2017 Acts Index

Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone and tax credits: WEDC authorized to create; provisions re TIDs, sales tax exemption, environmental impact statements, wetlands and waterways permits, PSC certificates and market-based rates, grants to local governments, county bonding, town incorporation as city or village, and DNR oversight; highway bonding authorization; design-build system for public works projects; enterprise zone tax credit revisions; economic development liaison appointed by DOA; electronics manufacturing small business development director in WEDC; worker training and employment program and annual report; appeal of decisions relating specifically to the zone; job creation threshold; LAB audit required [partial veto] - Act 58

Judicial compensation [Sec. 9101 (8f)] - Act 59

LIRC decisions: chief justice to conduct a survey and submit a report [Sec. 9142 (5f)] [vetoed] - Act 59

WisconsinEye equipment appropriations, matching funds provision [Sec. 9129 (2i)] - Act 59

surcharge Surcharge, see Court -- Fee; Motor vehicle -- Taxation or registration

sureties Sureties

Municipal treasurer to execute surety bond for payment of property taxes to county treasurer unless ordinance obligating payment is enacted - Act 52

Nonferrous metallic mineral prospecting and mining: sulfide ore moratorium repealed; locations where groundwater standards apply changed; repeal of DNR rule to minimize impact on wetlands; bulk sampling plan and approvals; changes to application, review, and permitting process; exemption from certain solid waste disposal fees; bond or other security requirements; proof of financial responsibility re closure of mining waste site; DNR duties [Admin.Code NR 132.06, 132.17, 132.18, 182.07, 182.08] - Act 134

surety bonds Surety bonds, see Sureties

surveying and surveyors Surveying and surveyors

Political subdivision authority revisions re expiration of local approvals, division of land by certified survey map, levy limit exception, contesting an imposed fee, sewerage system service changes, prohibiting Saturday work, uniform dwelling code, building inspector and certain ordinances, inclusionary zoning ordinances, security required for plat approval, substantial completion of public improvements, subdivision approval conditions, construction banners, storm water management, eminent domain, housing-related reports, rental housing units regulation, and zoning amendment protest - Act 243

swimming pool Swimming pool, see Recreation

symbols, national Symbols, National

Local government zoning authority revisions re substandard lots, merging lots, variances, and nonconforming structures; conditional use permit requirements; right to display the flag of the U.S. re housing associations and housing cooperatives - Act 67

symbols, state Symbols, State

Cheese designated as the state dairy product; Blue Book provision - Act 8

Ginseng designated as the state herb; Blue Book provision - Act 86

T T

taking of property Taking of property, see Eminent domain

tanf _temporary assistance for needy families_ TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), see Public assistance

tattoo Tattoo, see Public health

tax credit Tax credit, see Corporation -- Taxation; Franchise -- Taxation; Income tax -- Credit

tax exemption or relief Tax exemption or relief, see Capital gains tax; Homestead -- Exemption; Income tax -- Credit; Income tax -- Deduction; Property tax -- Exemption; Sales tax -- Exemption

tax incremental district _tid_ Tax incremental district (TID), see Property tax

tax incremental financing _tif_ Tax incremental financing (TIF), see Property tax

taxation Taxation, see also specific tax

Background checks and fingerprinting of civil service and political subdivision employees and contract employees with access to federal tax information required - Act 154

Tax law changes re evidentiary standard to prove transaction has economic substance, reliance by taxpayer on past audits, IRS code updates, College Savings Program Board duties clarified, sales and use tax exemption for title holding entities for certain tax-exempt charitable organizations, and computing depletion for income and franchise tax purposes - Act 231

taxation _ assessment Taxation -- Assessment, see Property tax -- Assessment

taxation _ shared Taxation -- Shared, see Shared revenue

taylor county Taylor County

DOT reimbursement to Village of Rib Lake re safe routes to school project design costs [Sec. 9145 (7m)] - Act 59

tcs TCS, see Technical College System Board

teach program TEACH program, see Telecommunications

teacher Teacher, see also Technical college; University of Wisconsin -- Faculty

MPCP, Racine Parental Choice Program, statewide parental choice program, and Special Needs Scholarship Program changes - Act 36

Rural school teacher talent pilot program created; grants from DPI to CESAs [Sec. 206m, 1475m] - Act 59

School leadership loan program created, UW program provision; minority teacher loan program and teacher loan program appropriations reduced [Sec. 204m, 704q, 9121 (1f), (2f)] - 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 training and recruitment grants created; Teach for America appropriation renamed and transferred from DPI to DWD [Sec. 216m, 1407m, 1467b] - Act 59

Workforce training grants (Fast Forward Program): use expanded for collaborative projects, teacher training, nursing training program, internship placement, and improved workforce retention; grant to support the Building Occupational Skills for Success (BOSS) program; report, sunset, and DWD duties [Sec. 398-399, 1397-1402, 1404, 1406, 9151 (1), (2), (5q), 9451 (2q)] - Act 59

teacher _ certificate Teacher -- Certificate

Dual enrollment programs in high schools: HEAB to award grants to high school teachers in meeting minimal qualifications; sunset provision; DPI issuance of lifetime licenses revised - Act 206

Early College Credit Program: excluding certain college-level courses offered to high school pupils - Act 307

Faculty at UW System, technical colleges, and private colleges or universities may teach at a public high school without a DPI issued license under certain conditions [Sec. 1507, 1508, 1512p] - Act 59

Initial teacher license: alternative preparation programs provisions, DPI duties [Sec. 1461p, 1511p, 1524g] - Act 59

Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program offered in high school grades: DPI to grant licenses to individuals to provide instruction for [Sec. 1461p, 1511p, 1519m] - Act 59

Online courses in public schools: reciprocity for teachers licensed in another state; DPI duties [Sec. 1507m, 1532x, 1633g, i] - Act 59

Reciprocal teaching license: eliminate requirement that applicant received offer to teach in this state [Sec. 1520-1523] - Act 59

Substitute teacher permit issued to person with associate degree [Sec. 1512c] - Act 59

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

Teacher education program approval and licenses: DPI to revise, conditions specified [Admin.Code PI 34] [Sec. 9135 (5p)] - Act 59

Teaching license based on completion of a teacher education program accredited by the Association Montessori Internationale - Act 106

UW Flexible Options platform expanded; teacher residency program between a UW school of education and a school district [Sec. 9148 (2), (2p)] [9148 (2) -- partial veto] - Act 59

technical college Technical college

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

Faculty at UW System, technical colleges, and private colleges or universities may teach at a public high school without a DPI issued license under certain conditions [Sec. 1507, 1508, 1512p] - Act 59

General aid to technical college districts set at 30% [Sec. 639-650k] - Act 59

Independent charter school authorizers expanded to any UW chancellor or technical college district board, Office of Educational Opportunity provision [Sec. 623p, q, 1531g-n, 1532h, q, qm, w, 1635e] - Act 59

Information technology education for public school pupils, technical college students, and public library patrons; DPI to award grant to an entity that meets specified criteria; DWD career and technical education grant provision [Sec. 215m, 1407g, i, 1482p] - Act 59

LLC articles of organization: initial filing fee exemption for student entrepreneurs, definition provision - Act 177

Tangible personal property that becomes a component in a technical college district or UW facility: sales and use tax exemptions expanded to include [Sec. 1186d, 9338 (18d), 9438 (3d)] - Act 59

Technical college resident fees to “covered individuals” expanded to include individuals to whom active duty uniformed service members transfer unused benefits - Act 24

Technical Excellence Higher Education Scholarship Program eligibility requirements modified - Act 91

Veterans and eligible spouses and their children enrolled in the UW System or a technical college: change to residency requirement for fee remission program [Sec. 613-614h, 636-637h] - Act 59

Workforce training grants (Fast Forward Program): use expanded for collaborative projects, teacher training, nursing training program, internship placement, and improved workforce retention; grant to support the Building Occupational Skills for Success (BOSS) program; report, sunset, and DWD duties [Sec. 398-399, 1397-1402, 1404, 1406, 9151 (1), (2), (5q), 9451 (2q)] - Act 59

