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19.55
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2)
and s. 5.05 (5s), all records
under this
10subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 in the possession of the board are open to public
11inspection at all reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to
12examine a statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any
13statements which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and
14address, and if the individual is representing another person, the full name and
15address of the person which he or she represents. Such identification may be
16provided in writing or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years
17information obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a
18fictitious name or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for
19inspection.
SB1-SSA1, s. 129
20Section
129. 19.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (f) 1. and
21amended to read:
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5.05
(5s) (f) 1.
Records Except as authorized or required under subd. 2., records 23obtained in connection with a request for an advisory opinion
issued under s. 5.05
24(6a), other than summaries of advisory opinions that do not disclose the identity of
25individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on whose behalf they are
1requested
, are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
2Except as authorized or required under subd. 2., the board shall make sufficient
3alterations in the summaries to prevent disclosing the identities of individuals or
4organizations involved in the opinions.
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52. a. The board may
, however, make
such records
under subd. 1. public with the
6consent of the individual requesting the advisory opinion or the organization or
7governmental body on whose behalf it is requested.
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8b. A person who makes or purports to make public the substance of or any
9portion of an advisory opinion requested by or on behalf of the person is deemed to
10have waived the confidentiality of the request for an advisory opinion and of any
11records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with the request for an
12advisory opinion.
SB1-SSA1, s. 130
13Section
130. 19.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (intro.) and
14amended to read:
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5.05
(5s) (intro.) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with
16an investigation
, including the full text of any complaint received by the board, are
17not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), except
as
18provided in pars. (d) and (e) and except that
the
:
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19(a) The board shall permit inspection of records that are
made public 20distributed or discussed in the course of a
meeting or hearing by the board
to
21determine if a violation of this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 has occurred. 22Whenever the board refers such investigation and hearing records to a district
23attorney or to the attorney general, they in open session.
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1(b) Investigatory records of the board may be made public in the course of a
2prosecution initiated under
this subchapter chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch.
3III of ch. 19.
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4(c) The board shall
also provide information from investigation and hearing
5records that pertains to the location of individuals and assets of individuals as
6requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development or by a
7county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
SB1-SSA1, s. 131
8Section
131. 19.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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19.55
(2) (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic
10transactions which are filed with the
ethics government accountability board by
11members or employees of the investment board, except that the
ethics government
12accountability board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to
13the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic
14interests filed by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an
15official required to file shall be open to public inspection.
SB1-SSA1, s. 132
16Section
132. 19.579 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1719.579 (title)
Civil penalty penalties.
SB1-SSA1, s. 133
18Section
133. 19.579 of the statutes is renumbered 19.579 (2).
SB1-SSA1, s. 134
19Section
134. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
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19.59
(1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's
21immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a
22member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least
2310% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter
24into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000
25within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the
1district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of
2such relationship or interest to the
ethics government accountability board and to
3the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subdivision may
4be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which
5the
ethics government accountability board, or the district, knew or should have
6known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred. This subdivision does not
7affect the application of s. 946.13.
SB1-SSA1, s. 135
8Section
135. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
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19.85
(1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
10ethics government accountability board under s.
19.46 (2) 5.05 (6a), or from any
11county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
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1319.851 Closed sessions by government accountability board. The
14government accountability board shall hold each meeting of the board for the
15purpose of deliberating concerning an investigation of any violation of the law under
16the jurisdiction of the ethics and accountability division of the board in closed session
17under this section. Prior to convening under this section, the government
18accountability board shall vote to convene in closed session in the manner provided
19in s. 19.85 (1). No business may be conducted by the government accountability
20board at any closed session under this section except that which relates to the
21purposes of the session as authorized in this section or as authorized in s. 19.85 (1).
SB1-SSA1, s. 137
22Section
137. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
23insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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SB1-SSA1, s. 139
3Section
139. 20.455 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.455
(1) (b)
Special counsel. A sum sufficient, subject to the
procedure 5procedures established in
s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) and 14.11 (2) (c), for the compensation
6of special counsel appointed as provided in ss.
5.05 (2m) (c) and 14.11 (2) and 21.13.
SB1-SSA1, s. 143
10Section
143. 20.510 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (b).
SB1-SSA1, s. 144
1Section
144. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (bm).
SB1-SSA1, s. 145
2Section
145. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (c).
SB1-SSA1, s. 146
3Section
146. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (d).
SB1-SSA1, s. 147
4Section
147. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (g).
SB1-SSA1, s. 151
8Section
151. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (j).
SB1-SSA1, s. 152
9Section
152. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (q).
SB1-SSA1, s. 153
10Section
153. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (t).
SB1-SSA1, s. 154
11Section
154. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (x).
SB1-SSA1, s. 155
12Section
155. 20.511 (intro.) and (1) (title) and (a) of the statutes are created
13to read.
