SB275-AA59, s. 13 9Section 13. 9.10 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,6,2210 9.10 (2) (d) No petition may be offered for filing for the recall of an officer unless
11the petitioner first files a registration statement under s. 11.05 (1) or (2) with the
12filing officer with whom the petition is filed. The petitioner shall append to the
13registration a statement indicating his or her intent to circulate a recall petition, the
14name of the officer for whom recall is sought and, in the case of a petition for the recall
15of a city, village, town, Madison area technical college district, town sanitary district,
16or school district officer, a statement of a reason for the recall which is related to the
17official responsibilities of the official for whom removal is sought. No petitioner may
18circulate a petition for the recall of an officer prior to completing registration. The
19last date that a petition for the recall of an officer may be offered for filing is 5 p.m.
20on the 60th day commencing after registration. After the recall petition has been
21offered for filing, no name may be added or removed. No signature may be counted
22unless the date of the signature is within the period provided in this paragraph.
SB275-AA59, s. 14 23Section 14. 9.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,7,324 9.10 (3) (a) This subsection applies to the recall of all elective officials other
25than city, village, town, Madison area technical college district, town sanitary

1district, and school district officials. City, village, town, Madison area technical
2college district,
town sanitary district, and school district officials are recalled under
3sub. (4).
SB275-AA59, s. 15 4Section 15. 9.10 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,7,65 9.10 (4) (title) City, village, town, town sanitary district, Madison area
6technical college district,
and school district offices.
SB275-AA59, s. 16 7Section 16. 9.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,8,118 9.10 (4) (a) Within 10 days after a petition for the recall of a city, village, town,
9Madison area technical college district, town sanitary district, or school district
10official, is offered for filing, the officer against whom the petition is filed may file a
11written challenge with the municipal clerk or board of election commissioners or
12school district clerk
official or agency with whom it is filed, specifying any alleged
13insufficiency. If a challenge is filed, the petitioner may file a written rebuttal to the
14challenge with the clerk or board of election commissioners official or agency within
155 days after the challenge is filed. If a rebuttal is filed, the officer against whom the
16petition is filed may file a reply to any new matter raised in the rebuttal within 2 days
17after the rebuttal is filed. Within 14 days after the expiration of the time allowed for
18filing a reply to a rebuttal, the clerk or board of election commissioners official or
19agency
shall file the certificate or an amended certificate. Within 31 days after the
20petition is offered for filing, the clerk or board of election commissioners official or
21agency
shall determine by careful examination of the face of the petition whether the
22petition is sufficient and shall so state in a certificate attached to the petition. If the
23petition is found to be insufficient, the certificate shall state the particulars creating
24the insufficiency. The petition may be amended to correct any insufficiency within
255 days following the affixing of the original certificate. Within 2 days after the

