AB778,41 16Section 41. 202.07 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB778,16,17 17202.07 (title) General powers of the department.
AB778,42 18Section 42. 202.07 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 202.07 (5m) (a).
AB778,43 19Section 43. 202.07 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 202.07 (5m) (b).
AB778,44 20Section 44. 202.07 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 202.07 (5m) (c), and
21202.07 (5m) (c) 1., as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB778,16,2522 202.07 (5m) (c) 1. An administrative warning does not constitute an
23adjudication of guilt or the imposition of discipline and, except as provided in par. (b)
24subd. 2., may not be used as evidence that the registrant is guilty of the alleged
25misconduct.
AB778,45
1Section 45. 202.07 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 202.07 (5m) (d).
AB778,46 2Section 46. 202.08 of the statutes is renumbered 202.041, and 202.041 (2), as
3renumbered, is amended to read:
AB778,17,174 202.041 (2) Before the department makes any fee adjustment under sub. (1),
5the department shall send a notification of the proposed fee adjustments to the
6cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the
7committee do not notify the secretary of financial institutions within 14 working
8days after the date of the department's notification that the committee has scheduled
9a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed fee adjustments, the fee
10adjustments may be made as proposed. The department shall notify registrants of
11the fee adjustments by posting the fee adjustments on the department's Internet site
12and in registration renewal notices sent to affected registrants under s. 202.025 (1)
13202.021 (3) (a). If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's
14notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary of financial
15institutions that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing
16the proposed fee adjustments, the fee adjustments may be made only upon approval
17of the committee.
AB778,47 18Section 47. 202.09 of the statutes is renumbered 202.051.
AB778,48 19Section 48. 202.095 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB778,49 20Section 49. 202.095 of the statutes is renumbered 202.07 (4m) and amended
21to read:
AB778,17,2322 202.07 (4m) The department shall may promulgate rules to implement this
23chapter.
AB778,50 24Section 50. 202.11 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,18,4
1202.11 (5) (intro.) "Contribution" means a grant or pledge of money, credit,
2property, or other thing of any kind or value, except food, used clothing, or used
3household goods, to a charitable organization or for a charitable purpose.
4"Contribution" does not include income from any of the following:
AB778,51 5Section 51. 202.11 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,18,76 202.11 (7) (d) A bona fide employee of a person who employs another person to
7solicit in this state
professional fund-raiser that is registered under this chapter.
AB778,52 8Section 52. 202.11 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,18,119 202.11 (10) "Unpaid solicitor" means a person who solicits in this state and who
10is not a professional fund-raiser and is not a bona fide employee of a professional
11fund-raiser that is registered under this chapter
.
AB778,53 12Section 53. 202.12 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,18,1313 202.12 (1) (title) Annual registration Registration requirement.
AB778,54 14Section 54. 202.12 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
15read:
AB778,18,1916 202.12 (1) (b) (intro.) Applicants for a charitable organization registration shall
17apply to the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
18Each application that is not a renewal application shall be accompanied by any
19information required by the department, including all of the following:
AB778,55 20Section 55. 202.12 (1) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are repealed.
AB778,56 21Section 56. 202.12 (1) (b) 2g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,19,422 202.12 (1) (b) 2g. Submits to the department an annual A reviewed financial
23report statement for the most recently completed fiscal year of the charitable
24organization, if the charitable organization received contributions in excess of $5,000
25$300,000, subject to adjustment under sub. (8), but not more than $100,000

1$500,000, subject to adjustment under sub. (8), during its most recently completed
2fiscal year. The statement shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted
3accounting principles and include a review of the financial statement by an
4independent certified public accountant.
AB778,57 5Section 57. 202.12 (1) (b) 2r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,19,126 202.12 (1) (b) 2r. Submits to the department an An audited financial statement
7for the most recently completed fiscal year of the charitable organization, if the
8charitable organization received contributions in excess of $100,000 $500,000,
9subject to adjustment under sub. (8),
during its most recently completed fiscal year.
10The statement shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
11principles and include the opinion of an independent certified public accountant on
12the financial statement.
AB778,58 13Section 58. 202.12 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 202.12 (1) (b) 1m.
14and amended to read:
AB778,19,1615 202.12 (1) (b) 1m. Pays to the department the The registration fee determined
16by the department under s. 202.08 202.041.
AB778,59 17Section 59. 202.12 (1) (c) and (d) of the statutes are repealed.
AB778,60 18Section 60. 202.12 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,19,2019 202.12 (1) (e) All charitable organization registrations expire on July 31 of each
20year.
AB778,61 21Section 61. 202.12 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB778,62 22Section 62. 202.12 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,19,2323 202.12 (3) (title) Annual financial report; audit requirement.
AB778,63 24Section 63. 202.12 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 202.12 (3) (a)
25and amended to read:
AB778,20,8
1202.12 (3) (a) Except as provided in pars. (am), (b), and (bm), and in rules
2promulgated under sub. (8), a
A charitable organization that received contributions
3in excess of $5,000 during its most recently completed fiscal year
registered under
4sub. (1)
shall file with the department an annual financial report for the charitable
5organization's most recently completed fiscal year. The department shall prescribe
6the form of the report and shall prescribe standards for its completion. The annual
7financial report shall be filed within 12 months after the end of that fiscal year and
8shall include all of the following:
.
