Acts Index

Chiropractor examinations and regulation of technicians and radiological technicians modified; provisions re fees, loan default, sexual misconduct, continuing education, and claims for waived insurance [Sec. 226, 226m, 2994eg, er, mnag, mnar, 2995ib-igm, ihm-ir, 9142 (1f), (1g), 9342 (1m), 9442 (1f), (1g)] [2994mnag, mnar, 2995iem, iom — partial veto; 2995if, inm, ip-ir — vetoed] -  Act 28

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: state required to pay for legal representation and costs and damages re certain claims; chiropractors, podiatrists, and physical therapists added -  Act 93

christofferson, steven j Christofferson, Steven J.

Life and military service commended [SJR-33] -  JR-8

cigarette _ taxation Cigarette — Taxation

Cigarette and tobacco products tax rate increased; moist snuff tax rate modified [Sec. 2332, 2333, 2392, 2395, 9443 (14)] -  Act 28

Tribal tax refund and sharing agreements expanded; use tax credit for purchases made on Native American lands [Sec. 1815, 1841, 1841b, 1848, 2338, 2401, 9443 (8), (14q)]  -  Act 28

cip _community integration program_ CIP (Community integration program), see Medical assistance

circuit court Circuit court, see also Juvenile court; Milwaukee County — Circuit court

Appropriation lapses and reestimates [Sec. 9247 (1c)] -  Act 28

Asbestos claims filed against a successor corporation; liability provisions [Sec. 3283g, 9309 (3f), 9409 (2f)]  -  Act 28

Court interpreter mileage reimbursement raised [Sec. 3205, 3234-3236] -  Act 28

Court interpreter pilot project in seventh judicial administrative district authorized [Sec. 609, 9109 (1), 9409 (1)]  -  Act 28

Employment discrimination, unfair honesty testing, and unfair genetic testing: action in circuit court to recover compensatory and punitive damages -  Act 20

Ferry operation after hours to transport arrested person: reimbursement of costs to law enforcement agency required  -  Act 72

News persons: limiting disclosure of information gathered by -  Act 400

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records; effective date changed re paying support of maintenance arrears to certain public assistance recipients -  Act 79

Receivership for abatement of residential nuisances: all cities, towns, and villages allowed to apply to circuit court  -  Act 125

TROs and injunctions re domestic abuse, child abuse, adult at risk, or harassment: petition law revisions  -  Act 262

Veterans mentoring program: privileged communication provisions created -  Act 210

Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law violations: penalty enhancer created if victim is at least 65 years of age; Division of Securities authority re civil enforcement; JRCCP report  -  Act 196

circuit court _ clerk Circuit court — Clerk, see Court — Clerk

city of the 1st class City of the 1st class, see Milwaukee — City and its subheadings

civil air patrol Civil Air Patrol, see Aviation

civil defense Civil defense, see also Natural disaster

Continuity of government: striking ``enemy action in the form of an attack" and inserts ``severe or prolonged, natural or human-caused, occurrence that threatens the life, health, or the security of the state". Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) [AJR-59] -  JR-14

Interim successors for legislators, virtual meetings, and temporary locations in event of a disaster or emergency; Wisconsin Constitution provision re effective date for interim successors -  Act 363

civil liability Civil liability, see Claims; Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property); Medical malpractice

civil procedure Civil procedure, see Court — Procedure

civil right Civil right, see also Freedom of speech and press

Bills of rights for foster children and for foster parents created; requirements cited [Sec. 1051n, o, 9108 (6f), 9408 (5f)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

civil service Civil service, see also Collective bargaining; Public employee and its subheadings; State Employment Relations, Office of; specific agency

Civil service commission of 1st class city: certification of eligible candidates for vacant positions modified  -  Act 18

Milwaukee County enrollment services unit established in DHS re administration of income maintenance and state supplemental payment programs; DCF may contract with DHS to administer child care subsidy program in Milwaukee County; county civil service employees and collective bargaining agreement provisions; JSCRS appendix report -  Act 15

claims Claims, see also Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property); Judgment; Public liability; Worker's compensation

Budget documents posting on the Internet; DOA procedures permitting electronic compliance with auditing certain claims requirements; provision re print copy upon request of member of legislature [Sec. 80, 81, 96] -  Act 28