Youth Options Program renamed Early College Credit Program with revisions; part-time Open Enrollment Program restored with exceptions; private school provisions and DPI duties [Sec. 209, 210, 400, 629, 630, 631, 633, 1396, 1465, 1471, 1473, 1536-1576, 1635, 9135 (1p), 9435 (1p), (1q)] - Act 59

technical college system board Technical College System Board

Academic credit for military training: UW System and TCS to accept American Council on Education and Community College of the Air Force transcripts [Sec. 622m, 623m, 629m, 632f, h] - Act 59

Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone and tax credits: WEDC authorized to create; provisions re TIDs, sales tax exemption, environmental impact statements, wetlands and waterways permits, PSC certificates and market-based rates, grants to local governments, county bonding, town incorporation as city or village, and DNR oversight; highway bonding authorization; design-build system for public works projects; enterprise zone tax credit revisions; economic development liaison appointed by DOA; electronics manufacturing small business development director in WEDC; worker training and employment program and annual report; appeal of decisions relating specifically to the zone; job creation threshold; LAB audit required [partial veto] - Act 58

General aid to technical college districts set at 30% [Sec. 639-650k] - Act 59

Human resources and payrolls services: DOA to administer for all executive branch agencies and independent agencies except specified agencies; general fund lapse, onsite management, and reports provisions [Sec. 73, 9101 (9), 9201 (1), 9401 (4)] [73 -- partial veto] - Act 59

State agencies required to include statutory or administrative rule citation for any statement or interpretation of law in informational materials; exception for UW System, TCS Board, and DETF - Act 369

Technical college scholarships funded through participation in an auction of digital broadcast spectrum; trust and investment provisions [Sec. 632m, 985h, k] - Act 59

Wisconsin Grant formula modifications, JCF provision [Sec. 600m, 628m, 704n-nr] - Act 59

technology Technology, see Data processing; Industrial development; Medical service; Solid waste management

technology for educational achievement _teach_ program Technology for Educational Achievement (TEACH) program, see Telecommunications

teenager Teenager, see Youth

telecommunications Telecommunications

Broadband grants for infrastructure in underserved areas revised; TEACH program eligibility and sunset modified; DNR, DOT, and universal service fund provisions [Sec. 175, 198, 199, 199m, 208, 218-220, 223, 441-446, 526g-527, 1226-1227, 1532, 1691d-1699r, 9237 (1), (2), 9333 (1), 9401 (2)] - Act 59

Critical access hospital grant re behavioral health crisis management system, conditions specified; involuntary commitment for treatment hearings held by videoconferencing permitted under certain conditions [Sec. 379f, g, 978f, k, 979k, 9120 (6d), 9420 (6d)] - Act 59

DLT authorized to collect and maintain certain public library data; rural public libraries serving certain sized municipalities are eligible to receive TEACH grants - Act 142

Internet access services: sales tax repealed [Sec. 1177t, 1182n, 9438 (4w)] - Act 59

PSC duties re state energy policy and regulation of public utilities; settlements in PSC dockets requirements; procedure for handling complaints of violations of the one-call system re natural gas and other hazardous materials created and other revisions, PSC duties and forfeiture provisions; treatment of certain utility facilities under county construction site erosion control and storm water management zoning ordinances; appropriation and advertising provisions - Act 136

Services performed by an electric cooperative to another or by a telecommunications utility to another during a state of emergency: sales and use tax exemption created - Act 290

Shareholders’ meetings of business corporations remote communication participation allowance created; electronic network provision - Act 79

Tax administration changes; interest on unclaimed U.S. savings bonds; ticket courier prohibited from selling lottery tickets; background investigation of lottery employees; reporting lottery winnings re child support; police and fire protection fee; ``restaurant” definition for license and regulation of alcohol beverage establishment purposes - Act 17

Telecommunications relay service administration transferred from DOA to PSC [Sec. 418, 1701, 1702, 9101 (4)] - Act 59