2017 Acts Index

GPS device used to monitor certain sex offenders and persons who have violated certain injunctions: term of contract between DOC and vendor modified - Act 346

datcp DATCP, see Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of

day care Day care

Asset revisions re financial eligibility requirements for W-2, Wisconsin Shares, and FoodShare; DCF and DHS required to perform periodic review of public benefit database and compare to national databases that contain death records - Act 269

Background check changes re child care program, caregiver, and nonclient resident of the child care provider's home; changes to training requirement for Wisconsin Shares reimbursement; emergency rules [Sec. 380, 394, 397, 776-784, 786-833, 835a, 836-843, 845, 846, 849-854, 871-873, 876-880, 1626-1628, 2245, 9106 (1), 9406 (2)] - Act 59

Child care programs established or contracted for by school boards with Wisconsin Shares funding: DCF oversight [Sec. 785, 834, 1625] - Act 59

Epinephrine auto-injectors: use and supply of by authorized individuals allowed; definition provision - Act 133

FoodShare employment and training program (FSET): all able-bodied adults required to participate, exceptions noted; Wisconsin Shares, LAB audit, and USDA provisions - Act 264

Iron and steel slag managed as an item of value is not included in definition of ``solid waste”; use of unencapsulated slag prohibited near a residential dwelling or school or daycare facility without DNR approval - Act 285

Rates paid to foster parent or kinship care relative increased [Sec. 773-775, 9406 (1)] - Act 59

Wisconsin Shares approved activities: grace period for individuals that permanently cease participating; temporary break in participation provision [Sec. 848, 856-865, 875, 9306 (1)] - Act 59

Wisconsin Shares eligibility: limit on liquid assets [Sec. 847, 869, 9306 (3)] - Act 59

Wisconsin Shares eligibility requirements and authorized hours revisions [Sec. 855, 866, 870, 874] - Act 59

Wisconsin Shares: funding for child care subsidies and bonuses for four- and five-star rated facilities increased - Act 236

Wisconsin Shares partial subsidy if gross income exceeds 200 percent of poverty line; exit threshold re gross income exceeding 85 percent state median income [Sec. 867-868b, 9406 (3)] - Act 59

dcf DCF, see Children and Families, Department of

deaf and hearing impaired Deaf and hearing impaired

Telecommunications relay service administration transferred from DOA to PSC [Sec. 418, 1701, 1702, 9101 (4)] - Act 59

death Death, see also Estate of deceased person; Transplant

Asset revisions re financial eligibility requirements for W-2, Wisconsin Shares, and FoodShare; DCF and DHS required to perform periodic review of public benefit database and compare to national databases that contain death records - Act 269

Expanding list of traffic violations for which operating privilege is suspended and attendance at a vehicle right-of-way course is required; great bodily harm or death of another, failure to complete course, and forfeiture provisions - Act 105

Hospice worker authorization to transfer controlled substances of deceased person to drug disposal program established - Act 99

Investigational drugs, devices, and biological products: access to by eligible patients and limitation of liability provisions - Act 165

Model Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act implemented re requiring insurers to compare their records to the federal Social Security Administration’s Death Master File - Act 192

Terminally ill individual participating in a charity fishing or hunting-related event: DNR to treat as if the person is a resident re hunting and fishing approvals - Act 182

death benefit Death benefit

National guard and state defense force members on state active duty: continuation of pay for injured members, death gratuity, and reemployment rights; DMA and DOA duties - Act 274

debt, public Debt, Public, see also Bonds; Industrial development

DNR bonding limit increases re nonpoint source water pollution abatement, urban storm water and runoff, flood control, riparian restoration, and dam safety [Sec. 488, 489, 490] - Act 59

Harbor improvement grants: DOT bonding limit increased [Sec. 492] - Act 59

Levy limit negative adjustment for debt service; fire protection purposes specified [Sec. 985, 985c, 9331 (1), (1w)] - Act 59

Major highway projects and transportation administrative facilities: revenue bond limit increased [Sec. 1224] - Act 59

Rail property acquisitions and improvement: bonding authority increased [Sec. 493] - Act 59

Refunding tax-supported and self-amortizing general obligation debt [Sec. 495] - Act 59

Safe drinking water loan program: bonding limit increased [Sec. 487] - Act 59

Soil and Water Resource Management Program bonding authority [Sec. 494] - Act 59

Veteran mortgage loans and clean water fund program: DVA and DNR bonding authority reduced [Sec. 486, 496] - Act 59

debt and debtors Debt and debtors, see also Scholarships and loans

Private label credit card bad debt: effective date re sales tax return adjustments changed [Sec. 2265, 9438 (2)] [2265 -- partial veto] - Act 59

