AB1188-ASA1,32,8 3(1) Commissioner of railroads. With respect to the office of the commissioner
4of railroads, all personnel and biennial budget requests by the office of the
5commissioner of railroads shall be provided to the department of transportation as
6required under s. 189.02 (7) and shall be processed and properly forwarded by the
7public service commission without change except as requested and concurred in by
8the office of the commissioner of railroads.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 56 9Section 56. 15.03 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1188-ASA1,32,1310 15.03 (2) Enforcement division of government accountability board. With
11respect to the enforcement division of the government accountability board, all
12budget requests by the division shall be submitted by the board to the department
13of administration without change except as concurred in by the division.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 57 14Section 57. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1188-ASA1,32,1715 15.07 (1) (a) 2. Members of the government accountability board shall be
16nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the assembly and
17senate appointed, to serve for terms prescribed by law.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 58 18Section 58. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Acts
1925
and 76, is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,33,620 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
21May 1.
The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under
22s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms
23of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of
24every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water
25conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1.

1The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under
2s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of
3members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser
4members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and
5auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on
6May 1 in an even-numbered year.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 59 7Section 59. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,33,128 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
9quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
10board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
11board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics board or the school
12district boundary appeal board as provided in ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 60 13Section 60. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 61 14Section 61. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1188-ASA1,33,1515 15.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, $25 per day.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 62 16Section 62. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 63 17Section 63. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1188-ASA1,33,20 1815.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
19a government accountability board consisting of 7 persons. Members shall serve for
204-year terms.
AB1188-ASA1,34,2 21(2) (a) All members of the board shall be appointed from nominations
22submitted to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
23accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of one court of appeals judge
24from each of the court of appeals districts. The court of appeals judges shall be chosen

1as members by lot by the chief justice of the supreme court in the presence of the other
2justices of the supreme court.
AB1188-ASA1,34,7 3(3) Four members of the board shall have prosecutorial experience. If, as a
4result of a vacancy in the membership of the board, the remaining membership does
5not satisfy the membership requirements of this subsection, no person may be
6appointed to serve as a member if the person's qualifications would not contribute
7to satisfaction of the membership requirements of this subsection.
AB1188-ASA1,34,9 8(4) One member of the board shall be a retired judge of a court of record in this
9state.
AB1188-ASA1,34,11 10(5) No member may hold another office or position that is a state public office
11or a local public office, as defined in s. 19.42.
AB1188-ASA1,34,16 12(6) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment may
13have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party,
14an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization,
15an officer or employee of a registrant under s. 11.05, or a candidate for any partisan
16elective public office.
AB1188-ASA1,34,18 17(7) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
18of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 64 19Section 64. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1188-ASA1,35,2 2015.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
21created in the government accountability board an enforcement division, which is
22attached to the board under s. 15.03. The enforcement division shall be under the
23direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the
24executive director of the board, with the advice and consent of the board, to serve for

1a term of not less than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring on September 1 of an
2odd-numbered year.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 65 3Section 65. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 66 4Section 66. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
5statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,35,146 15.607 (1) Election administration council. There is created in the elections
7government accountability board an election administration council consisting of
8members appointed by the executive director of the elections government
9accountability
board, including the clerk or executive director of the board of election
10commissioners of the 2 counties or municipalities in this state having the largest
11population, one or more election officials of other counties or municipalities,
12representatives of organizations that advocate for the interests of individuals with
13disabilities and organizations that advocate for the interests of the voting public, and
14other electors of this state.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 67 15Section 67. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 68 16Section 68. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,35,2417 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
18constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
19the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
20supplies specified by the elections government accountability board. The laws,
21manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
22distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections government
23accountability
board shall inform the department in writing as to which election
24manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 69 25Section 69. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,36,4
116.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
2congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
3reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections
4government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 70 5Section 70. 16.973 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,36,96 16.973 (6) With the advice of the ethics government accountability board, adopt
7and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid consultants which are
8similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19, except that the department
9shall not require its paid consultants to file statements of economic interests.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 71 10Section 71. 17.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,36,1811 17.07 (6) Other state officers serving in an office that is filled by appointment
12of any officer or body without the concurrence of the governor, by the officer or body
13having the authority to make appointments to that office, at pleasure, except that
14officers appointed according to merit and fitness under and subject to ch. 230 or
15officers whose removal is governed by ch. 230 may be removed only in conformity
16with that chapter, and except that the administrator of the enforcement division in
17the government accountability board may be removed from office only by the
18executive director of the board, for cause
.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 72 19Section 72. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,36,2320 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
21senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
22wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the elections government
23accountability
board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 73 24Section 73. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,37,3
117.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
2of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
3governor and the elections government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 74 4Section 74. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,37,55 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 75 6Section 75. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 76 7Section 76. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,38,28 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
9of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
104:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
11office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
12after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
13nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
14(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
15nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
16in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
17on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
18the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
19or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
20The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
21the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
22for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections government accountability
23board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain whether
24that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the elections government

