Acts Index

Dairy manufacturing facility investment credit: transferred to DATCP and dairy cooperatives allowed to claim [Sec. 772d, 1822d, 1826d, 1959d, 1963d, 2071d, 2075d, 3369, 9341 (1)] -  Act 32

Electric provider may count electricity derived from a large hydroelectric facility toward compliance with the renewable portfolio standard -  Act 34

Securities registration exemption for cooperatives modified -  Act 178

Small winery cooperative wholesalers: meeting with DOR and U.W. Center for Cooperatives and publicly available reports requirement eliminated -  Act 175

Vehicle transporting poles, pipes, girders, and similar materials on highways: DOT overlength permit eliminated, conditions specified -  Act 53

cooperative educational service agency Cooperative educational service agency, see Educational Service Agency, Cooperative

coroner Coroner

Failure to report a missing child or the death of a child and hiding or moving the corpse of a child: prohibition and penalties created; JRCCP report -  Act 268

corporation Corporation, see also Business

Administrative dissolution of a domestic or foreign business, nonstock corporation, or LLC: DFI notice procedure revised -  Act 234

Dairy cooperative member may claim the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit in the taxable year after the expenditure is made; credits shall be added to claimant's income under set conditions -  Act 237

U.W. Board of Regents' use of broadband services and its relationship with Wisconsin's Research and Education Network (WiscNet): LAB audit required; third-party entity and service to hospitals provisions [Sec. 335m, 970b, d, 1015x, 9152 (2c)] [1015x — partial veto] -  Act 32

corporation _ taxation Corporation — Taxation

Angel investment tax credit program revisions re qualified new business venture certification; angel investment or early stage seed tax credit does not have to be paid back if investment is held for less than 3 years and is worthless  -  Act 213

Capital gains from Wisconsin-source assets: income tax exclusion; WEDC and DOR duties; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1754, 1761, 1763, 1866, 2862] -  Act 32

Combined reporting: DOR may not disallow election of [Sec. 1892, 9341 (4), 9441 (2)] -  Act 32

Combined reporting: net business loss carry-forward offset, ``pre-2009" provision [Sec. 1893, 1894d, 1897r, s, 2015f, g] [1894d — partial veto] -  Act 32

DRL name changed to Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) and some Comm.Dept functions transferred; certain unfair trade practice rules transferred from DATCP; administration of laws re erosion control at commercial building construction sites transferred from DNR; technical assistance for American Indian economic development; manufactured housing rehabilitation and recycling program transferred from Comm.Dept; DOA provisions [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] -  Act 32

Economic development functions and programs transferred from Comm.Dept to WEDC, minimum salaries for jobs tax credit restored [for section numbers, see entry under ``Commerce, Department of"] -  Act 32

Electronic medical records credits transferred from Comm.Dept to DOR; investment credits re dairy manufacturing, food processing plants and warehouse, meat processing facility, and woody biomass harvesting transferred from Comm.Dept to DATCP [Sec. 375g, 1835, 1837-1841, 1844, 1845, 1878, 1972, 1974-1978, 1981, 1982, 2008, 2084, 2086-2090, 2093, 2094, 2119, 2299r, 3355g, r, 3367, 3370, 3372, 9110 (7), (8q)] -  Act 32

Enterprise zones: number Comm.Dept may designate increased with rural zone requirement; business tax credits and economic need consideration provisions -  Act 26

Internal Revenue Code: recent changes adopted re tax credit bonds, Roth IRAs, annuity contracts, and long-term care annuities [Sec. 1752n-1753d, 1889p-1891d, 1896n-1897d, 2012n-2013d, 2013n-2014d] -  Act 32

Jobs creation income and franchise tax deduction created -  Act 5

Jobs tax credit changed from annual to continuing appropriation [Sec. 771, 9441 (1)] -  Act 32

Jobs tax credit: maximum allocation increased -  Act 88

Qualified production activities credit created re manufacturing property and agricultural property [Sec. 1755g, 1881n, 1887d, 1889n, 1896f, 2011d, 2012d, 2013f, 2015e, 2122d, 2123d, 2184n] -  Act 32

