Subject Index

Cremation of human remains, conducting cremations, and disposing of cremated remains: authorization requirements created; DORL duties specified; criminal penalties and civil forfeiture provisions; Crematory Authority Council created - AB559

Cremation of human remains, conducting cremations, and disposing of cremated remains: authorization requirements created; DORL duties specified; criminal penalties and civil forfeiture provisions; Crematory Authority Council created - SB274

Criminal investigation of certain professional credential applicants: DORL may investigate credible evidence of criminal charges or convictions; photographs and fingerprints required for certain credentials; DOJ and FBI provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, rule-making authority added] -  SB103

DORL credentialing fees: JLAC requested to evaluate methodologies; may direct LAB to perform evaluation [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9133 (3f)] -  SB44

Foreign language interpreter certification: DORL to establish requirements; disciplinary action and forfeiture provisions - AB158

Health care professional discipline process duties of DORL, report required; MEB membership, authority re summary suspension of credentials, and forfeiture for unprofessional conduct revised; national practitioner data bank reporting requirements; therapeutic-related deaths reported to DORL  - SB227

Hospital administrator licensing provisions; Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board name changed; educational requirements for nursing home administrators revised  - AB314

Interpretation services for the deaf or hard of hearing: DORL to grant two types of licenses and establish a code of ethics - SB255

Massage therapist or bodyworker: EAB duties re certification transferred to DORL -  AB779

Real estate licenses: DORL may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states or territories [original bill only] - AB655

Real estate licenses: DORL may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states or territories  - AB733

Real estate licenses: DORL may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states or territories  - SB313

Real estate licenses: DORL may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states or territories  - SB369

religious education Religious education

MPCP changes re private school requirements, standards and school requirements, pupil assessments, high school diplomas, grade promotion, religious activities, nondiscrimination, and limitation on enrollment -  AB855

religious societies Religious societies

Abortion for unemancipated minor: parental consent law and evidence heard by circuit court revised  - AB635

Abortion for unemancipated minor: parental consent law and evidence heard by circuit court revised  - SB304

Faith-based initiative to create jobs and counsel families impacted by gun violence: DWD to secure federal funds [S.Amdt.121 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9159 (9d)]  - SB44

Halal food sale and preparation: regulations created -  SB185

Hemophilia treatment program in DHFS: waiver for religious reasons from requirement re applying to other health care coverage programs first -  AB844

Hemophilia treatment program in DHFS: waiver for religious reasons from requirement re applying to other health care coverage programs first -  SB435

Incorporated Roman Catholic congregations: title to property on dissolution modified re defunct congregation  - SB335

Leasing property that is tax exempt as residential housing: property tax exemption provided; LC study required  - SB512

Nursing home administrator examination requirements revised; reciprocal license and exemption provisions  - AB16

Nursing home administrator license requirements revised; examining board, reciprocal license, and exceptions provisions - AB995

Photograph requirement for motor vehicle operator's license or ID card issued by DOT: exemption for applicants with sincerely held religious belief against being photographed  - AB677

Properties owned by benevolent associations and certain nonprofit organizations and used for specified residental housing: property tax exemption; leased property also exempt  - SB527

Properties owned by benevolent associations and used for specified residential housing: property tax exemption; leased property also exempt -  AB947

Sexual assault or exploitation of a child by a member of the clergy: actions for damages permitted and time limit to cover the cause of action expanded; time limit to prosecute assault by instructional staff person increased; clergy required to report sexual abuse of a child, exception provided  - AB428

Sexual assault or exploitation of a child by a member of the clergy: actions for damages permitted and time limit to cover the cause of action expanded; time limit to prosecute assault by instructional staff person increased; clergy required to report sexual abuse of a child, exception provided [S.Amdt.1: reporting provision re ``reasonable cause to suspect" deleted; restored by A.Amdt.2] -  SB207

