Subject Index

Wage claim lien takes precedence over a lien of a commercial lending institution and the rights of any purchaser of any property of the employer; collective bargaining representative provisions re filing a wage claim - AB40

Wage claim lien takes precedence over a lien of a commercial lending institution and the rights of any purchaser of any property of the employer; collective bargaining representative provisions re filing a wage claim - SB2

WC revisions re attorney fees and reimbursement to governmental unit that provided public assistance to pay medical costs - AB586

Worker classification compliance re employee and nonemployee: DWD duties re promoting and achieving compliance; stop work order, penalties, and LIRC provisions  - AB939

Worker classification compliance re employee and nonemployee: DWD duties re promoting and achieving compliance; stop work order, penalties, and LIRC provisions  - SB672

Workplace wellness programs offered by employers: income and franchise tax credits created; definition and Comm.Dept provisions -  AB91

Workplace wellness programs offered by employers: income and franchise tax credits created; definition and Comm.Dept provisions -  SB56

employment _ discrimination Employment — Discrimination, see Age and employment; Discrimination in employment

employment bureau Employment bureau

Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board: DWD grant required if City of Milwaukee provides certain funds [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 516v, w, 9156 (2q), 9456 (2q)]  - AB75

PEO and PEG law revisions re definition, small operations registration, tax credits and economic development incentives, and DRL database of registrants -  AB716

PEO and PEG law revisions re definition, small operations registration, tax credits and economic development incentives, and DRL database of registrants -  SB504

PEO and PEG: registration renewal by July 31 of each year; use of titles or providing services without registering with DRL prohibited -  AB286

PEO and PEG: registration renewal by July 31 of each year; use of titles or providing services without registering with DRL prohibited -  SB216

employment relations Employment relations, see Collective bargaining; Discrimination in employment; Public employee and its subheadings

employment relations, joint committee on Employment Relations, Joint Committee on, see Legislature — Employment Relations, Joint Committee on

employment relations, office of state Employment Relations, Office of State, see State Employment Relations, Office of

employment relations commission Employment Relations Commission

Final offer limits under MERA re compensation and fringe benefits submitted to WERC -  AB450

Milwaukee County enrollment services unit established in DHS re administration of income maintenance and state supplemental payment programs; DCF may contract with DHS to administer child care subsidy program in Milwaukee County; county civil service employees and collective bargaining agreement provisions; JSCRS appendix report - AB194

Milwaukee County enrollment services unit established in DHS re administration of income maintenance and state supplemental payment programs; DCF may contract with DHS to administer child care subsidy program in Milwaukee County; county civil service employees and collective bargaining agreement provisions; JSCRS appendix report - SB161

QEO for school district professional employees created; DPI, DOA, LFB, and JCF duties; group health care benefits provider provision -  AB919

QEO provisions repealed [Sec. 2220-2223, 2224, 2225, 2226-2239, 2264, 2297, 9316 (1); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, duration of agreements, combining of bargaining units, weighting of factors in arbitration awards, 2225f, 9316 (1x), (2j); deletes 9316 (1)] -  AB75

U.W. System faculty and academic staff provided collective bargaining rights similar to SELRA [Sec. 4, 9, 84, 102, 165-167, 320, 321, 598, 633-638, 660, 662, 663, 738, 777, 784-792, 805, 813-815, 2255, 2481, 2484, 2488-2490, 2493]  - AB75

U.W. System research assistants: collective bargaining rights under SELRA provided [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2242s, 2243d-t, 2254L, 9416 (1g)] -  AB75

WERC: remedial statutory changes (remedial legislation) -  AB560

ems or emt _emergency medical service or technician_ EMS or EMT (Emergency medical service or technician), see Medical service

endangered resource or species Endangered resource or species, see Natural resource

energy assistance Energy assistance, see Public assistance

energy conservation Energy conservation

Alternative energy (wind, solar, or anaerobic digestion of waste) re 2007 WisAct 20: effective date of sales tax exemptions delayed [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1850ed, ef, 9443 (8bu), (14q)] - AB75

Climate change and energy efficiency omnibus bill -  AB649

Climate change and energy efficiency omnibus bill -  SB450

Community assistance programs revised to encourage reduction of travel, energy use, or greenhouse gas emissions; programs include Brownfields Site Assessment Program and grants, Forward Innovation Fund, State Main Street Program, transportation facilities economic assistance and development program, and planning grants to local communities  - AB649

