WRS annuitants returning to covered employment: waiting period between termination and rehire increased; annuity suspended if working two-thirds of full-time employment; reestablishing account provision; JSCRS appendix report; emergency rules [Sec. 716b-j, 733m, 737m, 738d, p, 746m-749, 754m, 9112 (3L), 9312 (1), (2L)] - Act 20
Apprenticeship completion awards program created in DWD - Act 57
Employees exempt from the overtime pay requirement: employer not required to keep records of the hours of employment - Act 286
Individual placement and support (IPS): DHS required to establish regional centers re employment of individuals experiencing mental illness; county and tribal programs are eligible for grants; Medicaid matching funds provision - Act 131
Jobs tax credit program eligibility clarification re net employment increase [Sec. 2062, 2064, 2067, 2068, 9350 (5)] - Act 20
Personal Internet accounts of employees and applicants for employment, students and prospective students, and tenants and prospective tenants: regulating employer, educational institution, and landlord access to and observation of, definition provisions - Act 208
Public building and buildings that are places of employment: ordinances re standards for constructing, altering, or adding to must conform to rules promulgated by DSPS; variance from a standard in a DSPS rule is acceptable under certain conditions; DSPS to accept variance reviews and determinations by second class cities; Building Code Council created in DSPS; certification of inspectors and inspection of fire safety devices provisions - Act 270
Rule-making procedure revised; various DWD rules repealed re Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), Wisconsin Job Opportunity Business Subsidy (WISJOBS) Program, and mining damage claims [Admin.Code DWD 82, 805, 811, 816, 820, 830] - Act 332
Transform Milwaukee Jobs program created [Sec. 989, 1022, 1030] - Act 20
Transitional Jobs program established with same provisions as Transform Milwaukee Jobs program but outside Milwaukee County, funding provisions - Act 113
Trial Jobs under W-2 replaced with Trial Employment Match Program (TEMP); eliminates real work, real pay employment position; subsidized private sector employment program; and workforce attachment and advancement program [Sec. 954-959, 961, 963-972, 974-978, 982, 987, 1021, 1024, 1041-1043, 1332, 1334-1338, 1384, 1386-1390, 1420, 1422-1426, 1469-1473, 1713, 1992, 2074, 9306 (1), 9406 (1), (1L)] - Act 20
UI law revisions; delinquent payment of unemployment insurance contributions; penalties and report provisions; JRCCP report [partial veto] - Act 36
UI law revisions re license revocation based on contribution delinquency, failure of claimants to comply with requests for information, and tardy filing fees - Act 276
Veteran employment grants created, tax credits sunsetted [Sec. 375v, 1348bn, c, 1398g, h, 1434g, h, 1714d, 2366] - Act 20
Work based learning program: school boards and governing bodies of charter and private schools may create for pupils in grades 9 to 12 [Sec. 1828g, 1858p] [1828g -- partial veto] - Act 20
Work-share programs: employer may create with DWD approval; UI benefits, training, plan modification, and waiver of compliance requirements provisions; JCF may delay implementation at DWD request - Act 11
Workplace wellness program grants created re small businesses; definitions, appropriation, and sunset provisions - Act 137
employment bureauEmployment bureau
PEG, PEO, charitable organization, professional fund-raisers, and fund-raising counsel: regulation of transferred from DSPS to DFI; annual financial report filing modified [Sec. 787, 869, 1227, 1237, 1238, 1461, 1715, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1936, 1974, 1989, 1990, 2161, 2179, 2180-2182, 2183, 2184-2187, 2188-2217, 2232-2253, 2267, 9138 (1), 9438 (1)] - Act 20
UI revisions re misconduct and substantial fault, voluntary termination of work, registration and work search requirements, temporary help companies, holidays and partial benefits, contribution and solvency rates, and interest payments and interfund transfer authority [Sec. 67i, 193v, w, 194c-e, 375t, tm, 1714t-w, 1717b-x, 1718e-s, 1720b-q, 9351 (1q), (2q), (4q)-(6q), 9451 (1q)-(7q)] [1717v, 9351 (5q), 9451 (6q) -- vetoed] - Act 20
