SB2,44,2 221. The board shall permit inspection of records that are made public in the
23course of a hearing by the board to determine if a violation of this subchapter chs. 5
24to 12
or subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 has occurred. Whenever the board

1refers such investigation and hearing records to a district attorney or to the attorney
2general, they
SB2,44,5 32. Investigatory records of the board may be made public in the course of a
4prosecution initiated under this subchapter chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch.
5III of ch. 19
.
SB2,44,9 63. The board shall also provide information from investigation and hearing
7records that pertains to the location of individuals and assets of individuals as
8requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development or by a
9county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).
SB2, s. 92 10Section 92. 19.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,44,1711 19.55 (2) (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic
12transactions which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by
13members or employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government
14accountability
board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to
15the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic
16interests filed by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an
17official required to file shall be open to public inspection.
SB2, s. 93 18Section 93. 19.579 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB2,44,21 1919.579 Civil penalty. Any person who violates s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) may
20be required to forfeit not more than $500. Any person who violates any other
21provision of this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.
SB2, s. 94 22Section 94. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,45,1023 19.59 (1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's
24immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a
25member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least

110% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter
2into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000
3within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the
4district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of
5such relationship or interest to the ethics government accountability board and to
6the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subdivision may
7be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which
8the ethics government accountability board, or the district, knew or should have
9known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred. This subdivision does not
10affect the application of s. 946.13.
SB2, s. 95 11Section 95. 19.59 (8) (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB2,45,1512 19.59 (8) (a) Subsection (1) shall be enforced in the name and on behalf of the
13state by action of the board or, subject to the procedures prescribed in s. 5.05 (2m) (c),
14by action of the
district attorney of for any county wherein a violation may occur,
15upon the verified complaint of any person.
SB2,45,2116 (c) If Unless the district attorney is precluded from commencing an action
17under s. 5.05 (2m) (c), if
the district attorney fails to commence an action to enforce
18sub. (1) (a), (b), or (c) to (g) within 20 days after receiving a verified complaint or if
19the district attorney refuses to commence such an action, the person making the
20complaint may petition the attorney general to act upon the complaint. The attorney
21general may then bring an action under par. (a) or (b), or both.
SB2, s. 96 22Section 96. 19.59 (8) (cn) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,46,923 19.59 (8) (cn) If Subject to the procedures under s. 5.05 (2m) (c), if the board
24or
district attorney for the county in which a violation of sub. (1) (br) is alleged to
25occur receives a verified complaint alleging a violation of sub. (1) (br), the board or

1district attorney shall, within 30 days after receipt of the complaint, either
2commence an investigation of the allegations contained in the complaint or dismiss
3the complaint. If the district attorney dismisses the complaint, with or without
4investigation, the district attorney shall notify the complainant in writing. Upon
5receiving notification of the dismissal, the complainant may then file the complaint
6with the attorney general or the district attorney for a county that is adjacent to the
7county in which the violation is alleged to occur. The attorney general or district
8attorney may then investigate the allegations contained in the complaint and
9commence a prosecution.
SB2, s. 97 10Section 97. 19.59 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,46,1511 19.59 (8) (d) If the district attorney prevails in such an action, the court shall
12award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the county wherein
13the violation occurs. If the board or attorney general prevails in such an action, the
14court shall award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the
15state.
SB2, s. 98 16Section 98. 19.85 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB2,46,1817 19.85 (1) (fm) Deliberating by the government accountability board concerning
18any investigation under the board's jurisdiction.
SB2, s. 99 19Section 99. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,46,2220 19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
21ethics executive director of the government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2)
22s. 5.05 (6a), or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
SB2, s. 100 23Section 100. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 101 24Section 101. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 102 25Section 102. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 103
1Section 103. 20.510 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 104 2Section 104. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 105 3Section 105. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 106 4Section 106. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 107 5Section 107. 20.510 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 108 6Section 108. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 109 7Section 109. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 110 8Section 110. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 111 9Section 111. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 112 10Section 112. 20.510 (1) (sm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 113 11Section 113. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 114 12Section 114. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 115 13Section 115. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 116 14Section 116. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 117 15Section 117. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 118 16Section 118. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 119 17Section 119. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 120 18Section 120. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 121 19Section 121. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 122 20Section 122. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,48,1921 20.923 (4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the
22administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state
23employment relations, the administrator of the enforcement division in the
24government accountability board,
and commission chairpersons and members shall
25be identified and limited in number in accordance with the standardized

1nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive
2salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (i). Except for positions specified in par. pars. (c)
33m. and (e) 2e. and sub. (12), all unclassified division administrator positions
4enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the joint
5committee on employment relations, by the director of the office of state employment
6relations to one of 10 executive salary groups. The joint committee on employment
7relations, by majority vote of the full committee, may amend recommendations for
8initial position assignments and changes in assignments to the executive salary
9groups submitted by the director of the office of state employment relations. All
10division administrator assignments and amendments to assignments of
11administrator positions approved by the committee shall become part of the
12compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division administrator position is
13created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the position until the joint
14committee on employment relations approves assignment of the position to an
15executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of the position to an
16executive salary group having a salary range minimum or maximum inconsistent
17with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such approval, the incumbent's
18salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to conform with the committee's
19action, effective on the date of that action. Positions are assigned as follows:
SB2, s. 123 20Section 123. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 124 21Section 124. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 125 22Section 125. 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. of the statutes is created to read:
SB2,48,2423 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. Government accountability board: administrator of the
24enforcement division.
SB2, s. 126 25Section 126. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. of the statutes is created to read:
SB2,49,1
120.923 (4) (f) 3j. Government accountability board: executive director.
SB2, s. 127 2Section 127. 46.95 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,49,63 46.95 (4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the
4elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing
5the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under
6sub. (2).
SB2, s. 128 7Section 128. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,50,28 59.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
9The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
10supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
11form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
12board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
13operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the
14operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
15.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
16county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an
17indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
18levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
19specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state
20law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
21the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding
22the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
23amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....
24(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of

1years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
2(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
SB2, s. 129 3Section 129. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,50,114 67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
5prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
6referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
7which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
8to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained
9within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
10correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability
11board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB2, s. 130 12Section 130. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,51,213 67.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
14adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
15a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
16ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
17protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
18such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
19for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
20rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
21so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
22general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
23shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
24of 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.
SB2, s. 131 3Section 131. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,51,124 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.
SB2, s. 132 13Section 132. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,51,1514 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics government accountability
15board under s. 13.63 (1).
SB2, s. 133 16Section 133. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,51,2317 73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
18administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of
19commerce; the ethics government accountability board; the department of financial
20institutions; the department of health and family services; the department of natural
21resources; the department of public instruction; the department of regulation and
22licensing; the department of workforce development; the office of the commissioner
23of insurance; or the department of transportation.
SB2, s. 134 24Section 134. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,52,9
185.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the executive director of the
2elections government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to match
3personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the
4elections government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally
5identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
6vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the
7secretary of transportation and the executive director of the elections government
8accountability
board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the
9purpose of voter registration.
SB2, s. 135 10Section 135. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,52,2111 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
12required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
13school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum
14held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
15school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to
16the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
17The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections
18government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each
19affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement
20prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum
21in that school district.
SB2, s. 136 22Section 136. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,53,223 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
24spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
25change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form

1prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and
27.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
SB2, s. 137 3Section 137. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,53,144 121.91 (3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The
5school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
6supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
7form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
8board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether
9the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution
10provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the
11ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for
12a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under
13sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the
14question.
SB2, s. 138 15Section 138. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,53,1816 125.05 (1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the
17form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2)
18and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB2, s. 139 19Section 139. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,54,720 165.25 (1) Represent state. Except as provided in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (a) and
21978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings,
22civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state
23is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or
24remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if requested by the
25governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any

1state department, agency, official, employee, or agent, whether required to appear
2as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any
3court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state
4or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may
5request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal
6proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation
7under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
SB2, s. 140 8Section 140. 165.25 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB2,54,119 165.25 (4) (e) Provide assistance to the enforcement division of the government
10accountability board in the investigation and prosecution of violations of chs. 5 to 12,
11subch. III of ch. 13, and subch. III of ch. 19.
SB2, s. 141 12Section 141. 165.93 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,54,1613 165.93 (4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the
14elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing
15the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under
16sub. (2).
SB2, s. 142 17Section 142. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,55,318 198.08 (10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
19obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
20statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
21preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
22municipality and the elections government accountability board shall furnish such
23information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the
24district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes
25cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot,

1because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason,
2be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate
3such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.
SB2, s. 143 4Section 143. 200.09 (11) (am) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB2,55,85 200.09 (11) (am) 2. No resolution passed under subd. 1. may authorize election
6of commissioners sooner than 6 months after the date of passage. The commission
7shall immediately notify the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05
8upon passage of a resolution under subd. 1.
SB2,55,139 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village comprising the district
10pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners, each commissioner may
11hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The commission shall
12immediately notify the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05 upon
13passage of a resolution under this subdivision.
SB2, s. 144 14Section 144. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,55,1615 227.03 (6) Orders of the elections government accountability board under s.
165.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.
SB2, s. 145 17Section 145. 227.03 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB2,55,1918 227.03 (6m) Cases before the enforcement division of the government
19accountability board under s. 5.066 are not subject to this chapter.
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