AB1-ASA2,79,8 33. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
4status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
5government accountability board that they enjoyed in the elections board
6immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes,
7no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required
8to serve a probationary period.
AB1-ASA2,79,119 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
10tangible personal property, including records, of the elections board is transferred to
11the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,79,1712 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections board in effect on the
13effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the
14government accountability board. The government accountability board shall carry
15out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified
16or rescinded by the government accountability board to the extent allowed under the
17contract.
AB1-ASA2,80,1118 (e) Rules and orders. Within one year after the initiation date, the board shall
19hold one or more public hearings on the question of reaffirmation of each rule that
20has been promulgated and each order that has been issued by the elections board and
21that is in effect on that date. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every rule
22promulgated by the elections board that is in effect on the effective date of this
23paragraph remains in effect until its specified expiration date or until the end of the
24365-day period beginning on the initiation date, whichever is earlier, unless that
25board repeals or amends the rule, effective on an earlier date, or unless that board

1specifically votes to reaffirm the rule. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every
2order issued by the elections board that is in effect on the effective date of this
3paragraph remains in effect until its specified expiration date or until the end of the
4365-day period beginning on the initiation date, whichever is earlier, unless that
5board modifies or rescinds the order, effective on an earlier date, or unless that board
6specifically votes to reaffirm the order. Any action by the board to amend or repeal
7a rule shall be in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 227 of the statutes. The
8board may extend the expiration date of any rule or order under this paragraph for
9not more than 3 months in order to afford time for additional review, but no such
10extension or renewal of an extension may extend the expiration date of any rule or
11order by more than 6 months in all.
AB1-ASA2,80,2312 (f) Formal opinions. Within one year after the initiation date, the board shall
13hold one or more public hearings on the question of reaffirmation of each formal
14opinion that has been issued by the elections board and that has not been withdrawn
15or modified. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every formal opinion issued by
16the elections board that has not been withdrawn or modified on the initiation date
17remains in effect until the end of the 365-day period beginning on the initiation date
18unless that board withdraws or modifies the opinion on an earlier date, or unless that
19board specifically votes to reaffirm the opinion on an earlier date. The board may
20extend the period of effectiveness of any formal opinion under this paragraph for not
21more than 3 months in order to afford time for additional review, but no such
22extension or renewal of an extension may extend the period of effectiveness of any
23opinion by more than 6 months in all.
AB1-ASA2,81,824 (g) Review of internal operating procedures. During the 365-day period
25beginning on the initiation date, the board shall review all internal operating

1procedures of the elections board in effect on the initiation date that affect the
2manner in which the board interrelates with persons who are not employees of the
3board. The review shall specifically address the degree to which employees are
4authorized to perform their functions without direct supervision of or approval of the
5board. During the pendency of the review, no employee of the government
6accountability board may make any change in an internal operating procedure
7described in this paragraph unless that board first holds a public hearing concerning
8the proposed change and that board specifically approves the change.
AB1-ASA2,81,139 (h) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the elections board on the
10effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability
11board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the elections board with
12respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken
13by the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,81,1414 (3) Transfer of ethics board.
AB1-ASA2,81,1715 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
16liabilities of the ethics board shall become the assets and liabilities of the government
17accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,81,1818 (b) Positions and employees.
AB1-ASA2,81,20 191. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
20in the ethics board are transferred to the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,81,24 212. All incumbent employees holding positions in the ethics board on the
22effective date of this subdivision, except the incumbent employee holding the
23position of executive director, are transferred on the effective date of this subdivision
24to the government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,82,6
13. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
2status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the
3government accountability board that they enjoyed in the ethics board immediately
4before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee
5so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a
6probationary period.
AB1-ASA2,82,97 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
8tangible personal property, including records, of the ethics board is transferred to the
9government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,82,1410 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the ethics board remain in effect
11and are transferred to the government accountability board. The government
12accountability board shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a
13contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the government accountability
14board to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB1-ASA2,83,815 (e) Rules and orders. Within one year after the initiation date, the board shall
16hold one or more public hearings on the question of reaffirmation of each rule that
17has been promulgated and each order that has been issued by the ethics board and
18that is in effect on that date. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every rule
19promulgated by the ethics board that is in effect on the effective date of this
20paragraph remains in effect until its specified expiration date or until the end of the
21365-day period beginning on the initiation date, whichever is earlier, unless that
22board amends or repeals the rule, effective on an earlier date, or unless that board
23specifically votes to reaffirm the rule. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every
24order issued by the ethics board that is in effect on the effective date of this paragraph
25remains in effect until its specified expiration date or until the end of the 365-day

