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:
AB150,790,1419 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 shall pay under this
25paragraph for employes who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement under

1subch. V of ch. 111 and for employes whose fringe benefits are determined under s.
2230.12 an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the state unless otherwise
3provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 or unless
4otherwise determined under s. 230.12. The state shall pay under this paragraph for
5employes who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V
6of ch. 111 and for employes whose fringe benefits are not determined under s. 230.12
7an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the state unless a different amount
8is recommended by the secretary of employment relations and approved by the joint
9committee on employment relations in the manner provided for approval of changes
10in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (3). The University of Wisconsin Hospitals
11and Clinics Authority, if it is a participating employer, shall pay under this
12paragraph for its employes an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the
13authority unless a different amount is established by the board of directors of the
14authority under s. 233.03 (7).
AB150, s. 1956 15Section 1956. 40.05 (4) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,790,2216 40.05 (4) (ag) (intro.) Except as otherwise provided in accordance with a
17collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10 if the
18University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority is a participating employer
,
19the employer shall pay for its currently employed insured employes covered by a
20collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 or whose health insurance
21premium contribution rates are determined under s. 230.12 or 233.10 if the
22University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority is a participating employer
:
AB150, s. 1957 23Section 1957. 40.05 (4) (ar) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150,791,724 40.05 (4) (ar) The employer shall pay under par. (a) for employes who are not
25covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 and for

1employes whose health insurance premium contribution rates are not determined
2under s. 230.12 or 233.10 if the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
3Authority is a participating employer
an amount equal to the amount specified in
4par. (ag) unless a different amount is recommended by the secretary of employment
5relations and approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the
6manner provided for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s. 230.12
7(3).
AB150,792,88 (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused sick leave
9under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2) and 757.02 (5) and , under s. 233.10 if the
10University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority is a participating employer
11or under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to
subch. V of ch. 111 of any
12eligible employe shall, at the time of death, upon qualifying for an immediate annuity
13or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon termination of creditable
14service and qualifying as an eligible employe under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be
15converted, at the employe's current basic pay rate, to credits for payment of health
16insurance premiums on behalf of the employe or the employe's surviving insured
17dependents. The full premium for any eligible employe who is insured at the time
18of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of an eligible employe who is
19deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted and paid
20from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from annuity payments, if
21the annuity is sufficient. The department shall provide for the direct payment of
22premiums by the insured to the insurer if the premium to be withheld exceeds the
23annuity payment. Except as provided in par. (bd), upon conversion of an employe's
24unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph, the employe or, if the employe is
25deceased, the employe's surviving insured dependents may elect to delay initiation

1of deductions from those credits for up to 10 years after the date of the conversion if
2the employe or surviving insured dependents are covered by a comparable health
3insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the date of the conversion
4and ending on the last day of the 2nd month after the date on which the employe or
5surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate deductions from those credits.
6A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and
7medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance
8plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
AB150, s. 1958 9Section 1958. 40.05 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,792,1910 40.05 (4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick
11leave under ss. 36.30 and 230.35 (2) or 233.10 if the University of Wisconsin
12Hospitals and Clinics Authority is a participating employer
of any eligible employe
13shall, upon request of the employe at the time the employe is subject to layoff under
14s. 40.02 (40), be converted at the employe's current basic pay rate to credits for
15payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employe. The full amount
16of the required employe contribution for any eligible employe who is insured at the
17time of the layoff shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted,
18the employe is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever
19occurs first.
AB150, s. 1959 20Section 1959. 40.05 (5) (intro.) and (b) 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB150,793,221 40.05 (5) Income continuation insurance premiums. (intro.) For the income
22continuation insurance provided in accordance with a collective bargaining
23agreement
under subch. V the employe shall pay the amount remaining after the
24employer has contributed the following or, if different, the amount determined under
25a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10 if

1the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority is a participating
2employer
:
AB150,793,53 (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in accordance
4with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2) and 757.02 (5) and any collective bargaining
5agreement under
subch. V of ch. 111.
AB150, s. 1960 6Section 1960. 40.05 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,793,157 40.05 (6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in accordance with a collective
8bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10 if the
9University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority is a participating employer
,
10each insured employe under the age of 70 and annuitant under the age of 65 shall
11pay for group life insurance coverage a sum, approved by the group insurance board,
12which shall not exceed 60 cents monthly for each $1,000 of group life insurance,
13based upon the last amount of insurance in force during the month for which
14earnings are paid. The equivalent premium may be fixed by the group insurance
15board if the annual compensation is paid in other than 12 monthly instalments.
AB150, s. 1961 16Section 1961. 40.06 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,794,517 40.06 (1) (c) For state agencies, contributions paid by employers shall be made
18from the respective funds from which the salaries are paid to the employe for whom
19the contributions are being made. The heads of the respective state agencies shall,
20at the time that salary deductions in accordance with par. (a) are sent to the
21department, determine the amount of the corresponding employer contributions,
22indicate the amount of the contribution on the report submitted to the department
23and provide for payment to the department, by any method approved by the
24department, from the appropriate state funds of the amounts payable. If payment
25is by voucher, the department shall transmit the voucher to the department of

1administration. The department secretary of administration shall approve vouchers
2for payment of contributions due under s. 40.05 within 5 working days, s. 16.53 (10)
3notwithstanding, and the state treasurer shall immediately issue a check, share
4draft or other draft to the department of employe trust funds for the amount of the
5voucher.
AB150, s. 1962 6Section 1962. 40.21 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,794,117 40.21 (3m) Notwithstanding the election procedure prescribed in sub. (1), the
8University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority is a participating employer
9beginning on July 1, 1996, and ending on June 30, 1997. After June 30, 1997, the
10University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority may only become a
11participating employer by following the procedure prescribed under sub. (1).
AB150, s. 1963 12Section 1963. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,794,1713 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
14of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111,
15and
ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3) , subch. V of ch. 111 and
16the rules of the department
or under s. 233.10 if the University of Wisconsin
17Hospitals and Clinics Authority is a participating employer
.
AB150, s. 1964 18Section 1964. 40.80 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,794,2119 40.80 (1) The deferred compensation board shall select and contract with
20deferred compensation plan providers to be used by state agencies for providing
21deferred compensation plans to state employes
.
AB150, s. 1965 22Section 1965. 42.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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