Wis. Stat. § 14.40

(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 .