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 -
AB754DHS 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 -
SB546Emergency heating assistance loan guarantee program created, WHEDA and JCF duties; declared state of emergency and funding provisions -
AB770Emergency heating assistance loan guarantee program created, WHEDA and JCF duties; declared state of emergency and funding provisions -
SB612Funeral and cemetery aids: language clarified that only DHS administers the program [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1040g, 1211c-h] -
AB40Homeless youths: DCF to create a program to provide grants for housing or assistance in finding housing, definition provision -
AB840Kinship care: additional funding sources [Sec. 373, 922, 924, 1036; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] -
AB40LIEAP appropriation repealed [Sec. 429] -
AB40Low-income energy assistance: eligibility of certain households modified -
AB903MA purchase plan (MAPP) eligibility and premium requirements revised; other MA and long-term care program eligibility modified re certain account and retirement income; DHS duties -
AB904Modifications 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 -
SB676Pilot program created to assist eligible disabled offenders in county correctional facilities in obtaining certain benefits upon release; DOJ duties, grants, and report provisions -
AB437Pilot program created to assist eligible disabled offenders in county correctional facilities in obtaining certain benefits upon release; OJA duties, grants, and report provisions -
SB125Propane used for home heating: heating assistance program revisions -
SB699Public assistance benefits recovery programs in DHS revisions; property subject to recovery defined; recovery of nonprobate property expanded; real property and living trust provisions [Sec. 353, 354, 361, 821-831, 833, 834, 1179-1197, 1199-1210, 1221-1226, 1240, 2266, 2268-2271, 2275, 2294-2318, 9318 (3)-(6), 9418 (2); A.Amdt.3 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, JCF approval required, 9118 (6i)] -
AB40Public assistance programs including W-2, MA, and FoodShare: offenses considered crimes against government and its administration and DOJ or a DA is authorized to prosecute; employees accepting applications required to administer oath to applicant re true and correct information, DCF and DHS duties [S.Amdt.1: administration of oath provision removed] -
SB245Public safety, health, or welfare worker entering a dwelling, motor vehicle, or place of business in the performance of his or her duties: presumption that a person believed reasonable force was necessary does not apply if the worker identified him or herself, definition provision -
AB820Public safety, health, or welfare worker entering a dwelling, motor vehicle, or place of business in the performance of his or her duties: presumption that a person believed reasonable force was necessary does not apply if the worker identified him or herself, definition provision -
SB600Rule-making procedure revised; various DCF rules modified and repealed re child care certification, child care center operations, child welfare agency licensing, public assistance records, and transitional jobs demonstration project [Admin.Code DCF 54.02, 110, 121, 201.02, 202.01, 202.02, 202.04, 202.05, 202.06, 202.065, 202.07, 202.08, 202.09, 203.03, 250.04, 250.07, 251.03, 251.04, 251.07, 251.09, 251.095] -
AB677Skills enhancement grants to community action agencies: funding increased -
AB49Skills enhancement grants to community action agencies: funding increased -
SB25State agencies to share specified data with DOR for debt collection and state tax purposes; confidentiality provision [Sec. 733, 940, 1218, 1278, 1718, 1721, 2164, 2165] -
AB40TANF block grants and Child Care Development Funds: allocations modified [Sec. 988, 1025-1029, 1031-1035, 1037-1040; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions and additional grants, 1038m] -
AB40Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: additional providers allowed to participate; exempts certain advanced practice nurses from proof of financial responsibility and medical malpractice requirements [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, DOA and DHS duties modified, nonprofit agency responsibilities re volunteers specified; A.Amdt.1: dental services provision] -
AB270Wisconsin Trust Code, a modified version of the Uniform Trust Code, replaces current law related to trusts with Uniform Principal and Income Act and Uniform Prudent Investor Act provisions; estate recovery and divestment provisions not approved by JCF repealed and the approved provisions changed -
AB490Wisconsin Trust Code, a modified version of the Uniform Trust Code, replaces current law related to trusts with Uniform Principal and Income Act and Uniform Prudent Investor Act provisions; estate recovery and divestment provisions not approved by JCF repealed and the approved provisions changed -
SB384Carrying a firearm in certain public buildings: ambiguity resolved (remedial legislation) -
AB558Carrying a firearm in certain public buildings: ambiguity resolved (remedial legislation) -
SB422Disabled parking signs: DOT authority to promulgate rules governing size, design, and installation of at public buildings, places of employment, and parking facilities open to the public eliminated; statutory requirements revised -
