AB388,260 21Section 260. 343.11 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB388,111,2522 343.11 (2m) Within 30 days following surrender of a license under sub. (1), the
23department shall provide notice to the government accountability board elections
24commission
of the person's name and address, the name of the jurisdiction issuing
25the surrendered license, and the date on which the license was surrendered.
AB388,261
1Section 261. 756.04 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB388,112,32 756.04 (2) (c) 1. A list of registered voters from the government accountability
3board
elections commission.
AB388,262 4Section 262. 758.19 (9) of the statutes is repealed.
AB388,263 5Section 263. 778.135 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB388,112,12 6778.135 Campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics forfeitures; how
7recovered.
Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by
8the government accountability board elections commission under s. 5.05 (1) (c) or the
9ethics commission under s. 19.49 (1) (b)
is settled as a result of agreement between
10the parties without approval of the court, the moneys accruing to the state on account
11of such settlement shall be paid to the board commission and deposited with the
12secretary of administration.
AB388,264 13Section 264. 978.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB388,113,314 978.05 (1) Criminal actions. Except as otherwise provided by law, prosecute
15all criminal actions before any court within his or her prosecutorial unit and have
16sole responsibility for prosecution of all criminal actions arising from violations of
17chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 and from violations of other
18laws arising from or in relation to the official functions of the subject of the
19investigation or any matter that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation
20under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19, that are alleged to be
21committed by a resident of his or her prosecutorial unit, or if alleged to be committed
22by a nonresident of this state, that are alleged to occur in his or her prosecutorial unit
23unless another prosecutor is substituted under s. 5.05 (2m) (i) or s. 19.49 (2) (h) or
24this chapter or by referral of the government accountability board elections
25commission
under s. 5.05 (2m) (c) 15. or 16. or the ethics commission under s. 19.49

1(2) (b) 13. or 14
. For purposes of this subsection, a person other than a natural person
2an individual is a resident of a prosecutorial unit if the person's principal place of
3operation is located in that prosecutorial unit.
AB388,265 4Section 265. 978.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB388,113,225 978.05 (2) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided by law, prosecute all
6state forfeiture actions, county traffic actions and actions concerning violations of
7county ordinances which are in conformity with state criminal laws in the courts
8within his or her prosecutorial unit and have joint responsibility, together with the
9government accountability board elections commission and the ethics commission,
10for prosecution of all forfeiture actions arising from violations of chs. 5 to 12, subch.
11III of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 and from violations of other laws arising from or
12in relation to the official functions of the subject of the investigation or any matter
13that involves elections, ethics, or lobbying regulation under chs. 5 to 12, subch. III
14of ch. 13, or subch. III of ch. 19 that are alleged to be committed by a resident of his
15or her prosecutorial unit, or if alleged to be committed by a nonresident of this state,
16that are alleged to occur within his or her prosecutorial unit unless another
17prosecutor is substituted under s. 5.05 (2m) (h) or s. 19.49 (2) (g) or this chapter or
18by referral of the government accountability board elections commission under s.
195.05 (2m) (c) 15. or 16. or the ethics commission under s. 19.49 (2) (b) 13. or 14. For
20purposes of this subsection, a person other than a natural person an individual is a
21resident of a prosecutorial unit if the person's principal place of operation is located
22in that prosecutorial unit.
AB388,266 23Section 266 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB388,114,524 (1) Audit report recommendations. The elections commission and ethics
25commission, and their employees, shall, to the extent practicable within their

1respective responsibilities, implement the recommendations contained in the
2legislative audit bureau's Report 14-14 and Report 15-13 regarding the past
3performance of the government accountability board. The elections commission and
4ethics commission shall report their progress implementing those recommendations
5to the legislature no later than December 31, 2016.
AB388,114,96 (2) Assets and liabilities. On the effective date of this subsection, all assets
7and liabilities of the government accountability board are transferred to the elections
8commission and the ethics commission. The secretary of administration shall
9determine which assets and which liabilities are transferred to each commission.
AB388,114,1010 (3) Positions and employees.
AB388,114,1411 (a) On the effective date of this paragraph, all full-time equivalent positions
12of the government accountability board are transferred to the elections commission
13and the commission. The secretary of administration shall determine which
14full-time equivalent positions are transferred to each commission.
AB388,114,2015 (b) All incumbent employees holding positions at the government
16accountability board on the effective date of this paragraph, except the incumbent
17employee holding the position of director and general counsel, are transferred on the
18effective date of this paragraph to the elections commission or the ethics commission.
19The secretary of administration shall determine which incumbent employees are
20transferred to each commission.
AB388,115,221 (c) Employees transferred under paragraph (b) have all the rights and the same
22status under subch. V of chapter 111 of the statutes at the elections commission or
23the ethics commission that they enjoyed at the government accountability board
24immediately before the transfer. Notwithstanding section 230.28 (4) of the statutes,

