Acts Index

student aids or loans Student aids or loans, see Scholarships and loans

student rights Student rights, see School — Discipline

studies Studies

Building project costs at U.W. System: LAB to study [Sec. 9152 (8m)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Cladaphora algae in Lake Michigan at Hika Bay: grant to Manitowoc County for study [Sec. 245m, 9135 (2e)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

Correctional facilities strategic plan: requirement created [Sec. 9105 (14x)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Higher education committee created to study public benefits, expansion of baccalaureate degrees, fostering economic development, research environment to develop intellectual properties, and develop new businesses [Sec. 9152 (9m)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Hunting and fishing fees and wildlife damage surcharge revisions; approval changes re lake sturgeon fishing and turkey hunting; study re commercial rearing of lake sturgeon repealed; youth gun deer and archery licenses created [Sec. 243-245, 559-565, 567, 569-578, 582, 583, 587, 594, 595-630, 647-649, 652-656, 1259, 1756i, j, 9135 (3), 9435 (2), (4)] [9435 (4) — partial veto; 1259 — vetoed]  -  Act 25

Joint academic programs: study of [Sec. 9152 (8q)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Long-term care for certain inmates: Corr.Dept to study and report on options [Sec. 9109 (3q)] [partial veto]  -  Act 25

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

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

Raw forest products: overwight vehicle permit revised; definition and weight scale records maintenance modified; forfeiture for violation of weight limitions created; JLC study on system of motor vehicle weight limits on highways and bridges required -  Act 167

Special education aid distribution on census basis rather than cost basis: DPI to study and report to JCF [Sec. 9137 (2q)] [vetoed] -  AB-100

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

UI law revisions; study required -  Act 86

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

U.W. Superior and University of Minnesota-Duluth: collaboration study by Regents [Sec. 9152 (7f)] [vetoed]  -  AB-100

sturgeon Sturgeon, see Fish and fishing — License

sturgeon bay, city of Sturgeon Bay, City of

Bridge in Door County: construction and funding [Sec. 276L, p, s, 1723m] -  Act 25

suicide Suicide, see Death

summons Summons

Summons by certain nonresidents permitted -  Act 439

sunset Sunset

Dane county exposition center grant revisions; sunset provided [Sec. 145e, 1751h] -  Act 25

Homeless veterans in a first class city: housing vouchers and sunset provided; funding to housing authority, report required [Sec. 375cm, 745f] -  Act 25

Incorporation of certain towns contiguous to 2nd class cities; referendum and sunset provisions [Sec. 1242p, s]  -  Act 25

JLC to create and direct the studies of a special committee on strengthening Wisconsin's families; sunset provision  -  Act 467

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, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [vetoed]  -  AB-58

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

Mission welcome home outreach services funding; sunset provided [Sec. 375gm, 745d] -  Act 25

Petroleum inspection fee reduced; diesel truck idling reduction grants created, sunset provided [Sec. 156s, t, 1829p, 2094f, 2348q, 9108 (1v), (1w), 9408 (1x)] [1829p, 9108 (1v) — vetoed] -  Act 25

Sale of state property: DOA to review, inventory, and report to Building Commission; certain exceptions provided; U.W. provision re use of net proceeds for operation of U.W. System; sunset provided [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Public building"] -  Act 25

Snowmobile operation during hours of darkness: speed limit set; sunset provided -  Act 209

Vehicle environmental impact fee: sunset date extended [Sec. 2255] -  Act 25

WHEDA funds transfer to Comm.Dept from unencumbered reserves; new biennial PR housing grants and loan appropriation created, sunset provided; Comm.Dept housing grant requirements [Sec. 156n, p, 2118k-n, 9108 (3r), 9408 (1q), 9424 (1q)] -  Act 25

superintendent of public instruction Superintendent of Public Instruction, see State Superintendent of Public Instruction

supervised release Supervised release, see Sex crimes

supplemental security income _ssi_ Supplemental security income (SSI), see Public assistance

support of dependents Support of dependents, see Divorce; Family — Support

supreme court Supreme court

Court system appropriations: chief justice of the Supreme Court to ensure lapse in 2005-07 biennium [Sec. 9145 (1)]  -  Act 25

