2015 Acts Index

Reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions re participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities and permanency planning for children 14 years of age or older: incorporating federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act changes into the Children’s Code and Juvenile Justice Code - Act 128

Representation and distribution of nude child: criminal penalty exception for parents does not apply when the purpose is for sexual arousal, gratification, humiliation, degradation, or monetary gain - Act 370

School accountability report performance categories replaced with letter grades and other revisions; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties revised; UW--Madison Value-Added Research Center to approve alternative examinations a school may consider; waiver requirement and JCF duties [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under “School – Evaluation and testing”] - Act 55

Veterans home: parent of armed forces member who died while serving is eligible to be a resident [Sec. 1458] - Act 55

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

Child and family support obligations: public employee income continuation insurance and duty disability benefits may be assigned for support or arrearage payments [Sec. 1401, 1473, 1782, 4252, 4605-4607, 9306 (2)] - Act 55

Child or family support income withholding orders; deferred prosecution agreements re domestic abuse surcharge and GPS surcharge; certain DCF and DHS appropriations modified; home visitation program grants; references to Milwaukee County by population - Act 172

Children First program eligibility criteria modified re residency - Act 331

DCF to certify to DOR delinquent payments of centralized receipt and disbursement fees owed re persons not receiving child support agency services [Sec. 1852] - Act 55

Financial institutions required to honor a notice of levy or request to enforce a lien in favor of other states re child support [Sec. 1849-1851] - Act 55

Termination of child and spousal support enforcement services by DCF [Sec. 1762m] - Act 55

Uniform Interstate Family Support Act: effective date of amendments changed - Act 82

Voluntary acknowledgement of paternity: filing fee eliminated for actions brought by certain entities [Sec. 4613] - Act 55

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; Drainage; Farmer; Farmland preservation; Hunting

Agricultural loan guarantee programs administered by WHEDA revised - Act 316

farm and farming _ machinery Farm and farming -- Machinery

Farm tractor may be operated on highway without being registered with DOT for special occasions, parade purposes, antique vehicle clubs, or occasional personal use [Sec. 4329m] - Act 55

Implements of husbandry and agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle) operated or transported on highways: regulations revised re lighting, marking, width, weight, no-fee permit, sales, and definition of farm tractor - Act 232

Implements of husbandry and agricultural CMV (commercial motor vehicle) revisions re definitions, highway weight limit exceptions, no-fee permits, width limitations, length limit, height limit, tracks that will not injure the highway, farm equipment sales, and STH bridges; DOT directed to not prepare certain report - Act 15

Special interest vehicle hauling restrictions revised re motor trucks or truck tractors and transporting property for hire - Act 324

Vehicle size and weight limit permit revisions re I 39 corridor and I 41 corridor; DOT duties; specific highway information signs provision - Act 360

farm produce Farm produce

Seasonal weight limit exception for vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting agricultural crops on highways: dates modified; DOT appendix report not required - Act 235

farmer Farmer

Producer led watershed protection grants created, emergency rule provision [Sec. 485, 2629, 9102 (2)] - Act 55

farmland preservation Farmland preservation

UW Board of Regents’ authority over agricultural land expanded; Building Commission and UW—Madison provisions - Act 230

federal aid Federal aid

Arts Board funding increased to match federal aids to individuals and organizations - Act 377

Child welfare services and juvenile delinquency-related federal funds: limits on DCF use of the funds eliminated [Sec. 722, 1701] - Act 55

Dietetic internship program established under the WIC program; federal moneys, DHS duties, and FTE position provisions - Act 276

Family planning and related preventive health services: DHS to apply for federal grants and distribute funds to the Wisconsin Well-Woman Program and other entities under certain conditions - Act 151

Federal moneys received by DWD transferred to LIRC re unemployment administration and equal rights functions (remedial legislation) - Act 194

Oil overcharge funds, federal: program governing expenditures eliminated [Sec. 87, 793] - Act 55

Poison control system: federal matching funds [Sec. 4109d] - Act 55

St. Croix Valley Business Incubator: WEDC grant to the River Valley Economic Development Corporation, federal moneys provision [Sec. 3977m] - Act 55

fee Fee, see Court -- Fee; Hunting; Jail; specific subject

felony Felony, see Crime and criminals -- Felony

fertilizer Fertilizer

Liquid manure transported along highway rights-of-way: utility permit and driveway permit requirements created; penalty and appeal provisions - Act 231

fetal alcohol syndrome Fetal alcohol syndrome, see Maternal and infant care

fiduciaries Fiduciaries

Revised Uniform Partnership Act adopted, with modifications - Act 295

Wisconsin Digital Property Act (Chapter 711) created - Act 300

fighting animals Fighting animals, see Animal -- Treatment

filling station Filling station, see Gasoline

finance, joint committee on Finance, Joint Committee on, see Legislature -- Finance, Joint Committee on

financial disclosure by public officials Financial disclosure by public officials, see Ethics

financial institution Financial institution, see also Bank; Credit union

Actions against financial institutions prohibited re offers, promises, agreements, or commitments not in writing; definitions and conditions provisions; does not prohibit fraudulent representation actions or claims - Act 120

