2015 Subject Index to Legislation

Industry cluster partnership: WEDC may receive applications and award contracts to; definition and water technology and water infrastructure industry provisions - AB758

Industry cluster partnership: WEDC may receive applications and award contracts to; definition and water technology and water infrastructure industry provisions - SB526

Lean program for political subdivisions repealed; Office of Lean Government created in DOA re efficiency programs for state agencies [Sec. 115, 251, 252, 775] - AB21

Lean program for political subdivisions repealed; Office of Lean Government created in DOA re efficiency programs for state agencies [Sec. 115, 251, 252, 775, 784; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Office of Lean Government provisions removed, deletes 115, 252] - SB21

Outdoor advertising signs along highways: regulations revised; DOT duties and fee provisions - AB1023

Professional credentials: prohibition on using specified titles without proper certification; businesses prohibited from representing services from specified professionals unless properly certified or registered; ordinance restricting use of specified titles prohibited; trademark, DATCP authority to bring court action, and penalty provisions - AB591

Professional credentials: prohibition on using specified titles without proper certification; businesses prohibited from representing services from specified professionals unless properly certified or registered; ordinance restricting use of specified titles prohibited; trademark, DATCP authority to bring court action, and penalty provisions - SB441

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation - AB87

Purchasing preference from Wisconsin-based businesses: setting percentage goals for state agencies and local governments; DOA duties and local government annual performance evaluation - SB232

Qualified new business venture certified by WEDC re tax credits under the angel and early stage seed investment tax credit programs: eligibility expanded - AB718

Research approved by an industry cluster partnership: income and franchise tax credit created for certain research expenses - AB757

Research approved by an industry cluster partnership: income and franchise tax credit created for certain research expenses - SB525

Restrictive covenants in employment and agency relationships provisions created; covenant not to compete provisions repealed - AB91

Restrictive covenants in employment and agency relationships provisions created; covenant not to compete provisions repealed - SB69

Small business grocery stores in food desert zones: WHEDA loan program established - SB800

State of emergency declared by the Governor: exemptions from certain taxes, fees, and licensing or permit requirements for work performed by non-Wisconsin residents or businesses; JSCTE appendix report - AB405

State of emergency declared by the Governor: exemptions from certain taxes, fees, and licensing or permit requirements for work performed by non-Wisconsin residents or businesses; JSCTE appendix report - SB334

Unclaimed property law revisions; DOR authority re third-party tax audits - SB799

UW Board of Regents required to assist students in two-year and four-year institutions in securing internships with businesses; FTE positions provision - AB743

UW Board of Regents required to assist students in two-year and four-year institutions in securing internships with businesses; FTE positions provision - SB593

Vapor products: restrictions on use established; definition and ordinance provisions - AB170

Vapor products: restrictions on use established; definition and ordinance provisions - SB132

VETransfer grant program transferred to FWDA from DVA; recognizes VETransfer, Inc. is doing business as Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc. [Sec. 769, 1457] - AB21

VETransfer grant program transferred to FWDA from DVA; recognizes VETransfer, Inc. is doing business as Global Entrepreneurship Collective, Inc. [Sec. 769, 1457; original bill only] - SB21

WEDC to establish matching grant program for recipients of certain federal grants to small businesses - AB145

WEDC to establish matching grant program for recipients of certain federal grants to small businesses - SB124

Wisconsin Job Development and Retention Commission created in DWD; businesses outsourcing jobs are ineligible to receive state grants, loans, and tax benefits - AB304

Wisconsin Job Development and Retention Commission created in DWD; businesses outsourcing jobs are ineligible to receive state grants, loans, and tax benefits - SB211

business incubator Business incubator, see Industrial development

C C

cable television Cable television, see Television

cadott, village of Cadott, Village of, see Chippewa County

calumet county Calumet County

Circuit court branches added to Calumet, Wood, Marathon, Dunn, Polk, Jackson, and Vilas counties - AB503