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

surcharge Surcharge, see specific subject

surveying and surveyors Surveying and surveyors

Term of office changed to 4-year: constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [SJR-2] -  JR-2

sustainable agriculture Sustainable agriculture, see Farm and farming

swimming pool Swimming pool, see Recreation

swine Swine, see Livestock and meat

t - T -

taking of property Taking of property, see Eminent domain

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

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

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

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

Administration of local taxes; retirement of debt re baseball park and football stadium districts [Sec. 437m, n, 439m, n, 452m, p, 1666m, n] -  Act 25

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

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

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

tcs TCS, see Technical College System Board

teacher Teacher

MPCP and charter schools, pupil eligibility, special education reimbursement, and teacher requirements [Sec. 1877m, 1878c, 1883f-r, 1895h-t, 9337 (6m), (7m), 9437 (4m)] [9337 (7m) — partial veto; 1883f, r, 1895h, p, 9337 (6m) — vetoed] -  Act 25

teacher _ certificate Teacher — Certificate

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

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)  -  Act 121

Mentoring grants for initial educators; teacher license fee increased to fund [Sec. 173m, 185, 187m, 1854g, m, 1861-1863, 9337 (6f)] [173m, 187m — partial veto; 1854g, m, 9337 (6f) — vetoed] -  Act 25

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

technical college Technical college

AODA grant program for TCS eliminated [Sec. 217r, 713m] -  Act 25

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

College reenrollment protections and registration priority modified re students discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from the military -  Act 470

College reenrollment protections modified re students discharged from the military -  Act 324

College tuition expenses: specific figure for individual income tax deduction replaced by formula figure to be set by Regents [Sec. 1288, 9341 (15)] -  Act 25

DVA may transfer funds from institutional operations to veterans trust fund under certain conditions; U.W. System and technical college district board may grant full remission of academic fees to certain veterans; tuition and academic fee remission for surviving spouses and children and certain disabled veterans revised re residency and death as a result of a service-connected disability; FTE positions for DVA  -  Act 468

Fire sprinkler systems required in residence halls and dormitories, residential facilities owned by institutions of higher education, fraternities and sororities, and privately owned and operated student residential buildings  -  Act 78

Fox Valley Technical College crime prevention center: incentive grants for [Sec. 9146 (1f)] -  Act 25

Hurricane Katrina victims: technical college directors authorized to exceed limit re nonresident fee remissions for needy and worthy students -  Act 265

Inmate products produced as part of technical college courses: revision re sale in the open market [Sec. 2239m-2240r] [vetoed] -  AB-100

Professional development, short-term, vocational-adult seminars or workshops: restriction on additional fee eliminated; length of seminar or workshop set [Sec. 215, 216, 707, 709] -  Act 25

Resident fishing and certain hunting licenses may be issued to full-time student pursuing an associate degree or a postgraduate student who is not a permanent resident  -  Act 243

School-to-work and work-based learning programs: administration by TCS Board; Governor's Work-Based Learning Board eliminated [Sec. 42m, 53m, 156d, 221d, 350r-352p, 429m, 487b, 714d-719d, 1834v-1839t, 2109j, 9146 (1q), 9154 (1q), 9254 (1q)] -  Act 25

Timber management on state owned lands; expenditures from forestry revenues re managed forest land aids for closed lands, research and development grants, internships, school forests, logging apprenticeship and certification, and Paper Discovery Center [Sec. 156m, 221m, 225g, 246g-t, 490m, 541b-m, 557d-m, 707g, 1684b-w, 2361m, 9135 (4p), (5p), (6p), 9335 (2k), 9435 (7k), (8k)] [221m, 246g, m, 541b, h, j, 557m — partial veto; 246m-t, 490m, 9435 (7k) — vetoed]  -  Act 25

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

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

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