Community assistance programs revised to encourage reduction of travel, energy use, or greenhouse gas emissions; programs include Brownfields Site Assessment Program and grants, Forward Innovation Fund, State Main Street Program, transportation facilities economic assistance and development program, and planning grants to local communities  - SB450

Emission and energy evaluation required in DOT environmental assessment or impact statement for a transportation project; DNR, advisory committee, and Connections 2030 plan provisions -  AB649

Emission and energy evaluation required in DOT environmental assessment or impact statement for a transportation project; DNR, advisory committee, and Connections 2030 plan provisions -  SB450

Energy and weatherization assistance programs: ``low-income household" definition revised -  AB255

Energy and weatherization assistance programs: ``low-income household" definition revised -  SB189

Energy conservation codes for commercial building and one- and two-family dwellings to be based on the International Energy Conservation Code; agricultural facility, DATCP, and voluntary design standards for public buildings and places of employment provisions -  AB649

Energy conservation codes for commercial building and one- and two-family dwellings to be based on the International Energy Conservation Code; agricultural facility, DATCP, and voluntary design standards for public buildings and places of employment provisions -  SB450

Energy conservation goals re consumption of electricity, liquified petroleum gas, heating oil, and natural gas; PSC duties - AB649

Energy conservation goals re consumption of electricity, liquified petroleum gas, heating oil, and natural gas; PSC duties - SB450

Energy conservation program modifications [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 112m, 229m, 234m, 237m, 253m, 307m, 340m, 540m, 552m, 571-571n, 640, 657m, p] -  AB75

Energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, LEED certification for public building projects, graywater and rainwater systems; DOA, Building Commission, and Comm.Dept duties; report and lease provisions  - AB843

Energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, LEED certification for public building projects, graywater and rainwater systems; DOA, Building Commission, and Comm.Dept duties; report and lease provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, voluntary standards for 1- and 2-family dwellings] -  SB616

Energy crop reserve program established; DATCP and DNR duties -  AB649

Energy crop reserve program established; DATCP and DNR duties -  SB450

Energy, Division of, transferred from DOA to PSC; provisions re LIEAP, weatherization, energy conservation, and other services [Sec. 56-64, 65-67, 70-73, 97, 122-148, 223-225, 558, 561-564, 682, 843, 850-852, 1819-1824, 1850, 2328, 2454, 2466-2470, 2472-2475, 2631, 3398, 9101 (1), (2), 9401 (1), (2); original bill only] -  AB75

Energy efficiency and renewable energy investment program created; PSC duties and tariff, audit, and renewable portfolio standards credits provisions -  AB755

Energy efficiency and renewable resource programs revisions; PSC duties, report required -  AB649

Energy efficiency and renewable resource programs revisions; PSC duties, report required -  SB450

Energy efficiency improvement loans and water efficiency improvement loans: political subdivision authority and special charges provisions revised -  AB876

Energy efficiency improvement loans and water efficiency improvement loans: political subdivision authority and special charges provisions revised -  SB624

Energy efficiency improvements for customers: investor-owned electric or natural gas public utility may provide [Sec. 2471, 3203, 9341 (1); original bill only]  - AB75

Energy efficient commercial buildings: Internal Revenue Code changes adopted re federal Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 and Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008  - AB205

Energy efficient improvement or renewable resource application to residential property: municipality or county authorized to make a loan to owner and collect repayment as a special charge which may be collected in installments, property tax provision -  AB255

Energy efficient improvement or renewable resource application to residential property: municipality or county authorized to make a loan to owner and collect repayment as a special charge which may be collected in installments, property tax provision -  SB189

IDB: portion may be allocated to clean energy manufacturing facilities and renewable power generating facilities; Comm.Dept duties -  AB649

IDB: portion may be allocated to clean energy manufacturing facilities and renewable power generating facilities; Comm.Dept duties -  SB450

Industrial boiler inspection requirements re energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions, exceptions provided  - AB649

Industrial boiler inspection requirements re energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions, exceptions provided  - SB450

Levy limit exceptions for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy products -  AB649

Levy limit exceptions for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy products -  SB450

