Wisconsin Legislature: Public instruction, Department of

Threat to release or disseminate a harmful substance knowing it is false prohibited, definition provided; court to assess certain costs incurred by state and local government agencies [deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB120

Weight gain, obesity, or related health condition caused by the consumption of food: civil liability exemption from claims for food manufacturers, marketers, packers, advertisers, distributors, and sellers; attorney fee provision - AB595

public inland lake managementPublic inland lake management, see Lakes

public instruction, department ofPublic instruction, Department of, see also State superintendent of public instruction

Applications for specified licenses, permits, and other approvals: certain agencies required to promulgate rules establishing deadlines for approval or disapproval; failure to meet deadlines and fee refund provisions - AB486

Appropriation revisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - JR3 SB1

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children treated with prescription drugs: physicians required to provide certain information; penalties and controlled substance provisions; DHFS and DPI duties specified - AB193

DPI requirements eliminated re coordinating the exchange of teachers and promoting public awareness of, access to, and training of health professionals for rural and underserved urban areas - AB725

Elementary and secondary education laws and administrative rules: DPI waiver provisions modified - AB373

Elementary and secondary education laws and administrative rules: DPI waiver provisions modified - SB161

Elementary and secondary education: laws governing modified - AB725

Foreign language not offered in the school district: school board may apply to DPI for a grant - AB302

GED certificate or declaration of graduation: DPI may provide fee exemption based on need [Sec. 349, 1996, 1997] - SB44

High school graduation examination requirement eliminated [Sec. 2006, 2008, 2010-2019] - SB44

Interscholastic athletics: penalty for use of prohibited substances re ``blood doping" and ``gene doping"; DPI duties and definition provisions - SB495

MPCP: participating private school requirements re academic standards, certain examinations, high school diploma criteria, promotion, and reading test; DPI duties specified - AB248

MPCP private school participation requirements re criminal background checks of all employees, employment of instructional staff convicted of certain felonies prohibited, and evidence of financial viability and sound fiscal practices; DPI duties and authority specified - AB986

MPCP private school participation requirements re criminal background checks of all employees, employment of persons convicted of certain felonies prohibited, and evidence of financial viability and sound fiscal practices; DPI duties and authority specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, financial viability and sound fiscal practices provisions removed, State Superintendent duties specified, fingerprint provision] - AB836

MPCP private school participation requirements re criminal background checks of instructional staff, employment of persons convicted of certain felonies prohibited, and evidence of financial viability and sound fiscal practices; DPI and State Superintendent authority specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, criminal background checks and prohibition on hiring persons convicted of certain felonies removed] - AB847

No Child Left Behind Act: state urged not to appropriate funds to implement that would not otherwise have been expended; DPI and State Superintendent provisions - SR33

Organized labor in American history and the collective bargaining process: instruction in public schools required; DPI to develop curriculum; special distinguishing license plate provision - AB564

Penalty assessment receipts transfer [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 556t, 588t, 2671g, 9101 (11p), 9201 (1p), 9210 (1p), 9215 (1) (gp), 9232 (1p), 9240 (1p), 9241 (1p)] - SB44

Public library organization and funding revisions - AB941

Public library organization and funding revisions - SB498

Pupils who are victims of violent crimes: transfer to other school district permitted under certain conditions; DPI provision - AB393

School board requirements eliminated re reporting school bus accidents to DPI, annually adopting policy on access to extracurricular and recreational school programs and activities, and maintaining a mailbox for each school on a rural mail route; rules prohibiting pupils from possessing or using a paging or two-way communication device on school premises modified - AB725

School bus endorsement and operator of school van or temporary school vehicle: criminal history requirements modified and additional requirements imposed; fees, nonresident operators, penalties, and emergency rule provisions; DOT, DPI, and LC duties specified; studies and reports required - AB742

School district requirements re employment of a reading specialist and report to DPI re acquisition or use of another district's facilities or equipment eliminated - AB725

School districts created from territory of existing school districts: DPI to compute state aid for first year - AB100

School finance: current aid formula and district revenue limits eliminated; School Building Projects Board created; levy rate limit; aid distribution in equal installments; sales and use tax rates increased and portion to go to public school aid fund; dispute settlement procedures revised; QEO exception eliminated from binding arbitration; refundable individual income tax credit created re sales and use taxes paid - AB272

School finance: current aid formula and district revenue limits eliminated; School Building Projects Board created; levy rate limit; aid distribution in equal installments; sales and use tax rates increased and portion to go to public school aid fund; dispute settlement procedures revised; QEO exception eliminated from binding arbitration; income tax credit for sales and use taxes paid by individual who rents principal dwelling - AB571

School financing commission created; report required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9141 (2c)] - SB44

School nurses: DPI authority to license eliminated - AB725

Special education transition services and vocational opportunities available in counties: DPI, DWD, and DHFS to establish clearinghouse of information; Internet provision - AB343

Special education transition services and vocational opportunities available in counties: DPI, DWD, and DHFS to establish clearinghouse of information; Internet provision - SB163

TEACH board eliminated, duties transferred to DPI; programs providing educational technology grants repealed; annual grant to Racine Unified School District removed; provision re certain public museum retained [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] - SB44

