2017 Subject Index to Legislation

WEDC loan limitations [Sec. 1770, 1771, 9350 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB64

WEDC loan limitations [Sec. 1770, 1771, 9350 (1)] - SB30

WEDC loan to Marathon County Development Corporation for minority-owned businesses [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9150 (3w)] - AB64

WEDC matching grant program created re recipients of certain federal Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) or federal Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) grants - AB46

WEDC matching grant program created re recipients of certain federal Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) or federal Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) grants - SB40

WEDC: requirements for meetings of board of directors and formally constituted subunits established; board membership revised - AB689

WEDC: requirements for meetings of board of directors and formally constituted subunits established; board membership revised - SB581

economic impact statement Economic impact statement, see Industrial development

education Education, see Agricultural education; Colleges and universities; Kindergarten; Medical education; Milwaukee — School; Parochial and private schools; Scholarships and loans; School, and its subheadings; Technical college; University of Wisconsin, and its subheadings

educational approval board Educational Approval Board

EAB eliminated, functions transferred to DSPS [Sec. 22, 68, 69, 225-228, 579, 663-704, 733-738, 1018, 1043, 1044, 1087, 1088, 1112, 1113, 1332, 1454, 1642, 1643, 1644, 1691, 1935, 1936, 2248, 2250, 2264, 9111 (1), 9411 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, EAB temporarily transferred to DSPS then eliminated, functions remain with DSPS, 48m, 52m, o, 69d, e, 663m, 665m, 669m, 671m, 672m, 673m, 674m, 680m, 685m, 688m, 689m, 694m, 700m, 701m, 703m, 704d-m, 738h, j, 1936am-zm, 2149m, p, 2248m, p, 2250m, p, 9111 (1p), (1q), 9411 (1p), (1q), deletes 69, 663, 665, 669, 671-685, 688-694, 700, 701, 703, 704, 738, 2248, 2250, 9411 (1), 1936 renumbered 1936am, 9111 (1) revised and renumbered 9111 (1q)] - AB64

EAB eliminated, functions transferred to DSPS [Sec. 22, 68, 69, 225-228, 579, 663-704, 733-738, 1018, 1043, 1044, 1087, 1088, 1112, 1113, 1332, 1454, 1642-1644, 1691, 1935, 1936, 2248, 2250, 2264, 9111 (1), 9411 (1)] - SB30

educational service agency, cooperative Educational Service Agency, Cooperative

Emergency administration of opioid antagonist to pupils and other persons appearing to overdose: civil liability for school bus operator and employees and volunteers of public, private, and tribal schools; calling 911 provision [A.Amdt.1: college residence hall director added] - Jr7 AB1

Emergency administration of opioid antagonist to pupils and other persons appearing to overdose: civil liability for school bus operator and employees and volunteers of public, private, and tribal schools; calling 911 provision - Jr7 SB1

Minimum number of hours of direct pupil instruction: pilot program created in which a school district in CESA 6 region may opt out of the requirement - AB221

Minimum number of hours of direct pupil instruction: pilot program created in which a school district in CESA 6 region may opt out of the requirement - SB105

Rural school teacher talent pilot program created; grants from DPI to CESAs [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 206m, 1475m] - AB64

School-based mental health services grants established re collaborating with community mental health agencies; Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish an advisory committee; emergency rules provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 215k, 1470g, 9135 (4f)] - AB64

Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Center: DPI to work with a CESA to provide training and technical assistance to school employees re emergency preparedness and school violence - AB1060

edvest _college savings program_ EdVest (college savings program), see Scholarships and loans

eitc _earned income tax credit_ EITC (Earned income tax credit), see Income tax — Credit

elections Elections, see also Primary elections; Referendum; Voting; Voting machine

Classified service employee running for a partisan political office: eliminate leave of absence requirement - AB129

Classified service employee running for a partisan political office: eliminate leave of absence requirement - SB753

Elections Commission required to deplete federal Help America Vote Act funds before using state funds for election administration purposes [Sec. 9113 (1)] - AB64

Elections Commission required to deplete federal Help America Vote Act funds before using state funds for election administration purposes [Sec. 9113 (1)] - SB30

Legislative vacancy: special election to be ordered within sixty days of the date the vacancy occurs - AB996

Legislative vacancy: special election to be ordered within sixty days of the date the vacancy occurs - SB782

Nomination papers for school district officer candidate in district with territory in a second class city: number of signatures may be reduced by resolution, conditions set - AB332

Nomination papers for school district officer candidate in district with territory in a second class city: number of signatures may be reduced by resolution, conditions set - SB260

Offer of employment from a public official or candidate to an individual to induce that person to not seek election to the same office held or sought by the official or candidate prohibited - AB223

Restore free and fair elections: petition the U.S. Congress to call a convention to propose an amendment to the Constitution; Wisconsin delegation conditions - AJR35

Restore free and fair elections: petition the U.S. Congress to call a convention to propose an amendment to the Constitution; Wisconsin delegation conditions - SJR24

Risk-limiting audits following regularly scheduled primary and general elections: Elections Commission to conduct; pilot program and reports provisions - AB743

Scheduling of referendum to exceed school district revenue limit concurrent with a spring election or general election required; exceptions and bond issue provision - AB269

Scheduling of referendum to exceed school district revenue limit concurrent with a spring election or general election required; exceptions and bond issue provision - SB194

Scheduling of referendum to exceed school district revenue limit: concurrent with regularly-scheduled election days and limited to 2 per year, exception and bond issue provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1c, d, 996pm-t, 1640i-r, 9335 (1f), (1g), 9435 (1w)] - AB64

elections _ advertising Elections — Advertising

Knowingly providing false election-related information to induce a person from refraining to register to vote or voting prohibited; exemption from liability for publisher of the information, filing a complaint with Elections Commission, and penalty provisions - SB498

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - AB472

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - SB375

elections _ ballots Elections — Ballots, see also Voting

Absentee ballot procedures for overseas and military electors modified [S.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB884

Absentee ballots cast by overseas and military voters: compliance with federal law and witness certification revisions - AB947

Advisory referendum for November 2018 ballot re should Congress propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. F.E.C. - AJR53

Advisory referendum for November 2018 ballot re should Congress propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United v. F.E.C. - SJR54

Electronic voting machine to cast an in-person absentee ballot authorized, municipal resolution or ordinance provision; Elections Commission duties - AB637

Electronic voting machine to cast an in-person absentee ballot authorized, municipal resolution or ordinance provision; Elections Commission duties - SB524

In-person absentee ballot: application with the county clerk when the municipal clerk is unavailable allowed - SB871

Presidential preference primary moved; absentee ballot in-person application timeline and voting procedures for military and overseas electors modified - AB1071

Presidential preference primary moved; absentee ballot in-person application timeline and voting procedures for military and overseas electors modified - AB1073

Presidential preference primary moved; absentee ballot in-person application timeline and voting procedures for military and overseas electors modified - SB885

Presidential preference primary moved; absentee ballot in-person application timeline and voting procedures for military and overseas electors modified - SB887

Showing your marked ballot to another person in a way that the mark is identifiable: prohibition eliminated - AB639

Showing your marked ballot to another person in a way that the mark is identifiable: prohibition eliminated - SB539

Special voting deputies dispatched to retirement home that is part of a multiple-use facility: management of retirement home must provide occupants’ names and addresses to the clerk - AB925

elections _ campaign expense Elections — Campaign expense

Campaign contribution limits to entities such as political action committees, legislative campaign committees, and political parties established; elimination of segregated fund provision - AB446

Campaign contribution limits to entities such as political action committees, legislative campaign committees, and political parties established; elimination of segregated fund provision - SB352

Campaign contribution to a judge or justice by an interested contributor: notification requirements created, penalty provision - AB137

Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, or federally recognized American Indian Tribes to a segregated fund established by a political party or legislative campaign committee prohibited - AB459

Contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, or federally recognized American Indian Tribes to a segregated fund established by a political party or legislative campaign committee prohibited - SB357

Coordination of mass communications between political action committees, independent expenditure committee, or other person and a candidate, candidate’s agent or legislative campaign committee, or political party of the candidate prohibited; definition provisions - SB356

Corporations and cooperative associations prohibited from making political contributions or expenditures to influence an election for state or local office; court and Ethics Commission provisions - SB413

Individual and candidate committee contribution limit decreased for statewide officeholders - AB447

Individual and candidate committee contribution limit decreased for statewide officeholders - SB353

Judge or justice required to disqualify himself or herself from an action if he or she received campaign financial support from a party to the action - AB135

Judge or justice required to disqualify himself or herself from an action if he or she received campaign financial support from a party to the action - SB779

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - AB472

Mass communications: reporting to the Ethics Commission revised; definition provisions - SB375

Political action committee contribution limits to candidates reduced - SB354

Political action committee definition revised for campaign finance purposes - SB355

Principal disseminating or attempting to influence model, uniform, suggested, or recommended legislation required to register with Ethics Commission and file expense statements; state public official statements of economic interests expanded to include reimbursements from campaign accounts or scholarships to attend a meeting or conference, person providing the reimbursement or scholarship also required to report to Ethics Commission; penalty provisions - AB976

Reporting place of employment of campaign finance contributors: amount required for report increased - AB460

Reporting place of employment of campaign finance contributors: amount required for report increased - SB358

Venue for trials involving violations of elections, ethics, and lobbying regulation laws changed; Elections Commission, Ethics Commission, and disclosure of certain information provisions - AB32

elections _ contested elections Elections — Contested elections

Recount petition by aggrieved party and referendum elector permitted, conditions set; costs and Elections Commission provisions [A.Amdt.1: filing petition deadline modified, presidential election provision added; S.Amdt.1: per diem for commission members revised] - AB153

Recount petition by aggrieved party and referendum elector permitted, conditions set; costs and Elections Commission provisions - SB102

elections _ officials Elections — Officials

Local public office holder may be appointed an election official; prohibition on serving as election official while a candidate does not change - AB85

Local public office holder may be appointed an election official; prohibition on serving as election official while a candidate does not change - SB66

Special voting deputies dispatched to retirement home that is part of a multiple-use facility: management of retirement home must provide occupants’ names and addresses to the clerk - AB925

elections _ registration Elections — Registration

Automatic voter registration: Elections Commission required to facilitate and maintain registration of all eligible electors for as long as they remain eligible, opt out provisions; DOT duties; report required - AB609

Elections Commission's responsibility to change registration status of electors eliminated; delegation authority removed - AB375

Free ID cards for voting purposes: DOT rules for verification procedure incorporated into statutes - AB1070

Free ID cards for voting purposes: DOT rules for verification procedure incorporated into statutes - AB1073