AB1-ASA2,69,74 165.25 (8) Historical society contracts. In subs. (1), (1m), (6) and (6m), treat
5any nonprofit corporation operating a museum under a lease agreement with the
6state historical society as a department of state government and any official,
7employee or agent of such a corporation as a state official, employee or agent.
AB1-ASA2, s. 182 8Section 182. 165.25 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,69,129 165.25 (8m) Local emergency planning committees. In subs. (1), (1m), (6) and
10(6m), treat any local emergency planning committee appointed by a county board
11under s. 59.54 (8) (a) as a department of state government and any member of such
12a committee as a state official, employee or agent.
AB1-ASA2, s. 183 13Section 183. 165.93 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,69,1714 165.93 (4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the
15elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing
16the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under
17sub. (2).
AB1-ASA2, s. 184 18Section 184. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,70,419 198.08 (10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
20obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
21statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
22preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
23municipality and the elections government accountability board shall furnish such
24information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the
25district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes

1cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot,
2because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason,
3be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate
4such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.
AB1-ASA2, s. 185 5Section 185. 200.09 (11) (am) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,70,96 200.09 (11) (am) 2. No resolution passed under subd. 1. may authorize election
7of commissioners sooner than 6 months after the date of passage. The commission
8shall immediately notify the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05
9upon passage of a resolution under subd. 1.
AB1-ASA2,70,1410 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village comprising the district
11pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners, each commissioner may
12hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The commission shall
13immediately notify the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05 upon
14passage of a resolution under this subdivision.
AB1-ASA2, s. 186 15Section 186. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,70,1716 227.03 (6) Orders of the elections government accountability board under s.
175.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.
AB1-ASA2, s. 187 18Section 187. 227.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,71,219 227.45 (1) Except as provided in ss. 19.52 (3) and s. 901.05, an agency or
20hearing examiner shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence.
21The agency or hearing examiner shall admit all testimony having reasonable
22probative value, but shall exclude immaterial, irrelevant or unduly repetitious
23testimony or evidence that is inadmissible under s. 901.05. The agency or hearing
24examiner shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. Basic principles
25of relevancy, materiality and probative force shall govern the proof of all questions

1of fact. Objections to evidentiary offers and offers of proof of evidence not admitted
2may be made and shall be noted in the record.
AB1-ASA2, s. 188 3Section 188. 227.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,71,84 227.46 (1) (intro.) Except as provided under s. 227.43 (1), an agency may
5designate an official of the agency or an employee on its staff or borrowed from
6another agency under s. 20.901 or 230.047 as a hearing examiner to preside over any
7contested case. In hearings under s. 19.52, a reserve judge shall be appointed.
8Subject to rules of the agency, examiners presiding at hearings may:
AB1-ASA2, s. 189 9Section 189. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,71,1110 227.52 (6) Decisions of the chairperson of the elections government
11accountability
board or the chairperson's designee.
AB1-ASA2, s. 190 12Section 190. 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA2,71,1313 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. Government accountability board — 2.
AB1-ASA2, s. 191 14Section 191. 230.08 (2) (om) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-ASA2, s. 192 15Section 192. 230.08 (2) (on) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA2,71,1616 230.08 (2) (on) The legal counsel to the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2, s. 193 17Section 193. 230.08 (2) (wm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-ASA2, s. 194 18Section 194. 230.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,72,219 230.08 (4) (a) The number of administrator positions specified in sub. (2) (e)
20includes all administrator positions specifically authorized by law to be employed
21outside the classified service in each department, board or commission and the
22historical society. In this paragraph, "department" has the meaning given under s.
2315.01 (5), "board" means the educational communications board, government
24accountability board,
investment board, public defender board and technical college
25system board and "commission" means the public service commission.

