Subject Index

law enforcement officers Law enforcement officers, see Milwaukee — Police; Police; Sheriff; Traffic officer

law enforcement standards board Law Enforcement Standards Board

Law enforcement training and education standards revised -  AB924

Law enforcement training and education standards revised -  SB676

OWI violation: first offense changed to misdemeanor, LESB to establish rules for a sobriety checkpoint program, counties required to seek reimbursement from persons confined in jail, wine and liquor tax deposited into the intoxicated and drugged driver fund, definition of prohibited BAC, court may not release person after conviction but before sentencing, reinstatement of driving privileges and surcharges and fees for first offense, DOT to keep permanent record of first offense; JRCCP report - AB547

Psychological evaluations for full-time law enforcement officer, conservation warden, and tribal law enforcement officer positions; LESB, confidentiality, collective bargaining under SELRA, and report provisions -  AB549

Psychological evaluations for full-time law enforcement officer, conservation warden, and tribal law enforcement officer positions; LESB, confidentiality, collective bargaining under SELRA, and report provisions -  SB395

law of the road Law of the road, see Motor vehicle — Regulation

lawton, barbara Lawton, Barbara

Years of public service as Lieutenant Governor honored -  SJR80

lawyer Lawyer, see Attorney

layoff Layoff, see Unemployment

lc _legislative council_ LC (Legislative Council), see Joint Legislative Council

lead or lead poisoning Lead or lead poisoning, see Public health

learnfare Learnfare, see School — Attendance — Compulsory

lease Lease, see also Contracts; Landlord and tenant

Beginning farmer who leases established farmer's agricultural assets (except land): refundable individual income tax credit created [Sec. 627, 1540, 1584, 1589, 1593, 1598, 1625, 1667, 1677, 1686, 1688, 1733, 1741, 1873, 1974; Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 1540d, 1589b, 1593b, 1598d, 1625d, 1677b, 1702d, 1741b, 1873d; deletes 1540, 1589, 1593, 1598, 1625, 1627, 1741, 1873] -  AB75

Business contracts for services or equipment: automatic renewal and extension clause provisions created; disclosure form and reminder notice requirements; right to match provision voids the contract; exclusions specified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions; A.Amdt.1: exclusions expanded, initial applicability modified] -  SB190

Compilation of commercial mobile service (cell phone) numbers for a directory that is offered for sale or lease prohibited - AB386

Credit Union Service Organization (CUSO) sale or lease of motor vehicles as routine operation of the credit union permitted [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 2453um, v]  - AB75

Leased property valuation [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1520d, 9343 (4f)] -  AB75

Managed forest land withdrawal tax or fee assessment exception created for land transferred to a municipality for siting of a public safety communications tower [S.Amdt.1: lease provision added; S.Amdt.2: number of acres limited]  - SB408

Municipal water utility: 1st class city may not sell or lease to a private person unless certain requirements are met and the Senate approves -  SB398

Prevailing wage law not applicable to construction projects contracted to private owner or developer and completed project is acquired or leased by state agency or local government  - AB167

Special registration plates for vehicles leased to person with a disability that limits the ability to walk: redundant provision repealed (remedial legislation) - SB490

leed green building rating system LEED Green Building Rating System, see Building

legal aid Legal aid

Justice information surcharge increased; distribution revised [Sec. 55, 553, 555, 556, 577, 614, 3240; Enrolled AB-75: grants for indigent civil legal services]  - AB75

legal education Legal education, see University of Wisconsin — Law School

legal holiday Legal holiday, see Holidays and special dates

legal notice Legal notice, see Public document

legislative audit bureau Legislative Audit Bureau

BadgerCare Plus Basic Plan established; Benchmark Plan revisions [S.Amdt.1: report to JCF required; S.Amdt.3: LAB audit added; S.Amdt.8: eligibility verification and information provision and report to JCF added; A.Amdt.1: sunset added; A.Amdt.4: disclosure of benefits and cost sharing to applicants] - SB484

DCF funding re AFDC, Milwaukee child welfare services, TANF, and federal block grant aids [Sec. 1233, 1234, 9208 (1)-(3), 9408 (12), (13); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, ombudsman and LAB audit provisions, 9108 (8u), 9131 (2f)] - AB75

