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WI Stat § 14.14 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.14 - Patents to railroad lands.

14.14  Patents to railroad lands. Whenever the governor shall have executed and delivered to any railway or other corporation a patent from this state of any land inuring to such corporation under or through any grant from the United States and the laws of this state, and subsequent to the delivery of any such patent the United States shall patent or certify said land or any part thereof to this state as inuring under such grant, the governor may in the governor's discretion execute and deliver to such corporation a new patent of said land by way of further assurance of title to the same, reciting the fact of the execution and delivery of said prior patent and the subsequent issue by the United States of a patent or certified list of the said land, and that the said new patent is made by virtue of this section and for the purposes aforesaid; and the additional patent shall be entitled to the same force and effect as a conveyance and as evidence as other state patents have by law.History:  1991 a. 316.
WI Stat § 14.15 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.15 - Rewards.

14.15  Rewards. Whenever any person convicted of or charged with any felony escapes, or whenever any heinous crime has been committed, the governor may offer a reward of not to exceed $500 for the apprehension and delivery of such person or the conviction of the perpetrator of such crime. If such reward is claimed, whether by one or more persons, the governor shall finally determine to whom the same shall be paid, and, if to more than one person what portion to each, and shall certify the determination to the secretary of state. No such offer of a reward by the governor shall impose any actionable liability on the state.History:  1991 a. 316.
WI Stat § 14.165 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.165 - Governor's energy awards.

14.165  Governor's energy awards. (1) Awards. The governor may issue awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments or efforts related to energy conservation or renewable energy systems. Awards may be made for all of the following:(a) Public and private sector activities.(b) New building design, building renovation or upgrading and maintaining existing equipment.(c) Demand-side management programs.(d) Contributions by engineers, architects and other professionals.(e) Industrial applications. (2)  Recommendations. The department of administration, department of safety and professional services, and public service commission shall make recommendations to the governor for awards under sub. (1). History:  1993 a. 414; 1995 a. 27 s. 9116 (5); 2011 a. 32.NOTE:  1993 Wis. Act 414, which created this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
WI Stat § 14.17 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.17 - Conferences of governors.

14.17  Conferences of governors. The governor may attend and represent the state at all conferences of governors, and make such arrangements as deemed necessary for this state to bear its share of the expenses of such conferences. All expenses incurred under this section shall be charged to the proper appropriation for the office of the governor.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1649; 1977 c. 273.
WI Stat § 14.18 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.18 - Assistance from department of children and families.

14.18  Assistance from department of children and families. The governor may enter into a cooperative arrangement with the department of children and families under which the department assists the governor in providing temporary assistance for needy families under 42 USC 601 et. seq.History:  1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16 ss. 4045, 4060; 2007 a. 20.
WI Stat § 14.19 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.19 - Advocacy activities.

14.19  Advocacy activities. (1) The governor may authorize advocacy activities to be conducted in the office of the governor concerning problems of members of ethnic minority groups, women and the family. (3) Advocacy activities may include investigation of complaints, service as an adviser or a mediator in resolving disputes or promotion of public education and planning to resolve problems. (4) The governor shall appoint an employee of the office of the governor as the family literacy advocate to establish a statewide program to improve family literacy.History:  1979 c. 221; 1981 c. 20; 1995 a. 27.
WI Stat § 14.24 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.24 - State council on alcohol and other drug abuse.