Vocational education consultants employed by DPI: required number reduced [Sec. 1995] - SB44

public instruction, state superintendent ofPublic instruction, State superintendent of, see State superintendent of public instruction

public intervenorPublic intervenor, see Justice, Department of

public landPublic land, see also State park

BCPL investment authority re purchase of land [Sec. 815, 819; original bill only] - SB44

Land owned by the state and under DNR jurisdiction: acreage limited - AB607

Mining on state land under DNR jurisdiction prohibited; NRB prohibited from selling land for mining - AB936

Nudity prohibited on state-owned or state-managed land; parking in certain DNR-owned parking lot in Town of Mazomanie restricted - AB574

Real property purchased with stewardship money: DNR required to create a mapping tool on its website; public access to the land and signage requirements - SB394

Stewardship land acquisition and development projects: JCF review reinstated re 2003 WisAct 33 veto - AB528

Stewardship land acquisition and development projects: JCF review reinstated re 2003 WisAct 33 veto [S.Amdt.1: Building Commission approval provision] - SB252

Stewardship land acquisition and development projects: JCF review reinstated re 2003 WisAct 33 veto - SB368

Stewardship program bonding authority reduced; Peshtigo River State Forest provision - AB480

Stewardship program debt service payment [Sec. 412, 413; S.Sub.Amdt.1: reduction in stewardship bonding authority, funds obligated re land acquisition for Peshtigo River State Forest, 680r, 801c-t, 802g-n, 804f-k] - SB44

Surveys, landmarks, and monuments: laws governing modified - SB464

public land _ salePublic land — Sale

Donation or sale of state property by DOT without Governor's approval modified - AB436

Mining on state land under DNR jurisdiction prohibited; NRB prohibited from selling land for mining - AB936

Property under DNR control: sale provisions; JCF to approve [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9138 (3x)] - SB44

State-owned real property: state agency requirements re notice of proposed sales created - AB517

State property sale or lease provisions; net proceeds deposited in budget stabilization fund; DHFS authority re Northern Center for the Developmentally Disabled; DOA secretary to review Sec. 26, 209, 447, 861, 1490, 9101 (6); S.Sub.Amdt.1: provision re Northern Center employee or position transfers added, review removed, 1490c, deletes 9101 (6)] - SB44

Surplus county highway land: county may sell to owner of adjacent land - AB495

Surplus land sale by DOT: moneys deposited in transportation fund [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9153 (1z)] - SB44

Veteran residential, treatment, and nursing care facilities in northwestern Wisconsin: DVA given authority to develop and operate; trust fund from sale of surplus land re Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled [S.Amdt.1: trust fund provision removed] - SB205

public lands, board of commissioners ofPublic lands, Board of commissioners of

BCPL investment authority re purchase of land [Sec. 815, 819; original bill only] - SB44

BCPL may delegate investment authority to the Investment board [Sec. 646, 814, 816, 818, 820, 831-833, 836, 839, 840; original bill only] - SB44

BCPL sale of timber and firewood: treatment of proceeds [S.Amdt.119 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 829c, r] - SB44

Secretary of State and State Treasurer offices deleted from the constitution; BCPL provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR65

Secretary of State and State Treasurer offices deleted from the constitution; BCPL provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR61

public liabilityPublic liability, see also Claims; Worker's compensation

Medical malpractice claim re state officer, employee, or agent: notice to AG revised - SB70

Public Health Council created; reimbursement for quarantine costs; intrastate emergency management mutual aid; incident command system requirements and definition; certain exemption from liability; intentionally making a false threat to release a harmful substance prohibited [for further revisions, see entry under ``Public health"] - SB120

Solid waste used in public works projects: immunity from liability under certain conditions; DNR duty specified - SB29

public libraryPublic library, see Libraries

public notaryPublic notary, see Notary public

public nuisancePublic nuisance, see Nuisance

public officersPublic officers, see also Ethics; Legislature — Member; specific title

Elective or major appointive state or local officials: release by DETF of certain records re retirement annuity permitted - AB454

Incumbent in state or local public office convicted of certain offenses: office may be vacated and filled prior to sentencing - AB484

Legislative partisan caucus staffs restored; partisan elective state official permitted to solicit or receive services for political purpose from state officers and employees - AB582

Political contributions accepted by certain elective state officials and committees prohibited during specified period re biennial budget; exceptions and penalty provisions - SB337

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 - AB141

WRS participation of supreme court justices, court of appeals judges, circuit judges, and state elected officials limited - SB91

public recordPublic record, see also Open meeting (Governmental); Public document

Broadband transmission service availability: DEG to develop database and Web site, open records law exception, and definition - AB135

Elective or major appointive state or local officials: release by DETF of certain records re retirement annuity permitted - AB454

Major highway projects: TPC may not approve without final environmental impact statement or assessment; legislature may not enumerate any project without TPC approval; certain DOT report to TPC and certain management system change; TPC membership increased [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, southeast Wisconsin freeway and TPC membership provisions removed, TPC approval re final impact statement or assessment changed to notification, certain information made available to the public] - AB893