SB1: Bill Text

SB1, s. 137 Section 137. 234.02 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,50,4 234.02 (3m) (c) The authority shall, with the advice of the ethics government accountability board, adopt and enforce ethics guidelines applicable to its paid consultants which are similar to subch. III of ch. 19, except that the authority may not require its paid consultants to file financial disclosure statements.

SB1, s. 138 Section 138. 560.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,50,14 560.04 (2m) Duties. The department may assign one or more full-time equivalent positions to the functions of coordinating the development and scheduling of training programs for local government officials by the University of Wisconsin-Extension, technical college system, department of revenue, elections government accountability board, and other state agencies in order to assure the effective delivery of training programs and to prevent duplication of effort and of coordinating requests for management or personnel consultative services from government units other than the state and directing those requests to the appropriate division of the department of administration.

SB1, s. 139 Section 139. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,50,25 778.135 Campaign finance forfeitures; how recovered. Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05 (1) (c) is settled as a result of agreement between the parties without approval of the court, the moneys accruing to the state on account of such settlement shall be paid to the board and deposited with the secretary of administration. Whenever any proposed action by a county board of election commissioners under s. 7.21 (2m) (a) is settled as a result of agreement between the parties, the moneys accruing to the county on account of such settlement shall be paid to the board of election commissioners and deposited with the county treasurer in the same manner as provided for forfeitures under s. 778.13.

SB1, s. 140 Section 140. 778.136 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1,51,7 778.136 Ethics and lobbying forfeitures; how recovered. Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any moneys are received by the ethics government accountability board or attorney general in settlement of a civil action or other civil matter for violation of the lobbying law or code of ethics for state public officials and employees under s. 19.545, the moneys shall accrue to the state and be deposited with the secretary of administration.

SB1, s. 141 Section 141 . Nonstatutory provisions.

SB1,51,9 (1) Transfer of elections board.

SB1,51,12 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the elections board shall become the assets and liabilities of the government accountability board.

SB1,51,13 (b) Positions and employees.

SB1,51,15 1. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions in the elections board are transferred to the government accountability board.

SB1,51,18 2. All incumbent employees holding positions in the elections board are transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability board.

SB1,51,24 3. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the government accountability board that they enjoyed in the elections board immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB1,52,3 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the elections board is transferred to the government accountability board.

SB1,52,9 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the elections board in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect and are transferred to the government accountability board. The government accountability board shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the government accountability board to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB1,52,15 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the elections board that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the government accountability board. All orders issued by the elections board that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the government accountability board.

SB1,52,20 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the elections board on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the elections board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the government accountability board.

SB1,52,21 (2) Transfer of ethics board.

SB1,52,24 (a) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this paragraph, the assets and liabilities of the ethics board shall become the assets and liabilities of the government accountability board.

SB1,52,25 (b) Positions and employees.

SB1,53,2 1. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions in the ethics board are transferred to the government accountability board.

SB1,53,5 2. All incumbent employees holding positions in the ethics board are transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability board.

SB1,53,11 3. Employees transferred under subdivision 2. have all the rights and the same status under subchapter V of chapter 111 and chapter 230 of the statutes in the government accountability board that they enjoyed in the ethics board immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes, no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required to serve a probationary period.

SB1,53,14 (c) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this paragraph, all tangible personal property, including records, of the ethics board is transferred to the government accountability board.

SB1,53,19 (d) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the ethics board remain in effect and are transferred to the government accountability board. The government accountability board shall carry out any contractual obligations under such a contract until the contract is modified or rescinded by the government accountability board to the extent allowed under the contract.

SB1,53,25 (e) Rules and orders. All rules promulgated by the ethics board that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until amended or repealed by the government accountability board. All orders issued by the ethics board that are in effect on the effective date of this paragraph remain in effect until their specified expiration dates or until modified or rescinded by the government accountability board.