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card required; use of corroboration repealed; absentee ballot and DOT provisions [A.Amdt.4: U.S. uniformed service ID added; A.Amdt.11: exemption from photo requirement re religious tenets] -  AB111

remedial legislation Remedial legislation, see Statutes — Revision

renewable energy resource Renewable energy resource, see Energy conservation

rent_to_own Rent-to-own, see Lease

rental property Rental property, see Landlord and tenant; Motor vehicle — Regulation; State office building

rental_purchase agreement Rental-purchase agreement, see Lease

reorganization of state government Reorganization of state government

Cash management functions of State Treasurer's office transferred to DOA [Sec. 44-47, 54-69, 165, 166, 168, 170, 184-186, 269, 277, 437, 471, 472, 573, 648, 649, 692-704, 706, 707, 720, 738, 740, 805-813, 816, 817, 821-828, 830, 843-846, 848, 870, 873, 906-914, 924, 925, 940, 946, 1003, 1033, 1091, 1180, 1188, 1189, 1287, 1289, 1413, 1436, 1447, 1466, 1467, 1468, 1472, 1482, 1483, 1485, 1517-1522, 1524, 1530, 1531, 1532, 1535, 1536, 1539, 1541, 1581, 1582, 1583, 1584-1589, 1599, 1602, 1603, 1607, 1621, 1628, 1629-1632, 1634-1638, 1640, 1642-1644, 1649, 1686, 1687, 1707, 1708, 1725-1727, 1740, 1812, 1813, 1815, 1841-1848, 1850, 1851, 1853, 1854, 1954-1956, 1960, 1998, 2044, 2045, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2092, 2099, 2101-2105, 2114-2119, 2204, 2298, 2303, 2305, 2310, 2321-2323, 2341, 2349-2353, 2358, 2361, 2449-2453, 2471, 2482, 2483, 2486, 2575, 2579, 2580, 2581, 2583, 2584, 2588-2592, 2605-2608, 2616, 2629, 2632, 2635-2640, 2643-2650, 2665-2671, 2683-2685, 2691, 2693-2702, 2704-2707, 2711, 2713-2715, 2728, 2730, 2731, 2744, 2745, 2759-2767, 2800, 2802-2804, 9154 (1), 9454 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 250m, 251m, 1472b, 1599b, 2273d-2304m, deletes 817, 1472, 1599, 2298, 2303, 2305]  - SB44

Cemetery, funeral, and burial expense payments and income maintenance program revisions; DHFS and DWD proposal re transfer of Client Assistance for Reemployment and Economic Support (CARES) system [Sec. 456, 462, 622, 1092, 1105-1108, 1288, 1302, 1303, 1308, 1310, 1313, 1315, 1316, 1377, 1389, 1412, 1450, 1516, 2420, 9124 (1), 9159 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: proposal re transfer of CARES removed, deletes 9124 (1)] -  SB44

Consumer protection and trade practice law administration transferred from DATCP to DOJ; composition of ATCP board revised; DATCP name changed to Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Rural Resources [Sec. 99, 100, 287, 291, 554-556, 1732-1739, 1759-1811, 1814, 1816-1834, 1840, 2047, 2049-2051, 2096-2098, 2576-2578, 2659-2664, 2686-2689, 9104 (1)-(3), 9304 (2), 9404 (3); original bill only]  - SB44

Consumer protection reduction plan in DATCP; consumer protection assessments and telephone solicitation appropriation [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 287p, 291n, 1815d, 1817d, 9104 (3x), 9204 (3x)] -  SB44

