Wisconsin Legislature: Public assistance

Extended-range electric vehicles sales and use tax exemption; property tax exemption for charging station for electric vehicles; property, sales, and use tax exemptions for machinery and certain property used in qualified research in manufacturing, silviculture, or biotechnology; vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program sunsetted; extended-range electric vehicle grant program created; super research and development income and franchise tax credit modified; JSCTE appendix report - SB521

First dollar property tax credit distribution [Sec. 1905, 1906, 1907-1916, 9343 (7); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 1917m] - AB75

First dollar property tax credit distribution revised - AB68

First dollar property tax credit distribution revised - SB35

Hiring illegal aliens: companies are ineligible for income and franchise tax credits, property tax exemptions, public works contracts, and local governmental unit loans or grants for seven years - SB600

Housing re low-income, retirement homes for the aged, WHEDA financed, or owned by nonprofit associations: property tax exemption provisions [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1515m, 1516d-h, 9143 (3d), 9343 (21cd)] - AB75

Nonprofit theater in the City of Madison: property tax exemption created under set conditions; JSCTE appendix report - AB978

Property tax exemption from school district property taxes for individuals who own property in this state as their principal dwelling: exception to the ``uniformity clause"; stylistic changes to the constitution. Constitutional amendment (1st consideration) - AJR24

Snowmobile club (nonprofit): personal property tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report - AB302

Snowmobile club (nonprofit): personal property tax exemption created; JSCTE appendix report [S.Sub.Amdt.1: further revisions, trail groomers specified and ATV clubs added] - SB215

Snowmobile club (nonprofit): property tax exemption for real property created; JSCTE appendix report - AB301

Snowmobile club (nonprofit): property tax exemption for real property created; JSCTE appendix report - SB214

Student housing: property tax exemption created; residency requirements and U.W. Madison provision [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1515m, 1516c, 9343 (21g)] - AB75

Thermal biomass heating system and fuel, facilities, and accessories: income and franchise tax credits and property, sales, and use tax exemptions created; JSCTE appendix report - AB794

prosecutionProsecution, see Court — Procedure

prostheticsProsthetics, see Medical service

protective occupationProtective occupation, see Retirement — Protective service

provisional ballotProvisional ballot, see Elections — Ballots

pscPSC, see Public Service Commission

psychiatristPsychiatrist, see Physician

psychologyPsychology, see also Mental health — Hospitals and institutes

Insurance coverage of services provided by licensed mental health professionals: laws modified; provisions re grievance resolution, patient rights, and treatment records [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 1424g, 1427r, 1431d, 1443f-k, 2995p, 3137r, 3197r-t, 9326 (9q), (10q)] - AB75

Juvenile court jurisdiction: additional provision for waiver to adult criminal court re examination of juvenile by a psychiatrist, psychologist, or another expert; report requirement - SB149

Prescriptive authority: Psychology Examining Board authorized to issue certificates to licensed psychologists; definition, conditions, and nursing provisions - SB180

Protective occupation participants for WRS purposes extended to Parole Commission members, state employees at certain correctional institutions and mental health facilities, certain Corr.Dept employees who work with sexually violent persons, and clerical employees at probation, extended supervision, and parole offices; JSCRS appendix report - AB199

Sexual exploitation by a therapist added to list of felonies for which preliminary hearings may be closed - AB460

public accessPublic access, see Forestry; Open meeting (Governmental); Public land; Public record

public access channelPublic access channel, see Television

public assistancePublic assistance, see also Aid to families with dependent children; Children — Protection and services; Food stamp plan; Medical assistance; Nursing homes and adult care; Poor; Public welfare; Unemployment — Relief measures; Veteran — Relief; Wisconsin Works

AFDC collections repayment to federal government [Sec. 483, 484, 498, 1226, 1227, 1235, 1236, 9408 (2); Enrolled AB-75: TANF revenue adjustments] - AB75

Biometric fingerprint identification system re child care attendance under Wisconsin Shares, DCF duties - AB845

Biometric fingerprint identification system re child care attendance under Wisconsin Shares, DCF duties - SB592

Child care allocations, kinship care funding, allocation for public assistance program fraud and error reduction; funding for Milwaukee and statewide child welfare information systems removed [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``Children and Families, Department of"] - AB75

