2019 Acts Index

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Payment duty of bank to a lost, destroyed, or stolen cashier’s, teller’s, or certified check; temporary authority of mortgage loan originator applicant; possession by financial institution of property subject to garnishment; data processing services provided to financial institutions; certain Federal Home Loan Bank loan limitations; Banking Review Board and Savings Institutions Review Board consolidated and renamed Banking Institutions Review Board - Act 65

child care Child care, see Day care

child custody, placement, support, or welfare Child custody, placement, support, or welfare, see Family — Support

child labor Child labor

Golf caddies ages 12 and 13 years: may provide caddy services without being employed by a golf course - Act 142

child welfare Child welfare, see Children — Protection and services

children Children, see also Youth, and its subheadings; Juvenile court, and its subheadings

Foster care and kinship care rates [Sec. 526m-528m, 9406 (2)] - Act 9

``Lewd exhibition of intimate parts" defined re child pornography - Act 16

Motorboats: revisions to operation by minors, boating safety certificate provision - Act 115

Parent residing in residential family-based AODA treatment program: juvenile court has jurisdiction over the child; DCF to prepare permanency plan and may place child with parent, foster care funding provision [Sec. 491-508, 524, 525, 530-532e] - Act 9

Stands operated by minors allowed without a food processing plant license or retail food establishment license; conditions, ordinance, and definition provisions - Act 60

children _ adoption Children — Adoption

Adoption assistance eligibility: definition of children with special needs modified [Admin.Code DCF 50.09] - Act 92

children _ protection and services Children — Protection and services, see also Guardian and ward; Day care; Family — Support

Child welfare services in populous county: contribution revisions [Sec. 522m] [vetoed] - Act 9

Children's COP and Birth to 3 Program: appropriation transfers [Sec. 9219 (1p)] [partial veto] - Act 9

Congregate care facility: fingerprint-based background check for all workers required [Sec. 207, 215, 536-548, 550, 552-556, 605, 9106 (1), (2), 9306 (1)] - Act 9

Guardian of child in need of protection or services: DCF appropriation for subsidized guardianship payments to counties modified [Sec. 212, 213, 216, 217, 529] - Act 9

Guardianship of a minor’s person: new process and standards for appointment - Act 109

Minors 17 years of age may contract for admission to a shelter facility or transitional living program, conditions specified - Act 22

children _ special educational needs Children — Special educational needs

Adoption assistance eligibility: definition of children with special needs modified [Admin.Code DCF 50.09] - Act 92

Physical restraint and seclusion of pupils in schools: laws revised - Act 118

Private school choice programs, independent charter schools, Special Needs Scholarship Program re 2020 public health emergency: DPI may waive state education statutes and administrative rules; not withholding program payments; cash and investment balance requirement does not apply; hours of instruction waiver; and parental choice program application deadline for 2020-2021 extended [Sec. 57, 60-66, 105 (22), (23)] - Act 185

Robot-assisted educational programs for pupils with autism: CESA grants [Sec. 146e, 1437p] [vetoed] - Act 9

Special education teacher: initial licensure requirement modified - Act 44

Supplemental special education aid repealed [Sec. 146, 1512, 1513, 9434 (5)] - Act 9

children and families, department of Children and Families, Department of

Background checks on people who work or reside at a child care program: changes and DCF duties [Sec. 220m, 534, 535, 549, 551, 557-604, 606, 635-637, 1687, 1688] - Act 9

Child care for families in high-poverty areas of the City of Milwaukee: DCF grants [Sec. 648] - Act 9

Child care quality rating system incentives, sunset provision [Sec. 9106 (5f)] [vetoed] - Act 9

Children and family services: DCF distribution to counties increased [Sec. 523] - Act 9

Foster care and kinship care rates [Sec. 526m-528m, 9406 (2)] - Act 9

Guardian of child in need of protection or services: DCF appropriation for subsidized guardianship payments to counties modified [Sec. 212, 213, 216, 217, 529] - Act 9

Homeless and runaway youth services: DCF grant funding increased [Sec. 509, 607] - Act 9

Parent residing in residential family-based AODA treatment program: juvenile court has jurisdiction over the child; DCF to prepare permanency plan and may place child with parent, foster care funding provision [Sec. 491-508, 524, 525, 530-532e] - Act 9

Read to Lead Development Council and fund repealed [Sec. 39, 166, 214, 218, 336, 341, 522] - Act 9

TANF allocations [Sec. 643-644c, 9101 (3m)] - Act 9

Transform Milwaukee Jobs program and Transitional Jobs program: eligibility age modified [Sec. 640m] - Act 9

Tribal family services grants to use Indian gaming receipts for funding [Sec. 209, 281, 511] - Act 9

