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1214 Olsen, Sen. Luther (14th Sen.Dist.; R)

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program: various changes re 2015 WisAct 53 - AB287

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program: various changes re 2015 WisAct 53 - SB254

American Red Cross Month: March 2015 proclaimed as - AJR18

American Red Cross Month: March 2015 proclaimed as - SJR18

Assessed value of each major class of property of a taxation district: in reevaluation process, removing requirement that assessment staff attend an assessor education program prior to DOR appointing someone to assist staff; definition of ``major class of property” modified - AB576

Assessed value of each major class of property of a taxation district: in reevaluation process, removing requirement that assessment staff attend an assessor education program prior to DOR appointing someone to assist staff; definition of ``major class of property” modified - SB430

Assessor’s certification: DOR authority to suspend - AB577

Assessor’s certification: DOR authority to suspend - SB431

Birth parent whose rights were terminated: if deceased, DCF may disclose identity under certain conditions; procedure for biological parent to obtain identifying information about his or her child; requests for genetic or medical information about the birth parent does not require a physician’s statement, deceased birth parent and offspring is under age 18 provision - AB513

Birth parent whose rights were terminated: if deceased, DCF may disclose identity under certain conditions; procedure for biological parent to obtain identifying information about his or her child; requests for genetic or medical information about the birth parent does not require a physician’s statement, deceased birth parent and offspring is under age 18 provision - SB386

Brain Injury Awareness Month: March 2016 recognized as - SJR94

Broadband expansion grant program funding modified - SB519

Building permit form for one- and two-family dwellings revised and annual report from political subdivisions to DSPS required - AB571

Building permit form for one- and two-family dwellings revised and annual report from political subdivisions to DSPS required - SB458

Camping units: DSPS directed to include separate standards for in the dwelling code, electrical code, and plumbing code - AB121

Camping units: DSPS directed to include separate standards for in the dwelling code, electrical code, and plumbing code - SB94

Certificate of self-insurance issued to a religious sect can be used in lieu of motor vehicle liability insurance re proof of financial responsibility and liability insurance requirements - AB649

Certificate of self-insurance issued to a religious sect can be used in lieu of motor vehicle liability insurance re proof of financial responsibility and liability insurance requirements - SB534

Charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations: registration and other requirements revised; DFI rules modified [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 60.01, 60.02, 60.03, 60.04, 60.05, 60.06, 60.07, 60.075, 60.08] - SB631

Child safety restraint system requirements modified re rear-facing car seat - AB400

Child safety restraint system requirements modified re rear-facing car seat - SB332

Child sex trafficking crime expanded; child abuse definition and investigation, and juvenile court orders provisions - SB618

Civics exam as condition for high school diploma, independent audit of private schools participating in a parental choice program, and school and school district accountability reports: requirements created in 2015 WisAct 55 modified - AB828

Civics exam as condition for high school diploma, independent audit of private schools participating in a parental choice program, and school and school district accountability reports: requirements created in 2015 WisAct 55 modified - SB640

Coroner and medical examiner service fees: moratorium expanded and exception created re an intergovernmental cooperation agreement - SB531

Crime victim restitution revisions re Corr.Dept authority to charge a reimbursement fee, garnishment of a defendant’s wages, and certification to DOR of restitution owed; reports required - AB663

Crime victim restitution revisions re Corr.Dept authority to charge a reimbursement fee, garnishment of a defendant’s wages, and certification to DOR of restitution owed; reports required - SB500

Deaf History Month: March 2016 proclaimed as - SJR100

Declaration of domestic partnership maximum additional fee within 5 days of application modified and legal status required to be completed within 30 days; county clerk requirement revised re providing information on fetal alcohol syndrome and dangers of using drugs while pregnant - AB573

Declaration of domestic partnership maximum additional fee within 5 days of application modified and legal status required to be completed within 30 days; county clerk requirement revised re providing information on fetal alcohol syndrome and dangers of using drugs while pregnant - SB465

Dementia crisis unit: DHS to report re individuals with dementia in crisis situations and propose a pilot program - AB786

Dementia crisis unit: DHS to report re individuals with dementia in crisis situations and propose a pilot program - SB749

Dementia specialist certification program created; DHS duties - AB785

Dementia specialist certification program created; DHS duties - SB750

Dietetic internship program established under the WIC program; DHS duties - SB402

DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; one-call system requirements, violations, complaints, and enforcement, PSC duties; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service - SB654

Donate Life Month: April 2015 proclaimed as - AJR22

Donate Life Month: April 2015 proclaimed as - SJR25

Donation of abandoned or seized vehicles to nonprofit organization by municipality, county, or law enforcement agency allowed - SB153