employment relations commissionEmployment Relations Commission
Health care coverage premium contribution is not a prohibited subject of bargaining for public safety employees [Sec. 1722p, 9329 (1e)] - Act 20
WERC attached to DWD; commissioner compensation, work status, and prohibition on holding other public office and WERC budget provisions [Sec. 33-35, 47, 2005, 2010, 9313 (1)] - Act 20
ems or emt _emergency medical service or technician_EMS or EMT (Emergency medical service or technician), see Medical service
energy assistanceEnergy assistance, see Public assistance
energy conservationEnergy conservation
Biogas or synthetic gas energy systems: personal property tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 1279, 9337 (10)] - Act 20
Energy emergencies: DOT may authorize certain vehicles transporting propane or heating oil to exceed special weight limits; exception to DOT report requirements - Act 217
Proof of financial responsibility of operator of a solid waste facility: alternate financial criteria for using the net worth method provisions re wood waste used for energy recovery - Act 281
Renewable energy credits revision; allowing a natural gas public utility to provide service in a municipality served by another natural gas utility; removal of natural gas service lateral by public utility at customer's request - Act 300
Renewable energy portfolio: exception to electric provider's renewable energy percentage for years 2015 and thereafter created - Act 290
Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency [Sec. 1893t-v, z, 9334 (7i)] - Act 20
Town authority to create a TID expanded; provisions for city or village to create a TID in recently annexed territory; property tax exemption for biogas or synthetic gas energy systems and property subject to TIF agreement; authorizing a TID to share tax increments with an environmental remediation tax increment district in same city of village - Act 193
engineerEngineer
Cost-benefit analysis by DOT for consulting services for transportation projects: expenditure threshold increased [Sec. 1515m] - Act 20
DOT engineering consultants: LAB analysis requested [Sec. 9127 (2q)] - Act 20
entertainerEntertainer, see Amusement
Agrichemical management fund transfer to the environmental fund [Sec. 9202 (1)] - Act 20
Agricultural chemical cleanup program: sampling requirements repealed [Sec. 1593L] - Act 20
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, also called Superfund Act): DNR may enter into an agreement with responsible parties for management and technical support for a cleanup [Sec. 282, 2126] - Act 20
Dam ownership: disclosure to prospective buyers on real estate condition report or vacant land disclosure report required; underground storage tank regulation transferred to DATCP updated on the reports - Act 304
DNR duty revisions re reports of violations, citation procedure re wetland discharge violations, minimum age for sturgeon spearing license, Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Council membership, and publishing class 1 notices for certain permit applications - Act 69
East arterial highway project along STH 54 from the Village of Port Edwards to City of Wisconsin Rapids: environmental impact statement required [Sec. 1534g] [vetoed] - Act 20
Environmental repair tipping fee use for nonpoint water pollution abatement [Sec. 9132 (1c)] - Act 20
Forestation state property tax: DNR to withhold from payment to the taxation district re land in the district purchased by DNR; conservation fund provision; aid in lieu of taxes for land in the forest cropland program or Managed Forest Land Program determined [Sec. 1279d-1283, 9332 (1)] - Act 20
Land recycling loan program: present value subsidy [Sec. 2094m, n] - Act 20
MacKenzie Environmental Education Center: DOA report on status and condition of buildings required; DNR appropriation [Sec. 9101 (2i), 9132 (3i)] - Act 20
Ozone-depleting refrigerants (ODRs) in motor vehicle air conditioners: duty to set qualifications and issue certifications for persons who remove or recycle changed from DATCP to EPA; sales and reclamation provisions - Act 312
