Acts Index

rotc _reserve officer training corps_ ROTC (Reserve officer training corps), see Military training

rough fish Rough fish, see Fish and fishing — Rough fish

rrc _retirement research committee_ RRC (Retirement Research Committee), see Legislature — Retirement Systems, Joint Survey Committee on

ruffing, alex c Ruffing, Alex C.

Life and public service [AJR-5] -  JR-7

rule_making authority Rule-making authority, see Administrative rules

rules of the road Rules of the road, see Motor vehicle — Regulation

rural planning Rural planning

Rural development loans with federal funding: DATCP authority [Sec. 144, 1743] -  Act 25

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

Rural health clinic in Chippewa Falls: funding re dental services for elderly or developmentally disabled [Sec. 2031m, 9421 (11k)] -  Act 25

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safety Safety, see Occupational safety; Public safety; Railroad — Safety regulation; Traffic safety

sage _student achievement guarantee_ contracts SAGE (Student achievement guarantee) contracts, see School — State aid

st. croix county St. Croix County

Multijurisdictional drug offense cases: penalty assessment funding for prosecutor positions in Dane, Milwaukee, and St. Croix counties [Sec. 87p, 359v, 394m, 415o, vm, y, 416k, 91111 (1c)-(1e)] -  Act 25

sales Sales

Biodiesel fuel prohibitions re labeling and selling; definition expanded -  Act 83

Discount for paying for purchase of goods or services with cash or check: credit card issuer may not prohibit a merchant from offering -  Act 84

Lottery scratch-off games: retailers to display signs announcing claim of top prizes [Sec. 2423r, 2427d, 2428d, 9341 (19c)] -  Act 25

Methamphetamine: possession of certain materials with intent to manufacture prohibited; pseudoephedrine products classified as a schedule V controlled substance, definition and restrictions on sale of created; anhydrous ammonia intentionally released without owner's consent prohibited; Pharmacy Examining Board provision re storage of controlled substances; penalty provisions -  Act 14

Pawnbroker, secondhand article dealer, and secondhand jewelry dealer: regulations revised -  Act 58

Pseudoephedrine product sales: weight-based prohibitions modified; law enforcement officer access to certain records of pseudophedrine sales revised -  Act 262

Tuition gift certificates program re U.W. established -  Act 77

sales tax Sales tax

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

Nonprofit organization sales at an event involving entertainment: sales tax provision modified [Sec. 1503, 1579, 9441 (1)] -  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

Tangible personal property tax revision [Sec. 1518m] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

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

sales tax _ exemption Sales tax — Exemption

Clay pigeons sold to a shooting facility: sales tax exemption created [Sec. 1631m, p, 9341 (17n), 9441 (6n)]  -  Act 25

Gun club admissions: sales tax exemption created; providing safety classes required; definition provision  -  Act 327

Internet equipment used for broadband market: income and franchise tax credits and sales and use tax exemptions created -  Act 479

Tangible personal property used in the business of farming including horticulture, floriculture, and silviculture: sales and use tax exemptions created; additional sales and use tax exemptions for silviculture created -  Act 366

Temporary help company: charge for services not subject to sales tax under certain conditions [Sec. 1632n, 9441 (7w)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Transactions between affiliated businesses: sales tax exemption created [Sec. 1632m, 9441 (7v)] -  Act 25

salvage Salvage, see Junkyard

sanitarian Sanitarian, see Public health

sanitation and sewerage management Sanitation and sewerage management, see also Solid waste management

Clean water fund program projects: approval of construction plans by DNR revised [Sec. 2152-2155]  -  Act 25

CWD provisions re transportation, possession, control, storage, and disposal of cervid carcass regulated; provide tissue samples of wild animals to DNR; allow shooting of deer from certain vehicles in CWD control zones; DNR and DATCP agreements with operators of landfills, meat processing facilities, or wastewater treatment facilities; exemption from deer hunting license in CWD control zones -  Act 286

Excavation notices re transmission facilities: local governmental units required to mark location of or provide information re certain laterals connected to sewer or water facilities; locating wire required re nonconductive water or sewer lateral  -  Act 425

Public construction contracts: minimum bid amount raised re lowest responsible bidder requirement  -  Act 202

Raw forest products: exemptions from harvesting on tax delinquent land created re maintaining railroad tracks, pipelines, and utility right-of-way -  Act 423

Septage disposal revisions: municipal sewage system disposal fees, private sewage system maintenance, Clean Water Fund loans, sewage treatment plant planning, septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations, septage servicing, and enforcement; Comm.Dept and DNR provisions  -  Act 347

State-owned heating, cooling, and power plants and wastewater treatment facilities: sale or contract for operation by private entity required, not subject to PSC review or approval; JCF duties [Sec. 16m, n, 83m, 85g, 85r-87L, 163m, 167m, 172m, 193m, 286m, 288m, 364c, 384t, 413m, 795f, 9101 (10v), 9455 (3w)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Wastewater management fees: appropriation created for administrative activities [Sec. 238, 242]  -  Act 25

sauk county Sauk County

Nursing home MA reimbursement: DHFS to treat Columbia, Dane, Iowa, and Sauk counties as one labor region  -  Act 301

STH 58 segment in Sauk County: DOT to conduct safety improvement study [Sec. 9148 (3t)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

schaus, thomas m Schaus, Thomas M.

