2023 Wisconsin Act 160

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes: Effective date of acts. “Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”

  Date of enactment: March 21, 2024
2023 Senate Bill 591   Date of publication*: March 22, 2024

2023 WISCONSIN ACT 160

An Act to create 38.04 (4) (e) 9., 84.01 (38), 115.28 (11) (h) and 343.71 (5) (i) of the statutes; relating to: driver education instruction related to work zone safety.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

160,1 Section 1. 38.04 (4) (e) 9. of the statutes is created to read:

38.04 (4) (e) 9. Using materials determined under s. 84.01 (38), acquaints each student with the hazards posed by highway work zones and provides at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards.

160,2 Section 2. 84.01 (38) of the statutes is created to read:

84.01 (38) Work zone safety education. The department shall determine the materials to be used in the work zone safety instruction required under ss. 38.04 (4) (e) 9., 115.28 (11) (h), and 343.71 (5) (i).

160,3 Section 3. 115.28 (11) (h) of the statutes is created to read:

115.28 (11) (h) Using materials determined under s. 84.01 (38), acquaint each student with the hazards posed by highway work zones and provide at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards.

160,4 Section 4. 343.71 (5) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

343.71 (5) (i) Using materials determined under s. 84.01 (38), acquaints each student with the hazards posed by highway work zones and provides at least 30 minutes of instruction in safely dealing with these hazards.

160,5 Section 5. Initial applicability.

(1) The treatment of ss. 38.04 (4) (e) 9., 115.28 (11) (h), and 343.71 (5) (i) first applies to driver education courses that begin on the effective date of this subsection.