Wisconsin Legislature: County

Penalty surcharge revisions; youth diversion grant reductions; transfer of receipts to handgun purchaser checks [Sec. 174r, 187g, 291r, 293r, 356c-358n, 358t, 359r, 363r, 394r, 415L-q, s-v, w, 437d, 9109 (1p), 9229 (1p), 9429 (2p), (3p)] - Act 25

Private business prison employment program appropriation transfer [Sec. 9209 (2)] - Act 25

Sex offender management: Corr.Dept authorized to charge fee to registered offenders [Sec. 287, 2223] - Act 25

Sex offender registered with Corr.Dept: intentionally photographing, filming, or videotaping person under age 17 without written consent of parent, guardian, or custodian prohibited; felony provision - Act 432

Sexual reassignment surgery or hormonal therapy re appearance of opposite gender: Corr.Dept prohibited from using state or federal funds to provide or facilitate - Act 105

Sexually violent person commitment procedures revised; definitions modified - Act 434

Statewide automated child welfare information system confidentiality and information sharing [Sec. 1023, 1226, 2462] - Act 25

Statewide automated child welfare information system: revisions re entering information about certain individuals, access to information by Corr.Dept and certain county agencies, and notifying individuals before their information is entered into the system - Act 406

Unit supervisor positions deleted [Sec. 2221m] [vetoed] - AB-100

Voting and registration procedures for convicted felons created; notification re ineligibility to vote during parole or extended supervision [vetoed] - SB-42

Youth diversion program transferred from OJA to Corr.Dept; funding for contract with organization in City of Racine [Sec. 81r, 88k-p, 295m, 358p, 414t, 415r, wg-x, 2221g, 9101 (9k)] [88p — partial veto; 415x — vetoed] - Act 25

cosmetologyCosmetology

Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board membership revised re aesthetician - Act 314

councilsCouncils, see Municipality — Council; specific subject

counselorCounselor, see Psychology; School — Health program; Trades and occupations

countyCounty, see also name of specific county

Attorney fees for protective services officers re certain criminal proceedings: municipality, county, school district, or technical college district required to reimburse under certain conditions; definition provision - Act 73

Emergency management programs of local governments required to include Mutual Aid Box Alarm System; Adjutant General to promulgate rules - Act 257

Firearms and ammunition manufacturers, importers, dealers, trade associations, shooting range owners, and sportsmen's clubs: bringing actions against prohibited; civil liability immunity provisions [vetoed] - AB-56

High-voltage transmission line construction: authorizing conveyance of property owned by county, city, village, town, or public board or commission to an electric utility if it received certain certificate from PSC; fair market value provisions - Act 24

Highways in need of repair and accumulation of snow or ice: liability of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages revised [vetoed] - AB-509

Public library organization and funding revisions - Act 420

Septage disposal revisions: municipal sewage system disposal fees, private sewage system maintenance, Clean Water Fund loans, sewage treatment plant planning, septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations, septage servicing, and enforcement; Comm.Dept and DNR provisions - Act 347

county _ boardCounty — Board

County board of supervisors: decrease in number permitted; redistricting requirements; intradecade redistricting plan enactment by petition and referendum permitted; common council may revise boundaries of certain aldermanic districts; exception for certain counties; staggered term provision - Act 100

County supervisory districts: contiguous provision revised - Act 235

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions - Act 248

Zoning adjustment board or board of appeals: appointment of alternate members required; majority vote needed to take action if quorum is present - Act 34

county _ clerkCounty — Clerk, see County — Officers

county _ electionsCounty — Elections

Electronic voting system standards: generation of paper record; recount of votes; access to software components; minimum font size on ballot requirement removed; Elections Board authority specified; municipality and county contract provision - Act 92

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions - Act 248

county _ financeCounty — Finance

Crime victim and witness surcharge increased; surcharge on certain forfeitures; county reimbursement for services [Sec. 2450d-r, 2468m-2471, 9307 (2e), 9329 (1), (2)] - Act 25

Debt related to property tax: county or municipality may certify to DOR for setoff from state tax refunds; definition provision - Act 454

Fines and forfeitures imposed by circuit court unrelated to transportation: percentage retained by county [vetoed] - AB-152

General transportation aids to local governments increased [Sec. 1739-1741] - Act 25

Municipal court contract with collection agency re forfeitures, assessments, and surcharges: local governments to share in cost of collection - Act 305

Municipal revenue sharing agreement: county may enter into with another county, municipality, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band - Act 98

Public library revisions re county tax, recurring payments and wages, investing gifts or endowments, remote access to electronic database, and membership of public library boards - Act 226

Residents of state centers for the developmentally disabled deemed appropriate for community care: revision re charging counties for services [Sec. 1229] - Act 25

Surplus land sale or conveyance by DOT: conditions modified; sale to county, municipality, local school district, and DNR provisions created; ``appraised value" replaces ``fair market value"; biennial report re inventory of surplus land revised - Act 392

TID creation by counties in which no cities or villages are located authorized; approval of all town boards required - Act 357

county _ health departmentCounty — Health department

Lead hazard investigation and remediation [Sec. 2134-2144] - Act 25

Local health department definition modified re city health department that has withdrawn from a city-county or city-city health department - Act 220

county _ human servicesCounty — Human services

Child placed for adoption: statement in child's permanency plan about appropriate placement with sibling's foster parent, adoptive parent, or proposed adoptive parent required; ``sibling" definition provision - Act 448

