Acts Index

Charter schools: laws revised re contract to establish outside school district; conversion of private school; WRS provision -  Act 238

College tuition prepayment program appropriation made continuing; DOA to repay general fund [Sec. 102, 692, 9201 (1)] -  Act 27

College tuition prepayment program revised -  Act 158

ETB and pioneering partners program eliminated; new board created; subsidized infrastructure loan program and grants provided; data lines and video links for schools; distance education revisions; universal service fund provision [for section numbers and vetoes, see ``Educational technology board"]  -  Act 27

Food and beverage agreements between institution of higher education and student: sales tax exemption expanded  -  Act 41

Hunting near school grounds: definition of school expanded -  Act 151

Interdistrict enrollment options program for private and home-based pupils created; counted for purposes of equalization aids [Sec. 2787b, 2865m, r, 2872gm, 2882g, 9340 (6h)]  -  Act 27

National teacher certification: grants for qualifying teachers meeting certain criteria, includes certification by the National board for national teaching standards; continuing education provision [Sec. 30, 361] [361 — partial veto]  -  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

Public libraries: laws revised; report and plan provisions; DOA, DLCL and State superintendent duties specified  -  Act 150

SSN use re student ID number prohibited -  Act 128

Telecommunication access grants to certain school districts and private schools [Sec. 30m, 394, 394m]  -  Act 237

Telecommunication services to qualified private schools, postsecondary institutions, museums and zoos [Sec. 147k-p]  -  Act 27

Universal service fund and telecommunications access for private schools: method for calculating contributions  -  Act 41

parole Parole

Child sex offender: persistent repeater category created, life imprisonment without parole provided  -  Act 326

Child sex offenders and certain sexually violent persons: pharmocological treatment authorized, parole and probation conditions modified; report required -  Act 284

Probation and parole officers classified as protective occupation participants under WRS [Sec. 83x, xg, xm, 90bt, 9415 (1)] -  Act 237

Probation and parole supervision fees: annual notification of balance owed to Corr.Dept [Sec. 3799]  -  Act 27

Probation and parole supervision fees: claims against income tax refunds for fees owed [Sec. 2342] -  Act 27

Probation and parole supervision fees: collection and penalty for nonpayment [Sec. 513, 3939, 3948, 5453-5455]  -  Act 27

Probation and parole supervision fees re 1997 WisAct 27: court authority to revoke probation for failure to pay removed -  Act 41

Probation and parole supervision: waiver of fees pemitted; revision re administrative and minimum supervision by Corr.Dept [Sec. 512, 3821-3823, 3936-3938, 3940-3943]  -  Act 27

Sentences for felony offenses, parole, extended supervision, bifurcated sentence and life imprisonment revisions; Criminal penalties study committee created and report required [partial veto] -  Act 283

Serious sex offenses: lifetime supervision created and reconciliation, parole placement and supervised release provisions -  Act 275

Transitional housing for persons on parole or probation: community notification requirement [Sec. 3824m]  -  Act 27

Victim attendance at parole hearings [Sec. 4q, r, 20L, 512b-e, 722k, 9211 (9e), 9311 (1e)] -  Act 237

parole commission Parole commission, see Parole

partnership Partnership, see Business; Corporation

paternity Paternity, see Family; Family — Support; Nonmarital child

pawnshop Pawnshop, see Trades and occupations

payment in lieu of taxes Payment in lieu of taxes, see Property tax

pecfa _petroleum storage environmental cleanup program_ PECFA (Petroleum storage environmental cleanup program), see Petroleum

pedestrian Pedestrian, see Street

peeping tom Peeping Tom, see Privacy

pelecky, stan t Pelecky, Stan T.

Life and public service [AJR-53] -  JR-9

pension Pension, see Retirement — Private plans; Retirement — Public; Retirement — Teacher; Retirement system, Wisconsin

periodical Periodical, see Newspaper and magazine

personal injury Personal injury, see Damage (personal injury)

personal property Personal property

Antique dealers and recyclers: regulations created re purchase of used home furnishings -  Act 76

Auction of personal farm property or household goods: sales tax exemption revised [Sec. 313cm] [vetoed]  -  AB-768

Bedding manufacturing and sales regulations and label requirements created; hospital bedding provision  -  Act 260

Corr.Dept revisions re stewards of institutions, disposal of abandoned prisoner property, health service standards and discharge from probation (remedial legislation)  -  Act 289

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

Tenant property: storage and disposition upon eviction; public warehouse keeper license provision  -  Act 317

personal property _ taxation Personal property — Taxation, see Property tax

personnel commission Personnel commission

Efficiency measures requirement for certain executive branch agencies [Sec. 9156 (6ng)] -  Act 27

Personnel commission: authority to hear appeals re DMRS decisions and duty to process complaints regarding family or medical leave (remedial legislation) -  Act 216

pesticide Pesticide, see Pests

pests Pests

Agricultural chemical cleanup council eliminated [Sec. 57k, 2530r, 2541m, 9404 (1m)] -  Act 27

