Subject Index

State-owned heating, cooling, and power plants and wastewater treatment facilities: sale or contract for operation by private entity required, not subject to PSC review or approval; JCF duties [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 16m, n, 83m, 85g, 85r-87L, 163m, 167m, 172m, 193m, 286m, 288m, 364c, 384m, 413m, 775m, 9101 (10v), 9455 (3w); A.Amdt.40: further revisions, 384t, 795f, deletes 384m, 775m] -  AB100

Utility aid payments and distribution formula: revisions re production plants, mitigation payments, substations, and payments for high-transmission lines; DOR study required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 93m, 1258m, 1260b, c, p, q, t, 1473b-e, 1474p, 1705b-g, 2097m, n, 2098m, 9141 (1n)]  - AB100

Wind farm with certain megawatt capacity is a qualified wholesale electric company for utility aid payment and license fee purposes -  AB245

Wind farm with certain megawatt capacity is a qualified wholesale electric company for utility aid payment and license fee purposes -  SB115

Window replacement loan program created re dwellings constructed before 1950; DOA administrative authority and report required; utility public benefits fund, DHFS, and nonprofit corporation provisions -  AB1030

Window replacement loan program created re dwellings constructed before 1950; DOA administrative authority and report required; utility public benefits fund, DHFS, and nonprofit corporation provisions -  SB622

electric vehicle Electric vehicle, see Motor vehicle

electricity Electricity

Electric recepticles maintained by DNR at state park campsites: percentage increased -  AB150

Electricity and natural gas sold for residential use: sales and use tax exemption revised -  SB337

Electricity consumed in product research or development: sales and use tax exemptions created - AB554

Electricity used in agricultural biotechnology and products used on livestock: income and franchise tax credits created re sales and use taxes paid on purchase of - AB606

Electricity used in agricultural biotechnology and vitamins, feed supplements, and hormones used on farm livestock: sales and use tax exemptions created -  AB547

Electricity used in research and development: income and franchise tax credits created re sales and use taxes paid on purchases - AB623

PSC duties revised re strategic energy assessments, certain certificates of public convenience and necessity (CPCNs), power purchase contracts, and prohibiting electric utilities from recovering certain costs in rates; strategic energy assessment name changed to strategic energy plan - AB545

Special orders of business for September 27, 2005 established re partial vetoes of AB-100 [Items C-8, C-9, C-14, C-16, F-3, F-4] and AB-27, AB-39, AB-69, AB-72, AB-95, AB-97, AB-127, AB-128, AB-133, AB-155, AB-184, AB-188, AB-201, AB-230, AB-264, AB-286, AB-308, AB-340, AB-345, AB-375, AB-384, AB-410, AB-426, AB-436, AB-442, AB-444, AB-460, AB-479, AB-482, AB-510, AB-512, AB-522, AB-534, AB-606, AB-636, AB-646, AB-648, AB-657, AB-679, and SB-266  - AR38

electronic data processing Electronic data processing, see Data processing

electronic mail Electronic mail, see Data processing and its subheadings

electronic monitoring Electronic monitoring, see Sentences and penalties

electronic signature Electronic signature, see Data processing

elevator Elevator, see Public safety

elk Elk, see Game

email Email, see Data processing and its subheadings

emancipation of minors Emancipation of minors, see Youth

emergency government Emergency government, see Adjutant General; Governor; Military Affairs, Department of; Natural disaster

emergency medical service or technician _ems or emt_ Emergency medical service or technician (EMS or EMT), see Medical service

emergency number system _911_ Emergency number system (911), see Telephone

emergency rule_making Emergency rule-making, see Administrative rules

emergency vehicle Emergency vehicle, see Medical service; Police

eminent domain Eminent domain

Condemnation authority of nongovernmental entities eliminated -  AB457

Condemnation of property prohibited unless expressly authorized by statute -  AB682

Condemnation of property prohibited unless expressly authorized by statute -  SB437

Condemnation of property that is not blighted prohibited if condemnor intends to convey or lease the acquired property to a private entity [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions; S.Amdt.1: entities authorized to condemn specified]  - AB657

