SB1-engrossed, s. 110 5Section 110. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 111 6Section 111. 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,38,87 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. Government accountability board: administrator of the
8enforcement division.
SB1-engrossed, s. 112 9Section 112. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,38,1010 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. Government accountability board: executive director.
SB1-engrossed, s. 113 11Section 113. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,39,512 59.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
13The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
14supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
15form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
16board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
17operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the
18operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
19.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
20county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an
21indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
22levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
23specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state
24law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
25the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding

1the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
2amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....
3(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of
4years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
5(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
SB1-engrossed, s. 114 6Section 114. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,39,147 67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
8prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
9referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
10which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
11to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained
12within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
13correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability
14board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB1-engrossed, s. 115 15Section 115. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,40,416 67.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
17adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
18a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
19ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
20protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
21such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
22for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
23rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
24so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
25general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting

1shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
2of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government
3accountability
board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted
4shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
SB1-engrossed, s. 116 5Section 116. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,40,146 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those
7designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next
8to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually
9on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections government
10accountability
board, the department of administration and the state treasurer
11under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding fiscal
12year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a
13designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her
14tax return.
SB1-engrossed, s. 117 15Section 117. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
16109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1-engrossed,41,1217 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall ensure that space for the
18designations under par. (am) is provided on the face of the individual income tax
19return in a manner that is convenient to the individual filing the return. The
20secretary of revenue shall provide next to the place on the return where designation
21under par. (am) is made a statement that a designation will increase tax liability, that
22the amount of a designation may be claimed as a credit under s. 71.07 (6s), and that
23by making a designation the individual is also claiming the credit. The department
24of revenue shall ensure that an individual may make the designation under par. (am)
25and claim the credit under s. 71.07 (6s) by marking only one box, which shall be on

1the face of the individual income tax return. The secretary of revenue shall also
2provide and highlight a place in the instructions that accompany the return for
3information submitted to the secretary by the government accountability board
4under s. 11.50 (2m) without cost to the board. Annually on August 15, the secretary
5of revenue shall certify to the government accountability board, the department of
6administration, and the state treasurer the total amount of designations made on
7returns processed by the department of revenue during the preceding fiscal year and
8the amount of designations made during that fiscal year for the general account and
9for the account of each eligible political party. If any individual designates an
10amount greater than the amount authorized under par. (am) or attempts to place any
11condition or restriction upon a designation not authorized under par. (am), that
12individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her tax return.
SB1-engrossed, s. 118 13Section 118. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,41,1514 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics government accountability
15board under s. 13.63 (1).
SB1-engrossed, s. 119 16Section 119. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,41,2317 73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
18administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of
19commerce; the ethics government accountability board; the department of financial
20institutions; the department of health and family services; the department of natural
21resources; the department of public instruction; the department of regulation and
22licensing; the department of workforce development; the office of the commissioner
23of insurance; or the department of transportation.
SB1-engrossed, s. 120 24Section 120. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,42,9
185.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the executive director of the
2elections government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to match
3personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the
4elections government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally
5identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
6vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the
7secretary of transportation and the executive director of the elections government
8accountability
board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the
9purpose of voter registration.
SB1-engrossed, s. 121 10Section 121. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,42,2111 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
12required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
13school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum
14held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
15school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to
16the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
17The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections
18government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each
19affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement
20prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum
21in that school district.
SB1-engrossed, s. 122 22Section 122. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,43,223 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
24spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
25change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form

1prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and
27.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
SB1-engrossed, s. 123 3Section 123. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,43,144 121.91 (3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The
5school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
6supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
7form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
8board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether
9the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution
10provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the
11ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for
12a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under
13sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the
14question.
SB1-engrossed, s. 124 15Section 124. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,43,1816 125.05 (1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the
17form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2)
18and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB1-engrossed, s. 125 19Section 125. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,44,720 165.25 (1) Represent state. Except as provided in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 1. and
21978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings,
22civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state
23is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or
24remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if requested by the
25governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any

