Veto messages April 18

SB 578 - Vetoed in Full

This bill would exempt from discovery records related to quality improvement activities by health care providers in civil actions and administrative proceedings and would provide immunity for acts and omissions to persons participating in quality improvement activities.

SB 68 - Vetoed in Full

This bill permits schools to choose not to comply with the requirement to reduce class sizes in grades two or three or both and to forego aid under the SAGE program for students in those classes.

AB 1060 - Vetoed in Full

This bill defines the term “virtual charter school” as a charter school in which instruction is provided primarily by means of the Internet, and the pupils enrolled in, and instructional staff employed by, the charter school are geographically remote from each other.

AB 969 - Vetoed in Full

The bill provides that any cash deposit used as bond must first be applied to pay restitution to the victim of the crime if the defendant is convicted.

AB 871 - Vetoed in Full

Under current law, it is generally considered a criminal act to issue a check, while never intending to have the check paid. This bill eliminates the general exception to this sanction for post-dated checks and checks given for past consideration. However, the bill maintains an exception for a post-dated check given to a payday loan service who agrees, for a fee, to hold a check for a period of time.

AB 730 - Vetoed in Full

This bill modifies current law by allowing any baccalaureate or graduate degree granting institution within the University of Wisconsin (UW) System to operate or contract for the operation of an independent charter school with the approval of the Board of Regents.

AB 509 - Vetoed in Full

This bill repeals the specific exception to the immunity provision related to litigation involving failure of local governments to repair highways.

AB 327 - Vetoed in Full

This bill creates a new form of corporate organization, the unincorporated cooperative association.

AB 152 - Vetoed in Full

Under current law, counties retain 10 percent of fines and forfeitures for administrative expenses. This bill would increase to 20 or 30 percent the share retained by counties for collections of unpaid fines and forfeitures within 120 days and over 120 days, respectively.

AB 84 - Vetoed in Full

This bill eliminates the requirement that school be held for at least 180 days each year and the requirement that school districts include in their annual report the number of school days taught by teachers legally qualified to teach.