Acts Index

Community Services Block Grant Program appropriation [Sec. 665, 666, 675, 676, 1415] -  Act 32

Fingerprints of licensed child care providers required [Sec. 1335d] [vetoed] -  AB-40

Income augmentation lapse re 2011 WisAct 10 -  Act 27

Income augmentation revenue: lapse to general fund -  Act 10

Income augmentation services receipts and Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System appropriations modified [Sec. 660, 681, 682, 1325-1328]  -  Act 32

Intentional program violations re W-2 and emergency assistance: definition and penalties created  -  Act 202

Parent with legal custody of a child: power of attorney to temporarily delegate certain powers to another person permitted; provisions for organizations that facilitate designations including criminal history search and child abuse reporting; foster home license exemption, Indian child, and juvenile court jurisdiction provisions; DCF rule requirements -  Act 87

Position transfers [Sec. 9108 (1), 9154 (1)] -  Act 32

Subsidized guardianship revisions [Sec. 660s, 667e, 1321j-n, 1330s-1332y, 1333n, p, 1334c, 1335c, e-k, 1336c, 1337c-1339f, 1341r-w, 1376n-1377f, 3526gm, h, q, 9108 (1u)] -  Act 32

TANF and child care allocations revised, transitional jobs demonstration projects provisions [Sec. 670, 672, 674, 680, 1373-1375, 1385c, 1388-1400, 9408 (3f)] [1385c — vetoed] -  Act 32

TANF and federal social services block grant moneys: certain appropriations transferred from DHS to a new appropriation for DCF [Sec. 659d, 662-664, 667, 673, 1324, 1329, 1330]  -  Act 32

TANF funding increase to support EITC -  Act 10

TANF funding increase to support EITC -  Act 13

W-2 program revisions; transitional jobs demonstration project eliminated (ARRA moneys); DCF provision [Sec. 1346, 1348-1361f, 1362-1367, 1368-1371, 1385, 2391, 3568-3570, 9308 (4), (5i), 9408 (3i), (3j)] [1385 — partial veto] -  Act 32

Wisconsin Shares Child care automated attendance tracking system [Sec. 9108 (1v)] [partial veto]  -  Act 32

Wisconsin Shares: DCF authorized to implement certain cost-saving measures, report required [Sec. 1383]  -  Act 32

Wisconsin Shares: no subsidy for parent who is a child care provider, waiver provision [Sec. 1378c, d, 9108 (2c), 9308 (5c)] [9108 (2c) — vetoed] -  Act 32

children at risk Children at risk, see School — Branches of instruction

children_s code Children's Code, see Children; Juvenile court; Juvenile court — Jurisdiction

chippewa county Chippewa County

Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area's interpretive center designated the ``David R. Obey Ice Age Trail Interpretive Center" [Sec. 861g] -  Act 32

RTAs eliminated; dissolution and winding down of existing RTAs [Sec. 751g, h, 772g, r, 922e-v, 1139m, 1679d-t, 1720b, 1727m, 1729g, r, 1745m, 1747r, 1754r, 1894r, 1895r, 2014r, 2177m, 2180m, 2183d-r, 2187d-n, 2237e-o, 3182g, r, 3471m, 3567m, 9148 (3u), 9448 (6u)] -  Act 32

chippewa falls, city of Chippewa Falls, City of

Veterans home to be located in Chippewa Falls: DVA may contract with private entity to operate, LAB audit provision; transfer to veterans trust fund certain unencumbered balances, JCF approval; DOA cost-benefit analysis required [Sec. 65, 234, 698-701, 1242, 1249-1269, 2665] [9101 (2u) — partial veto; 234 — vetoed] -  Act 32

chiropractic Chiropractic

Chiropractic exam requirements modified [Sec. 3212o, p] -  Act 32

Chiropractic service fees paid from attorney contingency fees re motor vehicle accident [Sec. 3503g, 9309 (1f)]  -  Act 32

cigarette Cigarette, see also Tobacco

Tobacco and nicotine products: prohibition on providing or purchasing cigarettes for minors expanded; definition and compliance investigations of retail outlets provisions  -  Act 249

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

Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: plaintiff may designate county in which to bring the action; appellant may select court of appeals district in which to appeal the judgment or order of a circuit court; certain actions commenced by a prisoners shall be venued in Dane County  -  Act 61

Annexation by city or village: county board approval of cross-county annexation no longer needed; town may ask DOA to review proposed annexation and if a requirement is violated, the town may challenge in circuit court  -  Act 128

Employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing cases: awarding of compensatory and punitive damages eliminated; DWD provision -  Act 219

Lapses from circuit court, court of appeals, and Supreme Court appropriations [Sec. 9245 (2f)] -  Act 32

