SB2, s. 66 20Section 66. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
SB2,36,2 2115.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
22created in the government accountability board an enforcement division, which is
23attached to the board under s. 15.03. The enforcement division shall be under the
24direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the
25executive director of the board, with the advice and consent of the board, to serve for

1a term specified by the board of not less than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring
2on September 1 of an odd-numbered year.
SB2, s. 67 3Section 67. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 68 4Section 68. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
5statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB2,36,146 15.607 (1) Election administration council. There is created in the elections
7government accountability board an election administration council consisting of
8members appointed by the executive director of the elections government
9accountability
board, including the clerk or executive director of the board of election
10commissioners of the 2 counties or municipalities in this state having the largest
11population, one or more election officials of other counties or municipalities,
12representatives of organizations that advocate for the interests of individuals with
13disabilities and organizations that advocate for the interests of the voting public, and
14other electors of this state.
SB2, s. 69 15Section 69. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 70 16Section 70. 16.753 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,36,2217 16.753 (2) Except as otherwise expressly provided, each agency shall provide
18to the ethics government accountability board for posting on the Internet a list
19identifying each solicitation for bids or competitive sealed proposals and each
20proposed order or contract of the agency for which bids or competitive sealed
21proposals will not be solicited that involves a major expenditure, together with all
22information required under sub. (4).
SB2, s. 71 23Section 71. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,37,624 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
25constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including

1the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
2supplies specified by the elections government accountability board. The laws,
3manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
4distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections government
5accountability
board shall inform the department in writing as to which election
6manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
SB2, s. 72 7Section 72. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,37,118 16.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
9congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
10reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections
11government accountability board.
SB2, s. 73 12Section 73. 16.973 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,37,1613 16.973 (6) With the advice of the ethics government accountability board, adopt
14and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid consultants which are
15similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19, except that the department
16shall not require its paid consultants to file statements of economic interests.
SB2, s. 74 17Section 74. 17.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,37,2518 17.07 (6) Other state officers serving in an office that is filled by appointment
19of any officer or body without the concurrence of the governor, by the officer or body
20having the authority to make appointments to that office, at pleasure, except that
21officers appointed according to merit and fitness under and subject to ch. 230 or
22officers whose removal is governed by ch. 230 may be removed only in conformity
23with that chapter, and except that the administrator of the enforcement division in
24the government accountability board may be removed from office only by the
25executive director of the board, for cause
.
SB2, s. 75
1Section 75. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,38,52 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
3senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
4wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the elections government
5accountability
board.
SB2, s. 76 6Section 76. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,38,97 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
8of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
9governor and the elections government accountability board.
SB2, s. 77 10Section 77. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,38,1111 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
SB2, s. 78 12Section 78. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 79 13Section 79. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,39,714 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
15of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
164:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
17office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
18after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
19nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
20(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
21nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
22in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
23on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
24the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
25or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).

1The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
2the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
3for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections government accountability
4board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain whether
5that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the elections government
6accountability
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners may not
7certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
SB2, s. 80 8Section 80. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,39,199 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
10investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
11government accountability board a quarterly report of economic transactions no
12later than the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter during
13any portion of which he or she was a member or employee of the investment board.
14Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form prescribed by the ethics
15government accountability board and shall identify the date and nature of any
16purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation, dissolution , or modification of any
17economic interest made during the quarter for which the report is filed and
18disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a statement of economic interests
19were being filed.
SB2, s. 81 20Section 81. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,40,921 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
22family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
23official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
24voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
25involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in

1whole or in part derived from state funds, unless the state public official has first
2made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
3the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or
4lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
5by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics
6board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
7state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
8a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
9application of s. 946.13.
SB2, s. 82 10Section 82. 19.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,40,1311 19.46 (1) (intro.) Except in accordance with the board's advice under sub. (2)
12of the executive director of the board under s. 5.05 (6a) and except as otherwise
13provided in sub. (3), no state public official may:
SB2, s. 83 14Section 83. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (6a) and amended to
15read:
SB2,41,1216 5.05 (6a) Any individual, either personally or on behalf of an organization or
17governmental body, may request of the board executive director of the board an
18advisory opinion regarding the propriety under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
19subch. III of ch. 19
of any matter to which the person is or may become a party; and
20any appointing officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may request of
21the board executive director an advisory opinion regarding the propriety under chs.
225 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19
of any matter to which the
23prospective appointee is or may become a party. The board executive director shall
24review a request for an advisory opinion and may advise the person making the
25request. Advisory opinions and requests therefor shall be in writing. The board's

