SB11,17,7 6(3) Enforcement division. There is created in the ethics and elections
7accountability and control board an enforcement division.
SB11, s. 42 8Section 42. 15.62 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are repealed.
SB11, s. 43 9Section 43. 15.62 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 15.61 (2) and amended to
10read:
SB11,17,1611 15.61 (2) No member, when appointed, for one year immediately prior to the
12date of appointment or while serving on the board, may have been, or while serving
13on the board may become,
a member of a political party, an officer or member of a
14committee in any partisan political club or organization, or a candidate for any
15partisan elective public office. No member may become a candidate for or hold any
16such office while serving on the board.
SB11, s. 44 17Section 44. 15.62 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 45 18Section 45. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,219 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
20constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
21the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
22supplies specified by the ethics and elections accountability and control board. The
23laws, manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
24distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The ethics and elections
25accountability and control board shall inform the department in writing as to which

1election manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this
2subsection.
SB11, s. 46 3Section 46. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,74 16.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
5congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
6reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the ethics and
7elections accountability and control board.
SB11, s. 47 8Section 47. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,129 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
10senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
11wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the ethics and elections
12accountability and control board.
SB11, s. 48 13Section 48. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,1614 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
15of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
16governor and the and ethics elections accountability and control board.
SB11, s. 49 17Section 49. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,1918 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics and elections accountability and control
19board.
SB11, s. 50 20Section 50. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,18,2221 19.42 (10) (a) A member of the ethics and elections accountability and control
22board.
SB11, s. 51 23Section 51. 19.42 (13) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,18,2524 19.42 (13) (p) The members of the ethics and elections accountability and
25control board.
SB11, s. 52
1Section 52. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,19,202 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
3of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
44:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
5office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
6after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
7nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
8(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
9nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
10in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
11on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
12the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
13or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
14The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
15the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
16for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the ethics and elections accountability and
17control
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain
18whether that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the ethics and
19elections accountability and control board, municipal clerk, or board of election
20commissioners may not certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
SB11, s. 53 21Section 53. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,20,722 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
23investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
24and elections accountability and control board a quarterly report of economic
25transactions no later than the last day of the month following the end of each

1calendar quarter during any portion of which he or she was a member or employee
2of the investment board. Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form
3prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and control board and shall
4identify the date and nature of any purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation,
5dissolution, or modification of any economic interest made during the quarter for
6which the report is filed and disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a
7statement of economic interests were being filed.
SB11, s. 54 8Section 54. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,20,229 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
10family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
11official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
12voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
13involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in
14whole or in part derived from state funds unless the state public official has first
15made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
16the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or
17lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
18by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics
19board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
20state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
21a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
22application of s. 946.13.
SB11, s. 55 23Section 55. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,21,1524 19.46 (2) Any individual, either personally or on behalf of an organization or
25governmental body, may request of the board an advisory opinion regarding the

1propriety of any matter to which the person is or may become a party; and any
2appointing officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may request of the
3board an advisory opinion regarding the propriety of any matter to which the
4prospective appointee is or may become a party. The board shall review a request for
5an advisory opinion and may advise the person making the request. Advisory
6opinions issued under this subsection and requests therefor shall be in writing. The
7board's deliberations and actions upon such requests shall be in meetings not open
8to the public. It is prima facie evidence of intent to comply with this subchapter or
9subch. III of ch. 13 when a person refers a matter to the board and abides by the
10board's advisory opinion, if the material facts are as stated in the opinion request.
11The board may authorize the executive director to act in its stead in instances where
12delay is of substantial inconvenience or detriment to the requesting party. No
13member or employee of the board may make public the identity of the individual
14requesting an advisory opinion under this subsection or of individuals or
15organizations mentioned in the opinion.
SB11, s. 56 16Section 56. 19.47 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 57 17Section 57. 19.47 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 58 18Section 58. 19.47 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,22,519 19.47 (5) No later than September 1 of each year, the board shall submit a
20report concerning its actions in the preceding fiscal year to the governor and the chief
21clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
2213.172 (2). Such
The board shall submit a copy of its biennial report under s. 15.04
23(1) (d) to the clerk of the supreme court. The board shall include in its biennial
report
24shall contain the names and duties of all individuals employed by the board and a
25summary of its determinations and advisory opinions issued under s. 19.46 (2). The

1board shall make sufficient alterations in the summaries to prevent disclosing the
2identities of individuals or organizations involved in the decisions or opinions. The
3board may also include in its biennial report any information compiled under s. 11.21
4(7).
The board shall make such further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction
5and such recommendations for further legislation as it deems desirable.
SB11, s. 59 6Section 59. 19.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,22,117 19.50 (2) To administer oaths and to require by subpoena issued by it the
8attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any documentary
9evidence relating to the investigation or hearing being conducted. Notwithstanding
10s. 885.01 (4), the issuance of a subpoena requires action by the board in accordance
11with s. 19.47 (4).
SB11, s. 60 12Section 60. 19.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,22,1913 19.54 (2) An application for rehearing is governed by such general rules as the
14board may establish. Only one rehearing may be granted by the board. No order of
15the board pursuant to this subchapter or subch. III of ch.13 becomes effective until
1620 days after it is issued, or while an application for rehearing or a rehearing is
17pending, or until 10 days after such application for rehearing is either denied,
18expressly or by implication, or the board has announced its final determination on
19rehearing.
SB11, s. 61 20Section 61. 19.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,23,521 19.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), all records under this subchapter or
22subch. III of ch. 13
in the possession of the board are open to public inspection at all
23reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to examine a
24statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any statements
25which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and address, and

1if the individual is representing another person, the full name and address of the
2person which he or she represents. Such identification may be provided in writing
3or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years information
4obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a fictitious name
5or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for inspection.
SB11, s. 62 6Section 62. 19.55 (2) (a) to (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB11,23,167 19.55 (2) (a) Records obtained in connection with a request for an advisory
8opinion issued under s. 19.46 (2) other than summaries of advisory opinions that do
9not disclose the identity of individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on
10whose behalf they are requested. The board may, however, make such records public
11with the consent of the individual requesting the advisory opinion or the
12organization or governmental body on whose behalf it is requested. A person who
13makes or purports to make public the substance of or any portion of an advisory
14opinion requested by or on behalf of the person is deemed to have waived the
15confidentiality of the request for an advisory opinion and of any records obtained or
16prepared by the board in connection with the request for an advisory opinion.
SB11,24,217 (b) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with an
18investigation under this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13, except that the board shall
19permit inspection of records that are made public in the course of a hearing by the
20board to determine if a violation of this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 has
21occurred. Whenever the board refers such investigation and hearing records to a
22district attorney or to the attorney general, they may be made public in the course
23of a prosecution initiated under this subchapter. The board shall also provide
24information from investigation and hearing records that pertains to the location of
25individuals and assets of individuals as requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the

1department of workforce development or by a county child support agency under s.
259.53 (5).
SB11,24,93 (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic transactions
4which are filed with the ethics and elections accountability and control board by
5members or employees of the investment board, except that the ethics and elections
6accountability and control
board shall refer statements and reports filed by such
7individuals to the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement
8of economic interests filed by a member or employee of the investment board who is
9also an official required to file shall be open to public inspection.
SB11, s. 63 10Section 63. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,24,2311 19.59 (1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's
12immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a
13member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least
1410% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter
15into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000
16within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the
17district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of
18such relationship or interest to the ethics and elections accountability and control
19board and to the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this
20subdivision may be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of
21the date on which the ethics and elections accountability and control board, or the
22district, knew or should have known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred.
23This subdivision does not affect the application of s. 946.13.
SB11, s. 64 24Section 64. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,25,3
119.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
2ethics and elections accountability and control board under s. 19.46 (2), or from any
3county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
SB11, s. 65 4Section 65. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read.
SB11,25,8 520.510 Elections Ethics and elections accountability and control
6board. (intro.) There is appropriated from the general fund, except where otherwise
7indicated, to the ethics and elections accountability and control board for the
8following programs:
SB11, s. 66 9Section 66. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,25,1410 20.510 (1) (a) General program operations; general purpose revenue.
11Biennially, the amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for general program
12operations, including the printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws
13under ss. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and (4) and 11.21 (3) and (14), and including the training
14of election officials under s. ss. 5.05 (7) and 7.31.
SB11, s. 67 15Section 67. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 68 16Section 68. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,26,217 20.510 (1) (h) Materials and services. The amounts in the schedule for the cost
18costs of publishing documents, locating and copying records, and conducting
19programs under s. 19.48 (9) and administrative meetings and conferences, for
20compiling, disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed
21with the board under s. 19.48 (10),
and for supplies, postage, and shipping. All
22moneys received by the board from collections for sales of publications, copies of
23records, and supplies, for postage, for shipping and records location fees, from fees
24assessed under s. 19.48 (9) and (10),
and for charges assessed to participants in

