e. Notices of intent to promulgate rules without a public hearing under s. 227.16 (2) (e).
f. Fiscal estimates and economic impact analyses for proposed rules under ss. 227.137 and 227.14 (4) and emergency rules under s. 227.24 (1) (e) 2.
g. Notices of referrals of proposed rules to presiding officers under s. 227.19 (2).
h. Notices of declaratory judgments under s. 227.40 (6).
i. Web addresses provided by agencies under s. 101.055 (3) (a) or 227.21 (2) (c) for proposed rules.
j. Other notices that are otherwise required by law to be included or that the legislative reference bureau determines are appropriate for inclusion in the Wisconsin administrative register.
4. Copies of all rules filed with the legislative reference bureau under s. 227.20 (1) since the compilation of the preceding register, including emergency rules filed under s. 227.24 (3).
5. Copies of all executive orders received by the legislative reference bureau since the compilation of the preceding register.
6. Web addresses provided by agencies under s. 101.055 (3) (a) or 227.21 (2) (c) for rules included in a register under subd. 4.
(c) The legislative reference bureau shall include all of the following in each end-of-month register:
1. Each chapter of the Wisconsin administrative code that has been affected by rules filed with legislative reference bureau under s. 227.20 (1), in accordance with sub. (3) (e) 1.
2. Any other chapters of the administrative code determined by the legislative reference bureau to be appropriate for publication due to corrections made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) or 35.17 or due to the addition of editorial notes.
3. Instructions or information to help the user to correctly identify insertions and deletions in the Wisconsin administrative code and that keep the Wisconsin administrative code current.
(d) The legislative reference bureau shall number each issue consecutively.
(e) Any document required to be included in the Wisconsin administrative register shall be considered published under par. (a) if the document can be accessed from the register's table of contents by the use of one or more hypertext links.
(3) Wisconsin administrative code. (a) The legislative reference bureau shall electronically publish the Wisconsin administrative code on the Internet in one or more electronic file formats, as the legislative reference bureau determines. The legislative reference bureau may electronically publish the Wisconsin administrative code on other electronic media in one or more electronic file formats, as the legislative reference bureau determines.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in s. 227.21 (2), the legislative reference bureau shall include in the Wisconsin administrative code published under par. (a) all permanent rules in force, except that the legislative reference bureau may omit tables and graphic images from publication in a particular electronic file format if the legislative reference bureau determines that the tables and graphic images are incompatible with that electronic file format. If the legislative reference bureau omits tables or graphics under this paragraph, the legislative reference bureau shall insert a note following the affected provision identifying the omission and providing a hypertext link providing electronic access to the table or graphic image. The legislative reference bureau shall at all times publish the administrative code on the Internet in at least one electronic file format that allows for publication of all tables and graphic images contained in the administrative code.
(c) The legislative reference bureau shall include all of the following with each chapter of the Wisconsin administrative code published under par. (a):
1. The date and issue number of the Wisconsin administrative register in which the chapter is published.
2. The name of the promulgating agency.
3. A chapter title and number.
4. A table of contents for the chapter.
5. A notice stating that the chapter is published under the authority granted by this subsection.
(d) The legislative reference bureau shall include with the Wisconsin administrative code a table of contents and an index of all permanent rules currently in effect.
(e) The legislative reference bureau shall incorporate into the appropriate chapters of the Wisconsin administrative code each permanent rule filed with the legislative reference bureau under s. 227.20 (1) and, for each chapter of the administrative code affected by a rule, do all of the following:
1. Publish the chapter in the appropriate end-of-month register in accordance with the filing deadline for publication established in the rules procedures manual published under s. 227.15 (7) or in an end-of-month register agreed to by the submitting agency and the legislative reference bureau.
2. Publish the chapter in the Wisconsin administrative code published on the Internet on the first day of the month following the date of publication of the end-of-month register in which the chapter is published under subd. 1. and sub. (2) (c) 1. and publish the chapter in the Wisconsin administrative code published on any other electronic media under par. (a) on or after the day after the date of publication of that end-of-month register.
3. If the chapter is affected by a rule that adopts standards under s. 101.055 (3) (a) or 227.21 (2) (a), publish, in conjunction with the publication of the chapter under subd. 2., any Web addresses provided under s. 101.055 (3) (a) or 227.21 (2) (c).
