SB1-SSA1,44,2511 11.61 (2) Except as otherwise provided in s. 11.38 (5) ss. 5.05 (2m) (c) 15. and
1216. and (i), 5.08, and 5.081
, all prosecutions under this section shall be conducted by
13the district attorney of for the county where the defendant resides or, if the defendant
14is a nonresident, by the district attorney for the county where
the violation is alleged
15to have occurred. If the district attorney refuses to act upon a sworn complaint, or
16fails to act upon such a complaint within 60 days of the date on which the complaint
17is received, the attorney general may then conduct the prosecution under this
18section. If a violation concerns a district attorney or circuit judge or candidate for
19such offices, the prosecution shall be conducted by the attorney general. If a violation
20concerns the attorney general or a candidate for such office, the governor may
21appoint a special prosecutor under s. 14.11 (2) to conduct the prosecution in behalf
22of the state. The prosecutor shall be independent of the attorney general and need
23not be a state employee at the time of appointment
For purposes of this subsection,
24a person other than a natural person resides within a county if the person's principal
25place of operation is located within that county
.
SB1-SSA1, s. 62
1Section 62. 12.13 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,45,102 12.13 (5) Unauthorized release of records or investigatory information.
3Except as specifically authorized by law, no investigator, prosecutor, employee of an
4investigator or prosecutor, or member or employee of the board may disclose
5information related to an investigation or prosecution under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III
6of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 or any other law specified in s. 978.05 (1) or (2) or
7provide access to any record of the investigator, prosecutor, or the board that is not
8subject to access under s. 5.05 (5s) to any person other than an employee or agent of
9the prosecutor or investigator or a member, employee, or agent of the board prior to
10presentation of the information or record in a court of law.
SB1-SSA1, s. 63 11Section 63. 12.60 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,45,1312 12.60 (1) (bm) Whoever violates s. 12.13 (5) may be fined not more than $10,000
13or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.
SB1-SSA1, s. 64 14Section 64. 13.123 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,45,1815 13.123 (3) (b) 2. In making the determination under subd. 1., the chief clerk is
16bound by the determination of the chairperson of the elections government
17accountability
board or the chairperson's designee if such determination has been
18issued.
SB1-SSA1, s. 65 19Section 65. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,46,4 2013.23 Election contests; notice. Any person wishing to contest the election
21of any senator or member of the assembly shall, within 30 days after the decision of
22the board of canvassers, serve a notice in writing on the person whose election the
23contestant intends to contest, stating briefly that the election will be contested and
24the cause of such contest, and shall file a copy thereof in the office of the elections
25government accountability board at least 10 days before the day fixed by law for the

1meeting of the legislature. The elections government accountability board shall then
2send a copy of s. 13.24 to both contestants. If any contestant fails to so file a copy of
3such notice, the contestant shall not be entitled to any mileage or salary in case
4payment has been made therefor to the sitting member.
SB1-SSA1, s. 66 5Section 66. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,46,66 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
SB1-SSA1, s. 67 7Section 67. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,46,8 813.685 (title) Duties of the ethics government accountability board.
SB1-SSA1, s. 68 9Section 68. 13.69 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 69 10Section 69. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,46,1211 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the elections
12government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2).
SB1-SSA1, s. 70 13Section 70. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,46,1614 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
15certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board
16as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
SB1-SSA1, s. 71 17Section 71. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1-SSA1,46,2118 15.07 (1) (a) 2. Members of the government accountability board shall be
19nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of two-thirds of the
20members of the senate present and voting shall be appointed, to serve for terms
21prescribed by law.
SB1-SSA1, s. 72 22Section 72. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,47,1323 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics government accountability
24board shall expire on each May 1. The terms of 3 members of the development
25finance board appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every

