Acts Index

DETF revisions re WRS lump sum payment, intestate or abandoned accounts notification, life insurance to certain Milwaukee teachers and application date for long-term disability insurance benefits (remedial legislation)  -  Act 414

Estate recovery for certain disease aids costs: provisions created [Sec. 3044b-j, 7065b, c, 7190b, c, 7191b, c, 7193b, c, 7194b, c, 7195b, c, 7197b, c, 7198b, c, 7199b, c, y, 7200b, c, 7206b, c, 9126 (32g), 9426 (24g)]  -  Act 27

MA expense recovery by DHSS re estate property, joint banking and payable on death accounts [Sec. 3074, 7065, 7190, 7196, 7200, 7201-7205]  -  Act 27

Summary proceedings of estate property: coverage expanded; purchaser protection specified  -  Act 355

Termination of decedent's interest in property: procedure revised  -  Act 182

estate tax Estate tax

Instalment payments of [Sec. 3430-3432, 9348 (2)]  -  Act 27

ethics Ethics

Convicted felons and persons convicted of misdemeanor involving violation of public trust: eligibility to hold public office revised. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [AJR-16]  -  JR-28

Private interest in public contract: law revised  -  Act 435

ethics board Ethics board

Lobbying fee increases: initial applicability of 1995 WisAct 27 clarified [Sec. 83, 84]  -  Act 216

Principal registration and authorizations and lobbyist licenses: fees adjusted [Sec. 37-41, 9422 (1)]  -  Act 27

eviction Eviction, see Landlord and tenant

evidence Evidence

Criminal discovery laws revised  -  Act 387

Personal injury actions: discovery of information re medical records permitted  -  Act 345

Recorded communications in felony proceedings: disclosure of one-party consent recordings expanded  -  Act 30

examining board Examining board, see Regulation and licensing, Department of

exceptional educational needs Exceptional educational needs, see Children — Special education

executors and administrators Executors and administrators, see Trust fund

expenses of legislators Expenses of legislators, see Legislature — Member — Compensation

export Export, see Industrial development

exposition district Exposition district, see Public building

expulsion of pupils Expulsion of pupils, see School — Discipline

f - F -

fair Fair, see also State fair

County fair aids increased [Sec. 481h]  -  Act 27

fair employment Fair employment, see Discrimination in employment

family Family

Child care economics: laws revised re school board contracts with day care centers, pupil transportation, outdoor play space, child care on other than first floor and kindergarten and prekindergarten programs  -  Act 439

Children's code: statement of legislative purpose modified and expanded; American Indian child provisions specified  -  Act 275

Crimes against children and person responsible for a child: coverage expanded to stepparent  -  Act 214

Custody of child transferred to relative: judge authorized to give if no less drastic alternative available; adoption of child by relative  -  Act 275

Domestic abuse arrests: no-contact period increased  -  Act 304

Domestic abuse grant revisions [Sec. 939, 2340-2345, 2346-2348]  -  Act 27

Family literacy advocate and statewide program created [Sec. 48g, 9124 (1q)]  -  Act 27

Foster care provided by nonlegally responsible relatives: county funding revision [Sec. 848, 889]  -  Act 27

Wisconsin works kinship care: provision created re child care by a relative; guardianship and adoption provisions  -  Act 289

family _ support Family — Support, see also Children — Protection and services; Juvenile delinquency

Child and spousal support receipt and disbursement: county board may designate duties  -  Act 279

Child or family support nonpayment: automatic lien on boat or vessel; DNR to provide owner list to county  -  Act 287

Child support and paternity programs transferred from DHSS to DILHR [Sec. 843m-r, 847b, 871b, 872b, 1154c, 2027m, p, 2128m, 2134q, 2157x, 2158b, 2160b, 2276c-e, 2896b, 2898b, 2915b, 3970m, 7098c, e, 7104tm, 7108c, 9426 (30gbz)]  -  Act 27

Child support application fee use re filing of petition [Sec. 7163, 9310 (1), 9410 (1)]  -  Act 27

Child support, Bureau of, and Office of child care transferred from DHFS to DILJD  -  Act 404

Child support nonpayment: suspension of vehicle operation privilege provided  -  Act 401

Child support program: DHSS contracting for enforcement and collection [Sec. 866, 2129]  -  Act 27