1offering of the amended petition for filing, the clerk or board of election
2commissioners
official or agency shall again carefully examine the face of the petition
3to determine sufficiency and shall attach to the petition a certificate stating the
4findings. Immediately upon finding an original or amended petition sufficient,
5except in cities over 500,000 population and in technical college districts, the
6municipal clerk or school district clerk official shall transmit the petition to the
7governing body or to the school board. Immediately upon finding an original or
8amended petition sufficient, in cities over 500,000 population, the board of election
9commissioners shall file the petition in its office. Immediately upon finding an
10original or amended petition sufficient, in the Madison area technical college
11districts, the government accountability board shall file the petition in its office.
SB275-AA59, s. 17 12Section 17. 9.10 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,8,1813 9.10 (4) (d) Promptly upon receipt of a certificate under par. (a), the governing
14body, school board, or board of election commissioners , or government accountability
15board
shall call a recall election. The recall election shall be held on the Tuesday of
16the 6th week commencing after the date on which the certificate is filed, except that
17if Tuesday is a legal holiday the recall election shall be held on the first day after
18Tuesday which is not a legal holiday.
SB275-AA59, s. 18 19Section 18. 9.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,8,2320 9.10 (7) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the operation of
21article XIII, section 12, of the constitution and to extend the same rights to electors
22of cities, villages, towns, the Madison area technical college districts, town sanitary
23districts, and school districts.
SB275-AA59, s. 19 24Section 19. 11.26 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,9,2
111.26 (1) (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of the
2Madison area technical college district board
, $500.
SB275-AA59, s. 20 3Section 20. 11.26 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,9,54 11.26 (2) (c) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of the
5Madison area technical college district board
, $500.
SB275-AA59, s. 21 6Section 21. 11.31 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,9,107 11.31 (1) (f) Candidates for representative to the assembly or member of the
8Madison area technical college district board
, $17,250 total in the primary and
9election, with disbursements not exceeding $10,775 for either the primary or the
10election.
SB275-AA59, s. 22 11Section 22. 11.31 (1) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,9,1512 11.31 (1) (g) (intro.) In any jurisdiction or district, other than the Madison area
13technical college district or
a judicial district or circuit, with a population of 500,000
14or more according to the most recent federal census covering the entire jurisdiction
15or district:
SB275-AA59, s. 23 16Section 23. 17.01 (10m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA59,9,1817 17.01 (10m) By a member of the Madison area technical college district board,
18to the secretary of the district board.
SB275-AA59, s. 24 19Section 24. 17.02 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA59,9,2220 17.02 (2) Madison area technical college district board. Of the resignation
21of the Madison area member of a technical college district board, by the secretary of
22the district board to the government accountability board.
SB275-AA59, s. 25 23Section 25. 17.17 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA59,10,3
117.17 (2) Madison area technical college district board. In the office of
2member of a technical college district board, by the secretary of the district board to
3the government accountability board.
SB275-AA59, s. 26 4Section 26. 17.27 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB275-AA59,10,145 17.27 (3) Madison area technical college district board. Except as provided
6in s. 9.10, a vacancy in the office of member of the Madison area technical college
7district board may be filled by temporary appointment of the remaining members of
8the district board. The temporary appointee shall serve until a successor is elected
9and qualifies. If the vacancy occurs in any year after the Tuesday after the first
10Monday in November, and on or before April 15, the vacancy shall be filled for the
11residue of the unexpired term, if any, at the succeeding general election. If the
12vacancy occurs in any year after April 15 or on or before the Tuesday after the first
13Monday in November, the vacancy shall be filled for the residue of the unexpired
14term, if any, at the 2nd succeeding general election.
SB275-AA59, s. 28 15Section 28. 38.06 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA59,10,1816 38.06 (6) Promptly upon issuance of a reorganization order for the Madison
17area technical college district by the board, the director of the board shall transmit
18a copy of the order to the government accountability board.
SB275-AA59, s. 30 19Section 30. 38.08 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,10,2520 38.08 (1) (a) 1. A Except as provided in subd. 1m., a district board shall
21administer the district and shall be composed of 9 members who are residents of the
22district, including 2 employers, 2 employees, 3 additional members, a school district
23administrator, as defined under s. 115.001 (8), and one elected official who holds a
24state or local office, as defined in s. 5.02. The board shall by rule define "employer"
25and "employee" for the purpose of this subdivision.
SB275-AA59, s. 31
1Section 31. 38.08 (1) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA59,11,62 38.08 (1) (a) 1m. The members of the Madison area district board shall be
3elected to represent numbered election districts within the Madison area technical
4college district by the electors of each election district at the general election. Each
5member of the district board shall be an elector of the numbered election district
6within the technical college district for which he or she seeks office.
SB275-AA59, s. 32 7Section 32. 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,11,98 38.08 (1) (b) District Except as provided in par. (c), district board members shall
9take office on July 1 and shall serve staggered 3-year terms.
SB275-AA59, s. 33 10Section 33. 38.08 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA59,11,1811 38.08 (1) (c) District board members in the Madison area technical college
12district take office on the first Monday in January following their election and shall
13shall serve 4-year terms. Promptly upon receipt of the determinations from the
14government accountability board under s. 7.70 (6) and upon appointment of any
15person to fill a temporary vacancy on the district board, the secretary of the Madison
16area technical college district board shall send written notification of the name and
17address of each member and expiration date of each member's term to the director
18of the technical college system board.
SB275-AA59, s. 34 19Section 34. 38.08 (1g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB275-AA59, s. 35 20Section 35. 38.08 (2) and (2m) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB275-AA59,12,221 38.08 (2) Members of a district board other than the Madison area technical
22college district board
shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified.
23A vacancy shall be filled for any unexpired term of more than 90 days in the manner
24provided for the making of original appointments in s. 38.10, except that if a vacancy