AB827Disabled parking signs: DOT authority to promulgate rules governing size, design, and installation of at public buildings, places of employment, and parking facilities open to the public eliminated; statutory requirements revised -
SB649Facilities Development, Division of: fee assessments re capital planning and building construction services [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 155m] -
AB40Facility design services to state agencies: DOA permitted to provide and transfers related functions from specified agencies to DOA; FTE positions and fee provisions [Sec. 138, 432, 9102 (1), 9132 (1), 9145 (2), 9151 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, transfers from other agencies and FTE position provisions removed, deletes 9102 (1), 9132 (1), 9145 (2), 9151 (1)] -
AB40Plan review for public buildings, places of employment, and water recreation facility re construction, addition, or alteration modified -
SB379Public building and buildings that are places of employment: ordinances re standards for constructing, altering, or adding to must conform to rules promulgated by DSPS; variance from a standard in a DSPS rule is acceptable under certain conditions; DSPS to accept variance reviews and determinations by second class cities; Building Code Council created in DSPS; certification of inspectors and inspection of fire safety devices provisions -
AB782Public building and buildings that are places of employment: ordinances re standards for constructing, altering, or adding to must conform to rules promulgated by DSPS; variance from a standard in a DSPS rule is acceptable under certain conditions; DSPS to accept variance reviews and determinations by second class cities; Building Code Council created in DSPS; certification of inspectors and inspection of fire safety devices provisions -
SB617Reserved disabled parking spaces at public buildings, places of employment, or parking facilities open to the public: minimum number as adopted by certain DSPS rule required, certification of compliance provision -
AB826Reserved disabled parking spaces at public buildings, places of employment, or parking facilities open to the public: minimum number as adopted by certain DSPS rule required, certification of compliance provision -
SB645Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a municipal or nonprofit organization facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report -
AB76Assistant AG and assistant SPD pay progression plan [Sec. 463, 2014, 2015] -
AB40Attorney appointed by SPD to represent a patient is authorized to access and obtain the patient's health care records, written informed consent provision -
AB759Attorney appointed by SPD to represent a patient is authorized to access and obtain the patient's health care records, written informed consent provision -
SB599CHIPS proceeding: power of juvenile court to appoint counsel; parent's right to counsel and referral to SPD; elimination of jury trial in CHIPS and TPR proceedings; report required -
AB151Gideon v. Wainwright decision's 50th anniversary and the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Wisconsin State Public Defender's first trial offices recognized -
AJR70Private attorneys representing indigent clients: rate paid by SPD increased -
AB243Private attorneys representing indigent clients: rate paid by SPD increased -
SB235State civil service system revisions re nonresidency prohibition, supervisory or management position probation, assistant SPD, leave provision of the state compensation plan, annual leave, leave for military personnel upon reemployment, and personal holidays of an employee who is terminated -
AB263State civil service system revisions re nonresidency prohibition, supervisory or management position probation, assistant SPD, leave provision of the state compensation plan, annual leave, leave for military personnel upon reemployment, and personal holidays of an employee who is terminated -
SB224English as state's official language; written expression by state and local governments required to be in English, some exceptions; precludes units of state and local governments from prohibiting or restricting proficiency or use of any language for nongovernmental purposes -
AB340Frac sand mine application: notice requirements before a political subdivision meets to take action on the application; definition provision -
SB138Alerts for missing adults at risk: require DOJ to allow law enforcement to use the integrated crime alert network to disseminate reports to outdoor advertisers and broadcasters; definition, input from certain organizations, and FTE position provisions -
AB710CCAP Internet page: Director of State Courts to maintain one database for the general public under certain conditions and a separate database accessible to the courts, law enforcement, journalists, and other specified professions and agencies; penalty for using CCAP information to deny employment, housing, or other public accommodation; removal of information provision -
AB253CCAP Internet page: Director of State Courts to maintain one database for the general public under certain conditions and a separate database accessible to the courts, law enforcement, journalists, and other specified professions and agencies; penalty for using CCAP information to deny employment, housing, or other public accommodation; removal of information provision -
SB234DETF progress on modernizing business processes and integrating information technology systems: annual report required; supplemental appropriation and FTE position flexibility; governor and JCF duties [Sec. 713, 9112 (1), 9212 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] -