(f) If a chapter of the Wisconsin administrative code is published in an end-of-month register under sub. (2) (c) 2., the legislative reference bureau shall publish the chapter in the Wisconsin administrative code published on the Internet on the first day of the month following the date of publication of that end-of-month register and shall publish the chapter in the Wisconsin administrative code published on any other electronic media under par. (a) on or after the day after the date of publication of that end-of-month register.
20,578 Section 578. 36.09 (1) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.09 (1) (L) The board shall possess all powers necessary or convenient for the operation of the system except as limited in this chapter and ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848 (1).
20,579 Section 579. 36.11 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.11 (1) (b) Except as provided in this paragraph and ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848 (1), the board may purchase, have custody of, hold, control, possess, lease, grant easements and enjoy any lands, buildings, books, records and all other property of any nature which may be necessary and required for the purposes, objects and uses of the system authorized by law. Any lease by the board is subject to the powers of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority under s. 233.03 (13) and the rights of the authority under any lease agreement, as defined in s. 233.01 (6). The board shall not permit a facility that would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned land without obtaining prior approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 (12). The Subject to prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board may sell or dispose of such property as provided by law, or any part thereof when in its judgment it is for the best interests of the system and the state. All purchases and sales of real property shall be subject to the approval of the building commission. The provision of all leases of real property to be occupied by the board shall be the responsibility of the department of administration under s. 16.84 (5).
20,580 Section 580. 36.11 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.11 (1) (e) The Subject to prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board, with the approval of the building commission, may sell or lease state-owned residence halls to another state agency or nonstate nonprofit agency for purposes of alternate use.
20,581 Section 581. 36.11 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.11 (3) (b) The Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board shall establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits between institutions within the system, including the designation of those courses which shall be transferable between and within institutions without loss of credit toward graduation or toward completion of a specific course of study.
20,582 Section 582. 36.11 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.11 (3) (c) The Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board may establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits with other educational institutions outside the system.
20,583 Section 583. 36.11 (3) (cm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
36.11 (3) (cm) 5. Core general education courses that are subject to the agreement required under s. 36.31 (2m).
20,584 Section 584. 36.11 (22) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.11 (22) (d) Annually, each institution shall report to the office of justice assistance in the department of administration department of justice statistics on sexual assaults and on sexual assaults by acquaintances of the victims that occurred on each campus of the institution in the previous year. The office of justice assistance department of justice shall include the statistics in appropriate crime reports published by the office department.
20,585 Section 585. 36.11 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.11 (28) Lease agreement with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority. Subject to 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9159 (2) (k), and subject to any prior lease entered into under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board shall negotiate and enter into a lease agreement with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority that meets the requirements under s. 233.04 (7) and shall comply with s. 233.04 (7g).
20,585m Section 585m. 36.11 (58) of the statutes is created to read:
36.11 (58) Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. The board may not allow the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism to occupy any facilities owned or leased by the board. No employee of the system may perform any work related to the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism as part of his or her duties as an employee.
20,586d Section 586d. 36.115 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.115 (5) (a) The personnel systems developed under subs. (2) and (3) shall be implemented on July 1, 2013 2015.
20,586h Section 586h. 36.115 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.115 (6) All system employees holding positions in the classified or unclassified service of the civil service system under ch. 230 on June 30, 2013 2015, shall be included in the personnel systems developed under subs. (2) and (3). System employees holding positions in the classified service on June 30, 2013 2015, who have achieved permanent status in class on that date, shall retain, while serving in the positions in the system, those protections afforded employees in the classified service under ss. 230.34 (1) (a) and 230.44 (1) (c) relating to demotion, suspension, discharge, layoff, or reduction in base pay. Such employees shall also have reinstatement privileges to the classified service as provided under s. 230.31 (1). System employees holding positions in the classified service on June 30, 2013 2015, who have not achieved permanent status in class on that date are eligible to receive the protections, privileges, and rights preserved under this subsection if they successfully complete service equivalent to the probationary period required in the classified service for the positions which they hold on that date.
