2013 Subject Index to Legislation

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense and definition provisions - AB245

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense and definition provisions - SB233

Appeal of certain Tax Appeals Commission decisions may be made in circuit court where the taxpayer owns property or transacts business [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec.1287j, 1500b] - AB40

Biometric data collected from pupils and use of device to assess physiological or emotional state prohibited without parental consent; AG or a DA may bring an action in circuit court - AB616

Employment discrimination on the basis of military service: action in circuit court to recover compensatory and punitive damages permitted; DWD duties - AB604

Employment discrimination re unfair honesty or genetic testing: DWD or discriminated person may bring an action in circuit court for compensatory and punitive damages; exceptions provided - AB269

Employment discrimination re unfair honesty or genetic testing: DWD or discriminated person may bring an action in circuit court for compensatory and punitive damages; exceptions provided - SB143

Entry on property after mortgage foreclosure action is commenced to preserve or protect the property or public health and safety permitted and conditions specified; liability immunity, notice, and circuit court provisions - AB625

Entry on property after mortgage foreclosure action is commenced to preserve or protect the property or public health and safety permitted and conditions specified; liability immunity, notice, and circuit court provisions - SB488

Incorporations involving portions of two towns: circuit court must find that each town board has adopted a resolution approving the incorporation or dismiss the petition as part of its review process [S.Amdt.2: court shall dismiss if required resolutions are not adopted] - SB207

Interest due on property determined to be abandoned and due to be paid or delivered to DOR modified; claim to abandoned, intangible property revisions re judicial review of certain decisions and mandatory award of costs and attorney fees eliminated under certain conditions - SB634

Mortgage foreclosure action: plaintiff required to post a surety bond re costs incurred if municipality razes a building on the property during the action - AB622

Mortgage foreclosure action: plaintiff required to post a surety bond re costs incurred if municipality razes a building on the property during the action - SB495

Out-of-state interpreter travel reimbursement [Sec. 2286-2290, 9307 (1)] - AB40

OWI-related civil traffic violation citation: person required to appear in court - AB67

OWI-related civil traffic violation citation: person required to appear in court - SB57

Person alleged to have violated criminal law, civil law, or municipal ordinance and is not alleged to have committed certain violent offenses or previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction: age raised from 17 to 18 - AB387

Person alleged to have violated criminal law, civil law, or municipal ordinance and is not alleged to have committed certain violent offenses or previously been convicted of a crime or adjudicated delinquent is subject to juvenile court jurisdiction: age raised from 17 to 18 - SB308

Prisoner confined in jail: county seeking reimbursement for expenses incurred modified - AB251

Property tax assessment objection provisions modified - AB576

Property tax assessment objection provisions modified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Tax Appeals Commission provisions removed; S.Amdt.1: timing of notices revised] - SB414

Traffic forfeiture or municipal ordinance violation case: initially heard in municipal court and reviewed by circuit court is considered ``prosecuted in circuit court" for appeals purposes - SB679

Traffic forfeiture or municipal ordinance violation case: initially heard in municipal court and reviewed by circuit court is considered ``prosecuted in circuit court" for appeals purposes - AB881

Wage claim revisions re filing and investigation, statute of limitations, increased wages a circuit court may order, interest, surcharges, costs, and attorney fees; written statement disclosing terms of employment required, damages provision; unpaid wage claim judgment disclosure by occupational or professional license applicant - SB398

WC law revisions, report required - AB711

WC law revisions, report required - SB550

WCCA Internet site: removing case or charge that has been dismissed, defendant found not guilty, or overturned on appeal and dismissed - AB685

WCCA Internet site: removing case or charge that has been dismissed, defendant found not guilty, or overturned on appeal and dismissed - SB526

circuit court _ clerk Circuit court -- Clerk, see Court -- Clerk

circuit court _ judge Circuit court -- Judge, see Judge -- Circuit court

circus world museum Circus World Museum, see Historical society

citizenship Citizenship

REAL ID noncompliant driver's license and ID cards issued by DOT: documentary proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful presence in the U.S. is not required; social security card provision - AB784

UW System and technical colleges nonresident tuition: restoring exemption for an alien who is not a legal resident of the U.S. but graduated from a Wisconsin high school or equivalent, lived continuously in Wisconsin for 3 years, and enrolled in an institution and provided an affidavit re filing for permanent U.S. residency - AB785

city of the 1st class City of the 1st class, see Milwaukee -- City

civil liability Civil liability, see Claims; Contributory negligence; Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property); Good Samaritan; Medical malpractice; Public liability; School -- Discipline

civil procedure Civil procedure, see Court -- Procedure

civil right Civil right, see also Crime victim

Freedom Summer, 1964: on the 50th anniversary, commending the Wisconsin men and women who participated in the civil rights movement and worked to secure voting rights and civil rights for African Americans - AJR115

Gideon v. Wainwright decision's 50th anniversary and the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Wisconsin State Public Defender's first trial offices recognized - AJR70

Rights of pregnant women - AJR111

civil service Civil service, see also Collective bargaining; Public employee, and its subheadings; State Employment Relations, Office of; specific agency

Cabinet secretaries authorized to appoint an assistant deputy secretary outside the classified service [Sec. 31, 32, 497, 1588, 2004, 2254, 2255, 2258-2260; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions] - AB40

Forensic scientist open position in state or regional crime laboratory: college graduate a condition of application [Sec. 2016] - AB40

Local governmental units required to establish a civil service system; just cause, grievance procedure, and exception provisions - AB792

PSC scheduling of and conducting hearings cannot be supervised by a division administrator in the unclassified service [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2009m] - AB40

Solicitor general and deputy solicitors general: AG may appoint [Sec. 1904, 2006; original bill only] - AB40

State civil service system revisions re nonresidency prohibition, supervisory or management position probation, assistant SPD, leave provision of the state compensation plan, annual leave, leave for military personnel upon reemployment, and personal holidays of an employee who is terminated - AB263

State civil service system revisions re nonresidency prohibition, supervisory or management position probation, assistant SPD, leave provision of the state compensation plan, annual leave, leave for military personnel upon reemployment, and personal holidays of an employee who is terminated - SB224

State employee benefits coordinator in OSER placed in unclassified service [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2008m] - AB40

Unclassified division administrator positions in DSPS [Sec. 2002; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, transfer certain positions from unclassified to classified service, 2006m, 2182m, 9138 (8c)] - AB40

Unclassified division administrators in the civil service system: eliminating increases authorized in 2011 WisActs 10 and 32 and 2013 WisAct 20; Secretary of DOA to submit plan to JCF re adjusting appropriations and classified and unclassified positions - AB310

Veterans home commandants made classified employees; DVA division administrator positions modified [Sec. 2003, 2008, 9149 (1); A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, administrator positions provision removed, deletes 2003; A.Amdt.3: further revisions] - AB40

civil war history Civil War history, see Historical society

claims Claims, see also Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property); Judgment; Product liability; Public liability; Small claims court; Tax Appeals Commission; Worker's compensation

Claims against the state by persons claiming to be innocent after release from imprisonment: Claims Board duties and maximum award revised; temporary financial assistance, transition assistance, sealed records, deceased petitioner, and judicial review provisions - AB534

Claims against the state by persons claiming to be innocent after release from imprisonment: Claims Board duties and maximum award revised; temporary financial assistance, transition assistance, sealed records, deceased petitioner, and judicial review provisions - SB587

Interest due on property determined to be abandoned and due to be paid or delivered to DOR modified; claim to abandoned, intangible property revisions re judicial review of certain decisions and mandatory award of costs and attorney fees eliminated under certain conditions - SB634

J&L Steel and Electrical Services: $217,499.00 claim for increased bid costs and expert witness and attorney fees - SB280

Real Estate Examining Board revisions re eligibility for a real estate license or certificate following a felony conviction, preapplication procedure and other forms, and assess forfeiture for submitting false information; immunity for employing broker re negligent hiring claim under certain conditions - AB688

Real Estate Examining Board revisions re eligibility for a real estate license or certificate following a felony conviction, preapplication procedure and other forms, and assess forfeiture for submitting false information; immunity for employing broker re negligent hiring claim under certain conditions - SB531

Stinson, Robert Lee: $90,000.00 compensation for innocent convict claim - AB290

Stinson, Robert Lee: $90,000.00 compensation for innocent convict claim - SB249

Wrongful imprisonment claims: petitions to Claims Board referred to DHA, compensation modified, claims by certain surviving family members, health care coverage under GIB plan option and BadgerCare Plus provision, temporary financial and transition assistance provision, and income tax deduction; JRCCP report - AB519

clark, jacob matthew Clark, Jacob Matthew

Life, military service, and public service commended upon his death - SR7

clean water Clean water, see Water -- Pollution

clerk of court Clerk of court, see Court -- Clerk

clothing Clothing, see Personal property

collection agency Collection agency, see Debt and debtors

collective bargaining Collective bargaining

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2013-14 contract ratification - AB585

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2013-14 contract ratification - SB466

Collective bargaining for public safety employees employed by a first class city limited to annual percentage wage increase and subject to other provisions covering general employees - SB381

Collective bargaining rights of UWHCA employees - SB530

Corr.Dept employees allowed to collectively bargain over workplace safety - AB322

Corr.Dept employees allowed to collectively bargain over workplace safety - SB312

Duty disability benefit for protective occupation participants under WRS revised, Wisconsin Retirement Board duty; LAB to conduct performance evaluation audit of duty disability and survivor benefits program under WRS and comparable programs of a 1st class county and 1st class city; prohibited subject of collective bargaining for municipal and state employees who are police officers, fire fighters, or emergency service providers re benefits of and eligibility for duty disability and survivor benefits - AB854

Duty disability benefit for protective occupation participants under WRS revised, Wisconsin Retirement Board duty; LAB to conduct performance evaluation audit of duty disability and survivor benefits program under WRS and comparable programs of a 1st class county and 1st class city; prohibited subject of collective bargaining for municipal and state employees who are police officers, fire fighters, or emergency service providers re benefits of and eligibility for duty disability and survivor benefits - SB657

Health care coverage premium contribution is not a prohibited subject of bargaining for public safety employees [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1722p, 9329 (1e)] - AB40

Local governmental units prohibited from requiring residency for nonelective positions; collective bargaining provision [Sec. 193, 1239, 1251, 1258, 1262-1265, 1270; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, limitation on law enforcement, fire, and emergency personnel provision added; A.Amdt.3: further revisions] - AB40

Local governmental units prohibited from requiring residency for nonelective positions: 2013 WisAct 20 prohibition repealed, restores former law - AB333

Municipal and state employees may collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment under MERA and SELRA, prohibited subjects specified; UW System and UWHCA employees provisions; collective bargaining agreement terms revised - AB766

Municipal and state employees may collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment under MERA and SELRA, prohibited subjects specified; UW System and UWHCA employees provisions; collective bargaining agreement terms revised - SB558

One day of rest in seven: employee may voluntarily choose to work without, written statement required - AB667

One day of rest in seven: employee may voluntarily choose to work without, written statement required - SB508

Physical fitness requirement for operators of buses in revenue service re mass transit systems, prohibited subject of collective bargaining provision - SB678

Professional education bargaining unit: 2013-14 contract ratification - AB586

Professional education bargaining unit: 2013-14 contract ratification - SB467