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)(a)(a) There is created a state fair park board attached to the department of tourism under
s. 15.03, consisting of the following members:
15.445(4)(a)1.
1. Two representatives to the assembly, one recommended by the speaker of the assembly and one recommended by the minority leader of the assembly. This subdivision does not apply after June 30, 2003.
15.445(4)(a)2.
2. Two senators, one recommended by the majority leader of the senate and one recommended by the minority leader of the senate. This subdivision does not apply after June 30, 2003.
15.445(4)(a)3.
3. Five members representing business, 3 of whom have general business experience, one of whom has experience in agriculture and one of whom has experience with technology.
15.445(4)(a)6.
6. The secretary of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the secretary of tourism.
15.445(4)(b)
(b) The members of the state fair park board under
par. (a) 3. to
5. shall be appointed for 5-year terms.
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. 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 History
History: 1995 a. 27, ss.
128,
193;
1997 a. 36.
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(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.
15.495
15.495
Same; attached board. 15.495(1)
(1)
Educational approval board. There is created an educational approval board which is attached to the department of veterans affairs under
s. 15.03. The board shall consist of not more than 7 members, who shall be representatives of state agencies and other persons with a demonstrated interest in educational programs, appointed to serve at the pleasure of the governor.
15.495 History
History: 1997 a. 27;
1999 a. 9 s.
40g; Stats. 1999 s. 15.495.
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 state 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(6g)
(6g) The president of the Wisconsin Public Radio Association.
15.57(6m)
(6m) One member with a demonstrated interest in public television who resides within the coverage area of an education television channel subject to
s. 39.11 (3).
15.57(7)
(7) One member appointed by the technical college system board for a 4-year term.
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.
15.62
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.
15.67
15.67
Higher educational aids board; creation. 15.67(1)(1) There is created a higher educational aids board consisting of the state superintendent of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3-year terms, except that the members specified under
pars. (a) 5. and
6. and
(b) 3. shall be appointed for 2-year terms:
15.67(1)(a)
(a) To represent public institutions of higher education, all of the following:
15.67(1)(a)1.
1. One member of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
15.67(1)(a)2.
2. One member of the technical college system board.
15.67(1)(a)3.
3. One financial aids administrator within the University of Wisconsin System.
15.67(1)(a)4.
4. One financial aids administrator within the technical college system.
15.67(1)(a)5.
5. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at an institution within the University of Wisconsin System who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
15.67(1)(a)6.
6. One student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a technical college who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
15.67(1)(b)
(b) To represent private, nonprofit institutions of higher education, all of the following:
15.67(1)(b)1.
1. One member of a board of trustees of an independent college or university in this state.
15.67(1)(b)2.
2. One financial aids administrator of a private nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.
15.67(1)(b)3.
3. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
15.67(1)(c)
(c) One member to represent the general public.
15.67(2)
(2) If a student member under
sub. (1) loses the status upon which the appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a qualified successor.
15.67 History
History: 1997 a. 27,
237.
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.
