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Wis. Stat. § 150.33 — WI Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.33
Applications for available beds.
Status: in_force

(1) At least once each year the department shall publish a class 2 notice under ch. 985 concerning the number of nursing home beds and beds in facilities primarily serving the developmentally disabled, if any, that are available under s. 150.31 or 150.40 in each of its health planning areas. The department shall promulgate rules defining the boundaries of these areas. The notice shall state the procedures by which any person may apply for approval for those beds.

(2) An application for approval of beds under sub. (1) shall state the applicant’s per diem operating and capital rates, which are the maximum allowable reimbursement that may be granted by the department for the first 12 months following licensure of the new beds. If the medical assistance facility payment formula under s. 49.45 (6m) generates per diem operating and capital rates that are less than those stated in the application under review, the department shall use the lower rates.

(3) The department shall provide forms for submitting applications but may only accept applications submitted within 60 days after it publishes a notice under sub. (1) .

(3m) The department shall review each application it receives for completeness. If the department finds that the application is incomplete, it shall notify the applicant of the information required within 10 working days after receiving the application. Each applicant shall provide any required additional information within 30 days following the closing date for accepting applications specified in sub. (3) . The department may not accept for review any incomplete application if it fails to receive the additional information within this 30-day period until it issues another public notice soliciting applications under sub. (1) . The department shall declare the application complete on the date on which the department receives all the required information.

(4) The department shall issue a class 2 notice under ch. 985 within 20 days after the date on which it declares all applications complete under sub. (3m) , listing all applicants and describing their applications.

History: 1983 a. 27 ; 1987 a. 27 ss. 1868 to 1871 , 1874 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1993 a. 290 .
Wis. Stat. § 36.68 — WI Code / Chapter 36 / Section 36.68
The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Board” means the public leadership board.

(b) “Center” means the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

(2) Mission. There is created at the University of Wisconsin-Madison the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership that has as its mission the facilitation of research, teaching, outreach, and needed policy reforms regarding effective public leadership that improves the practice of American government. The center shall endeavor to carry out its mission throughout all the universities of the system.

(3) Director. Upon the joint recommendation of the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the board shall appoint a director of the center for a 3-year term.

(4) Powers. The center may do any of the following:

(a) Make grants to support faculty research that objectively studies public leadership in American political and legal institutions, policy making, and policy implementation.

(b) Conduct an annual competitive grant contest for encouraging faculty research described in par. (a) that has direct and urgent relevance for the state of Wisconsin.

(c) Publicize the findings of the research that is supported by the center.

(d) Foster public debate over critical issues regarding effective public leadership and facilitate dialogue between academics and policy makers on those issues.

(e) Conduct and promote programs and events that bring timely political and policy issues to the attention of larger audiences.

(f) Take any other action that is consistent with the mission of the center.

(5) Speaking engagements. In each fiscal year, not less than $500,000 of the amount appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (b) shall be allocated by the board for speaking engagements sponsored by the center at campuses other than the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

(6) Expenditures. The director of the center shall propose an annual budget itemizing expenditures of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (b) , including expenditures for grants to proposed recipients, which shall be subject to the approval of the board. Upon approval by the board, the director may make substantive changes to the annual budget only with the subsequent approval of the board.

History: 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 16.979 — WI Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16.979
Telecommunications operations and planning.
Status: in_force

(2) Powers and duties. The department shall ensure maximum utility, cost-benefit and operational efficiency of all telecommunications systems and activities of this state, and those which interface with cities, counties, villages, towns, other states and the federal government. The department, with the assistance and cooperation of all other agencies, shall:

(a) Develop and maintain a statewide long-range telecommunications plan, which will serve as a major element for budget preparation, as guidance for technical implementation and as a means of ensuring the maximum use of shared systems by agencies when this would result in operational or economic improvements or both.

(b) Develop policy, standards and technical and procedural guidelines to ensure a coordinated and cost-effective approach to telecommunications system acquisition and utilization.

(c) Maintain a comprehensive inventory of all state-owned or leased telecommunications equipment and services.

(d) Monitor overall state expenditures for telecommunications systems and prepare an annual financial report on such expenditures.

(e) Review the operation of all telecommunications systems of this state to ensure technical sufficiency, adequacy and consistency with goals and objectives.

(f) Perform the functions of agency telecommunications officer for those agencies with no designated focal point for telecommunications planning, coordination, technical review and procurement.

(3) Private college and university participation in state telecommunications network. The department may allow regionally accredited 4-year nonprofit colleges and universities that are incorporated in this state or that have their regional headquarters and principal place of business in this state to participate in any telecommunications network administered by the department.

