The Joint Legislative Council (JLC) recommends special committees to study major issues identified by the Wisconsin Legislature, typically during even-numbered years after the regular session has adjourned. In April 2022, JLC established seven study committees consisting of legislators and members of the public. Those committees held hearings and developed policy recommendations.
On March 23, JLC met and voted to approve the following reports and draft legislation submitted by the study committees. The committee took a single unanimous vote (20-0) to approve most of the following items. Items that were approved less than unanimously, with several Democratic members dissenting, are noted in parentheses.
Commercial Building Permitting Process
Chair: Sen. Stroebel (R-Saukville)
Vice-Chair: Rep. Summerfield (R-Bloomer)
- LCCR-2023-01, Study Committee on the Commercial Building Permitting Process
- LRB-0565/1, relating to procedures for reviewing commercial building plans. (16-5)
- LRB-0567/1, relating to permission to start construction of a commercial building before plan approval. (16-5)
- LRB-0566/1, relating to local government review of commercial building plans. (17-4)
Increasing Offender Employment Opportunities
Chair: Sen. Felzkowski (R-Irma)
Vice-Chair: Rep. Schraa (R-Oshkosh)
- LCCR-2023-05, Study Committee on Increasing Offender Employment Opportunities
- LRB-0516/1, relating to establishing a hotline for employers interested in hiring individuals with a conviction record.
- LRB-1301/1, relating to a certification of rental readiness and funding to cover damages caused by certification of rental readiness holders.
- LRB-1505/1, relating to earned release for inmates upon the completion of an employment readiness training program and granting rule-making authority.
- LRB-1540/1, relating to establishing and operating community reentry centers and making an appropriation.
Chair: Sen. Stafsholt (R-New Richmond)
Vice-Chair Rep. Sortwell (R-Two Rivers)
- LCCR-2023-06, Study Committee on Occupational Licenses
- LRB-0837/1, relating to ratification of the Counseling Compact.
- LRB-0838/1, relating to ratification of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Interstate Compact, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
- LRB-0363/1, relating to investigations of conviction records by the Department of Safety and Professional Services for purposes of determining eligibility for credentials and granting rule-making authority. (16-5)
- LRB-0401/1, relating to practice of certain professions by credential holders from other states. (16-5)
- LRB-0450/1, relating to renewal dates and continuing education requirements for certain credentials issued by the Department of Safety and Professional Services and credentialing boards and granting rule-making authority. (16-5)
- LRB-0462/1, relating to requiring the Department of Safety and Professional Services to post certain credential information on its website. (16-5)
- LRB-0364/1, relating to renewals of certain credentials. (17-4)
- LRB-0365/1, relating to biennial report on various metrics related to the issuance of occupational credentials. (17-4)
- LRB-0467/1, relating to publication of credential metrics. (17-4)
Shared School District Services
Chair: Rep. Brooks (R-Saukville)
Vice-Chair: Sen. Feyen (R-Fond du Lac)
- LCCR-2023-04, Study Committee on Shared School District Services
- LRB-0558/1, relating to reducing the number of members on the school board of a consolidated school district.
- LRB-0559/1, relating to school and school district accountability report for a consolidated school district.
- LRB-0560/1, relating to grants for feasibility studies of school district consolidation or whole grade sharing and making an appropriation.
- LRB-0572/1, relating to aid for transporting pupils between school districts that share services and making an appropriation.
- LRB-0590/1, relating to calculating a consolidated school district’s revenue limit.
- LRB-0561/1, relating to state aid for school district consolidation. (16-5)
- LRB-0571/1, relating to aid to school districts that share services for costs associated with student information systems and making an appropriation. (16-5)
Removed from the agenda: LRB-570/1, relating to reimbursements to school districts and cooperative educational service agencies for the cost of writing federal and state grant applications and making an appropriation.
Uniform Death Reporting Standards
Chair: Sen. Ballweg (R-Markesan)
Vice-Chair: Rep. James (R-Altoona)
- LCCR-2023-02, Study Committee on Uniform Death Reporting Standards (February 13, 2023)
- LRB-0458/1, relating to requiring notification to the medical examiner or coroner of any death that occurs within 24 hours of presentment at or admission to certain facilities.
- LRB-0460/1, relating to providing additional information fields regarding occupation on death records.
- LRB-0521/1, relating to fatality review teams and granting rule-making authority.
- LRB-0532/1, relating to requiring use of the electronic system of vital records for medical certifications of death.
- LRB-0524/1, relating to requiring the Department of Health Services to establish and encourage best practices for coroners and medical examiners.
- LRB-0555/1, relating to recommended training for persons who complete and sign medical certifications of death.
Wisconsin National Guard Sexual Misconduct Procedures
Chair: Rep. Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc)
Vice-Chair: Sen. Wimberger (R-Green Bay)
- LCCR 2023-07, Study Committee on Wisconsin National Guard Sexual Misconduct Procedures (March 13, 2023)
- LRB-0831/1, relating to a case management system for tracking misconduct within the Wisconsin national guard.
- LRB-0833/1, relating to annual reporting to the legislature of sexual harassment and assault that occurs in the Wisconsin National Guard and of changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
- LRB-0834/1, relating to punitive articles in the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice prohibiting certain activities; procedures applicable to courts-martial cases under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; treatment of victims of an offense under the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; defining military offenses under the Wisconsin Code of military Justice; punishments for violations of the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice; and the removal of gender-specific language from the Wisconsin Code of Military Justice.
Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations
Chair: Rep. Mursau (R-Crivitz)
Vice-Chair: Sen. Bewley (D-Mason)
- LCCR-2023-03, Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations (February 20, 2023)
- LRB-6467/1, relating to the membership of the Higher Educational Aids Board.
- LRB-0011/1, relating to model academic standards related to American Indian studies, informational materials related to a school board’s obligation to provide instruction on American Indians, and the American Indian studies requirement for teacher licensure.
- LRB-0012/1, relating to pupils wearing traditional tribal regalia at a graduation ceremony or school-sponsored event.
- LRB-0013/1, relating to authorization for tribal governments to copy certified copies of vital records for administrative use.
- LRB-0014/1, relating to requiring school districts to report information related to American Indian children attending school in the school district.
- LRB-0393/1, relating to Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
- LRB-0573/1, relating to a lifetime license that authorizes an individual to teach an American Indian language in an American Indian language program and modifying rules promulgated by the Department of Public Instruction.