Subject Index

Child or family support: DETF and DHSS report re assignment of WRS benefits -  SB171

DETF revisions re WRS lump sum payment, intestate or abandoned accounts notification, GIB contracting with public or private entities, life insurance to certain Milwaukee teachers and application date for long-term disability insurance benefits (remedial legislation) [S.Amdt.1: GIB contracting provision removed] -  SB483

Employe trust funds board: membership revised -  SB315

Employe trust funds board: membership revised re public school teachers -  SB316

Health care coverage purchase by private employers through GIB authorized; Private employer health care coverage board created in DETF -  AB1016

Health insurance premium credits program created; clerical and related employes bargaining unit contract ratified  - AB684

Health insurance premium credits program created for nonrepresented state employes and elected state officials  - AB683

Retirement annuities: deduction for dues to labor, professional or charitable organizations allowed  - AB433

Retirement annuities: deduction for dues to labor, professional or charitable organizations allowed  - SB235

School district employes treated with same criteria as teachers under WRS -  AB475

employment Employment, see also Age and employment; Child labor; Discrimination in employment; Migrant labor; Occupational safety; Public employe; Unemployment — Relief measures; Wage — Minimum

Election inspectors: employer encouraged to promote employe participation -  SJR55

Election officials: employer required to grant paid leave of absence -  AB982

Employe meal and rest periods: requirements revised and expanded -  AB524

Employer providing a reference for current or former employe: civil liability immunity created - AB860

Employer's duty to furnish safe place and employment: subsequent remedial measures made inadmissible as evidence of violation -  AB973

Employer's duty to furnish safe place and employment: subsequent remedial measures made inadmissible as evidence of violation -  SB532

Employment skills advancement program established; grants provided to low-income working parents; W-2 agency steering committees to seek private funding [A.Sub.Amdt.3]  - AB591

Family and medical leave revision re number of weeks -  SB355

Family and medical leave revisions - AB200

Family and medical leave: various revisions -  AB614

Health care coverage loss by employes: OCI required to provide information and technical assistance  - AB799

Personnel record: employe inspection with translator assistance permitted -  AB1081

TIF program: DOD determination of job transfer impact -  AB71

TIF program: job shifting requirements created -  AB72

employment _ discrimination Employment — Discrimination, see Discrimination in employment

employment bureau Employment bureau

Temporary help agency: third party liability of employer re WC claim -  AB1001

employment relations Employment relations, see Collective bargaining

employment relations, department of Employment relations, Department of

Classification appeals: procedures modified [Sec. 6291; original bill only] -  AB150

Classification appeals: procedures modified -  SB163

Collective bargaining grievance arbitrations: state agencies required to pay costs [Sec. 1096, 3832]  - AB150

Day care facility in state building: DER report eliminated; Building commission authority modified [Sec. 18; original bill only] - AB150

Day care for children of state employes: grant program eliminated [Sec. 1092, 6244] -  AB150

DER division administrators in unclassified service: number revised [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 6248m] - AB150

Efficiency studies by WERC, LIRC and Personnel commission required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9120 (1m), 9130 (1m), 9143 (1m)] -  AB150

Maximum pay ranges and compensation for state employes: procedure revised; nonpublic employer pay survey required [A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 17e, 1212m, 1393r, 1755r, v, 6242m, 6277r, 6279c-w; deleted by S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150] -  AB150

Nonrepresented state employe compensation plan modified re administration, wage or parity adjustment, catastrophic leave, travel expenses and attorney general's salary  - AB473

Personnel commission authority revised re appointing authority appeals and family or medical leave complaints (remedial legislation) -  AB771

Personnel commission: fee schedule for complaints and appeals required [Sec. 6293, 9143 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: complaints provision removed] -  AB150

Personnel commission reorganized and renamed; LIRC and WERC abolished; duties of various councils transferred [Sec. 85, 86, 89, 145, 151, 154, 156-158, 199, 200, 792-796, 994-998, 1102-1104, 1106, 1198, 1204, 1207, 3785, 3786, 3803, 3843, 6248, 6270, 9120 (2), (3), 9130 (9)-(14), 9143 (3), 9159 (9), 9243 (1), 9459 (6); original bill only]  - AB150

State employment labor relations act: laws revised re commencement of negotiations and final automatic review proceedings -  SB149

Unpaid annual mandatory leave for state employes: Secretary of administration to designate one day; collective bargaining provisions; certain exclusions set - AB691

Vacancies in classified service: certification list requirements revised [Sec. 6284, 9321 (1); original bill only]  - AB150

Vacancies in classified service: certification list requirements revised -  SB198

Vacant positions in state agencies: fee to cover cost of advertising permitted [Sec. 1094, 6280; A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: limitation on filling of, 9159 (14g); S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150: provisions of A.Amdt.26 deleted]  - AB150

employment relations, joint committee on Employment relations, Joint committee on, see Legislature — Employment relations, Joint committee on

employment relations commission Employment relations commission

Bargaining unit re supervisors: definition revised [Sec. 3824; original bill only] -  AB150

Bargaining unit re supervisors: definition revised -  AB810

Bargaining unit re supervisors: definition revised -  SB198

Charter school provisions re MPS, closing schools, employe representation, subjects of collective bargaining and school management or operation [Sec. 3793, 3800, 3801, 3983-3994, 4000, 4001, 4010, 4042, 9145 (1), 9320 (1), 9345 (7); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 3983m, 3984m, 3986m, 3992m, deletes 3983, 3984, 3991-3994, 4001; A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: deletes 3793, 3800] - AB150

Collective bargaining and local government dispute settlement [A.Amdt.26 to A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 200am, 796am, 3793am-e, 3794am-m, 3800am, m, 3801am-h, 3803u-x 3805m, 7298d-q, 7300g, k, 9120 (3i), 9320 (2g)-(2i); S.Amdt.116 to Engr.AB-150: further revisions, Council on municipal collective bargaining repealed, 200g, 3803um, 7298r, 9120 (3jt), deletes 200am, 3794d, f, gg, j, 3801am, 3803u, v, 9120 (3i), 9320 (2g), (2h)] -  AB150

Efficiency studies by WERC, LIRC and Personnel commission required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9120 (1m), 9130 (1m), 9143 (1m)] -  AB150

Labor dispute mediation: WERC role eliminated; private mediation services permitted [Sec. 3787-3789, 3795-3799, 3802, 3804, 3805, 3833, 3834, 7224, 9420 (1); original bill only] - AB150

Law enforcement collective bargaining unit created for certain employes of DOA, DOT and U.W. system  - AB344

Personnel commission reorganized and renamed; LIRC and WERC abolished; duties of various councils transferred [for section numbers, see entry under: ``Employment relations, Department of"; original bill only] - AB150

State employment labor relations act: laws revised re commencement of negotiations and final automatic review proceedings -  SB149

WERC filing fee for request re compulsory, final and binding arbitration [Sec. 53] -  AB935

WERC filing fee for request re compulsory, final and binding arbitration [Sec. 53] -  SB565

WERC program revenue and mediation functions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 796m, 3786e, s, 3787g, 3803d-t, 3843e, s, 9120 (3g), (3h), 9420 (2g)] - AB150

ems or emt _emergency medical service or technician_ EMS or EMT (Emergency medical service or technician), see Medical service

endangered resource Endangered resource, see Game; Natural resource; Plants

energy assistance Energy assistance, see Public assistance

energy conservation Energy conservation

Clean energy rebate program created in DOA -  SB453

Emergency assistance for families with needy children continued; references to AFDC deleted; DILJD report required [A.Sub.Amdt.3] -  AB591

Energy efficiency loans: DOA may award to local units of government -  SB455

Energy savings performance contracting provisions [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 397m, 3338m] - AB150

Outdoor light fixtures, lamp and bulb regulations created -  AB249

Rental unit energy efficiency program eliminated; citation procedure created for enforcing stipulations  - AB962

Rental unit energy efficiency program eliminated; citation procedure created for enforcing stipulations  - SB567

Solar and wind energy systems: property tax exemption continued -  AB108

Solar and wind energy systems: property tax exemption continued [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3348n] - AB150

Vehicles transporting certain overweight loads: laws revised re agricultural transportation and energy emergencies, farm tractors on certain highways and permits for loads of hay bales or Christmas trees -  AB960

Weatherization assistance program: administration revised (remedial legislation) -  SB482

Weatherization assistance: W-2 participant eligibility -  AB591

Weatherization assistance: W-2 participant eligibility -  SB359

Wood energy producers' income and franchise tax credit created - AB766

english language English language

English declared state's official language: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR29

English language declared state's official language; use mandated for all government written expression; release of communications in additional languages permitted  - AB688

Limited-English speaking pupils from Southeast Asian language groups: grants and terminology revised (remedial legislation) -  SB465

Personnel record: employe inspection with translator assistance permitted -  AB1081

environmental protection Environmental protection, see also Air pollution; Mine and mining; Natural resource; Petroleum; Radiation; Sanitation and sewerage management; Soil and soil conservation; Solid waste management; Water — Pollution; Wetland

Archaeological features and natural resources: penalties modified for damage to [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, hazardous substance discharge provision] - SB376

Commercial vessel regulations revised: double hull or tug escort required in certain cases, intoxicated boating law modified and open burning on prohibited -  AB495

County conservation aids: appropriation made continuing [Sec. 665, 674] -  AB150