2013 Subject Index to Legislation

Veterans unemployment tax credit: report by DOR and DWD to JCF modified [Sec. 1460, 2366; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, tax credit changed to veteran employment grants, report requirement deleted, 375v, 1348bn, c, 1398g, h, 1434g, h, 1714d, deletes 1460] - AB40

Wage claim lien cap increased and time limit eliminated; wage claim lien review committee appointed by Secretary of DWD; precedence over the rights of a bona fide purchaser of the employer's property; collective bargaining representative may file a wage claim or bring an action in court on behalf of an employee - AB721

Wage claim revisions re filing and investigation, statute of limitations, increased wages a circuit court may order, interest, surcharges, costs, and attorney fees; written statement disclosing terms of employment required, damages provision; unpaid wage claim judgment disclosure by occupational or professional license applicant - SB398

Wages or other compensation paid by electronic fund transfer to a payroll card account permitted, conditions specified - AB687

Wages or other compensation paid by electronic fund transfer to a payroll card account permitted, conditions specified - SB415

Wisconsin Venture Capital Authority and Wisconsin forward jobs fund created; qualified investment capital funds, angel investment networks, qualified business development organizations, reports, and winding up of the jobs fund provisions - SB218

Work based learning program: school boards and governing bodies of charter and private schools may create for pupils in grades 9 to 12 [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1828g, 1858p] - AB40

Work-share programs: DWD and employee representative approval required; UI benefit provisions specified - AB50

Work-share programs: DWD and employee representative approval required; UI benefit provisions specified - SB28

Work-share programs: DWD approval required and UI benefit provisions specified; JCF may delay implementation [A.Amdt.1: training, modification of plans, and DWD Secretary may waive compliance provisions added] - AB15

Work-share programs: DWD approval required and UI benefit provisions specified; JCF may delay implementation - SB26

Workplace wellness programs re small businesses: income and franchise tax credits created; definition provisions; DHS and DOR duties - AB78

Workplace wellness programs re small businesses: income and franchise tax credits created; definition provisions; DHS and DOR duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, changed to grant program, DOR duties removed; A.Amdt.1: sunset added] - SB73

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

employment bureau Employment bureau

Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited - AB755

Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited - SB563

PEG, PEO, charitable organization, professional fund-raisers, and fund-raising counsel: regulation of transferred from DSPS to DFI [Sec. 787, 869, 1227, 1237, 1238, 1461, 1715, 1894-1896, 1936, 1974, 1989, 1990, 2161, 2179-2217, 2232-2253, 2267, 9138 (1), 9438 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, annual financial report filing modified] - AB40

UI law revisions re misconduct, absenteeism, and tardiness; registration and work search requirements; temporary work companies and work search; contribution and solvency rate schedules; termination of work and exemptions from requalification requirements; loans by this state to the unemployment reserve fund; 2013 WisAct 20 provisions - AB366

UI revisions re misconduct and substantial fault, voluntary termination of work, registration and work search requirements, temporary help companies, holidays and partial benefits, contribution and solvency rates, and interest payments and interfund transfer authority [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 67i, 193v, w, 194c-e, 375t, tm, 1714t-w, 1717b-x, 1718e-s, 1720b-q, 9351 (1q), (2q), (4q)-(6q), 9451 (1q)-(7q)] - AB40

employment relations Employment relations, see Collective bargaining; Discrimination in employment

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

Dispute between a first class city and representatives of police officers employed by the first class city: MERA provisions eliminated; process used by other municipalities to be followed - SB347

Health care coverage premium contribution is not a prohibited subject of bargaining for public safety employees [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1722p, 9329 (1e)] - AB40

WERC attached to DWD; compensation and work status of commissioners provisions [Sec. 33-35, 47, 2005, 2010, 9313 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, outside work, other public office held by commissioners, and WERC budget provisions added] - AB40

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

energy assistance Energy assistance, see Public assistance

energy conservation Energy conservation

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to appoint a joint task force on clean and renewable energy, report required - AR27

Biogas energy systems: personal property tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1279, 9337 (10); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, synthetic gas added] - AB40

