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19.55
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2)
and s. 5.05 (5s), all records
under this
25subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 in the possession of the board are open to public
1inspection at all reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to
2examine a statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any
3statements which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and
4address, and if the individual is representing another person, the full name and
5address of the person which he or she represents. Such identification may be
6provided in writing or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years
7information obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a
8fictitious name or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for
9inspection.
SB1-ASA3, s. 117
10Section
117. 19.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (f) and
11amended to read:
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5.05
(5s) (f) Records obtained in connection with a request for an advisory
13opinion
issued under s. 5.05 (6a), other than summaries of advisory opinions that do
14not disclose the identity of individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on
15whose behalf they are requested
, are not subject to the right of inspection and
16copying under s. 19.35 (1). The board may, however, make such records public with
17the consent of the individual requesting the advisory opinion or the organization or
18governmental body on whose behalf it is requested. A person who makes or purports
19to make public the substance of or any portion of an advisory opinion requested by
20or on behalf of the person is deemed to have waived the confidentiality of the request
21for an advisory opinion and of any records obtained or prepared by the board in
22connection with the request for an advisory opinion.
SB1-ASA3, s. 118
23Section
118. 19.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (intro.) and
24amended to read:
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15.05
(5s) (intro.) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with
2an investigation
, including the full text of any complaint received by the board, are
3not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), except
as
4provided in par. (d) and except that
the:
SB1-ASA3,46,9
5(a) The board shall permit inspection of records that are made public in the
6course of a hearing by the board to determine if a violation of
this subchapter or chs.
75 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13
, or subch. III of ch. 19 has occurred.
Whenever the board
8refers such investigation and hearing records to a district attorney or to the attorney
9general, they
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10(b) Investigatory records of the board may be made public in the course of a
11prosecution initiated under this
subchapter chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch.
12III of ch. 19.
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13(c) The board shall
also provide information from investigation and hearing
14records that pertains to the location of individuals and assets of individuals as
15requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development or by a
16county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
SB1-ASA3, s. 119
17Section
119. 19.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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19.55
(2) (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic
19transactions which are filed with the
ethics government accountability and integrity 20board by members or employees of the investment board, except that the
ethics 21government accountability and integrity board shall refer statements and reports
22filed by such individuals to the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that
23a statement of economic interests filed by a member or employee of the investment
24board who is also an official required to file shall be open to public inspection.
SB1-ASA3, s. 120
25Section
120. 19.579 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.579 (title)
Civil penalty penalties.
SB1-ASA3, s. 122
3Section
122. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
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19.59
(1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's
5immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a
6member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least
710% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter
8into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000
9within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the
10district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of
11such relationship or interest to the
ethics government accountability and integrity 12board and to the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this
13subdivision may be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of
14the date on which the
ethics government accountability and integrity board, or the
15district, knew or should have known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred.
16This subdivision does not affect the application of s. 946.13.
SB1-ASA3, s. 123
17Section
123. 19.59 (8) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
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19.59
(8) (a) Subsection (1) shall be enforced in the name and on behalf of the
19state by action of the
district attorney of any county wherein a violation may occur 20board, upon the verified complaint of any person.
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(b) In addition and supplementary to the remedy provided in sub. (7), the
22district attorney board may commence an action, separately or in conjunction with
23an action brought to obtain the remedy provided in sub. (7), to obtain such other legal
24or equitable relief, including but not limited to mandamus, injunction or declaratory
25judgment, as may be appropriate under the circumstances.
SB1-ASA3, s. 125
2Section
125. 19.59 (8) (cn) and (d) of the statutes are repealed.
SB1-ASA3, s. 126
3Section
126. 19.85 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA3,48,54
19.85
(1) (fm) Deliberating by the government accountability and integrity
5board concerning any investigation under the board's jurisdiction.
SB1-ASA3, s. 127
6Section
127. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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19.85
(1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
8ethics government accountability and integrity board under s.
19.46 (2) 5.05 (6a), or
9from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
SB1-ASA3, s. 148
6Section
148. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,50,57
20.923
(4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the
8administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state
9employment relations
, the administrator of the enforcement division in the
10government accountability and integrity board, and commission chairpersons and
11members shall be identified and limited in number in accordance with the
12standardized nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the
13executive salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (i). Except for positions specified in
par. 14pars. (c) 3m.
and (e) 2e. and sub. (12), all unclassified division administrator
15positions enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the
16joint committee on employment relations, by the director of the office of state
17employment relations to one of 10 executive salary groups. The joint committee on
18employment relations, by majority vote of the full committee, may amend
19recommendations for initial position assignments and changes in assignments to the
20executive salary groups submitted by the director of the office of state employment
21relations. All division administrator assignments and amendments to assignments
22of administrator positions approved by the committee shall become part of the
23compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division administrator position is
24created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the position until the joint
25committee on employment relations approves assignment of the position to an
1executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of the position to an
2executive salary group having a salary range minimum or maximum inconsistent
3with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such approval, the incumbent's
4salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to conform with the committee's
5action, effective on the date of that action. Positions are assigned as follows:
SB1-ASA3, s. 151
8Section
151. 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. of the statutes is created to read:
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20.923
(4) (e) 2e. Government accountability and integrity board:
10administrator of the enforcement division.
SB1-ASA3, s. 152
11Section
152. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. of the statutes is created to read:
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20.923
(4) (f) 3j. Government accountability and integrity board: executive
13director.
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1520.930 Attorney fees. Except as provided in ss.
