{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-16.548","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 16.548","heading":"Federal-state relations office; report.","body":"(1) The department may maintain a federal-state relations office in Washington, D.C., for the purpose of promoting federal-state cooperation, headed by a director. The director and a staff assistant for the office shall be appointed by the governor outside the classified service, subject to the concurrence of the joint committee on legislative organization. The director and staff assistant shall serve at the pleasure of the governor.\n(2) If the department maintains a federal-state relations office, it shall submit a report from the office to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), within 30 days after the close of each calendar quarter detailing the activities of the office during the quarter and reporting the status of federal legislation of concern to the legislature and other state agencies.\n(3) The department may arrange for the federal-state relations office to share office facilities with a similar office serving another state.","path":["Chs. 13-20, General Organization of the State, Except the Judiciary","Chapter 16 Department Of Administration","SUBCHAPTER III FINANCE"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/16.548","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:07Z","sha256":"e56b07c7a8a1fec46bbf6501d50a4f53434c4631289db08bd9320d78f75b21d8","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-16.545","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-16.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}