2015 Acts Index

Town zoning ordinance provision revised re approval by county board; withdrawing from coverage of a county zoning ordinance and county development plan; shoreland and floodplain zoning ordinances; and plat and certified survey map approval - Act 178

Town zoning ordinance re shorelands permitted under certain conditions - Act 41

siblings Siblings, see Family

sign Sign, see Road -- Marking

silviculture Silviculture, see Forestry

skiing Skiing, see Recreation

slaughterhouse Slaughterhouse, see Livestock and meat

small loan Small loan

Payday loan licensee: authority to conduct other business expanded [Sec. 3443f-m] [vetoed] - Act 55

snowmobile Snowmobile

Antique snowmobile registration revisions re valid period and trail use sticker [Sec. 4356, 4357, 9332 (1)] - Act 55

Recreation vehicle registration and regulation revisions; hunting, trapping, and fishing approval and regulation revisions; place of trial for certain fish and game law violations; DNR duties and electronic system for accessing approvals and certificates; enforcement, penalty, and emergency rule provisions - Act 89

Supplemental snowmobile trail aids: insufficient funding revision [Sec. 4359m] [vetoed] - Act 55

social security Social security

UI law: unemployment program integrity fund sunset repealed; concurrent receipt of UI and SSDI or WC modified; administrative and judicial review of UI decisions; and various other changes - Act 334

social service Social service, see County -- Human services; Public assistance

soldier Soldier, see Military personnel

soldier _ education Soldier -- Education, see Veteran -- Education

soldier _ relief Soldier -- Relief, see Veteran -- Relief

solicitor general Solicitor general, see Attorney General

solid waste management Solid waste management, see also Recycling

Local levy limit covered service exception for political subdivisions that own and operate a landfill [Sec. 1986f, 9329 (3c)] - Act 55

Proof of financial responsibility of landfill owner: escrow account and irrevocable trust options revised, corporate bonds provisions - Act 50

southeastern wisconsin fox river commission Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission

Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission for the Illinois Fox River basin: jurisdiction expanded, board of commissioners modified, and other administration changes - Act 226

spd SPD, see Public defender

special assessment Special assessment, see Property tax -- Assessment

special educational needs Special educational needs, see Children -- Special educational needs

special interest vehicle Special interest vehicle, see Motor vehicle -- Taxation or registration

speech_language pathologist Speech-language pathologist, see Trades and occupations

speed limit Speed limit, see Motor vehicle -- Regulation -- Speed

sports Sports, see Athletics; Hunting; School -- Health program

sprinkler system Sprinkler system, see Fire

ssdi _social security disability income_ SSDI (Social security disability income), see Social security

stalking Stalking, see Crime and criminals

stamp sales Stamp sales, see Sales

standardized test Standardized test, see School -- Evaluation and testing

state advertising State advertising, see Advertising -- State

state agencies State agencies, see also specific agency or department

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

DOR may charge debtors a collection fee re debt collected for state agencies [Sec. 2463] - Act 55

DVA: appropriation for funds received from other state agencies [Sec. 771m, n] - Act 55

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

GPR and PR appropriation lapses from the 2013-15 fiscal biennium (2013 WisAct 20) extended into the 2016-17 fiscal year [Sec. 4749] - 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

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

LAB authority to access all state agency documents clarified; GAB to provide investigatory records to LAB - Act 2

Postage appropriation in DOA for state agency costs [Sec. 789] - Act 55

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; content of economic impact analysis of proposed administrative rules; standard for judicial review of certain state agency actions and decisions; and DNR and DATCP contested case hearings - Act 391

State agency biennial budget request requirements modified re state operations budget - Act 201

State agency budget requests modified [Sec. 272d, h, i] [vetoed] - Act 55

Unfunded retirement liability debt service: DOA may require state agencies to pay directly to state in lieu of lapsing or transferring an amount to the general fund; employees of the former UWHC Board provision added [Sec. 293d-p] [vetoed] - 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

state bank State bank, see Bank

state buildings State buildings, see Public building; State capitol

state capitol State capitol

100th Anniversary State Capitol Commemoration Committee: JCLO to establish [Sec. 9127 (1j)] [vetoed] - 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

state courts, director of State Courts, Director of

Electronic juvenile court records made available to a county department of human or social services re child welfare or juvenile justice intake or dispositional services; CCAP provision - Act 144

GPR appropriations consolidated re circuit court, Director of State Courts, and State Law Library; costs imposed on operator of aircraft under the influence or with prohibited BAC [Sec. 752, 778, 782, 829-847, 4598-4603, 4616, 4618, 4631, 4735, 4746, 9307 (1), 9407 (1f), (2f)] - Act 55

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: date of legal holiday changed (remedial legislation) - Act 198

state debt State debt, see Debt, Public

state employee State employee, see Public employee, and its subheadings

state employment relations, office of State Employment Relations, Office of

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 [Sec. 14-17, 105d, 116-119, 121, 125, 135, 136d, 236, 240, 262-269, 275, 464, 813-822, 884-902, 916, 918, 919, 927, 930, 933, 1136, 1391-1398, 1400, 1407, 1408, 1465, 1627, 1830, 1909, 2103, 2481, 2484, 3139, 3148-3154, 3162, 3167-3172, 3585, 3596, 3623-3662, 3667, 3674-3710, 3711-3777, 3780-3796, 3798, 3805, 3810, 4225, 4253, 4326, 4713, 4742, 9112 (1c), 9140 (1)] [105d, 136d, 9112 (1c) -- vetoed] - Act 55

state finance State finance, see Appropriation; Budget bills and process; Debt, Public

state government State government, see Administration, Department of -- specific subheading; Budget bills and process; Interstate relations; Reorganization of state government; Reorganization of state government -- Attached under s.15.03; State agencies; Statutes -- Revision

state land State land, see Public land

state law library State Law Library, see Supreme Court

state lottery State lottery, see Lottery

state office building State office building

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

DOT building replacement in City of Madison is not subject to municipal zoning ordinance or regulation [Sec. 44b, m] [vetoed] - Act 55

state officers State officers, see Legislature -- Member; Public officers

state park State park, see also Forestry

Campground and state park and trail fees revised; DNR study on additional revenue for state parks required [Sec. 1037e, g, 1038e, g, 1046b-j, 3580m, 9132 (4f), 9432 (2f)] - Act 55

State park and forest roads and roads along LWSR funding [Sec. 640g, r, 2569m] - Act 55

State park vehicle admission sticker fees increased [Sec. 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040] - Act 55

state patrol State patrol, see Traffic officer

state prison State prison, see Prison

state public defender State Public Defender, see Public defender

state registrar State Registrar, see Vital statistics

state superintendent of public instruction State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Microsoft IT Academy coordinator: Superintendent of Public Instruction to designate [Sec. 3186g] - Act 55

Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program for first class cities created; commissioner, advisory council, and county executive duties specified; transfer of schools to the program; surplus property and sale of school buildings provisions [Sec. 63m, 64m, 66d-67r, 567m, 1389f, 1907p, 1923m, 1948f, p, 1966m, 3184p, r, 3229r, s, 3245s, 3248h, 3266h, m, o, 3358b-w, 3384c-3386t, 3387n, 3391dm, 3483g, r, 4702r, 9334 (3j)] [3387n -- partial veto] - Act 55

Remedial courses in English and math: UW System required to report on high schools with graduates who, based on placement tests, are required to take; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties - Act 28

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

Virtual marketplace for digital educational resources: Superintendent of Public Instruction to enter into contracts for and DPI to host [Sec. 560m, 3193s] [vetoed] - Act 55