5.05 (2m) (c) 7., 46.27 (7g) (h),
1649.496 (3) (f) and 49.682 (6), no state agency in the executive branch may employ any
17attorney until such employment has been approved by the governor.
SB1-ASA3, s. 154
18Section
154. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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59.605
(3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
20The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
21supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
22form for referendum ballots prescribed by the
elections government accountability
23and integrity board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd.
241. specifies the operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows:
25"Under state law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to
1be imposed for the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value.
2Shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified
3number of years) (an indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that
4results in an operating levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the
5resolution under subd. 1. specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted
6as follows: "Under state law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for
7the tax to be imposed for the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized
8value. Notwithstanding the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county)
9be allowed to levy an amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating
10purposes for the year .... (year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a
11specified number of years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase
12above the levy of $.... (preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding
13year)."
SB1-ASA3, s. 155
14Section
155. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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67.05
(3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
16prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
17referendum is held is not a city, village
, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
18which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
19to the municipal clerk of each city, village
, or town which is wholly or partly contained
20within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
21correspond with the form prescribed by the
elections
government accountability and
22integrity board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
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67.05
(6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
25adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
1a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
2ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
3protection and rehabilitation district
, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
4such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
5for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
6rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
7so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
8general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
9shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
10of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the
elections government
11accountability and integrity board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question
12submitted shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
SB1-ASA3, s. 157
13Section
157. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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71.10
(3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those
15designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next
16to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually
17on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the
elections government
18accountability and integrity board, the department of administration and the state
19treasurer under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding
20fiscal year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a
21designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her
22tax return.
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171.10
(3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall ensure that space for the
2designations under par. (am) is provided on the face of the individual income tax
3return in a manner that is convenient to the individual filing the return. The
4secretary of revenue shall provide next to the place on the return where designation
5under par. (am) is made a statement that a designation will increase tax liability, that
6the amount of a designation may be claimed as a credit under s. 71.07 (6s), and that
7by making a designation the individual is also claiming the credit. The department
8of revenue shall ensure that an individual may make the designation under par. (am)
9and claim the credit under s. 71.07 (6s) by marking only one box, which shall be on
10the face of the individual income tax return. The secretary of revenue shall also
11provide and highlight a place in the instructions that accompany the return for
12information submitted to the secretary by the government accountability and
13integrity board and integrity under s. 11.50 (2m) without cost to the board. Annually
14on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the government accountability
15and integrity board, the department of administration, and the state treasurer the
16total amount of designations made on returns processed by the department of
17revenue during the preceding fiscal year and the amount of designations made
18during that fiscal year for the general account and for the account of each eligible
19political party. If any individual designates an amount greater than the amount
20authorized under par. (am) or attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a
21designation not authorized under par. (am), that individual is deemed not to have
22made a designation on his or her tax return.
SB1-ASA3, s. 159
23Section
159. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
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73.0301
(1) (d) 13. A license issued by the
ethics government accountability and
25integrity board under s. 13.63 (1).
SB1-ASA3, s. 160
1Section
160. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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73.0301
(1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
3administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of
4commerce; the
ethics government accountability and integrity board; the
5department of financial institutions; the department of health and family services;
6the department of natural resources; the department of public instruction; the
7department of regulation and licensing; the department of workforce development;
8the office of the commissioner of insurance; or the department of transportation.
SB1-ASA3,54,1810
85.61
(1) The secretary of transportation and the executive director of the
11elections government accountability and integrity board shall enter into an
12agreement to match personally identifiable information on the official registration
13list maintained by the
elections government accountability and integrity board
14under s. 6.36 (1) with personally identifiable information in the operating record file
15database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent
16required to enable the secretary of transportation and the executive director of the
17elections government accountability and integrity board to verify the accuracy of the
18information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
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117.20
(2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
21required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
22school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13)
, and (14) apply to a referendum
23held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
24school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to
25the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
1The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
elections 2government accountability and integrity board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The
3clerk of each affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a
4certified statement prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results
5of the referendum in that school district.
SB1-ASA3, s. 163
6Section
163. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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117.27
(2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
8spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
9change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
10prescribed by the
elections government accountability and integrity board under ss.
115.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
SB1-ASA3, s. 164
12Section
164. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.91
(3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The
14school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
15supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
16form for referendum ballots prescribed by the
elections government accountability
17and integrity board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall
18be whether the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the
19resolution provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring
20purpose, the ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will
21be used for a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school
22district under sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those
23voting on the question.
SB1-ASA3, s. 165
24Section
165. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1125.05
(1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the
2form prescribed by the
elections government accountability and integrity board
3under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
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165.25
(1) Represent state. Except as provided in
s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 2. and 6978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings,
7civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state
8is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or
9remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if requested by the
10governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any
11state department, agency, official, employee
, or agent, whether required to appear
12as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any
13court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state
14or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may
15request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal
16proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation
17under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
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198.08
(10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
20obtain, compile
, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
21statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
22preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
23municipality and the
elections government accountability and integrity board shall
24furnish such information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the
25clerk of the district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total
1number of votes cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding
2election cannot, because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or
3for any reason, be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall
4fairly estimate such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or
5her office.
SB1-ASA3, s. 168
6Section
168. 200.09 (11) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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200.09
(11) (am) 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town
, and village
8comprising the district pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners,
9each commissioner may hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
10commission shall immediately notify the
elections
government accountability and
11integrity board under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under this subdivision.
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227.03
(6) Orders of the
elections
government accountability and integrity 14board under s. 5.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.