AB 45

This bill requires the Department of Administration and any agency making

purchases to attempt to ensure that at least 20 percent of the total amount expended

for procurement in each fiscal year is from Wisconsin-based businesses and that, in

any fiscal year, the percentage of the total amount expended from Wisconsin-based

businesses will not be lower than it was in the previous fiscal year. To measure

compliance with this exception, the bill requires DOA to collect data from a person

who bids for a contract regarding the person's principal place of business and make

the information publicly available on its Internet site.

This bill also sets a goal that at least 20 percent of the aggregate value of the

annual purchases of products and services by a local governmental unit (which

includes cities, villages, towns, counties, and special purpose districts, which include

schools and technical college districts) will be from Wisconsin-based businesses. A

further goal is that, in any year, the percentage of the aggregate value of routine

purchases of products and services from Wisconsin-based businesses will not be

lower than it was in the previous year. The bill also requires a local governmental

unit to annually evaluate its performance in reaching these goals, and make the

evaluation available to the public, but the political subdivision's governing body may

vote to opt out of these requirements.