2015 Subject Index to Legislation

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

public improvement Public improvement, see Public works

public inland lake management Public inland lake management, see Lakes

public instruction, department of Public Instruction, Department of

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program created in 2015 WisAct 53 repealed; SAGE program reinstated and expanded; parental choice programs (Milwaukee, Racine, and statewide) phased out - AB918

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program created re low-income students; DPI duties and SAGE provisions - AB196

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program created re low-income students; DPI duties and SAGE provisions [S.Amdt.1: funding provisions modified and one year extension for certain SAGE contracts permitted] - SB32

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program: various changes re 2015 WisAct 53 - AB287

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program: various changes re 2015 WisAct 53 [S.Amdt.1: definition added] - SB254

Annual performance review of schools: DPI required to determine in certain areas; sanction provisions revised; independent charter schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program provisions - AB1

Bilingual-bicultural education programs: additional funding to DPI - AB930

Career and technical education incentive grants in DPI eliminated and DWD permitted to award instead; appropriations for apprenticeship completion and local youth apprenticeship grants from the Wisconsin fast forward grants appropriation [Sec. 564, 727-730, 1421, 3079-3090, 3096, 3193] - AB21

Career and technical education incentive grants in DPI eliminated and DWD permitted to award instead; appropriations for apprenticeship completion and local youth apprenticeship grants from the Wisconsin fast forward grants appropriation [Sec. 564, 727-730, 1421, 3079-3090, 3096, 3193; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, grants transferred to DWD and conferring with DPI required, apprenticeship provisions removed, 727b, d, 3081d, 3193b-bi, deletes 727-729, 3079-3081, 3096, 3193] - SB21

Career and workforce education pilot program created; DPI and DWD to select a CESA to receive funding for the program - AB734

Career and workforce education pilot program created; DPI and DWD to select a CESA to receive funding for the program - SB642

CESA participation: school boards allowed to withdraw; funding provision and DPI duties [Sec. 565, 3230-3242, 9134 (2)] - AB21

CESA participation: school boards allowed to withdraw; funding provision and DPI duties [Sec. 565, 3230-3242, 9134 (2); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 3236m, deletes 3232, 3241] - SB21

Charter School Oversight Board (CSOB) created to approve nonprofit, nonsectarian organizations to contract with persons to operate independent charter schools; charter school and contract requirements, reports required [Sec. 107, 164, 3143, 3156, 3176, 3182, 3271-3278, 3285-3300, 3304, 3305, 3580, 3778, 9134 (1), 9334 (1), 9434 (1)] - AB21

Charter School Oversight Board (CSOB) created to approve nonprofit, nonsectarian organizations to contract with persons to operate independent charter schools; charter school and contract requirements; reports required [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``School"] - SB21

Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt DPI program or their own policy and program - AB691

Child sexual abuse prevention policy and instructional program for kindergarten through sixth grade: DPI to develop and school boards required to adopt DPI program or their own policy and program - SB501

Chronically failing schools and school districts provisions replace low-performing schools and school districts provisions; public and charter school accountability board (PCAB) created in DPI; parental choice school accountability board created in DOA; improvement plans, interventions, withholding state aid, not renewing contracts, and no new students under a parental choice program provisions; DPI duties specified - SB1

Civics exam as condition for high school diploma, independent audit of private schools participating in a parental choice program, and school and school district accountability reports: requirements created in 2015 WisAct 55 modified - AB828

Civics exam as condition for high school diploma, independent audit of private schools participating in a parental choice program, and school and school district accountability reports: requirements created in 2015 WisAct 55 modified - SB640

Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required - AB216

Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required - SB146

Corporal punishment provisions extended to and DPI to promulgate rules for the expulsion of pupils attending a private school under a parental choice program; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties - AB423