Subject Index

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

Judge or justice required to disqualify him or herself if he or she was represented by legal counsel representing a party in the action, attorney prohibited from appearing before a judge or justice the attorney represented - AB679

Judge or justice required to disqualify him or herself if legal counsel representing a party in an action ever represented the judge or justice in a contingency fee arrangement  - AB678

Judge or justice who does not disqualify him or herself after a motion for disqualification is required to file reasons in writing - AB686

Judicial Compensation Commission created; Governor, Director of State Courts, and JCOER duties; sunset provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9155 (1j)] - AB40

Judicial Council: transfer of funds from Director of State Courts and State Law Library [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 768g, 3475g]  - AB40

Lapses from circuit court, court of appeals, and Supreme Court appropriations [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9245 (2f)]  - AB40

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs -  AB58

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs -  JR1 AB11

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs -  JR1 SB11

Lapses to general fund re employer savings in fringe benefit costs: 2011 WisAct 10 provisions repealed  - AB148

Municipal wards, county supervisory districts, and aldermanic districts: laws revised re redistricting; incorporation of census corrections permitted; three-judge panel to hear challenges to apportionment of congressional and legislative districts [S.Amdt.4: certain time limit revised, deletes requirement that final county supervisory district plan not be inconsistent with tentative plan] -  SB150

Political contributions to a judge or justice by an interested contributor in a pending civil or criminal action or proceeding: notification requirements and penalty provisions  - AB684

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

Supreme Court justice is subject to discipline by a panel of 3 court of appeals judges: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR129

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

Temporary service by a court of appeals judge in the Supreme Court in judicial disciplinary proceedings: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR128

Wisconsin Supreme Court to review decision by a justice on a motion to disqualify him or herself from an action  - AB682

supreme court _ employee Supreme court — Employee

Battery or threats to cause harm to a court employee or threats to cause damage to a courthouse: felony penalty provisions; JRCCP report -  AB424

surcharge Surcharge, see specific subject

sureties Sureties

Bail bond surety corporation and agent licensing provisions created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 496m, 3205p, r, 3212m, 3541g, r, 9140 (5c)] -  AB40

Commercial bail bond agents, recovery agents, and agencies: licensure and certification provisions created; DSPS duties specified and advisory committee created  - AB567

surety bonds Surety bonds, see Sureties

surveying and surveyors Surveying and surveyors

DOT engagement of engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services: uniform cost-benefit analysis and periodic review of continued appropriateness requirements eliminated; annual report and computing cost of engineering services requirements imposed -  AB522

DOT engagement of engineering, consulting, surveying, or other specialized services: uniform cost-benefit analysis and periodic review of continued appropriateness requirements eliminated; annual report and computing cost of engineering services requirements imposed -  SB499

``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

surveyor _ county Surveyor — County, see County — Officers

swib _state of wisconsin investment board_ SWIB (State of Wisconsin Investment Board), see Investment Board

symbols, state Symbols, State

Cheesehead hat 25th anniversary recognized and its creator, Ralph Bruno, commended -  AJR89

State automotive museum: Wisconsin Automotive Museum in City of Hartford designated as - AB283

State dessert: cream puff designated as; Blue Book provision  - SB100

synthetic cannabinoid Synthetic cannabinoid, see Drugs

syttende mai Syttende Mai, see Holidays and special dates

t - T -

taiwan Taiwan, see International relations

taking of property Taking of property, see Eminent domain

taliesin Taliesin, see Wright, Frank Lloyd

tanf _temporary assistance for needy families_ TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), see Public assistance

tariff Tariff

Telecommunications utility regulation revisions including alternative telecommunications utility, intrastate switched access rates, tariffs, interconnected VOIP service, universal service, basic voice service, and use of transmission equipment and property; PSC provisions -  JR1 AB14

Telecommunications utility regulation revisions including alternative telecommunications utility, intrastate switched access rates, tariffs, interconnected VOIP service, universal service, basic voice service, and use of transmission equipment and property; PSC provisions -  JR1 SB13

tax appeals commission Tax Appeals Commission

Appeals of specified tax determinations by DOR or the Tax Appeals Commission may be made to the circuit court of the county the property or retailer is located  - AB635

Appeals of specified tax determinations by DOR or the Tax Appeals Commission may be made to the circuit court of the county the property or retailer is located  - SB516

DOR duties re administering taxes or fees revised re assessments and audits, 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 - SE1 AB23

DOR duties re administering taxes or fees revised re assessments and audits, 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 [S.Amdts. 2 and 3: audit provision revised and 2013-15 budget proposal provision] -  SE1 SB23

tax credit Tax credit, see Corporation — Taxation; Farmland preservation; Franchise — Taxation; Homestead credit; Income tax — Credit

tax exemption or relief Tax exemption or relief, see Capital gains tax; Income tax — Credit; Income tax — Deduction; Property tax — Exemption; Sales tax — Exemption

tax exemptions, joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on, see Legislature — Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on

tax incremental district _tid_ Tax incremental district (TID), see Property tax

tax incremental financing _tif_ Tax incremental financing (TIF), see Property tax

taxation Taxation, see also specific tax

DOR duties re administering taxes or fees revised re assessments and audits, 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 - SE1 AB23

DOR duties re administering taxes or fees revised re assessments and audits, 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 [S.Amdts. 2 and 3: audit provision revised and 2013-15 budget proposal provision] -  SE1 SB23

Fiscal year allowable revenues for state and local governmental units created, excess revenue returned to taxpayers or deposited in budget stabilization fund, electoral approval for certain taxing and spending decisions, and local governmental units allowed to exempt themselves from certain state mandates: constitutional amendment (1st consideration)  - SJR48

UI law changes including concealment penalties and integrity fund, test for illegal drugs, and contribution liability of successor employers -  AB310

UI law changes including concealment penalties and integrity fund, test for illegal drugs, and contribution liability of successor employers [A.Amdt.1: penalty for the concealment of wages or material facts deleted, unemployment integrity fund sunset provision added] -  SB219

taxation _ assessment Taxation — Assessment, see Property tax — Assessment

taxation _ distribution Taxation — Distribution, see Taxation

taxation _ shared Taxation — Shared, see Shared revenue

taxi Taxi

Taxicab regulation and licensing in a first class city by use of a medallion license system -  AB529

Taxicab regulation and licensing in a first class city by use of a medallion license system -  SB437

taylor, lena Taylor, Lena

Absent without leave: penalties and costs imposed on Sen. Lena Taylor -  SR15

Senators absent without leave: compelling attendance of; sergeant at arms duties -  JR1 SR1

tcs TCS, see Technical College System Board

teacher Teacher, see also University of Wisconsin — Faculty

Confidential communications to a guidance counselor, teacher, or teacher's aide by petitioner or respondent in an action affecting the family: provisions created, exception provided  - AB249

Family and medical leave changed to conform to federal law; DWD duties -  SB8

Initial educator grant program repealed [Sec. 541, 2454, 9437 (1)] -  AB40

Initial educator grant program repealed [Sec. 541, 2454, 9437 (1)] -  SB27

MPS prohibited from placing residency requirements on its teachers -  AB44

MPS prohibited from placing residency requirements on its teachers -  SB34

Private schools participating in MPCP and other choice programs: background checks of teachers and administrators required; employment restrictions and State Superintendent duties -  AB227

Private schools participating in MPCP and other choice programs: background checks of teachers and administrators required; employment restrictions and State Superintendent duties -  SB163

Public education law revisions re pupil expulsion, teacher evaluations, SAGE contracts, special education services, pupil transportation costs, school libraries, MPS teaching days, law enforcement records re conduct of a pupil, credits for sports re WIAA, and tax levy -  AB130

Public education law revisions re pupil expulsion, teacher evaluations, SAGE contracts, special education services, pupil transportation costs, school libraries, MPS teaching days, law enforcement records re conduct of a pupil, credits for sports re WIAA, and tax levy [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, WIAA provision deleted, physical education credit modified; S.Amdt.1: out-of-state public school provisions added]  - SB95

Public schools, charter schools, and private schools participating in the parental choice program: law revisions re teacher and principal evaluations, school assessment guide, teacher licensure, MPS cost report, and schools' disclosure requirements and exclusion for fraudulent representation; DPI duties  - AB748

Sexual assault of a student by person who is or was a member of school staff: crime created and penalty provided; JRCCP report - AB243

State aid and revenue limit authority increased for the 2012-13 school year for school districts with employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement through the 2012-13 school year -  SB257

Teacher reside in school district: school board may not require as condition of employment [Sec. 2409, 2487, 9337 (1); original bill only] -  AB40

Teacher reside in school district: school board may not require as condition of employment [Sec. 2409, 2487, 9337 (1)]  - SB27

teacher _ certificate Teacher — Certificate