Acts Index

Commercial equipment or technology given to certain schools: civil immunity exemption created  -  Act 112

Contact sports activities: liability standards for participants revised  -  Act 447

Dogs causing injury or damage: penalties imposed on owners increased  -  Act 181

Employer providing a reference for current or former employe: civil liability immunity created  -  Act 441

Equine activities: civil liability immunity created  -  Act 256

Insurance fraud: civil immunity created for persons who report  -  Act 177

Personal injury actions: discovery of information re medical records permitted  -  Act 345

Recreational use of property: owner's immunity from liability expanded re death of participant  -  Act 223

Religious organizations: liability limitation created  -  Act 260

damage _to property_ Damage (to property), see also Contributory negligence; Environmental protection; Petroleum

Absconding without payment: laws expanded to cover taxicab service; civil action procedure for crime victim  -  Act 160

Agricultural activities alleged to be nuisances: law revised re zoning ordinances, available remedies and awards of costs  -  Act 149

Archaeological features and natural resources: penalties modified for damage to  -  Act 391

Boathouse damage repairs; certain exceptions provided [Sec. 1657zm, zq]  -  Act 27

Dog damages to animals: livestock definition expanded; county board to set maximum amount by ordinance  -  Act 316

Dogs causing injury or damage: penalties imposed on owners increased  -  Act 181

Equine activities: civil liability immunity created  -  Act 256

Farm-raised deer and venison exemption from DNR regulation; revisions re slaughter license, fencing, dog damage, DATCP authority and bovine tuberculosis testing  -  Act 79

Fence construction re owner liability for damage done by horses, sheep and goats  -  Act 148

Machines operated by insertion of coins, currency, debit or credit cards: intentional damage made a felony; civil damages permitted  -  Act 133

Retail theft: civil actions against any minor or parent of a minor authorized  -  Act 77

Rock art site: intentional criminal damage made a felony  -  Act 208

Special civil actions for property damage or loss [Sec. 7147x, 7148c, 7223m]  -  Act 27

Transmission facility excavation and damage procedures revised  -  Act 135

dams Dams, see Waterways and water power

dance Dance, see Amusement

dane county Dane county

Drug crimes prosecution: DOA funding required re assistant district attorneys [Sec. 9101 (5), (6)]  -  Act 27

dangerous weapon Dangerous weapon, see Firearms

data processing Data processing, see also Telecommunications; specific agency

Child welfare services transferred from Milwaukee county to DHFS: planning required; Milwaukee child welfare partnership council created; TPR and adoption resource pool; MA coverage and automated information system provisions; DOA duties set  -  Act 303

ECB and U.W. Extension consolidation of services and functions: report on cost savings and efficiencies [Sec. 9117 (2g)]  -  Act 27

Educational technology board created in DOA: duties defined; computers puchased by teachers for private use provided; distance education loan provisions [Sec. 95, 118m, p, 390m, 570m, 1071g, r, 1366m, 1368c, 1369m, 1370g, 1377g, 1378b, 1379b, 9101 (22g), 9159 (11g), 9445 (13g)] [118m — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Electronic benefit transfer system for food stamp and other benefits created, program not implemented if certain conditions apply; county and tribal governing body participation optional; use of nontraditional retailers (farmers' markets); JCF to review  -  Act 368

Electronic mail: penalties for abusive, harassing or obscene messages created  -  Act 353

Information technology restructuring; optical imaging provisions; study of mainframe computer services at U.W. Madison [Sec. 14g, 31g-j, 32m, 33g, h, 41p, 288r, 412g, r, 413e-s, 414g, 416m, 467m, 1050o, 1079b, 1755p, 1762w-y, 7095m, 9101 (21g)-(21i), 9119 (1t), 9130 (14t), 9131 (1t), 9157 (2at), 9301 (4g)] [32m, 9101 (21ho) — partial veto; 288r, 467m, 1762x — vetoed]  -  Act 27

Information technology strategic plans adoption by executive branch agencies [Sec. 415, 416] [415 — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Occasional sales of motor vehicles: DOR database for auditing; contract for services permitted [Sec. 1112, 3437, 9148 (1)]  -  Act 27

State information technology investment fund created; project funding provided [Sec. 360, 361, 413, 414, 419, 422, 467, 490, 517, 550, 557, 561, 565, 576, 608, 612, 618, 624, 626, 747, 759, 774, 781, 789, 797-800, 805, 961, 984, 1028, 1030, 1039, 1064, 1065, 1066m, 1078, 1091, 1095, 1097-1105, 1117, 1137, 1144, 1146, 1149, 1172, 1176, 1368, 1370, 1377, 1395, 9101 (2), 9157 (1), 9459 (1)] [419, 550, 1420, 9101 (2), 9459 (1) — partial veto; 422, 467, 798 — vetoed]  -  Act 27

Subscription service for prospective state vendors modified; bidders list and registration fee provision created  -  Act 351

Technology management, Division of, created in DOA; functions transferred from executive branch agencies; revision re justice information systems; JCF approval of plan [Sec. 102, 406-410, 417, 418, 420, 422m-428, 1052-1053n, 1061, 1066, 1145b, 1147, 4458, 7176, 7177, 7177m, 9144 (1), 9159 (12g), 9353 (1g), 9453 (1g)]  -  Act 27

Uniform traffic citation and accident records: DOT authorized to contract re computer tape or other electronic media; report required  -  Act 113

