Acts Index

Special registration plates for vehicles leased to person with a disability that limits the ability to walk: redundant provision repealed (remedial legislation) -  Act 246

leed green building rating system LEED Green Building Rating System, see Building

legal aid Legal aid

Justice information surcharge increased; distribution revised; grants for indigent civil legal services [Sec. 55, 553, 555, 556, 577, 614, 3240] -  Act 28

legal holiday Legal holiday, see Holidays and special dates

legal notice Legal notice, see Public document

legislative audit bureau Legislative Audit Bureau

BadgerCare Plus Basic Plan established; Benchmark Plan revisions; LAB audit and reports to JCF required; sunset provision -  Act 219

DCF funding re AFDC, Milwaukee child welfare, and TANF; ombudsman and LAB audit provisions [Sec. 1233, 1234, 9108 (8u), 9131 (2f), 9208 (1), 9408 (12), (13)] [9108 (8u), 9131 (2f) — vetoed] -  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

Legislative service agency employees' out-of-state travel prohibited without written approval of Senate Committee on Organization and Speaker of the Assembly [Sec. 9131 (3q)]  -  Act 28

legislative council _lc_ Legislative council (LC), see Joint Legislative Council

legislative fiscal bureau Legislative Fiscal Bureau

Federal economic stimulus funds: Governor to submit plan to JCF; transportation and exception provisions; new procedure created re state building projects; materials prepared by DOA and LFB to be posted to LFB's Web site [Sec. 9131 (1)]  -  Act 2

Legislative service agency employees' out-of-state travel prohibited without written approval of Senate Committee on Organization and Speaker of the Assembly [Sec. 9131 (3q)]  -  Act 28

legislative organization, joint committee on Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on, see Legislature — Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on

legislative reference bureau Legislative Reference Bureau

Graduated foster care licensing system created to license foster home care, treatment foster home care, kinship care, and long-term kinship care based on graduated levels of care; provisions re rule-making, DCF report, notice to LRB of effective dates, and JCF approval of plan [for section numbers and partial veto, see entry under ``Children and Families, Department of"] -  Act 28

Legislative service agency employees' out-of-state travel prohibited without written approval of Senate Committee on Organization and Speaker of the Assembly [Sec. 9131 (3q)]  -  Act 28

legislative technology services bureau Legislative Technology Services Bureau

Legislative service agency employees' out-of-state travel prohibited without written approval of Senate Committee on Organization and Speaker of the Assembly [Sec. 9131 (3q)]  -  Act 28

legislature Legislature

Legislative service agency employees' out-of-state travel prohibited without written approval of Senate Committee on Organization and Speaker of the Assembly [Sec. 9131 (3q)]  -  Act 28

NRB nominates DNR Secretary with advice and consent of the Senate, term of office provisions; filling an NRB member vacancy modified [vetoed] -  AB-138

legislature _ audit committee, joint legislative Legislature — Audit Committee, Joint Legislative

DCF funding re AFDC, Milwaukee child welfare, and TANF; ombudsman and LAB audit provisions [Sec. 1233, 1234, 9108 (8u), 9131 (2f), 9208 (1), 9408 (12), (13)] [9108 (8u), 9131 (2f) — vetoed] -  Act 28

legislature _ committees Legislature — Committees, see also Legislature — specific committee name

Concentrated animal feeding operations: WPDES application fee revisions; report requirements [Sec. 275fn, 2628t, 2665m, 9137 (2i)] -  Act 28

State agency mission statements and performance measures: DOA to submit to JCF and appropriate standing committees [Sec. 73L] [vetoed] -  AB-75

legislature _ criminal penalties, joint review committee on Legislature — Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on

Cancer researcher access to cancer registry data: DHS may disclose; procedure created; fee authorized; confidentiality required; JRCCP report [Sec. 328, 2431, 2553-2560]  -  Act 28

Child safety alarm required in certain vehicles used to transport children to and from a child care provider; DCF duties, emergency rule, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report  -  Act 19

Child safety alarms in child care vehicles: certain effective dates re 2009 WisAct 19 modified [Sec. 3416g-j]  -  Act 28

