Acts Index

Fraud by W-2 participants: notification to DCF and DHS of date program established and amounts recovered; use of moneys set [Sec. 489, 494, 1257-1262, 1263-1265, 1266, 9308 (2), (2f)] -  Act 28

Graduated foster care licensing system created to license foster home care, treatment foster home care, kinship care, and long-term kinship care based on graduated levels of care; provisions re rule-making, DCF report, notice to LRB of effective dates, and JCF approval of plan [Sec. 316, 471, 472, 474, 480, 834, 835, 839, 900, 902, 910, 913-919, 920, 921, 922-958, 959-970, 971-978, 980-983, 985-989, 989s-995, 1003-1013, 1015, 1018-1022, 1023-1051, 1058-1061, 1062b-1066, 1068- 1070, 1072d, 1074d, 1076, 1078d, 1080d-1084, 1086, 1087- 1096, 1099, 1101, 1128, 1130, 1139, 1192, 1205, 1206, 1242b, 1251-1256, 1271, 1273, 1276g-1277, 1278g, 1287-1289, 1318, 1320, 1334, 1383, 1384, 1413, 1451, 1452, 1454, 1455, 1458, 1459, 2169, 2173, 2306-2308, 2432, 2451, 2531, 2543, 2670, 2671, 2676, 2678-2680, 2692, 2917, 3141-3145, 3209, 3221, 3227, 3273-3280, 3287-3290, 3291, 3292, 3293-3313, 3316-3327, 3328-3334, 3336-3339, 3340-3349, 3352, 3353, 3359, 3387, 9108 (3), 9408 (6)] [9108 (3) — partial veto] -  Act 28

Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children; creates an Interstate Commission for the Placement of Children  -  Act 339

Milwaukee Child Welfare Partnership Council: annual report and public hearing requirements; DCF duties  -  Act 337

Milwaukee County enrollment services unit established in DHS re administration of income maintenance and state supplemental payment programs; DCF may contract with DHS to administer child care subsidy program in Milwaukee County; county civil service employees and collective bargaining agreement provisions; JSCRS appendix report -  Act 15

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records; effective date changed re paying support of maintenance arrears to certain public assistance recipients -  Act 79

Refugee assistance services transferred from DWD to DCF [Sec. 522, 9156 (1)] -  Act 28

Skills enhancement grants created, DCF to award to community action agencies -  Act 265

Subsidized guardianship payments [Sec. 473, 479, 984, 1017] -  Act 28

Subsidized private sector employment position program created as part of W-2; provisions re hours per week, monthly grant, and federal waiver [Sec. 1161c, 1172c, 1173c] [1173c — partial veto] -  Act 28

TANF and W-2 appropriation revisions [Sec. 43-45, 9208 (1), (2)] -  Act 2

Transitional jobs demonstration project and trial job program expanded re TANF Emergency Fund; DCF report to JCF required; DWD duties -  Act 333

Transitional jobs for low-income adults: DCF to conduct demonstration project; job allocation specified [Sec. 1216k] -  Act 28

Traveling sales crews: regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions; JRCCP report -  Act 3

Tribal gaming receipts appropriation re high-cost out-of-home placements of Indian children by tribal courts [Sec. 478j, 586t, 979v] -  Act 28

WIC and emergency food assistance program transferred from DCF to DHS; electronic benefit transfer for all DHS benefits permitted [Sec. 485, 488, 490, 829, 1144, 1217-1220, 1376, 2480, 3237-3239, 3392, 9122 (1)] -  Act 28

Wisconsin Shares child care program integrity, child attendance monitoring system, and payment distribution [Sec. 1138d, f, 1213f, 1214b-k, 1230, 1239, 9108 (9k)] [1138f, 1214f — partial veto] -  Act 28

Wisconsin Works program streamlined; sanctions for refusing to participate in employment program; emergency rules provision [Sec. 486, 1157-1161, 1162-1170, 1173, 1183, 1185-1190, 9308 (4), 9408 (7)] -  Act 28

children_s code Children's Code, see Juvenile court

chippewa county Chippewa County

Assistant DA positions in certain counties: OJA to fund [Sec. 9113 (1)-(5)] -  Act 28

