2019 Acts Index

open meeting _governmental_ Open meeting (Governmental)

Local government: filling town board vacancies and provision for member who is temporarily incapacitated; public notice of meeting of a governmental body; removal of any elective town officer; appeal of denial of temporary use permit application or extension; wages of town officer also serving as a town employee; town assessor term of appointment - Act 140

opioid Opioid, see Drugs

ordinance Ordinance

Alcohol beverage operator’s license issuance: municipal governing body may delegate authority to a municipal official by ordinance - Act 166

Honorary discharge of a firearm at events for former military, law enforcement, or firefighters, or on certain holidays: municipal restriction of firearm discharge does not apply - Act 124

Massage therapy or bodywork therapy license violations: municipal ordinance allowed, employment of unlicensed persons prohibited; Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board may assess a forfeiture; state penalties revised - Act 41

Municipal ordinance enforcement and municipal court procedures: various changes - Act 70

Quarries extracting certain nonmetallic minerals: limitations on local regulation [Sec. 760c-777m, 1103m] [vetoed] - 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

Town zoning ordinances affecting shorelands; county shoreland zoning ordinance requirements; county zoning ordinance that applies to all or part of a town’s territory - Act 145

organization, miscellaneous Organization, Miscellaneous

ATV and UTV regulations revised; administrative code revision [Admin.Code NR 64.14] [partial veto] - Act 183

Emergency medical supply manufacturers, distributors, and sellers who donate or sell during the declared COVID-19 emergency: civil liability exemption established; conditions and charitable organization provision [Sec. 99-104] - Act 185

Fast Forward grants to programs that promote the attraction and retention of personal care workers [Sec. 1325c, 9150 (5i)] [9150 (5i) -- vetoed] - Act 9

Information technology education grants [Sec. 1475f] - Act 9

Minority health grants from DHS: appropriation modified [Sec. 189, 191, 191d, 279, 1893, 1894] - Act 9

Online early learning pilot program for low-income children in certain school districts established; DPI duties and reports and matching funds provisions - Act 170

School-based mental health consultation pilot program in Outagamie County created; DHS duties and reports required - Act 117

Suicide prevention grant to Wisconsin United Coalition of Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. [Sec. 9119 (6f)] [partial veto] - Act 9

Tangible personal property temporarily stored in this state re specified construction activities outside of this state: sales tax exemption created - Act 181

Volunteer Health Care Provider Program: allowing nonprofit agencies providing volunteer health care services to MA recipients who are primarily homeless to participate - Act 57

Wisconsin Reading Corps grant made annual, sunset eliminated [Sec. 167, 1421, 9434 (1)] - Act 9

outagamie county Outagamie County

I 43 projects in Brown and Outagamie and Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties added to enumerated projects approved for construction [Sec. 1078, 1078d] [1078d -- partial veto] - Act 9

School-based mental health consultation pilot program in Outagamie County created; DHS duties and reports required - Act 117

Veterans Memorial Bridge in City of Kaukauna: rehabilitation funding [Sec. 184o, 9144 (4x)] [vetoed] - Act 9

owi _operating while intoxicated_ OWI (Operating while intoxicated), see Drunken driving

ozaukee county Ozaukee County

I 43 projects in Brown and Outagamie and Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties added to enumerated projects approved for construction [Sec. 1078, 1078d] [1078d -- partial veto] - Act 9

P P

parental choice Parental choice, see School — Attendance

parking Parking, see Motor vehicle — Parking

parochial and private schools Parochial and private schools

Drills for fire, tornado, and school safety in public and private schools: previous warning permitted - Act 39

Peer-to-peer suicide prevention programs for public, private, and tribal high schools: DPI competitive grant program established - Act 83

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

Pupil examination requirements do not apply and DPI prohibited from publishing school accountability reports in the 2019-2020 school year [Sec. 54-56, 58, 59, 67-74, 105 (21)] - Act 185

Reciprocal teaching license provisions revised - Act 43

Robotics league participation grants program [Sec. 1472-1474] - Act 9

Statewide parental choice program revisions re application and reporting deadlines, and evidence of accreditation for participating private school - Act 55

Uniform Athlete Agents Act: revisions adopted - Act 180

Vaping on school premises prohibited - AB868

parole or probation Parole or probation

DOC required to recommend revocation of parole, probation, or extended supervision if person is charged with a crime while on parole, probation, or extended supervision; exception provision [vetoed] - AB805

Persons who committed certain violent crimes: eligibility for probation, special action parole, extended supervision, or challenge incarceration program [vetoed] - AB809

partnership Partnership, see Corporation

paternity Paternity, see Family — Support

pepper spray Pepper spray, see Public safety

permit Permit, see Municipality — Planning; Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

personal care services Personal care services, see Medical service

personal property Personal property

Tangible personal property temporarily stored in this state re specified construction activities outside of this state: sales tax exemption created - Act 181

personal property _ taxation Personal property -- Taxation, see Property tax, and its subheadings

personnel management, division of _dpm_ Personnel Management, Division of (DPM), see Administration, Department of — Boards and other subdivisions

persons with disabilities Persons with disabilities, see also Intellectual disabilities; Children — Special educational needs; Deaf and hearing impaired

Dental services to MA recipients with disabilities: increase MA reimbursement rates [Sec. 9119 (9)] - Act 9

Independent living center grants: clarification re moneys DWD transfers to DHS [Sec. 231] - Act 9

``Individuals with disabilities" or ``impaired individuals" substituted for ``handicapped" in statutes administered by HEAB and TCS Board [Sec. 136, 374-385, 388, 392] - Act 9

Long-term care and managed care programs receiving MA: aging and disability resource center duties, COP statutory language eliminated, regional long-term care advisory committees eliminated, appeal of eligibility determination by care management or managed care organizations [Sec. 48, 60, 193, 194, 197-202, 208, 316, 441-483, 485, 651, 654, 660-664, 665, 666, 682, 686-689, 696-725, 731, 733-749, 753, 754, 973, 980, 1110, 1354, 1387, 2078-2112, 2133-2142] - Act 9

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

pests Pests

Insect repellant for sale in state parks and forests: DNR to make available - Act 74

petroleum Petroleum, see also Fuel; Gasoline

``Energy provider” definition expanded re trespassing on or damaging property of - Act 33

Petroleum inspection fee: deposit of revenues into transportation fund and petroleum inspection fund [Sec. 338m, 339m, 1799q, 9402 (1p)] - Act 9

pfas _per_ and poly_fluoroalykyl substances_ PFAS (per- and poly-fluoroalykyl substances), see Environmental protection

pharmacy Pharmacy

COVID-19 diagnosis or suspected diagnosis: prohibited actions by insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and self-insured health plans [Sec. 13, 14, 20, 75, 78, 91, 93-95] - Act 185

Dispensing, distributing, or selling dialysate drugs, or devices necessary for providing home peritoneal kidney dialysis to patient with end-stage renal disease: exemption from pharmacist license requirement, conditions set - Act 13

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

Pharmacists authorized to extend a prescription order during the 2020 public health emergency under certain conditions [Sec. 87, 88] - Act 185

Prescription drug limits: health insurance policy or pharmacy benefit manager prohibited from imposing during the 2020 public health emergency, exception for controlled substances [Sec. 90, 97] - Act 185

Step therapy protocols for prescription drug coverage established - Act 12

Vaccines administered by pharmacists or pharmacy student revisions re age restriction and immunization schedules published by the federal Centers for Disease Control - Act 24

physical therapist or therapy Physical therapist or therapy, see Medical service — Occupations

physician Physician, see also Medical education; Medical malpractice

Advance directive certifications and findings of incapacity re health care powers of attorney and admission to a hospice: revising advanced practice clinician, nurses, and physicians - Act 90

Child born alive after abortion: requirements of health care providers present and criminal penalties created, damage provisions [vetoed] - AB179

Civil liability immunity for health care professionals and providers for death, injury, or damages in response to the 2020 public health emergency, conditions specified [Sec. 98] - Act 185

Direct primary care agreements and exemption from insurance law [vetoed] - AB26

Dispensing, distributing, or selling dialysate drugs, or devices necessary for providing home peritoneal kidney dialysis to patient with end-stage renal disease: exemption from pharmacist license requirement, conditions set - Act 13

Educational loan assistance program administered by the UW Board of Regents for physicians, dentists, and other health care providers: agree to practice in eligible practice area for certain amount of time to be eligible, definition provision - Act 58

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

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact: repeal provision of 2015 WisAct 116 that authorizes repeal of the statutes authorizing the compact - Act 49

Out-of-state physician or nurse anesthetist temporarily authorized to practice in Wisconsin re 2020 public health emergency: fulfilling liability insurance requirement [Sec. 105 (2)] - Act 185

Practicing as a physician assistant, RN, or nurse anesthetist while performing official duties for the armed forces or federal health services: exemption from license and credential requirements - Act 148