Qualified production activities credit: technical changes -  Act 232

Relocated business credit created; DOR duties -  Act 3

corr.dept Corr.Dept, see Corrections, Department of

correction bills Correction bills, see Statutes — Revision

correctional institution Correctional institution, see Jail; Juvenile detention facility; Prison

corrections, department of Corrections, Department of

Adult correctional services funding -  Act 13

Community youth and family aids: daily cost assessment to counties for juvenile corrections, group home, and foster care services for fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13 [Sec. 3000, 3001, 3003-3005] -  Act 32

Correctional institution management: meetings to discuss safety concerns and staff assignment policy provisions [Sec. 2995h, k] -  Act 32

GPS tracking by Corr.Dept for restraining order or injunction violation conviction: court may order; surcharge, costs, notification, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report  -  Act 266

Inmates with contagious diseases: disclosure to correctional officer who has custodial authority permitted [Sec. 2648q, 2873q, 3051h-L] -  Act 32

Juvenile correctional facilities: Southern Oaks Girls School and Ethan Allen School removed from certain telecommunications access, Copper Lake School added; group transportation for Corr.Dept employees to Ethan Allen School deleted [Sec. 337, 804] -  Act 32

Juvenile correctional services appropriation account deficit: transfers from juvenile residential aftercare services and juvenile corrective sanctions services appropriation accounts permitted [Sec. 631-633, 3002] -  Act 32

Juvenile correctional services: Corr.Dept report required [Sec. 9111 (2q)] -  Act 32

Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center: GPR and PR transfers from Corr.Dept to DHS set for fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13 [Sec. 1273] -  Act 32

Nursing staff in correctional facilities report required; litigation loans to prisoners modified; video surveillance of mental health patients under Corr.Dept supervision provision [Sec. 1667g, 3014m, 9111 (1u)] [3014m — partial veto; 9111 (1u) — vetoed] -  Act 32

Youth aids funding [Sec. 634, 1282, 1288, 2999, 3006-3014] -  Act 32

cosmetology Cosmetology

Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board renamed the Cosmetology Examining Board and regulation and licensing of barbers placed directly under DSPS  -  Act 190

Tuberculocidal disinfectant: Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board prohibited from promulgating rule requiring use in such an establishment -  Act 193

costs and fees Costs and fees, see specific subject

cougar Cougar, see Game

councils Councils, see Milwaukee — City council; specific subject

county County, see also name of specific county

Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: plaintiff may designate county in which to bring the action; appellant may select court of appeals district in which to appeal the judgment or order of a circuit court; certain actions commenced by a prisoners shall be venued in Dane County  -  Act 61

Administrative suspension of motor vehicle operating privileges: attending review hearing by telephone, video conference, or other remote communication mechanism permitted; review of arresting officer's record and written arguments also permitted; holding hearing in the county the offense took place not required under these options -  Act 242

Highways in need of repair and accumulation of snow or ice: liability immunity of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages revised -  Act 132

Marquette County and Green Lake County boundaries changed -  Act 66

Operator's license examinations: minimum service hours to counties and contracting with local governments [Sec. 2404g, k] -  Act 32

Prevailing wage exemption does not apply to public works project re nursing home in a county with a population less than 50,000 [Sec. 9154 (2c)] -  Act 32

Private sewage system maintenance program: inventory and implementation deadlines delayed -  Act 134

Public construction projects including road projects: method of bidding revisions; limitation on highway work performed by a county for another county or municipality, exceptions provided; county highway maintenance capacity and funding [Sec. 1675n, 1696m, 1713m, 1727d-L, 2221i, 2267x, 2278em, o, 9332 (1u), 9432 (1u)] -  Act 32

Recycling program requirements and financial assistance programs for local governments modified, disposal restrictions modified, and recycling consolidation grants created [Sec. 591, 591b, 593, 595-597e, 2728b, 2956-2977n, 2980b-2983]  -  Act 32

Stewardship Program revisions re easements, reasons for prohibiting public access, JCF review threshold, and aids in lieu of property taxes; DNR appropriations and local government nonbinding resolution provisions [Sec. 587-589, 601, 825-834, 837-840m, 862m, 863-865, 1748de, e, 9335 (2)]  -  Act 32

county _ board County — Board

Annexation by city or village: county board approval of cross-county annexation no longer needed; town may ask DOA to review proposed annexation and if a requirement is violated, the town may challenge in circuit court  -  Act 128