14.24  State council on alcohol and other drug abuse. The state council on alcohol and other drug abuse shall: (1) Provide leadership and coordination regarding alcohol and other drug abuse issues confronting the state. (2) Meet at least once every 3 months. (3) By June 30, 1994, and by June 30 every 4 years thereafter, develop a comprehensive state plan for alcohol and other drug abuse programs. The state plan shall include all of the following:(a) Goals, for the time period covered by the plan, for the state alcohol and other drug abuse services system.(b) To achieve the goals in par. (a), a delineation of objectives, which the council shall review annually and, if necessary, revise.(c) An analysis of how currently existing alcohol and other drug abuse programs will further the goals and objectives of the state plan and which programs should be created, revised or eliminated to achieve the goals and objectives of the state plan. (4) Each biennium, after introduction into the legislature but prior to passage of the biennial state budget bill, review and make recommendations to the governor, the legislature and state agencies, as defined in s. 20.001 (1), regarding the plans, budgets and operations of all state alcohol and other drug abuse programs. (5) Provide the legislature with a considered opinion under s. 13.098. (6) Coordinate and review efforts and expenditures by state agencies to prevent and control alcohol and other drug abuse and make recommendations to the agencies that are consistent with policy priorities established in the state plan developed under sub. (3). (7) Clarify responsibility among state agencies for various alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and control programs and direct cooperation between state agencies. (8) Each biennium, select alcohol and other drug abuse programs to be evaluated for their effectiveness, direct agencies to complete the evaluations, review and comment on the proposed evaluations and analyze the results for incorporation into new or improved alcohol and other drug abuse programming. (9) Publicize the problems associated with abuse of alcohol and other drugs and the efforts to prevent and control the abuse.History:  1971 c. 219; 1975 c. 370; 1979 c. 221; 1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 328; 1993 a. 210.
WI Stat § 14.31 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.31 - Office of lieutenant governor; creation.

14.31  Office of lieutenant governor; creation. There is created an office of the lieutenant governor under the direction and supervision of the lieutenant governor.
WI Stat § 14.32 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.32 - Service as acting governor.

14.32  Service as acting governor. (2) When acting as governor because of a vacancy in the office of governor created by the happening of any contingency specified in s. 17.03, the lieutenant governor shall receive the annual salary and all other rights, privileges and emoluments of the office of governor. The annual salary paid in such instance shall be in lieu of all other compensation provided for the lieutenant governor. (3) Compensation for service by the lieutenant governor under this section shall be paid from the appropriation in s. 20.525 (1) (a).History:  1971 c. 42; 1971 c. 125 s. 522 (1); 1975 c. 39 s. 734; 1977 c. 29 s. 1656 (15); 1989 a. 31.
WI Stat § 14.33 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.33 - Employees.

14.33  Employees. The lieutenant governor may employ within the limits of the appropriations under s. 20.540 such staff as he or she deems necessary outside the classified service for such period and upon such terms as the lieutenant governor determines.History:  1971 c. 125; 1977 c. 196 s. 131; 1977 c. 273; 1979 c. 34; 1987 a. 27.
WI Stat § 14.34 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.34 - Additional executive duties.

14.34  Additional executive duties. As the second ranking executive officer of the state, the lieutenant governor shall have such additional duties as are assigned by the governor in writing. These may include: (1) The designation by the governor of the lieutenant governor as the governor's representative on any statutory commission, board or committee on which the governor is entitled to membership. Under such designation, the lieutenant governor shall perform in the place of the governor and shall have all authority and responsibility granted by law to the governor with regard to such membership. (2) The designation by the governor of the lieutenant governor as the governor's representative on any nonstatutory committee created by the governor under s. 14.019. (3) The designation by the governor of the lieutenant governor to coordinate state services and programs under s. 14.03 and such other statutory responsibility of the governor for this purpose. The governor shall specify in writing to state agencies the nature, areas and extent of such designated authority. (4) The designation by the governor of the lieutenant governor as the governor's representative on any intergovernmental body created for the purpose of maintaining relationships with the federal government, state government, regional agencies or local government.History:  1973 c. 90; 1991 a. 316.
WI Stat § 14.35 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.35 - Authorized activities.

14.35  Authorized activities. The lieutenant governor may: (1) Accept gifts, grants, bequests or devises, or federal moneys authorized by the governor under s. 16.54, to be used for the authorized functions of the office of lieutenant governor. (2) Conduct conferences or prepare and sell publications or promotional materials related to the authorized functions of the office of lieutenant governor.History:  1987 a. 27.
WI Stat § 14.36 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.36 - Office of secretary of state; creation.

14.36  Office of secretary of state; creation. There is created an office of the secretary of state under the direction and supervision of the secretary of state.
WI Stat § 14.39 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.39 - Conditional acceptance of filing fees.

14.39  Conditional acceptance of filing fees. Before actually filing any document by making an endorsement on that document, the secretary of state may accept and deposit the filing fee submitted with that document upon the condition that if subsequent examination of the document establishes that it does not meet the requirements for filing, the fee may be refunded and upon the condition that if a discrepancy in the amount of the fee is subsequently discovered the secretary of state may then demand further payment of a shortage or refund an overpayment subject to s. 20.905 (3).History:  1977 c. 418.
WI Stat § 14.40 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.40 - Record of positions, appointments.

