Acts Index

BEST grant program transferred from Comm.Dept to TCS Board and renamed Jobs Advantage Training Program [Sec. 217m, 724m, 2357m, 9108 (4k)] [217m, 724m — partial veto; 2357m — vetoed] -  Act 25

Business corporation revisions re wholly owned subsidiaries, mergers, share exchanges, business combinations, classes or series of stock, shareholder notices and meetings, transfer of property to certain affiliates, title to real estate re property transfer, and fee simple ownership; DFI report to DOR required -  Act 476

Business waste reduction and recycling assistance: DNR authority to contract with nonprofit organization; funding limited; goals and objectives required; reporting schedule; funding transfer to general fund [Sec. 250, 2198] [2198 — partial veto] -  Act 25

Farm Assets Reinvestment Management Loan Guarantee Program, Homeownership Mortgage Loan Program, Housing Rehabilitation Program, and Small Business Development Loan Guarantee Program modifications; WHEDA revisions re notes and bonds limits, authority to acquire property, confidentiality of certain records, and using the Building Commission as its financial consultant; Comm.Dept to prepare an appendix report -  Act 75

Gaming economic development and diversification grant programs: Comm.Dept may contract directly with entity assisting the grantee [Sec. 2352, 2357] -  Act 25

Hotel, restaurant, bed and breakfast, rooming house, vending machine, swimming pool, campground, camping resort, or recreational or educational camp: permit to operate may be transferred re change in organization of the business  -  Act 302

``Industrial development project" definition expanded; limitation on authority of industrial development agencies  -  Act 227

Off-premises business area signs along highways: multiple or variable messages permitted under certain conditions; DOT may restrict the illumination of messages  -  Act 464

Private business prison employment program appropriation transfer [Sec. 9209 (2)] -  Act 25

Rural enterprise development zones: Comm.Dept authorized to designate; tax credits created [partial veto]  -  Act 361

UI law revisions; study required -  Act 86

Unauthorized acquisition of personal identifying information: requiring the entity that possesses the information to notify the individual; notice requirement exception; local government ordinance prohibited; definitions, civil claims, and law enforcement provisions -  Act 138

Unincorporated cooperative association: creation of new type of business organization authorized -  Act 441

Unincorporated cooperative association: creation of new type of business organization authorized [vetoed]  -  AB-327

Wisconsin Development Fund restructured; grant dispersal specified re distressed areas and small businesses; merging of technology grant programs; biomedical technology alliance established [Sec. 150m, 153m, 155L, m, 2366m-2376m, 2407L, 9208 (2n), 9308 (1z)] [2407L, 9308 (1z) — partial veto; 2376j, L, m, — vetoed] -  Act 25

business employees_ skills training _best_ Business Employees' Skills Training (BEST), see Business

butanediol _bdo_ Butanediol (BDO), see Drugs

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campaign expense Campaign expense, see Elections — Campaign expense

campground Campground, see Recreation

cancer Cancer, see Disease

canpb CANPB, see Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

car line company Car line company, see Railroad — Taxation

casino Casino, see Gambling

cassville, town of Cassville, Town of, see Grant County

cattle Cattle, see Livestock and meat

cbrf CBRF, see Community-based residential facility

_celebrate children_ license plate ``Celebrate Children" license plate, see Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration

cell phone Cell phone, see Telephone

cellular telephone Cellular telephone, see Telephone

cemetery Cemetery, see also Funeral and funeral director

Cemetery authorities, salespersons, and preneed sellers registration requirements revised; Cemetery Board created, initial appointments, duties defined [Sec. 41g-r, 44m-45m, 55m, 2081na-s, 2303k, 2337b-z, 9140 (1m), (1p)]  -  Act 25

Funeral, cemetery, and burial expense reimbursement to counties or tribal governing body authorized if certain conditions are met [Sec. 1191, 1191c, 9321 (9e), 9421 (12e)]  -  Act 25

Funeral or memorial service: certain disruptions and protests prohibited during and 60 minutes immediately preceding and following; blocking access to a facility or impeding vehicles in a funeral procession also prohibited; penalty provisions -  Act 114

certificate of title Certificate of title, see Motor vehicle — Certificate of title

certified public accountant Certified public accountant

Banking, Division of, regulatory authority over insurance premium finance companies, certain loan companies, loan originators, and mortgage bankers and brokers modified; requirements for certain consumer loans secured by a first lien revised; CPA as shareholder of a service corporation organized for carrying on the profession of CPA provision  -  Act 215

CPA from another state allowed to practice in this state under certain conditions; disciplinary provisions  -  Act 214

cervids _deer and elk_ Cervids (deer and elk), see Game

cesa CESA, see Educational Service Agency, Cooperative

charitable corporation Charitable corporation, see also Organization, Miscellaneous

Donation to charitable organizations or school fund from registrant's campaign treasury authorized  -  Act 451

Venison processing donation program: biennial appropriation created, funding from wildlife damage claims and abatement program [Sec. 248g, j, 657m, p] -  Act 25

charter school Charter school, see School

checks Checks

DFI revisions re pawnbrokers, Division of Banking authority, trust services, seller of checks, securities and investments, franchises, and collection agencies (remedial legislation)  -  Act 158

