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2. The state superintendent of public instruction.
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3. The president of the technical college system board.
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4. The director of the technical college system board.
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5. The secretary of workforce development.
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6. The administrator of the division of workforce excellence in the department
24of workforce development.
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7. One member who is a representative of organized labor.
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18. One member who is a representative business and industry.
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9. One member, who is not a public officer and who does not possess the
3qualifications of the members under subds. 7. and 8., to represent the interests of the
4public.
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(c) The members of the board appointed under par. (b) 7., 8. and 9. shall be
6appointed by the governor to serve at the pleasure of the governor.
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7Section
38. 15.57 of the statutes is renumbered 15.57 (1).
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8Section
39. 15.57 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
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15.57
(2) If the secretary of administration determines that the federal
10communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses
11held by the educational communications board and the board of regents of the
12University of Wisconsin System to the corporation described under s. 39.81, this
13section does not apply on and after the effective date of the last license transferred
14.... [revisor inserts date].
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15Section
40. 15.675 of the statutes is renumbered 15.677 and amended to read:
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1615.677 Same; attached board council. (1) Educational approval board
17council. There is created an educational approval
board council which is attached
18to the higher educational aids board under s. 15.03. The
board council shall consist
19of not more than 7 members, who shall be representatives of state agencies and other
20persons with a demonstrated interest in educational programs, appointed to serve
21at the pleasure of the governor.
SB45, s. 41
22Section
41. 16.009 (2) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.009
(2) (p) Contract with one or more organizations to provide advocacy
24services to potential or actual recipients of the family care benefit, as defined in s.
2546.2805 (4), or their families or guardians. The board and contract organizations
1under this paragraph shall assist these persons in protecting their rights under all
2applicable federal statutes and regulations and state statutes and rules. An
3organization with which the board contracts for these services may not be a provider,
4nor an affiliate of a provider, of long-term care services, a resource center under s.
546.283 or a care management organization under s. 46.284. For potential or actual
6recipients of the family care benefit, advocacy services required under this
7paragraph shall include all of the following:
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1. Providing information, technical assistance and training about how to obtain
9needed services or support items.
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2. Providing advice and assistance in preparing and filing complaints,
11grievances and appeals of complaints or grievances.
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3. Providing negotiation and mediation.
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4. Providing individual case advocacy assistance regarding the appropriate
14interpretation of statutes, rules or regulations.
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5. Providing individual case advocacy services in administrative hearings and
16legal representation for judicial proceedings regarding family care services or
17benefits.
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18Section
42. 16.0095 of the statutes is repealed.
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19Section
43. 16.01 (2) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
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16.01
(2) (h) Provide staffing and other support services to the glass ceiling
21board, and pay expenses required to operate the board.
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22Section
44. 16.15 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
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23Section
45. 16.17 of the statutes is created to read:
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2416.17 Glass ceiling initiative. (1) In this section:
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(a) "Board" means the glass ceiling board.
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1(b) "Glass ceiling" means a formal or informal barrier to full participation of
2women and minority group members in the management of public and private sector
3employers.
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4(2) The board shall do all of the following:
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(a) Administer an annual "Governor's Glass Ceiling Award Program" to
6recognize Wisconsin businesses and organizations that advance or promote the
7advancement of women and minority group members to upper-level management
8positions.
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(b) Conduct outreach and provide other resources to disseminate information
10to employers on glass ceiling issues and effective programs that have helped
11eliminate barriers to promotion of women and minority group members to
12upper-level management positions.
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(c) Identify businesses and industries that provide exceptional opportunities
14for women and minority group members to advance to upper-level management
15positions, and, whenever appropriate, promote the expansion of such businesses and
16industries in this state.
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(d) Actively promote the appointment of qualified women and minority group
18members to public and private governing bodies.
SB45, s. 46
19Section
46. 16.22 (title), (1) and (2) (intro.) and (a) to (g) of the statutes are
20renumbered 46.78 (title), (1) and (2) (intro.) and (a) to (g).
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21Section
47. 16.22 of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this
22act), is repealed.
SB45, s. 48
23Section
48. 16.22 (2) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 46.78 (2) (h) and
24amended to read:
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146.78
(2) (h) From the appropriations under s.
20.505 (4) (j) and (p) 20.435 (3)
2(gb) and (p), award grants to persons providing national service programs, giving
3priority to the greatest extent practicable to persons providing youth corps programs.
SB45, s. 49
4Section
49. 16.22 (2) (i) to (k) of the statutes are renumbered 46.78 (2) (i) to
5(k).
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816.22 Wisconsin promise challenge grants. From the appropriation under
9s. 20.505
(4) (1) (fm), award Wisconsin promise challenge grants and provide training
10and technical assistance under
1997 Wisconsin Act 237, section
9101 (1z) (b) and (h).
