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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.
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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.
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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.
SB1-ASA5,74,1212 (2) Transfer of ethics board.
SB1-ASA5,74,1513 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
14liabilities of the ethics board shall become the assets and liabilities of the government
15accountability board.
SB1-ASA5,74,1616 (b) Positions and employees.
SB1-ASA5,74,18 171. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
18in the ethics board are transferred to the government accountability board.
SB1-ASA5,74,21 192. All incumbent employees holding positions in the ethics board are
20transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability
21board.
SB1-ASA5,75,2 223. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
23status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
24government accountability board that they enjoyed in the ethics board immediately
25before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee

1so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a
2probationary period.
SB1-ASA5,75,53 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
4tangible personal property, including records, of the ethics board is transferred to the
5government accountability board.
SB1-ASA5,75,106 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the ethics board remain in effect
7and are transferred to the government accountability board. The government
8accountability board shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a
9contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the government accountability
10board to the extent allowed under the contract.
SB1-ASA5,75,1611 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the ethics board that are in effect
12on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration
13dates or until amended or repealed by the government accountability board. All
14orders issued by the ethics board that are in effect on the effective date of this
15paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or
16rescinded by the government accountability board.
SB1-ASA5,75,2117 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the ethics board on the effective
18date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability board, and all
19materials submitted to or actions taken by the ethics board with respect to the
20pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
21government accountability board.
SB1-ASA5,75,2222 (3) Board transitions; initial terms.
SB1-ASA5,75,2523 (a) Notwithstanding section 15.61, 2001 stats., section 15.62, 2003 stats., and
24section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, the terms of office of all members of the elections
25board and all members of the ethics board holding office shall expire on June 1, 2007.
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1(b) Each member of the government accountability board who is appointed as
2provided in paragraph (c) and qualified to take office shall take office on the effective
3date of this paragraph, or upon qualification to take office, whichever is later.
SB1-ASA5,76,124 (c) Notwithstanding section 15.60 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, and
5section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, of the members of the government accountability
6who are initially nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the
7assembly and the senate appointed, 2 members who have prosecutorial experience
8and one other member who is not a retired judge of a court of record in this state shall
9be appointed to serve for terms expiring on May 1, 2009, and 2 members who have
10prosecutorial experience and one member who is a retired judge of a court of record
11in this state and one other member shall be appointed to serve for terms expiring on
12May 1, 2011.
SB1-ASA5,76,1613 (d) Notwithstanding section 15.603 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act,
14the person who is initially appointed to serve as administrator of the enforcement
15division of the government accountability board shall serve for a term expiring on
16September 1, 2011.
SB1-ASA5,76,1717 (4) Implementation.
SB1-ASA5,77,418 (a) Notwithstanding section 5.05 (1m) and (2m) of the statutes, as created by
19this act, and section 20.922 (1) of the statutes, the director of the legislative council
20staff shall serve as executive director of the government accountability board,
21without additional compensation for such service, until such time as the board
22initially appoints an executive director and the appointee qualifies to take office. The
23executive director of the legislative council staff is vested with full authority and
24responsibility to carry out all functions of the executive director of the government
25accountability board, the enforcement division in the government accountability

1board, and the administrator of the enforcement division prior to appointment and
2qualification of the initial executive director, including the retention and
3termination of all staff not transferred to the board that the board is authorized to
4employ under this act.
SB1-ASA5,77,85 (5) Initial nominations. The governmental accountability candidate
6committee under section 15.60 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall submit
7its initial nominations of individuals to serve as members of the government
8accountability board no later than November 1, 2006.
SB1-ASA5,77,139 (6) Nonseverability. Notwithstanding section 990.001 (11) of the statutes, if
10a court finds that the repeal and recreation of section 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes by
11this act, or any part of the laws specified in 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9115 (2y)
12(b), is unconstitutional, the repeal and recreation of section 71.10 (3) (b) of the
13statutes by this act is void.
SB1-ASA5, s. 198 14Section 198. Effective dates. This act takes effect on June 1, 2007, except
15as follows:
SB1-ASA5,77,2016 (1) The treatment of sections 5.052, 5.054, 15.07 (5) (m), 15.60, 15.603, 20.923
17(4) (intro.), (e) 2e., and (f) 3j., 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. and (on) and (4) (a) of the statutes, the
18renumbering and amendment of section 15.03 of the statutes, the creation of section
1915.03 (2) of the statutes, and Section 197 (3 ) (b) to (d) and (4 ) to (6) of this act take
20effect on January 1, 2007.
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