Wisconsin Legislature: Elections

Angel investment tax credit program revisions re qualified new business venture certification; angel investment or early stage seed tax credit does not have to be paid back if investment is held for less than 3 years and is worthless - Act 213

Brownfield site assessment grants modified and transferred from DNR to WEDC; brownfields green space grants repealed; payment of brownfield grant program encumbrances [Sec. 501c, 2990r, 2991b, 9155 (3f), (3g)] [2990r — partial veto; 9155 (3g) — vetoed] - Act 32

Capital gains from Wisconsin-source assets: income tax exclusion; WEDC and DOR duties; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1754, 1761, 1763, 1866, 2862] - Act 32

Economic development functions and programs transferred from Comm.Dept to WEDC, minimum salaries for jobs tax credit restored [for section numbers, see entry under ``Commerce, Department of"] - Act 32

Income tax deferral for long-term Wisconsin capital assets provisions created; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1764, 2863] - Act 32

Jobs tax credit: maximum allocation increased - Act 88

Powers and duties carried out by the board unless delegated to an employee [Sec. 2859m] - Act 32

State Main Street Program transferred to WEDC and Council on Main Street Programs repealed [Sec. 2860m, 3330c-3331] - Act 32

WHEDA economic development activities revised, WEDC provision - Act 214

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) created; Comm.Dept and LAB duties, public employee and WRS provisions, reports required [partial veto] - Act 7

economic impact statementEconomic impact statement, see Industrial development

educationEducation, see Kindergarten; Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.; Milwaukee — School; Parochial and private educational institutions; Scholarships and loans; School; Technical college; University of Wisconsin

educational approval boardEducational Approval Board

Restriction on use of the term ``college": EAB may make an exception for certain residential facility in the Village of Union Grove [Sec. 1105n] - Act 32

educational institution fund raisingEducational institution fund raising, see Charitable corporation

educational service agency, cooperativeEducational Service Agency, Cooperative

Employment discrimination based on conviction record: educational agency exempt re unpardoned felony conviction - Act 83

edvest _college savings program_EdVest (college savings program), see Scholarships and loans

eitc _earned income tax credit_EITC (Earned income tax credit), see Income tax — Credit

elderlyElderly, see Senior citizen

election commissioners, board ofElection commissioners, Board of, see Elections — Officials

electionsElections, see also County — Elections; Municipality — Elections; Presidential electors; Primary elections; Referendum; Village — Elections; Voting

September primary date changed and renamed ``Partisan Primary"; absentee ballot changes and military and overseas electors provisions; fee exception for duplicate DOT issued ID for voting purposes - Act 75

elections _ ballotsElections — Ballots

Absentee ballots: municipal clerk or board of election commissioners shall not return ballot to elector; elector may not vote in person in same election on election day; proof of identification required with absentee ballot application - Act 227

Comptroller, office of: elective office created for counties with population over 750,000; duties specified; report, election ballot, and primary provisions - Act 62

Election law revisions re municipal and county canvassing procedures, provisional ballot information, recount petition filing deadline, terms of town officers, annual town meeting date, and technical revisions - Act 115

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

elections _ campaign expenseElections — Campaign expense

Democracy Trust Fund and WECF eliminated [Sec. 1d-3s, 3v-17c, 74m, 748g, r, 756m, 757, 773-775, 866t, 867m, 883m, 884m, 1887c, 9218 (3i), (3j)] - Act 32

Official registration list: moneys from sales of copies deposited in the election administration fund [Sec. 747m, 885e] - Act 32

elections _ contested electionsElections — Contested elections

elections _ officialsElections — Officials

Election-related expenses to local governments: reimbursement of costs revised, voter ID training provision [Sec. 3t, u, 747j, k] - Act 32

Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools: requirement and procedures deleted - Act 240

elections _ registrationElections — Registration

Official registration list: moneys from sales of copies deposited in the election administration fund [Sec. 747m, 885e] - Act 32

Voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools: requirement and procedures deleted - Act 240

electric personal assistive mobility device _epamd_Electric personal assistive mobility device (EPAMD), see Recreation vehicle

electric utilityElectric utility, see also Public utility

Electric provider may count electricity derived from a large hydroelectric facility toward compliance with the renewable portfolio standard - Act 34

Energy efficiency and renewable resource program: spending and PSC duties revised [Sec. 2710c-g, 9439 (1q)] - Act 32

PSC revisions re notices, orders, determinations, firm sale of electricity to affiliates, contracts or arrangements between public utilities and affiliated interests, certificate of approval, removal of certain electric and steam lines, renewable portfolio standards, prohibiting commissioners from certain political activities, and penalties for tampering or interfering with utility equipment; JRCCP report - Act 155

electric weaponElectric weapon, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

electronic data processingElectronic data processing, see Data processing

electronic mailElectronic mail, see Data processing

elkElk, see Game

emailEmail, see Data processing

emergency governmentEmergency government, see Natural disaster

emergency medical service or technician _ems or emt_Emergency medical service or technician (EMS or EMT), see Medical service

emergency number system _911_Emergency number system (911), see Telephone

emergency rule_makingEmergency rule-making, see Administrative rules

emergency vehicleEmergency vehicle, see Fire department; Medical service; Police

eminent domainEminent domain

Nonconforming outdoor advertising signs realigned re state highway projects: condemnation provision [Sec. 2233m, 2271m] - Act 32

Relocation assistance and payments re eminent domain: authority transferred from Comm.Dept to DOA [Sec. 448d, 716m, 923-945, 9110 (9u)] - Act 32

emission standardsEmission standards, see Air pollution

employee trust funds, department ofEmployee Trust Funds, Department of, see also Group Insurance Board; Retirement — Public; Retirement System, Wisconsin

Public employee trust fund transfer to reduce employer health insurance costs for 2011 - Act 13

WRS eligibility revised, DETF duties and emergency rules promulgation; WRS structure and benefits study and health insurance options study required; JCF, reports, and audit provisions [Sec. 1153d, h, 1156c-t, 9115 (1q)-(4q), 9143 (2q)] [1156k, t, 9143 (2q) — partial veto] - Act 32

employmentEmployment, see also Child labor; Discrimination in employment; Occupational safety; Public employee and its subheadings; Unemployment — Relief measures

Employee's referral of potential customer to employee's employer for a chance to win a prize: outside lottery definition of consideration regardless of whether the employee receives compensation for the referral - Act 109

Exempting from taxation payments from employer to employee to reimburse medical care costs for employee's adult child, JSCTE appendix report - Act 49

Family and medical leave: state law construed as an enactment of statewide concern and preempts city, village, town, or county ordinances - Act 16

Jobs creation income and franchise tax deduction created - Act 5

Milwaukee Area Technical College: district board membership and appointment committee revisions; Milwaukee County executive duties and ``employer" definition modified - Act 286

UI benefits: waiting period and failure of or refusal to take a test for illegal drugs required by employer or potential employer; DWD provision [Sec. 2403e-x, 9354 (1q), (2q)] - Act 32

UI law changes including concealment of benefit claim information, availability for work, interest on delinquent payments, and composition and authority of appeal tribunals - Act 236

UI law changes including test for illegal drugs, and contribution liability of successor employers; unemployment integrity fund created, sunset provision - Act 198

employment _ discriminationEmployment — Discrimination, see Discrimination in employment

employment relationsEmployment relations, see Collective bargaining; Discrimination in employment

employment relations, joint committee onEmployment Relations, Joint Committee on, see Legislature — Employment Relations, Joint Committee on

employment relations, office of stateEmployment Relations, Office of State, see State Employment Relations, Office of

employment relations commissionEmployment Relations Commission

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

Division administrator: additional position for DWD and WERC, attorney provision; salary group for positions with information technology management responsibility changed; Division of Enterprise Technology created in DOA [Sec. 91m, 805, 809, 2754, 2755a, 2763, 2763m] - 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

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

ems or emt _emergency medical service or technician_EMS or EMT (Emergency medical service or technician), see Medical service

endangered resource or speciesEndangered resource or species, see Game; Natural resource

energy assistanceEnergy assistance, see Public assistance

energy conservationEnergy conservation

Electric provider may count electricity derived from a large hydroelectric facility toward compliance with the renewable portfolio standard - Act 34