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Wisconsin Statutes

•Chapter 43

Wisconsin Administrative Code

•Chapter PI6 (PDF from WI Legislature)

More about Chapter 43

•Chapter 43: Outline

•Chapter 43: Summaries of Sections (PDF)

•Maintenance of Effort (MoE)— was eliminated in the 2011-2013 Wisconsin State Budget

•"Non-Local Borrowing” and Wisconsin State Law

•Parental Access to Library Records:  Frequently Asked Questions – Act 207, Parental Access to Library Records

•Library Board Powers (PDF of an October 10, 2005 letter from the legal staff of the Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction)

Additional Resources

•Library Legislation and Funding, Law, Standards, Policies and Planning (from Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction)

•Considerations for individual libraries purchasing online resources (with access for their own patrons only)

Other state law topics

•Sales Tax Issues for Wisconsin Public Libraries (from Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction)

•Wisconsin Open Meetings Law:  Compliance Outline (PDF) (from WI Department of Justice)

•Wisconsin Public Records Law: Compliance Outline (PDF) (from WI Department of Justice

•Concealed Carry Law:

• Department of Justice
• League of Wisconsin Municipalities
• Wisconsin Towns' Association
• "Concealed Carry Law: Background for Business, July 28, 2011" (from a presentation to the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce)
  • slides (PDF)
• Sample sign