AB40Disabled parking space violation may be enforced by person employed by a municipality and designated to enforce such violations [A.Amdt.1: employed by a county added] -
AB824Disabled parking space violation may be enforced by person employed by a municipality and designated to enforce such violations -
SB647Dispute between a first class city and representatives of police officers employed by the first class city: MERA provisions eliminated; process used by other municipalities to be followed -
SB347Duty disability benefit for protective occupation participants under WRS revised, Wisconsin Retirement Board duty; LAB to conduct performance evaluation audit of duty disability and survivor benefits program under WRS and comparable programs of a 1st class county and 1st class city; prohibited subject of collective bargaining for municipal and state employees who are police officers, fire fighters, or emergency service providers re benefits of and eligibility for duty disability and survivor benefits -
AB854Duty disability benefit for protective occupation participants under WRS revised, Wisconsin Retirement Board duty; LAB to conduct performance evaluation audit of duty disability and survivor benefits program under WRS and comparable programs of a 1st class county and 1st class city; prohibited subject of collective bargaining for municipal and state employees who are police officers, fire fighters, or emergency service providers re benefits of and eligibility for duty disability and survivor benefits -
SB657Executive branch state agency FTE position reductions and DOA duties, report required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9101 (3c)] -
AB40Facility design services to state agencies: DOA permitted to provide and transfers related functions from specified agencies to DOA; FTE positions and fee provisions [Sec. 138, 432, 9102 (1), 9132 (1), 9145 (2), 9151 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, transfers from other agencies and FTE position provisions removed, deletes 9102 (1), 9132 (1), 9145 (2), 9151 (1)] -
AB40Family leave benefits program created, trust fund and DWD duties -
AB894Farmland 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] -
AB40Frac sand mining fee collected by DNR and portion designated as compensation to local governments; FTE positions authorized in DNR for monitoring industrial sand mining and processing operations -
AB868Harassing, intimidating, or recklessly endangering certain public employees including police, fire fighters, EMTs, and first responders: enhanced penalty provisions; JRCCP report -
AB250Harassing, intimidating, or recklessly endangering certain public employees including police, fire fighters, EMTs, and first responders: enhanced penalty provisions; JRCCP report -
SB211Industrial sand mining and processing operations monitoring: FTE positions in DNR and funding authorized -
AB306Industrial sand mining and processing operations monitoring: FTE positions in DNR and funding authorized -
SB411Influenza vaccination: employer limitations on requiring and requesting created -
AB247Information technology FTE positions transferred from DSPS to DOA [Sec. 9138 (5)] -
AB40Intergovernmental affairs offices to conduct public outreach and promote coordination between agencies: DOA secretary to maintain and regional director positions authorized [Sec. 53, 494, 2009] -
AB40Local governmental units prohibited from requiring residency for nonelective positions; collective bargaining provision [Sec. 193, 1239, 1251, 1258, 1262-1265, 1270; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, limitation on law enforcement, fire, and emergency personnel provision added; A.Amdt.3: further revisions] -
AB40Local governmental units prohibited from requiring residency for nonelective positions: 2013 WisAct 20 prohibition repealed, restores former law -
AB333Local governmental units required to establish a civil service system; just cause, grievance procedure, and exception provisions -
AB792Minimum wage ordinance prohibited re local governmental unit employees, contract employees, or employees performing work funded by local governments; public works projects residency requirement prohibited re prevailing wage law -
AB750Municipal and state employees may collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment under MERA and SELRA, prohibited subjects specified; UW System and UWHCA employees provisions; collective bargaining agreement terms revised -
AB766Municipal and state employees may collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment under MERA and SELRA, prohibited subjects specified; UW System and UWHCA employees provisions; collective bargaining agreement terms revised -
SB558Organ donation leave provisions and employer requirements created -
AB906Paid sick leave: employer requirements established; accrual, employee rights, prohibited acts, notice, and records provisions; DWD duties -
AB898Postretirement health care benefits of local government employees: segregated account and GAAP requirements -
AB23Postretirement health care benefits of local government employees: segregated account and GAAP requirements -
SB48Rice, Zelotes S., II: life and public service commended upon his death -
AJR46Vocational rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities: DWD 2013-15 fiscal biennium funding and FTE positions increased -
AB351