Dental services to underserved populations provided by Marquette University School of Dentistry: required annual financial services audit repealed [Sec. 21; original bill only] - AB75

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated; LAB audit required  - AB113

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated; LAB audit required [Sec. 1, 2, 42, 89, 112, 136, 159-164, 180, 201-206, 222, 224, 758, 760, 761, 764, 766, 768, 776, 780, 781, 801-846, 9110 (4), (5)]  - SB62

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated; LAB audit required  - SB77

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated into program that provides tax benefits for certain eligible activities; LAB audit required [for section numbers, see entry under ``Commerce, Department of"; original bill only] -  AB75

Legislative service agency employees' out-of-state travel prohibited without written approval of Senate Committee on Organization and Speaker of the Assembly [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9131 (3q)] -  AB75

legislative council _lc_ Legislative council (LC), see Joint Legislative Council

legislative fiscal bureau Legislative Fiscal Bureau

Biennial budget bill preparation and consideration revisions re state agency request for earmark or nonfiscal policy item prohibited, state agency budget modification report by DOA Secretary, earmark transparency report by LFB, JCF executive sessions and documents on legislature's Web site, committee of conference report may not contain earmarks or nonfiscal policy items; lobbyist principal's semiannual report to GAB modified - AB168

Biennial budget bill preparation and consideration revisions re state agency request for earmark or nonfiscal policy item prohibited, state agency budget modification report by DOA Secretary, earmark transparency report by LFB, JCF meetings and documents on legislature's Web site, committee of conference report may not contain earmarks or nonfiscal policy items; lobbyist principal's semiannual report to GAB modified  - SB92

Federal economic stimulus funds: Governor to submit plan to JCF; transportation and exception provisions; new procedure created re state building projects [Sec. 9131 (1); S.Amdt.1: further revisions, materials prepared by DOA and LFB to be posted to LFB's Web site] -  SB62

Legislative service agency employees' out-of-state travel prohibited without written approval of Senate Committee on Organization and Speaker of the Assembly [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9131 (3q)] -  AB75

QEO for school district professional employees created; DPI, DOA, LFB, and JCF duties; group health care benefits provider provision -  AB919

U.W. System resident undergraduate tuition and nonallocable segregated fees: increase permitted for certain fiscal years; LFB, consumer price index, and exception provisions  - AB226

legislative organization, joint committee on Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on, see Legislature — Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on

legislative reference bureau Legislative Reference Bureau, see also Blue Book

Bill drafting requests that did not result in introduced legislation: if certain persons disclose a draft to a third party, the draft becomes a public record -  AB190

Budget process: withholding pay and expenses from legislators and certain state elected officials if not passed by August 1 of odd-numbered year; acceptance of political contributions by partisan elective state officials prohibited between certain dates, penalty provision; deadlines for budget message from the Governor, Building Commission's long-range state building program budget, and state agencies' biennial budget requests revised; legislative consideration of biennial budget bill and identification of nonfiscal policy items, JCF and LRB duties; if not passed by certain date, any non-budget legislation may not be considered or requested until budget passes; JRCCP report - AB117

Graduated foster care licensing system created; kinship and long-term kinship care payments re treatment foster homes eliminated [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Children and Families, Department of"]  - AB75

Health insurance mandate bill or amendment: social and financial impact report required as an appendix; LRB duties  - AB369

Legislative and congressional redistricting plans: LRB to develop standards and draw redistricting plans for legislative approval -  AB872

Legislative service agency employees' out-of-state travel prohibited without written approval of Senate Committee on Organization and Speaker of the Assembly [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9131 (3q)] -  AB75

MPS finances and operations review conducted at request of Governor and Milwaukee Mayor: LRB to prepare bill to address issues [Sec. 9131 (1); original bill only]  - AB75

Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act created; LRB, LC, and JRCCP duties -  SB613

legislative technology services bureau Legislative Technology Services Bureau

Legislative service agency employees' out-of-state travel prohibited without written approval of Senate Committee on Organization and Speaker of the Assembly [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9131 (3q)] -  AB75

legislature Legislature, see also Redistricting

Campaign finance law revisions re registration and filing reports, disbursement limitations, independent disbursements, contribution limitations and restrictions, legislative campaign committees, disposition of residual or excess funds, WECF, and penalty provisions; free time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels repealed; Public Integrity Endowment income tax credit; public financing of campaigns for justice; JRCCP report -  AB388

