SB275-AA17, s. 13 13Section 13. 9.10 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,8,214 9.10 (2) (d) No petition may be offered for filing for the recall of an officer unless
15the petitioner first files a registration statement under s. 11.05 (1) or (2) with the
16filing officer with whom the petition is filed. The petitioner shall append to the
17registration a statement indicating his or her intent to circulate a recall petition, the
18name of the officer for whom recall is sought and, in the case of a petition for the recall
19of a city, village, town, technical college district, town sanitary district, or school
20district officer, a statement of a reason for the recall which is related to the official
21responsibilities of the official for whom removal is sought. No petitioner may
22circulate a petition for the recall of an officer prior to completing registration. The
23last date that a petition for the recall of an officer may be offered for filing is 5 p.m.
24on the 60th day commencing after registration. After the recall petition has been

1offered for filing, no name may be added or removed. No signature may be counted
2unless the date of the signature is within the period provided in this paragraph.
SB275-AA17, s. 14 3Section 14. 9.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,8,74 9.10 (3) (a) This subsection applies to the recall of all elective officials other
5than city, village, town, technical college district, town sanitary district, and school
6district officials. City, village, town, technical college district, town sanitary district,
7and school district officials are recalled under sub. (4).
SB275-AA17, s. 15 8Section 15. 9.10 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,8,109 9.10 (4) (title) City, village, town, town sanitary district, technical college
10district,
and school district offices.
SB275-AA17, s. 16 11Section 16. 9.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,9,1512 9.10 (4) (a) Within 10 days after a petition for the recall of a city, village, town,
13technical college district, town sanitary district, or school district official, is offered
14for filing, the officer against whom the petition is filed may file a written challenge
15with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners or school district clerk
16official or agency with whom it is filed, specifying any alleged insufficiency. If a
17challenge is filed, the petitioner may file a written rebuttal to the challenge with the
18clerk or board of election commissioners official or agency within 5 days after the
19challenge is filed. If a rebuttal is filed, the officer against whom the petition is filed
20may file a reply to any new matter raised in the rebuttal within 2 days after the
21rebuttal is filed. Within 14 days after the expiration of the time allowed for filing a
22reply to a rebuttal, the clerk or board of election commissioners official or agency
23shall file the certificate or an amended certificate. Within 31 days after the petition
24is offered for filing, the clerk or board of election commissioners official or agency
25shall determine by careful examination of the face of the petition whether the

1petition is sufficient and shall so state in a certificate attached to the petition. If the
2petition is found to be insufficient, the certificate shall state the particulars creating
3the insufficiency. The petition may be amended to correct any insufficiency within
45 days following the affixing of the original certificate. Within 2 days after the
5offering of the amended petition for filing, the clerk or board of election
6commissioners
official or agency shall again carefully examine the face of the petition
7to determine sufficiency and shall attach to the petition a certificate stating the
8findings. Immediately upon finding an original or amended petition sufficient,
9except in cities over 500,000 population and in technical college districts, the
10municipal clerk or school district clerk official shall transmit the petition to the
11governing body or to the school board. Immediately upon finding an original or
12amended petition sufficient, in cities over 500,000 population, the board of election
13commissioners shall file the petition in its office. Immediately upon finding an
14original or amended petition sufficient, in technical college districts, the government
15accountability board shall file the petition in its office.
SB275-AA17, s. 17 16Section 17. 9.10 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,9,2217 9.10 (4) (d) Promptly upon receipt of a certificate under par. (a), the governing
18body, school board, or board of election commissioners , or government accountability
19board
shall call a recall election. The recall election shall be held on the Tuesday of
20the 6th week commencing after the date on which the certificate is filed, except that
21if Tuesday is a legal holiday the recall election shall be held on the first day after
22Tuesday which is not a legal holiday.
SB275-AA17, s. 18 23Section 18. 9.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,9,2524 9.10 (7) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the operation of
25article XIII, section 12, of the constitution and to extend the same rights to electors

1of cities, villages, towns, technical college districts, town sanitary districts, and
2school districts.
SB275-AA17, s. 19 3Section 19. 11.26 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,10,54 11.26 (1) (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of a
5technical college district board
, $500.
SB275-AA17, s. 20 6Section 20. 11.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,10,87 11.26 (2) (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of a
8technical college district board
, $500.
SB275-AA17, s. 21 9Section 21. 11.31 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,10,1210 11.31 (1) (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of a
11technical college district board
, $17,250 total in the primary and election, with
12disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the election.
SB275-AA17, s. 22 13Section 22. 11.31 (1) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,10,1614 11.31 (1) (g) (intro.) In any jurisdiction or district, other than a technical college
15district or
judicial district or circuit, with a population of 500,000 or more according
16to the most recent federal census covering the entire jurisdiction or district:
SB275-AA17, s. 23 17Section 23. 17.01 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA17,10,1918 17.01 (10m) By a member of a technical college district board, to the secretary
19of the district board.
SB275-AA17, s. 24 20Section 24. 17.02 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA17,10,2321 17.02 (2) Technical college district board. Of the resignation of a member
22of a technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to the
23government accountability board.
SB275-AA17, s. 25 24Section 25. 17.17 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA17,11,3
117.17 (2) Technical college district board. In the office of member of a
2technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to the
3government accountability board.
SB275-AA17, s. 26 4Section 26. 17.27 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB275-AA17,11,135 17.27 (3) Technical college district board. Except as provided in s. 9.10, a
6vacancy in the office of member of a technical college district board may be filled by
7temporary appointment of the remaining members of the district board. The
8temporary appointee shall serve until a successor is elected and qualifies. If the
9vacancy occurs in any year after the first Tuesday in April and on or before December
101, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the
11succeeding spring election. If the vacancy occurs in any year after December 1 or on
12or before the first Tuesday in April, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the
13unexpired term, if any, at the 2nd succeeding spring election.
SB275-AA17, s. 27 14Section 27. 38.04 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
SB275-AA17, s. 28 15Section 28. 38.06 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA17,11,1816 38.06 (6) Promptly upon issuance of a reorganization order by the board, the
17director of the board shall transmit a copy of the order to the government
18accountability board.
SB275-AA17, s. 29 19Section 29. 38.08 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB275-AA17,11,2520 38.08 (1) (a) A district board shall administer the district and shall be composed
21of 9 members who are residents of the district. The members shall be elected to
22represent numbered election districts within each technical college district by the
23electors of each election district at the spring election. Each member of the district
24board shall be an elector of the numbered election district within the technical college
25district for which he or she seeks office.
SB275-AA17, s. 30
1Section 30. 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA17,12,32 38.08 (1) (b) District board members shall take office on July 1 and shall serve
3staggered 3-year 4-year terms.
SB275-AA17, s. 31 4Section 31. 38.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA17,12,95 38.08 (1) (c) Promptly upon receipt of the determinations from the government
6accountability board under s. 7.70 (6) and upon appointment of any person to fill a
7temporary vacancy on the district board, the secretary of the district board shall send
8written notification of the name and address of each member and expiration date of
9each member's term to the director of the technical college system board.
SB275-AA17, s. 32 10Section 32. 38.08 (1g), (2) and (2m) of the statutes are repealed.
SB275-AA17, s. 33 11Section 33. 38.08 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA17,13,212 38.08 (6) (a) Within 90 days after the population count by block, established
13in the decennial federal census of population, and maps showing the location and
14numbering of census blocks become available in printed form from the federal
15government or are published for distribution by an agency of this state or within 90
16days after alteration of the boundaries of an existing district, the district board of
17each existing district shall apportion and prescribe the boundaries of 9 numbered
18election districts within the district, to be as nearly equal in population as possible.
19Within 90 days after the creation of any new district, the technical college system
20board shall similarly apportion and prescribe the boundaries of 9 numbered election
21districts within that district. Alterations in election districts resulting from
22boundary changes to existing districts may be made only to the extent required to
23facilitate the change. Insofar as possible, each election district shall be compact and
24observe the community of interest of existing neighborhoods. A detailed map and
25description of each election district prescribed by a district board shall be prepared