DER eliminated; powers and duties transferred to DOA [Sec. 12, 13, 20, 25, 28, 87, 101-108, 140, 164, 169, 171, 174, 201, 279, 566, 619-621, 623-631, 691, 708-719, 721, 723, 730, 732, 734, 735, 930, 931, 936, 1005, 1010, 1015, 1016, 1093, 1142, 1448, 1523, 1558, 1626, 1627, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2060, 2368, 2377, 2386, 2390, 2392, 2396, 2402-2404, 2406-2409, 2410, 2412, 2413, 2441, 2442, 2489, 2726, 2733, 2798, 9118 (1), 9418 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: DER eliminated, functions transferred to newly created Office of state human resources management, 87s, 97d, 141d, 624d, 626a, 629d, 630d, 646m, 729m, 735m, 1987m-1989m, 1990m, 1992e-s, 2384e, m, 2386e-s, 2387e-w, 2389d-s, 2390b-w, 2391c-x, 2404m, 2407b-2408x, 2409h-t, 2412b-s, 2413b-2417s, 2422g, r, 2427g, r, 9118 (1b), 9218 (1q), 9418 (1b), deletes 87, 106, 108, 566, 624, 626, 629, 630, 723, 734, 1987, 1989, 2386, 2402-2404, 9118(1), 9418(1); S.Amdt.121: renamed Office of state employment relations, 9160 (4q)] -  SB44

Electronic Government, Department of, abolished; functions transferred to DOA [Sec. 4, 9, 31-33, 39, 42, 51, 82, 98, 113-115, 172, 190, 191, 197, 198, 202, 203, 206-208, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 231-233, 235, 276, 305, 355-359, 570, 572, 574, 589, 635, 636, 638-640, 642-645, 731, 750, 751, 753-800, 874, 935, 1706, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2314, 2315, 2324, 2347, 2395, 2472, 2672, 9115 (1), 9215 (1), 9415 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: funding and further revisions, 217c, 643m, 785c, 9160 (2x), deletes 217, 355-359, 642, 643, 785, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2314] -  SB44

Ethics and Elections Accountability and Control Board created; Ethics Board and Elections Board abolished  - SB11

HEAB eliminated, duties transferred to U.W. Board of regents [Sec. 23, 70, 71, 78, 134, 306-313, 315-328, 330-346, 386, 607, 610, 724, 932, 938, 941, 949, 951, 953-983, 985-988, 990-993, 2366, 2399, 9101 (5), 9125 (1), 9157 (2), 9225 (1), 9425 (1); original bill only] -  SB44

High capacity wells regulation and approval; environmental impact statement, groundwater protection and management areas, and DNR provisions; Groundwater Quantity Committee created and report required [A.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``Quantity" changed to ``Advisory"; A.Amdt.4: deletes position authority] -  AB926

Housing functions of DOA: most responsibilities transferred to Comm.Dept; low-income weatherization and energy assistance programs retained [Sec. 5-7, 86, 150-163, 188, 223, 576, 593-604, 804, 1101-1104, 1464, 1500, 1684, 1685, 1705, 1993, 2048, 2318, 2359, 2360, 2369, 2370, 2444-2448, 2619, 2658, 2743, 2777, 9101 (4), 9401 (1)]  - SB44

Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Division of, merged into Division of Criminal Investigation [Sec. 132, 2398]  - SB44

Personnel Commission abolished; appeals functions transferred to WERC; complaints functions transferred to DWD's Division of Equal Rights [Sec. 77, 138, 144-146, 442, 443, 647, 727, 745-749, 1176-1178, 1473-1475, 1835-1837, 1855, 1962, 1963, 2064-2066, 2367, 2373, 2376, 2385, 2387-2389, 2391, 2418, 2419, 2421, 2422, 2423-2427, 2428-2440, 9139 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 2387]  - SB44

Public Intervenor, Office of, recreated in DOJ; AG and DNR provisions; advisory committee created  - AB46

Savings banks and S & L regulation by DFI: Division of savings banks deleted, duties transferred to Division of banking; Savings bank review and Loan review boards eliminated, Savings institution review board created [Sec. 79, 80, 84, 85, 109-111, 298, 705, 923, 926, 2052-2055, 2133, 2330-2332, 2334-2339, 2342-2344, 2346, 2348, 2354-2357, 2378-2380, 2382-2384, 2397, 2618, 2692, 9120 (2)] -  SB44

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

State centers for the developmentally disabled: DHFS to create task force to develop a plan regarding  - SB73

