Wisconsin Legislature: Indians and tribal issues

Guardianships of Indian children ordered by tribal courts: DCF may use Indian gaming receipts to reimburse for subsidized payments [Sec. 372, 892] - AB40

Academic Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program: revisions re public high schools, tribal high schools, and private high schools with low enrollment, retroactive provision - SB684

Adoption and TPR: posttermination contact agreement; sharing home study report of adoptive parent and certain requirements eliminated; out-of-home placement disclosure; last-known address of adoptive parent or proposed adoptive parent disclosed re child's sibling; tribal court proceedings for suspension of parental rights or adoption under tribal law or custom; jurisdiction and venue for an adoption petition - AB150

Adoption assistance and subsidized guardianship agreements and payments revisions [Sec. 890, 891, 897, 930-932, 941-944, 9306 (3); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 943] - AB40

American Indian tribes and bands may insure their property in the local government insurance fund - AB31

Approved tribal treatment facility to participate in the intoxicated driver program; driver safety plan, traffic safety schools, DHS, and DOT provisions - AB32

Approved tribal treatment facility to participate in the intoxicated driver program; driver safety plan, traffic safety schools, DHS, and DOT provisions - SB510

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; JRCCP report [Sec. 388, 390, 818, 1234, 1906-1935, 1937, 2150, 2155, 2156, 2291, 2292, 2324, 2325, 2327-2329, 2343, 2344, 2353-2358, 2361, 2362, 9126 (1), 9326 (1), 9426 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, JLC study required, 1914d, 2328c, 2344c, 2360w, deletes 1927; A.Amdt.3: further revisions] - AB40

Child abuse and neglect reporting law recodified; persons mandated to report revised and DCF training provisions; ``physical injury" and ``neglect" definitions revised; notification requirements to tribal agent by a county department modified - SB18

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

Cosleeping while intoxicated: criminal penalties for harm to child under 12 months; CANPB to prepare and make available materials relating to; providing the information to parents of newborns and other specified individuals and entities; immunity from liability provision; JRCCP report - AB465

Cosleeping while intoxicated: criminal penalties for harm to child under 12 months; CANPB to prepare and make available materials relating to; providing the information to parents of newborns and other specified individuals and entities; immunity from liability provision; JRCCP report - SB357

DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law for services and support re women with increased risk of negative birth outcomes; expanding who can claim Wisconsin EITC; nurse-midwife governing provisions, hospital staff privileges, and Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund coverage; statewide electronic data management and information system for all public assistance programs; evidence-based home visitation program re child abuse or neglect or poor birth outcomes; informed consent before certain elective caesarean section and labor-inducing procedures; infant's race or ethnicity to be included on the birth certificate; cultural competency training for certain students at UW and TCS institutions; DHS reports re neonatal intensive care units and fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; DHS to promulgate rules for best practices for postpartum patients and newborns at hospitals - AB754

DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law for services and support re women with increased risk of negative birth outcomes; expanding who can claim Wisconsin EITC; nurse-midwife governing provisions, hospital staff privileges, and Injured Patients and Familes Compensation Fund coverage; statewide electronic data management and information system for all public assistance programs; evidence-based home visitation program re child abuse or neglect or poor birth outcomes; informed consent before certain elective caesarean section and labor-inducing procedures; infant's race or ethnicity to be included on the birth certificate; cultural competency training for certain students at UW and TCS institutions; DHS reports re neonatal intensive care units and fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; DHS to promulgate rules for best practices for postpartum patients and newborns at hospitals - SB546

DNR duty revisions re reports of violations, citation procedure re wetland discharge violations, minimum age for sturgeon spearing license, air dispersion modeling requirements, Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Council membership, and publishing class 1 notices for certain permit applications - AB231

DNR duty revisions re reports of violations, citation procedure re wetland discharge violations, minimum age for sturgeon spearing license, air dispersion modeling requirements, Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Council membership, and publishing class 1 notices for certain permit applications [S.Amdt.1: air dispersion modeling requirements removed] - SB189

