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SB2, s. 78 12Section 78. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.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.
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:
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