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1420.511 Government accountability board. (intro.) There is appropriated
15from the general fund, except where otherwise indicated, to the government
16accountability board for the following programs:
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17(1) (title)
Administration of election, ethics, and lobbying laws.
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(a)
General program operations; general purpose revenue. Biennially, the
19amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the board, including the
20printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws under ss. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and
21(4) and 11.21 (3) and (14), and the training of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).
SB1-SSA1, s. 156
22Section
156. 20.511 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 157
24Section
157. 20.511 (1) (h) and (i) of the statutes are created to read:
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120.511
(1) (h)
Materials and services. The amounts in the schedule for the costs
2of publishing documents, locating and copying records, and conducting programs
3under s. 19.48 (9) and administrative meetings and conferences, for compiling,
4disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed with the
5board under s. 19.48 (10), and for supplies, postage, and shipping. All moneys
6received by the board from collections for sales of publications, copies of records, and
7supplies, for postage, for shipping and records location fees, from fees assessed under
8s. 19.48 (9) and (10), and for charges assessed to participants in administrative
9meetings and conferences shall be credited to this appropriation account.
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(i)
General program operations; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule
11for general program operations of the board. All moneys received from fees imposed
12under ss. 11.055 (1) and 13.75 shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB1-SSA1, s. 161
16Section
161. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (be) and
17amended to read:
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20.511
(1) (be)
Code of ethics investigations Investigations. Biennially, the
19amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for the purpose of financing the costs of
20investigations
authorized by the board of
potential violations of
the code of ethics for
21state public officials and employees under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, and subch.
22III of ch. 19.
SB1-SSA1, s. 163
24Section
163. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (jm) and
25amended to read:
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120.511
(1) (jm)
Gifts and grants. All moneys received by the board from gifts,
2grants,
and bequests
and devises to carry out the purposes, not inconsistent with
3subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 the law, for which made or received.
SB1-SSA1, s. 167
7Section
167. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. of the statutes is created to read:
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20.923
(4) (f) 3j. Government accountability board: legal counsel.
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1020.930 Attorney fees. Except as provided in ss.
5.05 (2m) (c) 7., 46.27 (7g) (h),
1149.496 (3) (f) and 49.682 (6), no state agency in the executive branch may employ any
12attorney until such employment has been approved by the governor.
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46.95
(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).
SB1-SSA1, s. 170
18Section
170. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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59.605
(3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
20The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
21supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
22form for referendum ballots prescribed by the
elections government accountability
23board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
24operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the
25operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
1.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
2county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an
3indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
4levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
5specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state
6law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
7the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding
8the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
9amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....
10(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of
11years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
12(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
SB1-SSA1, s. 171
13Section
171. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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67.05
(3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
15prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
16referendum is held is not a city, village
, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
17which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
18to the municipal clerk of each city, village
, or town which is wholly or partly contained
19within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
20correspond with the form prescribed by the
elections
government accountability 21board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
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67.05
(6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
24adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
25a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
1ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
2protection and rehabilitation district
, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
3such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
4for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
5rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
6so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
7general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
8shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
9of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the
elections government
10accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted
11shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
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12Section
173. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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71.10
(3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those
14designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next
15to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually
16on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the
elections government
17accountability board, the department of administration and the state treasurer
18under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding fiscal
19year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a
20designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her
21tax return.
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22Section
174. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
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73.0301
(1) (d) 13. A license issued by the
ethics government accountability 24board under s. 13.63 (1).
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25Section
175. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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173.0301
(1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
2administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of
3commerce; the
ethics government accountability board; the department of financial
4institutions; the department of health and family services; the department of natural
5resources; the department of public instruction; the department of regulation and
6licensing; the department of workforce development; the office of the commissioner
7of insurance; or the department of transportation.
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85.61
(1) The secretary of transportation and the
executive director 10administrator of the elections division of the
elections government accountability 11board shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable information on
12the official registration list maintained by the
elections government accountability 13board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally identifiable information in the operating
14record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to
15the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the
executive
16director administrator of the elections division of the
elections government
17accountability board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the
18purpose of voter registration.
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117.20
(2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
21required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
22school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13)
, and (14) apply to a referendum
23held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
24school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to
25the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
1The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
elections 2government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each
3affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement
4prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum
5in that school district.
SB1-SSA1, s. 178
6Section
178. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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117.27
(2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
8spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
9change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
10prescribed by the
elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and
117.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
SB1-SSA1, s. 179
12Section
179. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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121.91
(3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The
14school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
15supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
16form for referendum ballots prescribed by the
elections government accountability 17board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether
18the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution
19provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the
20ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for
21a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under
22sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the
23question.
SB1-SSA1, s. 180
24Section
180. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read: