SB11,29,1923 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall ensure that space for the
24designations under par. (am) is provided on the face of the individual income tax
25return in a manner that is convenient to the individual filing the return. The

1secretary of revenue shall provide next to the place on the return where designation
2under par. (am) is made a statement that a designation will increase tax liability, that
3the amount of a designation may be claimed as a credit under s. 71.07 (6s), and that
4by making a designation the individual is also claiming the credit. The department
5of revenue shall ensure that an individual may make the designation under par. (am)
6and claim the credit under s. 71.07 (6s) by marking only one box, which shall be on
7the face of the individual income tax return. The secretary of revenue shall also
8provide and highlight a place in the instructions that accompany the return for
9information submitted to the secretary by the ethics and elections accountability and
10control
board under s. 11.50 (2m) without cost to the board. Annually on August 15,
11the secretary of revenue shall certify to the ethics and elections accountability and
12control
board, the department of administration, and the state treasurer the total
13amount of designations made on returns processed by the department of revenue
14during the preceding fiscal year and the amount of designations made during that
15fiscal year for the general account and for the account of each eligible political party.
16If any individual designates an amount greater than the amount authorized under
17par. (am) or attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a designation not
18authorized under par. (am), that individual is deemed not to have made a designation
19on his or her tax return.
SB11, s. 83 20Section 83. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,29,2221 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics and elections accountability
22and control
board under s. 13.63 (1).
SB11, s. 84 23Section 84. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,30,524 73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of
25administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of

1commerce; the ethics and elections accountability and control board; the department
2of financial institutions; the department of health and family services; the
3department of natural resources; the department of public instruction; the
4department of regulation and licensing; the department of workforce development;
5the office of the commissioner of insurance; or the department of transportation.
SB11, s. 85 6Section 85. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,30,177 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as
8required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
9school board elections under s. 120.06 (5), (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a
10referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each
11affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions
12assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those
13subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
14ethics and elections accountability and control board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1)
15(a). The clerk of each affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board
16a certified statement prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results
17of the referendum in that school district.
SB11, s. 86 18Section 86. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,30,2319 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the
20spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the
21change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form
22prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and control board under ss. 5.64
23(2) and 7.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:
SB11, s. 87 24Section 87. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,31,11
1121.91 (3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The
2school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
3supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
4form for referendum ballots prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and
5control
board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be
6whether the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the
7resolution provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring
8purpose, the ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will
9be used for a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school
10district under sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those
11voting on the question.
SB11, s. 88 12Section 88. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,31,1513 125.05 (1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the
14form prescribed by the ethics and elections accountability and control board under
15ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).
SB11, s. 89 16Section 89. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,32,417 165.25 (1) Represent state. Except as provided in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (e) and 978.05
18(5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings, civil or
19criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state is
20interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or
21remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if requested by the
22governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any
23state department, agency, official, employee, or agent, whether required to appear
24as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any
25court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state

