SB275-AA28,11,119 17.02 (2) Northeast Wisconsin technical college district board. Of the
10resignation of a member of the Northeast Wisconsin technical college district board,
11by the secretary of the district board to the government accountability board.
SB275-AA28, s. 27 12Section 27. 17.17 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA28,11,1513 17.17 (2) Northeast Wisconsin technical college district board. In the office
14of member of the Northeast Wisconsin technical college district board, by the
15secretary of the district board to the government accountability board.
SB275-AA28, s. 28 16Section 28. 17.27 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB275-AA28,12,217 17.27 (3) Northeast Wisconsin technical college district board. Except as
18provided in s. 9.10, a vacancy in the office of member of the Northeast Wisconsin
19technical college district board may be filled by temporary appointment of the
20remaining members of the district board. The temporary appointee shall serve until
21a successor is elected and qualifies. If the vacancy occurs in any year after the first
22Tuesday in April and on or before December 1, the vacancy shall be filled for the
23residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the succeeding spring election. If the vacancy
24occurs in any year after December 1 or on or before the first Tuesday in April, the

1vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the 2nd
2succeeding spring election.
SB275-AA28, s. 29 3Section 29. 38.06 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA28,12,64 38.06 (6) Promptly upon issuance of a reorganization order for the Northeast
5Wisconsin technical college district by the board, the director of the board shall
6transmit a copy of the order to the government accountability board.
SB275-AA28, s. 30 7Section 30. 38.08 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA28,12,138 38.08 (1) (a) 1. A Except as provided in subd. 1m., a district board shall
9administer the district and shall be composed of 9 members who are residents of the
10district, including 2 employers, 2 employees, 3 additional members, a school district
11administrator, as defined under s. 115.001 (8), and one elected official who holds a
12state or local office, as defined in s. 5.02. The board shall by rule define "employer"
13and "employee" for the purpose of this subdivision.
SB275-AA28, s. 31 14Section 31. 38.08 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA28,12,1915 38.08 (1) (a) 1m. The members of the Northeast Wisconsin district board shall
16be elected to represent numbered election districts within the Northeast Wisconsin
17technical college district by the electors of each election district at the spring election.
18Each member of the district board shall be an elector of the numbered election
19district within the technical college district for which he or she seeks office.
SB275-AA28, s. 32 20Section 32. 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA28,12,2221 38.08 (1) (b) District Except as provided in par. (c), district board members shall
22take office on July 1 and shall serve staggered 3-year terms.
SB275-AA28, s. 33 23Section 33. 38.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA28,13,524 38.08 (1) (c) District board members in the Northeast Wisconsin technical
25college district shall serve 4-year terms. Promptly upon receipt of the

1determinations from the government accountability board under s. 7.70 (6) and upon
2appointment of any person to fill a temporary vacancy on the district board, the
3secretary of the Northeast Wisconsin technical college district board shall send
4written notification of the name and address of each member and expiration date of
5each member's term to the director of the technical college system board.
SB275-AA28, s. 34 6Section 34. 38.08 (1g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB275-AA28, s. 35 7Section 35. 38.08 ((2) and (2m) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB275-AA28,13,138 38.08 (2) Members of a district board other than the Northeast Wisconsin
9technical college district board
shall serve until their successors are appointed and
10qualified. A vacancy shall be filled for any unexpired term of more than 90 days in
11the manner provided for the making of original appointments in s. 38.10, except that
12if a vacancy occurs within 120 days preceding a spring election, the vacancy need not
13be filled until 60 days after the spring election, in the manner provided in s. 38.10.
SB275-AA28,13,16 14(2m) Any member of a district board other than the Northeast Wisconsin
15technical college district board
serving as an elected official under sub. (1) (a) 1. shall
16cease to be a member upon vacating his or her office as an elected official.
SB275-AA28, s. 36 17Section 36. 38.08 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA28,14,518 38.08 (6) (a) Within 90 days after the population count by block, established
19in the decennial federal census of population, and maps showing the location and
20numbering of census blocks become available in printed form from the federal
21government or are published for distribution by an agency of this state or within 90
22days after alteration of the boundaries of an existing district, the district board of the
23Northeast Wisconsin technical college district shall apportion and prescribe the
24boundaries of 9 numbered election districts within the district, to be as nearly equal
25in population as possible. Alterations in election districts resulting from boundary

