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(b) The nature of animal responses to stray voltage.

(d) Field and economic performance analysis of electrical mitigation devices and systems.

(e) Research recommended in the Minnesota Science Advisors' Report to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

9,891m Section 891m. 36.27 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

36.27 (1) (a) Subject to par. pars. (am) and (c), the board may establish for different classes of students differing tuition and fees incidental to enrollment in educational programs or use of facilities in the system. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board may charge any student who is not exempted by this section a nonresident tuition. The board may establish special rates of tuition and fees for the extension and summer sessions and such other studies or courses of instruction as the board deems advisable.

9,891r Section 891r. 36.27 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

36.27 (1) (am) The board may not increase academic fees for resident undergraduate students beyond an amount sufficient to fund all of the following:

1. In a fiscal year beginning in an even-numbered year, the amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.285 (1) (im) for that fiscal year and in a fiscal year beginning in an odd-numbered year, the highest amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.285 (1) (im) for that fiscal year in the substitute amendment, offered by the joint committee on finance, to the biennial budget bill; the engrossed biennial budget bill; or the enrolled biennial budget bill.

2. The approved recommendations of the secretary of employment relations for compensation and fringe benefits for classified staff, for unclassified employes specified in s. 230.12 (1) (a) 1. b. and for unclassified employes specified in s. 230.12 (3) (e). If these recommendations have not been approved by the joint committee on employment relations by the time the board sets academic fees, the board may raise academic fees for resident undergraduate students by an amount sufficient to fund the recommendations of the secretary of employment relations for compensation and fringe benefits for classified staff and for unclassified employes specified in s. 230.12 (1) (a) 1. b. and the board's recommendations for unclassified employes specified in s. 230.12 (3) (e). If the secretary of employment relations has not made recommendations by the time the board sets academic fees, the board may raise academic fees for resident undergraduate students by an amount sufficient to fund the board's estimate of compensation and fringe benefits for classified staff and for unclassified employes specified in s. 230.12 (1) (a) 1. b. and the board's recommendations for unclassified employes specified in s. 230.12 (3) (e). If the board sets academic fees based upon the board's estimate and the board's unapproved recommendations, and the recommendations of the board and the secretary of employment relations as finally approved by the joint committee on employment relations call for a lower rate of compensation and fringe benefits than the board's estimate and unapproved recommendations, the board shall lower academic student fees for resident undergraduate students for the next academic year by an amount equal to the difference between the academic fees charged and an amount sufficient to fund the approved recommendations. If the board sets academic fees based upon the board's estimate and unapproved recommendations, and the recommendations of the board and the secretary of employment relations as finally approved by the joint committee on employment relations call for a higher rate of compensation and fringe benefits than the board's estimate and unapproved recommendations, the board may raise academic student fees for resident undergraduate students for the next academic year by an amount equal to the difference between the academic fees charged and an amount sufficient to fund the approved recommendations.

3. The projected loss in revenue caused by a change in the number of enrolled undergraduate, graduate, resident and nonresident students from the previous academic year.

4. State-imposed costs not covered by general purpose revenue, as determined by the board. Beginning on December 15, 2000, and annually thereafter, the board shall report costs under this subdivision to the secretary of administration.

5. Distance education, nontraditional courses and intersession courses.

6. Differential tuition that is approved by the board and that is not included in the amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.285 (1) (im).

9,891s Section 891s. 36.27 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

36.27 (1) (b) Beginning on December 15, 2000, and annually thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) containing the amount by which expenditures from s. 20.285 (1) (im) in the previous fiscal year exceeded the amount shown in the schedule for that appropriation in the previous fiscal year, the purposes for which the additional revenues were spent and the amount spent for each purpose.

9,893 Section 893. 36.27 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

36.27 (4) (a) In the 1993-94 to 1998-99 2000-01 academic years, the board may annually exempt from nonresident tuition, but not from incidental or other fees, up to 200 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside as juniors or seniors in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity and up to 150 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity.

