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(c) Annually, the
department board shall notify each scholar who will be
12attending a participating institution of higher education in the next academic year
13of the amount of his or her higher education scholarship.
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(7) By August 1,
1993 1997, and annually thereafter, the
department 16board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance evaluating the success
17of the program under this section. The report shall specify the number and amount
18of the scholarships awarded in the current fiscal year and the institutions of higher
19education chosen by the scholarship recipients.
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(8) The
executive secretary shall promulgate rules establishing criteria
22for the designation of scholars under sub. (1m) (c) 3.
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2439.42 Interstate agreements. The
department board, with the approval of
25the joint committee on finance, or the governing boards of any publicly supported
1institution of post-high school education, with the approval of the
department board 2and the joint committee on finance, may enter into agreements or understandings
3which include remission of nonresident tuition for designated categories of students
4at state institutions of higher education with appropriate state agencies and
5institutions of higher education in other states to facilitate use of public higher
6education institutions of this state and other states. Such agreements and
7understandings shall have as their purpose the mutual improvement of educational
8advantages for residents of this state and such other states or institutions of other
9states with which agreements are made.
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(1) There is established, to be administered by the
department board,
12a higher education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at
13least half-time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in
14accredited institutions of higher education in this state. Except as authorized under
15sub. (5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public
16institutions in this state.
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(2) The
department board shall award talent incentive grants to
19uniquely needy students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public
20and private nonprofit institutions located in this state and to sophomores, juniors
21and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this subsection
22may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The
department board may not award a
23grant to the same student for more than 10 consecutive semesters or their
24equivalent. The
department board shall promulgate rules establishing eligibility
25criteria for grants under this subsection.
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(3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
3academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
4amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $1,800 during
5any one academic year. The
department board shall, by rule, establish a reporting
6system to periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other
7rules the
department board deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the
8program.
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(4) (a) The
department board shall promulgate rules establishing
11policies and procedures for determining dependent and independent status and for
12the calculation of expected parental and student contributions. The rules shall be
13consistent with generally accepted definitions and nationally approved needs
14analysis methodology.
SB77-SSA1, s. 1291
15Section
1291. 39.435 (4) (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
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(4) (b) 1. Annually, the
department board shall establish equity award
17levels for students enrolled in the university of Wisconsin system and for students
18enrolled in technical colleges.
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2. From the equity levels established under subd. 1., the
department board 20shall subtract the amount of the expected parental contribution and the expected
21student contribution to determine the amount of the student's grant.
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(4) (c) Grants paid to independent students shall be determined by the
24department board consistent with the rules and procedures under pars. (a) and (b).
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(4) (d) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any
2formula approved or modified by the
education commission board under s. 39.285 (1).
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(5) The
department board shall ensure that grants under this section
5are made available to students attending private or public institutions in this state
6who are deaf or hard of hearing or visually handicapped and who demonstrate need.
7Grants may also be made available to such handicapped students attending private
8or public institutions in other states under criteria established by the
department 9board. In determining the financial need of these students special consideration
10shall be given to their unique and unusual costs.
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(6) The
department board may not make a grant under this section to
13a person if the
department board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the
14person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support,
15medical expenses or birth expenses.
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(1) (b) There is established, to be administered by the
department board,
18the minority undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates
19enrolled in private, nonprofit higher educational institutions in this state or in
20technical colleges in this state.
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(2) Funds for the grants under this section shall be distributed from the
23appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fg), with 50% distributed to the eligible private
24institutions and 50% distributed to the eligible technical colleges
, except as provided
1in 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9127 (1et). The
department board shall audit the
2enrollment statistics annually.
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(3) (b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
department board that such
5funds do not replace institutional grants to the recipients.
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(3) (c) Annually report to the
department board the number of awards
8made, the amount of each award, the minority status of each recipient, other
9financial aid awards made to each recipient and the total amount of financial aid
10made available to the eligible students.
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(4) The
department board shall notify an institution or school receiving
13funds under sub. (2) if the
department board receives a certification under s. 49.855
14(7) that a student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes
15past support, medical expenses or birth expenses. An institution or school may not
16award a grant under this section to a student if it receives a notification under this
17subsection concerning that student.
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(2) There is established, to be determined by the
department board, a
20grant program for resident students who are current recipients of aid to families with
21dependent children under s. 49.19.
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(3) Grants under this section shall be awarded on the basis of financial
24need, as determined by the
department board, to resident students enrolled for at
25least 6 academic credits in the 2nd or 3rd year in programs leading to an associate
1degree or the 3rd, 4th or 5th year in programs leading to a bachelor's degree. Except
2as provided in sub. (5), no grant may exceed $4,000 per academic year. Students may
3apply for grants, upon a form prepared and furnished by the
department board, on
4or after February 1 of any year for the fall semester or session of the upcoming
5academic year. No student is eligible to receive a grant under this section for more
6than 3 academic years.
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(4) The
department board shall give preference, as much as practicable,
9in awarding grants under this section to students enrolled in courses likely to
10increase the immediate employment opportunities of such students. The
11department board shall publish a list of such courses and shall include courses that
12have an occupational or vocational objective in areas with existing labor needs.
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(5) The
department board may award supplemental grants of between
15$500 and $1,000 per child per semester or session to students for the cost of child care
16for preschool children of the students. The student shall demonstrate, as determined
17by the
department board, financial need for the supplemental grant. In awarding
18grants under this subsection, the
department board may not exceed 20% of the
19appropriation for a given fiscal year for the grant program.