SB45, s. 51
11Section
51. 16.22 (2) (L) and (3) of the statutes are renumbered 46.78 (2) (L)
12and (3).
SB45, s. 52
13Section
52. 16.24 (title) and (1) of the statutes are renumbered 14.63 (title) and
14(1), and 14.63 (1) (b), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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14.63
(1) (b) "Institution of higher education" means a public or private
16institution of higher education that is accredited by an accrediting association
17recognized by the
department state treasurer, and a proprietary school approved by
18the
educational approval higher educational aids board under s. 39.51.
SB45, s. 53
19Section
53. 16.24 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (2), and 14.63 (2)
20(intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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14.63
(2) Weighted average tuition; tuition unit cost. (intro.) Annually, the
22department state treasurer and the board jointly shall determine all of the following:
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(b) The price of a tuition unit, which shall be valid for a period determined
24jointly by the
department state treasurer and the board. The price shall be sufficient
25to ensure the ability of the
department state treasurer to meet
its his or her
1obligations under this section. To the extent possible, the price shall be set so that
2the value of the tuition unit in the anticipated academic year of its use will be equal
3to 1% of the weighted average tuition for that academic year plus the costs of
4administering the program under this section attributable to the unit.
SB45, s. 54
5Section
54. 16.24 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (3), and 14.63 (3) (a)
6(intro.) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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14.63
(3) (a) (intro.) The
department
state treasurer shall contract with an
8individual, a trust or a legal guardian for the sale of tuition units to that individual,
9trust or legal guardian if all of the following apply:
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(d) The
department state treasurer shall promulgate rules authorizing a
11person who has entered into a contract under this subsection to change the
12beneficiary named in the contract.
SB45, s. 55
13Section
55. 16.24 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (4) and amended to
14read:
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14.63
(4) Number of tuition units purchased. A person who enters into a
16contract under sub. (3) may purchase tuition units at any time and in any number,
17except that the total number of tuition units purchased on behalf of a single
18beneficiary may not exceed the number necessary to pay for 4 years of full-time
19attendance, including mandatory student fees, as a resident undergraduate at the
20institution within the University of Wisconsin System that has the highest resident
21undergraduate tuition, as determined by the
department
state treasurer, in the
22anticipated academic years of their use.
SB45, s. 56
23Section
56. 16.24 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (5), and 14.63 (5) (a)
24and (b) (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
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114.63
(5) (a) Except as provided in sub. (7m), if an individual named as
2beneficiary in a contract under sub. (3) attends an institution of higher education in
3the United States, each tuition unit purchased on his or her behalf entitles that
4beneficiary to apply toward the payment of tuition
and mandatory student fees at the
5institution an amount equal to 1% of the anticipated weighted average tuition of
6bachelor's degree-granting institutions within the University of Wisconsin System
7for the year of attendance, as estimated under sub. (2) in the year in which the tuition
8unit was purchased.
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(b) (intro.) Upon request by the beneficiary, the
department state treasurer 10shall pay to the institution in each semester of attendance the lesser of the following:
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2. An amount equal to
the sum of the institution's tuition
and mandatory
12student fees for that semester.
SB45, s. 57
13Section
57. 16.24 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (6), and 14.63 (6) (a)
145. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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14.63
(6) (a) 5. Other circumstances determined by the
department state
16treasurer to be grounds for termination.
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(b) The
department state treasurer shall terminate a contract under sub. (3)
18if any of the tuition units purchased under the contract remain unused 10 years after
19the anticipated academic year of the beneficiary's initial enrollment in an institution
20of higher education, as specified in the contract.
SB45, s. 58
21Section
58. 16.24 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (7), and 14.63 (7) (a)
22(intro.), 3., 4. and 5. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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14.63
(7) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (7m), the
department state
24treasurer shall do all of the following:
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13. If a contract is terminated under sub. (6) (a) 4. or (b), refund to the person
2who entered into the contract an amount equal to 99% of the amount determined
3under subd. 2.
If a contract is terminated under sub. (6) (a) 4., the department may
4not issue a refund for one year following receipt of the notice of termination and may
5not issue a refund of more than 100 tuition units in any year.
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4. If a contract is terminated under sub. (6) (a) 5., refund to the person who
7entered into the contract the amount under subd. 2. or under subd. 3., as determined
8by the
department state treasurer.
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5. If the beneficiary is awarded a scholarship, tuition waiver or similar subsidy
10that cannot be converted into cash by the beneficiary, refund to the person who
11entered into the contract, upon the person's request, an amount equal to the value
12of the tuition units that are not needed because of the scholarship, waiver or similar
13subsidy and that would otherwise have been paid by the
department state treasurer 14on behalf of the beneficiary during the semester in which the beneficiary is enrolled.
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(b)
Except as provided under par. (a) 3., the department The state treasurer 16shall determine the method and schedule for the payment of refunds under this
17subsection.