1administrative meetings and conferences shall be credited to this appropriation
2account.
SB11, s. 69 3Section 69. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,26,64 20.510 (1) (i) General program operations; program revenue. The amounts in
5the schedule for general program operations. All moneys received from fees imposed
6under s. ss. 11.055 (1) and 13.75 shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB11, s. 70 7Section 70. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 71 8Section 71. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 72 9Section 72. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 73 10Section 73. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 74 11Section 74. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 20.510 (1) (jm) and
12amended to read:
SB11,26,1513 20.510 (1) (jm) Gifts and grants. All moneys received by the board from gifts,
14grants, and bequests and devises to carry out the purposes, not inconsistent with
15subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 the law, for which made or received.
SB11, s. 75 16Section 75. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 76 17Section 76. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 77 18Section 77. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,26,2019 20.923 (4) (d) 4. Ethics and elections accountability and control board:
20executive director.
SB11, s. 78 21Section 78. 22.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,27,222 22.07 (6) With the advice of the ethics and elections accountability and control
23board, adopt and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid
24consultants which are similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19,

1except that the department shall not require its paid consultants to file statements
2of economic interests.
SB11, s. 79 3Section 79. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,27,224 59.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
5The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
6supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
7form for referendum ballots prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and
8control
board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1.
9specifies the operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under
10state law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed
11for the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the ....
12(name of county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of
13years) (an indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an
14operating levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under
15subd. 1. specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows:
16"Under state law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to
17be imposed for the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value.
18Notwithstanding the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be
19allowed to levy an amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes
20for the year .... (year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified
21number of years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the
22levy of $.... (preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
SB11, s. 80 23Section 80. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,28,624 67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
25prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the

1referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
2which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
3to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained
4within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
5correspond with the form prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and
6control
board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB11, s. 81 7Section 81. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,28,218 67.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
9adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
10a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
11ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
12protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
13such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
14for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
15rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
16so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
17general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
18shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
19of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the ethics and elections
20accountability and control board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question
21submitted shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
SB11, s. 82 22Section 82. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,29,1923 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall ensure that space for the
24designations under par. (am) is provided on the face of the individual income tax
25return in a manner that is convenient to the individual filing the return. The

1secretary of revenue shall provide next to the place on the return where designation
2under par. (am) is made a statement that a designation will increase tax liability, that
3the amount of a designation may be claimed as a credit under s. 71.07 (6s), and that
4by making a designation the individual is also claiming the credit. The department
5of revenue shall ensure that an individual may make the designation under par. (am)
6and claim the credit under s. 71.07 (6s) by marking only one box, which shall be on
7the face of the individual income tax return. The secretary of revenue shall also
8provide and highlight a place in the instructions that accompany the return for
9information submitted to the secretary by the ethics and elections accountability and
10control
board under s. 11.50 (2m) without cost to the board. Annually on August 15,
11the secretary of revenue shall certify to the ethics and elections accountability and
12control
board, the department of administration, and the state treasurer the total
13amount of designations made on returns processed by the department of revenue
14during the preceding fiscal year and the amount of designations made during that
15fiscal year for the general account and for the account of each eligible political party.
16If any individual designates an amount greater than the amount authorized under
17par. (am) or attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a designation not
18authorized under par. (am), that individual is deemed not to have made a designation
19on his or her tax return.
SB11, s. 83 20Section 83. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,29,2221 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics and elections accountability
22and control
board under s. 13.63 (1).
SB11, s. 84 23Section 84. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,30,524 73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
25administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of

1commerce; the ethics and elections accountability and control board; the department
2of financial institutions; the department of health and family services; the
3department of natural resources; the department of public instruction; the
4department of regulation and licensing; the department of workforce development;
5the office of the commissioner of insurance; or the department of transportation.
SB11, s. 85 6Section 85. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,30,177 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
8required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
9school board elections under s. 120.06 (5), (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a
10referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each
11affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions
12assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those
13subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
14ethics and elections accountability and control board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1)
15(a). The clerk of each affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board
16a certified statement prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results
17of the referendum in that school district.
SB11, s. 86 18Section 86. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,30,2319 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
20spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
21change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
22prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and control board under ss. 5.64
23(2) and 7.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
SB11, s. 87 24Section 87. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,31,11
1121.91 (3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The
2school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
3supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
4form for referendum ballots prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and
5control
board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be
6whether the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the
7resolution provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring
8purpose, the ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will
9be used for a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school
10district under sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those
11voting on the question.
SB11, s. 88 12Section 88. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,31,1513 125.05 (1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the
14form prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and control board under
15ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB11, s. 89 16Section 89. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,32,417 165.25 (1) Represent state. Except as provided in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (e) and 978.05
18(5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings, civil or
19criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state is
20interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or
21remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if requested by the
22governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any
23state department, agency, official, employee, or agent, whether required to appear
24as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any
25court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state

1or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may
2request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal
3proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation
4under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
SB11, s. 90 5Section 90. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
Loading...
Loading...