SB45-SSA1,31,2420 1. "Land rights" means a holder's nonpossessory interest in land that imposes
21a limitation or affirmative obligation the purpose of which is to retain or protect
22natural, scenic or open space values of land, assuring the availability of land for
23agricultural, forest, wildlife habitat or open space use, protecting natural resources
24or maintaining or enhancing air or water quality.
SB45-SSA1,31,2525 2. "Political subdivision" means a city, village, town or county.
SB45-SSA1,32,2
13. "Public funds" means funds of the United States, this state or of a political
2subdivision, or an instrumentality, agency or subunit of any of the foregoing.
SB45-SSA1,32,43 4. "Transaction" means a conveyance of land rights that uses public funds to
4accomplish the conveyance.
SB45-SSA1,32,85 (b) Not later than January 1, 2000, the council shall develop and distribute a
6form, that is in triplicate, to each register of deeds, the department of natural
7resources and the department of revenue that contains space for the following
8information:
SB45-SSA1,32,99 1. The name and address of each party that is involved in a transaction.
SB45-SSA1,32,1010 2. The date of the transaction.
SB45-SSA1,32,1111 3. The approximate size of the parcel to which the land rights relate.
SB45-SSA1,32,1312 4. The approximate total size of the parcel of which the land rights constitute
13a portion.
SB45-SSA1,32,1514 5. The classification of the parcel under s. 70.32 (2) (a) to which the land rights
15relate.
SB45-SSA1,32,1616 6. The amount paid by the purchaser for the land rights.
SB45-SSA1,32,1817 7. The source of the public funds that were used in the conveyance of the land
18rights.
SB45-SSA1,32,2319 (c) For a transaction that is completed after June 30, 2000, a person who is a
20party to a transaction, as a purchaser or purchaser's agent or as a seller or seller's
21agent, shall prepare and sign the form described in par. (b). The person who prepares
22and signs the form shall send one copy of the form to the council and record one copy
23with the register of deeds of the county in which the transaction is recorded.
SB45-SSA1,32,2524 (d) A register of deeds, the department of natural resources and the department
25of revenue shall make the form available to any person who requests one.
SB45-SSA1,33,2
1(e) The council shall post the form on the Internet when a site for a statewide
2computerized land information system is created and makes such a posting possible.
SB45-SSA1, s. 43j 3Section 43j. 16.023 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,33,44 16.023 (3) Subsections (1) and to (2) do not apply after August 31, 2003.
SB45-SSA1, s. 44 5Section 44. 16.15 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45-SSA1, s. 45m 6Section 45m. 16.18 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,33,9 716.18 Management assistance grants to certain counties. (1) In this
8section, "eligible county" means a county that has a geographic area of less than 400
9square miles and that contains no incorporated municipal territory.
SB45-SSA1,33,12 10(2) An eligible county may apply to the department for a management
11assistance grant annually in each state fiscal year for the purpose of assisting the
12county in funding one or more of the following functions:
SB45-SSA1,33,1313 (a) Public security.
SB45-SSA1,33,1414 (b) Public health.
SB45-SSA1,33,1515 (c) Public infrastructure.
SB45-SSA1,33,1616 (d) Public employe training.
SB45-SSA1,33,1717 (e) Economic development.
SB45-SSA1,33,24 18(3) No eligible county may receive a grant under this section unless the county
19maintains its financial records in accordance with accounting procedures
20established by the department of revenue, and unless the county submits to the
21department a detailed expenditure plan that identifies how the grant proceeds are
22proposed to be expended and how the proposed expenditures will enable the county
23to meet its goals for execution of the functions specified in sub. (2) for which the grant
24is requested.
SB45-SSA1,34,2
1(4) The department shall make grants to eligible counties from the
2appropriation under s. 20.505 (1) (ku).
SB45-SSA1,34,4 3(5) No county may receive a grant under this section in an amount exceeding
4$500,000 in any state fiscal year.
SB45-SSA1, s. 46 5Section 46. 16.22 of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this
6act), is repealed.
