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:
SB11-SSA1,32,11
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.
SB11-SSA1,37,5
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.
SB11-SSA1,37,2118 (i) General program operations; program revenue. The amounts in the schedule
19for general program operations of the board, except the enforcement division. All
20moneys received from fees imposed under ss. 11.055 (1) and 13.75 shall be credited
21to this appropriation account.
SB11-SSA1, s. 90 22Section 90. 20.511 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,37,2523 20.511 (2) Enforcement division. (a) General program operations. Biennially,
24the amounts in the schedule for the general program operations of the enforcement
25division.
SB11-SSA1, s. 91
1Section 91. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 92 2Section 92. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 93 3Section 93. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 94 4Section 94. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 95 5Section 95. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 20.511 (1) (jm) and
6amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,38,97 20.511 (1) (jm) Gifts and grants. All moneys received by the board from gifts,
8grants, and bequests and devises to carry out the purposes, not inconsistent with
9subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 the law, for which made or received.
SB11-SSA1, s. 96 10Section 96. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 97 11Section 97. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,39,1012 20.923 (4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the
13administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department
14of employment relations, the administrator of the enforcement division in the
15government accountability board,
and commission chairpersons and members shall
16be identified and limited in number in accordance with the standardized
17nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive
18salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (i). Except for positions specified in par. pars. (c)
193m. and (e) 2e. and sub. (12), all unclassified division administrator positions
20enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the joint
21committee on employment relations, by the secretary of employment relations to one
22of 10 executive salary groups. The joint committee on employment relations, by
23majority vote of the full committee, may amend recommendations for initial position
24assignments and changes in assignments to the executive salary groups submitted
25by the secretary of employment relations. All division administrator assignments

1and amendments to assignments of administrator positions approved by the
2committee shall become part of the compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified
3division administrator position is created, the appointing authority may set the
4salary for the position until the joint committee on employment relations approves
5assignment of the position to an executive salary group. If the committee approves
6assignment of the position to an executive salary group having a salary range
7minimum or maximum inconsistent with the salary paid to the incumbent at the
8time of such approval, the incumbent's salary shall be adjusted by the appointing
9authority to conform with the committee's action, effective on the date of that action.
10Positions are assigned as follows:
SB11-SSA1, s. 98 11Section 98. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 99 12Section 99. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB11-SSA1, s. 100 13Section 100. 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,39,1514 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. Government accountability board: administrator of the
15enforcement division.
SB11-SSA1, s. 101 16Section 101. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,39,1717 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. Government accountability board: executive director.
SB11-SSA1, s. 102 18Section 102. 22.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,39,2219 22.07 (6) With the advice of the ethics government accountability board, adopt
20and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid consultants which are
21similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19, except that the department
22shall not require its paid consultants to file statements of economic interests.
SB11-SSA1, s. 103 23Section 103. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,40,1724 59.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
25The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election

1supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
2form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
3board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
4operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the
5operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
6.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
7county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an
8indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
9levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
10specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state
11law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
12the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding
13the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
14amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....
15(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of
16years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
17(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
SB11-SSA1, s. 104 18Section 104. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,41,219 67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
20prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
21referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
22which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
23to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained
24within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall

1correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability
2board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB11-SSA1, s. 105 3Section 105. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,41,174 67.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
5adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
6a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
7ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
8protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of
9such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
10for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
11rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
12so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
13general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
14shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
15of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government
16accountability
board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted
17shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
SB11-SSA1, s. 106 18Section 106. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,42,1519 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall ensure that space for the
20designations under par. (am) is provided on the face of the individual income tax
21return in a manner that is convenient to the individual filing the return. The
22secretary of revenue shall provide next to the place on the return where designation
23under par. (am) is made a statement that a designation will increase tax liability, that
24the amount of a designation may be claimed as a credit under s. 71.07 (6s), and that
25by making a designation the individual is also claiming the credit. The department

1of revenue shall ensure that an individual may make the designation under par. (am)
2and claim the credit under s. 71.07 (6s) by marking only one box, which shall be on
3the face of the individual income tax return. The secretary of revenue shall also
4provide and highlight a place in the instructions that accompany the return for
5information submitted to the secretary by the elections government accountability
6board under s. 11.50 (2m) without cost to the board. Annually on August 15, the
7secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections government accountability board,
8the department of administration, and the state treasurer the total amount of
9designations made on returns processed by the department of revenue during the
10preceding fiscal year and the amount of designations made during that fiscal year
11for the general account and for the account of each eligible political party. If any
12individual designates an amount greater than the amount authorized under par.
13(am) or attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a designation not
14authorized under par. (am), that individual is deemed not to have made a designation
15on his or her tax return.
SB11-SSA1, s. 107 16Section 107. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,42,1817 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics government accountability
18board under s. 13.63 (1).
SB11-SSA1, s. 108 19Section 108. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,43,220 73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
21administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of
22commerce; the ethics government accountability board; the department of financial
23institutions; the department of health and family services; the department of natural
24resources; the department of public instruction; the department of regulation and

1licensing; the department of workforce development; the office of the commissioner
2of insurance; or the department of transportation.
SB11-SSA1, s. 109 3Section 109. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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