2017 Acts Index

school _ discipline and student rights School -- Discipline and student rights

Bullying prevention: DPI grants to nonprofit organization for training and online curriculum [Sec. 217, 1464] - Act 59

school _ employee School -- Employee, see also Teacher

Addressing mental health issues in schools: DPI to provide training to school district and independent charter school personnel - Act 31

Emergency administration of opioid antagonist to pupils and other persons appearing to overdose: civil liability for school bus operator, employees and volunteers of public, private, and tribal schools, and college residence hall director; calling 911 provision - Act 29

Mental health training program for school district and independent charter school personnel [Sec. 1467d-t] - Act 59

School district employee health care: reports required [Sec. 74m, 1623g, r] - Act 59

School Safety, Office of, created in DOJ; school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills; mandatory reporting of threats of violence; DOJ grants for school safety; open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated; reports and penalty provisions - Act 143

Shared services pilot program created re school boards sharing administrative personnel, DPI duties, report required [Sec. 208t, 1475p] [vetoed] - Act 59

Superintendent of Public Instruction may revoke a license for immoral conduct, definition revised re pornographic material; governing bodies of schools (public, private, charter) prohibited from aiding an employee, contractor, or agent in obtaining a new job in a school or educational agency if there is reason to believe child sexual abuse has been committed - Act 130

Teacher, administrator, and pupil services licenses revisions re provisional license and lifetime license; background check by DPI provision [Sec. 1462, 1463, 1474, 1475, 1506n, 1509-1511, 1512, 1512d-1519, 1525] - Act 59

Teacher development program grants: DWD to award to school districts re partnership with educator preparation program approved by DPI, bachelor's degree not required to enroll in program [Sec. 1407, 1524] - Act 59

Tuberculosis screening questionnaire required of school district employees, including MPS; practitioner duties specified - Act 107

school _ equipment School -- Equipment, see School -- Supplies

school _ evaluation and testing School -- Evaluation and testing

Annual accountability reports: DPI to include additional information about high school pupils [Sec. 1472] - Act 59

Civics assessment requirement for high school graduation: passing score increased [Sec. 1528m] - Act 59

Dates changed for publication of school and school district accountability reports and eligibility to be placed in the Opportunity Schools and Partnership Program - Act 209

Knowledge and concepts exam practice exam or sample items: DPI to make available upon request; repeal of administrative code [Admin.Code PI 28] - Act 335

School performance improvement grants created [Sec. 214, 1473k] - Act 59

school _ finance School -- Finance, see also Parochial and private schools; School -- State aid

Grant programs administered by DPI combined re peer review, AODA programs, tribal language revitalization, and 4-year-old kindergarten [Admin.Code PI 16 (title), 16.01, 16.02, 16.03, 16.04, 32 (title), 32.01, 32.02, 32.03, 32.04, 38 (title), 38 subch. I, II, and III, 38.01, 38.02, 38.03, 38.04, 38.05, 38 subch. IV (title), V (title), and VI (title), 39 (title), 39.01, 39.02, 39.03, 39.04] - Act 93

Revenue limit adjustment for school districts for energy efficiency projects: resolution cannot be adopted in 2018 calendar year [Sec. 1641m] [partial veto] - Act 59

Revenue limit ceiling for school districts and sparsity aid per pupil amount increased; referendum conditions - Act 141

Scheduling of referendum to exceed school district revenue limit: concurrent with regularly-scheduled election days and limited to 2 per year, exception and bond issue provisions [Sec. 1c, d, 996pm-t, 1640i-r, 9335 (1f), (1g), 9435 (1w)] [996pr, 1640i, 9335 (1g), 9435 (1w) -- partial veto; 1640p -- vetoed] - Act 59

school _ health program School -- Health program

Nutrition education standards modified re knowledge of nutritive value of food and nutritious diet in promoting health - Act 152

Online summer school or interim session classes for high school and grades 7 and 8 that qualify for state aid expanded - Act 151

Substance abuse: reporting requirements for certain credentialing boards re opioids; federal waiver re dispensing narcotics for addiction treatment; buprenorphine prior authorization review and report; counseling changes re licensing and who can offer treatment; school health instruction requirements; graduate program in psychiatric mental health nursing at UW—Madison; training resources for social service workers; DCF, DHS, and DSPS duties; administrative rules provisions [Admin.Code DHS 75.02, 75.03; MPSW 1.09; SPS 160 (title), 160.015, 160.02, 160.03, 161, 163.01, 163.02, 164.01, 165, 166, 168] - Act 262

school _ state aid School -- State aid, see also School -- Finance

Additional special education aid [Sec. 1504c, 9335 (2c)] - Act 59

Gifted and talented grants: DPI to award to all school districts [Sec. 1529] - Act 59

High cost transportation aid to school districts ineligible in 2017-18 but were eligible the previous school year [Sec. 1640b, c] - Act 59

Low revenue adjustment [Sec. 1640g] [vetoed] - Act 59

Online summer school or interim session classes for high school and grades 7 and 8 that qualify for state aid expanded - Act 151

Open enrollment aid: process for which the transfer amount for a child with a disability can be adjusted [Sec. 208v, 1483m, 1485m, 1534s-1535h, j-v, 1640cm, 1641p] - Act 59

Open enrollment aid transfer amount [Sec. 1535ig, im] - Act 59

Per pupil aid [Sec. 1481m] - Act 59

Personal electronic computing devices grant program created for schools to provide devices for pupil use, sunset provision [Sec. 208e, 1482f] - Act 59

Pupil transportation aids to school districts and independent charter schools [Sec. 1638-1640, 9335 (1)] - Act 59

Revenue limit ceiling for school districts and sparsity aid per pupil amount increased; referendum conditions - Act 141

School-based mental health services grants established re collaborating with community mental health agencies; Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish an advisory committee; emergency rules provision [Sec. 215k, 1470g, 9135 (4f)] [1470g, 9135 (4f) -- partial veto] - Act 59

School district consolidation aid created [Sec. 208r, 1480p, r, 1504u, v, 1635em, f, 1640t, v, 9435 (1f)] - Act 59

School Safety, Office of, created in DOJ; school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills; mandatory reporting of threats of violence; DOJ grants for school safety; open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated; reports and penalty provisions - Act 143

Shared services pilot program created re school boards sharing administrative personnel, DPI duties, report required [Sec. 208t, 1475p] [vetoed] - Act 59

Sparsity aid eligibility revised [Sec. 1477d, 1480r-1481i] - Act 59

Special education transition grants re postsecondary education or training or competitively employed [Sec. 1504d-i] - Act 59

Special education transition readiness grants re workforce transition support services [Sec. 208n, 1504j] - Act 59

Special Needs Scholarship Program: method and amount revised [Sec. 208m, 1486ap, b, d, e, 1487g-1492f, i-k, n] - Act 59

Summer school program grants: DPI to award to school districts meeting certain criteria on a competitive basis [Sec. 215, 1482j] [1482j -- partial veto] - Act 59

Supplemental aid program for school districts with a large area: DPI rule repealed and terminology changed [Admin.Code PI 10] - Act 300

Technical education equipment grants to school districts created, report to DPI and DWD duties [Sec. 1402c, 1407k, 9151 (5y)] [1407k -- partial veto] - Act 59

Whole grade sharing agreement: categorical aid; DPI report required [Sec. 208p, 1534p, 9135 (4p)] [vetoed] - Act 59

school _ supplies School -- Supplies

Personal electronic computing devices grant program created for schools to provide devices for pupil use, sunset provision [Sec. 208e, 1482f] - Act 59

Qualified child sales and use tax rebate and August sales tax holiday on eligible property for 2018 created [partial veto] - Act 367

Technical education equipment grants to school districts created, report to DPI and DWD duties [Sec. 1402c, 1407k, 9151 (5y)] [1407k -- partial veto] - Act 59

school _ taxation School -- Taxation, see Property tax

school _ transportation of pupils School -- Transportation of pupils, see School -- Conveyance of pupil

school bus School bus, see School -- Conveyance of pupil

school choice School choice, see School -- Attendance

school_to_work School-to-work, see School -- Curriculum

science, technology, engineering, and mathematics _stem_ Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), see School -- Curriculum

scrap metal Scrap metal, see Junkyard

search warrant Search warrant

Court commissioners authorized to issue search warrants re OWI and BAC civil violations - Act 117

Drug trafficking, evidence-based substance abuse prevention, family and juvenile treatment courts, and drug treatment for inmates of county and tribal jails: grant programs established; DOJ, DHS, DCF duties; search warrant based on sworn affidavit or complaint provision - Act 261

secure detention Secure detention, see Juvenile detention facility

securities _ regulation Securities -- Regulation

Securities registration exemptions related to crowdfunding - Act 213

securities, division of Securities, Division of

Securities registration exemptions related to crowdfunding - Act 213

security guard or officer Security guard or officer, see Police

seed Seed

Industrial hemp: DATCP to regulate activities; criminal history search, pilot program, controlled substances laws, testing, fees, seed, penalty, and rules provisions - Act 100

segregated fee Segregated fee, see University of Wisconsin -- Tuition

seized property Seized property, see Forfeiture

senate Senate, see Legislature, and its subheadings

sentences and penalties Sentences and penalties, see also Fines; Forfeiture

Aiding a person suffering from an overdose or adverse reaction and immunity from controlled substance prosecution: revisions to 2017 WisAct 33 re initial applicability clause, bail jumping immunity, and sunset the bail jumping changes [Sec. 2251xg-xs, 2265r, 9452 (2x)] - Act 59

Aiding a person suffering from an overdose or adverse reaction: immunity from prosecution for controlled substance possession or having probation, parole, or extended supervision revoked provisions created for the person being aided and the aider; definition of ``aider" modified - Act 33

Court ordered operating privilege restriction to vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device revisions; violation provisions - Act 124

Firearm purchase for or furnishing or possessing a firearm for person prohibited from possessing a firearm: crime created; mandatory minimum sentence and affirmative defense re domestic abuse or child abuse injunction provisions - Act 145

Illegal possession of a firearm: mandatory minimum incarceration period modified - Act 310

Individuals pardoned or released before completing their sentences: DOC report required - Act 369

Job access loan to repair or purchase a vehicle: eligibility revised - Act 80

Mandatory minimum sentence increased and crimes subject to expanded - Act 309

OAR violation: ``knowingly” removed as element of the offense; requirements of the court during sentencing modified - Act 127

School Safety, Office of, created in DOJ; school safety plan provisions including on-site assessment by law enforcement and annual drills; mandatory reporting of threats of violence; DOJ grants for school safety; open enrollment program expired provision eliminated; 2017 WisAct 107 tuberculosis screening requirement correction; expired or outdated DPI reporting requirements eliminated; reports and penalty provisions - Act 143