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Wis. Stat. § 101.583 — WI Code / Chapter 101 / Section 101.583
Section 101.583
Status: in_force

11. Procedures for the handling, cleanup and disposal of toxic substances leaked or spilled.

(b) An employer is not required to provide information regarding a toxic substance under par. (a) if the employee or employee representative making the request has requested information about the toxic substance under par. (a) within the preceding 12 months, unless the employee’s job assignment has changed or there is new information available concerning any of the subjects about which information is required to be provided.

History: 1981 c. 364 ; 1983 a. 392 ; 1991 a. 39 ; 2017 a. 365 .
Wis. Stat. § 118.196 — WI Code / Chapter 118 / Section 118.196
Teacher development program.
Status: in_force

(1) A school board, governing body of a private school, or a charter management organization may apply to the department of workforce development for a grant under s. 106.272 to design and implement a teacher development program that satisfies the requirements under sub. (2) with an educator preparation program approved by the department and headquartered in this state.

(2)

(a) The school board, governing body, or charter management organization and the educator preparation program under sub. (1) shall design the teacher development program to prepare employees of the school district, private school, or charter management organization who work closely with students to successfully complete the requirements for obtaining a permit under s. 118.192 or an initial teaching license under s. 118.19 , including any standardized examination prescribed by the state superintendent as a condition for permitting or licensure.

(b) To implement the teacher development program designed under par. (a) , the school board, governing body, and charter management organization shall allow employees who are enrolled in the program to satisfy student teaching requirements in a school in the school district, in the private school, or in the charter management organization, and the partnering entity under sub. (1) shall prepare and provide intensive coursework for participating employees.

(c) The school board, governing body, and charter management organization shall permit an individual who does not hold a bachelor’s degree to enroll in a teacher development program developed and implemented under this section.

(3) Notwithstanding s. 118.19 (3) (a) , the department may issue an initial teaching license to an individual who completes a teacher development program designed and implemented under this section.

History: 2017 a. 59 .
Wis. Stat. § 60.065 — WI Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.065
Change of town name.
Status: in_force

The name of a town shall be changed if a petition designating the new name is signed and filed with the town clerk under the procedures in s. 9.20 (1) , certified by the town clerk under the procedure in s. 9.20 (3) , approved by the electors in an election held under the procedures in s. 9.20 (4) and the result of the election is published in the town’s official paper, or posted in the town, and the new name is filed with the secretary of administration.

History: 1993 a. 246 ; 2015 a. 55 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.40 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.40
Fortieth assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory constitutes the 40th assembly district:

(1) Columbia County. That part of Columbia County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Caledonia, Fort Winnebago, Lewiston, Marcellon, Pacific, and Wyocena.

(b) The villages of Pardeeville and Wyocena.

(c) The city of Portage.

(2) Sauk County. That part of Sauk County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Baraboo, Bear Creek, Fairfield, Franklin, Greenfield, Honey Creek, Merrimac, Prairie Du Sac, Spring Green, Sumpter, and Troy.

(b) The villages of Merrimac, Plain, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Spring Green, and West Baraboo.

(c) The city of Baraboo.

History: 2023 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 4.38 — WI Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4.38
Thirty-eighth assembly district.
Status: in_force

All of the following territory constitutes the 38th assembly district:

(1) Dodge County. That part of Dodge County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Clyman, Emmet, Herman, Hubbard, Hustisford, Lowell, Oak Grove, and Shields.

(b) The villages of Clyman, Hustisford, Iron Ridge, Lowell, and Reeseville.

(c) The cities of Horicon and Juneau.

(d) That part of the city of Watertown located in the county.

(2) Jefferson County. That part of Jefferson County consisting of all of the following:

(a) The towns of Farmington, Milford, and Watertown.

(b) That part of the town of Aztalan comprising U.S. census tract 100400, blocks 4095 and 4096; and tract 100700, blocks 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1049, 1061, 1062, 1063, 1064, 1065, 1066, 1067, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1092, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2054, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, and 2076; and tract 101000, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1009, 1010, 1015, 1016, 1018, 1020, 1021, 1047, 1049, 1051, 1053, 1056, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2013, and 3001; and tract 101701, blocks 1168, 1169, 1174, and 1175.

(c) That part of the town of Jefferson comprising U.S. census tract 100700, blocks 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, and 3048; and tract 100800, blocks 3044 and 3045; and tract 100900, blocks 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030, 2031, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3063, 3064, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3072, 3073, 3074, and 3075; and tract 101000, blocks 3002 and 3003; and tract 101100, blocks 1000, 1036, 1037, and 3014.

(d) The village of Johnson Creek.

(e) The city of Jefferson.

(f) That part of the city of Watertown located in the county.