SB45-SSA1, s. 47 7Section 47. 16.22 (title), (1) and (2) (intro.) and (a) to (g) of the statutes are
8renumbered 46.78 (title), (1) and (2) (intro.) and (a) to (g).
SB45-SSA1, s. 48 9Section 48. 16.22 (2) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 46.78 (2) (h) and
10amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,34,1311 46.78 (2) (h) From the appropriations under s. 20.505 (4) (j) and (p) 20.435 (3)
12(gb) and (p)
, award grants to persons providing national service programs, giving
13priority to the greatest extent practicable to persons providing youth corps programs.
SB45-SSA1, s. 49 14Section 49. 16.22 (2) (i) to (k) of the statutes are renumbered 46.78 (2) (i) to
15(k).
SB45-SSA1, s. 50 16Section 50. 16.22 (2) (kL) of the statutes, as created by 1997 Wisconsin Act 237,
17section 4w, is renumbered 16.22 and amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,34,21 1816.22 Wisconsin promise challenge grants. From the appropriation under
19s. 20.505 (4) (1) (fm), the department shall award Wisconsin promise challenge
20grants and provide training and technical assistance under 1997 Wisconsin Act 237,
21section 9101 (1z) (b) and (h).
SB45-SSA1, s. 51 22Section 51. 16.22 (2) (L) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 46.78 (2) (L)
23and (3).
SB45-SSA1, s. 51m 24Section 51m. 16.23 of the statutes is repealed.
SB45-SSA1, s. 52
1Section 52. 16.24 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 14.63 (title) and
2(1), and 14.63 (1) (b), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,35,63 14.63 (1) (b) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private
4institution of higher education that is accredited by an accrediting association
5recognized by the department state treasurer, and a proprietary school approved by
6the educational approval board under s. 39.51 45.54.
SB45-SSA1, s. 53 7Section 53. 16.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (2), and 14.63 (2)
8(intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,35,109 14.63 (2) Weighted average tuition; tuition unit cost. (intro.) Annually, the
10department state treasurer and the board jointly shall determine all of the following:
SB45-SSA1,35,1711 (b) The price of a tuition unit, which shall be valid for a period determined
12jointly by the department state treasurer and the board. The price shall be sufficient
13to ensure the ability of the department state treasurer to meet its his or her
14obligations under this section. To the extent possible, the price shall be set so that
15the value of the tuition unit in the anticipated academic year of its use will be equal
16to 1% of the weighted average tuition for that academic year plus the costs of
17administering the program under this section attributable to the unit.
SB45-SSA1, s. 54 18Section 54. 16.24 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (3), and 14.63 (3) (a)
19(intro.) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,35,2220 14.63 (3) (a) (intro.) The department state treasurer shall contract with an
21individual, a trust or a legal guardian for the sale of tuition units to that individual,
22trust or legal guardian if all of the following apply:
SB45-SSA1,35,2523 (d) The department state treasurer shall promulgate rules authorizing a
24person who has entered into a contract under this subsection to change the
25beneficiary named in the contract.
SB45-SSA1, s. 55
1Section 55. 16.24 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (4) and amended to
2read:
SB45-SSA1,36,103 14.63 (4) Number of tuition units purchased. A person who enters into a
4contract under sub. (3) may purchase tuition units at any time and in any number,
5except that the total number of tuition units purchased on behalf of a single
6beneficiary may not exceed the number necessary to pay for 4 years of full-time
7attendance, including mandatory student fees, as a resident undergraduate at the
8institution within the University of Wisconsin System that has the highest resident
9undergraduate tuition, as determined by the department state treasurer, in the
10anticipated academic years of their use.
SB45-SSA1, s. 56 11Section 56. 16.24 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (5), and 14.63 (5) (a)
12and (b) (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,36,2013 14.63 (5) (a) Except as provided in sub. (7m), if an individual named as
14beneficiary in a contract under sub. (3) attends an institution of higher education in
15the United States, each tuition unit purchased on his or her behalf entitles that
16beneficiary to apply toward the payment of tuition and mandatory student fees at the
17institution an amount equal to 1% of the anticipated weighted average tuition of
18bachelor's degree-granting institutions within the University of Wisconsin System
19for the year of attendance, as estimated under sub. (2) in the year in which the tuition
20unit was purchased.
