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Wis. Stat. § 38.001 — WI Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38.001
Mission and purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds it in the public interest to provide a system of technical colleges which enables eligible persons to acquire the occupational skills training necessary for full participation in the work force; which stresses job training and retraining; which recognizes the rapidly changing educational needs of residents to keep current with the demands of the work place and through its course offerings and programs facilitates educational options for residents; which fosters economic development; which provides education through associate degree programs and other programs below the baccalaureate level; which functions cooperatively with other educational institutions and other governmental bodies; and which provides services to all members of the public.

(1m) The board shall be responsible for the initiation, development, maintenance and supervision of programs with specific occupational orientations below the baccalaureate level, including associate degrees, training of apprentices and adult education below the professional level.

(2) The principal purposes of the technical college system are to:

(a) Provide occupational education and training and retraining programs, including the training of apprentices, that enable residents to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment at a technical, paraprofessional, skilled or semiskilled occupation. Such programs include general education courses to facilitate student achievement in occupational skills training. The district boards should maintain courses at standards acceptable to national, regional and professional accrediting agencies and associations.

(b) Provide customized training and technical assistance to business and industry in order to foster economic development and the expansion of employment opportunities.

(3) The additional purposes of the technical college system are to:

(a)

1. Contract with secondary schools, including tribal schools, to provide educational opportunities for high school age students in order to enhance their potential for benefiting from postsecondary education and for obtaining employment.

2. Coordinate and cooperate with secondary schools, including tribal schools, to facilitate the transition of secondary school students into postsecondary technical college education through curriculum articulation and collaboration.

(b) Provide a collegiate transfer program.

(c) Provide community services and avocational or self-enrichment activities.

(d) Provide education in basic skills to enable students to effectively function at a literate level in society.

(e) Provide education and services which address barriers created by stereotyping and discriminating and assist individuals with disabilities, minorities, women, and the disadvantaged to participate in the work force and the full range of technical college programs and activities.

History: 1971 c. 100 , 125 , 211 ; 1981 c. 269 , 391 ; 1983 a. 379 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 1993 a. 399 ; 2009 a. 302 ; 2019 a. 9 .
Wis. Stat. § 601.14 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.14
Supporting services.
Status: in_force

(1) Offices. The department of administration shall provide suitable premises for the offices of the commissioner of insurance:

(a) In the city of Madison; and

(b) Elsewhere, if approved by the governor as necessary for the efficient operation of the office.

(2) Materials, supplies, equipment and contractual services. The department of administration shall provide the office with all materials, supplies, equipment and contractual services necessary for its efficient operation, including reasonable library facilities and books. Part-time or temporary services of professionals and experts shall be provided by the department of administration upon the recommendation of the commissioner, and may be provided without regard to the restrictions of subch. II of ch. 230 .

History: 1971 c. 307 ; 1977 c. 196 s. 131 .
Wis. Stat. § 225.04 — WI Code / Chapter 225 / Section 225.04
Directors.
Status: in_force

The corporate powers of any such corporation shall be exercised by a board of directors. The number of directors and their term of office shall be determined in a manner prescribed in the bylaws. At no time shall there be less than 5 directors. The initial board of directors shall consist of the incorporators and they shall serve until the first annual meeting. The first annual meeting shall occur at a date to be fixed by the board of directors as soon as reasonably possible after a minimum of 25 percent of the capital stock of the corporation is paid into its treasury and a minimum of 10 stockholder members of the corporation have qualified as provided in s. 225.05 ; and such annual meeting and subsequent annual meetings shall be called and the directors shall be elected in the manner provided in the bylaws.

History: 2009 a. 177 .
Wis. Stat. § 236.26 — WI Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.26
Notification to approving authorities.
Status: in_force

When a final plat is recorded, the register of deeds shall notify all authorities required by s. 236.10 to approve or permitted by s. 236.12 to object to the plat by mailing to the clerk of each authority written notice thereof.

History: 1981 c. 314 .
Wis. Stat. § 345.315 — WI Code / Chapter 345 / Section 345.315
Change of judge.
Status: in_force

(1) In traffic regulation and nonmoving traffic violation cases a person charged with a violation may file a written request for a substitution of a different judge for the judge originally assigned to the trial of that case. The written request shall be filed not later than 7 days after the initial appearance in person or by an attorney. If a new judge is assigned to the trial of a case and the defendant has not exercised the right to substitute an assigned judge, a written request for the substitution of the new judge may be filed within 10 days of the giving of actual notice or sending of the notice of assignment to the defendant or the defendant’s attorney. If the notification occurs within 10 days of the date set for trial, the request shall be filed within 48 hours of the giving of actual notice or sending of the notice of assignment to the defendant or the defendant’s attorney. If the notification occurs within 48 hours of the trial or if there has been no notification, the defendant may make an oral or written request for substitution prior to the commencement of the proceedings. The judge against whom a request has been filed may set initial bail and accept a plea.