9,894 Section 894. 36.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

36.34 (1) (b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection as Lawton grants. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd). The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person if it receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

9,894m Section 894m. 36.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

36.34 (1) (c) 1. In this paragraph:

a. For purposes of determining the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for fiscal year 2000-01, "base amount" means the amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year 1999-2000.

b. For purposes of determining the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2000-01, "base amount" means the appropriation determined under subd. 2. for the previous fiscal year.

2. Annually, by February 1, the board shall determine the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for the next fiscal year as follows:

a. The board shall determine the percentage by which the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System has increased or decreased from the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the previous academic year.

b. The appropriation for the next fiscal year shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by the highest percentage increase determined under subd. 2. a., except that if the resident undergraduate academic fees for the current academic year decreased or did not change from the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the previous academic year at each institution specified in subd. 2. a., the appropriation shall be the base amount.

9,895 Section 895. 36.34 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

9,895m Section 895m. 36.36 of the statutes is created to read:

36.36 Grants for study abroad. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (er), the board shall award a grant of $2,000 to a resident undergraduate student to assist in paying the costs associated with the student's study abroad if the student satisfies all of the following criteria:

(1) The student demonstrates financial need for the grant, as determined by the board.

(2) The student is enrolled full-time in the system in the semester preceding the student's study abroad.

(3) The student is enrolled in a program leading to an associate or bachelor's degree.

9,895n Section 895n. 36.55 of the statutes is created to read:

36.55 Reporting employment harassment and discrimination claims. By September 1 of each even-numbered year, the president shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that contains a description of each employment harassment or discrimination claim filed against the board or an employe of the board and resolved in favor of the claimant, the amount of any settlement paid to or judgment entered for the claimant and a description of any discipline of board employes resulting from the resolution of the claim.

9,895s Section 895s. 36.56 of the statutes is created to read:

36.56 Grants for forestry cooperatives. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (qm), the center for cooperatives under s. 36.11 (40) may award grants to persons to form forestry cooperatives under ch. 185 that consist primarily of private, nonindustrial owners of woodland. A grant recipient shall provide matching funds equal to 50% of the grant amount awarded. The match may be in the form of money or in-kind services or both, but may not include money received from the state.

(2) In each fiscal year, the center for cooperatives may not encumber funds from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (qm) for administrative expenses if the amounts encumbered in that fiscal year for administrative expenses exceed 5% of the total expenditures from the appropriation for the fiscal year.

9,895t Section 895t. 38.04 (10) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

38.04 (10) (d) 1. In consultation with representatives of business and labor, the board shall develop a separate approval process for district board proposals to purchase or construct facilities to be used as applied technology centers under s. 38.15 (3) (c). The board may not approve a proposal unless the board determines that all of the following apply:

a. The applied technology center is likely to maintain or increase the number of jobs in the region served by the center that require a high level of skill and provide high wages.

b. The productivity of employes who would be served by the center is likely to increase.

c. One or more businesses in the region served by the center will pay for all of the direct operating costs of services provided at the center and at least 20% of the indirect operating costs of services provided at the center, pursuant to a contract under s. 38.14 (3) (a), and will fund, either in cash or in kind, at least 30% of the capital costs of the center.

d. The district board consulted with representatives of business and labor on the development of the center.

2. By December 1 of the year in which a center approved under subd. 1. begins operating, and annually thereafter by December 1, the district board shall report to the board the change, since the center began operating, in the wages, productivity and level of skill of the employes who have been directly served by the center.

9,896 Section 896. 38.04 (18) of the statutes is created to read:

38.04 (18) Statewide guide. Annually, the board shall produce, and distribute to students, parents, high school personnel and others, a guide containing information on all of the technical colleges and their programs.

9,896m Section 896m. 38.04 (27) of the statutes is created to read:

38.04 (27) School safety. The board shall work with schools of education and other departments of the University of Wisconsin System under s. 36.11 (36m), school districts, private schools and the department of public instruction to present to school districts and private schools the results of research on models for and approaches to improving school safety and reducing discipline problems in schools and at school activities.

9,897e Section 897e. 38.15 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 38.15 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:

38.15 (3) (intro.) This section applies to building does not apply to any of the following:

(a) Building program actions approved by the board after January 31, 1980. This section does not apply to building before February 1, 1980.