Condemnation of real property owned by city, county, town, or village by a public utility or foreign transmission provider for the location or construction of transmission lines authorized; DOA, PSC, and environmental impact fee provisions  - AB412

Fair market value of property taken by condemnation: court may consider appraisal based on income approach  - AB656

Payment of property taxes when property is partially condemned revised under certain conditions - AB96

Special orders of business for March 7, 2006 established re AB-19, AB-33, AB-96, AB-353, AB-588, AB-596, AB-671, AB-673, AB-675, AB-680, AB-681, AB-686, AB-751, AB-801, AB-838, AB-842, AB-856, AB-874, AB-900, AB-928, AB-934, AB-936, AB-958, AB-973, AB-974, AB-975, AB-987, AB-989, AB-990, AB-1008, AB-1015, AB-1024, AB-1028, AB-1060, AB-1077, SB-103, SB-350, SB-369, SB-405, SB-447, SB-450, SB-459, SB-501, SB-502, SB-510, SB-536, SB-537, SB-602 -  AR50

Special orders of business for September 27, 2005 established re partial vetoes of AB-100 [Items C-8, C-9, C-14, C-16, F-3, F-4] and AB-27, AB-39, AB-69, AB-72, AB-95, AB-97, AB-127, AB-128, AB-133, AB-155, AB-184, AB-188, AB-201, AB-230, AB-264, AB-286, AB-308, AB-340, AB-345, AB-375, AB-384, AB-410, AB-426, AB-436, AB-442, AB-444, AB-460, AB-479, AB-482, AB-510, AB-512, AB-522, AB-534, AB-606, AB-636, AB-646, AB-648, AB-657, AB-679, and SB-266  - AR38

emission standards Emission standards, see Air pollution; Motor vehicle — Regulation

employee trust funds, department of Employee Trust Funds, Department of, see also Group Insurance Board; Retirement — Public; Retirement System, Wisconsin

Attorney positions: DOA Secretary to lapse to general fund re net reduction of 13.0 FTE positions [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Attorney"]  - AB100

Deferred Compensation Board serves as trustee for any deferred compensation plan under its management (remedial legislation) -  SB487

DETF authorized to deduct certain membership dues from WRS retirement annuities -  AB1157

DETF office in Milwaukee: requirement eliminated [Sec. 52, 737] -  AB100

DETF secretary executive salary group assignment revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 487e, r] -  AB100

Elective state public official: required employee contributions under WRS modified; DETF to make retirement annuity information available for public inspection  - SB647

Elective state public officials: DETF to make retirement annuity information available for public inspection  - SB316

GIB health care coverage plan purchase by individuals engaged in the business of farming permitted under specific conditions; DETF provisions -  AB199

GIB health care coverage plan purchase by individuals engaged in the business of farming permitted under specific conditions; DETF provisions -  SB108

Gifts, grants, and expenditure of federal moneys: appropriations created [Sec. 433, 434, 436] -  AB100

Health care claims information: contract with a data organization for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of required and conditions set; Board on Health Care Information, Interagency Coordinating Council, and Independent Review Board eliminated [A.Amdt.1: fee provision modified; A.Amdt.2: report required; A.Amdt.4: appropriation for contract revised] - AB907

Health insurance for state residents eligible for the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act (TAA) or receiving benefits from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) may elect coverage under any state employee health care coverage plan through DETF -  AB352

Income continuation coverage: employee eligibility re employer error (remedial legislation) -  SB486

Medical records disclosed by DETF: different release requirements from other personal information (remedial legislation) - SB489

Outside legal counsel costs funding [Sec. 435, 738; original bill only] -  AB100

Stipend in lieu of health care coverage for state employees authorized under certain conditions  - AB83

Variable annuity selection under WRS: effective date for changes revised; use of DETF form required  - AB276

Wisconsin index fund created re publicly traded businesses incorporated, established, or headquartered in this state; Deferred Compensation Board to provide an option in the deferred compensation plan; DOA duty specified  - AB1076

employment Employment, see also Child labor; Discrimination in employment; Hours of labor; Migrant labor; Occupational safety; Public employee and its subheadings; Unemployment — Relief measures; Wage — Minimum

Badger Care and MA program income limits: depreciation re farm and self-employment income exempted  - AB119

