2015 Subject Index to Legislation

Retaliation against a public employee by the Governor or a legislator: prohibition and criminal penalty created - AB594

University of Wisconsin System Authority (UWSA): UW System converted to; Board of Regents powers and duties; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and State Laboratory of Hygiene transferred to DATCP; Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement responsibility transferred from HEAB to Board of Regents; EEB and Rural Health Development Council eliminated; DOA and Building Commission duties; MERA, tuition, and other provisions [for section numbers, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin"] - AB21

University of Wisconsin System Authority (UWSA): UW System converted to; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and State Laboratory of Hygiene transferred to DATCP; Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement responsibility transferred from HEAB to Board of Regents; Rural Health Development Council eliminated; DOA and Building Commission duties; MERA, tuition, and other provisions [for section numbers, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin"] - SB21

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

Wisconsin's public sector who came to protest [2011] WisAct 10: Assembly recognizes their service and apologizes for certain insensitive comments - AR4

Wisconsin's public sector who came to protest [2011] WisAct 10: Assembly recognizes their service and apologizes for certain insensitive comments - AR5

Wisconsin Veterans Employment Initiative established to increase number of veterans holding permanent state government positions; Council on Veterans Employment created in the Office of the Governor; state agencies and DPM duties - AB441

Wisconsin Veterans Employment Initiative established to increase number of veterans holding permanent state government positions; Council on Veterans Employment created in the Office of the Governor; state agencies and DPM duties - SB339

Wrongful discharge from employment regulations created; employee may bring an action in circuit court - AB160

Wrongful discharge from employment regulations created; employee may bring an action in circuit court - SB270

public employee _ group insurance Public employee -- Group insurance

Contraceptives: dispensing an extended supply required to be covered by health insurers - AB932

Contraceptives: dispensing an extended supply required to be covered by health insurers - SB724

Family and medical leave expanded to businesses with at least 25 employees, includes care for grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, and covered active duty provision; family and medical leave insurance program created in DWD, trust fund provision - AB516

Family and medical leave expanded to businesses with at least 25 employees, includes care for grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, and covered active duty provision; family and medical leave insurance program created in DWD, trust fund provision - SB385

GIB required to permit public employers other than the state to participate in ancillary insurance coverage programs - AB361

GIB required to permit public employers other than the state to participate in ancillary insurance coverage programs - SB278

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

High-deductible health plan option for municipal police officers, fire fighters, and EMTs [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1952c; S.Amdt.2: further revision] - 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

Postretirement health care benefits of local government employees: segregated account and GAAP requirements; dissolution of account provision - AB269

Postretirement health care benefits of local government employees: segregated account and GAAP requirements; dissolution of account provision - SB213

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

STAR Project adjustments to benefit programs re ``eligible employee" [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1382d-L, 1405d, 1409m, 9412 (1c)] - SB21

State employees may elect to receive annual stipend in lieu of health care coverage, conditions specified [Sec. 1406] - AB21

State employees may elect to receive annual stipend in lieu of health care coverage, conditions specified [Sec. 1406] - SB21

public employee _ hours of labor Public employee -- Hours of labor, see also Hours of labor

Classified service employee running for a partisan political office: eliminate leave of absence requirement - AB479

Classified service employee running for a partisan political office: eliminate leave of absence requirement - SB454

Corr.Dept employees prohibited from working overtime for more than two consecutive shifts - AB834

Corr.Dept employees prohibited from working overtime for more than two consecutive shifts - SB610

Corr.Dept overtime policy changes - AB817

Corr.Dept overtime policy changes - SB175

Grand jury proceedings: state to reimburse county for costs for illegal activity investigations re campaign finance and misconduct involving a public officer or employee - AB881

Grand jury proceedings: state to reimburse county for costs for illegal activity investigations re campaign finance and misconduct involving a public officer or employee - SB651

public employee _ labor union Public employee -- Labor union, see also Collective bargaining

Beil, Marty: life and public service of the labor leader commended upon his death - AJR71

Beil, Marty: life and public service of the labor leader commended upon his death - SJR60

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2014-15 contract ratification - AB126

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2014-15 contract ratification - SB108

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2015-16 contract ratification between UW Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - AB922

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2015-16 contract ratification between UW Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - SB752

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment permitted under MERA and SELRA; UW System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers included - AB900

