Chapter 15, STRUCTURE OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
90 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 15.37 Department of public instruction; creation
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15.37 Department of public instruction; creation. There is created a department of public instruction under the direction and supervision of the state superintendent of public instruction. History: 1971 c. 125; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 27.
Wis. Stat. § 15.373 Same; specified divisions
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15.373 Same; specified divisions. (1) DIVISION FOR LEARNING SUPPORT. There is created in the department of public instruction a division for learning support. (2) DIVISION FOR LIBRARIES AND TECHNOLOGY. There is created in the department of public instruction a division for librar…
Wis. Stat. § 15.374 Same; offices
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15.374 Same; offices. (1) OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY. There is created an office of educational accountability in the department of public instruction. The director of the office shall be appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction. (2) OFFICE OF LITERAC…
Wis. Stat. § 15.375 Same; attached boards
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15.375 Same; attached boards. (2) SCHOOL DISTRICT BOUNDARY APPEAL BOARD. There is created a school district boundary appeal board in the department of public instruction. The board shall consist of 12 school board members appointed by the state superintendent of public instructio…
Wis. Stat. § 15.377 Same; councils
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15.377 Same; councils. (1) BLIND AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT EDUCATION COUNCIL. (a) Definition. In this subsection, “visually impaired” has the meaning given in s. 115.51 (4). (b) Creation. There is created a blind and visual impairment education council in the department of public ins…
Wis. Stat. § 15.40 Department of safety and professional ser- 15
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15.40 Department of safety and professional ser- 15.405 vices; creation. There is created a department of safety and professional services under the direction and supervision of the secretary of safety and professional services. History: 1971 c. 270 s. 104; 1975 c. 39; 1977 c. 29…
Wis. Stat. § 15.405 Same; attached boards and examining boards
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15.405 Same; attached boards and examining boards. (1) ACCOUNTING EXAMINING BOARD. There is created an accounting examining board in the department of safety and professional services. The examining board shall consist of 7 members, appointed for staggered 4-year terms. Five memb…
Wis. Stat. § 15.406 Same; attached affiliated credentialing boards
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15.406 Same; attached affiliated credentialing boards. (2) DIETITIANS AFFILIATED CREDENTIALING BOARD. There is created in the department of safety and professional services, attached to the medical examining board, a dietitians affiliated credentialing board consisting of the fol…
Wis. Stat. § 15.407 Same; councils
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15.407 Same; councils. (1m) RESPIRATORY CARE PRACTITIONERS EXAMINING COUNCIL. There is created a respiratory care practitioners examining council in the department of safety and professional services and serving the medical examining board in an advisory capacity in the formulati…
Wis. Stat. § 15.43 Department of revenue; creation
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15.43 Department of revenue; creation. There is created a department of revenue under the direction and supervision of the secretary of revenue.
Wis. Stat. § 15.433 Same; specified divisions
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15.433 Same; specified divisions. (1) LOTTERY DIVISION. There is created in the department of revenue a lottery division. (2) DIVISION OF ALCOHOL BEVERAGES. (a) There is created a division of alcohol beverages attached to the department of revenue under s. 15.03. The administrato…
Wis. Stat. § 15.435 Same; attached boards
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15.435 Same; attached boards. (1) INVESTMENT AND LOCAL IMPACT FUND BOARD. (a) Creation; membership. There is created an investment and local impact fund board, attached to the department of revenue under s. 15.03, consisting of the following members: 1. The chief executive office…
Wis. Stat. § 15.44 Department of tourism
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15.44 Department of tourism. There is created a department of tourism under the direction and supervision of the secretary of tourism. History: 1995 a. 27.
Wis. Stat. § 15.445 Same; attached boards
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15.445 Same; attached boards. (1) ARTS BOARD. There is created an arts board in the department of tourism. The arts board shall consist of 15 members appointed for 3-year terms who are residents of this state and who are known for their concern for the arts. At least 2 members sh…
Wis. Stat. § 15.447 Same; councils
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15.447 Same; councils. (1) COUNCIL ON TOURISM. There is created in the department of tourism a council on tourism consisting of 14 members serving 3-year terms, and the secretary of tourism or the secretary’s designee, one member of the majority party in each house and one member…
Wis. Stat. § 15.448 Same; offices
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15.448 Same; offices. (1) STATE FILM OFFICE. There is created a state film office in the department of tourism. The director of the office shall be appointed by the secretary of tourism. History: 2025 a. 15.
