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:
SB1-engrossed,52,73 (1) The treatment of sections 5.052, 5.054, 15.07 (5) (m), 15.60, 15.603, 20.923
4(4) (intro.), (e) 2e., and (f) 3j., 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. and (on) and (4) (a) of the statutes, the
5renumbering and amendment of section 15.03 of the statutes, the creation of section
615.03 (2) of the statutes, and Section 141 (3 ) (b) to (d) and (4 ) of this act take effect
7on the day after publication.
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