Wisconsin Legislature: Reorganization of state government

religion and societyReligion and society

MPCP revisions re teacher licensure; standards and hours of pupil instruction; enrollment cap; pupil assessments and academic standards; high school diplomas, grade promotion, and maintenance of pupil records; religious activities; nondiscrimination; disclosure requirements - AB919

SSN requirement re MA, Badger Care, or elderly drug assistance program: exemption expanded re well-established religious objections [Sec. 1673, 1674, 9321 (8)] - SB40

WC law revisions; OCI, DOJ, and DWD duties - AB758

WC law revisions; OCI, DOJ, and DWD duties - SB430

religious societiesReligious societies

Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes: sesquicentennial of congregation's founding commended - AJR112

Groppi, Father James Edmund: life and achievements as an ecclesiastical leader during the Civil Rights Movement and beyond honored - SR15

Identification requirement for voting in elections created, provisional and absentee ballot provisions; use of corroborating electors to verify residence discontinued; DOT ID card fee 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 - SB567

Low-income housing owned by churches or religious or benevolent associations: property tax exemption created; eligible expenditures broadened if property is leased - SB403

Low-income housing: property tax exemption created; definition and report provisions; exemption applies if property is leased and income is used for specified purposes; acreage limitation for certain exempt property increased [S.Sub.Amdt.1; deleted by Senate amendments] - SB40

Occupational license limitations modified re complying with a physical placement order under certain conditions, maximum hours per week, and travel to place of religious worship other than a church - AB683

Public safety officer annuitants, including chaplains: DETF authorized to make payments for health care coverage or long-term care coverage from retirement annuity or deferred compensation account [Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - MR8 AB1

Religious or charitable gifts from candidates permitted - AB707

Religious or charitable gifts from candidates permitted - SB359

Religious organization's investigation of sexual contact with a person under age 18 between certain dates: summary must be submitted to DHFS; public access provision - AB949

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed - AB651

Sexual contact with a child: statute of limitations removed - SB356

Temporary ``Class B" licenses a municipality may issue to certain organizations in a 12-month period increased - AB68

Turkey, Republic of, urged to grant the Ecumenical Patriarch appropriate recognition, ecclesiastical succession, the right to train clergy of all nationalities, and to respect the property rights and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate - SR30

Volunteers of religious associations or charitable organizations: civil liability immunity created - AB948

WRS annuities and deferred compensation account distributions re public safety officers: payment from for health or long-term care insurance coverage allowed - AB851

WRS annuities and deferred compensation account distributions re public safety officers: payment from for health or long-term care insurance coverage allowed - SB471

remedial legislationRemedial legislation, see Statutes — Revision

renewable energy resourceRenewable energy resource, see Energy conservation

rental propertyRental property, see Landlord and tenant; Lease

reorganization of state governmentReorganization of state government

Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council created; DATCP and Superintendent of Public Instruction duties specified; report required - SB500

Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council created in DATCP; report required [A.Amdt.1: State Superintendent of Public Instruction duties added, reviews by DPI, TCS, and certain U.W. System schools required] - AB83

Attorney consolidation in executive branch agencies, certain exceptions provided; Division of Legal Services created in DOA; positions identified as hearing examiners, officers, or administrative law judges transferred to DHA, exception re DWD [Sec. 27, 31, 72, 518, 2143-2145, 2539, 3006, 3009, 3348, 9155 (1), 9455 (1)] - SB40

Aviation Career Education program eliminated [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Child abuse and neglect prevention, food distribution and hunger prevention, and WIC programs of DHFS' Division of Children and Family Services transferred to DCF [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 343, 829c, 1125, 1125m, 1176d, f, 1821m] - SB40

