Subject Index

W-2 revisions: new employment category called a transitional subsidized private sector job created; changes re custodial parent of child six months old or less; study on assistance with labor market participation required [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Workforce development, Department of"] -  SB44

withholding tax Withholding tax, see Income tax

witmer, michelle Witmer, Michelle

Life and military service commended -  SJR71

witness Witness

Absentee ballots: mailing, transmittal, and witnessing provisions revised -  AB175

Absentee ballots: mailing, transmittal, and witnessing provisions revised -  SB76

Discovery procedure in implied consent hearing -  AB429

Lay witness and expert witness testimony or evidence modifications [S.Amdt.1: sexually violent person commitments provision] -  SB49

Special order of business for March 10, 2004 established re SB-49 -  AR38

Witness exclusion order not applicable to certain law enforcement investigators in criminal cases  - AB468

wolfe, jeremy lee Wolfe, Jeremy Lee

Life and military service commended -  SJR57

women Women, see also Maternal and infant care

Defined network plans: notice regarding reproductive health care services required in provider directory  - AB389

Domestic violence: portion of marriage license fee and increase in domestic abuse assessment to fund services related to - AB341

Fitness center intended for exclusive use by persons of same sex: denial of services to persons of opposite sex permitted  - AB64

Fitness center intended for exclusive use by persons of same sex: denial of services to persons of opposite sex permitted [S.Amdt.1: definition provided] - SB24

Joint or sole legal custody of a child: rebuttable presumption created re pattern or serious incident of spousal abuse; guardian ad litem and mediator provisions re domestic violence dynamics training and investigating [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB279

Multiple sclerosis screening services for women [S.Sub. Amdt.1: Sec. 2455r] -  SB44

Properties owned by benevolent associations and certain nonprofit organizations and used for specified residental housing: property tax exemption; leased property also exempt  - SB527

Qualified residential rental project, homeless shelter, domestic violence shelter, and transitional housing facility exempt from property tax; leasing provision - AB963

Wireless 911 service: surcharge on customers and grants to wireless providers; PSC duties specified [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, DEG duties specified; A.Amdt.2 to A.Sub.Amdt.2: wireless telephone handset donations to women's shelters; S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, women's shelter provision removed, Land Information Board provision]  - AB61

Women diagnosed with certain precancerous conditions: MA eligibility expanded [Sec. 1406-1408, 1410]  - SB44

Women's Equality Day designated August 26 of each year in recognition of the anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution -  AJR54

women _ employment Women — Employment, see also Minority enterprise

Employment discrimination: action in circuit court to recover damages permitted, assessment provision; committee to study wage disparities between men and women and minority group and nonminority group members -  AB318

Employment discrimination: action in circuit court to recover damages permitted, assessment provision; committee to study wage disparities between men and women and minority group and nonminority group members -  SB130

work camp Work camp, see Prisoner — Work program

worker_s compensation Worker's compensation

Indian gaming compacts: WC insurance and UI law requirements for approval -  SB67

WC law revisions - AB669

WC law revisions - SB339

workforce development, department of Workforce development, Department of

Applications for specified licenses, permits, and other approvals: certain agencies required to promulgate rules establishing deadlines for approval or disapproval; failure to meet deadlines and fee refund provisions -  AB486

Apprentices-to-journeymen job site ratio: DWD may not prescribe [original bill only] -  AB655

Apprentices-to-journeymen job site ratio: DWD may not prescribe -  SB313

Appropriation revisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] -  JR3 SB1

Appropriations changed and restructured [Sec. 449, 450, 489, 491-493, 501, 504, 505, 507-509, 512-519, 521, 522, 524, 525, 614, 802, 851, 1194, 1224, 1252, 1460, 1534, 1858, 9259 (1), (2)] -  SB44

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wisconsin, Inc.: DWD to allocate TANF moneys to -  AB305

Cemetery, funeral, and burial expense payments and income maintenance program revisions; DHFS and DWD proposal re transfer of Client Assistance for Reemployment and Economic Support (CARES) system [Sec. 456, 462, 622, 1092, 1105-1108, 1288, 1302, 1303, 1308, 1310, 1313, 1315, 1316, 1377, 1389, 1412, 1450, 1516, 2420, 9124 (1), 9159 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: proposal re transfer of CARES removed, deletes 9124 (1)] -  SB44

Child support: calculation method changed, revision order modifications, and child's health care expenses provision; DWD to prepare computer software; JLC to appoint a child support review committee, report required - AB250

Child support: calculation method changed, revision order modifications, and child's health care expenses provision; DWD to prepare computer software; JLC to appoint a child support review committee, report required - SB156

Child support revisions re use of percentage standard required, disparity in parties' incomes considered, and information included in petitions in actions affecting the family  - SB257

Companionship services: federal definition adopted; exemption from state minimum wage and overtime pay laws  - AB903

Companionship services: federal definition adopted; exemption from state minimum wage and overtime pay laws [S.Sub. Amdt.1: further revisions, minimum wage provision removed] - SB508

Day care in provider's home: publication of street address in a directory prohibited unless authorized  - AB452

Delinquent job access loan repayment: setoff against income tax refund provided [Sec. 510, 1225, 1451, 1452, 1454, 1456, 1457, 1459, 1604] -  SB44

DWD grants for certain compulsive gambling programs using Indian gaming receipts and summer and after-school recreation programs for certain ethnic group - SB251

DWD grievance procedure required re complaints of employment displacement under W-2 -  AB617

DWD grievance procedure required re complaints of employment displacement under W-2 -  SB284

