2021 Acts Index

Motor carrier safety improvement used or deployed by motor vehicle operator for a motor carrier is not evidence of employment rather than independent contractor for WC, UI, minimum wage, wage claims, and income and franchise tax law purposes [vetoed] - SB703

Traffic violation in emergency or roadside response area with emergency vehicles or tow trucks present: penalties increased; wireless telephone use prohibition provision - Act 115

bus and truck _ taxation or registration Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

Motor vehicle registration: DOT to use monthly series system of registration for certain vehicles; local government registration fee and transfer of certain vehicle registration plates provisions - Act 154

Oversize or overweight vehicles transporting forest products: permit modifications - Act 171

Vehicle weight or size limit permit fees and specific information signs on highways revisions; motor vehicle emission control equipment grant program eliminated (remedial legislation suggested by DOT) - Act 244

business Business, see also Corporation

Business development tax credit: report on unallocated tax benefit [Sec. 365] [vetoed] - Act 58

Civil liability exemption for entities re failure to act resulting in person's exposure to COVID-19 [vetoed] - AB1

DHS and local health officers prohibited from closing or forbidding gatherings at places of worship or businesses re 2019 novel coronavirus [vetoed] - AB1

Emergency powers during emergencies: prohibition against closing businesses [vetoed] - AB912

Firearms, firearms accessories, and ammunition: civil liability limitation against manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers, and dealers [vetoed] - SB570

Local health officer orders in response to 2019 novel coronavirus and closing or restricting capacity of businesses [vetoed] - AB1

Obsolete tax credits repealed - Act 127

Proof of coronavirus vaccination as condition for transacting business or receiving any services prohibited [vetoed] - AB299

Qualified new business venture: eligibility for angel and early stage seed investment tax credits revised - Act 224

Small business grants from certain federal moneys re economic damage from COVID-19 [vetoed] - AB233

UI law: DWD to update IT systems, civil liability exemption for entities re COVID-19, waiting period suspension continued, noncharging of benefits, eligibility when participating in a work-share program, and certain extended benefit requirement waived - Act 4

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calumet county Calumet County

Circuit courts designated to begin operation in 2021 [Sec. 413-416, 9107 (1), 9407 (1)] - Act 58

campaign finance Campaign finance, see Elections — Campaign expense

camping or campground Camping or campground, see Recreation

canada Canada, see International relations

canvassers board of Canvassers, Board of, see Elections — Officials

capitol Capitol, see State capitol

caterer Caterer, see Trades and occupations

cdl _commercial driver_s license_ CDL (Commercial driver's license), see Motor vehicle — Driver's license

cemetery Cemetery

Authorized State Building Program for 2021-23 amended re construction of additional columbarium units at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery - Act 229

census Census

Timeline for local redistricting following the 2020 federal decennial census [vetoed] - AB369

certified public accountant Certified public accountant

CPA educational qualifications modified - Act 12

cesa CESA, see Educational Service Agency, Cooperative

charitable corporation Charitable corporation

License to conduct a 50/50 raffle not required for qualified organizations - Act 106

Previously owned eyeglasses provided by a charitable organization: exemption from liability for damages; optometrist or ophthalmologist provision - Act 257

charter school Charter school, see School

child abuse or neglect Child abuse or neglect, see Children — Abuse and neglect

child care Child care, see Day care

child custody placement support or welfare Child custody, placement, support, or welfare, see Children — Protection and services; Family — Support

child labor Child labor

Permissible work hours for minors under age 16 [vetoed] - SB332

Youth summer jobs program expanded [Sec. 67, 338] [vetoed] - Act 58

child welfare Child welfare, see Children — Protection and services

children Children, see also Juvenile delinquency; Youth

Adoptive placements for children with special needs in foster care: funding for Wendy's Wonderful Kids program [Sec. 9106 (1)] - Act 58

Foster care and kinship care rate increases [Sec. 205-207, 9406 (1)] - Act 58

Internet crimes against children investigations: ongoing transfer of moneys from certain surcharges [Sec. 71, 72] - Act 58

Rights reserved to a parent or guardian of a child; civil cause of action provision [vetoed] - AB963

children _ abuse and neglect Children — Abuse and neglect

Annual child abuse and neglect report from DCF: requirements modified; hearing by appropriate legislative standing committee required - Act 148

Child abuse: DCF to transmit citizen review panel annual reports and responses to appropriate legislative standing committee - Act 147

Good faith actions re child abuse and neglect reporting law: immunity from liability extended - Act 41

Sexual abuse of children in out-of-home care: report requirements modified - Act 146

children _ adoption Children — Adoption

Adoptive placements for children with special needs in foster care: funding for Wendy's Wonderful Kids program [Sec. 9106 (1)] - Act 58

Adult child of deceased adoptee: access to adoptee’s original birth certificate and information about birth parents; conditions specified - Act 150

children _ protection and services Children — Protection and services, see also Family — Support

Adult child of deceased adoptee: access to adoptee’s original birth certificate and information about birth parents; conditions specified - Act 150

Changing name of child under 14 years old allowed if a parent is convicted of certain homicide or sex offenses - Act 182

Congregate care facility or child welfare agency: DCF to provide training to staff or contractors [Sec. 195] - Act 58

Out-of-home placement of child with nonparent relative or other unlicensed person prohibited if that person has a record of a crime against a child - Act 72

Qualified residential treatment program for children: certification allowed and procedures established - Act 42

Representation of parents in CHIPS proceedings: five-county pilot program extended, report required [Sec. 192-194] - Act 58

Subsidized guardianship payments - Act 132

children _ special educational needs Children — Special educational needs

County children with disabilities education boards: state aid and revenue limit revisions re participants in the full-time open enrollment program [Sec. 355, 361] - Act 58

Gifted and talented pupils: school board report to DPI on programs for; DPI audit and DWD Fast Forward Program provisions [vetoed] - AB903

Parental choice program, Special Needs Scholarship Program, independent charter schools, and certain private schools: DPI authority to waive education statute and rules granted in 2019 WisAct 185 extended; alternate deadlines for parental choice and Special Needs Scholarship Program [vetoed] - AB1

Parental choice program, Special Needs Scholarship Program, participating private schools, and independent charter schools: DPI authority to waive education statutes and rules and establish alternate deadlines re 2019 WisAct 185 extended to October 31, 2021; DPI cannot waive requirement re certain pupil assessment program and standardized reading test - Act 56

WPCP and RPCP prior year pupil attendance requirement to include Special Needs Scholarship Program pupils; transfers from RPCP or MPCP to WPCP when pupil’s residence changes [vetoed] - SB608

children and families department of Children and Families, Department of

Adoptive placements for children with special needs in foster care: funding for Wendy's Wonderful Kids program [Sec. 9106 (1)] - Act 58

Adult child of deceased adoptee: access to adoptee’s original birth certificate and information about birth parents; conditions specified - Act 150

Annual child abuse and neglect report from DCF: requirements modified; hearing by appropriate legislative standing committee required - Act 148

Child abuse: DCF to transmit citizen review panel annual reports and responses to appropriate legislative standing committee - Act 147

Child support: excluding certain military allowances in determining gross income [Admin.Code DCF 150.02] - Act 160

Children and family services distributions to counties [Sec. 204] - Act 58

Community youth and family aids funding [Sec. 196-203] - Act 58

Congregate care facility or child welfare agency: DCF to provide training to staff or contractors [Sec. 195] - Act 58

Family support repealed and child support formulas [Admin.Code DCF 150 (title), 150.02, 150.03, 150.035, 150.04] - Act 35

Qualified residential treatment program for children: certification allowed and procedures established - Act 42

Sexual abuse of children in out-of-home care: report requirements modified - Act 146

Subsidized guardianship payments - Act 132

TANF funding allocation changes [Sec. 208-226] [224b -- vetoed] - Act 58

chippewa county Chippewa County

DMA to use certain federal moneys for statewide public safety interoperable communications system, emergency services IP network contracts, and geographic information systems database; Building Commission to use certain federal moneys for psychiatric bed capacity expansion in certain hospitals [vetoed] - AB240