2013 Acts Index

Epinephrine auto-injector: plan for use of on school premises or at school-sponsored activities; definitions, conditions, and civil liability immunity - Act 239

Examinations to measure pupil attainment of knowledge and concepts expanded to grades 9 and 11; public, private, charter, and parental choice school provisions; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties [Sec. 1759-1769, 1874, 9434 (4L)] - Act 20

MPCP and Racine Parental Choice Program: participation of private schools in both programs; school accreditation revisions; DPI and State Superintendent of Public Instruction duties [Sec. 1855, 1859, 1859a, 1859t-1861m, 1871, 1872m, 1875d, t, 1876db-dL, 9134 (6q)] [1876dL -- partial veto] - Act 20

Parental choice program expansion; teacher licensure and school accreditation revisions; DPI and State Superintendent of Public Instruction duties [Sec. 235, 244m, 245, 1829-1848t, 1852m, 1855m, r, 1856g, m, w, 1857db-m, 1859m, 1876dp, 9134 (3c), (6q)] [1844e, 1848d, h, 1857e, m, 1876dp -- partial veto] - Act 20

Parental choice program per pupil payment, summer school and reserve fund provisions; comprehensive financial audit requirement revised [Sec. 1849-1852, 1852g, j, 1853, 1855, 1856, 1857, 1864-1867, 1867p-1869, 1873, 1876, 1884p-1887g, 9334 (4L)] - Act 20

Parental choice program student prioritization [Sec. 1862, 1863] - 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

Private school tuition: individual income tax deduction created [Sec. 1304g] - Act 20

Private schools participating in a parental choice program: additional requirements for new private schools seeking to participate and preaccreditation and accreditation requirements modified, definition provisions - Act 237

Reading readiness assessment expanded; oral vocabulary assessment pilot project [Sec. 1755, 9134 (3i)] - Act 20

School and school district accountability report: DPI to publish annually; independent charter school and parental choice participating private school provisions [Sec. 1746] - Act 20

Student housing facilities: property tax exemption for facilities owned by fraternities or sororities [Sec. 1278h, i, 9337 (9d)] - Act 20

Student information system: include charter schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program; JCF approval [Sec. 1732m-1734] - Act 20

Student information system: when independent charter schools and private schools participating in the parental choice program begin to use the system or compatible system revised, fee provision; pupils attending private school but not under the parental choice program are not required to be included; State Superintendent duties - Act 256

Tax credits sunsetted re relocated business, community development finance, biodiesel fuel, dairy and livestock farm, dairy manufacturing, meat processing, woody biomass, food processing plant, Internet equipment, film production, HIRSP assessment, fuel pumps, postsecondary education, water consumption, beginning farmer, research facilities, and qualified research [Sec. 1304d-f, 1331d, 1338b-u, 1344b-d, em-g, 1345b-e, 1347b-f, 1348d, e, 1383j, 1390b-u, 1395b-e, f-h, 1396b-1398f, i-L, 1419h, 1426b-u, 1431b-e, es-h, 1432b-1434f, i-L] - Act 20

Teacher's aide requirements modified for private schools participating in parental choice programs [Sec. 1856c, 1873m] - Act 20

Transfer of credits for core general education courses agreement between UW Board of Regents and TCS Board; provisions for tribal colleges and certain private colleges to participate; report required [Sec. 581-583, 601, 609, 610] - Act 20

``Wisconsin higher education grants" renamed ``Wisconsin grants"; tuition grant program for private colleges established and called ``Wisconsin grants; private, nonprofit college students" - Act 330

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

Youth athletic activity operated by a school or private club: distribution requirement of concussion and head injury information sheet to participants modified - Act 93

parole or probation Parole or probation

Searches by law enforcement officer of the property or residence of a person on parole, probation, or extended supervision permitted if there is reason to suspect criminal activity; conducted in reasonable manner and notifying Corr.Dept provisions - Act 79

