Wisconsin Legislature: County

Domestic abuse or violence recognition training: Barbering and Cosmetology Examining Board required to provide - AB478

councilsCouncils, see Municipality — Council; specific subject

counselorCounselor, see Psychology; School — Health program; Trades and occupations

countyCounty, see also name of specific county

Bids for public contracts: political subdivision may post on its Web site under certain conditions - AB421

Bids for public contracts: political subdivision may post on its Web site under certain conditions - SB204

Condemnation of real property owned by city, county, town, or village by a public utility or foreign transmission provider for the location or construction of transmission lines authorized; DOA, PSC, and environmental impact fee provisions - AB412

Direct legislation: statutes applied to counties; repeal provisions revised; county executive may not veto - AB1000

Emergency management programs of local governments required to include Mutual Aid Box Alarm System; Adjutant General to promulgate rules - AB1093

Emergency management programs of local governments required to include Mutual Aid Box Alarm System; Adjutant General to promulgate rules - SB642

Excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel: cities, villages, towns, counties, school districts, U.W. System, and TCS exempted - AB236

Firearms and ammunition manufacturers, importers, dealers, trade associations, shooting range owners, and sportsmen's clubs: bringing actions against prohibited; civil liability immunity provisions - AB56

High-voltage transmission line construction: authorizing conveyance of property owned by county, city, village, town, or public board or commission to an electric utility or cooperative association if it received certain certificate from PSC - SB234

High-voltage transmission line construction: authorizing conveyance of property owned by county, city, village, town, public board or commission, public utility, or cooperative association to a public utility if it received certain certificate from PSC; fair market value provisions [A.Amdt.2: ``public utility" changed to ``electric utility" and fair market value provisions revised] - AB437

Highways in need of repair and accumulation of snow or ice: liability of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages revised - AB509

Length-of-service awards to qualifying EMTs: counties permitted to provide - AB723

Length-of-service awards to qualifying EMTs: counties permitted to provide - SB432

Litigation expenses for EMS, EMT, first responder, fire fighter, or law enforcement or correctional officer: municipality required to pay, exceptions provided [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, criminal proceedings and reasonable attorney fees specified, ``protective services officer" definition] - SB132

Local airport district created, powers and duties specified; bonding authority, taxation, and shared revenue provisions; FAA, BCPL, Investment Board duties; district board created - AB1089

Number of counties in the state reduced: task force to develop a plan created; JCF and LRB provisions - AB902

Open meeting and public record access laws: governmental bodies required to prominently display general statutory provisions regarding; DOJ duty specified - SB214

Ordinary high-water mark: county determination prevails if it differs from DNR's determination - AB71

Public library organization and funding revisions - SB272

Septage disposal revisions: municipal sewage system disposal fees, local assistance program, private sewage system maintenance, Clean Water Fund loans, sewage treatment plant planning, septage and sewage sludge disposal regulations, septage servicing and septage land disposal license fees, and enforcement; Comm.Dept and DNR provisions [A.Amdt.3: local assistance program deleted; A.Amdt.2 to A.Amdt.3: septage land disposal license fee provision deleted] - AB449

Sexually violent person placed on supervised release: placement in person's county of residence requirement eliminated; DHFS to base placement on treatment and services needed, availability of services, and proximity to other persons on supervised release or in custody of Corr.Dept re sex offenses - AB394

``Squaw" in the name of any public place, highway, or geographic feature: DOT, DNR, and any political subdivision prohibited from using; current usage provision - SB428

county _ boardCounty — Board

County board of supervisors: decrease in number permitted; redistricting requirements; intradecade redistricting plan enactment by petition and referendum permitted; common council may revise boundaries of certain aldermanic districts; exception for certain counties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, staggered term provision, federal decennial census replaced with decennial redistricting plan] - SB4

County board vote to issue certain debt changed from three-fourths to two-thirds - AB560

County supervisory districts: contiguous provision revised - AB154

County tax levy for library services: county board approval of certain exemption for city, town, village, or school district that levies a tax for library services; capital expenditures provision - AB1022

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions - SB34

Zoning adjustment board or board of appeals: appointment of alternate members required; majority vote needed to take action if quorum is present - AB24

county _ clerkCounty — Clerk, see County — Officers

county _ electionsCounty — Elections

Electronic voting system standards re generation of paper ballots and software coding [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, minimum font size on ballot requirement removed, software coding provisions modified, recount of votes provisions, Elections Board authority re access to software components, municipality and county contract provision] - AB627

Preferential voting method permitted for elective officials from certain local governmental units; electronic voting system provision - AB689

Vacancies in certain local elective offices: special election permitted under certain conditions - SB34

county _ fairCounty — Fair, see Fair

county _ financeCounty — Finance, see also Bonds — County

Business engaged in retail sales and has more than 100 employees: Comm.Dept prohibited from awarding certain grants and loans or certifying to receive tax benefits; municipalities and counties prohibited from using general transportation aids for access routes to highways abutting lands owned or occupied by retail business - AB1152

Crime victim and witness surcharge increased; county reimbursement for services [Sec. 2469-2471, 9329 (1), (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: surcharge on certain forfeitures, 2450d-r, 2468m, 2470m, 9307 (2e)] - AB100

Debt related to property tax: county or municipality may certify to DOR for setoff from state tax refunds [A.Amdt.1: definition provision] - AB538

Electronic auction system for solicitation of bids for state procurements and public contracts: DOA directed to maintain and other political subdivisions may utilize; DWD provision - AB161

Emergency services fees: political subdivision may assess against an intoxicated individual who causes an accident; definition provisions - AB1109

Fines and forfeitures imposed by circuit court: percentage retained by county increased; exceptions and sunset provisions - AB130

Fines and forfeitures imposed by circuit court unrelated to transportation: percentage retained by county increased - AB152

General transportation aids to local governments increased [Sec. 1739-1741] - AB100

Motor vehicle fuel tax refund for schools, technical college districts, and local governments created; provisions re DOR and persons under contract with school districts to transport pupils to and from school activities - AB726

Municipal court contract with collection agency re forfeitures, assessments, and surcharges: local governments to share in cost of collection - AB596

Municipal court contract with collection agency re forfeitures, assessments, and surcharges: local governments to share in cost of collection - SB275

Municipal revenue sharing agreement: county may enter into with another county, municipality, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band - AB293

Municipal revenue sharing agreement: county may enter into with another county, municipality, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band - SB146

Municipal revenue sharing agreement: county may enter into with other county, municipality, or federally recognized American Indian tribe or band; types of revenue revised [Sec. 1244-1250; original bill only] - AB100

Public library revisions re county tax, recurring payments and wages, investing gifts or endowments, remote access to electronic database, and membership of public library boards - SB273

Public library system: required support from county and municipalities eliminated re 3-year average - AB483

Residents of state centers for the developmentally disabled deemed appropriate for community care: revision re charging counties for services [Sec. 1229] - AB100

Revenue sharing agreement: county may enter into with another county, a municipality, or a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band [deleted by S.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB259

School levy property tax credit and lottery and gaming property tax credit distribution revised - AB670

School levy property tax credit and lottery and gaming property tax credit distribution revised - SB431

Spending limits for cities, villages, towns, counties, and technical college districts established, referendum required to exceed the limit; school district revenue modified; QEO exception eliminated from binding arbitration process; MERA revisions re limiting certain expenditures and factors arbitrators must consider; school district professional employees provisions - AB462

Spending limits for local governmental units and state required to spend certain amount on school aid and shared revenue, consumer price index provision; spending limit adjustments and costs incurred by local governmental units to comply with certain state law or administrative rule or order provisions. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR71

Surplus land sale or conveyance by DOT: Governor approval removed, conditions specified, and moneys deposited in transportation fund [for further revisions, see entry under ``Public land — Sale"] - AB534

TID creation by counties in which no cities or villages are located authorized; approval of all town boards required [A.Amdt.1: limitations revised] - AB156

TID creation by counties in which no cities or villages are located authorized; approval of all town boards required - SB153

county _ health departmentCounty — Health department

Lead hazard investigation and remediation [Sec. 2134, 2136-2138, 2141-2144] - AB100

Local health department definition modified re city health department that has withdrawn from a city-county or city-city health department [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - SB259

county _ highway departmentCounty — Highway department, see also Road — County

Vehicles transporting specified materials: annual or consecutive month overweight permit created and issued by local highway authorities; DOT to prepare an appendix report - AB1107

county _ human servicesCounty — Human services

Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who use alcohol or other drugs: OJA to administer grant program for counties in collaboration with DHFS and Corr.Dept - AB275

Alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who use alcohol or other drugs: OJA to administer grant program for counties in collaboration with DHFS and Corr.Dept - SB142

Child abuse or neglect investigations: informing suspect of specific allegations and training investigators in the constitutional and other legal rights of the child and child's family - SB271

Child placed for adoption: if a sibling is being or has been placed for adoption, then DHFS, county department, or child welfare agency must investigate the adoptive placement of the sibling [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, investigation of sibling's adoptive placement changed to statement in child's permancy plan about appropriate placement with sibling's foster parent, adoptive parent, or proposed adoptive parent; S.Amdt.1: ``sibling" definition provision] - SB606

Children's Code and Juvenile Justice Code revisions re child abuse investigations of noncaregivers, definition of ``relative", holding a child in custody, and placement of a child for adoption [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, provision of information to relative caregivers added] - SB284

Commitments, placements, protective services, residency, venue, and county of responsibility revisions; CMI replaced with ``serious and persistent mental illness"; guardianship revisions - AB1114

Declaration to physicians (living will): MA administrators required to discuss with MA recipients residing in long-term care facilities - AB791

Elder abuse law revisions re terminology, reporting of, investigations, services, and confidentiality; counties permitted to assist adults-at-risk who are under age 60 [A.Amdt.5: ``financial exploitation" definition expanded; S.Amdt.1: age for county assistance raised to 70 (Assembly nonconcurred; Senate recedes from its position)] - AB539

Family Care resource centers and care management organizations: DHFS authority to contract with certain entities to provide, JCF provision; pilot project requirements eliminated - AB1110

Family Care resource centers and care management organizations: DHFS authority to contract with certain entities to provide, JCF provision; pilot project requirements eliminated [for further revisions, see entry under ``Family"] - SB653

Female offender reintegration program grants [Sec. 880-882; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, deletes 881, 882] - AB100

Guardian appointment and subsidized guardianship payments; eligibility re MA, child care subsidy, and adoption assistance; federal waiver provision [Sec. 330, 843, 844, 851-855, 884, 885, 924-930, 932-936, 938, 940-950, 952, 1024-1026, 1028-1044, 1078, 1080, 1081, 1150, 2441-2444, 2458-2461, 9121 (1)] - AB100

Guardianship and conservatorship laws revised [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, receipt and acceptance of foreign (out-of-state) guardianship added] - SB391

Home visiting services grants by DHFS revised [Sec. 322, 887, 888, 890-894, 9421 (4); original bill only] - AB100