Acts Index

psc PSC, see Public Service Commission

psychology Psychology, see also Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

Child abuse or neglect reporting: no privilege for information in reports required by certain professionals  -  Act 53

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities, mass clinics, and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised  -  Act 79

public access Public access, see Privacy; Public land

public assistance Public assistance, see also Children — Protection and services; Food stamp plan; Medical assistance; Nursing homes and adult care; Poor; Unemployment — Relief measures; Veteran — Relief; Wisconsin Works

Boys and Girls Clubs: increased TANF funding provided [Sec. 1447b] -  Act 20

Child abuse or neglect reporting: no privilege for information in reports required by certain professionals  -  Act 53

Housing grants and loans by Comm.Dept: WHEDA payment from unencumbered reserves required; homeless and transitional housing provisions; certain appropriations repealed June 30, 2009; grant to City of Oshkosh for neighborhood improvement and stabilization [Sec. 201-202t, 3025-3028f, 9108 (1), (5i), 9408 (1i), (2i), 9424 (1i), (2i)]  -  Act 20

Long-term care district governing body that elects to become a WRS participating employer; notification and effective dates -  Act 218

MA eligibility: documentary evidence of U.S. citizenship or nationality required [Sec. 1678] -  Act 20

Outreach services in south central and southeastern Wisconsin: funding for health, mental health, housing, assisted living, domestic violence, and other services [Sec. 1116e]  -  Act 20

SSI benefit payments and caretaker supplements funding [Sec. 1450] -  Act 20

W-2 and TANF related revenues and expenditures re cash benefits, agency contracts and bonuses, child care subsidies, kinship care, EITC, child welfare safety services and information system, caretaker supplement, and emergency assistance [Sec. 1436-1442, 1445, 1449, 1451, 1453, 1454]  -  Act 20

public building Public building, see also State office building

Authorized state building program for 2007-09; U.W. Madison Memorial Union theatre wing renovation project enumeration specified [Sec. 9105 (1), 9405 (1q)]  -  Act 20

Automatic fire sprinklers in places of employment and public buildings under 60 feet in height: eliminating Comm.Dept authority to grant a variance to the rules relating to (remedial legislation) -  Act 149

Building and financing authority enumerated under previous state building program continued into 2007-09 biennium [Sec. 9105 (2)] -  Act 20

Building program bonding authorizations [Sec. 583g, r, 591m, p, 595g, r, 596c-k, kd, o-s, 597e, s]  -  Act 20

Building program projects funded from non-GPR sources: loans authorized [Sec. 9105 (3)] -  Act 20

Fire detection, prevention, and suppression rules re places of employment and public buildings under 60 feet in height: rules based on International Code Council, Inc., building code (remedial legislation) -  Act 148

Local sales tax administration re room tax imposed by local exposition district [Sec. 1901m] -  Act 20

TomoTherapy addition to U.W. Madison School of Veterinary Medicine: amendment to the 2007-09 Authorized State Building Program -  Act 105

U.S. flag displayed at public buildings, structures, and facilities required to be manufactured in the U.S.  -  Act 166

public debt Public debt, see Debt, Public

public defender Public defender

Discovery materials provided for SPD: revision re copying charges [Sec. 3876, 3928] -  Act 20

Public Defender Board appropriation increased for fiscal year 2006-07 re private bar and investigator reimbursement [Sec. 9236] -  Act 5

SPD representation required re involuntary commitment, protective placement or services proceeding, or involuntary administration of psychotropic medication; court may require reimbursement [Sec. 546, 547, 1814-1816, 1818, 1819, 1827-1835, 1836-1843, 3759, 3764, 3869, 3870, 3909-3915, 3917-3926, 9336 (1), 9436 (1)] [9336 (1) — partial veto] -  Act 20

public employee Public employee

DNA analysis: FTE positions and appropriation to DOJ increased [Sec. 9129, 9229] -  Act 5

Elected town officers also serving as town employee: compensation modified [Sec. 1860m] -  Act 20

Employee of a county, city, village, or town who is enforcing certain laws or conducting certain inspections: intentionally causing bodily harm to the employee made a felony  -  Act 193

MA false claim recoveries; treble damages in certain cases; qui tam [whistleblower] provisions; AG duties [Sec. 635, 1629m, 2902, 2904, 3751, 3753-3756, 3775, 9329 (2)]  -  Act 20

Motor vehicle operator's license and ID card issuance: implementation of federal requirements; identification documents, non-citizens, photographs, SSN, verification and electronic storage of application documentation, security features, background checks of certain personnel, and privacy provisions [for section numbers, see entry under ``Motor vehicle — Driver's license"] -  Act 20

Post-employment benefits: school district funds held in trust must be held in segregated accounts; provisions expanded to include local governmental units and technical college districts -  Act 82

Power and waste water treatment plants (state-owned): certain FTE positions renewed [Sec. 9101 (1), 9109, 9121, 9137, 9152, 9153] -  Act 5

Private sewage systems: local governmental employees with responsibilities for regulation of prohibited from performing certain duties; Comm.Dept authority specified  -  Act 197

public employee _ group insurance Public employee — Group insurance

DETF information technology system reengineering: funding, planning, and report requirements [Sec. 9114 (1c)]  -  Act 20

Health insurance for full-time student on medically necessary leave of absence: insurer required to continue until certain events occur -  Act 36

Health insurance premiums for state employees: beginning date for state pickup revised [Sec. 763, 9414 (1)]  -  Act 20

Value-based health care purchasing initiatives; Wisconsin Health Information Organization and centralized data repository provisions [Sec. 543t, 2898h]  -  Act 20

public employee _ hours of labor Public employee — Hours of labor

Accumulated sabbatical leave and termination leave for state employees who earn 184 hours per year (remedial legislation) -  Act 142

Overtime in correctional institutions: funding provided; report to JCF required [Sec. 3100g] -  Act 20

public employee _ labor union Public employee — Labor union, see also Collective bargaining; University of Wisconsin — Employee

Administrative support bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 228

Blue collar and nonbuilding trades bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 229

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 242

Law enforcement bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification  -  Act 233

Professional education bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 235

Professional fiscal and staff services bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 236

Professional legal bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification  -  Act 241

Professional patient care bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 234

Professional patient treatment bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 239

Professional science bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 237

Professional social services bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 230

Public defenders bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification  -  Act 240

Security and public safety bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 231

Technical employee bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 232

U.W. Milwaukee program, project, and teaching assistants bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification  -  Act 238

public employee _ retirement Public employee — Retirement, see Retirement — Public; Retirement System, Wisconsin

public employee _ salary Public employee — Salary, see also Public employee — Labor union

Elected town officers also serving as town employee: compensation modified [Sec. 1860m] -  Act 20

public employee _ vacations Public employee — Vacations

Accumulated sabbatical leave and termination leave for state employees who earn 184 hours per year (remedial legislation) -  Act 142

public health Public health, see also County — Health department; Disease

Blood donors: 16-year-olds may donate with consent of parent or legal guardian -  Act 103

Health and wellness and reduction of childhood and adolescent obesity: DHFS community collaboration required [Sec. 3039r] -  Act 20

``Lead inspection" eliminated and replaced with ``lead investigation" in the statutes (remedial legislation)  -  Act 91

Physical health risk assessment and disease management re MA or Badger Care enrollees [Sec. 1559g, h, 1641d, e, 9121 (7j)] [1559g, 1641d — partial veto; 9121 (7j) — vetoed] -  Act 20

Public health revisions re human health hazard abatement or removal, local health officer requirements, local health department personnel, state agent of DHFS status for certain physicians, community health improvement plans and special inspection warrants; statutory revisions  -  Act 130

Statewide poison control funding increased [Sec. 2869h] -  Act 20

public health nurse Public health nurse, see Nurses

public instruction, department of Public Instruction, Department of, see also State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council created in DATCP; report and reviews by DPI, TCS, and certain U.W. System schools required -  Act 223

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County, Latino Community Center, and Badger State Science and Engineering Fair: one-time grants from DPI [Sec. 243f, g, 9137 (5i), 9437 (1i)] -  Act 20

Construction Career Academy Grant Pilot Program created [Sec. 206e, f, 2634e, 9108 (2c)] -  Act 20

Equalization aid payment delay; general school aids modified, DPI duty specified [partial veto] -  Act 226

Innovative instructional programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: DPI to award grants [Sec. 243, 2684] -  Act 20

Master educator grants and retroactive provisions; grant doubled re school with certain percentage pupils eligible for free or reduced-price lunch [Sec. 245, 2693-2702, 9337 (4)]  -  Act 20

MPS pupil academic achievement initiatives: DPI grants; Milwaukee Board of School Directors to submit plan for DOA approval [Sec. 241, 2692] -  Act 20

National and Community Service Board funding: DOA to determine administrative support amount needed and apportion between DOA, DHFS, DPI, and DWD [Sec. 77]  -  Act 20

Newsline for the Blind: money appropriated for DPI from the universal service fund [Sec. 248] -  Act 20

Power and waste water treatment plants (state-owned): certain FTE positions renewed [Sec. 9101 (1), 9109, 9121, 9137, 9152, 9153] -  Act 5

Project Lead the Way grants: appropriation extended [Sec. 246m] -  Act 20

Special education aid for salaries of certain pupil services personnel revised; DPI provision -  Act 221

State agency energy conservation construction projects and fuel and utilities appropriations [Sec. 112g, r, 221s, 227m, 234m, 248m, 317d, 339m, 501m, 516c, 534m, 535m, n, 583, 596c, 608, 9105 (1)(o)] -  Act 20