AB778,64 9Section 64. 202.12 (3) (a) 1., 2., 3. and 4. of the statutes are repealed.
AB778,65 10Section 65. 202.12 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB778,66 11Section 66. 202.12 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,20,2112 202.12 (3) (b) Except as provided in rules promulgated under sub. (8) In
13addition to the annual report required under par. (a)
, if a charitable organization
14received contributions in excess of $400,000 $500,000, subject to adjustment under
15sub. (8),
during its most recently completed fiscal year, the charitable organization
16shall file with the department, in lieu of a report under par. (a), an audited financial
17statement for the charitable organization's most recently completed fiscal year,
18prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and the
19opinion of an independent certified public accountant on the financial statement.
20The audited financial statement shall be filed within 6 12 months after the end of
21that fiscal year.
AB778,67 22Section 67. 202.12 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,21,723 202.12 (3) (bm) Except as provided in rules promulgated under sub. (8) In
24addition to the annual report required under par. (a)
, if a charitable organization
25received contributions in excess of $200,000 $300,000, subject to adjustment under

1sub. (8),
but less not more than $400,000 $500,000, subject to adjustment under sub.
2(8),
during its most recently completed fiscal year, the charitable organization shall
3file with the department, in lieu of a report under par. (a), a financial statement for
4the charitable organization's most recently completed fiscal year, prepared in
5accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and a review of the
6financial statement by an independent certified public accountant. The financial
7statement shall be filed within 6 12 months after the end of that fiscal year.
AB778,68 8Section 68. 202.12 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB778,69 9Section 69. 202.12 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,21,1410 202.12 (3) (d) A charitable organization may apply to the department for a
11waiver of the requirement set forth in par. (b) or (bm). The waiver application shall
12be in writing, be received by the department within 90 days after the charitable
13organization's fiscal year-end, and include documentation to support all of the
14following:
AB778,21,1615 1. The charitable organization's contributions were, during each of the past 3
16fiscal years, less than $100,000, subject to adjustment under sub. (8).
AB778,21,2217 2. During the fiscal year for which the waiver is being requested, the charitable
18organization received one or more contributions from one contributor that exceeded
19$200,000, subject to adjustment under sub. (8), if the charitable organization is
20applying for a waiver of the requirement set forth in par. (bm), or exceeded $400,000,
21subject to adjustment under sub. (8), if the charitable organization is applying for a
22waiver of the requirement set forth in par. (b).
AB778,70 23Section 70. 202.12 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB778,71 24Section 71. 202.12 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,22,6
1202.12 (5) (a) 3. Except as provided in par. (b) and in rules promulgated under
2sub. (8)
, a charitable organization that does not intend to raise or receive
3contributions in excess of $5,000 $25,000, subject to adjustment under sub. (8),
4during a fiscal year, if all of its functions, including solicitation, are performed by
5persons who are unpaid for their services and if no part of its assets or income inures
6to the benefit of, or is paid to, any officer or member of the charitable organization.
AB778,72 7Section 72. 202.12 (5) (a) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,22,118 202.12 (5) (a) 9. Any corporation established by an act of the United States
9Congress that is required by federal law to submit to Congress annual reports, fully
10audited by the United States Department of Defense, of its activities including
11itemized accounts of all receipts and expenditures.
AB778,73 12Section 73. 202.12 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,22,1713 202.12 (5) (b) Except as provided in rules promulgated under sub. (8), if If a
14charitable organization would otherwise be exempt under par. (a) 3., but it raises or
15receives more than $5,000 $25,000, subject to adjustment under sub. (8), in
16contributions, it shall, within 30 days after the date on which its contributions exceed
17$5,000 this amount, register as required under sub. (1).
AB778,74 18Section 74. 202.12 (6m) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,22,2019 202.12 (6m) (a) 3. That the contribution is not tax-deductible, if this disclosure
20is applicable.
AB778,75 21Section 75. 202.12 (6m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,22,2522 202.12 (6m) (d) The disclosures required by this subsection are required unless
23the unpaid solicitor is soliciting a contribution for a charitable organization that is
24not required to be registered under sub. (1) or that has obtained a disclosure
25exemption under par. (e).
AB778,76
1Section 76. 202.12 (7) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB778,23,52 202.12 (7) Relationship with fund-raising counsel and professional
3fund-raisers.
(a) A charitable organization that is required to be registered under
4sub. (1), and that permits a fund-raising counsel to perform any material services
5for the charitable organization, shall do all of the following:
AB778,23,86 1. Before permitting the fund-raising counsel to perform any material services
7for the charitable organization, ensure the fund-raising counsel is registered under
8s. 202.13 (1) or is not required to be registered.
AB778,23,139 2. Before permitting the fund-raising counsel to perform any material services
10for the charitable organization, contract in writing with the fund-raising counsel,
11unless the fund-raising counsel is exempt under s. 202.13 (6) from contracting in
12writing with the charitable organization. Requirements for the contract are
13specified in s. 202.13 (3).
AB778,23,1614 3. Retain, for at least 3 years, the accounting the fund-raising counsel is
15required to provide to the charitable organization under s. 202.13 (4) (a) and make
16this accounting available to the department upon request.
AB778,23,2117 4. Maintain an account at a financial institution within which the fund-raising
18counsel shall deposit, in its entirety, within 5 days after its receipt, a contribution of
19money received by the fund-raising counsel on behalf of the charitable organization.
20The account shall be in the name of the charitable organization, and the charitable
21organization shall have sole control of all withdrawals from the account.
AB778,23,2422 (b) A charitable organization that is required to be registered under sub. (1),
23and that permits a professional fund-raiser to perform any material services for the
24charitable organization, shall do all of the following:
AB778,24,3
11. Before permitting the professional fund-raiser to perform any material
2services for the charitable organization, ensure the professional fund-raiser is
3registered under s. 202.14 (1) or is not required to be registered.
AB778,24,64 2. Before permitting the professional fund-raiser to perform any material
5services for the charitable organization, contract in writing with the professional
6fund-raiser. Requirements for the contract are specified in s. 202.14 (4).
AB778,24,117 3. Before permitting the professional fund-raiser to perform any material
8services for the charitable organization, file with the department a written
9confirmation that any solicitation notice filed with the department under s. 202.14
10(3), and any material accompanying that notice, are true and correct to the best of
11the charitable organization's knowledge.
AB778,24,1412 4. Retain, for at least 3 years, the accounting the professional fund-raiser is
13required to provide to the charitable organization under s. 202.14 (7), and make this
14accounting available to the department upon request.
AB778,24,2015 5. Maintain an account at a financial institution within which the professional
16fund-raiser shall deposit, in its entirety, within 5 days after its receipt, a contribution
17of money received by the professional fund-raiser on behalf of the charitable
18organization. The account shall be in the name of the charitable organization, and
19the charitable organization shall have sole control of all withdrawals from the
20account.
AB778,77 21Section 77. 202.12 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 202.12 (8) (a) and
22amended to read:
AB778,24,2523 202.12 (8) (a) The Subject to par. (b), the department may promulgate rules
24that
adjust the threshold amounts in subs. (1) (b) 2g. and 2r., (3) (a), (b), (bm), and
25(c) (d) and (5) (a) 3. and (b) to account for inflation.
AB778,78
1Section 78. 202.12 (8) (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB778,25,122 202.12 (8) (b) Before the department makes any adjustment under par. (a), the
3department shall send a notification of the proposed adjustment to the
4cochairpersons of the joint committee for review of administrative rules. If the
5cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary of financial institutions
6within 14 working days after the date of the department's notification that the
7committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed
8adjustment, the adjustment may be made as proposed. If, within 14 working days
9after the date of the department's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee
10notify the secretary of financial institutions that the committee has scheduled a
11meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed adjustment, the adjustment may
12be made only upon approval of the committee.
AB778,25,1413 (c) The department shall notify registrants of any adjustment under this
14subsection by posting the adjustment on the department's Internet site.
AB778,79 15Section 79. 202.13 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
16read:
AB778,25,2017 202.13 (1) (b) (intro.) Applicants for a fund-raising counsel registration shall
18apply to the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
19Each application that is not a renewal application shall be accompanied by any
20information required by the department, including all of the following:
AB778,80 21Section 80. 202.13 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB778,81 22Section 81. 202.13 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,25,2423 202.13 (1) (b) 2. Files with the department a A bond that is approved under
24sub. (2).
AB778,82
1Section 82. 202.13 (1) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 202.13 (1) (b) 1m.
2and amended to read:
AB778,26,63 202.13 (1) (b) 1m. Pays to the department the The registration fee determined
4by the department under s. 202.08 202.041, except that no registration fee is required
5under this subdivision for an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver
6program under s. 45.44.
AB778,83 7Section 83. 202.13 (1) (c) and (d) of the statutes are repealed.
AB778,84 8Section 84. 202.13 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB778,26,109 202.13 (1) (e) All fund-raising counsel registrations expire on August 31 of
10each year.
AB778,85 11Section 85. 202.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB778,26,2212 202.13 (2) Bond. At the time of applying for registration under sub. (1), the
13fund-raising counsel shall file with and have approved by the department a bond,
14in which the fund-raising counsel is the principal obligor, in the sum of $20,000, with
15one or more responsible sureties whose liability in the aggregate as sureties at least
16equals that sum
. The fund-raising counsel shall maintain the bond in effect as long
17as the registration is in effect. The bond, which may shall be in the a form of a rider
18to a larger blanket liability bond
prescribed by and acceptable to the department,
19shall run to the state and to any person who may have a cause of action against the
20principal obligor of the bond for any liabilities resulting from the obligor's conduct
21of any activities as a fund-raising counsel or arising out of a violation of this
22subchapter or the rules promulgated under this subchapter.
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