AB1-ASA1-CA1,14,164 8.15 (4) (a) The certification of a qualified elector stating his or her residence
5with street and number, if any, shall appear at the bottom of each nomination paper,
6stating he or she personally circulated the nomination paper and personally
7obtained each of the signatures; he or she knows they are electors of the ward,
8aldermanic district, municipality or county, as the nomination papers require; he or
9she knows they signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; he or she knows
10their respective residences given; he or she knows each signer signed on the date
11stated opposite his or her name; and, that he or she, the circulator, resides within the
12district which the candidate named therein will represent, if elected; that he or she
13intends to support the candidate; and that he or she is aware that falsifying the
14certification is punishable under s. 12.13 (3) (a), Wis. stats. The circulator shall
15indicate the date that he or she makes the certification next to his or her signature.

16The certification may be made by the candidate or any qualified elector.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1rt 17Section 1rt. 8.15 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1rv 18Section 1rv. 8.20 (10) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1rx 19Section 1rx. 8.21 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,15,23 208.21 Declaration of candidacy. Each candidate, except a candidate for
21presidential elector under s. 8.20 (2) (d), shall file a declaration of candidacy, no later
22than the latest time provided for filing nomination papers under s. 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
23(1), 8.20 (8) (a) or 8.50 (3) (a), or the time provided under s. 8.16 (2) or 8.35 (2) (c).
24A candidate shall file the declaration with the officer or agency with which
25nomination papers are filed for the office which the candidate seeks, or if nomination

1papers are not required, with the clerk or board of election commissioners of the
2jurisdiction in which the candidate seeks office. The declaration shall be sworn to
3before any officer authorized to administer oaths. The declaration shall contain the
4name of the candidate in the form specified under s. 8.10 (2) (b) for candidates for
5nonpartisan office or s. 8.15 (5) (a) or 8.20 (2) (a) for candidates for partisan office,
6and shall state that the signer is a candidate for a named office, that he or she meets
7or will at the time he or she assumes office meet applicable age, citizenship, residency
8or voting qualification requirements, if any, prescribed by the constitutions and laws
9of the United States and of this state, and that he or she will otherwise qualify for
10office if nominated and elected. The declaration shall include the candidate's name
11in the form in which it will appear on the ballot. Each candidate for state and local
12office shall include in the declaration a statement that he or she has not been
13convicted of any infamous crime misdemeanor designated under state or federal law
14as a violation of the public trust or any felony
for which he or she has not been
15pardoned and a list of all felony convictions for which he or she has not been
16pardoned
. In addition, each candidate for state or local office shall include in the
17declaration a statement that discloses his or her municipality of residence for voting
18purposes, and the street and number, if any, on which the candidate resides. The
19declaration is valid with or without the seal of the officer who administers the oath.
20A candidate for state or local office shall file an amended declaration under oath with
21the same officer or agency if any information contained in the declaration changes
22at any time after the original declaration is filed and before the candidate assumes
23office or is defeated for election or nomination.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1tc 24Section 1tc. 8.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,16,12
18.40 (2) The certification of a qualified elector stating his or her residence with
2street and number, if any, shall appear at the bottom of each separate sheet of each
3petition specified in sub. (1), stating that he or she personally circulated the petition
4and personally obtained each of the signatures; that the circulator knows that they
5are electors of the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; that the
6circulator knows that they signed the paper with full knowledge of its content; that
7the circulator knows their respective residences given; that the circulator knows that
8each signer signed on the date stated opposite his or her name; that the circulator
9resides within the jurisdiction or district in which the petition is circulated; and that
10the circulator is aware that falsifying the certification is punishable under s. 12.13
11(3) (a). The circulator shall indicate the date that he or she makes the certification
12next to his or her signature.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1te 13Section 1te. 9.10 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,16,1514 9.10 (2) (e) 3. The signature is dated after the date of the notarization
15certification contained on the petition sheet.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1tg 16Section 1tg. 9.10 (2) (em) 4. and 5. of the statutes are repealed.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1tj 17Section 1tj. 9.10 (2) (o) of the statutes is repealed.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1tL 18Section 1tL. 9.10 (2) (r) 1. to 3. of the statutes are repealed.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1tn 19Section 1tn. 9.10 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,16,2520 9.10 (4) (d) The Promptly upon receipt of a certificate under par. (a), the
21governing body, school board, or board of election commissioners upon receiving the
22certificate
shall call an a recall election. The recall election shall be held on the
23Tuesday of the 6th week commencing after the date of on which the certificate. If is
24filed, except that if
Tuesday is a legal holiday, the recall election shall be held on the
25first day after Tuesday which is not a legal holiday.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1tp
1Section 1tp. 10.06 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,17,92 10.06 (3) (am) As soon as possible following the deadline for filing nomination
3papers for any municipal election when there is to be an election for a county or state
4office or a county or statewide referendum, but no later than 2 3 days after such
5deadline, the municipal clerk of each municipality in which voting machines or
6ballots containing the names of candidates for both local offices and national, state
7or county offices are used shall certify the list of candidates for municipal office to the
8county clerk if a primary is required, unless the municipality prepares its own ballots
9under s. 7.15 (2) (c).
