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Wis. Stat. § 16.001 (2026)

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16.00116.001 Organization of department.
16.001(1)(1) Purposes. The purposes of this chapter are to conserve the state’s resources by coordinating management services and providing effective aid to agencies of the state government; to present clearly defined alternatives and objectives of state programs and policies so that the state’s agencies, the governor and the legislature may plan cooperatively and finance the services which the state will provide for its citizens; to help the state’s agencies furnish the agreed upon services as efficiently and effectively as possible, avoiding any duplication of effort or waste of money; to assure the legislature and the governor that the services are being provided to the public at the agreed upon quantity, quality and cost; and to anticipate and resolve administrative and financial problems faced by the agencies, governor and legislature of the state.
16.001(2)(2) Liberal construction of statutes. Statutes applicable to the department of administration shall be construed liberally in aid of the purposes declared in sub. (1).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1997–2015 · leading case: State of Wisconsin Dep't of Just. v. State of Wisconsin Dep't of Workforce Dev., 2015 WI 114 (Wis. 2015).
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State of Wisconsin Dep't of Just. v. State of Wisconsin Dep't of Workforce Dev., 2015 WI 114 (Wis. 2015). · cites it 3× “§ 16.001 (2) (Department of Administration); Wis.”
Sea View Estates Beach Club, Inc. v. State Dep't of Nat. Resources, 588 N.W.2d 667 (Wis. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 2× “, whose purpose is to provide management services and assistance to other state agencies and departments, see § 16.001, Stats. See Roehl, 213 Wis. 2d at 460 , 570 N.”
Roehl Transp., Inc. v. Wisconsin Div. of Hearings & Appeals, 570 N.W.2d 864 (Wis. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “Section 16.001, Stats. If we were reviewing a decision of the Department of Transportation, there would be little question that it would be entitled to considerable deference.”
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