Children and Families, Department of, created; DHFS duties re services to children and families transferred to; DWD duties re W-2, child and spousal support, paternity, and medical support liability transferred to; DHFS renamed Department of Health Services [Sec. 1, 2, 5, 11-17, 21, 38-50, 53-67, 95, 98, 103, 118, 123, 124, 127, 161, 162, 166, 167, 327, 331, 334, 335, 340-342, 344-364, 366, 368-381, 401, 404, 405, 411, 412, 418, 420, 422-435, 437, 447, 448, 450-454, 456-458, 460, 462, 463, 465-480, 527, 569, 612, 614, 622, 628, 633, 695, 696, 703-706, 709-711, 727, 737, 784-786, 793, 794, 796-810, 812, 813, 815-827, 829-831, 833, 834, 836-843, 845, 847-849, 851-854, 856, 857, 859-867, 869-873, 875-879, 881-903, 933, 1076-1099, 1101-1103, 1106-1113, 1117-1121, 1124-1131, 1133-1176, 1179-1183, 1185-1200, 1204-1233, 1239-1241, 1245, 1246, 1254-1261, 1267-1279, 1281-1295, 1297, 1299-1321, 1323-1329, 1331-1335, 1337-1345, 1348, 1350, 1357-1361, 1363-1366, 1368, 1369, 1371-1374, 1383-1390, 1394-1396, 1408, 1409, 1411, 1412, 1420, 1422, 1423, 1434, 1435, 1448, 1452, 1455, 1456, 1458-1466, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1477, 1480-1510, 1512, 1532, 1626-1629, 1656-1659, 1670, 1672, 1677, 1681-1705, 1710-1751, 1753, 1755-1759, 1810, 1811, 1817, 1820, 1823, 1844-1848, 1850, 1852-1857, 1861-1866, 1868-1873, 1904, 1915, 1917, 1918, 2141, 2142, 2148, 2151, 2155-2158, 2449, 2549, 2550, 2590-2592, 2609-2613, 2644, 2648, 2649, 2685, 2687-2691, 2711, 2712, 2715-2717, 2736, 2738, 2760, 2769-2777, 2862-2866, 2906-2909, 2914-2919, 2922, 2931, 2936-2947, 2952-2983, 2985-2993, 2998-3002, 3007, 3008, 3013, 3016-3018, 3029, 3031-3033, 3036, 3039-3055, 3059, 3061, 3063, 3065, 3066, 3091, 3095-3099, 3104, 3105, 3112, 3129-3131, 3133, 3178, 3210-3214, 3244, 3249, 3303, 3304, 3351, 3387, 3391-3395, 3436, 3454-3456, 3468-3470, 3478, 3480, 3492, 3559-3562, 3639-3646, 3650, 3651, 3661-3664, 3667-3676, 3689-3694, 3703-3706, 3720-3725, 3727, 3730-3732, 3735, 3736, 3738-3748, 3758, 3760, 3761, 3765-3771, 3776-3784, 3789-3792, 3795, 3796, 3809, 3818-3824, 3826, 3828-3836, 3885, 3886, 3916, 3927, 3934, 9121 (5), (6), 9154 (1), 9155 (1m) [misnumbered; follows 9155 (2)], 9455 (2)] - SB40

Children and Families, Department of, created; DHFS duties re services to children and families transferred to; DWD duties re W-2, child and spousal support, paternity, and medical support liability transferred to; DHFS renamed Department of Health Services [Enrolled SB-40: further revisions, Sec. 1b-2, 5, 11-14, 15-17a, 21, 38-50, 53-67, 95, 98, 103, 118-124, 161, 162, 166, 167, 327, 331, 335, 340, 341, 342-381, 401, 404, 405, 411, 412, 418-424, 425-437, 447, 448, 450, 451-453, 453p, 454, 456-458, 460e, 463, 465-480, 527, 569, 612, 614, 622, 628, 633, 695, 696, 703-706, 709-711, 727, 737, 784, 785, 786, 793, 794, 796-813, 815-827, 830, 831, 833, 834, 836-843, 845, 847-849, 851-857, 859-867, 869-879, 881-903, 933, 1076-1099, 1101, 1102, 1103, 1106-1113, 1117-1121, 1124, 1126-1167, 1168-1176, 1179-1200, 1204-1233, 1239-1241, 1245, 1246, 1254-1261, 1267-1295, 1297, 1299-1321, 1323-1329, 1331-1345, 1348, 1350, 1357-1361, 1363-1366, 1368, 1369, 1371-1390, 1394-1396, 1408, 1409, 1411, 1412, 1420n, 1434, 1435, 1448, 1452, 1455-1465, 1465p, 1466, 1470, 1472, 1474, 1477, 1480-1510, 1512, 1532, 1553, 1626-1629, 1656-1659, 1670, 1672, 1677, 1681-1705, 1710-1751, 1753-1759, 1810, 1811, 1817, 1820, 1823, 1844-1848, 1850, 1852-1857, 1861-1866, 1868-1873, 1904-1918, 2141, 2142, 2148, 2151, 2155-2158, 2449, 2454d, 2549, 2550, 2590-2592, 2609-2613, 2644, 2648, 2649, 2685, 2687-2691, 2711, 2712-2717, 2736, 2738, 2760, 2769-2777, 2862-2866, 2906-2909, 2914-2919, 2922, 2931, 2936-2993, 2998-3002, 3007, 3008, 3013, 3016-3018, 3029-3033, 3036, 3039, 3040-3055, 3059-3066, 3091, 3095-3099, 3104, 3105, 3112, 3129-3131, 3133, 3178, 3210-3214, 3244b, 3249, 3303, 3304, 3351, 3387m, 3391-3395, 3436, 3454-3456, 3468-3470, 3478, 3480, 3492, 3559-3562, 3639-3646, 3650, 3651, 3661-3664, 3667-3676, 3689-3694, 3703, 3704-3706, 3720-3725, 3727, 3730-3732, 3735, 3736, 3737d, 3738-3746, 3747, 3748, 3758, 3760, 3761, 3765-3771, 3776-3778, 3779-3784, 3789-3792, 3795, 3796, 3809, 3818-3824, 3826, 3828-3836, 3885, 3886, 3916, 3927, 3934, 9121(5), (6), 9130(2c), 9154(1), 9155(5k), 9455(2)] - SB40