Child advocacy centers: funding reduced [Sec. 157d, s, 9101 (10)] -  Act 28

CTH ``X" in Chippewa County: DOT to award grant for rehabilitation if economic stimulus funds not received [Sec. 9150 (5b)] -  Act 28

Region One development manager: Comm.Dept to fill vacancy by certain date [Sec. 9110 (18f)] [vetoed]  -  AB-75

Regional (Dane County, Chippewa Valley, and Chequamegon) transit authorities created; provisions re referenda and funding Dane County highway projects [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Regional planning"]  -  Act 28

chippewa falls, city of Chippewa Falls, City of

TID number 10 in City of Chippewa Falls: filing certain forms with DOR -  Act 5

chips _child in need of protection or services_ CHIPS (Child in need of protection or services), see Children — Protection and services

chiropractic Chiropractic

Chiropractor examinations and regulation of technicians and radiological technicians modified; provisions re fees, loan default, sexual misconduct, continuing education, and claims for waived insurance [Sec. 226, 226m, 2994eg, er, mnag, mnar, 2995ib-igm, ihm-ir, 9142 (1f), (1g), 9342 (1m), 9442 (1f), (1g)] [2994mnag, mnar, 2995iem, iom — partial veto; 2995if, inm, ip-ir — vetoed] -  Act 28

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: state required to pay for legal representation and costs and damages re certain claims; chiropractors, podiatrists, and physical therapists added -  Act 93

christofferson, steven j Christofferson, Steven J.

Life and military service commended [SJR-33] -  JR-8

cigarette _ taxation Cigarette — Taxation

Cigarette and tobacco products tax rate increased; moist snuff tax rate modified [Sec. 2332, 2333, 2392, 2395, 9443 (14)] -  Act 28

Tribal tax refund and sharing agreements expanded; use tax credit for purchases made on Native American lands [Sec. 1815, 1841, 1841b, 1848, 2338, 2401, 9443 (8), (14q)]  -  Act 28

cip _community integration program_ CIP (Community integration program), see Medical assistance

circuit court Circuit court, see also Juvenile court; Milwaukee County — Circuit court

Appropriation lapses and reestimates [Sec. 9247 (1c)] -  Act 28

Asbestos claims filed against a successor corporation; liability provisions [Sec. 3283g, 9309 (3f), 9409 (2f)]  -  Act 28

Court interpreter mileage reimbursement raised [Sec. 3205, 3234-3236] -  Act 28

Court interpreter pilot project in seventh judicial administrative district authorized [Sec. 609, 9109 (1), 9409 (1)]  -  Act 28

Employment discrimination, unfair honesty testing, and unfair genetic testing: action in circuit court to recover compensatory and punitive damages -  Act 20

Ferry operation after hours to transport arrested person: reimbursement of costs to law enforcement agency required  -  Act 72

News persons: limiting disclosure of information gathered by -  Act 400

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records; effective date changed re paying support of maintenance arrears to certain public assistance recipients -  Act 79

Receivership for abatement of residential nuisances: all cities, towns, and villages allowed to apply to circuit court  -  Act 125

TROs and injunctions re domestic abuse, child abuse, adult at risk, or harassment: petition law revisions  -  Act 262

Veterans mentoring program: privileged communication provisions created -  Act 210

Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law violations: penalty enhancer created if victim is at least 65 years of age; Division of Securities authority re civil enforcement; JRCCP report  -  Act 196

circuit court _ clerk Circuit court — Clerk, see Court — Clerk

city of the 1st class City of the 1st class, see Milwaukee — City and its subheadings

civil air patrol Civil Air Patrol, see Aviation

civil defense Civil defense, see also Natural disaster

Continuity of government: striking ``enemy action in the form of an attack" and inserts ``severe or prolonged, natural or human-caused, occurrence that threatens the life, health, or the security of the state". Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [AJR-59] -  JR-14