Municipal wards, county supervisory districts, and aldermanic districts: laws revised re redistricting; incorporation of census corrections permitted; three-judge panel to hear challenges to apportionment of congressional and legislative districts -  Act 39

county _ clerk County — Clerk, see County — Officers

county _ elections County — Elections

Election law revisions re municipal and county canvassing procedures, provisional ballot information, recount petition filing deadline, terms of town officers, annual town meeting date, and technical revisions -  Act 115

county _ fair County — Fair, see Fair

county _ finance County — Finance, see also Bonds — County

Alternatives to prosecuting and incarcerating offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs: counties required to match portion of OJA grants [Sec. 330] -  Act 32

Birth to 3 Program and disabled children's long-term support program: DHS to utilize a private entity to administer; county costs set [Sec. 658, 1271, 1313-1316]  -  Act 32

County and municipal aid payments reduced [Sec.770d, f, g, h-m, 896d, 947h, 1323d, g, 2188, 2188e-2190d, 2191b-k, 2192c-2193d, 2195g, k, 9341 (1i), 9441 (2i)]  -  Act 32

General transportation aids payments [Sec. 2268-2271, 2272, 2273] -  Act 32

Public libraries: local government maintenance of effort requirement repealed [Sec. 1171-1176] -  Act 32

Wildlife damage payments: damage by cougar added and exemption from the open land for the hunting of cougar requirement -  Act 280

Youth aids funding [Sec. 634, 1282, 1288, 2999, 3006-3014] -  Act 32

county _ health department County — Health department

Noncontiguous counties and counties with population over 500,000: provisions for combining to form departments of social services, human services, or developmental disabilities services, or a multicounty health department [Sec. 1276, 1281, 1283, 1291, 1665, 1667, 2871] -  Act 32

county _ human services County — Human services

Alternative responses pilot program re child abuse or neglect reports: cap on participating agencies or county departments removed [Sec. 1342] -  Act 32

Child abuse and neglect prevention grants: portion allocated to counties, private agencies, or Indian tribes that have not previously received grants [Sec. 1342e, f]  -  Act 32

Child placed in out-of-home care revisions re permanency plans, concurrent planning, trial reunifications, and other planned permanent living arrangements  -  Act 181

Child support incentive payments to counties: DCF to develop plan, JCF approval required [Sec. 9108 (2i)] [partial veto] -  Act 32

Children and family aids: county allocation revised [Sec. 1324f]  -  Act 32

Community youth and family aids: daily cost assessment to counties for juvenile corrections, group home, and foster care services for fiscal years 2011-12 and 2012-13 [Sec. 3000, 3001, 3003-3005] -  Act 32

Income maintenance administration unit: DHS to establish and administer programs in all counties; multiconsortia created with contracts, tribal governing body, and transfer of county employees provisions; cemetery, funeral, and burial expenses program modified; LAB audit required; incentive program for local fraud detection created and JCF approval required [for section numbers, see entry under ``Health Services, Department of — Supportive living and treatment"]  -  Act 32

Indian tribe or band member placed in a mental health treatment facility: sunset removed re reimbursement of unexpected or unusually high-costs from Indian gaming receipts [Sec. 635j, 747c] -  Act 32

MA payments to county and local health departments for covered services: certified cost reports procedure; certain appropriation account sunsetted [Sec. 657, 1307, 1431, 1444-1449] -  Act 32

Noncontiguous counties and counties with population over 500,000: provisions for combining to form departments of social services, human services, or developmental disabilities services, or a multicounty health department [Sec. 1276, 1281, 1283, 1291, 1665, 1667, 2871] -  Act 32

Subsidized guardianship revisions [Sec. 660s, 667e, 1321j-n, 1330s-1332y, 1333n, p, 1334c, 1335c, e-k, 1336c, 1337c-1339f, 1341r-w, 1376n-1377f, 3526gm, h, q, 9108 (1u)] -  Act 32