1state department, agency, official, employee, or agent, whether required to appear
2as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any
3court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state
4or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may
5request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal
6proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation
7under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
SB1-engrossed, s. 126 8Section 126. 165.25 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,44,119 165.25 (4) (e) Provide assistance to the enforcement division of the government
10accountability board in the investigation and prosecution of violations of chs. 5 to 12,
11subch. III of ch. 13, and subch. III of ch. 19.
SB1-engrossed, s. 127 12Section 127. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,44,2313 198.08 (10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
14obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
15statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
16preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
17municipality and the elections government accountability board shall furnish such
18information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the
19district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes
20cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot,
21because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason,
22be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate
23such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.
SB1-engrossed, s. 128 24Section 128. 200.09 (11) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,45,5
1200.09 (11) (am) 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village
2comprising the district pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners,
3each commissioner may hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
4commission shall immediately notify the elections government accountability board
5under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under this subdivision.
SB1-engrossed, s. 129 6Section 129. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,45,87 227.03 (6) Orders of the elections government accountability board under s.
85.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.
SB1-engrossed, s. 130 9Section 130. 227.03 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,45,1110 227.03 (6m) Cases before the enforcement division of the government
11accountability board under s. 5.066 are not subject to this chapter.
SB1-engrossed, s. 131 12Section 131. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,45,1413 227.52 (6) Decisions of the chairperson of the elections government
14accountability
board or the chairperson's designee.
SB1-engrossed, s. 132 15Section 132. 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,45,1616 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. Government accountability board — 3.
SB1-engrossed, s. 133 17Section 133. 230.08 (2) (om) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 134 18Section 134. 230.08 (2) (on) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,45,1919 230.08 (2) (on) The executive director of the government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 135 20Section 135. 230.08 (2) (wm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 136 21Section 136. 230.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,46,522 230.08 (4) (a) The number of administrator positions specified in sub. (2) (e)
23includes all administrator positions specifically authorized by law to be employed
24outside the classified service in each department, board or commission and the
25historical society. In this paragraph, "department" has the meaning given under s.

115.01 (5), "board" means the educational communications board, government
2accountability board,
investment board, public defender board and technical college
3system board and "commission" means the public service commission.
4Notwithstanding sub. (2) (z), no division administrator position exceeding the
5number authorized in sub. (2) (e) may be created in the unclassified service.
SB1-engrossed, s. 137 6Section 137. 234.02 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,46,107 234.02 (3m) (c) The authority shall, with the advice of the ethics government
8accountability
board, adopt and enforce ethics guidelines applicable to its paid
9consultants which are similar to subch. III of ch. 19, except that the authority may
10not require its paid consultants to file financial disclosure statements.
SB1-engrossed, s. 138 11Section 138. 560.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,46,2012 560.04 (2m) Duties. The department may assign one or more full-time
13equivalent positions to the functions of coordinating the development and scheduling
14of training programs for local government officials by the University of
15Wisconsin-Extension, technical college system, department of revenue, elections
16government accountability board, and other state agencies in order to assure the
17effective delivery of training programs and to prevent duplication of effort and of
18coordinating requests for management or personnel consultative services from
19government units other than the state and directing those requests to the
20appropriate division of the department of administration.
SB1-engrossed, s. 139 21Section 139. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,47,6 22778.135 Campaign finance forfeitures; how recovered. Notwithstanding
23s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by the elections government
24accountability
board under s. 5.05 (1) (c) is settled as a result of agreement between
25the parties without approval of the court, the moneys accruing to the state on account

1of such settlement shall be paid to the board and deposited with the secretary of
2administration. Whenever any proposed action by a county board of election
3commissioners under s. 7.21 (2m) (a) is settled as a result of agreement between the
4parties, the moneys accruing to the county on account of such settlement shall be
5paid to the board of election commissioners and deposited with the county treasurer
6in the same manner as provided for forfeitures under s. 778.13.
SB1-engrossed, s. 140 7Section 140. 778.136 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,47,13 8778.136 Ethics and lobbying forfeitures; how recovered.
9Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any moneys are received by the ethics
10government accountability board or attorney general in settlement of a civil action
11or other civil matter for violation of the lobbying law or code of ethics for state public
12officials and employees under s. 19.545, the moneys shall accrue to the state and be
13deposited with the secretary of administration.
SB1-engrossed, s. 141 14Section 141 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB1-engrossed,47,1515 (1) Transfer of elections board.
SB1-engrossed,47,1816 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
17liabilities of the elections board shall become the assets and liabilities of the
18government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed,47,1919 (b) Positions and employees.
SB1-engrossed,47,21 201. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
21in the elections board are transferred to the government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed,47,24 222. All incumbent employees holding positions in the elections board are
23transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability
24board.
SB1-engrossed,48,6
13. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
2status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
3government accountability board that they enjoyed in the elections board
4immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes,
5no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required
6to serve a probationary period.
SB1-engrossed,48,97 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
8tangible personal property, including records, of the elections board is transferred to
9the government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed,48,1510 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections board in effect on the
11effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
12government accountability board. The government accountability board shall carry
13out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified
14or rescinded by the government accountability board to the extent allowed under the
15contract.
SB1-engrossed,48,2116 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the elections board that are in
17effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
18expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the government accountability
19board. All orders issued by the elections board that are in effect on the effective date
20of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
21modified or rescinded by the government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed,49,222 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the elections board on the
23effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability
24board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the elections board with

1respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken
2by the government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed,49,33 (2) Transfer of ethics board.
SB1-engrossed,49,64 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
5liabilities of the ethics board shall become the assets and liabilities of the government
6accountability board.
SB1-engrossed,49,77 (b) Positions and employees.
SB1-engrossed,49,9 81. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
9in the ethics board are transferred to the government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed,49,12 102. All incumbent employees holding positions in the ethics board are
11transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability
12board.
SB1-engrossed,49,18 133. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
14status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
15government accountability board that they enjoyed in the ethics board immediately
16before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee
17so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a
18probationary period.
SB1-engrossed,49,2119 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
20tangible personal property, including records, of the ethics board is transferred to the
21government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed,50,222 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the ethics board remain in effect
23and are transferred to the government accountability board. The government
24accountability board shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a

1contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the government accountability
2board to the extent allowed under the contract.
SB1-engrossed,50,83 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the ethics board that are in effect
4on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration
5dates or until amended or repealed by the government accountability board. All
6orders issued by the ethics board that are in effect on the effective date of this
7paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or
8rescinded by the government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed,50,139 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the ethics board on the effective
10date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability board, and all
11materials submitted to or actions taken by the ethics board with respect to the
12pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
13government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed,50,1414 (3) Board transitions; initial terms.
SB1-engrossed,50,1815 (a) Notwithstanding section 15.61, 2001 stats., section 15.62, 2003 stats., and
16section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, the terms of office of all members of the elections
17board and all members of the ethics board holding office shall expire on the first day
18of the 6th month beginning after the date of publication of this act.
SB1-engrossed,50,2119 (b) Each member of the government accountability board who is appointed as
20provided in paragraph (c) and qualified to take office shall take office on the effective
21date of this paragraph, or upon qualification to take office, whichever is later.
SB1-engrossed,51,222 (c) Notwithstanding section 15.60 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, and
23section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, of the members of the government accountability
24board who are initially nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent

1of the senate appointed, 2 shall be appointed to serve for terms expiring on May 1,
22007, and 2 shall be appointed to serve for terms expiring on May 1, 2009.
SB1-engrossed,51,63 (d) Notwithstanding section 15.603 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act,
4the person who is initially appointed to serve as administrator of the enforcement
5division of the government accountability board shall serve for a term expiring on
6September 1, 2011.
SB1-engrossed,51,77 (4) Implementation.
SB1-engrossed,51,198 (a) Notwithstanding section 5.05 (1m) and (2m) of the statutes, as created by
9this act, and section 20.922 (1) of the statutes the director of the legislative council
10staff shall serve as executive director of the government accountability board,
11without additional compensation for such service, until such time as the board
12initially appoints an executive director and the appointee qualifies to take office. The
13executive director of the legislative council staff is vested with full authority and
14responsibility to carry out all functions of the executive director of the government
15accountability board, the enforcement division in the government accountability
16board, and the administrator of the enforcement division prior to appointment and
17qualification of the initial executive director, including the retention and
18termination of all staff not transferred to the board that the board is authorized to
19employ under this act.
SB1-engrossed,51,2420 (6) Nonseverability. Notwithstanding section 990.001 (11) of the statutes, if
21a court finds that the repeal and recreation of section 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes by
22this act, or any part of the laws specified in 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9115 (2y)
23(b), is unconstitutional, the repeal and recreation of section 71.10 (3) (b) of the
24statutes by this act is void.
SB1-engrossed, s. 143
1Section 143. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 6th
2month beginning after publication of this act, except as follows:
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