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Wis. Stat. § 153.80 — WI Code / Chapter 153 / Section 153.80
Definitions.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) “Department” means the department of health services.

(2) “Health care provider” has the meaning given in s. 146.81 (1) and includes an ambulatory surgery center, which has the meaning given for “ambulatory surgical center” under 42 CFR 416.2 .

(3) “Secretary” means the secretary of health services.

(4) “State-designated entity” means a nonprofit corporation designated by the state as eligible to apply for and receive grants under 42 USC 300jj-33 from the secretary of the U.S. department of health and human services.

History: 2009 a. 274 .
Wis. Stat. § 703.04 — WI Code / Chapter 703 / Section 703.04
Status of the units.
Status: in_force

A unit, together with its undivided interest in the common elements, for all purposes constitutes real property.

History: 1977 c. 407 .
Wis. Stat. § 115.74 — WI Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.74
Assessment of needs and evaluation of resources.
Status: in_force

(1) On or before July 1 in every even-numbered year, the state superintendent shall:

(a) Conduct a statewide assessment of the need for American Indian language and culture education programs. The assessment shall include information on:

1. Numbers, ages, location and tribal affiliation of American Indian pupils.

2. Concentration of American Indian pupils in attendance areas, as defined in s. 121.845 (1) , within each school district by tribal affiliation.

3. Rates of American Indian children receiving special education and related services under subch. V of ch. 115 in comparison with statewide and district-wide rates.

4. Advancement, achievement levels and dropout rates of American Indian pupils in comparison with average advancement and dropout rates.

5. Participant response to the program.

(b) Evaluate the American Indian language and culture education programs established under this subchapter. Alternative school programs shall be evaluated under this paragraph only with the permission of the school.

(2) Annually, on or before July 1, the state superintendent shall evaluate all available resources and programs which are or could be directed toward meeting the educational needs of American Indian pupils. The evaluation shall include information on:

(a) Numbers, locations and qualifications of teachers, administrators, counselors and others from American Indian backgrounds who are interested in working in American Indian language and culture education programs.

(b) Programs in this state designed for the preparation of American Indian language and culture education teachers.

(c) The effectiveness of programs for American Indian pupils in this state other than programs established under this subchapter.

(d) The effectiveness of preservice and in-service programs for staffs of American Indian language and culture education programs.

(e) The tests, criteria, procedures and methods used to identify, test, assess and classify American Indian pupils.

(3) The assessment of needs under sub. (1) (a) and the evaluation of resources under sub. (2) shall be performed on Indian reservations and in other Indian communities recognized by the federal government only in conjunction with, or with the permission of, the respective tribal governments.

(4) The state superintendent shall prepare a biennial report which shall be included as an addendum to the department’s biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d) . The report shall include the results of the most recent assessment of needs and evaluation of programs under sub. (1) , the evaluation of resources under sub. (2) and recommendations for legislation in the area of American Indian language and culture education.

History: 1979 c. 346 ; 1983 a. 189 s. 329 (17m) ; 1983 a. 524 ; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (43) ; 1989 a. 56 ; 1997 a. 27 , 164 .
Wis. Stat. § 411.510 — WI Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.510
Installment lease contracts: rejection and default.
Status: in_force

(1) Under an installment lease contract a lessee may reject a delivery that is nonconforming if the nonconformity substantially impairs the value of that delivery and cannot be cured or the nonconformity is a defect in the required documents; but, if the nonconformity does not fall within sub. (2) and the lessor or the supplier gives adequate assurance of its cure, the lessee shall accept that delivery.

(2) Whenever nonconformity or default with respect to one or more deliveries substantially impairs the value of the installment lease contract as a whole there is a default with respect to the whole. But, the aggrieved party reinstates the installment lease contract as a whole if the aggrieved party accepts a nonconforming delivery without seasonably notifying of cancellation or brings an action with respect only to past deliveries or demands performance as to future deliveries.

History: 1991 a. 148 .
Wis. Stat. § 138.057 — WI Code / Chapter 138 / Section 138.057
Penalties.
Status: in_force

Any lender who intentionally violates s. 138.053 , 138.055 or 138.056 is liable to the borrower for all excess interest collected, plus interest thereon at the rate of 5 percent per year. In addition, the borrower may recover actual damages, including incidental and consequential damages, sustained by reason of the violation.

History: 1975 c. 387 ; 1977 c. 26 ; 1981 c. 45 s. 51 .
Wis. Stat. § 118.53 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.53
Attendance by pupils enrolled in a home-based private educational program.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “course” means study which has the fundamental purposes of developing the knowledge, concepts, and skills in a subject.

