AB150,777,1912 39.41 (3) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls,
13on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the
14school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in a private institution of
15higher education that is located in this state and participating in the program under
16this section, the board shall pay the institution, on behalf of the pupil, an amount
17equal to 50% of the tuition and fees charged a resident undergraduate at the
18university of Wisconsin-Madison in the same academic year, up to a maximum of
19$1,500
.
AB150, s. 1917 20Section 1917. 39.41 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
21.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,778,422 39.41 (3) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls,
23on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the
24school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in a private institution of
25higher education that is located in this state and participating in the program under

1this section, the department shall pay the institution, on behalf of the pupil, an
2amount equal to 50% of the tuition and fees charged a resident undergraduate at the
3university of Wisconsin-Madison in the same academic year, up to a maximum of
4$1,500.
AB150, s. 1918 5Section 1918. 39.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,778,146 39.41 (4) (a) The board department shall make the payments under subs. (2)
7(c) and (3) only if the center, institution, district school or private institution matches
8the amount of the payment from institutional funds, gifts or grants. Beginning in
9the 1992-93 school year, the matching requirement under this paragraph for the
10centers and institutions within the university of Wisconsin system shall be satisfied
11by payments of an amount equal to the total payments from the centers and
12institutions made under this paragraph in the 1991-92 school year and, if such
13payments are insufficient to satisfy the matching requirement, by the waiver of
14academic fees established under s. 36.27.
AB150,778,1915 (b) The board department shall make the payments under subs. (2) (c) and (3)
16from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fy) subject to the availability of funds.
17If the amount in the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fy) in any fiscal year is
18insufficient to fully make the payments, the amount of each payment shall be
19reduced proportionately.
AB150, s. 1919 20Section 1919. 39.41 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,778,2521 39.41 (5) (a) Each center or institution within the university of Wisconsin
22system, technical college district school and private institution of higher education
23that wishes to participate in the scholarship program under this section shall notify
24the board department by October 1 prior to the academic year in which the
25institution wishes to participate.
AB150,779,4
1(b) Each designated scholar who is eligible for a higher education scholarship
2under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) shall notify the board department as soon as practicable
3of the institution of higher education he or she will be attending in the next academic
4year.
AB150,779,75 (c) Annually, the board department shall notify each scholar who will be
6attending a participating institution of higher education in the next academic year
7of the amount of his or her higher education scholarship.
AB150, s. 1920 8Section 1920. 39.41 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,779,139 39.41 (7) By August 1, 1993, and annually thereafter, the board department
10shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance evaluating the success of the
11program under this section. The report shall specify the number and amount of the
12scholarships awarded in the current fiscal year and the institutions of higher
13education chosen by the scholarship recipients.
AB150, s. 1921 14Section 1921. 39.41 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,779,1615 39.41 (8) The executive secretary shall promulgate rules establishing criteria
16for the designation of scholars under sub. (1m) (c) 3.
AB150, s. 1922 17Section 1922. 39.41 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,779,2118 39.41 (9) In any printed material or other information disseminated or
19otherwise distributed by the board, the scholarship program under this section shall
20be referred to as the governor's academic excellence higher education scholarship
21program and scholars shall be referred to as governor's scholars.
AB150, s. 1923 22Section 1923. 39.41 (9) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
23(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,780,224 39.41 (9) In any printed material or other information disseminated or
25otherwise distributed by the department, the scholarship program under this section

1shall be referred to as the governor's academic excellence higher education
2scholarship program and scholars shall be referred to as governor's scholars.
AB150, s. 1924 3Section 1924. 39.42 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,780,14 439.42 Interstate agreements. The board department, with the approval of
5the joint committee on finance, or the governing boards of any publicly supported
6institution of post-high school education, with the approval of the board department
7and the joint committee on finance, may enter into agreements or understandings
8which include remission of nonresident tuition for designated categories of students
9at state institutions of higher education with appropriate state agencies and
10institutions of higher education in other states to facilitate use of public higher
11education institutions of this state and other states. Such agreements and
12understandings shall have as their purpose the mutual improvement of educational
13advantages for residents of this state and such other states or institutions of other
14states with which agreements are made.
AB150, s. 1925 15Section 1925. 39.435 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,780,2116 39.435 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board department
17a higher education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at
18least half-time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in
19accredited institutions of higher education in this state. Except as authorized under
20sub. (5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public
21institutions in this state.
AB150, s. 1926 22Section 1926. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,781,523 39.435 (2) The board department shall award talent incentive grants to
24uniquely needy students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public
25and private nonprofit institutions located in this state and to sophomores, juniors

1and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this subsection
2may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The board department may not award a
3grant to the same student for more than 10 consecutive semesters or their
4equivalent. The board department shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility
5criteria for grants under this subsection.
AB150, s. 1927 6Section 1927. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,781,137 39.435 (3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
8academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
9amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $1,800 during
10any one academic year. The board department shall, by rule, establish a reporting
11system to periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other
12rules the board department deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the
13program.
AB150, s. 1928 14Section 1928. 39.435 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,781,1915 39.435 (4) (a) The board department shall promulgate rules establishing
16policies and procedures for determining dependent and independent status and for
17the calculation of expected parental and student contributions. The rules shall be
18consistent with generally accepted definitions and nationally approved needs
19analysis methodology.
AB150, s. 1929 20Section 1929. 39.435 (4) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150,781,2321 39.435 (4) (b) 1. Annually, the board department shall establish equity award
22levels for students enrolled in the university of Wisconsin system and for students
23enrolled in technical colleges.
AB150,782,3
12. From the equity levels established under subd. 1., the board department
2shall subtract the amount of the expected parental contribution and the expected
3student contribution to determine the amount of the student's grant.
AB150, s. 1930 4Section 1930. 39.435 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,782,65 39.435 (4) (c) Grants paid to independent students shall be determined by the
6board department consistent with the rules and procedures under pars. (a) and (b).
AB150, s. 1931 7Section 1931. 39.435 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,782,148 39.435 (5) The board department shall ensure that grants under this section
9are made available to students attending private or public institutions in this state
10who are deaf or hard of hearing or visually handicapped and who demonstrate need.
11Grants may also be made available to such handicapped students attending private
12or public institutions in other states under criteria established by the board
13department. In determining the financial need of these students special
14consideration shall be given to their unique and unusual costs.
AB150, s. 1932 15Section 1932. 39.435 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,782,1816 39.435 (6) The board department may not make a grant under this section to
17a person if it the department receives a certification under s. 46.255 (7) that the
18person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments.
AB150, s. 1933 19Section 1933. 39.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,782,2320 39.44 (1) (b) There is established, to be administered by the board department,
21the minority undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates
22enrolled in private, nonprofit higher educational institutions in this state or in
23technical colleges in this state.
AB150, s. 1934 24Section 1934. 39.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,783,5
139.44 (2) Funds for the grants under this section shall be distributed from the
2appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fg) to the eligible institutions and from the
3appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fh) to the eligible technical colleges on the basis
4of full-time equivalent enrollments of students eligible for grants under sub. (1) (b).
5The board department shall audit the enrollment statistics annually.
AB150, s. 1935 6Section 1935. 39.44 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,783,87 39.44 (3) (b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the board department that such
8funds do not replace institutional grants to the recipients.
AB150, s. 1936 9Section 1936. 39.44 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,783,1310 39.44 (3) (c) Annually report to the board department the number of awards
11made, the amount of each award, the minority status of each recipient, other
12financial aid awards made to each recipient and the total amount of financial aid
13made available to the eligible students.
AB150, s. 1937 14Section 1937. 39.44 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,783,1915 39.44 (4) The board department shall notify an institution or school receiving
16funds under sub. (2) if the board department receives a certification under s. 46.255
17(7) that a student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments. An
18institution or school may not award a grant under this section to a student if it
19receives a notification under this subsection concerning that student.
AB150, s. 1938 20Section 1938. 39.44 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,783,2321 39.44 (5) The board may not award to any student enrolled at a technical
22college an original grant under this section after the effective date of this subsection
23.... [revisor inserts date].
AB150, s. 1939 24Section 1939. 39.44 (5) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
25(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,784,2
139.44 (5) The department may not award to any student enrolled at a technical
2college an original grant under this section.
AB150, s. 1940 3Section 1940. 39.45 (2) to (7) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150,784,64 39.45 (2) There is established, to be determined by the board department, a
5grant program for resident students who are current recipients of aid to families with
6dependent children under s. 49.19.
AB150,784,15 7(3) Grants under this section shall be awarded on the basis of financial need,
8as determined by the board department, to resident students enrolled for at least 6
9academic credits in the 2nd or 3rd year in programs leading to an associate degree
10or the 3rd, 4th or 5th year in programs leading to a bachelor's degree. Except as
11provided in sub. (5), no grant may exceed $4,000 per academic year. Students may
12apply for grants, upon a form prepared and furnished by the board department, on
13or after February 1 of any year for the fall semester or session of the upcoming
14academic year. No student is eligible to receive a grant under this section for more
15than 3 academic years.
AB150,784,20 16(4) The board department shall give preference, as much as practicable, in
17awarding grants under this section to students enrolled in courses likely to increase
18the immediate employment opportunities of such students. The board department
19shall publish a list of such courses and shall include courses that have an
20occupational or vocational objective in areas with existing labor needs.
AB150,785,2 21(5) The board department may award supplemental grants of between $500
22and $1,000 per child per semester or session to students for the cost of child care for
23preschool children of the students. The student shall demonstrate, as determined
24by the board department, financial need for the supplemental grant. In awarding

