Subject Index

Special orders of business for March 9, 2006 established re AB-71, AB-87, AB-129, AB-287, AB-328, AB-538, AB-587, AB-639, AB-735, AB-777, AB-875, AB-887, AB-937, AB-966, AB-1002, AB-1003, AB-1026, AB-1032, AB-1035, AB-1044, AB-1078, AB-1090, SB-123, SB-145, SB-150, SB-183, SB-226, SB-268, SB-272, SB-273, SB-284, SB-338, SB-352, SB-359, SB-362, SB-363, SB-364, SB-365, SB-380, SB-420, SB-453, SB-457, SB-474, SB-487, SB-488, SB-489, SB-490, SB-491, SB-492, SB-493, SB-494, SB-512, SB-515, SB-527, SB-539, SB-540, SB-547, SB-549, SB-555, SB-556, SB-557, SB-560, SB-562, SB-579, SB-591, SB-592, SB-597, SB-601, SB-612, SB-613, SB-638, SB-642, SB-652, SJR-33 -  AR51

Wireless telephones: collection requirements created for used equipment; state agency purchase or lease provisions; forfeiture provided -  AB1111

leave of absence Leave of absence, see Public employee — Hours of labor

legal aid Legal aid

Indigent civil legal services: OJA funding re Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc. [Sec. 90, 415; original bill only] - AB100

Prosecutor or government attorney decision not to commence a criminal prosecution or action for a forfeiture in exchange for payments to any organization or agency prohibited; restitution exception -  SB90

legal education Legal education, see University of Wisconsin — Law School

legal holiday Legal holiday, see Holidays and special dates

legal insurance Legal insurance, see Insurance — Miscellaneous

legal notice Legal notice, see Public document

legislative audit bureau Legislative Audit Bureau

Area cooperation compacts: certification and reporting requirements repealed -  AB936

Area cooperation compacts: certification and reporting requirements repealed -  SB510

Autism Scholarship Program created re special education programs; DPI, LAB, and school state aid provisions  - AB700

Building project costs at U.W. System: LAB to study [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9152 (8m)] - AB100

Business subsidies awarding and reporting requirements created; LAB, DOA, Comm.Dept, and development and technology zone tax credits provisions  - SB357

Elections Board information technology development projects: JLAC to request performance evaluation audit [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9130 (2q)] -  AB100

Fraud, waste, and mismanagement in state government: LAB to maintain toll-free number and voice mail to receive reports - SB80

HIRSP changes; HIRSP Authority and Health Care Tax Credit Program created; report provision [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, tax exemptions and LAB authority added; A.Amdt.2: report required] -  AB844

Local professional baseball park district: sunset on collection of sales and use taxes established and use of revenue specified; LAB audit required -  SB19

MPCP: enrollment cap eliminated; income requirement modified re continuing student or sibling of pupil; eligibility requirement re previous enrollment changed; LAB provision  - AB941

MPCP: enrollment cap eliminated; income requirement modified re continuing student or sibling of pupil; eligibility requirement re previous enrollment changed; LAB provision  - SB521

MPCP revisions re enrollment caps, income requirement for continuing student or sibling of pupil, and eligibility requirement re previous enrollment; private schools participating in MPCP required to achieve certain accreditation, and administer certain tests; LAB report required; SAGE per pupil payment increased -  AB1057

MPCP revisions re enrollment caps, income requirement for continuing student or sibling of pupil, and eligibility requirement re previous enrollment; private schools participating in MPCP required to achieve certain accreditation, and administer certain tests; LAB report required; SAGE per pupil payment increased -  SB618

Private health insurance purchasing arrangement (PHIPA) established and Private Health Insurance Purchasing Corporation of Wisconsin created to facilitate and administer; reports and audits required; health savings account provisions; DHFS duties specified -  AB1140

Residential care apartment complex revisions re definition of long-term care facility, assessment imposed, resident rights, and long-term care ombudsman; DHFS to revise nursing home minimum staffing standards, LAB audit and reports required; sources of information for criminal background checks expanded; DHFS to submit legislation proposal re grants to nursing homes re quality-of-care improvement projects  - AB1146

Vegetation obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs: DOT permit system created for maintenance and removal of vegetation by sign owners; LAB report required  - AB967

Vegetation obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs: DOT permit system created for maintenance and removal of vegetation by sign owners; LAB report required  - SB541

legislative council _lc_ Legislative council (LC), see Joint Legislative Council

legislative fiscal bureau Legislative Fiscal Bureau

Budget stabilization fund provisions modified; GAAP deficit reduction fund created; mechanisms to address GAAP deficit; LFB, CAFR, and fiscal estimate provisions  - AB272

Budget stabilization fund provisions modified; GAAP deficit reduction fund created; mechanisms to address GAAP deficit; LFB, CAFR, and fiscal estimate provisions  - SB144

Fund conditional statements: DOA and LFB to develop own methodology [Sec. 32, 65] -  AB100

Joint Committee on State Mandates created; LFB and report provisions -  AB173

Joint Committee on State Mandates created; LFB provision -  SB5

Mason, Wilton ``Tony" E., III: public service commended and congratulations on his retirement from the LFB  - AJR103

Private health insurance purchasing arrangement (PHIPA) established and Private Health Insurance Purchasing Corporation of Wisconsin created to facilitate and administer; reports and audits required; health savings account provisions; DHFS duties specified -  AB1140

Rhodes, Terry A.: public service commended upon his retirement from the LFB -  AJR53

legislative reference bureau Legislative Reference Bureau, see also Blue Book

Bill drafting requests that did not result in introduced legislation: if certain persons disclose a draft to a third party, the draft becomes a public record -  AB917

