Friday, March 31, 2006

Bills enacted March 27, Acts 200-226

Act 200 continuing education and certification requirements for building contractors and certification of building inspectors and granting rule-making authority.

Act 201 contractor notices, claims against certain contractors and suppliers of dwellings, and providing a penalty.

Act 202 changing the amount at which a public construction contract let by a city, village, town, technical college district board, town sanitary district commission, or federated public library system must be let to the lowest responsible bidder.

Act 203 the time period during which impact fees must be used and the refunding of impact fees.

Act 204 construction liens, requirements for securing payment for work on publicly financed projects, and providing a penalty.

Act 205 falsifying title insurance documents and providing a penalty.

Act 206 nonprobate transfer of real property at death.

Act 207 changing the method of appointing members to a town plan commission.

Act 208 requiring notice to persons affected by zoning actions and comprehensive plans that change the allowable use of their property.

Act 209 a speed limit for operation of snowmobiles during the hours of darkness.

Act 210 noise level requirements for snowmobiles and granting rule-making authority.

Act 211 decreasing Medical Assistance reimbursement, transferring moneys from the general fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund, increasing the Medical Assistance reimbursement rate for nursing homes, supplementing the Medical Assistance reimbursement for nursing homes, and making appropriations.

Act 212 offenses against financial institutions, community currency exchanges, and providing penalties.

Act 213 adopting revised Article 5 of the Uniform Commercial Code, concerning letters of credit.

Act 214 certified public accountants.

Act 215 shareholders of service corporations that carry on the profession of certified public accounting; authority of the Division of Banking over loan companies and insurance premium finance companies; regulation of insurance premium finance companies, mortgage bankers, loan originators, and mortgage brokers; and requirements applicable to consumer loans secured by liens on residential real estate or mobile homes.

Act 216 miscellaneous remedial modifications to the Wisconsin Probate Code.

Act 217 regulation of bank branches, mergers and acquisitions of banks, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and granting rule-making authority.

Act 218 establishing a clearinghouse for information about special education transition services and vocational opportunities that are available in each county.

Act 219 the calculation of a school district's special adjustment aid and revenue limit when territory is detached from one or more school districts to create a new school district.

Act 220 eliminating various school district and Department of Public Instruction requirements, standards for information technology integration, and city health departments.

Act 221 providing information about meningococcal disease to parents of pupils in grades 6 to 12.

Act 222 state aid paid to consolidated school districts.

Act 223 allowing school boards to charge a fee for transporting certain pupils to school.

Act 224 transportation of public school pupils who live outside the school district in which they are enrolled.

Act 225 counting pupils who attend the Youth Challenge Academy for school district revenue limit purposes.

Act 226 various changes to the statutes governing public libraries.