Financial institutions: property crimes against created, penalty and civil action provisions; penalty created for violating community currency exchange license re check or money order cashing business -  Act 212

Worthless check issuance: exception for postdated check or check given for past consideration modified re persons who hold a precomputed loan license [vetoed]  -  AB-871

Worthless check violations: deferred prosecution program established; DA duties set and authorized to contract with private entity to administer, conditions specified; confidentiality, collection agency, and fee provisions  -  Act 462

chemical testing Chemical testing, see Alcohol and other drug abuse; Implied consent or alcohol concentration

child abuse and neglect prevention board Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

Birth certificate fees increased; clarification re deposit in CANPB appropriation [Sec. 1257, 1258] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

CANPB revisions re nonstock, nonprofit corporation, membership, and grants; ``Celebrate Children" license plate sales provision -  Act 319

Program revenue lapse re duplicate birth certificate fees [Sec. 298b] -  Act 25

Shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies prevention: CANPB to prepare informational materials and distribution requirements; training for day care providers; instruction in schools required; DHFS duties specified  -  Act 165

State agency appropriation lapses to general fund [Sec. 9255 (1)] [partial veto] -  Act 25

TANF transfer to CANPB eliminated; replaced with GPR for child abuse and neglect prevention programs, early childhood education centers, and right from the start projects [Sec. 297, 1045-1047, 1109] -  Act 25

child abuse or neglect Child abuse or neglect, see Children — Abuse and neglect

child born out of wedlock Child born out of wedlock, see Nonmarital child

child care Child care, see Day care

child custody, placement, support, or welfare Child custody, placement, support, or welfare, see Children — Adoption; Children — Protection and services; Divorce; Family — Support

child in need of protection or services _chips_ Child in need of protection or services (CHIPS), see Children — Protection and services

child labor Child labor, see also Wage — Minimum

WC law revisions re payment of benefits, maximum compensation amounts, work injury supplemental benefit fund, hearings and procedures, program administration, and general coverage; penalty and report provisions -  Act 172

child safety seat Child safety seat, see Motor vehicle — Equipment

child welfare Child welfare, see Children — Protection and services

children Children, see also Juvenile court; Juvenile delinquency; Youth

Assistance to needy veterans and families; emergency rule-making authority [Sec. 380r, 381m, 795c, d, 9153 (3k)]  -  Act 25

Child safety restraint requirements in motor vehicles specified; penalty and DOT provisions -  Act 106

Child safety restraint system in motor vehicles: civil liability immunity for technicians and organizations that provide safety programs re inspection or installation  -  Act 322

Child unattended in child care vehicle: prohibition created; fine provision; convicted person may not receive kinship care payments, certain child care licenses may be denied, and if death was a consequence, foster care and teaching licenses may be denied for set period -  Act 184

Child Welfare Program Enhancement Plan activities: general purpose revenues provided [Sec. 303]  -  Act 25

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re child abuse investigations of noncaregivers, definition of ``relative", holding a child in custody, provision of information to relative caregivers, and placement of a child for adoption  -  Act 232

Children's community program grants eliminated [Sec. 89] -  Act 25

Conservation patron license: age range for minors revised [Sec. 581] -  Act 25

DNR random or preference selective systems re trapping or hunting permits or licenses: person may designate a person who can designate a minor to exercise the privilege if the person dies before using the permit or license  -  Act 88

Foster care rates revised [Sec. 951d, 9421 (7)] [951d — partial veto] -  Act 25

Hunting approvals and fishing licenses: nonresident child of a resident to pay same fees as a resident  -  Act 55

Juvenile placed outside the home: frequency of permanency plan review modified (remedial legislation)  -  Act 156

LTE and project positions in civil service system: minor child of a state resident is considered a resident for appointment to -  Act 393

Methamphetamine and related controlled substance analog: drug paraphernalia possession penalties increased re residence of person under age 18 and presence of child age 14 or younger -  Act 263

Sex offender registry information re delinquency case or registrant who is a child: police chief and sheriff may release under certain conditions -  Act 5

Statewide automated child welfare information system confidentiality and information sharing [Sec. 1023, 1226, 2462] -  Act 25

TPR revisions re declarations of paternal interest, grounds, procedures, and appeals; adoption, foster parent, and CHIPS revisions; DHFS, SPD, and county department duties and authority specified -  Act 293

Tuition and fee remissions for veteran, spouse, surviving spouse and children of certain veterans: U.W. and TCS boards required to grant [Sec. 702m, n, 708d, 709m, n, 9353 (2q), (2r)]  -  Act 25

Tuition and fee remissions for veterans re U.W. and TCS boards: residence requirement re incurrence of service-connected disability removed; eligibility expanded to include unremarried spouse and children of veteran who died as a result of a service-connected disability, residency provision  -  Act 468

children _ abuse and neglect Children — Abuse and neglect, see also Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board

``Abuse" definition in Children's Code expanded to include manufacturing methamphetamine with a child physically present or in a child's home; juvenile court authority and child abuse reporting law provisions -  Act 113

Appropriation change in the revised schedule [Sec. 304, 305, 889] -  Act 25