Subject Index

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

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

wisconsin river Wisconsin river, see Waterways and water power

wisconsin sesquicentennial Wisconsin sesquicentennial

Merrimac ferry proclaimed an official sesquicentennial landmark -  AJR47

Milwaukee lake schooner project proclaimed an official sesquicentennial project -  SJR20

Special distinguishing registration plates commemorating the 150th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood; Sesquicentennial commission appropriation provided [A.Amdt.2: JCF to match gifts and grants received by the Commission; A.Amdt.3: veterans honorary medal decals provision]  - AB1069

Wisconsin lake schooner education association: funding provided re sesquicentennial activity; DOA and LAB duties specified -  SB671

Wisconsin sesquicentennial commission: membership, staff, funding and duties revised [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2g-L, 20g-i, 28m, 30t] -  SB565

Wisconsin sesquicentennial commission transferred from Office of the governor to Historical society [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 47p, q, 48m, 72, 82, 88m, 91L, 209m, 564g, r, 1993b; A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: authority and membership revised, report required, 47pg, 48n-q, 209s, 564s, 1217m, 6275m, deletes 47q] -  AB150

wisconsin special olympics, incorporated Wisconsin Special Olympics, Incorporated

Special distinguishing registration plates re Olympic game supporter; additional annual fee made a tax-deductible contribution to certain organizations -  SB301

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; community steering committee and children's services network required [A.Sub.Amdt.3: contract provision expanded, LAB audit, requirements re refugees or persons with linguistic barriers]  - AB591

Agency contracts authorized; community steering committee and children's services network required  - SB359

Agency contracts: notice and assistance to employes re election of county or tribal governing body not to participate [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 46hb] -  SB565

Agency contracts: provision created re county with population exceeding 500,000 [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 46d, h]  - SB565

Agency contracts: provisions of enrolled 1995 AB-591 reconciled [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9162 (2t), 9462 (3t)]  - SB565

Assembly bill 591, Bipartisan special joint committee on, created; report required -  AJR76

Child care subsidy provision; low-income and at-risk child care program modified; transportation costs subsidy [A.Sub.Amdt.3: further revisions, two new classification levels created, contracting provision, costs subsidy removed]  - AB591

Child care subsidy provision; low-income and at-risk child care program modified; transportation costs subsidy  - SB359

Citizenship or immigration status of W-2 applicants -  AB591

Citizenship or immigration status of W-2 applicants -  SB359

Development zone: program, tax and job credits revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, research credit added, provisions re day care, environmental remediation and W-2]  - AB1033

Emergency assistance for families with needy children continued; references to AFDC deleted; DILJD report required [A.Sub.Amdt.3] -  AB591

Employment skills advancement program established; grants provided to low-income working parents; W-2 agency steering committees to seek private funding [A.Sub.Amdt.3]  - AB591

Employment under W-2 program: WC coverage required [A.Sub.Amdt.3: participant claim against employer prohibited] - AB591

Employment under W-2 program: WC coverage required -  SB359

Financial and performance audit: DILJD contract required [A.Sub.Amdt.3] -  AB591

Food stamp program: DILJD contracts permitted; benefit reduction based on number of hours worked  - AB591

Food stamp program: DILJD contracts permitted; benefit reduction based on number of hours worked  - SB359

Funeral and burial expenses of W-2 participants -  AB591

Funeral and burial expenses of W-2 participants -  SB359

GPR appropriations for public assistance and local aids consolidated [original bill only] -  AB591

GPR appropriations for public assistance and local aids consolidated -  SB359

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 [A.Sub.Amdt.3] -  AB591

Health care coverage provisions; eligibility requirements [A.Sub.Amdt.3: further revisions, abortion coverage excluded, certain exceptions provided] -  AB591

Health care coverage provisions; eligibility requirements -  SB359

Homelessness of W-2 participants: DILJD to maintain statistics [A.Sub.Amdt.3] -  AB591

