2015 Subject Index to Legislation

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to appoint a committee on local control and unfunded mandates before February 15, 2016; report required - AR24

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to appoint a special committee on water issues; report required by December 31, 2016; DNR and PSC provisions - AR25

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to immediately appoint a task force on the middle class re recommendations to increase average household income and family-supporting employment opportunities and deliver findings to the Assembly by January 1, 2017 - AR17

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to immediately appoint a Taskforce on Women’s Access to Affordable Reproductive Health Care Services; report of findings and recommendations required by July 1, 2016 - AR21

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to work with the Executive Branch to identify, pursue, and secure existing and future streams of federal funds for broadband infrastructure and access - AR26

Assembly Organization, Committee on, to immediately appoint a task force on gun safety technology; findings required by January 1, 2017 - AR23

Assembly rules revised and created re scheduling time limits for floor debate, voting immediately and procedure for ending debate, ``partisan caucus" definition, and Committee on Rules membership [Assembly rules 24 (1), 52 (1), 55m, 71m, 95 (53m)] - AR3

Audit, Assembly Committee on, to submit a request to JLAC for a program evaluation audit of state corrections programs before February 23, 2016; Assembly Committee on Corrections to hold oversight hearings on adult and juvenile corrections programs and facilities before July 1, 2016, report required before September 1, 2016 - AR27

Clean and renewable energy joint task force: committees on Assembly and Senate organization required to immediately appoint, findings deadline set - AJR17

JCLO required to appoint a Commission on Debt-Free College to study and report on feasibility of providing debt-free college education to all Wisconsin residents; finding required before January 3, 2017 - AJR102

JCLO required to appoint a Commission on Debt-Free College to study and report on feasibility of providing debt-free college education to all Wisconsin residents; finding required before January 3, 2017 - SJR78

JCLO required to appoint a committee to study the impact of a criminal conviction on the ability to obtain a professional license when the offense does not substantially relate to the licensed activity; findings due before January 3, 2017 - AJR116

Legislative consideration of bills and committee activity: limits imposed, exceptions provided - AB965

Meetings of governmental bodies, including legislative committees: laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to; legislative members subject to citations and civil penalties for violations. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR63

Meetings of governmental bodies, including legislative committees: laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to; legislative members subject to citations and civil penalties for violations. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR54

Oversight of law enforcement and investigation: joint standing committee created re acquisition by law enforcement of surveillance services or devices and certain military equipment or armaments; John Doe proceedings provision - AB845

Oversight of law enforcement and investigation: joint standing committee created re acquisition by law enforcement of surveillance services or devices and certain military equipment or armaments; John Doe proceedings provision - SB639

Public notice of Assembly committee meetings revisions [Assembly rule 14m] - AR13

Public notice of Senate, Assembly, and joint committee meetings revisions [Joint rule 27] - AJR64

Public notice of Senate, Assembly, and joint committee meetings revisions [Joint rule 27] - SJR53

Public notice of Senate committee meetings revisions [Senate rules 25 (1)(b), (c), 93 (2)] - SR6

Reimbursement required from Governor Walker and Scott Walker, Inc. for travel and security expenses re his candidacy for president of the United States: Legislative Committee on Assembly Organization required to hold an executive session by set date - AR14

Senate Organization, Committee on, required to create a special committee on certain water issues affecting the state; report required before December 31, 2016 - SR9

Women’s Access to Affordable Reproductive Health Care Services, Task Force on: Assembly committee created; annual report required - AB914

legislature _ criminal penalties, joint review committee on Legislature -- Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on

Racial impact statement required for any bill that creates or modifies a crime or modifies the penalty of an existing crime; JRCCP to prepare, conditions specified - AB260

Racial impact statement required for any bill that creates or modifies a crime or modifies the penalty of an existing crime; JRCCP to prepare, conditions specified - SB172

Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act; LRB, LC, and JRCCP duties - AB908

Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act; LRB, LC, and JRCCP duties - SB677

legislature _ employee Legislature -- Employee

Bay View labor strike and tragedy in 1886: anniversary commemorated every May 5th and Assembly Chief Clerk to remove portrait of Governor Jeremiah Rusk from public display and hang historic photo of the iron puddlers in Bay View for set number of days - AR8

Legislative privilege: confidentiality of communications and records between legislators, their staff, and legislative service agencies; collaboration among legislative service agencies provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 77b, 4644s, 9327 (1v), 9427 (1c), (1v); deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

Public records definition expanded to include records and correspondence of legislative officers and employees and legislative service agency employees [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 307m; deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

legislature _ employment relations, joint committee on Legislature -- Employment Relations, Joint Committee on

Group health insurance programs: GIB required to submit proposed changes to JCOER annually for approval; DOA Division of Personnel Management provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1389r, 9112 (3j)] - SB21

