Subject Index

Employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing cases: awarding of compensatory and punitive damages eliminated; DWD provision -  SB202

Ethics, elections, and lobbying regulation laws: prosecution and venue for trial of civil and criminal violations modified; disclosure of certain information provision  - AB656

Family and medical leave changed to conform to federal law; DWD duties -  SB8

Involuntary commitment for treatment hearing: court to determine if individual attends via videoconferencing [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1663p; A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: deletes involuntary commitment provisions, revises when a defendant is entitled to be in a courtroom in a criminal case and objections to use of videoconferencing technology, 3492r, w, deletes 1663p] -  AB40

Lapses from circuit court, court of appeals, and Supreme Court appropriations [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9245 (2f)]  - AB40

Local room tax revisions re tourism entity, tax collection, report requirements, and circuit court action  - AB563

Local room tax revisions re tourism entity, tax collection, report requirements, and circuit court action  - SB438

Name changes: confidentiality provisions and exemption from newspaper publication requirement [A.Amdt.1: confidential information may not be disclosed except by court order]  - AB379

Name changes: confidentiality provisions and exemption from newspaper publication requirement - SB544

Person alleged to have violated criminal law, civil law, or municipal ordinance and has not previously been adjudicated delinquent and is subject to circuit court or municipal court rather than juvenile court jurisdiction: age raised from 17 to 18 - AB703

Sale of materials and services appropriation created [Sec. 767] - AB40

Sale of materials and services appropriation created [Sec. 767] - SB27

Sentencing adjustment: 2009 WisAct 28 changes returned to pre-Act law and Parole Commission restored; positive adjustment time, risk reduction sentences, and ERRC eliminated; extended supervision provisions [S.Amdt.1: court to modify period of probation and notifying victims added]  - SB57

Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act adopted -  AB391

Veterans court referral provisions created -  AB505

Veterans court referral provisions created -  SB384

Wetland permitting and mitigation revisions; fees, surcharge, and wetland map review provisions [S.Amdt.1: administrative and judicial review provisions added; S.Amdts.10, 11, and 12: further revisions] -  SB368

circuit court _ clerk Circuit court — Clerk, see Court — Clerk

circuit court _ judge Circuit court — Judge, see Judge — Circuit court

citizens utility board _cub_ Citizens Utility Board (CUB), see Public utility

citizenship Citizenship

Documentary evidence of citizenship or satisfactory immigration status required for public assistance programs administered by DCF and DHS -  AB222

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived, obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons, and issuing an identification certificate; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted; GAB public informational campaign [for further revisions, see entry under ``Voting"]  - AB7

city of the 1st class City of the 1st class, see Milwaukee — City

civil defense Civil defense

Continuity of government: striking ``enemy action in the form of an attack" and inserts ``severe or prolonged, natural or human-caused, occurrence that threatens the life, health, or the security of the state". Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) -  AJR8

Continuity of government: striking ``enemy action in the form of an attack" and inserts ``severe or prolonged, natural or human-caused, occurrence that threatens the life, health, or the security of the state". Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) -  SJR10

civil liability Civil liability, see Claims; Damage (personal injury); Product liability; School — Discipline

civil procedure Civil procedure, see Court — Procedure

civil right Civil right, see also Freedom of speech and press

Bill of rights: participation in the legislative process; right to assemble; right to an impartial judiciary; right of privacy; right to a quality education; right to health care services; right to vote; eligible elector after ten days' residence; voting rights for certain felons; uniformity of voting standards and procedures; mandatory recounts in close election; GAB established; legislative and congressional redistricting; public access to the Capitol; open meetings laws applicable to Legislature; initiative and referendum; open deliberations of the Supreme Court; public funding of Supreme Court elections; graduated and progressive state income tax; right to a clean, healthy environment, safe drinking water, and clean air; creation of a DNR, board, and secretary; Superintendent of Public Instruction to be independent; minimum staffing and funding levels for public schools; prohibit public funding of sectarian schools; treatment of corporations as persons prohibited; and workers' rights to organize and collectively bargain. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR137