Kinship care: provision created re child care by a relative; guardianship and adoption provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.3: further revisions, DILJD duties] -  AB591

Kinship care: provision created re child care by a relative; guardianship and adoption provisions - SB359

Minor parents living arrangement: DHSS to seek federal waiver to eliminate exceptions re AFDC and W-2 [A.Sub.Amdt.3]  - AB591

New public assistance program for families with dependent children created; federal waiver requirements; employment, training and job access loan components  - AB591

New public assistance program for families with dependent children created; federal waiver requirements; employment, training and job access loan components  - SB359

Property taxes or rent under homestead credit reduced re W-2 participation -  AB591

Property taxes or rent under homestead credit reduced re W-2 participation -  SB359

Transportation assistance granted; restriction re public transportation [A.Sub.Amdt.3] -  AB591

Weatherization assistance: W-2 participant eligibility -  AB591

Weatherization assistance: W-2 participant eligibility -  SB359

withholding tax Withholding tax, see Income tax

witness Witness

Child witness: testimony using closed-circuit audiovisual equipment allowed in certain cases; conditions and procedures set -  AB605

Crime victim and witness offices: intergovernmental cooperation requirements in providing services expanded  - AB452

Crime victim and witness surcharges: limit on use of funds revised [Sec. 1029] -  AB150

Criminal discovery laws revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; A.Amdt.1: alibi provision removed]  - AB721

Prisoner escapes: notification of victims and witnesses -  SB112

women Women, see also Maternal and infant care

Battery in violation of harassment injunction made a felony [S.Amdt.1: domestic abuse injunctions included]  - SB588

Breast cancer screening program expanded [Sec. 809, 6347-6350] -  AB150

Breast reconstruction re mastectomy: insurance coverage required -  AB965

Domestic abuse arrests: no-contact period increased [A.Amdt.2: county board to set time period by ordinance; S.Amdt.1: deletes A.Amdt.2 provisions]  - AB229

Domestic abuse awareness and prevention program to be developed; income tax check-off to fund [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 817m, 1113m, 2345j, 3395e, 9348 (4q)] - AB150

Domestic abuse grant revisions [Sec. 939, 2340-2345, 2346-2348] -  AB150

Domestic and child abuse victims: certain insurance practices prohibited -  AB292

Domestic and child abuse victims: certain insurance practices prohibited -  SB138

Domestic violence awareness month proclaimed in October -  SJR38

Female genital mutilation prohibited; exception provided - AB926

Firearms possession by persons under an abuse or harassment injuction prohibited -  AB293

Firearms possession by persons under an abuse or harassment injuction prohibited [S.Amdt.1: entry of information into the transaction information for management of enforcement system; S.Amdt.4: issuance of receipt re surrender of firearms; A.Amdt.1: storage by sheriff; A.Amdt.2: DOJ release of information] -  SB144

Handgun sale to persons subject to certain restraining orders or injuctions restricted -  AB294

Inmate-parents: revisions re court hearing participation, permanency planning, reasonable efforts requirements, assessment of needs, visitation and parental status after conviction  - AB507

Military memorials for women: DOA grants authorized -  AB690

Mother's breast-feeding her child in public: exemption from certain prohibitions -  AB154

National girls and women in sports day proclaimed -  SJR4

TPR grounds revised re child abuse and failure to assume parental responsibility -  AB837

TPR grounds revised re child abuse and failure to assume parental responsibility -  SB501

TPR grounds revised re continuing AODA, child abuse and failure to assume parental responsibility [Sec. 2485-2489, 9310 (2)(c), (d); original bill only] - AB150

TPR grounds revised re continuing AODA, child abuse and failure to assume parental responsibility  - SB229

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

wood county Wood county

Circuit court branches: number increased -  SB232

wood energy producer Wood energy producer, see Energy conservation

woodland property Woodland property, see Forestry — Taxation

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