Circuit court branches added to Calumet, Wood, Marathon, Dunn, Polk, Jackson, and Vilas counties - SB380

campaign finance Campaign finance, see Elections -- Campaign expense

campground Campground, see Recreation

canada Canada, see International relations

cancer Cancer, see Disease

canpb CANPB, see Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

canvassers, board of Canvassers, Board of, see Elections -- Officials

capitol Capitol, see State capitol

capitol police Capitol Police, see Police

car seat or booster seat Car seat or booster seat, see Motor vehicle -- Equipment

cardiocerebral resuscitation _ccr_ Cardiocerebral resuscitation (CCR), see Medical service

cardiopulmonary resuscitation _cpr_ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), see Medical service

casa _court_appointed special advocate_ CASA (Court-appointed special advocate), see Juvenile court

casper, trevor Casper, Trevor

Life and service as a Wisconsin State Trooper honored - AJR44

Life and service as a Wisconsin State Trooper honored - SJR40

caucus Caucus, see Legislature

cbrf CBRF, see Community-based residential facility

ccap _consolidated court automation programs_ CCAP (Consolidated Court Automation Programs), see State Courts, Director of

ccr _cardiocerebral resuscitation_ CCR (Cardiocerebral resuscitation), see Medical service

cdl _commercial driver_s license_ CDL (Commercial driver's license), see Motor vehicle -- Driver's license

cell phone Cell phone, see Telephone

cellular telephone Cellular telephone, see Telephone

cemetery Cemetery, see also Funeral and funeral director

Burial sites cataloged by the director of the SHSW and land contiguous to the site: procedure for owner of the land to challenge the existence of human remains in the site - AB620

Cemetery authority: deposit and investment of care funds and preneed trust funds expanded to include broker-dealer - AB115

Cemetery authority: deposit and investment of care funds and preneed trust funds expanded to include broker-dealer [S.Amdt.1: exception added] - SB123

Cemetery authority licensure requirements revised, religious associations and deposit of care funds provisions; DSPS administration of cemeteries and DFI regulation of cemetery authorities transferred to the Cemetery Board, salesperson licensure provision; rules established for disposition of occupied cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces; certain penalty provisions increased - AB410

Cemetery authority licensure requirements revised, religious associations and deposit of care funds provisions; DSPS administration of cemeteries and DFI regulation of cemetery authorities transferred to the Cemetery Board, salesperson licensure provision; rules established for disposition of occupied cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces; certain penalty provisions increased - SB302

Columbaria are exempt from mausoleum requirements - AB268

Columbaria maintained by religious associations: exemption from requirements applicable to mausoleums and cemeteries created - AB285

Columbaria maintained by religious associations: exemption from requirements applicable to mausoleums and cemeteries created [S.Amdt.1: care fund and certification requirements added] - SB229

Examining boards, affiliated credentialing boards, and DSPS: changes to laws governing; renaming, eliminating, membership modified, and creating certain boards or councils; Governor and DSPS duties - AB726

Examining boards, affiliated credentialing boards, and DSPS: changes to laws governing; renaming, eliminating, membership modified, and creating certain boards or councils; Governor and DSPS duties - SB568

Funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses for decedents who received certain public assistance: DHS to pursue recovery of aid, life insurance policy provision [Sec. 1817-1827, 1831, 1832, 1834-1843, 1845, 4588, 4595, 4623-4630, 9318 (1)] - AB21

Funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses for decedents who received certain public assistance: DHS to pursue recovery of aid, life insurance policy provision [Sec. 1817-1827, 1831, 1832, 1834-1843, 1845, 4588, 4595, 4623-4630, 9318 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, estate recovery of funeral and cemetery aid modified, 1819b, c, 1834b, c, deletes 1819, 1834] - SB21

Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematorium: exemption from certain fees and moratorium on certain fee increases [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1831p, 1909s, 9318 (3j)] - SB21

Unclaimed cremated remains in custody of a funeral director, cemetery authority, or public officer: contacting DVA or county veterans service officer required to determine if the person was a veteran or eligible for burial at a veterans cemetery; civil liability exemption provision [A.Amdt.1: contact local veterans service organization added] - AB693

Unclaimed cremated remains in custody of a funeral director, cemetery authority, or public officer: contacting DVA or county veterans service officer required to determine if the person was a veteran or eligible for burial at a veterans cemetery; civil liability exemption provision - SB518

census Census

Decennial census: municipal clerks required to report confirming municipality and ward boundaries, transmit to LTSB instead of LRB, and LTSB duties specified; exception to permit creation of a ward after a decennial ward revision [Sec. 2-7, 75-77, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 9329 (1)] - AB21

