AB1189-ASA1,32,2422 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
23certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board
24as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 55
1Section 55. 15.03 of the statutes is renumbered 15.03 (intro.) and amended
2to read:
AB1189-ASA1,33,13 315.03 Attachment for limited purposes. (intro.) Any division, office,
4commission, council or board attached under this section to a department or
5independent agency or a specified division thereof shall be a distinct unit of that
6department, independent agency or specified division. Any division, office,
7commission, council or board so attached shall exercise its powers, duties and
8functions prescribed by law, including rule making, licensing and regulation, and
9operational planning within the area of program responsibility of the division, office,
10commission, council or board, independently of the head of the department or
11independent agency, but budgeting, program coordination and related management
12functions shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the head of the
13department or independent agency, except that with:
AB1189-ASA1,33,19 14(1) Commissioner of railroads. With respect to the office of the commissioner
15of railroads, all personnel and biennial budget requests by the office of the
16commissioner of railroads shall be provided to the department of transportation as
17required under s. 189.02 (7) and shall be processed and properly forwarded by the
18public service commission without change except as requested and concurred in by
19the office of the commissioner of railroads.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 56 20Section 56. 15.03 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,33,2421 15.03 (2) Enforcement division of government accountability board. With
22respect to the enforcement division of the government accountability board, all
23budget requests by the division shall be submitted by the board to the department
24of administration without change except as concurred in by the division.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 57 25Section 57. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1189-ASA1,34,3
115.07 (1) (a) 2. Members of the government accountability board shall be
2nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the assembly and
3senate appointed, to serve for terms prescribed by law.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 58 4Section 58. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Acts
525
and 76, is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,34,176 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
7May 1.
The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under
8s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms
9of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of
10every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water
11conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1.
12The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under
13s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of
14members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser
15members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and
16auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on
17May 1 in an even-numbered year.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 59 18Section 59. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,34,2319 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
20quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
21board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
22board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics board or the school
23district boundary appeal board as provided in ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 60 24Section 60. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 61 25Section 61. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,35,1
115.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, $25 per day.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 62 2Section 62. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 63 3Section 63. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,35,6 415.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
5a government accountability board consisting of 7 persons. Members shall serve for
64-year terms.
AB1189-ASA1,35,12 7(2) (a) All members of the board shall be appointed from nominations
8submitted to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
9accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of one court of appeals judge
10from each of the court of appeals districts. The court of appeals judges shall be chosen
11as members by lot by the chief justice of the supreme court in the presence of the other
12justices of the supreme court.
AB1189-ASA1,35,17 13(3) Four members of the board shall have prosecutorial experience. If, as a
14result of a vacancy in the membership of the board, the remaining membership does
15not satisfy the membership requirements of this subsection, no person may be
16appointed to serve as a member if the person's qualifications would not contribute
17to satisfaction of the membership requirements of this subsection.
AB1189-ASA1,35,19 18(4) One member of the board shall be a retired judge of a court of record in this
19state.
AB1189-ASA1,35,21 20(5) No member may hold another office or position that is a state public office
21or a local public office, as defined in s. 19.42.
AB1189-ASA1,36,2 22(6) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment may
23have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party,
24an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization,

1an officer or employee of a registrant under s. 11.05, or a candidate for any partisan
2elective public office.
AB1189-ASA1,36,4 3(7) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
4of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 64 5Section 64. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,36,12 615.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
7created in the government accountability board an enforcement division, which is
8attached to the board under s. 15.03. The enforcement division shall be under the
9direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the
10executive director of the board, with the advice and consent of the board, to serve for
11a term of not less than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring on September 1 of an
12odd-numbered year.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 65 13Section 65. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 66 14Section 66. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
15statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,36,2416 15.607 (1) Election administration council. There is created in the elections
17government accountability board an election administration council consisting of
18members appointed by the executive director of the elections government
19accountability
board, including the clerk or executive director of the board of election
20commissioners of the 2 counties or municipalities in this state having the largest
21population, one or more election officials of other counties or municipalities,
22representatives of organizations that advocate for the interests of individuals with
23disabilities and organizations that advocate for the interests of the voting public, and
24other electors of this state.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 67 25Section 67. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 68
1Section 68. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,37,92 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
3constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
4the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
5supplies specified by the elections government accountability board. The laws,
6manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
7distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections government
8accountability
board shall inform the department in writing as to which election
9manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 69 10Section 69. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,37,1411 16.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
12congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
13reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections
14government accountability board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 70 15Section 70. 16.973 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,37,1916 16.973 (6) With the advice of the ethics government accountability board, adopt
17and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid consultants which are
18similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19, except that the department
19shall not require its paid consultants to file statements of economic interests.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 71 20Section 71. 17.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,38,321 17.07 (6) Other state officers serving in an office that is filled by appointment
22of any officer or body without the concurrence of the governor, by the officer or body
23having the authority to make appointments to that office, at pleasure, except that
24officers appointed according to merit and fitness under and subject to ch. 230 or
25officers whose removal is governed by ch. 230 may be removed only in conformity