Wis. Stat. § 15.46 Department of transportation; creation
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15.46 Department of transportation; creation. There is created a department of transportation under the direction and supervision of the secretary of transportation. The Department of Transportation is entitled to sovereign immunity. It is not an independent going concern. Canadi…
Wis. Stat. § 15.465 Same; attached board
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15.465 Same; attached board. (2) RUSTIC ROADS BOARD. There is created a rustic roads board in the department of transportation. The rustic roads board shall consist of the following members: the chairpersons of the senate and assembly standing committees having jurisdiction over …
Wis. Stat. § 15.467 Same; councils
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15.467 Same; councils. (3) COUNCIL ON HIGHWAY SAFETY. There is created in the department of transportation a council on highway safety. The council shall consist of 15 members, as follows: (a) Five citizen members appointed for staggered 3-year terms. (b) Five state officers, par…
Wis. Stat. § 15.49 Department of veterans affairs; creation
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15.49 Department of veterans affairs; creation. (1) In this section, “veteran” means a veteran, as defined in s. 45.01 (12) (a) to (f), who has served on active duty, as defined in s. 45.01 (1). (2) There is created a department of veterans affairs and a board of veterans affairs…
Wis. Stat. § 15.495 Same; attached commission
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15.495 Same; attached commission. (1) WISCONSIN COMMISSION FOR THE UNITED STATES SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COMMISSION. There is created a Wisconsin commission for the U.S. semiquincentennial commission, which is attached to the department of veterans affairs. A commission member, once i…
Wis. Stat. § 15.497 Same; councils
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15.497 Same; councils. (2) COUNCIL ON VETERANS PROGRAMS. There is created in the department of veterans affairs a council on veterans programs consisting of all of the following: (ag) The following representatives appointed for staggered 3year terms by the organization that each …
Wis. Stat. § 15.57 Educational communications board; creation
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15.57 Educational communications board; creation. There is created an educational communications board consisting of: (1) The secretary of administration, the state superintendent of public instruction, the president of the University of Wisconsin System and the director of the t…
Wis. Stat. § 15.61 Elections commission; creation
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15.61 Elections commission; creation. (1) (a) There is created an elections commission consisting of the following members who shall serve for 5-year terms: 1. One member appointed by the senate majority leader. 2. One member appointed by the senate minority leader. 15.61 3. One …
Wis. Stat. § 15.62 Ethics commission; creation
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15.62 Ethics commission; creation. (1) (a) There is created an ethics commission consisting of the following members who shall serve for 5-year terms: 1. One member appointed by the senate majority leader. 2. One member appointed by the senate minority leader. 3. One member appoi…
Wis. Stat. § 15.67 Higher educational aids board; creation
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15.67 Higher educational aids board; creation. (1) There is created a higher educational aids board consisting of the state superintendent of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3-year terms, except that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. and 6. and (…
Wis. Stat. § 15.675 Same; attached board
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15.675 Same; attached board. (1) DISTANCE LEARNING AUTHORIZATION BOARD. There is created a distance learning authorization board, for higher education, that is attached to the higher educational aids board under s. 15.03 and that consists of all of the following members: (a) The …
Wis. Stat. § 15.70 Historical society
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15.70 Historical society. There is continued the state historical society of Wisconsin initially organized under chapter 17, laws of 1853, to be known for statutory purposes as the historical society, under the direction and supervision of a board of curators. The board of curato…
Wis. Stat. § 15.705 Same; attached boards
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15.705 Same; attached boards. 15.705(1)(1) Burial sites preservation board. There is created a burial sites preservation board attached to the historical society under s. 15.03, consisting of the state archaeologist, as a nonvoting member, the director of the historical society i…
Wis. Stat. § 15.73 Office of commissioner of insurance; creation
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15.73 Office of commissioner of insurance; creation. There is created an office of the commissioner of insurance under the direction and supervision of the commissioner of insurance. The commissioner shall not: (1) Be a candidate for public office in any election; 15.77 (2) Direc…
Wis. Stat. § 15.76 Investment board; creation
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15.76 Investment board; creation. There is created a state of Wisconsin investment board, to be known for statutory purposes as the investment board. The investment board shall consist of the following members: (1) The secretary of administration, or the secretary’s designee. (1r…
Wis. Stat. § 15.77 Nuclear power summit board
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15.77 Nuclear power summit board. (1) There is created a nuclear power summit board. The board consists of the voting members described in sub. (2) and the nonvoting members appointed under sub. (3) who shall serve for the duration of the board’s existence. (2) The board shall in…
Wis. Stat. § 15.78 Public defender board
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15.78 Public defender board. There is created a public defender board consisting of 9 members appointed for staggered 3year terms. No member may be, or be employed on the staff of, a judicial or law enforcement officer, district attorney, corporation counsel, or the state public …
Wis. Stat. § 15.79 Public service commission; creation
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15.79 Public service commission; creation. (1) There is created a public service commission consisting of one chairperson and 2 commissioners. The chairperson and any commissioner may not have a financial interest in a railroad, water carrier, or public utility. If the chairperso…
Wis. Stat. § 15.795 Same; attached office
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15.795 Same; attached office. 15.795(1)(1) Office of the commissioner of railroads. There is created an office of the commissioner of railroads which is attached to the public service commission under s. 15.03, provided that s. 85.02 (1) does not apply to the office of the commis…
Wis. Stat. § 15.797 Same; council
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15.797 Same; council. (1) WIND SITING COUNCIL. (a) In this subsection, “wind energy system” has the meaning given in s. 66.0403 (1) (m). (b) There is created in the public service commission a wind siting council that consists of the following members appointed by the public serv…
Wis. Stat. § 15.91 Board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System; creation
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15.91 Board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System; creation. There is created a board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System consisting of the state superintendent of public instruction, the president, or by his or her designation another member, of the techn…
Wis. Stat. § 15.915 Same; attached boards and commissions
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15.915 Same; attached boards and commissions. (1) VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY BOARD. (a) There is created a veterinary diagnostic laboratory board attached to the University of Wisconsin System under s. 15.03. (b) The veterinary diagnostic laboratory board shall consist of t…
Wis. Stat. § 15.917 Same; attached council
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15.917 Same; attached council. 15.917(1)(1) Rural health development council. There is created in the University of Wisconsin System a rural health development council consisting of 17 members nominated by the governor, and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for…
Wis. Stat. § 15.94 Technical college system board; creation
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15.94 Technical college system board; creation. There is created a technical college system board consisting of 13 members. No person may serve as president of the board for more than 2 successive annual terms. The board shall be composed of: (1m) The state superintendent of publ…