Wisconsin. Ethics Board

The Ethics Board was created in 1973 under Chapter 90, Laws of 1973. The six-member board was charged with three responsibilities: to advise state public officials about the legality and propriety of matters to which they may be party; to investigate possible ethics code violations and, when appropriate, to begin legal proceedings to enforce the code; and to maintain for public examination statements of economic interests filed with the board by state officials and by candidates for public office. In 1990, lobbying regulation was transferred to the Board from the Security of States office per 1989 wis.Act 338. The Ethics Board was eliminated by 2007 Wisconsin Act 1 and its duties were assigned to the Government Accountability Board beginning September 1, 2007.

Originally, the standards of conduct contained in the ethics code applied only to key officials of the executive and legislative branches. However, through numerous extensions since 1973, the code's application has come to include state and municipal judges, local officials, members and key employees of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education district boards, employees of the Housing and Economic Development Authority, and division administrators in classified civil service.

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