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.
15.62 History
History: 1973 c. 90.
15.64
15.64
Gaming board; creation. There is created a gaming board, consisting of 5 members appointed for 4-year terms. Each member shall be a U.S. citizen and shall be a resident, as described in
s. 6.10 (1), of this state. No person who has been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or no contest to a felony or a gambling-related offense under the laws of this or another state or of the United States may be appointed as a member unless the person has received a pardon under which the person's full civil rights have been restored.
15.64 History
History: 1991 a. 269;
1995 a. 27.
15.643
15.643
Same; specified divisions. 15.643(1)
(1)
Administrative services division. There is created in the gaming board an administrative services division.
15.643(2)
(2) Gaming security division. There is created in the gaming board a gaming security division.
15.643(3)
(3) Racing division. There is created in the gaming board a racing division.
15.643 History
History: 1991 a. 269;
1995 a. 27.
15.647(1)(1)
Council on charitable gaming. There is created in the gaming board a council on charitable gaming consisting of 5 residents of this state appointed for 5-year terms. Not more than 3 members of the council may belong to the same political party. Members of the council shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified.
15.647 History
History: 1991 a. 321;
1995 a. 27.
15.70
15.70
Historical society. There is continued the state historical society of Wisconsin initially organized under
chapter 17, laws of 1853, to be known for statutory purposes as the historical society, under the direction and supervision of a board of curators. The board of curators is not subject to
s. 15.07. The board of curators shall consist of:
15.70(1)
(1) The governor, or his or her designee.
15.70(2)
(2) The speaker of the assembly or his or her designee chosen from the representatives to the assembly.
15.70(3)
(3) The president of the senate or his or her designee chosen from the members of the senate.
15.70(4)
(4) Three members nominated by the governor and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed for staggered 3-year terms.
15.70(5)
(5) Members selected as provided in the constitution and bylaws of the historical society. After July 1, 1986, the number of members on the board of curators selected under this subsection may not exceed 30.
15.70(6)
(6) One member of the senate from the minority party in the senate and one representative to the assembly from the minority party in the assembly, appointed as are members of standing committees in their respective houses.
15.70 History
History: 1983 a. 27.
15.705
15.705
Same; attached boards. 15.705(1)
(1)
Burial sites preservation board. There is created a burial sites preservation board attached to the historical society under
s. 15.03, consisting of the state archaeologist, as a nonvoting member, the director of the historical society if the director is not serving as the state historic preservation officer, the state historic preservation officer, or her or his formally appointed designee, who shall be a nonvoting member unless the director of the historical society is serving as the state historic preservation officer, and the following members appointed for 3-year terms:
15.705(1)(a)
(a) Three members, selected from a list of names submitted by the Wisconsin archaeological survey, who shall have professional qualifications in the fields of archaeology, physical anthropology, history or a related field.
15.705(1)(b)
(b) Three members who shall be members of federally recognized Indian tribes or bands in this state, selected from names submitted by the Great Lakes inter-tribal council and the Menominee tribe. Each such member shall be knowledgeable in the field of tribal preservation planning, history, archaeology or a related field or shall be an elder, traditional person or spiritual leader of his or her tribe.
15.705(2)
(2) Historic preservation review board. There is created a historic preservation review board attached to the historical society under
s. 15.03, consisting of 15 members appointed for staggered 3-year terms. At least 9 members shall be persons with professional qualifications in the fields of architecture, archaeology, art history and history and up to 6 members may be persons qualified in related fields including, but not limited to, landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, law or real estate.
15.707(1)(1)
Historical markers council. There is created in the historical society a historical markers council. The council shall consist of the director of the historical society, the secretary of education, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of natural resources, the secretary of tourism, the secretary of veterans affairs, the chairperson of the historic preservation review board, the president of the Wisconsin trust for historic preservation and the president of the Wisconsin council for local history, or their designees. The director of the historical society or a designee shall serve as secretary of the council.
15.707(2)
(2) Submerged cultural resources council. 15.707(2)(a)(a) There is created in the historical society a submerged cultural resources council, consisting of the following members:
