Acts Index

HIV, AIDS or sexually transmitted disease: penalty enhancement for serious sex crime offenders infected with  -  Act 276

Milwaukee child welfare services: duty and authority transferred to DHFS; children's services network provision [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Health and family services, Department of — Children and family"]  -  Act 27

Milwaukee child welfare services re 1997 WisAct 27: county contribution modified; funding revision [Sec. 151m, p, 9222 (3f), 9422 (4f)] [9222 (3f) — vetoed]  -  Act 237

Milwaukee child welfare services re 1997 WisAct 27: county contribution modified [vetoed] -  SB-362

Sex offender: registration exemption created and prohibition on working with children revised -  Act 130

Sexual assault by use of intoxicant crime created; penalty revised for unlawful posession of flunitrazepam and certain other controlled substances -  Act 220

Special distinguishing registration plates re ``children first" program [Sec. 852d, 908g, m, 1733m, 1734m, 3987g, 3988g, 3989j-p, 4000e, 9449 (1t)] -  Act 27

Stalking and violation of certain restraining orders and injunctions: vehicle and property forfeiture provisions; DA exempt from certain court fees -  Act 285

children _ adoption Children — Adoption

Adoption assistance program revised; DHFS duties specified -  Act 308

Adoption laws revised re birth parent expenses, advertising, informational resources on adoption instruction, school age parents programs, who may be adopted, time for filing petition for rehearing, placement with relative, application of interstate compact on the placement of children, time for hearing on TPR petition, permanency plan documentation, removal of child for adoptive placement, relative filing petition for adoption and children's code definition of relative  -  Act 104

Child welfare, children in out-of-home care, TPR and adoption: laws revised; definition of abandoned infant; procedures re background checks clarified [Sec. 43, 101-103, 105-151, 157m, p, 192, 196, 680, 683-685, 691-697, 701-722, 9109 (1), 9309 (1), (2)] -  Act 237

Foster care and adoption assistance funding: DHFS use of federal moneys expanded; foster care rate increases [Sec. 1480, 1481, 1485, 1486, 1503,1639m, 9423 (9g)]  -  Act 27

TPR for adoptive child (remedial legislation) -  Act 114

children _ delinquent Children — Delinquent, see Juvenile delinquency

children _ dependent Children — Dependent, see Children — Protection and services

children _ protection and services Children — Protection and services, see also Aid to families with dependent children; Day care center; Family — Support; Guardian and ward; Juvenile delinquency; Maternal and infant care; Medical assistance

Adoption assistance program revised; DHFS duties specified -  Act 308

Adoption laws revised re birth parent expenses, advertising, informational resources on adoption instruction, school age parents programs, who may be adopted, time for filing petition for rehearing, placement with relative, application of interstate compact on the placement of children, time for hearing on TPR petition, permanency plan documentation, removal of child for adoptive placement, relative filing petition for adoption and children's code definition of relative  -  Act 104

Child welfare, children in out-of-home care, TPR and adoption: laws revised; definition of abandoned infant; procedures re background checks clarified [Sec. 43, 101-103, 105-151, 157m, p, 192, 196, 680, 683-685, 691-697, 701-722, 9109 (1), 9309 (1), (2)] -  Act 237

Children's code coverage extended to unborn children of mothers with alcohol and controlled substance abuse problems; DHFS and Child abuse and neglect prevention board duties set; priority for pregnant women for private AODA treatment  -  Act 292

Children's programs license fees increased [Sec. 1634-1637, 1641, 1642, 1650, 1651, 5251, 5252, 9423 (1)]  -  Act 27

CHIPS and TPR: alternative method created based on repeat out-of-home placement -  Act 294

CHIPS revisions re substitute care providers, TPR, relative appointed as guardian, paternity determinations and juvenile court intake worker duties -  Act 80

CHIPS substitute care provider revisions re TPR hearings and child's HIV test results -  Act 80

CHIPS substitute care providers: disclosure of information re child's religious affiliation or involvement in gang or group promoting criminal activity, sexual abuse or harmful activities -  Act 272

Community aids and child welfare grants reduced; kinship care funding [Sec. 576m, p, 584, 584m, 606, 632, 1449, 1450, 1454, 1482, 1484, 1527, 1536, 1605, 1735, 1736, 1860]  -  Act 27

Guardian ad litem fees in juvenile court proceedings: parental liability and payments to counties [Sec. 104, 274, 275, 605c-j, 672, 673, 681, 682, 9309 (3), (4t)]  -  Act 237

Juvenile justice code revisions re adult court jurisdiction, restitution and forfeiture, sanctions and contempt of court, rules of evidence, disclosure of juvenile court records, violation of dispositional order, intake worker authority to take juvenile into custody, disclosure and exchange of certain information, teen court program, intensive supervision and short-term detention provisions and high school equivalency from detention facility or jail; LAB audit -  Act 205

Juvenile release, escape or absence from certain facilities or institutions: notification of victims, witnesses and general public modified -  Act 207

Kinship care eligibility rules; child care assistance for relatives and foster parents [Sec. 152m, 193e-g, 9122 (4d)] [152m — partial veto] -  Act 237

Kinship care: long-term program created -  Act 105

Kinship care photograph requirement removed -  Act 41

Milwaukee child welfare services: duty and authority transferred to DHFS; children's services network provision [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Health and family services, Department of — Children and family"]  -  Act 27

Milwaukee child welfare services re 1997 WisAct 27: county contribution modified; funding revision [Sec. 151m, p, 9222 (3f), 9422 (4f)] [9222 (3f) — vetoed]  -  Act 237