Agricultural chemical cleanup program revised and expanded; fund created [Sec. 178, 179-181g, 274, 831s, 900-905m, 2503-2511, 2513-2543, 3614, 9204 (1)-(3m), 9404 (1), (2)] [2543 — partial veto] -  Act 27

Agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge revision: JCF approval required -  Act 86

Atrazine: DATCP may not prohibit use in specified area of North Lancaster in Grant county [Sec. 320s-322e]  -  Act 237

Pesticide applicators re forest, ornamental or turf and right-of-way pest control: certification extension for [Sec. 9104 (2w)] -  Act 27

Pesticide review board eliminated [Sec. 60e, 1103n, 2521m, 2528g, r, 2910e-r, 3399m, 9123 (3g)]  -  Act 27

petroleum Petroleum, see also Energy conservation; Fuel; Gasoline

Aviation fuel purchase: allowance re petroleum inspection fee [Sec. 720, 3118, 3119, 3120, 3121, 9310 (7)]  -  Act 27

Business tax registration provisions [Sec. 2360m, 2388m-p, 2391m, 2392mm, no, 2416m-q, 2428p-v, 2432p-t, 2444m, 2950m, 2977c, 3121c, 5503h, 9443 (18t)] [2392no — vetoed] -  Act 27

Contaminated property remedial action changes re local governmental unit or lender liability, programs facilitating cleanup and recovery of costs for removal of abandoned hazardous substance containers [Sec. 960, 2059, 2217, 2233, 2374-2376, 2488, 2690, 3167, 3172, 3654-3656e, 3659-3660c, 3681, 3683g, 3687-3689, 3691-3714, 3718, 3723-3727, 4945, 4946, 4947, 5163, 5164, 5165, 5198] -  Act 27

Engine oil filters and other recovered materials: Council on recycling and Recycling market development board duties set; report required -  Act 243

Minimum markup law: revisions re sale of motor vehicle fuel; provisions re damage, petroleum price reporting service and notification requirements -  Act 55

PECFA program: arbitration of appeals [Sec. 331, 451, 452, 641]  -  Act 237

PECFA related services: DNR fees restricted; Comm.Dept and DNR report re cleanup [Sec. 486p, 9136 (1c), 9236 (3g)] [vetoed] -  AB-768

PECFA revisions; Comm.Dept and DNR duties specified [Sec. 906, 2582-2607, 9110 (4m), (5), 9310 (4), (5m), 9337 (2), 9410 (1m)] [9310 (5m) — partial veto; 2598f — vetoed] -  Act 27

Petroleum contaminated soil handling re contract with DOT: liability exemption [Sec. 678m] -  Act 237

Petroleum contaminated soil transportation: liability exemption created [Sec. 3660g] [vetoed] -  AB-100

petroleum storage environmental cleanup program _pecfa_ Petroleum storage environmental cleanup program (PECFA), see Petroleum

pharmacy Pharmacy

Electronic transmission of prescription orders permitted [Sec. 4315m, 4316d-s, 4319m, r, 5348e-s]  -  Act 27

Pharmacist administration of vaccines: revision re 1997 WisAct 68 [Sec. 727m, 9141 (1g)] -  Act 237

Pharmacists: continuing education required; administration of drug products, devices and vaccines permitted; liability insurance and advisory council provisions  -  Act 68

Pharmacy internship board eliminated [Sec. 94m, 158m, 1164g, 4315p-s, 9453 (2m)] -  Act 27

Pharmacy internship board restored [Sec. 722p-u, 727j, 9152 (1g)] -  Act 237

WIC enforcement; DHFS contract with entities re alternative food distribution; groceries and pharmacies allowed to accept drafts in exchange for certain food [Sec. 555, 3285, 3438-3447, 5186, 5193] -  Act 27

photo or photograph Photo or photograph, see Children — Protection and services; Criminal identification and investigation; Motor vehicle — Drivers' license

physically disabled Physically disabled, see Handicapped

physician Physician, see also Medical education; Medical examining board; Medical malpractice

Cancer reporting requirements: confidentiality restrictions revised (remedial legislation) -  Act 114

Health care provider assessments and physician encounter data [Sec. 42d, e, 393sb-sk, 450r, 533r, 9422 (6k)] [393se, 9422 (6k) — partial veto; 393sh, sk — vetoed]  -  Act 237

HIV positive test result: physician may report to state epidemiologist names of persons significantly exposed  -  Act 54

MEB authority re administrative warnings, disciplinary actions against physicians and verification of continuing education compliance; circuit court clerk to notify MEB of physician negligence findings; reports required; toll-free number to report physician misconduct required -  Act 311

Medicine sample use tax registration re 1997 WisAct 27 -  Act 41

Medicines exempt from use tax expanded to include certain free samples [Sec. 2393no, 9443 (17t)] [9443 (17t) — vetoed] -  Act 27

Nitrous oxide possession, sale and distribution restrictions created; exceptions for medical and dental purposes  -  Act 336

Patient health care records release to health care provider: provision created -  Act 157