15.445(2)(b)3.
3. Three members who are not residents of the watershed specified in
subd. 2., one of whom shall be an advocate for the environment, one of whom shall have a demonstrated interest in education and one of whom shall represent recreation and tourism interests.
15.445(2)(c)
(c)
Vacancies. If any member ceases to retain the status required for his or her appointment under
par. (b), the member vacates his or her office.
15.445(2)(d)1.1. The governor shall appoint the members specified in
par. (b) 1. from a list of individuals recommended by the governing bodies of the municipalities and school boards of the school districts specified in
par. (b) 1.
15.445(2)(d)2.
2. The governor shall appoint the members specified in
par. (b) 2. from a list of individuals recommended by the governing bodies of each town, village and city which includes territory located within the area specified in
par. (b) 2.
15.445(2)(d)3.
3. Each municipality or school district specified in this paragraph may recommend no more than 3 members. At the request of the governor, a municipality or school district shall recommend additional members if an individual who is recommended by the municipality or school district declines to serve.
15.445(2)(e)
(e) Liaison representatives. The secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the secretary of natural resources, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of commerce, the secretary of administration, the director of the state historical society and the chancellor of the university of Wisconsin-extension, or their designees, shall serve as liaison representatives to the board. The board shall request the Winnebago tribal council to appoint a liaison representative to the board. The board may request any other Indian tribal council which expresses an interest in the governance of the Kickapoo valley reserve to appoint a liaison representative to the board. The liaison representatives are not board members and have no voting power.
15.445(3)
(3) Lower Wisconsin state riverway board. 15.445(3)(a)(a) There is created a lower Wisconsin state riverway board, which is attached to the department of tourism under
s. 15.03.
15.445(3)(b)
(b) The board shall be composed of the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
15.445(3)(b)7.
7. Three other members who represent recreational user groups and who are not residents of any of the counties listed in
subds. 1. to
6.
15.445(3)(c)
(c) The governor shall appoint each member under
par. (b) 1. to
6. from a list, of at least 2 nominees, submitted by each respective county board.
15.445(3)(d)1.
1. An elected official at the time of appointment of a city or village that abuts the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in
s. 30.40 (15), or of a town or a county that is located at least in part in the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in
s. 30.40 (15).
15.445(3)(d)2.
2. A resident at the time of appointment of a city or village that abuts the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in
s. 30.40 (15), or of a town that is located at least in part in the lower Wisconsin state riverway, as defined in
s. 30.40 (15).
15.445(4)
(4) State fair park board. There is created a state fair park board attached to the department of tourism under
s. 15.03, consisting of 5 members appointed for 5-year terms, the secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, or his or her designee, and the secretary of tourism, or his or her designee.
15.447(1)(1)
Council on tourism. There is created in the department of tourism a council on tourism consisting of 14 members serving 3-year terms, and the secretary of tourism or the secretary's designee, one member of the majority party in each house and one member of the minority party in each house appointed as are members of standing committees in their respective houses, [the executive secretary of the arts board and] the director of the historical society [and, subject to
s. 44.65, the executive secretary of the arts board]. Nominations for appointments to the council of members, other than ex officio members, shall be sought from but not limited to multicounty regional associations engaged in promoting tourism, statewide associations of businesses related to tourism, area visitor and convention bureaus, arts organizations, chambers of commerce, the Great Lakes inter-tribal council and other agencies or organizations with knowledge of American Indian tourism activities, and persons engaged in the lodging, restaurant, campground, amusement establishment, recreation establishment or retail liquor or fermented malt beverages business. Nominations shall be sought from throughout this state, to ensure that council members live in different geographical areas of the state and that they reflect the tourism industry's diversity and its distribution throughout both urban and rural areas of the state. Each council member, other than ex officio members, shall have experience in marketing and promotion strategy.
15.447 Note
Note: Sub. (1) is shown as renumbered from s. 15.157 (2) and amended by
1995 Wis. Act 27, s.
128, but changes attempted by
1995 Wis. Act 27, s.
127m, are shown in brackets. Section 127m, which because of the governor's veto was never enacted, struck "the executive secretary of the arts board and" and created "and, subject to s. 44.65, the executive secretary of the arts board". Section 128 shows these attempted changes as if they had been enacted in s. 127m.