1with that chapter, and except that the administrator of the enforcement division in
2the government accountability board may be removed from office only by the
3executive director of the board, for cause
.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 72 4Section 72. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,38,85 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
6senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
7wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the elections government
8accountability
board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 73 9Section 73. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,38,1210 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
11of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
12governor and the elections government accountability board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 74 13Section 74. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,38,1414 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 75 15Section 75. 19.42 (7t) and (11e) of the statutes are created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,38,1616 19.42 (7t) "Knowingly" means acting with the belief that a specified fact is true.
AB1189-ASA1,38,18 17(11e) "Political activity" means activity that is engaged in for political
18purposes, as defined in s. 11.01 (16).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 76 19Section 76. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 77 20Section 77. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,39,1421 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
22of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
234:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
24office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
25after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing

1nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
2(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
3nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
4in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
5on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
6the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
7or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
8The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
9the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
10for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections government accountability
11board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain whether
12that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the elections government
13accountability
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners may not
14certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 78 15Section 78. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,40,216 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
17investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
18government accountability board a quarterly report of economic transactions no
19later than the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter during
20any portion of which he or she was a member or employee of the investment board.
21Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form prescribed by the ethics
22government accountability board and shall identify the date and nature of any
23purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation, dissolution , or modification of any
24economic interest made during the quarter for which the report is filed and

1disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a statement of economic interests
2were being filed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 79 3Section 79. 19.45 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,40,54 19.45 (5m) No state public official or state employee may engage in any activity
5that is prohibited under s. 230.40 or 230.405.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 80 6Section 80. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,40,207 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
8family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
9official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
10voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
11involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in
12whole or in part derived from state funds, unless the state public official has first
13made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
14the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or
15lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
16by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics
17board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
18state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
19a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
20application of s. 946.13.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 81 21Section 81. 19.45 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1189-ASA1,40,2422 19.45 (15) No state public official or state employee may knowingly solicit or
23discourage any political activity by a person who has business before the department
24served by the official or employee.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 82 25Section 82. 19.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,41,3
119.46 (1) (intro.) Except in accordance with the board's advice under sub. (2)
2of the executive director of the board under s. 5.05 (6a) and except as otherwise
3provided in sub. (3), no state public official may:
AB1189-ASA1, s. 83 4Section 83. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (6a) and amended to
5read:
AB1189-ASA1,42,26 5.05 (6a) Any individual, either personally or on behalf of an organization or
7governmental body, may request of the board executive director of the board an
8advisory opinion regarding the propriety under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
9subch. III of ch. 19
of any matter to which the person is or may become a party; and
10any appointing officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may request of
11the board executive director an advisory opinion regarding the propriety under chs.
125 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19
of any matter to which the
13prospective appointee is or may become a party. The board executive director shall
14review a request for an advisory opinion and may advise the person making the
15request. Advisory opinions and requests therefor shall be in writing. The board's
16deliberations and actions upon
The executive director may consult with the board
17before issuing a formal opinion but shall not reveal any information to the board that
18would identify the requester of the opinion. All consultations with the board
19concerning
such requests shall be in meetings not open to the public. It is prima facie
20evidence of intent to comply with this subchapter chs. 5 to 12 or subch. III of ch. 13
21or subch. III of ch. 19 when a person refers a matter to the board executive director
22and abides by the board's executive director's advisory opinion, if the material facts
23are as stated in the opinion request. The board may authorize the executive director
24to act in its stead in instances where delay is of substantial inconvenience or
25detriment to the requesting party.
No member or employee of the board may make

1public the identity of the individual requesting an advisory opinion or of individuals
2or organizations mentioned in the opinion.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 84 3Section 84. 19.47 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 85 4Section 85. 19.47 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 86 5Section 86. 19.47 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,42,176 19.47 (5) No later than September 1 of each year, the board shall submit a
7report concerning its actions in the preceding fiscal year to the governor and the chief
8clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
913.172 (2). Such
The board shall include in its biennial report shall contain under
10s. 15.04 (1) (d)
the names and duties of all individuals employed by the board and a
11summary of its determinations and advisory opinions issued by the executive
12director under s. 5.05 (6a)
. The board shall make sufficient alterations in the
13summaries to prevent disclosing the identities of individuals or organizations
14involved in the decisions or opinions. The board may also include in its biennial
15report any information compiled under s. 11.21 (7).
The board shall make such
16further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction and such recommendations for
17further legislation as it deems desirable.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 87 18Section 87. 19.48 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,43,819 19.48 (9) Administer programs to explain and interpret ss. 11.36, 230.40, and
20230.405,
this subchapter, and subch. III of ch. 13 for state public officials, and for
21elective state officials
state employees, candidates for state public office, legislative
22officials, agency officials, lobbyists, as defined in s. 13.62, local public officials,
23corporation counsels and attorneys for local governmental units. The programs shall
24provide advice regarding appropriate ethical and lobbying practices, with special
25emphasis on public interest lobbying. The board may delegate creation and

