5.05 (5s) (intro.) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with an investigation, including the full text of any complaint received by the board, are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), except as provided in pars. (d) and (e) and except that the:
(a) The board shall permit inspection of records that are made public distributed or discussed in the course of a meeting or hearing by the board to determine if a violation of this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 has occurred. Whenever the board refers such investigation and hearing records to a district attorney or to the attorney general, they in open session.
(b) Investigatory records of the board may be made public in the course of a prosecution initiated under this subchapter chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19.
(c) The board shall also provide information from investigation and hearing records that pertains to the location of individuals and assets of individuals as requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development or by a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
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129. 19.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.55 (2) (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic transactions which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by members or employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government accountability board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic interests filed by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an official required to file shall be open to public inspection.
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130. 19.579 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.579 (title) Civil penalty penalties.
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131. 19.579 of the statutes is renumbered 19.579 (2).
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132. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
19.59 (1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to the ethics government accountability board and to the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subdivision may be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics government accountability board, or the district, knew or should have known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred. This subdivision does not affect the application of s. 946.13.
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133. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the ethics government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2) 5.05 (6a), or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
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134. 19.851 of the statutes is created to read:
19.851 Closed sessions by government accountability board. The government accountability board shall hold each meeting of the board for the purpose of deliberating concerning an investigation of any violation of the law under the jurisdiction of the ethics and accountability division of the board in closed session under this section. Prior to convening under this section, the government accountability board shall vote to convene in closed session in the manner provided in s. 19.85 (1). No business may be conducted by the government accountability board at any closed session under this section except that which relates to the purposes of the session as authorized in this section or as authorized in s. 19.85 (1).
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135. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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136. 20.005 (3) (schedule) 20.511 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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137. 20.455 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.455 (1) (b) Special counsel. A sum sufficient, subject to the procedure procedures established in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) and 14.11 (2) (c), for the compensation of special counsel appointed as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) and 14.11 (2) and 21.13.
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138. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
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139. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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140. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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141. 20.510 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (b).
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142. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (bm).
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143. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (c).
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144. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (d).
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145. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (g).
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146. 20.510 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.
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147. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
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148. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
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149. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (j).
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150. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (q).
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151. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (t).
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152. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (x).
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153. 20.511 (intro.) and (1) (title) and (a) of the statutes are created to read.
20.511 Government accountability board. (intro.) There is appropriated from the general fund, except where otherwise indicated, to the government accountability board for the following programs:
(1) (title) Administration of election, ethics, and lobbying laws.
(a) General program operations; general purpose revenue. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the board, including the printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws under ss. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and (4) and 11.21 (3) and (14), and the training of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).
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154. 20.511 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
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155. 20.511 (1) (h) and (i) of the statutes are created to read:
20.511 (1) (h) Materials and services. The amounts in the schedule for the costs of publishing documents, locating and copying records, and conducting programs under s. 19.48 (9) and administrative meetings and conferences, for compiling, disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed with the board under s. 19.48 (10), and for supplies, postage, and shipping. All moneys received by the board from collections for sales of publications, copies of records, and supplies, for postage, for shipping and records location fees, from fees assessed under s. 19.48 (9) and (10), and for charges assessed to participants in administrative meetings and conferences shall be credited to this appropriation account.
(i) General program operations; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the board. All moneys received from fees imposed under ss. 11.055 (1) and 13.75 shall be credited to this appropriation account.
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156. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
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157. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
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158. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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159. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (be) and amended to read:
20.511 (1) (be) Code of ethics investigations Investigations. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for the purpose of financing the costs of investigations authorized by the board of potential violations of the code of ethics for state public officials and employees under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, and subch. III of ch. 19.
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160. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
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161. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (jm) and amended to read:
20.511 (1) (jm) Gifts and grants. All moneys received by the board from gifts, grants, and bequests
and devises to carry out the purposes, not inconsistent with subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 the law, for which made or received.
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162. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
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163. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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164. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
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165. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. of the statutes is created to read:
20.923 (4) (f) 3j. Government accountability board: legal counsel.
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166. 20.930 of the statutes is amended to read:
20.930 Attorney fees. Except as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 7., 46.27 (7g) (h), 49.496 (3) (f) and 49.682 (6), no state agency in the executive branch may employ any attorney until such employment has been approved by the governor.
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167. 46.95 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.95 (4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).
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168. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
59.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year .... (year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $.... (preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
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169. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
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170. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
67.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city, a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes, so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
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171. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections government accountability board, the department of administration and the state treasurer under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding fiscal year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her tax return.
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172. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
73.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics government accountability board under s. 13.63 (1).
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173. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of commerce; the ethics government accountability board; the department of financial institutions; the department of health and family services; the department of natural resources; the department of public instruction; the department of regulation and licensing; the department of workforce development; the office of the commissioner of insurance; or the department of transportation.
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174. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the executive director administrator of the elections division of the elections government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the elections government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the executive director administrator of the elections division of the elections government accountability board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.
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175. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum in that school district.
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176. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
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177. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.91 (3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the question.
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178. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
125.05 (1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
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179. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.25 (1) Represent state in appeals and on remand. Except as provided in s.
ss. 5.05 (2m) (a) and 978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if. Nothing in this subsection deprives or relieves the attorney general or the department of justice of any authority or duty under this chapter.
(1m) Represent state in other matters. If requested by the governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any state department, agency, official, employee or agent, whether required to appear as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
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180. 165.25 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.25 (3r) Avoid conflict of interest. Require that attorneys in different organizational subunits in the department prosecute violations of chs. 562 to 569 or Indian gaming compacts entered into under s. 14.035 and defend any department, agency, official, employee or agent under subs. (1), (1m), (4) (a) and (6).
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181. 165.25 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
165.25 (8) Historical society contracts. In subs. (1), (1m), (6) and (6m), treat any nonprofit corporation operating a museum under a lease agreement with the state historical society as a department of state government and any official, employee or agent of such a corporation as a state official, employee or agent.
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182. 165.25 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