Interim successors for legislators, virtual meetings, and temporary locations in event of a disaster or emergency; Wisconsin Constitution provision re effective date for interim successors -  Act 363

civil liability Civil liability, see Claims; Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property); Medical malpractice

civil procedure Civil procedure, see Court — Procedure

civil right Civil right, see also Freedom of speech and press

Bills of rights for foster children and for foster parents created; requirements cited [Sec. 1051n, o, 9108 (6f), 9408 (5f)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

civil service Civil service, see also Collective bargaining; Public employee and its subheadings; State Employment Relations, Office of; specific agency

Civil service commission of 1st class city: certification of eligible candidates for vacant positions modified  -  Act 18

Milwaukee County enrollment services unit established in DHS re administration of income maintenance and state supplemental payment programs; DCF may contract with DHS to administer child care subsidy program in Milwaukee County; county civil service employees and collective bargaining agreement provisions; JSCRS appendix report -  Act 15

claims Claims, see also Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property); Judgment; Public liability; Worker's compensation

Budget documents posting on the Internet; DOA procedures permitting electronic compliance with auditing certain claims requirements; provision re print copy upon request of member of legislature [Sec. 80, 81, 96] -  Act 28

Medical malpractice: notice requirement revised re civil actions against local governments, political corporations, volunteer fire companies, and their officers, agents, or employees, and state officers -  Act 278

Stillmunkes, Inc.: $30,000.00 claim for payment of brush removal services -  Act 353

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: state required to pay for legal representation and costs and damages re certain claims; chiropractors, podiatrists, and physical therapists added -  Act 93

clark county Clark County

Region One development manager: Comm.Dept to fill vacancy by certain date [Sec. 9110 (18f)] [vetoed]  -  AB-75

clean indoor air Clean indoor air, see Tobacco

clean water Clean water, see Water — Pollution

cochrane_fountain city school district Cochrane-Fountain City School District, see Buffalo County

collection agency Collection agency, see Debt and debtors

collective bargaining Collective bargaining

Assistant district attorneys bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 51

Day care provider collective bargaining authorized; Memorandum of Agreement provisions [Sec. 2216g-y, 9156 (2f)]  -  Act 28

Grievance arbitration or fair-share agreement ended during contract negotiation made a prohibited practice under MERA  -  Act 21

History of organized labor and the collective bargaining process incorporated into model academic standards for social studies -  Act 99

Milwaukee County enrollment services unit established in DHS re administration of income maintenance and state supplemental payment programs; DCF may contract with DHS to administer child care subsidy program in Milwaukee County; county civil service employees and collective bargaining agreement provisions; JSCRS appendix report -  Act 15

Preparation time during school day made a mandatory subject of collective bargaining under MERA in school districts  -  Act 34

Professional engineering bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 194

Professional research, statistics, and analysis bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 52

QEO provisions repealed; revisions re duration of agreements, combining of bargaining units, and weighting of factors in arbitration awards [Sec. 2220-2223, 2224-2225f, 2264, 2297, 9316 (1x), (2j)] -  Act 28

Standardized examinations of pupils: results used to evaluate teacher performance permitted; school board to develop a teacher evaluation plan, collective bargaining provision -  Act 60

State employees covered by SELRA and U.W. System faculty and academic staff: unfair labor practice for employers to use moneys received to discourage employees from exercising their collective bargaining rights; academic freedom provision -  Act 289

U.W. Madison and Extension program, project, and teaching assistants: 2007-09 contract ratification  -  Act 53

U.W. System faculty and academic staff provided collective bargaining rights similar to SELRA [Sec. 4, 9, 84, 102, 165-167, 320, 321, 598, 633-638, 660, 662, 663, 738, 777, 784-792, 805, 813-815, 2255, 2481, 2484, 2488-2490, 2493] [2255 — partial veto] -  Act 28

U.W. System research assistants: collective bargaining rights under SELRA provided [Sec. 2242s, 2243d-t, 2254L, 9416 (1g)] [2254L — partial veto]  -  Act 28