2019 Acts Index

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

Notice of changed assessment to include statement re assessor may not change valuation of property based solely on recent arm’s length sale of the property - Act 114

Property tax assessment of agricultural land: notification of change in assessment modified - Act 2

property tax _ exemption Property tax — Exemption

Olympic Ice Training Center property tax exemption: correction to ``National Ice Training Center” - Act 172

Personal property tax exemption on all machinery, tools, and patterns; maximum individual income tax sliding scale standard deduction increased; state’s general obligation and variable rate debt reduction [vetoed] - SB821

Property used to provide broadband service to rural or underserved area exempt from the telephone company tax - Act 128

psc PSC, see Public Service Commission

public assistance Public assistance, see also Wisconsin Works; Poor; Medical assistance; Unemployment — Relief measures; Food stamp plan

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

Homeless shelter grants: eligibility and implementation revisions; MA waiver for assistance in obtaining housing; transfer from WHEDA surplus fund to general fund [Admin.Code Adm 86.03, 86.05] - Act 76

LIEAP applications may be submitted any time in calendar year 2020 [Sec. 105 (19)] - Act 185

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

Qualified treatment trainee program grants [Sec. 187m, 1763m] [partial veto] - 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

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

public building Public building, see also State capitol

Local exposition districts: special debt service reserve funds revisions [Sec. 1850qe-qi] - Act 9

public debt Public debt, see Debt, Public

public defender Public defender

Public defender private attorney rate increased [Sec. 2244, 2245] - Act 9

public disturbance Public disturbance, see Assembly, Unlawful

public document Public document

DOA document sales services appropriation moved [Sec. 267, 268] - Act 9

Washington Island Observer newspaper eligible to receive compensation for publishing legal notices - Act 32

public employee Public employee

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

Discretionary merit award program: DOT to develop [vetoed] - AB284

Discretionary merit compensation for DOC employees revised [Sec. 315p, 1854d, f] [vetoed] - Act 9

DNR appropriation renumberings re position transfers [Sec. 176m, 178m-179i, 181m] - Act 9

DOA authorized to transfer employees from one executive branch agency to another during the 2020 public health emergency, report to JCF required [Sec. 105 (8)] - Act 185

DOR auditing activity re 2017 WisAct 59 extended [Sec. 9137 (1p)] [partial veto] - Act 9

Infant mortality prevention services: FTE positions [Sec. 9119 (10)] [partial veto] - Act 9

LTE hours and use of annual leave during 2020 public health emergency [Sec. 83, 84] - Act 185

Recovery residence registry created; state employee using controlled substances as part of a medication-assisted treatment may not be disciplined - Act 120

UW Stevens Point Paper Science Program: one FTE position replaces set allocation [Sec. 169, 361] [361 -- partial veto] - Act 9

public employee _ group insurance Public employee — Group insurance

COVID-19 testing: health insurance policies required to cover without copayment or coinsurance [Sec. 92, 96] - 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

public employee _ hours of labor Public employee — Hours of labor

Leave of absence: employee who cannot resume active duty for 30 days due to the 2020 public health emergency deemed to have ended leave on March 12, 2020 for group health insurance purposes [Sec. 82] - Act 185

LTE hours and use of annual leave during 2020 public health emergency [Sec. 83, 84] - Act 185

public employee _ labor union Public employee — Labor union

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

public employee _ salary Public employee — Salary

DA positions added, one-step pay progression increase, and assistant DA positions added [Sec. 9110 (1f), 9210 (1e), (1f)] [9210 (1e), (1f) -- partial veto] - Act 9

public health Public health, see also Vaccination; Disease

Micro market pre-licensing inspection: local health department may establish separate fee under certain conditions - Act 51

Residential lead abatement and lead hazard reduction, and training lead abatement workers: DHS grants [Sec. 1941-1949] - Act 9

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

public inland lake management Public inland lake management, see Lakes

public instruction, department of Public Instruction, Department of

Diabetes care and prevention action program: DHS to develop; DETF, DPI, and DOC provisions; biennial report required - Act 154

Dyslexia guidebook for parents, guardians, teachers, and administrators: DPI required to develop, advisory committee provision - Act 86

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

Lakeland STAR School and Lakeland STAR Academy: DPI grants, matching funds provision [Sec. 163s, t, 9134 (5p), (6p), 9434 (8p)] [vetoed] - 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

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

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

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

School and school district accountability report to include information on music, dance, drama, and visual arts participation - Act 85

School day milk program expanded [Sec. 1425f] - Act 9

School performance improvement grant eliminated [Sec. 156, 1440, 1441, 9434 (4)] - Act 9

Supplemental per pupil aid [Sec. 142f, 1464f] [1464f -- partial veto] - Act 9

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

Virtual instruction during the 2020 public health emergency: report to DPI and the legislature required [Sec. 105 (3)] - Act 185

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

public lands, board of commissioners of Public Lands, Board of Commissioners of

BCPL loans to municipal utilities from the trust funds it manages during 2020 public health emergency [Sec. 84] - Act 185

BCPL may contract with SWIB to invest school trust fund moneys - Act 110

BCPL operations: general fund appropriation created [Sec. 282g, j, 335g-t] [282j -- partial veto; 335g-n, p-t -- vetoed] - Act 9

public library Public library, see Libraries

public notary Public notary, see Notary public

public officers Public officers, see also specific title

Elective office vacancies in cities and villages: appointing a successor until special election is held and special election provisions revised - Act 164

public record Public record, see also Vital statistics

Body cameras used by law enforcement agencies: policies, training, and compliance requirements; Open Records Law and privacy provisions - Act 108

public safety Public safety, see also Consumer protection

Pepper spray (oleoresin of capsicum) sale, possession, or use provisions expanded to include CS gel, definition provision - Act 52

Stairway chair lift installation in a church constructed before 1919: exception to commercial building code created, conditions set - Act 91