Acts Index

Professional patient care bargaining unit: 2005-07 contract ratification -  Act 426

Professional patient treatment bargaining unit: 2005-07 contract ratification -  Act 383

Professional research, statistics, and analysis bargaining unit: 2003-05 contract ratification -  Act 371

Professional research, statistics, and analysis bargaining unit: 2005-07 contract ratification -  Act 372

Professional science bargaining unit: 2005-07 contract ratification -  Act 382

Professional social services bargaining unit: 2005-07 contract ratification -  Act 491

Public defenders bargaining unit: 2003-05 contract ratification  -  Act 369

Public defenders bargaining unit: 2005-07 contract ratification  -  Act 370

Security and public safety bargaining unit: 2005-07 contract ratification -  Act 379

Security and public safety bargaining unit: 2003-05 contract ratification -  Act 19

Technical employee bargaining unit: 2003-05 contract ratification -  Act 20

Technical employee bargaining unit: 2005-07 contract ratification -  Act 380

U.W. Madison and Extension program, project, and teaching assistants bargaining unit: 2003-05 contract ratification -  Act 373

U.W. Madison and Extension program, project, and teaching assistants bargaining unit: 2005-07 contract ratification -  Act 374

U.W. Milwaukee program, project, and teaching assistants bargaining unit: 2005-07 contract ratification  -  Act 384

colleges Colleges, see Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; Parochial and private educational institutions; Technical college; University of Wisconsin and its subheadings

columbia county Columbia County

Nursing home MA reimbursement: DHFS to treat Columbia, Dane, Iowa, and Sauk counties as one labor region  -  Act 301

comm.dept Comm.Dept, see Commerce, Department of

commerce, department of Commerce, Department of

Airport development zone program created; loans, bonds, and income and franchise tax provisions  -  Act 487

Automatic fire sprinkler contractor fees and terms for credentials increased; provision re Comm.Dept plumbing supervisors [Sec. 2014-2026] -  Act 25

BEST grant program transferred from Comm.Dept to TCS Board and renamed Jobs Advantage Training Program [Sec. 217m, 724m, 2357m, 9108 (4k)] [217m, 724m — partial veto; 2357m — vetoed] -  Act 25

Biomedical technology alliance in southeastern Wisconsin: grant for U.W. Milwaukee [Sec. 9108 (3k)] [partial veto] -  Act 25

Bishop's Creek redevelopment project in Milwaukee: minority business finance program grant for [Sec. 154m, 155r, 9108 (8k)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Building contractors re certain dwellings: continuing education requirements created; Comm.Dept may suspend or revoke a building inspector's certification; Contractor Financial Responsibility Council renamed Contractor Certification Council; dwelling owner must sign statement from municipality re using contractors who are not bonded or insured; rule-making authority -  Act 200

Building inspector review board created in Comm.Dept -  Act 457

Comm.Dept may assess a forfeiture for violating plumber licensing requirements; interest, AG authority, and school fund provisions -  Act 182

Construction defect claims against contractors and suppliers re home construction or remodel: procedures created; contractor required to provide certain brochure to potential claimant with the contract; condominium association and Comm.Dept provisions -  Act 201

Contaminated property: residual contamination after cleanup under administration of agency with authority over the site, DNR and notification provisions; ERTID revisions; local governmental exemption from solid waste management standards under certain conditions; voluntary party liability exemption modified -  Act 418

Downtown waterfront development project grant for city of Green Bay [Sec. 9108 (3m)] [partial veto]  -  Act 25

Elevators, escalators, and other conveyances: laws revised re safety code, permits, licensing of contractors, mechanics and inspectors, and local ordinances; emergency rules provision -  Act 456

Enterprise development zones designated without JCF approval: cap set at 85 zones; credits to more than one business per zone allowed, at least half the certifications must be small businesses; creation with development zones restricted [Sec. 2418m-2419m] [2419 — partial veto; 2419m — vetoed] -  Act 25

Enterprise development zones: limit on number Comm.Dept may designate increased [vetoed] -  SB-55

Farm Assets Reinvestment Management Loan Guarantee Program, Homeownership Mortgage Loan Program, Housing Rehabilitation Program, and Small Business Development Loan Guarantee Program modifications; WHEDA revisions re notes and bonds limits, authority to acquire property, confidentiality of certain records, and using the Building Commission as its financial consultant; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report -  Act 75

Film production companies: income and franchise tax credits created; DOR and Comm.Dept provisions  -  Act 483

Gaming economic development and diversification grant programs: Comm.Dept may contract directly with entity assisting the grantee [Sec. 2352, 2357] -  Act 25

Grants, loans, or tax credits: repayment provisions re movement out of state [Sec. 2348m, 9308 (2q)]  -  Act 25

Home building process education contracts [Sec. 1830e-m] -  Act 25

Homeless individuals with CMI: program transferred from DHFS to Comm.Dept [Sec. 323, 331, 905-908, 9121 (5), 9421 (6)] -  Act 25

Insulating concrete forms: designation on standard building permit forms required; definition provision  -  Act 251

Manufactured housing regulations revised re manufacturers, home installations, fees, and titling; rehabilitation and recycling grant program; Manufactured Housing Code Council created; manufactured home ``park" changed to ``community"; local ordinance or resolution provision  -  Act 45

