Wisconsin Legislature: Children and Families, Department of

Parent with legal custody of a child: power of attorney to temporarily delegate certain powers to another person permitted; provisions for organizations that facilitate designations including criminal history search and child abuse reporting; foster home license exemption, Indian child, and juvenile court jurisdiction provisions; DCF rule requirements - Act 87

Sexual assault of a child by the child's day care provider: penalty enhancement permitted; JRCCP report - Act 82

children _ delinquentChildren — Delinquent, see Juvenile delinquency

children _ dependentChildren — Dependent, see Children — Protection and services

children _ protection and servicesChildren — Protection and services, see also Day care; Family — Support; Guardian and ward; Maternal and infant care

Child placed in out-of-home care revisions re permanency plans, concurrent planning, trial reunifications, and other planned permanent living arrangements - Act 181

Child sex offenses: court may impose lesser sentence than required or place person on probation if person is no more than 48 months older than the victim - Act 272

Electronic juvenile court records re Children's Code or Juvenile Justice Code proceedings made available to law enforcement, juvenile court, municipal court, court of criminal jurisdiction, and certain prosecutors, attorneys, and guardians ad litem; restrictions on information re physical and mental health and sensitive personal matters; Director of State Courts, CCAP, confidentiality, and forfeiture provisions - Act 270

Justice information surcharge revenue structure revised; OJA funding re statistics on civil legal services to indigent persons eliminated; child advocacy center grants, justice information sharing program appropriation, drug offender surcharge fund deficit plan and Milwaukee County grant provisions [for section numbers and vetoes, see entry under ``Justice Assistance, Office of"] - Act 32

Sexually explicit conduct by a person under age 18: evidentiary recordings remain in possession of court or law enforcement agency, defense inspection provisions; attempt at specified sex crimes against children made a felony; victim in certain sex crimes against children can be an individual the perpetrator believed to be under 18; JRCCP report - Act 284

Subsidized guardianship revisions [Sec. 660s, 667e, 1321j-n, 1330s-1332y, 1333n, p, 1334c, 1335c, e-k, 1336c, 1337c-1339f, 1341r-w, 1376n-1377f, 3526gm, h, q, 9108 (1u)] - Act 32

Trafficking of a child prosecution time limit revised and TPR provision; knowingly accessing certain child pornography materials made a felony; restricting evidence about complaining witnesses expanded re specified sex crimes; crimes expanded re interception of communications by law enforcement with judicial approval; crime victim compensation re sex crimes against children; JRCCP report - Act 271

children _ special educationChildren — Special education

Birth to 3 Program and disabled children's long-term support program: DHS to utilize a private entity to administer; county costs set [Sec. 658, 1271, 1313-1316] - Act 32

Gifted and talented pupil services and activities: DPI grant to U.W. System with certain condition [Sec. 2489] - Act 32

Open Enrollment Program: time line for filing and processing applications changed, individualized education program provision; applications outside regular application period permitted for children in specified situations, resident school board and appeal provisions; annual report requirements revised; teacher contract renewal deadline changed - Act 114

Public education law revisions re pupil expulsion, teacher evaluations, SAGE contracts, special education services, pupil transportation costs, school libraries, MPS teaching days, law enforcement records re conduct of a pupil, physical education credits, and tax levy - Act 105

Seclusion and physical restraints used on pupils in public and charter schools: prohibition created and exception criteria specified - Act 125

children and families, department ofChildren and Families, Department of

Alternative responses pilot program re child abuse or neglect reports: cap on participating agencies or county departments removed [Sec. 1342] - Act 32

Brighter Futures Initiative: funding transfers [Sec. 653e, 661, 1323] - Act 32

Child abuse and neglect prevention grants: portion allocated to counties, private agencies, or Indian tribes that have not previously received grants [Sec. 1342e, f] - Act 32

Child care scholarship and bonus program: transfer of TANF funds to federal Child Care and Development block grant funds permitted [Sec. 1376] - Act 32

Child placed in out-of-home care revisions re permanency plans, concurrent planning, trial reunifications, and other planned permanent living arrangements - Act 181

Child support incentive payments to counties: DCF to develop plan, JCF approval required [Sec. 9108 (2i)] [partial veto] - Act 32

