2015 Acts Index

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

Performance-based allocation of state aid to technical colleges: additional criterion re course credit for experience or training not through an institution of higher education [Sec. 1339-1343] - Act 55

TCS Board allocation of state aid to districts set and performance-based funding report required [Sec. 1343m, 9143 (3j)] [vetoed] - Act 55

TCS Board: name of faculty development grant programs changed to professional development programs; technical college instructor occupational competency program revisions; rules modified [Admin.Code TCS 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.25, 5.09, 7.07, 11, 13, 14.02, 15, 16] - Act 329

Veteran grant jobs pilot program established, TCS Board duties [Sec. 614m, 1016m, 1336m, 1348m] - Act 55

Wisconsin grants for technical college students: HEAB funding increased for 2015 fiscal biennium - Act 281

technology Technology, see Data processing

teenager Teenager, see Youth

telecommunications Telecommunications

Alternative telecommunications utility: PSC regulation modified [Sec. 3528m] [vetoed] - Act 55

Broadband expansion grant program funding from the universal service fund; PSC report required [Sec. 423-427, 512m, 513, 569, 593m, 3532, 3536m, 9136 (2u), 9236 (1v)] [9136 (2u) -- vetoed] - Act 55

Class ``B" highway weight limitations and special or seasonal weight limitations: exemptions for certain utility vehicles responding to service interruptions - Act 44

DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service; exempting construction of certain electric transmission lines from PSC certification - Act 299

``Essential telecommunications services" definition modified [Sec. 3528t] - Act 55

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

Telecommunications services to the UW System: universal service fund appropriation restored - Act 108

telephone Telephone, see also Telecommunications

Commercial motor vehicle and CDL: driving while using a hand-held mobile telephone prohibited, reporting emergencies exception; fraud related to exam or issuance of CDL license; driving while text messaging considered a serious traffic violation; restricted CDL for persons with diabetes controlled by insulin conditions; standard restrictions on a CDL expanded; definition provisions - Act 123

DATCP prohibited from promulgating or enforcing a rule requiring motor vehicle fueling stations to have telephone or other means for public to contact emergency services - Act 247

DNR permits re high-voltage transmission construction and relocation of utility facility as condition of certain general permits; sulfur dioxide compliance plan, certain DNR determinations, and certain PSC variance eliminated; PSC assessment authority; funding for energy efficiency and renewable resource programs; PSC approval of public utility contracts with affiliated interests; PSC authority re local access and transport areas for telephone service and complaints re railroad telecommunications service; exempting construction of certain electric transmission lines from PSC certification - Act 299

Driving while using a cellular or other wireless telephone in a construction zone prohibited; emergency, hands-free device, and penalty provisions - Act 308

Harassment or abuse injunctions: court may order wireless telephone service provider to transfer rights to and responsibilities for telephone number or numbers from responder to petitioner; civil liability immunity provision - Act 353

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

television Television

ECB requirements re Milwaukee Area Technical College television facilities and instructional programs eliminated [Sec. 557, 1366, 1367] - Act 55

temporary assistance for needy families _tanf_ Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), see Public assistance

tenant Tenant, see Landlord and tenant

tenure Tenure, see University of Wisconsin -- Faculty

termination of parental rights _tpr_ Termination of parental rights (TPR), see Children -- Protection and services

terrorism Terrorism, see Crime and criminals

testimony Testimony, see Hearings and Appeals, Division of

text messaging Text messaging, see Telephone

textbook Textbook

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

therapist Therapist, see Trades and occupations

threats Threats, see Crime and criminals; Crime and criminals -- Battery

tid _tax incremental district_ TID (Tax incremental district), see Property tax

timber Timber, see Forestry

time_share property Time-share property, see Housing

title certificate Title certificate, see Motor vehicle -- Certificate of title

title to property Title to property, see Land -- Registration of title

tobacco Tobacco

Cigarette and tobacco products retailer license: first class city may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew under certain conditions; review by circuit court provision; local ordinances regulating licenses must conform to state statutes - Act 275

tour.dept Tour.Dept, see Tourism, Department of

tourism Tourism, see Recreation; Room tax; Tourism, Department of

tourism, department of Tourism, Department of

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

``Frank Lloyd Wright Heritage Trail" established; DOT and Tour.Dept duties [Sec. 641m, n, 1422m, 2564m, 2595g] [vetoed] - Act 55

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

Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board attached to DNR from Tour.Dept [Sec. 104, 219, 1064, 9144 (2)] - Act 55

Tour.Dept marketing: certain mandatory expenditures eliminated [Sec. 1420] - Act 55

Tourism marketing expenditures study by Tour.Dept required [Sec. 9144 (3j), 9444 (1j)] [9144 (3j) -- vetoed] - Act 55

towing Towing, see Garage

town Town, see also name of specific town

Building permit form for one- and two-family dwellings: DSPS required to establish an electronic processing system and furnish municipalities standard permit form in an electronic format; municipal authority duties and certificate of financial responsibility provision - Act 211

County and town conditional use permit process cannot impose a requirement preempted by federal or state law and cannot require interstate hazardous liquid pipeline operators to obtain insurance under certain conditions [Sec. 1922am, 1923e, 1936u-1938e] - Act 55

Incorporation of certain towns contiguous to 3rd class cities: new method created; sunset and referendum provisions [Sec. 1959e] [partial veto] - Act 55

Multijurisdictional TID (MJTID): any town authorized to create a TID within the town may participate - Act 96

TID revisions re political subdivisions required to convene a standing joint review board and annual report filed with DOR, duties specified; DOR review process re industry-specific town TID repealed - Act 257

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

Trees, shrubs, or hedges along highways: town authority to allow another person to plant on town land - Act 236

town _ board Town -- Board

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

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

Town zoning ordinance provision revised re approval by county board; withdrawing from coverage of a county zoning ordinance and county development plan; shoreland and floodplain zoning ordinances; and plat and certified survey map approval - Act 178

town _ elections Town -- Elections

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

town _ finance Town -- Finance

Town expenditures re highway maintenance and construction: limit eliminated - Act 105

town _ highway Town -- Highway, see Road; Road -- Construction and repair

town _ laws Town -- Laws, see Ordinance

town _ meeting Town -- Meeting

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

town _ officers Town -- Officers

Compatible offices and positions: EMT, volunteer fire fighter, or first responder whose compensation does not exceed set amounts may also hold an elective office in the same city, town, or village - Act 341

Zoning ordinance amendment or petition to amend: notification by registered mail changed to certified mail and email - Act 214

town _ sanitary district Town -- Sanitary district, see Sanitation and sewerage management

town mutual Town mutual, see Insurance -- Mutual

tpc TPC, see Transportation Projects Commission

tpr _termination of parental rights_ TPR (Termination of parental rights), see Children -- Protection and services

tractor Tractor, see Farm and farming -- Machinery

trade practice Trade practice, see also Sales

DVA authorized to design an official ``Wisconsin Disabled Veteran-Owned" logotype; DOA provision - Act 384

Mental health services in schools: DHS cannot require mental health clinic or licensed treatment professional from designating a school site as a clinic in order to provide services; MA reimbursement for licensed treatment professionals - Act 294

Personal care product containing microbeads: manufacture and sale prohibitions created; over-the-counter drug and ordinance provisions - Act 43

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

Supplemental forfeiture allowed for certain violations against the elderly and disabled re laws DATCP has rule-making, investigation, or enforcement authority - Act 252

trademark Trademark

Special distinguishing registration plate supporting the Milwaukee Bucks; fees, trademark, and contributions from interested parties provisions - Act 296