2019 Acts Index

Local government: filling town board vacancies and provision for member who is temporarily incapacitated; public notice of meeting of a governmental body; removal of any elective town officer; appeal of denial of temporary use permit application or extension; wages of town officer also serving as a town employee; town assessor term of appointment - Act 140

opioid Opioid, see Drugs

ordinance Ordinance

Alcohol beverage operator’s license issuance: municipal governing body may delegate authority to a municipal official by ordinance - Act 166

Honorary discharge of a firearm at events for former military, law enforcement, or firefighters, or on certain holidays: municipal restriction of firearm discharge does not apply - Act 124

Massage therapy or bodywork therapy license violations: municipal ordinance allowed, employment of unlicensed persons prohibited; Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board may assess a forfeiture; state penalties revised - Act 41

Municipal ordinance enforcement and municipal court procedures: various changes - Act 70

Quarries extracting certain nonmetallic minerals: limitations on local regulation [Sec. 760c-777m, 1103m] [vetoed] - Act 9

Stands operated by minors allowed without a food processing plant license or retail food establishment license; conditions, ordinance, and definition provisions - Act 60

Town zoning ordinances affecting shorelands; county shoreland zoning ordinance requirements; county zoning ordinance that applies to all or part of a town’s territory - Act 145

organization, miscellaneous Organization, Miscellaneous

ATV and UTV regulations revised; administrative code revision [Admin.Code NR 64.14] [partial veto] - Act 183

Emergency medical supply manufacturers, distributors, and sellers who donate or sell during the declared COVID-19 emergency: civil liability exemption established; conditions and charitable organization provision [Sec. 99-104] - Act 185

Fast Forward grants to programs that promote the attraction and retention of personal care workers [Sec. 1325c, 9150 (5i)] [9150 (5i) -- vetoed] - Act 9

Information technology education grants [Sec. 1475f] - Act 9

Minority health grants from DHS: appropriation modified [Sec. 189, 191, 191d, 279, 1893, 1894] - Act 9

Online early learning pilot program for low-income children in certain school districts established; DPI duties and reports and matching funds provisions - Act 170

School-based mental health consultation pilot program in Outagamie County created; DHS duties and reports required - Act 117

Suicide prevention grant to Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. [Sec. 9119 (6f)] [partial veto] - Act 9

Tangible personal property temporarily stored in this state re specified construction activities outside of this state: sales tax exemption created - Act 181

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: allowing nonprofit agencies providing volunteer health care services to MA recipients who are primarily homeless to participate - Act 57

Wisconsin Reading Corps grant made annual, sunset eliminated [Sec. 167, 1421, 9434 (1)] - Act 9

outagamie county Outagamie County

I 43 projects in Brown and Outagamie and Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties added to enumerated projects approved for construction [Sec. 1078, 1078d] [1078d -- partial veto] - Act 9

School-based mental health consultation pilot program in Outagamie County created; DHS duties and reports required - Act 117

Veterans Memorial Bridge in City of Kaukauna: rehabilitation funding [Sec. 184o, 9144 (4x)] [vetoed] - Act 9

owi _operating while intoxicated_ OWI (Operating while intoxicated), see Drunken driving

ozaukee county Ozaukee County

I 43 projects in Brown and Outagamie and Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties added to enumerated projects approved for construction [Sec. 1078, 1078d] [1078d -- partial veto] - Act 9

P P

parental choice Parental choice, see School — Attendance

parking Parking, see Motor vehicle — Parking

parochial and private schools Parochial and private schools

Drills for fire, tornado, and school safety in public and private schools: previous warning permitted - Act 39

Peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs for public, private, and tribal high schools: DPI competitive grant program established - Act 83

Private school choice programs, independent charter schools, Special Needs Scholarship Program re 2020 public health emergency: DPI may waive state education statutes and administrative rules; not withholding program payments; cash and investment balance requirement does not apply; hours of instruction waiver; and parental choice program application deadline for 2020-2021 extended [Sec. 57, 60-66, 105 (22), (23)] - Act 185

Pupil examination requirements do not apply and DPI prohibited from publishing school accountability reports in the 2019-2020 school year [Sec. 54-56, 58, 59, 67-74, 105 (21)] - Act 185

Reciprocal teaching license provisions revised - Act 43

Robotics league participation grants program [Sec. 1472-1474] - Act 9

Statewide parental choice program revisions re application and reporting deadlines, and evidence of accreditation for participating private school - Act 55

Uniform Athlete Agents Act: revisions adopted - Act 180

Vaping on school premises prohibited - AB868

parole or probation Parole or probation

DOC required to recommend revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision if person is charged with a crime while on parole, probation, or extended supervision; exception provision [vetoed] - AB805

Persons who committed certain violent crimes: eligibility for probation, special action parole, extended supervision, or challenge incarceration program [vetoed] - AB809

partnership Partnership, see Corporation

paternity Paternity, see Family — Support

pepper spray Pepper spray, see Public safety

permit Permit, see Bus and truck — Taxation or registration; Municipality — Planning

personal care services Personal care services, see Medical service

personal property Personal property

Tangible personal property temporarily stored in this state re specified construction activities outside of this state: sales tax exemption created - Act 181

personal property _ taxation Personal property — Taxation, see Property tax, and its subheadings

personnel management division of dpm Personnel Management, Division of (DPM), see Administration, Department of — Boards and other subdivisions

persons with disabilities Persons with disabilities, see also Children — Special educational needs; Deaf and hearing impaired; Intellectual disabilities

