Wisconsin Legislature: Barnes, Rep. Mandela (11th Asm.Dist.; D)

Older Americans Month: May designated as - AR10

Open records law and public’s access to government protected - AR32

OWI-related offense while operating a commercial vehicle: alternative sentencing created for second, third, or fourth offense re probation and specified treatment plan - SB786

Public notice of Assembly committee meetings revisions [Assembly rule 14m] - AR13

Public notice of Senate, Assembly, and joint committee meetings revisions [Joint rule 27] - AJR64

Public notice of Senate, Assembly, and joint committee meetings revisions [Joint rule 27] - SJR53

Public record disposed of or destroyed prior to date it may be disposed or destroyed: forfeiture created - AB887

Public record disposed of or destroyed prior to date it may be disposed or destroyed: forfeiture created - SB731

Public’s right to access, inspect, and copy records of governmental bodies, exception provision: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR62

Self-service storage facilities and units: regulations, disposal of personal property, notification of payment default, and vehicle towing revisions; self-service storage insurance established - AB818

Shoreland zoning revisions made in 2015 WisAct 55 eliminated; BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core family income eligibility level changed; DHS to comply with federal requirements and request enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) payment; JCF provision - AB861

Snowplow drivers honored for their dedication and keeping Wisconsin roadways safe - AJR118

Statewide parental choice program phased out - AB461

Statewide parental choice program phased out; family income eligibility for BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core raised; DHS required to take necessary steps to qualify for enhanced federal MA percentage (FMAP) - AB462

Stevens Point Area Senior High boys' basketball team, the Panthers, commended on winning the WIAA Division I State Championship title - AJR26

TCS Board grants created re workforce growth, dual enrollment, innovation marketing, and veterans - AB86

Victims of terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, Beruit, Lebanon on November 12, 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 on October 31, 2015, and Garissa University College in Kenya on April 2, 2015 honored and condemns those responsible - AR20

WEDC employees aware of fraud against WEDC required to report it to DOJ or a DA; retroactive provision - AB859

WEDC employees aware of fraud against WEDC required to report it to DOJ or a DA; retroactive provision - SB785

Wisconsin's public sector who came to protest [2011] WisAct 10: Assembly recognizes their service and apologizes for certain insensitive comments - AR4

Wisconsin's public sector who came to protest [2011] WisAct 10: Assembly recognizes their service and apologizes for certain insensitive comments - AR5

Wisconsin Shares funding increased; grace period to fill a staff vacancy before child care provider’s quality rating is reduced - AB763

Other proposals authored or co-authored by Barca, Rep. Peter (64th Asm.Dist.; D)

Assembly Bills: 12, 14, 15, 20, 24, 35, 36, 55, 59, 60, 63, 70, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 87, 101, 113, 114, 145, 159, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 198, 211, 220, 221, 243, 253, 266, 272, 294, 295, 308, 328, 333, 342, 352, 364, 365, 366, 367, 378, 394, 405, 409, 423, 432, 441, 507, 508, 529, 542, 545, 552, 557, 560, 571, 605, 607, 643, 666, 702, 705, 710, 756, 776, 783, 784, 785, 786, 787, 788, 789, 790, 792, 813, 851, 852, 901, 949

Assembly Joint Resolutions: 4, 6, 17, 21, 25, 40, 43, 44, 46, 53, 57, 59, 71, 75, 77, 78, 80, 82, 86, 94, 99, 108

Assembly Resolutions: 6, 7, 14, 17, 25, 27

Senate Bills: 3, 5, 15, 18, 20, 27, 33, 42, 45, 58, 68, 124, 142, 145, 162, 163, 174, 176, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 194, 215, 216, 222, 227, 229, 230, 232, 236, 241, 268, 269, 271, 272, 280, 287, 300, 312, 335, 412, 427, 455, 546, 550, 579, 623, 630, 636, 648, 666, 670, 693, 737

Senate Joint Resolutions: 3, 6, 7, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 60, 65, 74, 81, 84, 87, 89

1244Barnes, Rep. Mandela (11th Asm.Dist.; D)

Absentee voting in person: municipalities may designate more than one alternative site; notifying GAB required; Elections Commission provision - SB625

Administration of prescription drugs to prisoners by correctional officers prohibited unless certain conditions are met; report required - AB835

Allowing 16 and 17 year olds to preregister to vote; conditions and GAB duties - AB316

Allowing 16 and 17 year olds to preregister to vote; conditions and GAB duties - SB220

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to appoint a committee on combatting racial intolerance before January 26, 2016; report required before July 1, 2016 - AR22

Audit, Assembly Committee on, to submit a request to JLAC for a program evaluation audit of state corrections programs before February 23, 2016; Assembly Committee on Corrections to hold oversight hearings on adult and juvenile corrections programs and facilities before July 1, 2016, report required before September 1, 2016 - AR27

Body cameras on law enforcement officers: requirements for law enforcement agencies created, limitations on access to data, and penalty provisions; Law Enforcement Body Camera Council created in DOJ - AB988

CCAP Internet page: Director of State Courts must remove all information on civil cases under set conditions - AB910

CCAP: removing certain information re criminal conviction if the person was pardoned - AB909

CHIPS proceeding: parent’s right to have counsel and power of the juvenile court to appoint counsel; SPD and sunset provisions - AB1012

Community prosecutors program: DOJ to provide grants to counties to establish - AB1013

Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required - AB216

Community school start-up grant program: DPI directed to create; reports to DPI required - SB146

Consecutive sentences for multiple convictions: court may impose only in the interest of justice and must put reasons on the record - AB996

Construction project contracts: DOA may identify certain minority and disabled veteran-owned businesses for a contractor or general prime contractor - AB281

Corr.Dept employees permitted to collectively bargain over workplace safety - AB813

Corr.Dept employees prohibited from working overtime for more than two consecutive shifts - AB834

Corr.Dept Secretary to create committee to study the Missouri juvenile justice model; committee terminates upon submission of findings and recommendations - AB746

Correctional officers: Corr.Dept to ensure new hires receive at least 4 weeks of on-the-job training - AB830

Defendant’s initial appearance if charged with a misdemeanor: DA is required to disclose certain records - AB983

DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law for services and support re women with increased risk of negative birth outcomes; expanding who can claim Wisconsin EITC; nurse-midwife governing provisions, and Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund coverage; statewide electronic data management and information system for all public assistance programs; evidence-based home visitation program re child abuse or neglect or poor birth outcomes; informed consent before certain elective caesarean section and labor-inducing procedures; infant's race or ethnicity to be included on the birth certificate; cultural competency training for certain students at UW and TCS institutions; DHS reports re neonatal intensive care units and fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; DHS to promulgate rules for best practices for postpartum patients and newborns at hospitals - AB852

Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified - AB1021

Disqualified person re private school participating in a parental choice program: DPI authority and definition of ``disqualified person” modified - SB796

DPM restructured into the Office of Civil Service (OCS) and attached to DOA; Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection becomes a division under OCS; creates Division of Labor Relations and Division of Affirmative Action in OCS - AB529

Eliminating lead hazard in a dwelling or residential condominium: income, corporate, and franchise tax credits created for costs related to - AB963

Elimination of the original jurisdiction of a court of criminal jurisdiction over a juvenile, conditions specified - AB986

Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited - AB261

Employment discrimination based on employment status prohibited - SB166

Evidence-based pretrial risk assessment tool: grants to counties to incorporate into pretrial criminal procedure; DOJ duties, report required - AB980

Expunging court record of certain offenses committed before the offender reaches age 25: court may order only when the sentence is successfully completed - AB1008

Expunging court record of certain offenses committed before the offender reaches age 25: person may petition the court any time after 10 years passed since successful completion of the sentence; court may order upon petition, conditions set - AB1009

Firearm possession by person convicted of multiple or violent misdemeanors: prohibition created - AB274

Firearm sale or transfer prohibited unless through a federally licensed firearms dealer and background check on transferee is conducted; exceptions and penalty provisions - AB247

First responders on duty at prisons: warden or superintendent required to ensure - AB836

Fundamental right to vote of every qualified elector: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR38

Handgun purchase from licensed firearms dealer: AG required to notify law enforcement if, during a background check, DOJ determines the purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm; reports and DA and law enforcement duties - AB961

Imprisonment for nonpayment of certain forfeitures, costs, fees, or surcharges: authority of court to order eliminated - AB1010

Inmate with an extraordinary health condition: Corr.Dept to adopt evidence-based criteria for modifying sentence of; LAB audit requested - AB1000

Jackson, Honorable Harold B., Jr.: life and public service to the courts, Milwaukee County, and the City of Milwaukee - AR28

Juneteenth Day: June 19, 2015 recognized as - SJR41

Lethal violence protective TRO and lethal violence protective injunction created; penalties for firearm possession while subject to TRO or injunction and filing false information with the petition - AB395

Marijuana: elimination of criminal penalty for possession of 25 grams or less - AB246

Marijuana: elimination of criminal penalty for possession of 25 grams or less - SB167

Milwaukee Area Technical College commended for dedication to students and community and creating the MATC Promise program - AJR90

Milwaukee Area Technical College: district board and appointment committee membership revised - AB551

Milwaukee Area Technical College: district board and appointment committee membership revised - SB397

Milwaukee County executive’s actions to sell or lease certain property: actions consistent with county board policy required and only the contract as negotiated by the county executive can be approved or rejected by the board - AB928

Monetary bail as a condition of release in criminal proceedings eliminated - AB981

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: October proclaimed as - AJR70

Out-of-home care extended to 21 years of age if the child is completing or enrolled in postsecondary or vocational education, participating in an employment program, employed part-time, or incapable of those activities due to a medical condition; continuation of certain payments provision - AB1011

Parental choice programs, including MPCP and Racine Parental Choice Program: revisions to take effect in 2016-17 school year re family income for pupil eligibility, per pupil payments, teacher licensure, background investigations of teachers and administrators, reading readiness assessments, high school diploma criteria, corporal punishment, expulsion, building inspections, public inspection of certain records, location in this state required, meetings of governing board open to the public, in operation at least 2 years, enrollment percentage; DPI and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties - AB423

Pay adjustments scheduled for correctional officers in first two years of appointment who take certain other civil service positions - AB832

Per pupil revenue limit increased re consumer price index - AB295

Per pupil revenue limit increased re consumer price index - SB215

Prisoners may earn time off the confinement period of their sentences, 1 day for every 5 days without violating prison rules and regulations; conditions specified - AB999

Prisoners participating in certain programs identified by Corr.Dept may earn time off the confinement portion of their sentences, conditions specified - AB998

Private school participating in a parental choice program: certain special education staff required if enrolling a child with a disability; compliance with Part A of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, DPI duties - AB148