AB100, s. 1293
16Section
1293. 39.435 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,624,1817
39.435
(4) (d) The awarding of grants under this section is subject to any
18formula approved or modified by the
education commission board under s. 39.285 (1).
AB100, s. 1294
19Section
1294. 39.435 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(5) The
department board shall ensure that grants under this section
21are made available to students attending private or public institutions in this state
22who are deaf or hard of hearing or visually handicapped and who demonstrate need.
23Grants may also be made available to such handicapped students attending private
24or public institutions in other states under criteria established by the
department
1board. In determining the financial need of these students special consideration
2shall be given to their unique and unusual costs.
AB100, s. 1295
3Section
1295. 39.435 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(6) The
department board may not make a grant under this section to
5a person if the
department board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the
6person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support,
7medical expenses or birth expenses.
AB100, s. 1296
8Section
1296. 39.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.44
(1) (b) There is established, to be administered by the
department board,
10the minority undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates
11enrolled in private, nonprofit higher educational institutions in this state or in
12technical colleges in this state.
AB100, s. 1297
13Section
1297. 39.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.44
(2) Funds for the grants under this section shall be distributed from the
15appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fg), with 50% distributed to the eligible private
16institutions and 50% distributed to the eligible technical colleges
, except as provided
17in 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9127 (1et). The
department board shall audit the
18enrollment statistics annually.
AB100, s. 1298
19Section
1298. 39.44 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.44
(3) (b) Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the
department board that such
21funds do not replace institutional grants to the recipients.
AB100, s. 1299
22Section
1299. 39.44 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.44
(3) (c) Annually report to the
department board the number of awards
24made, the amount of each award, the minority status of each recipient, other
1financial aid awards made to each recipient and the total amount of financial aid
2made available to the eligible students.
AB100, s. 1300
3Section
1300. 39.44 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.44
(4) The
department board shall notify an institution or school receiving
5funds under sub. (2) if the
department board receives a certification under s. 49.855
6(7) that a student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes
7past support, medical expenses or birth expenses. An institution or school may not
8award a grant under this section to a student if it receives a notification under this
9subsection concerning that student.
AB100, s. 1301
10Section
1301. 39.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.45
(2) There is established, to be determined by the
department board, a
12grant program for resident students who are current recipients of aid to families with
13dependent children under s. 49.19.
AB100, s. 1302
14Section
1302. 39.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.45
(3) Grants under this section shall be awarded on the basis of financial
16need, as determined by the
department board, to resident students enrolled for at
17least 6 academic credits in the 2nd or 3rd year in programs leading to an associate
18degree or the 3rd, 4th or 5th year in programs leading to a bachelor's degree. Except
19as provided in sub. (5), no grant may exceed $4,000 per academic year. Students may
20apply for grants, upon a form prepared and furnished by the
department board, on
21or after February 1 of any year for the fall semester or session of the upcoming
22academic year. No student is eligible to receive a grant under this section for more
23than 3 academic years.
AB100, s. 1303
24Section
1303. 39.45 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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139.45
(4) The
department
board shall give preference, as much as practicable,
2in awarding grants under this section to students enrolled in courses likely to
3increase the immediate employment opportunities of such students. The
4department board shall publish a list of such courses and shall include courses that
5have an occupational or vocational objective in areas with existing labor needs.
AB100, s. 1304
6Section
1304. 39.45 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.45
(5) The
department board may award supplemental grants of between
8$500 and $1,000 per child per semester or session to students for the cost of child care
9for preschool children of the students. The student shall demonstrate, as determined
10by the
department board, financial need for the supplemental grant. In awarding
11grants under this subsection, the
department board may not exceed 20% of the
12appropriation for a given fiscal year for the grant program.
AB100, s. 1305
13Section
1305. 39.45 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.45
(6) From the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fc), the
department board 15shall use available funds to make grant awards under this section, but no award may
16be made before March 1 for the fall semester or session of the upcoming academic
17year.
AB100, s. 1306
18Section
1306. 39.45 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.45
(7) The
department board shall promulgate rules to administer this
20section, including criteria and procedures for repayment of grants awarded under
21this section, including interest, by certain grant recipients who no longer reside in
22this state or do not successfully complete requirements for a degree. The
department 23board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all
24repayments of grants awarded under this section and the interest on the grants.
AB100, s. 1307
25Section
1307. 39.45 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,628,2
139.45
(8) No student is eligible for an original grant under this section after the
21996-97 academic year.
AB100, s. 1308
3Section
1308. 39.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.46
(1) On or before July 1 of each year, the
department board shall initiate,
5investigate and formulate for procurement, a contract for dental education services
6in accordance with this section. Thereafter, the
department board shall conduct a
7biennial analysis of the program and include a report on its findings and
8recommendations in its reports under s. 15.04 (1) (d). The legislative audit bureau
9shall biennially postaudit expenditures under this section. Section 16.75 (1) to (5)
10are waived with respect to such contract.