1even-numbered year and the terms of the other 3 members appointed under s.
215.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every odd-numbered year. The terms of the
33 members of the land and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4)
4(b) 2. shall expire on January 1. The term of the member of the land and water
5conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an
6even-numbered year. The terms of members of the real estate board shall expire on
7July 1. The terms of the appraiser members of the real estate appraisers board and
8the terms of the auctioneer and auction company representative members of the
9auctioneer board shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The terms of the
10members of the cemetery board shall expire on July 1 in an even-numbered year.
11The term of the student member of the Board of Regents of the University of
12Wisconsin System who is at least 24 years old shall expire on May 1 of every
13even-numbered year.
SB1-SSA1, s. 73 14Section 73. 15.07 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,47,1715 15.07 (2) (b) The chairperson of the governmental accountability board shall
16be chosen by lot by the current chairperson of the board at the first meeting of the
17board in January of each year.
SB1-SSA1, s. 74 18Section 74. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,47,2419 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
20quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
21board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
22board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics government
23accountability
board or the school district boundary appeal board as provided in ss.
2419.47 (4) 5.05 (1e) and 117.05 (2) (a).
SB1-SSA1, s. 75 25Section 75. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 76
1Section 76. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,48,42 15.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, a per diem
3equal to the amount prescribed under s. 753.075 (3) (a) for reserve judges sitting in
4circuit court.
SB1-SSA1, s. 77 5Section 77. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 78 6Section 78. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,48,9 715.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
8a government accountability board consisting of 6 persons. Members shall serve for
96-year terms.
SB1-SSA1,48,17 10(2) All members of the board shall be appointed from nominations submitted
11to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
12accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of one court of appeals judge
13from each of the court of appeals districts. The members of the committee shall serve
14for 2-year terms expiring on March 1. The court of appeals judges shall be chosen
15as members by lot by the chief justice of the supreme court in the presence of the other
16justices of the supreme court. Service on the committee is mandatory except as
17provided in s. 758.19 (9).
SB1-SSA1,48,20 18(3) Each member of the board shall be an individual who formerly served as
19a judge of a court of record in this state and who was elected to the position in which
20he or she served.
SB1-SSA1,48,23 21(4) No member may hold another office or position that is a state public office
22or a local public office, as defined in s. 19.42, except the office of circuit judge or court
23of appeals judge under s. 753.075.
SB1-SSA1,49,2 24(5) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of nomination may
25have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party,

1an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization,
2or an officer or employee of a registrant under s. 11.05.
SB1-SSA1,49,4 3(6) No member, while serving on the board, may become a candidate, as defined
4in s. 11.01 (1), for state office or local office, as defined in s. 5.02.
SB1-SSA1,49,9 5(7) No member, while serving on the board, may make a contribution, as
6defined in s. 11.01 (6), to a candidate, as defined in s. 11.01 (1) for state office or local
7office, as defined in s. 5.02. No individual who serves as a member of the board, for
812 months prior to beginning that service, may have made a contribution, as defined
9in s. 11.01 (6), to a candidate for a partisan state or local office, as defined in s. 5.02.
SB1-SSA1,49,12 10(8) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
11of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12), except that a member may serve as a circuit
12judge or court of appeals judge under s. 753.075.
SB1-SSA1, s. 79 13Section 79. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,49,17 1415.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Ethics and Accountability division.
15There is created in the government accountability board an ethics and accountability
16division. The ethics and accountability division shall be under the direction and
17supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the board.
SB1-SSA1,49,20 18(2) Elections division. There is created in the government accountability
19board an elections division. The elections division shall be under the direction and
20supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the board.
SB1-SSA1, s. 80 21Section 80. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 81 22Section 81. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
23statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,50,724 15.607 (1) Election administration council. There is created in the elections
25government accountability board an election administration council consisting of