``Child's container" containing bisphenol A: retail sales and manufacturing or selling at wholesale prohibited; definition, label requirements, and penalty provisions; DATCP and DA authority specified; JRCCP report -  Act 145

``College" or ``university" may not be used in a school name unless the school awards an associate or higher degree and has certain accreditation; ``state" and ``Wisconsin" may not be used in a school name if the school is not affiliated with the U.W. System or TCS; false academic credentials, definitions, EAB duties, employment discrimination, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report -  Act 300

Construction employees re painting or drywall finishing: penalty for ``willful misclassification" as nonemployees; JRCCP report -  Act 288

Exposing genitals or pubic area re children: classification of crime changed from misdemeanor to felony if the actor is a child or under 19 years of age and not more than 4 years older than the child; JRCCP report -  Act 202

Foreclosure reconveyance and foreclosure consultant regulations created; stay of eviction action provision; DATCP and AG duties; JRCCP report [Sec. 558, 717, 848, 849, 851, 852, 9357 (1), (2)] -  Act 2

Justice of the Supreme Court: laws revised for public financing of campaigns for office of; amount of the individual income tax checkoff for WECF increased; State Treasurer duties; JRCCP report [partial veto] -  Act 89

Reckless bodily harm to a child: penalty revised; JRCCP report  -  Act 308

``Sexual intercourse" definition expanded re the crime of incest; JRCCP report -  Act 13

Traveling sales crews: regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions; JRCCP report -  Act 3

Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act; JRCCP report -  Act 166

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

legislature _ finance, joint committee on Legislature — Finance, Joint Committee on

Agricultural conservation easement purchase program created; DATCP duties; council created; bonding authority provided [Sec. 181, 185, 192, 654, 655, 1977, 9103 (2f)]  -  Act 28

BadgerCare Plus Basic Plan established; Benchmark Plan revisions; LAB audit and reports to JCF required; sunset provision -  Act 219

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

Child care quality rating system: DCF required to provide; review, plan, and Internet provision [Sec. 1057, 9108 (7f)] -  Act 28

Contractual services during a hiring freeze or furloughed period: restrictions created; exception re SPD use of private attorneys [Sec. 104L] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Contractual services purchased by executive branch agencies: reduction required; report and JCF authority [Sec. 9157 (2L)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Corr.Dept feasibility studies and cost analyses re correctional officer training in managing mentally ill inmates, screening inmates for developmental disabilities, services and separate housing for developmentally disabled, and administration of medications [Sec. 9111 (2d)] -  Act 28

Critical access hospital assessment created, MA and DHS provisions; health care provider loan program through U.W. revised re amount and rural areas; rural physician residency assistance program established through the U.W. School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Family Medicine, annual report to JCF required -  Act 190

DCF funding re AFDC, Milwaukee child welfare, and TANF; ombudsman and LAB audit provisions [Sec. 1233, 1234, 9108 (8u), 9131 (2f), 9208 (1), 9408 (12), (13)] [9108 (8u), 9131 (2f) — vetoed] -  Act 28

DETF customer service functions: funding for positions; JCF duties [Sec. 9115 (1x)] -  Act 28

Donated books receipt by inmates: Corr.Dept report to JCF demonstrating the prohibition has been eliminated [Sec. 9111 (3x)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Early stage seed and bona fide angel investment credits revisions re: limits that may be claimed in 2010 and beyond, reallocation of credits, investment in a business outside this state, and JCF provision [partial veto] -  Act 265

Earned release, substance abuse treatment, and Challenge Incarceration Program revisions [Sec. 2700, 2701, 2702m-2708, 2710-2712, 9111 (12g)] [9111 (12g) — partial veto] -  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

Federal disaster aid: state matching funds requirement [Sec. 9136 (1x)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Federal economic stimulus funds: Governor to submit plan to JCF; transportation and exception provisions; new procedure created re state building projects; materials prepared by DOA and LFB to be posted to LFB's Web site [Sec. 9131 (1)]  -  Act 2

Federal economic stimulus funds re transportation projects: certain DOT reporting requirements to JCF modified; transportation projects specified [Sec. 553, 9150 (1)]  -  Act 2

Film production tax credit program changes re new refundable production services and company investment; provision re salary, wages, and non-labor expenses; ``production expenditures" and ``accredited production" defined; electronic games approved by Comm.Dept included; report required [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Income tax — Credit"] -  Act 28

