AB1188-ASA1,54,1917 2. During any part of the leave of absence the employee is employed by a
18candidate for a partisan political office or a nonpartisan state elected office, a
19political party, as defined in s. 5.02 (13), or by a committee, as defined in s. 11.01 (4).
AB1188-ASA1,54,2320 (b) An employee described under par. (a) 1. or 2. may elect to continue to receive
21the health insurance coverage under subch. IV of ch. 40 that he or she received
22immediately before taking a leave of absence by paying the entire premium cost for
23the health insurance coverage.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 147 24Section 147. 234.02 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,55,4
1234.02 (3m) (c) The authority shall, with the advice of the ethics government
2accountability
board, adopt and enforce ethics guidelines applicable to its paid
3consultants which are similar to subch. III of ch. 19, except that the authority may
4not require its paid consultants to file financial disclosure statements.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 148 5Section 148. 560.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,55,146 560.04 (2m) Duties. The department may assign one or more full-time
7equivalent positions to the functions of coordinating the development and scheduling
8of training programs for local government officials by the University of
9Wisconsin-Extension, technical college system, department of revenue, elections
10government accountability board, and other state agencies in order to assure the
11effective delivery of training programs and to prevent duplication of effort and of
12coordinating requests for management or personnel consultative services from
13government units other than the state and directing those requests to the
14appropriate division of the department of administration.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 149 15Section 149. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,55,25 16778.135 Campaign finance forfeitures; how recovered. Notwithstanding
17s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by the elections government
18accountability
board under s. 5.05 (1) (c) is settled as a result of agreement between
19the parties without approval of the court, the moneys accruing to the state on account
20of such settlement shall be paid to the board and deposited with the secretary of
21administration. Whenever any proposed action by a county board of election
22commissioners under s. 7.21 (2m) (a) is settled as a result of agreement between the
23parties, the moneys accruing to the county on account of such settlement shall be
24paid to the board of election commissioners and deposited with the county treasurer
25in the same manner as provided for forfeitures under s. 778.13.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 150
1Section 150. 778.136 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1188-ASA1,56,7 2778.136 Ethics and lobbying forfeitures; how recovered.
3Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any moneys are received by the ethics
4government accountability board or attorney general in settlement of a civil action
5or other civil matter for violation of the lobbying law or code of ethics for state public
6officials and employees under s. 19.545, the moneys shall accrue to the state and be
7deposited with the secretary of administration.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 151 8Section 151. 971.19 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1188-ASA1,56,119 971.19 (12) In an action for a violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
10subch. III of ch. 19, a defendant who is a resident of this state shall be tried in circuit
11court for the county where the defendant resides.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 152 12Section 152 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB1188-ASA1,56,1313 (1) Transfer of elections board.
AB1188-ASA1,56,1614 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
15liabilities of the elections board shall become the assets and liabilities of the
16government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1,56,1717 (b) Positions and employees.
AB1188-ASA1,56,19 181. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
19in the elections board are transferred to the government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1,56,22 202. All incumbent employees holding positions in the elections board are
21transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability
22board.
AB1188-ASA1,57,3 233. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
24status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
25government accountability board that they enjoyed in the elections board

1immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes,
2no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required
3to serve a probationary period.
AB1188-ASA1,57,64 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
5tangible personal property, including records, of the elections board is transferred to
6the government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1,57,127 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections board in effect on the
8effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
9government accountability board. The government accountability board shall carry
10out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified
11or rescinded by the government accountability board to the extent allowed under the
12contract.
AB1188-ASA1,57,1813 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the elections board that are in
14effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
15expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the government accountability
16board. All orders issued by the elections board that are in effect on the effective date
17of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
18modified or rescinded by the government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1,57,2319 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the elections board on the
20effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability
21board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the elections board with
22respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken
23by the government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1,57,2424 (2) Transfer of ethics board.
AB1188-ASA1,58,3
1(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
2liabilities of the ethics board shall become the assets and liabilities of the government
3accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1,58,44 (b) Positions and employees.
AB1188-ASA1,58,6 51. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
6in the ethics board are transferred to the government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1,58,9 72. All incumbent employees holding positions in the ethics board are
8transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability
9board.
AB1188-ASA1,58,15 103. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
11status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
12government accountability board that they enjoyed in the ethics board immediately
13before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee
14so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a
15probationary period.
AB1188-ASA1,58,1816 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
17tangible personal property, including records, of the ethics board is transferred to the
18government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1,58,2319 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the ethics board remain in effect
20and are transferred to the government accountability board. The government
21accountability board shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a
22contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the government accountability
23board to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB1188-ASA1,59,424 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the ethics board that are in effect
25on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration

1dates or until amended or repealed by the government accountability board. All
2orders issued by the ethics board that are in effect on the effective date of this
3paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or
4rescinded by the government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1,59,95 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the ethics board on the effective
6date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability board, and all
7materials submitted to or actions taken by the ethics board with respect to the
8pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
9government accountability board.
AB1188-ASA1,59,1010 (3) Board transitions; initial terms.
AB1188-ASA1,59,1311 (a) Notwithstanding section 15.61, 2001 stats., section 15.62, 2003 stats., and
12section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, the terms of office of all members of the elections
13board and all members of the ethics board holding office shall expire on June 1, 2007.
AB1188-ASA1,59,1614 (b) Each member of the government accountability board who is appointed as
15provided in paragraph (c) and qualified to take office shall take office on the effective
16date of this paragraph, or upon qualification to take office, whichever is later.
AB1188-ASA1,59,2517 (c) Notwithstanding section 15.60 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, and
18section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, of the members of the government accountability
19who are initially nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the
20assembly and the senate appointed, 2 members who have prosecutorial experience
21and one other member who is not a retired judge of a court of record in this state shall
22be appointed to serve for terms expiring on May 1, 2009, and 2 members who have
23prosecutorial experience and one member who is a retired judge of a court of record
24in this state and one other member shall be appointed to serve for terms expiring on
25May 1, 2011.
AB1188-ASA1,60,4
1(d) Notwithstanding section 15.603 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act,
2the person who is initially appointed to serve as administrator of the enforcement
3division of the government accountability board shall serve for a term expiring on
4September 1, 2011.
AB1188-ASA1,60,55 (4) Implementation.
AB1188-ASA1,60,176 (a) Notwithstanding section 5.05 (1m) and (2m) of the statutes, as created by
7this act, and section 20.922 (1) of the statutes, the director of the legislative council
8staff shall serve as executive director of the government accountability board,
9without additional compensation for such service, until such time as the board
10initially appoints an executive director and the appointee qualifies to take office. The
11executive director of the legislative council staff is vested with full authority and
12responsibility to carry out all functions of the executive director of the government
13accountability board, the enforcement division in the government accountability
14board, and the administrator of the enforcement division prior to appointment and
15qualification of the initial executive director, including the retention and
16termination of all staff not transferred to the board that the board is authorized to
17employ under this act.
AB1188-ASA1,60,2118 (5) Initial nominations. The governmental accountability candidate
19committee under section 15.60 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall submit
20its initial nominations of individuals to serve as members of the government
21accountability board no later than November 1, 2006.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 153 22Section 153. Initial applicability.
AB1188-ASA1,60,2423 (1) The treatment of section 230.40 (5m) of the statutes first applies to state
24employees who begin leaves of absence on the effective date of this subsection.
AB1188-ASA1, s. 154
1Section 154. Effective dates. This act takes effect on June 1, 2007, except
2as follows:
AB1188-ASA1,61,73 (1) The treatment of sections 5.052, 5.054, 15.07 (5) (m), 15.60, 15.603, 20.923
4(4) (intro.), (e) 2e., and (f) 3j., 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. and (on) and (4) (a) of the statutes, the
5renumbering and amendment of section 15.03 of the statutes, the creation of section
615.03 (2) of the statutes, and Section 152 (3 ) (b) to (d) and (4 ) of this act take effect
7on January 1, 2007.
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