Wisconsin Legislature: Legislative Audit Bureau

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

law enforcement standards boardLaw Enforcement Standards Board

OWI-related offense revisions re first offense penalty, LESB to establish rules for a sobriety checkpoint program, counties to seek reimbursement from persons sentenced to jail, portion of wine and liquor tax deposited into the intoxicated and drugged drivers fund, prohibited BAC after 1st or 2nd OWI, court cannot release a person after a conviction and before sentencing, release to responsible party, and seizure of vehicle; JRCCP report - AB670

Penalty surcharge receipts: certain unencumbered balances transferred to re officer training [Sec. 523, 540, 626, 627, 686-692, 696, 722, 732, 735, 751; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Penalty surcharge receipts: certain unencumbered balances transferred to re officer training [Sec. 523, 540, 626, 627, 686-692, 696, 722, 732, 735, 751] - SB27

Traumatic brain injury awareness training for law enforcement officers and tribal officers, EMTs, and first responders required - AB540

Traumatic brain injury awareness training for law enforcement officers and tribal officers, EMTs, and first responders required - SB471

lawyerLawyer, see Attorney

lc _legislative council_LC (Legislative Council), see Joint Legislative Council

lead or lead poisoningLead or lead poisoning, see Public health

learning disabilityLearning disability, see Persons with disabilities

leaseLease, see also Landlord and tenant

Rental-purchase agreements and companies: regulations created; DFI duties and penalty provisions - AB582

State building and lease back study by DOA [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9101 (5q)] - AB40

leave of absenceLeave of absence, see Public employee — Hours of labor

leed green building rating systemLEED Green Building Rating System, see Building

legal noticeLegal notice, see Public document

legal services, division ofLegal Services, Division of, see Administration, Department of — Boards and other subdivisions

legislative actLegislative act, see Law

legislative audit bureauLegislative Audit Bureau

Fraud, waste, and mismanagement in state government discovered in an LAB or state agency investigation: reward paid to individual submitting the report - AB663

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; state supplemental payment program and the caretaker supplement program administration transferred to DCF; contract provision [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"] - AB40

LAB required to conduct management and performance evaluation audits of every state agency large program once every five years - SB506

Mueller, Janice ``Jan": public service commended and congratulations upon her retirement from LAB - AJR45

Open enrollment program: LAB report on state aid transfer amount required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9130 (1u)] - AB40

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

Recall petition: employment discrimination against an individual who signs or refuses to sign prohibited; exception for nonpartisan employees of or applicants to GAB, the legislature, legislative service agencies, and other specified commissions - AB729

Special Needs Scholarship Program established; LAB duty and report required - AB110

Special Needs Scholarship Program established; LAB duty and report required; DPI to prepare document comparing certain rights under state and federal handicapped education law - SB486

Universal Service Fund: LAB to annually audit at least one program funded by [Sec. 69; original bill only] - AB40

Universal Service Fund: LAB to annually audit at least one program funded by [Sec. 69] - SB27

U.W. Board of Regents' use of telecommunications services and its relationship with Wisconsin's Research and Education Network (WiscNet): LAB audit required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 970b, d, 1015x, 9152 (1Lc), (1xc); A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: further revisions, service to hospitals added, third-party entity provisions and JCF approval, audit revised and ``telecommunications" changed to ``broadband", 335m, 9152 (2c), deletes 9152 (1Lc), (1xc)] - AB40

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 [Sec. 65, 234, 698-701, 1242, 1243, 1249-1269, 2665; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, JCF approval of transfer to trust fund, DOA cost-benefit analysis required, 700c, 9101 (2u), 9253 (2u), deletes 700, 1243] - AB40

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) created; Comm.Dept duties and public employee and WRS provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, LAB duties added, WEDC duties revised, definitions and membership modified, report requirements] - JR1 SB6

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

legislative fiscal bureauLegislative Fiscal Bureau

Biennial budget bill consideration: earmark transparency report required; LFB and JCF duties, Internet provision - AB671

Biennial budget bill consideration: earmark transparency report required; LFB and JCF duties, Internet provision - SB114

Biennial budget bill: process for removal of nonfiscal policy items established; LFB and JCF provisions - AB382

Biennial budget report: state agencies required to include certain contractual services and cost-benefit analysis information; DOT and U.W. provisions - SB573

Renner, Darin Arthur: life and public service of LFB fiscal analyst commended upon his death - AJR105

School state aid revisions re guaranteed percentage, parental choice programs, school aid formula, counting low-income pupils, delayed payments, per pupil adjustment under the levy limit, independent charter schools, grants for study to improve efficiency, and transporting pupils to private schools; eliminates first dollar and school levy property tax credits and categorical state aid for high-poverty school districts; DPI, DOA, LFB, and JCF duties specified - AB677

State Mandates, Joint Committee on, created; legislature may not enact bills with state-imposed mandates unless they either receive a hearing or are funded; state agency rules provision; LFB report requirement - AB326

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

legislative reference bureauLegislative Reference Bureau, see also Blue Book

Administrative rule-making process: changes made by 2011 WisActs 21 and 32 eliminated, prior law restored - AB389

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, legislative review of proposed rules and JCRAR duties modified; A.Amdt.10: local governmental units provision] - JR1 AB8

Congressional redistricting based on 2010 census; LRB duty specified - SB149

Legislative and congressional redistricting plans: LRB and GAB to develop standards and draw redistricting plans for legislative approval - AB198

Legislative and congressional redistricting plans: LRB and GAB to develop standards and draw redistricting plans for legislative approval - SB157

Legislative redistricting based on 2010 census; LRB duty specified [S.Amdt.2: modifications to 8th and 9th Assembly districts] - SB148

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): before implementing changes requiring rule promulgation, state agencies are required to request the LRB prepare legislation that allows the agency to take action; prohibition on requesting grants or other moneys from the federal government to implement; medical loss ratio reports from insurers reviewed by OCI provision; state agency report requirements - SB563

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA): before taking action to implement, state agencies are required to request LRB to prepare legislation that allows the agency to take action; grants and expending state moneys provision - AB531

Publication and effective dates of acts revised, LRB duties - SB255

Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act; LRB, LC, and JRCCP duties - SB304

legislative technology services bureauLegislative Technology Services Bureau

legislatureLegislature, see also Redistricting

Assembly recognizes and encourages each individual's participation in the legislative process, right to observe the process, and peaceful expression of his or her views in the Assembly gallery - AR17

Assembly visitor gallery: display of signs and permitting a person to photograph or videotape proceedings [Assembly rules 26 (7), (8)] - AR19

Elector challenging right of another elector to vote at a polling place: challenger must reside in same Senate district as the challenged elector, proof of residence required - SB167

Executive budget bill or bills must be prepared according to GAAP and may not increase the state's budget deficit; if there is a budget deficit, according to certain financial reports, the legislature is required to pass legislation to reduce the deficit - SB503

Federal funding or moneys accepted or received by the state: recognizing the legislature is the appropriate branch of government to budget these funds and the governor may not return the money without the approval of the legislature by law; employment increase provision - SJR67

Federal moneys accepted by the state may not be returned to the federal government without the approval of the legislature by law if the expenditure may increase employment in this state - SB495

Governor requested to commence good faith negotiations with collective bargaining units re Jr1 AB-11 - AR4

Independent redistricting commission given responsibility to reapportion the legislature and redraw congressional districts by law and plans approved by voters in a referendum, Supreme Court provision: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR68

Jeremiah Rusk portrait: removal from public display in the Assembly chamber requested - AR13

Meetings of governmental bodies, including the legislature: laws requiring reasonable notice of and public access to; legislative members subject to citations and civil penalties for violations. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR52

National mortgage settlement: expenditure of moneys prohibited unless approved by the legislature - AB636

National mortgage settlement: expenditure of moneys prohibited unless approved by the legislature - SB468

NRB nominates DNR Secretary with advice and consent of the Senate, term of office provisions; filling an NRB member vacancy modified - AB218

NRB nominates DNR Secretary with advice and consent of the Senate, term of office provisions; filling an NRB member vacancy modified - SB119

Partisan caucus of Senate or Assembly: exception to open meetings law deleted; legislative rules made invalid - AB89

Public affairs network loan guarantee program created in WHEDA re broadcasting proceedings of the Legislature; income tax exemption [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1755d, 1896d, 2015d, 2840m, 2846c-r; A.Amdt.1 to A.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Recall of incumbent congressional, judicial, or legislative elective officer or county elective officer specified in the Wisconsin Constitution: grounds limited and filing officer duties; Legislature required to establish a code of ethics for government officials and a board to administer it. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR63

Recalling Jr1 AB-11 from the Senate - AJR15

Supreme Court justices and appeals court judges appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Senate, judicial selection committee provision: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - SJR42

U.W. Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities, Special Task Force on, created and study required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9152 (1tc)] - AB40

Women's reproductive rights supported by the Wisconsin Legislature - AJR81

legislature _ audit committee, joint legislativeLegislature — Audit Committee, Joint Legislative

Executive and judicial branch state agencies required to report on their fiscal condition and operations at one of JLAC's quarterly meetings - AB400