Subject Index

Appropriations for circuit courts, courts of appeals, and supreme court: chief justice lapse of funds [Sec. 9248 (1)]  - SB44

Court fee increases [Sec. 2690, 2708-2710, 9308 (2), 9348 (1)]  - SB44

Court interpreter training and certification: appropriation created [Sec. 653, 2722] -  SB44

Rules of appellate procedure revised re review of orders denying certain motions, petitions for review, integrated appeal procedures for certain appeals, and postdisposition relief in cases involving commitment of sexually violent persons  - SB364

Supreme court authorized to temporarily assign a judge of the court of appeals re the judicial business of the supreme court; constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR44

Supreme court justices appointed by Governor: Senate confirmation required and restriction on holding another office of public trust. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR16

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

surveying and surveyors Surveying and surveyors

Counties allowed to elect or appoint certain county officers; appointment to vacancies revised. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR15

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

Term of office changed to 4-year: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR10

symbol Symbol, see specific subject

symbols, national Symbols, National

Flag of the U.S.: penalty created for damage to with intent to cause violence or breach of peace - AB157

Flag of the U.S.: preventing display by condominium owner by adoption of bylaw or rule or inclusion in declaration prohibited - AB354

STH 35 designated and marked ``Way of the American Eagle Highway"; any group using an American Eagle logo encouraged to participate in adopt-a-highway program [deleted by A.Amdt.1] -  SB46

U.S., state, MIA/POW, and military services flags and certain accessories: sales and use tax exemptions created  - SB208

symbols, state Symbols, State

Cranberry designated as the state fruit; Blue Book provision  - AB679

State automotive museum: Wisconsin Automotive Museum in City of Hartford designated as - SB468

State Flagship: S/V Denis Sullivan, a three-masted schooner, designated as; Blue Book provision  - AB770

U.S., state, MIA/POW, and military services flags and certain accessories: sales and use tax exemptions created  - SB208

Wisconsin state grass designated; Blue Book provision  - AB160

syttende mai Syttende Mai, see Holidays and special dates

t - T -

taiwan Taiwan, see International relations

taking of property Taking of property, see Land use planning and control

tanf _temporary assistance for needy families_ TANF (Temporary assistance for needy families), see Public assistance

tanning booth Tanning booth, see Cosmetology

tax appeals commission Tax appeals commission

Decision making by commissioners specified; nonstatutory moratorium on appointment to fill vacancy [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1614b, d, 9145 (1f)] -  SB44

Delinquent taxpayer accounts: DOR required to prepare and maintain list and post certain names on the Internet; exceptions and Tax Appeals Commission provisions  - AB473

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

tax credit Tax credit, see Corporation — Taxation; Farmland preservation; Franchise — Taxation; Homestead credit; Income tax — Credit

tax exemption or relief Tax exemption or relief, see Capital gains tax; Homestead — Exemption; Homestead credit; Income tax — Deduction; Military personnel — Exemption from taxation; Property tax — Exemption; Sales tax — Exemption

tax exemptions, joint survey committee on Tax exemptions, Joint survey committee on, see Legislature — Tax exemptions, Joint survey committee on

tax incremental district _tid_ Tax incremental district (TID), see Property tax

tax incremental financing _tif_ Tax incremental financing (TIF), see Property tax

taxation Taxation, see also specific tax

Commission on Municipal Employer Health Care Coverage Costs (MEHCC) and Commission on State and Local Tax Structure created; reports required; DOA to provide support services -  SB278

Delinquent taxpayer accounts: DOR required to prepare and maintain list and post certain names on the Internet; exceptions and Tax Appeals Commission provisions  - AB473

Development Zone Program and Enterprise Development Zone Program revisions re tax credits - AB722

Elector approval for certain taxing, spending, and bonding decisions; establishment of emergency fund and budget stabilization fund required; refund re excess revenue provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR55

Elector approval for certain taxing, spending, and bonding decisions; establishment of emergency fund and budget stabilization fund required; refund re excess revenue provision. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR56

Internet access: legislation to permanently prohibit any state from imposing a tax on (memorial to Congress)  - SR18

Local exposition district taxes: DOR to report on amount collected from retailers -  AB488

President Bush's 2002 economic growth and tax relief plan: Wisconsin representatives and senators requested to support and vote to enact -  SJR16

Real property acquired by county re tax deed: county required to send former owner appropriate share of the proceeds  - AB544

