Chapter 16, DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION

16.001 Organization of department. (1) PURPOSES. The purposes of this chapter are to conserve the state’s resources by coordinating management services and providing effective aid to agencies of the state government; to present clearly defined alternatives and objectives of state…

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 appropria…

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 fl…

16.004 Secretary, powers and duties. (1) RULES. The secretary shall promulgate rules for administering the department and performing the duties assigned to it. (2) INFORMATION; REPORTS; RECOMMENDATIONS. The secretary shall furnish all information requested by the governor or by a…

16.005 Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation. This chapter does not apply to the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation except where expressly otherwise provided. History: 1985 a. 26; 1991 a. 39.

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 uncl…

16.007 Claims board. (1) PURPOSE. The claims board shall receive, investigate and make recommendations on all claims of $10 or more presented against the state which are referred to the board by the department. No claim or bill relating to such a claim shall be considered by the …

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 …

16.009 Board on aging and long-term care. (1) In this section: (ac) “Access” means the ability to have contact with a person or to obtain, examine, or retrieve information or data pertinent to the activities of the board with respect to a person. (ag) “Board” means the board on a…

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…

16.03 Interagency council on homelessness. 16.03(1)(1) Definitions. In this section: 16.03(1)(a)(a) “Council” means the interagency council on homelessness. 16.03(1)(b)(b) “State agency” means each agency specified under s. 15.107 (19) (b) to (i). 16.03(2)(2) Responsibilities. Th…

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 …

16.045 Gasohol, alternative fuels, and hybrid-electric vehicles. (1) In this section: (a) “Agency” means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the …

16.047 Volkswagen settlement funds. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Settlement funds” means moneys allocated to this state from the environmental mitigation trust specified in par. (d) and received by the state from the trustee. (b) “Settlement guidelines” means the eligib…

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, …

16.06 American Indian assistance. The department shall provide information and assistance to American Indians in this state with respect to problems or issues of concern to the American Indian community. History: 1989 a. 336.

16.07 County grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (kv), annually, the department shall award grants to each county in this state in which a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band is headquartered. History: 2025 a. 15.

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 and i…

16.09 Grant to a local professional baseball park district; short-term loans. (1) PUBLIC PURPOSE. The legislature finds and determines that baseball park facilities encourage economic development and tourism in this state, reduce unemployment in this state, preserve business acti…

16.10 Ratification of the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact. The midwest interstate lowlevel 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…

16.11 Midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact. (1) ARTICLE I — POLICY AND PURPOSE. (a) There is created the midwest interstate low-level radioactive waste compact. The states party to this compact recognize that the congress of the United States, by enacting “The L…

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…

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 sh…

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 h…

16.15 Resource recovery and recycling program. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Agency” has the meaning given under s. 16.52 (7). (ab) “Authority” has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (2), but excludes the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Lower F…

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 m…

16.22 National and community service. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Board” means the national and community service board. (b) “Corporation” means the corporation for national and community service created under 42 USC 12651. (c) “National service program” means a progra…

16.25 Service award program. (1) In this section: (am) “Emergency medical responder” means an individual certified under s. 256.15 (8) (a). (at) “Emergency medical services practitioner” has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (5). (b) “Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenu…

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 …

16.27 Low-income energy assistance. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “County department” means a county department under s. 46.215 or 46.22. (am) “Crisis assistance” means a benefit that is given to a household experiencing or at risk of experiencing a heating-related emerge…

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 …

16.283 Disabled veteran-owned businesses. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section, unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Business” means a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, or corporation. (b) “Disabled veteran” means a person who is verif…

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 perc…

16.287 Minority businesses. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “American Indian” means a person who is enrolled as a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band or who possesses documentation of at least one-fourth American Indian ancestry or documentation o…

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 conditi…

16.295 Fund of funds investment program. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “investment manager” means the person the committee selects under sub. (3) (a) 1. (2) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. The department shall establish and administer a program for the investment of moneys in ventur…

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 manufac…

16.298 Pay for success contracting. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Eligible services” means social, employment, or correctional services, as determined by the department in conjunction with the department of health services, department of corrections, department of childr…

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 fol…

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…

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 i…

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) Disburs…

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 auth…

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…

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) SUPPLEMENT…

16.308 Grants for the provision of shelter for homeless individuals and families. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Current operating budget” means the budget for the calendar or fiscal year during which an application is submitted, including all sources and amounts of reven…

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, annu…

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 …

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 p…

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. …