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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.002 - Definitions.

16.002
Definitions.
In this chapter:
(1)
“Department" means the department of administration.
(2)
“Departments" means constitutional offices, departments, and independent agencies and includes all societies, associations, and other agencies of state government for which appropriations are made by law, but not including authorities created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
(3)
“Position" means a group of duties and responsibilities in either the classified or the unclassified divisions of the civil service, which require the services of an employee on a part-time or full-time basis.
(4)
“Secretary" means the secretary of administration.
History:  1977 c. 196; 1983 a. 27, 189; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 74, 335; 2007 a. 20, 97; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 7, 10, 229; 2013 a. 20, 165.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.003 - Department of administration.

16.003
Department of administration.
(1)
Purpose. The department shall carry out the purposes of this chapter by improving the techniques used for such management specialties, not limited by enumeration, as budgeting, accounting, engineering, purchasing, records management and fleet management; by coordinating and providing services which are used by more than one agency, and by reviewing agencies' programs and management to identify problems and suggest improvements.
(2)
Staff. Except as provided in ss. 16.548, 978.03 (1), (1m) and (2), 978.04 and 978.05 (8) (b), the secretary shall appoint the staff necessary for performing the duties of the department. All staff shall be appointed under the classified service except as otherwise provided by law.
History:  1971 c. 270; 1977 c. 196; 1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 27; 1989 a. 31, 117; 1991 a. 39; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.006 - Treatment of classified employees.

16.006
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.
History:  1989 a. 31; 1997 a. 27; 2001 a. 16 s. 373; Stats. 2001 s. 16.006.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.008 - Payment of special charges for extraordinary police service to state facilities.

16.008
Payment of special charges for extraordinary police service to state facilities.
(1)
In this section “extraordinary police services" means those police services which are in addition to those being maintained for normal police service functions by a municipality or county and are required because of an assemblage or activity which is or threatens to become a riot, civil disturbance or other similar circumstance, or in which mob violence occurs or is threatened.
(2)
The state shall pay for extraordinary police services provided directly to state facilities, as defined in s. 70.119 (3) (e), in response to a request of a state officer or agency responsible for the operation and preservation of such facilities. The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay for extraordinary police services provided to facilities of the authority described in s. 70.11 (38). The Fox River Navigational System Authority shall pay for extraordinary police services provided to the navigational system, as defined in s. 237.01 (5). Municipalities or counties that provide extraordinary police services to state facilities may submit claims to the claims board for actual additional costs related to wage and disability payments, pensions and worker's compensation payments, damage to equipment and clothing, replacement of expendable supplies, medical and transportation expense, and other necessary expenses. The clerk of the municipality or county submitting a claim shall also transmit an itemized statement of charges and a statement that identifies the facility served and the person who requested the services. The board shall obtain a review of the claim and recommendations from the agency responsible for the facility prior to proceeding under s. 16.007 (3), (5), and (6).
History:  1977 c. 418; 1995 a. 27; 2001 a. 16, 104.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.01 - Women's council.

16.01
Women's council.
(1)
In this section, “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 which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, and any authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or ch. 231, 233 or 234.
(2)
The women's council shall:
(a)
Identify the barriers that prevent women in this state from participating fully and equally in all aspects of life.
(b)
Conduct statewide hearings on issues of concern to women.
(c)
Review, monitor and advise all state agencies regarding the impact upon women of current and emerging state policies, procedures, practices, laws and administrative rules.
(d)
Work closely with all state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system, with the private sector and with groups concerned with women's issues to develop long-term solutions to women's economic and social inequality in this state.
(e)
Recommend changes to the public and private sectors and initiate legislation to further women's economic and social equality and improve this state's tax base and economy.
(f)
Disseminate information on the status of women in this state.
(g)
Submit a biennial report on the women's council's activities to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).
(3)
All state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin System and the technical college system, shall fully cooperate with and assist the women's council. To that end, a representative of a state agency shall, upon request by the women's council:
(a)
Provide information on program policies, procedures, practices and services affecting women.
(b)
Present recommendations to the women's council.
(c)
Attend meetings and provide staff assistance needed by the women's council.
(d)
Inform the agency's appointing authority of issues concerning the women's council.
History:  1983 a. 27; 1987 a. 27, 186, 399; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 399; 1995 a. 27; 2005 a. 335.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.03 - Interagency council on homelessness.

