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:
SB11-SSA1,43,144 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
5required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
6school board elections under s. 120.06 (5), (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a
7referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each
8affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions
9assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those
10subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
11elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The
12clerk of each affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a
13certified statement prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results
14of the referendum in that school district.
SB11-SSA1, s. 110 15Section 110. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,43,2016 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
17spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
18change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
19prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and
207.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
SB11-SSA1, s. 111 21Section 111. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,44,722 121.91 (3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The
23school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
24supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
25form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability

1board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether
2the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution
3provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the
4ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for
5a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under
6sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the
7question.
SB11-SSA1, s. 112 8Section 112. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,44,119 125.05 (1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the
10form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2)
11and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB11-SSA1, s. 113 12Section 113. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,44,2513 165.25 (1) Represent state. Except as provided in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 1. and
14978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings,
15civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state
16is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or
17remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if requested by the
18governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any
19state department, agency, official, employee, or agent, whether required to appear
20as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any
21court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state
22or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may
23request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal
24proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation
25under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
SB11-SSA1, s. 114
1Section 114. 165.25 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,45,42 165.25 (4) (e) Provide assistance to the enforcement division of the government
3accountability board in the investigation and prosecution of violations of chs. 5 to 12,
4subch. III of ch. 13, and subch. III of ch. 19.
SB11-SSA1, s. 115 5Section 115. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,45,166 198.08 (10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
7obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
8statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
9preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
10municipality and the elections government accountability board shall furnish such
11information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the
12district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes
13cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot,
14because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason,
15be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate
16such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.
SB11-SSA1, s. 116 17Section 116. 200.09 (11) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,45,2218 200.09 (11) (am) 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village
19comprising the district pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners,
20each commissioner may hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
21commission shall immediately notify the elections government accountability board
22under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under this subdivision.
SB11-SSA1, s. 117 23Section 117. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,45,2524 227.03 (6) Orders of the elections government accountability board under s.
255.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.
SB11-SSA1, s. 118
1Section 118. 227.03 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB11-SSA1,46,32 227.03 (6m) Cases before the enforcement division of the government
3accountability board under s. 5.066 are not subject to this chapter.
SB11-SSA1, s. 119 4Section 119. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11-SSA1,46,65 227.52 (6) Decisions of the chairperson of the elections government
6accountability
board or the chairperson's designee.
SB11-SSA1, s. 120 7Section 120. 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. of the statutes is created to read:
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