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21(7) Necessary parties. If more than one lessee is a party to the same
22rent-to-own agreement, all of the lessees that are parties to the rent-to-own
23agreement shall be joined as plaintiffs in any action under sub. (1), and the lessees
24are entitled to only a single recovery under sub. (1).
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1218.686 Limitation on actions. An action brought by a lessee under this
2subchapter shall be commenced within one year after the date on which the alleged
3violation occurred, 2 years after the date on which the rent-to-own agreement was
4entered into, or one year after the date on which the last payment was made under
5the rent-to-own agreement, whichever is later.
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6218.688 Venue. (1) Generally. The venue for a claim arising out of a
7rent-to-own agreement is any of the following counties:
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(a) Where the lessee resides or is personally served.
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(b) Where the rental property is located.
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(c) Where the lessee sought or acquired the rental property or signed the
11document evidencing his or her obligation under the terms of the rent-to-own
12agreement.
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13(2) Change in venue. When it appears from the return of service of a summons
14or otherwise that the county in which an action is pending under sub. (1) is not a
15proper place of trial for the action, unless the defendant appears and waives the
16improper venue, the court shall transfer the action to any county that is a proper
17place of trial.
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18(3) Multiple defendants. If there are several defendants in an action arising
19out of a rent-to-own agreement, and if venue is based on residence, venue may be
20in the county of residence of any of the defendants.
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220.02
(2) (b) The lending of money under s. 138.09 or those relating to finance
23companies, motor vehicle dealers, adjustment service companies, community
24currency exchanges
, rental-purchase companies, and collection agencies under ch.
25218.
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220.02
(3) It is the intent of sub. (2) to give the division jurisdiction to enforce
3and carry out all laws relating to banks or banking in this state, including those
4relating to state banks, trust company banks, and also all laws relating to small loan
5companies or other loan companies or agencies, finance companies, motor vehicle
6dealers, adjustment service companies, community currency exchanges
,
7rental-purchase companies, and collection agencies
, and those relating to sellers of
8checks under ch. 217, whether doing business as corporations, individuals
, or
9otherwise, but to exclude laws relating to credit unions.".
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221.0616
(2) Experts. Legal counsel,
certified public accountants
licensed or
13certified under ch. 442, or other persons as to matters that the director or officer
14believes in good faith are within the person's professional or expert competence.".
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229.64
(2) The legislature determines that a district including a county with
18a population of more than
500,000 600,000 serves a public purpose in that county and
19all counties that are contiguous to that county by providing recreation, by
20encouraging economic development and tourism, by reducing unemployment and by
21bringing needed capital into the multicounty area for the benefit of people in the
22multicounty area.
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1229.67 Jurisdiction. A district's jurisdiction is any county with a population
2of more than
500,000 600,000 and all counties that are contiguous to that county and
3that are not already included in a different district. Once created, a district's
4jurisdiction is fixed even if the population of other counties within the district
5subsequently
exceed 500,000 exceeds 600,000. Once a county is included in a
6district's jurisdiction the county remains in the district until the district is dissolved
7under s. 229.71. In this section, "contiguous" includes a county that touches another
8county only at a corner.".
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229.46
(1) (a) "Minority business"
has the meaning given in s. 200.49 (1) (a) 12means a business that is certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036
13(2).".
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227.20
(1) An Within 30 days after legislative review of a rule is completed
17under s. 227.19, the agency shall file a certified copy of
each the proposed rule
it
18promulgates in the office of the secretary of state and in the office of the revisor. No
19rule is valid until the certified copies have been filed. A certified copy shall be typed
20or duplicated on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper, leaving sufficient room for the secretary of
21state's stamp at the top of the first page. Forms that are filed need not comply with
22the specifications of this subsection.
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1227.24
(1) (c) A rule promulgated under par. (a) takes effect upon publication
2in the official state newspaper or on any later date specified in the rule and, except
3as provided under sub. (2), remains in effect only for
150 90 days.
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227.24
(2) (a) At the request of an agency, the joint committee for review of
6administrative rules may, at any time prior to the expiration date of a rule
7promulgated under sub. (1) (a), extend the effective period of the emergency rule or
8part of the emergency rule for a period specified by the committee not to exceed
60 990 days. Any number of extensions may be granted under this paragraph, but the
10total period for all extensions may not exceed
120
180 days.".
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227.43
(1) (bd) Assign a hearing examiner to preside over any hearing of a
14contested case which is required to be conducted by the department of forestry and
15which is not conducted by the secretary of forestry.
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227.43
(2) (am) The department of forestry shall notify the division of hearings
18and appeals of every pending hearing to which the administrator of the division is
19required to assign a hearing examiner under sub. (1) (bd) after the department of
20forestry is notified that a hearing on the matter is required.
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227.43
(3) (am) The administrator of the division of hearings and appeals may
23set the fees to be charged for any services rendered to the department of forestry by
1a hearing examiner under this section. The fees shall cover the total cost of the
2services less any costs covered by the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (f).
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227.43
(4) (am) The department of forestry shall pay all costs of the services
5of a hearing examiner assigned to the department under sub. (1) (bd), according to
6the fees set under sub. (3) (am).
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227.46
(8) If the hearing examiner assigned under s. 227.43 (1) (b) renders the
9final decision in a contested case and the decision is subject to judicial review under
10s. 227.52, the department of natural resources may petition for judicial review.
If the
11hearing examiner assigned under s. 227.43 (1) (bd) renders the final decision in a
12contested case and the decision is subject to judicial review under s. 227.52, the
13department of forestry may petition for judicial review. If the hearing examiner
14assigned under s. 227.43 (1) (br) renders the final decision in a contested case and
15the decision is subject to judicial review under s. 227.52, the department of
16transportation may petition for judicial review.".
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229.70
(1) (a) "Minority business"
has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (e) 20means a business that is certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036
21(2).
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1229.8273
(1) (b) "Minority business"
has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (e) 2means a business that is certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036
3(2).
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229.845
(1) (a) "Minority business"
has the meaning given in s. 560.036 (1) (e) 6means a business that is certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036
7(2).".
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230.08
(2) (dm) Instructional staff employed by the board of regents of the
11University of Wisconsin System who provide services for a charter school established
12by contract under s. 118.40 (2r) (cm).".
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230.08
(2) (e) 13. Veterans affairs —
2 3.".
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230.08
(2) (e) 4p. Forestry — 1.
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230.08
(2) (e) 8. Natural resources —
7 6.".
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230.10
(2) The compensation plan in effect at the time that a representative
8is recognized or certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining unit and
9the employee salary and benefit provisions under s. 230.12 (3) (e) in effect at the time
10that a representative is certified to represent employees in a collective bargaining
11unit under subch. V of ch. 111 constitute the compensation plan or employee salary
12and benefit provisions for employees in the collective bargaining unit until a
13collective bargaining agreement becomes effective for that unit. If a collective
14bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 expires prior to the effective date of
15a subsequent agreement, and a representative continues to be recognized or certified
16to represent employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (a) or certified to represent
17employees specified in s. 111.81 (7) (b)
or (c) to (f) in that collective bargaining unit,
18the wage rates of the employees in such a unit shall be frozen until a subsequent
19agreement becomes effective, and the compensation plan under s. 230.12 and salary
20and benefit changes adopted under s. 230.12 (3) (e) do not apply to employees in the
21unit.".
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1230.143 Appointment; selective service registration. A person who is
2required to register with the selective service system under 50 USC, Appendix,
3sections 451 to 473, but has not registered, may not receive any of the following
4during the period that the person is required to register:
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5(1) An original appointment to a position in the classified service.
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6(2) An appointment to a position described in s. 230.08 (2) (k).
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7(3) An appointment to a position as a corps enrollee with the Wisconsin
8conservation corps program under s. 106.215 (1) (c).
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230.15
(1) Appointments Subject to the restriction under s. 230.143,
11appointments to, and promotions in, the classified service shall be made only
12according to merit and fitness, which shall be ascertained so far as practicable by
13competitive examination. The administrator may waive competitive examination
14for appointments made under subs. (1m) and (2) and shall waive competitive
15examination for appointments made under sub. (2m).".
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230.26
(4) Fringe benefits specifically authorized by statutes, with the
19exception of
deferred compensation plan participation under subch. VII of ch. 40, 20worker's compensation, unemployment insurance, group insurance, retirement
, and
21social security coverage, shall be denied employees hired under this section. Such
22employees may not be considered permanent employees and do not qualify for
23tenure, vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, performance awards
, or the right to
24compete in promotional examinations.".
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2"
Section 3078d. 230.35 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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230.35
(1) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m)
and, (1r)
, and (1s),
4appointing authorities shall grant to each person in their employ, except
5limited-term employees, based on accumulated continuous state service, annual
6leave of absence without loss of pay at the rate of:".
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230.35
(2r) (b) The secretary may establish, by rule, a catastrophic leave
10program that permits
classified employees to donate certain types and amounts of
11leave credits to other
classified employees who have been
granted an unpaid leave
12of absence on account of absent from pay status because of a catastrophic need for
13which
absence there is no paid leave benefits or replacement income available. The
14secretary shall determine the types and amounts of leave credits that may be
15donated.
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230.35
(2r) (c) No
classified employee may grieve under an agency's grievance
18procedure any appointing authority's decision relating to a catastrophic leave
19program under this subsection or appeal any such decision to the commission under
20s. 230.44 or 230.45 (1) (c).".
