Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management.
20.920 - Contingent funds.

20.920 Contingent funds.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
(a) “Agency head" means the constitutional officer, secretary, commissioner, executive or administrative officer or body serving as appointing authority for staff of a state agency.
(b) “Contingent fund" means an amount of money set aside for a state agency to use in making small payments.
(c) “Secretary" means the secretary of administration.
(2) Establishment.
(a) With the approval of the secretary, each state agency may establish a contingent fund. The secretary shall determine the funding source for each contingent fund, total amount of the fund, and maximum payment from the fund.
(b) No part of a contingent fund may be utilized to pay the salary or wages of an employee of a state agency.
(c) All moneys in a contingent fund, except petty cash accounts established under s. 16.52 (7), shall be deposited in a separate account in a public depository approved by the secretary or his or her designee. The agency head of each state agency having a contingent fund is responsible for all disbursements from the fund, but the agency head may delegate the responsibility for administration of the fund to a custodian, who shall be an employee of the agency. State agency invoices which qualify for payment from a contingent fund may be paid by check, share draft or other draft drawn by the agency head or custodian against the account. No such invoice need be submitted for audit prior to disbursement. After making each disbursement, the agency head shall file with the secretary a claim for reimbursement of the contingent fund on a voucher which shall be accompanied by a copy of the invoice to be reimbursed. Upon audit and approval of the claim by the secretary, the department of administration shall reimburse the contingent fund with the total amount lawfully paid therefrom.
History: 1985 a. 29; 2003 a. 33; 2017 a. 59.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 20 - Appropriations and budget management.

20.001 - Definitions and abbreviations.

20.002 - General appropriation provisions.

20.003 - Appropriation acts and bills.

20.004 - Revising schedule and summaries.

20.005 - State budget.

20.115 - Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of.

20.144 - Financial institutions, department of.

20.145 - Insurance, office of the commissioner of.

20.155 - Public service commission.

20.165 - Safety and professional services, department of.

20.190 - State fair park board.

20.192 - Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

20.220 - Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation.

20.225 - Educational communications board.

20.235 - Higher educational aids board.

20.245 - Historical society.

20.250 - Medical College of Wisconsin.

20.255 - Public instruction, department of.

20.285 - University of Wisconsin System.

20.292 - Technical college system board.

20.320 - Environmental improvement program.

20.360 - Lower Wisconsin state riverway board.

20.370 - Natural resources, department of.

20.373 - Fox River Navigational System Authority.

20.375 - Lower Fox River Remediation Authority.

20.380 - Tourism, department of.

20.385 - Kickapoo reserve management board.

20.395 - Transportation, department of.

20.410 - Corrections, department of.

20.425 - Employment relations commission.

20.427 - Labor and industry review commission.

20.432 - Board on aging and long-term care.

20.433 - Child abuse and neglect prevention board.

20.435 - Health services, department of.

20.437 - Children and families, department of.

20.438 - Board for people with developmental disabilities.

20.440 - Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

20.445 - Workforce development, department of.

20.455 - Justice, department of.

20.465 - Military affairs, department of.

20.475 - District attorneys.

20.485 - Veterans affairs, department of.

20.490 - Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

20.505 - Administration, department of.

20.507 - Board of commissioners of public lands.

20.510 - Elections commission.

20.515 - Employee trust funds, department of.

20.521 - Ethics commission.

20.525 - Office of the governor.

20.536 - Investment board.

20.540 - Office of the lieutenant governor.

20.550 - Public defender board.

20.566 - Revenue, department of.

20.575 - Secretary of state.

20.585 - Treasurer, state.

20.625 - Circuit courts.

20.660 - Court of appeals.

20.665 - Judicial commission.

20.670 - Judicial council.

20.680 - Supreme court.

20.765 - Legislature.

20.835 - Shared revenue and tax relief.

20.855 - Miscellaneous appropriations.

20.865 - Program supplements.

20.866 - Public debt.

20.867 - Building commission.

20.875 - Budget stabilization fund.

20.901 - Departmental cooperation.

20.902 - Fiscal year.

20.903 - Forestalling appropriations.

20.904 - Transfer of appropriation charges.

20.9045 - Department of natural resources; appropriations; program balances; revenues.

20.905 - Payments to state.

20.906 - Receipts and deposits of money.

20.907 - Receipts from gifts and other outside sources.

20.908 - Charges for printed material.

20.909 - Abandoned, lost or escheated property.

20.910 - State percentage; notice of default.

20.912 - Cancellation and reissue of checks and share drafts.

20.913 - Refunds.

20.914 - Acquisition of land and buildings.

20.915 - State motor vehicles and aircraft.

20.916 - Traveling expenses.

20.917 - Moving expenses; temporary lodging allowance.

20.918 - Damaged personal articles.

20.919 - Notary public.

20.920 - Contingent funds.

20.921 - Deductions from salaries.

20.922 - Appointment of subordinates.

20.923 - Statutory salaries.

20.924 - Building program execution.

20.925 - Salary of temporary successors.

20.927 - Subsidy of abortions prohibited.

20.9275 - Prohibitions on funding for abortion-related activities.

20.928 - Supplementation procedure for compensation and fringe benefits.

20.929 - Agency drafts or warrants.

20.930 - Attorney fees.

20.9305 - Contracting for legal services on a contingent fee basis.

20.931 - Prohibited boycotts.

20.940 - Legislative authorization and oversight of requests to federal government.