1members appointed by the executive director of the elections administrator of the
2elections division of the government accountability
board, including the clerk or
3executive director of the board of election commissioners of the 2 counties or
4municipalities in this state having the largest population, one or more election
5officials of other counties or municipalities, representatives of organizations that
6advocate for the interests of individuals with disabilities and organizations that
7advocate for the interests of the voting public, and other electors of this state.
SB1-SSA1, s. 82 8Section 82. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 83 9Section 83. 16.753 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,50,1510 16.753 (2) Except as otherwise expressly provided, each agency shall provide
11to the ethics government accountability board for posting on the Internet a list
12identifying each solicitation for bids or competitive sealed proposals and each
13proposed order or contract of the agency for which bids or competitive sealed
14proposals will not be solicited that involves a major expenditure, together with all
15information required under sub. (4).
SB1-SSA1, s. 84 16Section 84. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,50,2417 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
18constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
19the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
20supplies specified by the elections government accountability board. The laws,
21manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
22distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections government
23accountability
board shall inform the department in writing as to which election
24manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
SB1-SSA1, s. 85 25Section 85. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,51,4
116.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
2congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
3reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections
4government accountability board.
SB1-SSA1, s. 86 5Section 86. 16.973 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,51,96 16.973 (6) With the advice of the ethics government accountability board, adopt
7and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid consultants which are
8similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19, except that the department
9shall not require its paid consultants to file statements of economic interests.
SB1-SSA1, s. 87 10Section 87. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,51,1411 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
12senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
13wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the elections government
14accountability
board.
SB1-SSA1, s. 88 15Section 88. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,51,1816 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
17of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
18governor and the elections government accountability board.
SB1-SSA1, s. 89 19Section 89. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,51,2020 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
SB1-SSA1, s. 90 21Section 90. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 91 22Section 91. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,52,1623 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
24of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
254:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the

1office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
2after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
3nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15
4(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
5nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
6in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
7on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
8the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
9or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
10The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
11the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
12for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections government accountability
13board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain whether
14that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the elections government
15accountability
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners may not
16certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
SB1-SSA1, s. 92 17Section 92. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,53,318 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
19investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
20government accountability board a quarterly report of economic transactions no
21later than the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter during
22any portion of which he or she was a member or employee of the investment board.
23Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form prescribed by the ethics
24government accountability board and shall identify the date and nature of any
25purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation, dissolution , or modification of any

1economic interest made during the quarter for which the report is filed and
2disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a statement of economic interests
3were being filed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 93 4Section 93. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,53,185 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
6family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
7official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
8voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
9involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in
10whole or in part derived from state funds, unless the state public official has first
11made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
12the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or
13lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
14by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics
15board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
16state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
17a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
18application of s. 946.13.
SB1-SSA1, s. 94 19Section 94. 19.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-SSA1,53,2120 19.46 (1) (intro.) Except in accordance with the board's advice under sub. (2)
21s. 5.05 (6a) and except as otherwise provided in sub. (3), no state public official may:
SB1-SSA1, s. 95 22Section 95. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (6a) and amended to
23read:
SB1-SSA1,55,1724 5.05 (6a) Advisory opinions. Any individual, either personally or on behalf of
25an organization or governmental body, may make a written or electronic request of

1the board for an advisory opinion regarding the propriety under chs. 5 to 12, subch.
2III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19
of any matter to which the person is or may become
3a party; and any appointing officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may
4request of the board an advisory opinion regarding the propriety under chs. 5 to 12,
5subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19
of any matter to which the prospective
6appointee is or may become a party. The board shall review a request for an advisory
7opinion and may advise issue a formal written or electronic advisory opinion to the
8person making the request. Advisory opinions and requests therefor shall be in
9writing. The
Except as authorized or required for opinions specified in sub. (5s) (f)
102., the
board's deliberations and actions upon such requests shall be in meetings not
11open to the public. It is prima facie evidence of intent to comply with this subchapter
12or subch. III of ch. 13 when a person refers a matter to the board and abides by the
13board's advisory opinion
No person acting in good faith upon an advisory opinion
14issued by the board is subject to criminal or civil prosecution for so acting
, if the
15material facts are as stated in the opinion request. To have legal force and effect, each
16advisory opinion issued by the board must be supported by specific legal authority
17under a statute or other law, or by specific case or common law authority. Each
18advisory opinion shall include a citation to each statute or other law and each case
19or common law authority upon which the opinion is based, and shall specifically
20articulate or explain which parts of the cited authority are relevant to the board's
21conclusion and why they are relevant.
The board may authorize the executive
22director
its legal counsel to act in its stead in instances where delay is of substantial
23inconvenience or detriment to the requesting party. No
issue an informal written
24advisory opinion or to transmit an informal advisory opinion electronically on behalf
25of the board, subject to such limitations as the board deems appropriate. Every