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1tr 10Section 1tr. 10.06 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,17,1911 10.06 (3) (bm) As soon as possible following the municipal canvass of the
12primary vote or the qualification of the candidates under s. 8.05 (1) (j) when a
13municipal caucus when is held, if there is to be an election for a county or state office
14or a county or statewide referendum, but no later than 2 3 days after such date, the
15municipal clerk of each municipality in which voting machines or ballots containing
16the names of candidates for both local offices and national, state or county offices are
17used shall certify the list of candidates for municipal office and municipal referenda
18appearing on the ballot to the county clerk, unless the municipality prepares its own
19ballots under s. 7.15 (2) (c).
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1tt 20Section 1tt. 11.21 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,18,221 11.21 (3) Prepare and publish for the use of persons required to file reports and
22statements under this chapter a manual setting forth simply and concisely
23recommended uniform methods of bookkeeping and reporting. The board shall
24furnish a copy of the manual without charge, upon request, to all persons who are

1required to file reports or statements with the board, and shall distribute or arrange
2for the distribution of copies of the manual for use by other filing officers.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 1tv 3Section 1tv. 11.21 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,18,104 11.21 (14) Prepare, publish and periodically revise as necessary a manual
5simply and concisely describing the filing and registration requirements established
6in this chapter in detail, as well as other major provisions of this chapter and ch. 12.
7The board shall furnish a copy of the manual without charge, upon request, to all
8persons who are required to file reports or statements with the board, and shall
9distribute or arrange for the distribution of copies of the manual for use by other
10filing officers.
".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,18,11 113. Page 5, line 4: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,18,13 12" Section 7m. 13.101 (14) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
13is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,18,1714 13.101 (14) With the concurrence of the joint committee on information policy
15and technology, direct the department of electronic government administration to
16report to the committee concerning any specific information technology system
17project in accordance with s. 13.58 (5) (b) 4.".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,18,18 184. Page 5, line 4: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,18,20 19" Section 6n. 13.101 (16) (b) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
2016
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,19,221 13.101 (16) (b) Annually, on June 15, beginning in 2004, the committee shall
22transfer from the permanent endowment fund to the tobacco control fund the lesser
23of $25,000,000 or 8.5% of the market value of the investments in the permanent

1endowment fund on June 1 in that year
the proceeds of, and investment earnings on,
2investments of the permanent endowment fund in the prior calendar year
.".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,19,3 35. Page 5, line 4: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,19,5 4" Section 7m. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
516
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,19,246 13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state
7revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the
8committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission,
9department, or the University of Wisconsin System, or to any other state agency or
10activity, by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25% of the
11appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg), and
12(cr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and (6) (aq)
13and, (ar), and (at), 20.435 (6) (a) and (7) (da), and 20.445 (3) (a) and (dz) or for forestry
14purposes under s. 20.370 (1), or any other moneys distributed to any county, city,
15village, town, or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum sufficient
16shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts
17expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended June 30.