Wisconsin Shares reimbursement rate for certified family child care providers [Sec. 633, 634] - Act 9

Work experience program for noncustodial parents: DCF payments to county, tribal governing body, or W-2 agency [Sec. 650m] - Act 9

Youth aids allocation for secured residential care center for children and youth [Sec. 512-519, 9106 (4)] - Act 9

children and families, department of _ administrative rules Children and Families, Department of — Administrative rules

Adoption assistance eligibility: definition of children with special needs modified [Admin.Code DCF 50.09] - Act 92

``Intellectual disability” substituted for ``mental retardation”, and similar phrases, in Administrative Rules; definition provisions [Admin.Code DCF 52.59; DHS 10.13, 15 (title), 15.01, 15.02, 15.04, 61.022, 61.43, 61.70, 63.02, 73.07, 101.03, 105.09, 105.12, 107.09, 107.13, 122.02, 129.03, 129.07, 129.09, 132.13, 132.51, 132.695, 134.13, 134.31, 134.42, 134.47, 134.53, 134.60; DWD 272.09; PSC 113.012, 134.02, 134.062, 134.0624, 185.12, 185.37; SPS 326.10] - Act 1

children_s code Children's Code, see Juvenile court

chips _child in need of protection or services_ CHIPS (Child in need of protection or services), see Children — Protection and services

chiropractic Chiropractic

Health care provider credentials issued by DSPS: exemption from renewal during the 2020 public health emergency; former health care providers may obtain temporary credentials under certain conditions, health care facility and medical malpractice provisions; fee provision [Sec. 86, 105 (4), (5)] - Act 185

Health care providers from another state: temporary credentials during the 2020 public health emergency, health care facility and medical malpractice provisions [Sec. 105 (6), (7)] - Act 185

License examination: repeal appropriation for developing and administering [Sec. 133, 9238 (1)] - Act 9

church Church, see Religious societies

cigarette Cigarette

Tobacco products tax imposed on ``vapor products", definition provisions [Sec. 1753b-1757w, 9437 (2m)] [1754 -- partial veto] - Act 9

Vaping on school premises prohibited - AB868

circuit court Circuit court, see also Juvenile court

Circuit court: additional branches allocated by the Director of State Courts; biennial budget request provision - Act 184

Condominium association and unit owner dispute: pre-filing notice requirement created - Act 168

civil liability Civil liability, see Damage (personal injury); Employment

civil procedure Civil procedure, see Court — Procedure

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

Civil service grievance procedures: employee does not waive right to appeal and in-person requirement waived during 2020 public health emergency [Sec. 85] - Act 185

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

Service of notice of claim against a state officer, employee, or agent: requirements modified re AG’s office - Act 29

clean water Clean water, see Water — Pollution

collateral Collateral, see Small loan

collective bargaining Collective bargaining

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2018-19 contract ratification - Act 81

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2018-19 contract ratification between UW Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - Act 79

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2018-19 contract ratification between UW Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - Act 77

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2019-2020 contract ratification - Act 82

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2019-2020 contract ratification between UW Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - Act 80

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2019-2020 contract ratification between UW Madison and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - Act 78

Public safety collective bargaining unit: 2017-19 contract ratification - Act 104

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

Agreement on transferability of credits between UW Board of Regents and TCS Board revisions re core general education courses and adding program-to-program articulation agreements, report required; tribally controlled and private nonprofit colleges in this state allowed to participate - Act 46

Health insurance premiums for surviving spouse and dependent children of law enforcement officer, fire fighter, or EMS practitioner who dies in the line of duty: political subdivision, state, UW Board of Regents, and Marquette University required to pay, conditions set; report premiums to DOR for increase in county and municipal aid adjustments - Act 19

Marquette University School of Dentistry rural dentistry scholarship program created [Sec. 135g, r, 392m] [135g, 392m -- partial veto; 135r -- vetoed] - Act 9

Motor vehicle immobilization device: definition changed and county, municipality, or university may contract with person to place or remove the devices - Act 5

National guard and other service members who withdraw from college when called to active duty: responsibilities of colleges revised and expands protections to students at all private institutions - Act 75

State entity allowed to waive any in-person requirement during the 2020 public health emergency, definition provision [Sec. 80] - Act 185

Veteran-related tuition grants for certain students enrolled at private nonprofit institutions that are Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities members: HEAB required to offer, conditions set; UW and TCS fee remission provisions - Act 149

columbia county Columbia County

``Staff Sergeant Daniel D. Busch Memorial Highway”: portion of STH 33 in Columbia County designated as, contributions from interested parties provision - Act 23

commercial code Commercial code

Repossession of collateral or leased goods: determination of breach of peace and limits on liability re vehicle repossession [vetoed] - SB613