SB45-SSA1,36,2221 (b) (intro.) Upon request by the beneficiary, the department state treasurer
22shall pay to the institution in each semester of attendance the lesser of the following:
SB45-SSA1,36,2423 2. An amount equal to the sum of the institution's tuition and mandatory
24student fees
for that semester.
SB45-SSA1, s. 57
1Section 57. 16.24 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (6), and 14.63 (6) (a)
25. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,37,43 14.63 (6) (a) 5. Other circumstances determined by the department state
4treasurer
to be grounds for termination.
SB45-SSA1,37,85 (b) The department state treasurer shall terminate a contract under sub. (3)
6if any of the tuition units purchased under the contract remain unused 10 years after
7the anticipated academic year of the beneficiary's initial enrollment in an institution
8of higher education, as specified in the contract.
SB45-SSA1, s. 58 9Section 58. 16.24 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (7), and 14.63 (7) (a)
10(intro.), 3., 4. and 5. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,37,1211 14.63 (7) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (7m), the department state
12treasurer
shall do all of the following:
SB45-SSA1,37,1713 3. If a contract is terminated under sub. (6) (a) 4. or (b), refund to the person
14who entered into the contract an amount equal to 99% of the amount determined
15under subd. 2. If a contract is terminated under sub. (6) (a) 4., the department may
16not issue a refund for one year following receipt of the notice of termination and may
17not issue a refund of more than 100 tuition units in any year.
SB45-SSA1,37,2018 4. If a contract is terminated under sub. (6) (a) 5., refund to the person who
19entered into the contract the amount under subd. 2. or under subd. 3., as determined
20by the department state treasurer.
SB45-SSA1,38,221 5. If the beneficiary is awarded a scholarship, tuition waiver or similar subsidy
22that cannot be converted into cash by the beneficiary, refund to the person who
23entered into the contract, upon the person's request, an amount equal to the value
24of the tuition units that are not needed because of the scholarship, waiver or similar

1subsidy and that would otherwise have been paid by the department state treasurer
2on behalf of the beneficiary during the semester in which the beneficiary is enrolled.
SB45-SSA1,38,53 (b) Except as provided under par. (a) 3., the department The state treasurer
4shall determine the method and schedule for the payment of refunds under this
5subsection.
SB45-SSA1, s. 59 6Section 59. 16.24 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (7m), and 14.63
7(7m) (a) (intro.), (b) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,38,118 14.63 (7m) (a) (intro.) The department state treasurer may adjust the value of
9a tuition unit based on the actual earnings attributable to the tuition unit less the
10costs of administering the program under this section that are attributable to the
11tuition unit if any of the following applies:
SB45-SSA1,38,1612 (b) The department state treasurer may not increase the value of a tuition unit
13under par. (a) to an amount that exceeds the value of a tuition unit that was
14purchased at a similar time, held for a similar period and used or refunded in the
15anticipated academic year of the beneficiary's attendance, as specified in the
16contract.
SB45-SSA1,38,2117 (c) The department state treasurer may promulgate rules imposing or
18increasing penalties for refunds under sub. (7) (a) if the department state treasurer
19determines that such rules are necessary to maintain the status of the program
20under this section as a qualified state tuition program under section 529 of the
21Internal Revenue Code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6).
SB45-SSA1, s. 60 22Section 60. 16.24 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (8) and amended to
23read:
SB45-SSA1,39,224 14.63 (8) Exemption from garnishment, attachment and execution. Moneys
25deposited in the tuition trust fund and a beneficiary's right to the payment of tuition

1and mandatory student fees under this section are not subject to garnishment,
2attachment, execution or any other process of law.
SB45-SSA1, s. 61 3Section 61. 16.24 (9) to (11) of the statutes are renumbered 14.63 (9) to (11),
4and 14.63 (9), (10), (10m) and (11) (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,39,95 14.63 (9) Contract with actuary. The department state treasurer shall
6contract with an actuary or actuarial firm to evaluate annually whether the assets
7in the tuition trust fund are sufficient to meet the obligations of the department state
8treasurer
under this section and to advise the department state treasurer on setting
9the price of a tuition unit under sub. (2) (b).
