Acts Index

wisconsin institute for school executives Wisconsin institute for school executives, see School

wisconsin rapids, city of Wisconsin Rapids, City of

State fire fighters memorial and State police and fire fighters hall of fame: sites designated  -  Act 217

wisconsin resource center Wisconsin resource center, see Mental health — Hospitals and institutions

wisconsin retirement system Wisconsin retirement system, see Retirement system, Wisconsin

wisconsin sesquicentennial Wisconsin sesquicentennial

Special distinguishing registration plates commemorating the 150th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood; Sesquicentennial commission appropriation and supplements; veterans honorary medal decals provision  -  Act 445

Wisconsin sesquicentennial commission: membership, staff, funding and duties revised [Sec. 2g-L, 20g-i, 28m, 30t]  -  Act 216

Wisconsin sesquicentennial commission transferred from Office of the governor to Historical society; authority and membership revised; report required [Sec. 47p, pg, 48m-q, 72, 82, 88m, 91L, 209m, s, 564g-s, 1217m, 1993b, 6275m] [48n, q, 82, 1217m — partial veto; 47p, pg, 48m, ng, p, 72, 88m, 91L, 209m — vetoed]  -  Act 27

wisconsin state historical society Wisconsin state historical society, see Historical society

wisconsin veterans home Wisconsin veterans home, see Veteran — Hospitals and home

wisconsin works Wisconsin works

Agency contracts authorized; requirements re LAB audit, community steering committee, children's services network, persons with linguistic barriers and refugees [partial veto]  -  Act 289

Agency contracts: notice and assistance to employes re election of county or tribal governing body not to participate [Sec. 46hb]  -  Act 216

Agency contracts: provision created re county with population exceeding 500,000 [Sec. 46d, h]  -  Act 216

Agency contracts: provisions of 1995 WisAct 289 reconciled [Sec. 9162 (2t), 9462 (3t)]  -  Act 216

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

Citizenship or immigration status of W-2 applicants  -  Act 289

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

Emergency assistance for families with needy children continued; references to AFDC deleted; DILJD report required [partial veto]  -  Act 289

Employment skills advancement program established; grants provided to low-income working parents; W-2 agency steering committees to seek private funding  -  Act 289

Employment under W-2 program: WC coverage required; participant claim against employer prohibited  -  Act 289

Financial and performance audit: DILJD contract required  -  Act 289

Food stamp program: DILJD contracts permitted; benefit reduction based on number of hours worked [partial veto]  -  Act 289

Funeral and burial expenses of W-2 participants  -  Act 289

Group health insurance market reform; provisions re guaranteed acceptance, preexisting condition exclusions and limitations, portability, contract termination and renewability; collective bargaining of certain health care coverage requirements [partial veto]  -  Act 289

Health care coverage provisions; eligibility requirements set; abortion coverage excluded, certain exceptions provided [partial veto]  -  Act 289

Homelessness of W-2 participants: DILJD to maintain statistics [vetoed]  -  AB-591

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

Minor parents living arrangement: DHSS to seek federal waiver to eliminate exceptions re AFDC and W-2  -  Act 289

New public assistance program for families with dependent children created; federal waiver requirements; employment, training and job access loan components [partial veto]  -  Act 289

Property taxes or rent under homestead credit reduced re W-2 participation  -  Act 289

Transportation assistance granted; restriction re public transportation [partial veto]  -  Act 289

Weatherization assistance: W-2 participant eligibility  -  Act 289

withholding tax Withholding tax, see Income tax

witness Witness

Crime victim and witness offices: intergovernmental cooperation requirements in providing services expanded  -  Act 310

Crime victim and witness surcharges: limit on use of funds revised [Sec. 1029]  -  Act 27

Criminal discovery laws revised  -  Act 387

Prisoner escapes: notification of victims and witnesses  -  Act 74

women Women, see also Maternal and infant care

Battery by persons subject to harassment or domestic abuse injunctions made a felony  -  Act 343

Breast cancer screening program expanded [Sec. 809, 6347-6350]  -  Act 27

Domestic abuse arrests: no-contact period increased  -  Act 304

Domestic abuse awareness and prevention program to be developed; income tax check-off to fund [Sec. 817m, 1113m, 2345j, 3395e, 9348 (4q)] [vetoed]  -  AB-150

Domestic abuse grant revisions [Sec. 939, 2340-2345, 2346-2348]  -  Act 27

Female genital mutilation prohibited; exception provided  -  Act 365

Firearms possession by persons subject to certain injunctions restricted; entry of information into enforcement system; provisions re surrender and storage of firearms and release of information by DOJ  -  Act 71

Military memorials for women: DOA grants authorized  -  Act 254

Mother's breast-feeding her child in public: exemption from certain prohibitions  -  Act 165