History: 1977 c. 418 ; 1993 a. 246 ; 1997 a. 150 ; 2001 a. 16 ss. 375 to 380 ; Stats. 2001 s. 22.41; 2003 a. 33 ss. 797 to 800 ; Stats. 2003 s. 16.979.
Wis. Stat. § 655.013 — WI Code / Chapter 655 / Section 655.013
Attorney fees.
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to any act of malpractice after July 24, 1975, for which a contingency fee arrangement has been entered into before June 14, 1986, the compensation determined on a contingency basis and payable to all attorneys acting for one or more plaintiffs or claimants is subject to the following unless a new contingency fee arrangement is entered into that complies with subs. (1m) and (1t) :

(a) The determination shall not reflect amounts previously paid for medical expenses by the health care provider or the provider’s insurer.

(b) The determination shall not reflect payments for future medical expense in excess of $25,000.

(1m) Except as provided in sub. (1t) , with respect to any act of malpractice for which a contingency fee arrangement is entered into on and after June 14, 1986, in addition to compensation for the reasonable costs of prosecution of the claim, the compensation determined on a contingency basis and payable to all attorneys acting for one or more plaintiffs or claimants is subject to the following limitations:

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , 33 1/3 percent of the first $1,000,000 recovered.

(b) Twenty-five percent of the first $1,000,000 recovered if liability is stipulated within 180 days after the date of filing of the original complaint and not later than 60 days before the first day of trial.

(c) Twenty percent of any amount in excess of $1,000,000 recovered.

(1t) A court may approve attorney fees in excess of the limitations under sub. (1m) upon a showing of exceptional circumstances, including an appeal.

(2) An attorney shall offer to charge any client in a malpractice proceeding or action on a per diem or per hour basis. Any such agreement shall be made at the time of the employment of the attorney. An attorney’s fee on a per diem or per hour basis is not subject to the limitations under sub. (1) or (1m) .

History: 1975 c. 37 , 199 ; 1985 a. 340 .
Wis. Stat. § 891.40 — WI Code / Chapter 891 / Section 891.40
Artificial insemination.
Status: in_force

(1) If, under the supervision of a licensed physician and with the consent of her husband, a wife is inseminated artificially with semen donated by a man not her husband, the husband of the mother at the time of the conception of the child shall be the natural father of a child conceived. The husband’s consent must be in writing and signed by him and his wife. The physician shall certify their signatures and the date of the insemination, and shall file the husband’s consent with the department of health services, where it shall be kept confidential and in a sealed file except as provided in s. 46.03 (7) (bm) . However, the physician’s failure to file the consent form does not affect the legal status of father and child. All papers and records pertaining to the insemination, whether part of the permanent record of a court or of a file held by the supervising physician or elsewhere, may be inspected only upon an order of the court for good cause shown.

(2) The donor of semen provided to a licensed physician for use in artificial insemination of a woman other than the donor’s wife is not the natural father of a child conceived, bears no liability for the support of the child and has no parental rights with regard to the child.

History: 1979 c. 352 ; 1983 a. 447 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9126 (19) ; 2007 a. 20 s. 9121 (6) (a) .
Wis. Stat. § 767.34 — WI Code / Chapter 767 / Section 767.34
Court-approved stipulation.
Status: in_force

(1) Authority. The parties in an action for an annulment, divorce, or legal separation may, subject to the approval of the court, stipulate for a division of property, for maintenance payments, for the support of children, or for legal custody and physical placement, in case a divorce or legal separation is granted or a marriage annulled.

(2) Limitations on court approval.

(a) A court may not approve a stipulation for child support or family support unless the stipulation provides for payment of child support determined in a manner consistent with s. 767.511 or 767.89 .

(am) A court may not approve a stipulation for expressing child support or family support as a percentage of the payer’s income unless all of the following apply:

1. The state is not a real party in interest in the action under any of the circumstances specified in s. 767.205 (2) (a) .

2. The payer is not subject to any other order, in any other action, for the payment of child or family support or maintenance.

3. All payment obligations included in the order, other than the annual receiving and disbursing fee under s. 767.57 (1e) (a) , are expressed as a percentage of the payer’s income.

(b) A court may not approve a stipulation for a division of property that assigns substantially all of the property to one of the parties in the action if the other party in the action is in the process of applying for medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 or if the court determines that it can be reasonably anticipated that the other party in the action will apply for medical assistance under subch. IV of ch. 49 within 30 months of the stipulation.

(3) Approval of stipulation for modifications contingent on future event.

(a) In this subsection, “future event” means a life event of a party or of the child or a change in the developmental or educational needs of the child.

(b) A court may approve a stipulation for legal custody and physical placement that includes modifications to legal custody or physical placement upon the occurrence of a specified future event that is reasonably certain to occur within 2 years of the date of the stipulation. A court may not approve a stipulation under this subsection that is based on an anticipated behavior modification of a party.

History: 1971 c. 220 ; 1977 c. 105 ; 1979 c. 32 ss. 50 , 92 (4) ; Stats. 1979 s. 767.10; 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 355 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1993 a. 490 s. 276 ; 1995 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 16 ; 2005 a. 443 ss. 54 , 168 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.34; 2021 a. 20 , 35 .
Wis. Stat. § 128.02 — WI Code / Chapter 128 / Section 128.02
Assignment; mistakes; amendments.
Status: in_force

(1) Voluntary assignments for the benefit of creditors may be made to an assignee who is a resident of this state, who shall, before taking possession of the property assigned and before taking upon himself or herself any trust conferred by the assignment, file the assignment and deliver to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which such assignor resides or has his or her principal place of business at the time of the assignment, a bond as required by s. 128.09 .

(2) No assignment shall be void because of any defect, informality or mistake in the assignment or in the bond, inventory or list of creditors accompanying the assignment. The court may direct the amendment of the assignment or of any other document to effect the intention of the assignor or assignee, or to obtain a distribution of the assignor’s assets as provided in this chapter, and any such amendment shall relate back to the time of the execution of the document. No mistake in filing a copy instead of an original or any like mistake or inadvertent failure to comply with this chapter shall void the assignment.

(3)

(a) No creditor shall, in case a debtor has attempted to make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or in case of the insolvency of any debtor, by attachment, garnishment or otherwise, obtain priority over other creditors upon the assignment being adjudged void, or in consequence of any sale, lien or security being adjudged void.

(b) In all cases described in par. (a) , the property of the debtor shall be administered for the ratable benefit of all of the debtor’s creditors under the direction of the court by the assignee or by a receiver.

History: 1993 a. 492 ; 1997 a. 253 .
Wis. Stat. § 456.03 — WI Code / Chapter 456 / Section 456.03
Licenses.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license as a nursing home administrator who does all of the following and has successfully complied with any other requirements for licensure under this chapter shall be granted a license by the examining board, certifying that the applicant has met the requirements of the laws and rules entitling the applicant to serve, act, practice, and otherwise hold himself or herself out as a duly licensed nursing home administrator:

(1) Pays the fee under s. 440.05 (1) .

(2) Subject to ss. 111.321 , 111.322 and 111.335 , does not have an arrest or conviction record.

(3) Is 18 years of age.

(4) Completes a regular course of study or equivalent specialized courses or a program of study which the examining board considers adequate academic preparation for nursing home administration.

(5) Passes the examination under s. 456.05 .

History: 1975 c. 198 ; 1979 c. 162 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2013 a. 114 ss. 34 , 35 , 37 to 40 .
Wis. Stat. § 854.05 — WI Code / Chapter 854 / Section 854.05
No exoneration of encumbered property.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Debt” includes accrued interest on the debt.

(b) “Encumbrance” includes mortgages, liens, pledges and other security agreements that are encumbrances on property.

(2) Generally.

(a) Except as provided in sub. (5) , all property that is specifically transferred by a governing instrument shall be assigned to the transferee without exoneration of a debt that is secured by an encumbrance on the property.

(b) If the debt that is secured by the encumbrance on the property is paid in whole or in part out of other assets, the specifically transferred property shall be assigned to the transferee only if any of the following applies:

1. The transferee contributes to the person or entity that held the assets that were used to pay the debt an amount equal to the amount that was paid.

2. The person or entity secures the amount described in subd. 1. through a new encumbrance on the property.

(3) Joint tenancy; survivorship marital property. Except as provided in sub. (5) , if all or part of a debt that is secured by an encumbrance on property in which the decedent at the time of death had an interest as a joint tenant or as a holder of survivorship marital property is paid out of other assets as the result of a claim being allowed, the person or entity that makes the payment is subrogated to all rights that the claimant had against the property.

(4) Insurance. Except as provided in sub. (5) , if all or part of a debt that is secured by an encumbrance on the proceeds payable under a life insurance policy in which the decedent was the named insured is paid out of other assets as the result of a claim being allowed, the person or entity that makes the payment is subrogated to all rights that the claimant had against the proceeds.

(5) Contrary intent.

(a) If the person who executed the governing instrument had an intent contrary to any provision in this section, then that provision is not applicable to the transfer. Extrinsic evidence may be used to construe the intent.

(b) A general directive to pay debts does not give rise to a presumption of exoneration.

