SB1-ASA3, s. 150 7Section 150. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA3, s. 151 8Section 151. 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA3,50,109 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:
SB1-ASA3,50,1312 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. Government accountability and integrity board: executive
13director.
SB1-ASA3, s. 153 14Section 153. 20.930 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,50,17 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:
SB1-ASA3,51,1319 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:
SB1-ASA3,51,2215 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).
SB1-ASA3, s. 156 23Section 156. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,52,1224 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:
SB1-ASA3,52,2214 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.
SB1-ASA3, s. 158 23Section 158. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
24109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1-ASA3,53,22
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:
SB1-ASA3,53,2524 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:
SB1-ASA3,54,82 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, s. 161 9Section 161. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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.
SB1-ASA3, s. 162 19Section 162. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,55,520 117.20 (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:
SB1-ASA3,55,117 117.27 (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:
SB1-ASA3,55,2313 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:
SB1-ASA3,56,3
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).
SB1-ASA3, s. 166 4Section 166. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,56,175 165.25 (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).
SB1-ASA3, s. 167 18Section 167. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,57,519 198.08 (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:
SB1-ASA3,57,117 200.09 (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.
SB1-ASA3, s. 169 12Section 169. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,57,1413 227.03 (6) Orders of the elections government accountability and integrity
14board under s. 5.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.
SB1-ASA3, s. 170 15Section 170. 227.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,57,2416 227.45 (1) Except as provided in ss. 19.52 (3) and s. 901.05, an agency or
17hearing examiner shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence.
18The agency or hearing examiner shall admit all testimony having reasonable
19probative value, but shall exclude immaterial, irrelevant or unduly repetitious
20testimony or evidence that is inadmissible under s. 901.05. The agency or hearing
21examiner shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. Basic principles
22of relevancy, materiality and probative force shall govern the proof of all questions
23of fact. Objections to evidentiary offers and offers of proof of evidence not admitted
24may be made and shall be noted in the record.
SB1-ASA3, s. 171 25Section 171. 227.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,58,5
1227.46 (1) (intro.) Except as provided under s. 227.43 (1), an agency may
2designate an official of the agency or an employee on its staff or borrowed from
3another agency under s. 20.901 or 230.047 as a hearing examiner to preside over any
4contested case. In hearings under s. 19.52, a reserve judge shall be appointed.
5Subject to rules of the agency, examiners presiding at hearings may:
SB1-ASA3, s. 172 6Section 172. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,58,87 227.52 (6) Decisions of the chairperson of the elections government
8accountability and integrity
board or the chairperson's designee.
SB1-ASA3, s. 173 9Section 173. 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA3,58,1010 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. Government accountability and integrity board — 3.
SB1-ASA3, s. 174 11Section 174. 230.08 (2) (om) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA3, s. 175 12Section 175. 230.08 (2) (on) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA3,58,1413 230.08 (2) (on) The executive director of the government accountability and
14integrity board.
SB1-ASA3, s. 176 15Section 176. 230.08 (2) (wm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA3, s. 177 16Section 177. 230.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,59,217 230.08 (4) (a) The number of administrator positions specified in sub. (2) (e)
18includes all administrator positions specifically authorized by law to be employed
19outside the classified service in each department, board or commission and the
20historical society. In this paragraph, "department" has the meaning given under s.
2115.01 (5), "board" means the educational communications board, government
22accountability and integrity board,
investment board, public defender board and
23technical college system board and "commission" means the public service
24commission. Notwithstanding sub. (2) (z), no division administrator position

1exceeding the number authorized in sub. (2) (e) may be created in the unclassified
2service.
SB1-ASA3, s. 178 3Section 178. 234.02 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,59,74 234.02 (3m) (c) The authority shall, with the advice of the ethics government
5accountability and integrity
board, adopt and enforce ethics guidelines applicable to
6its paid consultants which are similar to subch. III of ch. 19, except that the authority
7may not require its paid consultants to file financial disclosure statements.
SB1-ASA3, s. 179 8Section 179. 560.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,59,179 560.04 (2m) Duties. The department may assign one or more full-time
10equivalent positions to the functions of coordinating the development and scheduling
11of training programs for local government officials by the University of
12Wisconsin-Extension, technical college system, department of revenue, elections
13government accountability and integrity board, and other state agencies in order to
14assure the effective delivery of training programs and to prevent duplication of effort
15and of coordinating requests for management or personnel consultative services
16from government units other than the state and directing those requests to the
17appropriate division of the department of administration.
SB1-ASA3, s. 180 18Section 180. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,60,4 19778.135 Campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics forfeitures; how
20recovered.
Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by
21the elections government accountability and integrity board under s. 5.05 (1) (c) is
22settled as a result of agreement between the parties without approval of the court,
23the moneys accruing to the state on account of such settlement shall be paid to the
24board and deposited with the secretary of administration. Whenever any proposed
25action by a county board of election commissioners under s. 7.21 (2m) (a) is settled

1as a result of agreement between the parties, the moneys accruing to the county on
2account of such settlement shall be paid to the board of election commissioners and
3deposited with the county treasurer in the same manner as provided for forfeitures
4under s. 778.13.
SB1-ASA3, s. 181 5Section 181. 778.136 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA3, s. 182 6Section 182. 971.22 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB1-ASA3,60,97 971.22 (2) The A motion under sub. (1) shall be in writing and supported by
8affidavit which shall state evidentiary facts showing the nature of the prejudice
9alleged. The district attorney may file counter affidavits.
SB1-ASA3,60,13 10(3) If the court determines, pursuant to a motion filed under sub. (1), that there
11exists in the county where the action is pending such prejudice that a fair trial cannot
12be had, it shall order that the trial be held in any county where an impartial trial can
13be had. Only one change may be granted under this subsection.
SB1-ASA3,60,18 14(5) The judge who orders the change in the place of trial shall preside at the
15trial. Preliminary matters prior to trial may be conducted in either county at the
16discretion of the court. The judge shall determine where the defendant, if he or she
17is in custody, shall be held and where the record shall be kept. If the criteria under
18s. 971.225 (1) (a) to (c) exist, the court may proceed under s. 971.225 (2).
SB1-ASA3, s. 183 19Section 183. 971.22 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA3,61,220 971.22 (4) In addition to any motion that is permitted under sub. (1), any
21defendant in a criminal action for violation of any provision of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III
22of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 may file a written motion with the court for a change
23in the place of the trial. The motion shall be made at arraignment. The court shall
24grant not more than one such motion from any defendant and shall change the place
25of the trial to a county that shall be determined by the chief justice of the supreme

1court on a random basis except that the trial shall not be changed to the county in
2which the defendant resides.
SB1-ASA3, s. 184 3Section 184 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB1-ASA3,61,44 (1) Transfer of elections board.
SB1-ASA3,61,75 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
6liabilities of the elections board shall become the assets and liabilities of the
7government accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA3,61,88 (b) Positions and employees.
SB1-ASA3,61,11 91. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
10in the elections board are transferred to the government accountability and integrity
11board.
SB1-ASA3,61,14 122. All incumbent employees holding positions in the elections board are
13transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability
14and integrity board.
SB1-ASA3,61,20 153. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
16status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
17government accountability and integrity board that they enjoyed in the elections
18board immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the
19statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is
20required to serve a probationary period.
SB1-ASA3,61,2321 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
22tangible personal property, including records, of the elections board is transferred to
23the government accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA3,62,424 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections board in effect on the
25effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the

1government accountability and integrity board. The government accountability and
2integrity board shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a contract
3until the contract is modified or rescinded by the government accountability and
4integrity board to the extent allowed under the contract.
SB1-ASA3,62,105 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the elections board that are in
6effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
7expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the government accountability and
8integrity board. All orders issued by the elections board that are in effect on the
9effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates
10or until modified or rescinded by the government accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA3,62,1511 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the elections board on the
12effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability and
13integrity board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the elections
14board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted
15to or taken by the government accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA3,62,1616 (2) Transfer of ethics board.
SB1-ASA3,62,1917 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
18liabilities of the ethics board shall become the assets and liabilities of the government
19accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA3,62,2020 (b) Positions and employees.
SB1-ASA3,62,23 211. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
22in the ethics board are transferred to the government accountability and integrity
23board.
SB1-ASA3,63,3
12. All incumbent employees holding positions in the ethics board are
2transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability
3and integrity board.
SB1-ASA3,63,9 43. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
5status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
6government accountability and integrity board that they enjoyed in the ethics board
7immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes,
8no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required
9to serve a probationary period.
SB1-ASA3,63,1210 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
11tangible personal property, including records, of the ethics board is transferred to the
12government accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA3,63,1813 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the ethics board remain in effect
14and are transferred to the government accountability and integrity board. The
15government accountability and integrity board shall carry out any contractual
16obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the
17government accountability and integrity board to the extent allowed under the
18contract.
SB1-ASA3,63,2419 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the ethics board that are in effect
20on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration
21dates or until amended or repealed by the government accountability and integrity
22board. All orders issued by the ethics board that are in effect on the effective date
23of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
24modified or rescinded by the government accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA3,64,5
1(f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the ethics board on the effective
2date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability and integrity
3board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the ethics board with
4respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken
5by the government accountability and integrity board.
SB1-ASA3,64,66 (3) Board transitions; initial terms.
SB1-ASA3,64,97 (a) Notwithstanding section 15.61, 2001 stats., section 15.62, 2003 stats., and
8section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, the terms of office of all members of the elections
9board and all members of the ethics board holding office shall expire on July 1, 2007.
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