Amendment AA53-SB275

SB275-AA53, s. 20 Section 20. 11.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB275-AA53,9,3 11.26 (2) (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of the Blackhawk technical college district board, $500.

SB275-AA53, s. 21 Section 21. 11.31 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB275-AA53,9,7 11.31 (1) (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of the Blackhawk technical college district board, $17,250 total in the primary and election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the election.

SB275-AA53, s. 22 Section 22. 11.31 (1) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB275-AA53,9,12 11.31 (1) (g) (intro.) In any jurisdiction or district, other than the Blackhawk technical college district or a judicial district or circuit, with a population of 500,000 or more according to the most recent federal census covering the entire jurisdiction or district:

SB275-AA53, s. 23 Section 23. 17.01 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-AA53,9,15 17.01 (10m) By a member of the Blackhawk technical college district board, to the secretary of the district board.

SB275-AA53, s. 24 Section 24. 17.02 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-AA53,9,19 17.02 (2) Blackhawk technical college district board. Of the resignation of the Blackhawk member of a technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to the government accountability board.

SB275-AA53, s. 25 Section 25. 17.17 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-AA53,9,23 17.17 (2) Blackhawk technical college district board. In the office of member of a technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to the government accountability board.

SB275-AA53, s. 26 Section 26. 17.27 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB275-AA53,10,10 17.27 (3) Blackhawk technical college district board. Except as provided in s. 9.10, a vacancy in the office of member of the Blackhawk technical college district board may be filled by temporary appointment of the remaining members of the district board. The temporary appointee shall serve until a successor is elected and qualifies. If the vacancy occurs in any year after the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and on or before April 15, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the succeeding general election. If the vacancy occurs in any year after April 15 or on or before the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the 2nd succeeding general election.

SB275-AA53, s. 28 Section 28. 38.06 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-AA53,10,14 38.06 (6) Promptly upon issuance of a reorganization order for the Blackhawk technical college district by the board, the director of the board shall transmit a copy of the order to the government accountability board.

SB275-AA53, s. 30 Section 30. 38.08 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB275-AA53,10,21 38.08 (1) (a) 1. A Except as provided in subd. 1m., a district board shall administer the district and shall be composed of 9 members who are residents of the district, including 2 employers, 2 employees, 3 additional members, a school district administrator, as defined under s. 115.001 (8), and one elected official who holds a state or local office, as defined in s. 5.02. The board shall by rule define "employer" and "employee" for the purpose of this subdivision.

SB275-AA53, s. 31 Section 31. 38.08 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-AA53,11,2 38.08 (1) (a) 1m. The members of the Blackhawk district board shall be elected to represent numbered election districts within the Blackhawk technical college district by the electors of each election district at the general election. Each member of the district board shall be an elector of the numbered election district within the technical college district for which he or she seeks office.

SB275-AA53, s. 32 Section 32. 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB275-AA53,11,5 38.08 (1) (b) District Except as provided in par. (c), district board members shall take office on July 1 and shall serve staggered 3-year terms.

SB275-AA53, s. 33 Section 33. 38.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-AA53,11,14 38.08 (1) (c) District board members in the Blackhawk technical college district take office on the first Monday in January following their election and shall shall serve 4-year terms. Promptly upon receipt of the determinations from the government accountability board under s. 7.70 (6) and upon appointment of any person to fill a temporary vacancy on the district board, the secretary of the Blackhawk technical college district board shall send written notification of the name and address of each member and expiration date of each member's term to the director of the technical college system board.

SB275-AA53, s. 34 Section 34. 38.08 (1g) of the statutes is repealed.

SB275-AA53, s. 35 Section 35. 38.08 (2) and (2m) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB275-AA53,11,22 38.08 (2) Members of a district board other than the Blackhawk technical college district board shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. A vacancy shall be filled for any unexpired term of more than 90 days in the manner provided for the making of original appointments in s. 38.10, except that if a vacancy occurs within 120 days preceding a spring election, the vacancy need not be filled until 60 days after the spring election, in the manner provided in s. 38.10.

SB275-AA53,11,25 (2m) Any member of a district board other than the Blackhawk technical college district board serving as an elected official under sub. (1) (a) 1. shall cease to be a member upon vacating his or her office as an elected official.