Milwaukee child welfare services re 1997 WisAct 27: county contribution modified [vetoed] -  SB-362

Nonexpiring licenses for children's programs [Sec. 1631, 1633, 1638, 1639, 1640, 1643-1645d, 1652, 1656-1661, 1663, 1664, 1667-1676, 5250, 5253, 9323 (4)] -  Act 27

Nonsecure custody order violation by juvenile: crime created -  Act 328

Paternity acknowledgement and child custody [partial veto] -  Act 191

TPR for adoptive child (remedial legislation) -  Act 114

TPR revisions re temporary order or injunction on visitation, homicide of a parent by the other parent and continued denial of visitation re change in placement  -  Act 80

children _ special education Children — Special education

Categorical aid for special education of certain children [Sec. 2769b, 9340 (5m)] -  Act 27

Children with exceptional educational needs: statute of limitation on parent's request for hearing; exception provided -  Act 129

Integrated services programs for children with severe disabilities: certain reports and evaluations by DHFS eliminated (remedial legislation) -  Act 114

Local educational agency definition re public education to children with disabilities [Sec. 361g-t]  -  Act 237

Postsecondary enrollment options program revised and renamed ``youth options program"; provisions re attendance of technical college instead of high school [Sec. 1179, 1180, 1185, 1190, 2709, 2788, 2812, 2816-2823, 2824m-2827m, 2844, 2845, 2856, 2872, 9140 (6sr), 9340 (5x)] [2844 — partial veto; 9140 (6sr) — vetoed] -  Act 27

School choice for MPS: interdistrict school choice and enrollment options programs created [Sec. 18g, 253r, 255m, 256m, 2745p, pm, 2758d-k, 2760b-z, 2762g, r, 2765m, 2766am, 2767kg, kr, 2843g, r, 2872gd, 2883m, 2885g, r, 2888p, s, 2891m, 9440 (7x)] [2843g, r — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Special education laws revised and reconciled to conform to federal law -  Act 164

Special education program for children: DPI to establish voluntary mediation program for disputes between parents and school board or administrative agency  -  Act 59

Special needs child care: training of providers [Sec. 1788m]  -  Act 27

Time limitation and notice provision reinstated re AB-261 and SB-384 [1997 WisActs 129 and 164] (Revisor's correction bill) -  Act 251

children_s code Children's code, see Children and its subheadings; Juvenile court

chippewa county Chippewa county

Business conference center at technical college in Chippewa county: grant provided [Sec. 9110 (2f)]  -  Act 237

chips _child in need of protection or services_ CHIPS (Child in need of protection or services), see Children — Protection and services

chiropractic Chiropractic

Hospital lien provisions expanded to include chiropractic services; ``hospital lien" changed to ``health care provider lien" [Sec. 5165c-x, 9356 (9h), 9456 (4z)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

chronic mental illness _cmi_ Chronic mental illness (CMI), see Mental health

cider Cider, see Alcohol beverage — Taxation

cigarette Cigarette, see also Tobacco

Cigarette and tobacco products: retailer license fees revised and vending machine sales restricted -  Act 214

Seized alcohol beverages and cigarettes: use in criminal investigations authorized (remedial legislation)  -  Act 291

Thomas T. Melvin youth tobacco prevention and education program created [Sec. 592fm, 3484m] -  Act 27

cigarette _ taxation Cigarette — Taxation

Cigarette stamp discount [Sec. 2962g, h, 9443 (7z)] -  Act 27

Electronic funds transfer of certain taxes: DOR may require only by promulgating rules; authority to prescribe other methods re tax payments, forms filing and document authentication [for section numbers, see entry under ``Revenue, Department of"] -  Act 27

Tax rate increased [Sec. 2956, 2957, 9443 (14)] -  Act 27

cip _community integration program_ CIP (Community integration program), see Medical assistance

circuit court Circuit court, see also Juvenile court

Circuit court automation: continuing PR appropriation [Sec. 716] -  Act 27

Circuit court branches in Oconto county: number increased [Sec. 4948m, 9109 (1ttg)-(1tvg)] -  Act 27

Circuit court branches: number increased -  Act 203

Electronic database information: access to and release in the courts, 1/22/97 -  SCO

Public access to navigable lakes or streams: vacating or discontinuing restricted; adjacent land owners may request shoreline erosion control measures -  Act 172

Sexually violent person commitment cases: assistant DAs provided for certain counties; records and report of time spent on cases required; additional prosecutors provided [Sec. 5491b, 9101 (6), (7), 9131 (1m)] -  Act 27

circuit court _ clerk Circuit court — Clerk, see Court — Clerk

civic organization Civic organization, see Charitable corporation

civil defense Civil defense, see also Natural disaster

Nuclear shelters: property tax exemption discontinued [Sec. 278v, 9442 (4b)] -  Act 237

civil liability Civil liability, see Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property)

civil right Civil right

Right to keep and bear arms created: constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [AJR-11] -  JR-21

civil service Civil service, see also Collective bargaining; Employment relations, Department of; Public employe

Civil service reform measures; evaluation required -  Act 307

EEB transferred from DPI to U.W. system; staff placed in unclassified service; grant funding provision [Sec. 75m, 257m, 263m, 277m, 757r, 1165m, 2745g, 3303p, 9140 (5n)]  -  Act 27

LRB chief placed in unclassified service [Sec. 14mm, 3298e] -  Act 27

LRB employes placed in unclassified service [Sec. 4hm, hp, 57k, 452e, 9131 (1z)] -  Act 237

civil service _ preference to veteran Civil service — Preference to veteran