Bill drafting requests to LRB re confidentiality: requestor may authorize release of identity and intent to another requestor with similar drafting request -  AB422

Executive budget bill: identification and removal of affected policy items; LRB and JCF provisions [Joint rules 28 and 51m] - AJR24

Executive budget bill: identification and removal of affected policy items; LRB and JCF provisions [Joint rules 28 and 51m] - SJR18

Number of counties in the state reduced: task force to develop a plan created; JCF and LRB provisions  - AB902

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; LRB provision -  AB807

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; LRB provision -  SB388

Theobald, Dr. H. Rupert: life and public service as Chief of the LRB honored -  AJR69

Theobald, Dr. H. Rupert: life and public service as Chief of the LRB honored -  SJR55

Tribal impact statements required for certain bills; LRB provision -  AB135

legislature Legislature

Assembly and Senate daily sessions and meetings of legislative committees: prohibited meeting times established  - AB859

Attorney fees paid by state for former, current, and future Assembly members and employees: repayment to Assembly Chief Clerk required -  AR55

Blue Book distribution to legislators: determination of number modified -  AB858

Disbursement limit for candidates for office of state senator or representative increased; limits are binding regardless of grants from WECF; self-contribution limit provision  - AB1101

DOJ authority revisions re starting or intervening in a civil action, joining an action commenced by another state, and public nuisance actions; AG, Governor, and legislature provisions - SB425

Governor may not enter into, amend, extend, or renew any agreement with a foreign nation, Indian tribe or band, the federal government, or another state until it is submitted to the Seante and a majority of the members approve it; renegotiation provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR61

Health coverage legislation: directs legislature to introduce and pass -  AB834

Health coverage legislation: directs legislature to introduce and pass -  SB416

Legislative expenditure reduction for 2005-07 fiscal biennium; decrease in FTE positions [Sec. 3-9, 16, 20-25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 441-445, 685, 693, 694 9130 (1)]  - AB100

Railroad Antitrust and Competition Enhancement Act (H.R. 3318): legislation supported by Wisconsin Senate  - SR13

legislature _ administrative rules, joint committee for review of Legislature — Administrative Rules, Joint Committee for Review of

Floorperiods for 2005-06 session created; limited-business floorperiod provision re JCRAR bills [Joint rules 81r, 83 (4), 83 (4)(b)] -  SJR1

Floorperiods for 2005-06 session: December 2006 floorperiod moved to July 12, 2006; JCRAR and JCOER provisions [Joint rules 81r and 83 (4)(b)] -  SJR86

JSCTE and its law functions eliminated; JCRAR membership increased -  AB2

Limited-business floorperiod re bills introduced by JCRAR: bills with minimum wage as a subject and not agreed to by both houses excluded [Joint rule 81r] - AJR8

Public waters of Wisconsin: emergency rules invalidated re protection and management responsibilities of DNR and NRB - AB13

Public waters of Wisconsin: emergency rules invalidated re protection and management responsibilities of DNR and NRB - SB13

Special orders of business for January 27, 2005 established re AB-2 and AB-3 -  AR4

legislature _ audit committee, joint legislative Legislature — Audit Committee, Joint Legislative

Contracts for contractual services: biennial report by state agencies to JLAC required -  SB671

Elections Board information technology development projects: JLAC to request performance evaluation audit [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9130 (2q)] -  AB100

Health Care Information, Board on, eliminated; Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Board created; duties include physician information database, rules re health care information, technology plan and strategies, and health plan system automation; provisions re DHFS and WHEFA duties, health improvement fund, and liability insurance [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government" ] -  AB100

Investment Board operating budget and external management authority revisions; report requirements re JLAC [A.Sub. Amdt.1: Sec. 525t-528w, 9326 (1c)]  - AB100

legislature _ bills Legislature — Bills, see Bills, Legislative

legislature _ committees Legislature — Committees, see also Legislature — specific committee name

Assembly and Senate daily sessions and meetings of legislative committees: prohibited meeting times established  - AB859

Assembly committee structure and names for 2005-06 legislative session established [Assembly rules 9 (1), (f), (hd), (qm), (qr), (t), (um), (vh), (z)] -  AR2

Joint Committee on State Mandates created; LFB and report provisions -  AB173

Joint Committee on State Mandates created; LFB provision -  SB5

Marsh restoration: DNR to identify, assess, and set goals; submit results to JCF and appropriate standing committees [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9135 (5c)] - AB100

Required consideration of proposals: all joint resolutions to amend the state or federal constitution and all bills to be referred to a standing committee and be given a public hearing  - AB1160

Senate rules revised; new rules created [for rules numbers, see entry under ``Legislature — Rules — Senate"] - SR2

legislature _ criminal penalties, joint committee for review of Legislature — Criminal Penalties, Joint Committee for Review of

Cellular telepone use by vehicle operator during accident: new form of traffic offense created; DOT to prepare uniform report form or automated format; rebuttable presumption created; written warning re sale or lease of phones required; JCRCP duties -  AB1113

legislature _ employee Legislature — Employee

Assembly Sergeant at Arms, Office of: employees required to answer telephones in legislator offices when staff is on vacation, leave, or in an emergency [Assembly rule 6 (1)(L)] - AR32

Attorney fees paid by state for former, current, and future Assembly members and employees: repayment to Assembly Chief Clerk required -  AR55

Blue Book distribution to legislators: determination of number modified -  AB858

Campaign contribution from a lobbyist: no member of the Assembly or agent for or working with an Assembly member may accept for remainder of 2006 - AR54