State capitol building: DOA may not promulgate or enforce rules or policies re public access that infringes the freedoms of speech or assembly or petition the government  - AB699

civil service Civil service, see also Collective bargaining; Public employee and its subheadings; State Employment Relations, Office of; specific agency

Career executive program: employee may be reassigned to any state agency [A.Amdt.1 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2764wb; deleted by A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1] - AB40

Career executive program: employee may be reassigned to any state agency -  JR1 AB11

Career executive program: employee may be reassigned to any state agency -  JR1 SB11

Compensation plan provisions modified re pay, benefits, and working conditions [A.Amdt.1 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2764bg-bt; deleted and recreated with revisions by A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1] -  AB40

Local governmental unit without a civil service system must establish a grievance procedure and may establish a civil service system [A.Amdt.1 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1721n, 9432 (1q); deleted by A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1]  - AB40

Local governmental unit without a civil service system must establish a grievance procedure and may establish a civil service system [A.Amdt.1] -  JR1 AB11

State civil service system transfer policy revised -  AB347

Unclassified division administrator positions: eliminating 2011 WisActs 10 and 32 authorized increases and ability to designate managerial positions as; DOA Secretary report to JCF re plan to adjust appropriations and certain positions required  - AB313

Unclassified division administrators: FTE positions increased and DOA to decrease FTE positions in executive branch agencies; OSER provision [A.Amdt.1 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 814m, 2753d-k, mp, 2754g, r, 2755g-p, 2756p, 2757g, r, 2760p, 2763b, deletes 814, 2763; deleted by A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1] - AB40

Unclassified division administrators: FTE positions increased and DOA to decrease FTE positions in executive branch agencies; OSER provision [A.Amdt.1: revisions]  - JR1 AB11

Unclassified division administrators: FTE positions increased and DOA to decrease FTE positions in executive branch agencies; OSER provision -  JR1 SB11

civil service _ preference to veteran Civil service — Preference to veteran

Noncompetitive appointment program for disabled veterans applies to all classified service positions  - AB428

Noncompetitive appointment program for disabled veterans applies to all classified service positions [S.Amdt.1: number of veterans on a 1st class city civil service certification list expanded] -  SB339

Veterans preference points on civil service examinations: eligibility includes active duty for training purposes  - AB221

Veterans preference points on civil service examinations: eligibility includes active duty for training purposes  - SB312

civil war history Civil War history, see Historical society

claims Claims, see also Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property); Judgment; Product liability; Small claims court; Tax Appeals Commission; Worker's compensation

Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: plaintiff may designate county in which to bring the action; appellant may select court of appeals district in which to appeal the judgment or order of a circuit court - AB156

Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: plaintiff may designate county in which to bring the action; appellant may select court of appeals district in which to appeal the judgment or order of a circuit court [S.Amdt.1: action commenced by a prisoner provision added] - SB117

Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: 2011 WisAct 61 provisions revised so an action may be brought in Dane County, plaintiff's county of residence, or county plaintiff's place of business or registered agent is located; appeal of judgment or order provision -  SB505

Administrative rule-making process: changes made by 2011 WisActs 21 and 32 eliminated, prior law restored  - AB389

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, legislative review of proposed rules and JCRAR duties modified; A.Amdt.10: local governmental units provision]  - JR1 AB8

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state -  JR1 SB8

Compensation for innocent convicts re claims against the state: per year amount increased, cap on total amount eliminated, and income tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report  - AB168

Compensation for innocent convicts re claims against the state: per year amount increased, cap on total amount eliminated, and income tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report  - SB141

DOR duties re administering taxes or fees revised re assessments and audits, penalty for negligence, Tax Appeals Commission rulings, petition for declaratory ruling, petition to adopt a standard by rule, inspection of tax returns or claims, and prohibiting class action lawsuits against the state in certain cases - SE1 AB23

