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1Section 582. 36.11 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,421,42 36.11 (3) (c) The Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board may establish policies for
3the appropriate transfer of credits with other educational institutions outside the
4system.
AB40,583 5Section 583. 36.11 (3) (cm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,421,76 36.11 (3) (cm) 5. Core general education courses that are subject to the
7agreement required under s. 36.31 (2m).
AB40,584 8Section 584. 36.11 (22) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,421,149 36.11 (22) (d) Annually, each institution shall report to the office of justice
10assistance in the department of administration
department of justice statistics on
11sexual assaults and on sexual assaults by acquaintances of the victims that occurred
12on each campus of the institution in the previous year. The office of justice assistance
13department of justice shall include the statistics in appropriate crime reports
14published by the office department.
AB40,585 15Section 585. 36.11 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,421,2116 36.11 (28) Lease agreement with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
17Clinics Authority.
Subject to 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9159 (2) (k), and subject
18to any prior lease entered into under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1),
the board shall
19negotiate and enter into a lease agreement with the University of Wisconsin
20Hospitals and Clinics Authority that meets the requirements under s. 233.04 (7) and
21shall comply with s. 233.04 (7g).
AB40,586 22Section 586. 36.115 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,421,23 2336.115 (title) Personnel systems; compensation.
AB40,587 24Section 587. 36.115 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
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136.115 (7) (a) The board shall establish compensation plans for all system
2employees except system employees assigned to the University of
3Wisconsin-Madison.
AB40,422,54 (b) The chancellor shall establish compensation plans for all system employees
5assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
AB40,588 6Section 588. 36.25 (13s) of the statutes is renumbered 36.25 (13s) (a) and
7amended to read:
AB40,422,148 36.25 (13s) (a) The board shall allocate $400,000 in each fiscal year for the
9department of family medicine and practice in the University of Wisconsin School of
10Medicine and Public Health to support the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine,
11the Academy for Center-city Medical Education, and the Wisconsin Scholars
12Academy programs. The board may not expend any moneys allocated under this
13subsection paragraph in a fiscal year unless the board receives $400,000 in gifts and
14grants from private sources in that fiscal year for supporting such programs.
AB40,589 15Section 589. 36.25 (13s) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,422,1916 36.25 (13s) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), annually the
17board shall allocate $1,500,000 for the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine and
18the Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health Program at the University of
19Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
AB40,590 20Section 590. 36.25 (13w) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,422,2221 36.25 (13w) Translational imaging research. (a) In this subsection, "center"
22means the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.
AB40,423,223 (b) Subject to par. (c), the board shall use the moneys appropriated under s.
2420.285 (1) (f) for costs incurred by the center that relate to translational imaging

1research, research imaging and scanning, research imaging equipment, and the
2Wisconsin Oncology Network.
AB40,423,73 (c) The center shall submit a plan to the secretary of administration for raising
4funds, in an amount equal to the amount appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (f), from
5federal, private, or other sources to help defray the costs specified in par. (b). No
6moneys may be released from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (f) unless the
7secretary approves the plan.
AB40,591 8Section 591. 36.25 (52) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,423,119 36.25 (52) Incentive grants. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1)
10(e), the board shall award grants to institutions to provide funding for the following
11programs:
AB40,423,1212 1. Economic development programs, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a).
AB40,423,1913 2. Programs that have as their objective the development of an educated and
14skilled workforce, such as increasing the number of degrees awarded in fields for
15which the occupational demand is high or in fields that are determined to be
16high-demand fields under s. 38.28 (2) (be) 1. b., increasing the number of
17opportunities available to students to gain work experience in their fields through
18internships or cooperative work experiences, and increasing or enhancing research
19and development.
AB40,423,2420 3. Programs to improve the affordability of postsecondary education for
21resident undergraduates, including reducing the time required to obtain a degree,
22increasing the opportunities available for high school pupils to earn credit toward a
23postsecondary degree, and improving the transfer of credit between institutions of
24higher education.
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1(b) Annually, the board shall submit a report to the secretary of administration
2on the programs awarded a grant under this subsection. The report shall include the
3goals, results, and budget for each program. The report shall also include a
4systemwide summary of this information.
AB40,592 5Section 592. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB40,424,126 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a. A person who has served on active duty under honorable
7conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed
8forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces; who
9was a resident of this state at the time of entry into that service or resided in this state
10for at least 5 consecutive years
; and who, while a resident of this state, died on active
11duty, died as the result of a service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty
12while on active or inactive duty for training purposes.
AB40,424,1613 b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service
14described in subd. 1m. a. or resided in this state for at least 5 consecutive years, and
15who the U.S. department of veteran affairs has awarded at least a 30 percent
16service-connected disability rating under 38 USC 1114 or 1134.
AB40,593 17Section 593. 36.27 (3n) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,424,2018 36.27 (3n) (am) In determining a person's residency at the time of entry into
19service under par. (a) 1m. a. or b., the state from which the person entered service
20is irrelevant.
