SB11-SSA1,25,2110 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
11May 1.
The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under
12s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms
13of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of
14every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water
15conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1.
16The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under
17s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of
18members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser
19members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and
20auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on
21May 1 in an even-numbered year.
SB11-SSA1, s. 46 22Section 46. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,26,223 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
24quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
25board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the

1board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics board or the school
2district boundary appeal board as provided in ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
SB11-SSA1, s. 47 3Section 47. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 48 4Section 48. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,26,55 15.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, $25 per day.
SB11-SSA1, s. 49 6Section 49. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 50 7Section 50. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,26,14 815.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
9a government accountability board consisting of 4 persons who shall be nominated
10by the governor and appointed with the advice and consent of the senate, and one
11person appointed by the governor to represent each political party whose candidate
12for governor, attorney general, secretary of state, or state treasurer received at least
13one percent of the vote in the most recent general election who shall be designated
14by the chief officer of that party. Members shall serve for 4-year terms.
SB11-SSA1,26,18 15(2) (a) All members of the board who are nominated by the governor subject to
16the advice and consent of the senate shall be appointed from nominations submitted
17to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
18accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of the following:
SB11-SSA1,26,1919 1. The chief justice of the supreme court.
SB11-SSA1,26,2020 2. The dean of the Marquette University law school.
SB11-SSA1,26,2121 3. The dean of the University of Wisconsin law school.
SB11-SSA1,26,2522 4. The chief officer of each of the following organizations, or if any of the
23following organization ceases to exist, the organization determined by the governor
24to be the successor organization representing interests substantially similar to the
25predecessor organization:
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1a. The Wisconsin Counties Association.
SB11-SSA1,27,22 b. The Wisconsin Towns Association.
SB11-SSA1,27,33 c. The League of Wisconsin Municipalities.
SB11-SSA1,27,44 d. The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin.
SB11-SSA1,27,55 e. The Wisconsin Newspaper Association.
SB11-SSA1,27,66 f. The state bar of Wisconsin.
SB11-SSA1,27,8 7(3) No member, other than a member who is appointed to represent a political
8party, may be a state public official or a local public official, as defined in s. 19.42.
SB11-SSA1,27,13 9(4) No member, other than a member who is appointed to represent a political
10party, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment may have been, or
11while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party, an officer or
12member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization, or a candidate
13for any partisan elective public office.
SB11-SSA1,27,15 14(5) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
15of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12).
SB11-SSA1, s. 51 16Section 51. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,27,23 1715.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
18created in the government accountability board an enforcement division, which is
19attached to the board under s. 15.03. The enforcement division shall be under the
20direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the
21executive director of the board, with the advice and consent of the board, to serve for
22a term of not less than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring on September 1 of an
23odd-numbered year.
SB11-SSA1, s. 52 24Section 52. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 53 25Section 53. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 54
1Section 54. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,28,92 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
3constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
4the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
5supplies specified by the elections government accountability board. The laws,
6manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
7distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections government
8accountability
board shall inform the department in writing as to which election
9manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
SB11-SSA1, s. 55 10Section 55. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,28,1411 16.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
12congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
13reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections
14government accountability board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 56 15Section 56. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,28,1916 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
17senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
18wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the elections government
19accountability
board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 57 20Section 57. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,28,2321 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
22of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
23governor and the elections government accountability board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 58 24Section 58. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,28,2525 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
SB11-SSA1, s. 59
1Section 59. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,29,32 19.42 (10) (a) A member of the elections government accountability board who
3is appointed to represent a political party
.
SB11-SSA1, s. 60 4Section 60. 19.42 (13) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,29,65 19.42 (13) (p) The members of the government accountability board who is
6appointed to represent a political parties.
SB11-SSA1, s. 61 7Section 61. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,30,28 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
9of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
104:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
11office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
12after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
13nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
14(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
15nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
16in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
17on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
18the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
19or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
20The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
21the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
22for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections government accountability
23board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain whether
24that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the elections government