DATCP appropriations and statutory language eliminated for programs that have ended; ``marketing services" division renamed ``agricultural development services" division [Sec. 178, 179, 181-183, 185, 189, 190, 193, 541, 2558, 2589, 2595-2598] - SB40

Death of person in Corr.Dept custody, a county jail, or house of correction: coroner or medical examiner must conduct an autopsy; AG authority to order an inquest; Inmate and Resident Mortality Board created, report required, and open meeting and open records provisions - AB139

Energy efficiency and renewable resource programs established and funded by utilities: annual appropriation created; employee transfer from DOA to PSC [Sec. 215, 217, 699, 2932, 2933, 9101 (2); Enrolled SB-40: Office of Energy Independence created, 25, 35m, 117m] - SB40

Government Accountability Board and Enforcement Division created; DA, opinion, and closed session provisions; Elections Board and Ethics Board abolished - SB2

Government Accountability Board created, Ethics and Accountability Division and Elections Division established; Ethics Board and Elections Board abolished; nonseverability clause - JR7 AB1

Government Accountability Board created, Ethics and Accountability Division and Elections Division established; Ethics Board and Elections Board abolished; nonseverability clause [S.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, nonseverability clause removed] - JR7 SB1

Government Accountability Board creation and deletion of Ethics and Elections boards: effectuate 2007 WisAct 1 provisions [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 1b, 543g, 3938b, c, 9118m (1u), 9418m (1t)] - SB40

Healthy Wisconsin Authority and Plan created - SB562

Healthy Wisconsin Authority created; duties re implementation of reinsurance program; funding from health care quality fund and cigarette and tobacco products taxes; not a state agency, but some laws apply [for section numbers, see entry under ``Healthy Wisconsin Authority"] - SB40

Judicial Council recreated as a separate agency [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 557g, r, 628m, 3013m, 3707e, r, s] - SB40

Lower Fox River Remediation Authority created; duties defined [for section numbers, see entry under ``Lower Fox River Remediation Authority"] - SB40

Managed Forest Land Board created; land acquisition grants for certain outdoor activities [Sec. 30, 68, 282, 2481, 2482, 9135 (1)] - SB40

OJA deleted; funding, staff, and duties transferred to DOJ and DMA [A.Sub.Amdt.1 or A.Amdt.1; deleted by Conf. Sub.Amdt.1] - SB40

Parole Commission renamed Earned Release Review Commission; duties expanded [Sec. 24, 28, 37, 130, 321, 322, 615, 3012, 3100-3102, 3106, 3107, 3167, 3169-3176, 3181-3204, 3862, 3877, 3878, 3888-3890, 3907, 3908] - SB40

Petroleum Storage Environmental Cleanup Council: statutory references eliminated (remedial legislation) - SB317

Public Intervenor, Office of, created in DOJ; AG and DNR provisions; advisory committee created [Sec. 150, 2899-2901, 3762] - SB40

Public Intervenor, Office of, created in DOJ; AG and DNR provisions; advisory committee created; FTE positions - AB866

Revisor of Statutes Bureau eliminated; duties transferred to LRB [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 3d-t, 9q, r, 14d-t, 17be-xr, 128m, 167e, 174e, 558d-t, 619m, 635m, 726b-t, 727c-s, 2143m, 2650e, r, 2768e, r, 2993m, 2997be-ze, 3082e, r, 3707p, 3778m, 9130 (1f), 9430 (1f)] - SB40

Sentencing Commission eliminated; Bureau of Criminal Justice Research created in OJA, duties defined [Sec. 33-35, 119, 120, 125, 157, 159, 522, 530, 616, 629, 2995, 3010, 3011, 3893- 3906] - SB40

Sentencing Commission: statutory provisions deleted; sunset provided [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 24, 35, 157, 159, 522, 530, 616, 629, 2995, 3010, 3011, 3879d, 3893, 9401 (1k)] - SB40

reorganization of state government _ attached under s.15.03Reorganization of state government — Attached under s.15.03