1Notwithstanding sub. (2) (z), no division administrator position exceeding the
2number authorized in sub. (2) (e) may be created in the unclassified service.
AB1-ASA2, s. 195 3Section 195. 234.02 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,72,74 234.02 (3m) (c) The authority shall, with the advice of the ethics government
5accountability
board, adopt and enforce ethics guidelines applicable to its paid
6consultants which are similar to subch. III of ch. 19, except that the authority may
7not require its paid consultants to file financial disclosure statements.
AB1-ASA2, s. 196 8Section 196. 301.03 (20m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,72,139 301.03 (20m) Transmit to the elections government accountability board, on
10a continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been
11convicted of a felony under the laws of this state and whose civil rights have not been
12restored, together with his or her residential address and the date on which the
13department expects his or her civil rights to be restored.
AB1-ASA2, s. 197 14Section 197. 343.11 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,72,1815 343.11 (2m) Within 30 days following surrender of a license under sub. (1), the
16department shall provide notice to the elections government accountability board of
17the person's name and address, the name of the jurisdiction issuing the surrendered
18license, and the date on which the license was surrendered.
AB1-ASA2, s. 198 19Section 198. 560.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,73,320 560.04 (2m) Duties. The department may assign one or more full-time
21equivalent positions to the functions of coordinating the development and scheduling
22of training programs for local government officials by the University of
23Wisconsin-Extension, technical college system, department of revenue, elections
24government accountability board, and other state agencies in order to assure the
25effective delivery of training programs and to prevent duplication of effort and of

1coordinating requests for management or personnel consultative services from
2government units other than the state and directing those requests to the
3appropriate division of the department of administration.
AB1-ASA2, s. 199 4Section 199. 758.19 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA2,73,115 758.19 (9) If a court of appeals judge is appointed to serve as a member of the
6governmental accountability candidate committee and the judge has good cause for
7declining to serve, the director of state courts shall accept from the judge a written
8communication setting forth the reasons why the judge cannot or should not serve
9and the judge shall then be excused from service. Upon receipt of the communication,
10the director shall notify the chief justice and the vacancy shall then be filled as
11provided in ss. 15.60 (2) and 17.20 (1).
AB1-ASA2, s. 200 12Section 200. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,73,23 13778.135 Campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics forfeitures; how
14recovered.
Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by
15the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05 (1) (c) is settled as a
16result of agreement between the parties without approval of the court, the moneys
17accruing to the state on account of such settlement shall be paid to the board and
18deposited with the secretary of administration. Whenever any proposed action by
19a county board of election commissioners under s. 7.21 (2m) (a) is settled as a result
20of agreement between the parties, the moneys accruing to the county on account of
21such settlement shall be paid to the board of election commissioners and deposited
22with the county treasurer in the same manner as provided for forfeitures under s.
23778.13.
AB1-ASA2, s. 201 24Section 201. 778.136 of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-ASA2, s. 202 25Section 202. 801.50 (5t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA2,74,11
1801.50 (5t) Except as otherwise provided in ss. 801.52 and 971.223 (1) and (2),
2venue in a civil action to impose a forfeiture upon a resident of this state for a
3violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, or for a violation
4of any other law arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of
5the investigation or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation
6under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, shall be in circuit court
7for the county where the defendant resides. For purposes of this subsection, a person
8other than a natural person resides within a county if the person's principal place of
9operation is located within that county. This subsection does not affect which
10prosecutor has responsibility under s. 978.05 (2) to prosecute civil actions arising
11from violations under s. 971.223 (1).
AB1-ASA2, s. 203 12Section 203. 801.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,74,23 13801.52 Discretionary change of venue. The court may at any time, upon
14its own motion, the motion of a party or the stipulation of the parties, change the
15venue to any county in the interest of justice or for the convenience of the parties or
16witnesses, except that venue in a civil action to impose forfeiture for a violation of chs.
175 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 or for a violation of any other law
18arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of the investigation
19or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation under chs. 5 to
2012, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, may be changed only as provided in s.
21971.223 (1) and (2) or in the same manner that is authorized for a change in the venue
22of a criminal trial under s. 971.22
. This section does not apply to proceedings under
23ch. 980.
AB1-ASA2, s. 204 24Section 204. 801.64 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA2,75,19
1801.64 Legislative findings; 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act). The
2legislature finds that providing under 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act) for the place
3of trial in the county where the offender resides is consistent with the legislature's
4authority under article I, section 7, of the constitution and with previous acts by the
5legislature providing for the place of trial in counties other than where the elements
6of the offense may have occurred. The legislature further finds that allowing
7defendants charged with violating offenses covered by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this
8act) to request a trial in the county where the offense occurred is consistent with the
9protections in article I, section 7, of the constitution. The legislature finds that
10violations of offenses covered by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act) are violations of the
11public trust that should be adjudicated in the county where the offender resides so
12the individuals who the defendant interacts with daily, serves, or represents as a
13public official or candidate and whose trust was violated by the offense will judge the
14defendant's guilt or innocence. The legislature further finds that to so provide is
15consistent with equal protection of the laws under article I, section 1, of the
16constitution. The legislature finds the venue provision in 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this
17act) represents an appropriate balance between the rights of the defendant and the
18need to prevent and prosecute civil and criminal offenses covered by 2007 Wisconsin
19Act .... (this act).
AB1-ASA2, s. 205 20Section 205. 971.19 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA2,76,321 971.19 (12) Except as provided in s. 971.223, in an action for a violation of chs.
225 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, or for a violation of any other law
23arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of the investigation
24or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation under subch. 5
25to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 a defendant who is a resident of this

1state shall be tried in circuit court for the county where the defendant resides. For
2purposes of this subsection, a person other than a natural person resides within a
3county if the person's principal place of operation is located within that county.
AB1-ASA2, s. 206 4Section 206. 971.223 of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA2,76,11 5971.223 Change of Place of Trial for Certain Violations. (1) In an action
6for a violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, or for a
7violation of any other law arising from or in relation to the official functions of the
8subject of the investigation or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying
9regulation under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, a defendant
10who is a resident of this state may move to change the place of trial to the county
11where the offense was committed. The motion shall be in writing.
AB1-ASA2,76,20 12(2) The court shall grant a motion under this section if the court determines
13that the county where the offense was committed is different than the county where
14the defendant resides. If there is more than one county where the offense was
15committed, the court shall determine which of the counties where the offense was
16committed will be the place of trial. The judge who orders the change in the place
17of trial shall preside at the trial and the jury shall be chosen from the county where
18the trial will be held. Preliminary matters prior to trial may be conducted in either
19county at the discretion of the court. The judge shall determine where the record
20shall be kept and, if the defendant is in custody, where the defendant shall be held.
AB1-ASA2,76,22 21(3) This section does not affect which prosecutor has responsibility under s.
22978.05 (1) to prosecute criminal actions arising from violations under sub. (1).
AB1-ASA2,76,25 23(4) This section does not affect the application of s. 971.22. In actions under
24sub. (1), the court may enter an order under s. 971.225 only if the order is agreed to
25by the defendant.
AB1-ASA2, s. 207
1Section 207. 971.225 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,77,32 971.225 (1) (intro.) In lieu of changing the place of trial under s. 971.22 (3) or
3971.223
, the court may require the selection of a jury under sub. (2) if:
AB1-ASA2, s. 208 4Section 208. 978.05 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB1-ASA2,77,185 978.05 (1) Criminal actions. Except as otherwise provided by law, prosecute
6all criminal actions before any court within his or her prosecutorial unit and have
7sole responsibility for prosecution of all criminal actions arising from violations of
8chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 and from violations of other
9laws arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of the
10investigation or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation
11under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, that are alleged to be
12committed by a resident of his or her prosecutorial unit, or if alleged to be committed
13by a nonresident of this state, that are alleged to occur in his or her prosecutorial unit
14unless another prosecutor is substituted under s. 5.05 (2m) (i) or this chapter or by
15referral of the government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2m) (c) 15. or 16. For
16purposes of this subsection, a person other than a natural person is a resident of a
17prosecutorial unit if the person's principal place of operation is located in that
18prosecutorial unit
.
AB1-ASA2,78,9 19(2) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided by law, prosecute all state
20forfeiture actions, county traffic actions and actions concerning violations of county
21ordinances which are in conformity with state criminal laws in the courts within his
22or her prosecutorial unit and have joint responsibility, together with the government
23accountability board, for prosecution of all forfeiture actions arising from violations
24of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 and from violations of other
25laws arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of the