1accountability
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners may not
2certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
SB11-SSA1, s. 62 3Section 62. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,30,144 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
5investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
6government accountability board a quarterly report of economic transactions no
7later than the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter during
8any portion of which he or she was a member or employee of the investment board.
9Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form prescribed by the ethics
10government accountability board and shall identify the date and nature of any
11purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation, dissolution , or modification of any
12economic interest made during the quarter for which the report is filed and
13disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a statement of economic interests
14were being filed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 63 15Section 63. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,31,416 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
17family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
18official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
19voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
20involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in
21whole or in part derived from state funds unless the state public official has first
22made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
23the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or
24lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
25by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics

1board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
2state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
3a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
4application of s. 946.13.
SB11-SSA1, s. 64 5Section 64. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,31,226 19.46 (2) Any individual, either personally or on behalf of an organization or
7governmental body, may request of the board an advisory opinion regarding the
8propriety of any matter to which the person is or may become a party; and any
9appointing officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may request of the
10board an advisory opinion regarding the propriety of any matter to which the
11prospective appointee is or may become a party. The board shall review a request for
12an advisory opinion and may advise the person making the request. Advisory
13opinions issued under this subsection and requests therefor shall be in writing. The
14board's deliberations and actions upon such requests shall be in meetings not open
15to the public. It is prima facie evidence of intent to comply with this subchapter or
16subch. III of ch. 13 when a person refers a matter to the board and abides by the
17board's advisory opinion, if the material facts are as stated in the opinion request.
18The board may authorize the executive director to act in its stead in instances where
19delay is of substantial inconvenience or detriment to the requesting party. No
20member or employee of the board may make public the identity of the individual
21requesting an advisory opinion under this subsection or of individuals or
22organizations mentioned in the opinion.
SB11-SSA1, s. 65 23Section 65. 19.47 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 66 24Section 66. 19.47 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 67 25Section 67. 19.47 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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119.47 (5) No later than September 1 of each year, the board shall submit a
2report concerning its actions in the preceding fiscal year to the governor and the chief
3clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
413.172 (2). Such
The board shall include in its biennial report shall contain under
5s. 15.04 (1) (d)
the names and duties of all individuals employed by the board and a
6summary of its determinations and advisory opinions issued under s. 19.46 (2). The
7board shall make sufficient alterations in the summaries to prevent disclosing the
8identities of individuals or organizations involved in the decisions or opinions. The
9board may also include in its biennial report any information compiled under s. 11.21
10(7).
The board shall make such further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction
11and such recommendations for further legislation as it deems desirable.
SB11-SSA1, s. 68 12Section 68. 19.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,32,1713 19.50 (2) To administer oaths and to require by subpoena issued by it the
14attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any documentary
15evidence relating to the investigation or hearing being conducted. Notwithstanding
16s. 885.01 (4), the issuance of a subpoena requires action by the board in accordance
17with s. 19.47 (4).
SB11-SSA1, s. 69 18Section 69. 19.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,32,2519 19.54 (2) An application for rehearing is governed by such general rules as the
20board may establish. Only one rehearing may be granted by the board. No order of
21the board pursuant to this subchapter or subch. III of ch.13 becomes effective until
2220 days after it is issued, or while an application for rehearing or a rehearing is
23pending, or until 10 days after such application for rehearing is either denied,
24expressly or by implication, or the board has announced its final determination on
25rehearing.
SB11-SSA1, s. 70
1Section 70. 19.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,33,112 19.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), all records under this subchapter or
3subch. III of ch. 13
in the possession of the board are open to public inspection at all
4reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to examine a
5statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any statements
6which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and address, and
7if the individual is representing another person, the full name and address of the
8person which he or she represents. Such identification may be provided in writing
9or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years information
10obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a fictitious name
11or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for inspection.
SB11-SSA1, s. 71 12Section 71. 19.55 (2) (a) to (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,33,2213 19.55 (2) (a) Records obtained in connection with a request for an advisory
14opinion issued under s. 19.46 (2) other than summaries of advisory opinions that do
15not disclose the identity of individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on
16whose behalf they are requested. The board may, however, make such records public
17with the consent of the individual requesting the advisory opinion or the
18organization or governmental body on whose behalf it is requested. A person who
19makes or purports to make public the substance of or any portion of an advisory
20opinion requested by or on behalf of the person is deemed to have waived the
21confidentiality of the request for an advisory opinion and of any records obtained or
22prepared by the board in connection with the request for an advisory opinion.
SB11-SSA1,34,823 (b) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with an
24investigation under this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13, except that the board shall
25permit inspection of records that are made public in the course of a hearing by the