Judicial Compensation Commission created to review judicial salaries; report required and JCOER duties [Sec. 914, 915, 4599] - AB21

Judicial Compensation Commission created to review judicial salaries; report required and JCOER duties [Sec. 914, 915, 4599; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, chief justice salary determination modified, all other provisions removed, deletes 915, 4599] - SB21

LTE and part-time employee hours threshold changed re employer contribution to health insurance premiums; compensation plan salary group revisions re certain DETF executives; JCOER provision - AB278

LTE and part-time employee hours threshold changed re employer contribution to health insurance premiums; compensation plan salary group revisions re certain DETF executives; JCOER provision - SB206

Milwaukee child welfare employee retention plan: DCF required to submit to JCOER, funding provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9106 (2r)] - SB21

legislature _ finance, joint committee on Legislature -- Finance, Joint Committee on, see also Reports

BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core family income eligibility level changed; DHS to comply with federal requirements and request enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) payment; JCF provision - AB221

BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core family income eligibility level changed; DHS to comply with federal requirements and request enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) payment; JCF provision - AB855

BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core family income eligibility level changed; DHS to comply with federal requirements and request enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) payment; JCF provision - SB174

Biennial budget bill: process for removal of nonfiscal policy items established; LFB and JCF duties - AB329

Biennial budget bill: process for removal of nonfiscal policy items established; LFB and JCF duties - SB648

Community mental health services funding: certain appropriations consolidated to form; certain relocation programs eliminated [Sec. 693, 694, 701, 702, 1518, 1519, 1523, 1524, 1536, 1537, 1633, 1802, 1897-1900, 9118 (1), 9418 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DHS required to consult Wisconsin Counties Association and other organizations interested in mental health and get JCF approval before implementing distribution method, 9118 (1q)] - SB21

Contingent funding for major highway and rehabilitation projects: DOT bonding authority, JCF approval, and sunset provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 656g, t, 877m, 2547g, t, 2569u, 9145 (1v)] - SB21

Controlled substance abuse screening and testing of applicants for Transform Milwaukee Jobs, Transitional Jobs, W-2, and FoodShare employment and training programs: DCF and DHS to implement; waiver, treatment, and JCF provisions - AB191

County-to-county nursing home bed transfers: DHS to develop policy; report to JCF required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9118 (7g)] - SB21

Distance Learning Authorization Board created and attached to HEAB; JCF duties - AB632

Distance Learning Authorization Board created and attached to HEAB; JCF duties - SB511

DNR: various grant and financial assistance programs eliminated [Sec. 560, 630-633, 635-637, 639, 948, 950, 958, 959, 964, 967-970, 974, 992, 997, 1032, 1036, 1049, 1057, 1065, 2531, 3949, 3950, 4190-4198; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 635d, 1032c-e, 9132 (4c), 9432 (1c), deletes 560, 630-633, 636, 637, 639, 948, 950, 958, 959, 964, 967-970, 974, 992, 997, 1032, 1036, 1049, 1065, 2531, 4190-4198] - SB21

DOJ required to annually provide JCF with information re civil litigation expenses - AB919

DOR FTE auditor positions: report to JCF required, sunset provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9137 (1j)] - SB21

Economic Opportunity, Department of (DEO) created; Economic Development Transition Council created to effect the transition of WEDC functions to DEO and the Badger Innovation Corporation; Economic Development Policy Board created to assist DEO; Governor and JCF duties - AB617

Economic Opportunity, Department of (DEO) created; Economic Development Transition Council created to effect the transition of WEDC functions to DEO and the Badger Innovation Corporation; Economic Development Policy Board created to assist DEO; Governor and JCF duties - SB468

Family Care and IRIS services: DHS to expand to Rock County; exemption from certain contract requirement and JCF approval - AB453

Family Care, Family Care Partnership Program (FCPP), and PACE changes, federal approval provision; IRIS program eliminated; resource center and care management organization (CMO) revisions; Children's Community Options Program created; Family Support Program eliminated; Medicaid services division [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Nursing homes and adult care"] - SB21

FoodShare: limiting foods that may be purchased; DHS to report to JCF on cost to implement and comply; review and update of list required; federal waiver and WIC provision - AB177

FoodShare photo ID EBT cards: DHS to prepare and submit implementation plan to the USDA’s food and nutrition service, waiver request provision; JCF duties if approved - AB222

Freight optimization modeling: DOT may contract for services; WEDC and DOT to conduct a study and report to JCF [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 655e, 2547d, 9145 (4f)] - SB21