16.03
Interagency council on homelessness.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Council” means the interagency council on homelessness.
(b)
“State agency” means each agency specified under s. 15.107 (19) (b) to (i).
(2)
Responsibilities. The council shall do all of the following:
(a)
Establish and periodically review a statewide policy with the purpose of preventing and ending homelessness in this state.
(b)
Designate individuals from each agency or organization represented on the council, who shall meet at least twice quarterly, to coordinate the implementation of policy established by the council under par. (a).
(c)
Submit a report on the activities of the council to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). The council shall determine the frequency of the report and schedule for submitting the report, but may not submit the report less frequently than annually.
(3)
Agency cooperation. State agencies shall cooperate with the council and individuals designated under sub. (2) (b) in the implementation of the policy established under sub. (2) (a).
History:  2017 a. 74; 2021 a. 239.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.04 - Fleet management and maintenance.

16.04
Fleet management and maintenance.
(1)
The department shall ensure optimum efficiency and economy in the fleet management and maintenance activities of all agencies as defined in s. 16.52 (7). The department may:
(a)
Develop uniform state policies and guidelines for vehicle and aircraft acquisition, use, maintenance, recording of operational and other costs, performance evaluation and replacement of vehicles and aircraft. The department shall incorporate the fuel usage policies under s. 16.045 (4m) in any policies or guidelines developed under this paragraph.
(am)
Establish guidelines for the use by agencies of charter air travel or travel by private aircraft.
(b)
Screen all requests for additional or replacement vehicle or aircraft acquisitions prior to forwarding the requests to the governor in accordance with s. 20.915 (1).
(c)
Maintain a current inventory of all state-owned or leased motor vehicles and aircraft.
(1e)
Subsection (1) does not preclude the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System from accepting a gift of a motor vehicle.
(1m)
When requested by the governor or the joint committee on finance, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the joint committee on finance on the details of all costs associated with fleet operations, based upon a statewide uniform cost accounting system.
(2)
Each agency which is authorized by the department may operate a vehicle or aircraft fleet. Each such agency shall assign a fleet manager who shall operate the agency's fleet in accordance with policies, guidelines and rules adopted by the department to implement this section.
(3)
Each fleet manager shall review the use of state-owned or leased vehicles or aircraft within his or her agency at least semiannually to determine whether usage criteria are being met. The department shall periodically audit the agencies' records relating to fleet operations and the use of state-owned or leased vehicles or aircraft.
(4)
The department shall provide central scheduling and dispatching of all air transportation on state-owned aircraft.
(5)
The department shall develop operational policies for all state employees who act as pilots-in-command of any state-owned aircraft, including, but not limited to, crew rest requirements, current flight training, flight checks and flight physical examinations.
History:  1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 524; 1987 a. 27; 2009 a. 401; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.05 - Interstate agreements.

16.05
Interstate agreements.
Each administrator, official or chairperson of the state delegation appointed to represent this state in the administration of any interstate agreement shall file with the law revision committee of the joint legislative council a copy of all minutes, reports, publications and other papers prepared in the administration of the agreement.
History:  1983 a. 308; 1993 a. 52.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.088 - Tribal grants.

16.088
Tribal grants.
From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (kt) the department shall do all of the following:
(1)
Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support the Healing to Wellness Court program at the Oneida Nation, in an amount up to $259,100 annually.
(2)
Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support coordination with the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, in an amount up to $110,100 annually.
(3)
Award grants to the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin to support the Oneida Nation's collaboration with the Audubon Society concerning Audubon Great Lakes restoration projects, in an amount up to $175,000 annually. Grants cannot be awarded under this subsection after June 30, 2028.
History: 2023 a. 19.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.10 - Ratification of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact.

16.10
Ratification of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact.
The midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact contained in s. 16.11, by and between this state and any other state which ratifies or joins this compact, is ratified and approved.
History:  1983 a. 393.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.115 - Fees.

