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140.05 (4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick
2leave under ss. 36.30, 37.30, and 230.35 (2) or, 233.10, or 238.04 (8) of any eligible
3employee shall, upon request of the employee at the time the employee is subject to
4layoff under s. 40.02 (40), be converted at the employee's highest basic pay rate he
5or she received while employed by the state to credits for payment of health
6insurance premiums on behalf of the employee. Any supplemental compensation
7that is paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil
8service as a teacher, teacher supervisor or education director for the employee's
9completion of educational courses that have been approved by the employee's
10employer is considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this
11paragraph. The full amount of the required employee contribution for any eligible
12employee who is insured at the time of the layoff shall be deducted from the credits
13until the credits are exhausted, the employee is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed
14from the date of layoff, whichever occurs first.
AB40, s. 1148 15Section 1148. 40.05 (4) (bp) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,592,216 40.05 (4) (bp) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., for sick leave which
17accumulates beginning on August 1, 1987, conversion under par. (b) or (bm) of
18accumulated unused sick leave under s. 36.30 or 37.30 to credits for payment of
19health insurance premiums shall be limited to the annual amounts of sick leave
20specified in this subdivision. For faculty and academic staff personnel who are
21appointed to work 52 weeks per year, conversion is limited to 8.5 days of sick leave
22per year. For faculty and academic staff personnel who are appointed to work 39
23weeks per year, conversion is limited to 6.4 days of sick leave per year. For faculty
24and academic staff personnel not otherwise specified, conversion is limited to a

1number of days of sick leave per year to be determined by the secretary by rule, in
2proportion to the number of weeks per year appointed to work.
AB40, s. 1149 3Section 1149. 40.05 (4) (bp) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,592,134 40.05 (4) (bp) 2. The limits on conversion of accumulated unused sick leave
5which are specified under subd. 1. may be waived for nonteaching faculty who are
6appointed to work 52 weeks per year and nonteaching academic staff personnel if the
7secretary of administration determines that a sick leave accounting system
8comparable to the system used by the state for employees in the classified service is
9in effect at the University of Wisconsin-Madison or the institution, as defined in s.
1036.05 (9), and if the University of Wisconsin-Madison or the institution regularly
11reports on the operation of its sick leave accounting system to the board of regents
12Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System or the Board of Trustees of
13the University of Wisconsin-Madison
.
AB40, s. 1150 14Section 1150. 40.05 (4) (bp) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,592,1815 40.05 (4) (bp) 3. The limits on conversion of accumulated unused sick leave
16which are specified under subd. 1. may be waived for teaching faculty or teaching
17academic staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison or any institution, as defined
18in s. 36.05 (9), if the secretary of administration determines all of the following:
AB40,592,2219 a. That administrative procedures for the crediting and use of earned sick leave
20for teaching faculty and teaching academic staff on a standard comparable to a
21scheduled 40-hour work week are in operation at the University of
22Wisconsin-Madison or
institution.
AB40,592,2523 b. That a sick leave accounting system for teaching faculty and teaching
24academic staff comparable to the system used by state employees in the classified
25service is in effect at the University of Wisconsin-Madison or institution.
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1c. That the University of Wisconsin-Madison or institution regularly reports
2on the operation of its sick leave accounting system to the board of regents Board of
3Regents
of the University of Wisconsin System or the Board of Trustees of the
4University of Wisconsin-Madison
.
AB40, s. 1151 5Section 1151. 40.05 (4) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,593,86 40.05 (4) (e) The Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority shall not be
7required to pay any contributions related to benefits authorized under pars. (b), (bc),
8(bm), and (bw) and subch. IX.
AB40, s. 1152 9Section 1152. 40.05 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,593,1610 40.05 (5) (a) For teachers in the unclassified service of the state employed by
11the board of regents of the university Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
12System or for teachers employed by the Board of Trustees of the University of
13Wisconsin-Madison
, no contribution if the teacher has less than one year of state
14creditable service and an amount equal to the gross premium for coverage subject to
15a 130-day waiting period if the teacher has one year or more of state creditable
16service.
AB40, s. 1153 17Section 1153. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,593,2018 40.05 (5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in
19accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02
20(5) and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111.
AB40, s. 1154 21Section 1154. 40.22 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,594,322 40.22 (2) (g) The employee is appointed by the university Board of Regents of
23the University of Wisconsin System
under s. 36.19, by the Board of Trustees of the
24University of Wisconsin-Madison under s. 37.19 (1),
or by the University of
25Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, as a student assistant or employee in