SB1,54,5 (f) Pending matters. Any matter pending with the ethics board on the effective date of this paragraph is transferred to the government accountability board, and all materials submitted to or actions taken by the ethics board with respect to the pending matter are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the government accountability board.

SB1,54,6 (3) Board transitions; initial terms.

SB1,54,9 (a) Notwithstanding section 15.61, 2001 stats., section 15.62, 2003 stats., and section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, the terms of office of all members of the elections board and all members of the ethics board holding office shall expire on May 1, 2006.

SB1,54,12 (b) Each member of the government accountability board who is appointed as provided in paragraph (c) and qualified to take office shall take office on November 1, 2005, or upon qualification to take office, whichever is later.

SB1,54,14 (c) Notwithstanding section 15.60 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, and section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes:

SB1,54,18 1. Of the members of the government accountability board who are initially nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, 2 shall be appointed to serve for terms expiring on May 1, 2007, and 2 shall be appointed to serve for terms expiring on May 1, 2009.

SB1,54,20 2. All members of the government accountability board who are initially appointed to represent political parties shall serve for terms expiring on May 1, 2009.

SB1,54,24 (d) Notwithstanding section 15.603 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, the person who is initially appointed to serve as administrator of the enforcement division of the government accountability board shall serve for a term expiring on September 1, 2011.

SB1,54,25 (4) Implementation.

SB1,55,12 (a) Notwithstanding section 5.05 (1m) and (2m) of the statutes, as created by this act, and section 20.922 (1) of the statutes the director of the legislative council staff shall serve as executive director of the government accountability board, without additional compensation for such service, until such time as the board initially appoints an executive director and the appointee qualifies to take office. The executive director of the legislative council staff is vested with full authority and responsibility to carry out all functions of the executive director of the government accountability board, the enforcement division in the government accountability board, and the administrator of the enforcement division prior to appointment and qualification of the initial executive director, including the retention and termination of all staff not transferred to the board that the board is authorized to employ under this act.

SB1,55,16 (b) Prior to May 1, 2006, the government accountability board may expend moneys from the appropriation under section 20.511 (1) (a) of the statutes for the purpose of meeting, employing staff, and preparing to assume its full authority and responsibilities on May 1, 2006.

SB1,55,17 (5) Position authorizations.

SB1,55,20 (a) There is authorized for the government accountability board 1.0 FTE GPR executive director position, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.511 (1) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB1,55,24 (b) There is authorized for the government accountability board 1.0 FTE GPR division administrator position, 1.0 FTE GPR attorney position, and 1.0 FTE GPR investigator position, to be funded from the appropriation under section 20.511 (2) (a) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB1,56,5 (6) Nonseverability. Notwithstanding section 990.001 (11) of the statutes, if a court finds that the repeal and recreation of section 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes by this act, or any part of the laws specified in 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9115 (2y) (b), is unconstitutional, the repeal and recreation of section 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes by this act is void.

SB1, s. 142 Section 142. Appropriation changes.

SB1,56,9 (1) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.511 (1) (h) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB1,56,12 (2) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.511 (1) (i) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB1,56,15 (3) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.511 (1) (i) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB1,56,18 (4) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.511 (1) (h) of the statutes, as created by this act.

SB1, s. 143 Section 143. Effective dates. This act takes effect on May 1, 2006, except as follows:

SB1,57,2 (1) The treatment of sections 5.052, 5.054, 15.07 (1) (a) 2m. and (5) (m), 15.60, 15.603, 20.511 (intro.), (1) (title) and (a), and (2), 20.923 (4) (intro.), (e) 2e., and (f) 3j., 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. and (on) and (4) (a) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 15.03 of the statutes, the creation of section 15.03 (2) of the statutes, and Section 141 (3) (b ) to (d), (4), and (5 ) of this act take effect on November 1, 2005.

SB1,57,3 (2) The repeal of section 20.511 (1) (c) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2008.

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