20,591 Section 591. 36.25 (52) of the statutes is created to read:
36.25 (52) Incentive grants. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (gb), the board shall allocate $11,250,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $11,250,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 to award grants to institutions and the extension to provide funding for the following programs:
1. Economic development programs, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a).
2. Programs that have as their objective the development of an educated and skilled workforce, such as the following:
a. Increasing the number of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees awarded in fields for   which occupational demand is high or in fields that the board and the department of workforce development jointly determine to be   high-demand fields.
b. Increasing the number of opportunities available to students to gain work experience in their fields through internships or cooperative work experiences.
c. Increasing or enhancing research and development.
3. Programs to improve the affordability of postsecondary education for resident undergraduates, including reducing the time required to obtain a degree, increasing the opportunities available for high school pupils to earn credit toward a postsecondary degree, and improving the transfer of credit between institutions of higher education.
(b) The board may award grants under par. (a) for the creation or expansion of programs, courses, or services for a period of up to 3 years.
20,593 Section 593. 36.27 (3n) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
36.27 (3n) (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.
20,594 Section 594. 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated 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 under s. 38.24 (7) and less the amount of any academic fees or segregated 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:
20,595 Section 595. 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27 (3n) (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.
20,596 Section 596. 36.27 (3n) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27 (3n) (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.
20,597 Section 597. 36.27 (3n) (b) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.
20,598 Section 598. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27 (3p) (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 immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the person registers at an institution; and as meeting any of the following conditions:
20,599 Section 599. 36.27 (3p) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
36.27 (3p) (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.
20,600 Section 600. 36.27 (3p) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27 (3p) (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), the board shall grant full remission of nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated 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 under s. 38.24 (8) and less the amount of any academic fees or segregated 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.
20,600g Section 600g. 36.27 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (6) (a).
20,600r Section 600r. 36.27 (6) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
36.27 (6) (b) The board may provide students with the opportunity to pay an additional fee to support an inter-institutional student government organization. The board may not require students to pay the fee.
20,601 Section 601. 36.31 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
36.31 (2m) (a) In this subsection:
1. "Association" means the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
2. "Core general education courses" means courses generally required for an undergraduate degree that are prerequisite or otherwise in addition to the courses required for an undergraduate degree in a specific course of study.
3. "Private college" means a private, nonprofit institution of higher education that is a member of the association.
(b) Notwithstanding s. 36.09 (4), the Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall, and the governing boards of tribally controlled colleges in this state and the association, on behalf of private colleges, may, enter into and implement an agreement that identifies core general education courses totaling not fewer than 30 credits and establishes policies for ensuring that, beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, credits for completing the courses are transferable and would satisfy general education requirements at the receiving institution or college, between and within each institution, college campus, and technical college, and each tribally controlled college and private college that elects to participate in the agreement.
(c) The Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall ensure that the governing bodies of tribally controlled colleges and the association, on behalf of private colleges, have an opportunity to elect to participate in the agreement specified in par. (b).
20,602 Section 602. 36.33 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
36.33 (title) Sale or lease and relocation of agricultural lands. (1) Legislative intent. The legislature finds and determines that, because of the problems resulting from the development of the city of Madison around certain agricultural lands of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the desirability of consolidating lands used for agricultural instruction, research and extension purposes, the desirability of disposing of agricultural lands no longer needed by the university and the need for land of better quality and of greater quantity for the purpose of improving and expanding agricultural research, it is in the public interest for the board to sell or lease, in whole or in part, and subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the agricultural lands and improvements thereon owned by the board and located in sections 19, 20 and 30, township 7 north, range 9 east, Dane County; sections 25 and 27, township 7 north, range 8 east, Dane County; sections 34 and 35, township 38 north, range 11 east, Oneida County; and section 22, township 22 north, range 8 east, Portage County; and to purchase other agricultural lands outside of the Madison urban area and to construct thereon the necessary buildings and improvements. The foregoing policy determination is made without reference to or intention of limiting the powers which the board may otherwise have.
20,603 Section 603. 36.33 (2) (title) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
36.33 (2) (title) Method of sale or lease; assessments. (a) (intro.) The Subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board, in selling or leasing any part of the agricultural lands and improvements thereon, mentioned in sub. (1), shall sell or lease on the basis of either of the following:
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