1or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may
2request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal
3proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation
4under s. 20.455 (1) (d).
SB11, s. 90 5Section 90. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,32,176 198.08 (10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably
7obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a
8statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last
9preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every
10municipality and the ethics and elections accountability and control board shall
11furnish such information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the
12clerk of the district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total
13number of votes cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding
14election cannot, because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or
15for any reason, be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall
16fairly estimate such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or
17her office.
SB11, s. 91 18Section 91. 200.09 (11) (am) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,32,2319 200.09 (11) (am) 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village
20comprising the district pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners,
21each commissioner may hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The
22commission shall immediately notify the ethics and elections accountability and
23control
board under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under this subdivision.
SB11, s. 92 24Section 92. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,33,2
1227.03 (6) Orders of the ethics and elections accountability and control board
2under s. 5.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.
SB11, s. 93 3Section 93. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,33,54 227.52 (6) Decisions of the chairperson of the ethics and elections
5accountability and control board or the chairperson's designee.
SB11, s. 94 6Section 94. 230.08 (2) (e) 4c. of the statutes is created to read:
SB11,33,77 230.08 (2) (e) 4c. Ethics and elections accountability and control board — 3.
SB11, s. 95 8Section 95. 230.08 (2) (om) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,33,109 230.08 (2) (om) The executive director of the ethics and elections and
10accountability and control
board.
SB11, s. 96 11Section 96. 230.08 (2) (wm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB11, s. 97 12Section 97. 230.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,33,2213 230.08 (4) (a) The number of administrator positions specified in sub. (2) (e)
14includes all administrator positions specifically authorized by law to be employed
15outside the classified service in each department, board or commission and the
16historical society. In this paragraph, "department" has the meaning given under s.
1715.01 (5), "board" means the educational communications board, ethics and elections
18accountability and control board,
investment board, public defender board and
19technical college system board and "commission" means the public service
20commission. Notwithstanding sub. (2) (z), no division administrator position
21exceeding the number authorized in sub. (2) (e) may be created in the unclassified
22service.
SB11, s. 98 23Section 98. 234.02 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,34,224 234.02 (3m) (c) The authority shall, with the advice of the ethics and elections
25accountability and control
board, adopt and enforce ethics guidelines applicable to

1its paid consultants which are similar to subch. III of ch. 19, except that the authority
2may not require its paid consultants to file financial disclosure statements.
SB11, s. 99 3Section 99. 560.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,34,124 560.04 (2m) Duties. The department may assign one or more full-time
5equivalent positions to the functions of coordinating the development and scheduling
6of training programs for local government officials by the University of
7Wisconsin-Extension, technical college system, department of revenue, ethics and
8elections accountability and control board, and other state agencies in order to
9assure the effective delivery of training programs and to prevent duplication of effort
10and of coordinating requests for management or personnel consultative services
11from government units other than the state and directing those requests to the
12appropriate division of the department of administration.
SB11, s. 100 13Section 100. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,34,23 14778.135 Campaign finance forfeitures; how recovered. Notwithstanding
15s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by the ethics and elections
16accountability and control board under s. 5.05 (1) (c) is settled as a result of
17agreement between the parties without approval of the court, the moneys accruing
18to the state on account of such settlement shall be paid to the board and deposited
19with the state treasurer. Whenever any proposed action by a county board of election
20commissioners under s. 7.21 (2m) (a) is settled as a result of agreement between the
21parties, the moneys accruing to the county on account of such settlement shall be
22paid to the board of election commissioners and deposited with the county treasurer
23in the same manner as provided for forfeitures under s. 778.13.
SB11, s. 101 24Section 101. 778.136 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB11,35,6
1778.136 Ethics and lobbying forfeitures; how recovered.
2Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any moneys are received by the ethics and
3elections accountability and control
board or attorney general in settlement of a civil
4action or other civil matter for violation of the lobbying law or code of ethics for state
5public officials and employees under s. 19.545, the moneys shall accrue to the state
6and be deposited with the state treasurer.
SB11, s. 102 7Section 102. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB11,35,88 (1) Transfer of elections board.
SB11,35,119 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
10liabilities of the elections board shall become the assets and liabilities of the ethics
11and elections accountability and control board.
SB11,35,1212 (b) Positions and employees.
SB11,35,15 131. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
14in the elections board are transferred to the ethics and elections accountability and
15control board.
SB11,35,18 162. All incumbent employees holding positions in the elections board are
17transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the ethics and elections
18accountability and control board.
SB11,35,24 193. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
20status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the ethics
21and elections accountability and control board that they enjoyed in the elections
22board immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the
23statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is
24required to serve a probationary period.
SB11,36,3
1(c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
2tangible personal property, including records, of the elections board is transferred to
3the ethics and elections accountability and control board.
SB11,36,94 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections board in effect on the
5effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the ethics and
6elections accountability and control board. The ethics and elections accountability
7and control board shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a contract
8until the contract is modified or rescinded by the ethics and elections accountability
9and control board to the extent allowed under the contract.
SB11,36,1610 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the elections board that are in
11effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
12expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the ethics and elections
13accountability and control board. All orders issued by the elections board that are
14in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified
15expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the ethics and elections
16accountability and control board.
SB11,36,2117 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the elections board on the
18effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the ethics and elections
19accountability and control board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by
20the elections board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been
21submitted to or taken by the ethics and elections accountability and control board.
SB11,36,2222 (2) Transfer of ethics board.
SB11,36,2523 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and
24liabilities of the ethics board shall become the assets and liabilities of the ethics and
25elections accountability and control board.
SB11,37,1
1(b) Positions and employees.
SB11,37,4 21. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions
3in the ethics board are transferred to the ethics and elections accountability and
4control board.
SB11,37,7 52. All incumbent employees holding positions in the ethics board are
6transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the ethics and elections
7accountability and control board.
SB11,37,13 83. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same
9status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the ethics
10and elections accountability and control board that they enjoyed in the ethics board
11immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes,
12no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required
13to serve a probationary period.
SB11,37,1614 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all
15tangible personal property, including records, of the ethics board is transferred to the
16ethics and elections accountability and control board.
SB11,37,2217 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the ethics board remain in effect
18and are transferred to the ethics and elections accountability and control board. The
19ethics and elections accountability and control board shall carry out any contractual
20obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the
21ethics and elections accountability and control board to the extent allowed under the
22contract.
SB11,38,323 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the ethics board that are in effect
24on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration
25dates or until amended or repealed by the ethics and elections accountability and