SB275-AA53, s. 36 Section 36. 38.08 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB275-AA53,12,14 38.08 (6) (a) Within 90 days after the population count by block, established in the decennial federal census of population, and maps showing the location and numbering of census blocks become available in printed form from the federal government or are published for distribution by an agency of this state or within 90 days after alteration of the boundaries of an existing district, the district board of the Blackhawk technical college district shall apportion and prescribe the boundaries of 9 numbered election districts within the district, to be as nearly equal in population as possible. Alterations in election districts resulting from boundary changes to the existing district may be made only to the extent required to facilitate the change. Insofar as possible, each election district shall be compact and observe the community of interest of existing neighborhoods. A detailed map and description of each election district prescribed by the district board shall be prepared and transmitted by the district board to the director of the technical college system board.

SB275-AA53,12,22 (b) All proposed district boundaries prescribed by the Blackhawk technical college district board under par. (a) shall become effective only upon their approval by the technical college system board. If the technical college system board disapproves the proposed boundaries, the district board shall submit a revised districting plan for approval of the technical college system board. Upon approval of the election district boundaries within any district, the technical college system board shall promulgate the boundaries established under par. (a) as a rule under ch. 227. The boundaries shall become effective on the effective date of the rule.

SB275-AA53, s. 37 Section 37. 38.10 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB275-AA53,13,3 38.10 (1) (intro.) District board members in districts other than the Blackhawk technical college district shall be appointed by an appointment committee constituted as follows:

SB275-AA53, s. 38 Section 38. Nonstatutory provisions.

SB275-AA53,14,3 (1) Initial election of Blackhawk technical college district boards. Notwithstanding section 38.08 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act, within 30 days after the effective date of this subsection, the appointment committee of the Blackhawk technical college district shall adopt and transmit to the secretary of the district board and the director of the technical college system board an initial districting plan for election districts as required by section 38.08 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act. The technical college system board shall review and determine its approval or disapproval of the plan as promptly as possible. If the plan is rejected, the appointment committee shall submit a new plan for approval. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the technical college system board may promulgate the plan as an emergency rule under section 227.24 of the statutes without providing evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare, and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, an emergency rule promulgated under this subsection applies until a rule replacing that rule takes effect or until the actions specified in section 227.24 (1) (d) of the statutes occur, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.19 (4) to (6) of the statutes, the rule replacing a valid emergency rule adopted under this subsection may not contain any substantive change from the emergency rule. Notwithstanding sections 227.135 (2) and (4) and 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g. of the statutes, a proposed emergency rule promulgated under this subsection and the statement of the scope of the proposed emergency rule are not subject to approval of the governor.

SB275-AA53,14,16 (2) Transitional terms. Notwithstanding chapter 269, laws of 1981, section 22, and section 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the members of the Blackhawk technical college district board who hold office on the effective date of this subsection shall cease to hold office on January 7, 2013. At the 2012 general election, 9 members shall be elected to the technical college district board for terms commencing on January 7, 2013. Notwithstanding section 38.08 (1) (c) of the statutes, as created by this act, the persons elected to represent election districts numbered 1 and 2 at that election shall serve for terms of one year, the persons elected to represent election districts numbered 3 and 4 at that election shall serve for terms of 2 years, the persons elected to represent election districts numbered 5 and 6 at that election shall serve for terms of 3 years, and the persons elected to represent election districts numbered 7, 8, and 9 at that election shall serve for terms of 4 years.

SB275-AA53,14,20 (3) Vacancies. Notwithstanding section 38.10 of the statutes, the appointment committee of the Blackhawk technical college district shall not make any appointment to the technical college district board for the purpose of filling a vacancy resulting from expiration of a term of office after the effective date of this subsection.

SB275-AA53, s. 39 Section 39. Effective dates. This act takes effect on April 15, 2012, except as follows:

SB275-AA53,15,3 (1) The treatment of sections 17.01 (10m), 17.02 (2), 17.17 (2), 17.27 (3), 38.08 (1) (a) 1. and 1m., (b), and (c), (1g), (2), and (2m), 38.08 (6), and 38.10 (1) (intro.) of the statutes takes effect on January 7, 2013.".

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