1informal advisory opinion shall be consistent with applicable formal advisory
2opinions issued by the board. If the board disagrees with an informal advisory
3opinion that has been issued on behalf of the board, the board may withdraw the
4opinion or issue a revised advisory opinion and no person acting after the date of the
5withdrawal or issuance of the revised advisory opinion is exempted from prosecution
6under this subsection if the opinion upon which the person's action is based has been
7withdrawn or revised in relevant degree. Except as authorized or required under
8sub. (5s) (f) 2., no
member or employee of the board may make public the identity of
9the individual requesting an a formal or informal advisory opinion or of individuals
10or organizations mentioned in the opinion. Any person receiving a formal or informal
11advisory opinion under this subsection who disagrees with the opinion may request
12a public or private hearing before the board to discuss the opinion. The board shall
13grant a request for a public or private hearing under this subsection. After hearing
14the matter, the board may reconsider its opinion and may issue a revised opinion to
15the person. Promptly upon issuance of each formal advisory opinion that is not open
16to public access, the board shall publish a summary of the opinion that is consistent
17with applicable requirements under sub. (5s) (f).
SB1-SSA1, s. 96 18Section 96. 19.47 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1-SSA1,55,19 1919.47 (title) Statements of economic interests.
SB1-SSA1, s. 97 20Section 97. 19.47 (1) and (2) of the statutes are repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 98 21Section 98. 19.47 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 19.47.
SB1-SSA1, s. 99 22Section 99. 19.47 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-SSA1, s. 100 23Section 100. 19.47 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5e) and amended
24to read:
SB1-SSA1,56,12
15.05 (5e) Biennial report. No later than September 1 of each year, the board
2shall submit a report concerning its actions in the preceding fiscal year to the
3governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the
4legislature under s. 13.172 (2). Such
The board shall include in its biennial report
5shall contain under s. 15.04 (1) (d) the names and duties of all individuals employed
6by the board and a summary of its determinations and advisory opinions . The issued
7under sub. (6a). Except as authorized or required under sub. (5s) (f) 2., the
board
8shall make sufficient alterations in the summaries to prevent disclosing the
9identities of individuals or organizations involved in the decisions or opinions. The
10board may also include in its biennial report any information compiled under s. 11.21
11(7).
The board shall make such further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction
12and such recommendations for further legislation as it deems desirable.
SB1-SSA1, s. 101 13Section 101. 19.47 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 5.05 (5f).
SB1-SSA1, s. 102 14Section 102. 19.471 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-SSA1,56,16 1519.471 Reconstitution of the ethics board. (1) In this section, "secretary"
16means the secretary of administration.
SB1-SSA1,56,25 17(2) If a court invalidates any part of 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), and the
18statutes in effect on the date of publication of that act are revived as provided in 2007
19Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 210 (8), the ethics board, as it was constituted on
20the date of publication of 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is reconstituted, but the
21members who were in office on that date do not reassume office. The governor shall
22immediately appoint replacement members. Notwithstanding s. 15.62, 2005 stats.,
23in making the appointment of replacement members, the governor shall designate
24one member who shall serve for an initial term expiring on May 1 of each of the 6
25years following the day after publication of 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act).
SB1-SSA1,57,6
1(3) If there is an incumbent administrator of the ethics and accountability
2division of the government accountability board at the time of the reconstitution
3under sub. (2), the incumbent shall become the interim executive director of the
4ethics board and shall serve until the ethics board appoints a successor. The
5executive director is vested with full authority to act on behalf of the ethics board
6until the reconstituted board meets and exercises its authority under the law.
SB1-SSA1,57,16 7(4) If any statute in ch. 11, subd. III of ch. 13, or subch. IV of ch. 19 has been
8created or treated during the period beginning on the day after publication of 2007
9Wisconsin Act .... (this act), and ending on the date of the court decision under sub.
10(2) in a manner inconsistent with the reconstitution under sub. (2), the interim
11executive director of the ethics board shall within 21 days of assuming office under
12this section submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
13s. 13.172 (3) a proposal to change that statute to conform to the reconstituted
14statutes. The proposal shall not include substantive changes to the text of any
15statute at the time of the court decision other than changes required to effect the
16reconstitution under sub. (2).
SB1-SSA1,58,10 17(5) On the effective date of the reconstitution under sub. (2), all assets and
18liabilities of the government accountability board relating to the administration of
19campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws, as determined by the
20secretary, shall become assets and liabilities of the ethics board. As a part of any
21asset allocation determination under this subsection, the secretary may transfer the
22amounts required for the ethics board to resume operation for a period of not more
23than 30 days from the unencumbered balance in any sum certain appropriation of
24the government accountability board to a corresponding appropriation of the ethics
25board. Prior to implementing a determination under this subsection for the period

