Wisconsin Legislature: 55,1366

55,1341 Section 1341. 38.28 (2) (be) 3. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (2) (be) 3. b. The performance of each district with respect to each criterion specified in subd. 1. a. to h. i.

55,1342 Section 1342. 38.28 (2) (be) 3. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (2) (be) 3. d. The performance of the technical college system as a whole with respect to each criterion specified in subd. 1. a. to h. i.

55,1343 Section 1343. 38.28 (2) (be) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (2) (be) 5. The board shall include in its biennial budget request under s. 16.42 any legislative proposals that the board recommends that relate to the criteria specified in subd. 1. a. to h. i. or to the plan or formula approved or modified by the joint committee on finance under subd. 2.

55,1343m Section 1343m. 38.28 (2) (bm) 2. d. of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (2) (bm) 2. d. In fiscal year 2016-17 and each fiscal year thereafter, the percentage is 30 percent.

55,1348m Section 1348m. 38.31 of the statutes is created to read:

38.31 Veteran grant jobs pilot program. (1) (a) The board shall establish a veteran grant jobs pilot program. Under this program, the board shall, subject to par. (b), award grants to district boards that request funding to support programs or services for veterans. Grants awarded under this section shall be awarded through a competitive grant process and paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (r). No grant may be awarded under this section after June 30, 2017.

(b) Before awarding any grant under par. (a), the board shall secure additional funding commitments of at least $500,000 to match grant awards by the board under par. (a). No new state moneys may be contributed toward the matching funds required under this paragraph.

(2) Programs or services eligible for a grant under sub. (1) include programs or services related to any of the following:

(a) Recruiting, training, or graduating veterans in high-demand fields, as identified by the department of workforce development.

(b) Providing specialized support services for veterans, including career pathway planning, case management, advising by experts in military education related to obtaining credit for prior learning, early alert interventions, and referrals to or subcontracting with external organizations to provide specialized support services.

(d) Work-based learning activities, such as internships, service learning, mentoring, job coaching, and job shadowing.

(e) Specialized instructional methodologies that have been demonstrated to be helpful for veterans to enhance student retention and completion.

(f) Creating, expanding, or implementing innovative methods that provide direct services to veterans, with a goal to support students through specific completion points such as completion of courses, semesters, programs, or certificates.

(g) Counseling or career services, which may include personal, educational, and career development support as well as proactive behavior and crisis intervention services.

(h) Targeted services based on student need such as financial literacy, career assessment and planning services, career workshops, computer skills and study skills workshops, veterans peer support groups, or tutoring or supplemental instruction.

(i) Accommodation and transition services, including assistive technology such as adaptive equipment, instructional aids and devices, and related services for injured veterans.

(j) Providing access or referrals to emergency dependent care and transportation assistance.

(k) Any other program or service for veterans.

(3) Not later than September 1, 2017, the board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that includes all of the following information:

(a) The technical colleges that received grant funding under this section and the amount of funding received by each.

(b) The programs or services funded through the grant program under this section.

(d) The amount of unencumbered funds, if any, that lapsed to the veterans trust fund from the appropriation account under s. 20.292 (1) (r) at the end of the 2015-17 fiscal biennium.

55,1365r Section 1365r. 39.11 (16) of the statutes is repealed.

55,1366 Section 1366. 39.11 (16g) of the statutes is repealed.

55,1367 Section 1367. 39.11 (18) of the statutes is repealed.

55,1370m Section 1370m. 39.382 of the statutes is created to read:

39.382 Tribal college payments. (1) In this section:

(a) "Bureau of Indian education" means the bureau of Indian education in the federal department of the interior.

(b) "Indian student" has the meaning given in 25 USC 1801 (a) (7).

(d) "Tribal college" means an accredited college, operated or controlled by a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state, that meets the requirements of 25 USC 1804.

(2) From the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (kc), the board shall make payments to the governing bodies of tribal colleges, as provided in subs. (4) and (5).

(3) Not later than October 15 of each year, the governing body of any tribal college that desires to receive payments under sub. (2) shall report to the board all of the following:

(a) The number of full-time equivalent students enrolled at the tribal college for the previous academic year who reside in Wisconsin and for whom the tribal college will not receive funds from the bureau of Indian education.

(b) The Indian student count for the previous academic year.

(c) The per student funding amount that the tribal college has received or expects to receive from the bureau of Indian education based on the tribal college's reported Indian student count for the previous academic year.

(4) Not later than December 31 of each year, the board shall make a payment to each governing body of a tribal college that has timely submitted to the board a report under sub. (3). Subject to sub. (5), the amount of the annual payment to each tribal college shall be the result obtained by multiplying the number reported under sub. (3) (a) by the per student funding amount reported under sub. (3) (c).

(5) If the moneys appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (kc) are not sufficient to make full payment to each tribal college under sub. (4), the board shall prorate the payments to tribal colleges under sub. (4) in the proportion that the moneys available bears to the total amount of payments that would be made if sufficient moneys had been appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (kc).

55,1371e Section 1371e. 39.395 of the statutes is repealed.

55,1371k Section 1371k. 39.399 of the statutes is created to read:

39.399 Teacher loan program. (1) The board shall establish a teacher loan program for students who meet all of the following requirements:

(a) Are residents of this state enrolled at least half-time as sophomores, juniors, or seniors in an institution of higher education, as defined in 20 USC 1001 (a) and (b), located in this state.

(b) Are enrolled in programs of study leading to a teacher's license in a discipline identified as a teacher shortage area for this state by the federal department of education.

(2) A student eligible for a loan under sub. (1) may be awarded loans of up to $10,000 annually for not more than 3 years, with a maximum of $30,000 in loans to a student under this section.

(3) (a) Loans under sub. (1) shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (ct). Except as provided in par. (b), loans under sub. (1) shall be repaid at an annual interest rate of 5 percent.

(b) The board shall forgive 25 percent of the loan and 25 percent of the interest on the loan for each school year the recipient satisfies all of the following:

1. The recipient is employed by a public or private elementary or secondary school in the city of Milwaukee as a full-time teacher in a high-demand area related to the recipient's discipline under sub. (1) (b).

2. The recipient receives a rating of proficient or distinguished on the educator effectiveness system or the equivalent in a school that does not use the educator effectiveness system.

(4) The board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all repayments of loans made under sub. (1) and the interest on the loans.

55,1372p Section 1372p. 39.40 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are repealed.

55,1372r Section 1372r. 39.40 (2) (am), (bm), (cm) and (dm) of the statutes are created to read:

39.40 (2) (am) Are residents of this state enrolled at least half-time as sophomores, juniors, or seniors in an institution of higher education, as defined in 20 USC 1001 (a) and (b), located in this state.

(bm) Are enrolled in programs of study leading to a teacher's license in a discipline identified as a teacher shortage area for this state by the federal department of education.

(cm) Are enrolled in programs of study that include a student teaching component located at a public or private elementary or secondary school in the city of Milwaukee.

(dm) Have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale or the equivalent.

55,1372t Section 1372t. 39.40 (2m) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

39.40 (2m) A student eligible for a loan under sub. (2) may be awarded loans of up to $10,000 annually for not more than 3 years, with a maximum of $30,000 in loans to a student under this section.

55,1372v Section 1372v. 39.40 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 39.40 (3) (a) and amended to read:

39.40 (3) (a) Loans under sub. (2) shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (cr). Except as provided in par. (b), loans under sub. (2) shall be repaid at an annual interest rate of 5 percent.

(b) The board shall forgive 25% of the loan and 25% of the interest on the loan for each school year the recipient teaches in a school district described under sub. (2) (d). satisfies all of the following:

55,1372x Section 1372x. 39.40 (3) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:

39.40 (3) (b) 1. The recipient is employed by a public or private elementary or secondary school in the city of Milwaukee as a full-time teacher in a high-demand area related to the recipient's discipline under sub. (2) (bm).

2. The recipient receives a rating of proficient or distinguished on the educator effectiveness system or the equivalent in a school that does not use the educator effectiveness system.

55,1382d Section 1382d. 40.02 (25) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

40.02 (25) (a) 1. Any participating state employee who has been participating under the Wisconsin retirement system for a period of at least 6 months prior to attainment of age 70 not including any period of leave of absence without pay.

