SB576,10,86 11.31 (1) (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of a
7technical college district board, $50,000 total in the primary and election, with
8disbursements not exceeding $36,000 for either the primary or the election.
SB576, s. 21 9Section 21. 11.31 (1) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB576,10,1210 11.31 (1) (g) (intro.) In any jurisdiction or district, other than a technical college
11district or
judicial district or circuit, with a population of 500,000 or more according
12to the most recent federal census covering the entire jurisdiction or district:
SB576, s. 22 13Section 22. 17.01 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB576,10,1514 17.01 (10m) By a member of a technical college district board, to the secretary
15of the district board.
SB576, s. 23 16Section 23. 17.02 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB576,10,1917 17.02 (2) Technical college district board. Of the resignation of a member
18of a technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to the
19elections board.
SB576, s. 24 20Section 24. 17.17 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB576,10,2321 17.17 (2) Technical college district board. In the office of member of a
22technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to the elections
23board.
SB576, s. 25 24Section 25. 17.27 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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117.27 (3) Technical college district board. Except as provided in s. 9.10, a
2vacancy in the office of member of a technical college district board may be filled by
3temporary appointment of the remaining members of the district board. The
4temporary appointee shall serve until a successor is elected and qualifies. If the
5vacancy occurs in any year after the first Tuesday in April and on or before December
61, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the
7succeeding spring election. If the vacancy occurs in any year after December 1 or on
8or before the first Tuesday in April, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the
9unexpired term, if any, at the 2nd succeeding spring election.
SB576, s. 26 10Section 26. 38.04 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
SB576, s. 27 11Section 27. 38.06 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB576,11,1312 38.06 (6) Promptly upon issuance of a reorganization order by the board, the
13director of the board shall transmit a copy of the order to the elections board.
SB576, s. 28 14Section 28. 38.08 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB576,11,2015 38.08 (1) (a) A district board shall administer the district and shall be composed
16of 9 members who are residents of the district. The members shall be elected to
17represent numbered election districts within each technical college district by the
18electors of each election district at the spring election. Each member of the district
19board shall be an elector of the numbered election district within the technical college
20district for which he or she seeks office.
SB576, s. 29 21Section 29. 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB576,11,2322 38.08 (1) (b) District board members shall take office on July 1 and shall serve
23staggered 3-year 4-year terms.
SB576, s. 30 24Section 30. 38.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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138.08 (1) (c) Promptly upon receipt of the determinations of the elections board
2under s. 7.70 (6) and upon appointment of any person to fill a temporary vacancy on
3the district board, the secretary of the district board shall send written notification
4of the name and address of each member and expiration date of each member's term
5to the director of the board.
SB576, s. 31 6Section 31. 38.08 (1g), (2) and (2m) of the statutes are repealed.
SB576, s. 32 7Section 32. 38.08 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB576,12,228 38.08 (6) (a) Within 90 days after the population count by block, established
9in the decennial federal census of population, and maps showing the location and
10numbering of census blocks become available in printed form from the federal
11government or are published for distribution by an agency of this state or within 90
12days after alteration of the boundaries of an existing district, the district board of
13each existing district shall apportion and prescribe the boundaries of 9 numbered
14election districts within the district, to be as nearly equal in population as possible.
15Within 90 days after the creation of any new district, the board shall similarly
16apportion and prescribe the boundaries of 9 numbered election districts within that
17district. Alterations in election districts resulting from boundary changes to existing
18districts may be made only to the extent required to facilitate the change. Insofar
19as possible, each election district shall be compact and observe the community of
20interest of existing neighborhoods. A detailed map and description of each election
21district prescribed by a district board shall be prepared and transmitted by the
22district board to the director of the board.
SB576,13,423 (b) All proposed district boundaries established by a district board under par.
24(a) shall become effective only upon their approval by the board. If the board
25disapproves the proposed boundaries, the district board shall submit a revised

1districting plan for approval of the board. Upon approval of the election district
2boundaries within any district, the board shall promulgate the boundaries
3established under par. (a) as a rule under ch. 227. The boundaries shall become
4effective on the effective date of the rule.
SB576, s. 33 5Section 33. 38.10 of the statutes is repealed.
SB576, s. 34 6Section 34. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB576,13,117 (1) Nonseverability. Notwithstanding section 990.001 (11) of the statutes, if
8a court finds that the repeal and recreation of section 11.31 (1) (f) of the statutes by
9this act or any part of the laws specified in 2001 Wisconsin Act 109, section 9115 (2y)
10(b) is unconstitutional, the repeal and recreation of section 11.31 (1) (f) of the statutes
11by this act is void.
SB576,14,612 (2) Election of initial district boards. Notwithstanding section 38.08 (6) of
13the statutes, as created by this act, within 60 days after the effective date of this
14subsection, the appointment committee of each technical college district shall adopt
15and transmit to the secretary of each technical college district board and the director
16of the state technical college system board an initial districting plan for election
17districts as required by section 38.08 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act. The
18state technical college system board shall review and determine its approval or
19disapproval of each plan as promptly as possible. If a plan is rejected, the
20appointment committee shall submit a new plan for approval. Notwithstanding
21section 227.24 (1) (a) and (3) of the statutes, the state technical college system board
22may promulgate the plan as an emergency rule under section 227.24 of the statutes
23without providing evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an
24emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety,
25or welfare, and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule

1promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) of the
2statutes, an emergency rule promulgated under this subsection applies until a rule
3replacing that rule takes effect or until the actions specified in section 227.24 (1) (d)
4of the statutes occur, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.19 (4) to (6)
5of the statutes, the rule replacing a valid emergency rule adopted under this
6subsection may not contain any substantive change from the emergency rule.
SB576,14,177 (3) Transitional terms. Notwithstanding chapter 269, laws of 1981, section 22,
8and section 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the members of each
9technical college district board who hold office on the effective date of this subsection
10shall cease to hold office on July 1, 2007. At the 2007 spring election, 9 members shall
11be elected to each technical college district board for terms commencing on July 1,
122007. The persons elected to represent election districts numbered 1 and 2 at that
13election shall serve for terms of one year, the persons elected to represent election
14districts numbered 3 and 4 at that election shall serve for terms of 2 years, the
15persons elected to represent election districts numbered 5 and 6 at that election shall
16serve for terms of 3 years, and the persons elected to represent election districts
17numbered 7, 8, and 9 at that election shall serve for terms of 4 years.
SB576,14,2118 (4) Vacancies. Notwithstanding section 38.10, 2003 stats., the appointment
19committee of each technical college district shall not make any appointment to a
20technical college district board for the purpose of filling a vacancy resulting from
21expiration of a term of office after the effective date of this subsection.
SB576, s. 35 22Section 35. Effective dates. This act takes effect on August 1, 2006, except
23as follows:
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1(1) The treatment of sections 17.01 (10m), 17.02 (2), 17.17 (2), 17.27 (3), 38.04
2(15), 38.08 (1) (a) ,(b), and (c), (1g), (2), and (2m), 38.08 (6), and 38.10 of the statutes
3takes effect on July 1, 2007.
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