Biogas or synthetic gas energy systems: property tax exemption does not apply to property subject to a TIF agreement; JSCTE appendix report - AB709

Clean and renewable energy joint task force: committees on Assembly and Senate organization required to immediately appoint, findings deadline set - AJR122

Clean energy: Speaker of the Assembly required to appoint a special committee on, report required - AR26

Electric utilities required to prepare and submit an integrated resource plan to PSC; energy study report by PSC required; definitions and deadlines provisions - AB900

Energy efficiencies: DOA required to provide information to school districts re certain opportunities - AB878

Energy emergencies: DOT may authorize certain vehicles transporting propane or heating oil to exceed special weight limits; exception to DOT report requirements - AB781

Energy emergencies: DOT may authorize certain vehicles transporting propane or heating oil to exceed special weight limits; exception to DOT report requirements - SB574

Energy storage devices and solar thermal devices installed at commercial and residential properties and managed by public utilities: PSC may contract for costs and benefits studies, reports required - AB901

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties modified - AB197

Production plant generating electricity from wind power: utility aid payments to towns and counties modified - SB180

Proof of financial responsibility of operator of a solid waste facility: alternate financial criteria for using the net worth method provisions re wood waste used for energy recovery - AB376

Proof of financial responsibility of operator of a solid waste facility: alternate financial criteria for using the net worth method provisions re wood waste used for energy recovery - SB289

Renewable energy consumption: new goals for certain state agencies set, DOA report required; new goal re electric energy consumed in the state set, PSC reports required - SB64

Renewable energy credits revision; allowing a natural gas public utility to provide service in a municipality served by another natural gas utility; removal of natural gas service lateral by public utility at customer's request - AB596

Renewable energy credits revision; allowing a natural gas public utility to provide service in a municipality served by another natural gas utility; removal of natural gas service lateral by public utility at customer's request - SB473

Renewable energy portfolio: exception to electric provider's renewable energy percentage for years 2015 and thereafter created - AB594

Renewable energy portfolio: exception to electric provider's renewable energy percentage for years 2015 and thereafter created - SB474

Renewable energy: renewable portfolio standards revisions, biofuels requirement, electric utility purchases of renewable energy orders from PSC, distributed generation facilities rules; PSC duties and reports required - AB876

Renewable energy: renewable portfolio standards revisions, biofuels requirement, electric utility purchases of renewable energy orders from PSC, distributed generation facilities rules; PSC duties and reports required - SB660

Renewable portfolio standards: allow nuclear power to be included and eliminate time period restriction on use of credits - AB34

Renewable resource energy requirements for retail electric utilities and cooperatives modified - SB47

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1893t-v, z, 9334 (7i)] - AB40

Towns authorized to exercise all the powers of a city or village to create a TID under certain conditions [S.Amdt.1: definitions and sewer service area provision added; S.Amdt.2: annexation provision added; S.Amdt.3: DOR duty re annexed territory; A.Amdt.2: town board approval of project plan conditions; A.Amdt.3: adds creating a TID in recently annexed territory, property tax exemption for biogas or synthetic gas energy systems and property subject to TIF agreement, and authorizing a TID to share tax increments with an environmental remediation tax increment district in same city of village] - SB338

Value of solar tariff: PSC to require retail electric utilities to file, requirements specified - AB899

Wind energy system: political subdivision may impose a restriction more restrictive than PSC rules - AB83

Wind energy system: political subdivision may impose a restriction more restrictive than PSC rules - SB71

Wind energy systems: actions for damages caused by and attorney fees - SB167

Wisconsin Renewable Energy Development Authority (WREDA) created; JSCTE appendix report - AB902

engineer Engineer

Cost-benefit analysis by DOT for consulting services for transportation projects: requirement deleted [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1515m; A.Amdt.3: further revisions, requirement reinstated and expenditure threshold increased] - AB40

Cost-benefit analysis by DOT for consulting services for transportation projects: threshold restored to pre-2013 WisAct 20 amount - AB302

