SB 376

Currently, all members of the board of directors and the chief executive officer

of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) are covered under the

standards of conduct and the requirement to file statements of economic interests in

the statutory code of ethics for state public officials and employees. This bill directs

the board of directors of WEDC to maintain the following positions on its staff and

provides that these positions are covered under the statutory code and the

requirement to file statements of economic interests: chief operational officer, chief

legal counsel, chief financial officer, and such vice presidents as the board may

designate. The bill also provides that if the board of directors of WEDC creates any

positions that are similar to the above-named positions, as determined by the

Government Accountability Board, those positions are also covered under the

statutory code and the requirement to file statements of economic interests.