AB40,594 21Section 594. 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,425,322 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the
23board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees for 128 credits
24or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which
25the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (7) and less the amount of any

1academic fees or segregated fees paid under 38 USC 3319, to any resident student
2who maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and is also any of the
3following:
AB40,595 4Section 595. 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,425,75 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. A spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission under this
6subdivision applies only during the first 10 years after the eligible veteran received
7the service-connected disability rating.
AB40,596 8Section 596. 36.27 (3n) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,425,119 36.27 (3n) (b) 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m., an An unremarried surviving
10spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies only
11during the first 10 years after the veteran died.
AB40,597 12Section 597. 36.27 (3n) (b) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,598 13Section 598. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,425,1914 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. (intro.) "Veteran" means a person who is verified by the
15department of veterans affairs as being a resident of this state for purposes of
16receiving benefits under ch. 45,; as being a resident of this state at the time of his or
17her entry into the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces,
18or as being a resident of this state for at least 5 consecutive years; and as meeting
19any of the following conditions:
AB40,599 20Section 599. 36.27 (3p) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,425,2321 36.27 (3p) (am) In determining a person's residence at the time of entry into
22service under par. (a) 1r., the state from which the person entered service is
23irrelevant.
AB40,600 24Section 600. 36.27 (3p) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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136.27 (3p) (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), the board shall grant full
2remission of nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees charged for 128
3credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters
4for which the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (8) and less the amount
5of any academic fees or segregated fees paid under 10 USC 2107 (c), 38 USC 3104 (a)
6(7) (A), or 38 USC 3313, to any student who is a veteran and maintains a cumulative
7grade point average of at least 2.0
.
AB40,601 8Section 601. 36.31 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,426,99 36.31 (2m) (a) In this subsection:
AB40,426,1110 1. "Association" means the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and
11Universities.
AB40,426,1412 2. "Core general education courses" means courses generally required for an
13undergraduate degree that are prerequisite or otherwise in addition to the courses
14required for an undergraduate degree in a specific course of study.
AB40,426,1615 3. "Private school" means a private, nonprofit institution of higher education
16that is a member of the association.
AB40,426,2517 (b) Notwithstanding s. 36.09 (4), the Board of Regents and the technical college
18system board shall, and the governing boards of tribally controlled colleges in this
19state and the association, on behalf of private schools, may, enter into and implement
20an agreement that identifies core general education courses totaling not fewer than
2130 credits and establishes policies for ensuring that, beginning in the 2014-15
22academic year, credits for completing the courses are transferable, without loss of
23credit toward graduation or toward completion of a specific course of study, between
24and within each institution, college campus, and technical college, and each tribally
25controlled college and private school that elects to participate in the agreement.
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1(c) The Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall ensure
2that the governing bodies of tribally controlled colleges and the association, on behalf
3of private schools, have an opportunity to elect to participate in the agreement
4specified in par. (b).
AB40,602 5Section 602. 36.33 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB40,427,23 636.33 (title) Sale or lease and relocation of agricultural lands. (1)
7Legislative intent. The legislature finds and determines that, because of the
8problems resulting from the development of the city of Madison around certain
9agricultural lands of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the desirability of
10consolidating lands used for agricultural instruction, research and extension
11purposes, the desirability of disposing of agricultural lands no longer needed by the
12university and the need for land of better quality and of greater quantity for the
13purpose of improving and expanding agricultural research, it is in the public interest
14for the board to sell or lease, in whole or in part, and subject to any prior action under
15s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1),
the agricultural lands and improvements thereon
16owned by the board and located in sections 19, 20 and 30, township 7 north, range
179 east, Dane County; sections 25 and 27, township 7 north, range 8 east, Dane
18County; sections 34 and 35, township 38 north, range 11 east, Oneida County; and
19section 22, township 22 north, range 8 east, Portage County; and to purchase other
20agricultural lands outside of the Madison urban area and to construct thereon the
21necessary buildings and improvements. The foregoing policy determination is made
22without reference to or intention of limiting the powers which the board may
23otherwise have.
AB40,603 24Section 603. 36.33 (2) (title) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to
25read:
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136.33 (2) (title) Method of sale or lease; assessments. (a) (intro.) The Subject
2to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the
board, in selling or
3leasing any part of the agricultural lands and improvements thereon, mentioned in
4sub. (1), shall sell or lease on the basis of either of the following:
AB40,604 5Section 604. 36.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,428,86 36.33 (3) Building commission approval. The sale, lease and purchase of
7agricultural lands mentioned in sub. (1) is subject to prior action under s. 13.48 (14)
8(am) or 16.848 (1) and
shall be subject to the approval of the building commission.
AB40,605 9Section 605. 36.52 of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is
10repealed.
AB40,606 11Section 606. 36.585 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,428,1612 36.585 (2) The board may use telecommunications services procured by the
13board only for the purpose of carrying out its mission. The Except as provided in sub.
14(3m), the
board shall not offer, resell, or provide telecommunications services, that
15are available from a private telecommunications carrier to the general public or to
16any other public or private entity.