1no employee so transferred who has attained permanent status in class is required
2to serve a probationary period.
AB388,115,73 (4) Tangible personal property. On the effective date of this subsection, all
4tangible personal property, including records, of the government accountability
5board is transferred to the elections commission and the ethics commission. The
6secretary of administration shall determine which property is transferred to each
7commission.
AB388,115,148 (5) Contracts. All contracts entered into by the government accountability
9board that are in effect on the effective date of this subsection shall remain in effect
10and are transferred to the elections commission and the ethics commission. The
11secretary of administration shall determine which contracts are transferred to each
12commission. The elections commission and the ethics commission shall carry out all
13contractual obligations under each contract until the contract is modified or
14rescinded by that commission to the extent allowed under the contract.
AB388,115,2115 (6) Rules, orders, and formal opinions. All rules promulgated and all formal
16opinions and orders issued by the government accountability board that are in effect
17on the effective date of this subsection are transferred to the elections commission
18and the ethics commission and shall remain in effect until the commission to which
19they are transferred amends or repeals a rule or order or changes or withdraws a
20formal opinion. The secretary of administration shall determine which rules, orders,
21and formal opinions are transferred to each commission.
AB388,116,322 (7) Pending matters. All matters pending with the government accountability
23board on the effective date of this subsection are transferred to the elections
24commission and the ethics commission, and all materials submitted to or actions
25taken by the government accountability board with respect to any pending matter

1are considered as having been submitted to or taken by the elections commission or
2the ethics commission. The secretary of administration shall determine which
3pending matters are transferred to each commission.
AB388,116,44 (8) T ransitions; initial terms.
AB388,116,85 (a) Notwithstanding section 15.60, 2013 stats., and section 15.07 (1) (cm), 2013
6stats., the terms of office of all members of the government accountability board
7holding office on the effective date of this paragraph shall expire on the effective date
8of this paragraph.
AB388,116,119 (b) On the effective date of this paragraph, all members of the elections
10commission and the ethics commission who are appointed and qualify for office shall
11take office.
AB388,116,1512 (c) Notwithstanding section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes and section 15.61 of the
13statutes, as created by this act, one half of the members of the elections commission
14who are appointed as initial members of the commission shall serve for terms
15expiring on May 1, 2019.
AB388,116,1916 (d) Notwithstanding section 15.07 (1) (c) of the statutes and section 15.62 of the
17statutes, as created by this act, one half of the members of the ethics commission who
18are appointed as initial members of the commission shall serve for terms expiring on
19May 1, 2019.
AB388,116,2520 (e) The governor, majority leader of the senate, minority leader of the senate,
21speaker of the assembly, and minority leader of the assembly, may make
22appointments and nominations to serve on the elections commission and the ethics
23commission and the senate may act upon nominations to serve on the ethics
24commission before the term of office of the appointees begin. The initial appointees
25may serve prior to senate confirmation.
AB388,117,8
1(9) Implementation plan. The secretary of administration shall adopt an
2implementation plan that incorporates his or her determinations under this Section
3266 of this act prior to the first day of the 6th month beginning after the date of
4publication of this act. The individual who is serving as executive director of the
5government accountability board on the date of publication of this act shall work in
6concert with the secretary of administration and members appointed to the elections
7commission and the ethics commission to ensure a smooth transition and shall
8participate in formulating the implementation plan.
AB388,118,129 (10) Terminology change. In the following, as affected by the acts of 2015,
10substitute "commission" for "board," sections 5.05 (2m) (c) 9., 10., 11., 15., 16., 17., and
1118., (d) 2., (e), and (f) (intro.), 1., and 2., (4), (5f), (5s) (a), (c), (e) (intro.), 1., and 2., (f)
121., (7), (12), (13) (a), (b), (c), and (d) (intro.), (14), and (15), 5.06 (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), (7),
13(8), and (9), 5.061 (1), (2), (3), and (4), 5.25 (4), 5.35 (6) (a) 2m., 4a., 4b., and 5. and
14(b), 5.40 (5m), 5.51 (6) and (8), 5.58 (1b) (bm) and (cm), 5.60 (3) (ag), (5) (ar), (6) (a),
15and (8) (am), 5.62 (1) (a) and (b) 1., (2) (a), (3), and (4) (ar), 5.64 (1) (ag), (b), and (es)
16and (2) (am) and (c), 5.655 (3), 5.72 (1), (2), and (3), 5.83, 5.87 (2), 5.905 (2), (3), and
17(4), 5.91 (intro.), 5.95, 6.06, 6.22 (4) (d) and (6), 6.24 (3), (4) (d), (5), and (6), 6.276 (2)
18and (3), 6.29 (2) (am), 6.30 (4), 6.33 (1) and (5) (b), 6.36 (1) (a), (bn), (d), (e), and (f) and
19(6), 6.47 (1) (ag), (am) 2., and (dm), (2), and (3), 6.50 (1) (intro.), (2), and (2r) (intro.),
20(b), and (h), 6.55 (2) (a) 1. (intro.) and (cs) and (3) (b), 6.56 (3m), (4), and (7), 6.57, 6.79
21(1m), 6.86 (2) (a), (2m) (a), and (3) (a) 1., 6.869, 6.87 (3) (d), 6.875 (5), 6.92 (1), 6.925,
227.08 (1) (b), (c), and (d), (2) (a) and (d), (3) (intro.) and (a), and (6), 7.10 (1) (a), (2), (3)
23(a), (4), (7), (8), (9), and (10), 7.15 (1) (e), (1m), (8), (9), (10), and (13), 7.30 (2) (c), (4)
24(e), and (6) (b), 7.31 (1), (2), (4), and (5), 7.315 (1) (a), (2), and (3), 7.38 (5), 7.70 (1) (a)
25and (b), (3) (a), (c), (d), (e), (g), and (h), and (5) (b), 8.07, 8.12 (1) (a), (b), (c), and (d),

