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AB68,150 9Section 150. 16.855 (10m) (ac) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,262,1110 16.855 (10m) (ac) 3. “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business”
11means a business certified by the department under s. 16.288 (3).
AB68,151 12Section 151. 16.855 (10m) (am) 2g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,262,1613 16.855 (10m) (am) 2g. In awarding construction contracts, the department
14shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended in each
15fiscal year is awarded to contractors and subcontractors that are disability-owned
16businesses.
AB68,152 17Section 152. 16.855 (10m) (am) 2r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,262,2118 16.855 (10m) (am) 2r. In awarding construction contracts, the department
19shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of the total amount expended in each
20fiscal year is awarded to contractors and subcontractors that are lesbian, gay,
21bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses.
AB68,153 22Section 153. 16.855 (10m) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,263,323 16.855 (10m) (am) 3. The department may award any contract to a minority
24business or, disabled veteran-owned business, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
25transgender-owned business, or disability-owned business,
or a business that is

1both a minority business and a disabled veteran-owned business any combination
2of these
, if the business is a qualified responsible bidder and the business submits
3a bid that is no more than 5 percent higher than the apparent low bid.
AB68,154 4Section 154. 16.855 (10m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,263,85 16.855 (10m) (b) Upon completion of any contract, the contractor shall report
6to the department any amount of the contract that was subcontracted to minority
7businesses or, disabled veteran-owned businesses, lesbian, gay, bisexual, or
8transgender-owned businesses, and disability-owned businesses
.
AB68,155 9Section 155. 16.855 (10m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,263,1310 16.855 (10m) (c) The department shall maintain and annually publish data on
11contracts awarded to minority businesses and, disabled veteran-owned businesses,
12lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses, and disability-owned
13businesses
under this subsection and ss. 16.87 and 84.075.
AB68,156 14Section 156. 16.865 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,264,415 16.865 (8) Annually in each fiscal year, allocate as a charge to each agency a
16proportionate share of the estimated costs attributable to programs administered by
17the agency to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (2) (k). The department
18may charge premiums to agencies to finance costs under this subsection and pay the
19costs from the appropriation on an actual basis. The department shall deposit all
20collections under this subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (2) (k).
21Costs assessed under this subsection may include judgments, investigative and
22adjustment fees, data processing and staff support costs, program administration
23costs, and litigation costs, and the cost of insurance contracts under sub. (5). In this
24subsection, “agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution
25of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created

1or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend
2moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
3including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237,
4238, or 279.
AB68,157 5Section 157. 16.865 (8m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,264,146 16.865 (8m) Charge premiums to agencies to pay the actual cost of insurance
7contracts under sub. (5). The department shall deposit all collections under this
8subsection into the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (kj). In this subsection,
9“agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher
10education, association, society, or other body in state government created or
11authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend
12moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
13including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237,
14238, or 279.
AB68,158 15Section 158. 16.87 (1) (aL) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,264,1716 16.87 (1) (aL) “Disability-owned business” means a business certified by the
17department under s. 16.289 (3).
AB68,159 18Section 159. 16.87 (1) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,264,2119 16.87 (1) (br) “Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned business” means
20a business, financial adviser, or investment firm certified by the department under
21s. 16.288 (3).
AB68,160 22Section 160. 16.87 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,264,2523 16.87 (2) (d) The department shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of
24the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to lesbian,
25gay, bisexual, or transgender-owned businesses.
AB68,161
1Section 161. 16.87 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,265,42 16.87 (2) (e) The department shall attempt to ensure that at least 1 percent of
3the total amount expended under this section in each fiscal year is paid to
4disability-owned businesses.
AB68,162 5Section 162. 16.954 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,265,7 616.954 Office of sustainability and clean energy. (1) Definitions. In this
7section:
AB68,265,88 (a) “Office” means the office of sustainability and clean energy.
AB68,265,99 (b) “Public utility” has the meaning given in s. 196.01 (5).
AB68,265,11 10(2) Initiatives. The office shall work on initiatives that have the following
11goals:
AB68,265,1312 (a) Promoting the development and use of clean and renewable energy across
13this state.
AB68,265,1614 (b) Advancing innovative sustainability solutions in ways that improve this
15state's economy and environment, including energy initiatives that reduce carbon
16emissions, accelerate economic growth, and lower customer energy costs.
AB68,265,1917 (c) Diversifying the resources used to reliably meet the energy needs of
18consumers in this state and generate family-supporting jobs through the expansion
19of this state's clean energy economy.