1accountability
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners may not
2certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 77 3Section 77. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,38,144 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
5investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
6government accountability board a quarterly report of economic transactions no
7later than the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter during
8any portion of which he or she was a member or employee of the investment board.
9Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form prescribed by the ethics
10government accountability board and shall identify the date and nature of any
11purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation, dissolution , or modification of any
12economic interest made during the quarter for which the report is filed and
13disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a statement of economic interests
14were being filed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 78 15Section 78. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,39,416 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
17family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
18official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
19voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
20involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in
21whole or in part derived from state funds, unless the state public official has first
22made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
23the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or
24lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
25by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics

1board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
2state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
3a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
4application of s. 946.13.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 79 5Section 79. 19.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,39,86 19.46 (1) (intro.) Except in accordance with the board's advice under sub. (2)
7of the executive director of the board under s. 5.05 (6a) and except as otherwise
8provided in sub. (3), no state public official may:
AB1188-ASA1, s. 80 9Section 80. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (6a) and amended to
10read:
AB1188-ASA1,40,711 5.05 (6a) Any individual, either personally or on behalf of an organization or
12governmental body, may request of the board executive director of the board an
13advisory opinion regarding the propriety under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
14subch. III of ch. 19
of any matter to which the person is or may become a party; and
15any appointing officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may request of
16the board executive director an advisory opinion regarding the propriety under chs.
175 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19
of any matter to which the
18prospective appointee is or may become a party. The board executive director shall
19review a request for an advisory opinion and may advise the person making the
20request. Advisory opinions and requests therefor shall be in writing. The board's
21deliberations and actions upon
The executive director may consult with the board
22before issuing a formal opinion but shall not reveal any information to the board that
23would identify the requester of the opinion. All consultations with the board
24concerning
such requests shall be in meetings not open to the public. It is prima facie
25evidence of intent to comply with this subchapter chs. 5 to 12 or subch. III of ch. 13

1or subch. III of ch. 19 when a person refers a matter to the board executive director
2and abides by the board's executive director's advisory opinion, if the material facts
3are as stated in the opinion request. The board may authorize the executive director
4to act in its stead in instances where delay is of substantial inconvenience or
5detriment to the requesting party.
No member or employee of the board may make
6public the identity of the individual requesting an advisory opinion or of individuals
7or organizations mentioned in the opinion.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 81 8Section 81. 19.47 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 82 9Section 82. 19.47 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 83 10Section 83. 19.47 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,40,2211 19.47 (5) No later than September 1 of each year, the board shall submit a
12report concerning its actions in the preceding fiscal year to the governor and the chief
13clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
1413.172 (2). Such
The board shall include in its biennial report shall contain under
15s. 15.04 (1) (d)
the names and duties of all individuals employed by the board and a
16summary of its determinations and advisory opinions issued by the executive
17director under s. 5.05 (6a)
. The board shall make sufficient alterations in the
18summaries to prevent disclosing the identities of individuals or organizations
19involved in the decisions or opinions. The board may also include in its biennial
20report any information compiled under s. 11.21 (7).
The board shall make such
21further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction and such recommendations for
22further legislation as it deems desirable.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 84 23Section 84. 19.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,41,324 19.50 (2) To administer oaths and to require by subpoena issued by it the
25attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any documentary

1evidence relating to the investigation or hearing being conducted. Notwithstanding
2s. 885.01 (4), the issuance of a subpoena requires action by the board in accordance
3with s. 19.47 (4).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 85 4Section 85. 19.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,41,115 19.54 (2) An application for rehearing is governed by such general rules as the
6board may establish. Only one rehearing may be granted by the board. No order of
7the board pursuant to this subchapter or subch. III of ch.13 becomes effective until
820 days after it is issued, or while an application for rehearing or a rehearing is
9pending, or until 10 days after such application for rehearing is either denied,
10expressly or by implication, or the board has announced its final determination on
11rehearing.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 86 12Section 86. 19.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,41,2313 19.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 5.05 (5s), all records under this
14subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13
in the possession of the board are open to public
15inspection at all reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to
16examine a statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any
17statements which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and
18address, and if the individual is representing another person, the full name and
19address of the person which he or she represents. Such identification may be
20provided in writing or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years
21information obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a
22fictitious name or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for
23inspection.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 87 24Section 87. 19.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (b) and
25amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,42,11
15.05 (5s) (b) Records obtained in connection with a request for an advisory
2opinion issued under s. 5.05 (6a), other than summaries of advisory opinions that do
3not disclose the identity of individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on
4whose behalf they are requested, are not subject to the right of inspection and
5copying under s. 19.35 (1)
. The executive director of the board may, however, make
6such records public with the consent of the individual requesting the advisory
7opinion or the organization or governmental body on whose behalf it is requested.
8A person who makes or purports to make public the substance of or any portion of
9an advisory opinion requested by or on behalf of the person is deemed to have waived
10the confidentiality of the request for an advisory opinion and of any records obtained
11or prepared by the board in connection with the request for an advisory opinion.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 88 12Section 88. 19.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (a) (intro.) and
13amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,42,1614 5.05 (5s) (a) (intro.) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection
15with an investigation are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s.
1619.35 (1)
, except as provided in par. (d) and except that the:
AB1188-ASA1,42,21 171. The board shall permit inspection of records that are made public in the
18course of a hearing by the board to determine if a violation of this subchapter chs. 5
19to 12
or subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 has occurred. Whenever the board
20refers such investigation and hearing records to a district attorney or to the attorney
21general, they
AB1188-ASA1,42,24 222. Investigatory records of the board may be made public in the course of a
23prosecution initiated under this subchapter chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch.
24III of ch. 19
.
AB1188-ASA1,43,4
13. The board shall also provide information from investigation and hearing
2records that pertains to the location of individuals and assets of individuals as
3requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development or by a
4county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 89 5Section 89. 19.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,43,126 19.55 (2) (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic
7transactions which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by
8members or employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government
9accountability
board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to
10the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic
11interests filed by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an
12official required to file shall be open to public inspection.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 90 13Section 90. 19.579 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1188-ASA1,43,16 1419.579 Civil penalty. Any person who violates s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) may
15be required to forfeit not more than $500. Any person who violates any other
16provision of this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 91 17Section 91. 19.59 (8) (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,43,2118 19.59 (8) (a) Subsection (1) shall be enforced in the name and on behalf of the
19state by action of the board or, subject to the procedures prescribed in s. 5.05 (2m) (c),
20by action of the
district attorney of for any county wherein a violation may occur,
21upon the verified complaint of any person.
AB1188-ASA1,44,222 (c) If Unless the district attorney is precluded from commencing an action
23under s. 5.05 (2m) (c), if
the district attorney fails to commence an action to enforce
24sub. (1) (a), (b), or (c) to (g) within 20 days after receiving a verified complaint or if
25the district attorney refuses to commence such an action, the person making the

1complaint may petition the attorney general to act upon the complaint. The attorney
2general may then bring an action under par. (a) or (b), or both.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 92 3Section 92. 19.59 (8) (cn) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,44,154 19.59 (8) (cn) If Subject to the procedures prescribed in s. 5.05 (2m) (c), if the
5board or district attorney for the county in which a violation of sub. (1) (br) is alleged
6to occur receives a verified complaint alleging a violation of sub. (1) (br), the board
7or
district attorney shall, within 30 days after receipt of the complaint, either
8commence an investigation of the allegations contained in the complaint or dismiss
9the complaint. If the district attorney dismisses the complaint, with or without
10investigation, the district attorney shall notify the complainant in writing. Upon
11receiving notification of the dismissal, the complainant may then file the complaint
12with the attorney general or the district attorney for a county that is adjacent to the
13county in which the violation is alleged to occur. The attorney general or district
14attorney may then investigate the allegations contained in the complaint and
15commence a prosecution.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 93 16Section 93. 19.59 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,44,2117 19.59 (8) (d) If the district attorney prevails in such an action, the court shall
18award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the county wherein
19the violation occurs. If the board or attorney general prevails in such an action, the
20court shall award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the
21state.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 94 22Section 94. 19.85 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1188-ASA1,44,2423 19.85 (1) (fm) Deliberating by the government accountability board concerning
24any investigation under the board's jurisdiction.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 95 25Section 95. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,45,3
119.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
2ethics executive director of the government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2)
3s. 5.05 (6a), or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
AB1188-ASA1, s. 96 4Section 96. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 97 5Section 97. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 98 6Section 98. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 99 7Section 99. 20.510 (1) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act 333,
8is repealed.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 100 9Section 100. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
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