16.115
Fees.
(1)
The department shall establish by rule a schedule of annual fees to be paid by nuclear power plant operators and shall collect the fees until a regional facility operated under s. 16.11 begins accepting waste for disposal. The fees shall be based on the number of nuclear reactors at each plant and shall cover 75 percent of the state's costs enumerated in sub. (3) incurred prior to the acceptance of waste at the facility.
(2)
The department shall establish by rule a schedule of annual fees to be paid by generators, as defined under s. 16.11 (2) (j), who use a compact facility, as defined in s. 16.11 (2) (d), or a noncompact facility made available by an agreement entered into under s. 16.11 (3) (h) 6. for disposal, and, beginning with the operation of the facility, the department shall collect the fees. The fees shall be based on the volume and hazard of waste generated and shall cover the costs enumerated under sub. (3) which are incurred before and after the acceptance of waste for disposal at the facility. Any nuclear power plant operator who has paid a fee under sub. (1) shall receive credit on the fees required of the operator under this subsection at a rate determined by the department so that, over the first 5 years of the collection of fees under this subsection, the power plant operator receives total credits equal to the fees paid under sub. (1). In addition to covering the costs enumerated under sub. (3), the fees established under this subsection for the first 5 years after the acceptance of waste for disposal at the facility shall be sufficient to repay the loan from the general fund made under s. 20.505 (1) (b), and the secretary shall lapse moneys from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (g) to the general fund for that purpose over the 5-year period.
(3)
The fees established under subs. (1) and (2) shall cover all of the following costs:
(a)
The costs of state agencies in assisting the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste commission member representing this state.
(b)
The actual and necessary expenses of the commissioner in the performance of his or her duties.
(d)
The costs of membership in and costs associated with the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact.
History:  1983 a. 393, 543; 1995 a. 115; 2005 a. 253.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.12 - Violation of midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact.

16.12
Violation of midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact.
(1)
Except as provided in sub. (2), any person, other than an official of another state, who violates any provision of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact under ss. 16.11 to 16.13 shall forfeit not more than $1,000.
(2)
The sole remedies against the state, other than in its capacity as a generator, for a violation of any provision of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact under s. 16.11 are the remedies provided in s. 16.11.
History:  1983 a. 393; 1995 a. 115.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.13 - Data collection.

16.13
Data collection.
Upon the request of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste commission member representing the state, the department may require a generator, as defined under s. 16.11 (2) (j), to provide information necessary for the member to discharge his or her duties under s. 16.11.
History:  1983 a. 393; 1995 a. 115.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.18 - Management assistance grants to certain counties.

16.18
Management assistance grants to certain counties.
(1)
In this section, “eligible county" means a county that has a geographic area of less than 400 square miles and that contains no incorporated municipal territory.
(2)
An eligible county may apply to the department for a management assistance grant annually in each state fiscal year for the purpose of assisting the county in funding one or more of the following functions:
(a)
Public security.
(b)
Public health.
(c)
Public infrastructure.
(d)
Public employee training.
(e)
Economic development.
(f)
General operations.
(3)
No eligible county may receive a grant under this section unless the county maintains its financial records in accordance with accounting procedures established by the department of revenue, and unless the county submits to the department a detailed expenditure plan that identifies how the grant proceeds are proposed to be expended and how the proposed expenditures will enable the county to meet its goals for execution of the functions specified in sub. (2) for which the grant is requested.
(4)
The department shall make grants to eligible counties from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ku).
(5)
No county may receive a grant under this section in an amount exceeding $600,000 in any state fiscal year.
History:  1999 a. 9; 2009 a. 28.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.26 - Weatherization assistance.

16.26
Weatherization assistance.
Notwithstanding s. 16.54 (2) (a), the department shall administer federal funds available to this state under the weatherization assistance for low-income persons program, as amended, 42 USC 6861 to 6873. The department shall administer the funds in accordance with 42 USC 6861 to 6873 and regulations adopted under 42 USC 6861 or 6873.
History:  1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27, 289, 432; 2003 a. 33 s. 163; Stats. 2003 s. 16.26.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.28 - Office of business development.