1deliberations and actions upon
The executive director may consult with the board
2before issuing a formal opinion but shall not reveal any information to the board that
3would identify the requester of the opinion. All consultations with the board
4concerning
such requests shall be in meetings not open to the public. It is prima facie
5evidence of intent to comply with this subchapter chs. 5 to 12 or subch. III of ch. 13
6or subch. III of ch. 19 when a person refers a matter to the board executive director
7and abides by the board's executive director's advisory opinion, if the material facts
8are as stated in the opinion request. The board may authorize the executive director
9to act in its stead in instances where delay is of substantial inconvenience or
10detriment to the requesting party.
No member or employee of the board may make
11public the identity of the individual requesting an advisory opinion or of individuals
12or organizations mentioned in the opinion.
SB2, s. 84 13Section 84. 19.47 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 85 14Section 85. 19.47 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB2, s. 86 15Section 86. 19.47 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,42,216 19.47 (5) No later than September 1 of each year, the board shall submit a
17report concerning its actions in the preceding fiscal year to the governor and the chief
18clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
1913.172 (2). Such
The board shall include in its biennial report shall contain under
20s. 15.04 (1) (d)
the names and duties of all individuals employed by the board and a
21summary of its determinations and advisory opinions issued by the executive
22director under s. 5.05 (6a)
. The board shall make sufficient alterations in the
23summaries to prevent disclosing the identities of individuals or organizations
24involved in the decisions or opinions. The board may also include in its biennial
25report any information compiled under s. 11.21 (7).
The board shall make such

1further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction and such recommendations for
2further legislation as it deems desirable.
SB2, s. 87 3Section 87. 19.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,42,84 19.50 (2) To administer oaths and to require by subpoena issued by it the
5attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any documentary
6evidence relating to the investigation or hearing being conducted. Notwithstanding
7s. 885.01 (4), the issuance of a subpoena requires action by the board in accordance
8with s. 19.47 (4).
SB2, s. 88 9Section 88. 19.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,42,1610 19.54 (2) An application for rehearing is governed by such general rules as the
11board may establish. Only one rehearing may be granted by the board. No order of
12the board pursuant to this subchapter or subch. III of ch.13 becomes effective until
1320 days after it is issued, or while an application for rehearing or a rehearing is
14pending, or until 10 days after such application for rehearing is either denied,
15expressly or by implication, or the board has announced its final determination on
16rehearing.
SB2, s. 89 17Section 89. 19.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB2,43,318 19.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) and s. 5.05 (5s), all records under this
19subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13
in the possession of the board are open to public
20inspection at all reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to
21examine a statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any
22statements which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and
23address, and if the individual is representing another person, the full name and
24address of the person which he or she represents. Such identification may be
25provided in writing or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years

1information obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a
2fictitious name or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for
3inspection.
SB2, s. 90 4Section 90. 19.55 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (b) and
5amended to read:
SB2,43,166 5.05 (5s) (b) Records obtained in connection with a request for an advisory
7opinion issued under s. 5.05 (6a), other than summaries of advisory opinions that do
8not disclose the identity of individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on
9whose behalf they are requested, are not subject to the right of inspection and
10copying under s. 19.35 (1)
. The executive director of the board may, however, make
11such records public with the consent of the individual requesting the advisory
12opinion or the organization or governmental body on whose behalf it is requested.
13A person who makes or purports to make public the substance of or any portion of
14an advisory opinion requested by or on behalf of the person is deemed to have waived
15the confidentiality of the request for an advisory opinion and of any records obtained
16or prepared by the board in connection with the request for an advisory opinion.
SB2, s. 91 17Section 91. 19.55 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5s) (a) (intro.) and
18amended to read:
SB2,43,2119 5.05 (5s) (a) (intro.) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection
20with an investigation are not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s.
2119.35 (1)
, except as provided in par. (d) and except that the:
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.
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