1investigation or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation
2under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 that are alleged to be
3committed by a resident of his or her prosecutorial unit, or if alleged to be committed
4by a nonresident of this state, that are alleged to occur within his or her prosecutorial
5unit unless another prosecutor is substituted under s. 5.05 (2m) (h) or this chapter
6or by referral of the government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2m) (c) 15. or 16.
7For purposes of this subsection, a person other than a natural person is a resident
8of a prosecutorial unit if the person's principal place of operation is located in that
9prosecutorial unit
.
AB1-ASA2, s. 209 10Section 209 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB1-ASA2,78,1611 (1) Initiation date. In this section, "initiation date" means the first day of the
127th month beginning after publication of this act, or the 31st day beginning after the
13date on which the government accountability board has given final approval to the
14hiring of individuals to initially fill the positions of legal counsel to the board,
15administrator of the ethics and accountability division of the board, and
16administrator of the elections division of the board, whichever is later.
AB1-ASA2,78,1717 (2) Transfer of elections board.
AB1-ASA2,78,2018 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
19liabilities of the elections board shall become the assets and liabilities of the
20government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,78,2121 (b) Positions and employees.
AB1-ASA2,78,23 221. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
23in the elections board are transferred to the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,79,2 242. All incumbent employees holding positions in the elections board on the
25effective date of this subdivision, except the incumbent employee holding the

1position of executive director, are transferred on the effective date of this subdivision
2to the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,79,8 33. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
4status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
5government accountability board that they enjoyed in the elections board
6immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes,
7no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required
8to serve a probationary period.
AB1-ASA2,79,119 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
10tangible personal property, including records, of the elections board is transferred to
11the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,79,1712 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections board in effect on the
13effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
14government accountability board. The government accountability board shall carry
15out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified
16or rescinded by the government accountability board to the extent allowed under the
17contract.
AB1-ASA2,80,1118 (e) Rules and orders. Within one year after the initiation date, the board shall
19hold one or more public hearings on the question of reaffirmation of each rule that
20has been promulgated and each order that has been issued by the elections board and
21that is in effect on that date. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every rule
22promulgated by the elections board that is in effect on the effective date of this
23paragraph remains in effect until its specified expiration date or until the end of the
24365-day period beginning on the initiation date, whichever is earlier, unless that
25board repeals or amends the rule, effective on an earlier date, or unless that board

1specifically votes to reaffirm the rule. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every
2order issued by the elections board that is in effect on the effective date of this
3paragraph remains in effect until its specified expiration date or until the end of the
4365-day period beginning on the initiation date, whichever is earlier, unless that
5board modifies or rescinds the order, effective on an earlier date, or unless that board
6specifically votes to reaffirm the order. Any action by the board to amend or repeal
7a rule shall be in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 227 of the statutes. The
8board may extend the expiration date of any rule or order under this paragraph for
9not more than 3 months in order to afford time for additional review, but no such
10extension or renewal of an extension may extend the expiration date of any rule or
11order by more than 6 months in all.
AB1-ASA2,80,2312 (f) Formal opinions. Within one year after the initiation date, the board shall
13hold one or more public hearings on the question of reaffirmation of each formal
14opinion that has been issued by the elections board and that has not been withdrawn
15or modified. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every formal opinion issued by
16the elections board that has not been withdrawn or modified on the initiation date
17remains in effect until the end of the 365-day period beginning on the initiation date
18unless that board withdraws or modifies the opinion on an earlier date, or unless that
19board specifically votes to reaffirm the opinion on an earlier date. The board may
20extend the period of effectiveness of any formal opinion under this paragraph for not
21more than 3 months in order to afford time for additional review, but no such
22extension or renewal of an extension may extend the period of effectiveness of any
23opinion by more than 6 months in all.
AB1-ASA2,81,824 (g) Review of internal operating procedures. During the 365-day period
25beginning on the initiation date, the board shall review all internal operating