1grants under this subsection, the board department may not exceed 20% of the
2appropriation for a given fiscal year for the grant program.
AB150,785,5 3(6) From the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fc), the board department shall
4use available funds to make grant awards under this section, but no award may be
5made before March 1 for the fall semester or session of the upcoming academic year.
AB150,785,11 6(7) The board department shall promulgate rules to administer this section,
7including criteria and procedures for repayment of grants awarded under this
8section, including interest, by certain grant recipients who no longer reside in this
9state or do not successfully complete requirements for a degree. The board
10department shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all
11repayments of grants awarded under this section and the interest on the grants.
AB150, s. 1941 12Section 1941. 39.45 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,785,1413 39.45 (8) The board may not award any original grants under this section after
14the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].
AB150, s. 1942 15Section 1942. 39.45 (8) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act ....
16(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB150,785,1817 39.45 (8) The department may not award any original grants under this
18section.
AB150, s. 1943 19Section 1943. 39.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,786,220 39.46 (1) On or before July 1 of each year, the higher educational aids board
21department shall initiate, investigate and formulate for procurement, a contract for
22dental education services in accordance with this section. Thereafter, the board
23department shall conduct a biennial analysis of the program and include a report on
24its findings and recommendations in its reports under s. 15.04 (1) (d). The legislative

1audit bureau shall biennially postaudit expenditures under this section. Section
216.75 (1) to (5) are waived with respect to such contract.
AB150, s. 1944 3Section 1944. 39.46 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,786,104 39.46 (2) (d) That the dental school administer and operate its courses and
5programs in dentistry in conformity with academic and professional standards, rules
6and requirements and seek progressively to enrich and improve its courses of dental
7education, research and public service by full and efficient use of budgetary and other
8resources available to it. In monitoring compliance with this paragraph the board
9department may rely on 3rd-party evaluations conducted by appropriate and
10recognized accrediting bodies.
AB150, s. 1945 11Section 1945. 39.47 (1) and (2m) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150,786,1912 39.47 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board department, a
13Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement, the purpose of which shall be
14to ensure that neither state shall profit at the expense of the other and that the
15determination of any amounts owed by either state under the agreement shall be
16based on an equitable formula which reflects the educational costs incurred by the
172 states. The board department, representing this state, shall enter into an
18agreement meeting the requirements of this section with the designated body
19representing the state of Minnesota.
AB150,786,22 20(2m) No resident of this state may receive a waiver of nonresident tuition
21under this section if the board department receives a certification under s. 46.255 (7)
22that the resident is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments.
AB150, s. 1946 23Section 1946. 40.02 (22) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,787,624 40.02 (22) (e) Except for OASDHI purposes, at the employer's discretion,
25means compensation deemed to have been paid for services deemed to have been