Short-term sanctions system for violations of conditions of extended supervision, parole, probation, or deferred prosecution agreement established; temporary housing of persons on probation in county jails or houses of correction; attempt to possess a schedule I or II controlled substance or analog that is a narcotic made a felony - Act 196

partnership Partnership, see Corporation -- Taxation

paternity Paternity, see Family -- Support

payday loan provider Payday loan provider, see Small loan

payment in lieu of taxes Payment in lieu of taxes, see Forestry -- Taxation

pecfa _petroleum storage environmental cleanup program_ PECFA (Petroleum storage environmental cleanup program), see Petroleum

pedestrian Pedestrian, see Street

peg _professional employer group_ PEG (Professional employer group), see Employment bureau

pension Pension, see Retirement -- Private plans; Retirement -- Public

peo _professional employer organization_ PEO (Professional employer organization), see Employment bureau

pepin county Pepin County

Premier resort area: Village of Stockholm allowed to become and tax increase permitted, referendum provisions [Sec. 1277m-me, 1503g, h, 9437 (3L)] - Act 20

pepper spray Pepper spray, see Public safety

permit Permit, see Bus and truck -- Taxation or registration; Hunting; Municipality -- Planning; Natural Resources, Department of -- Environmental protection; Natural Resources, Department of -- Hunting and fishing; Teacher -- Certificate; Transportation, Department of -- Roads

personal injury Personal injury, see Damage (personal injury)

personal property Personal property

Delinquent sales and use taxes collection: DOR may obtain and sell person's real or personal property to pay [Sec. 1501] - Act 20

Landlord and tenant revisions re abandoned personal property, reference about rental performance, property damage due to pests or insects, disclosing building or housing code violations, local ordinances, security deposit, voiding rental agreements, unfair trade practices, and check-in sheets; towing vehicles illegally parked on private property; eviction action revisions; terminating tenancy of an offending tenant in a manufactured or mobile home community; domestic abuse protection provisions - Act 76

Rented personal property re heavy equipment for construction, mining, or forestry: property tax exemption under certain conditions; JSCTE appendix report - Act 144

Unclaimed property held by the state: publishing names and last-known address on the Internet and working with DOR to identify persons through income tax returns - Act 308

personal property _ taxation Personal property -- Taxation, see Property tax

persons with disabilities Persons with disabilities, see also Children -- Special educational needs; Community-based residential facility; Intellectual disabilities; Senior citizen; Veteran

Independent living center grants revised; Social Security Administration moneys and DWD duties provisions [Sec. 362, 363, 378, 870, 871] - Act 20

Special ID card issued by DOT re parking privileges for persons with disabilities may be used for a motorcycle - Act 359

Vocational rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities: DWD 2013-15 fiscal biennium funding and FTE positions increased - Act 58

Workforce training program: grant appropriation increased; DWD required to use funds for reducing waiting lists for certain technical college programs, collaborative projects among school districts, technical colleges, and businesses, and enhancing employment opportunities for persons with disabilities through public and private organizations; DWD budget request provision - Act 139

pesticide Pesticide, see Pests

pests Pests

Agricultural chemical cleanup surcharge revisions [Sec. 202s, 1593gd-km, 9302 (1b), (1c)] - Act 20

petroleum Petroleum, see also Energy conservation; Fuel; Gasoline

PECFA transferred from DSPS to DNR; contractor registration and federal aid for costs re petroleum spills provisions [Sec. 210b, 214, 217-222, 283, 522-528, 1597-1599, 1634-1709, 1996, 1998, 2056, 2057, 2122-2125, 2127-2130, 2265, 2280, 9138 (7), 9238 (2L)] - Act 20

Petroleum inspection fund supplement to environmental fund: appropriation moved from DNR to miscellaneous appropriation [Sec. 284b, 286b, 519-520p] - Act 20

Petroleum inspection fund transfer to the transportation fund [Sec. 9238 (3)] - 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

petroleum _ taxation Petroleum -- Taxation

Interest rate on tax overpayments or underpayments modified [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1440e, 1444d, 1500f, j, 1508r, 1896w, 1897h, j, 1961n, 9337 (4i)] - Act 20

