Acts Index

Joint services plan and report re centers for the developmentally disabled [Sec. 1225m, 9121 (12q)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Juvenile correctional facility cost reduction: Corr.Dept to submit plan to JCF re closing Ethan Allen, Lincoln Hills, or Southern Oaks Girls School [Sec. 9109 (1e)] [partial veto]  -  Act 25

Managed care expansion: DHFS report to JCF; SSI provision [Sec. 9121 (13w)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Marsh restoration: DNR to identify, assess, and set goals; submit results to JCF and appropriate standing committees [Sec. 9135 (5c)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages created; report from board of governors of the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund required -  Act 183

Medical malpractice: limit on noneconomic damages created; report from board of governors of the Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund required [vetoed]  -  AB-766

Mental health institute deficit reduction and reporting requirements eliminated [Sec. 1224, 1225]  -  Act 25

Multiple sclerosis programs: individual income tax checkoff created; report from National Multiple Sclerosis Society required -  Act 71

Physician information and health care information database: data procedures, DHFS study, reports, and memorandum of understanding with DRL [Sec. 313m, 2067g, 9101 (6), (7q)] [9101 (6) — partial veto; 2067g, 9101 (7q) — vetoed] -  Act 25

Prescription drugs under MA and Badger Care: DHFS report on savings and costs re capping number of prescriptions per recipient [Sec. 9121 (13n)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Prostate cancer research programs: individual income tax checkoff created; DPI and U.W. System to administer the appropriation; Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. and U.W. Comprehensive Cancer Center to receive moneys; annual reports required -  Act 460

Protective service system laws revised; provisions re admissions, transfers, definitions, nursing homes, attorney fees, hearings, procedural rights, guardian ad litem, evaluations, power of attorney, emergency protective placement, psychotropic medication, modification and termination of protective placements, SPD, and annual reviews and reports; court, county, and DHFS duties specified -  Act 264

Psychotropic medications under MA, Badger Care, and prescription drug assistance for elderly persons: reimbursement limits prohibited; DHFS report on physician prescribing practices under MA, report to JCF [Sec. 9121 (14k), (14p)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Refugee Family Strengthening Project: DHFS to report on alternative funding sources [Sec. 9121 (13f)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Regional transit authority in southeastern Wisconsin modified; vehicle rental fee authorized; commuter rail expansion; report required [Sec. 437x, 453m, 1235b-y, 1474t, 1697m, 1730m- 1732r] [1235e — partial veto]  -  Act 25

Renewable energy requirements re electric utilities and cooperatives modified; certain state agencies required to generate or purchase renewable energy; energy efficiency standards imposed in certain state contracts; energy conservation code changed; anaerobic digestor research funding; public benefits program revisions; corn-burning furnace pilot program; PSC duties; report provisions -  Act 141

School district, school board, and DPI requirements revised re fire drill reports to Comm.Dept, rules prohibiting pagers, reporting school bus accidents, school districts acquiring or using another district's facilities or equipment, extracurricular and recreational program policies, exchange of teachers, promote training of certain health professionals, maintain certain mailboxes, and report on CESA programs and services  -  Act 220

Secretary of Administration to submit certain reports to JCF re lapses or transfers to the general fund from certain allocations [vetoed] -  AB-1182

State forest lands: chief state forester duties specified; forest land inventory and report required; annual allowable timber harvests and cooperating foresters; DNR rule-making authority  -  Act 166

State operations appropriation balances lapse or transfer to general fund; DOA report to JCF [Sec. 9155 (3), 9255 (2)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Surplus land sale or conveyance by DOT: conditions modified; sale to county, municipality, local school district, and DNR provisions created; ``appraised value" replaces ``fair market value"; biennial report re inventory of surplus land revised -  Act 392

U.W. System reporting and approval requirements eliminated re student fee funded reserves, sick leave accounting, industrial and economic development research program, nonfederal gifts and contributions, delayed payments to vendors, appropriations with a cash overdraft, and specific academic fee and tuition reports [Sec. 78m, 484m, 486m, 695p, 697m, r, 704t-x, 738p] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Vegetation obstructing view of outdoor advertising signs: DOT permit system created for maintenance and removal of vegetation by sign owners; LAB report required  -  Act 465

