Acts Index

Veteran residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities in northwestern Wisconsin: DVA given authority to develop and operate -  Act 102

mera _municipal employment relations act_ MERA (Municipal Employment Relations Act), see Public employee

mercantile establishment Mercantile establishment

Shopping cart re intentional removal: forfeiture increased -  Act 159

merten, walter l Merten, Walter L.

Life and public service [SJR-37] -  JR-15

methamphetamine Methamphetamine, see Drugs

methyl tertiary_butyl ether _mtbe_ Methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE), see Gasoline

metropolitan transportation Metropolitan transportation

Employment transit assistance program re access to jobs in outlying areas: certain requirements eliminated [Sec. 1949] -  Act 33

Mass transit system aids modified [Sec. 1709-1714] -  Act 33

meyer, richard a Meyer, Richard A.

Life and service to Winnebago County [SJR-53] -  JR-23

middle east Middle East, see International relations

military affairs, department of Military affairs, Department of, see also Adjutant general

Appropriation revisions -  Act 1

DMA changes re certain military staff -  Act 25

Emergency management personnel injuries: state to assume additional costs [Sec. 2113] -  Act 33

Helicopter support services appropriation for DMA eliminated [Sec. 562, 2111, 2112] -  Act 33

Homeland security: DEM to apply for contracts and to receive and expend federal funding; Adjutant general to administer federal funds, Governor may not expend without JCF approval [Sec. 562m, 2111g, j] [vetoed] -  SB-44

military personnel Military personnel, see also National guard; United States — specific military service; Veteran and its subheadings

Adjutant general, county veterans' service officers, and DVA duties re certain information on U.S. armed forces, including the national guard -  Act 163

Differential pay, sick leave, and annual leave for state employees activated re military duty or U.S. public health service -  Act 162

Distance learning centers: Adjutant general duties; rent for nonmilitary use permitted [Sec. 561, 739]  -  Act 33

Military income received while on active duty: individual income tax exemption created re reserve component of the armed forces; armed forces member tax credit eligibility limited -  Act 183

STH 27 designated and marked ``Citizen Soldier Heritage Highway"; contributions required -  Act 218

U.S. armed forces on active duty in the Middle East: praying for their prompt and safe return; commending their families and friends [SJR-24] -  JR-14

Veteran educational grant program revisions; DVA allowed to acquire property for headquarters and museum; Iraq War definition; benefits to persons who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom -  Act 83

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or U.S. uniformed service ID required; use of corroboration repealed; absentee ballot and DOT provisions; photo requirement exemption re religious tenets [vetoed]  -  AB-111

military personnel _ education Military personnel — Education, see National guard; Veteran — Education

military personnel _ exemption from taxation Military personnel — Exemption from taxation

Military income received while on active duty: individual income tax exemption created re reserve component of the armed forces; armed forces member tax credit eligibility limited -  Act 183

military service Military service, see Military personnel; National guard; United States — specific military service; Veteran

milk Milk, see Dairy product — Regulation

milwaukee _ city Milwaukee — City, see also Milwaukee county; University of Wisconsin — Milwaukee

Career Youth Development Center in Milwaukee: grant administration transferred from DHFS to OJA; GPR funding replaced with federal funding; clarification re DHFS receipt of penalty assessment match and associated Byrne funding [Sec. 230, 1158, 1159, 9101 (13p)] [9101 (13p) — vetoed]  -  Act 33

Hmong cultural center: funding and construction [Sec. 26m, 680, 687p, 690q, 9106 (1)(hm), (7k)] [vetoed]  -  SB-44

HR Academy, Inc., project conditions; legislative findings cited [Sec. 26e-i] -  Act 33

Marquette interchange and Southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation funding modifications; JCF duties [Sec. 683d, 1672g-i, 1694f, 9153 (3r)] [683d, 1694f — partial veto; 1672g-i, 9153 (3r) — veteod]  -  Act 33

Political subdivision may not prohibit an employee of a political subdivision from being a candidate for elective office; leave of absence and federal Hatch Act provisions  -  Act 79

West Canal Street extension to USH 41 at Miller Park: use of reconstruction funds permitted [Sec. 423, 1674, 1724, 2814] -  Act 33

milwaukee _ police Milwaukee — Police

Milwaukee Police Athletic Fund: grant administration transferred from DHFS to OJA; GPR funding replaced with federal funding [Sec. 1160, 1161] -  Act 33

milwaukee _ school Milwaukee — School

Charter school and school choice payments revised; attendance and transportation revisions [Sec. 2020g, k, 2021, 2023, 2042k, 9341 (2)] [2020g, k, 2042k — vetoed]  -  Act 33

Charter school in Milwaukee school district: pupil residing outside the district may attend; state transportation aid provision; admissions preference to pupils residing in the school district [vetoed] -  AB-261

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt [vetoed] -  AB-41

Independent charter schools: attendance eligibility and payments to revised; converted MPCP school provision [vetoed] -  AB-746