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re child abuse investigations of noncaregivers, definition of ``relative", holding a child in custody, provision of information to relative caregivers, and placement of a child for adoption - Act 232

Elder abuse law revisions re terminology, reporting of, investigations, services, and confidentiality; counties permitted to assist adults-at-risk who are under age 60; ``financial exploitation" defined - Act 388

Family Care resource centers and care management organizations: DHFS authority to contract with certain entities to provide, JCF approval; pilot project requirements integrated into contract requirements; provisions re DHFS use of capitation payments re long-term care services, self-directed services option, evaluations, and increased funding for reimbursement for certain care provided by nursing homes; annual report re certain relocations or diversions required - Act 386

Female offender reintegration program grants [Sec. 880] - Act 25

Guardian appointment and subsidized guardianship payments; eligibility re MA, child care subsidy, and adoption assistance; federal waiver provision [Sec. 330, 843, 844, 851-855, 884, 885, 924-936, 938, 940-950, 952, 1024-1026, 1028-1044, 1078, 1080, 1081, 1150, 2441-2444, 2458-2461, 9121 (1)] [926 — vetoed] - Act 25

Guardianship and conservatorship laws revised - Act 387

Newborn child relinquished by parents and, after involuntary TPR is filed, is in DHFS custody: DHFS prohibited from petitioning juvenile or tribal court to transfer custody to county department or to tribe after certain amount of time - Act 296

Protective service system laws revised; provisions re admissions, transfers, definitions, nursing homes, attorney fees, hearings, procedural rights, guardian ad litem, evaluations, power of attorney, emergency protective placement, psychotropic medication, modification and termination of protective placements, SPD, and annual reviews and reports; court, county, and DHFS duties specified - Act 264

Shaken baby syndrome and impacted babies prevention: CANPB to prepare informational materials and distribution requirements; training for day care providers; instruction in schools required; DHFS duties specified - Act 165

Special education transition services and vocational opportunities available in counties: DPI, DWD, and DHFS to establish clearinghouse of information; Internet provision - Act 218

Specialized Transportation Assistance Program: aid held in trust by DOT expanded to cover services; deadline to apply for county proportionate share revised - Act 438

Statewide automated child welfare information system confidentiality and information sharing [Sec. 1023, 1226, 2462] - Act 25

Supplemental MA payments made from community aids: sunset removed [Sec. 1133, 2498-2510, 9121 (4)] - Act 25

TPR revisions re declarations of paternal interest, grounds, procedures, and appeals; adoption, foster parent, and CHIPS revisions; DHFS, SPD, and county department duties and authority specified - Act 293

county _ officersCounty — Officers, see also County — Board; Register of deeds; Sheriff

County highway commissioner: term of office of temporary appointee and procedure for filling vacancy modified - Act 401

County officers (clerk, treasurer, DA, coroner, elected surveyor, register of deeds, clerk of circuit court): terms of office changed to 4-year. Constitutional amendment (2nd consideration) [SJR-2] - JR-2

Post-election procedures: time for delivery of election materials, inspectors' statements, county and municipal clerk serving on board of canvassers, grounds for recall re local elective offices, retention of unused ballots, recount procedures, and post-election audits - Act 451

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions - Act 248

county _ ordinanceCounty — Ordinance

Amoritization ordinance may not be used by county or municipality to remove nonconforming building premises, structure, or fixture that may be lawfully used - Act 81

County shoreland zoning ordinance: enforcement requirement eliminated re annexing city, village, or town and incorporated territory or town incorporated as a fourth class city [vetoed] - AB-299

Drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana: county ordinance enactment or application regardless of population size - Act 90

Elevators, escalators, and other conveyances: laws revised re safety code, permits, licensing of contractors, mechanics and inspectors, and local ordinances; emergency rules provision - Act 456

Forestry operations: nuisance declaration and certain zoning ordinances prohibited if generally accepted forestry management practices are followed - Act 79

Register of deeds: county ordinance to revise cutoff time to file documents permitted; technical changes re recording certain real estate, tax lien, and probate documents; location of county highway register revised; plat, map, and plan forms modified - Act 41

State minimum wage law to be construed as enactment of statewide concern; uniform living wage throughout the state is a matter of statewide concern; city, village, town, or county ordinance establishing a living wage prohibited and existing ordinances voided - Act 12

county _ planningCounty — Planning, see Regional planning

county _ policeCounty — Police, see Police

county _ roadCounty — Road, see Road — County

county _ supervisorCounty — Supervisor, see County — Board

county _ taxationCounty — Taxation

Levy limit for counties and municipalities [Sec. 1251c, 1254m-1258m, 1260b, c, 9435 (4)] [1251c, 9435 (4) — partial veto; all other sections vetoed] - Act 25

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [vetoed] - AB-58

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions and technical college districts with exceptions; debt service, first class city levies for school purposes, forestation state tax, referendum, and sunset provisions; JCF duties specified [Sec. 707m, 1251c, 1260r, 1260s] [1251c — partial veto; 707m — vetoed] - Act 25

Local levy limits applied to political subdivisions: exception created re charges assessed by a joint fire department - Act 484

Public library revisions re county tax, recurring payments and wages, investing gifts or endowments, remote access to electronic database, and membership of public library boards - Act 226

county _ zoningCounty — Zoning, see Land use planning and control

county clerkCounty clerk, see County — Officers