1beginning 31 days after the effective date of the reconstitution, the secretary shall
2submit a specific description of his or her proposed determination to the
3cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons notify the
4secretary that the committee will not meet to review the proposed determination, or
5if the cochairpersons do not notify the committee that the committee will meet to
6review the determination within 14 days of the secretary's submittal, the proposed
7determination takes effect. If within 14 days of the secretary's submittal the
8cochairpersons notify the secretary that the committee will meet to review the
9proposed determination, the determination, together with any modifications
10approved by the committee, takes effect upon approval by the committee.
SB1-SSA1,58,20 11(6) On the effective date of the reconstitution under sub. (2), all full-time
12equivalent positions in the government accountability board having duties primarily
13related to the administration of campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying regulation
14laws, as determined by the secretary, and the incumbent employees holding those
15positions, are transferred to the ethics board. Employees transferred under this
16subsection have all the rights and the same status under subch. V of ch. 111 and ch.
17230 in the ethics board that they enjoyed in the government accountability board
18immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding ch. 230, any employee so
19transferred who has attained permanent status in class is not required to serve a
20probationary period.
SB1-SSA1,58,24 21(7) On the effective date of the reconstitution under sub. (2), all tangible
22personal property, including records, of the government accountability board that
23are primarily related to administration of campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying
24regulation laws, as determined by the secretary, are transferred to the ethics board.
SB1-SSA1,59,6
1(8) All contracts entered into by the government accountability board in effect
2on the effective date of the reconstitution under sub. (2) that are primarily related
3to administration of campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws, as
4determined by the secretary, are transferred to the ethics board. The ethics board
5shall carry out the obligations under any such contracts until modified or rescinded
6by the ethics board to the extent allowed under the contracts.
SB1-SSA1,59,16 7(9) All rules promulgated by the government accountability board that are in
8effect on the effective date of the reconstitution under sub. (2) and that are primarily
9related to administration of campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws,
10as determined by the secretary, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates
11or until amended or repealed by the ethics board. All orders issued by the
12government accountability board that are in effect on the effective date of the
13reconstitution under sub. (2) and that are primarily related to administration of
14campaign finance, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws, as determined by the
15secretary, remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or
16rescinded by the ethics board.
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