(1m) When the clerk of court receives a request for substitution, the clerk shall immediately contact the judge whose substitution has been requested for a determination of whether the request was made timely and in proper form. If the request is found to be timely and in proper form, the judge named in the request has no further jurisdiction and the clerk shall request the assignment of another judge under s. 751.03 . If no determination is made within 7 days, the clerk shall refer the matter to the chief judge of the judicial administrative district for determination of whether the request was made timely and in proper form and reassignment as necessary.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (5) , no more than one judge can be disqualified in any action.

(3) In a court of record assignment of judges shall be made as provided in s. 751.03 .

(4) In municipal court a case shall be transferred as provided in ss. 751.03 (2) and 800.05 .

(5) If upon an appeal from a judgment or order or upon a writ of error the appellate court orders a new trial or reverses or modifies the judgment or order in a manner such that further proceedings in the trial court are necessary, the person charged with a violation may file a request under sub. (1) within 20 days after the entry of the judgment or decision of the appellate court whether or not another request was filed prior to the time the appeal or writ of error was taken.

History: 1971 c. 278 ; 1973 c. 218 ; 1977 c. 135 ; 1977 c. 187 s. 135 ; 1977 c. 305 , 449 ; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (1) , (17); 1981 c. 165 ; 1983 a. 218 ; 1987 a. 151 .
Wis. Stat. § 54.63 — WI Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54.63
Expansion of order of guardianship; procedure.
Status: in_force

(1) If the guardian or another interested person submits to the court a written statement with relevant accompanying support requesting the removal of rights from the ward and transfer to the guardian of powers in addition to those specified in the order of appointment of the guardian, based on an expansion of the ward’s incapacity, the court shall do all of the following:

(a) Appoint a guardian ad litem for the ward.

(b) Order that notice, including notice concerning potential court action if circumstances are extraordinary, be given to all of the following:

1. The county department of social services or human services if the ward is protectively placed or receives long-term support services as a public benefit.

2. The ward.

3. The guardian.

4. The agent under the ward’s power of attorney for health care under ch. 155 , if any, and the agent under the ward’s durable power of attorney under ch. 244 , if any.

5. Any other persons determined by the court.

(2)

(a) If, after 10 days after notice is provided under sub. (1) (b) , or earlier if the court determines that the circumstances are extraordinary, no person submits to the court an objection to the request under sub. (1) , the court may amend the order entered under s. 54.46 (2) and enter a determination and the amended order that specifies any change in the powers of the guardian.

(b) If, within 10 days after notice is provided under sub. (1) (b) , a person submits to the court an objection to the request under sub. (1) , the court shall hold a hearing, unless the objector declines a hearing, under the procedure specified in s. 54.64 (2) .

History: 2005 a. 387 ; 2009 a. 319 .
Wis. Stat. § 63.52 — WI Code / Chapter 63 / Section 63.52
Violations, city civil service; vacates office; disqualification; prosecution.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who willfully, or through culpable negligence, violates any provision of ss. 63.18 to 63.51 , or any rule promulgated in accordance with the provisions thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $50, and not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court.

(2) If any person is convicted under this section, any public office which such person holds shall, by force of such conviction, be rendered vacant, and such person shall be incapable of holding office for the period of 5 years from the date of such conviction.

(3) Prosecution for violations of ss. 63.18 to 63.51 may be instituted either by the attorney general, the district attorney for the county in which the offense is alleged to have been committed, or by the board of city service commissioners acting through special counsel. Such prosecutions shall be conducted and controlled by the prosecuting officers who institute them, unless they request the aid of other prosecuting officers.
Wis. Stat. § 440.42 — WI Code / Chapter 440 / Section 440.42
Agent.
Status: in_force

Each licensed company shall maintain an agent for service of process in this state.

History: 2015 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.173 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.173
Resident deer hunting license.
Status: in_force

(1) Issuance. A resident deer hunting license shall be issued subject to ss. 29.024 and 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. by the department to any resident applying for this license.

(2) Authorization.

(a) A resident deer hunting license authorizes the hunting of deer with a firearm, airgun, bow and arrow, or crossbow.

(b) A qualified service member holding a current resident deer hunting license may hunt deer of either sex during any season open to hunting of deer with firearms that is established by the department. For purposes of this paragraph, a qualified service member is a member of the armed forces who exhibits proof that he or she is in active service with the armed forces outside this state and proof of one of the following:

1. That he or she is a resident who is on furlough or leave.

2. That he or she was a resident at the time he or she entered active service and that he or she is on furlough or leave.

History: 1973 c. 90 s. 538 ; 1979 c. 34 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 270 ; 1993 a. 258 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1997 a. 248 ss. 236 to 239 ; Stats. 1997 s. 29.173; 2005 a. 387 ; 2007 a. 51 ; 2011 a. 252 ; 2015 a. 89 , 222 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2023 a. 115 .
Wis. Stat. § 26.37 — WI Code / Chapter 26 / Section 26.37
Lake states wood utilization consortium.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of natural resources shall develop a plan to establish a lake states wood utilization consortium to provide research, development, and demonstration grants to enhance the forest products industry in Wisconsin and other states. The plan shall do all of the following:

(a) Define the powers, duties and responsibilities of the consortium.

(b) Establish an implementation committee for the consortium. Members of the committee may include one or more representatives from the department of natural resources, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the forest products industry.

(c) Specify eligibility requirements for the grants and criteria for awarding the grants, including how the grants are to be distributed to each state participating in the consortium.

(d) Require that the grants require matching funds or in-kind contributions by industrial recipients of the grants.

(e) Require the implementation committee to identify an organization that can administer and award the grants and oversee the grant program.

(f) Require the consortium to actively pursue funding from the states of Michigan and Minnesota of $200,000 annually from each state for 3 years.

(g) Require the consortium to actively pursue federal and other funding sources.

(2) The department of natural resources may not expend moneys from the appropriations under s. 20.370 (5) (ax) or (6) (bt) , 1997 stats., unless the department of natural resources and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation first submit to the joint committee on finance the plan required under sub. (1) . If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the department of natural resources within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the plan may be implemented and moneys may be expended as proposed by the department of natural resources. If, within 14 days after the date of the submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the department of natural resources that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, moneys may be expended only after the plan has been approved by the committee.

History: 1995 a. 27 ss. 1430m , 9116 (5) ; 1999 a. 185 ; 2011 a. 32 .
Wis. Stat. § 66.0229 — WI Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.0229
Consolidation.
Status: in_force

(1) General procedures. Subject to ss. 66.0301 (6) (d) and 66.0307 (7) , a town, village or city may be consolidated with a contiguous town, village or city, by ordinance, passed by a two-thirds vote of all the members of each board or council, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by the electors at a referendum held in each municipality. The ballots shall bear the words, “for consolidation”, and “against consolidation”, and if a majority of the votes cast in each municipality are for consolidation, the ordinances shall take effect and have the force of a contract. The ordinance and the result of the referendum shall be certified as provided in s. 66.0211 (5) ; if a town the certification shall be preserved as provided in ss. 66.0211 (5) and 66.0235 , respectively. Consolidation does not affect the preexisting rights or liabilities of any municipality and actions on those rights or liabilities may be commenced or completed as if there were no consolidation. A consolidation ordinance proposing the consolidation of a town and a city or village shall, within 10 days after its adoption and prior to its submission to the voters for ratification at a referendum, be submitted to the circuit court and the department of administration for a determination of whether the proposed consolidation is in the public interest. The circuit court shall determine whether the proposed ordinance meets the formal requirements of this section and shall then refer the matter to the department of administration, which shall find as prescribed in s. 66.0203 whether the proposed consolidation is in the public interest in accordance with the standards in s. 66.0207 . The department’s findings have the same status as incorporation findings under ss. 66.0203 to 66.0213 .

(2) Town of Rochester in Racine county and the village of Rochester may consolidate. The town of Rochester, in Racine County, and the village of Rochester may consolidate if all of the procedures contained sub. (1) are fulfilled, except that the consolidation ordinance need not be submitted to the circuit court for a determination and the department of administration for a public interest finding, as otherwise required, and the consolidation may be completed without any circuit court determination or department of administration findings.

History: 1977 c. 29 ; 1979 c. 361 s. 112 ; 1983 a. 532 s. 36 ; 1991 a. 39 , 269 ; 1995 a. 27 , ss. 3307 and 9116 (5) ; 1995 a. 216 ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 150 s. 42 ; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0229; 2003 a. 93 ; 2007 a. 20 , 43 .
Wis. Stat. § 323.40 — WI Code / Chapter 323 / Section 323.40
Responsibility for worker’s compensation.
Status: in_force

(1) Employees of local unit of government. An employee of a local unit of government’s emergency management program is an employee of that local unit of government for worker’s compensation under ch. 102 unless the responsibility to pay worker’s compensation benefits are assigned as provided under s. 66.0313 or under an agreement between the local unit of government and the state or another local unit of government.

