Wisconsin Code § 16.974

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The department may:
(1) Establish and collect assessments and charges for all authorized services provided by the department, subject to applicable agreements under subs. (2) and (2m).
(2) Subject to s. 16.972 (2) (b) , enter into and enforce an
agreement with any agency, any authority, any unit of the federal
government, any local governmental unit, any entity in the private
sector, or any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), to provide services authorized to be provided by the department to that
agency, authority, unit, entity, or tribal school at a cost specified
in the agreement.
(2m) Enter into and enforce an agreement with an individual
to provide services authorized to be provided by the department
to that individual.
(3) Develop or operate and maintain any system or device facilitating Internet or telephone access to information about programs of agencies, authorities, local governmental units, entities
in the private sector, individuals, or any tribal schools, as defined
in s. 115.001 (15m), or otherwise permitting the transaction of
business by agencies, authorities, local governmental units, entities in the private sector, individuals, or tribal schools by means
of electronic communication. The department may assess executive branch agencies, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, for the costs of systems or devices
relating to information technology or telecommunications that
are developed, operated, or maintained under this subsection in
accordance with a methodology determined by the department.
The department may also charge any agency, authority, local governmental unit, entity in the private sector, or tribal school for
such costs as a component of any services provided by the department to that agency, authority, local governmental unit, entity, or
tribal school. The department may charge an individual for such

costs as a component of any services provided by the department
to that individual.
(4) Provide services authorized under sub. (3) to hospitals, as
defined in s. 50.33 (2). Subsection (1) applies to the services provided under this subsection.
(5) Review and approve, approve with modifications, or disapprove any proposed contract for the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services relating to information
technology or telecommunications by an executive branch
agency, other than the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

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