Graduated foster care licensing system created to license foster home care, treatment foster home care, kinship care, and long-term kinship care based on graduated levels of care; provisions re rule-making, DCF report, notice to LRB of effective dates, and JCF approval of plan [for section numbers and partial veto, see entry under ``Children and Families, Department of"] -  Act 28

Harbor improvement grants: DOT bonding revised; report on current and future needs [Sec. 651, 9150 (5d)] [9150 (5d) — vetoed] -  Act 28

Highway project development report [Sec. 9150 (4d)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Highway project preparation work conducted by DOT staff: position and funding revisions [Sec. 9150 (5dd)]  -  Act 28

Homeowner Eviction and Lien Protection program created in WHEDA; reports to JCF required; Comm.Dept appendix report [Sec. 7, 15, 762, 779] -  Act 2

Intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded: funding for state centers increased; DHS task force study and report to JCF [Sec. 9122 (7i)] [JCLO concluded that the Governor's partial veto violates article V, section 10 (1)(c), of the Wisconsin Constitution. Republished August 14, 2009.]  -  Act 28

Juvenile correctional services deficit reduction; DOA and Corr.Dept report on alternate statutory mechanism [Sec. 313-315, 317-319, 9111 (2i), 9211 (1), 9411 (1)] [9111 (2i) — vetoed] -  Act 28

Land and Water Conservation Board's responsibilities and authorities: DATCP, DNR, and the board to investigate; report required [Sec. 9103 (4i)] -  Act 28

Lobbying database and website upgrade: funding provided; license fees increased; JCF contract review [Sec. 20e-n, 9419 (1q)] -  Act 28

MA spending plan re MA and SeniorCare programs: DHS to submit plan re efficiencies and reductions [Sec. 9122 (11q)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Madison to Twin Cities passenger rail route report; consideration of routes through City of La Crosse and another through City of Eau Claire required [Sec. 9150 (7j)]  -  Act 28

Milwaukee County income maintenance funding provided; DHS to provide JCF copies of reports documenting the program management; DOJ investigation re county administrative fraud [Sec. 9122 (5x), 9130 (1q)] [9130 (1q) — vetoed]  -  Act 28

Physician pilot project: DHS to develop proposal to increase reimbursement to providers; JCF duties; report required [Sec. 1301e] [partial veto] -  Act 28

Primary mortgage loan servicing at DVA: study on viability of [Sec. 9155 (1c)] -  Act 28

Rail passenger route development: bonding authority increased; provision re other sources of program funding [Sec. 648] -  Act 28

Recycling and renewable fund revenues and grants for local recycling programs [Sec. 9137 (4c)]  -  Act 28

Southern Wisconsin Center funding revised; provision re less restrictive setting for residents; DHS report required [Sec. 1424m, p, 1431g-k, 1444m, n] [1424m — vetoed]  -  Act 28

State agency mission statements and performance measures: DOA to submit to JCF and appropriate standing committees [Sec. 73L] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Stewardship project proposal review by JCF: procedure modified [Sec. 664xv] -  Act 28

Traffic stop information collection and analysis requirements created; DOA, OJA, and JCF duties; data analysis re disproportionate number of vehicle stops and searches involving racial minorities; report required [Sec. 158m, 577-577s, 2993t, 9101 (11y), (12x)] -  Act 28

Transitional jobs demonstration project and trial job program expanded re TANF Emergency Fund; DCF report to JCF required; DWD duties -  Act 333

Transporting MA recipients to obtain medical care: advance authorization requirement eliminated; DHS reports to JCF re contracting with entity for MA management services and effectiveness of manager program [Sec. 1321, 9122 (4f)] [9122 (4f) — partial veto] -  Act 28

legislature _ legislative organization, joint committee on Legislature — Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on

DOA Secretary to lapse or transfer certain funds before July 1, 2011, SWIB and DETF exempt; JCLO to lapse certain funds before July 1, 2011 [Sec. 9201 (1)]  -  Act 2

Legislative lapse requirement re 2009 WisAct 2 increased [Sec. 3416f] -  Act 28

legislature _ member Legislature — Member