Acts Index

Shoreland zoning mitigation plan: disclosure on real estate condition report required -  Act 211

Time-share license: exemption from recording contract or other evidence of purchase requirement -  Act 133

real property _ taxation Real property — Taxation, see Property tax; Property tax — Exemption

reciprocity Reciprocity, see also Interstate compact

Income tax reciprocity between Wisconsin and Minnesota: DOR in conjunction with Minnesota Department of Revenue to study, report required -  Act 359

recodification Recodification

Emergency management: chap.166, Wis.Stats, recodified -  Act 42

reconciliation of statutes Reconciliation of statutes, see Statutes — Revision

records Records, see Criminal identification and investigation; Medical service; Privacy; Public record; School

recount Recount, see Elections — Contested elections

recreation Recreation, see also Amusement; Athletics; Park; State park

``Class B" license: municipal quota exception for full-service restaurant on a golf course in Bayfield County, fee and special provisions applied -  Act 73

Electric receptacles in state park campsites: limit specified [Sec. 685g, h] -  Act 28

Forest crop law parcel transfer for certain small parcel re nonprofit archery club [Sec. 1829g-r]  -  Act 28

Golf cart use in Governor Tommy G. Thompson Centennial State Park and the Peshtigo River State Forest allowed at the same hours and places prior to acquisition by the state  -  Act 54

Lifeguard staffing requirement: certain exemption authorized [Sec. 2552g] -  Act 28

Nonmotorized Recreation and Transportation Trails Council created, DNR and DOT provisions -  Act 394

Premier resort area tax revisions: ``infrastructure expenses" definition modified; authority to raise tax [Sec. 1491, 1874, 1887, 1888] -  Act 28

Rest area and wayside commercial development: DOT agreements with private entities permitted; report required [Sec. 295s, 1919m] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and places of employment, exceptions specified; certain existing exceptions eliminated; smoking in private clubs, sports arenas, and bus shelters specifically prohibited; enforcement by person in charge required; definitions; local ordinance provision re public property and entrance to certain establishments, such as restaurants  -  Act 12

Ticket sales to youth sports league events: sales and use tax exemption; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1837, 1838]  -  Act 28

recreation vehicle Recreation vehicle, see also Boat; Snowmobile

ATV and snowmobile operation on public property prohibited if posted as closed to those vehicles; consent to use certain off-highway vehicles on private or public property created, definition provision -  Act 252

ATV maximum width and tire requirements modified -  Act 85

ATV with a snow removal device: operation on roadway or public sidewalk permitted under certain conditions, ordinance provision -  Act 367

Bicycle and EPAMD distance from parked vehicle requirement limited to school bus or motor bus, audible signal when passing deleted; opening motor vehicle door on a highway without checking traffic first prohibited, passengers under age 16 and forfeiture provisions -  Act 22

DNR walk-in service centers: staffing and funding revisions [Sec. 9137 (6q)] -  Act 28

Trail groomers owned by nonprofit snowmobile or ATV clubs: property tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report  -  Act 155

Utility terrain vehicle (UTV): pilot program established; definition, DNR, DOT, and ATV provisions  -  Act 175

recycling Recycling

Electronic waste recycling: manufacturer, recycler, retailer, public school, and consumer requirements created; DNR, reporting, fee, definition, audit, and penalty provisions; disposal in landfill and incineration prohibited  -  Act 50

Hazardous waste environmental repair fee increased; wastes recovered for recycling and reuse excluded [Sec. 2659-2662, 9137 (2)] -  Act 28

Petroleum inspection fund transfers to the general, recycling and renewable energy, environmental, and transportation funds [Sec. 9210 (1f)-(2f), (3q)] -  Act 28

Recycling and renewable energy fund repayments to fund additional grants and loans [Sec. 205]  -  Act 28

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

Renewable energy grant and loan program lapse to general fund [Sec. 9210 (3f), 9237 (9f)] -  Act 28