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 [Sec. 95, 196, 204, 210, 234, 236-238, 360-384, 637, 641, 688, 689, 728, 934, 1034-1088, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2032, 2311-2313, 2316, 2317, 9141 (1), 9150 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: duties transferred to DOA; some responsibilities transferred to DPI; training and technical assistance grants eliminated; sunset for infrastructure assistance grants; debt service, E-rate, and telecommunications access reestimates, 196d, 204d, 210d, 234d, 236d-238r, 361d, 364d, 365d, 369d, 370d, 374d, 376d, 378d, 380d-384d, 587k, 588m-r, 637d, 641d, 642d, 688d, 689d, 934d, 1036d, 1038d, 1039d, 1041d-1050d, 1053d-1062d, 1068d-1085d, 1087d, 1088d, 1994d, 2032d, 2311d, 2312d-2314d, 2316d, 9101 (10d), 9150 (1d); deletes all sections except 95, 360, 362, 363, 366-368, 371-373, 375, 377, 379, 728, 1034, 1035, 1037, 1040, 1051, 1052, 1063-1067, 1086, 2317]  - SB44

Volunteer firefighter and EMT service award program transferred to Comm.Dept [Sec. 48, 96, 149, 200, 205, 585, 586; original bill only] -  SB44

Wisconsin service corps eliminated [Sec. 183, 485, 486, 488, 490, 1882-1902, 2364, 9459 (2)] - SB44

reorganization of state government _ attached under s.15.03 Reorganization of state government — Attached under s.15.03

APPPS board, grant program, and services eliminated [Sec. 92, 444, 587, 736, 737, 1179, 1183, 1484, 1715, 2725]  - SB44

DER eliminated; powers and duties transferred to DOA [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] -  SB44

Governor's work-based learning board eliminated, duties transferred to DWD; Governor's work-based learning council created, to oversee DWD duties [Sec. 81, 117-131, 487, 544-553, 615, 725, 1862-1878, 2020, 2405, 9159 (6), 9259 (3); S.Sub.Amdt.1: board eliminated, duties and staff transferred to TCS, apprenticeship transferred to DWD, creation of council removed, 117d, 293v, 547d, 549d-552d, 615c, 725d, 946d-m, 1862d-1870d, 1872g, h, 1876t, 2405d, 9149 (1x), 9159 (6x), deletes 117-131, 487, 547, 549-552, 615, 725, 1862-1870, 1877, 2405, 9159 (6)] -  SB44

Incorporation of a town into a city or village: procedure revised; Incorporation Review Board created  - SB323

Livestock facility siting and expansion: standards, zoning ordinance, conditional use permits, and political subdivision procedure provisions; Livestock Facility Siting Review Board created; DATCP and DOJ duties specified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] -  AB868

Manufacturing Competitiveness Grant Program created and administered by the Manufacturing Competitiveness Board, attached to Comm.Dept; TCS Board provision  - AB712

Manufacturing Competitiveness Grant Program created and administered by the Manufacturing Competitiveness Board, attached to Comm.Dept; TCS Board provision  - SB319

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

Railroads, Office of the commissioner of, eliminated; railroad activities regulation transferred to DOT; certain railroad organization functions transferred to DFI [Sec. 74, 75, 136, 137, 300, 301, 421, 422, 729, 849, 850, 871, 872, 917, 918, 1533, 1676, 1701, 1716-1718, 1728-1730, 2121, 2137-2203, 2205-2297, 2299-2302, 2304, 2306-2309, 2325-2329, 2362, 2363, 2371, 2372, 2374, 2375, 2465, 2582, 2609-2615, 2738, 9143 (1); original bill only] -  SB44

Recycling fund transfers to the general fund [Sec. 9238 (2); S.Sub.Amdt.1: RMDB and related grant program repealed; additional lapse from repayments to Wisconsin development fund, rural economic development program, and community based economic development program; DNR to make statutory awards re certain business-to-business peer exchange and materials exchange programs, 100p, 294j-297m, 406e, 2474kd-L, 2618t, 2628fd, ff, fh-hh]  - SB44