(2) In addition to the standards for admission under ss. 118.14 , 118.145 (1) , and 120.12 (25) , the school board of a district shall determine the minimum standards for admission to a course offered by the school district in grades kindergarten through 8.

(2m) A school board shall allow a pupil enrolled in a home-based private educational program who has not met the minimum standards for admission into high school under s. 118.145 (1) to attend up to 2 courses at a public school in the district during each school semester if the school board determines that the pupil qualifies for admission to those courses and if there is sufficient space in the classroom.

(3) A school board shall allow a pupil enrolled in a home-based private educational program, who has met the standards for admission under sub. (2) , to attend up to 2 courses at a public school in the district during each school semester if the school board determines that there is sufficient space in the classroom.

(4) A pupil enrolled in a home-based private educational program and attending a public school under this section may attend one course in each of 2 school districts, but may not attend more than 2 courses in any semester.

History: 2013 a. 20 , 211 .
Wis. Stat. § 229.848 — WI Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.848
Transfers; transfer agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) If a district is dissolved under s. 229.847 , the property of the district shall be transferred either to the sponsoring city or to an entity described either in section 170 (c) (1) or in both sections 170 (c) (2) and 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. If the sponsoring city is a 1st class city, the specific entity to which the district’s property shall be transferred upon dissolution shall be specified in the initial resolution under which the 1st class city created the district. If the sponsoring city is not a 1st class city, the district board shall determine the entity to which the district’s property shall be transferred upon dissolution.

(2) A sponsoring city and a district board may enter into a transfer agreement to provide the terms and conditions upon which the sponsoring city or the district board may transfer any interests in an existing or proposed cultural arts facility, or any other property interests owned by either party, to the other party to the agreement. A transfer may take the form of a sale, lease, or other conveyance and may be with or without financial consideration.

History: 1999 a. 65 .
Wis. Stat. § 106.25 — WI Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106.25
Public insurrection; death and disability benefits.
Status: in_force

(1) Definition. In this section, “public insurrection” means a civil disturbance in which a group or groups of persons are simultaneously engaged in acts of violence against persons or property by the illegal use of weapons, by burning, pillaging or looting or by committing any other illegal acts, and which is of such a magnitude as to result in any of the following:

(am) Extraordinary utilization of off-duty local law enforcement personnel.

(b) Declaration of a public emergency by the governor.

(c) The calling of the national guard or other troops.

(2) Death and disability benefits. If the department finds that the injury or death of a state or local government officer or employee arose out of the performance of duties in connection with a public insurrection, and finds that death or disability benefits are payable under ch. 102 , a supplemental award equal to the amount of the benefits, other than medical expense, payable under ch. 102 shall be made to the persons and in the same manner provided by ch. 102 , except that when benefits are payable under s. 102.49 , a supplemental award equal to one-half the benefits payable under that section shall be made.

(3) Payments. All payments under this section shall be made from the general fund.

(4) Benefits additional to all others. Death and disability benefits under this section are in addition to all other benefits provided by state law or by action of any municipality or public agency.

History: 1971 c. 40 ; 1975 c. 199 ; 1975 c. 404 s. 7 ; 1975 c. 405 s. 7 ; Stats. 1975 s. 101.47; 1977 c. 29 s. 1651 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 3726 ; Stats. 1995 s. 106.25; 1995 a. 225 , 257 .
Wis. Stat. § 865.19 — WI Code / Chapter 865 / Section 865.19
Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributees.
Status: in_force

(1) Unless previously adjudicated in a formal testacy proceeding or otherwise barred, the claim of any claimant to recover from a distributee who is liable to pay the claim, and the right of any heir or devisee, or of a successor personal representative acting in their behalf, to recover property improperly distributed or the value thereof from any distributee is forever barred at the later of:

(a) Three years after the decedent’s death; or

(b) One year after the time of distribution thereof.

(2) This section does not bar an action to recover property or value received as the result of fraud or an action by a creditor where notice was not given under s. 859.07 .

History: 1973 c. 39 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.1005 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.1005
Refusal to permit inspection.
Status: in_force

If an officer in charge of a bank refuses to submit the books, papers and concerns of the bank to the inspection of the division, or refuses to be examined under oath touching the concerns of the bank, the division may inform the attorney general. The department of justice shall then institute an action to procure a judgment dissolving the bank. In order to carry out this section, the division may commence and maintain in the division’s name any action necessary or proper to enforce this section.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 49.73 — WI Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.73
Residential care institutions; establishment.
Status: in_force

(1) Any county or combination of counties may establish and staff a county residential care institution for the reception and care of dependent persons which shall be governed by the county board. The institution shall be licensed under s. 50.03 by the department before receiving or caring for any dependent person.

(2) Residential care institutions may be established and staffed by private vendors for the reception and care of dependent persons. The institution shall be licensed under s. 50.03 by the department before receiving or caring for any dependent persons.

(3) Any county operated or private residential care facility not certifiable as a Title XIX facility shall be licensed and governed under s. 50.03 by the department before receiving or caring for any dependent persons.

(4) The cost of care of such patients shall be determined by multiplying the per day patient rate for such facility as determined by applying the formula under s. 49.45 (6m) (ag) , except that interest on capital expenditures which are reimbursable under s. 51.91 shall be excluded, times the number of days of care of such patients in the time period being considered. Any amounts received by the facility from the patient or resident shall be deducted from the costs determined under this subsection. This section shall not be construed to require that as a condition of reimbursement any facility must meet any skilled or intermediate care standards established by the department.

(6) The care, services and supplies provided under this section shall be a liability against the patient’s county of residence.

History: 1971 c. 216 ; 1973 c. 90 , 333 ; 1975 c. 413 s. 18 ; 1975 c. 430 s. 80 ; 1977 c. 418 s. 929 (55) ; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1995 a. 27 ss. 2838 to 2843 ; Stats. 1995 s. 49.73.
Wis. Stat. § 118.10 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.10
School safety patrols.
Status: in_force

Any school board may organize school safety patrols and, with the permission of the parents, appoint pupils as members thereof for the purpose of influencing and encouraging the other pupils to refrain from crossing public highways at points other than at regular crossings and for the purpose of directing pupils not to cross highways at times when the presence of traffic would render such crossing unsafe. Nothing in this section authorizes or permits the use of any safety patrol member for the purpose of directing vehicular traffic, nor may any safety patrol member be stationed in that portion of the highway intended for the use of vehicular traffic. No liability shall attach to the school district or any individual, school board member, school district administrator, teacher or other school authority by virtue of the organization, maintenance or operation of a school safety patrol organized, maintained and operated under this section.

History: 1997 a. 113 .
Wis. Stat. § 961.565 — WI Code / Chapter 961 / Section 961.565
Enforcement reports.
Status: in_force

On or before November 15 annually, the governor and the attorney general shall submit a joint report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) describing the activities in this state during the previous year to enforce the laws regulating controlled substances. The report shall contain recommendations for improving the effectiveness of enforcement activities and other efforts to combat the abuse of controlled substances.

History: 1989 a. 122 ; 1995 a. 448 s. 308 ; Stats. 1995 s. 961.565.
Wis. Stat. § 10.03 — WI Code / Chapter 10 / Section 10.03
Cross-references required.
Status: in_force

Whenever possible the complete election notice shall appear on a single page of the newspaper. If this is impracticable, a footnote in 12-point caps shall indicate the page where the notice is continued. At the top of each succeeding page, or column of the notice, shall appear in 12-point caps and figures the notation, “For information to Electors and other facsimile ballots, see page ....”.

History: 1993 a. 213 .
Wis. Stat. § 551.506 — WI Code / Chapter 551 / Section 551.506
Misrepresentations concerning registration or exemption.
Status: in_force

The filing of an application for registration, a registration statement, a notice filing under this chapter, the registration of a person, the notice filing by a person, or the registration of a security under this chapter does not constitute a finding by the administrator that a record filed under this chapter is true, complete, and not misleading. The filing or registration or the availability of an exemption, exception, preemption, or exclusion for a security or a transaction does not mean that the administrator has passed upon the merits or qualifications of, or recommended or given approval to, a person, security, or transaction. It is unlawful to make, or cause to be made, to a purchaser, customer, client, or prospective customer or client a representation inconsistent with this section.

History: 2007 a. 196 .
Wis. Stat. § 126.46 — WI Code / Chapter 126 / Section 126.46
Contributing milk contractors; fund assessments.
Status: in_force

(1) General. A contributing milk contractor shall pay an annual fund assessment for each license year, including an assessment for deferred payment contracts entered into under s. 126.485 , in the amount specified by the department by rule.

(5m) Reduced assessment for certain milk contractors filing security. If a contributing milk contractor files security under s. 126.47 (1) (b) , the contributing milk contractor’s fund assessment is the amount specified under sub. (1) reduced by an amount determined as follows:

(a) Divide the amount of security that the milk contractor is required to file under s. 126.47 (3) (b) by the amount of the milk contractor’s estimated default exposure.