Tipping fees (environmental repair and recycling) increased; certain bonding funding source changed [Sec. 183, 186, 280-284, 640, 678, 2657, 2658, 9337 (1)]  -  Act 28

U.W. System funding for Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative, Wisconsin Institute of Sustainable Technology, and Innovation Entrepreneurship Institute; moneys from recycling and renewable energy fund; FTE authority [Sec. 262, 9154 (3g), (3q)] -  Act 28

Wildlife damage claim: maximum payment reduced; funds transferred from recycling and renewable energy fund [Sec. 698-700, 9237 (9), (10u), 9337 (3)]  -  Act 28

Wrightstown, Town of: grant for purchase of recycling bins [Sec. 278t, 9137 (1q)] -  Act 28

referendum Referendum

Regional (Dane County, Chippewa Valley, and Chequamegon) transit authorities created; provisions re referenda and funding Dane County highway projects [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Regional planning"]  -  Act 28

Threshold for registration and reporting increased for persons or groups seeking to influence referendum results  -  Act 313

refugees Refugees

Refugee assistance services transferred from DWD to DCF [Sec. 522, 9156 (1)] -  Act 28

refuse disposal Refuse disposal, see Solid waste management

regents, board of Regents, Board of, see University of Wisconsin — Regents

regional planning Regional planning

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

Gaming economic diversification program reduction re grants to Oneida Small Business Inc., Project 2000, and Northwest Regional Planning Commission repealed; grant to Oneida Seven Generations Corporation from funds not disbursed from certain grants, matching funds required [Sec. 214, 3030, 3031, 9110 (16i)] -  Act 28

Milwaukee Transit Authority created; funding provisions; required to share annual and long-term plans with SERTA [Sec. 778, 779, 1449m, 1478v, 1487t, 1516, 1622, 1817p, 1849, 1856f-i, 1932, 2223m, 2969, 3139, 9443 (14r)] [vetoed]  -  AB-75

Regional (Dane County, Chippewa Valley, and Chequamegon) transit authorities created; provisions re referenda and funding Dane County highway projects [Sec. 601, 631, 632, 722, 724, 727, 778, 779, 1445-1449, 1466, 1488, 1496, 1516, 1622, 1849, 1856-1856e, 1858-1872, 1891, 1929-1931, 2223m, 2968-2970, 3139, 9150 (1), 9443 (14e), 9450 (3)] [1488, 1864, 1864b — partial veto] -  Act 28

Southeast Wisconsin Transit Capital Assistance Program grants; major transit capital assistance projects enumerated (Dane County and KRM commuter rail and any project re Milwaukee Downtown Transit Connector Study) [Sec. 5, 305m, 649, 1928m-t, 1932, 1937m, 2478] [1932 — partial veto]  -  Act 28

Southeastern RTA (SERTA) created; duties re federal transit funding and long-term plans; KRM commuter rail and stops at certain locations; vehicle rental fee provision [Sec. 601m, 632, 1446m, 1449m, 1478v, 1516, 1539m, 1622, 1701m, 1829, 1849, 1890m-1891t, 1928c, m, 1930, 1932, 2223m, 9150 (5q)] [1449m, 1478v — partial veto]  -  Act 28

regional transit authority _rta_ Regional transit authority (RTA), see Metropolitan transportation

register of deeds Register of deeds, see also Notary public

Commercial real estate lien revisions; correction instrument provisions created; application to widen, extend, or lay out a street, alley, or other specified public place to include a lis pendens -  Act 348

Domestic partnership: requirements for forming a legal relationship created; retirement and group insurance benefits; legislative public policy statement cited; JSCTE and JSCRS appendix reports [for section numbers, see entry under ``Family"] -  Act 28

Platting requirements modified -  Act 376

Recording documents with the register of deeds: revisions re formatting, mineral interests, electronic documents, and fee for providing a certificate to DFI -  Act 98