Loans to manufacturing businesses for energy efficiency, retooling, clean energy production, and job creation; energy utility programs provision; Comm.Dept and PSC provisions  - AB904

Loans to manufacturing businesses for energy efficiency, retooling, clean energy production, and job creation; energy utility programs provision; Comm.Dept and PSC provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; S.Amdt.1: water consumption tax credit created; S.Amdt.1 to S.Amdt.1: sunset provided] - SB651

Petroleum inspection fund transfers to the general, recycling and renewable energy, environmental, and transportation funds [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9210 (1f)-(2f), (3q)]  - AB75

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties modified  - AB270

Public benefit fees revised re weatherization or other services and DA salaries and fringe benefits; additional fee applies only to 2009-11 biennium [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 64m, 542p, s, 558, 9101 (1f), 9113 (6x), 9413 (2x)] - AB75

Recycling and renewable energy fund repayments to fund additional grants and loans [Sec. 205]  - AB75

Renewable energy from renewable facilities: PSC to issue order to retail electric utilities requiring them to offer to purchase - AB649

Renewable energy from renewable facilities: PSC to issue order to retail electric utilities requiring them to offer to purchase - SB450

Renewable energy grant and loan program lapse to general fund [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9210 (3f), 9237 (9f)]  - AB75

Renewable portfolio standards: ``biomass" definition revised to include garbage and nonvegetation-based industrial, commercial, and household waste -  AB88

Renewable portfolio standards revised; PSC duties and reports required; DOT report re transporting wind turbine components over the state's highways -  AB649

Renewable portfolio standards revised; PSC duties and reports required; DOT report re transporting wind turbine components over the state's highways -  SB450

Renewable resource credit based on use of solar energy, geothermal energy, biomass, or biogas that displaces the use of electricity created; PSC duties set -  AB401

Renewable resource credit based on use of solar energy, geothermal energy, biomass, or biogas that displaces the use of electricity created; PSC duties set [S.Amdt.1: synthetic gas, densified fuel pellets, and fuel produced by pyrolysis of organic or waste material added] -  SB273

Revenue limits adjusted re school safety equipment, security officers, school nurses, and pupil transportation costs [Sec. 2315-2318, 9339 (6); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, energy efficiency added, 2258m, n, 2276m, 2297m, n, 2315z, 2317m, 9139 (2x); deletes 2315] - AB75

Skiing facility: sales and use tax exemption for energy efficient property and taxable services; JSCTE appendix report  - AB800

Thermal biomass heating system and fuel, facilities, and accessories: income and franchise tax credits and property, sales, and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report  - AB794

WDF grant created for converting unutilized and underutilized manufacturing facilities to the production of, or manufacturing equipment for production of, renewable energy  - AB641

WDF grant created for converting unutilized and underutilized manufacturing facilities to the production of, or manufacturing equipment for production of, renewable energy [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``unutilized or underutilized" removed; A.Amdt.6: appropriation revised] - SB409

WDF grants to organizations in the building trades for job training and retraining, including green building and alternative energy systems installation; conditions and Comm.Dept duties [Sec. 8, 9110 (2), (3), 9210 (2), (3)]  - SB62

Weatherization and other energy conservation services funding; sunset provision [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 120b-y, 9101 (1f), 9401 (1f)] -  AB75

Wildlife damage claim: maximum payment reduced; funds transferred from recycling and renewable energy fund [Sec. 698-700, 9237 (9), 9337 (3); Enrolled AB-75: funding revision, 9237 (10u)] -  AB75

Wind energy system: PSC to establish common standards for political subdivisions to regulate construction and operation of; definition, ordinance, enforcement, and PSC review provisions; exception for certain electric generating facilities with a certificate of public convenience and necessity  - AB256

Wind energy system: PSC to establish common standards for political subdivisions to regulate construction and operation of; definition, ordinance, enforcement, and PSC review provisions; exception for certain electric generating facilities with a certificate of public convenience and necessity [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, Wind Siting Council created and report required] -  SB185

Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative funding from recycling and renewable energy fund [Sec. 262; Enrolled AB-75: funding for Wisconsin Institute of Sustainable Technology and Innovation Entrepreneurship Institute, 9154 (3g), (3q)]  - AB75