Name changes: confidentiality provisions and exemption from newspaper publication requirement; confidential information may not be disclosed except by court order  -  Act 274

Sale of materials and services appropriation created [Sec. 767] -  Act 32

Sentencing adjustment: 2009 WisAct 28 changes returned to pre-Act law and Parole Commission restored; positive adjustment time, risk reduction sentences, and ERRC eliminated; extended supervision provisions; court to modify period of probation and notifying victims -  Act 38

Videoconferencing technology: objections to use of in a courtroom modified; revisions to when a defendant is entitled to be in a courtroom in a criminal case [Sec. 3492r, w]  -  Act 32

Wetland permitting and mitigation revisions; fees, surcharge, wetland map review, and administrative and judicial review provisions -  Act 118

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

circuit court _ judge Circuit court — Judge, see Judge — Circuit court

citizenship Citizenship

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, ``proof of identification" and noncompliant REAL ID provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee may be waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted; GAB public informational campaign; signature requirement re voting in person; durational residency requirement increased; straight party ticket eliminated; deadline for late registration and absentee voting in person changed; GAB special registration deputies discontinued; voter registration information and list revisions; proof of residence modified re university, college, and technical college student IDs -  Act 23

city of the 1st class City of the 1st class, see Milwaukee — City

civil liability Civil liability, see Claims; Damage (personal injury); Product liability; School — Discipline

civil procedure Civil procedure, see Court — Procedure

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

Career executive program: employee may be reassigned to any state agency -  Act 10

Compensation plan provisions modified re pay, benefits, and working conditions [Sec. 2764bg-bt]  -  Act 32

Local governmental unit without a civil service system must establish a grievance procedure and may establish a civil service system -  Act 10

Unclassified division administrators: FTE positions increased and DOA to decrease FTE positions in executive branch agencies; OSER provision -  Act 10

civil service _ preference to veteran Civil service — Preference to veteran

Noncompetitive appointment program for disabled veterans applies to all classified service positions; number of veterans on a 1st class city civil service certification list expanded -  Act 211

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

Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: plaintiff may designate county in which to bring the action; appellant may select court of appeals district in which to appeal the judgment or order of a circuit court; certain actions commenced by a prisoners shall be venued in Dane County  -  Act 61

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, legislative review of proposed rules, JCRAR duties, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state -  Act 21

DOR duties re administering taxes or fees revised re assessments, penalty for negligence, Tax Appeals Commission rulings, petition for declaratory ruling, petition to adopt a standard by rule, inspection of tax returns or claims, and prohibiting class action lawsuits against the state in certain cases; 2013-15 budget proposal provision re relying on past audits  -  Act 68

Highways in need of repair and accumulation of snow or ice: liability immunity of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages revised -  Act 132

Minnesota and Wisconsin interchange of employees and services: liability and legal representation provisions re a civil lawsuit [Sec. 2681, 3500, 3504] -  Act 32

Recreational activities in a school building or on school grounds and granting liability immunity to school districts, school boards, and governing body of a charter school, recreational agreement provision; notice of claims provisions against certain volunteers and procurement or maintenance of insurance by volunteer fire companies and government bodies revised -  Act 162

Tort reform: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product; strict liability; noneconomic damages limited; punitive damages; frivolous claims; health care service reviews confidentiality; use of health care reports or employee statements; hospital quality indicators reporting; expert and lay witness testimony; crimes of abuse, homicide, or negligence re health care providers and treatment or residential care facilities in specified cases  -  Act 2

clark county Clark County

Nikolay, Frank L.: life and public service [AJR-113] -  JR-14

clean water Clean water, see Water — Pollution

clerk of court Clerk of court, see Court — Clerk

collection agency Collection agency, see Debt and debtors

collective bargaining Collective bargaining

Collective bargaining agreements for certain school district and TCS board: memorandum of understanding to reduce fringe benefits without triggering 2011 WisAct 10 changes [Sec. 9132 (1d)] -  Act 32

Collective bargaining rights of U.W. System, UWHCA, and certain home care and child care provider employees eliminated -  Act 10

Discharge of state employees permitted for unapproved, three day absence during state of emergency or participating in a strike or work stoppage or slowdown  -  Act 10

Law enforcement and fire fighting personnel: retirement, health care, and arbitration provisions revised for populous county and first class city; ``public safety employee" definition [Sec. 1139r, 1145s, 1684p, 1715p, 2406d, 2408cv, cx, 2409cy, it, iv, 2424hr, jp, 9332 (1r), (2r)] [2406d — partial veto]  -  Act 32

MERA and SELRA changes: collective bargaining limited to base wages, exception for certain public safety employees; referendum and consumer price index provisions  -  Act 10

