SB2: Bill Text

SB2,44,2 1. The board shall permit inspection of records that are made public in the course of a hearing by the board to determine if a violation of this subchapter chs. 5 to 12 or subch. III of ch. 13 or subch. III of ch. 19 has occurred. Whenever the board refers such investigation and hearing records to a district attorney or to the attorney general, they

SB2,44,5 2. Investigatory records of the board may be made public in the course of a prosecution initiated under this subchapter chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19.

SB2,44,9 3. The board shall also provide information from investigation and hearing records that pertains to the location of individuals and assets of individuals as requested under s. 49.22 (2m) by the department of workforce development or by a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5).

SB2, s. 92 Section 92. 19.55 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,44,17 19.55 (2) (c) Statements of economic interests and reports of economic transactions which are filed with the ethics government accountability board by members or employees of the investment board, except that the ethics government accountability board shall refer statements and reports filed by such individuals to the legislative audit bureau for its review, and except that a statement of economic interests filed by a member or employee of the investment board who is also an official required to file shall be open to public inspection.

SB2, s. 93 Section 93. 19.579 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB2,44,21 19.579 Civil penalty. Any person who violates s. 19.43, 19.44, or 19.56 (2) may be required to forfeit not more than $500. Any person who violates any other provision of this subchapter may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.

SB2, s. 94 Section 94. 19.59 (1) (g) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,45,10 19.59 (1) (g) 8. No district board member, member of a district board member's immediate family, nor any organization with which the district board member or a member of the district board member's immediate family owns or controls at least 10% of the outstanding equity, voting rights, or outstanding indebtedness may enter into any contract or lease involving a payment or payments of more than $3,000 within a 12-month period, in whole or in part derived from district funds unless the district board member has first made written disclosure of the nature and extent of such relationship or interest to the ethics government accountability board and to the district. Any contract or lease entered into in violation of this subdivision may be voided by the district in an action commenced within 3 years of the date on which the ethics government accountability board, or the district, knew or should have known that a violation of this subdivision had occurred. This subdivision does not affect the application of s. 946.13.

SB2, s. 95 Section 95. 19.59 (8) (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB2,45,15 19.59 (8) (a) Subsection (1) shall be enforced in the name and on behalf of the state by action of the board or, subject to the procedures prescribed in s. 5.05 (2m) (c), by action of the district attorney of for any county wherein a violation may occur, upon the verified complaint of any person.

SB2,45,21 (c) If Unless the district attorney is precluded from commencing an action under s. 5.05 (2m) (c), if the district attorney fails to commence an action to enforce sub. (1) (a), (b), or (c) to (g) within 20 days after receiving a verified complaint or if the district attorney refuses to commence such an action, the person making the complaint may petition the attorney general to act upon the complaint. The attorney general may then bring an action under par. (a) or (b), or both.

SB2, s. 96 Section 96. 19.59 (8) (cn) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,46,9 19.59 (8) (cn) If Subject to the procedures under s. 5.05 (2m) (c), if the board or district attorney for the county in which a violation of sub. (1) (br) is alleged to occur receives a verified complaint alleging a violation of sub. (1) (br), the board or district attorney shall, within 30 days after receipt of the complaint, either commence an investigation of the allegations contained in the complaint or dismiss the complaint. If the district attorney dismisses the complaint, with or without investigation, the district attorney shall notify the complainant in writing. Upon receiving notification of the dismissal, the complainant may then file the complaint with the attorney general or the district attorney for a county that is adjacent to the county in which the violation is alleged to occur. The attorney general or district attorney may then investigate the allegations contained in the complaint and commence a prosecution.

SB2, s. 97 Section 97. 19.59 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,46,15 19.59 (8) (d) If the district attorney prevails in such an action, the court shall award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the county wherein the violation occurs. If the board or attorney general prevails in such an action, the court shall award any forfeiture recovered together with reasonable costs to the state.

SB2, s. 98 Section 98. 19.85 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB2,46,18 19.85 (1) (fm) Deliberating by the government accountability board concerning any investigation under the board's jurisdiction.

SB2, s. 99 Section 99. 19.85 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,46,22 19.85 (1) (h) Consideration of requests for confidential written advice from the ethics executive director of the government accountability board under s. 19.46 (2) s. 5.05 (6a), or from any county or municipal ethics board under s. 19.59 (5).

SB2, s. 100 Section 100. 20.510 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 101 Section 101. 20.510 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 102 Section 102. 20.510 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 103 Section 103. 20.510 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 104 Section 104. 20.510 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 105 Section 105. 20.510 (1) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 106 Section 106. 20.510 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 107 Section 107. 20.510 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 108 Section 108. 20.510 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 109 Section 109. 20.510 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 110 Section 110. 20.510 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 111 Section 111. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 112 Section 112. 20.510 (1) (sm) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 113 Section 113. 20.510 (1) (t) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 114 Section 114. 20.510 (1) (x) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 115 Section 115. 20.521 (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 116 Section 116. 20.521 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 117 Section 117. 20.521 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 118 Section 118. 20.521 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 119 Section 119. 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 120 Section 120. 20.521 (1) (h) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 121 Section 121. 20.521 (1) (i) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 122 Section 122. 20.923 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,48,19 20.923 (4) State agency positions. (intro.) State agency heads, the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations, the administrator of the enforcement division in the government accountability board, and commission chairpersons and members shall be identified and limited in number in accordance with the standardized nomenclature contained in this subsection, and shall be assigned to the executive salary groups listed in pars. (a) to (i). Except for positions specified in par. pars. (c) 3m. and (e) 2e. and sub. (12), all unclassified division administrator positions enumerated under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall be assigned, when approved by the joint committee on employment relations, by the director of the office of state employment relations to one of 10 executive salary groups. The joint committee on employment relations, by majority vote of the full committee, may amend recommendations for initial position assignments and changes in assignments to the executive salary groups submitted by the director of the office of state employment relations. All division administrator assignments and amendments to assignments of administrator positions approved by the committee shall become part of the compensation plan. Whenever a new unclassified division administrator position is created, the appointing authority may set the salary for the position until the joint committee on employment relations approves assignment of the position to an executive salary group. If the committee approves assignment of the position to an executive salary group having a salary range minimum or maximum inconsistent with the salary paid to the incumbent at the time of such approval, the incumbent's salary shall be adjusted by the appointing authority to conform with the committee's action, effective on the date of that action. Positions are assigned as follows:

SB2, s. 123 Section 123. 20.923 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 124 Section 124. 20.923 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 125 Section 125. 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. of the statutes is created to read:

SB2,48,24 20.923 (4) (e) 2e. Government accountability board: administrator of the enforcement division.

SB2, s. 126 Section 126. 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. of the statutes is created to read:

SB2,49,1 20.923 (4) (f) 3j. Government accountability board: executive director.

SB2, s. 127 Section 127. 46.95 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,49,6 46.95 (4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).

SB2, s. 128 Section 128. 59.605 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,50,2 59.605 (3) (a) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The governing body shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the operating levy rate, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to exceed this rate limit for .... (a specified number of years) (an indefinite period) by $.... per $1,000 of equalized value that results in an operating levy rate of $.... per $1,000 of equalized value?" If the resolution under subd. 1. specifies the operating levy, the question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the operating levy rate for the .... (name of county), for the tax to be imposed for the year .... (year), is limited to $.... per $1,000 of equalized value. Notwithstanding the operating levy rate limit, shall the .... (name of county) be allowed to levy an amount not to exceed $.... (operating levy) for operating purposes for the year .... (year), which may increase the operating levy rate for .... (a specified number of years) (an indefinite period)? This would allow a ....% increase above the levy of $.... (preceding year operating levy) for the year .... (preceding year)."

SB2, s. 129 Section 129. 67.05 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,50,11 67.05 (3) (b) The clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held shall prepare or arrange for the preparation of the ballots. If the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held is not a city, village, or town, and the clerk of the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held prepares the ballots, the clerk shall deliver the ballots to the municipal clerk of each city, village, or town which is wholly or partly contained within the jurisdiction in which the referendum is held. The form of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).

SB2, s. 130 Section 130. 67.05 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,51,2 67.05 (6) Referendum in other cases. Whenever an initial resolution has been adopted by the governing body of any municipality other than a county, a town, a city, a village, a technical college district, a metropolitan sewerage district created under ss. 200.01 to 200.15 or 200.21 to 200.65, a town sanitary district, a public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, or a board of park commissioners, the clerk of such municipality shall immediately record the resolution and call a special meeting for the purpose of submitting it to the electors of the municipality for ratification or rejection. The calling and conduct of the meeting shall be governed by those statutes, so far as applicable, which govern the calling and conduct of special meetings in general. The notice of the meeting, which shall be publicly read before the balloting shall commence, and the ballot used, shall embody a copy of the resolution; the form of the ballot shall correspond with the form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a); and the question submitted shall be whether the resolution shall be approved.

SB2, s. 131 Section 131. 71.10 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,51,12 71.10 (3) (b) The secretary of revenue shall provide a place for those designations on the face of the individual income tax return and shall provide next to that place a statement that a designation will not increase tax liability. Annually on August 15, the secretary of revenue shall certify to the elections government accountability board, the department of administration and the state treasurer under s. 11.50 the total amount of designations made during the preceding fiscal year. If any individual attempts to place any condition or restriction upon a designation, that individual is deemed not to have made a designation on his or her tax return.