1(2), and (3), 8.15 (8) (a), 8.16 (2) (b) and (7), 8.17 (12), 8.18 (2), 8.185 (2) and (3), 8.19
2(1) and (3), 8.40 (3), 8.50 (1) (b) and (d), 9.01 (1) (ar) 2., 10.01 (1) and (2) (intro.), 10.02
3(1), (2) (c), and (3) (intro.), 10.06 (1) (a), (c), (e), (f), (h), and (i) and (2) (a), (b), (e), (h),
4and (k), 11.02 (1), (2), (4), and (5), 11.05 (3) (e) and (3m), 11.055 (1), 11.06 (1) (intro.),
5(3) (b) (intro.), (3m) (c), (3r) (c), and (9), 11.08, 11.12 (5), 11.16 (3) and (5), 11.20 (1),
611.21 (1), (2), (12), (13), and (16), 11.22 (intro.), (1), and (4), 11.23 (6), 11.30 (3) (b),
711.38 (1) (a) 2., 11.60 (5), 11.66, 12.13 (5) (b) (intro.) and 3., 13.62 (4m), 13.621 (5),
813.63 (1) (am) and (b), 13.64 (1) (intro.), (2), (2m), and (3), 13.65, 13.67 (1) and (2),
913.68 (1) (intro.) and (c) (intro.), (4), and (6), 13.69 (1) and (2), 13.695 (1) (intro.) and
10(2), 13.74 (1) and (2), 13.75 (intro.), 19.41 (2), 19.43 (1), (2), (3), (7), and (8), 19.44 (1)
11(intro.), 19.45 (6) and (11) (a), 19.48 (4) (a), (b), and (c), (5), (6), and (10), 19.55 (2)
12(intro.), 19.56 (2) (b) 4., 19.57, 19.575, 19.579 (1), and 19.59 (6) of the statutes.
AB388,267 13Section 267. Fiscal changes.
AB388,118,1714 (1) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
1520.511 (1) (i), 2013 stats., immediately before the effective date of this subsection, is
16transferred to the appropriation account under section 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes,
17as created by this act.
AB388,118,2118 (2) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
1920.511 (1) (im) of the statutes, as affected by this act, is transferred to the
20appropriation account under section 20.521 (1) (g) of the statutes, as created by this
21act.
AB388,268 22Section 268. Effective dates. This act takes effect on June 30, 2016, except
23as follows:
AB388,118,2424 (1) Section 266 (8 ) (e) and (9) of this act takes effect on the day after publication.
AB388,118,2525 (End)
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