Municipal employer may enter into one memorandum of understanding with employee collective bargaining unit to reduce compensation or fringe benefit costs; not a modification for 2011 WisActs 10 and 32 purposes; sunset provision  -  Act 65

Police and fire fighters in municipalities other than Milwaukee: disciplinary provisions revised [Sec. 2409cp, 9332 (1c)] -  Act 32

Public employee labor unions: annual certification election; term of collective bargaining agreements limited to one year, no extensions; salary deductions for dues prohibited; employee may refrain from paying dues and remain a member  -  Act 10

Public employee labor unions: revisions to 2011 WisAct 10 [Sec. 634r, 1721g, 2405p-2406cr, fg, hg-pg, rg, 2407dg, 2408b, ch, 2409bg, br, db-igm, 2410oe, 2425p, 3570f, h, 9155 (3r), 9332 (1q)] -  Act 32

School district's use of a pupil's law enforcement and juvenile court records for athletic code disciplinary actions re 2011 WisAct 105 expanded; reductions in cost of compensation or fringe benefits to Milwaukee school districts without modifying existing collective bargaining agreements re 2011 WisAct 10 and 2011 WisAct 32 -  Act 165

State agency attorney pay progression plan, JCF approval [Sec. 9155 (3c)] [vetoed] -  AB-40

Transit employees whose employer receives certain federal funding: collective bargaining unit, dispute settlement, and definition provisions [Sec. 2406gh, prm, rrm, 2407bt, ep, 2409jn, 3508v] -  Act 32

UWHC Board eliminated and employees transferred to UWHCA -  Act 10

colleges Colleges, see Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; Parochial and private educational institutions; Technical college; University of Wisconsin

comm.dept Comm.Dept, see Commerce, Department of

commerce, department of Commerce, Department of, see also Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin

Comm.Dept economic development business certifications and certain grant programs transferred to DOA; women's business initiative corporation grants and small business innovation research assistance grants repealed; diesel truck idling reduction grants transferred to DSPS [Sec. 250-255, 275, 276, 282, 297, 342-353, 400m, 406, 413m, 872-875, 1004, 1091, 1102, 1112, 1133, 1170, 1197, 1678, 2222, 2223, 2225, 2226, 2256, 2394, 2553, 2554, 2716-2718, 2741-2750, 2783, 2784, 2831, 2832, 2872, 2873, 3198, 3317, 3319-3321m, 3335-3338, 3395m, 3465, 3466, 9110 (2u), (2v)]  -  Act 32

Development opportunity zone in the City of Beloit created -  Act 37

DRL name changed to Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and some Comm.Dept functions transferred; certain unfair trade practice rules transferred from DATCP; administration of laws re erosion control at commercial building construction sites transferred from DNR; technical assistance for American Indian economic development; manufactured housing rehabilitation and recycling program transferred from Comm.Dept; DOA provisions [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] -  Act 32

Economic development functions and programs transferred from Comm.Dept to WEDC, minimum salaries for jobs tax credit restored [Sec. 63, 66, 67, 99, 167, 358-362, 499-501, 592, 857-860, 869-871, 910, 911, 915, 950, 959, 960, 986, 1088-1090, 1092-1094, 1146-1153, 1161-1167, 1677, 1685, 1731-1739, 1762, 1765-1822, 1823-1825, 1827-1834, 1836, 1842, 1843, 1846-1863, 1865-1871, 1898-1959, 1960-1962, 1964-1971, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1983-2002, 2016-2071, 2072-2074, 2076-2083, 2085, 2091, 2092, 2095-2113, 2129, 2133-2135, 2151, 2153-2176, 2192, 2196-2199, 2230-2232, 2239, 2293-2297, 2299, 2300, 2301, 2393, 2432, 2703, 2714, 2715, 2818-2820, 2824-2826, 2828-2830, 2833-2840, 2841-2846, 2847-2854, 2859, 2860, 2861, 2864, 2865, 2924, 2987, 2989, 3285-3316, 3318, 3322-3329, 3332, 3333, 3339-3354, 3356-3366, 3371, 3408-3438, 3448, 3449, 9110 (6), 9210 (2), (3)] -  Act 32

Economic development tax credit program: credits allocated by Comm.Dept increased; JCF approval required  -  Act 4

Electronic medical records credits transferred from Comm.Dept to DOR; investment credits re dairy manufacturing, food processing plants and warehouse, meat processing facility, and woody biomass harvesting transferred from Comm.Dept to DATCP [Sec. 375g, 1835, 1837-1841, 1844, 1845, 1878, 1972, 1974-1978, 1981, 1982, 2008, 2084, 2086-2090, 2093, 2094, 2119, 2299r, 3355g, r, 3367, 3370, 3372, 9110 (7), (8q)] -  Act 32