Subject Index

Charter towns: towns meeting certain criteria authorized to become; referendum, TIF, zoning, and annexation provisions - SB17

Charter towns: towns meeting certain criteria authorized to become; referendum, TIF, zoning, and annexation provisions - SB36

Fiscal year allowable revenues for the state and local governmental units created; excess revenue, referendum, and exemption from state mandates provisions. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) -  AJR99

Ledgeview, Town of, may hold referendum to become village; boundary agreement with City of De Pere specified [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1875m] -  SB40

Premier resort area: City of St. Croix Falls allowed to become; referendum provision -  AB379

Regional transit authority: political subdivisions allowed to create, conditions specified -  AB939

Right to vote in a primary election extended to 17-year-olds who will be 18 by the date of the election; statewide referendum required -  SB6

Rochester, Town and Village of: consolidation authorized if referendum passes [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1875p-t]  - SB40

School district referenda required to be held on general election or primary dates [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] -  SB40

Senior Care (prescription drug assistance program for the elderly): calling for an advisory referendum on continuing the program as a permanent federal-state program  - SJR57

Technical college district levy limit and referendum provisions; sunset provided [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 737m, r, 9446 (1d)] - SB40

U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq: advisory referendum called for  - AJR64

refund Refund, see Cigarette — Taxation; Income tax — Refund; Sales tax

regents, board of Regents, Board of, see University of Wisconsin — Regents

regional planning Regional planning

Border incentive grant program created; report required -  AB225

Border incentive grant program created; report required -  SB95

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; regional consumer health councils and LRB provisions - AB94

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; regional consumer health councils and LRB provisions - SB51

Regional transit authority created by Kenosha, Milwaukee, and Racine counties: commuter rail transit system responsibilities; bonds and rental car transaction fee provisions  - OC7 SB2

Regional transit authority: political subdivisions allowed to create, conditions specified -  AB939

regional transportation authority Regional transportation authority, see Metropolitan transportation

register of deeds Register of deeds, see also Notary public

Cemetery associations and cemetery authorities law revisions re deposits and investments of and trustees of care funds and preneed trust funds, licensure and registration of certain cemeteries, reporting requirements, sale or encumbrance of cemetery land, and regulation of warehouses  - AB547

Cemetery associations and cemetery authorities law revisions re deposits and investments of and trustees of care funds and preneed trust funds, licensure and registration of certain cemeteries, reporting requirements, sale or encumbrance of cemetery land, and regulation of warehouses  - SB288

County constitutional officers: county board must adjust compensation level annually -  SB533

Drainage board may impose a mandatory setback distance or no-build zone near a main drain; zoning ordinance, register of deeds, and local plan commission provisions  - AB119

Real estate transfer return: electronic filing required, undue hardship provision; SSN and telephone numbers must remain confidential -  AB900

Real estate transfer return: electronic filing required, undue hardship provision; SSN and telephone numbers must remain confidential -  SB549

registered nurse _rn_ Registered nurse (RN), see Nurses

registration of electors Registration of electors, see Elections — Registration

registration plate Registration plate, see Bus and truck — Taxation or registration; Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration; Motorcycle — Taxation or registration

regulation and licensing, department of Regulation and Licensing, Department of, see also Medical Examining Board; Trades and occupations; specific occupation

Cemetery associations and cemetery authorities law revisions re deposits and investments of and trustees of care funds and preneed trust funds, licensure and registration of certain cemeteries, reporting requirements, sale or encumbrance of cemetery land, and regulation of warehouses  - AB547

Cemetery associations and cemetery authorities law revisions re deposits and investments of and trustees of care funds and preneed trust funds, licensure and registration of certain cemeteries, reporting requirements, sale or encumbrance of cemetery land, and regulation of warehouses  - SB288

Charitable organizations: filing financial statements with DRL modified -  AB881

Charitable organizations: filing financial statements with DRL modified -  AB908

Charitable organizations: filing financial statements with DRL modified -  SB467

Charitable organizations: filing financial statements with DRL modified -  SB551

Charitable solicitation campaigns performed by professional fund-raisers: DRL required to compile certain information and post it to its Web site -  AB656

Charitable solicitation campaigns performed by professional fund-raisers: DRL required to compile certain information and post it to its Web site -  SB531

Disciplinary actions against credential holder through DRL: definition of ``limit" modified (remedial legislation)  - SB315

DRL authority re imposing conditions and requirements upon credential holder or restricting scope of holder's practice [Sec. 3448] -  SB40

DRL permitted to set renewal fees by rule; report to JCF; adjustments posted on Web site and in renewal notices [Sec. 2997, 3449-3453, 3458-3467, 3471, 3473, 3474, 3476, 3477, 3479, 3481-3491, 3493-3525, 3527-3558; Enrolled SB-40: further revisions, initial fees added, 2997b, 3465L, pr, s, 3503b, 3530a, at, eg, 9440 (2t), deletes 2997] - SB40

Executive salary group changes [Sec. 617-621, 623-626, 630] -  SB40

Genetic counselor regulations and licensing requirements created, Genetic Counselors Affiliated Credentialing Board created -  SB570

Lapse to general fund from general program operations and examining operations [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9240 (1k), (2k)] - SB40

Martial arts instruction to a minor for a fee without a license prohibited; DRL licensing duties; DOJ to conduct background checks on applicants -  AB17

Navigable waterway revisions re DNR determination and mapping of, farm drainage ditches, and disclosure on forms re building permits and offer to purchase real estate; circuit court and administrative rule provisions - SB235

``Nurse's assistant", ``hospice aide", and ``home health aide" changed to ``nurse aide"; ``intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded" changed to ``intermediate care facility for persons with mental retardation"; ``instructional and competency evaluation program" changed to ``instructional program" and DHFS duties revised; ``feeding assistant" caregiver classification created, nursing home provisions; reporting certain allegations to DRL eliminated (remedial legislation)  - SB548

Process server certification requirements created, exceptions provided -  AB938

Professional employer organizations (PEO): registration and regulations created [A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, life insurance, health care, and disability income benefits provisions added, PEO definition modified, initial fee determination and DRL FTE position provisions removed; S.Amdt.1: initial fee determination and DRL FTE position provisions restored] - AB760

Professional employer organizations (PEO): registration and regulations created -  SB440

Radiography practice regulated and Radiography Examining Board created; limited X-ray machine operator permit and exceptions provisions -  AB800

Radiography practice regulated and Radiography Examining Board created; limited X-ray machine operator permit and exceptions provisions -  SB474

Registered charitable organizations receiving more than certain amount in a fiscal year: deadline for annual report to DRL revised -  AB628

Wholesale drug distributor licensing requirements created; Pharmacy Examining Board authority; electronic track and trace pedigree technology requirement [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 217h, 678t, 686r, 3462q, 3465p, q, s, 3526a-p, 3530a-i, 9140 (1j), 9440 (1j), (2t)] -  SB40

relative responsibility Relative responsibility, see Family

release Release, see Court — Procedure

religion and society Religion and society

MPCP revisions re teacher licensure; standards and hours of pupil instruction; enrollment cap; pupil assessments and academic standards; high school diplomas, grade promotion, and maintenance of pupil records; religious activities; nondiscrimination; disclosure requirements - AB919

SSN requirement re MA, Badger Care, or elderly drug assistance program: exemption expanded re well-established religious objections [Sec. 1673, 1674, 9321 (8)]  - SB40

WC law revisions; OCI, DOJ, and DWD duties -  AB758

WC law revisions; OCI, DOJ, and DWD duties -  SB430

religious societies Religious societies

Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes: sesquicentennial of congregation's founding commended - AJR112

Groppi, Father James Edmund: life and achievements as an ecclesiastical leader during the Civil Rights Movement and beyond honored -  SR15

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted  - SB567

Low-income housing owned by churches or religious or benevolent associations: property tax exemption created; eligible expenditures broadened if property is leased  - SB403

Low-income housing: property tax exemption created; definition and report provisions; exemption applies if property is leased and income is used for specified purposes; acreage limitation for certain exempt property increased [S.Sub.Amdt.1; deleted by Senate amendments] -  SB40

Low-income housing: property tax exemption created; definition and report provisions; exemption applies if property is leased and income is used for specified purposes; acreage limitation for certain exempt property increased [Conf.Sub. Amdt.1] -  MR8 AB1

Occupational license limitations modified re complying with a physical placement order under certain conditions, maximum hours per week, and travel to place of religious worship other than a church -  AB683

Occupational license limitations modified re complying with a physical placement order under certain conditions, maximum hours per week, and travel to place of religious worship other than a church -  SB408

Public safety officer annuitants, including chaplains: DETF authorized to make payments for health care coverage or long-term care coverage from retirement annuity or deferred compensation account [Conf.Sub.Amdt.1]  - MR8 AB1

Religious or charitable gifts from candidates permitted -  AB707

Religious or charitable gifts from candidates permitted -  SB359

Religious organization's investigation of sexual contact with a person under age 18 between certain dates: summary must be submitted to DHFS; public access provision  - AB949

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed - AB651

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed - SB356

Temporary ``Class B" licenses a municipality may issue to certain organizations in a 12-month period increased  - AB68

Turkey, Republic of, urged to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate recognition, ecclesiastical succession, the right to train clergy of all nationalities, and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate  - SR30

Volunteers of religious associations or charitable organizations: civil liability immunity created - AB948

WRS annuities and deferred compensation account distributions re public safety officers: payment from for health or long-term care insurance coverage allowed - AB851

WRS annuities and deferred compensation account distributions re public safety officers: payment from for health or long-term care insurance coverage allowed - SB471

remedial legislation Remedial legislation, see Statutes — Revision

renewable energy resource Renewable energy resource, see Energy conservation

rental property Rental property, see Landlord and tenant; Lease

reorganization of state government Reorganization of state government

Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council created; DATCP and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties specified; report required - SB500