16.28
Office of business development.
(1)
The office of business development shall provide administrative support to the small business regulatory review board and shall perform other functions determined by the secretary.
(2)
The deputy director of the office shall be appointed by the governor to serve at his or her pleasure.
History:  2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.285 - Woman-owned businesses; certification; database.

16.285
Woman-owned businesses; certification; database.
(1)
(a)
In this subsection, “woman-owned business" means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or corporation that fulfills all of the following requirements:
1.
It is at least 51 percent owned, controlled, and actively managed by a woman.
2.
It is currently performing a useful business function in this state.
(b)
The department shall implement a program for the certification of woman-owned businesses. The department may, without conducting an investigation, certify a business currently performing a useful business function in this state as a woman-owned business if the business is certified, or otherwise classified, as a woman-owned business by an agency or municipality of this or another state, a federally recognized American Indian tribe, or the federal government, or by a private business with expertise in certifying woman-owned businesses if the business uses substantially the same process as the department promulgates by rule for implementing this subsection.
(bm)
The department may charge an applicant for certification under this subsection a processing fee of not more than $50.
(c)
The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this subsection.
(2)
The department shall develop, maintain, and keep current a computer database of businesses in the state that are owned by women, containing demographic statistics and information on the types of industries represented, sales volume and growth rates, generation of jobs by both new and existing businesses, and any other relevant characteristics. The department shall compile and periodically update a list of businesses certified under sub. (1) and make the list available to the public on the Internet.
History:  1991 a. 39; 1999 a. 185; 2005 a. 358; 2011 a. 32 s. 3319; Stats. 2011 s. 16.285; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.29 - Technical assistance.

16.29
Technical assistance.
(1)
Annually, the department shall grant to the Great Lakes inter-tribal council the amount appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (kx) to partially fund a program to provide technical assistance for economic development on Indian reservations if the conditions under subs. (2) and (3) are satisfied.
(2)
(a)
As a condition of receiving a grant under sub. (1), the Great Lakes inter-tribal council shall establish a technical assistance program.
(b)
The program shall provide technical assistance to all of the following businesses:
1.
A tribal enterprise.
2.
An Indian business that is located on an Indian reservation.
3.
An Indian business that is not located on an Indian reservation but that directly benefits the economy of an Indian reservation.
(c)
The program shall provide the following types of technical assistance:
1.
Management assistance to existing businesses.
2.
Start-up assistance to new businesses, including the development of business and marketing plans and assistance in securing development financing.
3.
Technical assistance to new and existing businesses in gaining access to tribal, state and federal business assistance and financing programs.
(d)
The program may not provide technical assistance for a commercial gaming and gambling activity.
(3)
As a condition of receiving a grant under sub. (1), the Great Lakes inter-tribal council annually shall prepare a report on the technical assistance program under sub. (2) and submit the report to the department.
History:  1991 a. 39, 261; 1995 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2011 a. 32 s. 3442m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.29.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.297 - Grants for local government expenditures; moral obligation pledge.

16.297
Grants for local government expenditures; moral obligation pledge.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Local governmental unit” means a city, village, town, county, or technical college district that contains any part of an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m).
(b)
“Municipal obligation” has the meaning given in s. 67.01 (6).
(1m)
Grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (fr), the department may make one or more grants to a local governmental unit for the local governmental unit's expenditures for costs the department determines are associated with development occurring in an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m), including costs related to infrastructure and public safety.
(2)
Match. The department may require a local governmental unit to match in whole or in part a grant the department makes to the local governmental unit under sub. (1m).
(3)
Moral obligation pledge.
(a)
Recognizing its moral obligation to do so, the legislature expresses its expectation and aspiration that, if ever called upon to do so, it shall make an appropriation to pay the principal and interest of a local governmental unit's municipal obligations, if all of the following apply:
1.
The local governmental unit's municipal obligation is issued to finance costs related to development occurring in or for the benefit of an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m).
2.
The secretary designates the moral obligation pledge for the local governmental unit's municipal obligation before the municipal obligation is issued, based on a plan that the local governmental unit shall submit to the department on a form prescribed by the department.
(b)
No more than 40 percent of a local governmental unit's aggregate municipal obligations under par. (a) shall be subject to the moral obligation pledge under that paragraph.
(c)
The proceeds of municipal obligations issued by a local governmental unit under this subsection shall be used to finance costs related to development occurring in or for the benefit of an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone designated under s. 238.396 (1m). The legislature determines that the provision of assistance by state agencies to a local governmental unit under this section, any appropriation of funds to a local governmental unit under this section, and the moral obligation pledge under par. (a) serve a substantial statewide public purpose by assisting the development of an electronics and information technology manufacturing zone in the state, by encouraging economic development, by reducing unemployment, and by bringing needed capital into the state for the benefit and welfare of people throughout the state.
(4)
Contract. The secretary may contract with a local governmental unit to implement this section.
History:  2017 a. 58.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.301 - Definitions.