W-2 agency contracts and oversight; DWD report to JCF [Sec. 1059g, t-w, 1060m, p, 1085f, 9154 (1f), 9354 (4f)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Wisconsin Aerospace Authority created; bonding authority; annual report required; DOT duties  -  Act 335

repossession Repossession, see Small loan

reserve officer training corps _rotc_ Reserve officer training corps (ROTC), see Military training

residence requirement Residence requirement, see Alien; Civil service; Coroner; Elections — Officials; Parole or probation; Sentences and penalties; Technical college; University of Wisconsin — Tuition; Veteran — Education

residential care Residential care, see Nursing homes

residential property Residential property, see Housing

resort Resort, see Recreation

respiratory care provider Respiratory care provider, see Trades and occupations

restaurant Restaurant

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

Potluck event included in exceptions to public health regulations of restaurants; definition provided  -  Act 348

Restaurants with a ``Class B" or ``Class C" license may sell wine by the open bottle and reinsert the cork to take the bottle off the premises; conditions specified; exception provided  -  Act 268

restitution to crime victim Restitution to crime victim, see Crime victim

restorative justice Restorative justice, see Court — Procedure

restraining order Restraining order, see Court — Procedure

retail establishment Retail establishment, see Mercantile establishment

retirement _ public Retirement — Public, see also Retirement System, Wisconsin

City of Milwaukee Employes' Retirement System (CMERS): investment of funds revised re Uniform Prudent Investor Act -  Act 189

Deferred Compensation Board serves as trustee for any deferred compensation plan under its management (remedial legislation) -  Act 150

FRIT name changed to core retirement investment trust (remedial legislation) -  Act 153

Nonrepresented classified and unclassified state employees, including U.W. faculty and academic staff: state not to pay the first 1.5% of earnings [Sec. 737e, r, 9101 (7k), 9414 (1k)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

U.W. and technical college fee remission extended to child or surviving spouse of an ambulance driver, correctional officer, EMT, fire fighter, or law enforcement officer who qualified for duty disability benefits and later died from the disability -  Act 320

retirement research committee _rrc_ Retirement Research Committee (RRC), see Legislature — Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on

retirement system, wisconsin Retirement System, Wisconsin

Beneficiary re WRS: waiver of any benefit is absolute and without right of reconsideration or recovery (remedial legislation) -  Act 151

Nonrepresented classified and unclassified state employees, including U.W. faculty and academic staff: state not to pay the first 1.5% of earnings [Sec. 737e, r, 9101 (7k), 9414 (1k)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

U.W. and technical college fee remission extended to child or surviving spouse of an ambulance driver, correctional officer, EMT, fire fighter, or law enforcement officer who qualified for duty disability benefits and later died from the disability -  Act 320

WRS creditable service: employer not required to match other governmental service purchased by a participant (remedial legislation) -  Act 154

WRS unfunded retirement liability debt service: lapses and fund transfers [Sec. 79, 9155 (4)] [79 — partial veto; 9155 (4) — vetoed] -  Act 25

retirement systems, joint survey committee on Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on, see Legislature — Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on

revenue, department of Revenue, Department of

Area cooperation compacts: certification and reporting requirements repealed -  Act 164

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

Cigarettes sold to consumers in this state: direct marketing regulations created; restrictions re sale to persons under age 18; definitions and DOR duties [Sec. 1779t, 1930-1935, 1948-1980, 1982-2003, 2145, 2145g, 2454] -  Act 25

Contaminated property: residual contamination after cleanup under administration of agency with authority over the site, DNR and notification provisions; ERTID revisions; local governmental exemption from solid waste management standards under certain conditions; voluntary party liability exemption modified -  Act 418

Debt related to property tax: county or municipality may certify to DOR for setoff from state tax refunds; definition provision -  Act 454

Debts owed to state agencies: procedure re DOR withholding tax refund [Sec. 1434] -  Act 25

Debts owed to state agency, county, or municipality: intercepting state disbursements [Sec. 1437-1445, 1447-1450, 1468] -  Act 25