Decennial census: municipal clerks required to report confirming municipality and ward boundaries, transmit to LTSB instead of LRB, and LTSB duties specified; exception to permit creation of a ward after a decennial ward revision [Sec. 2-7, 75-77, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 9329 (1)] - SB21

Vacancies on a school board of a common, union high, or unified school district: board president allowed to appoint under certain conditions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, primary requirement for election in certain election districts and adoption of apportionment plan after decennial census added] - AB325

certificate of title Certificate of title, see Motor vehicle -- Certificate of title

certified public accountant Certified public accountant

CPA certificate applicant requirements revised; Accounting Examining Board to research establishing continuing education requirements by rule, report required; administrative rule revisions re updating practices and standards [Admin.Code Accy 1.001, 1.002, 1.003, 1 subch II (title), 1.101, 1.102, 1.201, 1.202, 1.301, 1.302, 1.401, 1.404, 1.405, 2 (title), 2 subch I (title), 2.001, 2.002, 2 subch II (title), 2.101 (note), 2.101, 2 subch III (title), 2.202, 2 subch IV (title), 2.305, 2 subch V (title), 2.401, 2 subch VI (title), 2.501, 3 (title), 3 subch I (title), 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.055, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3 subch II (title), 3.11, 3 subch III (title), 4 (title), 4 subch I, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.035, 4.037, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4 subch II, 5 (title), 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5 subch I (title), 5 subch II (title), 5 subch III (title), 5.304, 5 subch IV (title), 5.401, 6 subch I, 6 subch II (title), 6 subch III (title), 6 subch IV (title), 6.303, 6.304, 7 (title), 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.035, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 8 (title), 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.04, 8.05, 9 (title), 9.01, 9.02 (note), 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.06] - AB725

CPA certificate applicant requirements revised; Accounting Examining Board to research establishing continuing education requirements by rule, report required; administrative rule revisions re updating practices and standards [Admin.Code Accy 1.001, 1.002, 1.003, 1 subch II (title), 1.101, 1.102, 1.201, 1.202, 1.301, 1.302, 1.401, 1.404, 1.405, 2 (title), 2 subch I (title), 2.001, 2.002, 2 subch II (title), 2.101 (note), 2.101, 2 subch III (title), 2.202, 2 subch IV (title), 2.305, 2 subch V (title), 2.401, 2 subch VI (title), 2.501, 3 (title), 3 subch I (title), 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.055, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3 subch II (title), 3.11, 3 subch III (title), 4 (title), 4 subch I, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.035, 4.037, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4 subch II, 5 (title), 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5 subch I (title), 5 subch II (title), 5 subch III (title), 5.304, 5 subch IV (title), 5.401, 6 subch I, 6 subch II (title), 6 subch III (title), 6 subch IV (title), 6.303, 6.304, 7 (title), 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.035, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 8 (title), 8.01, 8.02, 8.03, 8.04, 8.05, 9 (title), 9.01, 9.02 (note), 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 9.06] - SB532

cesa CESA, see Educational Service Agency, Cooperative

chamber of commerce Chamber of commerce

Kenosha Area Chamber of Commerce recognized for 100 years of service to the greater Kenosha area - AJR106

Temporary alcohol beverage retail license revisions re issuance to local chambers of commerce and similar trade or civic organizations, multiple-location events, and temporary ``Class B” license for wine issued without issuing a temporary Class ``B” license for beer; DOR directed to update specific publication - AB320

Temporary alcohol beverage retail license revisions re issuance to local chambers of commerce and similar trade or civic organizations, multiple-location events, and temporary ``Class B” license for wine issued without issuing a temporary Class ``B” license for beer; DOR directed to update specific publication [S.Amdt.1: temporary alcohol beverage operator's license, underage person on premises covered by temporary ``Class B" license, and selling wine provisions added] - SB236

charitable corporation Charitable corporation, see also Organization, Miscellaneous

Benefit corporation, a category of business corporation, created - AB59

Charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations: registration and other requirements revised; DFI rules modified [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 60.01, 60.02, 60.03, 60.04, 60.05, 60.06, 60.07, 60.075, 60.08] - AB778