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Joint Survey Committee on Retirement Systems

• 1997 Wisconsin Act 2
• 1997 Assembly Bill 145

Publication date*: May 12, 1997

Relating to: The salary of the research director of the joint survey committee on retirement systems.

Changing the Name of the Department of Industry, Labor and Job Development

• 1997 Wisconsin Act 3
• 1997 Senate Bill 68

Publication date*: May 12, 1997

Relating to: Changing the name of the department of industry, labor and job development to the department of workforce development.

Effective dates: This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

(1) The treatment of section 301.45(9) of the statutes takes effect on June 1, 1997

(2) The repeal and recreation of sections 46.495(1)(d), 46.495(1)(dc), 46.495(1)(f)1., 48.57(3m)(d) and 48.57(3m)(e) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 1997.

Temporary Placement of Young Adult Offenders

• 1997 Wisconsin Act 4
• 1997 Senate Bill 113

Publication date*: May 12, 1997

Relating to: The temporary placement of young adult offenders at a juvenile secured correctional facility.

Building Commission Property Acquisition

• 1997 Wisconsin Act 5
• 1997 Senate Bill 76

Publication date*: May 12, 1997

Relating to: Acquisition of certain property by the building commission.

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 1995-96: Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment]

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