Film production companies: income and franchise tax credits created; DOR and Comm.Dept provisions  -  Act 483

Fine, forfeiture, fee, and surcharge collection: use of debt collector and credit or debit cards allowed; certified debt collection by DOR modified; DOT may disclose certain information to DOR; public official authority to disclose financially identifying information restricted -  Act 59

Fire fighters memorial: individual income tax checkoff created; net donations provision -  Act 323

Health savings accounts: federal law adopted [Sec. 1432m, 1450g, 9341 (5m)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

HIRSP administration transferred to private, nonprofit organization; new board created, duties defined; report required [Sec. 156w, 320p, r, 522c, 535m-r, 1286c, 1354L, 1406f, 2032m-2063c, 2429c-r, 9121 (13p), 9221 (3p), 9321 (4L), (4p), 9341 (19p), 9421 (5p)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

HIRSP changes; HIRSP Authority and Health Care Tax Credit Program created; reports and LAB provisions  -  Act 74

Instant lottery ticket vending machine placement in airports and Amtrak passenger terminals permitted [Sec. 2423v] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Internet listing of delinquent taxpayers: DOR required to establish posting of; list limited to debts over $25,000.00; separate page for 100 largest accounts; public requests and corporate tax provisions [Sec. 1431s, 1432c, 1456c, 1474c, 1657c, 2012c, 2013c, 9441 (3)] -  Act 25

Intoxicating liquor taxes: administrative fees increased; alcohol agent funding conversion [Sec. 438b, 1946, 9341 (18)]  -  Act 25

Law license revocation, suspension, or denial re tax delinquency [Sec. 1460-1463, 1465-1467, 9341 (1)]  -  Act 25

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, referendum, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [Sec. 707m, 1251c, 1260r, 1260s] [1251c — partial veto; 707m — vetoed] -  Act 25

Lottery debts owed by retailer to DOR: collection provision created [Sec. 2429] -  Act 25

Lottery ticket retailers: DOR may not contract with retailers owing payments to the work injury supplemental benefit fund [Sec. 2427, 9341 (6)] -  Act 25

MA and Badger Care incorrect payments based on failure to report nonfinancial information: recovery by DHFS permitted; report to DOR re setoff against tax refund [Sec. 1167-1173, 1198, 1199, 9321 (5)] -  Act 25

Madison, Town of, authorized to modify ERTID boundaries under certain conditions; DOR provision  -  Act 246

Personal information disclosure to DOR: DOT, DRL, and DWD to provide; state agencies issuing occupational licenses included [Sec. 1194, 1446, 1464, 1733, 2252, 2253, 2261-2263, 2284] -  Act 25

Premier resort area tax provisions; list of businesses expanded; DOR to provide appropriate guidance [Sec. 437p, 452n, 1692a-xn, 9441 (2m)] -  Act 25

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

Tax revisions: appealing determination of the board of assessors, DOR authority to reduce taxes and certain costs, a spouse's tax liability, bona fide angel investment credit, employer re single-owner entity, qualified retirement fund, refund of sales or use tax received erroneously, estate tax interest, mailing tax-related documents, earned income tax credit, and audit of emissions inspectors contracted with DOT -  Act 49

Three-tier distribution system for alcohol beverages [Sec. 1921-1924m] -  Act 25

TID creation by Village of Kimberly: DOR to proceed dispite failure to publish certain public notices  -  Act 385

TID creation simultaneous with subtracting territory from an existing TID without adopting a resolution containing the 12-percent test: city or village authority granted under set conditions; DOR provisions -  Act 328

Utility aid payments and distribution formula: revisions re production plants, mitigation payments, substations, and payments for high-transmission lines; DOR study required [Sec. 93m, 1258m, 1260b, c, p, q, t, 1473b-e, 1474p, 1705b-g, 2097m, n, 2098m, 9141 (1n)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

WEJT for noncustodial parents: additional source of funding re child support obligations [Sec. 1119]  -  Act 25

revenue bonds Revenue bonds, see Bonds; Debt, Public

revenue limits for schools Revenue limits for schools, see School — Finance

revenue sharing, state Revenue sharing, State, see Shared revenue