Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB788: An Act to amend 15.165 (title), 16.50 (3) (b), 16.505 (1) (intro.), 20.923 (7) (intro.) and 20.923 (7) (a); to create 15.165 (5), 16.505 (2d), 40.03 (1) (dm), 40.03 (4m) and 230.08 (2) (pb) of the statutes; Relating to: creating an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds. (FE)
Status: Failed, March 23, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 15.165 (title), 16.50 (3) (b), 16.505 (1) (intro.), 20.923 (7) 2(intro.) and 20.923 (7) (a); to create 15.165 (5), 16.505 (2d), 40.03 (1) (dm), 340.03 (4m) and 230.08 (2) (pb) of the statutes; relating to: creating an Office 4of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds and provides for an internal auditor within that office…
From the introduced text, December 22, 2025:
to amend 15.165 (title), 16.50 (3) (b), 16.505 (1) (intro.), 20.923 (7) 2(intro.) and 20.923 (7) (a); to create 15.165 (5), 16.505 (2d), 40.03 (1) (dm), 340.03 (4m) and 230.08 (2) (pb) of the statutes; relating to: creating an Office 4of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates an Office of Internal Audit attached to the Department of Employee Trust Funds and provides for an internal auditor within that office. Under the bill, the office plans and conducts audits of activities and programs administered by ETF, among other responsibilities. The bill requires the Employee Trust Funds Board to appoint an internal auditor outside the classified service who reports directly to the board. Currently, the internal auditor for ETF reports to the secretary of ETF. Under the bill, the internal auditor is assigned to general senior executive group 1, which is the same group to which the assistant deputy secretary of ETF is assigned. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SB788,11Section 1. 15.165 (title) of the statutes is amended to attached boards and offices. SB788,23Section 2. 15.165 (5) of the statutes …