2015 Subject Index to Legislation

LAB duties: performing audits at the request of the Governor removed [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 65n, 66d] - SB21

Legislative Office of Inspector General created, JCLO to appoint each inspector general; reports required; state agencies, LAB, and DOJ duties; offices of inspector general in DCF and DHS eliminated - AB382

Legislative Office of Inspector General created, JCLO to appoint each inspector general; reports required; state agencies, LAB, and DOJ duties; offices of inspector general in DCF and DHS eliminated - SB368

Legislative privilege: confidentiality of communications and records between legislators, their staff, and legislative service agencies; collaboration among legislative service agencies provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 77b, 4644s, 9327 (1v), 9427 (1c), (1v); deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

Moneys received by DNR for forestry activities: LAB audit [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9132 (3f)] - SB21

Nonemergency medical transportation services to MA recipients in certain counties: DHS to modify contract and make alternative arrangements; LAB audit provision - AB869

Nonemergency medical transportation services to MA recipients in certain counties: DHS to modify contract and make alternative arrangements; LAB audit provision - SB646

Public records definition expanded to include records and correspondence of legislative officers and employees and legislative service agency employees [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 307m; deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

Recidivism reduction program for City of Milwaukee created: DCF may contract with private organization to conduct the program; LAB audit and JCF approval required; ``pay-for-performance contract" defined [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1785m, 9152 (1c)] - SB21

Schools and school districts accountability report revisions; independent charter schools and private schools participating in a parental choice program clarification; LAB audit required - SB1

Small farm operators: program to reimburse higher education debt created in HEAB, conditions specified; Small Farm Higher Education Debt Council created in DATCP; fraud, income tax deductions, and LAB audit and report provisions; JSCTE appendix report - AB913

Small farm operators: program to reimburse higher education debt created in HEAB, conditions specified; Small Farm Higher Education Debt Council created in DATCP; fraud, income tax deductions, and LAB audit and report provisions; JSCTE appendix report - SB706

Solitary confinement of a prison inmate: Corr.Dept to develop evidence-based criteria; LAB audit requested - AB1001

State highway program: LAB to conduct a performance evaluation audit [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9145 (1d)] - SB21

legislative council _lc_ Legislative council (LC), see Joint Legislative Council

legislative fiscal bureau Legislative Fiscal Bureau

Biennial budget bill: process for removal of nonfiscal policy items established; LFB and JCF duties - AB329

Biennial budget bill: process for removal of nonfiscal policy items established; LFB and JCF duties - SB648

DOT funding for state highway rehabilitation, major highway development, southeast freeway megaprojects, and local transportation facility improvement revised; LFB duties - AB565

DOT funding for state highway rehabilitation, major highway development, southeast freeway megaprojects, and local transportation facility improvement revised; LFB duties - SB411

Federal moneys received by DWD transferred to LIRC re unemployment administration and equal rights functions (remedial legislation) - AB685

Federal moneys received by DWD transferred to LIRC re unemployment administration and equal rights functions (remedial legislation) - SB560

Holten, Vicki R.: public service commended and congratulations upon her retirement from LFB - AJR95

Legislative privilege: confidentiality of communications and records between legislators, their staff, and legislative service agencies; collaboration among legislative service agencies provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 77b, 4644s, 9327 (1v), 9427 (1c), (1v); deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

Local professional baseball park district: bonding and spending authority revised and termination of sales and use tax; LFB duties - AB93

Public records definition expanded to include records and correspondence of legislative officers and employees and legislative service agency employees [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 307m; deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

Public school financing law changes re calculation of general school aids, counting low-income pupils, school aid factors, per pupil adjustment to revenue limits, high-poverty aid, hold harmless aid, and delay in school aid payments; first dollar and school levy property tax credits eliminated; DPI, DOA, JCF, and LFB duties - AB482

Public school financing law changes re calculation of general school aids, counting low-income pupils, school aid factors, per pupil adjustment to revenue limits, high-poverty aid, hold harmless aid, and delay in school aid payments; first dollar and school levy property tax credits eliminated; DPI, DOA, JCF, and LFB duties - SB376

legislative organization, joint committee on Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on, see Legislature -- Legislative Organization, Joint Committee on

legislative reference bureau Legislative Reference Bureau, see also Blue Book

Blue Book and highway map distribution revised - AB466

Blue Book and highway map distribution revised - SB343

Decennial census: municipal clerks required to report confirming municipality and ward boundaries, transmit to LTSB instead of LRB, and LTSB duties specified; exception to permit creation of a ward after a decennial ward revision [Sec. 2-7, 75-77, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 9329 (1)] - AB21

Decennial census: municipal clerks required to report confirming municipality and ward boundaries, transmit to LTSB instead of LRB, and LTSB duties specified; exception to permit creation of a ward after a decennial ward revision [Sec. 2-7, 75-77, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 9329 (1)] - SB21

Drafting records of the LRB shall remain confidential at all times [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 63d-g, 9327 (1f), 9427 (1f); deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

Legislative and congressional redistricting: new procedure for preparing the plans, LRB duties specified; Redistricting Advisory Commission created - AB328

Legislative and congressional redistricting: new procedure for preparing the plans, LRB duties specified; Redistricting Advisory Commission created - SB58

Legislative privilege: confidentiality of communications and records between legislators, their staff, and legislative service agencies; collaboration among legislative service agencies provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 77b, 4644s, 9327 (1v), 9427 (1c), (1v); deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

LRB required to provide individuals with requested portions of law of this state, for free in print or electronic form, if the individual does not have reasonable access; appropriation provision - AB967

Prescription drug monitoring program changes re timing of submission of records and disclosure of records; emergency rule provision [A.Amdt.1: review of patient's records exemptions, veterinarian prescription orders included, DSPS Secretary to notify LRB when the program is operational; A.Amdt.2: disclosure of records cannot contain patient's personally identifiable information] - AB364

Public records definition expanded to include records and correspondence of legislative officers and employees and legislative service agency employees [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 307m; deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

Secretary of State: location of office, lapse to general fund, and legal publication of proposed constitutional amendments transferred to LRB [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 94m, 96j, 1104v, 9239 (1q), 9339 (1q)] - SB21

Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act; LRB, LC, and JRCCP duties - AB908

Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act; LRB, LC, and JRCCP duties - SB677

legislative technology services bureau Legislative Technology Services Bureau

Decennial census: municipal clerks required to report confirming municipality and ward boundaries, transmit to LTSB instead of LRB, and LTSB duties specified; exception to permit creation of a ward after a decennial ward revision [Sec. 2-7, 75-77, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 9329 (1)] - AB21

Decennial census: municipal clerks required to report confirming municipality and ward boundaries, transmit to LTSB instead of LRB, and LTSB duties specified; exception to permit creation of a ward after a decennial ward revision [Sec. 2-7, 75-77, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 9329 (1)] - SB21

Legislative privilege: confidentiality of communications and records between legislators, their staff, and legislative service agencies; collaboration among legislative service agencies provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 77b, 4644s, 9327 (1v), 9427 (1c), (1v); deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

Public records definition expanded to include records and correspondence of legislative officers and employees and legislative service agency employees [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 307m; deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

legislature Legislature, see also Redistricting

Assembly Organization, Committee on, requested to meet immediately following the June 9, 2015 floor session and introduce an Assembly resolution requesting a WEDC loans report from the Governor and WEDC - AR11

Assembly Organization, Committee on, requested to meet on July 9, 2015, to consider a resolution affirming the Assembly’s commitment to the state’s open record and open government laws - AR12

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to immediately appoint a task force on the middle class re recommendations to increase average household income and family-supporting employment opportunities and deliver findings to the Assembly by January 1, 2017 - AR17

Assembly rules revised and created re scheduling time limits for floor debate, voting immediately and procedure for ending debate, ``partisan caucus" definition, and Committee on Rules membership [Assembly rules 24 (1), 52 (1), 55m, 71m, 95 (53m)] - AR3

Bay View labor strike and tragedy in 1886: anniversary commemorated every May 5th and Assembly Chief Clerk to remove portrait of Governor Jeremiah Rusk from public display and hang historic photo of the iron puddlers in Bay View for set number of days - AR8

Federal moneys accepted by the state may not be returned to the federal government without the approval of the legislature by law if the expenditure may increase employment in this state - SB245

GAB eliminated and replaced with an Elections Commission and an Ethics Commission; investigations, advisory opinions, and reports provisions; DOA and JCF duties [A.Amdt.1: commission administrator authority modified, advisory opinion provisions revised, selection of chairpersons revised, and other changed; A.Amdt.4: appropriation provisions, implementation plan revised; S.Amdt.1: selection of chairpersons and filling administrator vacancy revised, removing an administrator, appointing nonvoting members to GAB and transition to new commissions and other transition provisions, JCLO duties; S.Amdt.2: Governor appointments to Ethics Commission to be former judges] - AB388

GAB eliminated and replaced with an Elections Commission and an Ethics Commission; investigations, advisory opinions, and reports provisions; DOA and JCF duties - SB294

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

JCLO cochairpersons required to ensure certain appropriation lapse [Sec. 9227 (1)] - AB21

JCLO cochairpersons required to ensure certain appropriation lapse [Sec. 9227 (1)] - SB21

Legislative Office of Inspector General created, JCLO to appoint each inspector general; reports required; state agencies, LAB, and DOJ duties; offices of inspector general in DCF and DHS eliminated - AB382

Legislative Office of Inspector General created, JCLO to appoint each inspector general; reports required; state agencies, LAB, and DOJ duties; offices of inspector general in DCF and DHS eliminated - SB368

Legislative privilege: confidentiality of communications and records between legislators, their staff, and legislative service agencies; collaboration among legislative service agencies provisions [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 77b, 4644s, 9327 (1v), 9427 (1c), (1v); deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

Legislative rule or policy regarding legislative records [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 307s, 453y, 9427 (1g); deleted by S.Amdt.1] - SB21

NRB nominates DNR Secretary with advice and consent of the Senate, term of office provisions; filling an NRB member vacancy modified - SB48

Partisan caucus of Senate or Assembly: exception to open meetings - AB153

Protecting the civil rights of all Wisconsinites and denouncing bigotry and hatred: Assembly’s unwavering commitment to reaffirmed - AR7

Requesting the U.S. Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution re restoring free and fair elections - AJR67

Requesting the U.S. Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution re restoring free and fair elections - SJR56

Superintendent of Public Instruction appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate: constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR84

Wisconsin's public sector who came to protest [2011] WisAct 10: Assembly recognizes their service and apologizes for certain insensitive comments - AR4

Wisconsin's public sector who came to protest [2011] WisAct 10: Assembly recognizes their service and apologizes for certain insensitive comments - AR5

legislature _ audit committee, joint legislative Legislature -- Audit Committee, Joint Legislative

Audit, Assembly Committee on, to submit a request to JLAC for a program evaluation audit of state corrections programs before February 23, 2016; Assembly Committee on Corrections to hold oversight hearings on adult and juvenile corrections programs and facilities before July 1, 2016, report required before September 1, 2016 - AR27

Moneys received by DNR for forestry activities: LAB audit [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9132 (3f)] - SB21

State highway program: LAB to conduct a performance evaluation audit [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 9145 (1d)] - SB21

WEDC unassigned balance policy established and submitted to JCF and JLAC; economic development grants awarded [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3960g, 9150 (5d), (5dc)] - SB21

legislature _ bills Legislature -- Bills, see Bills, Legislative

legislature _ caucus Legislature -- Caucus, see Legislature

legislature _ committees Legislature -- Committees, see also Legislature -- specific committee name

Assembly Organization, Committee on, requested to meet immediately following the June 9, 2015 floor session and introduce an Assembly resolution requesting a WEDC loans report from the Governor and WEDC - AR11

Assembly Organization, Committee on, requested to meet on July 9, 2015, to consider a resolution affirming the Assembly’s commitment to the state’s open record and open government laws - AR12

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to appoint a committee on combatting racial intolerance before January 26, 2016; report required before July 1, 2016 - AR22

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to appoint a committee on local control and unfunded mandates before February 15, 2016; report required - AR24

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to appoint a special committee on water issues; report required by December 31, 2016; DNR and PSC provisions - AR25

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to immediately appoint a task force on the middle class re recommendations to increase average household income and family-supporting employment opportunities and deliver findings to the Assembly by January 1, 2017 - AR17

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to immediately appoint a Taskforce on Women’s Access to Affordable Reproductive Health Care Services; report of findings and recommendations required by July 1, 2016 - AR21

Assembly Organization, Committee on, required to work with the Executive Branch to identify, pursue, and secure existing and future streams of federal funds for broadband infrastructure and access - AR26