Manufacturing extension center: grants to technology-based organizations that provide support to  -  Act 180

OSHA testing: Hygiene Laboratory to assume full responsibility [Sec. 9152 (1)] -  Act 25

Petroleum inspection fee reduced; diesel truck idling reduction grants created, sunset provided [Sec. 156s, t, 1829p, 2094f, 2348q, 9108 (1v), (1w), 9408 (1x)] [1829p, 9108 (1v) — vetoed] -  Act 25

Real estate brokers' trust accounts: payment of interest changed from DOA to Comm.Dept [Sec. 2339-2345, 9108 (1)]  -  Act 25

Renewable energy requirements re electric utilities and cooperatives modified; certain state agencies required to generate or purchase renewable energy; energy efficiency standards imposed in certain state contracts; energy conservation code changed; anaerobic digestor research funding; public benefits program revisions; corn-burning furnace pilot program; PSC duties; report provisions -  Act 141

Rural enterprise development zones: Comm.Dept authorized to designate; tax credits created [partial veto]  -  Act 361

School district, school board, and DPI requirements revised re fire drill reports to Comm.Dept, rules prohibiting pagers, reporting school bus accidents, school districts acquiring or using another district's facilities or equipment, extracurricular and recreational program policies, exchange of teachers, promote training of certain health professionals, maintain certain mailboxes, and report on CESA programs and services  -  Act 220

Septage disposal revisions: municipal sewage system disposal fees, private sewage system maintenance, Clean Water Fund loans, sewage treatment plant planning, septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations, septage servicing, and enforcement; Comm.Dept and DNR provisions  -  Act 347

State agency appropriation lapses to general fund [Sec. 9255 (1)] [partial veto] -  Act 25

Water reservoir in the Village of Wonewoc: community development grant provided [Sec. 9108 (6k)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Water well in the Town of Ithaca: community development grant provided [Sec. 9108 (5k)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

WHEDA funds transfer to Comm.Dept from unencumbered reserves; new biennial PR housing grants and loan appropriation created, sunset provided; Comm.Dept housing grant requirements [Sec. 156n, p, 2118k-n, 9108 (3r), 9408 (1q), 9424 (1q)] -  Act 25

Wisconsin Development Fund line re technology and pollution control abatement grants and loans [Sec. 151]  -  Act 25

Wisconsin Development Fund restructured; grant dispersal specified re distressed areas and small businesses; merging of technology grant programs; biomedical technology alliance established [Sec. 150m, 153m, 155L, m, 2366m-2376m, 2407L, 9208 (2n), 9308 (1z)] [2407L, 9308 (1z) — partial veto; 2376j, L, m, — vetoed] -  Act 25

Wisconsin Procurement Institute grant [Sec. 9108 (2k)] -  Act 25

Women-owned business: Comm.Dept to implement program to certify; fee provision -  Act 358

commercial code Commercial code

Uniform Commercial Code revisions re letters of credit -  Act 213

commitment Commitment, see Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

committees Committees, see specific subject

communicable disease Communicable disease, see Disease

community_based residential facility Community-based residential facility

Caregiver background information: if entity required annual disclosure of criminal conviction or charge, the entity is not required to use DHFS form; civil penalty for failure to comply with disclosure policy -  Act 351

CIP 1A and 1B funding for placements in residential facilities with 8 or fewer beds [Sec. 865m] -  Act 25

Voter ID requirements re absentee ballots: exemption for nursing home, CBRF, adult family homes, and residential care apartment residents; special voting deputies permitted in adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes [vetoed] -  SB-42

community development Community development, see Municipality — Planning

community integration program _cip_ Community integration program (CIP), see Medical assistance

community living arrangement Community living arrangement, see Mental retardation

community supervision Community supervision, see Parole or probation

commuter rail Commuter rail, see Railroad — Passenger service

compensation for victims of crime Compensation for victims of crime, see Crime victim

computer Computer, see Data processing

concealed weapon Concealed weapon, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

condemnation of property Condemnation of property, see Eminent domain

condolence certificate Condolence certificate, see Legislature — Member; name of specific individual

condominium Condominium, see Housing

confidentiality Confidentiality, see Privacy

conservation Conservation, see Energy conservation; Natural resource; Soil and soil conservation

conservation fund Conservation fund, see Natural Resources, Department of — Administration

conservation patron license Conservation patron license, see Game — Hunting license

conservation warden Conservation warden, see Fish and game warden

constitutional amendments _ first consideration Constitutional amendments — First consideration

Partial vetoes creating new sentences by combining parts of 2 or more sentences of the enrolled bill prohibited: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [SJR-33]  -  JR-46

Partial vetoes: rejection of individual word in a sentence prohibited unless entire sentence is rejected. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [AJR-68] -  JR-40

Voter registration and voting: photographic ID issued by this state or the federal government required. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [AJR-36] -  JR-39

constitutional amendments _ second consideration Constitutional amendments — Second consideration

County officers (clerk, treasurer, DA, coroner, elected surveyor, register of deeds, clerk of circuit court): terms of office changed to 4-year. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [SJR-2] -  JR-2