SB1-ASA5,55,1815 19.56 (3) (d) A state or local public official may receive and retain from a
16political committee under ch. 11 transportation, lodging, meals, food or beverage, or
17reimbursement therefor or payment or reimbursement of costs permitted and
18reported in accordance with ch. 11.
SB1-ASA5, s. 123 19Section 123. 19.56 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,56,320 19.56 (4) If a state or local public official receives a payment not authorized by
21this subchapter, in cash or otherwise, for a published work or a talk or meeting, the
22official may not retain it. If practicable, the official shall deposit it with the
23department or municipality with which he or she is associated the local
24governmental unit served by the official
or, in the case of a justice or judge of a court
25of record, with the director of state courts. If that is not practicable, the official shall

1return it or its equivalent to the payor or convey it to the state or the local
2governmental unit served by the official
or to a charitable organization other than
3one with which he or she is associated.
SB1-ASA5, s. 124 4Section 124. 19.579 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1-ASA5,56,7 519.579 Civil penalty. Any person who violates s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) may
6be required to forfeit not more than $500. Any person who violates any other
7provision of this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.
SB1-ASA5, s. 125 8Section 125. 19.58 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,56,129 19.58 (1) (a) Any person who intentionally violates any provision of this
10subchapter except s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br), or a code of ethics adopted or
11established under s. 19.45 (11) (a) or (b), shall be fined not less than $100 nor more
12than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than one year in the county jail or both.
SB1-ASA5,56,1413 (b) Any person who intentionally violates s. 19.45 (13) or 19.59 (1) (br) is guilty
14of a Class I felony.
SB1-ASA5, s. 126 15Section 126. 19.58 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,56,1916 19.58 (2) The penalties under sub. (1) do not limit the power of either house of
17the legislature to discipline its own members or to impeach a public official, or limit
18the power of a department or a local governmental unit to discipline its state or local
19public officials or employees.
SB1-ASA5, s. 127 20Section 127. 19.59 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,56,22 2119.59 (title) Codes of ethics for local Local government officials,
22employees and candidates.
SB1-ASA5, s. 128 23Section 128. 19.59 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 129 24Section 129. 19.59 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 19.461 and amended
25to read:
SB1-ASA5,57,8
119.461 Nonapplication to members of certain local committees.
2Paragraphs (a) to (c) Sections 19.45 (2), (3), and (13) and 19.46 (1) do not apply to the
3members of a local committee appointed under s. 289.33 (7) (a) to negotiate with the
4owner or operator of, or applicant for a license to operate, a solid waste disposal or
5hazardous waste facility under s. 289.33, with respect to any matter contained or
6proposed to be contained in a written agreement between a municipality and the
7owner, operator or applicant or in an arbitration award or proposed award that is
8applicable to those parties.
SB1-ASA5, s. 130 9Section 130. 19.59 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 131 10Section 131. 19.59 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,57,1411 19.59 (1m) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) 19.45 and 19.46 (1), any
12county, city, village or town may enact an ordinance establishing a code of ethics for
13public officials and employees of the county or municipality and candidates for
14county or municipal elective offices.
SB1-ASA5, s. 132 15Section 132. 19.59 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,57,1816 19.59 (3) (a) A requirement for local public officials, other employees of the
17county or municipality other than local public officials and candidates for local public
18office to identify any of the economic interests specified in s. 19.44.
SB1-ASA5, s. 133 19Section 133. 19.59 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,57,2420 19.59 (3) (e) Provisions in addition to those prescribed in ss. 19.45 and 19.46
21(1), whenever applicable,
prescribing ethical standards of conduct and prohibiting
22conflicts of interest on the part of local public officials and other employees of the
23county or municipality or on the part of former local public officials or former
24employees of the county or municipality.
SB1-ASA5, s. 134 25Section 134. 19.59 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,58,25
119.59 (5) (a) Any individual, either personally or on behalf of an organization
2or governmental body, may request of a county or municipal ethics board, or, in the
3absence of a county or municipal ethics board, a county corporation counsel or
4attorney for a local governmental unit, an advisory opinion regarding the propriety
5of any matter to which the person is or may become a party with respect to the
6application or interpretation of any ordinance enacted under this section
. Any
7appointing officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may request of a
8county or municipal ethics board, or, in the absence of a county or municipal ethics
9board, a county corporation counsel or attorney for a local governmental unit an
10advisory opinion regarding the propriety under an ordinance enacted under this
11section
of any matter to which the prospective appointee is or may become a party.
12The county or municipal ethics board or the county corporation counsel or attorney
13shall review a request for an advisory opinion and may advise the person making the
14request. Advisory opinions and requests therefor shall be in writing. It is prima facie
15evidence of intent to comply with this section or any ordinance enacted under this
16section when a person refers a matter to a county or municipal ethics board or a
17county corporation counsel or attorney for a local governmental unit and abides by
18the advisory opinion, if the material facts are as stated in the opinion request. A
19county or municipal ethics board may authorize a county corporation counsel or
20attorney to act in its stead in instances where delay is of substantial inconvenience
21or detriment to the requesting party. Except as provided in par. (b), neither a county
22corporation counsel or attorney for a local governmental unit nor a member or agent
23of a county or municipal ethics board may make public the identity of an individual
24requesting an advisory opinion or of individuals or organizations mentioned in the
25opinion.
SB1-ASA5, s. 135
1Section 135. 19.59 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 136 2Section 136. 19.59 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,59,83 19.59 (7) (a) Any person local public official who violates sub. (1) this
4subchapter
may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation, and,
5if the court determines that the accused has violated sub. (1) (br) s. 19.45 (13), the
6court may, in addition, order the accused to forfeit an amount equal to the amount
7or value of any political contribution, service, or other thing of value that was
8wrongfully obtained.
SB1-ASA5,59,159 (b) Any person local public official who violates sub. (1) this subchapter may
10be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation, and, if the court
11determines that a local public official has violated sub. (1) (br) s. 19.45 (13) and no
12political contribution, service or other thing of value was obtained, the court may, in
13addition, order the accused to forfeit an amount equal to the maximum contribution
14authorized under s. 11.26 (1) for the office held or sought by the official, whichever
15amount is greater.
SB1-ASA5, s. 137 16Section 137. 19.59 (8) (a) to (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,59,2117 19.59 (8) (a) Subsection (1) Violations of this subchapter by a local public
18official
shall be enforced prosecuted in the name and on behalf of the state by action
19of the board or, subject to the procedures prescribed in s. 5.05 (2m) (c), by action of
20the
district attorney of for any county wherein a violation may occur, upon the
21verified complaint of any person.
SB1-ASA5,60,222 (b) In addition and supplementary to the remedy provided in sub. (7) for
23violation of this subchapter by any local public official
, the board or district attorney
24may commence an action, separately or in conjunction with an action brought to
25obtain the remedy provided in sub. (7), to obtain such other legal or equitable relief,

1including but not limited to mandamus, injunction or declaratory judgment, as may
2be appropriate under the circumstances.
SB1-ASA5,60,93 (c) If Unless the district attorney is precluded from commencing an action
4under s. 5.05 (2m) (c), if
the district attorney fails to commence an action to enforce
5sub. (1) (a), (b), or (c) to (g) any provision of s. 19.45 except s. 19.45 (13) with respect
6to a local public official
within 20 days after receiving a verified complaint or if the
7district attorney refuses to commence such an action, the person making the
8complaint may petition the attorney general to act upon the complaint. The attorney
9general may then bring an action under par. (a) or (b), or both.
SB1-ASA5, s. 138 10Section 138. 19.59 (8) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 139 11Section 139. 19.59 (8) (cn) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,60,2312 19.59 (8) (cn) If Subject to the procedures prescribed in s. 5.05 (2m) (c), if the
13board or district attorney for the county in which a violation of sub. (1) (br) s. 19.45
14(13)
is alleged to occur receives a verified complaint alleging a violation of sub. (1) (br)
15s. 19.45 (13) by a local public official, the board or district attorney shall, within 30
16days after receipt of the complaint, either commence an investigation of the
17allegations contained in the complaint or dismiss the complaint. If the district
18attorney dismisses the complaint, with or without investigation, the district attorney
19shall notify the complainant in writing. Upon receiving notification of the dismissal,
20the complainant may then file the complaint with the attorney general or the district
21attorney for a county that is adjacent to the county in which the violation is alleged
22to occur. The attorney general or district attorney may then investigate the
23allegations contained in the complaint and commence a prosecution.
SB1-ASA5, s. 140 24Section 140. 19.59 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,61,5
119.59 (8) (d) If the district attorney prevails in such an action, the court shall
2award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the county wherein
3the violation occurs. If the board or attorney general prevails in such an action, the
4court shall award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the
5state.
SB1-ASA5, s. 141 6Section 141. 19.85 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA5,61,87 19.85 (1) (fm) Deliberating by the government accountability board concerning
8any investigation under the board's jurisdiction.
SB1-ASA5, s. 142 9Section 142. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,61,1210 19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
11ethics executive director of the government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2)
12s. 5.05 (6a), or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
SB1-ASA5, s. 143 13Section 143. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 144 14Section 144. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 145 15Section 145. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 146 16Section 146. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 147 17Section 147. 20.510 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 148 18Section 148. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 149 19Section 149. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 150 20Section 150. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 151 21Section 151. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 152 22Section 152. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 153 23Section 153. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
24109
, is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 154 25Section 154. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 155
1Section 155. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 156 2Section 156. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 157 3Section 157. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 158 4Section 158. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 159 5Section 159. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 160 6Section 160. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 161 7Section 161. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 162 8Section 162. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 163 9Section 163. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,63,810 20.923 (4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the
11administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state
12employment relations, the administrator of the enforcement division in the
13government accountability board,
and commission chairpersons and members shall
14be identified and limited in number in accordance with the standardized
15nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive
16salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (i). Except for positions specified in par. pars. (c)
173m. and (e) 2e. and sub. (12), all unclassified division administrator positions
18enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the joint
19committee on employment relations, by the director of the office of state employment
20relations to one of 10 executive salary groups. The joint committee on employment
21relations, by majority vote of the full committee, may amend recommendations for
22initial position assignments and changes in assignments to the executive salary
23groups submitted by the director of the office of state employment relations. All
24division administrator assignments and amendments to assignments of
25administrator positions approved by the committee shall become part of the

1compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division administrator position is
2created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the position until the joint
3committee on employment relations approves assignment of the position to an
4executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of the position to an
5executive salary group having a salary range minimum or maximum inconsistent
6with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such approval, the incumbent's
7salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to conform with the committee's
8action, effective on the date of that action. Positions are assigned as follows:
SB1-ASA5, s. 164 9Section 164. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 165 10Section 165. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 166 11Section 166. 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA5,63,1312 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. Government accountability board: administrator of the
13enforcement division.
SB1-ASA5, s. 167 14Section 167. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA5,63,1515 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. Government accountability board: executive director.
SB1-ASA5, s. 168 16Section 168. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,64,1017 59.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
18The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
19supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
20form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
21board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the
22operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the
23operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year
24.... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of
25county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an

1indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating
2levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1.
3specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state
4law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for
5the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding
6the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an
7amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year ....
8(year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of
9years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $....
10(preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."
SB1-ASA5, s. 169 11Section 169. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,64,1912 67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall
13prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the
14referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in
15which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots
16to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained
17within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall
18correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability
19board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB1-ASA5, s. 170 20Section 170. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,65,921 67.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been
22adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city,
23a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under
24ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake
25protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of

1such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting
2for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or
3rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes,
4so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in
5general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting
6shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form
7of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government
8accountability
board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted
9shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.
SB1-ASA5, s. 171 10Section 171. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,65,1911 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those
12designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next
13to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually
14on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections government
15accountability
board, the department of administration and the state treasurer
16under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding fiscal
17year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a
18designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her
19tax return.
SB1-ASA5, s. 172 20Section 172. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin Act
21109
, is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1-ASA5,66,1722 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall ensure that space for the
23designations under par. (am) is provided on the face of the individual income tax
24return in a manner that is convenient to the individual filing the return. The
25secretary of revenue shall provide next to the place on the return where designation

1under par. (am) is made a statement that a designation will increase tax liability, that
2the amount of a designation may be claimed as a credit under s. 71.07 (6s), and that
3by making a designation the individual is also claiming the credit. The department
4of revenue shall ensure that an individual may make the designation under par. (am)
5and claim the credit under s. 71.07 (6s) by marking only one box, which shall be on
6the face of the individual income tax return. The secretary of revenue shall also
7provide and highlight a place in the instructions that accompany the return for
8information submitted to the secretary by the government accountability board
9under s. 11.50 (2m) without cost to the board. Annually on August 15, the secretary
10of revenue shall certify to the government accountability board, the department of
11administration, and the state treasurer the total amount of designations made on
12returns processed by the department of revenue during the preceding fiscal year and
13the amount of designations made during that fiscal year for the general account and
14for the account of each eligible political party. If any individual designates an
15amount greater than the amount authorized under par. (am) or attempts to place any
16condition or restriction upon a designation not authorized under par. (am), that
17individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her tax return.
SB1-ASA5, s. 173 18Section 173. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,66,2019 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics government accountability
20board under s. 13.63 (1).
SB1-ASA5, s. 174 21Section 174. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,67,322 73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
23administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of
24commerce; the ethics government accountability board; the department of financial
25institutions; the department of health and family services; the department of natural

1resources; the department of public instruction; the department of regulation and
2licensing; the department of workforce development; the office of the commissioner
3of insurance; or the department of transportation.
SB1-ASA5, s. 175 4Section 175. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,67,135 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the executive director of the
6elections government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to match
7personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the
8elections government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally
9identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and
10vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the
11secretary of transportation and the executive director of the elections government
12accountability
board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the
13purpose of voter registration.
SB1-ASA5, s. 176 14Section 176. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,67,2515 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
16required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
17school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum
18held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected
19school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to
20the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections.
21The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections
22government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each
23affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement
24prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum
25in that school district.
SB1-ASA5, s. 177
1Section 177. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,68,62 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
3spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
4change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
5prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and
67.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
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