Child support distribution change and pass-through; SSI and caretaker supplement [Sec. 1154, 1156, 1368, 1370, 1371, 9308 (9), 9322 (7), 9408 (14), 9422 (12); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, 1155c, 1369c, 9308 (8d), 9408 (13d); deletes 1154, 1368, 9408 (14)] - AB75

DCF funding re AFDC, Milwaukee child welfare services, TANF, and federal block grant aids [Sec. 1233, 1234, 9208 (1)-(3), 9408 (12), (13); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, ombudsman and LAB audit provisions, 9108 (8u), 9131 (2f)] - AB75

Emergency assistance: DCF to establish amount of aid to be granted; maximum amounts to be published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register if DCF does not set by rule [Sec. 1140, 9308 (1), 9408 (3); original bill only] - AB75

Emergency assistance to needy persons under certain circumstances: DCF to establish maximum amount granted and publish them in the Administrative Register if not established by rule; energy crisis added to list of circumstances - AB374

Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley: annual funding for services to homeless individuals and families [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 488d, 1140g] - AB75

Energy and weatherization assistance programs: ``low-income household" definition revised - AB255

Energy and weatherization assistance programs: ``low-income household" definition revised - SB189

Energy, Division of, transferred from DOA to PSC; provisions re LIEAP, weatherization, energy conservation, and other services [Sec. 56-64, 65-67, 70-73, 97, 122-148, 223-225, 558, 561-564, 682, 843, 850-852, 1819-1824, 1850, 2328, 2454, 2466-2470, 2472-2475, 2631, 3398, 9101 (1), (2), 9401 (1), (2); original bill only] - AB75

Funeral and burial expenses for decedents who, during life, received certain public assistance: maximum amount a county department may contribute increased - AB832

Funeral and burial expenses for decedents who, during life, received certain public assistance: maximum amount a county department may contribute increased - SB338

Health care benefits counseling: DHS grants to organizations that provide assistance to individuals to obtain and maintain health care benefits created; conditions set - AB878

Health care benefits counseling: DHS grants to organizations that provide assistance to individuals to obtain and maintain health care benefits created; conditions set - SB633

Homeless individuals and families: grant allocation for shelters in Dane County increased, portion designated for applicants providing temporary shelter in the vicinity of the state capitol - AB72

Low-income energy assistance: eligibility expanded, benefit specified [Sec. 68, 69] - AB75

Permanency planning for children in out-of-home care, right to be heard in proceedings involving children in out-of-home care, notice to relatives when child is removed from home, placement with siblings re foster home or adoption, plan for transition to independent living, reporting of infants affected by controlled substances, circuit court commissioner review of permanency plans, TPR filing requirements, reasonable efforts to achieve goals of permanency plan, informal disposition, confidentiality of records [S.Amdt.1: effective date changed re paying support or maintenance arrears to certain public assistance recipients] - SB347

``Professional Social Work Month" proclaimed March 2010 - AJR113

Program revisions re benefits for low-income residents: BadgerCare Plus, food stamps, Wisconsin Shares, drug testing for public assistance, MPCP, energy assistance, WHEDA and Comm.Dept housing assistance, HEAB, and EITC; Comm.Dept and JSCTE appendix reports - SB708

Public assistance programs eligibility: documentary proof of citizenship or satisfactory immigration status required; exception and penalty provisions - SB577

Public benefit fees revised re weatherization or other services and DA salaries and fringe benefits; additional fee applies only to 2009-11 biennium [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 64m, 542p, s, 558, 9101 (1f), 9113 (6x), 9413 (2x)] - AB75

Public benefit programs: DOA, DCF, DHS, and DWD to develop plan for consolidated enrollment [Sec. 9157 (1); original bill only] - AB75

Relief block grant program eliminated; DHS appropriation expanded re certain county health services and benefits under BadgerCare Plus Childless Adults Program [Sec. 348, 349, 353, 354, 360, 361, 583, 836-838, 840, 841, 846, 847, 854, 899, 1129, 1131-1138, 1141, 1272, 1291, 1294, 1295, 1326, 1355, 1365, 1378, 1379, 2522, 2523, 3100, 3112, 3173, 3229-3232, 3354, 9322 (9), 9422 (6), (7); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions including tribal relief block grant program, 1132c-1134t, 1294m; deletes 360, 361, 583, 1132, 1133, 1134, 1272, 1294, 1295, 1326, 1355, 1378, 1379, 2522, 2523, 3100, 3112, 3229, 3230, 3232, 3354] - AB75

