2015 Acts Index

Federal resource acquisition revisions [Sec. 419b, 776m] - Act 55

GPR and PR appropriation lapses from the 2013-15 fiscal biennium (2013 WisAct 20) extended into the 2016-17 fiscal year [Sec. 4749] - Act 55

Inactive boards and councils repealed; assets, property, contracts, and pending matters provisions for certain councils and board [Sec. 77m, 93m, 100m, 108g-r, 120g, r, 125m, 126m, 148m-161m, 203p-211p, 222m, 247m, 254b-x, 272f, 320m, 328m, 396d-417r, 634m, 797m, 990r, 1065m, 1308k, m, 1700m, 2530v-2531w, 2724m, 2725m, 3482m, 3582r, 4109b, 4416g-4467r, 9101 (10j), (10k)] - Act 55

Information technology services for certain agencies and shared agency services pilot program: DOA to develop plan and submit to JCF [Sec. 9101 (5n)] [partial veto] - Act 55

LAB authority to access all state agency documents clarified; GAB to provide investigatory records to LAB - Act 2

Postage appropriation in DOA for state agency costs [Sec. 789] - Act 55

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

State agency biennial budget request requirements modified re state operations budget - Act 201

State agency budget requests modified [Sec. 272d, h, i] [vetoed] - Act 55

Unfunded retirement liability debt service: DOA may require state agencies to pay directly to state in lieu of lapsing or transferring an amount to the general fund; employees of the former UWHC Board provision added [Sec. 293d-p] [vetoed] - Act 55

Wisconsin Veterans Employment Initiative established to increase number of veterans holding permanent state government positions; Council on Veterans Employment created in the Office of the Governor; state agencies and DPM duties - Act 386

state bank State bank, see Bank

state buildings State buildings, see Public building; State capitol

state capitol State capitol

100th Anniversary State Capitol Commemoration Committee: JCLO to establish [Sec. 9127 (1j)] [vetoed] - Act 55

Seasonal placement of a Christmas tree in the Capitol rotunda or a church: prohibiting promulgation or enforcement of a DSPS rule and enactment or enforcement of an ordinance re fire safety - Act 333

state courts, director of State Courts, Director of

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

GPR appropriations consolidated re circuit court, Director of State Courts, and State Law Library; costs imposed on operator of aircraft under the influence or with prohibited BAC [Sec. 752, 778, 782, 829-847, 4598-4603, 4616, 4618, 4631, 4735, 4746, 9307 (1), 9407 (1f), (2f)] - Act 55

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: date of legal holiday changed (remedial legislation) - Act 198

state debt State debt, see Debt, Public

state employee State employee, see Public employee, and its subheadings

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

OSER restructured into Division of Personnel Management in DOA; DMRS restructured into Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection in the Division of Personnel Management; appointment to GIB provision [Sec. 14-17, 105d, 116-119, 121, 125, 135, 136d, 236, 240, 262-269, 275, 464, 813-822, 884-902, 916, 918, 919, 927, 930, 933, 1136, 1391-1398, 1400, 1407, 1408, 1465, 1627, 1830, 1909, 2103, 2481, 2484, 3139, 3148-3154, 3162, 3167-3172, 3585, 3596, 3623-3662, 3667, 3674-3710, 3711-3777, 3780-3796, 3798, 3805, 3810, 4225, 4253, 4326, 4713, 4742, 9112 (1c), 9140 (1)] [105d, 136d, 9112 (1c) -- vetoed] - Act 55

state finance State finance, see Appropriation; Budget bills and process; Debt, Public

state government State government, see Administration, Department of -- specific subheading; Budget bills and process; Interstate relations; Reorganization of state government; Reorganization of state government -- Attached under s.15.03; State agencies; Statutes -- Revision

state land State land, see Public land

state law library State Law Library, see Supreme Court

state lottery State lottery, see Lottery

state office building State office building

DOA duties for state agency real property lease and renewal revised [Sec. 356q, r] [vetoed] - Act 55

DOT building replacement in City of Madison is not subject to municipal zoning ordinance or regulation [Sec. 44b, m] [vetoed] - Act 55

state officers State officers, see Legislature -- Member; Public officers

state park State park, see also Forestry

Campground and state park and trail fees revised; DNR study on additional revenue for state parks required [Sec. 1037e, g, 1038e, g, 1046b-j, 3580m, 9132 (4f), 9432 (2f)] - Act 55

State park and forest roads and roads along LWSR funding [Sec. 640g, r, 2569m] - Act 55

State park vehicle admission sticker fees increased [Sec. 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040] - Act 55

state patrol State patrol, see Traffic officer

state prison State prison, see Prison

state public defender State Public Defender, see Public defender

state registrar State Registrar, see Vital statistics

state superintendent of public instruction State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Microsoft IT Academy coordinator: Superintendent of Public Instruction to designate [Sec. 3186g] - Act 55

Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program for first class cities created; commissioner, advisory council, and county executive duties specified; transfer of schools to the program; surplus property and sale of school buildings provisions [Sec. 63m, 64m, 66d-67r, 567m, 1389f, 1907p, 1923m, 1948f, p, 1966m, 3184p, r, 3229r, s, 3245s, 3248h, 3266h, m, o, 3358b-w, 3384c-3386t, 3387n, 3391dm, 3483g, r, 4702r, 9334 (3j)] [3387n -- partial veto] - Act 55

Remedial courses in English and math: UW System required to report on high schools with graduates who, based on placement tests, are required to take; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties - Act 28

School accountability report performance categories replaced with letter grades and other revisions; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties revised; UW--Madison Value-Added Research Center to approve alternative examinations a school may consider; waiver requirement and JCF duties [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under “School – Evaluation and testing”] - Act 55

Virtual marketplace for digital educational resources: Superintendent of Public Instruction to enter into contracts for and DPI to host [Sec. 560m, 3193s] [vetoed] - Act 55

state treasurer State Treasurer, see Treasurer -- State

state trunk highway _sth_ State trunk highway (STH), see Road

state trust fund State trust fund, see Trust fund

statistics Statistics, see Vital statistics

statute of limitation Statute of limitation, see Limitation of action

statutes Statutes

Health insurance mandate statute: definition modified and social and financial impact report by OCI requirements - Act 288

statutes _ revision Statutes -- Revision, see also Recodification

Advisory council to advise DSPS on matters concerning midwives (remedial legislation) - Act 192

Agricultural Producer Security Council member names, appropriation for inspection and certification of grain expenses, service of process for DATCP, ASTM International references, providing DATCP with copy of ordinances re pesticides (remedial legislation) - Act 186

Correction bill - Act 195

Correction bill - Act 197

Definition of faculty of the UW System (remedial legislation) - Act 199

Drinking age report, effective date of REAL ID Act, occupational tax on illegal controlled substances repealed (remedial legislation) - Act 193

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

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: date of legal holiday changed (remedial legislation) - Act 198

Mileage reimbursement at the federal rate for a member of the National Guard called into state active duty (remedial legislation) - Act 189

National teacher certification and master educator licensure grant program requirements and DPI rules re teacher education programs (remedial legislation) - Act 190

Revision bill - Act 196

Tax statutes technical corrections (remedial legislation) - Act 191

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program, opioid treatment program, Well-Woman Program provision (remedial legislation) - Act 188

WRS and DETF operations (remedial legislation) - Act 187

stewardship program Stewardship Program, see Natural resource

sth _state trunk highway_ STH (State trunk highway), see Road

storm water Storm water, see Water -- Pollution

street Street, see also Road, and its subheadings

Bikeways and pedestrian ways requirement for highway construction projects: DOT to give due consideration but not require and rule-making authority repealed; administrative code Trans 75 repealed [Sec. 2545o-s, 4751c, 9345 (6j)] [9345 (6j) -- partial veto] - Act 55

DOT rule-making authority re bikeways and pedestrian ways in new highway construction and reconstruction projects repealed [Admin.Code Trans 75] [Sec. 4751c] - Act 55

Golf cart crossing points on highways: municipality and county authority to establish; speed limit and highway crossing signs provisions; DOT duties - Act 125

Liquid manure transported along highway rights-of-way: utility permit and driveway permit requirements created; penalty and appeal provisions - Act 231

``Pedestrian signal authorizing crossing” and ``pedestrian signal limiting crossing” defined - Act 104

Trespassing on railroads does not include pedestrians crossing the tracks or right-of-way [Sec. 3527m] [vetoed] - Act 55

strip search Strip search, see Crime and criminals

student achievement guarantee _sage_ contracts Student achievement guarantee (SAGE) contracts, see School -- State aid

student aids or loans Student aids or loans, see Scholarships and loans

student rights Student rights, see Technical college

studies Studies, see also Reports; specific subject

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

Campground and state park and trail fees revised; DNR study on additional revenue for state parks required [Sec. 1037e, g, 1038e, g, 1046b-j, 3580m, 9132 (4f), 9432 (2f)] - Act 55

Freight optimization modeling: DOT may contract for services; WEDC and DOT to conduct a study and report to JCF [Sec. 655e, 2547d, 9145 (4f)] [vetoed] - Act 55

Industrial wind turbines: PSC to conduct review of health studies and may propose rule changes [Sec. 9136 (1j)] - Act 55

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