14.40  Record of positions, appointments. (1) Annually not later than July 1, each legislative, administrative and judicial agency of the state government shall submit to the secretary of state a list of all positions within that agency outside the classified service and above the clerical level, excluding the faculties under the jurisdiction of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the department of public instruction, and excluding university staff, as defined in s. 36.05 (15), which are filled by appointment, and the term if there is one, together with the name of the incumbent and the date of his or her appointment. (2) The secretary of state shall keep a record of all positions reported under sub. (1), the names of the incumbents and the dates of their appointments. (3) The appointment officer shall promptly notify the secretary of state of any vacancy occurring in any such position because of resignation, disability or death as well as any appointments made to fill such vacancies. (4) Any officer or agency of the state authorized to select any officer of the state or member of a board, commission or committee outside the classified service, whether judicial, military or civil, shall report such selection to the secretary of state who shall record and file such selection for information of the public. The department of administration shall not approve any payroll or expense voucher for such position until the notice of appointment has been filed with the secretary of state.History:  1971 c. 100 s. 23; 1979 c. 34; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1); 1997 a. 27; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 14.43 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.43 - Custodian of deeds, securities, oaths and bonds.

14.43  Custodian of deeds, securities, oaths and bonds. All deeds, conveyances, abstracts of title, options and leases of land; and, unless otherwise directed by law, all bonds, mortgages and other securities, for money, belonging to this state, and all official oaths and bonds shall be deposited and preserved in the office of the secretary of state and be open to public inspection.
WI Stat § 14.45 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.45 - Great and lesser seals.

14.45  Great and lesser seals. (1) The state shall have a great seal and a lesser seal both of which shall be kept in the office of the secretary of state. (2) The great seal of the state consists of a metallic disc, 2 3/8 inches in diameter, containing, within an ornamental border, the following devices and legend: The coat of arms of the state, as in s. 1.07 described; above the arms, in a line parallel with the border, the words, “Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin;" in the exergue, in a curved line, 13 stars. (3) A lesser seal, 1 3/4 inches in diameter, engraved with the device of the great seal, with the words, “Seal of the Secretary of State," in a curved line above, and the words, “State of Wisconsin," in a curved line below such device, is the seal of the secretary of state, and may be used to authenticate all papers and documents issued by the secretary of state, except the official acts of the governor, and such copies of the laws and records in the office of said secretary as may be required for use as evidence in any other state, territory or country.History:  1991 a. 316.
WI Stat § 14.47 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.47 - Cashier in secretary of state's office bonded.

14.47  Cashier in secretary of state's office bonded. The cashier and assistant cashiers in the office of the secretary of state shall give bonds to the secretary of state in such sum and with such conditions as the secretary of state may prescribe, conditioned for the faithful discharge of their duties. Those bonds shall be furnished by a surety company authorized to do business in this state, and the cost of those bonds may not exceed one-fourth of one percent per year on the amount of the bond or obligation by the surety executed and shall be payable from the appropriation to the secretary of state.History:  1979 c. 110 s. 60 (13); 1991 a. 316; 2009 a. 177.
WI Stat § 14.49 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.49 - Office space.

14.49  Office space. The office of the secretary of state shall be accessible to the public. That office may not be located in the same room as the office of any other member of the board of commissioners of public lands. History:  2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 14.56 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.56 - Office of state treasurer; creation.

14.56  Office of state treasurer; creation. There is created an office of the state treasurer under the direction and supervision of the state treasurer.
WI Stat § 14.58 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.58 - Duties of state treasurer.