DVA administrative rules revisions re Board of Veterans Affairs; reimbursement of tuition at tribal colleges; documentation for eligibility to veterans homes; operation of veterans homes; eligibility and procedural requirements for home loans, personal loans, county veterans service grants, and American Indian veterans grants; and funeral honors, burial, and disinterment [Admin.Code VA 1.11, 1.18. 2 (title), 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.06, 4.01, 4.08, 4.09, 4.14, 5.03, 6 (title), 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 7.05, 8.02, 8.04, 9 (title), 9.03, 12.02, 12.05, 13.01, 14.02, 15.02, 15.03, 17.04] - AB734

DVA payments to certain state veterans organizations modified, audit provision; transportation payments to Disabled American Veterans increased; grant for operation of Camp American Legion; grants to American Indian tribes or bands for services to veterans increased [Sec. 413, 775-783, 813, 9331 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 774k, 9249 (1L), 9349 (1L), deletes 9331 (2)] - AB40

Educational supplies purchased by an eligible educator: state individual income tax deduction created; Internal Revenue Code re individual income tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers adopted; JSCTE appendix report - AB95

Educational supplies purchased by an eligible educator: state individual income tax deduction created; Internal Revenue Code re individual income tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers adopted; JSCTE appendix report - SB99

Epinephrine auto-injector in possession of pupils: school governing bodies required to adopt written policy on procedures to follow; civil liability exemption for certain injury - AB544

Epinephrine auto-injector in possession of pupils: school governing bodies required to adopt written policy on procedures to follow; civil liability exemption for certain injury - SB416

Epinephrine auto-injector use on school premises or at a school-sponsored activity: authorized school personnel provisions replaced with plan adopted by the school's governing body; conditions, civil liability immunity, and report to DPI provisions - AB502

Epinephrine auto-injector use on school premises or at a school-sponsored activity: authorized school personnel provisions replaced with plan adopted by the school's governing body; conditions, civil liability immunity, and report to DPI provisions [S.Amdt.1: authorized school personnel provisions restored; S.Amdt.2: report to DPI removed] - SB375

Game taken by a tribal member on Indian land and transported off that land: requirements created; DNR duties [A.Amdt.1: license, permit, or authorization from member's tribe required] - AB30

GPS tracking program: DOJ to establish standards for local units of government and law enforcement to administer re injunction or restraining order to protect victims of abuse, harassment, or threats [Sec. 391, 1943, 2281-2285, 9308 (1), 9426 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, changed to GPS pilot program and grants, domestic violence prevention or treatment center may not make assessments, 1942m, 2283g, r, 9426 (2L), deletes 1943, 2281, 2283-2285, 9308 (1), 9426 (2)] - AB40

Guardianships of Indian children ordered by tribal courts: DCF may use Indian gaming receipts to reimburse for subsidized payments [Sec. 372, 892] - AB40

HEAB grants for certain UW System and tribal college undergraduates: HEAB permitted to transfer moneys between fiscal years [Sec. 224; original bill only] - AB40

Individual placement and support (IPS): DHS required to establish regional centers re employment of individuals experiencing mental illness [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, funding revisions and Medicaid matching funds provision, county and tribal programs are eligible for grants] - AB459

LaFernier, Leo H.: life and commitment to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa community commended upon his death - AJR105

LaFernier, Leo H.: life and commitment to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa community commended upon his death - SJR69

Law enforcement services grants to Forest County and the Lac Court Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians repealed [Sec. 1940, 1941; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Forest County provision removed, deletes 1940] - AB40

MFL program revisions re eligibility, access to closed lands, lease or agreements for recreational activities, sale or transfer of lands, withdrawing land, withdrawal taxes, yield taxes, renewal orders, large property cutting notice and management plan, restoration after a natural disaster, and DNR preparation and completion of management plans; withdrawal of lands owned by Indian tribes from the forest cropland program provisions created - AB700

MFL program revisions re eligibility, access to closed lands, lease or agreements for recreational activities, sale or transfer of lands, withdrawing land, withdrawal taxes, yield taxes, renewal orders, large property cutting notice and management plan, restoration after a natural disaster, and DNR preparation and completion of management plans; withdrawal of lands owned by Indian tribes from the forest cropland program provisions created - SB543

Modifications to programs for low-income persons including W-2, Wisconsin Shares, FoodShare, low-income energy assistance, low-income housing assistance, EITC, homestead tax credit, local housing authority construction of low-income housing, parental choice programs, school lunch program, and HEAB grants and scholarships; ``means-tested public assistance" definition and use - SB676

Multi-entity initiative authorized re an agreement between a county or tribe and one or more counties or tribes to provide coordinated treatment and services to children in two or more systems of care; DHS duties [Sec. 358, 841-863, 882, 2326] - AB40

Off-highway vehicle registration and operation requirements created, trails and definition provisions; Off-highway Vehicle Council created; grant program and damage claim provisions - AB369

OJA eliminated and most functions transferred to DOJ; programs for reintegrating incarcerated American Indians transferred to Corr.Dept; some homeland security programs transferred to DMA; youth diversion grant reductions [Sec. 29, 30, 37, 38, 43, 44, 161-185, 339, 382, 386, 387, 416-420, 428, 433-454, 460, 584, 615, 1938, 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947, 2142, 2148, 2157, 2340-2342, 2345-2347, 2360, 9101 (1), 9126 (2), 9201 (1), 9208 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, TCS district boards ability to accept gifts and grants restored, 615d, deletes 615] - AB40

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

Optional incentive program for counties under certain population and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs: DHS and DCF to establish - AB232

Optional incentive program for counties under certain population and tribes that identify fraudulent activity in certain public assistance programs: DHS and DCF to establish - SB238

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: procedure for objecting to and ordering termination of use of eliminated; school district does not have to comply with existing order to terminate use of [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, objection procedure provisions removed, complaint process changed, DHA and not State Superintendent to hold hearings, rules provision, school district prohibited from membership in an interscholastic athletic association that bars race-based team name, mascot, etc.] - AB297

Race-based team names, nicknames, logos, and mascots used by schools: complaint process for objecting to use of changed, DHA duties - SB317

Shelter care facility: placement of children in under a voluntary agreement permitted; DCF duties - AB674

Shelter care facility: placement of children in under a voluntary agreement permitted; DCF duties - SB532

Summer tribal youth program established re conservation of natural resources [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 286t, 500g] - AB40

Transaction information for management of enforcement (TIME) system: requirement that DOJ submit plan to JCF re daily message volume exceeding certain limit eliminated - SB296

Transfer of credits for core general education courses agreement between UW Board of Regents and TCS Board; provisions for tribal colleges and certain private schools to participate; report required [Sec. 581-583, 601, 609, 610; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, ``private schools" changed to ``private colleges"] - AB40

Traumatic brain injury and PTSD awareness training for law enforcement officers, tribal officers, EMTs, and first responders required; LESB and DHS duties, emergency rules provision - AB921

Tribal family services funding modified [Sec. 369, 371, 898-908, 917, 1023] - AB40

Veteran tribal college tuition reimbursement program established; emergency rules provision [Sec. 410, 773, 2159, 9149 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

WC law revisions, report required - AB711

WC law revisions, report required - SB550

Aging cheese: property used for is considered manufacturing property and machinery and equipment used in the process of is exempt from property tax; JSCTE appendix report - AB167

Aging cheese: property used for is considered manufacturing property and machinery and equipment used in the process of is exempt from property tax; JSCTE appendix report - SB146

Aging natural cheese: property tax and income tax credit provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1278n, p, 1287g, h, 1345g, h, 1396g, h, 9337 (4q); deleted by A.Amdt.3] - AB40

County property tax levy exemption for towns on Madeline Island or Washington Island re airport operation or maintenance or public health or economic development services under certain condition; JSCTE appendix report - AB372

