SB1-engrossed,23,1815 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-engrossed, s. 40 19Section 40. 13.23 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,24,4 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-engrossed, s. 41 5Section 41. 13.62 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,24,66 13.62 (4) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 42 7Section 42. 13.685 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,24,8 813.685 (title) Duties of the ethics government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 43 9Section 43. 13.94 (1) (k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,24,1110 13.94 (1) (k) Provide auditing services at the direction of the elections
11government accountability board under s. 5.05 (2).
SB1-engrossed, s. 44 12Section 44. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,24,1513 14.58 (20) Election campaign fund. Make disbursements to each candidate
14certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections government accountability board
15as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin election campaign fund.
SB1-engrossed, s. 45 16Section 45. 15.03 of the statutes is renumbered 15.03 (intro.) and amended
17to read:
SB1-engrossed,25,3 1815.03 Attachment for limited purposes. (intro.) Any division, office,
19commission, council or board attached under this section to a department or
20independent agency or a specified division thereof shall be a distinct unit of that
21department, independent agency or specified division. Any division, office,
22commission, council or board so attached shall exercise its powers, duties and
23functions prescribed by law, including rule making, licensing and regulation, and
24operational planning within the area of program responsibility of the division, office,
25commission, council or board, independently of the head of the department or

1independent agency, but budgeting, program coordination and related management
2functions shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the head of the
3department or independent agency, except that with:
SB1-engrossed,25,9 4(1) Commissioner of railroads. With respect to the office of the commissioner
5of railroads, all personnel and biennial budget requests by the office of the
6commissioner of railroads shall be provided to the department of transportation as
7required under s. 189.02 (7) and shall be processed and properly forwarded by the
8public service commission without change except as requested and concurred in by
9the office of the commissioner of railroads.
SB1-engrossed, s. 46 10Section 46. 15.03 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,25,1411 15.03 (2) Enforcement division of government accountability board. With
12respect to the enforcement division of the government accountability board, all
13budget requests by the division shall be submitted by the board to the department
14of administration without change except as concurred in by the division.
SB1-engrossed, s. 47 15Section 47. 15.07 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 49 16Section 49. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,26,317 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each
18May 1.
The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under
19s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms
20of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of
21every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water
22conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1.
23The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under
24s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m. shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of
25members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser

1members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and
2auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on
3May 1 in an even-numbered year.
SB1-engrossed, s. 50 4Section 50. 15.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,26,95 15.07 (4) Quorum. A majority of the membership of a board constitutes a
6quorum to do business and, unless a more restrictive provision is adopted by the
7board, a majority of a quorum may act in any matter within the jurisdiction of the
8board. This subsection does not apply to actions of the ethics board or the school
9district boundary appeal board as provided in ss. 19.47 (4) and s. 117.05 (2) (a).
SB1-engrossed, s. 51 10Section 51. 15.07 (5) (k) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 52 11Section 52. 15.07 (5) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,26,1212 15.07 (5) (m) Members of the government accountability board, $25 per day.
SB1-engrossed, s. 53 13Section 53. 15.07 (5) (n) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 54 14Section 54. 15.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,26,17 1515.60 Government accountability board; creation. (1) There is created
16a government accountability board consisting of 4 persons. Members shall serve for
174-year terms.
SB1-engrossed,26,20 18(2) (a) All members of the board shall be appointed from nominations
19submitted to the governor by a nominating committee to be called the governmental
20accountability candidate committee, which shall consist of the following:
SB1-engrossed,26,2121 1. The chief justice of the supreme court.
SB1-engrossed,26,2222 2. The dean of the Marquette University law school.
SB1-engrossed,26,2323 3. The dean of the University of Wisconsin law school.
SB1-engrossed,26,25 24(3) No member may be a state public official or a local public official, as defined
25in s. 19.42.
SB1-engrossed,27,5
1(4) No member, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment may
2have been, or while serving on the board may become, a member of a political party,
3an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization,
4an officer or employee of a registrant under s. 11.05, or a candidate for any partisan
5elective public office.
SB1-engrossed,27,7 6(5) No member may be a lobbyist, as defined in s. 13.62 (11), or an employee
7of a principal, as defined in s. 13.62 (12).
SB1-engrossed, s. 55 8Section 55. 15.603 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1-engrossed,27,15 915.603 Same; specified divisions. (1) Enforcement division. There is
10created in the government accountability board an enforcement division, which is
11attached to the board under s. 15.03. The enforcement division shall be under the
12direction and supervision of an administrator, who shall be appointed by the
13executive director of the board, with the advice and consent of the board, to serve for
14a term of not less than 4 years nor more than 6 years expiring on September 1 of an
15odd-numbered year.
SB1-engrossed, s. 56 16Section 56. 15.61 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 57 17Section 57. 15.617 of the statutes is renumbered 15.607, and 15.607 (1) of the
18statutes, as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,28,219 15.607 (1) Election administration council. There is created in the elections
20government accountability board an election administration council consisting of
21members appointed by the executive director of the elections government
22accountability
board, including the clerk or executive director of the board of election
23commissioners of the 2 counties or municipalities in this state having the largest
24population, one or more election officials of other counties or municipalities,
25representatives of organizations that advocate for the interests of individuals with