1period beginning on the initiation date, whichever is earlier, unless that board
2modifies or rescinds the order, effective on an earlier date, or unless that board
3specifically votes to reaffirm the order. Any action by the board to amend or repeal
4a rule shall be in accordance with subchapter II of chapter 227 of the statutes. The
5board may extend the expiration date of any rule or order under this paragraph for
6not more than 3 months in order to afford time for additional review, but no such
7extension or renewal of an extension may extend the expiration date of any rule or
8order by more than 6 months in all.
AB1-ASA2,83,239 (f) Formal opinions. Within one year after the initiation date, the board shall
10hold one or more public hearings on the question of reaffirmation of each formal
11opinion that has been issued by the ethics board and that has not been withdrawn
12or modified. If the formal opinion is confidential, the board shall hold the hearing
13on the question of reaffirmation of the summary of the opinion that has been
14published. Except as authorized in this paragraph, every formal opinion issued by
15the ethics board or by the executive director of the ethics board acting in its stead that
16has not been withdrawn or modified on the initiation date remains in effect until the
17end of the 365-day period beginning on the initiation date unless that board
18withdraws or modifies the opinion on an earlier date, or unless that board specifically
19votes to reaffirm the opinion on an earlier date. The board may extend the period
20of effectiveness of any formal opinion under this paragraph for not more than 3
21months in order to afford time for additional review, but no such extension or renewal
22of an extension may extend the period of effectiveness of an opinion by more than 6
23months in all.
AB1-ASA2,84,1124 (g) Review of guidelines. Within one year after the initiation date, the board
25shall hold one or more public hearings for the purpose of reviewing the question of

1reaffirmation of each current guideline that has been issued by the ethics board. The
2review shall address the extent to which the guidelines are consistent with relevant
3law. Except as authorized in this paragraph, the government accountability board
4shall withdraw each guideline identified in this paragraph at the end of the 365-day
5period beginning on the initiation date, unless the board chooses to withdraw or
6revise the guideline at an earlier date or unless the board specifically votes to
7reaffirm the current text of the guideline as issued prior to the end of that period.
8The board may extend the circulation period of any guideline identified in this
9paragraph for not more than 3 months in order to afford time for additional review,
10but no such extension or renewal of an extension may extend the circulation period
11of a guideline by more than 6 months in all.
AB1-ASA2,84,2112 (h) Review of internal operating procedures. During the 365-day period
13beginning on the initiation date, the board shall review all internal operating
14procedures of the ethics board in effect on the initiation date that affect the manner
15in which the board interrelates with persons who are not employees of the board. The
16review shall specifically address the degree to which employees are authorized to
17perform their functions without direct supervision of or approval of the board.
18During the pendency of the review, no employee of the government accountability
19board may make any change in an internal operating procedure described in this
20paragraph unless that board first holds a public hearing concerning the proposed
21change and that board specifically approves the change.
AB1-ASA2,85,222 (i) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the ethics board on the effective
23date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability board, and all
24materials submitted to or actions taken by the ethics board with respect to the

1pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the
2government accountability board.
AB1-ASA2,85,173 (4) Confirmation of persons nominated to initially fill positions on the
4board.
Notwithstanding section 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by this act,
5the governor shall submit the names of the nominees to initially fill 3 of the positions
6as members of the government accountability board to the assembly and shall
7submit the names of the nominees to initially fill 3 of the positions as members of the
8government accountability board to the senate, and the nominees to initially fill
9those positions are subject to confirmation solely by a majority of the members
10present and voting on a nomination in the house to which their names are submitted.
11Notwithstanding section 5.052 (4) of the statutes, as created by this act, if a nominee
12of the governor to initially fill a position as a member of the government
13accountability board dies or withdraws, or if such a nomination is withdrawn by the
14governor or rejected by the house to which submitted under this subsection, the
15government accountability candidate committee shall submit an additional nominee
16to the governor for appointment to the board, subject to confirmation by the same
17house in accordance with this subsection.
AB1-ASA2,85,1818 (5) Board transitions; initial terms.
AB1-ASA2,85,2219 (a) Notwithstanding section 15.61, 2005 stats., section 15.62, 2005 stats., and
20section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, the terms of office of all members of the elections
21board and all members of the ethics board holding office shall expire on the initiation
22date.
AB1-ASA2,86,323 (b) Each member of the government accountability board who is appointed as
24provided in paragraph (c) and qualified to take office shall take office on the effective
25date of this paragraph, or upon qualification to take office, whichever is later.