(b) Multiply the amount specified under sub. (1) by the amount determined under par. (a) .

(6) Quarterly installments.

(a) A contributing milk contractor shall pay the milk contractor’s annual fund assessment in equal quarterly installments that are due as follows:

1. The first installment is due on June 1 of the license year.

2. The 2nd installment is due on September 1 of the license year.

3. The 3rd installment is due on December 1 of the license year.

4. The 4th installment is due on March 1 of the license year.

(b) A contributing milk contractor may prepay any of the quarterly installments under par. (a) .

(c) A contributing milk contractor who applies for an annual license after the beginning of a license year shall pay the full annual fund assessment required under this section. The milk contractor shall pay, with the first quarterly installment that becomes due after the day on which the department issues the license, all of the quarterly installments for that license year that were due before that day.

(d) If s. 126.45 (1) (b) requires a licensed milk contractor to become a contributing milk contractor during the license year, the milk contractor shall pay only those quarterly installments that become due after the requirement takes effect.

(e) A contributing milk contractor who fails to pay the full amount of any quarterly installment when due shall pay, in addition to that installment, a late payment penalty of $50 or 10 percent of the overdue installment amount, whichever is greater.

(7) Notice of annual assessment and quarterly installments. When the department issues an annual license to a contributing milk contractor, the department shall notify the milk contractor of all of the following:

(a) The amount of the milk contractor’s annual fund assessment under this section.

(b) The amount of each required quarterly installment under sub. (6) and the date by which the milk contractor must pay each installment.

(c) The penalty that applies under sub. (6) (e) if the milk contractor fails to pay any quarterly installment when due.

History: 2001 a. 16 ; 2003 a. 38 ; 2009 a. 296 ; 2017 a. 155 .
Wis. Stat. § 40.40 — WI Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.40
State-federal agreement.
Status: in_force

The secretary may, upon receipt of a certified copy of a resolution adopted by the governing body of any employer in accordance with s. 40.41 execute on behalf of the state a modification of the state-federal agreement with the secretary of the federal department of health and human services for the inclusion of a coverage group of the employees of the employer under the OASDHI system in conformity with federal regulations. The state and each employer included under the agreement or modification of the agreement shall thereafter be bound by federal regulations.

History: 1981 c. 96 .
Wis. Stat. § 711.10 — WI Code / Chapter 711 / Section 711.10
Custodian compliance and immunity.
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than 60 days after receipt of the information required under ss. 711.05 to 711.08 or 711.12 (7) or an online tool, a custodian shall comply with a request under this chapter from a fiduciary or designated recipient to disclose digital property or terminate an account. If the custodian fails to comply, the fiduciary or designated recipient may apply to the court for an order directing the custodian to comply with the request.

(2) A court shall include in an order directing a custodian to comply with a request made under this chapter a finding that compliance with the request does not violate 18 USC 2702 .

(3) A custodian may notify the user that a request for disclosure of digital property or to terminate an account was made under this chapter.

(4) A custodian may deny a request under this chapter from a fiduciary or designated recipient for disclosure of digital property or to terminate an account if the custodian is aware of any lawful access to the account after the receipt of the fiduciary’s request.

(5) This chapter does not limit a custodian’s ability to obtain or to require a fiduciary or designated recipient requesting disclosure or termination under this chapter to obtain a court order that does all of the following:

(a) Specifies that an account belongs to the protected person or principal.

(b) Specifies that there is sufficient consent from the protected person or principal to support the requested disclosure.

(c) Contains any findings required by law other than this chapter.

(6) A custodian and its officers, employees, and agents are immune from liability for an act or omission done in good faith in compliance with this chapter.

History: 2015 a. 300 .
Wis. Stat. § 64.27 — WI Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64.27
Law applicable; existing ordinances, etc.; territorial limits; vested rights; liabilities.
Status: in_force

(1) Any law applicable to any city before its reorganization and not inconsistent with the provisions of ss. 64.25 to 64.40 , shall apply to and govern such reorganized city.

(2) Any bylaw, ordinance or resolution lawfully passed and in force in any such city at the time of its reorganization shall remain in force until altered or repealed by the council elected under the provisions of ss. 64.25 to 64.40 .

(3) The territorial limits of such city shall remain the same as under its former organization.

(4) All rights and property of every description which were vested in such city under its former organization shall remain the same under the reorganization herein contemplated.

(5) No right or liability either in favor of or against such reorganized city, and no suit or prosecution of any kind, shall be affected by such change of government unless otherwise provided in ss. 64.25 to 64.40 .