TPR grounds revised re child abuse and failure to assume parental responsibility  -  Act 275

women, infants and children program _wic_ Women, infants and children program (WIC), see Maternal and infant care

wood ash Wood ash, see Solid waste management

work camp Work camp, see Prisoner — Work program

work experience and job training program _wejt_ Work experience and job training program (WEJT), see Unemployment — Relief measures

work_not_welfare program Work-not-welfare program, see Aid to families with dependent children

worker_s compensation Worker's compensation, see also Occupational safety

Chiropractic treatments conducted for insurers: independent evaluation of  -  Act 94

Employment under W-2 program: WC coverage required; participant claim against employer prohibited  -  Act 289

Municipal insurance mutuals authorized to provide WC insurance  -  Act 197

Private rehabilitation counseling or training costs under WC: technical change (remedial legislation)  -  Act 413

WC revisions re general coverage, program administration, hearings and procedures, qualified loss management program, uninsured employers, employes of contractors and compensation amounts  -  Act 117

workforce development, department of Workforce development, Department of, see also Industry, labor and human relations, Department of; Industry, labor and job development, Department of

DILHR renamed Department of industry, labor and job development [Sec. 9130 (4), 9430 (5)]  -  Act 27

Workforce development, Department of: use as alternative name for Department of industry, labor and job development permitted  -  Act 289

workforce excellence Workforce excellence, see Industry, labor and human relations, Department of

wright, frank lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd

Frank Lloyd Wright Monona terrace project: unexpended moneys to be used for land acquisition and urban river grants; JCF to review [Sec. 1165am, 1264r, 1266d, 1323j]  -  Act 27

wrs WRS, see Retirement system, Wisconsin

x_y_z - X-Y-Z -

x_ray X-ray, see Medical service

youth Youth, see also Alcohol beverage — Sale to minors; Children and its subheadings

Abortion laws revised re woman's informed consent, informational requirements and consent to minor's obtaining an abortion; requirements modified re birth control availability, services to minors and medical risk information; toll-free telephone service provided  -  Act 309

Age of delinquency re waiver to adult court lowered [Sec. 787, 2195, 2423, 2424, 2425, 2431, 2432, 2446, 2464, 2465-2465p, 2473, 2478, 2479, 2522-2525, 2529, 2530, 4442-4449, 6367, 7236, 7238-7240, 7242, 7243, 7294, 7295, 9310 (5), 9410 (3)]  -  Act 27

Agricultural machinery operated on highway: youthful operator prohibition penalty delayed  -  Act 194

Children's services program funding revisions [Sec. 808, 916, 918m, 927-929, 937, 938, 941, 942m, 948, 950, 952, 954, 959m, 2298, 2310, 2318, 2337, 2339, 2355, 2356, 2387, 2397-2399, 2403, 2404, 2406, 2407, 2429, 2531, 2532, 2567b, 2588-2593, 2624, 2633, 3267, 7256, 9426 (18)]  -  Act 27

Community living arrangement definition expanded re certain youth village program  -  Act 352

Education now and babies later curriculum development provisions; grants provided and matching funds required [Sec. 804m, 2335m, p, 9102 (1z), 9402 (1z)]  -  Act 27

Female genital mutilation prohibited; exception provided  -  Act 365

Juvenile correctional services: daily rates revised; youth aids funding; refund of excess PR balances [Sec. 1, 2, 5-7, 9112 (2), 9212 (9)-(12), 9412]  -  Act 416

Minor parents living arrangement: DHSS to seek federal waiver to eliminate exceptions re AFDC and W-2  -  Act 289

Motor vehicle consumer leases: laws revised; provisions re prelease agreements, bond or liability insurance policy, motor vehicle dealer definition, sales finance company bond or credit, leasing to a minor and personalized registration plates  -  Act 329

Occupational license issuance revised; court authority modified re suspension of juvenile operating privilege for failure to pay forfeiture  -  Act 269

Professional baseball park district created; provisions re bond issuance, contracting, minority businesses, LAB audit, sky box special rental payments, contributions to youth sports organizations and smoke-free environment in certain stadium seating areas [partial veto]  -  . Act 56

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

Small game hunting license for residents age 12 to 18 years [Sec. 1538m, 1571, 1594m, 1601m, 9442 (4m)]  -  Act 27

Truancy abatement and burglary suppression program funding revised; youth centers established [Sec. 588, 3947, 4017t, u, 7299m, 7300]  -  Act 27

Youth aids funds carry-over provided [Sec. 2168, 2169, 9426 (5)]  -  Act 27

Youth and athlete facility construction and coliseum renovation at state fair park; use may be restricted [Sec. 1965c, 1966j, 9108 (12), 9152 (1x), (1z)] [1965c, 1966j, 9152 (1x) — vetoed]  -  Act 27