AB43,,60560516.971 (2) (a) Ensure that an adequate level of information technology services is made available to all agencies by providing systems analysis and application programming services to augment agency resources, as requested. The department shall also ensure that executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System except for purposes of s. 16.978, make effective and efficient use of the information technology resources of the state. The department shall, in cooperation with agencies, including the board of regents for purposes of s. 16.978, establish policies, procedures and planning processes, for the administration of information technology services, which executive branch agencies, including the board of regents for purposes of s. 16.978, shall follow. The policies, procedures and processes shall address the needs of agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System except for purposes of s. 16.978, to carry out their functions. The department shall monitor adherence to these policies, procedures and processes.
AB43,177606Section 177. 16.971 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,60760716.971 (2) (c) Develop and maintain procedures to ensure information technology resource planning and sharing between executive branch agencies, including the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System for purposes of s. 16.978. The procedures shall ensure the interconnection of information technology resources of executive branch agencies, if interconnection is consistent with the strategic plans formulated under pars. (L) and (m).
AB43,178608Section 178. 16.971 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,60960916.971 (2) (j) Ensure that all executive branch agencies, including the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System for purposes of s. 16.978, develop and operate with clear guidelines and standards in the areas of information technology systems development and that they employ good management practices and cost-benefit justifications.
AB43,179610Section 179. 16.971 (2) (o) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,61161116.971 (2) (o) Assist the elections commission with information technology systems development for purposes of facilitating the registration of eligible electors under s. 6.256.
AB43,180612Section 180. 16.971 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,61361316.971 (4) (a) The department may license or authorize executive branch agencies to license computer programs developed by executive branch agencies or security operations centers and regional security operations centers under s. 16.978 to the federal government, other states and municipalities. Any agency other than an executive branch agency may license a computer program developed by that agency to the federal government, other states and municipalities.
AB43,181614Section 181. 16.971 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,61561516.971 (9) In conjunction with the public defender board, the director of state courts, the departments of corrections and justice, and district attorneys, the department may maintain, promote, and coordinate automated justice information systems that are compatible among counties and the officers and agencies specified in this subsection, using the moneys appropriated under s. 20.505 (1) (dm), (kh), and (kq). The department shall annually report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) concerning the department’s efforts to improve and increase the efficiency of integration of justice information systems.
AB43,182616Section 182. 16.972 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,61761716.972 (2) (g) Assume direct responsibility for the planning and development of any information technology system in the executive branch of state government outside of the University of Wisconsin System, but including the University of Wisconsin System for purposes of s. 16.978, that the department determines to be necessary to effectively develop or manage the system, with or without the consent of any affected executive branch agency and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System for purposes of s. 16.978. The department may charge any executive branch agency and the board of regents for the department’s reasonable costs incurred in carrying out its functions under this paragraph on behalf of that agency or a security operations center or regional security operations center under s. 16.978.
AB43,183618Section 183. 16.973 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,61961916.973 (3) Facilitate the implementation of statewide initiatives, including development and maintenance of policies and programs to protect the privacy of individuals who are the subjects of information contained in the databases of agencies or security operations centers and regional security operations centers under s. 16.978, and of technical standards and sharing of applications among agencies, security operations centers and regional security operations centers, and any participating local governmental units or other eligible entities, as defined in s. 16.978 (1) (c), or entities in the private sector.
AB43,184620Section 184. 16.973 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,62162116.973 (8) Offer the opportunity to local governmental units and other eligible entities, as defined in s. 16.978 (1) (c), as determined by the department, to voluntarily obtain computer or supercomputer services from the department or a security operations center or regional security operations center under s. 16.978 when those services are provided under s. 16.972 (2) (b) or (c) or 16.978, and to voluntarily participate in any master contract established by the department or a security operations center or regional security operations center under s. 16.972 (2) (h) or 16.978 or in the use of any informational system or device provided by the department or a security operations center or regional security operations center under s. 16.974 (3) or 16.978.
AB43,185622Section 185. 16.978 of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,62362316.978 Security operations centers. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB43,,624624(a) Notwithstanding s. 16.97 (1m), “agency” includes each authority.
AB43,,625625(b) “Division” means the division of enterprise technology in the department.
AB43,,626626(c) “Eligible entity” means all of the following:
AB43,,6276271. An agency.
AB43,,6286282. A local governmental unit.
AB43,,6296293. An educational agency, as defined in s. 16.99 (2g).
AB43,,6306304. A federally recognized American Indian tribe or band located in this state.
AB43,,6316315. A critical infrastructure entity, as determined by the division.
AB43,,6326326. Any other entity identified by the department by rule.
AB43,,633633(d) “Managed security services” means services intended to reduce the impact of cybersecurity threats.