2015 Acts Index

wic _women, infants and children program_ WIC (Women, infants and children program), see Maternal and infant care

wild animal Wild animal, see Bird

wild ginseng Wild ginseng, see Plants

wild rivers Wild rivers, see Waterways and water power

wild turkey Wild turkey, see Bird

wildlife Wildlife, see Animal; Hunting

williams, annette polly Williams, Annette Polly

Life and public service [SJR7] - JR9

wind power Wind power, see Energy conservation

wine Wine, see Alcohol beverage -- Regulation

winnebago county Winnebago County

Stewardship 2000 program revisions re land acquisition, property development and local assistance, and unused bonding authority; BCPL and Neenah and Menasha twin trestles project provisions [Sec. 868m, 959b-p, 960c-961m, 991e, m, 1004m, 1066u] - Act 55

wisconsin consumer act _wca_ Wisconsin Consumer Act (WCA), see Consumer protection

wisconsin economic development corporation Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, see Economic Development Corporation, Wisconsin

wisconsin employment relations commission Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, see Employment Relations Commission

wisconsin environmental education board Wisconsin Environmental Education Board, see Environmental Education Board

wisconsin health and educational facilities authority Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, see Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin

wisconsin housing and economic development authority Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, see Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin

wisconsin retirement system Wisconsin Retirement System, see Retirement System, Wisconsin

wisconsin shares Wisconsin Shares, see Day care

wisconsin trust account foundation, inc Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., see Legal aid

wisconsin veterans home Wisconsin veterans home, see Veteran -- Hospitals and home

wisconsin works Wisconsin Works

DCF authorized to recover over payments of emergency assistance re misrepresentation by applicant [Sec. 1705, 1761, 1762, 1846-1848, 2461] - Act 55

W-2 agency action against participating individual re benefit reduction or termination: when notice is not required specified [Sec. 1734g, r] - Act 55

W-2 community steering committee membership revisions [Sec. 1707-1717, 1722, 1723] - Act 55

W-2 programs: time limit on participating in or receiving benefits under revised; extension permitted in specified cases [Sec. 1718-1720, 9106 (1)] - Act 55

W-2 revisions re behaviors that constitute refusal to participate [Sec. 1724-1733] - Act 55

Wage subsidy not more than minimum wage: DCF and W-2 agency to negotiate with employers of persons in Transform Milwaukee Jobs Program, Transitional Jobs Program, and Trial Employment Match Program [Sec. 1721, 1743, 1744] - Act 55

witness Witness

Intimidating a witness provision modified - Act 14

wolf Wolf, see Hunting

women Women, see also Maternal and infant care

Address confidentiality program for victims of child abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, or human trafficking created; DOJ to administer; exemption, voter registration, and emergency rule provisions - Act 356

Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, at-risk adult abuse, and harassment - Act 4

Family planning and related preventive health services: DHS to apply for federal grants and distribute funds to the Wisconsin Well-Woman Program and other entities under certain conditions - Act 151

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

Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (2002) adopted - Act 352

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

women, infants and children program _wic_ Women, infants and children program (WIC), see Maternal and infant care

wood county Wood County

Environmental impact statement for major highway project in Wood County required [Sec. 2551u] [vetoed] - Act 55

Young Road Bridge in Town of Seneca: highway and local bridge improvement assistance for replacement [Sec. 650r, 9145 (3f)] - Act 55

wood energy producer Wood energy producer, see Energy conservation

woodburning heating system Woodburning heating system, see Energy conservation

worker_s compensation Worker's compensation

Franchisor excluded as the employer of a franchisee or employee of franchisee for specified purposes unless certain conditions are met - Act 203

UI law: unemployment program integrity fund sunset repealed; concurrent receipt of UI and SSDI or WC modified; administrative and judicial review of UI decisions; and various other changes - Act 334

WC coverage for students at institutions of higher education who are part of a school work training or work study program [Sec. 2746-2751, 2878] - 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

Work injury supplemental benefit fund reimbursement terminated; worker's compensation operations fund and uninsured employers fund revisions, DWD duties specified [Sec. 735, 2943-2951, 2992, 2997-3018, 9351 (1), (2), 9451 (1)] - Act 55

Worker's compensation adjudicatory functions re disputed claims transferred to DHA; notices and recording testimony by electronic means provisions [Sec. 1412d-1414, 2727-2744d, 2754d-2876d, 2879d-2942d, 2952-2991d, 2995d, 2996d, 3587, 3588d, 3591d, 3594d, 9151 (2), 9451 (1v)] [2830e -- partial veto] - Act 55

workforce development, department of Workforce Development, Department of

Career and technical education incentive grants transferred to DWD; DPI provision [Sec. 564, 727b-730, 1421, 3081d-3090, 3193b-bi] - Act 55

DWD appropriations for various workforce training programs consolidated into a single appropriation for workforce training grants (Fast Forward); annual report modified - Act 348

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

Independent living center grants: DWD to transfer moneys to DHS [Sec. 714, 716, 743, 744, 1645, 1648] - Act 55

Infrastructure employee transfers from DWD to DOA [Sec. 9151 (6)] - Act 55

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

Offender reentry initiative: DWD and Corr.Dept to work together to reintegrate offenders into the community [Sec. 3104e] - Act 55

Prevailing wage law as applied to local projects of public works repealed; federally determined rates required on state projects; DWD administration and enforcement transferred to DOA and other revisions; exceptions, restrictions to remedies, and compliance provisions [Sec. 380n, 453xm, 1948y, 1991sd-sv, 2560p, 2569s, 3075p, 3077b-np, 3078cd, ch, 3080p, 3135c-i, 3579p, 3621p, v, 4726c-w, 4740b, 9151 (1q), 9351 (3q), 9451 (3q)] - Act 55

State minimum wage law revisions, living wage provisions replaced with minimum wage requirements, and living wage ordinance prohibition eliminated; definitions, DWD duties, and emergency rule provisions [Sec. 1706m, 3076d-t, 3078am, b, bm, c, cm-m, 3947g, r, 4610b, d, 4639m, 9451 (7f)] - Act 55

Student internship coordination between institutions of higher education and employers: DWD to provide as part of the workforce training program (Fast Forward); report revised - Act 283

UI benefit applicants: DWD to establish drug testing program, rules provision; voluntary submission by employing unit [Sec. 726, 3111, 3112, 3115, 3116, 3119, 3120, 9151 (5)] - Act 55

UI claimants: DWD required to define by rule ``suitable work" [Sec. 3110, 3117, 3118] - Act 55

UI law changes re recovery of employer UI debt under the federal Treasury Offset Program, work-share programs, and combined-wage claim determinations - Act 86

UI law: unemployment program integrity fund sunset repealed; concurrent receipt of UI and SSDI or WC modified; administrative and judicial review of UI decisions; and various other changes - Act 334

Veteran employment grants transferred from DWD to DVA [Sec. 734, 3097-3103] - 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

Work injury supplemental benefit fund reimbursement terminated; worker's compensation operations fund and uninsured employers fund revisions, DWD duties specified [Sec. 735, 2943-2951, 2992, 2997-3018, 9351 (1), (2), 9451 (1)] - Act 55

Worker's compensation adjudicatory functions re disputed claims transferred to DHA; notices and recording testimony by electronic means provisions [Sec. 1412d-1414, 2727-2744d, 2754d-2876d, 2879d-2942d, 2952-2991d, 2995d, 2996d, 3587, 3588d, 3591d, 3594d, 9151 (2), 9451 (1v)] [2830e -- partial veto] - Act 55

wright, frank lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd

``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

write_in candidate Write-in candidate, see Elections -- Ballots

wrs WRS, see Retirement System, Wisconsin

wyoming, town of Wyoming, Town of, see Iowa County

X X

x_ray X-ray, see Medical service

Y Y

youth Youth, see also Children, and its subheadings

Animal lawfully shot by a youth or mentee but not killed: accompanying hunter permitted to kill the animal at the request of the youth or mentee; definition provisions - Act 225

Group deer hunting party: prohibiting a member from using a youth carcass tag to kill an antlerless deer on behalf of the holder of the tag - Act 100

Invasion of privacy penalty increased re purposes of sexual gratification, representation of nude or partially nude person, and the person is under age 18 - Act 320

Motor vehicle operator's license minor applicant: limit for liability imputed to the parents or adult sponsor for damages caused by minor's negligent or willful misconduct - Act 202

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

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

Small UTV defined and age restriction modified; UTV age restriction modified; small ATV engine size increased - Act 210

Special distinguishing registration plates for Wisconsin Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Whitetails Unlimited, the Boy Scouts of America, nurses, and Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer established; fee, logo, trademark, contributions from interested parties, and registration number up to 7 positions provisions - Act 328