AB 1114

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 for products and services from

Wisconsin-based businesses and that, in any fiscal year, the percentage of the total

amount expended for products and services from Wisconsin-based businesses is not

lower than it was in the previous fiscal year. To measure compliance with this

requirement, 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.

The 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 local governmental unit's governing body

may vote to opt out of these requirements.