1changes to the existing district may be made only to the extent required to facilitate
2the change. Insofar as possible, each election district shall be compact and observe
3the community of interest of existing neighborhoods. A detailed map and description
4of each election district prescribed by the district board shall be prepared and
5transmitted by the district board to the director of the technical college system board.
SB275-AA28,14,136 (b) All proposed district boundaries prescribed by the Northeast Wisconsin
7technical college district board under par. (a) shall become effective only upon their
8approval by the technical college system board. If the technical college system board
9disapproves the proposed boundaries, the district board shall submit a revised
10districting plan for approval of the technical college system board. Upon approval
11of the election district boundaries within any district, the technical college system
12board shall promulgate the boundaries established under par. (a) as a rule under ch.
13227. The boundaries shall become effective on the effective date of the rule.
SB275-AA28, s. 37 14Section 37. 38.10 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA28,14,1715 38.10 (1) (intro.) District board members in districts other than the Northeast
16Wisconsin technical college district
shall be appointed by an appointment committee
17constituted as follows:
SB275-AA28, s. 38 18Section 38. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB275-AA28,15,1719 (1) Initial election of Northeast Wisconsin technical college district
20boards.
Notwithstanding section 38.08 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act,
21within 60 days after the effective date of this subsection, the appointment committee
22of the Northeast Wisconsin technical college district shall adopt and transmit to the
23secretary of the district board and the director of the technical college system board
24an initial districting plan for election districts as required by section 38.08 (6) of the
25statutes, as created by this act. The technical college system board shall review and

1determine its approval or disapproval of the plan as promptly as possible. If the plan
2is rejected, the appointment committee shall submit a new plan for approval.
3Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the technical
4college system board may promulgate the plan as an emergency rule under section
5227.24 of the statutes without providing evidence that promulgating a rule under
6this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public
7peace, health, safety, or welfare, and is not required to provide a finding of emergency
8for a rule promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c)
9of the statutes, an emergency rule promulgated under this subsection applies until
10a rule replacing that rule takes effect or until the actions specified in section 227.24
11(1) (d) of the statutes occur, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.19 (4)
12to (6) of the statutes, the rule replacing a valid emergency rule adopted under this
13subsection may not contain any substantive change from the emergency rule.
14Notwithstanding sections 227.135 (2) and (4) and 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g. of the
15statutes, a proposed emergency rule promulgated under this subsection and the
16statement of the scope of the proposed emergency rule are not subject to approval of
17the governor.
SB275-AA28,16,418 (2) Transitional terms. Notwithstanding chapter 269, laws of 1981, section 22,
19and section 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the members of the
20Northeast Wisconsin technical college district board who hold office on the effective
21date of this subsection shall cease to hold office on July 1, 2013. At the 2013 spring
22election, 9 members shall be elected to the technical college district board for terms
23commencing on July 1, 2013. Notwithstanding section 38.08 (1) (c) of the statutes,
24as created by this act, the persons elected to represent election districts numbered
251 and 2 at that election shall serve for terms of one year, the persons elected to

1represent election districts numbered 3 and 4 at that election shall serve for terms
2of 2 years, the persons elected to represent election districts numbered 5 and 6 at that
3election shall serve for terms of 3 years, and the persons elected to represent election
4districts numbered 7, 8, and 9 at that election shall serve for terms of 4 years.
SB275-AA28,16,85 (3) Vacancies. Notwithstanding section 38.10 of the statutes, the appointment
6committee of the Northeast Wisconsin technical college district shall not make any
7appointment to the technical college district board for the purpose of filling a vacancy
8resulting from expiration of a term of office after the effective date of this subsection.
SB275-AA28, s. 39 9Section 39. Effective dates. This act takes effect on August 1, 2012, except
10as follows:
SB275-AA28,16,1311 (1) The treatment of sections 17.01 (10m), 17.02 (2), 17.17 (2), 17.27 (3), 38.08
12(1) (a) 1. and 1m., (b), and (c), (1g), (2), and (2m), 38.08 (6), and 38.10 (1) (intro.) of
13the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2013.".
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