GAB eliminated and replaced with an Elections Commission and an Ethics Commission; investigations, advisory opinions, and reports provisions; DOA and JCF duties [A.Amdt.1: commission administrator authority modified, advisory opinion provisions revised, selection of chairpersons revised, and other changed; A.Amdt.4: appropriation provisions, implementation plan revised; S.Amdt.1: selection of chairpersons and filling administrator vacancy revised, removing an administrator, appointing nonvoting members to GAB and transition to new commissions and other transition provisions, JCLO duties; S.Amdt.2: Governor appointments to Ethics Commission to be former judges] - AB388

GAB eliminated and replaced with an Elections Commission and an Ethics Commission; investigations, advisory opinions, and reports provisions; DOA and JCF duties - SB294

High capacity well approval procedure revised; designation of sensitive resource areas, special environmental review, and minimum water levels provisions; DNR and JCF duties - AB477

High capacity well approval procedure revised; designation of sensitive resource areas, special environmental review, and minimum water levels provisions; DNR and JCF duties - SB291

Income tax reciprocity agreements reached with other states: JCF approval required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2117e, 2226e, em] - SB21

Information technology services for certain agencies and shared agency services pilot program: DOA to develop plan and submit to JCF [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9101 (5n); S.Amdt.2: further revisions] - SB21

Interoperability Council report to JCF required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9101 (7j)] - SB21

JCF consideration of the biennial budget bill changes - AB1006

JCF consideration of the biennial budget bill changes - SB795

JCF membership and consideration of motions revisions - SB754

JCLO required to appoint a Commission on Debt-Free College to study and report on feasibility of providing debt-free college education to all Wisconsin residents; finding required before January 3, 2017 - AJR102

JCLO required to appoint a Commission on Debt-Free College to study and report on feasibility of providing debt-free college education to all Wisconsin residents; finding required before January 3, 2017 - SJR78

MA demonstration project re health care coverage for low-income, childless adults under age 65: DHS to request amendment to DHHS wavier; quarterly report to JCF required [Sec. 1796, 1797, 9118 (6)] - AB21

MA demonstration project re health care coverage for low-income, childless adults under age 65: DHS to request amendment to DHHS wavier; quarterly report to JCF required [Sec. 1796, 1797, 9118 (6)] - SB21

Management of national forest land and cooperative agreement provisions; master plan for northern state forests; MFL group certification and closed acreage fees; DNR cannot prohibit persons engaged in silviculture from crossing a recreational trail; report and plans to JCF required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 619m, 621m, 632m, 974m, 1047m, 1050m, 2530m-q, 2531x, 3581m, 9132 (4v)-(4vx), 9332 (2u)] - SB21

Motor vehicle fuel tax rate: annual increases re consumer price index; JCF approval required - AB468

Opioid addiction treatment pilot program for treating offenders: Corr.Dept to submit plan to JCF [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9108 (1d)] - SB21

Premium assistance program: DHS to develop to assist certain eligible persons purchase coverage through an American health benefit exchange; federal approval and JCF provisions - AB101

Premium assistance program: DHS to develop to assist certain eligible persons purchase coverage through an American health benefit exchange; federal approval and JCF provisions - SB68

Public employee group health insurance: GIB to submit proposed changes to JCF for approval; DPM provision [S.Amdt.1: changes to group health insurance programs changed to contract to provide self-insured group health plans] - AB394

Public employee group health insurance: GIB to submit proposed changes to JCF for approval; DPM provision - SB312

Public school financing law changes re calculation of general school aids, counting low-income pupils, school aid factors, per pupil adjustment to revenue limits, high-poverty aid, hold harmless aid, and delay in school aid payments; first dollar and school levy property tax credits eliminated; DPI, DOA, JCF, and LFB duties - AB482

Public school financing law changes re calculation of general school aids, counting low-income pupils, school aid factors, per pupil adjustment to revenue limits, high-poverty aid, hold harmless aid, and delay in school aid payments; first dollar and school levy property tax credits eliminated; DPI, DOA, JCF, and LFB duties - SB376

Recidivism reduction program for City of Milwaukee created: DCF may contract with private organization to conduct the program; LAB audit and JCF approval required; ``pay-for-performance contract" defined [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1785m, 9152 (1c)] - SB21

School accountability report performance categories replaced with letter grades and other revisions; Superintendent of Public Instruction prohibited from approving pupil attainment examinations developed by Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, giving effect to common core standard in effect, adopting or implementing new common core standards, and requiring school districts to adopt or implement common core standards, and required to provide education options to parents and guardians via DPI's Internet site; UW--Madison Value-Added Research Center to approve alternative examinations a school may administer [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``State Superintendent of Public Instruction"] - SB21

Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) program re AODA: DPI required to include in training of professional school staff; if school district requests training, it must administer the program to all pupils in the district; report to JCF required - AB270

Shoreland zoning revisions made in 2015 WisAct 55 eliminated; BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core family income eligibility level changed; DHS to comply with federal requirements and request enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) payment; JCF provision - AB861