1control board. All orders issued by the ethics board that are in effect on the effective
2date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until
3modified or rescinded by the ethics and elections accountability and control board.
SB11,38,84 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the ethics board on the effective
5date of this paragraph is transferred to the ethics and elections accountability and
6control board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the ethics board
7with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or
8taken by the ethics and elections accountability and control board.
SB11,38,99 (3) Transition; initial terms.
SB11,38,1310 (a) No later than the first day of the 3rd month beginning after the effective date
11of this paragraph, the supreme court shall appoint 8 persons to membership on the
12ethics and elections accountability and control board under section 15.61 (1) of the
13statutes, as affected by this act.
SB11,38,1814 (b) Notwithstanding section 15.61, 2001 stats., section 15.62, 2001 stats., and
15section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, the terms of office of all members of the elections
16board and all members of the ethics board holding office at the time at which 8
17members of the elections and ethics accountability and control board are appointed
18as provided in paragraph (a) and qualified to take office shall expire at that time.
SB11,38,2119 (c) All members of the ethics and elections accountability and control board who
20are appointed as provided in paragraph (a ) and qualified to take office shall take
21office immediately upon expiration of the terms of office under paragraph (b).
SB11,38,2322 (d) At its first meeting, the ethics and elections accountability and control board
23shall appoint a 9th member of the board.
SB11,38,2524 (e) Notwithstanding section 15.61 (1) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and
25section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes:
SB11,39,3
11. Of the members who are initially appointed by the supreme court, the court
2shall designate 4 appointees to serve for terms of office expiring on May 1, 2007, and
34 appointees to serve for terms of office expiring on May 1, 2005.
SB11,39,5 42. The member who is initially appointed by the other members shall serve for
5a term of office expiring on May 1, 2007.
SB11,39,96 (4) Position authorizations. There is authorized for the ethics and elections
7accountability and control board 2.0 FTE GPR division administrator positions and
83.0 FTE GPR enforcement positions, to be funded from the appropriation under
9section 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes, as affected by this act.
SB11, s. 103 10Section 103. Appropriation changes.
SB11,39,1511 (1) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
1220.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section
1320.510 (1) (i) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and the amount in the schedule
14for section 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes in fiscal year 2002-03 is increased by the
15amount transferred.
SB11,39,2016 (2) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
1720.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section
1820.510 (1) (h) of the statutes, as affected by this act, and the amount in the schedule
19for section 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes in fiscal year 2002-03 is increased by the
20amount transferred.
SB11,39,2121 (End)
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