1disabilities and organizations that advocate for the interests of the voting public, and
2other electors of this state.
SB1-engrossed, s. 58 3Section 58. 15.62 of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 59 4Section 59. 16.79 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,28,125 16.79 (2) The department shall distribute in pamphlet form copies of the
6constitution and such laws as may be required to meet the public demand, including
7the election laws. The department shall distribute election manuals, forms, and
8supplies specified by the elections government accountability board. The laws,
9manuals, forms, and supplies shall be sold by the department at cost, including
10distribution cost as determined under s. 35.80. The elections government
11accountability
board shall inform the department in writing as to which election
12manuals, forms, and supplies shall be offered for distribution under this subsection.
SB1-engrossed, s. 60 13Section 60. 16.96 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,28,1714 16.96 (3) (b) Maintain and keep current throughout the decade the maps of
15congressional and legislative district boundaries received from the legislative
16reference bureau under s. 13.92 (1) (a) 6. and provide copies thereof to the elections
17government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 61 18Section 61. 16.973 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,28,2219 16.973 (6) With the advice of the ethics government accountability board, adopt
20and enforce standards of ethical conduct applicable to its paid consultants which are
21similar to the standards prescribed in subch. III of ch. 19, except that the department
22shall not require its paid consultants to file statements of economic interests.
SB1-engrossed, s. 61m 23Section 61m. 17.07 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,29,624 17.07 (6) Other state officers serving in an office that is filled by appointment
25of any officer or body without the concurrence of the governor, by the officer or body

1having the authority to make appointments to that office, at pleasure, except that
2officers appointed according to merit and fitness under and subject to ch. 230 or
3officers whose removal is governed by ch. 230 may be removed only in conformity
4with that chapter, and except that the administrator of the enforcement division in
5the government accountability board may be removed from office only by the
6executive director of the board, for cause
.
SB1-engrossed, s. 62 7Section 62. 17.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,29,118 17.17 (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States
9senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county
10wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to the elections government
11accountability
board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 63 12Section 63. 17.17 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,29,1513 17.17 (4) Justices and judges. In the office of justice of the supreme court, court
14of appeals judge, or judge of a circuit court, by the director of state courts to the
15governor and the elections government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 64 16Section 64. 19.42 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,29,1717 19.42 (3) "Board" means the ethics government accountability board.
SB1-engrossed, s. 65m 18Section 65m. 19.42 (10) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 67 19Section 67. 19.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,30,1320 19.43 (4) A candidate for state public office shall file with the board a statement
21of economic interests meeting each of the requirements of s. 19.44 (1) no later than
224:30 p.m. on the 3rd day following the last day for filing nomination papers for the
23office which the candidate seeks, or no later than 4:30 p.m. on the next business day
24after the last day whenever that candidate is granted an extension of time for filing
25nomination papers or a declaration of candidacy under s. 8.05 (1) (j), 8.10 (2) (a), 8.15