16.301
Definitions.
In ss. 16.301 to 16.315:
(1)
“Community-based organization" means an organization operating in a specific geographic area that is organized primarily to provide housing opportunities for persons or families of low or moderate income, and that is one of the following:
(a)
A nonstock corporation organized under ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17).
(b)
A nonprofit cooperative organized under ch. 185 or 193.
(c)
A federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or an entity established by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band.
(2)
“Housing authority" means any of the following:
(a)
A housing authority organized under s. 59.53 (22), 61.73, 66.1201 or 66.1213 or ch. 234.
(b)
A redevelopment authority or housing and community development authority exercising the powers of a housing authority under s. 66.1333 (3) or 66.1335 (4).
(c)
A housing authority organized by the elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
(3)
“Housing costs" means whichever of the following applies:
(a)
For housing occupied by the owner, any of the following:
1.
The principal and interest on a mortgage loan that finances the purchase of the housing.
2.
Closing costs and other costs associated with a mortgage loan.
3.
Mortgage insurance.
4.
Property insurance.
5.
Utility-related costs.
6.
Property taxes.
7.
If the housing is owned and occupied by members of a cooperative or an unincorporated cooperative association, fees paid to a person for managing the housing.
(b)
For rented housing, any of the following:
1.
Rent.
3.
Utility-related costs, if not included in the rent.
(6)
“Utility-related costs" means costs related to power, heat, gas, light, water and sewerage.
History:  1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 201; 1997 a. 79; 1999 a. 150 s. 672; 2003 a. 33 s. 151; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9801; 2005 a. 441; 2011 a. 32 s. 3450m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.301; 2013 a. 166.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.302 - State housing strategy plan.

16.302
State housing strategy plan.
(1)
(a)
The department shall prepare a comprehensive 5-year state housing strategy plan. The department shall submit the plan to the federal department of housing and urban development.
(b)
In preparing the plan, the department may obtain input from housing authorities, community-based organizations, the private housing industry and others interested in housing assistance and development.
(2)
The state housing strategy plan shall include all of the following:
(a)
A statement of housing policies and recommendations.
(b)
An evaluation and summary of housing conditions and trends in this state, including housing stock and housing cost analyses, general population and household composition demographic analyses and housing and demographic forecasts.
(c)
An evaluation of housing assistance needs, based in part on the evaluation under par. (b).
(d)
A discussion of major housing issues, including housing production, housing and neighborhood conservation, housing for persons with special needs, fair housing and accessibility and housing affordability.
(e)
Housing policies that set the general framework for this state's housing efforts.
(f)
Strategies for utilizing federal funding and for coordinating federal and state housing efforts.
(g)
Specific recommendations for public and private action that contribute to the attainment of housing policies under the plan.
(h)
Strategies and specific recommendations for public and private action that will facilitate the inclusion of bicycle-oriented and pedestrian-oriented design in residential developments and mixed-use developments that include residential elements.
(3)
The department shall annually update the state housing strategy plan.
(4)
Before October 1 of each year, the department shall submit the state housing strategy plan to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2).
History:  1991 a. 39; 1997 a. 27; 2003 a. 33 s. 152; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9802; 2009 a. 351; 2011 a. 32 s. 3451m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.302.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.303 - Housing cost grants and loans.

