2019 Acts Index

COVID-19 pandemic: state government response - Act 185

Governmental deadlines and training requirements suspended during the 2020 public health emergency, exceptions specified [Sec. 81, 106 (2)] - Act 185

State entity allowed to waive any in-person requirement during the 2020 public health emergency, definition provision [Sec. 80] - Act 185

state capitol State capitol

State capitol and grounds: DOA to study safety and security in consultation with City of Madison Police Department, report required [Sec. 9101 (1f)] [vetoed] - Act 9

state courts, director of State Courts, Director of

Certificate of qualification for employment procedure created for persons convicted of a crime, conditions and civil liability exemption provisions; Council on Offender Employment, created; report required - Act 123

Circuit court: additional branches allocated by the Director of State Courts; biennial budget request provision - Act 184

state debt State debt, see Debt, Public

state employee State employee, see Public employee

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

state government State government, see Budget bills and process; Reorganization of state government; Reorganization of state government — Attached under s.15.03; State agencies

state historical society of wisconsin _shsw_ State Historical Society of Wisconsin (SHSW), see Historical society

state lottery State lottery, see Lottery

state park State park

Insect repellant for sale in state parks and forests: DNR to make available - Act 74

Lyme disease: DNR awareness campaign requirements, state park brochure provision - Act 158

Lyme disease informational signs: DNR and DHS to collaborate on signs for state parks, trails, recreational areas, and forests - Act 73

State trails: repair funding, trails specified [Sec. 180m, 9132 (3x)] [9132 (3x) -- vetoed] - Act 9

Stewardship Program: amount obligated for water infrastructure projects in state parks increased - Act 93

state patrol State patrol, see Traffic officer

state superintendent of public instruction State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Read to Lead Development Council and fund repealed [Sec. 39, 166, 214, 218, 336, 341, 522] - Act 9

Teacher preparatory program: Superintendent of Public Instruction may approve, conditions set - Act 84

state trust fund State trust fund, see Trust fund

stewardship program Stewardship Program, see Natural resource

sth _state trunk highway_ STH (State trunk highway), see Road, and its subheadings

storm water Storm water, see Water — Pollution

student aids or loans Student aids or loans, see Scholarships and loans

student id cards Student ID cards, see Identification cards

studies Studies, see also Reports; specific subject

Mileage-based fees and tolling study [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1082m] [vetoed] - Act 9

State capitol and grounds: DOA to study safety and security in consultation with City of Madison Police Department, report required [Sec. 9101 (1f)] [vetoed] - Act 9

Wireless services and infrastructure provider regulatory framework for state and political subdivisions, right-of-way provisions; setback requirements by political subdivisions for mobile service support structures authorized; Rights-of-Way Study Committee created, study required - Act 14

substance abuse Substance abuse, see Alcohol and other drug abuse

suicide Suicide, see Death

sunset Sunset, see also specific subject

Agricultural development loan guarantee program changes, sunset and fee provisions - Act 62

Autocycles exempt from emission inspections; registration plates for autocycles previously registered as motorcycles, sunset provision - Act 173

Child care quality rating system incentives, sunset provision [Sec. 9106 (5f)] [vetoed] - Act 9

Dam safety aid program: sunset extended [Sec. 348p] - Act 9

Intelligent transportation systems and traffic control signals appropriations: sunset removed [Sec. 185-187] - Act 9

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: repeal provision of 2015 WisAct 116 that authorizes repeal of the statutes authorizing the compact - Act 49

Mental health consultation reimbursement sunset repealed [Sec. 678] - Act 9

Motor vehicle fuel tax: retailer refunds for evaporation sunsetted [Sec. 311m, 1067i-p, 9437 (6f)] - Act 9

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program: certain sunsets extended - Act 121

Supplemental transportation aids to towns created, sunset provision [Sec. 182m, 1091m] [1091m -- partial veto] - Act 9

TEACH program extended and modified [Sec. 88-117, 275, 1570, 1570f, 1811m, 9434 (4)] - Act 9

Treatment and diversion (TAD) pilot program for nonviolent offenders: sunset extended, report to JCF [Sec. 234, 235, 9127 (2), 9427 (2)] [9127 (2) -- partial veto] - Act 9

Wisconsin Reading Corps grant made annual, sunset eliminated [Sec. 167, 1421, 9434 (1)] - Act 9

superintendent of public instruction Superintendent of Public Instruction, see State Superintendent of Public Instruction

supervised release Supervised release, see Sex crimes

supreme court _ rule_making orders issued by Supreme Court — Rule-making orders issued by

"Ghostwriting," a form of limited scope representation (Wis. Stats. s. 802.05 (2m)), 4/17/20 - SCO 19-16

Making the record and court reporters (Wis. Stats. s. 751.02, 751.025, 757.46, 757.57), 4/22/19 - SCO 19-01

Online access to petitions for review and response, privacy considerations (Wis. Stats. s. 809.86), 1/29/20 - SCO 19-19

Transferring Iron County from the ninth judicial district to the tenth judicial district (Wis. Stats. s. 753.06 (9)(d), 757.60 (9), (10)), 2/13/20 - SCO 19-21

surveillance Surveillance, see Privacy

surveying and surveyors Surveying and surveyors

Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors required to promulgate rules re retired credential holder exemption from continuing education requirements but maintain professional title - Act 94

swatting Swatting, see Crime and criminals

swib _state of wisconsin investment board_ SWIB (State of Wisconsin Investment Board), see Investment Board

T T

tanf _temporary assistance for needy families_ TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), see Public assistance

taser Taser, see Firearms and dangerous weapons

tax credit Tax credit, see Corporation — Taxation; Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin; Income tax — Credit

tax exemption or relief Tax exemption or relief, see Income tax — Deduction; Property tax — Exemption; Sales tax — Exemption

taxation Taxation, see also specific tax

Interest and penalties due on general fund taxes or taxes and fees deposited in the transportation fund: Secretary of DOR may waive on case-by-case basis if failure to file is due to effects of 2020 public health emergency [Sec. 105 (14)] - Act 185

taxation _ assessment Taxation — Assessment, see Property tax — Assessment

tcs TCS, see Technical college; Technical College System Board

teacher Teacher

Minority teacher loan program eligibility modified - Act 35

teacher _ certificate Teacher — Certificate

Reciprocal teaching license provisions revised - Act 43

Special education teacher: initial licensure requirement modified - Act 44

Teacher preparatory program: Superintendent of Public Instruction may approve, conditions set - Act 84

technical college Technical college

Academic credits transferred from military transcripts to UW System schools or TCS schools: the student may object to the transfer - Act 147

Human trafficking: commercial driver education courses must include instruction on recognizing and preventing - Act 27

Late receipt of student’s veterans benefits: UW System school or technical college prohibited from taking adverse action - Act 47

National guard and other service members who withdraw from college when called to active duty: responsibilities of colleges revised and expands protections to students at all private institutions - Act 75

Northcentral Technical College: DWD grant for workforce training in county jail facilities [Sec. 9150 (7i)] [partial veto] - Act 9

Student ID cards: contact information for suicide prevention and crisis support hotlines required - Act 116

Veteran-related tuition grants for certain students enrolled at private nonprofit institutions that are Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members: HEAB required to offer, conditions set; UW and TCS fee remission provisions - Act 149

technical college system board Technical College System Board

Agreement on transferability of credits between UW Board of Regents and TCS Board revisions re core general education courses and adding program-to-program articulation agreements, report required; tribally controlled and private nonprofit colleges in this state allowed to participate - Act 46

``Individuals with disabilities" or ``impaired individuals" substituted for ``handicapped" in statutes administered by HEAB and TCS Board [Sec. 136, 374-385, 388, 392] - Act 9

technology Technology, see Data processing; Medical service