AB68,265,20 20(3) Other duties. The office shall do all of the following:
AB68,265,2321 (a) Provide advice and support to state agencies in developing or retrofitting
22sustainable infrastructure to reduce energy use and lessen negative impacts on this
23state's air and water quality.
AB68,266,3
1(b) Study and report on the status of existing clean and renewable energy
2efforts by the state, including economic development initiatives, and develop future
3energy policy opportunities for consideration by the governor and state agencies.
AB68,266,64 (c) Serve as a single point of contact to assist businesses, local units of
5government, and nongovernmental organizations that are pursuing clean energy
6opportunities.
AB68,266,87 (d) Identify and share information about clean energy funding and
8employment opportunities for private and state and local governmental entities.
AB68,266,119 (e) Take other steps necessary to facilitate the implementation of the initiatives
10specified in sub. (2) and to identify and address barriers to the implementation of
11those initiatives.
AB68,266,14 12(4) Clean energy grants. The office shall establish a program for making
13grants from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (q) to fund research in support of
14clean energy production.
AB68,266,20 15(5) Technical assistance. (a) The office may provide technical assistance to
16local governmental units and private entities to assist in the planning and
17implementation of energy efficiency and renewable resources and may charge for
18those services. The office may request technical and staff assistance from other state
19agencies in providing technical assistance to those units of government and private
20entities.
AB68,266,2421 (b) The office may require a public utility to provide energy billing and use data
22regarding public schools, if the office determines that the data are necessary to
23provide technical assistance under par. (a) in public schools, including those with the
24highest energy costs.
AB68,267,2
1(c) The office shall consult with the public service commission in implementing
2this subsection.
AB68,163 3Section 163 . 16.969 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (title).
AB68,164 4Section 164 . 16.969 (1) (intro.) and (b) of the statutes are consolidated,
5renumbered 196.492 (1) and amended to read:
AB68,267,86 196.492 (1) In this section: (b) “High-voltage, “high-voltage transmission line"
7means a high-voltage transmission line, as defined in s. 196.491 (1) (f), that is
8designed for operation at a nominal voltage of 345 kilovolts or more.
AB68,165 9Section 165 . 16.969 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,166 10Section 166 . 16.969 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (2), and 196.492
11(2) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB68,267,1512 196.492 (2) (intro.) The department commission shall promulgate rules that
13require a person who is issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the
14commission under s. 196.491 (3) for a high-voltage transmission line to pay the
15department commission the following fees:
AB68,167 16Section 167 . 16.969 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (3), and 196.492
17(3) (a) and (b) 1. and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB68,267,2218 196.492 (3) (a) The department commission shall distribute the fees that are
19paid by a person under the rules promulgated under sub. (2) (a) to each town, village
20and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion
21to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3)
22(gm) to each such town, village and city.
AB68,268,223 (b) 1. The department commission shall pay 50 percent of the fee to each county
24that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in proportion to the

1amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm)
2to each such county.
AB68,268,63 2. The department commission shall pay 50 percent of the fee to each town,
4village and city that is identified by the commission under s. 196.491 (3) (gm) in
5proportion to the amount of investment that is allocated by the commission under
6s. 196.491 (3) (gm) to each such town, village and city.
AB68,168 7Section 168 . 16.969 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 196.492 (4).
AB68,169 8Section 169. 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,268,119 16.971 (2) (o) Assist the elections commission with information technology
10systems development for purposes of facilitating the registration of eligible electors
11under s. 6.256.
AB68,170 12Section 170. 16.978 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,268,14 1316.978 Enterprise data management and analytics. (1) In this section,
14“office” means the office of digital transformation.
AB68,268,17 15(2) The office may establish an enterprise data management and analytics
16program to gather, combine, and analyze data provided by one or more agencies to
17do any of the following:
AB68,268,1818 (a) Evaluate the outcomes of state-funded programs.
AB68,268,2019 (b) Develop and implement policies and strategies that promote the effective,
20efficient, and best use of state resources.
AB68,268,2221 (c) Identify, prevent, or eliminate the fraudulent use of state funds, resources,
22and programs.
AB68,268,25 23(3) (a) At the office's request, an agency shall provide data for use under the
24program. Each agency that provides data under the program shall comply with the
25data-sharing protocols established under sub. (4).
AB68,269,3
1(b) An agency's provision of data to the office under par. (a) is considered a
2permitted use of the data for all purposes and may not be construed as a violation
3of law.
