Subject Index

wisconsin development fund Wisconsin Development Fund, see Commerce, Department of

wisconsin educational services program for the deaf and hard of hearing Wisconsin Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, see Deaf and hearing impaired

wisconsin election campaign fund _wecf_ Wisconsin election campaign fund (WECF), see Elections — Campaign expense

wisconsin employment relations commission Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission, see Employment Relations Commission

wisconsin health and educational facilities authority Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority, see Health and Educational Facilities Authority, Wisconsin

wisconsin housing and economic development authority Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, see Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin

wisconsin interscholastic athletic association _wiaa_ Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA), see School — Health program

wisconsin land council Wisconsin Land Council

Land recording fee revision; most LIB functions transferred to DOA; Wisconsin Land Council eliminated, duties transferred to DOA [Sec. 91-93, 389-391, 496-498 695, 696, 1231-1234, 1236-1238, 1742, 2032, 2493-2495, 9455 (2); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, land information aids funding lapse, 40m, 9201 (1q)] -  AB100

wisconsin naval militia Wisconsin naval militia, see Naval militia

wisconsin resource center Wisconsin Resource Center, see Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

wisconsin retirement system Wisconsin Retirement System, see Retirement System, Wisconsin

wisconsin river Wisconsin River, see Waterways and water power

wisconsin state historical society Wisconsin State Historical Society, see Historical society

wisconsin trust account foundation, inc Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc., see Legal aid

wisconsin works Wisconsin Works

Child care: DWD duties re quality rating system, provider reimbursements, and distribution of funds re migrant workers and W-2; may establish three-tier reimbursement system [Sec. 1084, 1208; original bill only] - AB100

Child care subsidy eligibility under W-2 [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1077r, 1079s] -  AB100

Job access loan program: federal and GPR funding eliminated; loan repayments made source of funding [Sec. 341, 1061, 1093] - AB100

Trial job pilot project: DWD to conduct; directive re subsidized work program eliminated [Sec. 1060, 1079, 1301-1304, 1372-1375, 1415-1418, 2104, 2105, 2497, 9341 (7), 9454 (2); original bill only] -  AB100

Trial jobs plus project under W-2 -  AB1004

Trial jobs plus project under W-2 -  SB572

W-2 agencies: statement of economic interests [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 340w, 1059f, h, 9354 (4c)] - AB100

W-2 agency contracts and oversight; DWD report to JCF [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1059g, t-w, 1060m, p, 1085f, 9154 (1f), 9354 (4f)] -  AB100

W-2 agency notice to participant before case is closed required [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1069m] -  AB100

W-2 benefits of custodial parents and pregnant women: grants eligibility revised [Sec. 1062-1069, 1085, 9354 (1), 9454 (1); original bill only] -  AB100

W-2 participant who is a custodial parent of a child 12 weeks old or less: additional requirements created to receive grant - AB754

WEJT for noncustodial parents: additional source of funding re child support obligations [Sec. 1119]  - AB100

withholding tax Withholding tax, see Income tax

witness Witness

Crime victim and witness assistance surcharges in civil offense cases: criteria and how money is collected revised  - AB1137

Crime victim and witness assistance surcharges in civil offense cases: criteria and how money is collected revised  - SB692

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

Discovery procedure in implied consent and alcohol beverage law violations modified -  AB1023

Discovery procedure in implied consent and alcohol beverage law violations modified -  SB592

Eyewitness identification of a suspect: law enforcement agencies required to adopt written policies  - AB648

Eyewitness identification of a suspect: law enforcement agencies required to adopt written policies  - SB315

Lay witness and expert witness testimony or evidence modifications -  AB203

Lay witness and expert witness testimony or evidence modifications -  SB70

Special orders of business for November 8, 2005 established re AB-101 or SB-58, AB-203 or SB-70, AB-321 or SB-138  - AR42

``Special tool builder" regulations created re liens, public nuisances, and shareholder liability; expert witness testimony provisions -  AB278

Witness exclusion order not applicable to certain law enforcement investigators in criminal or delinquency cases  - AB37

Witness intimidation: conditions for felony offense expanded re trial or inquiry -  AB643

Witness intimidation: conditions for felony offense expanded re trial or inquiry -  AB728

wojtyla, karol jozef Wojtyla, Karol Jozef

Pope John Paul II: life commended and condolences on his death -  AJR27

wolf, fritz e Wolf, Fritz E.

Dane County Regional Airport: state aviation facilities named the ``Fritz E. Wolf Aviation Center"  - SB306

women Women, see also Maternal and infant care

American Heart Month recognized February 2006; Wear Red for Women Day recognized February 3, 2006  - SJR60

Confidential voter registration for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking: procedure modified re affidavit verifying victim's status and certain victim service providers - AB707

Confidential voter registration for victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking: procedure modified re affidavit verifying victim's status and certain victim service providers - SB341

Domestic abuse arrests: presumption changed from primary physical aggressor to ``predominant aggressor"; definition, law enforcement policies, and bail provisions  - AB436

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

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

Special distinguishing registration plates for supporters of Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation, Inc., created; fee, DOT, and financial audit provisions - SB282

Special orders of business for September 27, 2005 established re partial vetoes of AB-100 [Items C-8, C-9, C-14, C-16, F-3, F-4] and AB-27, AB-39, AB-69, AB-72, AB-95, AB-97, AB-127, AB-128, AB-133, AB-155, AB-184, AB-188, AB-201, AB-230, AB-264, AB-286, AB-308, AB-340, AB-345, AB-375, AB-384, AB-410, AB-426, AB-436, AB-442, AB-444, AB-460, AB-479, AB-482, AB-510, AB-512, AB-522, AB-534, AB-606, AB-636, AB-646, AB-648, AB-657, AB-679, and SB-266  - AR38

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot, provisional ballot, surrendered driver's license, confidential address re domestic abuse, and photo requirement exemption re religious tenets provisions [A.Amdt.7: absentee voting procedure in certain residential care apartment complexes and adult family homes added]  - AB63

Voter registration: valid Wisconsin driver's license or ID card or uniformed service ID card required; use of corroborating electors discontinued; absentee ballot, provisional ballot, surrendered driver's license, confidential address re domestic abuse, and photo requirement exemption re religious tenets provisions [for further revisions, see entry under ``Elections Board"] - SB42

Well-woman program: changes re copayment for breast cancer screenings and payment for case management services [Sec. 2146-2149] -  AB100

women _ employment Women — Employment

Discrimination between an employee in a job dominated by employees of a particular sex and an employee in a job dominated by employees of the oppoiste sex in compensation for work of comparable worth prohibited; tax benefits, grants, and appropriation supplements when employers achieve compliance; sales and use tax on legal services and moneys put in comparable worth fund; school revenue limits increased re wage differential paid -  AB528

Employment discrimination: action in circuit court to recover damages permitted, surcharge provision; committee to study wage disparities between men and women and minority group and nonminority group members -  AB406

Employment discrimination: action in circuit court to recover damages permitted, surcharge provision; committee to study wage disparities between men and women and minority group and nonminority group members -  SB195

Pay equity for women in the U.S.: exemption from rules prohibiting memorializing Congress or the federal government [Assembly rules 32 (1)(a) and 39 (1)]  - AR25

women_owned enterprise Women-owned enterprise, see Minority enterprise

wonewoc, village of Wonewoc, Village of, see Juneau County

woodcock Woodcock, see Game bird

woods, mattiebelle Woods, Mattiebelle

Life and career as a journalist and activist honored -  SJR6

work experience and job training _wejt_ Work Experience and Job Training (WEJT), see Unemployment

worker_s compensation Worker's compensation

Health care worker injury prevention program and study [Sec. 335, 336, 1832; original bill only]  - AB100

Logging industry employers may pool WC liabilities re self-insure exception; Wisconsin Compensation Rating Bureau provision -  AB686

Lottery ticket retailers: DOR may not contract with retailers owing payments to the work injury supplemental benefit fund [Sec. 2427, 9341 (6)] -  AB100

Off-duty peace officers outside their territorial jurisdiction but within the state: making arrests or providing aid or assistance permitted under certain conditions; civil and criminal immunity and WC provisions -  AB1033

Off-duty peace officers outside their territorial jurisdiction but within the state: making arrests or providing aid or assistance permitted under certain conditions; civil and criminal immunity and WC provisions [S.Amdt.1: appropriation added]  - SB641

Special orders of business for March 9, 2006 established re AB-71, AB-87, AB-129, AB-287, AB-328, AB-538, AB-587, AB-639, AB-735, AB-777, AB-875, AB-887, AB-937, AB-966, AB-1002, AB-1003, AB-1026, AB-1032, AB-1035, AB-1044, AB-1078, AB-1090, SB-123, SB-145, SB-150, SB-183, SB-226, SB-268, SB-272, SB-273, SB-284, SB-338, SB-352, SB-359, SB-362, SB-363, SB-364, SB-365, SB-380, SB-420, SB-453, SB-457, SB-474, SB-487, SB-488, SB-489, SB-490, SB-491, SB-492, SB-493, SB-494, SB-512, SB-515, SB-527, SB-539, SB-540, SB-547, SB-549, SB-555, SB-556, SB-557, SB-560, SB-562, SB-579, SB-591, SB-592, SB-597, SB-601, SB-612, SB-613, SB-638, SB-642, SB-652, SJR-33 -  AR51

State agent of DHFS status granted to health care providers who volunteer their services to a health care facility during a state of emergency re public health; restrictions specified; WC provision [S.Amdt.1: health care provider expanded to include behavioral health provider, pupil services provider, and substance abuse prevention provider] - AB385

WC law revisions re payment of benefits, maximum compensation amounts, work injury supplemental benefit fund, hearings and procedures, program administration, and general coverage; penalty and report provisions -  SB474

workforce development, department of Workforce Development, Department of

Appropriation created from recovered overpayments [Sec. 124, 126, 347, 348] -  AB100

Child care: DWD duties re quality rating system, provider reimbursements, and distribution of funds re migrant workers and W-2; may establish three-tier reimbursement system [Sec. 1084, 1208; original bill only] - AB100

Companionship services: exemption from overtime pay rules under certain conditions; definitions provided; suspension of DWD emergency rule -  AB11

Companionship services: exemption from overtime pay rules under certain conditions; definitions provided; suspension of DWD emergency rule -  SB11

Day care center licensing transferred from DHFS to DWD [Sec. 84, 308, 339, 342, 346, 489, 825, 826, 846-848, 931, 954-1022, 1048, 1050, 1051, 1054, 1070-1074, 1076, 1082, 1083, 1204, 1206, 1207, 1209-1217, 1255, 1256, 1292, 1364, 1407, 1457, 1458, 1896, 2115, 2135, 2139, 2140, 2224, 2423, 9121 (3), 9221 (1); original bill only] -  AB100

Discrimination between an employee in a job dominated by employees of a particular sex and an employee in a job dominated by employees of the oppoiste sex in compensation for work of comparable worth prohibited; tax benefits, grants, and appropriation supplements when employers achieve compliance; sales and use tax on legal services and moneys put in comparable worth fund; school revenue limits increased re wage differential paid -  AB528

DWD receipt of moneys revised [Sec. 344] -  AB100

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