16.303
Housing cost grants and loans.
(1)
The department shall do all of the following:
(a)
Subject to sub. (2), make grants or loans, directly or through agents designated under s. 16.304, from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (b) to persons or families of low or moderate income to defray housing costs of the person or family.
(b)
Determine the rate of interest, repayment terms or any other term of a loan made under this section.
(c)
Set minimum standards for housing that is occupied by a person or family of low or moderate income who receives a grant or loan under this section.
(2)
In connection with grants and loans under sub. (1), the department shall do all of the following:
(a)
Base the amount of the grant or loan on the ratio between the recipient's housing costs and income.
(d)
Ensure that the funds for the grants and loans are reasonably balanced among the varying housing needs of persons or families of low or moderate income.
(e)
Give priority for grants and loans to all of the following:
1.
Homeless individuals and families.
2.
Elderly persons.
3.
Physically disabled persons.
5.
Families in which at least one minor child but only one parent live together.
6.
Families with 4 or more minor children living together.
7.
Other persons or families that the department determines have particularly severe housing problems.
(3)
(a)
The department may make grants or loans under sub. (1) (a) directly or through agents designated under s. 16.304.
(b)
The department may administer and disburse funds from a grant or loan under sub. (1) (a) on behalf of the recipient of the grant or loan.
History:  1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 109; 2003 a. 33 s. 153; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9803; 2011 a. 32 s. 3452m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.303; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.304 - Designated agents.

16.304
Designated agents.
(1)
The department may enter into an agreement with an agent designated under sub. (2) to allow the designated agent to do any of the following:
(a)
Award grants and loans under s. 16.303 (1) and (2) subject to the approval of the department.
(b)
Disburse the funds for grants and loans to persons or families of low or moderate income on terms approved by the department.
(c)
On terms approved by the department, administer and disburse funds from a grant or loan under s. 16.303 on behalf of the recipient of the grant or loan.
(2)
The department may designate any of the following as agents:
(a)
The governing body of a county, city, village or town.
(b)
The elected governing body of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.
(c)
A housing authority.
(d)
A nonstock corporation organized under ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in s. 181.0103 (17).
(e)
A cooperative organized under ch. 185 or 193, if the articles of incorporation, articles of organization, or bylaws of the cooperative limit the rate of dividend that may be paid on all classes of stock.
(f)
A religious society organized under ch. 187.
(g)
An organization operated for profit.
History:  1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39 ss. 120, 121; Stats. 1991 s. 16.334; 1997 a. 27, 79; 2003 a. 33 s. 154; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9804; 2005 a. 441; 2011 a. 32 s. 3453m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.304.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.305 - Grants to local housing organizations.

16.305
Grants to local housing organizations.
(1)
The department may make grants to a community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or housing authority to improve the ability of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or housing authority to provide housing opportunities, including housing-related counseling services, for persons or families of low or moderate income. The grants may be used to partially defray any of the following:
(a)
Salaries, fringe benefits and other expenses associated with personnel of the housing authority, organization operated for profit or community-based organization.
(b)
Administrative or operating costs, not described in par. (a).
(2)
The department may not make a grant under sub. (1) unless all of the following apply:
(a)
The housing authority, organization operated for profit or community-based organization submitted an application for a grant.
(b)
The housing authority, organization operated for profit or community-based organization equally matches the grant, by cash or by other assets in kind.
(c)
The department determines that the grant to the particular community-based organization, organization operated for profit, or housing authority is appropriate because of any of the following:
1.
The quality of the management of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority.
2.
The amount of other resources for providing housing opportunities that are available to the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority.
3.
The potential impact of the planned activities of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority on housing opportunities for persons of low and moderate income in the area.
4.
The financial need of the community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority.
(3)
A community-based organization, organization operated for profit or housing authority may receive grants under both sub. (1) (a) and (b).
(4)
To ensure the development of housing opportunities, the department shall coordinate the use of grants provided under this section with projects undertaken by housing authorities, organizations operated for profit, and community-based organizations.
History:  1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39 s. 124; Stats. 1991 s. 16.336; 1997 a. 27; 2003 a. 33 s. 155; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9805; 2011 a. 32 s. 3454m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.305.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.306 - Housing grants.