1and transmitted by the district board to the director of the technical college system
2board.
SB275-AA17,13,103 (b) All proposed district boundaries prescribed by a district board under par.
4(a) shall become effective only upon their approval by the technical college system
5board. If the technical college system board disapproves the proposed boundaries,
6the district board shall submit a revised districting plan for approval of the technical
7college system board. Upon approval of the election district boundaries within any
8district, the technical college system board shall promulgate the boundaries
9established under par. (a) as a rule under ch. 227. The boundaries shall become
10effective on the effective date of the rule.
SB275-AA17, s. 34 11Section 34. 38.10 of the statutes is repealed.
SB275-AA17, s. 35 12Section 35. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB275-AA17,14,1013 (1) Initial election of district boards. Notwithstanding section 38.08 (6) of
14the statutes, as created by this act, within 60 days after the effective date of this
15subsection, the appointment committee of each technical college district shall adopt
16and transmit to the secretary of each technical college district board and the director
17of the technical college system board an initial districting plan for election districts
18as required by section 38.08 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act. The technical
19college system board shall review and determine its approval or disapproval of each
20plan as promptly as possible. If a plan is rejected, the appointment committee shall
21submit a new plan for approval. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and
22(3) of the statutes, the technical college system board may promulgate the plan as an
23emergency rule under section 227.24 of the statutes without providing evidence that
24promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the
25preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare, and is not required to

1provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.
2Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) of the statutes, an emergency rule
3promulgated under this subsection applies until a rule replacing that rule takes
4effect or until the actions specified in section 227.24 (1) (d) of the statutes occur,
5whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.19 (4) to (6) of the statutes, the
6rule replacing a valid emergency rule adopted under this subsection may not contain
7any substantive change from the emergency rule. Notwithstanding sections 227.135
8(2) and (4) and 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g. of the statutes, a proposed emergency rule
9promulgated under this subsection and the statement of the scope of the proposed
10emergency rule are not subject to approval of the governor.
SB275-AA17,14,2211 (2) Transitional terms. Notwithstanding chapter 269, laws of 1981, section 22,
12and section 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the members of each
13technical college district board who hold office on the effective date of this subsection
14shall cease to hold office on July 1, 2013. At the 2013 spring election, 9 members shall
15be elected to each technical college district board for terms commencing on July 1,
162013. Notwithstanding section 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act,
17the persons elected to represent election districts numbered 1 and 2 at that election
18shall serve for terms of one year, the persons elected to represent election districts
19numbered 3 and 4 at that election shall serve for terms of 2 years, the persons elected
20to represent election districts numbered 5 and 6 at that election shall serve for terms
21of 3 years, and the persons elected to represent election districts numbered 7, 8, and
229 at that election shall serve for terms of 4 years.
SB275-AA17,15,223 (3) Vacancies. Notwithstanding section 38.10, 2009 stats., the appointment
24committee of each technical college district shall not make any appointment to a

1technical college district board for the purpose of filling a vacancy resulting from
2expiration of a term of office after the effective date of this subsection.
SB275-AA17, s. 36 3Section 36. Effective dates. This act takes effect on August 1, 2012, except
4as follows:
SB275-AA17,15,75 (1) The treatment of sections 17.01 (10m), 17.02 (2), 17.17 (2), 17.27 (3), 38.04
6(15), 38.08 (1) (a), (b), and (c), (1g), (2), and (2m), 38.08 (6), and 38.10 of the statutes
7takes effect on July 1, 2013.".
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