(b) Building remodeling or improvement projects.

9,897em Section 897em. 38.15 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

38.15 (3) (c) A capital expenditure to purchase or construct a facility to be used as an applied technology center if all of the following apply:

1. The district board adopts a resolution stating its intention to make a capital expenditure under this paragraph.

2. The board approves the proposal under s. 38.04 (10) (d) 1.

3. The capital expenditure is made before January 1, 2002.

4. The total amount of capital expenditures made by the district board under this paragraph does not exceed $5,000,000.

9,897m Section 897m. 38.15 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 38.15 (3) (d) and amended to read:

38.15 (3) (d) This section does not apply to the The acquisition of a building as a result of a lease under s. 38.14 (2) (d) 2. if the district makes no cash expenditure to acquire the building.

9,897s Section 897s. 38.18 of the statutes is amended to read:

38.18 Contracts and bidding. All contracts made by a district board for public construction in a district, the estimated cost of which exceeds $10,000, shall be let by the district board to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with s. 62.15 (1) to (11) and (14). For purposes of this section, the district board shall possess the powers conferred by s. 62.15 on the board of public works and the common council. All contracts made under this section shall be made in the name of the district and shall be executed by the district board chairperson and district board secretary.

9,898 Section 898. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under subs. sub. (6) and (7) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), 118.55 (7r) and 146.55 (5), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 16.004 (14), 38.04 (8) and (20), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.30, 38.31, 38.33 and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24 and driver education and chauffeur training aids.

9,899 Section 899. 38.28 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

38.28 (2) (b) 5. The board shall reduce each district's aid payment under subd. 2. by the district's share of the amount necessary to produce and distribute the statewide guide under s. 38.04 (18), as determined by the board.

9,900 Section 900. 38.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (3) If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (d) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2), state aid payments shall be prorated among the districts entitled thereto. If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under subs. (2) (c) and (g), funds in the appropriation shall be used first for the purposes of sub. (2) (c) and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the districts entitled to support under sub. (2) (g). If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2) (c), funds in the appropriation shall be prorated among the districts entitled to the funds.

9,901 Section 901. 38.28 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

9,901g Section 901g. 38.30 of the statutes is created to read:

38.30 Grants to students. (1) Beginning in the 2000-01 school year, the board shall award a grant of $500 to each first-year student who satisfies all of the following criteria:

(a) The student enrolled in a district college within 3 years of graduating from a high school in this state.

(b) The student is enrolled full time, as determined by the board, in an associate degree program or a vocational diploma program.

(2) A student who received a grant under sub. (1) is eligible for an equivalent grant in the following school year if he or she satisfies the criteria under sub. (1) (b) and (c).

(3) Grants under this section shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (ep).

(4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules on refunding a grant if a student becomes ineligible for the grant.

9,901r Section 901r. 38.31 of the statutes is created to read:

38.31 Grants for additional courses. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (er), the board shall award grants to district boards for the purpose of adding sections in courses in which student demand exceeds capacity. The board shall promulgate rules establishing criteria for judging grant applications.

9,902 Section 902. 38.42 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.42 (4) Retraining fund. (a) A consortium of telecommunications companies shall agree to contribute $3,000,000 to the telecommunications retraining fund over a 3-year period beginning on July 20, 1994. If the retraining fund is depleted within 3 years and if requested by the telecommunications retraining board, the consortium shall contribute up to an additional $1,000,000.

9,903 Section 903. 38.42 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

38.42 (4) (b) If the telecommunications retraining board determines that additional contributions from telecommunications companies are necessary to fund grants awarded under this section in the 1999-2000 fiscal year, the consortium shall contribute additional amounts determined by the telecommunications retraining board.

9,904 Section 904. 38.42 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.42 (6) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 1999 2000.

9,907 Section 907. 39.285 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

39.285 (3) By April 10, 1998, and annually thereafter, each tribally controlled college in this state is requested to develop and submit to the board for its review under sub. (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s. 39.30 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the upcoming academic year to students enrolled at that tribally controlled college.