Wisconsin Legislature: Scholarships and loans

Development zone tax credits that expired repealed; research credit calculation modified [Sec. 850-853, 2119, 2124, 2125-2150, 2184-2186g, 2214-2221, 2247, 2248, 2254-2285, 2317-2322, 2340-2345, 2368-2399, 2433-2437, 2448-2453, 2467b, 2497-2504b, 3971b, 3998b-4001c, 4025b] - Act 55

Local professional football stadium district: DOR required to distribute excess sales tax revenue to Brown County and municipalities within it; conditions specified, resolution, and exception provisions - Act 114

``Retailer" definition excludes operator of distribution facility selling tangible personal property, coins, and stamps on behalf of a third-party re sale and use tax; JSCTE appendix report [Sec. 2516, 2517] - Act 55

``Retailer engaged in business in this state": definition modified for sales and use tax purposes [Sec. 2518-2523] - Act 55

Sales tax bad debt adjustments re private label credit card: effective date changed re 2013 WisAct 229 [Sec. 4750, 9437 (2L)] - Act 55

Tax administration technical changes - Act 216

sales tax _ exemptionSales tax -- Exemption

Amusement device: retail sales tax exemption created; definition provision [Sec. 2515m, n, 2524m, n, 9437 (2u)] [vetoed] - Act 55

Construction materials: sales tax exemption created, conditions specified [Sec. 2524r, 9337 (4c), 9437 (2c)] [vetoed] - Act 55

Farm-raised deer sold to hunting preserve or game farm: sales tax exemption created [Sec. 2524t, 9437 (2j)] - Act 55

Jukebox: sales and use tax exemption created for music sold in tangible form for - Act 251

Nonprofit organizations: sales tax exemptions revised re occasional sales of tangible personal property and admissions to entertainment events - Act 364

Sale of heavy truck or trailer: state sales and use tax exemption for federal excise tax imposed on - Act 361

State of emergency declared by the Governor: exemptions from certain taxes, fees, and licensing or permit requirements for work performed by non-Wisconsin residents or businesses; JSCTE appendix report - Act 84

Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a municipal, water authority, sewerage commission, certain hospitals, or nonprofit organization facility: sales and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - Act 126

salvageSalvage, see Junkyard

sanitation and sewerage managementSanitation and sewerage management, see also Milwaukee -- Sewerage; Solid waste management

Electrician licensing exemption for certain activities re private on-site wastewater treatment system and pump for wells [Sec. 2718g, h] - Act 55

Metropolitan sewerage district for 2nd class city with population over 200,000 established [Sec. 3537b-y, 9129 (3u), 9429 (1u)] - Act 55

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

Private on-site wastewater treatment system: grant program modified [Sec. 540m, 545, 4117] - Act 55

Town meeting to direct a town board to change the number of commissioners on a town sanitary district commission authorized under certain conditions - Act 245

sauk countySauk County

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

savings and loan associationsSavings and loan associations

Credit union operations statutory changes; DFI rule revisions [Admin.Code DFI-Bkg 14.03, DFI-CU 63.03, 69.02, DFI-SL 12.03, DFI-SB 12.03] - Act 304

savings bankSavings bank, see Bank

savings bondsSavings bonds, see Bonds

scholarships and loansScholarships and loans, see also Veteran -- Education

Christian Schools International and Association of Christian Schools International added to list of choice program accrediting agencies and preaccrediting agencies and Special Needs Scholarship program accrediting entities re qualifying private schools - Act 297

College savings program: income tax subtraction modified and account balance maximum set [Sec. 316d, de, 2118d, dd, 2123g-gg, 9337 (5j)] - Act 55

Emergency financial need grants for technical college and UW colleges students created - Act 282

Institutions of higher education required to provide letter to students re each student’s loans, estimated cost of attendance, amount of grants, and information on financial literacy - Act 284

Special Needs Scholarship Program and revenue limit adjustment for school districts with incoming choice pupils revisions - Act 289

Special Needs Scholarship Program established [Sec. 563d, 3224g, m, 3266am, 3351g, 3379g, 9134 (6q)] [3224m, 9134 (6q) -- partial veto] - Act 55

schoolSchool, see also Colleges and universities; Educational Service Agency, Cooperative; Juvenile detention facility; Milwaukee -- School; Parochial and private schools; Teacher; Technical college; Textbook; University of Wisconsin, and its subheadings

Civics test requirement for high school diploma [Sec. 3187m, 3266b, e, g, n, p-v, 3391b, c] - Act 55

CPR, CCR, and AED instruction required in grades 7 to 12 - Act 390

Educational Opportunity, Office of, created in the UW System; additional charter school authorizers permitted; reports required; charter school contracts provisions [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin”] - Act 55

Food protection practices certificate issued by DHS required to operate a school lunchroom in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program - Act 46

Information technology block grants and educational technology teacher training grants for school districts created, sunset and universal service fund provisions [Sec. 422d-g, 561j, 800c, d, 3529c, 3532c-f, 9401 (1f)] - Act 55

Pupil assessment: ninth grade examination in fall session requirement eliminated [Sec. 3249, 3251, 3254, 3257] - 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

Pupil transportation aid amount per pupil increased and independent charter school is eligible under certain conditions [Sec. 3280, 3400-3403, 3405, 3406] - Act 55

Reading readiness assessments: school boards and charter school operators to select, DPI duties [Sec. 3245c-h, k, L] - Act 55

School accountability report published by DPI: schools included in the report required to include a link on their Internet page - Act 338