Financial institutions required to honor a notice of levy or request to enforce a lien in favor of other states re child support [Sec. 1849-1851] - Act 55

Institutions of higher education required to provide letter to students re each student’s loans, estimated cost of attendance, amount of grants, and information on financial literacy - Act 284

Support accounts for individuals with disabilities (ABLE accounts): provisions authorizing creation repealed; tax benefit contributions to accounts in other states continues; excluded from income re long-term care program eligibility; Internal Revenue Code provisions - Act 312

Support accounts for individuals with disabilities created, based on the federal ABLE program [Sec. 316e, 2118e, f, 2124e, 2186s, 9337 (2j)] - Act 55

financial institutions, department of Financial Institutions, Department of

Cemetery authority licensure requirements revised, religious associations and deposit of care funds provisions; DSPS administration of cemeteries and DFI regulation of cemetery authorities transferred to the Cemetery Board, salesperson licensure provision; rules established for disposition of occupied cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces; certain penalty provisions increased - Act 237

DFI general program operations: annual transfer reduced [Sec. 497m] - Act 55

DFI may require electronic filing [Sec. 3570] - Act 55

Railroad conveyances: DFI duties transferred to the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads [Sec. 3527d-h, 9314 (3f)] - Act 55

Revised Uniform Partnership Act adopted, with modifications - Act 295

financial institutions, department of _ administrative rules Financial Institutions, Department of -- Administrative rules

Charitable organizations, professional fund-raisers, fund-raising counsel, and professional employer organizations: registration and other requirements revised; DFI rules modified [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 60.01, 60.02, 60.03, 60.04, 60.05, 60.06, 60.07, 60.075, 60.08] - Act 163

Credit union operations statutory changes; DFI rule revisions [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 14.03, DFI-CU 63.03, 69.02, DFI-SL 12.03, DFI-SB 12.03] - Act 304

DFI rules modified re UCC Article 9 filings made in an office of register of deeds; DOR rules modified re real estate transfer fee, register of deeds provision [Admin.Code DFI-CCS 7.03; Tax 15.04] - Act 38

financial literacy Financial literacy, see Literacy

financial responsibility, proof of Financial responsibility, Proof of, see Solid waste management

fines Fines, see also Forfeiture; Sentences and penalties

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

Cemetery authority licensure requirements revised, religious associations and deposit of care funds provisions; DSPS administration of cemeteries and DFI regulation of cemetery authorities transferred to the Cemetery Board, salesperson licensure provision; rules established for disposition of occupied cemetery lots and mausoleum spaces; certain penalty provisions increased - Act 237

Commercial feed and feed product requirements: penalties for violations revised - Act 244

``Lead-bearing paint" and ``lead poisoning or lead exposure" definitions revised; civil and criminal penalties modified [Sec. 4045p, 4048d-4049e, 9318 (1v)] - Act 55

Liquid manure transported along highway rights-of-way: utility permit and driveway permit requirements created; penalty and appeal provisions - Act 231

Motor vehicles acquired for scrap metal or junking: motor vehicle salvage dealer required to examine title certificate, penalty provisions; ``motor vehicle scavenger" defined [Sec. 3434c-w, 3564b-y, 9445 (2u), 9452 (3u)] - Act 55

Transportation network companies: licensure program created; DSPS duties; fee, insurance, airport, penalty, and ordinance provisions - Act 16

UW parking fees and fines may be used for campus safety and transportation-related programs; Building Commission prohibited from authorizing general fund borrowing re construction of UW parking facilities - Act 185

fire Fire

Automatic fire sprinklers: DSPS may not promulgate or enforce rule requiring in one- or two-family dwelling [Sec. 2714m, n] - Act 55

Automatic fire suppression systems for certain buildings on fairgrounds: DSPS requirement and enactment or enforcement of ordinance requiring prohibited if certain conditions are met - Act 240

Forest fire suppression and prevention grants changed to biennial appropriation [Sec. 634] - Act 55

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, historic landmark designation, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - Act 176

Public fire protection charges on municipal water utility bill: person who owns certain adjacent parcels are billed as one parcel [Sec. 3528k] - Act 55

Seasonal placement of a Christmas tree in the Capitol rotunda or a church: prohibiting promulgation or enforcement of a DSPS rule and enactment or enforcement of an ordinance re fire safety - Act 333

Sporting heritage grants and Fox River Navigational System Authority funding repealed; funding for Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission; forestry and fire prevention study revised [Sec. 635, 635d, 1036c-e, 1057, 3949, 3950, 9132 (4c), 9432 (1c)] - Act 55

Wells used for fire protection or to provide water to a single family or multifamily residence is not considered a high capacity well; DNR approval, annual pumping report, and fee provisions - Act 177

fire department Fire department

Child and family support obligations: public employee income continuation insurance and duty disability benefits may be assigned for support or arrearage payments [Sec. 1401, 1473, 1782, 4252, 4605-4607, 9306 (2)] - Act 55

Compatible offices and positions: EMT, volunteer fire fighter, or first responder whose compensation does not exceed set amounts may also hold an elective office in the same city, town, or village - Act 341