18All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but
19because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds should be
20expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the
21expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make reductions of such
22appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial operations of the
23administration for said state agencies and at the same time interfere least with their
24services and activities.".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,20,1
16. Page 7, line 9: delete lines 9 to 20.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,20,2 27. Page 8, line 1: delete lines 1 to 2.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,20,3 38. Page 8, line 2: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,20,5 4" Section 9m. 13.58 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
516
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,20,96 13.58 (5) (a) 5. Upon receipt of strategic plans from the department of electronic
7government
administration, the joint committee on legislative organization and the
8director of state courts, review and transmit comments concerning the plans to the
9entities submitting the plans.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 9n 10Section 9n. 13.58 (5) (b) 4. (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2001
11Wisconsin Act 16
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,20,1812 13.58 (5) (b) 4. (intro.) With the concurrence of the joint committee on finance,
13direct the department of electronic government administration to report
14semiannually to the committee and the joint committee on finance concerning any
15specific information technology system project which is being designed, developed,
16tested or implemented and which the committees anticipate will have a total cost to
17the state exceeding $1,000,000 in the current or any succeeding fiscal biennium. The
18report shall include all of the following:".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,20,19 199. Page 8, line 8: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,20,20 20" Section 11m. 13.94 (1) (bm), (bp) and (br) of the statutes are created to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,21,221 13.94 (1) (bm) 1. Conduct a management and performance evaluation audit of
22every large program at least once each 5 years. In this paragraph "large program"
23means a program, as described in s. 20.003 (3), under s. 20.255 (2), 20.285 (1), 20.292

1(1), 20.395 (1), (2), or (3), 20.410 (1) or (3), 20.435 (2), (3), (4), or (6), 20.445 (1) or (3),
2or 20.835 (1), (2), (3), or (4).
AB1-ASA1-CA1,21,133 2. The audit must include an appraisal of all management practices, operating
4procedures, and organizational structures related to the program. The audit may be
5conducted in conjunction with the audit under par. (b) or separately. Within 30 days
6after completion of the audit, the bureau shall file with the joint legislative audit
7committee, the appropriate standing committees, and the joint committee on
8legislative organization, under s. 13.172 (3), the governor, the department of
9administration, the legislative reference bureau, the joint committee on finance, the
10legislative fiscal bureau, and the state department, board, commission, or
11independent agency that administers the program audited, a detailed report thereof,
12including its recommendations for improvement and efficiency and including
13specific instances, if any, of illegal or improper expenditures.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,21,1714 (bp) 1. Conduct a management and performance evaluation audit to review
15supervisor-to-staff ratios in every large agency at least once each 5 years. In this
16paragraph "large agency" means an agency created under ch. 15 and that has more
17than 100 full-time equivalent positions.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,21,2518 2. The audit may be conducted in conjunction with the audit under par. (b) or
19(bm) or separately. Within 30 days after completion of the audit, the bureau shall file
20with the joint legislative audit committee, the appropriate standing committees, and
21the joint committee on legislative organization, under s. 13.172 (3), the governor, the
22department of administration, the legislative reference bureau, the joint committee
23on finance, the legislative fiscal bureau, and the state department, board,
24commission, or independent agency audited, a detailed report thereof, including its
25recommendations for improvement and efficiency.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,22,11
1(br) Maintain a toll-free telephone number with voice mail at the bureau's
2office to receive reports of fraud, waste, or abuse in state government. The bureau
3shall relay these reports to the appropriate bureau employee for investigation. The
4bureau shall publicize the toll-free telephone number on the bureau's website. The
5bureau shall maintain records that permit the release of information provided by
6informants while protecting the identity of the informant. Any records maintained
7by the bureau which relate to the identity of informants shall be only for the
8confidential use of the bureau in the administration of this section, unless the
9informant expressly agrees to release the records. Appearance in court as a witness
10shall not be considered consent by an informant to release confidential records
11maintained by the bureau.".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,22,12 1210. Page 8, line 8: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,22,14 13" Section 10m. 13.90 (6) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act 16,
14is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,23,315 13.90 (6) The joint committee on legislative organization shall adopt, revise
16biennially and submit to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on information
17policy and technology, the governor and the chief information officer administrator
18of the division of electronic government in the department of administration
, no later
19than September 15 of each even-numbered year, a strategic plan for the utilization
20of information technology to carry out the functions of the legislature and legislative
21service agencies, as defined in s. 16.70 (6). The plan shall address the business needs
22of the legislature and legislative service agencies and shall identify all resources
23relating to information technology which the legislature and legislative service
24agencies desire to acquire, contingent upon funding availability, the priority for such

1acquisitions and the justification for such acquisitions. The plan shall also identify
2any changes in the functioning of the legislature and legislative service agencies
3under the plan.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 10p 4Section 10p. 13.93 (2) (h) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
516
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,23,86 13.93 (2) (h) Approve specifications and scheduling for computer databases
7containing the Wisconsin statutes and for the printing of the Wisconsin statutes as
8prescribed in ss. 22.03 16.971 (6) and 35.56 (5).