1procedures of the elections board in effect on the initiation date that affect the
2manner in which the board interrelates with persons who are not employees of the
3board. The review shall specifically address the degree to which employees are
4authorized to perform their functions without direct supervision of or approval of the
5board. During the pendency of the review, no employee of the government
6accountability board may make any change in an internal operating procedure
7described in this paragraph unless that board first holds a public hearing concerning
8the proposed change and that board specifically approves the change.
AB1-ASA2,81,139 (h) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the elections board on the
10effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability
11board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the elections board with
12respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken
13by the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,81,1414 (3) Transfer of ethics board.
AB1-ASA2,81,1715 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
16liabilities of the ethics board shall become the assets and liabilities of the government
17accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,81,1818 (b) Positions and employees.
AB1-ASA2,81,20 191. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
20in the ethics board are transferred to the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,81,24 212. All incumbent employees holding positions in the ethics board on the
22effective date of this subdivision, except the incumbent employee holding the
23position of executive director, are transferred on the effective date of this subdivision
24to the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,82,6
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 ethics board immediately
4before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee
5so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a
6probationary period.
AB1-ASA2,82,97 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
8tangible personal property, including records, of the ethics board is transferred to the
9government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,82,1410 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the ethics board remain in effect
11and are transferred to the government accountability board. The government
12accountability board shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a
13contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the government accountability
14board to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB1-ASA2,83,815 (e) Rules and orders. Within one year after the initiation date, the board shall
16hold one or more public hearings on the question of reaffirmation of each rule that
17has been promulgated and each order that has been issued by the ethics board and
18that is in effect on that date. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every rule
19promulgated by the ethics board that is in effect on the effective date of this
20paragraph remains in effect until its specified expiration date or until the end of the
21365-day period beginning on the initiation date, whichever is earlier, unless that
22board amends or repeals the rule, effective on an earlier date, or unless that board
23specifically votes to reaffirm the rule. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every
24order issued by the ethics board that is in effect on the effective date of this paragraph
25remains in effect until its specified expiration date or until the end of the 365-day

1period beginning on the initiation date, whichever is earlier, unless that board
2modifies or rescinds the order, effective on an earlier date, or unless that board
3specifically votes to reaffirm the order. Any action by the board to amend or repeal
4a rule shall be in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 227 of the statutes. The
5board may extend the expiration date of any rule or order under this paragraph for
6not more than 3 months in order to afford time for additional review, but no such
7extension or renewal of an extension may extend the expiration date of any rule or
8order by more than 6 months in all.
AB1-ASA2,83,239 (f) Formal opinions. Within one year after the initiation date, the board shall
10hold one or more public hearings on the question of reaffirmation of each formal
11opinion that has been issued by the ethics board and that has not been withdrawn
12or modified. If the formal opinion is confidential, the board shall hold the hearing
13on the question of reaffirmation of the summary of the opinion that has been
14published. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every formal opinion issued by
15the ethics board or by the executive director of the ethics board acting in its stead that
16has not been withdrawn or modified on the initiation date remains in effect until the
17end of the 365-day period beginning on the initiation date unless that board
18withdraws or modifies the opinion on an earlier date, or unless that board specifically
19votes to reaffirm the opinion on an earlier date. The board may extend the period
20of effectiveness of any formal opinion under this paragraph for not more than 3
21months in order to afford time for additional review, but no such extension or renewal
22of an extension may extend the period of effectiveness of an opinion by more than 6
23months in all.
AB1-ASA2,84,1124 (g) Review of guidelines. Within one year after the initiation date, the board
25shall hold one or more public hearings for the purpose of reviewing the question of