55,1382g Section 1382g. 40.02 (25) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

40.02 (25) (a) 3. The blind employees of the Wisconsin workshop for the blind authorized under s. 47.03 (1) (b), 1989 stats., or of the nonprofit corporation with which the department of workforce development contracts under s. 47.03 (1m) (a), 1989 stats., as of the beginning of the calendar month following completion of 1,000 hours of service. Persons employed by an employer who are blind when hired shall not be eligible for life insurance premium waiver because of any disability that is directly or indirectly attributed to blindness and may convert life insurance coverage only once under the contract.

55,1382i Section 1382i. 40.02 (25) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

40.02 (25) (a) 5. Any participating state employee who has been participating under the Wisconsin retirement system for a period of at least 6 months prior to attaining age 70 not including any period of leave of absence without pay and who is on union service leave except the cost for premium payments shall be entirely the responsibility of the state employee on union service leave.

55,1382L Section 1382L. 40.02 (25) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

40.02 (25) (a) 6. Any participating state employee of the office of district attorney, other than the district attorney, in a county having a population of 500,000 or more who did not elect under s. 978.12 (6) to continue insurance coverage with that county, or who did elect such coverage but has terminated that election under s. 978.12 (6), and who has participated under the retirement system established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, and under the Wisconsin retirement system for a combined and consecutive period, of at least 6 months prior to attainment of age 70, not including any period of leave of absence without pay.

55,1385b Section 1385b. 40.02 (42) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

40.02 (42) (b) The date on which a participant attains the age of 62 years for a participant who was an elected official or an executive participating employee before January 1, 2017, except as provided in par. (g).

55,1389f Section 1389f. 40.03 (2) (x) of the statutes is created to read:

40.03 (2) (x) 1. May enter into a memorandum of understanding with the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. IX of ch. 115 to include the commissioner and individuals employed at schools transferred to the program as participating employees and eligible for health care coverage under s. 40.51 (7). For purposes of s. 40.21 (1), a memorandum of understanding under this subdivision shall be considered a resolution adopted by a governing body. The secretary may not enter into the memorandum of understanding under this subdivision if the memorandum of understanding would result in the violation s. 40.015.

2. May enter into a memorandum of understanding with the superintendent of schools of the school district operating under ch. 119 to include individuals employed at schools transferred to the superintendent of schools opportunity schools and partnership program under s. 119.33 as participating employees and eligible for health care coverage under s. 40.51 (7). For purposes of s. 40.21 (1), a memorandum of understanding under this subdivision shall be considered a resolution adopted by a governing body. The secretary may not enter into the memorandum of understanding under this subdivision if the memorandum of understanding would result in the violation s. 40.015.

3. May enter into a memorandum of understanding with the commissioner of the opportunity schools and partnership program under subch. II of ch. 119 to include the commissioner and individuals employed at schools transferred to the program as participating employees and eligible for health care coverage under s. 40.51 (7). For purposes of s. 40.21 (1), a memorandum of understanding under this subdivision shall be considered a resolution adopted by a governing body. The secretary may not enter into a memorandum of understanding under this subdivision if the memorandum of understanding under this subdivision would result in a violation of s. 40.015.

55,1389h Section 1389h. 40.03 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

40.03 (5) (c) Shall determine the proper rates of premiums and contributions required, or advise as to the appropriateness of premium rates proposed by independent insurers, for each of the benefit plans provided for by this chapter. For the purpose of determining separate required contribution rates for participants under s. 40.05 (1) (a) 1. and 2., and for employers under s. 40.05 (2) (a), the actuary or actuarial firm may recommend, and the board may approve, combining the participant groups under s. 40.05 (1) (a) 1. and 2. if the combination is in the actuarial interest of the fund and would result in administrative efficiency.

55,1389r Section 1389r. 40.03 (6) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

40.03 (6) (L) In consultation with the division of personnel management in the department of administration, annually, by April 1, shall submit any proposed changes to the group health insurance programs under subch. IV, other than programs under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.55, to the joint committee on employment relations. The group insurance board may not implement any changes in the group health insurance programs unless approved by the joint committee on employment relations. The joint committee on employment relations shall hold a public hearing on the proposed changes. Annually, before May 1, the joint committee on employment relations shall approve, disapprove, or approve with modifications the proposed changes and shall notify the governor of its actions. Within 10 calendar days of the notification under this paragraph, the governor shall approve or reject in its entirety the proposed changes approved by the joint committee on employment relations. A vote of 6 members of the joint committee on employment relations may override any rejection of the governor.

55,1391 Section 1391. 40.05 (4) (ag) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: