Wisconsin Administrative Code

ETF 60.03 Due dates. A certification required in the administration of the group life insurance plan, or a written request to cancel an application under this chapter, which is due on a Saturday, Sunday or holiday when the state offices are closed shall be timely if received in t…

ETF 60.31 Group life insurance coverage requirement. (1) An employer who has adopted a resolution to offer a group life insurance plan under s. 40.70 (1) (a), Stats., shall certify to the department all eligibility information specified by the department for employees eligible fo…

ETF 60.32 Group life insurance coverage for employees under a private pension plan. Any insured employee who becomes an annuitant under a private pension plan and who retires before attaining age 65 but who has 20 years of service for the employer, may continue to be insured unde…

ETF 60.33 Successor employers. (1) Whenever any employer is created, the territory of which includes more than one-half of the assessed valuation of an employer which was at the time of creation a participating employer, and the newly created employer assumes the functions and re…

ETF 60.51 Cancellation of death benefit and beneficiary annuity applications. (1) Any lump sum death benefit or beneficiary annuity application canceled pursuant to this section shall have no force or effect, and any subsequent application shall be treated as a new application. R…

ETF 60.53 Death benefits — automatic distributions. (1) (a) A beneficiary of a deceased annuitant who is entitled to a continuation of the annuitant[s monthly annuity under s. 40.73 (2), Stats., may receive the benefit as a monthly annuity by filing a timely application. The appl…

ETF 60.60 Conversion of life insurance coverage to pay premiums for health and long-term care insurance. (1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is to interpret s. 40.72 (4r), Stats., and to establish procedures to implement this statute. (2) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) XC…

ETF 70.01 Statement of purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a procedure for administration of a deferred compensation program as provided by s. 40.80, Stats. The procedure includes requirements and regulations for the primary deferred compensation plan and any alt…

ETF 70.02 Definitions. In this chapter, words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) XAdministratorY means any company with which the board contracts to provide administrative services for deferred compensation plans authorized under s. 40.80, Stats. (2) XAlternate ad…

ETF 70.03 Board responsibilities. The board shall have the following responsibilities in regard to the program: (1) Act, at all times, in a manner consistent with that of a trustee with a fiduciary duty to the program and members. (2) Determine and implement the most efficient an…

ETF 70.04 Department responsibilities. The department shall be responsible for the following: (1) Negotiate and implement contracts with administrators and investment companies. (2) Monitor plan administration and ensure contract compliance. (3) Develop and maintain a plan docume…

ETF 70.05 Primary plan administration. (1) Based upon a request for proposal process, the board shall contract with one primary administrator to offer the primary plan that is approved and officially supported by the board. The administrator awarded the contract for the primary p…

ETF 70.06 Alternate plan administration. (1) At its discretion, the board may contract with an alternate administrator to offer an alternate plan. An alternate plan shall not be officially supported by the board. Any administrator that meets the criteria set forth in s. ETF 70.05…

ETF 70.07 Primary and alternate plan administration. (1) All contracts with administrators shall be approved by the board and signed by the board chair or designee. Any administrator who participates in the program shall sign a contract in which the administrator agrees to: (a) F…

ETF 70.08 Investment providers. (1) Investment providers offering an investment product through the primary plan or an alternate plan shall be selected by the board based on the investment product categories and criteria established under s. ETF 70.03 (8) and (9). All contracts w…

ETF 70.09 Member responsibilities. (1) Employees electing to become a member of the primary or an alternate plan shall sign a memorandum of understanding prior to enrolling to certify that all program requirements and regulations have been clearly explained. (2) A member shall se…

ETF 70.10 Emergency withdrawals. (1) A participant or beneficiary may make emergency withdrawals in the event of an unforeseeable emergency under the following conditions and limitations: (a) As defined in 26 USC 457 (b) (5) and 26 CFR 1.457-2 (h) (4), an unforeseeable emergency …

ETF 70.11 Participation in the deferred compensation plan. The governing body of any employer as defined under s. 40.02 (28), Stats., other than the state, may provide the state[s deferred compensation plan for its employees by the adoption of a resolution in the form approved by…

ETF 70.12 Effective date. Local implementation of the deferred compensation plan and enrollment of eligible employees may begin immediately upon acceptance, by the department, of the resolution under s. ETF 70.11. History: Cr. Register, June, 1985, No. 354, eff. 7-1-85; CR 14-055…

ETF 70.15 Terminating participation in the deferred compensation plan. The governing body of an employer, other than the state, may terminate participation in the state deferred compensation plan after a minimum of one year from the date the certified copy of the resolution requi…

ETH 1.20 Treatment and reporting of in-kind contributions. (1) In this section: (a) XActual valueY means the fair market value. (b) XAuthorized personY means a candidate, treasurer, agent, other person whom a candidate designates, or a person whom any other registrant designates …

ETH 1.25 Loan treatment respecting limitations. A loan when made by any person or committee, except a loan of money by a commercial lending institution made by the institution in accordance with applicable banking laws and regulations in the ordinary course of business, shall be …

ETH 1.26 Return of contribution. (1) This rule is promulgated to clarify the treatment and reporting of returned contributions. (2) The return of a contribution is not a disbursement and it is not a contribution subject to the limitations on contributions in ss. 11.1101, 11.1103,…

ETH 1.32 Contribution of partnership funds. (1) As used in this rule, XpartnershipY includes all associations organized for profit and all other partnerships. (a) A contribution in the name of a partnership shall be treated as an individual contribution from each partner in relat…

ETH 1.33 Retirement of campaign debts incurred to business creditors. (1) As used in this section Xan obligation incurred by a registrant to a business creditorY means an obligation incurred by the registrant for goods or services. (2) An obligation incurred by a registrant to a …

ETH 1.385 Return of contributions to contributors by candidates when candidates file nomination papers for offices that have lower contribution limits than the limits that applied at the time of the contributions. A candidate shall be subject to the contribution limits that apply…

ETH 1.39 Conversion of federal campaign committee to state committee prohibited. (1) As used in this rule, (a) XFederal campaign committeeY means the campaign committee of a candidate for federal office, which is not registered with a state or local filing officer, and (b) XState…

ETH 1.56 Commercial sales by political registrants. (1) When a registrant receives donated items for resale the proceeds from the resale transaction shall be reported in the following manner: (a) The receipt of the item shall be reported in the registrant[s campaign finance repor…

ETH 1.60 Consulting services. (1) (a) Expenditures for consulting services made by a candidate committee, political action committee, legislative campaign committee, or political party on behalf of more than one candidate shall be attributable to each candidate in proportion to, …

ETH 1.70 Travel reimbursements. (1) A candidate for or a person elected to a state or local office does not make an inkind contribution to another candidate for a state or local office in another district when a candidate or election official travels to the district of the other …

ETH 1.85 Conduit registration and reporting requirements. A conduit shall send to each candidate or committee at the time funds are transferred a letter identifying itself as a conduit, the name and address of the transferee, and listing the name and address of each contributor, …

ETH 1.855 Contributions from conduit accounts. (1) No contribution may be made from a conduit member[s account without the conduit member[s authorization which is specific as to the amount of the contribution and as to the identity of the candidate who is to receive the contribut…

ETH 1.95 Contributions of individuals under the age of 18. For purposes of campaign finance regulation under ch. 11, Stats., the contribution to a candidate for election or nomination to any of the offices specified in ss. 11.1101, 11.1103, 11.1104, and 11.1105, Stats., of any in…

ETH 15.045 Identification of individuals and organizations. (1) The identity of an organization under s. 19.44 (1), Stats., is information sufficient to enable a person to ascertain without extraordinary diligence the following information: (a) The general nature of the business …

ETH 15.06 Interests held for benefit of another. Economic interests held in the name of a bank, broker-dealer, trustee, or nominee for the account of a person are owned by the person for whose benefit they are held. A person owns economic interests held in the name of another per…

ETH 15.07 Valuation. For the purpose of determining under s. 19.44 (1), Stats., whether securities are valued at $5,000 or more: (1) The value of securities listed on a stock exchange is the closing price on the exchange. (2) The value of securities not listed on a stock exchange…

ETH 15.08 Partnership interest. A partner has a 10% or greater interest in a partnership under s. 19.44 (1), Stats., if: (1) The partner would be entitled to receive 10% or more of the proceeds from the partnership[s dissolution, or (2) During the partnership[s accounting period …

ETH 16.02 Hospitality, defined. When used in s. 19.42 (1), Stats.,XhospitalityY includes but is not limited to meals, beverages and lodging which a host other than an organization offers a guest on premises owned or occupied by the host or his or her immediate family as the host[…

ETH 16.03 Topic of a lobbying communication. A person reports a topic as provided by s. 13.67, Stats., if the person provides the ethics commission all of the following information: (1) A succinct written statement sufficient to put the reader on notice of the communication[s spe…

ETH 16.04 Proposed administrative rule number. A person reports a proposed administrative rule number as provided by s. 13.67, Stats., if the person provides the commission the state agency name and scope statement number. 2 017: cons. and renum. (intro.) and (1) to ETH 16.04 and…

ETH 16.05 Voluntary lobbyist home address disclosure. The Commission may request a lobbyist to voluntarily provide his or her home address to the commission upon application for licensure. An address provided under this section may be retained and utilized by the commission only …

ETH 21.02 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) XAdministratorY means an individual appointed by the commission pursuant to s. 15.62 (1) (b), Stats., or, upon delegation by the administrator, the assistant administrator or staff counsel. (2) XAssistant administratorY means an…

ETH 21.03 Receipt and preliminary review of complaints. (1) COMPLAINT FORM AND CONTENTS. A complaint shall be filed in writing. The complaint, together with all attachments shall not exceed 10 pages without prior approval of the administrator. A complaint shall include all of the…

ETH 21.04 Acknowledgement and notice of complaints. After preliminary review of a complaint under s. ETH 21.03 (2), but within 5 calendar days of receipt of the complaint, the administrator shall: (1) Send a written notice to the complainant that provides all of the following: (a…

ETH 21.05 Response form and contents. A response to a complaint, if any, shall be filed in writing. The response, together with all attachments shall not exceed 10 pages without prior approval of the administrator. A response, if any, shall include all of the following: (1) The c…

ETH 21.06 Preliminary requests for information. Before the commission makes a determination of reasonable suspicion, the administrator may request from any person any of the following: (1) If the complaint alleges a violation by any local registrant, a copy of the campaign regist…

ETH 21.07 Determination of reasonable suspicion. (1) In making its determination as to whether reasonable suspicion of a violation exists, the commission may consider the complaint, the response, information provided upon request under s. ETH 21.06, publicly available information…

ETH 21.08 Determination of probable cause. (1) At the conclusion of its investigation, the commission shall, in preliminary written findings of fact and conclusions based thereon, make a determination of whether or not probable cause exists to believe that a violation has occurre…

ETH 21.09 Exercises of prosecutorial discretion. Pursuant to the authority granted in s. 19.49 (2) (b) 4., Stats., the commission may vote to terminate a complaint or investigation at any time notwithstanding a finding of reasonable suspicion or probable cause that a violation ha…

ETH 21.10 Notification of dismissal. After a determination that either no reasonable suspicion or no probable cause of a violation exists, or where any complaint is deemed to be dismissed by the commission, the administrator shall send a written notice to the complainant and resp…