Dental services to MA recipients with disabilities: increase MA reimbursement rates [Sec. 9119 (9)] - Act 9

Independent living center grants: clarification re moneys DWD transfers to DHS [Sec. 231] - Act 9

``Individuals with disabilities" or ``impaired individuals" substituted for ``handicapped" in statutes administered by HEAB and TCS Board [Sec. 136, 374-385, 388, 392] - Act 9

Long-term care and managed care programs receiving MA: aging and disability resource center duties, COP statutory language eliminated, regional long-term care advisory committees eliminated, appeal of eligibility determination by care management or managed care organizations [Sec. 48, 60, 193, 194, 197-202, 208, 316, 441-483, 485, 651, 654, 660-664, 665, 666, 682, 686-689, 696-725, 731, 733-749, 753, 754, 973, 980, 1110, 1354, 1387, 2078-2112, 2133-2142] - Act 9

Robot-assisted educational programs for pupils with autism: CESA grants [Sec. 146e, 1437p] [vetoed] - Act 9

pests Pests

Insect repellant for sale in state parks and forests: DNR to make available - Act 74

petroleum Petroleum, see also Fuel; Gasoline

``Energy provider” definition expanded re trespassing on or damaging property of - Act 33

Petroleum inspection fee: deposit of revenues into transportation fund and petroleum inspection fund [Sec. 338m, 339m, 1799q, 9402 (1p)] - Act 9

pfas _per_ and poly_fluoroalykyl substances_ PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalykyl substances), see Environmental protection

pharmacy Pharmacy

COVID-19 diagnosis or suspected diagnosis: prohibited actions by insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and self-insured health plans [Sec. 13, 14, 20, 75, 78, 91, 93-95] - Act 185

Dispensing, distributing, or selling dialysate drugs, or devices necessary for providing home peritoneal kidney dialysis to patient with end-stage renal disease: exemption from pharmacist license requirement, conditions set - Act 13

Health care provider credentials issued by DSPS: exemption from renewal during the 2020 public health emergency; former health care providers may obtain temporary credentials under certain conditions, health care facility and medical malpractice provisions; fee provision [Sec. 86, 105 (4), (5)] - Act 185

Health care providers from another state: temporary credentials during the 2020 public health emergency, health care facility and medical malpractice provisions [Sec. 105 (6), (7)] - Act 185

Pharmacists authorized to extend a prescription order during the 2020 public health emergency under certain conditions [Sec. 87, 88] - Act 185

Prescription drug limits: health insurance policy or pharmacy benefit manager prohibited from imposing during the 2020 public health emergency, exception for controlled substances [Sec. 90, 97] - Act 185

Step therapy protocols for prescription drug coverage established - Act 12

Vaccines administered by pharmacists or pharmacy student revisions re age restriction and immunization schedules published by the federal Centers for Disease Control - Act 24

physical therapist or therapy Physical therapist or therapy, see Medical service — Occupations

physician Physician, see also Medical education; Medical malpractice

Advance directive certifications and findings of incapacity re health care powers of attorney and admission to a hospice: revising advanced practice clinician, nurses, and physicians - Act 90

Child born alive after abortion: requirements of health care providers present and criminal penalties created, damage provisions [vetoed] - AB179

Civil liability immunity for health care professionals and providers for death, injury, or damages in response to the 2020 public health emergency, conditions specified [Sec. 98] - Act 185

Direct primary care agreements and exemption from insurance law [vetoed] - AB26

Dispensing, distributing, or selling dialysate drugs, or devices necessary for providing home peritoneal kidney dialysis to patient with end-stage renal disease: exemption from pharmacist license requirement, conditions set - Act 13

Educational loan assistance program administered by the UW Board of Regents for physicians, dentists, and other health care providers: agree to practice in eligible practice area for certain amount of time to be eligible, definition provision - Act 58

Health care provider credentials issued by DSPS: exemption from renewal during the 2020 public health emergency; former health care providers may obtain temporary credentials under certain conditions, health care facility and medical malpractice provisions; fee provision [Sec. 86, 105 (4), (5)] - Act 185

Health care providers from another state: temporary credentials during the 2020 public health emergency, health care facility and medical malpractice provisions [Sec. 105 (6), (7)] - Act 185

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: repeal provision of 2015 WisAct 116 that authorizes repeal of the statutes authorizing the compact - Act 49

Out-of-state physician or nurse anesthetist temporarily authorized to practice in Wisconsin re 2020 public health emergency: fulfilling liability insurance requirement [Sec. 105 (2)] - Act 185

Practicing as a physician assistant, RN, or nurse anesthetist while performing official duties for the armed forces or federal health services: exemption from license and credential requirements - Act 148

Selective abortions and disability-selective abortion prohibited; civil remedies and injunctive relief provisions [vetoed] - AB182