Children and family aids: county allocation revised [Sec. 1324f] - Act 32

Community partnerships between school districts and foster home agencies and community-based nongovernmental agencies: DOA to submit funding plans prepared by DPI and DCF to JCF [Sec. 9101 (3i)] - Act 32

Community Services Block Grant Program appropriation [Sec. 665, 666, 675, 676, 1415] - Act 32

Fingerprints of licensed child care providers required [Sec. 1335d] [vetoed] - AB-40

Income augmentation lapse re 2011 WisAct 10 - Act 27

Income augmentation revenue: lapse to general fund - Act 10

Income augmentation services receipts and Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System appropriations modified [Sec. 660, 681, 682, 1325-1328] - Act 32

Intentional program violations re W-2 and emergency assistance: definition and penalties created - Act 202

Position transfers [Sec. 9108 (1), 9154 (1)] - Act 32

Subsidized guardianship revisions [Sec. 660s, 667e, 1321j-n, 1330s-1332y, 1333n, p, 1334c, 1335c, e-k, 1336c, 1337c-1339f, 1341r-w, 1376n-1377f, 3526gm, h, q, 9108 (1u)] - Act 32

TANF and child care allocations revised, transitional jobs demonstration projects provisions [Sec. 670, 672, 674, 680, 1373-1375, 1385c, 1388-1400, 9408 (3f)] [1385c — vetoed] - Act 32

TANF and federal social services block grant moneys: certain appropriations transferred from DHS to a new appropriation for DCF [Sec. 659d, 662-664, 667, 673, 1324, 1329, 1330] - Act 32

TANF funding increase to support EITC - Act 10

TANF funding increase to support EITC - Act 13

W-2 program revisions; transitional jobs demonstration project eliminated (ARRA moneys); DCF provision [Sec. 1346, 1348-1361f, 1362-1367, 1368-1371, 1385, 2391, 3568-3570, 9308 (4), (5i), 9408 (3i), (3j)] [1385 — partial veto] - Act 32

Wisconsin Shares Child care automated attendance tracking system [Sec. 9108 (1v)] [partial veto] - Act 32

Wisconsin Shares: DCF authorized to implement certain cost-saving measures, report required [Sec. 1383] - Act 32

Wisconsin Shares: no subsidy for parent who is a child care provider, waiver provision [Sec. 1378c, d, 9108 (2c), 9308 (5c)] [9108 (2c) — vetoed] - Act 32

children at riskChildren at risk, see School — Branches of instruction

children_s codeChildren's Code, see Children; Juvenile court; Juvenile court — Jurisdiction

chippewa countyChippewa County

Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area's interpretive center designated the ``David R. Obey Ice Age Trail Interpretive Center" [Sec. 861g] - Act 32

RTAs eliminated; dissolution and winding down of existing RTAs [Sec. 751g, h, 772g, r, 922e-v, 1139m, 1679d-t, 1720b, 1727m, 1729g, r, 1745m, 1747r, 1754r, 1894r, 1895r, 2014r, 2177m, 2180m, 2183d-r, 2187d-n, 2237e-o, 3182g, r, 3471m, 3567m, 9148 (3u), 9448 (6u)] - Act 32

chippewa falls, city ofChippewa Falls, City of

Veterans home to be located in Chippewa Falls: DVA may contract with private entity to operate, LAB audit provision; transfer to veterans trust fund certain unencumbered balances, JCF approval; DOA cost-benefit analysis required [Sec. 65, 234, 698-701, 1242, 1249-1269, 2665] [9101 (2u) — partial veto; 234 — vetoed] - Act 32

chiropracticChiropractic

Chiropractic exam requirements modified [Sec. 3212o, p] - Act 32

Chiropractic service fees paid from attorney contingency fees re motor vehicle accident [Sec. 3503g, 9309 (1f)] - Act 32

cigaretteCigarette, see also Tobacco

Tobacco and nicotine products: prohibition on providing or purchasing cigarettes for minors expanded; definition and compliance investigations of retail outlets provisions - Act 249

circuit courtCircuit court, see also Judge — Circuit court; Juvenile court; Milwaukee County — Circuit court

Actions in which sole defendant is the state, a state board or commission, or certain state officers, employees, or agents: plaintiff may designate county in which to bring the action; appellant may select court of appeals district in which to appeal the judgment or order of a circuit court; certain actions commenced by a prisoners shall be venued in Dane County - Act 61

Annexation by city or village: county board approval of cross-county annexation no longer needed; town may ask DOA to review proposed annexation and if a requirement is violated, the town may challenge in circuit court - Act 128

Employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing cases: awarding of compensatory and punitive damages eliminated; DWD provision - Act 219

Lapses from circuit court, court of appeals, and Supreme Court appropriations [Sec. 9245 (2f)] - Act 32

Name changes: confidentiality provisions and exemption from newspaper publication requirement; confidential information may not be disclosed except by court order - Act 274

Sale of materials and services appropriation created [Sec. 767] - Act 32

Sentencing adjustment: 2009 WisAct 28 changes returned to pre-Act law and Parole Commission restored; positive adjustment time, risk reduction sentences, and ERRC eliminated; extended supervision provisions; court to modify period of probation and notifying victims - Act 38

Videoconferencing technology: objections to use of in a courtroom modified; revisions to when a defendant is entitled to be in a courtroom in a criminal case [Sec. 3492r, w] - Act 32

Wetland permitting and mitigation revisions; fees, surcharge, wetland map review, and administrative and judicial review provisions - Act 118

circuit court _ clerkCircuit court — Clerk, see Court — Clerk

circuit court _ judgeCircuit court — Judge, see Judge — Circuit court

citizenshipCitizenship

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, ``proof of identification" and noncompliant REAL ID provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee may be waived and obtaining a card without a photo for religious reasons; special voting deputies to certain adult family homes and residential care apartment complexes permitted; GAB public informational campaign; signature requirement re voting in person; durational residency requirement increased; straight party ticket eliminated; deadline for late registration and absentee voting in person changed; GAB special registration deputies discontinued; voter registration information and list revisions; proof of residence modified re university, college, and technical college student IDs - Act 23

city of the 1st classCity of the 1st class, see Milwaukee — City

civil liabilityCivil liability, see Claims; Damage (personal injury); Product liability; School — Discipline

civil procedureCivil procedure, see Court — Procedure

civil serviceCivil service, see also Public employee and its subheadings; State Employment Relations, Office of; specific agency

Career executive program: employee may be reassigned to any state agency - Act 10

Compensation plan provisions modified re pay, benefits, and working conditions [Sec. 2764bg-bt] - Act 32

Local governmental unit without a civil service system must establish a grievance procedure and may establish a civil service system - Act 10

Unclassified division administrators: FTE positions increased and DOA to decrease FTE positions in executive branch agencies; OSER provision - Act 10

civil service _ preference to veteranCivil service — Preference to veteran

Noncompetitive appointment program for disabled veterans applies to all classified service positions; number of veterans on a 1st class city civil service certification list expanded - Act 211

claimsClaims, see also Damage (personal injury); Damage (to property); Judgment; Small claims court; Worker's compensation

Administrative rule revisions re state agency authority to promulgate and implement standards, gubernatorial approval, economic impact analysis, legislative review of proposed rules, JCRAR duties, and venue in judicial review actions and in actions against the state - Act 21

DOR duties re administering taxes or fees revised re assessments, penalty for negligence, Tax Appeals Commission rulings, petition for declaratory ruling, petition to adopt a standard by rule, inspection of tax returns or claims, and prohibiting class action lawsuits against the state in certain cases; 2013-15 budget proposal provision re relying on past audits - Act 68

Highways in need of repair and accumulation of snow or ice: liability immunity of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages revised - Act 132

Minnesota and Wisconsin interchange of employees and services: liability and legal representation provisions re a civil lawsuit [Sec. 2681, 3500, 3504] - Act 32

Recreational activities in a school building or on school grounds and granting liability immunity to school districts, school boards, and governing body of a charter school, recreational agreement provision; notice of claims provisions against certain volunteers and procurement or maintenance of insurance by volunteer fire companies and government bodies revised - Act 162

Tort reform: actions against manufacturers, distributors, sellers, and promoters of a product; strict liability; noneconomic damages limited; punitive damages; frivolous claims; health care service reviews confidentiality; use of health care reports or employee statements; hospital quality indicators reporting; expert and lay witness testimony; crimes of abuse, homicide, or negligence re health care providers and treatment or residential care facilities in specified cases - Act 2