AB40: Bill Text

AB40,606 Section 606. 36.585 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,428,16 36.585 (2) The board may use telecommunications services procured by the board only for the purpose of carrying out its mission. The Except as provided in sub. (3m), the board shall not offer, resell, or provide telecommunications services, that are available from a private telecommunications carrier to the general public or to any other public or private entity.

AB40,607 Section 607. 36.585 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.585 (3), and 36.585 (3) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB40,428,24 36.585 (3) (intro.) Beginning Except as provided in sub. (3m), beginning July 1, 2013, the board may not be, and shall ensure that no institution or college campus is and that the extension is not, a member, shareholder, or partner in or with any third-party entity or other person that offers, resells, or provides telecommunications services to the general public or to any public or private entity unless at least one of the following applies:

AB40,608 Section 608. 36.585 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,429,2 36.585 (3m) (a) In this subsection, "third-party entity" does not include WiscNet.

AB40,429,5 (b) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may serve as a member, shareholder, or partner in or with a third-party entity that satisfies any of the following:

AB40,429,8 1. The third-party entity advances research or higher education and the board, institution, college campus, or extension served as a member, shareholder, or partner in or with the third-party entity on February 1, 2013.

AB40,429,11 2. Prior to service as a member, shareholder, or partner, the secretary of administration issues a determination to the board, institution, college campus, or extension that the third-party entity advances research or higher education

AB40,429,13 (c) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may use the services of a third-party entity that satisfies par. (b) 1. or 2.

AB40,429,17 (d) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may participate in the operations of, or provide telecommunications services or technical support services to, a third-party entity that satisfies par. (b) 1. or 2., but only in connection with the use of services under par. (c).

AB40,609 Section 609. 36.65 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,429,23 36.65 (3) Core general education credit transfers. The board shall include in the report required under sub. (2) a description of the agreement entered into under s. 36.31 (2m) and a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement. This subsection first applies to the report required under sub. (2) that applies to the 2014-15 academic year.

AB40,610 Section 610. 38.04 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,430,4 38.04 (4) (cm) The board shall enter into the agreement required under s. 36.31 (2m). The board shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that describes the agreement entered into under s. 36.31 (2m) and a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement.

AB40,611 Section 611. 38.04 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,430,19 38.04 (13) (a) 1. The board shall accept and process applications from district boards and local community organizations to provide services, which may include but are not limited to personal counseling and outreach, to or on behalf of displaced homemakers. The board shall may make grants for these purposes. Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (b) (f). Grants under this subsection shall may be distributed on a statewide basis and shall supplement rather than replace funds received under any other law to provide services to displaced homemakers. To the extent possible while maintaining statewide distribution, except as provided in subd. 2., in awarding grants preference shall be given to district boards. If a particular district board does not apply for a grant under this subsection, the board may award a grant to a local community organization located in that district which submits an application. No grant may equal more than 90% of approved expenditures. Any cost to the board of administering this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (a).

AB40,612 Section 612. 38.04 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,430,23 38.04 (20) Basic skills instruction in jails and prisons. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (ce) (f), the board shall may award grants to district boards for providing basic skills instruction in jails and prisons.

AB40,613 Section 613. 38.04 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,431,3 38.04 (28) Health care education programs. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (ch) (f), the board shall may award grants to district boards to expand health care education programs.

AB40,614 Section 614. 38.04 (32) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,431,8 38.04 (32) Grants; report. (a) The board may award grants to district boards for activities the board determines are related to the performance criteria specified in s. 38.28 (2) (be) 1. Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f).

AB40,431,12 (b) Annually, the board shall submit a report to the department of administration that describes how the moneys appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (f) will be distributed to the district boards in the current fiscal year and the programs that the moneys will fund.

AB40,615 Section 615. 38.14 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,616 Section 616. 38.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,432,7 38.16 (1) Annually by October 31, or within 10 days after receipt of the equalized valuations from the department of revenue, whichever is later, the district board may levy a tax, not exceeding 1.5 mills on the full value of the taxable property of the district, for the purpose purposes of making capital improvements, acquiring equipment and, operating and maintaining the schools of the district, except that the mill limitation is not applicable to taxes levied for the purpose of and paying principal and interest on valid bonds or notes now or hereafter outstanding as provided in s. 67.035. The district board secretary shall file with the clerk of each city, village and town, any part of which is located in the district, a certified statement showing the amount of the levy and the proportionate amount of the tax to be spread upon the tax rolls for collection in each city, village and town. Such proportion shall be ascertained on the basis of the ratio of full value of the taxable property of that part of the city, village or town located in the district to the full value of all taxable property in the district, as certified to the district board secretary by the department of revenue. Upon receipt of the certified statement from the district board secretary, the clerk of each city, village and town shall spread the amounts thereof upon the tax rolls for collection. When the taxes are collected, such amounts shall be paid by the treasurer of each city, village and town to the district board treasurer.

