11.1304 Duties of the ethics commission. The commission shall:
(17) Promulgate rules to administer this chapter.
19.48 Duties of the ethics commission. The commission shall:
(1) Promulgate rules necessary to carry out ch. 11, subch. III of ch. 13, and this subchapter. 227.11 Extent to which chapter confers rule-making authority.
(2) Rule-making authority is expressly conferred on an agency as follows:
(a) Each agency may promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of any statute enforced or administered by the agency, if the agency considers it necessary to effectuate the purpose of the statute, but a rule is not valid if the rule exceeds the bounds of correct interpretation.
4. Estimate of the amount of time that state employees will spend developing the rule and of other resources necessary to develop the rule:
The Commission estimates that it will use approximately 0.05 FTE staff to develop this rule. This includes time required for research, rule drafting, preparing related documents, coordinating stakeholder meetings, holding public hearings, legislative review and adoption, and communicating the final rule with affected persons and groups. The Commission will use existing staff resources to develop this rule.
5. List with description of all entities that may be affected by the proposed rule:
Candidates, political parties, other registered committees; lobbyists and lobbying principals; state public officials; and the general public may be affected by the proposed rule.
6. Summary and preliminary comparison with any existing or proposed federal regulation that is intended to address the activities to be regulated by the proposed rule:
The Wisconsin Ethics Commission is unaware of any existing or proposed federal regulation that is applicable to this rule.
7. Anticipated economic impact of implementing the rule (note if the rule is likely to have a significant economic impact on small businesses):
The Wisconsin Ethics Commission anticipates the rule having no economic impact beyond the specified amounts proposed to be forfeited in the event of a violation. The settlement schedule is designed to deprive the alleged violator of any benefit and serve as a deterrent to violations. This proposed rule includes no significant economic impact on small businesses.
Contact person:
David P. Buerger
(608) 267-0951
