Acts Index

Commercial vessel regulations revised: double hull or tug escort required in certain cases, intoxicated boating law modified and open burning on prohibited  -  Act 290

County conservation aids: appropriation made continuing [Sec. 665, 674]  -  Act 27

Development opportunity or enterprise development opportunity zone provisions created; day care and environmental remediation credits established [Sec. 2879mn-ms, 3373t, 3377m-3381mm, 3393r, 3394mm, mp, 3395m, 3399f, 3399r-3403mm, 3404cgm-cm, 3406r, 3407m-3411mm, 3412rg, rr, 3438m, 3493m, 6895d, 6928c, 6933p, r, 6936p-s, v, 6939g, 9316 (1x), 9348 (6x), 9416 (4m)] [3377m, r, 3407m, r, — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Development zone: program and job credits revised; provisions re day care, environmental remediation, research and W-2 tax credits [partial veto]  -  Act 209

DOJ cost recovery and DNR agreement re environmental laws enforcement [Sec. 1014h-1015, 3066, 3608, 4146, 4351-4354, 4381, 4454r, 9336 (1)] [3066, 3608, 4146, 9336 (1) — partial veto; 1014m — vetoed]  -  Act 27

Emergency response teams: grants and immunity from civil liability for local sponsoring agencies; exemption from emergency rules procedures  -  Act 13

Environmental and regulatory services and International and export development, Divisions of, created in DOD; administrator appointed outside classified service [Sec. 126m, mg, 9416 (4g)]  -  Act 27

Environmental contamination remediation: restriction on solicitation of funds revised [Sec. 35, 654, 655, 1415, 4350]  -  Act 27

Environmental education: DNR authorized to charge fees; funding for MacKenzie environmental center [Sec. 737m, r, 1355, 1356]  -  Act 27

Environmental repair appropriations; moneys from cost recovery deposited in environmental fund [Sec. 652w, 653w, 3320m, 4327r, s, 4331g-i, 4381g]  -  Act 27

Environmental statutes (chap. 144, Wis.Stats.) renumbered and reorganized  -  Act 227

Hazardous material transportation registration fees: collection re administrative rule specified; estimated transportation fund revenue decreased  -  Act 113

Hazardous pollution prevention program revised; DOD board deleted, council created; DNR and U.W. duties set [Sec. 127, 129, 510, 1773-1775, 4321-4325, 4337-4349, 6908-6915, 9116 (1)]  -  Act 27

Hazardous waste facility discharge: use of net worth method as proof of financial responsibility for corrective action authorized  -  Act 63

High-volume industrial waste use in highway improvements; procedure re DOT as defendant in actions [Sec. 3519je-jt, 4319m, 4330m]  -  Act 27

epilepsy Epilepsy

Epilepsy services grant funding revised [Sec. 2303m]  -  Act 27

equal education Equal education, see Discrimination in education

equines Equines, see Horses

erosion control Erosion control, see Soil and soil conservation

escrow account Escrow account, see Veteran — Housing

estate _ joint tenancy Estate — Joint tenancy

Surviving joint tenant: disclaim rights to property permitted  -  Act 360

estate of deceased person Estate of deceased person, see also Wills

DETF revisions re WRS lump sum payment, intestate or abandoned accounts notification, life insurance to certain Milwaukee teachers and application date for long-term disability insurance benefits (remedial legislation)  -  Act 414

Estate recovery for certain disease aids costs: provisions created [Sec. 3044b-j, 7065b, c, 7190b, c, 7191b, c, 7193b, c, 7194b, c, 7195b, c, 7197b, c, 7198b, c, 7199b, c, y, 7200b, c, 7206b, c, 9126 (32g), 9426 (24g)]  -  Act 27

MA expense recovery by DHSS re estate property, joint banking and payable on death accounts [Sec. 3074, 7065, 7190, 7196, 7200, 7201-7205]  -  Act 27

Summary proceedings of estate property: coverage expanded; purchaser protection specified  -  Act 355

Termination of decedent's interest in property: procedure revised  -  Act 182

estate tax Estate tax

Instalment payments of [Sec. 3430-3432, 9348 (2)]  -  Act 27

ethics Ethics

Convicted felons and persons convicted of misdemeanor involving violation of public trust: eligibility to hold public office revised. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [AJR-16]  -  JR-28

Private interest in public contract: law revised  -  Act 435

ethics board Ethics board

Lobbying fee increases: initial applicability of 1995 WisAct 27 clarified [Sec. 83, 84]  -  Act 216