Border incentive grant program created; report required -  SB664

Covenant by physician not to compete with employer for more than one year after termination declared an unreasonable restraint of trade -  SB686

Gaming economic development and diversification or BEST grant programs: Comm.Dept may contract directly with entity assisting the grantee [Sec. 2351, 2352, 2357; A.Sub.Amdt.1: BEST reference removed, deletes 2357]  - AB100

GIB may permit small employers to enroll employees in health care coverage plan offered to state or local government employees under certain conditions -  AB108

Group health claims experience disclosure: insurer may not charge for requests under certain conditions  - SB241

Health benefit purchasing cooperative: health care benefits clarified; small employer provisions - AB926

Health benefit purchasing cooperative: health care benefits clarified; small employer provisions - SB517

Healthy lifestyles: employers and employees encouraged to develop programs; health care providers encouraged to endorse and adopt certain initiatives; schools encouraged to examine curricula and programming; economic incentives encouraged - SR19

Job access loan program: federal and GPR funding eliminated; loan repayments made source of funding [Sec. 341, 1061, 1093] - AB100

Large employer health care assessment created; DHFS duties specified; MA trust fund provision  - AB860

Large employer health care assessment created; DHFS duties specified; MA trust fund provision  - SB440

Large employer prohibited from reducing or eliminating employee health care coverage if the action results in employee enrollment in Badger Care; DHFS authorized to determine and impose an assessment; MA trust fund provision  - AB1148

Local law enforcement officer candidates: former employers required to provide certain employment information; exceptions and court order provisions - SB239

Mail theft prohibitions expanded; identity theft penalty enhancement if victim is elderly, under age 18, disabled, or a vulnerable adult; SSN use by employer or on driver's license as unique ID number prohibited; employer may request SSN only when offer of employment is made to applicant; restricting release of credit reports, fees, notice, and civil action provisions  - SB581

Minimum wage: penalty and forfeiture created for employers who pay less than state minimum; DWD and circuit court authority provisions -  SB232

Outsourcing of jobs currently held by Wisconsin and U.S. citizens to other nations: exemption from rules prohibiting memorializing Congress or the federal government [Assembly rules 32 (1)(a) and 39 (1)] -  AR23

Prevailing wage rate for workers re state or local public works projects: ``prevailing fringe benefit rate" to be calculated separately -  AB442

Prevailing wage rate for workers re state or local public works projects: ``prevailing fringe benefit rate" to be calculated separately -  SB220

Professional employer organizations: registration and regulation provisions created -  AB1056

Public buildings and places of employment: city, village, or town may not enact an ordinance establishing minimum standards for construction, repair, or maintenance unless it conforms to Comm.Dept rules -  AB956

Public records containing certain personal information, including SSN: state or local government prohibited from posting on the Internet; SSN must be deleted before permitting access to the record; penalties for misrepresenting identity or purpose re obtaining SSN; exceptions and employer provisions  - AB322

Public records containing certain personal information, including SSN: state or local government prohibited from posting on the Internet; SSN must be deleted before permitting access to the record; penalties for misrepresenting identity or purpose re obtaining SSN; exceptions and employer provisions  - AB738

School conference and activities leave: employers must allow -  AB796

School-to-work and work-based learning programs: administration by TCS Board; Governor's Work-Based Learning Board eliminated [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 42m, 53m, 156d, 221d, 350r-352p, 429m, 487b, 714d-719d, 1834v-1839t, 2109j, 9146 (1q), 9154 (1q), 9254 (1q)] - AB100

School-to-work and work-based learning programs: administration transferred from TCS Board to Governor's Work-Based Learning Board [Sec. 156, 217, 221, 333, 351, 352, 714-724, 1835-1839; original bill only] - AB100

Self-funded employer groups for providing health care coverage authorized; exemption from insurance regulation; chamber of commerce provision -  AB862

Single sales factor apportionment of corporate income: net gain of employees condition added -  SB52

Smoking in designated areas prohibited in places of employment with exceptions for private residences, designated smoking rooms in lodging establishments, and certain retirement homes; exceptions for taverns, bowling centers, restaurants, private halls, and certain facilities eliminated  - SB430