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment permitted under MERA and SELRA; UW System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers included - SB666

Professional legal bargaining unit: 2014-15 contract ratification - AB125

Professional legal bargaining unit: 2014-15 contract ratification - SB109

Public safety collective bargaining unit: 2013-15 contract ratification - AB277

Public safety collective bargaining unit: 2013-15 contract ratification - SB205

public employee _ political activity Public employee -- Political activity

Classified service employee running for a partisan political office: eliminate leave of absence requirement - AB479

Classified service employee running for a partisan political office: eliminate leave of absence requirement - SB454

public employee _ retirement Public employee -- Retirement, see Retirement -- Public; Retirement System, Wisconsin

public employee _ salary Public employee -- Salary

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

Pay adjustments scheduled for correctional officers in first two years of appointment who take certain other civil service positions - AB832

Pay adjustments scheduled for correctional officers in first two years of appointment who take certain other civil service positions - SB608

WHEFA executive director: executive salary group changed [Sec. 3799] - AB21

WHEFA executive director: executive salary group changed [Sec. 3799] - SB21

public employee _ travel provisions Public employee -- Travel provisions

Elected state official seeking national office: reporting travel expenses to GAB required, reimbursement provision - AB342

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

public employee _ vacations Public employee -- Vacations

``Cesar E. Chavez Day": state agencies required to designate March 31 as; optional state holiday for state employees provision - AB437

Veterans Day (November 11): paid leave of absence for public and private employees who are veterans; collective bargaining, discrimination, and complaint provisions - SB350

public employee trust fund Public employee trust fund, see Retirement -- Public

public health Public health, see also Disease; Maternal and infant care; Vaccination

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: February 21-17, 2016 proclaimed as - AJR121

Economic impact analysis of a proposed administrative rule is required to include a public health and environment impact assessment - AB933

Eliminating lead hazard in a dwelling or residential condominium: income, corporate, and franchise tax credits created for costs related to - AB963

Feminine hygiene products provided at no charge in women’s restroom facilities in state and school buildings - AB555

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR [for section numbers, see entry under ``Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of"] - AB21

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR and Veterinary Examining Board to DATCP - AB163

Financial Institutions and Professional Services, Department of (DFIPS), created; all DFI functions transferred to; DOA administration of disabled veteran, women, and minority owned business certifications transferred to; Small Business Regulatory Review Board and Office of Business Development transferred to; EAB eliminated and functions transferred to DFIPS and DATCP; tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred to; DSPS eliminated and all functions transferred to, except private on-site wastewater treatment systems to DNR and Veterinary Examining Board to DATCP - SB119

Healthy aging grants: DHS to allocate to private, nonprofit entity under certain conditions; sunset provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 703r, s, 9118 (4f), 9418 (8f)] - SB21

Industrial wind turbines: PSC to conduct review of health studies and may propose rule changes [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9136 (1j)] - SB21

``Lead-bearing paint" and ``lead poisoning or lead exposure" definitions revised; civil and criminal penalties modified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4045p, 4048d-4049e, 9318 (1v)] - SB21

Lead inspection requirements: certain lead-safe renovations exempted from sampling or testing - AB257

Lead inspection requirements: certain lead-safe renovations exempted from sampling or testing [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``partial lead inspection" replaces ``sampling and testing", written disclosure of the inspection required] - SB178

Lead investigation conducted by DHS in homes of certain children: required blood lead level in children under 6 years of age reduced - AB957

Medical marijuana registry created and DHS duties; medical use defense to prosecutions, ID cards, dispensaries, testing laboratories, discrimination, background checks, fees, penalties, and local government provisions - SB789

National Blood Donor Month: January 2016 proclaimed as - SJR77

Poison control system: federal matching funds [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4109d] - SB21

Tattooing, body piercing, and tanning oversight transferred from DHS to DFIPS [Sec. 548, 549, 669, 1454, 1853, 1879, 2471, 2693, 2716, 2717, 3121, 4031, 4032, 4041-4044, 4048, 4108, 4317, 4377, 4524, 4525, 9118 (3); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DFIPS provisions removed, transferred to DSPS, 9418 (2f)] - SB21

Wind energy systems: PSC required to study health issues related to [Sec. 9136 (1)] - AB21

Wind energy systems: PSC required to study health issues related to [Sec. 9136 (1); original bill only] - SB21