AB68,269,74 (c) An agency that provides data to the office under par. (a) remains the
5custodian of the data while it is in the custody of the office, and access to the data by
6that agency or any other person shall be determined by that agency in accordance
7with applicable law.
AB68,269,128 (d) 1. All confidential data an agency provides to the office under par. (a)
9remains confidential while in the custody of the office, and the same requirements
10that apply to the agency and its agents or employees with respect to the
11confidentiality of the data apply equally to the office and its agents or employees,
12including penalties for breach of confidentiality.
AB68,269,1913 2. The office shall compare the results of any data analysis conducted with
14respect to confidential data against the confidentiality laws applicable to the source
15data to determine if the results retain any attributes of the source data that bring
16the results within the scope of any confidentiality requirement that applies to the
17source data. If so, the results are subject to all applicable confidentiality
18requirements, and, in the event of a conflict between applicable confidentiality
19requirements, the most stringent of those requirements shall control.
AB68,269,23 20(4) In consultation with other agencies, the office shall develop a data-sharing
21protocol and a security plan for the program. The security plan shall establish how
22the data is to be protected. The data-sharing protocol shall include all of the
23following:
AB68,269,2524 (a) How participating agencies may use confidential data in accordance with
25confidentiality laws applicable to the data provided.
AB68,270,1
1(b) Who has authority to access data gathered under the program.
AB68,270,32 (c) How participating agencies shall make, verify, and retain corrections to
3personally identifying information gathered under the program.
AB68,171 4Section 171. 16.99 (3b) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB68,270,75 16.99 (3b) “Juvenile correctional facility" means a secured residential care
6center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), operated by the
7department of corrections.
AB68,172 8Section 172. 16.9945 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,270,239 16.9945 (1) Competitive grants. (intro.) In fiscal years 2017-18, 2018-19,
102019-20, and 2020-21, the
The department may annually award grants on a
11competitive basis to eligible school districts and to eligible public libraries for the
12purpose of improving information technology infrastructure. For purposes of
13awarding grants under this section, “improving information technology
14infrastructure” includes purchasing and installing on a bus a portable device that
15creates an area of wireless Internet coverage and purchasing for individuals to
16temporarily borrow from a school or for patrons to check out from a public library a
17portable device that creates an area of wireless Internet coverage. In awarding
18grants to eligible school districts under this section, the department shall give
19priority to applications for school districts in which the percentage of pupils who
20satisfy the income eligibility criteria under 42 USC 1758 (b) (1) for a free or
21reduced-price lunch is greater than in other applicant school districts. The
22department shall require an applicant for a grant under this section to provide all
23of the following:
AB68,173 24Section 173. 16.9945 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,271,5
116.9945 (2) Eligible school districts. A school district is eligible for a grant
2under this section in a fiscal year biennium if the school district's membership in the
3previous most recent school year for which finalized school year data is available, as
4determined in the first year of the fiscal biennium,
divided by the school district's
5area in square miles is 16 or less.
AB68,174 6Section 174. 16.9945 (2m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,271,87 16.9945 (2m) (a) 1m. “Rural territory” means any territory located outside of
8urban areas.
AB68,175 9Section 175. 16.9945 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,176 10Section 176. 16.9945 (2m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,271,1311 16.9945 (2m) (a) 3. “Urbanized “Urban area” means an urban area, as defined
12by the U.S. bureau of the census, with a population of 50,000 or more that is located
13in this state
.
AB68,177 14Section 177. 16.9945 (2m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.9945
15(2m) (b) and amended to read:
AB68,271,2116 16.9945 (2m) (b) A public library, including a library branch, is eligible for a
17grant under this section in a fiscal year biennium if the population of the
18municipality within which the public library or library branch is located, as
19determined in the first year of the fiscal biennium,
is 20,000 or less and if the public
20library or library branch is located in one of the following areas of the state: a rural
21territory.
AB68,178 22Section 178. 16.9945 (2m) (b) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.
AB68,179 23Section 179. 16.9945 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,272,3
116.9945 (3m) (a) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible
2public library or library branch, as defined in sub. (2m) (a) 1., is located is 2,000 or
3less, $5,000.
AB68,180 4Section 180. 16.9945 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,272,75 16.9945 (3m) (b) If the population of the municipality within which the eligible
6public library or library branch, as defined in sub. (2m) (a) 1., is located is at least
72,001 but less than 5,000, $7,500.
AB68,181 8Section 181. 16.9945 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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