15.447 History
History: 1995 a. 27, ss.
128,
193.
15.46
15.46
Department of transportation; creation. There is created a department of transportation under the direction and supervision of the secretary of transportation.
15.465
15.465
Same; attached board. 15.465(2)
(2)
Rustic roads board. There is created a rustic roads board in the department of transportation. The rustic roads board shall consist of the following members: the chairpersons of the senate and assembly standing committees having jurisdiction over transportation matters as determined by the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate and 8 members appointed by the secretary of transportation for staggered 4-year terms of whom at least 4 members shall be selected from a list of nominees submitted by the Wisconsin counties association.
15.467(1)(1)
Council on traffic law enforcement. There is created in the department of transportation a council on traffic law enforcement. The council shall consist of 17 members, as follows:
15.467(1)(a)
(a) Five members who shall be recognized community leaders in the fields of business, labor and industry, appointed for staggered 3-year terms.
15.467(1)(b)
(b) Eight members and 4 alternate members who are professionals in the traffic law enforcement field, appointed by the governor for staggered 3-year terms, to consist of 2 members and one alternate from each of the following groups: state traffic enforcement officers; county sheriffs and deputy sheriffs; county patrols; and municipal chiefs of police. An alternate shall represent any absent member of the alternate's group.
15.467(1)(c)
(c) One majority and one minority party senator and one majority and one minority party representative to the assembly, appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses.
15.467(2)
(2) Council on aeronautics. There is created in the department of transportation a council on aeronautics. The council shall consist of 5 members, who shall be qualified by their knowledge of, experience in or interest in, aeronautics appointed for staggered 6-year terms.
15.467(3)
(3) Council on highway safety. There is created in the department of transportation a council on highway safety. The council shall consist of 15 members, as follows:
15.467(3)(a)
(a) Five citizen members appointed for staggered 3-year terms.
15.467(3)(b)
(b) Five state officers, part of whose duties shall be related to transportation and highway safety, appointed for staggered 3-year terms.
15.467(3)(c)
(c) Three representatives to the assembly, appointed as are the members of assembly standing committees, who serve on any assembly standing committee dealing with transportation matters.
15.467(3)(d)
(d) Two senators, appointed as are the members of senate standing committees, who serve on any senate standing committee dealing with transportation matters.
15.467(4)
(4) Council on uniformity of traffic citations and complaints. There is created in the department of transportation a council on uniformity of traffic citations and complaints. Notwithstanding
s. 15.09 (6), members of the council shall not be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties on the council. The council shall consist of the following members:
15.467(4)(a)
(a) The secretary, or his or her designee, as chairperson.
15.467(4)(b)
(b) A member of the department of transportation responsible for law enforcement.
15.467(4)(c)
(c) A member of the Wisconsin sheriffs and deputy sheriffs association, designated by the president thereof.
15.467(4)(d)
(d) A member of the county traffic patrol association, designated by the president thereof.
15.467(4)(e)
(e) A member of the chiefs of police association, designated by the president thereof.
15.467(4)(f)
(f) A member of the state bar of Wisconsin, designated by the president thereof.
15.467(4)(g)
(g) A member of the Wisconsin council of safety, designated by the president thereof.
15.467(4)(h)
(h) A member of the Wisconsin district attorneys' association, designated by the president thereof.
15.467(4)(i)
(i) A member of the judicial conference, designated by the chairperson of the conference.
15.467(4)(j)
(j) A member designated by the director of state courts.
15.49
15.49
Department of veterans affairs; creation. There is created a department of veterans affairs under the direction and supervision of the board of veterans affairs. The board shall consist of 7 members who shall be veterans, including at least 2 who shall be Vietnam war veterans, appointed for staggered 6-year terms.
