SB1, s. 127
3Section
127. 19.579 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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419.579 (title)
Civil penalty penalties.
SB1, s. 128
5Section
128. 19.579 of the statutes is renumbered 19.579 (2).
SB1, s. 129
6Section
129. 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
8immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a
9member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least
1010% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter
11into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000
12within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the
13district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of
14such relationship or interest to the
ethics government accountability board and to
15the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subdivision may
16be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which
17the
ethics government accountability board, or the district, knew or should have
18known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred. This subdivision does not
19affect the application of s. 946.13.
SB1, s. 130
20Section
130. 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
22ethics government accountability board under s.
19.46 (2) 5.05 (6a), or from any
23county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
SB1, s. 131
24Section
131. 19.851 of the statutes is created to read:
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119.851 Closed sessions by government accountability board. The
2government accountability board shall hold each meeting of the board for the
3purpose of deliberating concerning an investigation under the board's jurisdiction in
4closed session under this section. Prior to convening under this section, the
5government accountability board shall vote to convene in closed session in the
6manner provided in s. 19.85 (1). No business may be conducted by the government
7accountability board at any closed session under this section except that which
8relates to the purposes of the session as authorized in this section or as authorized
9in s. 19.85 (1).
SB1, s. 132
10Section
132. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
11insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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SB1, s. 134
3Section
134. 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, s. 135
7Section
135. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 136
8Section
136. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 137
9Section
137. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 138
10Section
138. 20.510 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (b).
SB1, s. 139
11Section
139. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (bm).
SB1, s. 140
12Section
140. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (c).
SB1, s. 141
13Section
141. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (d).
SB1, s. 142
14Section
142. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (g).
SB1, s. 143
15Section
143. 20.510 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 144
16Section
144. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 145
17Section
145. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 146
18Section
146. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (j).
SB1, s. 147
1Section
147. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (q).
SB1, s. 148
2Section
148. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (t).
SB1, s. 149
3Section
149. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (x).
SB1, s. 150
4Section
150. 20.511 (intro.) and (1) (title) and (a) of the statutes are created
5to read.
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620.511 Government accountability board. (intro.) There is appropriated
7from the general fund, except where otherwise indicated, to the government
8accountability board for the following programs:
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9(1) (title)
Administration of election, ethics, and lobbying laws.
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(a)
General program operations; general purpose revenue. Biennially, the
11amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the board, including the
12printing of forms, materials, manuals, and election laws under ss. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and
13(4) and 11.21 (3) and (14), and the training of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).
SB1, s. 151
14Section
151. 20.511 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
15.... (this act), is repealed.
SB1, s. 152
16Section
152. 20.511 (1) (h) and (i) of the statutes are created to read:
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20.511
(1) (h)
Materials and services. The amounts in the schedule for the costs
18of publishing documents, locating and copying records, and conducting programs
19under s. 19.48 (9) and administrative meetings and conferences, for compiling,
20disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed with the
21board under s. 19.48 (10), and for supplies, postage, and shipping. All moneys
22received by the board from collections for sales of publications, copies of records, and
23supplies, for postage, for shipping and records location fees, from fees assessed under
24s. 19.48 (9) and (10), and for charges assessed to participants in administrative
25meetings and conferences shall be credited to this appropriation account.
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1(i)
General program operations; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule
2for general program operations of the board. All moneys received from fees imposed
3under ss. 11.055 (1) and 13.75 shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB1, s. 153
4Section
153. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 154
5Section
154. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 155
6Section
155. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 156
7Section
156. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (be) and
8amended to read:
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20.511
(1) (be)
Code of ethics investigations Investigations. Biennially, the
10amounts in the schedule A sum sufficient for the purpose of financing the costs of
11investigations
authorized by the board of
potential violations of
the code of ethics for
12state public officials and employees under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, and subch.
13III of ch. 19.
SB1, s. 157
14Section
157. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 158
15Section
158. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (jm) and
16amended to read:
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20.511
(1) (jm)
Gifts and grants. All moneys received by the board from gifts,
18grants,
and bequests
and devises to carry out the purposes, not inconsistent with
19subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 the law, for which made or received.
SB1, s. 159
20Section
159. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 160
21Section
160. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 161
22Section
161. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1, s. 162
23Section
162. 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.
SB1, s. 163
25Section
163. 20.930 of the statutes is amended to read:
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120.930 Attorney fees. Except as provided in ss.
5.05 (2m) (c) 7., 46.27 (7g) (h),
249.496 (3) (f) and 49.682 (6), no state agency in the executive branch may employ any
3attorney until such employment has been approved by the governor.