DOT rules: technical changes and revisions re Wisconsin Environmental Policy Act, evaluation of major highway projects, recreational vehicle dealers, motor vehicle rental companies, design of handicapped parking signs, and electronic signatures for ID card applications for certain parking privileges [Admin.Code Trans 28.04, 28.06, 28.07, 28.09, 31.02, 31.03, 31.04, 55.02, 55.06, 56.04, 56.05, 57.04, 100.01, 100.03, 100.07, 100.08, 100.10, 100.18, 106.02, 106.03, 113 (title), 113.01, 113.03, 113.04, 118.01, 118.03, 118.04, 118.05, 118.06, 118.07, 118.08, 118.09, 118.10, 118.11, 118.12, 118.13, 118.14, 130.03, 131.01, 131.02, 131.03, 131.07, 131.08, 131.11, 131.15, 142.07, 145, 146.04, 157.05, 175.09, 178.03, 200.07, 206.03, 207.02, 210 (title), 210.01, 210.02, 210.03, 210.05, 210.06, 210.065, 210.07, 210.08, 233.08, 233.11, 252.06, 253.01, 253.02, 253.04, 253.045, 253.05, 253.06, 253.065, 310.01, 310.04, 310.05, 315.01, 315.03, 400.03 (note), 400.04, 400.05, 400.06, 400.07, 400.08, 400.09, 400.10, 400.11, 400.12, 400.13, 400.14, 401.04, 510.08] - SB360

Driver schools licensed by DOT may provide some instruction by means of the Internet - AB74

Driver schools licensed by DOT may provide some instruction by means of the Internet - SB65

Election recount revisions re fees - SB96

Electrical work, persons who perform or inspect: continuing education requirements for renewal of registration, license, or approval; experienced electrician exemption provision - AB190

Equalized property value: DOR to publish preliminary determination to its Internet site for county or taxation district to review and DOR to correct before notification of final determination - AB575

Equalized property value: DOR to publish preliminary determination to its Internet site for county or taxation district to review and DOR to correct before notification of final determination - SB429

Expanding list of traffic violations for which operating privilege is suspended and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course is required; bodily harm or death of another and forfeiture provisions - AB476

Expanding list of traffic violations for which operating privilege is suspended and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course is required; bodily harm or death of another and forfeiture provisions - SB720

Food protection practices certificate issued by DHS required to operate a school lunchroom in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program - AB37

Food protection practices certificate issued by DHS required to operate a school lunchroom in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program - SB34

Growing Rural Opportunities and Workforce in Wisconsin Program (GROW Wisconsin) created re student loan reimbursement payments to individuals who relocate to certain rural counties; HEAB and DWD duties; participating counties must adopt an authorizing resolution - SB416

High capacity well approval procedure revised; designation of sensitive resource areas, special environmental review, and minimum water levels provisions; DNR and JCF duties - SB291

Hydro-flight devices: boating regulation exemption and definition provision - AB214

Interstate Compact on Juveniles repealed as it is no longer in effect; juvenile from another state on supervision in this state under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles for a sex offense is required to register as a sex offender - SB475

Iola Old Car Show: DOT required to erect directional signs; contributions from interested parties provision - AB509

Iola Old Car Show: DOT required to erect directional signs; contributions from interested parties provision - SB382

Lake monitoring and protection: purposes for which DNR may pay costs under contract expanded and DNR may use portion of funding designated for river protection grants - SB436

Legal notices: publication on a municipality’s Internet site provisions - SB137

Local option for issuing liquor licenses repealed; retaining invoices for sales of malt beverages and intoxicating liquors in electronic form permitted, DOR duties - AB624

Mental health services in schools: DHS cannot require mental health clinic or licensed treatment professional from designating a school site as a clinic in order to provide services - SB591

Missing adult at risk reports: law enforcement agency to refer person making the report to local aging and disability resource centers; DOT to review driver’s license of the subject of the alert to determine if restrictions should be imposed - AB792

Missing adult at risk reports: law enforcement agency to refer person making the report to local aging and disability resource centers; DOT to review driver’s license of the subject of the alert to determine if restrictions should be imposed - SB760

Nonprofit winter sports club: property tax exemption created under set conditions; JSCTE appendix report - AB525

Nonprofit winter sports club: property tax exemption created under set conditions; JSCTE appendix report - SB393

Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture and sale prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug and ordinance provisions - SB15

Practice of psychiatry: income tax deduction for income earned from created; JSCTE appendix report - AB709

Psychotropic medication: signed acknowledgement form requirements for administration to CBRF residents; off premises and nursing home provisions - AB791

Psychotropic medication: signed acknowledgement form requirements for administration to CBRF residents; off premises and nursing home provisions - SB748

Qualified financial contracts and certain agreements: staying or prevention of a person from exercising certain rights prohibited - SB537

Real Estate Examining Board requirement to develop rules re cooperative agreement forms for out-of-state real estate brokers, salespersons, and time-share salespersons deleted - AB33

Real Estate Examining Board requirement to develop rules re cooperative agreement forms for out-of-state real estate brokers, salespersons, and time-share salespersons deleted - SB41

Register of deeds: revisions re instruments filed or recorded with and fees - AB82

Register of deeds: revisions re instruments filed or recorded with and fees - SB73

Representation and distribution of nude child: criminal penalty exception for parents does not apply when the purpose is for sexual arousal, gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary gain - SB614