Local levy limit exceptions re city or village that annexed territory under certain conditions, levy by 1st class city for school purposes, and adoption of resolution by certain towns; reconciliation provision re SB-44 [vetoed]  -  SB-206

MPCP expanded to private schools in Milwaukee County [vetoed] -  AB-260

MPCP family income limit increased for pupils already attending a private school [vetoed] -  AB-472

MPCP private school participation: criminal background checks of all employees required and prohibition on employing persons convicted of certain felonies; State Superintendent, DOJ, and fingerprint provisions [vetoed]  -  AB-836

MPCP private school participation: evidence of financial viability and sound fiscal practices required; DPI and State Superintendent authority specified -  Act 155

MPCP pupil and school eligibility [Sec. 2022d-t, 9341 (4m)] [vetoed] -  SB-44

MPCP pupil eligibility revisions [vetoed] -  AB-259

MPCP study: LAB to administer; report required [vetoed] -  AB-126

Unfunded prior service liability contributions of a 1st class city school district under WRS: authority to issue promissory notes or bonds to pay for -  Act 43

Woodlands School, an independent charter school: attendance eligibility revised -  Act 156

milwaukee county Milwaukee county

County board of supervisors in populous county: decrease in number permitted; redistricting plan in period between decennial redistricting plans allowed -  Act 32

Dog licensing: certain intergovernmental commission organized to provide animal control services may issue; funding and damages provisions -  Act 133

Drug crimes prosecution in Milwaukee County: funding for assistant DAs [Sec. 9101 (2)] -  Act 33

Drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana: ordinances revised in county with population over 500,000  -  Act 193

MA demonstration project in Milwaukee County: funding for facility [Sec. 9124 (13k)] [vetoed]  -  SB-44

Marquette interchange and Southeast Wisconsin freeway rehabilitation funding modifications; JCF duties [Sec. 683d, 1672g-i, 1694f, 9153 (3r)] [683d, 1694f — partial veto; 1672g-i, 9153 (3r) — veteod]  -  Act 33

MPCP expanded to private schools in Milwaukee County [vetoed] -  AB-260

Multiple municipal health departments among cities or villages in Milwaukee County authorized; city-city local health department authorized -  Act 158

Political subdivision may not prohibit an employee of a political subdivision from being a candidate for elective office; leave of absence and federal Hatch Act provisions  -  Act 79

``Sexually violent person" definition modified; criteria for supervised release revised; committee to recommend location of a facility to treat sexual predators created, report required -  Act 187

Southeast Wisconsin rehabilitation projects (other than Marquette interchange): funds allocation required; JCF duties [Sec. 1672c] [vetoed] -  SB-44

West Canal Street extension to USH 41 at Miller Park: use of reconstruction funds permitted [Sec. 423, 1674, 1724, 2814] -  Act 33

Wisconsin service corps eliminated [Sec. 183, 485-488, 490, 1882-1902, 2364, 9459 (2)] -  Act 33

milwaukee county _ circuit court Milwaukee county — Circuit court, see also Court — Clerk

Special prosecution clerks fee in Milwaukee County increased [Sec. 2712, 9308 (3)] -  Act 33

milwaukee parental choice program _mpcp_ Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), see Milwaukee — School

mine and mining Mine and mining

Comprehensive planning by local governmental units: written notice re changes in allowable use or intensity of use to property owners or leaseholders with nonmetallic mineral resource extraction interests -  Act 307

Mining damage claim adjudication: two DWD apropriations repealed [Sec. 526, 1952, 1953] -  Act 33

Nonmetallic mineral processing facility: exemption from air pollution control construction permits [vetoed]  -  AB-516

Nonmetallic mining reclamation: financial assurance provision for city, village, or town requirements  -  Act 308

Nonmetallic mining reclamation requirements: exemption for creating a pond or wetland; conditions specified [vetoed] -  AB-411

minimum wage Minimum wage, see Wage — Minimum

minority enterprise Minority enterprise

Minority businesses and public work projects [Sec. 221m, 842t, 924g, 943p, 1029r, 1524r, 1527g-1528t, 1533b, 1682d- 1683m, 2022b, 2031p, 2325h-m, 2384c-cr, 2440m, 2442r, 2448g, r, 2618v-vp, 2628fg] [vetoed]  -  SB-44

WHEFA bonds: educational facility redefined; minority business participation provision -  Act 109

Wisconsin development fund grants re plant closings and the Wisconsin minority business opportunity committee [Sec. 292c, 9109 (1d), (2q)] [9109 (1d) — partial veto]  -  Act 33

minority groups Minority groups, see also Indians and tribal issues

African American History and Cultural Heritage Month: Governor directed to annually proclaim February as  -  Act 147

Compulsive gambling program for African Americans and persons of Southeast Asian origin: grants from Indian gaming receipts [Sec. 492g, 614g, 1857m] [vetoed]  -  SB-44