2013 Acts Index

Somers, Town of, authorized to create TIDs in the same way and under the same conditions as a city or village - Act 50

kindergarten Kindergarten

Reading readiness assessment expanded; oral vocabulary assessment pilot project [Sec. 1755, 9134 (3i)] - Act 20

kinship care Kinship care, see Day care

L L

lab LAB, see Legislative Audit Bureau

labor Labor

Workforce training program created and labor market information system required; DWD duties; annual report, grants, and appropriation provisions - Act 9

Workforce training program: grant appropriation increased; DWD required to use funds for reducing waiting lists for certain technical college programs, collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses, and enhancing employment opportunities for persons with disabilities through public and private organizations; DWD budget request provision - Act 139

labor and industry review commission Labor and Industry Review Commission

LIRC appropriation for WC activities changed [Sec. 376, 377, 1714] - Act 20

UI law revisions; delinquent payment of unemployment insurance contributions; penalties and report provisions; JRCCP report [partial veto] - Act 36

labor regulation Labor regulation, see Workforce Development, Department of

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

School year 180 day requirement eliminated; withholding state aid for failing to provide required hours of instruction, strike by school district employees provision; state aid and revenue limit provisions for high school pupils enrolled in online summer courses, conditions specified - Act 257

laboratory Laboratory, see Hygiene laboratory; Justice, Department of

lakes Lakes, see also Shoreland zoning

Contaminated sediment removal from Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, or certain tributaries: general obligation bonding authority increased [Sec. 482] - Act 20

Great Lakes research vessels owned by DNR: moneys received from rental of appropriated to DNR [Sec. 285, 288] - Act 20

Milwaukee, City of, shoreline established re Lake Michigan; DNR not required to report re conveyances of lake bed areas [Sec. 575ac, 9132 (4e)] - Act 20

Net pens placed in Great Lakes water body or tributary: DNR to issue statewide general permit under certain conditions; fish farm provisions - Act 75

Sea lamprey control program created, appropriation provision - Act 72

Shoreline of Lake Michigan in the City of Milwaukee established - Act 140

land Land, see also Public land; Wetland

Certified survey map ordinance or resolution may divide land into more than 4 parcels without the division being a subdivision; conditions and extraterritorial plat provisions; DOA and DOT review required under certain conditions - Act 272

Dam ownership: disclosure to prospective buyers on real estate condition report or vacant land disclosure report required; underground storage tank regulation transferred to DATCP updated on the reports - Act 304

Land recycling loan program: present value subsidy [Sec. 2094m, n] - Act 20

land _ registration of title Land -- Registration of title

Land information program and register of deeds fees revised; statewide digital parcel map provisions, DOA and county board duties and report required; land information fund established [Sec. 185g-186y, 420d, f, 514u, 530m, 1241-1242g, 1247d-1250g, 9429 (1i)] - Act 20

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; Municipality -- Planning; Shoreland zoning

Grazing lands conservation grant eliminated [Sec. 204, 1593] - Act 20

landfill Landfill, see Solid waste management

landlord and tenant Landlord and tenant

Landlord and tenant revisions re abandoned personal property, reference about rental performance, property damage due to pests or insects, disclosing building or housing code violations, local ordinances, security deposit, voiding rental agreements, unfair trade practices, and check-in sheets; towing vehicles illegally parked on private property; eviction action revisions; terminating tenancy of an offending tenant in a manufactured or mobile home community; domestic abuse protection provisions - Act 76

Municipal utility arrearages for a rental dwelling unit: collection, lien, termination of electric service, and notification provisions - Act 274

Personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment, students and prospective students, and tenants and prospective tenants: regulating employer, educational institution, and landlord access to and observation of, definition provisions - Act 208

landowner liability Landowner liability, see Damage (personal injury)

laporte, joseph charles LaPorte, Joseph Charles

Life and public service to the people of the City of Waukesha commended [SJR25] - JR14

laundry service Laundry service, see Sales tax -- Exemption

law Law

Publication and effective dates of acts revised, LRB duties - Act 5

law enforcement officers Law enforcement officers, see Milwaukee -- Police; Police; Sheriff; Traffic officer

law enforcement standards board Law Enforcement Standards Board

Law enforcement training and education standards revised; D.N.A. submission, testing, and collection at arrest for a violent crime provisions; D.N.A. analysis surcharge - Act 214

law of the road Law of the road, see Motor vehicle -- Regulation

lawyer Lawyer, see Attorney

lc _legislative council_ LC (Legislative Council), see Joint Legislative Council

lead or lead poisoning Lead or lead poisoning, see Public health

lease Lease, see also Contracts; Landlord and tenant

DNR authorized to lease state forest land in the Town of Boulder Junction to the Boulder Junction Shooting Range for terms not to exceed 30 years - Act 82

DNR radio tower or lookout tower site: lease with private person or governmental entity for telecommunications system purposes permitted; suspends portions of NR 1.483, Wis. Admin. Code - Act 27

leave of absence Leave of absence, see Public employee -- Hours of labor

legislative act Legislative act, see Law

legislative audit bureau Legislative Audit Bureau

DOT engineering consultants: LAB analysis requested [Sec. 9127 (2q)] - Act 20

Emergency detention pilot program in Milwaukee County created; LAB performance audit required - Act 235

Fund of funds investment program created; DOA, LAB, JCF, and SWIB duties; investment manager, venture capital funds, and report provisions [partial veto] - Act 41

GAB performance evaluation audit required [Sec. 9115 (1d)] - Act 20

HIRSP and Authority dissolved; final report and LAB audits required; Medicare supplement and replacement policy issuance provision [Sec. 1g, 6f, 27b, pr-s, 49m-r, 54c, s, 65am, p, 67d-h, j, 68c, 91c, 92c, 102c, 118c-122j, 138m, 155d, 204g, 344v, 515c, 530c, 709c, 1210c, 1278r, 1344df-e, 1372c, 1395eh-es, 1431eg, em, 1438c, 1440c, d, 1473c-f, 1488c, 1599n, 1900n, 1971n, 1998u, 2017m, p, 2264s, 2265ab-c, m-z, 2266j, n, 2267e, 2318h, 9122 (1L), (1m), 9337 (4L), 9422 (1L), (1m), 9437 (4L), (4n)] [9122 (1L) -- partial veto] - Act 20

LAB financial auditing duties revised including eliminating certain audits; confidentiality of reports to the state fraud, waste, and mismanagement hotline; and access to tax records maintained by DOR; JLAC provision - Act 8

Milwaukee County Mental Health Board created; reports, audits, and LAB duties - Act 203

WEDC operation requirements re procurement, code of ethics applies to employees, annual reports, and independent audit [Sec. 193o, q, 2055m-x, 9150 (1q)] - Act 20

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

legislative fiscal bureau Legislative Fiscal Bureau

Common core standards: implementation suspended; DPI, LFB, and JLC studies required; procedure for adopting college and career readiness standards; reports required [Sec. 9134 (2q)] - Act 20

legislative reference bureau Legislative Reference Bureau, see also Blue Book

Administrative code, Administrative Register, and statutes: electronic publication provisions [Sec. 27d-pk, 197p, 415g, h, 575b-t, 1599p, 1991p, 1996bp-tp, 2317p, 9127 (1q), (1r), 9327 (1q), 9427 (1q), (1r)] - Act 20

Publication and effective dates of acts revised, LRB duties - Act 5

legislative studies Legislative studies, see Studies

legislature _ audit committee, joint legislative Legislature -- Audit Committee, Joint Legislative

DOT engineering consultants: LAB analysis requested [Sec. 9127 (2q)] - Act 20

Fees charged to students: UW Board of Regents annual report to JCF and JLAC required [Sec. 609m] - Act 20

GAB performance evaluation audit required [Sec. 9115 (1d)] - Act 20

LAB financial auditing duties revised including eliminating certain audits; confidentiality of reports to the state fraud, waste, and mismanagement hotline; and access to tax records maintained by DOR; JLAC provision - Act 8

UW Board of Regents: proposed methodology for calculating program revenue balances and reserves submitted to JLAC; PR account balance limits and policies on distribution and expenditure of tuition, fee, and GPR proposals to JCF; tuition and segregated fees cannot increase for 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years [Sec. 9148 (4L)-(4n)] [9148 (4n) -- partial veto] - Act 20

WEDC operation requirements re procurement, code of ethics applies to employees, annual reports, and independent audit [Sec. 193o, q, 2055m-x, 9150 (1q)] - Act 20

legislature _ criminal penalties, joint review committee on Legislature -- Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on

Biological specimen for DNA analysis: individuals who must submit samples expanded; immunity from liability for certain law enforcement and DHS personnel; conditions for purging records; DNA surcharge; JLC study required; JRCCP report [Sec. 388, 390, 818, 1234, 1906-1935, 1937, 2150, 2155, 2156, 2291, 2292, 2324, 2325, 2327-2329, 2343-2344c, 2353-2358, 2360w-2362, 9126 (1), 9326 (1), 9426 (1)] - Act 20

Controlled substances: description of the chemical structure of a prohibited or restricted substance synthetic cannabinoid specified; Salvinorin A listed as a controlled substance; new hallucinogenic and stimulant substances added to Schedule I and other schedules modified; JRCCP report - Act 351

Drones: use of by law enforcement restricted, definition and search warrant provisions; penalties for use of weaponized drone and using a drone equipped with recording or transmitting equipment, exceptions specified; JRCCP report - Act 213

Fraudulent motor vehicle emission inspection report prohibitions and penalties created; registering a vehicle with a fraudulent emission inspection prohibited, penalty provision; DOT duties; JRCCP report - Act 368

Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - Act 254

Human trafficking definition modified; process to vacate a conviction or adjudication or expunge the record of a victim of human trafficking; evidence of past actions in human trafficking cases; sex offense definition revised re children and lifetime supervision; strangulation added to list of offenses re intensive sanctions program, domestic abuse, and crime victim compensation; JRCCP report - Act 362

OWI penalties for seventh or subsequent conviction revised, causing injury and operating a commercial motor vehicle provisions; phlebotomists authorized to draw blood for alcohol and controlled substance testing; JRCCP report - Act 224

Patent or pending patent: regulations created re written communications to enforce or assert rights in connection with; DATCP and AG duties, penalty and exemptions provisions; JRCCP report - Act 339

Sex offender registrant prohibited on school premises unless the registrant notifies the school; JRCCP report - Act 88