1reaffirmation of each current guideline that has been issued by the ethics board. The
2review shall address the extent to which the guidelines are consistent with relevant
3law. Except as authorized in this paragraph, the government accountability board
4shall withdraw each guideline identified in this paragraph at the end of the 365-day
5period beginning on the initiation date, unless the board chooses to withdraw or
6revise the guideline at an earlier date or unless the board specifically votes to
7reaffirm the current text of the guideline as issued prior to the end of that period.
8The board may extend the circulation period of any guideline identified in this
9paragraph for not more than 3 months in order to afford time for additional review,
10but no such extension or renewal of an extension may extend the circulation period
11of a guideline by more than 6 months in all.
AB1-ASA2,84,2112 (h) Review of internal operating procedures. During the 365-day period
13beginning on the initiation date, the board shall review all internal operating
14procedures of the ethics board in effect on the initiation date that affect the manner
15in which the board interrelates with persons who are not employees of the board. The
16review shall specifically address the degree to which employees are authorized to
17perform their functions without direct supervision of or approval of the board.
18During the pendency of the review, no employee of the government accountability
19board may make any change in an internal operating procedure described in this
20paragraph unless that board first holds a public hearing concerning the proposed
21change and that board specifically approves the change.
AB1-ASA2,85,222 (i) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the ethics board on the effective
23date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability board, and all
24materials submitted to or actions taken by the ethics board with respect to the

1pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
2government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,85,173 (4) Confirmation of persons nominated to initially fill positions on the
4board.
Notwithstanding section 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by this act,
5the governor shall submit the names of the nominees to initially fill 3 of the positions
6as members of the government accountability board to the assembly and shall
7submit the names of the nominees to initially fill 3 of the positions as members of the
8government accountability board to the senate, and the nominees to initially fill
9those positions are subject to confirmation solely by a majority of the members
10present and voting on a nomination in the house to which their names are submitted.
11Notwithstanding section 5.052 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, if a nominee
12of the governor to initially fill a position as a member of the government
13accountability board dies or withdraws, or if such a nomination is withdrawn by the
14governor or rejected by the house to which submitted under this subsection, the
15government accountability candidate committee shall submit an additional nominee
16to the governor for appointment to the board, subject to confirmation by the same
17house in accordance with this subsection.
AB1-ASA2,85,1818 (5) Board transitions; initial terms.
AB1-ASA2,85,2219 (a) Notwithstanding section 15.61, 2005 stats., section 15.62, 2005 stats., and
20section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, the terms of office of all members of the elections
21board and all members of the ethics board holding office shall expire on the initiation
22date.
AB1-ASA2,86,323 (b) Each member of the government accountability board who is appointed as
24provided in paragraph (c) and qualified to take office shall take office on the effective
25date of this paragraph, or upon qualification to take office, whichever is later.

1Notwithstanding section 15.07 (4) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the board
2does not have a quorum for transaction of business at its initial meeting until 6
3members have initially been appointed and qualify to serve.
AB1-ASA2,86,184 (c) The government accountability candidate committee shall submit to the
5governor the names of at least 8 qualified individuals to fill the initial positions as
6members of the government accountability board. In making nominations to
7initially fill positions as members of the government accountability board, the
8government accountability candidate committee shall draw lots at a meeting of the
9committee to assign a numerical sequence to each nomination, beginning with the
10number one. Notwithstanding section 15.60 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act,
11from the nominations submitted, the governor shall nominate the nominee who is
12assigned the lowest number to serve for a term expiring on May 1, 2014; the nominee
13having the next highest number to serve for a term expiring on May 1, 2013; the
14nominee having the next highest number to serve for a term expiring on May 1, 2012;
15the nominee having the next highest number to serve for a term expiring on May 1,
162011; the nominee having the next highest number to serve for a term expiring on
17May 1, 2010; and the nominee having the next highest number to serve for a term
18expiring on May 1, 2009.
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