1occurs within 120 days preceding a spring election, the vacancy need not be filled
2until 60 days after the spring election, in the manner provided in s. 38.10.
SB275-AA59,12,5 3(2m) Any member of a district board other than the Madison area technical
4college district board
serving as an elected official under sub. (1) (a) 1. shall cease to
5be a member upon vacating his or her office as an elected official.
SB275-AA59, s. 36 6Section 36. 38.08 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB275-AA59,12,197 38.08 (6) (a) Within 90 days after the population count by block, established
8in the decennial federal census of population, and maps showing the location and
9numbering of census blocks become available in printed form from the federal
10government or are published for distribution by an agency of this state or within 90
11days after alteration of the boundaries of an existing district, the district board of the
12Madison area technical college district shall apportion and prescribe the boundaries
13of 9 numbered election districts within the district, to be as nearly equal in
14population as possible. Alterations in election districts resulting from boundary
15changes to the existing district may be made only to the extent required to facilitate
16the change. Insofar as possible, each election district shall be compact and observe
17the community of interest of existing neighborhoods. A detailed map and description
18of each election district prescribed by the district board shall be prepared and
19transmitted by the district board to the director of the technical college system board.
SB275-AA59,13,220 (b) All proposed district boundaries prescribed by the Madison area technical
21college district board under par. (a) shall become effective only upon their approval
22by the technical college system board. If the technical college system board
23disapproves the proposed boundaries, the district board shall submit a revised
24districting plan for approval of the technical college system board. Upon approval
25of the election district boundaries within any district, the technical college system

1board shall promulgate the boundaries established under par. (a) as a rule under ch.
2227. The boundaries shall become effective on the effective date of the rule.
SB275-AA59, s. 37 3Section 37. 38.10 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB275-AA59,13,64 38.10 (1) (intro.) District board members in districts other than the Madison
5area technical college district
shall be appointed by an appointment committee
6constituted as follows:
SB275-AA59, s. 38 7Section 38. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB275-AA59,14,68 (1) Initial election of Madison area technical college district boards.
9Notwithstanding section 38.08 (6) of the statutes, as created by this act, within 30
10days after the effective date of this subsection, the appointment committee of the
11Madison area technical college district shall adopt and transmit to the secretary of
12the district board and the director of the technical college system board an initial
13districting plan for election districts as required by section 38.08 (6) of the statutes,
14as created by this act. The technical college system board shall review and determine
15its approval or disapproval of the plan as promptly as possible. If the plan is rejected,
16the appointment committee shall submit a new plan for approval. Notwithstanding
17section 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and (3) of the statutes, the technical college system
18board may promulgate the plan as an emergency rule under section 227.24 of the
19statutes without providing evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection
20as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health,
21safety, or welfare, and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule
22promulgated under this subsection. Notwithstanding section 227.24 (1) (c) of the
23statutes, an emergency rule promulgated under this subsection applies until a rule
24replacing that rule takes effect or until the actions specified in section 227.24 (1) (d)
25of the statutes occur, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding section 227.19 (4) to (6)

1of the statutes, the rule replacing a valid emergency rule adopted under this
2subsection may not contain any substantive change from the emergency rule.
3Notwithstanding sections 227.135 (2) and (4) and 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. and 1g. of the
4statutes, a proposed emergency rule promulgated under this subsection and the
5statement of the scope of the proposed emergency rule are not subject to approval of
6the governor.
SB275-AA59,14,197 (2) Transitional terms. Notwithstanding chapter 269, laws of 1981, section 22,
8and section 38.08 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by this act, the members of the
9Madison area technical college district board who hold office on the effective date of
10this subsection shall cease to hold office on January 7, 2013. At the 2012 general
11election, 9 members shall be elected to the technical college district board for terms
12commencing on January 7, 2013. Notwithstanding section 38.08 (1) (c) of the
13statutes, as created by this act, the persons elected to represent election districts
14numbered 1 and 2 at that election shall serve for terms of one year, the persons
15elected to represent election districts numbered 3 and 4 at that election shall serve
16for terms of 2 years, the persons elected to represent election districts numbered 5
17and 6 at that election shall serve for terms of 3 years, and the persons elected to
18represent election districts numbered 7, 8, and 9 at that election shall serve for terms
19of 4 years.
SB275-AA59,14,2320 (3) Vacancies. Notwithstanding section 38.10 of the statutes, the appointment
21committee of the Madison area technical college district shall not make any
22appointment to the technical college district board for the purpose of filling a vacancy
23resulting from expiration of a term of office after the effective date of this subsection.
SB275-AA59, s. 39 24Section 39. Effective dates. This act takes effect on April 15, 2012, except
25as follows:
SB275-AA59,15,3
1(1) The treatment of sections 17.01 (10m), 17.02 (2), 17.17 (2), 17.27 (3), 38.08
2(1) (a) 1. and 1m., (b), and (c), (1g), (2), and (2m), 38.08 (6), and 38.10 (1) (intro.) of
3the statutes takes effect on January 7, 2013.".
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