 USC 254 may request data lines and bandwidth access that is in addition to what is provided under the program under s. 16.997 (1). The department shall apply for aid under 47 USC 254 to cover the costs of the data lines and bandwidth access that are provided under this section and shall credit any aid received to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (4) (mp). To the extent that the aid does not fully cover those costs, the department shall require an educational agency to pay the department a monthly fee that is sufficient to cover those costs and shall credit any monthly fee received to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (4) (Lm).History:  2005 a. 25; 2019 a. 9.
WI Stat § 17.001 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 17 - Resignations, vacancies, and removals from office.|17.001 - Definition.

17.001  Definition. In this chapter, unless qualified, “ cause" means inefficiency, neglect of duty, official misconduct, or malfeasance in office.History:  2001 a. 103 s. 21.
WI Stat § 17.015 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 17 - Resignations, vacancies, and removals from office.|17.015 - Municipal judge: multiple resignations.

17.015  Municipal judge: multiple resignations. If a municipal judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the judge shall submit resignations to each applicable officer or board under s. 17.01.History:  1985 a. 89.
WI Stat § 17.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 17 - Resignations, vacancies, and removals from office.|17.02 - Notice of resignations.

17.02  Notice of resignations. Notice of resignations, in addition to those provided for in s. 17.01, shall be given forthwith as follows: (1)  Senators and members of congress. Of the resignation of a United States senator or member of congress from this state, by the senator or member of congress to the secretary of state. (3)  Municipal judges. Of the resignation of municipal judges in any city or village, however organized, or in any town, by the city, village or town clerk, as the case may be, to the clerk of the circuit court for the county.History:  1977 c. 305; 1991 a. 316.