Medical malpractice: notice requirement revised re civil actions against local governments, political corporations, volunteer fire companies, and their officers, agents, or employees, and state officers -  Act 278

Stillmunkes, Inc.: $30,000.00 claim for payment of brush removal services -  Act 353

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: state required to pay for legal representation and costs and damages re certain claims; chiropractors, podiatrists, and physical therapists added -  Act 93

clark county Clark County

Region One development manager: Comm.Dept to fill vacancy by certain date [Sec. 9110 (18f)] [vetoed]  -  AB-75

clean indoor air Clean indoor air, see Tobacco

clean water Clean water, see Water — Pollution

cochrane_fountain city school district Cochrane-Fountain City School District, see Buffalo County

collection agency Collection agency, see Debt and debtors

collective bargaining Collective bargaining

Assistant district attorneys bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 51

Day care provider collective bargaining authorized; Memorandum of Agreement provisions [Sec. 2216g-y, 9156 (2f)]  -  Act 28

Grievance arbitration or fair-share agreement ended during contract negotiation made a prohibited practice under MERA  -  Act 21

History of organized labor and the collective bargaining process incorporated into model academic standards for social studies -  Act 99

Milwaukee County enrollment services unit established in DHS re administration of income maintenance and state supplemental payment programs; DCF may contract with DHS to administer child care subsidy program in Milwaukee County; county civil service employees and collective bargaining agreement provisions; JSCRS appendix report -  Act 15

Preparation time during school day made a mandatory subject of collective bargaining under MERA in school districts  -  Act 34

Professional engineering bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 194

Professional research, statistics, and analysis bargaining unit: 2007-09 contract ratification -  Act 52

QEO provisions repealed; revisions re duration of agreements, combining of bargaining units, and weighting of factors in arbitration awards [Sec. 2220-2223, 2224-2225f, 2264, 2297, 9316 (1x), (2j)] -  Act 28

Standardized examinations of pupils: results used to evaluate teacher performance permitted; school board to develop a teacher evaluation plan, collective bargaining provision -  Act 60

State employees covered by SELRA and U.W. System faculty and academic staff: unfair labor practice for employers to use moneys received to discourage employees from exercising their collective bargaining rights; academic freedom provision -  Act 289

U.W. Madison and Extension program, project, and teaching assistants: 2007-09 contract ratification  -  Act 53

U.W. System faculty and academic staff provided collective bargaining rights similar to SELRA [Sec. 4, 9, 84, 102, 165-167, 320, 321, 598, 633-638, 660, 662, 663, 738, 777, 784-792, 805, 813-815, 2255, 2481, 2484, 2488-2490, 2493] [2255 — partial veto] -  Act 28

U.W. System research assistants: collective bargaining rights under SELRA provided [Sec. 2242s, 2243d-t, 2254L, 9416 (1g)] [2254L — partial veto]  -  Act 28

Wisconsin Quality Home Care Authority created, duties defined; collective bargaining provision; Authority is not a state agency, is exempt from state employment requirements, and employees are excluded from state retirement benefits [Sec. 3, 10, 16, 20, 23, 24, 44-47, 52, 53, 74, 75, 93-95, 98, 99, 105-112, 114, 120, 163, 164, 863, 884, 893, 894, 1444, 1518, 1623, 1847, 2073, 2156, 2240-2242, 2243, 2244-2251, 2253-2254g, 2482, 2627, 2632, 3202, 9122 (3), (3f), 9155m] -  Act 28

colleges Colleges, see Marquette University; Parochial and private educational institutions; Technical college; University of Wisconsin and its subheadings

columbia county Columbia County

Lodi Food Pantry: one-time grant provided [Sec. 632g, 9157 (2u)] -  Act 28

Rio Area Food Pantry: one-time grant provided [Sec. 632g, 9157 (2u)] -  Act 28

comm.dept Comm.Dept, see Commerce, Department of

commendation certificate Commendation certificate, see name of specific individual

commerce, department of Commerce, Department of

Biofuels: financial assistance for biorefinery, ``agricultural use" definition revised, Bioenergy Advisory Council, forestry diversification program, Biofuels Production Facility Regulatory Review, marketing orders, personal renewable fuel production and use, income tax credit for blender pumps, offering unblended gasoline to motor fuel dealers, renewable motor vehicle fuel sales goals, state fleet provisions; reports required; OEI, DATCP, DNR, Comm.Dept, and DOR duties; JSCTE appendix report -  Act 401

Business retention: Comm.Dept emergency response team and report on businesses at-risk of expanding or relocating outside the state [Sec. 9110 (11r)] [vetoed]  -  AB-75

Capital access program created re participating banks making loans to borrowers for eligible projects; Wisconsin Business Development Finance Corporation to administer; grants provision and reports required -  Act 268

Comm.Dept fees re plumbing and fire sprinkler credentials: mandatory cap eliminated [Sec. 2406-2425]  -  Act 28

Comm.Dept grants to businesses for outsourcing work to rural municipalities, to corporations for employing a grant writer to apply for certain federal small business grants, and for creating an economic model database for use by regional economic development entities -  Act 265

Commercial construction site erosion control program and responsibilities transferred from Comm.Dept to DNR [Sec. 275d, 702m-t, 1449s, 1954g, 2075c-j, 2576n, p, 9110 (11f), 9410 (2f)] -  Act 28

Construction contractor registration provisions; Comm.Dept may promulgate initial rules as emergency rules without the finding of emergency [Sec. 2074f, h, 2155m, 2156c, 9110 (17r), 9410 (2i)] -  Act 28

Development zones, enterprise development zones, agricultural development zones, technology zones, and airport development zones consolidated; LAB audit required [Sec. 1, 2, 42, 89, 112, 136, 159-164, 180, 201-206, 222, 224, 758, 760, 761, 764, 766, 768, 776, 780, 781, 801-846, 9110 (4), (5)]  -  Act 2

Diesel truck idling reduction: statutory authorization restored, grants from petroleum inspection fund; provision re ARRA funding; sunset provided [Sec. 217f, g, 3013 p-s, 9110 (11u), 9137 (3u), 9210 (2u)] -  Act 28

Disabled veteran-owned businesses and minority and disabled veteran-owned businesses certified by Comm.Dept: preferences in governmental procurement provisions created; DOA report required; DOT provisions -  Act 299

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: amount an individual may claim revised [Sec. 9, 101-105, 152, 153, 196, 197, 219, 223, 789-797, 9310 (1)] -  Act 2

Early stage seed and angel investment credits: required investment holding time revised [Sec. 1575, 1579, 1659, 1725]  -  Act 28

Economic development grants for small business innovation research assistance; funds for farm shoring (outsourcing work to domestic rural locations); Comm.Dept to develop value supply chain based on regional economies; study provided [Sec. 198q, 204p, 207-208, 210, 3082h, 9110 (13u)-(15u), (16u)] [207-208, 210, 9110 (16u) — partial veto; 9110 (13u) — vetoed] -  Act 28

Economic development: postsecondary education tax credits, certain investment credits limits, Comm.Dept grants, microloans to create new businesses, technical college training program grants, converting manufacturing facilities, U.W. System provisions, rural outsourcing grants, skills enhancement grants, and Office of Regulatory Assistance [partial veto]  -  Act 265

Economic development programs in Comm.Dept: Community-Based and Minority Business Grant programs and boards eliminated; responsibilities of Development Finance Board assumed by Economic Policy Board (EPB), membership specified; annual funding for Forward Innovation Fund and Women's Business Initiative Corporation [Sec. 29, 35-37, 200-204, 208-210, 667, 735-737, 748, 1492-1495, 3008, 3009, 3014, 3016, 3033, 3076-3082, 3083, 3128, 9110 (8), (9)]  -  Act 28

Electrical code and licensing program administration: Comm.Dept to conduct cost-benefit analysis re use of contractor rather than department employee [Sec. 2157r] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Electronic medical records tax credit program: effective date delayed [Sec. 1582, 1662, 1728] -  Act 28

Energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, LEED certification for public building projects, graywater and rainwater systems; DOA, Building Commission, and Comm.Dept duties; report and lease provisions [vetoed] -  SB-616

Enterprise zone business that purchases tangible personal property, items, property, goods, or services from Wisconsin vendors: Comm.Dept to certify for tax benefits  -  Act 267

Enterprise zone refundable capital investment tax credit created [Sec. 1571d-g, 1655m-r, 1721m-r, 3121g, r]  -  Act 28

Enterprise zone revisions, Comm.Dept duties, definitions, and income and franchise tax credit re payroll provisions  -  Act 11