U.W. system instructional technology improvements: bonding authority revised  -  Act 246

datcp DATCP, see Agriculture, trade, and consumer protection, Department of

day care center Day care center

At-risk child care funds: order of priority eliminated [Sec. 2364-2366]  -  Act 27

Background checks re kinship care and licensed and certified day care programs [partial veto]  -  Act 289

Child care center financing: bonding authority extended; requirements revised  -  Act 332

Child care economics: laws revised re school board contracts with day care centers, pupil transportation, outdoor play space, child care on other than first floor and kindergarten and prekindergarten programs  -  Act 439

Child care overpayments: DHSS recovery of [Sec. 877, 879, 2372, 3094, 3098]  -  Act 27

Child care programs: distribution of federal funds [Sec. 2354, 2357-2360]  -  Act 27

Child care programs funded by federal grant: procedures and criteria revised [Sec. 951, 2373-2376, 2378-2386, 2388-2396, 2400-2402]  -  Act 27

Child support, Bureau of, and Office of child care transferred from DHFS to DILJD  -  Act 404

Day care for children of state employes: grant program eliminated [Sec. 1092, 6244]  -  Act 27

Development opportunity or enterprise development opportunity zone provisions created; day care and environmental remediation credits established [Sec. 2879mn-ms, 3373t, 3377m-3381mm, 3393r, 3394mm, mp, 3395m, 3399f, 3399r-3403mm, 3404cgm-cm, 3406r, 3407m-3411mm, 3412rg, rr, 3438m, 3493m, 6895d, 6928c, 6933p, r, 6936p-s, v, 6939g, 9316 (1x), 9348 (6x), 9416 (4m)] [3377m, r, 3407m, r, — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Development zone: program and job credits revised; provisions re day care, environmental remediation, research and W-2 tax credits [partial veto]  -  Act 209

Facility licensure revisions [Sec. 2438-2440, 2583, 2584, 2587, 2598, 2602-2607, 3227-3231, 3233, 3238m, 3239, 9326 (22)]  -  Act 27

JOBS program: participation in work supplementation made mandatory; postsecondary and vocational skills training eliminated; waiver to require full-time participation by adult caretaker of child [partial veto]  -  Act 289

Low-income and at-risk child care: statutory reference for distribution of funding corrected [Sec. 26, 45, 46]  -  Act 216

Sexual assault of a child: offenders prohibited from volunteering or working with children under 16 years of age  -  Act 265

State child care program operations: revision re unspent or unencumbered funds [Sec. 925, 926, 930, 3091, 3092, 9426 (7)]  -  Act 27

Wisconsin works child care subsidy provision; low-income and at-risk child care program modified; contracting authorized; new classification levels created [partial veto]  -  Act 289

Wisconsin works kinship care: provision created re child care by a relative; guardianship and adoption provisions  -  Act 289

deaf Deaf

Audiometric equipment: calibration requirements revised; ``hearing aid dealers and fitters" changed to ``hearing instrument specialists"  -  Act 170

Health care professional service corporation: chiropractors, physical therapists, dietitians and hearing and speech therapists added; revision re physician and nurse anesthetists  -  Act 167

Hearing impaired, Council for: name changed [Sec. 139m]  -  Act 27

Interpreters costs: SPD responsibility [Sec. 1107, 7180, 7207-7209]  -  Act 27

death Death, see also Crime and criminals — Homicide or murder; Estate of deceased person

Child abuse or neglect records and reports: disclosure provision expanded  -  Act 369

Do-not-resuscitate order: provisions re revocation, health care liability exemption, suicide definition and insurance coverage; DHSS duties  -  Act 200

Living will statutes revised  -  Act 168

Recreational use of property: owner's immunity from liability expanded re death of participant  -  Act 223

debt, public Debt, Public

Borrowing schedule, bonding authority, summary of all funds and effective dates [Sec. 471-473, 538m, 563m, 1037g, r, 1160g-s, 1164g, r, 1165b-x, 1166g, r, 1167g, r, 1168e-s, 1658m, 9400, 9408 (1z)] [471, 473 — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Building commission: bond refunding authority increased for certain public debt  -  Act 40

Child care center financing: bonding authority extended; requirements revised  -  Act 332

Clean water fund biennial funding and budget procedure revision [Sec. 25, 1161, 4269, 4271c, 4276-4279]  -  Act 27

Clean water fund hardship assistance for locations meeting certain criteria; bonding authority increased  -  Act 452

Clean water fund use of loan repayments [Sec. 16, 21]  -  Act 216

Dam maintenance: local aids for [Sec. 742d, g, 1164, 9142 (9g), 9442 (12g)]  -  Act 27

DVA bond refunding authority increased  -  Act 57

DVA bonding authority modified  -  Act 255

ECB debt contracting authority revised [Sec. 1166]  -  Act 27

Harbor improvements bonding increased  -  Act 113

Major highway projects and transportation administrative facilities: revenue bonding level modified [partial veto]  -  Act 113

Mendota mental health institute secured adolescent treatment unit eliminated; new facility created; definition, bed limitation and unit operation modified; bonding revised [Sec. 30s, 41-44, 79-82, 9412]  -  Act 216

Mental health facilities bonding [Sec. 30e, m]  -  Act 216

Nonpoint pollution control bonding authority revised, JCF duties eliminated; Great Lakes remedial action plan program bonding increased [Sec. 438, 1162, 1163]  -  Act 27