UI law revisions re collection of debt, joint and several liability of fiscal agents, eligibility provisions re requests for information and concealment of certain payments, drug testing, appropriation, and technical changes - Act 157

decedent Decedent, see Estate of deceased person

deeds Deeds, see Real property

deer Deer, see Hunting

dem _division of emergency management_ DEM (Division of Emergency Management), see Military Affairs, Department of

dentistry Dentistry

Dental care defined re legal custodian providing ordinary medical and dental care for child in out-of-home care - Act 259

Dental hygienists: expanding circumstances in which they can practice - Act 20

Dental practices: preservation and transfer of patient health care records requirements; contract between dentist and hygienist cannot require minimum number of patients or procedures quota - Act 116

Dental reimbursement pilot project in MA program: counties added under certain conditions and DHS biennial report required - Act 344

Dental services by facilities serving individuals with disabilities: enhanced MA reimbursement rates, conditions and waiver provisions [Sec. 928f] - Act 59

deoxyribonucleic acid _d.n.a._ Deoxyribonucleic acid (D.N.A.), see Genetics and genetic testing

depository institution Depository institution, see Financial institution

deposits relating to government funds Deposits relating to government funds, see Bank -- Deposit -- Public

detf DETF, see Employee Trust Funds, Department of

developmental disabilities Developmental disabilities, see Intellectual disabilities

dfi DFI, see Financial Institutions, Department of

dha DHA, see Hearings and Appeals, Division of

dhhs DHHS, see United States -- Health and Human Services, Department of

dhs DHS, see Health Services, Department of -- specific subheading

diesel fuel Diesel fuel, see Fuel

dietitian Dietitian, see Medical service -- Occupations

digger_s hotline _one_call system_ Digger's Hotline (one-call system), see Telephone

director of state courts Director of State Courts, see State Courts, Director of

disabled persons Disabled persons, see Persons with disabilities

disabled veteran Disabled veteran, see Veteran

disaster Disaster, see Natural disaster

discovery proceedings Discovery proceedings, see Court -- Procedure

discrimination Discrimination

Financial assistance for lead-containing customer-side water service lines: water public utility and political subdivision may provide; conditions, ordinance, and PSC duties - Act 137

discrimination in employment Discrimination in employment

Fair employment law revisions re state and local government agencies denying a license based on arrest or conviction record; rule-making authority and emergency rule provisions - Act 278

discrimination in housing Discrimination in housing

Landlord and tenant regulations revised; political subdivision authority modified re historic properties, municipal dwelling inspection, levy limit reduction and garbage collection exception, and certain fees; public utility service to rental dwelling units; municipal utility arrearage collection; eviction action procedural changes; removing case management information from CCAP; open housing law re service, assistance, or emotional support animals; municipal administrative review; enforcement of rental unit energy efficiency program; local government rental property inspection program - Act 317

disease Disease, see also Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Animal -- Disease; Vaccination

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia: DHS to award grants to increase awareness in rural and underserved urban areas for 2017-18 fiscal year - Act 186

Communicable disease control and prevention: grants to local health departments [Sec. 370r, 1791c] - Act 59

School Safety, Office of, created in DOJ; school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills; mandatory reporting of threats of violence; DOJ grants for school safety; open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated; reports and penalty provisions - Act 143

Tuberculosis screening questionnaire required of school district employees, including MPS; practitioner duties specified - Act 107

district attorney District attorney

Aiding a person suffering from an overdose or adverse reaction and immunity from controlled substance prosecution: revisions to 2017 WisAct 33 re initial applicability clause, bail jumping immunity, and sunset the bail jumping changes [Sec. 2251xg-xs, 2265r, 9452 (2x)] - Act 59

Prosecutor Board established; State Prosecutors Office created and attached to DOA; automated justice information system and administrative rules and bills affecting the State Prosecutors Office provisions [Sec. 1e, L, 31n, 68g, 171b, c, 460r, 507g, 508f, 1712h, 1740g, 1758g, 1762s, 2261g-q, r, s, 2262c-g, 9101 (7p), 9401 (1p)] [vetoed] - Act 59

Special prosecutor to assist DA: court may appoint in certain counties, DOA certification of backlog provision [Sec. 2261qm, rm, rt] - Act 59

dlt _division for libraries and technology_ DLT (Division for Libraries and Technology), see Public Instruction, Department of

dma DMA, see Military Affairs, Department of

d.n.a. _deoxyribonucleic acid_ D.N.A. (Deoxyribonucleic acid), see Genetics and genetic testing

dnr DNR, see Natural Resources, Department of -- specific subheading

doa DOA, see Administration, Department of -- specific subheading

doc DOC, see Corrections, Department of

dogs Dogs