1(1), or 8.20 (8) (a), no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 5th day after notification of
2nomination is mailed or personally delivered to the candidate by the municipal clerk
3in the case of a candidate who is nominated at a caucus, or no later than 4:30 p.m.
4on the 3rd day after notification of nomination is mailed or personally delivered to
5the candidate by the appropriate official or agency in the case of a write-in candidate
6or candidate who is appointed to fill a vacancy in nomination under s. 8.35 (2) (a).
7The information contained on the statement shall be current as of December 31 of
8the year preceding the filing deadline. Before certifying the name of any candidate
9for state public office under s. 7.08 (2) (a), the elections government accountability
10board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners shall ascertain whether
11that candidate has complied with this subsection. If not, the elections government
12accountability
board, municipal clerk, or board of election commissioners may not
13certify the candidate's name for ballot placement.
SB1-engrossed, s. 68 14Section 68. 19.43 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,30,2515 19.43 (5) Each member of the investment board and each employee of the
16investment board who is a state public official shall complete and file with the ethics
17government accountability board a quarterly report of economic transactions no
18later than the last day of the month following the end of each calendar quarter during
19any portion of which he or she was a member or employee of the investment board.
20Such reports of economic transactions shall be in the form prescribed by the ethics
21government accountability board and shall identify the date and nature of any
22purchase, sale, put, call, option, lease, or creation, dissolution , or modification of any
23economic interest made during the quarter for which the report is filed and
24disclosure of which would be required by s. 19.44 if a statement of economic interests
25were being filed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 69
1Section 69. 19.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,31,152 19.45 (6) No state public official, member of a state public official's immediate
3family, nor any organization with which the state public official or a member of the
4official's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity,
5voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease
6involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in
7whole or in part derived from state funds unless the state public official has first
8made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to
9the board and to the department acting for the state in regard to such contract or
10lease. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subsection may be voided
11by the state in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics
12board, or the department or officer acting for the state in regard to the allocation of
13state funds from which such payment is derived, knew or should have known that
14a violation of this subsection had occurred. This subsection does not affect the
15application of s. 946.13.
SB1-engrossed, s. 70 16Section 70. 19.46 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,31,1917 19.46 (1) (intro.) Except in accordance with the board's advice of the executive
18director of the board
under sub. (2) and except as otherwise provided in sub. (3), no
19state public official may:
SB1-engrossed, s. 71 20Section 71. 19.46 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,32,1621 19.46 (2) Any individual, either personally or on behalf of an organization or
22governmental body, may request of the board executive director of the board an
23advisory opinion regarding the propriety under this subchapter or subch. III of ch.
2413
of any matter to which the person is or may become a party; and any appointing
25officer, with the consent of a prospective appointee, may request of the board

1executive director an advisory opinion regarding the propriety under this subchapter
2or subch. III of ch. 13
of any matter to which the prospective appointee is or may
3become a party. The board executive director shall review a request for an advisory
4opinion and may advise the person making the request. Advisory opinions and
5requests therefor shall be in writing. The board's deliberations and actions upon The
6executive director may consult with the board before issuing a formal opinion but
7shall not reveal any information to the board that would identify the requester of the
8opinion. All consultations with the board concerning
such requests shall be in
9meetings not open to the public. It is prima facie evidence of intent to comply with
10this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 when a person refers a matter to the board
11executive director and abides by the board's executive director's advisory opinion, if
12the material facts are as stated in the opinion request. The board may authorize the
13executive director to act in its stead in instances where delay is of substantial
14inconvenience or detriment to the requesting party.
No member or employee of the
15board may make public the identity of the individual requesting an advisory opinion
16or of individuals or organizations mentioned in the opinion.
SB1-engrossed, s. 72 17Section 72. 19.47 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 73 18Section 73. 19.47 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 74 19Section 74. 19.47 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,33,620 19.47 (5) No later than September 1 of each year, the board shall submit a
21report concerning its actions in the preceding fiscal year to the governor and the chief
22clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s.
2313.172 (2). Such
The board shall include in its biennial report shall contain under
24s. 15.04 (1) (d)
the names and duties of all individuals employed by the board and a
25summary of its determinations and advisory opinions issued by the executive