Campaign finance law revisions re registration and filing reports, disbursement limitations, independent disbursements, contribution limitations and restrictions, legislative campaign committees, disposition of residual or excess funds, WECF, and penalty provisions; free time on public broadcasting television stations and public access channels repealed; Public Integrity Endowment income tax credit; public financing of campaigns for justice; JRCCP report -  SB221

Child abuse or neglect resulting in the child dying or placed in serious or critical condition: requiring certain information be disclosed to the legislature and made available to the public; DCF duties; report and exception provisions  - SB79

Civilian national security force: if established, it is the Wisconsin Legislature's intent to pass a law barring it from enforcing laws which are the purview of state and local law enforcement - SJR81

Expulsion of Rep. Jeffrey Wood, 67th Assembly District, from membership in the Assembly -  AR14

Gubernatorial appointment of Supreme Court justices, State Superintendent provision; size of the Legislature fixed. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - AJR6

Legislative service agency employees' out-of-state travel prohibited without written approval of Senate Committee on Organization and Speaker of the Assembly [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9131 (3q)] -  AB75

Manufacturing sector including the domestic auto industry: expressing the sense of the Assembly that the U.S. Congress should invest in -  AR6

Municipal water utility: 1st class city may not sell or lease to a private person unless certain requirements are met and the Senate approves -  SB398

NRB appoints DNR Secretary, term of office provisions; filling an NRB member vacancy modified [S.Amdt.1: nominated by NRB with the advice and consent of the Senate]  - AB138

Partisan caucus of Senate or Assembly: exception to open meetings law deleted; legislative rules made invalid  - AB143

Supreme Court justices: appointment by Governor with advice and consent of Senate and retained by vote of the people, circuit court and court of appeals requirement, prohibition from holding other public office. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR96

Waste, Fraud, Abuse, and Oversight Commission created; report required, JCF duties, and 2001-13 budget deliberations provision -  AB972

WisconsinEye commended on the second anniversary of the commencement of broadcast operations  - AJR76

WisconsinEye commended on the second anniversary of the commencement of broadcast operations  - SJR47

Zero-based budgeting requirements for executive branch agencies; biennial budget bill may not pass if it produces a deficit according to GAAP; executive budget bill must be prepared according to GAAP; 2009-11 executive budget bill may not pass with federal economic stimulus funds unless the Governor submits certain plan to the legislature  - AB127

legislature _ audit committee, joint legislative Legislature — Audit Committee, Joint Legislative

DCF funding re AFDC, Milwaukee child welfare services, TANF, and federal block grant aids [Sec. 1233, 1234, 9208 (1)-(3), 9408 (12), (13); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, ombudsman and LAB audit provisions, 9108 (8u), 9131 (2f)] - AB75

Executive and judicial branch state agencies required to report on their fiscal condition and operations at one of JLAC's quarterly meetings -  AB380

legislature _ bills Legislature — Bills, see Bills, Legislative

legislature _ caucus Legislature — Caucus, see Legislature

legislature _ committees Legislature — Committees, see also Legislature — specific committee name

Assembly committee structure and names for 2009-10 legislative session established [Assembly rules 9 (1)(bc), (c), (dm), (hd), (jc), (md), (np), (q), (sc), (sd), (sm), (sr), (t), (u), (v), (vh)] -  AR2

Concentrated animal feeding operations: WPDES application fee revisions; report requirements [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 275fn, 2628t, 2665m, 9137 (2i)] - AB75

Economic Stimulus Accountability, Joint Committee on (JCESA), created re ARRA or similar legislation; sunset provision -  AJR3

Federal orders placing Wisconsin National Guard on federal active duty: Governor required to review; summary report to appropriate legislative committee required  - AB203

Industrial Hemp, Committee to Study the Uses of, created; report required -  AB206

State agency mission statements and performance measures: DOA to submit to JCF and appropriate standing committees [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 73L] -  AB75