AB100, s. 1309
11Section
1309. 39.46 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,628,1812
39.46
(2) (d) That the dental school administer and operate its courses and
13programs in dentistry in conformity with academic and professional standards, rules
14and requirements and seek progressively to enrich and improve its courses of dental
15education, research and public service by full and efficient use of budgetary and other
16resources available to it. In monitoring compliance with this paragraph the
17department board may rely on 3rd-party evaluations conducted by appropriate and
18recognized accrediting bodies.
AB100, s. 1310
19Section
1310. 39.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.47
(1) There is established, to be administered by the
department board, a
21Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement, the purpose of which shall be
22to ensure that neither state shall profit at the expense of the other and that the
23determination of any amounts owed by either state under the agreement shall be
24based on an equitable formula which reflects the educational costs incurred by the
252 states. The
department board, representing this state, shall enter into an
1agreement meeting the requirements of this section with the designated body
2representing the state of Minnesota.
AB100, s. 1311
3Section
1311. 39.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.47
(2) The agreement under this section shall provide for the waiver of
5nonresident tuition for a resident of either state who is enrolled in a public vocational
6school located in the other state. The agreement shall also establish a reciprocal fee
7structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher
8education, other than vocational schools, located in the other state. The reciprocal
9fee shall be the average academic fee that would be charged the student at a
10comparable public institution of higher education located in his or her state of
11residence, as specified in the agreement
, except that, for a Wisconsin resident first
12enrolled in the University of Minnesota Law School in the 1996-97 academic year
13or thereafter, the reciprocal fee may be the fee that is charged a Minnesota resident
14enrolled in the University of Minnesota Law School. The agreement shall take effect
15on July 1, 1991. The agreement shall provide for a biennial review of the costs,
16charges and payments associated with the agreement. The agreement is subject to
17the approval of the joint committee on finance under s. 39.42.
AB100, s. 1312
18Section
1312. 39.47 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,629,2219
39.47
(2m) No resident of this state may receive a waiver of nonresident tuition
20under this section if the
department board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7)
21that the resident is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes
22past support, medical expenses or birth expenses.
AB100, s. 1313
23Section
1313. 39.51 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,629,24
2439.51 (title)
Educational approval board.
AB100, s. 1314
25Section
1314. 39.51 (1) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,630,1
139.51
(1) (a) "Board" means the educational approval board.
AB100, s. 1315
2Section
1315. 39.51 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,630,83
39.51
(5) Employes, quarters. The board shall employ a person to perform the
4duties of an executive secretary and such other persons under the classified service
5as may be necessary to carry out its purpose. The person performing the duties of
6the executive secretary shall be in charge of the administrative functions of the
7board. The board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, keep its office with the
8higher educational aids board.
AB100, s. 1316
9Section
1316. 40.02 (55) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,630,1410
40.02
(55) (a) Any person employed as a librarian by any school board in a
11library in any school under its jurisdiction, including a charter school as defined in
12s. 115.001 (1), whose qualifications as a librarian are at least equal to the minimum
13librarian qualifications prescribed by the
department of education state
14superintendent of public instruction.
AB100, s. 1317
15Section
1317. 40.03 (6) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,630,2016
40.03
(6) (j) May contract with the
office of health care information in the office
17of the commissioner of insurance department of health and family services and may
18contract with other public or private entities for data collection and analysis services
19related to health maintenance organizations and insurance companies that provide
20health insurance to state employes.
AB100, s. 1318
21Section
1318. 40.07 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 40.07 (1) and
22amended to read:
AB100,630,2523
40.07
(1) Notwithstanding any other statutory provision, individual personal
24information in the records of the department is not a public record and shall not be
25disclosed
, unless: except as provided in this section.
AB100, s. 1319
1Section
1319. 40.07 (1) (a) to (d) of the statutes are renumbered 40.07 (1m) (a)
2to (d).
AB100, s. 1320
3Section
1320. 40.07 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,631,64
40.07
(1m) (intro.) Individual personal information in the records of the
5department, other than individual medical records, may be disclosed by the
6department only under one of the following conditions:
AB100, s. 1321
7Section
1321. 40.07 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 40.07 (2) (intro.) and
8amended to read:
AB100,631,109
40.07
(2) (intro.)
Notwithstanding sub. (1) medical Individual medical records
10may be disclosed
by the department only
when under one of the following conditions:
AB100,631,12
11(a) When a disability application
or health insurance claim denial is appealed
12or under
s. 40.03 (1) (j), (6) (i), (7) (f) or (8) (f) or 40.65 (2) (b) 3.
AB100,631,16
13(b) Under a court order
or an order of a hearing examiner duly obtained
after
14notice to the department and upon a showing to the court
or the hearing examiner 15that the information is relevant to a pending court
or administrative action
but
16medical.
AB100,631,19
17(2m) Individual medical information gathered for any one of the benefit plans
18established under this chapter may be used by any other benefit plan established
19under this chapter.