DOT engineering consultants: LAB analysis requested [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9127 (2q)] - AB40

english language English language

English as state's official language; written expression by state and local governments required to be in English, some exceptions; precludes units of state and local governments from prohibiting or restricting proficiency or use of any language for nongovernmental purposes - AB340

enterprise zone Enterprise zone, see Municipality -- Planning

entertainer Entertainer, see Amusement

environmental protection Environmental protection, see also Air pollution; Mine and mining; Natural resource; Petroleum; Radiation; Sanitation and sewerage management; Soil and soil conservation; Solid waste management; Water -- Pollution; Wetland

Agrichemical management fund transfer to the environmental fund [Sec. 9202 (1)] - AB40

Agricultural chemical cleanup program: sampling requirements repealed [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1593L] - AB40

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, also called Superfund Act): DNR may enter into an agreement with responsible parties for management and technical support for a cleanup [Sec. 282, 2126] - AB40

Dam ownership: disclosure to prospective buyers on real estate condition report or vacant land disclosure report required; underground storage tank regulation transferred to DATCP updated on the reports - AB430

Dam ownership: disclosure to prospective buyers on real estate condition report or vacant land disclosure report required; underground storage tank regulation transferred to DATCP updated on the reports - SB344

DNR duty revisions re reports of violations, citation procedure re wetland discharge violations, minimum age for sturgeon spearing license, air dispersion modeling requirements, Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Council membership, and publishing class 1 notices for certain permit applications - AB231

DNR duty revisions re reports of violations, citation procedure re wetland discharge violations, minimum age for sturgeon spearing license, air dispersion modeling requirements, Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Council membership, and publishing class 1 notices for certain permit applications [S.Amdt.1: air dispersion modeling requirements removed] - SB189

East arterial highway project along STH 54 from the Village of Port Edwards to City of Wisconsin Rapids: environmental impact statement required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1534g] - AB40

Economic impact analysis of a proposed administrative rule is required to include a public health and environment impact assessment - AB597

Environmental repair tipping fee use for nonpoint water pollution abatement [Sec. 521, 9332 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 9132 (1c), deletes 521, 9332 (2)] - AB40

Forestation state property tax: DNR to withhold from payment to the taxation district re land in the district purchased by DNR; conservation fund provision [Sec. 1280-1283, 9332 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, aid in lieu of taxes for land in the forest cropland program or Managed Forest Land Program determined, 1279d] - AB40

Land recycling loan program: present value subsidy [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2094m, n] - AB40

MacKenzie Environmental Education Center: DOA report on status and condition of buildings required; DNR appropriation [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9101 (2i), 9132 (3i)] - AB40

Ozone-depleting refrigerants (ODRs) in motor vehicle air conditioners: duty to set qualifications and issue certifications for persons who remove or recycle changed from DATCP to EPA; sales and reclamation provisions - AB695

Ozone-depleting refrigerants (ODRs) in motor vehicle air conditioners: duty to set qualifications and issue certifications for persons who remove or recycle changed from DATCP to EPA; sales and reclamation provisions - SB536

Petroleum inspection fund supplement to environmental fund: two appropriations moved from DNR to miscellaneous appropriations [Sec. 284, 286, 519, 520; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 284b, 286b, deletes 284, 286; A.Amdt.3: further revisions, 520p] - AB40

Petroleum products and hazardous substances regulation: certain duties and powers transferred from DSPS to DATCP [Sec. 201, 202, 206-209, 211, 213, 529, 530, 786, 1462, 1463, 1589-1591, 1594-1596, 1600-1627, 1629-1633, 1949-1970, 9138 (3), (4), 9238 (1), (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 213m, deletes 202, 213, 530, 1596; A.Amdt.3: further revisions] - AB40

Reaffirming Wisconsin's relationship with Taiwan and supporting Taiwan's entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a bilateral investment agreement between Taiwan and the U.S., and Taiwan's participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - AJR104

Reaffirming Wisconsin's relationship with Taiwan and supporting Taiwan's entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a bilateral investment agreement between Taiwan and the U.S., and Taiwan's participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - SJR76

Reconstruction of I 94 in Milwaukee County: DOT may fund preliminary engineering and design work from the major highway projects appropriation, environmental impact study provision [Sec. 317, 318, 9145 (3), 9445 (3)] - AB40