1rendered during periods of leaves of absence without pay, at the employe's rate of pay
2prior to the leave, provided contributions and premiums on the deemed earnings are
3paid as required under s. 40.05. Any action taken under this paragraph that applies
4to state employes shall be taken pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement under
5subch. V of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10 if the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
6Clinics Authority is a participating employer
.
AB150, s. 1947 7Section 1947. 40.02 (25) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,787,168 40.02 (25) (a) 3. The blind employes of the Wisconsin workshop for the blind
9authorized under s. 47.03 (1) (b), 1989 stats., or of the nonprofit corporation with
10which the department of health and social services industry, labor and human
11relations
contracts under s. 47.03 (1m) (a), 1989 stats., as of the beginning of the
12calendar month following completion of 1,000 hours of service. Persons employed by
13an employer who are blind when hired shall not be eligible for life insurance
14premium waiver because of any disability which is directly or indirectly attributed
15to blindness and may convert life insurance coverage only once under the contract;
16or
AB150, s. 1948 17Section 1948. 40.02 (25) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,787,2018 40.02 (25) (b) 2m. A crew leader or regional crew leader employed by the
19Wisconsin conservation corps board for whom the Wisconsin conservation corps
20board under s. 16.20 106.215 (10) (fm) has authorized group health care coverage;
AB150, s. 1949 21Section 1949. 40.02 (25) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,787,2422 40.02 (25) (b) 8. Any other state employe of the state for whom coverage is
23authorized under a collective bargaining agreement under pursuant to subch. V of
24ch. 111 or under s. 230.12;
AB150, s. 1950 25Section 1950. 40.02 (54) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,788,3
140.02 (54) (f) The nonprofit corporation with which the department of health
2and social services
industry, labor and human relations contracts under s. 47.03 (1m)
3(a), 1989 stats.
AB150, s. 1951 4Section 1951. 40.02 (54) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,788,95 40.02 (54) (h) The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
6beginning on July 1, 1996, and ending on June 30, 1997. After June 30, 1997, the
7University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority is a state agency if it has
8elected to become a participating employer by following the procedure prescribed
9under s. 40.21 (1).
AB150, s. 1952 10Section 1952. 40.02 (54t) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,788,1111 40.02 (54t) "State employe" means an employe of a state agency.
AB150, s. 1953 12Section 1953. 40.02 (55) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,788,1713 40.02 (55) (a) Any person employed as a librarian by any school board in a
14library in any school under its jurisdiction, including a charter school as defined in
15s. 115.001 (1), whose qualifications as a librarian are at least equal to the minimum
16librarian qualifications prescribed by the state superintendent department of public
17instruction
education.
AB150, s. 1954 18Section 1954. 40.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,789,1619 40.05 (1) (b) In lieu of employe payment, the employer may pay all or part of
20the contributions required by par. (a), but all the payments shall be available for
21benefit purposes to the same extent as required contributions deducted from
22earnings of the participating employes. Action to assume employe contributions as
23provided under this paragraph shall be taken at the time and in the form determined
24by the governing body of the participating employer. The state and the University
25of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority
shall pay under this paragraph for

1employes who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch.
2111 and for employes whose fringe benefits are determined under s. 230.12 an
3amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the state or authority unless otherwise
4provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 or unless
5otherwise determined under s. 230.12. The state shall pay under this paragraph for
6employes who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V
7of ch. 111 and for employes whose fringe benefits are not determined under s. 230.12
8an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the state unless a different amount
9is recommended by the secretary of employment relations and approved by the joint
10committee on employment relations in the manner provided for approval of changes
11in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (3). The University of Wisconsin Hospitals
12and Clinics Authority, if it is a participating employer, shall pay under this
13paragraph for employes who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement
14under subch. V of ch. 111 an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the authority
15unless a different amount is established by the board of directors of the authority
16under s. 233.03 (7).
AB150, s. 1955 17Section 1955. 40.05 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act
18.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
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