Shelter for the homeless and transitional housing grants: appropriation changed from annual to biennial; December 31 lapse deleted [Sec. 216; Enrolled AB-75: award of grants permitted except to the extent that doing so would reduce federal funding, 215p, 9110 (12u)] - AB75

Skills enhancement grants created, DCF to award to community action agencies [S.Sub.Amdt.1] - SB409

TANF and W-2 appropriation revisions [Sec. 43-45, 9208 (1), (2)] - SB62

Transitional jobs demonstration project and trial job program expanded re TANF Emergency Fund; DCF report to JCF required; DWD duties [A.Amdt.1: appropriation revisions] - AB898

Transitional jobs demonstration project and trial job program expanded re TANF Emergency Fund; DCF report to JCF required; DWD duties - SB653

WC revisions re attorney fees and reimbursement to governmental unit that provided public assistance to pay medical costs - AB586

Weatherization and other energy conservation services funding; sunset provision [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 120b-y, 9101 (1f), 9401 (1f)] - AB75

WIC and emergency food assistance program transferred from DCF to DHS; electronic benefit transfer for all DHS benefits permitted [Sec. 485, 488, 490, 829, 1144, 1217-1223, 1376, 2480, 3237-3239, 3392, 9122 (1); Enrolled AB-75: further revisions, deletes 1221-1223] - AB75

public broadcastingPublic broadcasting, see Television

public buildingPublic building, see also State capitol; State office building

Authorized state building program for 2009-11 [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9106 (1)] - AB75

Building program projects funded from non-GPR sources: loans authorized [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9106 (3)] - AB75

Building program (2009-11) bonding authorizations [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 641m-p, 646e, m, 652m-p, 655d, n-x, 656e] - AB75

Building projects and financing authority enumerated under previous state building program continued into 2009-11 biennium [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 9106 (2)] - AB75

Commercial construction site erosion control program and responsibilities transferred from Comm.Dept to DNR [Enrolled AB-75: Sec. 275d, 702m-t, 1449s, 1954g, 2075c-j, 2576n, p, 9110 (11f), 9410 (2f)] - AB75

Design standards for state buildings: DOA to ensure plans to construct, repair, renovate, or expand conform to new Comm.Dept voluntary standards - AB649

Design standards for state buildings: DOA to ensure plans to construct, repair, renovate, or expand conform to new Comm.Dept voluntary standards - SB450

Energy conservation codes for commercial building and one- and two-family dwellings to be based on the International Energy Conservation Code; agricultural facility, DATCP, and voluntary design standards for public buildings and places of employment provisions - AB649

Energy conservation standards for the construction of certain buildings, LEED certification for public building projects, graywater and rainwater systems; DOA, Building Commission, and Comm.Dept duties; report and lease provisions - AB843

Federal economic stimulus funds: Governor to submit plan to JCF; transportation and exception provisions; new procedure created re state building projects [Sec. 9131 (1); S.Amdt.1: further revisions, materials prepared by DOA and LFB to be posted to LFB's Web site] - SB62

Healthy and environmentally sensitive cleaning requirements for certain publicly owned buildings: DHS duties set, Council on Healthy and Environmentally Sensitive Cleaning created - AB578

Prevailing wage law not applicable to construction projects contracted to private owner or developer and completed project is acquired or leased by state agency or local government - AB167

Sale of certain state-owned property: provisions re 2005 WisAct 25 and 2007 WisAct 20 modified; sunset provided [Sec. 3406] - AB75

Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and places of employment, a few exceptions specified; certain existing exceptions eliminated; smoking in sports arenas, private clubs, and bus shelters specifically prohibited; enforcement by person in charge required [Sec. 1840, 2076-2150, 2445, 2447, 2741, 2996, 3204, 3233, 9310 (2), 9410 (1); original bill only] - AB75

Smoking prohibitions: designated smoking area prohibited in public places and places of employment, a few exceptions specified; certain existing exceptions eliminated; smoking in sports arenas, private clubs, and public conveyances specifically prohibited; enforcement by person in charge required - AB252

State building construction procedures revised [Sec. 14, 15, 18, 19, 113, 115-118, 121, 657, 9301 (1), 9306 (1); original bill only] - AB75

State building contracting and construction procedure revisions re bids, contractors, and ``construction-manager-at-risk contracting" - AB427

State building contracting and construction procedure revisions re bids, contractors, and ``construction-manager-at-risk contracting" - SB298

public debtPublic debt, see Debt, Public