1director under s. 19.46 (2)
. The board shall make sufficient alterations in the
2summaries to prevent disclosing the identities of individuals or organizations
3involved in the decisions or opinions. The board may also include in its biennial
4report any information compiled under s. 11.21 (7).
The board shall make such
5further reports on the matters within its jurisdiction and such recommendations for
6further legislation as it deems desirable.
SB1-engrossed, s. 75 7Section 75. 19.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,33,128 19.50 (2) To administer oaths and to require by subpoena issued by it the
9attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of any documentary
10evidence relating to the investigation or hearing being conducted. Notwithstanding
11s. 885.01 (4), the issuance of a subpoena requires action by the board in accordance
12with s. 19.47 (4).
SB1-engrossed, s. 76 13Section 76. 19.54 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,33,2014 19.54 (2) An application for rehearing is governed by such general rules as the
15board may establish. Only one rehearing may be granted by the board. No order of
16the board pursuant to this subchapter or subch. III of ch.13 becomes effective until
1720 days after it is issued, or while an application for rehearing or a rehearing is
18pending, or until 10 days after such application for rehearing is either denied,
19expressly or by implication, or the board has announced its final determination on
20rehearing.
SB1-engrossed, s. 77 21Section 77. 19.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,34,622 19.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), all records under this subchapter or
23subch. III of ch. 13
in the possession of the board are open to public inspection at all
24reasonable times. The board shall require an individual wishing to examine a
25statement of economic interests or the list of persons who inspect any statements

1which are in the board's possession to provide his or her full name and address, and
2if the individual is representing another person, the full name and address of the
3person which he or she represents. Such identification may be provided in writing
4or in person. The board shall record and retain for at least 3 years information
5obtained by it pursuant to this subsection. No individual may use a fictitious name
6or address or fail to identify a principal in making any request for inspection.
SB1-engrossed, s. 78 7Section 78. 19.55 (2) (a) to (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,34,178 19.55 (2) (a) Records obtained in connection with a request for an advisory
9opinion issued under s. 19.46 (2) other than summaries of advisory opinions that do
10not disclose the identity of individuals requesting such opinions or organizations on
11whose behalf they are requested. The executive director of the board may, however,
12make such records public with the consent of the individual requesting the advisory
13opinion or the organization or governmental body on whose behalf it is requested.
14A person who makes or purports to make public the substance of or any portion of
15an advisory opinion requested by or on behalf of the person is deemed to have waived
16the confidentiality of the request for an advisory opinion and of any records obtained
17or prepared by the board in connection with the request for an advisory opinion.
SB1-engrossed,35,318 (b) Records obtained or prepared by the board in connection with an
19investigation under this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13, except that the board shall
20permit inspection of records that are made public in the course of a hearing by the
21board to determine if a violation of this subchapter or subch. III of ch. 13 has
22occurred. Whenever the board refers such investigation and hearing records to a
23district attorney or to the attorney general, they may be made public in the course
24of a prosecution initiated under this subchapter. The board shall also provide
25information from investigation and hearing records that pertains to the location of

1individuals and assets of individuals as requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the
2department of workforce development or by a county child support agency under s.
359.53 (5).
SB1-engrossed,35,104 (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic transactions
5which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by members or
6employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government accountability
7board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to the legislative
8audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic interests filed
9by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an official required to
10file shall be open to public inspection.
SB1-engrossed, s. 79 11Section 79. 19.579 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB1-engrossed,35,14 1219.579 Civil penalty. Any person who violates s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) may
13be required to forfeit not more than $500. Any person who violates any other
14provision of this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.
SB1-engrossed, s. 80 15Section 80. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,36,316 19.59 (1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's
17immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a
18member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least
1910% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter
20into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000
21within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the
22district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of
23such relationship or interest to the ethics government accountability board and to
24the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subdivision may
25be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which

1the ethics government accountability board, or the district, knew or should have
2known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred. This subdivision does not
3affect the application of s. 946.13.
SB1-engrossed, s. 81 4Section 81. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1-engrossed,36,75 19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the
6ethics executive director of the government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2),
7or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).
SB1-engrossed, s. 84 8Section 84. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 85 9Section 85. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 86 10Section 86. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB1-engrossed, s. 87 11Section 87. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
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