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 11m 9Section 11m. 14.20 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
1016
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,23,1211 14.20 (1) (a) "Local governmental unit" has the meaning given in s. 22.01 16.97
12(7).".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,23,13 1311. Page 8, line 21: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,23,15 14" Section 13m. 15.07 (2) (L) of the statutes, as created by 2001 Wisconsin Act
1516
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,23,1916 15.07 (2) (L) The governor shall serve as chairperson of the information
17technology management board and the chief information officer administrator of the
18division of electronic government in the department of administration
shall serve as
19secretary of that board.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 13p 20Section 13p. 15.103 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,23,2221 15.103 (6) There is created in the department of administration a division of
22electronic government.".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,23,23 2312. Page 8, line 21: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,23,24 24" Section 13m. 15.105 (25) of the statutes is repealed.".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,1
113. Page 10, line 6: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,3 2" Section 14b. 15.107 (7) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
316
, is amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,54 15.107 (7) (f) A representative of the department division of electronic
5government in the department of administration.".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,6 614. Page 10, line 8: after that line insert:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,7 7" Section 14kr. 15.347 (19) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,98 15.347 (19) Council on forestry. (a) There is created in the department of
9natural resources a council of forestry consisting of:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,1010 1. The chief state forester or his or her designee.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,1111 2. One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,1212 3. One member of the senate, appointed by the senate minority leader.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,1313 4. One member of the assembly, appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,1414 5. One member of the assembly, appointed by the assembly minority leader.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,1715 6. One member who represents the interests of a forest products company that
16owns and manages large tracts of private forest land that supply raw materials to
17the forest products industry.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,1918 7. One member who represents the interests of owners of nonindustrial, private
19forest land who manage the land to produce ecological, economic, and social benefits.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,2120 8. One member who represents the interests of counties that have county
21forests within their boundaries.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,2222 9. One member who represents the interests of the paper and pulp industry.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,24,2323 10. One member who represents the interests of the lumber industry.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,2
111. One member who represents the interests of nonprofit conservation
2organizations whose purposes include the conservation and use of forest resources.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,43 12. One member who is a forester who engages in the practice of providing
4consultation services on forestry issues.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,75 13. One member who represents the interests of schools of forestry within the
6state that have curricula in the management of forest resources that are accredited
7by the Society of American Foresters.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,98 14. One member who represents the interests of persons who engage in the
9practice of conservation education.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,1110 15. One member who represents the interests of persons who are members of
11labor unions that are affiliated with the forestry industry.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,1312 16. One member who represents the interests of persons who are engaged in
13the practice of urban and community forestry.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,1514 17. One member who represents the interests of persons who are members of
15the Society of American Foresters.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,1716 18. One member who represents the interests of persons who are members of
17an organization of timber producers.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,1918 19. One person who represents the interests of persons who are engaged in an
19industry that uses secondary wood.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,2120 (b) Each member specified in par. (a) 2. to 5. shall be appointed in the same
21manner as members of standing committees are appointed.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,25,2422 (c) Each member specified in par. (a) 6. to 19. shall be nominated by the
23governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, to serve a 5-year
24term.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,26,5
1(d) The governor shall annually appoint a chairperson for the council from
2among its members before the first meeting of each year, and the chairperson, at the
3first meeting of each year, shall annually appoint the vice chairperson and secretary
4from among the council's members. Any of these appointees may be appointed for
5successive terms.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,26,106 (e) The council shall meet 4 times each year and shall also meet on the call of
7the chairperson of the council or on the call of a majority of its members.
8Notwithstanding s. 15.09 (3), the council shall meet at such locations within this
9state as may be designated by the chairperson of the council or by a majority of its
10members.".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,26,11 1115. Page 10, line 8: after that line insert:
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