History: 2023 a. 94 .
Wis. Stat. § 221.0524 — WI Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.0524
Voting agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) Creation. Two or more shareholders may provide for the manner in which they will vote their shares by signing an agreement for that purpose. A voting agreement created under this section is not subject to s. 221.0523 .

(2) Enforceability. A voting agreement created under this section is specifically enforceable.

History: 1995 a. 336 .
Wis. Stat. § 121.86 — WI Code / Chapter 121 / Section 121.86
Merged attendance area programs.
Status: in_force

(1) Definitions. In this section:

(a) “Base school” means the school in a merged attendance area that has the lowest enrollment of the schools in the merged attendance area.

(b) “Merged attendance area” means an attendance area that contains one of the following:

1. Two or more schools that offer elementary grades, with each such grade offered at only one school.

2. Two or more schools that offer middle school grades, with each such grade offered at only one school.

3. Two or more schools that offer high school grades, with each such grade offered at only one school.

(2) State aid.

(a) Except as provided under sub. (3) , if a school board establishes a merged attendance area after January 1, 1984, for the purpose of reducing racial imbalance in the school district, the school district shall be entitled to an amount determined as follows:

1. Divide the state aid received in the current school year under s. 121.08 by the membership used to compute state aid to the school district for the current school year.

2. Multiply the number of pupils enumerated under pars. (b) and (c) by 0.25.

3. Multiply the quotient under subd. 1. by the product under subd. 2.

(b) The number of minority group pupils enrolled in the base school, not to exceed:

1. The number of minority group pupils who reside in the merged attendance area; minus

2. The number of minority group pupils enrolled in the base school or 30 percent of the total enrollment of the base school, whichever is greater.

(c) The number of minority group pupils enrolled in the nonbase schools located in the merged attendance area or 30 percent of the total enrollment of such nonbase schools, whichever is less.

(3) State aid exception. Pupils under sub. (2) (b) and (c) who are enrolled in a kindergarten program or in a preschool program under subch. V of ch. 115 shall be multiplied under sub. (2) (a) 2. by a number equal to the result obtained by multiplying 0.25 by the appropriate fraction under s. 121.004 (7) (c) , (cm) or (d) .

(4) Transportation. A school district shall provide transportation to pupils under this section if required under subch. IV , but may not claim transportation aid under subch. IV for the number of pupils determined under sub. (2) .

History: 1985 a. 29 ; 1987 a. 399 ; 1989 a. 31 , 309 , 336 , 359 ; 1991 a. 39 , 48 , 315 ; 1993 a. 16 ; 1995 a. 27 .
Wis. Stat. § 601.61 — WI Code / Chapter 601 / Section 601.61
Auxiliary procedural powers.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may administer oaths, take testimony, issue subpoenas and take depositions in connection with any hearing, meeting, examination, investigation or other proceeding that the commissioner may conduct.

History: 1979 c. 102 s. 236 (6) .
Wis. Stat. § 15.373 — WI Code / Chapter 15 / Section 15.373
Same; specified divisions.
Status: in_force

(1) Division for learning support. There is created in the department of public instruction a division for learning support.

(2) Division for libraries and technology. There is created in the department of public instruction a division for libraries and technology.

History: 1983 a. 27 s. 2200 (42) ; 1993 a. 335 ; 1995 a. 27 s. 9145 (1) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 2001 a. 48 ; 2011 a. 158 .
Wis. Stat. § 341.11 — WI Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.11
Contents, issuance and display of certificate of registration; issuance of duplicate certificate.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) the department upon registering a vehicle shall issue and deliver to the owner a certificate of registration. The certificate shall contain the name, residence and address of the owner; a brief description of the vehicle, including its color; the registration number assigned; and the date of expiration of registration. The certificate shall be in such form and may contain such additional information as the department deems advisable. A certificate for a motorcycle or for a vehicle registered at a gross weight of more than 8,000 pounds is not required to include the vehicle color in the description of the vehicle.

(2) Whenever a certificate of registration is issued upon registration of a motor truck or truck tractor by a certificated or licensed carrier in accordance with s. 341.07 , the certificate shall show that the vehicle is registered in the name of ...., owner, ...., lessee, and shall be delivered to the applicant.

(3) The department shall issue a duplicate certificate of registration upon application therefor by any person in whose name the vehicle is registered and upon payment of a fee of $2.

(4) In the case of a vehicle registered on the basis of gross weight for which special registration plates have been issued under s. 341.14 (2) , (6) , (6m) or (6r) or for which personalized registration plates have been issued under s. 341.145 , or any motor bus, motor home, dual purpose motor home, motor truck, truck tractor or road tractor, the certificate of registration shall be displayed in a prominent place in the driver’s compartment of the vehicle to which the certificate refers. Any person who operates and any person in whose name the vehicle is registered who consents to the operation of any such vehicle without the certificate of registration being so displayed may be required to forfeit not more than $200.

History: 1971 c. 164 s. 83 ; 1971 c. 278 ; 1975 c. 39 , 136 ; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a) ; 1983 a. 270 ; 1985 a. 120 s. 3200 ; 1985 a. 202 ; 1985 a. 210 s. 2 ; 1987 a. 64 , 112 , 403 ; 1989 a. 54 ; 1991 a. 239 ; 1999 a. 90 .
Wis. Stat. § 196.525 — WI Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.525
Loans to officers or directors and loans to and investments in securities of holding companies; penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) Except under rules prescribed by the commission, a public utility may not lend funds or credit to any of its officers or directors by any of the following and a public utility other than a telecommunications utility may not lend funds or credit to any corporation, except a public utility subject to the regulatory powers of the commission, if the corporation holds, directly or indirectly through any chain of ownership, 5 percent or more of the voting stock of the public utility or renders any managerial, supervising, engineering, legal, accounting or financial service to the public utility by any of the following:

(a) Becoming surety, guarantor or endorser upon any obligations, contingent or otherwise, of the officer, director or corporation.

(b) Loaning funds, securities or other like assets to the officer, director or corporation.

(c) Purchasing in the open market, or otherwise, any obligation upon which the officer, director or corporation may be liable solely or jointly with others.

(2) Any contract made in violation of this section shall be void and subject to cancellation and recoupment by action at law. If a contract is made contrary to the provisions of this section, the commission, after notice and hearing, may order the public utility to take steps within 30 days to recover the funds or assets thus illegally loaned or transferred by action at law or other proceedings which will effectively release the public utility from the contract as surety, guarantor or endorser.

(3) Any director, treasurer or other officer or agent of a public utility who makes or votes to authorize a transaction in violation of this section may be fined not more than $10,000.

(4) The provisions of this section shall extend to the renewal or extension of existing contracts.

History: 1983 a. 53 ; 1993 a. 496 .
Wis. Stat. § 422.302 — WI Code / Chapter 422 / Section 422.302
General requirements and provisions.
Status: in_force

(1) The information required by this subchapter to be disclosed by the creditor to the customer to whom credit is extended:

(a) Shall be made clearly and conspicuously;

(b) Shall be in writing;

(c) Except as provided in s. 422.303 and in rules adopted by the administrator, need not be contained in a single writing or made in the order set forth in chs. 421 to 427 ;

(d) May be supplemented by additional information or explanations supplied by the creditor, but none shall be stated, utilized or placed so as to mislead or confuse the customer or contradict, obscure or detract attention from the information required by this subchapter to be disclosed; and so long as the additional information or explanations do not have the effect of circumventing, evading or unduly complicating the information required to be disclosed by this subchapter; and

(e) Need be made only to the extent applicable and only as to those items for which the creditor makes a separate charge to the customer.

(2) The creditor shall disclose all information required by this subchapter before the transaction is consummated; such disclosures may be made on the face of the writing evidencing the transaction.

(3) Before any payment is due, the creditor shall furnish the customer with an exact copy of each instrument, document, agreement and contract which is signed by the customer and which evidences the customer’s obligation. If there is more than one customer, delivery of copies of the documents to one of them constitutes compliance with this subsection.

(4) Anything to the contrary in chs. 421 to 427 notwithstanding, the sale of insurance under ch. 424 shall not be considered a sale requiring separate disclosure other than as provided in s. 422.202 (1) .

History: 1971 c. 239 ; 1979 c. 10 , 89 .
Wis. Stat. § 84.1041 — WI Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.1041
Freedoms Bridge.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall designate and, subject to sub. (2) , mark the bridge on STH 13 across the south fork of the Flambeau River in the town of Fifield in Price County that, as of November 20, 2003, has been numbered B-50-21 by the department as “Freedoms Bridge” in honor and recognition of all veterans who fought to preserve freedoms in the Korean War.

(2) Upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, including any county, city, village, or town, to cover the costs of erecting and maintaining markers at the bridge specified in sub. (1) to clearly identify to motorists the designation of the bridge as “Freedoms Bridge,” the department shall erect and maintain the markers. No state funds, other than from the receipt of contributions under this subsection, may be expended for the erection or maintenance of the markers.

History: 2003 a. 68 .
Wis. Stat. § 24.145 — WI Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24.145
State-owned swamplands; proceeds; disposition.
Status: in_force

(1) It is declared that none of the swamp and overflowed lands granted to this state pursuant to an act of congress entitled “An Act to enable the state of Arkansas and other states to reclaim the swamp lands within their limits”, approved September 28, 1850, and the proceeds derived from the sale of those lands that have not been actually applied for reclamation of those lands, are necessary for the purpose of reclaiming any such swamp and overflowed lands by construction of levees and drains or otherwise.

(2) All swamp and overflowed lands described in sub. (1) and the proceeds derived from the sale of those lands including those placed and being in the drainage fund pursuant to chapter 537, laws of 1865 , that have not been actually applied for the purpose of reclaiming those lands, shall be a part of the normal school fund. This section controls over any inconsistent act or statute.

History: 2005 a. 149 .
Wis. Stat. § 181.1602 — WI Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.1602
Inspection of records by members.
Status: in_force

(1) Records at principal office. Subject to s. 181.1603 (3) , a member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and location specified by the corporation, any of the records of the corporation described in s. 181.1601 (5) if the member gives the corporation written notice or a written demand at least 5 business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy.

(2) Other records that may be inspected. A member is entitled to inspect and copy, at a reasonable time and reasonable location specified by the corporation, any of the following records of the corporation if the member meets the requirements of sub. (3) and gives the corporation written notice at least 5 business days before the date on which the member wishes to inspect and copy:

(a) Excerpts from any records required to be maintained under s. 181.1601 (1) , to the extent not subject to inspection under sub. (1) .

(b) Accounting records of the corporation.

(c) Subject to s. 181.1605 , the membership list.

(3) When other records may be inspected. A member may inspect and copy the records identified in sub. (2) only if all of the following apply:

(a) The member’s demand is made in good faith and for a proper purpose.

(b) The member describes with reasonable particularity the purpose and the records the member desires to inspect.

(c) The records are directly connected with this purpose.

(4) Applicability. This section does not affect any of the following:

(a) The right of a member to inspect records under s. 181.0720 or, if the member is in litigation with the corporation, to the same extent as any other litigant.

(b) The power of a court, independently of this chapter, to compel the production of corporate records for examination.

History: 1997 a. 79 .
Wis. Stat. § 904.01 — WI Code / Chapter 904 / Section 904.01
Definition of “relevant evidence”.
Status: in_force

“Relevant evidence” means evidence having any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence.

History: Sup. Ct. Order, 59 Wis. 2d R1, R66 (1973).
Wis. Stat. § 700.09 — WI Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.09
Interest contingent on death without issue.
Status: in_force

If an instrument transfers an interest expressly contingent upon the death of a person without “heirs of the body”, “descendants”, “issue”, “children” or relatives described by other terms, the interest takes effect only if that person dies not having such a relative living at the time of death, or conceived then and born alive thereafter.

History: 1991 a. 316 .
Wis. Stat. § 8.125 — WI Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.125
Accessibility of presidential caucuses.
Status: in_force

Any political party which holds a caucus open to the public for the purpose of selecting delegates to the national presidential nominating convention of the party shall hold the caucus in a place which is accessible to persons in wheelchairs.

History: 1985 a. 304 .
Wis. Stat. § 29.053 — WI Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.053
Specific open and closed seasons.
Status: in_force

(1) All fishing seasons on inland waters shall open on a Saturday.

(2) The department may exercise its authority under s. 29.014 with reference to the state as a whole, or for any specified county or part of a county, or for any lake or stream or part of a lake or stream.

(a) The department may establish a fishing season on specified bodies of water in certain urban areas, as determined by rule by the department, that allows fishing only by persons who are under 16 years old or who are disabled and can produce the evidence specified in s. 29.193 (3) (a) , (b) or (c) , subject to all of the following conditions:

1. The department may not designate a body of water under this subsection that is 25 acres or greater in area.

2. The department may not designate a body of water under this subsection without the written agreement of each private owner of shoreline and of each city, village, town, county, federal agency or other state agency that owns shoreline.

3. The department shall post notice of the restricted fishing season at each designated body of water.

(b) Section 227.16 (2) (e) does not apply to a rule promulgated under this subsection and, when the department proposes to add a body of water to or delete a body of water from a rule under this subsection, the department shall hold a hearing, as required under s. 227.16 (1) , either in the county in which the body of water is located or within 50 miles of the body of water.

(3) The department may modify any requirement of this chapter or rules promulgated under it, establish special seasons, authorize the use of special equipment or take any other action in order to provide additional hunting and fishing opportunities for persons who are physically disabled or visually handicapped. The department may limit the number of persons involved, except that if the department establishes a special season for hunting deer with firearms and airguns for persons who are physically disabled, the season shall be open to persons who have been issued a Class D permit under s. 29.193 (2) .

History: 1997 a. 248 ss. 112 , 384 , 388 to 392 ; 1999 a. 32 ; 2011 a. 168 ; 2023 a. 115 .