15.497(2)(2)
Council on veterans programs. There is created in the department of veterans affairs a council on veterans programs consisting of one representative each of the state departments of the American Legion, the Disabled American Veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Marine Corps League, the Navy Club of the U.S.A., the Veterans of World War II (AMVETS), the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., the American Ex-prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Inc., the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., the Catholic War Veterans of the U.S.A., the Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., the Polish Legion of American Veterans, the National Association for Black Veterans, Inc., the Army and Navy Union of the United States of America, the Wisconsin Association of Concerned Veteran Organizations, the United Women Veterans, Inc., the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II, the Federation of Minority Veterans, Inc., the Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans, Inc., and the Military Order of the Purple Heart, one representative of the American Red Cross and one representative of the Wisconsin county veterans' service officers, appointed for one-year terms by the organization that each represents.
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
15.57
15.57
Educational communications board; creation. There is created an educational communications board consisting of:
15.57(1)
(1) The secretary of administration, the secretary of education, the president of the university of Wisconsin system and the director of the technical college system board, or their designees.
Effective date note
Note: Sub. (1) is shown as amended eff. 1-1-96 by
1995 Wis. Act 27. The treatment by Act 27 was held unconstitutional and declared void by the Supreme Court in Thompson v. Craney, case no.
95-2168-OA. Prior to Act 27 it read:
Effective date text
(1) The secretary of administration, the superintendent of public instruction, the president of the university of Wisconsin system and the director of the technical college system board, or their designees.
15.57(2)
(2) Two public members appointed for 4-year terms.
15.57(3)
(3) One representative of public schools and one representative of private schools, appointed for 4-year terms.
15.57(4)
(4) One majority and one minority party senator and one majority and one minority party representative to the assembly, appointed as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses.
15.57(5)
(5) One member appointed by the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system for a 4-year term.
15.57(6)
(6) The chairpersons of the council on public radio and the council on public television.
15.57(7)
(7) One member appointed by the technical college system board for a 4-year term.
15.577(1)(1)
Council on public radio. There is created in the educational communications board a council on public radio consisting of the members of the board of the Wisconsin public radio association.
15.577(2)
(2) Council on public television. There is created in the educational communications board a council on public television consisting of 5 members appointed for 4-year terms. The members shall be appointed from recommendations made by local television support groups.
15.577 History
History: 1985 a. 29.
15.58
15.58
Employment relations commission; creation. There is created an employment relations commission.
15.61
15.61
Elections board; creation. There is created an elections board consisting of persons who shall be appointed by the governor for 2-year terms as follows: one member selected by the governor; one member each designated by the chief justice of the supreme court, the speaker of the assembly, the senate majority leader, the minority leader in each house of the legislature, and the chief officer of each political party qualifying for a separate ballot under
s. 5.62 (1) (b) or
(2) whose candidate for governor received at least 10% of the vote in the most recent gubernatorial election.
15.615
15.615
Same; attached boards. 15.615(1)
(1)
Board of state canvassers. There is created a board of state canvassers which is attached to the elections board under
s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the chairperson of the elections board, the state treasurer and the attorney general. Two members constitute a quorum, but if only one member attends a meeting of the board, the clerk of the supreme court shall attend without delay upon notification by the attending member and, together with the attending member, shall form the board. If a member of the board is a candidate for an office to be canvassed by the board, upon the request of an opposing candidate for that office, the chief justice shall designate some other state officer or a circuit court judge to serve in lieu of such member at the board meeting when votes for that office are canvassed.
15.615 History
History: 1973 c. 334 ss.
38,
43;
1993 a. 184.
15.617(1)(1)
Elections advisory council. There is created in the elections board an elections advisory council. The council shall consist of 5 county or municipal clerks holding office in this state, appointed by the elections board.
15.617 History
History: 1975 c. 85.
15.62
15.62
Ethics board; creation. There is created an ethics board consisting of 6 residents of this state appointed for staggered 6-year terms subject to the following conditions:
15.62(1)
(1) No member may hold any other office or employment in the government of this state or any political subdivision thereof or in any department.
15.62(2)
(2) No member, when appointed, for one year immediately prior to the date of appointment or while serving on the board, may have been a member of a political party, an officer or member of a committee in any partisan political club or organization or a candidate for any partisan elective public office. No member may become a candidate for or hold any such office while serving on the board.
15.62(3)
(3) Each member of the board shall be a U.S. citizen and a resident of this state.
