Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 15.03 (2026)

Attachment for limited purposes

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15.0315.03Attachment for limited purposes. Any division, office, commission, council or board attached under this section to a department or independent agency or a specified division thereof shall be a distinct unit of that department, independent agency or specified division. Any division, office, commission, council or board so attached shall exercise its powers, duties and functions prescribed by law, including rule making, licensing and regulation, and operational planning within the area of program responsibility of the division, office, commission, council or board, independently of the head of the department or independent agency, but budgeting, program coordination and related management functions shall be performed under the direction and supervision of the head of the department or independent agency, except that with respect to the office of the commissioner of railroads, all personnel and biennial budget requests by the office of the commissioner of railroads shall be provided to the department of transportation as required under s. 189.02 (7) and shall be processed and properly forwarded by the public service commission without change except as requested and concurred in by the office of the commissioner of railroads.
15.03 HistoryHistory: 1981 c. 347; 1983 a. 27; 1993 a. 123; 1999 a. 9.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2023 · leading case: Peggy Z. Coyne v. Scott Walker, 2016 WI 38 (Wis. 2016).
Peggy Z. Coyne v. Scott Walker, 2016 WI 38 (Wis. 2016). · cites it 10× “" Wis. Stat. § 15.03 (1967). Therefore, from DPI's inception, the Superintendent was granted executive management duties; however, others (members of the educational approval board) participated with DPI, independent 5 "There is created a department of public instruction under…”
The Honorable William M. Gabler, Sr. v. Crime Victims Rights Bd., 2017 WI 67 (Wis. 2017). · cites it 2× “§ 15.03 describes the Board's limited attachment to the Department of Justice as follows: Any .”
Racine Harley-Davidson, Inc. v. State Div. of Hearings & Appeals, 2006 WI 86 (Wis. 2006). · cites it 3× “Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 15.03 , budgeting, program coordination, and related management functions are performed by the Commission, under the general direction and supervision of the Secretary of the Department of Administration.”
Sunnyview Vill., Inc. v. Dep't of Admin., 311 N.W.2d 632 (Wis. 1981). · cites it 2× “Sec. 15.03, Stats. 1979-80, provides as follows: “15.”
State v. City of La Crosse, 354 N.W.2d 738 (Wis. Ct. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “Section 15.03(B) (1) of the La Crosse City Ordinances, which is part of La Crosse’s flood plain zoning ordinance, provides in part: No developments shall be allowed which, acting alone or in combination with existing or future similar uses, cause an increase equal to or greater…”
Johnson Ex Rel. Adler v. Kokemoor, 545 N.W.2d 495 (Wis. 1996). “05 (2d ed. 1987) (pointing out that the professional physician standard has been criticized for being vague and thereby conferring almost unlimited discretion on the treating physician); Zaremski & Goldstein, supra, § 15.”
Beloit Corp. v. State Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 449 N.W.2d 299 (Wis. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “LIRC is attached to the department under sec. 15.03, Stats. Section 15.225. Under sec.”
In re Kitzerow, 573 B.R. 766 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 2017). “Kelly, Ginsberg & Martin on Bankruptcy § 15.03[G]; see also Shelton v. Citi-mortgage, Inc.”
Topp v. Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n, 395 N.W.2d 815 (Wis. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “Section 15.03. Section 108.09(6) (a) specifies LIRC’s powers on review of an appeal tribunal decision on unemployment compensation matters.”
Warfel, Jr. v. 21st Mortg. Corp. (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 2023). · cites it 2× “Furay, Ginsberg and Martin on Bankruptcy § 15.03[D]). The case was remanded for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of the District Court.”
21st Mortg. Corp. v. Warfel, David (W.D. Wis. 2022). · cites it 2× “Furay, Ginsberg and Martin on Bankruptcy § 15.03[D] (“Based on Hartford Underwriters and the language of the Bankruptcy Code, many courts deny a Chapter 13 debtor the right to prosecute avoidance claims, except in aid of their exemptions rights under § 522.”
The Honorable William M. Gabler, Sr. v. Crime Victims Rights Bd. (Wis. 2017). “§ 15.03 describes the Board's limited attachment to the Department of Justice as follows: Any .”
— Wis. Stat. § 15.03(B) — 1 case
State v. City of La Crosse, 354 N.W.2d 738 (Wis. Ct. App. 1984). “Section 15.03(B) (1) of the La Crosse City Ordinances, which is part of La Crosse’s flood plain zoning ordinance, provides in part: No developments shall be allowed which, acting alone or in combination with existing or future similar uses, cause an increase equal to or greater…”
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