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Wis. Stat. § 16.002 (2026)

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16.00216.002 Definitions. In this chapter:
16.002(1)(1) “Department” means the department of administration.
16.002(2)(2) “Departments” means constitutional offices, departments, and independent agencies and includes all societies, associations, and other agencies of state government for which appropriations are made by law, but not including authorities created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238, or 279.
16.002(3)(3) “Position” means a group of duties and responsibilities in either the classified or the unclassified divisions of the civil service, which require the services of an employee on a part-time or full-time basis.
16.002(4)(4) “Secretary” means the secretary of administration.
16.002 HistoryHistory: 1977 c. 196; 1983 a. 27, 189; 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 74, 335; 2007 a. 20, 97; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 7, 10, 229; 2013 a. 20, 165.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: Bahr v. State Inv. Bd., 521 N.W.2d 152 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994).
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Bahr v. State Inv. Bd., 521 N.W.2d 152 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “We acknowledge the sweeping provisions of § 16.002(2), Stats., which defines "departments" as "constitutional offices, departments and independent agencies and includes all societies, associations and other agencies of state government for which appropriations are made by law.”
Derrick A. Sanders v. State of Wisconsin Claims Bd. (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 16.002(1). There is no basis to conclude that Sanders’ claim has been referred to the Claims Board by that department.”
— Wis. Stat. § 16.002(1) — 1 case
Derrick A. Sanders v. State of Wisconsin Claims Bd. (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 16.002(1). There is no basis to conclude that Sanders’ claim has been referred to the Claims Board by that department.”
— Wis. Stat. § 16.002(2) — 1 case
Bahr v. State Inv. Bd., 521 N.W.2d 152 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994). “We acknowledge the sweeping provisions of § 16.002(2), Stats., which defines "departments" as "constitutional offices, departments and independent agencies and includes all societies, associations and other agencies of state government for which appropriations are made by law.”
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