2015 Acts Index

Frequent sobriety testing pilot program established by DOJ re certain drunk driving violations; county, court, fee, and sunset provisions; reports required [Sec. 748m, 3512v] - Act 55

Handgun purchase: 48 hour waiting period eliminated - Act 22

Hit-and-run incidents: law enforcement agency to disseminate reports through the integrated crime alert network under certain conditions - Act 315

Human trafficking resource center hotline poster: DOJ to design or obtain and make available to print from its Internet site; certain businesses and public places encouraged to display it - Act 5

Justice information surcharge appropriation account: return of unencumbered moneys [Sec. 659, 756-759, 788, 9226 (1)] - Act 55

Permit to state crime laboratory to possess, manufacture, or use a controlled substance modified - Act 298

Residual contamination after a hazardous substance cleanup: requirements revised; voluntary party liability exemption created, partial cleanup provision; DOJ, DNR, and DATCP duties - Act 204

Seized firearm: procedure for returning to person who owns the firearm revised - Act 141

Sobriety program: court may order participation in for certain drunk driving offenses requiring installation of an ignition interlock device; driver’s license and DOJ pilot program for frequent testing for use of alcohol or a controlled substance provisions - Act 389

Treatment and diversion (TAD) program grants appropriation and alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who use alcohol and drugs grants appropriation and conditions; DOJ and DOA duties [partial veto] - Act 388

WC law revisions re general coverage, payment of benefits, hearing and procedures, and program administration; self-insurer provisions; DWD, LIRC, DHA, and DOJ duties - Act 180

Wisconsin Court Appointed Special Advocate Association grants created, sunset provision [Sec. 763q, qb, 3513g, gb, 9426 (1q)] - Act 55

Youth diversion grant reductions [Sec. 748, 754s, 764c, 3515b, d, 9126 (1c)] - Act 55

justices Justices, see Supreme Court

juvenile court Juvenile court

Child sex trafficking crime expanded; child abuse definition and investigation, and juvenile court orders provisions - Act 367

Child welfare system and juvenile justice system: certain petitions and agreements required to record child's adoption status; DCF report required - Act 381

Electronic juvenile court records made available to a county department of human or social services re child welfare or juvenile justice intake or dispositional services; CCAP provision - Act 144

Foreign adoption and guardianship decrees: effect and recognition of provisions; State Registrar duties re certificate of birth data - Act 380

Interstate Compact on Juveniles repealed as it is no longer in effect; juvenile from another state on supervision in this state under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles for a sex offense is required to register as a sex offender - Act 159

Juvenile court procedures re change in placement for CHIPS held under a temporary physical custody (TPC) order, change in placement for child under guardianship of DCF and certain agencies, amending a consent decree, and emergency change-in-placement; other changes include change of trial of post-dispositional proceeding, change of placement when no objection is filed, case closure orders when dispositional order is terminated, and effective period of a TPC order - Act 373

Out-of-home care extension re subsidized guardianship payments, adoption assistance, kinship care, and voluntary transition-to-independent-living agreement; CBRF licensing not required for certain facilities for persons between 18 and 21 years of age; DCF duties [Sec. 1648n-1669, 1681-1694, 1697-1699, 1857, 4648v, 4654t, 4679-4688, 4689, 4690-4699] - Act 55

Pupil records pertinent to pupil’s educational needs: disclosure to DCF and certain county departments or tribal organization legally responsible for the pupil permitted; conditions and memorandum of understanding provisions - Act 161

Reasonable and prudent parent standard for making decisions re participation of a child placed in out-of-home care in age or developmentally appropriate activities and permanency planning for children 14 years of age or older: incorporating federal Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act changes into the Children’s Code and Juvenile Justice Code - Act 128

Successor guardian appointed for CHIPS upon the death or incapacity of the child’s guardian and subsidized guardianship payment conditions - Act 129

Wisconsin Court Appointed Special Advocate Association grants created, sunset provision [Sec. 763q, qb, 3513g, gb, 9426 (1q)] - Act 55

Youth aids allocation and community-based juvenile delinquency-related services administration and standards development transferred from Corr.Dept to DCF; youth aids amount set and Juvenile Justice Code provision [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Juvenile delinquency"] - Act 55

juvenile court _ jurisdiction Juvenile court -- Jurisdiction

Adoption proceedings revision re jurisdiction and venue; standardized qualitative assessment system approved by DCF for the home study required, foster care provision - Act 378

juvenile delinquency Juvenile delinquency, see also Juvenile court; Juvenile court -- Jurisdiction

Child welfare services and juvenile delinquency-related federal funds: limits on DCF use of the funds eliminated [Sec. 722, 1701] - Act 55

Juvenile corrective sanctions program eliminated; aftercare supervision revised; Office of Juvenile Offender Review (OJOR) duties; Corr.Dept to provide or purchase community supervision services [Sec. 661, 663, 1678, 1700, 3584, 4224, 4226b, 4227b, 4230, 4232, 4267, 4273-4275, 4301-4309, 4648b-t, 4649b-4654s, 4654u-4678, 4702, 4703b, bm, 4704b, bm, 4705-4712e, 4713c-i, 4714b,bm, 4715-4717, 4727, 4728, 9408 (1v)] - Act 55

Youth aids allocation and community-based juvenile delinquency-related services administration and standards development transferred from Corr.Dept to DCF; youth aids amount set and Juvenile Justice Code provision [Sec. 660, 662, 664, 665, 721, 723, 810, 1466-1471, 1474-1517, 1674, 1676, 1677, 1680, 1702-1704b, 1764-1767, 1768-1776, 1777, 1778-1781, 1783-1785, 1786-1788, 1792, 4221b-4223, 4228, 4229, 4231, 4233-4247, 4254-4266, 4276-4295, 4297-4299, 4645b-4647, 4688x, 4689x, 4699e-4701b, 4702e-j, n, p, 4703c-k, 4704e-t, 4713k-s, 4714e, f, h-n, 9108 (1), 9408 (1vw)] [4699f -- partial veto] - Act 55

Youth diversion grant reductions [Sec. 748, 754s, 764c, 3515b, d, 9126 (1c)] - Act 55

juvenile detention facility Juvenile detention facility

Community youth and family aids: juvenile corrections daily rates set [Sec. 4268-4272] - Act 55

Juvenile corrective sanctions program eliminated; aftercare supervision revised; Office of Juvenile Offender Review (OJOR) duties; Corr.Dept to provide or purchase community supervision services [Sec. 661, 663, 1678, 1700, 3584, 4224, 4226b, 4227b, 4230, 4232, 4267, 4273-4275, 4301-4309, 4648b-t, 4649b-4654s, 4654u-4678, 4702, 4703b, bm, 4704b, bm, 4705-4712e, 4713c-i, 4714b,bm, 4715-4717, 4727, 4728, 9408 (1v)] - Act 55

Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center funding [Sec. 1472] - Act 55

K K

kendall, town of Kendall, Town of, see Lafayette County

kenosha county Kenosha County

``Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail" established; DOT and Tour.Dept duties; contributions from interested parties required - Act 270

Municipal public utilities: extension of water or sewer service from another municipality in certain county provisions created; appeal to PSC permitted [Sec. 1991m] [partial veto] - Act 55

Southeastern Wisconsin Fox River Commission for the Illinois Fox River basin: jurisdiction expanded, board of commissioners modified, and other administration changes - Act 226

kewaunee, city of Kewaunee, City of

Harbor assistance grant to City of Kewaunee [Sec. 650m, 877s, 9145 (1c)] - Act 55

kickapoo reserve management board Kickapoo Reserve Management Board

Kickapoo Reserve Management Board established, Tour.Dept duties [Sec. 642-648n, 806, 1064m, 1424m] - Act 55

kinship care Kinship care, see Day care

kreunen, rodney warren Kreunen, Rodney Warren

Life and public service of a former State Commissioner of Railroads commended upon his death [SJR79] - JR13