AB40,617 Section 617. 38.16 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,432,10 38.16 (3) (a) 2. "Excess levy" means the amount by which a district board's tax levy exceeds the limit under par. (b) this subsection.

AB40,618 Section 618. 38.16 (3) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,432,12 38.16 (3) (a) 2m. "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.

AB40,619 Section 619. 38.16 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,432,18 38.16 (3) (a) 4. "Valuation factor" means a percentage equal to the greater of either zero percent or the percentage change in the district's January 1 equalized value due to the aggregate new construction, less improvements removed, in municipalities wholly located in the district between the previous year and the current year, as determined by the department of revenue.

AB40,620 Section 620. 38.16 (3) (be) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,432,22 38.16 (3) (be) Notwithstanding sub. (1), no district board may increase its tax levy in 2013 or in any year thereafter by a percentage that exceeds the district's valuation factor, except as provided in pars. (bg) and (br).

AB40,621 Section 621. 38.16 (3) (bg) of the statutes is renumbered 38.16 (3) (bg) 1. and amended to read:

AB40,433,5 38.16 (3) (bg) 1. The limit otherwise applicable to a district board under par. (b) this subsection is increased by an amount equal to the amount of any refunded or rescinded property taxes paid by the district board in the year of the levy if the refunded or rescinded property taxes result in a redetermination of the district's equalized valuation by the department of revenue under s. 74.41.

AB40,622 Section 622. 38.16 (3) (bg) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,433,13 38.16 (3) (bg) 2. If a district board's allowable levy under this subsection in 2013, or any year thereafter, is greater than its actual levy in that year, the limit otherwise applicable to the district board under this subsection in the succeeding year is increased by the difference between the prior year's allowable levy and the prior year's actual levy, as determined by the department of revenue, up to a maximum increase of 0.5 percent of the actual levy in that prior year, if the district board approves the increase by a three-fourths vote.

AB40,623 Section 623. 38.16 (3) (br) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,434,2 38.16 (3) (br) 1. If a district board wishes to exceed the limit under par. (b) otherwise applicable to the district in 2011 or 2012 under this subsection, it shall adopt a resolution supporting inclusion in the final district budget of an amount equal to the proposed excess levy. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the district board shall notify the board of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the board. The district board shall call a special referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the district board may specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or partisan primary or general election, if such election is to be held not sooner than 42 70 days after the filing of the resolution of the district board. The district board shall certify the results of the referendum to the board within 10 days after the referendum is held.

AB40,624 Section 624. 38.16 (3) (br) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,434,11 38.16 (3) (br) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The district board shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for referendum ballots prescribed by the government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether the limit under par. (b) this subsection may be exceeded by a specified amount. The limit otherwise applicable to the district under par. (b) this subsection is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the question.

AB40,625 Section 625. 38.16 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,434,15 38.16 (3) (c) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (d), if the board determines that a district board imposed an excess levy in 2011 or 2012, the board shall do all of the following:

AB40,626 Section 626. 38.16 (3) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,434,19 38.16 (3) (c) 3. Ensure that the amount of the excess levy is not included in determining the limit described under par. (b) under this subsection for the district board for the following year.

AB40,627 Section 627. 38.16 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,628 Section 628. 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB40,435,3 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. a. A person who has served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces; who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into that service or resided in this state for at least 5 consecutive years; and who, while a resident of this state, died on active duty, died as the result of a service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for training purposes.

AB40,435,7 b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service described in subd. 1m. a. or resided in this state for at least 5 consecutive years, and who the U.S. department of veteran affairs has awarded at least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating under 38 USC 1114 or 1134.

AB40,629 Section 629. 38.24 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,435,11 38.24 (7) (am) In determining a person's residency at the time of entry into service under par. (a) 1m. a. or b., the state from which the person entered service is irrelevant.

