2017 Subject Index to Legislation

circuit court Circuit court

Abusive work environment prohibition created; WC exclusive remedy exception permitting a civil action in circuit court; affirmative defense and definition provisions - AB719

Age at which a person is subject to the procedures in the Criminal Procedure Code, circuit court, or municipal court raised from 17 to 18 under certain conditions; DCF appropriation to reimburse counties for certain expenses, plan and report required - AB660

Age at which a person is subject to the procedures in the Criminal Procedure Code, circuit court, or municipal court raised from 17 to 18 under certain conditions; DCF appropriation to reimburse counties for certain expenses, plan and report required - SB550

Circuit court branch added to Calumet County - AB458

Circuit court branch added to Calumet County - SB365

Claim for excessive property tax assessment: taxation district may present appraisals as evidence in circuit court - AB495

Claim for excessive property tax assessment: taxation district may present appraisals as evidence in circuit court - SB405

Creditors’ actions: certain legal proceedings eliminated - AB1049

Creditors’ actions: certain legal proceedings eliminated - SB862

Electronics and information technology manufacturing zone and tax credits: WEDC authorized to create; provisions re TIDs, sales tax exemption, environmental impact statements, wetlands and waterways permits, PSC certificates and market-based rates, and grants to local governments; highway bonding authorization; design-build system for public works projects; enterprise zone tax credit revisions; economic development liaison appointed by DOA [for amendments, see entry under ``Industrial development"] - Au7 AB1

Employee right to request and receive work schedule changes and predictable work schedules; retail, food service, and cleaning employee provisions; DWD duties and penalty provisions - AB866

Employment discrimination on the basis of military service: action in circuit court to recover compensatory and punitive damages permitted; DWD duties and consumer price index provision - AB974

Employment discrimination re unfair honesty or genetic testing: DWD or discriminated person may bring an action in circuit court; damages, exceptions, limitations, and consumer price index provisions - AB212

Employment discrimination re unfair honesty or genetic testing: DWD or discriminated person may bring an action in circuit court; damages, exceptions, limitations, and consumer price index provisions - SB140

Immigration status: prohibiting local ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits inquiries of individuals receiving public assistance or who were legally detained or arrested and reporting to or assisting other units of government re enforcement; writ of mandamus provision and reduction of shared revenue payments for failure to comply - AB127

MA incorrect payment or employer penalty under BadgerCare Plus: recovery provisions revised [Sec. 950-953] - AB64

MA incorrect payment or employer penalty under BadgerCare Plus: recovery provisions revised [Sec. 950-953] - SB30

Suspension of motor vehicle operating privilege for nontraffic offenses limited; circuit court and DOT authority provisions - AB1034

Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council allowed to levy an assessment on certain propane retailers, referendum and circuit court provisions - AB531

Wisconsin Propane Education and Research Council allowed to levy an assessment on certain propane retailers, referendum and circuit court provisions - SB440

circuit court _ judge Circuit court — Judge, see Judge

circus world museum Circus World Museum, see Historical society

citizenship Citizenship

Civics assessment requirement for high school graduation: passing score increased [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 1528m] - AB64

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; SSN provision; displaying the words “Not valid for voting purposes” requirement - AB727

city manager City manager, see Municipality — Council

city treasurer City treasurer, see Municipality — Treasurer

civil liability Civil liability, see Claims; Damage (personal injury); Employment; Medical service — Occupations; School — Discipline and student rights

civil procedure Civil procedure, see Court — Procedure

civil right Civil right

Application of foreign law: courts or other adjudicative authority may not consider if it would violate the party’s civil rights; ecclesiastical and corporate provisions - AB401

Application of foreign law: courts or other adjudicative authority may not consider if it would violate the party’s civil rights; ecclesiastical and corporate provisions - SB368

Fundamental right of every woman to choose a safe and legal abortion; eliminates certain abortion-related regulations - AB656

Fundamental right of every woman to choose a safe and legal abortion; eliminates certain abortion-related regulations - SB569

civil service Civil service, see also Public employee, and its subheadings; specific agency

Background checks and fingerprinting of civil service and political subdivision employees and contract employees with access to federal tax information required - AB718

Background checks and fingerprinting of civil service and political subdivision employees and contract employees with access to federal tax information required [S.Amdt.2: civil service system competitive exam provision added] - SB604

``Engineer” in title in classified service prohibited unless certain criteria are met; state civil service provision - AB60

``Engineer” in title in classified service prohibited unless certain criteria are met; state civil service provision - SB241

Local governmental unit employee grievance procedure: requirements modified - AB503

Local governmental unit employee grievance procedure: requirements modified - SB419

Local governmental units required to establish a civil service system; just cause, grievance procedure, and exception provisions - AB173

Local governmental units required to establish a civil service system; just cause, grievance procedure, and exception provisions - SB111

Pay adjustments scheduled for correctional officers in first two years of appointment who take certain other civil service positions - AB706

Pay adjustments scheduled for correctional officers in first two years of appointment who take certain other civil service positions - SB594

State fair employment law, family and medical leave law, and organ and bone marrow donation law violations: offers of settlement procedures for resolving complaints [Sec. 1379-1383, 1456, 1457, 1459, 1767; A.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, settlement procedure removed, Division of Equal Rights hearing provision retained, deletes 1379-1383, 1456, 1457, 1459] - AB64

civil service _ preference to veteran Civil service — Preference to veteran

First class city board of fire and police commissioner revisions re membership, use of hearing examiner to assist with disciplinary hearings and appeals, and appeals to disciplinary actions; office of independent monitor created; veterans preference points provision; certain changes also affect other cities, villages, and towns - AB606

First class city board of fire and police commissioner revisions re membership, use of hearing examiner to assist with disciplinary hearings and appeals, and appeals to disciplinary actions; office of independent monitor created; veterans preference points provision; certain changes also affect other cities, villages, and towns - SB512

claims Claims, see also Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property); Judgment; Worker's compensation

Authority of a private person to bring a qui tam claim against another person making a false claim for MA restored; AG authority provisions - AB1021

Claim for excessive property tax assessment: taxation district may present appraisals as evidence in circuit court - AB495

Claim for excessive property tax assessment: taxation district may present appraisals as evidence in circuit court - SB405

Damages caused by insufficiency or want of repair to state highways: limited state liability provision created - SB93

Service of notice of claim against a state officer, employee, or agent: requirements modified re AG’s office - AB519

Service of notice of claim against a state officer, employee, or agent: requirements modified re AG’s office - SB433

Wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons: claims against the state provisions and compensation amounts revised, and outstanding deductions, civil claim for damages, and taxation exemption provisions; option to elect health care coverage plans through GIB created - AB548

Wrongful imprisonment of innocent persons: claims against the state provisions and compensation amounts revised, and outstanding deductions, civil claim for damages, and taxation exemption provisions; option to elect health care coverage plans through GIB created - SB456

clean water Clean water, see Water — Pollution

clergy Clergy, see Religious societies

clerk of court Clerk of court, see Court — Clerk

closed meeting Closed meeting, see Open meeting (Governmental)

clothing Clothing, see Personal property

coin_operated machine Coin-operated machine, see Vending machine

collection agency Collection agency, see Debt and debtors

collective bargaining Collective bargaining

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2015-16 contract ratification - AB957

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2015-16 contract ratification - SB810

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2016-17 contract ratification - AB958

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2016-17 contract ratification - SB811

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2016-17 contract ratification between UW--Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - AB961

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2016-17 contract ratification between UW--Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - SB815

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2017-18 contract ratification - AB959

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2017-18 contract ratification - SB812

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2017-18 contract ratification between UW Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - AB960

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2017-18 contract ratification between UW Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - SB813

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2017-18 contract ratification between UW--Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - AB962

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2017-18 contract ratification between UW--Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - SB814

DOC employees permitted to collectively bargain over workplace safety - AB695

DOC employees permitted to collectively bargain over workplace safety - SB589

DWD authority to set apprentice-to-journeyworker ratio revised; minimum terms for carpentry and plumbing apprenticeships changed [A.Amdt.1: collective bargaining provision modified] - AB508

Local government ordinance authority re employment discrimination, wage claims and collections, employee hours and overtime, required employee benefits, and soliciting salary history of prospective employees preempted; political subdivision minimum wage exemptions eliminated and imposing occupational license requirements prohibited; state and local governments prohibited from requiring any person to accept certain collective bargaining provisions or waive rights under federal or state labor laws, penalty provision [A.Amdt.1: employment discrimination provision removed; A.Amdt.4: certain provisions do not apply to electronics and information technology manufacturing zone and local job training and apprenticeship programs; S.Amdt.1: removes A.Amdt.4 provisions] - AB748

Local government ordinance authority re employment discrimination, wage claims and collections, employee hours and overtime, required employee benefits, and soliciting salary history of prospective employees preempted; political subdivision minimum wage exemptions eliminated and imposing occupational license requirements prohibited; state and local governments prohibited from requiring any person to accept certain collective bargaining provisions or waive rights under federal or state labor laws, penalty provision - SB634

Municipal and state employees may collectively bargain over wages, hours, and conditions of employment under MERA and SELRA, prohibited subjects specified; UW System employees provisions; collective bargaining agreement terms revised - AB977

Veterans Day (November 11): paid leave of absence for public and private employees who are veterans; collective bargaining, discrimination, and complaint provisions - SB117

colleges and universities Colleges and universities, see also Technical college; University of Wisconsin, and its subheadings

College Possible, Inc.: Superintendent of Public Instruction to award grant to, matching provision [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 217g, 1468g] - AB64

Developmentally disabled who receive postsecondary education in a setting distinguishable from the health care institution: DHS to request MA waiver [A.Sub.Amdt.1: Sec. 747w] - AB64