Register of deeds fees for recording and filing instruments revised, SSN not viewable on the Internet, and electronic format provisions; land information council required if a county board created a land information office  -  Act 314

registered nurse _rn_ Registered nurse (RN), see Nurses

registration plate Registration plate, see Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration

regulation and licensing, department of Regulation and Licensing, Department of, see also Medical Examining Board; Trades and occupations; specific occupation

Behavior analyst licensure and regulations created, DRL duties; insurance required to cover behavior analyst services for autism treatment under set conditions; emergency rules provision -  Act 282

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

DRL to set fees by statute instead of rule; fee recommendations for 2011-13 biennium based on time-keeping data [Sec. 2478c, 2994a-e, f-mn, mnb, mnf, mnp, mnw, mx, nr-p, 2995ca-ct, cu-cx, d, dg, dr, e, eg-iam, ih, j-n, ng-sg, 2995sr-2996k, 9142 (2u), 9442 (1q)] [vetoed] -  AB-75

Legal Services, Division of, created in DOA; authorized to provide and charge for legal services to executive cabinet agencies only; classified attorney positions in specified agencies deleted [Sec. 31, 48, 560, 3408, 9457 (1)]  -  Act 28

Martial arts instruction to a minor for a fee without a license prohibited; DRL licensing duties; DOJ to conduct background checks on applicants, disqualifying offenses specified  -  Act 130

Massage therapists and bodyworkers regulation revisions, Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board created -  Act 355

MEB and its affiliated credentialing boards: DRL to form dedicated work unit to support; fees, funding, and position revisions [Sec. 226, 227, 2994mnk-mns, mp-mu, ng, 2995, 2995jg-Lg, 9142 (1), (2u)] [2994mnk, mns, mp-mu, ng — partial veto; 2994mnp, 2995jg-Lg, 9142 (2u) — vetoed]  -  Act 28

Mixed martial arts fighting contests (amateur and professional): DRL authorized to regulate, fee and FTE positions provisions; boxing contest regulations revised  -  Act 111

Nursing workforce survey and allocations to nursing center; ``nurses" definition re RNs, LPNs, nurse-midwives, and advanced practice nurse prescribers; report required [Sec. 228h, 518h, 2207t, 2995cy-de, dt, ed] [2207t — partial veto; 2995cz — vetoed] -  Act 28

PEO and PEG law revisions re definition, small operations registration, tax credits and economic development incentives, and DRL database of registrants -  Act 174

PEO and PEG: registration renewal by July 31 of each year; use of titles or providing services without registering with DRL prohibited -  Act 29

Personal identifying information collected by and may be released by DRL: information included in individual's decision to opt out revised -  Act 388

Pharmacist duty to dispense contraceptive drugs or devices: requirements created, does not abrogate pharmacist's legal and ethical obligations re Wisconsin law; DHS duty re hospital pharmacy complaint [Sec. 1419c, 2995nd]  -  Act 28

Prescription drug monitoring program: Pharmacy Examining Board directed to create; DORL to apply for federal grants; confidentiality and civil or criminal liability immunity provisions -  Act 362

Radiography practice regulated and Radiography Examining Board created; limited X-ray machine operator permit and exceptions provisions -  Act 106

Sign language interpretation services: licensing requirements created, exceptions specified; Sign Language Interpreter Council created; confidentiality provision  -  Act 360

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists regulations and audiology license and temporary license revisions; Council on Speech Language Pathology and Audiology eliminated  -  Act 356

rehabilitation Rehabilitation, see Workforce Development, Department of

relative responsibility Relative responsibility, see Family

religion and society Religion and society

MPCP laws revised [Sec. 2259, 2265, 2266, 2267-2269, 2271, 2272, 2273, 2276v-2277, 2279-2285c, 2286-2290k, 3335, 9139 (4r), 9339 (4q)-(5u)] -  Act 28

religious societies Religious societies

Employment discrimination re employee's refusal to attend meetings or participate in communication re religious or political matters prohibited, exception and definition provisions -  Act 290

remedial legislation Remedial legislation, see Statutes — Revision

rendering plant Rendering plant