Subject Index

Kenosha Bradford Red Devils commended for winning the WIAA Division 1 football championship  - AJR90

kenosha county Kenosha County

Brown, Howard: life and dedication to the Kenosha County community and Kenosha News commended upon his death  - AJR39

Referendum required before RTAs may impose a sales and use tax and before SERTA may impose a rental car transaction fee [Sec. 1679, 1680, 1729, 1730, 2183; original bill only]  - AB40

Referendum required before RTAs may impose a sales and use tax and before SERTA may impose a rental car transaction fee [Sec. 1679, 1680, 1729, 1730, 2183]  - SB27

RTAs eliminated; dissolution and winding down of existing RTAs [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 751g, h, 772g, r, 922e, m, v, 1139m, 1679d-t, 1720b, 1727m, 1729g, r, 1745m, 1747r, 1754r, 1894r, 1895r, 2014r, 2177m, 2180m, 2183d-r, 2187d-n, 2237e, m, o, 2406m, 3182g, r, 3471m, 3567m, 9148 (3u), 9448 (6u); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 2406m]  - AB40

TID in Village of Pleasant Prairie: calculation of the 12 percent test changed -  AB105

TID in Village of Pleasant Prairie: calculation of the 12 percent test changed -  SB144

Twin Lakes, Village of: 2011 equalized valuation of property correction -  AB272

Youth diversion program grants to certain counties reduced [Sec. 9101 (1)] -  AB40

Youth diversion program grants to certain counties reduced [Sec. 9101 (1)] -  SB27

kenseth, matt Kenseth, Matt

Congratulations on winning the 2012 Daytona 500 -  AJR126

kidney disease Kidney disease, see Disease

kiley, william Kiley, William

Life, public service, and commitment to the Plymouth community commended -  AJR119

kindergarten Kindergarten

Categorical school aid programs and grants eliminated re AODA prevention and treatment, preschool to grade 5, children-at-risk, nursing services, supplemental aid, advanced placement courses, English instruction for Southeast Asian children, STEM, improving MPS pupil academic achievement, and alternative education programs [Sec. 27, 525-528, 531-534, 538, 539, 1105, 1321, 1322, 1413, 1414, 2438-2443, 2445, 2451, 2452, 2456, 2457, 2463, 2478-2485, 2504, 2532, 2533, 2552, 2566, 2570, 3512-3526; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, children-at-risk, alternative education, and supplemental aid restored, 2482m, deletes 27, 525, 526, 528, 1105, 1321, 1322, 1413, 1414, 2445, 2452, 2456, 2463, 2478-2485, 2504, 2532, 2566, 2570, 3513, 3514, 3518, 3526]  - AB40

Categorical school aid programs eliminated in certain cases [Sec. 27, 525-528, 531-534, 538, 539, 1105, 1321, 1322, 1413, 1414, 2438-2443, 2445, 2451, 2452, 2456, 2457, 2463, 2478-2485, 2504, 2532, 2533, 2552, 2566, 2570, 3512-3526] - SB27

Dangerous weapon on school premises prohibition: ``school" definition expanded to include kindergarten  - AB500

Read to Lead Development Council created; assessing reading readiness of kindergarteners; knowledge of reading development and instruction required for certain initial teacher licenses; teacher education programs to report on number of graduates and performance of recent graduates used to evaluate the programs; educator effectiveness evaluation system and equivalency process developed; remedial reading services for certain pupils; DPI duties -  AB558

Read to Lead Development Council created; assessing reading readiness of kindergarteners; knowledge of reading development and instruction required for certain initial teacher licenses; teacher education programs to report on number of graduates and performance of recent graduates used to evaluate the programs; educator effectiveness evaluation system and equivalency process developed; remedial reading services for certain pupils; DPI duties [for further revisions, see entry under ``Literacy"] -  SB461

School conference and activities leave: employers must allow, conditions specified -  AB736

klink, raymond Klink, Raymond

Life and public service of retired Waukesha County Sheriff commended upon his death -  AJR43

la crosse, city of La Crosse, City of

Western Technical College: 100 years of achievements and contributions to the state commended - AJR88

Western Technical College: 100 years of achievements and contributions to the state commended - SJR52

lab LAB, see Legislative Audit Bureau

label Label, see Consumer protection; Personal property

labor Labor

Prevailing wage law: changes made by 2009 WisAct 28 altered or eliminated re certain publicly funded private construction projects, threshold for applicability to public works projects, inspection and submission of payroll records re DWD, and violation remedies; other revisions re enactment of statewide concern, ``prevailing wage rate" defined, exemptions for small municipalities and residential properties, incidental work outside a worker's usual trade, and application to work the local government is not required to compensate for and certain truck drivers and subjourneypersons -  AB183

Prevailing wage revisions including publicly funded private construction projects, inspection and submission of payroll records to DWD, enactment of statewide concern, incidental work outside a worker's usual trade, work the local government is not required to compensate, and multiple- and single-trade project of public works [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 354y, 1727mb-y, 2390c-zhi, zr, 2404c, q, 2725t, 3534e-h, 9354 (1u); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 9454 (1u)]  - AB40

labor dispute Labor dispute, see Collective bargaining

labor union Labor union, see also Public employee — Labor union

Bay View labor strike and tragedy in 1886: anniversary commemorated on May 2nd -  AR6

Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperatives, and labor organizations provisions revised; registration and reporting requirements re mass communication within 60 days of an election, special report provision; penalties specified - AB591

Political disbursements and obligations by corporations, cooperatives, and labor organizations provisions revised; registration and reporting requirements re mass communication within 60 days of an election, special report provision; penalties specified - SB446

UI benefits: eligibility for certain employees during a labor dispute -  AB462

UI benefits: eligibility for certain employees during a labor dispute -  SB346

laboratory Laboratory, see Hygiene laboratory; University of Wisconsin — Courses; Veterinary medicine

lakes Lakes, see also Shoreland zoning

Commercial fishing license re Great Lakes: prohibiting minimum harvesting requirement on applicants  - AB176

Commercial fishing license re Great Lakes: prohibiting minimum harvesting requirement on applicants  - SB113

Conservation fund: lapses from certain water resources and lake management appropriations [Sec. 9235 (1)-(7); original bill only] -  AB40

Conservation fund: lapses from certain water resources and lake management appropriations [Sec. 9235 (1)-(7)]  - SB27

Environmental contamination remediation activities: bonding authority increased [Sec. 783] - AB40

Environmental contamination remediation activities: bonding authority increased [Sec. 783] - SB27

Invasive species control: Stewardship Program grants to nonprofit conservation organizations, lake districts, and qualified lake associations -  AB573

Laboratory modernization and master's level business programs: U.W. appropriations changed from annual to continuing [Sec. 365, 569, 570; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, original provisions changed to deleting appropriations for studies of Great Lakes fish and U.W. Parkside charter school, deletes 365] - AB40

Lake management planning grant limit increased [Sec. 2927; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 2927b, 9335 (1u), deletes 2927] -  AB40

Lake management planning grant limit increased [Sec. 2927] -  SB27

``Land surveying" replaced with ``practice of professional land surveying", definition provision and various references replaced; licensure, permit, and certification revisions including eliminating public employee and utilities exemptions; town survey, platting, subdivision plats, and certified survey map revisions; ordinary high water mark on lake or stream shore map; public access, easement, and penalty provisions  - AB586

``Land surveying" replaced with ``practice of professional land surveying", definition provision and various references replaced; licensure, permit, and certification revisions including eliminating public employee and utilities exemptions; town survey, platting, subdivision plats, and certified survey map revisions; ordinary high water mark on lake or stream shore map; public access, easement, and penalty provisions  - SB444

Sediment removal projects re Lake Michigan or Lake Superior: bonding authority increased [Sec. 785]  - AB40

Sediment removal projects re Lake Michigan or Lake Superior: bonding authority increased [Sec. 785]  - SB27

land Land, see also Public land; Wetland

County ordinance governing certain land divisions re extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction prohibited  - AB178

County ordinance governing certain land divisions re extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction prohibited  - SB130

Dam maintenance or removal funding: Stewardship Program bonding authority, report on land acquisitions required, sunset provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 780m, 822t-w, 835f-836s, 848m, 862p, 921g-r] -  AB40

DRL name changed to Department of Safety and Professional Services; Comm.Dept functions transferred re building and safety, certain economic development business certifications and grant programs, and PECFA; approval of education and training for veterans and other eligible persons transferred from DVA; unfair trade practice rules re residential and noncommercial properties transferred from DATCP; administration of laws re erosion control at commercial building construction sites transferred from DNR; DOA appendix report [for section numbers, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] - SB27

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; DOA provisions [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"]  - AB40

Managed Forest Land Program: owner who withdraws certain amount of land exempt from withdrawal taxes and fees under set conditions, DNR duties -  AB342

Niagara Escarpment corridor: land along the corridor added to Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program land acquisition priorities -  AB395

Niagara Escarpment corridor: land along the corridor added to Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program land acquisition priorities -  SB290

Trespassers: duty of care owed and limitations on civil liability of private property owners -  SE1 AB22

Trespassers: duty of care owed and limitations on civil liability of private property owners [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``private property owner" changed to ``possessor of real property"] -  SE1 SB22

Vacant land disclosure report form created -  AB163

Vacant land disclosure report form created -  SB136

land _ taxation Land — Taxation, see Property tax

land surveyor Land surveyor, see Surveying and surveyors

land use planning and control Land use planning and control, see also Farmland preservation; Flood plain zoning; Municipality — Planning; Shoreland zoning

Bird hunting preserve licensed by DNR considered a sport shooting range re liability, nuisance, and zoning provisions - AB231

Comprehensive planning: local governments may repeal; DOA grant program to assist with planning activities eliminated - AB303

Comprehensive planning: local governments may repeal; DOA grant program to assist with planning activities eliminated - SB225

DATCP's pest abatement authority not limited to agricultural lands -  AB605

DATCP's pest abatement authority not limited to agricultural lands -  SB498

Development moratorium ordinance: city, town, or village may enact under specified conditions including burden on public facilities and public safety or health threat  - AB562

Development moratorium ordinance: city, town, or village may enact under specified conditions including burden on public facilities and public safety or health threat [S.Amdt.1: ``land development" provisions deleted] - SB504

Variance expiration date: municipality or county may pass an ordinance specifying -  AB403

Variance expiration date: municipality or county may pass an ordinance specifying [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions]  - SB300

landfill Landfill, see Solid waste management

landlord and tenant Landlord and tenant

Conversion of credit union to savings bank or state bank provisions created; method of calculating interest; notice and protections for tenants in foreclosure of rental residential property provisions repealed [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2637b, 2707d-g, 2718m, 2719d-g, 2724m, 3194m, 3474m, 3492m, 9317 (1f), 9355 (1f), (2f); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Landlord-tenant relations: laws revised re disposal of tenant's personal property, security deposit, standardized check-in sheet, disclosure of uncorrected building code violations, repair or maintenance requests, voiding a rental agreement, damages for tenant's failure to vacate, and eviction for nonpayment of rent; local governments prohibited from enacting or enforcing an ordinance placing a moratorium on evictions  - AB561

Landlord-tenant relations: laws revised re disposal of tenant's personal property, security deposit, standardized check-in sheet, disclosure of uncorrected building code violations, repair or maintenance requests, voiding a rental agreement, damages for tenant's failure to vacate, and eviction for nonpayment of rent; local governments prohibited from enacting or enforcing an ordinance placing a moratorium on evictions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, abandoned prescription medication or medical equipment, manufactured or mobile home, or vehicle provisions added, building code violation disclosure and check-in sheet revisions, return of security deposit and provisions that make a rental agreement void and unenforceable modified; S.Amdt.1: notice required if landlord will not store property left behind, rental agreement void if allows for termination of tenancy for crimes beyond control of the tenant] - SB466

Municipal court judgment may be paid by assignment of earnings, pension, or prizes; municipal utility providing electric and water service to rental dwelling prohibited from using arrearage collection procedure under certain conditions  - AB182

Radon test: disclosure on real estate condition report required and landlord must disclose to prospective tenant  - AB373

Residential landlord: prohibiting ordinances that impose specified limits -  AB155