SB45-SSA1,39,15 10(10) Reports. (a) Annually, the department state treasurer shall submit a
11report to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature
12under s. 13.172 (3), on the program under this section. The report shall include any
13recommendations for changes to the program that the department state treasurer
14determines are necessary to ensure the sufficiency of the tuition trust fund to meet
15the department's state treasurer's obligations under this section.
SB45-SSA1,39,2116 (b) The department state treasurer shall submit a quarterly report to the state
17investment board projecting the future cash flow needs of the tuition trust fund. The
18state investment board shall invest moneys held in the tuition trust fund in
19investments with maturities and liquidity that are appropriate for the needs of the
20fund as reported by the department state treasurer in its his or her quarterly reports.
21All income derived from such investments shall be credited to the fund.
SB45-SSA1,40,2 22(10m) Repayment to general fund. The secretary of administration shall
23transfer from the tuition trust fund to the general fund an amount equal to the
24amount encumbered from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.505 (9) (a),
251995 stats., and s. 20.585 (2)
(a) when the secretary of administration determines

1that funds in the tuition trust fund are sufficient to make the transfer. The secretary
2of administration may make the transfer in instalments.
SB45-SSA1,40,5 3(11) (b) The requirements to pay tuition and mandatory student fees under sub.
4(5) and to make refunds under sub. (7) are subject to the availability of sufficient
5assets in the tuition trust fund.
SB45-SSA1, s. 62 6Section 62. 16.24 (12) and (13) of the statutes are renumbered 14.63 (12) and
7(13), and 14.63 (12) (title), (a) (intro.) and (b) (intro.) and (13), as renumbered, are
8amended to read:
SB45-SSA1,40,109 14.63 (12) (title) Additional department duties and powers of the state
10treasurer
.
SB45-SSA1,40,1111 (a) (intro.) The department state treasurer shall do all of the following:
SB45-SSA1,40,1212 (b) (intro.) The department state treasurer may do any of the following:
SB45-SSA1,40,16 13(13) Program termination. If the department state treasurer determines that
14the program under this section is financially infeasible, the department state
15treasurer
shall discontinue entering into tuition prepayment contracts under sub.
16(3) and discontinue selling tuition units under sub. (4).
SB45-SSA1, s. 63 17Section 63. 16.25 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,40,19 1816.25 Emergency weather warning system. (1) In this section,
19"broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (2).
SB45-SSA1,40,25 20(2) If the secretary determines that the federal communications commission
21has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational
22communications board to the broadcasting corporation, on and after the effective
23date of the last license transferred, as determined by the secretary under s. 39.88 (2),
24the department shall contract with the broadcasting corporation for the operation of
25an emergency weather warning system.
SB45-SSA1, s. 63g
1Section 63g. 16.255 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,41,4 216.255 Contributions to Boys and Girls Clubs of Wisconsin. The
3secretary of administration shall make payments from the appropriation under s.
420.505 (3) (j) to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wisconsin.
SB45-SSA1, s. 63m 5Section 63m. 16.26 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA1,41,6 616.26 Public broadcasting assets. (1) In this section:
SB45-SSA1,41,77 (a) "Broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given under s. 39.81 (2).
SB45-SSA1,41,128 (b) "Shared asset" means an asset of the state that, as determined by the
9secretary, is used by the educational communications board for the purpose of
10providing public broadcasting, including a tower, transmitter, transmission facility
11or other related structure, equipment or property, and that is also used by another
12agency, as defined in s. 16.70 (1).
SB45-SSA1,41,18 13(2) If the secretary determines that the federal communications commission
14has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational
15communications board to the broadcasting corporation, the secretary shall negotiate
16and enter into an agreement to lease each shared asset to the broadcasting
17corporation. An agreement under this subsection may include an option for the
18broadcasting corporation to purchase any shared asset.
SB45-SSA1, s. 64 19Section 64. 16.339 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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