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18Section
59. 16.24 (7m) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (7m), and 14.63
19(7m) (a) (intro.), (b) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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14.63
(7m) (a) (intro.) The
department
state treasurer may adjust the value of
21a tuition unit based on the actual earnings attributable to the tuition unit less the
22costs of administering the program under this section that are attributable to the
23tuition unit if any of the following applies:
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(b) The
department state treasurer may not increase the value of a tuition unit
25under par. (a) to an amount that exceeds the value of a tuition unit that was
1purchased at a similar time, held for a similar period and used or refunded in the
2anticipated academic year of the beneficiary's attendance, as specified in the
3contract.
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(c) The
department state treasurer may promulgate rules imposing or
5increasing penalties for refunds under sub. (7) (a) if the
department state treasurer 6determines that such rules are necessary to maintain the status of the program
7under this section as a qualified state tuition program under section
529 of the
8Internal Revenue Code, as defined in s. 71.01 (6).
SB45, s. 60
9Section
60. 16.24 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 14.63 (8) and amended to
10read:
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14.63
(8) Exemption from garnishment, attachment and execution. Moneys
12deposited in the tuition trust fund and a beneficiary's right to the payment of tuition
13and mandatory student fees under this section are not subject to garnishment,
14attachment, execution or any other process of law.
SB45, s. 61
15Section
61. 16.24 (9) to (11) of the statutes are renumbered 14.63 (9) to (11),
16and 14.63 (9), (10), (10m) and (11) (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
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14.63
(9) Contract with actuary. The
department state treasurer shall
18contract with an actuary or actuarial firm to evaluate annually whether the assets
19in the tuition trust fund are sufficient to meet the obligations of the
department state
20treasurer under this section and to advise the
department state treasurer on setting
21the price of a tuition unit under sub. (2) (b).
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22(10) Reports. (a) Annually, the
department state treasurer shall submit a
23report to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature
24under s. 13.172 (3), on the program under this section. The report shall include any
25recommendations for changes to the program that the
department state treasurer
1determines are necessary to ensure the sufficiency of the tuition trust fund to meet
2the
department's state treasurer's obligations under this section.
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(b) The
department state treasurer shall submit a quarterly report to the state
4investment board projecting the future cash flow needs of the tuition trust fund. The
5state investment board shall invest moneys held in the tuition trust fund in
6investments with maturities and liquidity that are appropriate for the needs of the
7fund as reported by the
department state treasurer in
its his or her quarterly reports.
8All income derived from such investments shall be credited to the fund.
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9(10m) Repayment to general fund. The secretary
of administration shall
10transfer from the tuition trust fund to the general fund an amount equal to the
11amount encumbered from the appropriation under s.
20.505 (9) 20.585 (2) (a) when
12the secretary
of administration determines that funds in the tuition trust fund are
13sufficient to make the transfer. The secretary
of administration may make the
14transfer in instalments.
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15(11) (b) The requirements to pay tuition
and mandatory student fees under sub.
16(5) and to make refunds under sub. (7) are subject to the availability of sufficient
17assets in the tuition trust fund.
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18Section
62. 16.24 (12) and (13) of the statutes are renumbered 14.63 (12) and
19(13), and 14.63 (12) (title), (a) (intro.) and (b) (intro.) and (13), as renumbered, are
20amended to read:
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14.63
(12) (title)
Additional department duties and powers of the state
22treasurer.
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(a) (intro.) The
department state treasurer shall do all of the following:
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(b) (intro.) The
department state treasurer may do any of the following:
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1(13) Program termination. If the
department state treasurer determines that
2the program under this section is financially infeasible, the
department state
3treasurer shall discontinue entering into tuition prepayment contracts under sub.
4(3) and discontinue selling tuition units under sub. (4).
SB45, s. 63
5Section
63. 16.25 of the statutes is created to read:
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616.25 Emergency weather warning system. If the secretary determines
7that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all
8broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board and the board
9of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to the corporation described under
10s. 39.81, on and after the effective date of the last license transferred .... [revisor
11inserts date], the department shall operate an emergency weather warning system.
SB45, s. 64
12Section
64. 16.339 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.339
(2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (dm), the department
14may award a grant
that does not exceed $50,000 to an eligible applicant for the
15purpose of providing transitional housing and associated supportive services to
16homeless individuals and families if the conditions under par. (b) are satisfied.
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17Section
65. 16.385 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.385
(7) Individuals in state prisons
or secured juvenile facilities. No
19payment under sub. (6) may be made to a prisoner who is imprisoned in a state prison
20under s. 302.01 or to a person placed at a secured correctional facility, as defined in
21s. 938.02 (15m),
or a secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g)
,
22or a secured group home, as defined in s. 938.02 (15p).
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23Section
66. 16.417 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 16.417 (2) (f) (intro.)
24and amended to read: