2015 Subject Index to Legislation

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 - SB5

limited liability company _llc_ Limited liability company (LLC), see Corporation

limited term employee _lte_ Limited term employee (LTE), see Public employee

lingren, ronald h Lingren, Ronald H.

Life and public service - AJR68

liquefied petroleum gas _lpg_ Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), see Fuel

liquor Liquor, see Alcohol beverage -- Regulation

lirc LIRC, see Labor and Industry Review Commission

literacy Literacy

Institutions of higher education required to provide letter to students re each student’s loans, estimated cost of attendance, amount of grants, and information on financial literacy - AB744

Literacy improvement and literacy development grants authority transferred to DCF from the Governor; Read to Lead Development Council transferred to DCF from the Office of the Governor, membership revised [Sec. 65, 78-86, 88-93, 568, 811, 812, 1007, 1031] - AB21

Literacy improvement and literacy development grants authority transferred to DCF from the Governor; Read to Lead Development Council transferred to DCF from the Office of the Governor, membership revised [Sec. 65, 78-86, 88-93, 568, 811, 812, 1007, 1031; S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, Read to Lead Development Fund sunsetted, literacy improvement grants revised re literacy or early childhood development programs, 65b, 91b, 568b, 720d, 723d, 1007b, 1031b, 1678m-s, 9406 (1q), deletes 91] - SB21

Reading readiness assessment and high school diploma requirements for public schools extended to private schools participating in a parental choice program; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties - SB3

Reading readiness assessments: school boards and charter school operators to select, DPI duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3245c-h, k, L] - SB21

Reading readiness or grade-level reading achievement and high school diploma requirements for public schools extended to private schools participating in a parental choice program; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties - AB423

Reading readiness or grade-level reading achievement and high school diploma requirements for public schools extended to private schools participating in a parental choice program; Superintendent of Public Instruction duties - AB854

Summer reading improvement program: MPS to apply to DPI for a grant on behalf of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University - AB338

Summer reading program: DPI to award grant to the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University - SB420

TANF funding for general education development testing and preparation, adult literacy grants, and civil legal services grants; DCF duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1749m, 1750g, 1758m, 9106 (2q)] - SB21

litzkow, chris Litzkow, Chris

Capitol Police commended for implementing a Naloxone program that allowed Officer Chris Litzkow to save a man’s life - AJR93

livestock and meat Livestock and meat

Dairy plant and food processing plant licensing: definition of ``dairy product” and related terms revised - AB645

Dairy plant and food processing plant licensing: definition of ``dairy product” and related terms revised - SB512

Establishments that slaughter animals or poultry, or that process meat or poultry products: licensing and inspection program revisions; fee, ordinance, and exemptions provisions - AB644

Establishments that slaughter animals or poultry, or that process meat or poultry products: licensing and inspection program revisions; fee, ordinance, and exemptions provisions - SB513

living wage Living wage, see Wage -- Minimum

lizard Lizard, see Animal

llc _limited liability company_ LLC (Limited liability company), see Corporation

loan Loan, see also Agricultural credit; Credit; Housing and Economic Development Authority, Wisconsin; Mortgage; Scholarships and loans; Small loan

Minority teacher loan program in HEAB modified [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1372p-x, 9319 (3f)] - SB21

Regional revolving loan fund grant program: FWDA required to establish [Sec. 3938, 9101 (9), 9450 (1)] - AB21

Regional revolving loan fund grant program: FWDA required to establish [Sec. 3938, 9101 (9), 9450 (1); original bill only] - SB21

Regional revolving loan fund grant program: WEDC required to establish, annual report required - SB515

Small business grocery stores in food desert zones: WHEDA loan program established - SB800

Survivors of a law enforcement officer, EMT, or fire fighter who dies, or has died, in the line of duty: payment of health insurance premiums and establishing a loan program provisions - SB192

Teacher education loan program repealed; teacher loan program created, HEAB duties [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 557g, j, 1371e, k] - SB21

Teacher loan program modified to include loan forgiveness to teachers employed in rural counties, conditions set - AB793

Teacher loan program modified to include loan forgiveness to teachers employed in rural counties, conditions set - SB703

Variable rate loan revisions re interest rate - AB24

Variable rate loan revisions re interest rate - SB127

lobbying Lobbying

Lobbyist service by legislators prohibited for certain period after they cease to hold office; penalty provisions - AB572

Lobbyist service by legislators prohibited for certain period after they cease to hold office; penalty provisions - SB423

Principal disseminating or attempting to influence model, uniform, suggested, or recommended legislation required to register with GAB and file expense statements; state public official statements of economic interests expanded to include reimbursements from campaign accounts or scholarships to attend a meeting or conference, person providing the reimbursement or scholarship also required to report to GAB; penalty provisions - AB464

Venue for trials re elections, ethics, and lobbying regulation law violations: civil and criminal prosecutions where the alleged violation occurred; deletes statutory restriction on disclosure of certain information re investigation or prosecution - AB463

locker or locker room Locker or locker room, see School -- Health program

locksmith Locksmith, see Trades and occupations

lodging house Lodging house, see Hotel and motel

logo Logo, see Motor vehicle -- Taxation or registration; Organization, Miscellaneous; Trade practice

logs and logging Logs and logging, see Forestry

long_term care Long-term care, see Insurance -- Health; Nursing homes and adult care; Public assistance

lothian, thomas archer Lothian, Thomas Archer

Life and public service - AJR43

lottery Lottery

DOR Lottery Division employees: conflict of interest exception re employment with a vendor [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 4548g, r] - SB21

low_income energy assistance program _lieap_ Low-income energy assistance program (LIEAP), see Public assistance

low_income persons Low-income persons, see Poor

lower wisconsin state riverway board Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board

Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board attached to DNR from Tour.Dept [Sec. 104, 219, 1064, 9144 (2)] - AB21

Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board attached to DNR from Tour.Dept [Sec. 104, 219, 1064, 9144 (2)] - SB21

lower wisconsin state riverway _lwsr_ Lower Wisconsin state riverway (LWSR), see Waterways and water power

lrb LRB, see Legislative Reference Bureau

lte _limited term employee_ LTE (Limited term employee), see Public employee

ltsb LTSB, see Legislative Technology Services Bureau

lunch Lunch, see School -- Lunch

lwsr board LWSR Board, see Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board

lwsr _lower wisconsin state riverway_ LWSR (Lower Wisconsin state riverway), see Waterways and water power

M M

ma MA, see Medical assistance

madison, city of Madison, City of, see also State capitol; University of Wisconsin -- Madison

Community reintegration services: Corr.Dept funding to Madison-area Urban Ministry, Inc. and Project Return eliminated [Sec. 4248] - SB21

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Madison Alumnae Chapter, commended on the occasion of Delta Day at the capitol - SR4

DOT building replacement in City of Madison is not subject to municipal zoning ordinance or regulation [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 44b, m] - SB21

Forestry, Division of, headquarters: DNR to develop plan to relocate from City of Madison to a northern Wisconsin location [Sec. 9132 (1)] - AB21

Forestry, Division of, headquarters: DNR to develop plan to relocate from City of Madison to a northern Wisconsin location [Sec. 9132 (1)] - SB21

James Madison Memorial High School Spartan boys swimming and diving team commended on its 2014-15 season and fifth consecutive state championship - SJR19

Madison, City of, commended on achieving Platinum status as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists - AJR91

Metropolitan sewerage district for 2nd class city with population over 200,000 established [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 3537b-y, 9129 (3u), 9429 (1u)] - SB21

mail service Mail service, see Postage and postal service

malpractice Malpractice, see Medical malpractice

managed forest land _mfl_ Managed forest land (MFL), see Forestry

mandates to local governments Mandates to local governments, see Municipality -- Finance

mandela, nelson r Mandela, Nelson R.

Nelson Mandela Day: July 18, 2016 proclaimed as - SJR108

manitowoc county Manitowoc County

Authorized state building program for 2015-17: Carroll University science laboratory facility, Eau Claire Confluence Arts, Inc., and Wisconsin Education Center, Inc. added; revisions to previously authorized programs and deleted programs [S.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 54m-o, 56d-s, 866b-868b, 878d-t, 880b-zm, 9104 (1)-(11q)] - SB21

manpower training Manpower training, see Unemployment -- Relief measures

manufactured home Manufactured home, see Housing