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3Section
99. 560.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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560.04
(2m) Duties. The department may assign one or more full-time
5equivalent positions to the functions of coordinating the development and scheduling
6of training programs for local government officials by the University of
7Wisconsin-Extension, technical college system, department of revenue,
ethics and 8elections
accountability and control board, and other state agencies in order to
9assure the effective delivery of training programs and to prevent duplication of effort
10and of coordinating requests for management or personnel consultative services
11from government units other than the state and directing those requests to the
12appropriate division of the department of administration.
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13Section
100. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
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14778.135 Campaign finance forfeitures; how recovered. Notwithstanding
15s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by the
ethics and elections
16accountability and control board under s. 5.05 (1) (c) is settled as a result of
17agreement between the parties without approval of the court, the moneys accruing
18to the state on account of such settlement shall be paid to the board and deposited
19with the state treasurer. Whenever any proposed action by a county board of election
20commissioners under s. 7.21 (2m) (a) is settled as a result of agreement between the
21parties, the moneys accruing to the county on account of such settlement shall be
22paid to the board of election commissioners and deposited with the county treasurer
23in the same manner as provided for forfeitures under s. 778.13.
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24Section
101. 778.136 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1778.136 Ethics and lobbying forfeitures; how recovered. 2Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any moneys are received by the ethics
and
3elections accountability and control board or attorney general in settlement of a civil
4action or other civil matter for violation of the lobbying law or code of ethics for state
5public officials and employees under s. 19.545, the moneys shall accrue to the state
6and be deposited with the state treasurer.
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(1)
Transfer of elections board.
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(a)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
10liabilities of the elections board shall become the assets and liabilities of the ethics
11and elections accountability and control board.
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(b)
Positions and employees.
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131. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
14in the elections board are transferred to the ethics and elections accountability and
15control board.
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162. All incumbent employees holding positions in the elections board are
17transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the ethics and elections
18accountability and control board.
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193. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
20status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the ethics
21and elections accountability and control board that they enjoyed in the elections
22board immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the
23statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is
24required to serve a probationary period.
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1(c)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
2tangible personal property, including records, of the elections board is transferred to
3the ethics and elections accountability and control board.
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(d)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections board in effect on the
5effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the ethics and
6elections accountability and control board. The ethics and elections accountability
7and control board shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a contract
8until the contract is modified or rescinded by the ethics and elections accountability
9and control board to the extent allowed under the contract.
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(e)
Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the elections board that are in
11effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
12expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the ethics and elections
13accountability and control board. All orders issued by the elections board that are
14in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
15expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the ethics and elections
16accountability and control board.
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(f)
Pending matters. Any matter pending with the elections board on the
18effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the ethics and elections
19accountability and control board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by
20the elections board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been
21submitted to or taken by the ethics and elections accountability and control board.
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(2)
Transfer of ethics board.
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(a)
Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
24liabilities of the ethics board shall become the assets and liabilities of the ethics and
25elections accountability and control board.
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1(b)
Positions and employees.
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21. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
3in the ethics board are transferred to the ethics and elections accountability and
4control board.
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52. All incumbent employees holding positions in the ethics board are
6transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the ethics and elections
7accountability and control board.
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83. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
9status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the ethics
10and elections accountability and control board that they enjoyed in the ethics board
11immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes,
12no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required
13to serve a probationary period.
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(c)
Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
15tangible personal property, including records, of the ethics board is transferred to the
16ethics and elections accountability and control board.
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(d)
Contracts. All contracts entered into by the ethics board remain in effect
18and are transferred to the ethics and elections accountability and control board. The
19ethics and elections accountability and control board shall carry out any contractual
20obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the
21ethics and elections accountability and control board to the extent allowed under the
22contract.
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(e)
Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the ethics board that are in effect
24on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration
25dates or until amended or repealed by the ethics and elections accountability and
1control board. All orders issued by the ethics board that are in effect on the effective
2date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
3modified or rescinded by the ethics and elections accountability and control board.
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(f)
Pending matters. Any matter pending with the ethics board on the effective
5date of this paragraph is transferred to the ethics and elections accountability and
6control board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the ethics board
7with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or
8taken by the ethics and elections accountability and control board.
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(3)
Transition; initial terms.
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(a) No later than the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the effective date
11of this paragraph, the supreme court shall appoint 8 persons to membership on the
12ethics and elections accountability and control board under section 15.61 (1) of the
13statutes, as affected by this act.
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(b) Notwithstanding section 15.61, 2001 stats., section 15.62, 2001 stats., and
15section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, the terms of office of all members of the elections
16board and all members of the ethics board holding office at the time at which 8
17members of the elections and ethics accountability and control board are appointed
18as provided in paragraph (a) and qualified to take office shall expire at that time.
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(c) All members of the ethics and elections accountability and control board who
20are appointed as provided in paragraph (a
) and qualified to take office shall take
21office immediately upon expiration of the terms of office under paragraph (b).
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(d) At its first meeting, the ethics and elections accountability and control board
23shall appoint a 9th member of the board.
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(e) Notwithstanding section 15.61 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and
25section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes:
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11. Of the members who are initially appointed by the supreme court, the court
2shall designate 4 appointees to serve for terms of office expiring on May 1, 2007, and
34 appointees to serve for terms of office expiring on May 1, 2005.
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42. The member who is initially appointed by the other members shall serve for
5a term of office expiring on May 1, 2007.
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(4)
Position authorizations. There is authorized for the ethics and elections
7accountability and control board 2.0 FTE GPR division administrator positions and
83.0 FTE GPR enforcement positions, to be funded from the appropriation under
9section 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
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(1) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
1220.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section
1320.510 (1) (i) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and the amount in the schedule
14for section 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes in fiscal year 2002-03 is increased by the
15amount transferred.
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(2) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
1720.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section
1820.510 (1) (h) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and the amount in the schedule
19for section 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes in fiscal year 2002-03 is increased by the
20amount transferred.