Subject Index

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

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

Employment service operated by DWD: funding from UI moneys permitted [Sec. 338; original bill only]  - AB100

English for Southeast Asian children: funding re aid to Wausau School District shifted from DWD to DPI; Head Start supplement from TANF funds eliminated [Sec. 179, 188, 1107, 1108, 1859] -  AB100

Equal Rights Division in DWD: technical changes in civil service laws [Sec. 2112-2114; original bill only]  - AB100

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

Health care workers employed by health care facilities: mandatory overtime prohibited; unforeseeable emergency, worker consent, definitions, and employment discrimination provisions; DWD complaint authority - SB371

Health insurance data sharing; technical changes re ``medical support liability program" and clarification re program as part of the state's child and spousal support and paternity establishment programs [Sec. 1118, 1166, 1203, 1230; A.Sub.Amdt.1: data sharing removed, deletes 1166]  - AB100

Home care placement agency notification requirements re home care worker and consumer; complaint, liability, damages, and definition provisions [A.Amdt.2: telephone numbers for reporting abuse provision] -  AB792

Independent living center grants: amount of moneys transferred by DWD to DHFS increased [Sec. 350]  - AB100

Local youth apprenticeship grants: appropriation increased - AB932

Local youth apprenticeship grants increased for health care and health care technology training; eligibility criteria provision - AB228

Minimum wage: DWD to revise annually using the consumer price index -  AB537

Minimum wage: DWD to revise annually using the consumer price index -  SB245

Minimum wage: penalty and forfeiture created for employers who pay less than state minimum; DWD and circuit court authority provisions -  SB232

Open housing enforcement [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1839u-z, 9353 (3k), 9454 (3k)] -  AB100

Personal information disclosure to DOR: DOT, DRL, and DWD to provide; state agencies issuing occupational licenses included [Sec. 1194, 1446, 1464, 1733, 2252, 2253, 2261-2263, 2284] -  AB100

Prevailing wage rate for workers re state or local public works projects: ``prevailing fringe benefit rate" to be calculated separately -  AB442

Prevailing wage rate for workers re state or local public works projects: ``prevailing fringe benefit rate" to be calculated separately -  SB220