Petroleum inspection fund supplement to environmental fund: appropriation moved from DNR to miscellaneous appropriation [Sec. 284b, 286b, 519-520p] - Act 20
Petroleum products and hazardous substances regulation: certain duties and powers transferred from DSPS to DATCP [Sec. 201, 206-209, 211, 213m, 529, 786, 1462, 1463, 1589-1591, 1594, 1595, 1600-1627, 1629-1633, 1949-1961, 1962-1970, 9138 (3), (4), 9238 (1), (2)] [9138 (3) -- partial veto] - Act 20
Reconstruction of I 94 in Milwaukee County: DOT may fund preliminary engineering and design work from the major highway projects appropriation, environmental impact study provision [Sec. 317, 318, 9145 (3), 9445 (3)] - Act 20
Tipping fees exemptions created for soil removed during cleanup of a contaminated site and discarded residue from a recycling facility; conditions and overdue tipping fee provisions - Act 301
Town authority to create a TID expanded; provisions for city or village to create a TID in recently annexed territory; property tax exemption for biogas or synthetic gas energy systems and property subject to TIF agreement; authorizing a TID to share tax increments with an environmental remediation tax increment district in same city of village - Act 193
USH 12 highway project from City of Elkhorn to City of Whitewater: environmental impact statement required [Sec. 1534h] - Act 20
epilepsyEpilepsy
Cannabidiol (or CBD oil extract) is not a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and may be dispensed by a physician for treatment of a seizure disorder; CSB approval required - Act 267
epinephrineEpinephrine, see Drugs
escrow accountEscrow account, see Wetland
estate of deceased personEstate of deceased person
Death of lottery prize winner: unpaid installments shall be paid to winner's estate [Sec. 2257, 2261-2264, 9437 (1)] - Act 20
Public assistance benefits recovery programs in DHS revisions; property subject to recovery defined; recovery of nonprobate property expanded; real property and living trust provisions; JCF approval required [Sec. 353, 354, 361, 821-831, 833, 834, 1179-1197, 1199-1210, 1221-1226, 1240, 2266, 2268-2270, 2271, 2275, 2294, 2295, 2296-2317, 2318, 9118 (6i), 9318 (3)-(6), 9418 (2)] - Act 20
Wisconsin Trust Code, a modified version of the Uniform Trust Code, replaces current law related to trusts with Uniform Principal and Income Act and Uniform Prudent Investor Act provisions; estate recovery and divestment provisions not approved by JCF repealed and the approved provisions changed - Act 92
estate taxEstate tax
Estate tax sunsetted [Sec. 1453f] - Act 20
Rule-making procedure revised; estate tax and county operating levy rate limit rules repealed [Admin.Code Tax 10, 21] - Act 320
WEDC board members and employees with contract authority: private interest in a public contract provision created - Act 43
WEDC operation requirements re procurement, code of ethics applies to employees, annual reports, and independent audit [Sec. 193o, q, 2055m-x, 9150 (1q)] - Act 20
evidenceEvidence
Drones: use of by law enforcement restricted, definition and search warrant provisions; penalties for use of weaponized drone and using a drone equipped with recording or transmitting equipment, exceptions specified; JRCCP report - Act 213
Harboring or aiding a felon and tampering with evidence: exemption for family members repealed; penalty for violation increased under certain conditions; JRCCP report - Act 254
Human trafficking definition modified; process to vacate a conviction or adjudication or expunge the record of a victim of human trafficking; evidence of past actions in human trafficking cases; sex offense definition revised re children and lifetime supervision; strangulation added to list of offenses re intensive sanctions program, domestic abuse, and crime victim compensation; JRCCP report - Act 362
Inadmissibility of a statement or gesture of apology, condolence, fault, or remorse by a health care provider in a civil action, administrative hearing, disciplinary proceeding, mediation, or arbitration - Act 242
excise taxExcise tax
Snowmobile registration, trail use sticker fee and supplemental aids, and gas tax formula revisions - Act 142
expenditure restraint programExpenditure Restraint Program, see Shared revenue
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