(2) State agency volunteers. A volunteer who registers with a state agency to assist the agency without compensation, other than reimbursement for travel, lodging, or meals, during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise is considered an employee of the agency for worker’s compensation under ch. 102 , for purposes of any claim related to the assistance provided.

(3) Local unit of government volunteers.

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , an individual who registers in writing with a local unit of government’s emergency management program to provide his or her own labor without compensation, other than reimbursement for travel, lodging, or meals, during a disaster, an imminent threat of a disaster, or a related training exercise is considered an employee of the local unit of government for worker’s compensation under ch. 102 for purposes of any claim relating to the labor provided.

(b) This subsection does not apply to an individual’s provision of services if s. 257.03 applies.

History: 2009 a. 42 .
Wis. Stat. § 301.47 — WI Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.47
Sex offender name changes prohibited.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section, “sex offender” means a person who is subject to s. 301.45 (1g) but does not include a person who, as a result of a proceeding under s. 301.45 (1m) , is not required to comply with the reporting requirements of s. 301.45 .

(2) A sex offender may not do any of the following before he or she is released, under s. 301.45 (5) or (5m) , from the reporting requirements of s. 301.45 :

(a) Change his or her name.

(b) Identify himself or herself by a name unless the name is one by which the person is identified with the department.

(3) Whoever intentionally violates sub. (2) is subject to the following penalties:

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , the person is guilty of a Class H felony.

(b) The person may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both if all of the following apply:

1. The person was ordered under s. 51.20 (13) (ct) 1m. , 938.34 (15m) (am) , 938.345 (3) , 971.17 (1m) (b) 1m. , or 973.048 (1m) to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45 based on a finding that he or she committed or solicited, conspired, or attempted to commit a misdemeanor.

2. The person was not convicted of another offense under this section before committing the present violation.

(4) The department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify each person required to comply with the reporting requirements under s. 301.45 of the prohibition in sub. (2) , but neither the department’s failure to make such an attempt nor the department’s failure to notify a person of that prohibition is a defense to a prosecution under this section.

History: 2003 a. 52 , 320 .
Wis. Stat. § 895.501 — WI Code / Chapter 895 / Section 895.501
Civil liability exemption; credit card reencoders and scanning devices.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Automated teller machine” has the meaning given in s. 134.85 (1) (a) .

(b) “Credit card” has the meaning given in s. 943.202 (1) (b) .

(c) “Reencoder” has the meaning given in s. 943.202 (1) (c) .

(d) “Scanning device” has the meaning given in s. 943.202 (1) (d) .

(2) Any person who sells or distributes motor vehicle fuel and who dispenses that fuel from a pump capable of reading a credit card and any person who owns or is responsible for an automated teller machine is immune from civil liability for the unauthorized access, storage, or use of credit card information by another person by means of a credit card reencoder or scanning device that has been installed on his or her machine.

History: 2017 a. 54 .
Wis. Stat. § 20.220 — WI Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20.220
Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation.
Status: in_force

There is appropriated to the Wisconsin Artistic Endowment Foundation for the following programs:

(1) Support of the arts.

(a) Education and marketing. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for public education and marketing relating to the Wisconsin artistic endowment fund.

(q) General program operations. From the artistic endowment fund, the amounts in the schedule for general program operations of the foundation.

(r) Support of the arts. From the artistic endowment fund, as a continuing appropriation, all moneys received as interest and earnings of the artistic endowment fund, less the amounts appropriated in par. (q) , for support of the arts under s. 247.06 .

History: 2001 a. 16 .
Wis. Stat. § 179.1142 — WI Code / Chapter 179 / Section 179.1142
Plan of conversion.
Status: in_force

(1) A plan of conversion must be in a record and contain all of the following:

(a) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the converting entity.

(b) The name, type of entity, and governing law of the converted entity.

(c) The terms and conditions of the conversion.

(d) The manner and basis of converting the interests in the converting entity into interests, securities, or obligations of the surviving entity, rights to acquire such interests or securities, money, other property, or any combination of the foregoing.

(e) The organizational documents of the converted entity that are to be in a record immediately after the conversion becomes effective.

(f) Any other matters required by the governing law of the converting or the converted entity.

(2) In addition to the requirements of sub. (1) , a plan of conversion may contain any other provision relating to the conversion and not prohibited by law.

History: 2021 a. 258 .