2019 Acts Index

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

public service commission Public Service Commission

Broadband expansion grant funding [Sec. 132, 9201 (1)] - Act 9

public transportation Public transportation, see Metropolitan transportation

public utility Public utility, see also Telecommunications; Electric utility

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

Sales of electricity involving public utility affiliated interests [Sec. 1817m] - Act 9

publication of legal notices Publication of legal notices, see Public document

pupil discipline Pupil discipline, see School — Discipline and student rights

purchasing, government Purchasing, Government

Highway construction: DOT to maintain list of subbase materials and associated thicknesses; bidders may base bids on equivalent subbase materials on the list; engineer of record may prohibit use [vetoed] - AB273

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racine county Racine County

Nursing home labor region: Racine County provision [Sec. 664r] [vetoed] - Act 9

radio Radio

ECB may procure or publish instructional materials re state educational radio and television network programs, handling charge provision [Sec. 135, 386] - Act 9

Law enforcement radios: appropriations [Sec. 177e-s] - Act 9

Voluntary individual animal identification program for livestock owners: DATCP required to create; RFID tags and confidentiality provisions - Act 178

raffle Raffle, see Gambling

railroad Railroad

Intermodal freight facilities grants [Sec. 184m, 306, 1083d] - Act 9

Railroad property acquisition and improvement: DOT bonding limit increased [Sec. 306] - Act 9

railroad _ passenger service Railroad — Passenger service

Passenger rail capital projects: general obligation bonding authority increased; passenger rail development appropriation created [Sec. 184g, 303, 1082o, p] [1082p -- vetoed] - Act 9

reading specialist Reading specialist, see Literacy

real estate Real estate, see Real property

real estate transfer fee Real estate transfer fee

Real estate transfer fee exemption revision re conveyance [Sec. 1037, 1038, 9337 (6p)] - Act 9

real property Real property, see also Mortgage

Surveillance devices used in connection with attempts to sell real estate provisions created, forfeiture provision - Act 72

Termination of certain property interests of a decedent: verify under oath to register of deeds re decedent’s death instead of submitting certified copy of death record - Act 127

real property _ taxation Real property -- Taxation, see Property tax

reciprocity Reciprocity

Bulk milk weighing and sampling licenses: reciprocity for equivalent regulatory agency in another state - Act 152

Obsolete refundable tax credits repealed; Illinois income tax reciprocity program provision - Act 54

Uniform Athlete Agents Act: revisions adopted - Act 180

records Records, see Vital statistics; Public record; School

recount Recount, see Elections — Contested elections

recreation Recreation, see also Athletics

Health care records at recreational or educational camp: electronic maintenance allowed - Act 131

Lyme disease informational signs: DNR and DHS to collaborate on signs for state parks, trails, recreational areas, and forests - Act 73

Recreational and educational camp: DSPS to establish separate standards - Act 130

WEDC report on plan to support major industries adversely affected by 2020 public health emergency [Sec. 105 (26m)] - Act 185

recreation vehicle Recreation vehicle, see also Boat; Snowmobile

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

Bow or crossbow: placing, possessing, or transporting in a vehicle, motorboat, ATV, or UTV revised - Act 98