SB1-engrossed, s. 64 16Section 64. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,29,1717 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 65m 18Section 65m. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 67 19Section 67. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,30,1320 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
21of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
224:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
23office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
24after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
25nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15

1(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
2nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
3in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
4on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
5the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
6or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
7The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
8the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
9for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections government accountability
10board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain whether
11that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the elections government
12accountability
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners may not
13certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
SB1-engrossed, s. 68 14Section 68. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,30,2515 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
16investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
17government accountability board a quarterly report of economic transactions no
18later than the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter during
19any portion of which he or she was a member or employee of the investment board.
20Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form prescribed by the ethics
21government accountability board and shall identify the date and nature of any
22purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation, dissolution , or modification of any
23economic interest made during the quarter for which the report is filed and
24disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a statement of economic interests
25were being filed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 69
1Section 69. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,31,152 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
3family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
4official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
5voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
6involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in
7whole or in part derived from state funds unless the state public official has first
8made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
9the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or
10lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
11by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics
12board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
13state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
14a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
15application of s. 946.13.
SB1-engrossed, s. 70 16Section 70. 19.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,31,1917 19.46 (1) (intro.) Except in accordance with the board's advice of the executive
18director of the board
under sub. (2) and except as otherwise provided in sub. (3), no
19state public official may:
SB1-engrossed, s. 71 20Section 71. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,32,1621 19.46 (2) Any individual, either personally or on behalf of an organization or
22governmental body, may request of the board executive director of the board an
23advisory opinion regarding the propriety under this subchapter or subch. III of ch.
2413
of any matter to which the person is or may become a party; and any appointing
25officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may request of the board

1executive director an advisory opinion regarding the propriety under this subchapter
2or subch. III of ch. 13
of any matter to which the prospective appointee is or may
3become a party. The board executive director shall review a request for an advisory
4opinion and may advise the person making the request. Advisory opinions and
5requests therefor shall be in writing. The board's deliberations and actions upon The
6executive director may consult with the board before issuing a formal opinion but
7shall not reveal any information to the board that would identify the requester of the
8opinion. All consultations with the board concerning
such requests shall be in
9meetings not open to the public. It is prima facie evidence of intent to comply with
10this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 when a person refers a matter to the board
11executive director and abides by the board's executive director's advisory opinion, if
12the material facts are as stated in the opinion request. The board may authorize the
13executive director to act in its stead in instances where delay is of substantial
14inconvenience or detriment to the requesting party.
No member or employee of the
15board may make public the identity of the individual requesting an advisory opinion
16or of individuals or organizations mentioned in the opinion.
SB1-engrossed, s. 72 17Section 72. 19.47 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 73 18Section 73. 19.47 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 74 19Section 74. 19.47 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,33,620 19.47 (5) No later than September 1 of each year, the board shall submit a
21report concerning its actions in the preceding fiscal year to the governor and the chief
22clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
2313.172 (2). Such
The board shall include in its biennial report shall contain under
24s. 15.04 (1) (d)
the names and duties of all individuals employed by the board and a
25summary of its determinations and advisory opinions issued by the executive

1director under s. 19.46 (2)
. The board shall make sufficient alterations in the
2summaries to prevent disclosing the identities of individuals or organizations
3involved in the decisions or opinions. The board may also include in its biennial
4report any information compiled under s. 11.21 (7).
The board shall make such
5further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction and such recommendations for
6further legislation as it deems desirable.
SB1-engrossed, s. 75 7Section 75. 19.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,33,128 19.50 (2) To administer oaths and to require by subpoena issued by it the
9attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any documentary
10evidence relating to the investigation or hearing being conducted. Notwithstanding
11s. 885.01 (4), the issuance of a subpoena requires action by the board in accordance
12with s. 19.47 (4).
SB1-engrossed, s. 76 13Section 76. 19.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,33,2014 19.54 (2) An application for rehearing is governed by such general rules as the
15board may establish. Only one rehearing may be granted by the board. No order of
16the board pursuant to this subchapter or subch. III of ch.13 becomes effective until
1720 days after it is issued, or while an application for rehearing or a rehearing is
18pending, or until 10 days after such application for rehearing is either denied,
19expressly or by implication, or the board has announced its final determination on
20rehearing.
SB1-engrossed, s. 77 21Section 77. 19.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,34,622 19.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), all records under this subchapter or
23subch. III of ch. 13
in the possession of the board are open to public inspection at all
24reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to examine a
25statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any statements

1which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and address, and
2if the individual is representing another person, the full name and address of the
3person which he or she represents. Such identification may be provided in writing
4or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years information
5obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a fictitious name
6or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for inspection.
SB1-engrossed, s. 78 7Section 78. 19.55 (2) (a) to (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,34,178 19.55 (2) (a) Records obtained in connection with a request for an advisory
9opinion issued under s. 19.46 (2) other than summaries of advisory opinions that do
10not disclose the identity of individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on
11whose behalf they are requested. The executive director of the board may, however,
12make such records public with the consent of the individual requesting the advisory
13opinion or the organization or governmental body on whose behalf it is requested.
14A person who makes or purports to make public the substance of or any portion of
15an advisory opinion requested by or on behalf of the person is deemed to have waived
16the confidentiality of the request for an advisory opinion and of any records obtained
17or prepared by the board in connection with the request for an advisory opinion.
SB1-engrossed,35,318 (b) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with an
19investigation under this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13, except that the board shall
20permit inspection of records that are made public in the course of a hearing by the
21board to determine if a violation of this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 has
22occurred. Whenever the board refers such investigation and hearing records to a
23district attorney or to the attorney general, they may be made public in the course
24of a prosecution initiated under this subchapter. The board shall also provide
25information from investigation and hearing records that pertains to the location of

1individuals and assets of individuals as requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the
2department of workforce development or by a county child support agency under s.
359.53 (5).
SB1-engrossed,35,104 (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic transactions
5which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by members or
6employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government accountability
7board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to the legislative
8audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic interests filed
9by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an official required to
10file shall be open to public inspection.
SB1-engrossed, s. 79 11Section 79. 19.579 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1-engrossed,35,14 1219.579 Civil penalty. Any person who violates s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) may
13be required to forfeit not more than $500. Any person who violates any other
14provision of this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.
SB1-engrossed, s. 80 15Section 80. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,36,316 19.59 (1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's
17immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a
18member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least
1910% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter
20into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000
21within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the
22district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of
23such relationship or interest to the ethics government accountability board and to
24the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subdivision may
25be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which

1the ethics government accountability board, or the district, knew or should have
2known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred. This subdivision does not
3affect the application of s. 946.13.
SB1-engrossed, s. 81 4Section 81. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,36,75 19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
6ethics executive director of the government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2),
7or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
SB1-engrossed, s. 84 8Section 84. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 85 9Section 85. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 86 10Section 86. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 87 11Section 87. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 88 12Section 88. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 89 13Section 89. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 90 14Section 90. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 91 15Section 91. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 92 16Section 92. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 93 17Section 93. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 94 18Section 94. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
19109
, is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 95 20Section 95. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 96 21Section 96. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 101 22Section 101. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 102 23Section 102. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 103 24Section 103. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 104 25Section 104. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 105
1Section 105. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 106m 2Section 106m. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 107 3Section 107. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 108 4Section 108. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,38,35 20.923 (4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the
6administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state
7employment relations, the administrator of the enforcement division in the
8government accountability board,
and commission chairpersons and members shall
9be identified and limited in number in accordance with the standardized
10nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive
11salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (i). Except for positions specified in par. pars. (c)
123m. and (e) 2e. and sub. (12), all unclassified division administrator positions
13enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the joint
14committee on employment relations, by the director of the office of state employment
15relations to one of 10 executive salary groups. The joint committee on employment
16relations, by majority vote of the full committee, may amend recommendations for
17initial position assignments and changes in assignments to the executive salary
18groups submitted by the director of the office of state employment relations. All
19division administrator assignments and amendments to assignments of
20administrator positions approved by the committee shall become part of the
21compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division administrator position is
22created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the position until the joint
23committee on employment relations approves assignment of the position to an
24executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of the position to an
25executive salary group having a salary range minimum or maximum inconsistent

1with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such approval, the incumbent's
2salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to conform with the committee's
3action, effective on the date of that action. Positions are assigned as follows:
SB1-engrossed, s. 109 4Section 109. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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.
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