County property tax levy exemption for towns on Madeline Island or Washington Island re airport operation or maintenance or public health or economic development services under certain condition; JSCTE appendix report [S.Amdt.1: deadlines for applying and making a decision added; S.Amdt.2: Washington Island deleted; S.Amdt.3: increasing levy to compensate for exemption prohibited] - SB299

Creative economy development initiative grants to be awarded by the Arts Board re creative industries, job creation, or economic development - AB760

Creative economy development initiative grants to be awarded by the Arts Board re creative industries, job creation, or economic development - SB568

Development opportunity zone for areas in a county experiencing a mass layoff or business closing: WEDC may designate, conditions specified - AB375

Development opportunity zone for areas in a county experiencing a mass layoff or business closing: WEDC may designate, conditions specified - SB293

Development regulation authority of a political subdivision: revisions re approvals and use of existing requirements; U.S. Postal Service provision - AB386

Development regulation authority of a political subdivision: revisions re approvals and use of existing requirements; U.S. Postal Service provision [S.Amdt.2: postal service provision removed; S.Amdt.4: further revisions; S.Amdt.5: revisions and ``project" defined] - SB314

DOR revisions re claiming lottery prizes, motor vehicle fuel tax and bulk plants, woodland tax law program, objections to manufacturing property tax assessments, interest on underpayment of income taxes, and manufacturing and agriculture income and franchise tax credit; JSCTE appendix report - AB285

DOR revisions re claiming lottery prizes, motor vehicle fuel tax and bulk plants, woodland tax law program, objections to manufacturing property tax assessments, interest on underpayment of income taxes, and manufacturing and agriculture income and franchise tax credit; JSCTE appendix report - SB253

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: refund provision; administration transferred from WEDC to DOA - AB338

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: refund provision; administration transferred from WEDC to DOA - SB260

Economic development tax credit program: total amount increased [Sec. 2075, 2076; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, allocation modified, 2075m, deletes 2076] - AB40

Economic development tax credits: authorizing transfer to another Wisconsin taxpayer, conditions specified; WEDC duties and JCF review - AB580

Economic development tax credits: authorizing transfer to another Wisconsin taxpayer, conditions specified; WEDC duties and JCF review - SB449

Electricians: revisions re licensing structure re apprentices, master electrician statutory requirements, journeyman requirements, and exemptions to work that does not require a licensed electrician; DSPS duties and prohibition on promulgating a rule requiring electrical wiring inspection at certain industrial or manufacturing facilities [A.Amdts. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7: further revisions] - AB683

Electricians: revisions re licensing structure re apprentices, master electrician statutory requirements, journeyman requirements, and exemptions to work that does not require a licensed electrician; DSPS duties and prohibition on promulgating a rule requiring electrical wiring inspection at certain industrial or manufacturing facilities - SB545

Enterprise zone tax credit: original equipment manufacturer requirement eliminated [Sec. 2082, 2085, 9350 (2)] - AB40

Entrepreneurial assistance grants created re new businesses hiring interns in specified fields; WEDC duties and report required - AB477

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created - AB47

Entrepreneurial tax credit access grants created - SB53

Food containers that contain bisphenol A (BPA): manufacture, wholesale, or retail sale of without conspicuous labels prohibited; penalty provisions and DATCP duties - AB607

Full-time job requirement for WEDC tax credit programs modified [Sec. 1333, 1385, 1421, 1468, 2060, 2061, 2070-2073, 2077-2079, 9350 (4)] - AB40

Great Lakes shipping industry history commended and honoring the memory of lives lost in shipwrecks on the Great Lakes - AJR92

``Made in Wisconsin" logotype: DATCP to design for use with products manufactured in Wisconsin other than cheese, unfair trade practice provision - AB895

Manufacturing and agriculture credit limited to tax imposed on business operations [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1345hf-k, 9337 (15d)] - AB40

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - AB474

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - SB537

Prevailing wage law exemption for public works re the reuse of vacant or underutilized industrial facility - AB86