1board to determine if a violation of this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 has
2occurred. Whenever the board refers such investigation and hearing records to a
3district attorney or to the attorney general, they may be made public in the course
4of a prosecution initiated under this subchapter. The board shall also provide
5information from investigation and hearing records that pertains to the location of
6individuals and assets of individuals as requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the
7department of workforce development or by a county child support agency under s.
859.53 (5).
SB11-SSA1,34,159 (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic transactions
10which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by members or
11employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government accountability
12board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to the legislative
13audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic interests filed
14by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an official required to
15file shall be open to public inspection.
SB11-SSA1, s. 72 16Section 72. 19.579 of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,34,19 1719.579 Civil penalty. Any person who violates s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) may
18be required to forfeit not more than $500. Any person who violates any other
19provision of this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.
SB11-SSA1, s. 73 20Section 73. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,35,821 19.59 (1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's
22immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a
23member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least
2410% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter
25into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000

1within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the
2district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of
3such relationship or interest to the ethics government accountability board and to
4the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subdivision may
5be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which
6the ethics government accountability board, or the district, knew or should have
7known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred. This subdivision does not
8affect the application of s. 946.13.
SB11-SSA1, s. 74 9Section 74. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,35,1210 19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
11ethics government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2), or from any county or
12municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
SB11-SSA1, s. 75 13Section 75. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
14insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB11-SSA1, s. 76 1Section 76. 20.455 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,36,42 20.455 (1) (b) Special counsel. A sum sufficient, subject to the procedure
3established in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (d) and 14.11 (2) (c), for the compensation of special
4counsel appointed as provided in ss. 5.05 (2m) (d) and 14.11 (2) and 21.13.
SB11-SSA1, s. 77 5Section 77. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 78 6Section 78. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 79 7Section 79. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 80 8Section 80. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (bm).
SB11-SSA1, s. 81 9Section 81. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (c).
SB11-SSA1, s. 82 10Section 82. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (g).
SB11-SSA1, s. 83 11Section 83. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 84 12Section 84. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 85 13Section 85. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (j).
SB11-SSA1, s. 86 14Section 86. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
15109
, is renumbered 20.511 (1) (q).
SB11-SSA1, s. 87 16Section 87. 20.511 (intro.) and (1) (title) and (a) of the statutes are created to
17read.
SB11-SSA1,36,20 1820.511 Government accountability board. (intro.) There is appropriated
19from the general fund, except where otherwise indicated, to the government
20accountability board for the following programs:
SB11-SSA1,36,21 21(1) (title) Administration of election, ethics, and lobbying laws.
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1(a) General program operations; general purpose revenue. Biennially, the
2amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the board, except the
3enforcement division, including the printing of forms, materials, manuals, and
4election laws under ss. 7.08 (1) (b), (3), and (4) and 11.21 (3) and (14), and the training
5of election officials under s. 5.05 (7).
SB11-SSA1, s. 88 6Section 88. 20.511 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2003 Wisconsin Act ....
7(this act), is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 89 8Section 89. 20.511 (1) (h) and (i) of the statutes are created to read:
SB11-SSA1,37,179 20.511 (1) (h) Materials and services. The amounts in the schedule for the costs
10of publishing documents, locating and copying records, and conducting programs
11under s. 19.48 (9) and administrative meetings and conferences, for compiling,
12disseminating, and making available information prepared by and filed with the
13board under s. 19.48 (10), and for supplies, postage, and shipping. All moneys
14received by the board from collections for sales of publications, copies of records, and
15supplies, for postage, for shipping and records location fees, from fees assessed under
16s. 19.48 (9) and (10), and for charges assessed to participants in administrative
17meetings and conferences shall be credited to this appropriation account.
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