SB1, s. 164
4Section
164. 46.95 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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46.95
(4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the
6elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing
7the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under
8sub. (2).
SB1, s. 165
9Section
165. 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.
11The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
12supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
13form for referendum ballots prescribed by the
elections government accountability
14board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
15operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the
16operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
17.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
18county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an
19indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
20levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
21specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state
22law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
23the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding
24the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
25amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....
1(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of
2years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
3(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
SB1, s. 166
4Section
166. 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
6prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
7referendum is held is not a city, village
, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
8which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
9to the municipal clerk of each city, village
, or town which is wholly or partly contained
10within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
11correspond with the form prescribed by the
elections
government accountability 12board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB1, s. 167
13Section
167. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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67.05
(6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
15adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
16a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
17ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
18protection and rehabilitation district
, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
19such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
20for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
21rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
22so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
23general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
24shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
25of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the
elections government
1accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted
2shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
SB1, s. 168
3Section
168. 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
5designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next
6to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually
7on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the
elections government
8accountability board, the department of administration and the state treasurer
9under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding fiscal
10year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a
11designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her
12tax return.
SB1, s. 169
13Section
169. 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 15board under s. 13.63 (1).
SB1, s. 170
16Section
170. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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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, s. 171
24Section
171. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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185.61
(1) The secretary of transportation and the
executive director 2administrator of the elections division of the
elections government accountability 3board shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable information on
4the official registration list maintained by the
elections government accountability 5board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally identifiable information in the operating
6record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to
7the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the
executive
8director administrator of the elections division of the
elections government
9accountability board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the
10purpose of voter registration.
SB1, s. 172
11Section
172. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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117.20
(2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
13required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
14school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13)
, and (14) apply to a referendum
15held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
16school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to
17the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
18The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
elections 19government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each
20affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement
21prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum
22in that school district.
SB1, s. 173
23Section
173. 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
25spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
1change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
2prescribed by the
elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and
37.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
SB1, s. 174
4Section
174. 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
6school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
7supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
8form for referendum ballots prescribed by the
elections government accountability 9board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether
10the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution
11provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the
12ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for
13a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under
14sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the
15question.
SB1, s. 175
16Section
175. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
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125.05
(1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the
18form prescribed by the
elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2)
19and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB1, s. 176
20Section
176. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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165.25
(1) Represent state. Except as provided in
s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (a) and 22978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings,
23civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state
24is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or
25remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if requested by the
1governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any
2state department, agency, official, employee
, or agent, whether required to appear
3as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any
4court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state
5or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may
6request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal
7proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation
8under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
SB1, s. 177
9Section
177. 165.93 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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165.93
(4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the
11elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing
12the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under
13sub. (2).
SB1, s. 178
14Section
178. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
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198.08
(10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
16obtain, compile
, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
17statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
18preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
19municipality and the
elections government accountability board shall furnish such
20information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the
21district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes
22cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot,
23because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason,
24be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate
25such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.
SB1, s. 179
1Section
179. 200.09 (11) (am) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
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200.09
(11) (am) 2. No resolution passed under subd. 1. may authorize election
3of commissioners sooner than 6 months after the date of passage. The commission
4shall immediately notify the
elections government accountability board under s. 5.05
5upon passage of a resolution under subd. 1.
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3. If the governing bodies of each city, town
, and village comprising the district
7pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners, each commissioner may
8hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The commission shall
9immediately notify the
elections government accountability board under s. 5.05 upon
10passage of a resolution under this subdivision.
SB1, s. 180
11Section
180. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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227.03
(6) Orders of the
elections
government accountability board under s.
135.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.
SB1, s. 181
14Section
181. 227.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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227.45
(1) Except as provided in
ss. 19.52 (3) and s. 901.05, an agency or
16hearing examiner shall not be bound by common law or statutory rules of evidence.
17The agency or hearing examiner shall admit all testimony having reasonable
18probative value, but shall exclude immaterial, irrelevant or unduly repetitious
19testimony or evidence that is inadmissible under s. 901.05. The agency or hearing
20examiner shall give effect to the rules of privilege recognized by law. Basic principles
21of relevancy, materiality and probative force shall govern the proof of all questions
22of fact. Objections to evidentiary offers and offers of proof of evidence not admitted
23may be made and shall be noted in the record.
SB1, s. 182
24Section
182. 227.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: