2013 Subject Index to Legislation

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fair Fair, see also State fair

Beer or wine judging or tasting events: exemption to supervision requirement for temporary Class ``B" or ``Class B" license issued to a fair association - SB250

fair employment Fair employment, see Age and employment; Discrimination in employment

false statement False statement, see Fraud

family Family

``Duly authorized representative" of a veteran expanded to include an adult sibling [Sec. 767; original bill only] - AB40

Employment discrimination on the basis of family status: prohibition and definition created - AB529

Family leave benefits program created, trust fund and DWD duties - AB894

Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - AB274

Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - SB232

Household and dependent care services: individual income tax credit based on the federal tax credit created - AB757

Organ donation leave provisions and employer requirements created - AB906

Parental Involvement Day: November 21, 2013 proclaimed as - SJR43

Questioning pupils about criminal activity: notification to parent or guardian required unless the school official suspects child abuse or the pupil is a victim of other specified crimes - AB390

Questioning pupils about criminal activity: notification to parent or guardian required unless the school official suspects child abuse or the pupil is a victim of other specified crimes - SB309

State liability re federal Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Age Discrimination and Employment Act, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act - AB771

Survivors of a law enforcement officer, EMT, or fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty: payment of health insurance premiums and establishing a loan program provisions - AB241

Survivors of a law enforcement officer, EMT, or fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty: payment of health insurance premiums and establishing a loan program provisions - SB203

Tanning facility: informed consent form signed by 16 or 17 year old's parent or legal guardian required; DHS duties - SB590

Unexplained absence of a child from a child care provider: notifying parent, legal custodian, guardian, or person designated as emergency contact required - AB443

Wrongful imprisonment claims: petitions to Claims Board referred to DHA, compensation modified, claims by certain surviving family members, health care coverage under GIB plan option and BadgerCare Plus provision, temporary financial and transition assistance provision, and income tax deduction; JRCCP report - AB519

family _ support Family -- Support, see also Children -- Protection and services; Juvenile delinquency

Action to collect child or family support: statute of limitations eliminated - SB483

Child-related law revisions re minors signing statement acknowledging paternity, representative of deceased respondent in a paternity action, form for a summons in a paternity action correction, delinquent child support and levy by DCF, Wisconsin Shares eligibility determination when the individual is taking basic education or technical college courses, guardian ad litem in unborn child in need of protection or services proceeding, diligent investigation after report of child abuse or neglect, voluntary foster care education program eliminated, crime barring person from showing he or she has been rehabilitated for child care purposes (remedial legislation) - AB566

Child-related law revisions re minors signing statement acknowledging paternity, representative of deceased respondent in a paternity action, form for a summons in a paternity action correction, delinquent child support and levy by DCF, Wisconsin Shares eligibility determination when the individual is taking basic education or technical college courses, guardian ad litem in unborn child in need of protection or services proceeding, diligent investigation after report of child abuse or neglect, voluntary foster care education program eliminated, crime barring person from showing he or she has been rehabilitated for child care purposes (remedial legislation) - SB418

Children: laws revised re advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placement, delegation of parental powers for the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, and penalty provisions; JLC requested to study adoption disruption and dissolution in this state [A.Amdt.5: delegation of parental powers re care and custody of an Indian child provisions added] - AB581

Children: laws revised re advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placement, delegation of parental powers for the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, and penalty provisions; JLC requested to study adoption disruption and dissolution in this state - SB461

CHIPS and TPR provisions revised re involuntary TPR within the prior 3 years; continuing CHIPS; TPR re continuing parental disability, parenthood as result of sexual assault, and pattern of child abuse, homicide of parent, and felony against child; reasonable efforts to return child safely home; parent's waiver of counsel and signature on certain notices; participation by alleged father in TPR proceedings - AB152

Inpatient mental health treatment of minors: admission revisions - AB435

Inpatient mental health treatment of minors: admission revisions - SB126

Interest rate on child support arrears: reduced rate pilot program [Sec. 2276-2279; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, extension of lower interest rate after the pilot program requires JCF approval] - AB40

Maintenance and family support: notice of payee's remarriage revised and termination upon death of payee or payer - SB68

Physical placement of a child: presumption that equalized placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest; rebuttable presumption and geographic separation factor - AB211

Presumption that equalizing physical placement to the highest degree is in the child's best interest; child support changes re determining income, health insurance premiums, revisions to amount, and court orders - AB540

Refund setoff hierarchy for state debt collection: Wisconsin child support, family support, and maintenance obligations certified by DCF are collected before any other debt - AB461

Refund setoff hierarchy for state debt collection: Wisconsin child support, family support, and maintenance obligations certified by DCF are collected before any other debt - SB361

Sex-selective abortion prohibition and civil liability penalties created, privacy provision - AB217

Sex-selective abortion prohibition and civil liability penalties created, privacy provision - SB201

family care Family Care, see Nursing homes and adult care

family planning Family planning, see Birth control

farm and farming Farm and farming, see also Agricultural credit; Farmland preservation; Fish and fishing -- Commercial; Forestry

Agricultural tourism activities and provider: liability protection and civil liability immunity created; definition provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, recreational activities definition revisions] - AB746

Custom farming services performed by veterinarians exempt from sales and use taxes; definition provision; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1475; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Discovery farm grants funding source changed [Sec. 251] - AB40

Economic development surcharge eliminated for farming, partnerships, and individuals [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1501d-s, 9337 (2u)] - AB40

Farm to school grants: funding in the 2013-15 fiscal biennium - AB304

Tax credits sunsetted re relocated business, community development finance, biodiesel fuel, dairy and livestock farm, dairy manufacturing, meat processing, woody biomass, food processing plant, Internet equipment, film production, HIRSP assessment, fuel pumps, postsecondary education, water consumption, beginning farmer, research facilities, and qualified research [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1304d-f, 1331d, 1338b-u, 1344b-d, em-g, 1345b-e, 1347b-f, 1348d, e, 1383j, 1390b-u, 1395b-e, f-h, 1396b-1398f, i-L, 1419h, 1426b-u, 1431b-e, es-h, 1432b-1434f, i-L] - AB40

Unpasteurized milk and milk products: conditions specified allowing dairy farmers to sell created; registration with DATCP required - AB287

Unpasteurized milk and milk products: conditions specified allowing dairy farmers to sell created; registration with DATCP required - SB236

farm and farming _ machinery Farm and farming -- Machinery

Agricultural vehicles operated on highways: revisions re definition of implement of husbandry, defining an agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle), weight limits for implements of husbandry, and applying certain provisions of current law to agricultural CMVs; DOT shall not prepare a report on vehicle weight limit exceptions - AB842

Agricultural vehicles: operation on highways provisions revised re implement of husbandry, agricultural commercial motor vehicle, size and weight limitations, lighting and marking requirements, rules of the road, and sales of farm equipment; DOT duties - AB648

Agricultural vehicles: operation on highways provisions revised re implement of husbandry, agricultural commercial motor vehicle, size and weight limitations, lighting and marking requirements, rules of the road, and sales of farm equipment; DOT duties [S.Amdt.1: lighting, marking, permit application, and other revisions; A.Amdt.1: no-fee permit for exceeding weight and length limitations sunset provision added and other revisions] - SB509

Farm tractor may be operated on highway without being registered with DOT for special occasions such as a parade - AB259

Farm tractor may be operated on highway without being registered with DOT for special occasions such as a parade - SB195

Overtaking and passing vehicles in a no-passing zone exception does not apply to an implement of husbandry - AB739

farm produce Farm produce

Eggs sold from person's flock directly to a consumer at a farmers' market: food processing license is not required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, provisions deleted and replaced with ``direct sale of eggs" regulations and definitions] - AB485

farmers_ market Farmers' market, see Farm produce

farmland preservation Farmland preservation

Agricultural enterprise areas: cap on combined areas increased - AB574

Agricultural enterprise areas: cap on combined areas increased - SB437

Farmland preservation agreement application revised - AB105

Farmland preservation agreement application revised - SB108

Farmland preservation agreement: application revision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1587pe, pg] - AB40

Farmland preservation credits: maximum amount that can be claimed reduced [Sec. 1435-1437; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, appropriation modified, 463s, 1435c, 1437c, 9337 (5e), deletes 1435-1437] - AB40

Farmland preservation grants program created, FTE positions transfer provision; farmland preservation tax credit sunsetted [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 202u, 1277g, 1434t, 1437e, 1440cm, 1587p, q-t, 9137 (2L); A.Amdt.3: further revisions, 1587pb-pd, u-w] - AB40

Fraudulent or reckless claims for EITC or homestead tax credit: individual prohibited from filing a claim for certain number of years [Sec. 1444, 9337 (6); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, farmland preservation credit added] - AB40

fbi FBI, see United States -- Federal Bureau of Investigation

federal aid Federal aid

Appropriations to DPI repealed re ARRA and per pupil adjustment aid for 2012-13 school year [Sec. 237, 246, 247, 9434 (1), (2)] - AB40

Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program revisions re providing financial assistance [S.Amdt.1: federal grants provision added] - SB10

Community development block grant: DOA authorized to administer any program funded by [Sec. 63, 64, 455-459] - AB40

DCF to expand distribution of demonstration project funding re reducing out-of-home care for children in Milwaukee County to other counties [Sec. 370, 819, 820, 872-880, 893, 894, 909-916, 918-920, 933, 934, 2319-2323] - AB40

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 - AB588

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 - SB323

Governor required to prepare a bill incorporating all proposed expenditure reductions resulting from the sequester of federal spending under the federal Budget Control Act of 2011 - SB92

Interest on federal advances to the unemployment reserve fund: one-time appropriation to pay created; DWD duties - AB184

Interest on federal advances to the unemployment reserve fund: one-time appropriation to pay created; DWD duties - SB149

Older Americans Act: payments to counties and tribes that had reductions in federal moneys from 2012 to 2013 [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9118 (2c)] - AB40

PECFA transferred from DSPS to DNR [Sec. 210, 214, 217-222, 283, 522-528, 1597-1599, 1634-1709, 1996, 1998, 2056, 2057, 2122-2125, 2127-2130, 2265, 2280, 9138 (7); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, federal aid for costs re petroleum spills provision added, contractor registration requirement eliminated, 210b, 1646b, 1708e, f, m, 9238 (2L), deletes 210, 1646] - AB40

Prescription drug monitoring program funding modified [Sec. 205, 2230] - AB40

Sale or lease of state-owned real property: authority of DOA or Building Commission does not apply to property for which the cost of acquisition, construction, and improvement was financed with certain percentage of federal funds or gifts and grants - AB321

State agency budget requests: additional information required re federal payments - AB73

Technical college district boards: threshold for referendum approval of capital expenditures revised re federal funds [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 615g, r] - AB40

WEDC to establish a matching grant program for small businesses receiving certain federal grants, conditions set - AB917

federal_state relations Federal-state relations

Application to Congress under Article V of the United States Constitution for a convention re a balanced budget amendment - AJR81