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| 2 | 2 | | MPG:skw&emw |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 831 |
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| 5 | 5 | | December 19, 2023 - Introduced by Senators BRADLEY, COWLES, LARSON and |
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| 6 | 6 | | SPREITZER, cosponsored by Representatives J. ANDERSON, STEFFEN, C. |
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| 7 | 7 | | ANDERSON, ANDRACA, BALDEH, CONLEY, DONOVAN, EMERSON, JACOBSON, JOERS, |
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| 8 | 8 | | MADISON, O'CONNOR, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RATCLIFF, RIEMER, SINICKI and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WICHGERS. Referred to Committee on Utilities and Technology. |
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| 10 | 10 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT to create 16.973 (17) of the statutes; relating to: information technology |
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| 12 | 12 | | accessibility standards and granting rule-making authority. |
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| 13 | 13 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 14 | 14 | | This bill requires the Department of Administration to promulgate rules |
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| 15 | 15 | | establishing state agency information technology accessibility standards for |
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| 16 | 16 | | individuals with disabilities consistent with the most recent web content |
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| 17 | 17 | | accessibility guidelines published by the World Wide Web Consortium Web |
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| 18 | 18 | | Accessibility Initiative or its successor. The bill further provides that the |
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| 19 | 19 | | information technology accessibility standards established by DOA apply to all |
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| 20 | 20 | | websites of the legislature and the courts. |
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| 21 | 21 | | For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 22 | 22 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 24 | 24 | | enact as follows: |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 1. 16.973 (17) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 26 | 26 | | 16.973 (17) Promulgate rules establishing agency information technology |
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| 27 | 27 | | accessibility standards for individuals with disabilities consistent with the most |
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| 28 | 28 | | recent web content accessibility guidelines published by the World Wide Web |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 - 2 -2023 - 2024 Legislature LRB-5338/1 |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 831 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative or its successor. The information technology |
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| 38 | 38 | | accessibility standards established under this subsection shall apply to all websites |
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| 39 | 39 | | of the legislature and the courts. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (END) |
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