School board given authority to sell excess school district property [Sec. 3387p] - Act 55

School district membership defined for state aid and revenue limit purposes; charter schools and parental choice program provisions [Sec. 3215d, 3393s, 3395d, 3396n, 3398d, f, 3411s, 3421d, p, t] - Act 55

Special education transition grants created [Sec. 563m, 3229p] - Act 55

Special Transfer Program (Chapter 220), closed to new pupils; exceptions modified and intradistrict and interdistrict transfer funding provisions [Sec. 3412-3419] - Act 55

Teacher and principal effectiveness evaluation may not include pupil assessment in evaluation score; DPI prohibited from issuing school accountability report for 2014-15 school year - Act 20

Technical college districts may jointly provide health care benefits on a self-insured basis; stop loss insurance provision, school districts, and local governmental units provisions [Sec. 1912v, 1950-1952, 3389n-r, 3391d, 4046, 4591] - Act 55

Vacancies on a school board of a common, union high, or unified school district: appointment provisions revised; primary for election in certain election districts required; adoption of apportionment plan after decennial census required - Act 63

school _ attendanceSchool -- Attendance

Civics exam as condition for high school diploma, independent audit of private schools participating in a parental choice program, and school and school district accountability reports: requirements created in 2015 WisAct 55 modified - Act 212

MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, and statewide parental choice program changes re per pupil amount, continuous operation, financial audit, pupil acceptance preferences, teacher or administrator license, certain reports, pupil assignment council, and notification of intent to participate date [Sec. 3314, 3315, 3320-3322, 3323p, 3331-3340, 3353-3355m, 3357, 3358am, 3360-3362, 3365-3379, 3380-3382m, 3384, 3384b, 9334 (2), (3)] [3355c, 3382c -- partial veto] - Act 55

Open enrollment for pupils receiving special education services revisions [Sec. 563p, 3306e-t, 3307p-3309h, 3411r, 3421q, 9334 (2d)] - Act 55

Parental choice programs: family income of participating pupil does not need to be reverified with DOR under certain conditions [Sec. 3317, 3318, 3363, 3364] - Act 55

Private schools participating in school choice program revisions re occupancy permit and retaining documents in electronic form [Sec. 3355s, t, 3382t] - Act 55

Public school pupil taking courses at another educational institution: program revisions and tuition provision [Sec. 3309i-x, 3310g, r] - Act 55

Pupil assessment: ninth grade examination in fall session requirement eliminated [Sec. 3249, 3251, 3254, 3257] - Act 55

Pupils attending a school out-of-state: tuition and transportation payments revised [Sec. 3411e-n, 9334 (3c), (3d)] - Act 55

Racine Parental Choice Program and statewide parental choice program changes re cap, payments, equalization aid formula, and new choice pupils [Sec. 3313, 3319, 3323m, 3324-3330, 3340g, 3352, 3358] - Act 55

School accountability report published by DPI: schools included in the report required to include a link on their Internet page - Act 338

Special Needs Scholarship Program and revenue limit adjustment for school districts with incoming choice pupils revisions - Act 289

Statewide parental choice program: pupil participation limit exception created - Act 72

Teacher's aide qualifications re private schools participating in parental choice program [Sec. 3355r, 3382r] - Act 55

Whole grade sharing agreement: school boards of two or more districts authorized to enter; conditions specified and DPI duties [Sec. 2009, 2010, 3186, 3220, 3221-3224, 3225-3228, 3229, 3243-3245, 3246, 3303, 3306, 3393, 3394, 3397, 3404, 3411] - Act 55

school _ attendance _ compulsorySchool -- Attendance -- Compulsory

Habitually truant pupil: notification to parent or guardian by first class mail and simultaneously by electronic communication permitted - Act 52

Learnfare program case management requirement expanded [Sec. 1706, 1763] - Act 55

school _ boardSchool -- Board

Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) program: various changes re 2015 WisAct 53; definition provision - Act 71

CESA participation: school boards allowed to withdraw; funding provision and DPI duties [Sec. 565, 3230-3242, 9134 (2)] - Act 55

Charge-back of property taxes rescinded or refunded by a taxation district: DOR duties; TID and equalized value determination provisions - Act 317

CPR, CCR, and AED instruction required in grades 7 to 12 - Act 390

Election law revisions re write-in candidate registration, reconvening of board of canvassers to count absentee and provisional ballots, caucus used to nominate certain candidates, date an ordinance or resolution must be submitted to electors at the next election, affixing a sticker to a ballot, and a school board referendum - Act 37

Environmental remediation project on school district-owned property: funding provisions [Sec. 1006t, 2010e-2012m, 3395m, 3421r, t] - Act 55

High school graduation standards: school board authority expanded [Sec. 3266b, c, f] - Act 55

Interscholastic athletics and extracurricular activities: school boards to permit pupils enrolled in home-based educational programs to participate, fee provision [Sec. 3245t] [partial veto] - Act 55

Local government property insurance fund: rate regulations, assessment levies, and paying dividend requirements created - Act 325

Reading readiness assessments: school boards and charter school operators to select, DPI duties [Sec. 3245c-h, k, L] - Act 55

Representation and apportionment plans for election of members of certain unified school districts [Sec. 3391e-s, 9134 (5f)] - Act 55

School board given authority to sell excess school district property [Sec. 3387p] - Act 55

School board member compatible positions: exception for volunteer coach or supervisor of an extracurricular activity - Act 92