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(6) From the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fc), the
department board 22shall use available funds to make grant awards under this section, but no award may
23be made before March 1 for the fall semester or session of the upcoming academic
24year.
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(7) The
department
board shall promulgate rules to administer this
2section, including criteria and procedures for repayment of grants awarded under
3this section, including interest, by certain grant recipients who no longer reside in
4this state or do not successfully complete requirements for a degree. The
department 5board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all
6repayments of grants awarded under this section and the interest on the grants.
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(8) No student is eligible for an original grant under this section after the
91996-97 academic year.
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(1) On or before July 1 of each year, the
department board shall initiate,
12investigate and formulate for procurement, a contract for dental education services
13in accordance with this section. Thereafter, the
department board shall conduct a
14biennial analysis of the program and include a report on its findings and
15recommendations in its reports under s. 15.04 (1) (d). The legislative audit bureau
16shall biennially postaudit expenditures under this section. Section 16.75 (1) to (5)
17are waived with respect to such contract.
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(2) (d) That the dental school administer and operate its courses and
20programs in dentistry in conformity with academic and professional standards, rules
21and requirements and seek progressively to enrich and improve its courses of dental
22education, research and public service by full and efficient use of budgetary and other
23resources available to it. In monitoring compliance with this paragraph the
24department board may rely on 3rd-party evaluations conducted by appropriate and
25recognized accrediting bodies.
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(1) There is established, to be administered by the
department board, a
3Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement, the purpose of which shall be
4to ensure that neither state shall profit at the expense of the other and that the
5determination of any amounts owed by either state under the agreement shall be
6based on an equitable formula which reflects the educational costs incurred by the
72 states. The
department board, representing this state, shall enter into an
8agreement meeting the requirements of this section with the designated body
9representing the state of Minnesota.
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(2m) No resident of this state may receive a waiver of nonresident tuition
12under this section if the
department board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7)
13that the resident is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes
14past support, medical expenses or birth expenses.
SB77-SSA1,600,16
1639.51 (title)
Educational approval board.
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(1) (a) "Board" means the educational approval board.
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(5) Employes, quarters. The board shall employ a person to perform the
21duties of an executive secretary and such other persons under the classified service
22as may be necessary to carry out its purpose. The person performing the duties of
23the executive secretary shall be in charge of the administrative functions of the
24board. The board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, keep its office with the
25higher educational aids board.
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(17) (gm) Any assistant district attorney in a county having a population
4of 500,000 or more who did not have vested benefit rights under the retirement
5system established under
chapter 201, laws of 1937, who became a participating
6employe on January 1, 1990, and who is a participating employe on the effective date
7of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], shall receive creditable service for the
8total period of his or her service under the retirement system established under
9chapter 201, laws of 1937.
SB77-SSA1, s. 1315d
10Section 1315d. 40.02 (22) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 40.02 (22) (d) 1.
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(22) (d) 2. For Wisconsin retirement system purposes only, for a state
13senator, means the compensation which would have been payable to the participant
14if the participant had not been prohibited by law from receiving an increase in
15compensation during part of his or her term of office.
SB77-SSA1, s. 1315p
16Section 1315p. 40.02 (33) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 40.02 (33) (b) 1.
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(33) (b) 2. For a state senator who so elects, one-twelfth of the annual
19salary which would have been payable to the participant during the last completed
20month in which the participant was a participating employe in such a position if the
21participant had not been prohibited by law from receiving an increase in salary
22during part of his or her term of office, but only with respect to service as a state
23senator.
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140.02
(55) (a) Any person employed as a librarian by any school board in a
2library in any school under its jurisdiction, including a charter school as defined in
3s. 115.001 (1), whose qualifications as a librarian are at least equal to the minimum
4librarian qualifications prescribed by the
department of education state
5superintendent of public instruction.
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(6) (j) May contract with the
office of health care information in the office
8of the commissioner of insurance department of health and family services and may
9contract with other public or private entities for data collection and analysis services
10related to health maintenance organizations and insurance companies that provide
11health insurance to state employes.
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(2) (bz) 1. The department shall calculate the amount necessary to fund
14the creditable service granted under s. 40.02 (17) (gm).
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2. The unfunded prior service liability of the department of administration is
16increased by the amount calculated under subd. 1.
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3. The department of administration, beginning in the 1997-98 fiscal year and
18ending in the 2006-07 fiscal year, shall pay the Wisconsin retirement system in each
19fiscal year an amount that equals 10% of the amount calculated under subd. 1., plus
20interest calculated annually at the assumed rate. The department of administration
21shall pay this amount from the appropriation account under s. 20.475 (1) (d).
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(8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
2shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 632.72 (2), 632.745 (1) to (3) and (5),
3632.747, 632.87 (3) to (5), 632.895 (5m) and (8) to
(10) (12) and 632.896.
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(8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
7board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 632.745 (1) to (3) and (5)
and, 632.747
and
8632.895 (11) and (12).
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1041.19 (title)
Heritage tourism pilot program.
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(2) (intro.) In consultation with the historical society, the department
13shall establish, administer and coordinate state and local participation in a heritage
14tourism
pilot program to assist political subdivisions in assessing the resources
15available for heritage tourism, analyzing current interest in heritage tourism and
16developing and implementing plans to increase heritage tourism. The department
17shall do all of the following: