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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 184 |
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| 5 | 5 | | April 20, 2023 - Introduced by JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. Referred to Committee |
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| 6 | 6 | | on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care. |
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| 7 | 7 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT to create 69.18 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes; relating to: providing |
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| 9 | 9 | | additional information fields regarding occupation on death records. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 11 | 11 | | This bill is explained in the NOTES provided by the Joint Legislative Council in |
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| 12 | 12 | | the bill. |
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| 13 | 13 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 14 | 14 | | enact as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | JOINT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PREFATORY NOTE: This bill was prepared for the Joint |
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| 16 | 16 | | Legislative Council Study Committee on Uniform Death Reporting Standards. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Current law requires that a death record be filed with the state whenever a death |
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| 18 | 18 | | occurs. The death record must include various information about the decedent, including |
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| 19 | 19 | | information for statistical use only that is collected on the standard death record form |
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| 20 | 20 | | recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics (currently, |
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| 21 | 21 | | the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), along with any other data as directed |
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| 22 | 22 | | by the state registrar, including race, educational background, and health risk behavior. |
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| 23 | 23 | | The bill requires that, beginning on September 1, 2025, a death record include data |
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| 24 | 24 | | on the decedent's usual occupation in a format that allows inclusion of up to 2 additional |
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| 25 | 25 | | occupations, if applicable. |
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| 26 | 26 | | SECTION 1. 69.18 (1m) (c) 3. of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 184 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 69.18 (1m) (c) 3. Beginning on September 1, 2025, data on the decedent's usual |
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| 33 | 33 | | occupation in a format directed by the state registrar that allows inclusion of up to |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2 additional occupations, if applicable. |
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