Life and public service [AJR-23] -  JR-10

scholarships and loans Scholarships and loans, see also Veteran — Education

College savings program bank deposit trust fund and college savings program credit union trust fund established  -  Act 478

Lawton Minority Undergraduate Grant Program and grant program for minority and disadvantaged graduate students: funding revised [Sec. 210p-212, 697, 704-704s]  -  Act 25

National guard tuition grants and information regarding attendance [Sec. 364g, 488g, m] -  Act 25

Vocational diploma program (two-year): eligibility for higher education scholarship extended to include  -  Act 267

Wisconsin health education assistance loan repayment transfer [Sec. 167g, k, 725m, 9222 (1f)] -  Act 25

Wisconsin higher education grant: maximum amount increased -  Act 367

Wisconsin higher education grant revisions [Sec. 166d, 727-729k] [166d — partial veto]  -  Act 25

Wisconsin higher education grants: funding from auxiliary enterprises eliminated [Sec. 167, 199, 730]  -  Act 25

school School, see also Discrimination in education; Educational Service Agency, Cooperative; Kindergarten; Milwaukee — School; Parochial and private educational institutions; Teacher; Technical college; University of Wisconsin and its subheadings

Attorney fees for protective services officers re certain criminal proceedings: municipality, county, school district, or technical college district required to reimburse under certain conditions; definition provision -  Act 73

Charter and residential school eligibility for school lunch reimbursement [Sec. 179r, 1857m, 9337 (6q)]  -  Act 25

Charter school established by U.W. Parkside: maximum enrollment revised -  Act 111

Charter schools: U.W. baccalaureate or graduate degree granting institutions allowed to operate or contract to operate with Board of Regents approval; State Superintendent duties [vetoed] -  AB-730

EAB duties re taking possession of student records if school discontinues operations; adminstrative attachment changed from DVA to TCS Board [Sec. 56, 221r, 222, 385m-387m, 588m, 725g, 735b-x, 1287, 2097, 2346, 2466, 2467, 9246 (1mq), 9446 (1m)] -  Act 25

Educational Telecommunications Access Program: educational agencies may request expanded services; DOA to apply for aid under E-Rate Program; agencies required to pay monthly fee to cover costs [Sec. 94, 95-103, 104, 408, 409, 458]  -  Act 25

Election day procedures: high school student poll workers, poll closing procedures re waiting voters, conduct of election observers, proof of residence, election threats, certain election-related material prohibited, polling place map, lists of felons ineligible to vote, and greeter at polling place  -  Act 451

Firearms and ammunition manufacturers, importers, dealers, trade associations, shooting range owners, and sportsmen's clubs: bringing actions against prohibited; civil liability immunity provisions [vetoed] -  AB-56

Meningococcal disease: DPI and all schools required to provide information to parents or guardians of pupils in grades 6 to 12; DHFS Secretary required to promulgate a rule requiring vaccinations against meningitis -  Act 221

Milwaukee and Racine charter school program funding [Sec. 1897g, i, 1898b-s, 1899m, 1912m, 9137 (4p), 9337 (9m)] [1898b — partial veto; all other sections vetoed]  -  Act 25

MPCP revisions re enrollment caps, income requirement for continuing student or sibling of pupil, and eligibility requirement re previous enrollment; private schools participating in MPCP required to achieve certain accreditation, and administer certain tests; LAB report required; SAGE per pupil payment increased -  Act 125

Pre-election procedures: qualifications of circulators of nomination papers and petitions, notice of school district referendum, contingency planning report, guidance to local units of government regarding election-related purchases, and election official training and term of appointment  -  Act 451

Pupil instruction hours required in annual reports from school boards to DPI -  Act 252

School and school district performance report distribution revised; Internet and notice provisions  -  Act 62

School district may choose not to comply with SAGE contract requirement; foregone aid lapses to general fund to supplement special education aid [vetoed] -  SB-68

School district may invest certain funds held in trust to provide post-employment benefits; notice and annual report provisions -  Act 99

School term: 180 day requirement eliminated, minimum hours specified [vetoed] -  AB-84

Single-sex schools and courses: public and charter schools may establish -  Act 346

Special education aid reimbursement for school counselors and nurses permitted; provision re special education services to charter schools [Sec. 1877, 1878, 9337 (2)]  -  Act 25

State agent of DHFS status granted to behavioral health providers, health care providers, pupil services providers, or substance abuse prevention providers who volunteer their services to a health care facility during a state of emergency re public health; restrictions specified; WC provision  -  Act 96

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

Virtual charter school: definition created; teaching or instructional staff license or permit requirements; nonresident tuition provision [vetoed] -  AB-1060

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program expanded to certain public elementary schools, charter schools, and MPCP participating schools; conditions set; definition expanded to include nurse practitioner; DOA approval required  -  Act 188

school _ attendance School — Attendance

Intradistrict transfer aid threshold [Sec. 1909m, r] -  Act 25

Open enrollment program: DPI to study online application and reporting system [Sec. 9137 (3m)] -  Act 25