Oil pipeline terminal tax distribution modified [Sec. 1467g, h] - Act 20

petroleum storage environmental cleanup program _pecfa_ Petroleum storage environmental cleanup program (PECFA), see Petroleum

pharmacy Pharmacy

Drug disposal program for prescription drugs, controlled substances and analogs, and household pharmaceutical items: DOJ may authorize operation of and political subdivision may operate or authorize another person to operate; definitions, policy, and procedures provisions; written permission required to destroy another person's prescription drugs; disposal program required to report certain information to DNR - Act 198

Opioid antagonists and naxalone: prescription, possession, dispensing, and delivery provisions created, definition provisions; training and agreements for administering re EMTs, first responders, ambulance service providers, law enforcement agencies, and fire departments; EMTs required to carry; liability immunity and Good Samaritan law provisions - Act 200

Pharmacy Examining Board given discretion to grant or deny license to person licensed in another state who voluntarily had license limited, surrendered, suspended, or revoked; Board may suspend license of pharmacist who fails to renew by renewal date, examination provision; prescription drug monitoring program revisions - Act 124

Prescription drug monitoring program funding modified [Sec. 205, 2230] - Act 20

Prescription drug monitoring program: licensed veterinarians exempted from - Act 3

Schedule II and III controlled substances: requiring ID card before prescription can be dispensed; requiring pharmacist, or other person who dispenses, to record the name on the ID card; liability immunity provision; Pharmacy Examining Board duties - Act 199

Therapeutic alternate drug selections by nursing homes; patient care services provided by pharmacists; practice of pharmacy definition modified - Act 294

phosphate or phosphorus Phosphate or phosphorus, see Water -- Pollution

photo or photograph Photo or photograph, see Cosmetology

physically disabled Physically disabled, see Persons with disabilities

physician Physician, see also Medical education; Medical Examining Board; Medical malpractice

Camps lasting longer than 3 days: health services staff may designate an individual to administer medications to a camper or staff member under 18 years of age - Act 309

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

Child psychiatry consultation program: DHS to create and administer; qualified consultation provider criteria and report required - Act 127

Child welfare and health care records: confidential exchange provisions modified [Sec. 939w, 945w, 1234q, 1900e-h, 2336f] - Act 20

Dentistry definition and practice of for professional licensing purposes revisions - Act 341

Electronic medical records: income and franchise tax credits health care providers may claim for hardware or software sunsetted [Sec. 1345, 1396, 1432] - Act 20

Emergency detention pilot program in Milwaukee County created; LAB performance audit required - Act 235

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: requirements for reporting suspected cases, physician examination of infants and diagnosis, child abuse and neglect investigation, and services and treatment for the infant and mother - Act 260

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

Licenses to practice medicine and surgery and related credentials issued by MEB revised - Act 240

MA program mental health benefits and reimbursement for certain mental health services revisions re in-home therapy for certain children and telehealth; definitions, provider requirements, and DHS duties provisions - Act 130

Milwaukee County Mental Health Board created; reports, audits, and LAB duties - Act 203

Opioid antagonists and naxalone: prescription, possession, dispensing, and delivery provisions created, definition provisions; training and agreements for administering re EMTs, first responders, ambulance service providers, law enforcement agencies, and fire departments; EMTs required to carry; liability immunity and Good Samaritan law provisions - Act 200

Physician duty to inform patients of treatment options expanded to include chiropractors, dentists, podiatrists, and optometrists; respective examining boards duties - Act 345

Physician duty to inform patients of treatment options: ``reasonable physician standard" provision - Act 111

Primary care and psychiatry shortage grant program created in HEAB; income tax exemption provision; JSCTE appendix report - Act 128

Requirements to perform abortions revised; ultrasound required before informed consent for an abortion; penalty and exception provisions - Act 37