AB40,607 17Section 607. 36.585 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.585 (3), and 36.585
18(3) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40,428,2419 36.585 (3) (intro.) Beginning Except as provided in sub. (3m), beginning July
201, 2013, the board may not be, and shall ensure that no institution or college campus
21is and that the extension is not, a member, shareholder, or partner in or with any
22third-party entity or other person that offers, resells, or provides
23telecommunications services to the general public or to any public or private entity
24unless at least one of the following applies:
AB40,608 25Section 608. 36.585 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
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136.585 (3m) (a) In this subsection, "third-party entity" does not include
2WiscNet.
AB40,429,53 (b) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may serve as
4a member, shareholder, or partner in or with a third-party entity that satisfies any
5of the following:
AB40,429,86 1. The third-party entity advances research or higher education and the board,
7institution, college campus, or extension served as a member, shareholder, or partner
8in or with the third-party entity on February 1, 2013.
AB40,429,119 2. Prior to service as a member, shareholder, or partner, the secretary of
10administration issues a determination to the board, institution, college campus, or
11extension that the third-party entity advances research or higher education
AB40,429,1312 (c) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may use the
13services of a third-party entity that satisfies par. (b) 1. or 2.
AB40,429,1714 (d) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may
15participate in the operations of, or provide telecommunications services or technical
16support services to, a third-party entity that satisfies par. (b) 1. or 2., but only in
17connection with the use of services under par. (c).
AB40,609 18Section 609. 36.65 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,429,2319 36.65 (3) Core general education credit transfers. The board shall include
20in the report required under sub. (2) a description of the agreement entered into
21under s. 36.31 (2m) and a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement.
22This subsection first applies to the report required under sub. (2) that applies to the
232014-15 academic year.
AB40,610 24Section 610. 38.04 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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138.04 (4) (cm) The board shall enter into the agreement required under s. 36.31
2(2m). The board shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the legislature
3under s. 13.172 (2) that describes the agreement entered into under s. 36.31 (2m) and
4a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement.
AB40,611 5Section 611. 38.04 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,430,196 38.04 (13) (a) 1. The board shall accept and process applications from district
7boards and local community organizations to provide services, which may include
8but are not limited to personal counseling and outreach, to or on behalf of displaced
9homemakers. The board shall may make grants for these purposes. Amounts
10awarded shall be paid
from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (b) (f). Grants under
11this subsection shall may be distributed on a statewide basis and shall supplement
12rather than replace funds received under any other law to provide services to
13displaced homemakers. To the extent possible while maintaining statewide
14distribution, except as provided in subd. 2., in awarding grants preference shall be
15given to district boards. If a particular district board does not apply for a grant under
16this subsection, the board may award a grant to a local community organization
17located in that district which submits an application. No grant may equal more than
1890% of approved expenditures. Any cost to the board of administering this
19subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (a).
AB40,612 20Section 612. 38.04 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,430,2321 38.04 (20) Basic skills instruction in jails and prisons. From the
22appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (ce) (f), the board shall may award grants to district
23boards for providing basic skills instruction in jails and prisons.
AB40,613 24Section 613. 38.04 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
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138.04 (28) Health care education programs. From the appropriation under
2s. 20.292 (1) (ch) (f), the board shall may award grants to district boards to expand
3health care education programs.
AB40,614 4Section 614. 38.04 (32) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,431,85 38.04 (32) Grants; report. (a) The board may award grants to district boards
6for activities the board determines are related to the performance criteria specified
7in s. 38.28 (2) (be) 1. Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under
8s. 20.292 (1) (f).
AB40,431,129 (b) Annually, the board shall submit a report to the department of
10administration that describes how the moneys appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (f)
11will be distributed to the district boards in the current fiscal year and the programs
12that the moneys will fund.
AB40,615 13Section 615. 38.14 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40,616 14Section 616. 38.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,432,715 38.16 (1) Annually by October 31, or within 10 days after receipt of the
16equalized valuations from the department of revenue, whichever is later, the district
17board may levy a tax, not exceeding 1.5 mills on the full value of the taxable property
18of the district, for the purpose purposes of making capital improvements, acquiring
19equipment and, operating and maintaining the schools of the district, except that the
20mill limitation is not applicable to taxes levied for the purpose of
and paying principal
21and interest on valid bonds or notes now or hereafter outstanding as provided in s.
2267.035. The district board secretary shall file with the clerk of each city, village and
23town, any part of which is located in the district, a certified statement showing the
24amount of the levy and the proportionate amount of the tax to be spread upon the tax
25rolls for collection in each city, village and town. Such proportion shall be ascertained

1on the basis of the ratio of full value of the taxable property of that part of the city,
2village or town located in the district to the full value of all taxable property in the
3district, as certified to the district board secretary by the department of revenue.
4Upon receipt of the certified statement from the district board secretary, the clerk of
5each city, village and town shall spread the amounts thereof upon the tax rolls for
6collection. When the taxes are collected, such amounts shall be paid by the treasurer
7of each city, village and town to the district board treasurer.
AB40,617 8Section 617. 38.16 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,432,109 38.16 (3) (a) 2. "Excess levy" means the amount by which a district board's tax
10levy exceeds the limit under par. (b) this subsection.
AB40,618 11Section 618. 38.16 (3) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
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