Special order of business for March 9, 2004 established re AB-473 -  AR37

Special order of business for March 10, 2004 established re AB-473 -  AR38

State or local spending limits established and elector approval required to exceed; state general fund and budget stabilization fund established. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  SJR76

Tax-me-more fund established re reducing revenue shortfalls - SB184

Tax revisions re certain property tax credits, school property tax income tax credit, related entities, property tax on computers, and sales tax on luxury boxes -  AB756

Tax revisions re DOR authority to reduce taxes, liability of spouses filing a joint income tax return, extension to file annual reconciliation report, qualified retirement fund, sales or use tax refunded to or erroneously collected by seller, interest on estate taxes, mailing tax-related document or payment, filing fee for redetermination of earned income tax credit  - AB927

Tax warrant re lien on property: duration specified -  AB195

taxation _ assessment Taxation — Assessment, see Property tax — Assessment

taxation _ delinquent Taxation — Delinquent, see specific tax

taxation _ shared Taxation — Shared, see Shared revenue

tcs TCS, see Technical college; Technical college system board

teach board TEACH board, see Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board

teacher Teacher, see also University of Wisconsin — Faculty

Chaperoning pupils on school-sponsored trip: school district employee may accept free or reduced-price travel or accommodations -  AB247

Child abuse or neglect: false statement knowingly made by person required to report such incidents prohibited  - AB646

Collective bargaining process revisions re school district employees: QEO exception eliminated from binding arbitration process; arbitrator may not give weight to certain economic conditions or expenditure or revenue limitations; salary fringe benefit annual increase cap eliminated  - AB751

Dispute settlement procedure revisions re school district employees: QEO exception eliminated from binding arbitration process; arbitrator may not give weight to certain economic conditions or expenditure or revenue limitations; professional employees collective bargaining agreement terms treated same as other local government employees and separate bargaining unit requirement eliminated -  AB272

Dispute settlement procedure revisions re school district employees: QEO exception eliminated from binding arbitration process; arbitrator may not give weight to certain economic conditions or expenditure or revenue limitations; professional employees collective bargaining agreement terms treated same as other local government employees and separate bargaining unit requirement eliminated -  AB571

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

Loan program to defray educational costs towards teaching license created; employment in school district with low-income pupil enrollment required - AB929

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 instructional staff convicted of certain felonies prohibited, and evidence of financial viability and sound fiscal practices; DPI duties and authority specified - SB542

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

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  - SB363

Teacher licensing fee revision and funding for mentors [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 348m, 351f, 1993g, r, 1995m, 9341 (5f)] - SB44

Teachers and librarians at certain secured facilities classified as protective occupation participants under WRS  - AB76

Testing an individual for HIV re significant exposure in perfoming employment duties: authority expanded to schools, CESAs, and social workers -  SB230

Threat to cause bodily harm to social service worker, juvenile intake worker, school employee, or their family members: misdemeanor crime created -  SB312

teacher _ certificate Teacher — Certificate

Fingerprint technologies re background check for teacher licensing and name of Wisconsin Association of Nonpublic Schools changed to Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (remedial legislation)  - AB640

Teacher licensing fee revision and funding for mentors [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 348m, 351f, 1993g, r, 1995m, 9341 (5f)] - SB44

teacher _ retirement Teacher — Retirement, see Retirement — Teacher

teacher _ salary Teacher — Salary

Collective bargaining process revisions re school district employees: QEO exception eliminated from binding arbitration process; arbitrator may not give weight to certain economic conditions or expenditure or revenue limitations; salary fringe benefit annual increase cap eliminated  - AB751

QEO provisions in Municipal Employment Relations Act eliminated [Sec. 1966-1986, 2009, 2022, 9317 (1); original bill only] - SB44

School district collective bargaining subjects and factors [Sec. 9317 (2)] -  SB44

technical college Technical college

Capital expenditure by technical college district board for applied technology center: TCS board approval deadline eliminated -  SB212

Capital expenditure by technical college district board for applied technology center: TCS board approval deadline extended [A.Amdt.1: deadline removed; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deadline extended and debt retirement provision added] -  AB204

Charter schools: City of Milwaukee, U.W. Milwaukee, and Milwaukee Area Technical College prohibited from establishing new schools -  AB986

Charter schools: City of Milwaukee, U.W. Milwaukee, and Milwaukee Area Technical College prohibited from establishing new schools -  SB542