AB100, s. 1322
20Section
1322. 40.07 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,632,421
40.07
(2) (c) Upon written request, to the employer of a person who applies for
22a disability annuity or duty disability benefit or who files a claim for income
23continuation insurance under subch. V or, if the person is a state employe, to the
24department of administration for the purpose of managing the state employes'
25worker's compensation program under s. 16.865 (4). The only individual medical
1information that may be disclosed to an employer under this paragraph are the
2medical records and any attached documentation submitted to the department
3pursuant to a specific application for benefits related to a disability for which the
4employer is requested by the department to make a certification.
AB100, s. 1323
5Section
1323. 40.07 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,632,106
40.07
(2) (d) Upon written request, to a participant or his or her designee, but
7only if the participant's or his or her designee's access to the individual medical
8information is not otherwise restricted by law. The department may only disclose
9individual medical information under this paragraph that is specifically identified
10in the written request.
AB100, s. 1324
11Section
1324. 40.08 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,632,1712
40.08
(1c) Withholding of annuity payments. Notwithstanding sub. (1), any
13monthly annuity paid under s. 40.23, 40.24, 40.25 (1), (2) or (2m) or 40.63 is subject
14to s. 767.265. The board and any member or agent thereof and the department and
15any employe or agent thereof are immune from civil liability for any act or omission
16while performing official duties relating to withholding any annuity payment
17pursuant to s. 767.265.
AB100, s. 1325
18Section
1325. 40.08 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,632,2419
40.08
(1g) Withholding of lump sum payments. Notwithstanding sub. (1), any
20lump sum payment made under s. 40.23, 40.24, 40.25 (1), (2) or (2m) or 40.63 is
21subject to s. 49.852. The board and any member or agent thereof and the department
22and any employe or agent thereof are immune from civil liability for any act or
23omission while performing official duties relating to withholding any lump sum
24payment pursuant to s. 49.852.
AB100, s. 1326
25Section
1326. 41.19 (2m) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100,633,3
141.19
(2m) (c) (intro.) Subject to par. (d), from the appropriation under s. 20.380
2(1)
(bm) (a), the department shall award a grant to the applicant on behalf of an area
3of the state selected under par. (a) if all of the following apply:
AB100, s. 1327
4Section
1327. 41.23 of the statutes is created to read:
AB100,633,12
541.23 Authority to license state symbols. (1) (a) Subject to par. (b), the
6department shall have exclusive rights and authority to license the commercial use
7of any state symbol or any representation designed by the state or that is affixed to
8state property for the purpose of manufacturing or marketing any article of
9merchandise on which is affixed such symbol or representation. No person may use
10for commercial purposes any state symbol or representation over which the
11department has rights or authority without being licensed to do so by the
12department.
AB100,633,1413
(b) The department may not have any rights or authority over the commercial
14use of any of the following:
AB100,633,1615
1. Any state symbol or representation to which the state does not possess the
16rights or authority.
AB100,633,1817
2. Any state symbol or representation that relates to the University of
18Wisconsin System.
AB100,633,1919
3. Any state symbol or representation described in s. 1.07, 1.08 or 1.10.
AB100,633,2020
4. Any state symbol or representation that relates to the state historical society.
AB100,633,2121
5. Any label or trademark adopted under s. 100.14.
AB100,633,2322
6. Any state symbol or representation that relates to the state lottery under ch.
23565.
AB100,633,2524
7. Any brand, label, mark or tag that contains the words "convict-made", as
25provided under s. 132.13 (1) (a).
AB100,634,1
1(2) The department may do any of the following:
AB100,634,42
(a) Market or sell any article of merchandise on which is affixed any state
3symbol or representation over which the department has exclusive rights and
4authority for the commercial purposes specified in sub. (1) (a).
AB100,634,75
(b) License one or more persons to use for commercial purposes any state
6symbol or representation over which the department has the exclusive rights and
7authority under sub. (1) (a).
AB100,634,118
(c) Contract with one or more persons for the purpose of manufacturing or
9marketing any article of merchandise on which is affixed any state symbol or
10representation over which the department has exclusive rights and authority for the
11commercial purposes specified in sub. (1) (a).
AB100,634,1512
(d) Acquire excess or surplus property from the department of administration
13under ss. 16.72 (4) (b) and 16.98 (1) or from the department of transportation under
14s. 84.09 (5s) and sell the property to any person at a price determined by the
15department of tourism.
AB100,634,18
16(3) The department shall enter into a contract with one or more statewide
17organizations under s. 41.25 for the purpose of marketing or selling any article of
18merchandise specified in sub. (2) (a) or any property specified in sub. (2) (d).
AB100,634,22
19(4) (a) Any moneys received by the department from license fees under sub.
20(2) (b) or contracts entered into under sub. (2) (c) or (3) and any proceeds received by
21the department from the sale of merchandise under sub. (2) (a) or property under sub.
22(2) (d) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.380 (1) (h).
AB100,635,223
(b) A statewide organization that enters into a contract under sub. (3) shall
24transfer any proceeds received by the organization from the sale of merchandise or
1property under the contract to the secretary. The secretary shall credit any proceeds
2received under this paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.380 (1) (hm).
AB100,635,4
3(5) The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of this
4section, including rules establishing the license fee under sub. (2) (b).