L L

lab LAB, see Legislative Audit Bureau

labor Labor

Labor region methodology study re MA reimbursement rates to nursing homes: DHS required to conduct [Sec. 9118 (4u)] [vetoed] - Act 55

labor and industry review commission Labor and Industry Review Commission

Federal moneys received by DWD transferred to LIRC re unemployment administration and equal rights functions (remedial legislation) - Act 194

LIRC transferred from DWD to DOA; Governor to appoint the general counsel [Sec. 146m, 666m, 741m, 918m, 3673m] - Act 55

WC law revisions re general coverage, payment of benefits, hearing and procedures, and program administration; self-insurer provisions; DWD, LIRC, DHA, and DOJ duties - Act 180

labor union Labor union, see also Public employee -- Labor union

State right to work law re labor organization membership or payments to as condition of employment prohibited, misdemeanor provision - Act 1

laboratory Laboratory, see Industrial development; Justice, Department of

lafayette county Lafayette County

Appeal of general transportation aid provision created; transportation aid payments to Town of Kendall and Village of Lake Hallie [Sec. 648r, 2595k, 9145 (1f), (2f)] [2595k -- vetoed; 648r -- partial veto] - Act 55

DOJ grants to Lafayette County Sheriff's Department for drug law enforcement and drug interdiction services - Act 271

Drug law enforcement and interdiction grant to the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department [Sec. 9126 (1q)] [vetoed] - Act 55

lake hallie, village of Lake Hallie, Village of, see Chippewa County

lakes Lakes, see also Shoreland zoning

Lake monitoring and protection: purposes for which DNR may pay costs under contract expanded and DNR may use portion of funding designated for river protection grants - Act 250

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: board of commissioners membership modified re 2015 WisAct25; lake controlled by a dam provision - Act 140

Public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts: board of commissioners membership revised - Act 25

Regulation of navigable waters, artificial water bodies, wetlands, and nonpoint source pollution revised; DNR duties - Act 387

Submerged land under the waters of Green Bay conveyed to Brown County for same purposes as Chapter 15, Laws of 1977; DNR appendix report - Act 111

Town located entirely on an island in Lake Superior and authorized to exercise village powers: county shoreland zoning ordinance does not apply if a more restrictive town ordinance is enacted - Act 146

land Land, see also Forestry; Public land; Wetland

TID revisions on the restriction on vacant land and calculation of the initial tax incremental base - Act 255

Town located entirely on an island in Lake Superior and authorized to exercise village powers: county shoreland zoning ordinance does not apply if a more restrictive town ordinance is enacted - Act 146

land _ registration of title Land -- Registration of title

Adverse possession by or against the state or a political subdivision prohibited; exception provisions - Act 219

Affidavit of interruption of adverse possession or use of real estate provisions created - Act 200

land _ taxation Land -- Taxation, see Property tax

land use planning and control Land use planning and control, see also Farmland preservation; Municipality -- Planning; Shoreland zoning

Property rights regulation revisions re local government restrictions on sale, purchase, development, or occupancy of real property and individual notice requirements; vested rights; shoreland zoning; resolution of challenge to zoning restrictions; supermajority vote to down zone a property; content of economic impact analysis of proposed administrative rules; standard for judicial review of certain state agency actions and decisions; and DNR and DATCP contested case hearings - Act 391

landfill Landfill, see Solid waste management

landlord and tenant Landlord and tenant

Landlord and tenant law revisions: local government authority, historic landmark designation, automatic sprinklers in multifamily dwellings, towing vehicles from private property, termination of tenancy, trespass, and disposal of personal property left by trespasser; DOT and criminal activity provisions - Act 176

law enforcement officers Law enforcement officers, see Police; Public employee -- Labor union; Sheriff; Traffic officer

law enforcement standards board Law Enforcement Standards Board

``Law enforcement officer" definition includes Marquette University police officers [Sec. 3512b] - Act 55