School and school district accountability report revisions; low-performing school districts and schools provisions replaced with chronically failing schools and school districts provisions, including improvement plans; charter schools, independent charter schools, and private schools participating in the parental choice program provisions; boards created; DPI and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties; school board required to annually post educational options to its Internet page; LAB audit - SB1

School board member compatible positions: exception for volunteer coach or supervisor of an extracurricular activity - SB217

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed - SB262

Small UTV defined and age restriction modified; UTV age restriction modified; small ATV engine size increased - SB381

Special distinguishing registration plates supporting the Boy Scouts of America; fees, logo or symbol, registration number up to 7 positions, and contributions from interested parties provisions - SB388

Special interest vehicle hauling restrictions revised re trucks and transporting property for hire - AB616

Special interest vehicle hauling restrictions revised re trucks and transporting property for hire - SB508

Supreme Court requested to promulgate rules re continuing legal and judicial education on elder law or trusts and estates law - SB671

Teaching license based on completion of a teacher education program accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale - AB696

Teaching license based on completion of a teacher education program accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale - SB494

Temporary alcohol beverage retail license revisions re issuance to local chambers of commerce and similar trade or civic organizations, multiple-location events, and temporary ``Class B” license for wine issued without issuing a temporary Class ``B” license for beer; DOR directed to update specific publication - SB236

Towing Industry Awareness Week: November 1-7 proclaimed as - AJR56

Towing Industry Awareness Week: second week in September of each year proclaimed as - AJR58

Towing Industry Awareness Week: second week in September of each year proclaimed as - SJR51

Town zoning ordinance provision revised re approval by county board; withdrawing from coverage of a county zoning ordinance and county development plan; shoreland, floodplain, and farmland preservation zoning ordinances; and plat and certified survey map approval - SB479

Trees obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs along highways: compensating DOT for removal not required if sign advertises activities conducted on the property on which it is located - AB638

Trees obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs along highways: compensating DOT for removal not required if sign advertises activities conducted on the property on which it is located - SB504

U.S. foreign service: motor vehicle operator's license and vehicle registration privileges for members on active duty - AB370

UI benefit applicants: DWD to establish drug testing program, rules provision; survey of employers, voluntary submission of test results by employing unit, and unemployment reserve fund balancing account provisions - AB192

Underage person on premises licensed for retail sale of alcohol beverages: exception for Class “B” licensed indoor golf and baseball facility - SB226

Wells used for fire protection or to provide water to a single family or multifamily residence is not considered a high capacity well; DNR approval, annual pumping report, and fee provisions - SB243

WRS coverage for new participating employers; JSCRS appendix report - SB134

Zoning ordinance amendment or petition to amend: notification by registered mail changed to certified mail and email - AB457

Zoning ordinance amendment or petition to amend: notification by registered mail changed to certified mail and email - SB313

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Olsen, Sen. Luther (14th Sen.Dist.; R)

Senate Bills: 7, 8, 9, 14, 17, 22, 64, 70, 77, 79, 80, 83, 84, 88, 95, 113, 118, 122, 131, 135, 140, 141, 150, 154, 155, 156, 157, 170, 192, 196, 198, 202, 204, 230, 248, 265, 268, 269, 271, 272, 275, 279, 280, 293, 300, 303, 304, 308, 309, 312, 317, 318, 319, 320, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 330, 333, 338, 339, 340, 348, 351, 353, 384, 387, 389, 392, 394, 411, 419, 427, 437, 444, 448, 452, 476, 485, 487, 488, 490, 496, 499, 501, 503, 506, 507, 509, 510, 517, 518, 520, 522, 524, 527, 539, 544, 546, 549, 574, 626, 628, 642, 643, 656, 687, 715, 716

Senate Joint Resolutions: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 17, 20, 21, 22, 31, 34, 35, 40, 42, 45, 48, 49, 50, 63, 64, 66, 67, 69, 72, 73, 77, 79, 81, 83, 89, 90, 109

Senate Resolutions: 7, 10, 11, 12

Assembly Bills: 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 19, 30, 46, 47, 59, 60, 73, 75, 81, 100, 107, 112, 113, 114, 120, 122, 124, 156, 161, 165, 172, 174, 193, 198, 199, 205, 206, 207, 208, 212, 232, 243, 252, 253, 282, 284, 299, 307, 308, 315, 320, 327, 340, 348, 357, 358, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 374, 378, 385, 394, 403, 406, 407, 408, 409, 417, 425, 426, 428, 429, 430, 431, 433, 435, 438, 440, 441, 473, 477, 478, 504, 511, 512, 514, 515, 520, 522, 526, 527, 530, 541, 544, 546, 552, 557, 563, 564, 565, 566, 584, 598, 610, 615, 626, 627, 629, 630, 631, 633, 643, 647, 651, 657, 658, 659, 660, 662, 664, 666, 667, 673, 674, 675, 691, 693, 694, 695, 705, 733, 734, 737, 752, 765, 766, 767, 768, 778, 789, 804, 808, 856

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 20, 27, 32, 33, 37, 43, 44, 51, 54, 57, 59, 61, 68, 70, 72, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 93, 95, 97, 99, 110, 113