SB1-ASA5, s. 149 19Section 149. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 150 20Section 150. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 151 21Section 151. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 152 22Section 152. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.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, is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 154 25Section 154. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is repealed.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1Section 155. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is repealed.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 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 157 3Section 157. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 158 4Section 158. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 159 5Section 159. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 160 6Section 160. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 161 7Section 161. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 162 8Section 162. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.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:
SB1-ASA5, s. 178 7Section 178. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,68,188 121.91 (3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The
9school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
10supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
11form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability
12board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether
13the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution
14provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the
15ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for
16a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under
17sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the
18question.
SB1-ASA5, s. 179 19Section 179. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,68,2220 125.05 (1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the
21form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2)
22and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB1-ASA5, s. 180 23Section 180. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,69,1124 165.25 (1) Represent state. Except as provided in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 1. and
25978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings,

1civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state
2is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or
3remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if requested by the
4governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any
5state department, agency, official, employee, or agent, whether required to appear
6as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any
7court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state
8or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may
9request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal
10proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation
11under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
SB1-ASA5, s. 181 12Section 181. 165.25 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA5,69,1513 165.25 (4) (e) Provide assistance to the enforcement division of the government
14accountability board in the investigation and prosecution of violations of chs. 5 to 12,
15subch. III of ch. 13, and subch. III of ch. 19.
SB1-ASA5, s. 182 16Section 182. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,70,217 198.08 (10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
18obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
19statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
20preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
21municipality and the elections government accountability board shall furnish such
22information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the
23district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes
24cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot,
25because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason,

1be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate
2such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.
SB1-ASA5, s. 183 3Section 183. 200.09 (11) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,70,84 200.09 (11) (am) 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village
5comprising the district pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners,
6each commissioner may hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
7commission shall immediately notify the elections government accountability board
8under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under this subdivision.
SB1-ASA5, s. 184 9Section 184. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,70,1110 227.03 (6) Orders of the elections government accountability board under s.
115.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.
SB1-ASA5, s. 185 12Section 185. 227.03 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA5,70,1413 227.03 (6m) Cases before the enforcement division of the government
14accountability board under s. 5.066 are not subject to this chapter.
SB1-ASA5, s. 186 15Section 186. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,70,1716 227.52 (6) Decisions of the chairperson of the elections government
17accountability
board or the chairperson's designee.
SB1-ASA5, s. 187 18Section 187. 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA5,70,1919 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. Government accountability board — 3.
SB1-ASA5, s. 188 20Section 188. 230.08 (2) (om) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 189 21Section 189. 230.08 (2) (on) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA5,70,2222 230.08 (2) (on) The executive director of the government accountability board.
SB1-ASA5, s. 190 23Section 190. 230.08 (2) (wm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-ASA5, s. 191 24Section 191. 230.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,71,9
1230.08 (4) (a) The number of administrator positions specified in sub. (2) (e)
2includes all administrator positions specifically authorized by law to be employed
3outside the classified service in each department, board or commission and the
4historical society. In this paragraph, "department" has the meaning given under s.
515.01 (5), "board" means the educational communications board, government
6accountability board,
investment board, public defender board and technical college
7system board and "commission" means the public service commission.
8Notwithstanding sub. (2) (z), no division administrator position exceeding the
9number authorized in sub. (2) (e) may be created in the unclassified service.
SB1-ASA5, s. 192 10Section 192. 234.02 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,71,1411 234.02 (3m) (c) The authority shall, with the advice of the ethics government
12accountability
board, adopt and enforce ethics guidelines applicable to its paid
13consultants which are similar to subch. III of ch. 19, except that the authority may
14not require its paid consultants to file financial disclosure statements.
SB1-ASA5, s. 193 15Section 193. 560.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,71,2416 560.04 (2m) Duties. The department may assign one or more full-time
17equivalent positions to the functions of coordinating the development and scheduling
18of training programs for local government officials by the University of
19Wisconsin-Extension, technical college system, department of revenue, elections
20government accountability board, and other state agencies in order to assure the
21effective delivery of training programs and to prevent duplication of effort and of
22coordinating requests for management or personnel consultative services from
23government units other than the state and directing those requests to the
24appropriate division of the department of administration.
SB1-ASA5, s. 194 25Section 194. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,72,10
1778.135 Campaign finance forfeitures; how recovered. Notwithstanding
2s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by the elections government
3accountability
board under s. 5.05 (1) (c) is settled as a result of agreement between
4the parties without approval of the court, the moneys accruing to the state on account
5of such settlement shall be paid to the board and deposited with the secretary of
6administration. Whenever any proposed action by a county board of election
7commissioners under s. 7.21 (2m) (a) is settled as a result of agreement between the
8parties, the moneys accruing to the county on account of such settlement shall be
9paid to the board of election commissioners and deposited with the county treasurer
10in the same manner as provided for forfeitures under s. 778.13.
SB1-ASA5, s. 195 11Section 195. 778.136 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-ASA5,72,17 12778.136 Ethics and lobbying forfeitures; how recovered.
13Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any moneys are received by the ethics
14government accountability board or attorney general in settlement of a civil action
15or other civil matter for violation of the lobbying law or code of ethics for state and
16local
public officials and employees under s. 19.545, the moneys shall accrue to the
17state and be deposited with the secretary of administration.
SB1-ASA5, s. 196 18Section 196. 971.19 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-ASA5,72,2119 971.19 (12) In an action for a violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or
20subch. III of ch. 19, a defendant who is a resident of this state shall be tried in circuit
21court for the county where the defendant resides.
SB1-ASA5, s. 197 22Section 197 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB1-ASA5,72,2323 (1) Transfer of elections board.
SB1-ASA5,73,3
1(a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
2liabilities of the elections board shall become the assets and liabilities of the
3government accountability board.
SB1-ASA5,73,44 (b) Positions and employees.
SB1-ASA5,73,6 51. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
6in the elections board are transferred to the government accountability board.
SB1-ASA5,73,9 72. All incumbent employees holding positions in the elections board are
8transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability
9board.
SB1-ASA5,73,15 103. 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 elections board
13immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes,
14no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required
15to serve a probationary period.
SB1-ASA5,73,1816 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
17tangible personal property, including records, of the elections board is transferred to
18the government accountability board.
SB1-ASA5,73,2419 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections board in effect on the
20effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
21government accountability board. The government accountability board shall carry
22out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified
23or rescinded by the government accountability board to the extent allowed under the
24contract.
SB1-ASA5,74,6
1(e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the elections board that are in
2effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
3expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the government accountability
4board. All orders issued by the elections board that are in effect on the effective date
5of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
6modified or rescinded by the government accountability board.
SB1-ASA5,74,117 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the elections board on the
8effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability
9board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the elections board with
10respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken
11by the government accountability board.
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