History: 1997 a. 188 ; 2005 a. 216 .
Wis. Stat. § 70.83 — WI Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.83
Deputies; neglect; reassessment.
Status: in_force

If any person appointed or required to perform any duty under ss. 70.75 and 70.76 shall be unable or neglect to do so, that person’s place may be filled by appointment by said department. If any person required to perform any duty under ss. 70.75 to 70.84 shall willfully neglect or refuse to do so, that person shall forfeit to the state not less than $50 nor more than $250. In the appointment of persons to perform services under ss. 70.75 to 70.84 the department of revenue shall not be required to select any of such persons from the residents of the district in which the reassessment is to be made. It shall not be necessary for the said department to wait until the assessment in any district is completed before making an order for reassessment therein under ss. 70.75 to 70.84 ; but it shall be entitled to make such order whenever it shall be satisfied from the work already done upon such assessment that when completed it will not be in substantial compliance with law.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 645.10 — WI Code / Chapter 645 / Section 645.10
Continuation of delinquency proceedings.
Status: in_force

Every proceeding commenced before August 5, 1967 is deemed to have commenced under this chapter for the purpose of conducting the proceeding thereafter, except that in the discretion of the commissioner the proceeding may be continued, in whole or in part, as it would have been continued had this chapter not been enacted.
Wis. Stat. § 193.553 — WI Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.553
Voting rights limited to members as of date certain.
Status: in_force

The board may establish a date for the determination of membership interests entitled to notice of and entitled to vote at a members’ meeting. The date established by the board may not be more than 60 days before the date of the meeting. If a date is established under this subsection, only members as of that date are entitled to notice of and may vote at that meeting.

History: 2005 a. 441 .
Wis. Stat. § 632.75 — WI Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.75
Prohibited provisions for disability insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) Death presumed from extended absence. Section 813.22 (1) applies to any disability insurance policy providing a death benefit.

(2) Dividends conditioned on continuation of policy or payment of premiums. Except on the first or second anniversary, no dividend payable on a disability insurance policy may be made contingent on the continuation of the policy or on premium payments.

(3) Prohibition of exclusion from coverage of certain dependent children. No disability insurance policy issued or renewed on or after April 30, 1980, may exclude or terminate from coverage any dependent child of an insured person or group member solely because the child does not reside with the insured person or group member. This subsection does not apply to a group policy, as defined in s. 632.897 (1) (c) , or an individual policy, as defined in s. 632.897 (1) (cm) , that is subject to s. 632.897 (10) .

(4) Out-of-state service providers. Except as provided in s. 628.36 , no disability insurance policy may exclude or limit coverage of health care services provided outside this state, if the services are provided within 75 miles of the insured’s residence in a facility licensed or approved by the state where the facility is located.

(5) Payments for hospital services. No insurer may reimburse a hospital for patient health care costs at a rate exceeding the rate established under ch. 54 , 1985 stats., or s. 146.60 , 1983 stats., for care provided prior to July 1, 1987.

History: 1975 c. 375 ; 1979 c. 221 ; 1981 c. 304 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 29 s. 3202 (27) ; 1987 a. 27 ; 1989 a. 31 , 359 .
Wis. Stat. § 901.08 — WI Code / Chapter 901 / Section 901.08
Admissibility of sexual conduct.
Status: in_force

(1) In this section:

(a) “Sexual conduct” means any conduct or behavior relating to sexual activities, including prior experience of sexual intercourse or sexual contact, use of contraceptives, and sexual life-style.

(b) “Sexual misconduct” includes a violation of s. 940.22 (2) , 940.225 (1) , (2) , or (3) , 940.32 , 942.08 , 942.09 , 942.095 , 948.02 , 948.025 , 948.05 (1) or (1m) , 948.055 (1) , 948.06 , 948.07 , 948.072 , 948.075 , 948.08 , 948.081 , 948.09 , 948.095 , 948.10 , or 948.11 (2) and includes sexual harassment, as defined in s. 111.32 (13) .

(c) “Victim” means a person against whom sexual misconduct allegedly has been committed.

(2) In a civil action involving damages for an injury resulting from sexual misconduct, any evidence concerning a victim’s sexual conduct, opinions of the victim’s sexual conduct, and reputation as to the victim’s sexual conduct, offered to prove that the victim engaged in other sexual conduct or to prove the victim’s sexual predisposition may not be admitted into evidence during the course of any hearing or trial, nor may any reference to such sexual conduct be made in the presence of the jury, except the following:

(a) Evidence of the specific, consensual sexual conduct between the alleged offender and the victim.

(b) Evidence of specific instances of sexual conduct by the alleged victim after an in camera showing by the party requesting the admission that the sexual conduct was the actual cause of the victim’s injury for which damages are requested in the action.

History: 2009 a. 138 ; 2017 a. 128 ; 2025 a. 48 , 88 .