School Building Projects Board created -  AB272

School Building Projects Board created -  AB571

Sentencing commission duty re sentencing guidelines and advisory guidelines for incarceration alternatives; commission detached from DOA and attached to Corr.Dept; report required [Sec. 73, 97, 439, 584, 588, 2753-2758, 2773-2775, 9110 (1); original bill only] -  SB44

Small Business Regulatory Review Board created for review of certain administrative rules; JLC, Internet, and immunity provisions [A.Amdt.3: review of rules or guidelines]  - AB267

Small Business Regulatory Review Board created for review of certain administrative rules; JLC, Internet, and immunity provisions [S.Amdt.2: emergency rule and small business definition provisions revised; S.Amdt.3: ``guidelines" added; A.Sub. Amdt.1 to Engr. SB-100: further revisions, penalty provision removed] -  SB100

State prosecutors board created [Sec. 41, 50, 83, 91, 133, 135, 139, 142, 563, 733, 1029, 1529, 1988, 1991, 2046, 2319, 2320, 2400, 2414-2417, 2746, 2779-2797, 2799, 2801, 2805, 9101 (3); original bill only] -  SB44

Tax appeals commission eliminated and replaced with the Office of the commissioner of tax appeals [Sec. 76, 88, 89, 278, 726, 1528, 1538, 1540, 1542, 1545-1557, 1565, 1572, 1573, 1590-1598, 1600, 1601, 1608-1619, 1622-1625, 1639, 1641, 1645, 1648, 1650, 1700, 2040, 2041, 2381, 2517, 9145 (1); original bill only] -  SB44

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

Tobacco control board eliminated, duties transferred to DHFS [Sec. 10, 112, 348, 387, 479-484, 862, 2456-2464, 9151 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: tobacco control fund and earmarked grants eliminated, strategic plan provision, Tobacco control advisory committee created, 10c, 177g, 470h, 478x, 670m, 837s, 842p, 861x, 863g, 2455t, v, 2459d, x, 2460d, 2461d, r, 2464d, 9124 (5x), 9224 (1x), deletes 10, 479-484, 862, 2460, 2461, 2464] - SB44

Universal health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; LRB provision -  AB229

Universal health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; LRB provision -  SB90

Waste facility siting board transferred from DOA to DNR [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 92x, 402p, 587p, 2475g, 9101 (8c)]  - SB44

WCC and WCC board eliminated, administration transferred to DWD [Sec. 90, 116, 417, 503, 533-543, 722, 801, 803, 915, 916, 919-922, 1000, 1008, 1675, 1681, 1704, 1731, 1903-1948, 1961, 2411, 2470, 2507, 2776, 2778, 9159 (7), 9459 (3); S.Sub.Amdt.1: unencumbered year-end balance lapse to general fund, 503d, 541d, 543d, 1903d, 1915d, 1922d, 9259 (2x), 9459 (2z), deletes 503, 541, 543, 1903, 1915, 1916, 1922-1926, 9459 (3)] -  SB44

Wireless 911 Board created; surcharge and grant provisions; report required -  SB20

Wisconsin Capital Investment Board created; income and franchise tax credits for certain equity investments in venture capital funds and individual income tax credit re certain seed capital funds or businesses created -  AB524

reports Reports, see also Legislative audit bureau; Studies; specific subject

Air quality management: DNR authority revised re emission standards for hazardous pollutants, nonattainment areas, and permit requirements, process, and approval; report required; JCRAR provision [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, JCRAR provision removed] -  AB655

Breast cancer research program and grant created and individual income tax checkoff procedure [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, grants specifically awarded to Medical College of Wisconsin and U.W. Comprehensive Cancer Center, reports required] -  AB351

Concealed weapon: procedure to acquire license to carry created, DOJ and penalty provisions; going armed in own home or place of business permitted; reports required [for further revisions, see entry under ``Firearms and dangerous weapons"] - SB214

Court imposed assessments, surcharges, and restitution payments consolidated in the statutes and renamed surcharges; report and fiscal estimate provisions  - AB421

DNR administration re management of fish and wildlife resources: JCF to determine [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, administrative costs provision and report required]  - AB4