SB2, s. 132 Section 132. 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,51,15 73.0301 (1) (d) 13. A license issued by the ethics government accountability board under s. 13.63 (1).

SB2, s. 133 Section 133. 73.0301 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,51,23 73.0301 (1) (e) "Licensing department" means the department of administration; the board of commissioners of public lands; the department of commerce; the ethics government accountability board; the department of financial institutions; the department of health and family services; the department of natural resources; the department of public instruction; the department of regulation and licensing; the department of workforce development; the office of the commissioner of insurance; or the department of transportation.

SB2, s. 134 Section 134. 85.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,52,9 85.61 (1) The secretary of transportation and the executive director of the elections government accountability board shall enter into an agreement to match personally identifiable information on the official registration list maintained by the elections government accountability board under s. 6.36 (1) with personally identifiable information in the operating record file database under ch. 343 and vehicle registration records under ch. 341 to the extent required to enable the secretary of transportation and the executive director of the elections government accountability board to verify the accuracy of the information provided for the purpose of voter registration.

SB2, s. 135 Section 135. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,52,21 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as required under s. 8.55, in the territory of that school district. The procedures for school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum in that school district.

SB2, s. 136 Section 136. 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,53,2 117.27 (2) (b) (intro.) The school district clerk shall include in the notice of the spring election a statement that the election ballot will include a question on the change requested by the petition. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a) and the question on the ballot shall be:

SB2, s. 137 Section 137. 121.91 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,53,14 121.91 (3) (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The school district clerk shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether the limit under sub. (2m) may be exceeded by a specified amount. If the resolution provides that any of the excess revenue will be used for a nonrecurring purpose, the ballot in the election shall so state and shall specify the amount that will be used for a nonrecurring purpose. The limit otherwise applicable to the school district under sub. (2m) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the question.

SB2, s. 138 Section 138. 125.05 (1) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,53,18 125.05 (1) (b) 10. Each question submitted to the electors shall conform to the form prescribed by the elections government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a).

SB2, s. 139 Section 139. 165.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,54,7 165.25 (1) Represent state. Except as provided in s. ss. 5.05 (2m) (a) and 978.05 (5), appear for the state and prosecute or defend all actions and proceedings, civil or criminal, in the court of appeals and the supreme court, in which the state is interested or a party, and attend to and prosecute or defend all civil cases sent or remanded to any circuit court in which the state is a party; and, if requested by the governor or either house of the legislature, appear for and represent the state, any state department, agency, official, employee, or agent, whether required to appear as a party or witness in any civil or criminal matter, and prosecute or defend in any court or before any officer, any cause or matter, civil or criminal, in which the state or the people of this state may be interested. The public service commission may request under s. 196.497 (7) that the attorney general intervene in federal proceedings. All expenses of the proceedings shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (1) (d).

SB2, s. 140 Section 140. 165.25 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB2,54,11 165.25 (4) (e) Provide assistance to the enforcement division of the government accountability board in the investigation and prosecution of violations of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, and subch. III of ch. 19.

SB2, s. 141 Section 141. 165.93 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,54,16 165.93 (4) List of eligible organizations. The department shall certify to the elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name and address of each organization that is eligible to receive grants under sub. (2).

SB2, s. 142 Section 142. 198.08 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,55,3 198.08 (10) Election statistics. The clerk of the district shall seasonably obtain, compile, and file in his or her office, for the information of the public, a statement showing the total number of votes cast for the office of governor in the last preceding general election in each subdistrict of the district. The clerk of every municipality and the elections government accountability board shall furnish such information so far as obtainable from their records, duly certified, to the clerk of the district upon request therefor by the clerk of the district. If the total number of votes cast in any subdistrict for the office of governor in the last preceding election cannot, because of an intervening change of boundaries of election wards or for any reason, be ascertained from any official record the clerk of the district shall fairly estimate such number for the purposes of such statement to be filed in his or her office.

SB2, s. 143 Section 143. 200.09 (11) (am) 2. and 3. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB2,55,8 200.09 (11) (am) 2. No resolution passed under subd. 1. may authorize election of commissioners sooner than 6 months after the date of passage. The commission shall immediately notify the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under subd. 1.

SB2,55,13 3. If the governing bodies of each city, town, and village comprising the district pass a resolution to discontinue election of commissioners, each commissioner may hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The commission shall immediately notify the elections government accountability board under s. 5.05 upon passage of a resolution under this subdivision.

SB2, s. 144 Section 144. 227.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,55,16 227.03 (6) Orders of the elections government accountability board under s. 5.06 (6) are not subject to this chapter.

SB2, s. 145 Section 145. 227.03 (6m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB2,55,19 227.03 (6m) Cases before the enforcement division of the government accountability board under s. 5.066 are not subject to this chapter.