2015 Acts Index

Subject Index to Acts

Period ending January 1, 2017

Table of Contents

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abandoned property Abandoned property, see Housing; Motor vehicle; Personal property

abandonment of child or spouse Abandonment of child or spouse, see Children -- Abuse and neglect

abortion Abortion, see also Maternal and infant care

Abortion law revisions re postfertilization age of unborn child, prohibition at or after 20 weeks, hospital and clinic reporting requirements, and informed consent; exemption, civil remedies, injunction, and penalty provisions - Act 56

Billing MA for reimbursement of prescription drugs: covered entity that is an abortion provider required to charge actual acquisition costs plus dispensing fee - Act 152

absentee ballot Absentee ballot, see Elections -- Ballots

abuse Abuse, see Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board; Children -- Abuse and neglect; Women

access to public records Access to public records, see Public record

accident Accident, see Motor vehicle -- Accident

accident insurance Accident insurance, see Insurance -- Life and accident

accommodation Accommodation, see Hotel and motel

accountant Accountant, see Certified public accountant

accounting examining board Accounting Examining Board, see Certified public accountant

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

``Mike Johnson life care and early intervention service grants" re individual with or at risk of contracting HIV: funding increased [Sec. 4037r] - Act 55

actions Actions, see Claims; Court -- Procedure; Limitation of action

actions relating to real property Actions relating to real property, see Real property

adams county Adams County

Rome, Town of, authorized to make cash grants or loan subsidies to owner, lessee, or developer of land in a TID that includes a golf course - Act 24

administration, department of _ agency and general functions Administration, Department of -- Agency and general functions

Brownfields grant program: WEDC to consider DOA recommendations requirement eliminated [Sec. 3977] - Act 55

DETF and governing boards purchasing authority, DOA provision [Sec. 282s, 326q, 327b, d, 330n, 333r-339n, 345b-355s] [vetoed] - Act 55

DOA contractual services duties modified [Sec. 323b] - Act 55

DOA duties for state agency real property lease and renewal revised [Sec. 356q, r] [vetoed] - Act 55

Documents re municipality name changes, reorganizations, and boundary record keeping functions transferred from Secretary of State to DOA [Sec. 9139 (1q)] - Act 55

DVA authorized to design an official ``Wisconsin Disabled Veteran-Owned" logotype; DOA provision - Act 384

Energy efficient commercial building design: DOA to provide certification for federal tax deduction [Sec. 393p] [vetoed] - Act 55

Federal resource acquisition revisions [Sec. 419b, 776m] - Act 55

GAB eliminated and replaced with an Elections Commission and an Ethics Commission; investigations, advisory opinions, and reports provisions; DOA, JCF, and JCLO duties [partial veto] - Act 118

Information technology services for certain agencies and shared agency services pilot program: DOA to develop plan and submit to JCF [Sec. 9101 (5n)] [partial veto] - Act 55

Infrastructure employee transfers from DWD to DOA [Sec. 9151 (6)] - Act 55

Marotta, Marc: life and public service of former DOA Secretary and Chairman of the BMO Harris Bradley Center commended upon his death [SJR31] - JR10

Municipality changes re boundary, name, status, and certificate of incorporation: administration transferred from Office of the Secretary of State to DOA [Sec. 1924, 1925, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1948d, 1953-1959, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 9329 (2)] - Act 55

Nuclear power plants: approval for construction requirements revised; state’s energy policy priorities modified to include - Act 344

Prevailing wage law as applied to local projects of public works repealed; federally determined rates required on state projects; DWD administration and enforcement transferred to DOA and other revisions; exceptions, restrictions to remedies, and compliance provisions [Sec. 380n, 453xm, 1948y, 1991sd-sv, 2560p, 2569s, 3075p, 3077b-np, 3078cd, ch, 3080p, 3135c-i, 3579p, 3621p, v, 4726c-w, 4740b, 9151 (1q), 9351 (3q), 9451 (3q)] - Act 55

Raffle regulations revised re alternate raffle, tickets, and number of raffles; DOA authority removed - Act 6

Special prosecutor appointment circumstances modified; late payments to private attorneys re special prosecutor and contract with SPD do not accrue interest; DOA to approve appointment [Sec. 292, 767, 4737-4739, 9301 (3), 9333 (1)] - Act 55

State civil service revisions re hiring process, probation, reinstatement, restoration, layoffs, discipline, and just cause; grievance process for certain adverse employment actions created; discretionary merit award program created; DOA, DPM, Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection, and WERC duties; performance evaluation, employee files retention, and review of certain documents provisions; study and report required [partial veto] - Act 150

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program, opioid treatment program, Well-Woman Program provision (remedial legislation) - Act 188

administration, department of _ boards and other subdivisions Administration, Department of -- Boards and other subdivisions

Group health insurance programs: GIB required to submit proposed changes to JCOER annually for approval; DOA Division of Personnel Management provision [Sec. 1389r, 9112 (3j)] [vetoed] - Act 55

Inactive boards and councils repealed; assets, property, contracts, and pending matters provisions for certain councils and board [Sec. 77m, 93m, 100m, 108g-r, 120g, r, 125m, 126m, 148m-161m, 203p-211p, 222m, 247m, 254b-x, 272f, 320m, 328m, 396d-417r, 634m, 797m, 990r, 1065m, 1308k, m, 1700m, 2530v-2531w, 2724m, 2725m, 3482m, 3582r, 4109b, 4416g-4467r, 9101 (10j), (10k)] - Act 55

Interoperability Council report to JCF required [Sec. 9101 (7j)] - Act 55

LIRC transferred from DWD to DOA; Governor to appoint the general counsel [Sec. 146m, 666m, 741m, 918m, 3673m] - Act 55

OSER restructured into Division of Personnel Management in DOA; DMRS restructured into Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection in the Division of Personnel Management; appointment to GIB provision [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``State Employment Relations, Office of"] - Act 55

Public employee group health insurance: GIB to notify JCF of intent to execute a contract to provide self-insured group health plans; JCF approval; DPM provision - Act 119

State civil service revisions re hiring process, probation, reinstatement, restoration, layoffs, discipline, and just cause; grievance process for certain adverse employment actions created; discretionary merit award program created; DOA, DPM, Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection, and WERC duties; performance evaluation, employee files retention, and review of certain documents provisions; study and report required [partial veto] - Act 150

State energy office: administration transferred from DOA to PSC [Sec. 9101 (3)] - Act 55

Wisconsin Veterans Employment Initiative established to increase number of veterans holding permanent state government positions; Council on Veterans Employment created in the Office of the Governor; state agencies and DPM duties - Act 386

administration, department of _ budget and fiscal issues Administration, Department of -- Budget and fiscal issues

Amortization schedule for short-term commercial paper principal repayment [Sec. 239r] [vetoed] - Act 55

Capital planning and building construction services fund: lapse to general fund [Sec. 9201 (3q)] - Act 55

DOA appropriations consolidated re specified state agency services [Sec. 785, 791, 9201 (1)] - Act 55

Environmental improvement fund: revisions to programs funded by; clean water fund program and safe drinking water loan program modified, ``nonprofit noncommunity water system" replaced with ``serves a local governmental unit" [Sec. 53, 868q, 869, 1023, 3918, 4119-4183] - Act 55

Fox River Navigational System visitor center: DOA may sell parcel of public land to City of Appleton for construction of; Fox River Navigational System Authority duties - Act 357