1Notwithstanding section 15.07 (4) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the board
2does not have a quorum for transaction of business at its initial meeting until 6
3members have initially been appointed and qualify to serve.
AB1-ASA2,86,184 (c) The government accountability candidate committee shall submit to the
5governor the names of at least 8 qualified individuals to fill the initial positions as
6members of the government accountability board. In making nominations to
7initially fill positions as members of the government accountability board, the
8government accountability candidate committee shall draw lots at a meeting of the
9committee to assign a numerical sequence to each nomination, beginning with the
10number one. Notwithstanding section 15.60 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act,
11from the nominations submitted, the governor shall nominate the nominee who is
12assigned the lowest number to serve for a term expiring on May 1, 2014; the nominee
13having the next highest number to serve for a term expiring on May 1, 2013; the
14nominee having the next highest number to serve for a term expiring on May 1, 2012;
15the nominee having the next highest number to serve for a term expiring on May 1,
162011; the nominee having the next highest number to serve for a term expiring on
17May 1, 2010; and the nominee having the next highest number to serve for a term
18expiring on May 1, 2009.
AB1-ASA2,86,2119 (d) Notwithstanding section 15.60 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, the
20initial members of the governmental accountability candidate committee shall serve
21for terms expiring on March 1, 2009.
AB1-ASA2,86,2222 (6) Implementation.
AB1-ASA2,87,923 (a) Notwithstanding section 5.05 (1m) and (2m) of the statutes, as created by
24this act, and section 20.922 (1) of the statutes, the director of the legislative council
25staff shall provide such administrative support to the government accountability

1board as the board may require, without additional compensation for such service,
2until such time as the board initially appoints a legal counsel to the board and the
3appointee takes office. The director of the legislative council staff is vested with full
4authority and responsibility to carry out all administrative functions of the legal
5counsel to the government accountability board, the divisions in the government
6accountability board, and the administrators of the divisions prior to appointment
7and qualification of the initial legal counsel, including the retention and termination
8of all staff not transferred to the board that the board is authorized to employ under
9this act.
AB1-ASA2,87,1310 (b) Notwithstanding section 15.07 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act,
11the member of the government accountability board who is first nominated shall
12choose the initial chairperson of the board at the first meeting of the board in
13accordance with section 15.07 (2) (b) of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB1-ASA2,87,1714 (c) Prior to the initiation date, the government accountability board may
15expend moneys from the appropriation under section 20.511 (1) (a) of the statutes,
16as created by this act, for the purpose of meeting, employing staff, and preparing to
17assume its full authority and responsibilities on that date.
AB1-ASA2,87,2318 (7) Joint Committee on Finance. Of the moneys appropriated to the joint
19committee on finance under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes for the 2005-07
20fiscal biennium, $155,400 is reserved to supplement the appropriation of the
21government accountability board under section 20.511 (1) (a) of the statutes, as
22created by this act, in fiscal year 2006-07 for the purposes described in Section 210
23(5) of this act.
AB1-ASA2, s. 210 24Section 210 . Fiscal changes.
AB1-ASA2,88,3
1(1) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
220.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section
320.511 (1) (h) of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB1-ASA2,88,64 (2) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
520.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section
620.511 (1) (i) of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB1-ASA2,88,97 (3) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
820.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section
920.511 (1) (i) of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB1-ASA2,88,1210 (4) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
1120.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section
1220.511 (1) (h) of the statutes, as created by this act.
AB1-ASA2,88,1813 (5) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation
14to the joint committee on finance under section 20.865 (4) (a) of the statutes, as
15affected by the acts of 2005 and 2007, the dollar amount is increased by $155,400 for
16fiscal year 2006-07 to provide funding for the government accountability board to
17hold meetings, employ staff, and prepare to assume its full authority and
18responsibilities under this act.
AB1-ASA2, s. 211 19Section 211. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the initiation date
20specified in section 209 (1), except as follows:
AB1-ASA2,88,2421 (1) The treatment of sections 5.052, 5.054, 15.07 (1) (a) 2., (2) (b), and (5) (m),
2215.60, 15.603, 20.511 (intro.) and (1) (title) and (a), 20.923 (4) (f) 3j., and 230.08 (2)
23(e) 4h. and (on) and (4) (a) of the statutes, Sections 209 (5 ) to (7) and 210 (5 ) of this
24act take effect on the day after publication.
AB1-ASA2,89,2
1(2) The repeal and recreation of section 20.005 (3) (schedule) 20.511 of the
2statutes takes effect on July 1, 2007.
AB1-ASA2,89,33 (3) The repeal of section 20.511 (1) (c) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2007.
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