14.58  Duties of state treasurer. The state treasurer shall: (1)  Sign checks, share drafts, and other drafts. Sign checks, share drafts, and other drafts on depositories in which moneys may be deposited in one of the following methods:(a) By the state treasurer personally. (c) In the name of the state treasurer, by any clerk in the treasurer's office designated by the treasurer. (d) By placing on a check, share draft or other draft the facsimile signature of the state treasurer adopted by him or her as a facsimile signature. Any depository shall be fully warranted and protected in making payment on any check, share draft or other draft bearing such facsimile notwithstanding that the facsimile may have been placed on the check, share draft or other draft without the state treasurer's authority. (4)  Unclaimed property program. Provide services related to the promotion of the unclaimed property program under ch. 177 in consultation with the secretary of revenue.  (7)  Permit examination of books. Permit at all times inspection and examination of the books, papers and transactions of the treasurer's office by the governor, secretary of state, attorney general, department of administration or state auditor, or by the legislature, any committee thereof or either house thereof. (11)  Make certified copies. Make a certified copy of any deed, bond, document or paper filed in the treasurer's office, and transcripts from the books and records kept therein, when required by any person so to do; and collect therefor 25 cents per folio, and $1 for such certificate. (14)  Other duties. Perform all other duties imposed upon the state treasurer by law.History:  1971 c. 164 s. 90; 1973 c. 333; 1975 c. 180, 189, 198, 421; 1977 c. 107; 1977 c. 196 s. 131; 1979 c. 34, 221; 1981 c. 20; 1983 a. 27; 1983 a. 36 s. 96 (2); 1983 a. 51; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (21); 1983 a. 368, 408, 524, 538; 1985 a. 29; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39, 189, 299, 316; 1995 a. 201; 2003 a. 33, 139; 2007 a. 1; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 55.
WI Stat § 14.59 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.59 - Training conferences.

14.59  Training conferences. The state treasurer may conduct conferences for the purpose of training county and municipal clerks and treasurers, and employees of their offices, in their official responsibilities. The treasurer may charge participants in any conference a fee for participation which shall not exceed the proportionate cost of conducting the conference. The treasurer shall credit all revenues from fees assessed under this section to the appropriation account under s. 20.585 (1) (h).History:  1995 a. 27.
WI Stat § 14.60 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.60 - State treasurer's bond.

14.60  State treasurer's bond. The bond of the state treasurer shall extend to the faithful execution of the duties of the office of state treasurer until a successor is elected and fully qualified. If the treasurer elects to give bond guaranteed by a surety company, the cost thereof and of any additional bond required of and furnished by the treasurer and so guaranteed shall be borne by the state and shall be paid out of the appropriation to the office of the state treasurer; if the annual cost thereof does not exceed 0.25 percent of the amount of said bond.History:  1991 a. 316.
WI Stat § 14.76 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.76 - Interstate compacts.

14.76  Interstate compacts. (1) This section shall apply to the establishment of agreements not affecting the sovereignty of the United States. (2) Any state agency may agree by compact with other states to apply existing standards for residents to nonresidents if the laws or regulations of the states with which such compacts are made are similarly applied to Wisconsin residents. The compact shall be effective when approved by joint resolution adopted by the legislature. (3) Any state agency may negotiate compacts with similar agencies in other states relating to the treatment of nonresidents on subjects within its delegated powers but on which no legislation providing standards has been enacted. Such compacts shall be submitted to the legislature and shall be effective when approved as are bills. (4) Each compact shall as nearly as possible set forth:(a) The statutory authority for the delegated power under which the agency is proceeding.(b) The legal effect of the compact as shown by the amendments to statutes and rules in the applicable states required to accomplish the objectives of the compact.(c) The objectives of the compact.(d) The precise reasons for the compact.(e) The standards established by the compact.(f) The procedures contemplated by the compact.(g) The effective date of the compact.(h) The effect of the compact upon:1. Public finances.2. Public policy.History:  1971 c. 62; 1983 a. 308.
WI Stat § 14.82 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.82 - Interstate insurance product regulation commission.

14.82  Interstate insurance product regulation commission. There is created an interstate insurance product regulation commission as specified in s. 601.58 (3). The member of the commission representing this state shall be the commissioner of insurance or his or her designated representative, who must be an official or employee of the office of the commissioner of insurance. The commission member shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed from the appropriation under s. 20.145 (1) (g) for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties. The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed under s. 601.58.History:  2007 a. 168.
WI Stat § 14.83 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 14 - Constitutional offices and interstate bodies.|14.83 - Interstate medical licensure compact.

14.83  Interstate medical licensure compact. There is created an interstate medical licensure compact commission as specified in s. 448.980. The members of the commission representing this state under s. 448.980 (11) (d) shall be members of the medical examining board and shall be appointed by the chairperson of the medical examining board, subject to confirmation by the senate. The commission has the powers and duties granted and imposed under s. 448.980.History:  2015 a. 116; 2019 a. 49 s. 1.