AB40,630 Section 630. 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,435,19 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the district board shall grant full remission of fees for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person received remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection and from the Board of Regents under s. 36.27 (3n) (b) and less the amount of any fees paid under 38 USC 3319, to any resident student who maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and is also any of the following:

AB40,631 Section 631. 38.24 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,435,23 38.24 (7) (b) 1. A spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies only during the first 10 years after the eligible veteran received the service-connected disability rating.

AB40,632 Section 632. 38.24 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,436,3 38.24 (7) (b) 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m., an An unremarried surviving spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies only during the first 10 years after the veteran died.

AB40,633 Section 633. 38.24 (7) (b) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,634 Section 634. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,436,11 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. (intro.) "Veteran" means a person who is verified by the department of veterans affairs as being a resident of this state for purposes of receiving benefits under ch. 45,; as being a resident of this state at the time of his or her entry into the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, or as being a resident of this state for at least 5 consecutive years; and as meeting any of the following conditions:

AB40,635 Section 635. 38.24 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,436,15 38.24 (8) (am) In determining a person's residence at the time of entry into service under par. (a) 1r., the state from which the person entered service is irrelevant.

AB40,636 Section 636. 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,436,23 38.24 (8) (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), the district board shall grant full remission of the fees charged for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person received remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection and from the Board of Regents under s. 36.27 (3p) and less the amount of any fees paid under 10 USC 2107 (c), 38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or 38 USC 3313, to any student who is a veteran and maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

AB40,637 Section 637. 38.26 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,437,5 38.26 (3) (c) Amounts awarded under par. (b) shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (c) (f) and may be paid to the district board in installments. Amounts awarded shall range from 25% to 75% of the total project cost. The board shall require the district board to provide the remaining percentage share of total project cost.

AB40,638 Section 638. 38.27 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,437,11 38.27 (2) (c) Amounts awarded under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (dc) (f) and may be paid in installments. Except as provided under par. (cm), amounts awarded for the purposes of sub. (1) (b) to (d) and (g) shall range from 25% to 75% of the total project cost. The board shall require the district board to provide the remaining percentage share of total project cost.

AB40,639 Section 639. 38.272 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,437,14 38.272 (3) The board shall may award grants under this section. Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (dd) (f).

AB40,640 Section 640. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,437,24 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under sub. (6) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), and 118.55 (7r), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (20), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.33, and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur training aids.

AB40,641 Section 641. 38.28 (1m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,438,5 38.28 (1m) (am) "Dual enrollment programs" means programs or courses of study that are designed to allow high school pupils gain advanced standing in technical college districts' associate degree programs upon graduation from high school, and includes programs or courses of study established under s. 118.34 or provided under contracts under s. 38.14 (3).

AB40,642 Section 642. 38.28 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,438,10 38.28 (1m) (c) "Industry-validated curriculum" means a curriculum that is developed with business or industry input and that is based on competencies and assessments that reflect the skills and knowledge necessary for a specific job or jobs within a specific type of business or industry.

AB40,643 Section 643. 38.28 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,438,14 38.28 (2) (b) (intro.) Each Subject to par. (bm), each district's share of aids under this section the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) shall be computed as follows:

AB40,644 Section 644. 38.28 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (2) (bs) and amended to read:

AB40,438,20 38.28 (2) (bs) The board shall reduce each district's aid payment under subd. par. (b) 2., or the amount allocated to each district under the plan administered under par. (be) 2., by the district's share of the amount necessary to produce and distribute the statewide guide under s. 38.04 (18), as determined by the board.

AB40,645 Section 645. 38.28 (2) (be) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,438,25 38.28 (2) (be) 1. Subject to par. (bm), the board shall establish a formula for allocating the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) in a fiscal year to each district based on a district's performance in the previous fiscal year with respect to all of the following criteria:

AB40,439,1 a.   The placement rate of students in jobs related to students' programs of study.

AB40,439,4 b. The number of degrees and certificates awarded in high-demand fields. The board and the department of workforce development shall jointly determine what constitutes high-demand fields and revise the determination as necessary.

AB40,439,5 c. The number of programs or courses with industry-validated curriculum.

AB40,439,6 d.   The transition of adult students from basic education to skills training.

AB40,439,7 e. Participation in dual enrollment programs.