16.306
Housing grants.
(1)
Definition. In this section, “eligible applicant" means any of the following:
(am)
A county or municipal governing body.
(bm)
A county or municipal governmental agency.
(c)
A community action agency under s. 49.265.
(d)
A private, nonprofit organization.
(e)
An organization operated for profit.
(2)
Grants.
(a)
From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the department may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose of providing housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and families to facilitate their movement to independent living if the conditions under par. (b) are satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the geographic areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the federal department of housing and urban development, consistent with the quality of applications submitted.
(b)
A recipient of a grant under par. (a) shall agree to use the grant to support a housing program that does all of the following:
1.
Utilizes only existing buildings.
2.
Utilizes buildings at scattered sites.
3.
Facilitates the utilization, by residents, of appropriate social services available in the community.
4.
Provides, or facilitates the provision of, training in self-sufficiency to residents.
5.
Requires that at least 25 percent of the income of residents be spent for rent.
(3)
Reporting. Each recipient of a grant under this section shall annually provide all of the following information to the department:
(a)
The total number of persons served.
(b)
The length of stay in housing of each person served.
(c)
The housing and employment status of each person served, at the time that the person leaves the housing program.
(d)
Any other information that the department determines to be necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the housing program operated by the recipient.
History:  1991 a. 39, 269; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16; 2003 a. 33 s. 156; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9806; 2007 a. 20; 2011 a. 32 ss. 3455m to 3456m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.306; 2013 a. 166 s. 76; 2017 a. 59.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.307 - Grants to alleviate homelessness.

16.307
Grants to alleviate homelessness.
(1)
Grants. From moneys available under s. 20.505 (7) (h), the department shall make grants to organizations, including organizations operated for profit, that provide shelter or services to homeless individuals or families.
(2)
Supplemental funds. The department shall ensure that grants awarded under sub. (1) are not used to supplant other state funds available for homelessness prevention or services to homeless individuals or families.
(2m)
Report. Annually, the department shall submit a report to the speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate and to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) that summarizes how much money was received in the previous year and how that money was distributed.
(3)
Rules. The department shall promulgate rules establishing procedures and eligibility criteria for grants under this section.
History:  1993 a. 33; 1997 a. 27; 2003 a. 33 s. 158; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9807; 2011 a. 32 s. 3457m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.307.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.3085 - Homeless case management services grants.

16.3085
Homeless case management services grants.
(1)
Definition. In this section, “shelter facility” has the meaning given in s. 16.308 (1) (d).
(2)
Grants.
(a)
From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg), the department may award up to 10 grants, of up to $50,000 each, annually to any shelter facility.
(b)
A shelter facility shall use all grant moneys awarded to it under par. (a) for the purpose of providing intensive case management services to homeless families, including any of the following:
1.
Services related to financial management.
2.
Employment-related services, including connecting parents who are job training graduates or who have a recent work history with their local workforce development board established under 29 USC 2832 and assisting them with using the job center website maintained by the department of workforce development.
3.
Services intended to ensure continuation of school enrollment for children.
4.
Services related to the enrollment of unemployed or underemployed parents in a food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.79 (9) or in the Wisconsin Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
History:  2017 a. 59; 2017 a. 365 s. 112.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.309 - Community development block grant programs.

16.309
Community development block grant programs.
(1)
The department may administer programs, including the housing improvement grant program, the initial rehabilitation grant program, the community development grant program, and the revolving loan fund program, that are funded by a community development block grant, 42 USC 5301 to 5320.
(2)
The department may promulgate rules to administer this section.
(3)
Notwithstanding sub. (2), the department shall promulgate rules that specify that an applicant for funds under a program under this section shall be eligible to receive funds under the program in the year following the year for which the applicant submits an application, without having to submit another application for that following year, if all of the following apply:
(a)
The applicant is an eligible applicant under the terms of the program.
(b)
The applicant did not receive funds under the program in the year for which the application was submitted.
History:  1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27 s. 9116 (5); 1997 a. 27; 2003 a. 33 s. 160; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9809; 2011 a. 32 s. 3459m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.309; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.310 - Use of surplus state-owned real property.