DOR duties re administering taxes or fees revised re assessments and audits, penalty for negligence, Tax Appeals Commission rulings, petition for declaratory ruling, petition to adopt a standard by rule, inspection of tax returns or claims, and prohibiting class action lawsuits against the state in certain cases [S.Amdts. 2 and 3: audit provision revised and 2013-15 budget proposal provision] -  SE1 SB23

False claim under a contract or order for materials, equipment, or services provided to the state or local government: penalties, AG duties, and relief for discriminated employee provisions - SB572

Highways in need of repair and accumulation of snow or ice: liability immunity of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages revised -  AB180

Highways in need of repair and accumulation of snow or ice: liability immunity of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages revised -  SB125

Minnesota and Wisconsin interchange of employees and services: liability and legal representation provisions re a civil lawsuit [Sec. 2681, 3500, 3504] -  AB40

Minnesota and Wisconsin interchange of employees and services: liability and legal representation provisions re a civil lawsuit [Sec. 2681, 3500, 3504] -  SB27

Recreational activities in a school building or on school grounds: immunity from liability for school board or governing body of a charter school, recreational agreement provision [A.Amdt.1: school district and spectator provisions added, recreational agreement conditions added; S.Amdt.1: notice of claims provisions against certain volunteers and procurement or maintenance of insurance by volunteer fire companies and government bodies revised] -  AB497

Stinson, Robert Lee: $90,000.00 compensation for innocent convict claim -  SB480

Tort reform: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product; strict liability; noneconomic damages limited; punitive damages; frivolous claims; health care service reviews confidentiality; use of health care reports or employee statements; hospital quality indicators reporting; expert and lay witness testimony; crimes of abuse, homicide, or negligence re health care providers and treatment or residential care facilities in specified cases  - JR1 AB1

Tort reform: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product; strict liability; noneconomic damages limited; punitive damages; frivolous claims; health care service reviews confidentiality; use of health care reports or employee statements; hospital quality indicators reporting; expert and lay witness testimony; crimes of abuse, homicide, or negligence re health care providers and treatment or residential care facilities in specified cases [S.Amdt.1: punitive damages revisions; S.Amdt.9: actions against manufacturers, etc., modified] -  JR1 SB1

Workforce Resources, Inc.: $129,693.02 claim for damages re alleged breach of a lease -  SB188

Wrongful imprisonment claims: petitions to Claims Board referred to DHA, compensation modified, health care coverage under GIB plan option, temporary financial and transition assistance provision, and income tax deduction created; JRCCP report -  AB452

clark county Clark County

Nikolay, Frank L.: life and public service -  AJR113

clean water Clean water, see Water — Pollution

clerk of court Clerk of court, see Court — Clerk

coggs, spencer Coggs, Spencer

Absent without leave: penalties and costs imposed on Sen. Spencer Coggs -  SR5

Senators absent without leave: compelling attendance of; sergeant at arms duties -  JR1 SR1

coin sales Coin sales, see Sales

collection agency Collection agency, see Debt and debtors

collective bargaining Collective bargaining

Collective bargaining agreements for certain school district and TCS board: memorandum of understanding to modify fringe benefits without triggering 2011 WisAct 10 changes [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9132 (1d); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: changes ``modifies" to ``reduces"]  - AB40

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment under MERA and SELRA permitted; U.W. System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers provided collective bargaining rights; annual certification eliminated; agreement limited to two years; dues may be deducted from salaries -  AB338

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment under MERA and SELRA permitted; U.W. System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers provided collective bargaining rights; annual certification eliminated; agreement limited to two years; dues may be deducted from salaries -  SB233

Collective bargaining rights of U.W. System, UWHCA, and certain home care and child care provider employees eliminated - JR1 AB11

Collective bargaining rights of U.W. System, UWHCA, and certain home care and child care provider employees eliminated - JR1 SB11

Collective bargaining units under MERA: extensions allowed and are not a modification for purposes of 2011 WisActs 10 and 32 - AB707

Discharge of state employees permitted for unapproved, three day absence during state of emergency or participating in a strike or work stoppage or slowdown [A.Amdt.1 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2766k; deleted by A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1] - AB40