SB2: Bill Text

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.

SB2, s. 146 Section 146. 227.52 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,55,22 227.52 (6) Decisions of the chairperson of the elections government accountability board or the chairperson's designee.

SB2, s. 147 Section 147. 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. of the statutes is created to read:

SB2,55,24 230.08 (2) (e) 4h. Government accountability board — 3.

SB2, s. 148 Section 148. 230.08 (2) (om) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 149 Section 149. 230.08 (2) (on) of the statutes is created to read:

SB2,56,2 230.08 (2) (on) The executive director of the government accountability board.

SB2, s. 150 Section 150. 230.08 (2) (wm) of the statutes is repealed.

SB2, s. 151 Section 151. 230.08 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,56,13 230.08 (4) (a) The number of administrator positions specified in sub. (2) (e) includes all administrator positions specifically authorized by law to be employed outside the classified service in each department, board or commission and the historical society. In this paragraph, "department" has the meaning given under s. 15.01 (5), "board" means the educational communications board, government accountability board, investment board, public defender board and technical college system board and "commission" means the public service commission. Notwithstanding sub. (2) (z), no division administrator position exceeding the number authorized in sub. (2) (e) may be created in the unclassified service.

SB2, s. 152 Section 152. 234.02 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,56,18 234.02 (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.

SB2, s. 153 Section 153. 301.03 (20m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,56,24 301.03 (20m) Transmit to the elections government accountability board, on a continuous basis, a list containing the name of each living person who has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this state and whose civil rights have not been restored, together with his or her residential address and the date on which the department expects his or her civil rights to be restored.

SB2, s. 154 Section 154. 343.11 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,57,4 343.11 (2m) Within 30 days following surrender of a license under sub. (1), the department shall provide notice to the elections government accountability board of the person's name and address, the name of the jurisdiction issuing the surrendered license, and the date on which the license was surrendered.

SB2, s. 155 Section 155. 560.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,57,14 560.04 (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.

SB2, s. 156 Section 156. 758.19 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB2,57,18 758.19 (9) The director of state courts shall maintain a register of retired judges of courts of record in this state who are willing to accept appointments under s. 15.60 (4).

SB2, s. 157 Section 157. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,58,4 778.135 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.

SB2, s. 158 Section 158. 778.136 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB2,58,11 778.136 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.

SB2, s. 159 Section 159. 971.19 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

SB2,58,15 971.19 (12) In an action for a violation of chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, a defendant who is a resident of this state shall be tried in circuit court for the county where the defendant resides.

SB2, s. 160 Section 160 . Nonstatutory provisions.

SB2,58,17 (1) Transfer of elections board.

SB2,58,20 (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.

SB2,58,21 (b) Positions and employees.

SB2,58,23 1. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions in the elections board are transferred to the government accountability board.

SB2,59,3 2. All incumbent employees holding positions in the elections board are transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability board.

SB2,59,9 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.

SB2,59,12 (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.

SB2,59,18 (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.

SB2,59,24 (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.

SB2,60,5 (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.

SB2,60,6 (2) Transfer of ethics board.

SB2,60,9 (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.

SB2,60,10 (b) Positions and employees.

SB2,60,12 1. On the effective date of this subdivision, all full-time equivalent positions in the ethics board are transferred to the government accountability board.

SB2,60,15 2. All incumbent employees holding positions in the ethics board are transferred on the effective date of this subdivision to the government accountability board.

SB2,60,21 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.

SB2,60,24 (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.

SB2,61,5 (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.

SB2,61,11 (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.

SB2,61,16 (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.

SB2,61,17 (3) Board transitions; initial terms.

SB2,61,20 (a) Notwithstanding section 15.61, 2005 stats., section 15.62, 2005 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 June 1, 2009.

SB2,61,23 (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 the effective date of this paragraph, or upon qualification to take office, whichever is later.

SB2,62,10 (c) Notwithstanding section 15.60 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, and section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, of the members of the government accountability board who are initially nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the assembly and the senate appointed, 2 members who have prosecutorial experience and one other member who is not a retired judge of a court of record in this state shall be appointed to serve for terms expiring on May 1, 2011, and 2 members who have prosecutorial experience and one other member who is not a retired judge of a court of record in this state shall be appointed to serve for terms expiring on May 1, 2013. Notwithstanding section 15.60 (1) of the statutes, as created by this act, and section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes, the initial member of the government accountability board who is a retired judge of a court of record in this state shall serve for a term expiring on May 1, 2013.

SB2,62,14 (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, 2013.

SB2,62,15 (4) Initial executive director.

SB2,63,2 (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.

SB2,63,6 (5) Initial nominations. The governmental accountability candidate committee under section 15.60 (2) of the statutes, as created by this act, shall submit its initial nominations of individuals to serve as members of the government accountability board no later than November 1, 2008.

SB2, s. 161 Section 161. Effective dates. This act takes effect on June 1, 2009, except as follows:

SB2,63,13 (1) The treatment of sections 5.052, 5.054, 15.07 (5) (m), 15.60, 15.603, 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 160 (3 ) (b) to (d), (4 ), and (5) of this act take effect on January 1, 2009.

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