2013 Acts Index

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 _ discrimination Employment -- Discrimination, see Discrimination in employment

employment bureau Employment 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 Employment relations, see Collective bargaining; Discrimination in employment

employment relations, office of state Employment Relations, Office of State, see State Employment Relations, Office of

employment relations commission Employment 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 assistance Energy assistance, see Public assistance

energy conservation Energy 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

engineer Engineer

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

enterprise zone Enterprise zone, see Municipality -- Planning

entertainer Entertainer, see Amusement

environmental protection Environmental protection, see also Air pollution; Mine and mining; Natural resource; Petroleum; Solid waste management; Water -- Pollution; Wetland

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

epa EPA, see United States -- Environmental Protection Agency

epilepsy Epilepsy

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

epinephrine Epinephrine, see Drugs

equalized valuation Equalized valuation, see School -- State aid

erosion control Erosion control, see Waterways and water power

escrow account Escrow account, see Wetland

estate of deceased person Estate 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 tax Estate 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

ethics Ethics, see also Elections -- Campaign expense

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

eviction Eviction, see Landlord and tenant

evidence Evidence

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

exam _or testing_ of pupil Exam (or testing) of pupil, see School -- Evaluation and testing

examining board Examining board, see Dentistry; Pharmacy; Safety and Professional Services, Department of; Trades and occupations

excise tax Excise tax

Snowmobile registration, trail use sticker fee and supplemental aids, and gas tax formula revisions - Act 142

executive residence Executive residence, see State Capitol and Executive Residence Board

expenditure restraint program Expenditure Restraint Program, see Shared revenue

expressway Expressway, see Road -- Expressway

extended supervision Extended supervision, see Sentences and penalties

F F

fair Fair

Beer or wine judging or tasting events: exemption to supervision requirement for temporary Class ``B" or ``Class B" license issued to a fair association - Act 268

false statement False statement, see Fraud

family Family

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

family _ support Family -- Support, see also Children -- Protection and services; Juvenile delinquency

Child-related law revisions re minors signing statement acknowledging paternity, representative of deceased respondent in a paternity action, form for a summons in a paternity action correction, delinquent child support and levy by DCF, Wisconsin Shares eligibility determination when the individual is taking basic education or technical college courses, guardian ad litem in unborn child in need of protection or services proceeding, diligent investigation after report of child abuse or neglect, voluntary foster care education program eliminated, crime barring person from showing he or she has been rehabilitated for child care purposes (remedial legislation) - Act 170

Children: laws revised re advertising related to adoption or other permanent physical placement, delegation of parental powers for the care and custody of a child for more than one year, unauthorized interstate placements of children, and penalty provisions; JLC requested to study adoption disruption and dissolution in this state - Act 314

Inpatient mental health treatment of minors: admission revisions - Act 161

Interest rate on child support arrears: reduced rate pilot program; JCF approval required to extend past pilot program [Sec. 2276-2279] [2277 -- partial veto] - Act 20