Employment discrimination: action in circuit court to recover damages permitted, assessment provision; committee to study wage disparities between men and women and minority group and nonminority group members -  AB318

Employment discrimination: action in circuit court to recover damages permitted, assessment provision; committee to study wage disparities between men and women and minority group and nonminority group members -  SB130

Employment discrimination based on disclosing employee's compensation prohibited -  AB581

Employment transit assistance program re access to jobs in outlying areas: certain requirements eliminated [Sec. 1949] - SB44

Equal rights procedures revised re employment discrimination complaint, family and medical leave violations, and hearing requirements [Sec. 1856, 1857, 1950, 1951, 1964, 1965, 2724, 9359 (3); original bill only] -  SB44

Faith-based initiative to create jobs and counsel families impacted by gun violence: DWD to secure federal funds [S.Amdt.121 to S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9159 (9d)]  - SB44

Federal child support incentive payments exceeding statutory cap: distribution revised [Sec. 523, 1294, 1296-1298, 9359 (2); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, 503r, s, 1296c-g, 9459 (4c), deletes 1296, 1297, 9359 (2)] -  SB44

Federal workforce investment fund changes; appropriation of federal moneys created for certain DWD divisions; revision re expenditure of federal employment assistance and unemployment insurance moneys [Sec. 494-498, 500, 502, 1859-1861, 1879-1881, 9159 (5)] -  SB44

Federal workforce investment funds provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9259 (3x)] -  SB44

Governor's work-based learning board eliminated, duties transferred to DWD; Governor's work-based learning council created, to oversee DWD duties [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government - Attached under s.15.03"] - SB44

Kinship care law revisions, DHFS and DWD provisions; health services consent form created; publication of hearing notice to appoint a guardian modified; JLC study requested  - AB201

Kinship care law revisions, DHFS and DWD provisions; health services consent form created; publication of hearing notice to appoint a guardian modified; JLC study requested  - SB82

Local youth apprenticeship grant funding increased; FTE positions for Governor's Work-Based Learning Board increased - AB620

Local youth apprenticeship grant funding increased; FTE positions for Governor's Work-Based Learning Board increased - SB290

Local youth apprenticeship grants increased for health care and technology training -  AB987

Mining damage claim adjudication: two DWD apropriations repealed [Sec. 526, 1952, 1953] - SB44

Personnel Commission abolished; appeals functions transferred to WERC; complaints functions transferred to DWD's Division of Equal Rights [Sec. 77, 138, 144-146, 442, 443, 647, 727, 745-749, 1176-1178, 1473-1475, 1835-1837, 1855, 1962, 1963, 2064-2066, 2367, 2373, 2376, 2385, 2387-2389, 2391, 2418, 2419, 2421, 2422, 2423-2427, 2428-2440, 9139 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 2387]  - SB44

Special education transition services and vocational opportunities available in counties: DPI, DWD, and DHFS to establish clearinghouse of information; Internet provision  - AB343

Special education transition services and vocational opportunities available in counties: DPI, DWD, and DHFS to establish clearinghouse of information; Internet provision  - SB163

State minimum wage: DWD to calculate for certain employees using formula based on federal poverty line for a family of four - SB307

State minimum wage: DWD to calculate for certain employees using formula based on federal poverty line for a family of three - AB622

TANF allocations to various public assistance programs revised [Sec. 52, 352, 451, 520, 633, 634, 1181, 1182, 1248-1251, 1253-1263, 1265-1272, 1273-1286, 2024-2031; S.Sub. Amdt.1: further revisions, 525m, 1251m, 1269c, 1277c, 1279f, deletes 451, 1181, 1182, 1269, 1277]  - SB44

Terminating employee 40 years of age or older without just cause prohibited, exceptions provided; DWD and Personnel Commission duties modified -  AB338

Traveling sales crews: regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions -  AB946

Traveling sales crews: regulations created; exceptions and penalty provisions -  SB475

Trial jobs plus demonstration project re W-2; report required - AB921

Trial jobs plus demonstration project re W-2; report required - SB516

UI law revisions - AB668

UI law revisions - SB340

Vocational rehabilitation appropriation changes in DWD; use of vending machine proceeds to fund DHFS teaching program for blind and visually impaired eliminated [Sec. 476, 477, 527-532, 1184-1187, 9101 (7), 9159 (8)]  - SB44

W-2 revisions: new employment category called a transitional subsidized private sector job created; changes re custodial parent of child six months old or less; study on assistance with labor market participation required [Sec. 506, 511, 1191-1193, 1195-1223, 1226-1241, 1245-1247, 1264, 1290-1293, 1299-1301, 1304-1307, 1309, 1449, 1453, 1455, 1458, 1461-1463, 1525, 1605, 1849, 2365, 2674, 2676-2679, 2681, 2682, 2703, 9159 (2)-(4), 9359 (4), 9459 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: educational needs assessment added, transitional jobs task force continued, retains community reinvestment funds restriction and payment to certain foundation, all other provisions removed, 1223m, p, 9159 (4f), 9359 (5f), 9459 (1f), deletes all sections except 1247, 9159 (2)] - SB44

WC law revisions - AB669

WC law revisions - SB339

WCC and WCC board eliminated, administration transferred to DWD [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government - Attached under s.15.03"] -  SB44

writ of mandamus Writ of mandamus, see Court — Procedure

write_in candidate Write-in candidate, see Elections — Ballots

wrongful birth or life Wrongful birth or life, see Maternal and infant care

wrs WRS, see Retirement system, Wisconsin