16.310
Use of surplus state-owned real property.
(1)
Definitions. In this section “state agency" means an office, commission, department, or independent agency in the executive branch of state government.
(2)
Transfer of real property to the department.
(a)
The department shall petition the head of any state agency having jurisdiction over real property that the department determines to be suitable for surplus.
(b)
The head of the state agency having jurisdiction over the real property shall notify the department in writing whether or not the state agency considers the real property to be surplus.
(c)
If the state agency considers the real property to be surplus, if the department determines that the real property is suitable by, the state agency shall transfer the real property, without payment, to the department for purposes of transfer to an applicant under sub. (3).
(3)
Transfer of real property. The department may transfer real property obtained under sub. (2) to an applicant under a written agreement that includes a provision that the applicant agrees to pay the department an amount to utilize the real property in conformance with the agreement.
(4)
Recording. The department shall record the agreement under sub. (3) in the office of the register of deeds for the county in which the real property subject to the agreement is located.
(5)
Nonapplication. This section does not apply to property that is authorized to be sold or leased as provided in s. 16.848 while an offer of sale, sale, or lease agreement is pending or while the property is leased.
History:  1991 a. 39; 2001 a. 103; 2003 a. 33 s. 161; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9810; 2005 a. 25; 2011 a. 32 s. 3460m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.310; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.313 - Employment grants.

16.313
Employment grants.
(1)
In this section, “municipality” means a county, city, village, or town.
(2)
(a)
Any municipality may apply for a grant under this section.
(b)
The department may award a grant of up to $75,000 to a municipality that submits an application under par. (a). The grant and all moneys contributed by the municipality under sub. (3) shall be used for the purpose of connecting homeless individuals with permanent employment.
(3)
A municipality receiving a grant under sub. (2) shall itself contribute at least $10,000 for the purpose specified in sub. (2) (b).
(4)
In considering grant applications submitted under sub. (2) (a), the department shall give preference to a municipality that obtains an agreement from a nonprofit organization to provide additional employment and support services to homeless individuals participating in the grant program.
(5)
In considering grant applications submitted under sub. (2) (a), the department shall give preference to a municipality that places a priority on using the grant moneys and the moneys contributed by the municipality under sub. (3) for the purpose of paying the wages of homeless individuals participating in the grant program under this section.
History:  2017 a. 59; 2021 a. 58.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.314 - Employability plans for public housing residents.

16.314
Employability plans for public housing residents.
(1)
In this section:
(a)
“Controlled substance" has the meaning given in s. 961.01 (4).
(b)
“Controlled substance abuse screening” means a questionnaire, a criminal background check, or any other controlled substance abuse screening mechanism identified by the department.
(2)
To the extent allowed under federal law, the department shall require that each housing authority do all of the following:
(a)
Conduct screening to determine whether each adult resident in public housing administered by the housing authority is able-bodied and either unemployed or underemployed.
(b)
For each resident the housing authority determines under par. (a) is able-bodied and either unemployed or underemployed, create an employability plan for the resident and require the resident to participate in the plan.
(c)
1.
For each resident the housing authority determines under par. (a) is able-bodied and either unemployed or underemployed, require the resident to complete a controlled substance abuse screening. If, on the basis of the controlled substance abuse screening results, the housing authority determines that there is a reasonable suspicion that the resident is abusing a controlled substance, the housing authority shall require the resident to undergo a test for the use of a controlled substance.
2.
If a resident who undergoes a test under subd. 1. tests positive for the use of a controlled substance without presenting evidence satisfactory to the housing authority that the resident possesses a valid prescription for each controlled substance for which he or she tests positive, the housing authority shall offer the resident the opportunity to participate in substance abuse treatment.
(3)
The department may promulgate rules establishing standards for determining whether an individual is able-bodied and either unemployed or underemployed for purposes of this section.
History:  2017 a. 265.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 16 - Department of administration. › 16.315 - Federal housing assistance programs.

16.315
Federal housing assistance programs.
Notwithstanding s. 16.54 (2) (a), the department shall administer federal funds made available to this state under the Stewart B. McKinney homeless assistance act housing assistance programs, 42 USC 11361 to 11402.
History:  1991 a. 39; 2003 a. 33 s. 157; Stats. 2003 s. 560.9815; 2011 a. 32 s. 3462m; Stats. 2011 s. 16.315.