1training or is appointed by a school or other education system in which the person
2is regularly enrolled as a student and is attending classes to perform services
3incidental to the person's course of study at that school or education system.
AB40, s. 1155 4Section 1155. 40.22 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,594,125 40.22 (2) (h) The employee is teaching while on leave from an educational
6institution not a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison or University of
7Wisconsin System, if the person is a visiting professor, visiting associate professor,
8visiting assistant professor or visiting lecturer at the university and if the
9employment at the university is all within 12 consecutive calendar months. If the
10employment at the university is continued beyond the 12-month period the person
11shall, at the start of the 13th consecutive calendar month of employment, come under
12the system for future service.
AB40, s. 1156 13Section 1156. 40.22 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,594,2114 40.22 (2) (m) Notwithstanding sub. (3m), the employee was formerly employed
15by Milwaukee County, is a state employee described in s. 49.825 (4) , 2009 stats., or
16s. 49.826 (4), and elects to remain a covered employee under the retirement system
17established under chapter 201, laws of 1937, pursuant to s. 49.825 (4) (c), 2009 stats.,
18or s. 49.826 (4) (c). This paragraph shall not apply if the employee remains a state
19employee, but is no longer performing services for the Milwaukee County enrollment
20services unit under s. 49.825, 2009 stats., or the child care provider services unit
21under s. 49.826.
AB40, s. 1157 22Section 1157. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,595,223 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
24shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to (8)

1and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855,
2632.87 (3) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (17) (16m), and 632.896.
AB40, s. 1158 3Section 1158. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,595,74 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
5board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747,
6632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.885, 632.89, and
7632.895 (11) to (17) (16m).
AB40, s. 1159 8Section 1159. 40.52 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,595,179 40.52 (3) The group insurance board, after consulting with the board of regents
10Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Board of Regents
11of the University of Wisconsin System, shall establish the terms of a health insurance
12plan for graduate assistants, and for employees-in-training designated by the board
13of regents
Board of Trustees or Board of Regents, who are employed on at least a
14one-third full-time basis and for teachers who are employed on at least a one-third
15full-time basis by the University of Wisconsin-Madison or University of Wisconsin
16System with an expected duration of employment of at least 6 months but less than
17one year.
AB40, s. 1160 18Section 1160. 40.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,596,219 40.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group
20insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state
21annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office
22of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under
23contracts established by the group insurance board if the insurer requests that the
24policy be offered and the
. The state shall also allow an eligible employee or a state

1annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse, domestic partner, or
2parent.
AB40, s. 1161 3Section 1161. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,596,74 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
5of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of
6ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 49.825 (4) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2),
7233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).
AB40, s. 1162 8Section 1162 . 40.62 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
9(this act), is amended to read:
AB40,596,1310 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
11of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I, V, or VI of
12ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 49.825 (4) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2),
13233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).
AB40, s. 1163 14Section 1163. 40.95 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,596,1615 40.95 (1) (a) 1. The employee accrues accumulated unused sick leave under s.
1613.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), or 757.02 (5).
AB40, s. 1164 17Section 1164. 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,596,2018 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the department of
19commerce
Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the
20following for each economic development program administered by the department:
AB40, s. 1165 21Section 1165. 41.11 (1r) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,596,2322 41.11 (1r) (title) Economic development assistance coordination and
23reporting.
AB40, s. 1166 24Section 1166. 41.11 (1r) of the statutes is renumbered 41.11 (1r) (b) and
25amended to read:
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141.11 (1r) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the department shall submit
2to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees
3of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
4development programs, as defined in sub. (1g) (a), administered by the department.
5The report shall include all of the information required under s. 560.01 (2) (am)
6238.07 (2). The department shall collaborate with the department of commerce
7Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the
8public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
AB40, s. 1167 9Section 1167. 41.11 (1r) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,597,1110 41.11 (1r) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development
11assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
AB40, s. 1168 12Section 1168. 41.41 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,597,1713 41.41 (4) (c) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, the
14department of natural resources, the department of transportation, the department
15of commerce,
the department of administration, the state historical society, and the
16University of Wisconsin-Extension shall cooperate with and assist the board in
17matters related to its functions.
AB40, s. 1169 18Section 1169. 41.41 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,597,2519 41.41 (5) (e) Consult and cooperate with the department of agriculture, trade
20and consumer protection, the department of natural resources, the department of
21transportation, the department of commerce, the department of administration, the
22state historical society, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, any federally
23recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state that appoints a liaison
24representative to the board regarding the management of the Kickapoo valley
25reserve.
AB40, s. 1170
1Section 1170. 42.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,598,102 42.09 (3) (b) The board shall develop policies encouraging each private person
3entering into an agreement with the board under this subsection to agree that his
4or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 25% of the employees hired to perform
5construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform
6professional services in connection with the construction or development of those
7facilities will be minority group members, as defined in s. 560.036 490.04 (1) (f), and
8that at least 5% of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection
9with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with
10the construction or development of those facilities will be women.
AB40, s. 1171 11Section 1171. 43.15 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 43.15 (2).
AB40, s. 1172 12Section 1172. 43.15 (2) (b) to (e) of the statutes are repealed.
AB40, s. 1173 13Section 1173. 43.15 (4) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1174 14Section 1174. 43.15 (4) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1175 15Section 1175. 43.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,598,1816 43.15 (5) Capital costs excluded. For the purpose of determining the amount
17of financial support required under subs. (2) (b) and sub. (4) (b) 2. and (c) 5., amounts
18spent for capital projects shall be excluded.
AB40, s. 1176 19Section 1176. 43.53 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,598,2420 43.53 (2) (a) Name one of the participants as the library's fiscal agent, who is
21responsible for the payroll, benefit administration, insurance, and financial record
22keeping and auditing for the library. The participant's costs of providing the services
23under this paragraph count toward the financial support required of the participant
24under s. 43.15 (2) (b) or (4) (b) 2. or (c) 5.
AB40, s. 1177 25Section 1177. Chapter 44 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,599,1
1chapter 44
AB40,599,32 historical societies and arts
3 board
historical preservation
AB40, s. 1178 4Section 1178. 44.02 (5g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,599,165 44.02 (5g) (a) Not charge a fee for use of the main library by any member of the
6historical society, any member of the faculty or academic staff of the University of
7Wisconsin-Madison or
University of Wisconsin System, any student enrolled in the
8University of Wisconsin-Madison or University of Wisconsin System or any other
9person exempted by rule of the historical society. The historical society may not
10charge a fee for use of the main library by any other person unless the historical
11society submits a fee schedule to the joint committee on finance that includes the
12specific fee to be charged to different categories of persons and an identification of
13any persons exempted by rule of the historical society. The fee schedule of the
14historical society shall be implemented if the committee approves the report, or does
15not schedule a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report within 14 working
16days after receipt of the report.
AB40, s. 1179 17Section 1179. 44.02 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,599,2118 44.02 (12) Be the custodian of the official series of the portraits of the governors
19of Wisconsin under s. 44.53 41.53 (1) (g) and maintain the portraits in proper
20condition. The society may permit any or all of the portraits to be exhibited in such
21state buildings for such periods of time as it deems feasible.
AB40, s. 1180 22Section 1180. 44.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,600,923 44.14 (1) It is the purpose of this section to establish a more economical system
24of handling federal documents in this state in such a way as to effect savings of staff
25and space to the participating libraries, both state and local; to make such documents

1more available to more of the people, colleges and libraries of the state, in accordance
2with the purposes of the federal depository act of 1895 and the needs of the citizens
3of the state; and to make possible substantial economies in the publication costs of
4such documents at the federal level as well. To this end the state documents
5depository established by s. 44.06 may acquire and establish a central state
6depository and loan collection of federal documents for the benefit of the University
7of Wisconsin-Madison and the
University of Wisconsin System, the state law library,
8the depository libraries and such other college and public libraries in this state as
9may desire to share in the benefits of this loan collection.
AB40, s. 1181 10Section 1181. 44.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,600,1611 44.14 (2) The University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin
12System, and the public and other participating libraries, federal regulations
13permitting, may transfer outright or may loan indefinitely to this central depository
14any or all federal documents now in their possession which in their opinion are so
15little used for ready reference purposes as to make their retention unnecessary if
16copies are available on loan from the central depository loan collection.
AB40, s. 1182 17Section 1182. Subchapter III (title) of chapter 44 [precedes 44.51] of the
18statutes is renumbered subchapter III (title) of chapter 41 [precedes 41.51].
AB40, s. 1183 19Section 1183. 44.51 (intro.) and (1) of the statutes are consolidated,
20renumbered 44.51 and amended to read:
AB40,600,22 2144.51 Definitions. In this subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
22(1) "Board" otherwise, "board" means the arts board.
AB40, s. 1184 23Section 1184. 44.51 (1m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1185 24Section 1185. 44.51 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1186 25Section 1186. 44.51 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1187
1Section 1187. 44.53 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (title).
AB40, s. 1188 2Section 1188. 44.53 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (intro.).
AB40, s. 1189 3Section 1189. 44.53 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (a).
AB40, s. 1190 4Section 1190. 44.53 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (b).
AB40, s. 1191 5Section 1191. 44.53 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (c).
AB40, s. 1192 6Section 1192. 44.53 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (d).
AB40, s. 1193 7Section 1193. 44.53 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (e).
AB40, s. 1194 8Section 1194. 44.53 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 41.53 (1) (f) and
9amended to read:
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