Elections Division created and attached to the Office of the Secretary of State; Elections Board powers and duties transferred to, except campaign financing - AB126

People with Developmental Disabilities, Board for, created; staff, funding, positions, and authority of Council on Developmental Disabilities transferred to [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 52b, 330s, 524w, 1824b, 9101 (10q), 9121 (9i), 9221 (1q), 9255 (1q)] - SB40

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; regional consumer health councils and LRB provisions - AB94

Publicly financed health plan for Wisconsin established; Department of Health Planning and Finance and Health Policy Board created; regional consumer health councils and LRB provisions - SB51

State of emergency: state agency status for health care facilities and certain health care providers revised; governing bodies of counties allowed to make declarations of emergencies; civil liability immunity for donating or selling qualified food and household products modified; State Interoperability Council made a statutory council and renamed the Interoperability Council; tornado or other hazardous drill requirement in public and private schools revised [A.Amdt.1: mass clinic provision added; A.Amdt.2: schools to report on fire and tornado drills to fire department; S.Amdt.2: qualified emergency household products revision] - AB321

reportsReports, see also Legislative Audit Bureau; Studies; specific subject

Appropriation bonds issued by populous county to pay for unfunded prior service liability re county employee retirement system authorized; conditions, report, and DOR duties - SB366

Assessment of operating expenses [Sec. 683-686; Enrolled SB-40: SWIB operating budget authority and assessment process revisions, report required, 9126 (1f), (1h)] - SB40

Badger Care program enrollment and costs: DHFS report eliminated [Sec. 1643] - SB40

Base budget review reports of state agencies: once an agency uses a certain format it must be used for all future reports - AB50

Biennial state budget report prepared by the DOA Secretary: content requirements modified - AB514

Biennial state budget report prepared by the DOA Secretary: content requirements modified - SB270

Birth Defect Prevention and Surveillance, Council on: report repealed re birth defects registry [Sec. 3058] - SB40

Caregiver convicted of abuse or neglect and requesting to demonstrate rehabilitation for licensure: DHFS report requirement repealed [Sec. 1793, 1794] - SB40

Children and Families, Department of, created; DHFS duties re services to children and families transferred to; DWD duties re W-2, child and spousal support, paternity, and medical support liability transferred to; DHFS renamed Department of Health Services [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Reorganization of state government"] - SB40

Children placed for adoption by DHFS and cost of services: report to JCF eliminated [Sec. 811] - SB40

CIP 1A for residents of state centers: DHFS report re employment effect on state employees eliminated [Sec. 925] - SB40

Depleted uranium affecting veterans: Adjutant General and DVA required to assist and provide information; committee to study the effects of exposure created, report required - AB75

DETF information technology system reengineering: funding, planning, and report requirements [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9114 (1c)] - SB40

DHFS mandated reports: certain requirements repealed [Sec. 811, 925, 1074, 1075, 1177, 1178, 1643, 1654, 1763, 1787, 1793, 1794, 1825, 1826, 2867, 3035, 3057, 3058, 3069, 3070, 3430] - SB40

DHFS report re the utilization of beds by MA recipients in nursing homes and CBRFs and including transfer of MA appropriated GPR to Long-Term Support COP revised - AB929

DOA information technology reporting re strategic plans, high-risk projects and costs, off-the-shelf systems, master leases, vendor contracts, and information provided to legislative committees; written policies are not considered administrative rules [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9rg, 101d, 128d, t, v, 2994d, 9101 (8i), (8j)] - SB40

Early intervention services for children and families: DHFS report on implementation progress repealed [Sec. 1825] - SB40

Economic development programs in Comm.Dept revisions; definition, reporting requirements, and goals and benchmark provisions; LAB audit required - SB434

Economic development programs in Comm.Dept revisions; definition, reporting requirements, penalty, and goals and benchmark provisions; LAB audit required [A.Amdt.1: forfeiture replaces fine or penalty provision] - AB741

Election Administration Fund oversight: reporting requirements; sunset provided [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9227 (1L)] - SB40

Emission inspection and maintenance program revisions re exemptions and self-service inspection stations; DOT to prescribe by rule procedures for additional methods [Sec. 2653- 2661, 3083-3085, 9448 (7); Enrolled SB-40: alternative program models study and report required, 9148 (4c)] - SB40

Fetal and infant mortality project; report required [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 405e, f, 9121 (6d), 9421 (8c)] - SB40

Food stamp employment and training program: DHFS report required re participation [Enrolled SB-40: Sec. 9121 (7k)] - SB40

General obligation debt and operating notes: prior law authorizing agreements or ancillary agreements modified; report required [for section numbers, see entry under ``Debt, Public"] - SB40