Child support stipulation fee waiver [Sec. 7154r, 9310 (1g)]  -  Act 27

County child support appropriations consolidated; DOA to review and lapse funds [Sec. 844, 845, 868, 2130m, 2134, 2159, 2895, 2897, 2914, 9226 (1)] [868 — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Custodial parent allowed to obtain information about noncustodial parent; conditions specified  -  Act 187

Delinquent child support obligors: public awareness program; publication and identification of individuals  -  Act 12

Dependent of a veteran: definition modified  -  Act 255

Nonsupport cases against indigent persons: SPD representation eliminated [Sec. 7266-7268, 9344 (3)]  -  Act 27

Paternity determination proceedings and disclosure of court records  -  Act 275

WEJT for noncustodial parents: judges authorized to order participation in another county [Sec. 7105, 7107, 9326 (7)]  -  Act 27

Wisconsin works kinship care: provision created re child care by a relative; guardianship and adoption provisions  -  Act 289

family court commissioner Family court commissioner

Custodial parent moving with, or removing, child after divorce: notification and objection procedure revised  -  Act 70

Paternity determination proceedings and disclosure of court records  -  Act 275

family practice clinic and program Family practice clinic and program, see University of Wisconsin — College of medicine

farm and farming Farm and farming, see also Agricultural credit; Farmland preservation; Fur farm; Game

Agricultural activities alleged to be nuisances: law revised re zoning ordinances, available remedies and awards of costs  -  Act 149

Agricultural technology and family farm programs at U.W. Madison [Sec.1775hd, hf]  -  Act 27

Farm progress days 1996: DOT may not charge sponsors for state traffic patrol services; charge for certain other costs permitted [Sec. 9162 (3m)] [vetoed]  -  SB-565

Farm trucks exempted from motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program; sunset provided  -  Act 137

Fences between adjoining properties re farming or grazing: revision re use of markers and high tensile wires  -  Act 41

Rules of the road laws: applicable premises expanded re OWI, reckless driving and duties of person involved in an accident; certain exemptions for private parking areas at farms or single-family residences  -  Act 127

Sustainable agriculture grants funding [Sec. 3567, 3567e, 9104 (4g)]  -  Act 27

Trespass to land: scope of law broadened  -  Act 451

Wood ash: license exemption re agricultural use; DNR report required [Sec. 4319h, 9142 (1g)]  -  Act 27

farm and farming _ machinery Farm and farming — Machinery

Agricultural machinery operated on highway: youthful operator prohibition penalty delayed  -  Act 194

Vehicles transporting certain overweight loads: laws revised re agricultural transportation and energy emergencies, farm tractors on certain highways and permits for loads of hay bales or Christmas trees  -  Act 348

farm produce Farm produce

Electronic benefit transfer system for food stamp and other benefits created, program not implemented if certain conditions apply; county and tribal governing body participation optional; use of nontraditional retailers (farmers' markets); JCF to review  -  Act 368

Fruit and vegetable producer security program: laws revised  -  Act 460

Fruit and vegetable washing facilities: exemption from certain permit, plan approval and license requirements  -  Act 99

Vehicles transporting potatoes: weight and length restrictions revised; operation on certain highways limited  -  Act 163

farmland preservation Farmland preservation

Agricultural land use-value assessment and reimbursement provisions created; penalty for transfer of ownership in certain cases; Farmland advisory council established, duties defined [Sec. 615r, 1803m, 3343wb, 3362b-h, 3367c, 3434g, 3439m, 3446y, 3459m, 3488m, 6611b, 7215m, 9148 (1x), 9448 (1x)] [3362h, 3434g, 3439m, 3459m, 9148 (1x), 9448 (1x) — partial veto; 615r, 1803m — vetoed]  -  Act 27

Farmland preservation tax credit payback: DATCP to report on alternative administration methods [Sec. 9104 (2g)]  -  Act 27

fdl foods, inc FDL Foods, Inc.

Labor training and employment services program for employes of FDL Foods, Inc.: grant provided  -  Act 119

federal aid Federal aid

Child care programs: distribution of federal funds [Sec. 2354, 2357-2360]  -  Act 27

Child care programs funded by federal grant: procedures and criteria revised [Sec. 951, 2373-2376, 2378-2386, 2388-2396, 2400-2402]  -  Act 27

DOT appropriation adjustments: submission of plans to JCF re allocation of actual federal aid amounts  -  Act 113

Federal block grant funds: expenditure approval by JCF  -  Act 132

Federal block grant funds: expenditure approval by JCF [Sec. 16g, 303m] [vetoed]  -  AB-150