Principal registration and authorizations and lobbyist licenses: fees adjusted [Sec. 37-41, 9422 (1)]  -  Act 27

eviction Eviction, see Landlord and tenant

evidence Evidence

Criminal discovery laws revised  -  Act 387

Personal injury actions: discovery of information re medical records permitted  -  Act 345

Recorded communications in felony proceedings: disclosure of one-party consent recordings expanded  -  Act 30

examining board Examining board, see Regulation and licensing, Department of

exceptional educational needs Exceptional educational needs, see Children — Special education

executors and administrators Executors and administrators, see Trust fund

expenses of legislators Expenses of legislators, see Legislature — Member — Compensation

export Export, see Industrial development

exposition district Exposition district, see Public building

expulsion of pupils Expulsion of pupils, see School — Discipline

f - F -

fair Fair, see also State fair

County fair aids increased [Sec. 481h]  -  Act 27

fair employment Fair employment, see Discrimination in employment

family Family

Child care economics: laws revised re school board contracts with day care centers, pupil transportation, outdoor play space, child care on other than first floor and kindergarten and prekindergarten programs  -  Act 439

Children's code: statement of legislative purpose modified and expanded; American Indian child provisions specified  -  Act 275

Crimes against children and person responsible for a child: coverage expanded to stepparent  -  Act 214

Custody of child transferred to relative: judge authorized to give if no less drastic alternative available; adoption of child by relative  -  Act 275

Domestic abuse arrests: no-contact period increased  -  Act 304

Domestic abuse grant revisions [Sec. 939, 2340-2345, 2346-2348]  -  Act 27

Family literacy advocate and statewide program created [Sec. 48g, 9124 (1q)]  -  Act 27

Foster care provided by nonlegally responsible relatives: county funding revision [Sec. 848, 889]  -  Act 27

Wisconsin works kinship care: provision created re child care by a relative; guardianship and adoption provisions  -  Act 289

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

Child and spousal support receipt and disbursement: county board may designate duties  -  Act 279

Child or family support nonpayment: automatic lien on boat or vessel; DNR to provide owner list to county  -  Act 287

Child support and paternity programs transferred from DHSS to DILHR [Sec. 843m-r, 847b, 871b, 872b, 1154c, 2027m, p, 2128m, 2134q, 2157x, 2158b, 2160b, 2276c-e, 2896b, 2898b, 2915b, 3970m, 7098c, e, 7104tm, 7108c, 9426 (30gbz)]  -  Act 27

Child support application fee use re filing of petition [Sec. 7163, 9310 (1), 9410 (1)]  -  Act 27

Child support, Bureau of, and Office of child care transferred from DHFS to DILJD  -  Act 404

Child support nonpayment: suspension of vehicle operation privilege provided  -  Act 401

Child support program: DHSS contracting for enforcement and collection [Sec. 866, 2129]  -  Act 27

Child support stipulation fee waiver [Sec. 7154r, 9310 (1g)]  -  Act 27

County child support appropriations consolidated; DOA to review and lapse funds [Sec. 844, 845, 868, 2130m, 2134, 2159, 2895, 2897, 2914, 9226 (1)] [868 — partial veto]  -  Act 27

Custodial parent allowed to obtain information about noncustodial parent; conditions specified  -  Act 187

Delinquent child support obligors: public awareness program; publication and identification of individuals  -  Act 12

Dependent of a veteran: definition modified  -  Act 255

Nonsupport cases against indigent persons: SPD representation eliminated [Sec. 7266-7268, 9344 (3)]  -  Act 27

Paternity determination proceedings and disclosure of court records  -  Act 275

WEJT for noncustodial parents: judges authorized to order participation in another county [Sec. 7105, 7107, 9326 (7)]  -  Act 27

Wisconsin works kinship care: provision created re child care by a relative; guardianship and adoption provisions  -  Act 289

family court commissioner Family court commissioner

Custodial parent moving with, or removing, child after divorce: notification and objection procedure revised  -  Act 70

Paternity determination proceedings and disclosure of court records  -  Act 275

family practice clinic and program Family practice clinic and program, see University of Wisconsin — College of medicine

farm and farming Farm and farming, see also Agricultural credit; Farmland preservation; Fur farm; Game

Agricultural activities alleged to be nuisances: law revised re zoning ordinances, available remedies and awards of costs  -  Act 149

Agricultural technology and family farm programs at U.W. Madison [Sec.1775hd, hf]  -  Act 27

Farm progress days 1996: DOT may not charge sponsors for state traffic patrol services; charge for certain other costs permitted [Sec. 9162 (3m)] [vetoed]  -  SB-565

Farm trucks exempted from motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program; sunset provided  -  Act 137