1implementation of any such program to a group representing the public interest. The
2board may charge a fee to participants in any such program. The board shall require
3attendance of all state employees at programs conducted under this subsection for
4a minimum number of hours specified by rule of the board during each biennial
5period. The board shall require each new state employee to attend a program
6conducted under this subsection within 6 months of beginning his or her
7employment. Each department shall pay any fees incurred by its employees for
8attendance at programs for which attendance is required under this subsection.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 88 9Section 88. 19.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,43,1410 19.50 (2) To administer oaths and to require by subpoena issued by it the
11attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any documentary
12evidence relating to the investigation or hearing being conducted. Notwithstanding
13s. 885.01 (4), the issuance of a subpoena requires action by the board in accordance
14with s. 19.47 (4).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 89 15Section 89. 19.53 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,44,716 19.53 (6) An order requiring the accused to forfeit not more than $500 for each
17violation of s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2), not more than $1,000 for each violation of s.
1819.45 (5m) or (15),
or not more than $5,000 for each violation of any other provision
19of this subchapter, or not more than the applicable amount specified in s. 13.69 for
20each violation of subch. III of ch. 13. If the board determines that the accused has
21realized economic gain as a result of the violation, the board may, in addition, order
22the accused to forfeit the amount gained as a result of the violation. In addition, if
23the board determines that a state public official has violated s. 19.45 (13), the board
24may order the official to forfeit an amount equal to the amount or value of any
25political contribution, service, or other thing of value that was wrongfully obtained.

1If the board determines that a state public official has violated s. 19.45 (13) and no
2political contribution, service or other thing of value was obtained, the board may
3order the official to forfeit an amount equal to the maximum contribution authorized
4under s. 11.26 (1) for the office held or sought by the official, whichever amount is
5greater. The attorney general, when so requested by the board, shall institute
6proceedings to recover any forfeiture incurred under this section or s. 19.545 which
7is not paid by the person against whom it is assessed.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 90 8Section 90. 19.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,44,159 19.54 (2) An application for rehearing is governed by such general rules as the
10board may establish. Only one rehearing may be granted by the board. No order of
11the board pursuant to this subchapter or subch. III of ch.13 becomes effective until
1220 days after it is issued, or while an application for rehearing or a rehearing is
13pending, or until 10 days after such application for rehearing is either denied,
14expressly or by implication, or the board has announced its final determination on
15rehearing.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 91 16Section 91. 19.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,45,217 19.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 5.05 (5s), all records under this
18subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13
in the possession of the board are open to public
19inspection at all reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to
20examine a statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any
21statements which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and
22address, and if the individual is representing another person, the full name and
23address of the person which he or she represents. Such identification may be
24provided in writing or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years
25information obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a

1fictitious name or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for
2inspection.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 92 3Section 92. 19.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (b) and
4amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,45,155 5.05 (5s) (b) Records obtained in connection with a request for an advisory
6opinion issued under s. 5.05 (6a), other than summaries of advisory opinions that do
7not disclose the identity of individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on
8whose behalf they are requested, are not subject to the right of inspection and
9copying under s. 19.35 (1)
. The executive director of the board may, however, make
10such records public with the consent of the individual requesting the advisory
11opinion or the organization or governmental body on whose behalf it is requested.
12A person who makes or purports to make public the substance of or any portion of
13an advisory opinion requested by or on behalf of the person is deemed to have waived
14the confidentiality of the request for an advisory opinion and of any records obtained
15or prepared by the board in connection with the request for an advisory opinion.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 93 16Section 93. 19.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (a) (intro.) and
17amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,45,2018 5.05 (5s) (a) (intro.) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection
19with an investigation are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s.
2019.35 (1)
, except as provided in par. (d) and except that the:
AB1189-ASA1,45,25 211. The board shall permit inspection of records that are made public in the
22course of a hearing by the board to determine if a violation of this subchapter chs. 5
23to 12
or subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 has occurred. Whenever the board
24refers such investigation and hearing records to a district attorney or to the attorney
25general, they
AB1189-ASA1,46,3
12. Investigatory records of the board may be made public in the course of a
2prosecution initiated under this subchapter chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch.
3III of ch. 19
.
AB1189-ASA1,46,7 43. The board shall also provide information from investigation and hearing
5records that pertains to the location of individuals and assets of individuals as
6requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development or by a
7county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
AB1189-ASA1, s. 94 8Section 94. 19.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1189-ASA1,46,159 19.55 (2) (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic
10transactions which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by
11members or employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government
12accountability
board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to
13the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic
14interests filed by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an
15official required to file shall be open to public inspection.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 95 16Section 95. 19.579 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB1189-ASA1,46,19 1719.579 Civil penalties. (1) Any person who violates s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56
18(2) may be required to forfeit not more than $500. Any person who violates any other
19provision of this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.
AB1189-ASA1,46,21 20(2) Any person who violates s. 19.45 (5m) or (15) may be required to forfeit not
21more than $1,000.
AB1189-ASA1, s. 96 22Section 96. 19.58 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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