2015 Subject Index to Legislation

Insurance statutes: miscellaneous changes - SB287

insurance company Insurance company, see Insurance

intellectual disabilities Intellectual disabilities, see also Community-based residential facility; Mental health; Persons with disabilities

Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, at-risk adult abuse, and harassment - AB10

Family Care and IRIS services: DHS to expand to Rock County; exemption from certain contract requirement and JCF approval - AB453

Family Care, Family Care Partnership Program (FCPP), and PACE changes, federal approval provision; IRIS program eliminated; resource center and care management organization (CMO) revisions; Children's Community Options Program created; Family Support Program eliminated; Medicaid services division [for section numbers, see entry under ``Nursing homes and adult care"] - AB21

Family Care, Family Care Partnership Program (FCPP), and PACE changes, federal approval provision; IRIS program eliminated; resource center and care management organization (CMO) revisions; Children's Community Options Program created; Family Support Program eliminated; Medicaid services division [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Nursing homes and adult care"] - SB21

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created; definition provision - AB917

Financial exploitation of a vulnerable person: civil cause of action created; definition provision - SB705

Mental health crisis service grants [Sec. 672, 673, 9118 (7), 9418 (4)] - AB21

Mental health crisis service grants [Sec. 672, 673, 9118 (7), 9418 (4)] - SB21

Missing adult at risk reports: law enforcement agency to refer person making the report to local aging and disability resource centers; DOT to review driver’s license of the subject of the alert to determine if restrictions should be imposed - AB792

Missing adult at risk reports: law enforcement agency to refer person making the report to local aging and disability resource centers; DOT to review driver’s license of the subject of the alert to determine if restrictions should be imposed - SB760

Pupil with extended absence from school: school attendance officer required to direct the school board to notify a parent or guardian that they may request a disability evaluation - AB488

Pupil with extended absence from school: school attendance officer required to direct the school board to notify a parent or guardian that they may request a disability evaluation - SB425

interest Interest

Interest paid on qualified education loans: individual income tax deduction created; JSCTE appendix report - AB739

Interest paid on qualified education loans: individual income tax deduction created; JSCTE appendix report - SB622

Manufacturing and agriculture credit and community development finance credit: percentage revised and interest provision [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2206d, 2213f, 2333d, 2339d] - SB21

Small claims actions: interest rate on judgments revised - AB95

Small claims actions: interest rate on judgments revised - SB76

Special prosecutor appointment circumstances modified; late payments to private attorneys re special prosecutor and contract with SPD do not accrue interest [Sec. 292, 767, 4737-4739, 9301 (3), 9333 (1)] - AB21

Special prosecutor appointment circumstances modified; late payments to private attorneys re special prosecutor and contract with SPD do not accrue interest [Sec. 292, 767, 4737-4739, 9301 (3), 9333 (1); S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, interest provisions modified, DOA to approve appointment, 4737t] - SB21

State elected official who owes a debt to the state: interest applied based on federal student loan interest rate - AB971

Unpaid income or sales taxes: interest does not accrue while taxpayer is subject to a DOR audit; interest rate on amount past due, but not delinquent, reduced over time - AB226

Variable rate loan revisions re interest rate - AB24

Variable rate loan revisions re interest rate - SB127

intergovernmental relations Intergovernmental relations, see Federal-state relations; Interstate compact; Interstate relations; Intrastate relations

internal revenue Internal revenue, see Corporation -- Taxation; Income tax

international relations International relations

100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide: April 24, 2015 remembered as - AJR23

Austrian-American Day proclaimed September 26, 2015 - AJR50

Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement condemned; support for the State of Israel reaffirmed - AJR103

Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement condemned; support for the State of Israel reaffirmed - SJR88

Canada Week proclaimed October 26-30, 2015; Canada Day at the state capitol proclaimed October 27, 2015 - AJR76

Canada Week proclaimed October 26-30, 2015; Canada Day at the state capitol proclaimed October 27, 2015 - SJR65

Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War: March 29, 2015 to November 11, 2025 proclaimed as - AJR20

Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War: March 29, 2015 to November 11, 2025 proclaimed as - SJR22

Hmong history from the Vietnam War to emigration to the U.S.: school boards directed to include in the instructional program - AB229

Polish-American Heritage Month: October proclaimed as - SJR61

Readoption in Wisconsin of a child who is a citizen of another country and adopted in that country by a Wisconsin citizen: procedure specified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, readoption provisions changed to effect and recognition of foreign adoption and guardianship decrees; S.Amdt.1: certificate of birth data prepared by State Registrar provisions added] - AB41

Reaffirming Wisconsin’s commitment to sister-city and sister-state ties with Taiwan, supporting Taiwan’s entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Bilateral Investment Agreement (BIA) with the United States, and Taiwan’s participation in certain international organizations - AJR69

Service member returning home from war: Adjutant General to establish a task force to study issues concerning; report required - AB183

Service member returning home from war: Adjutant General to establish a task force to study issues concerning; report required - SB187

Syrian refugee resettlement: DCF to apply for federal grant to contract with refugee service organizations in this state - AB506

Travel outside the U.S. by persons on extended supervision, parole, or probation: Corr.Dept to authorize under certain conditions - AB34

Travel outside the U.S. by persons on extended supervision, parole, or probation: Corr.Dept to authorize under certain conditions - SB36

U.S. foreign service: motor vehicle operator's license and vehicle registration privileges for members on active duty - AB370

USH 8 designated and marked as the ``Mideast Conflict Highway”; USH 45 designated and marked as the ``Biker Lifestyle Highway”; contributions from interested parties provision - AB467

Victims of terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, Beruit, Lebanon on November 12, 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 on October 31, 2015, and Garissa University College in Kenya on April 2, 2015 honored and condemns those responsible - AR20

internet Internet, see Data processing

interstate commerce Interstate commerce

Motor carriers operating in intrastate commerce: applying certain interstate motor carrier regulations - AB424

Motor carriers operating in intrastate commerce: applying certain interstate motor carrier regulations - SB321

interstate compact Interstate compact, see also Reciprocity

Aquaculture and fish farm regulations revised re wetland permits, natural bodies of water used for fish farms, dams on navigable streams, WPDES permits, water quality standard variances, water withdrawal re Great Lakes Compact, nonpoint performance standards cost-sharing exemption, LWSR agricultural use, WHEDA loan guarantees, navigable water permits, and transportation of agricultural products; DNR and DOT duties - AB640

Aquaculture and fish farm regulations revised re wetland permits, natural bodies of water used for fish farms, dams on navigable streams, WPDES permits, water quality standard variances, water withdrawal re Great Lakes Compact, nonpoint performance standards cost-sharing exemption, LWSR agricultural use, WHEDA loan guarantees, navigable water permits, and transportation of agricultural products; DNR and DOT duties - SB493

Interstate compact for adult offender supervision funding [Sec. 658] - AB21

Interstate compact for adult offender supervision funding [Sec. 658] - SB21

Interstate Compact on Juveniles repealed as it is no longer in effect; juvenile from another state on supervision in this state under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles for a sex offense is required to register as a sex offender - AB627

Interstate Compact on Juveniles repealed as it is no longer in effect; juvenile from another state on supervision in this state under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles for a sex offense is required to register as a sex offender - SB475

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact ratified; MEB annual report required [S.Amdt.1: sunset and Senate confirmation provisions added, reports modified] - AB253

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact ratified; MEB annual report required - SB196

Interstate Voter Registration Data Crosscheck Program: chief election officer required to enter into the agreement - AB189

interstate highway Interstate highway, see Road -- Expressway

interstate relations Interstate relations, see also Reciprocity

Certification cards for concealed weapons: qualified former law enforcement officers may receive from a successor agency and DOJ may issue to former out-of-state law enforcement officers who are Wisconsin residents - AB77

Corr.Dept Secretary to create committee to study the Missouri juvenile justice model; committee terminates upon submission of findings and recommendations - AB746

County and town conditional use permit process cannot impose a requirement preempted by federal or state law and cannot require interstate hazardous liquid pipeline operators to obtain insurance under certain conditions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1922am, 1923e, 1936u-1938e] - SB21

Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, at-risk adult abuse, and harassment - AB10

Court jurisdiction (subject matter and personal) clarified in restraining order and injunction cases re domestic abuse, child abuse, and harassment - SB9

EMS from out-of-state: exemption from license, permit, or certificate requirements when responding to call for mutual aid - AB289

EMS from out-of-state: exemption from license, permit, or certificate requirements when responding to call for mutual aid [S.Amdt.1: ``mutual aid" definition added] - SB210

Income tax reciprocity agreements reached with other states: JCF approval required [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 2117e, 2226e, em] - SB21

Out-of-state ambulance service providers: licensing requirement exemptions [S.Amdt.1: EMT and first responder provisions added] - SB182

Out-of-state risk retention groups authorized to provide health care liability insurance [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4583m, 4594g, m] - SB21

Pupils attending a school out-of-state: tuition and transportation payments revised [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3411e-n, 9334 (3c), (3d)] - SB21

Sale or lease of municipal water or sewer utility provisions revised, referendum and petition provisions, and PSC duties; treatment of out-of-state water and sewer utilities re public utility holding companies - AB554

Sale or lease of municipal water or sewer utility provisions revised, referendum and petition provisions, and PSC duties; treatment of out-of-state water and sewer utilities re public utility holding companies - SB432

State and local construction project contracts: preference to bidder that ensures the percentage of employees are Wisconsin residents is at least the same percentage as neighboring state’s hiring of state residents requirement - AB493

State and local construction project contracts: preference to bidder that ensures the percentage of employees are Wisconsin residents is at least the same percentage as neighboring state’s hiring of state residents requirement - SB373

State park vehicle admission fee for vehicle with plates from another state: U.S. armed forces, reserve unit, or National Guard member is charged the lower fee - AB88

Support accounts for individuals with disabilities (ABLE accounts): provisions authorizing creation repealed; tax benefit contributions to accounts in other states continues [A.Amdt.1: Internal Revenue Code provisions added; A.Amdt.2: excluded from income assets re long-term care program eligibility] - AB731

Support accounts for individuals with disabilities (ABLE accounts): provisions authorizing creation repealed; tax benefit contributions to accounts in other states continues - SB604

Tax law administration revisions re individual and corporate income taxes, franchise taxes, and sales and use taxes; DOR duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, provisions removed re direct costs and indirect costs, DOR rules for determining if a business is located in the state and if a taxpayer is subject to state jurisdiction for certain tax purposes; S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, removes sales and use tax exemption for real property construction activity products and DOR participation in the Multistate Tax Commission Audit Program provisions] - SB503

Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (2002) adopted - AB473

Uniform Interstate Enforcement of Domestic Violence Protection Orders Act (2002) adopted - SB351

WC law revisions re general coverage, payment of benefits, hearing and procedures, and program administration; study of restricted work during employee healing period required; DHA, LIRC, DOJ, and DWD duties - AB501

WC law revisions re general coverage, payment of benefits, hearing and procedures, and program administration; study of restricted work during employee healing period required; DHA, LIRC, DOJ, and DWD duties - SB456