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21Section
900. 38.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.28
(3) If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (d) in any one year
23is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2), state aid payments shall be
24prorated among the districts entitled thereto. If the appropriation for state aid under
25s. 20.292 (1) (fc) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under subs. (2)
1(c) and (g), funds in the appropriation shall be used first for the purposes of sub. (2)
2(c) and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the districts entitled to support
3under sub. (2) (g). If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) in any one
4year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2) (c), funds in the
5appropriation shall be prorated among the districts entitled to the funds.
SB45, s. 901
6Section
901. 38.28 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 902
7Section
902. 38.42 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.42
(4) Retraining fund. (a) A consortium of telecommunications companies
9shall agree to contribute $3,000,000 to the telecommunications retraining fund over
10a 3-year period beginning on July 20, 1994. If the retraining fund is depleted within
113 years and if requested by the telecommunications retraining board, the consortium
12shall contribute up to an additional $1,000,000.
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13(c) Moneys contributed under this subsection shall be credited to the
14appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (gt).
SB45, s. 903
15Section
903. 38.42 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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38.42
(4) (b) If the
telecommunications retraining board determines that
17additional contributions from telecommunications companies are necessary to fund
18grants awarded under this section in the 1999-2000 fiscal year, the consortium shall
19contribute additional amounts determined by the telecommunications retraining
20board.
SB45, s. 904
21Section
904. 38.42 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.42
(6) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30,
1999 2000.
SB45, s. 905
23Section
905. 39.10 of the statutes is created to read:
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2439.10 Applicability. If the secretary of administration determines that the
25federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting
1licenses held by the educational communications board and the board of regents of
2the University of Wisconsin System to the corporation described under s. 39.81, this
3subchapter does not apply on and after the effective date of the last license
4transferred .... [revisor inserts date].
SB45, s. 906
5Section
906. 39.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.12
(4) The board of directors of any corporation established under this
7section shall consist of 5 members, including the executive director of the educational
8communications board and 4 members of the educational communications board,
9elected by the educational communications board, of which one shall be a legislator.
10No 2 members of the board of directors may be from the same category of educational
11communications board members under s. 15.57 (1)
to (7).
SB45, s. 907
12Section
907. 39.285 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.285
(3) By April 10, 1998, and annually thereafter, each tribally controlled
14college in this state is requested to develop and submit to the board for its review
15under sub. (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s.
39.30 39.435, 16except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the upcoming academic year
17to students enrolled at that tribally controlled college.
SB45, s. 908
18Section
908. 39.30 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.30
(2) Eligibility. (intro.) A resident student enrolled at least half-time and
20registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior in an accredited, nonprofit,
21post high post-high school, educational institution in this state
or in a tribally
22controlled college in this state shall be eligible for grants under this section for each
23semester of attendance, but:
SB45, s. 909
24Section
909. 39.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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139.30
(2) (e) The board may not make a grant to a student
if the board receives 2a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the student is delinquent in child support or
3maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses 4whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b),
5unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been
6approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent
7with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
SB45, s. 910
8Section
910. 39.30 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.30
(2) (f) No grants may be awarded under this section unless the
applicable 10formula submitted under s. 39.285 (2)
or (3) is approved or modified by the board
11under s. 39.285 (1).
SB45, s. 911
12Section
911. 39.30 (3) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 912
13Section
912. 39.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.38
(2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as
15determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of
16which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1)
(fb) 17(k). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a
18federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general
19fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall
20be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited
21institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under
22this section to a student
if the board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that
23the student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past
24support, medical expenses or birth expenses whose name appears on the statewide
25support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board
1a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency
2under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2)
3(a). Grants shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good
4academic standing at the institution that he or she is attending.
SB45, s. 913
5Section
913. 39.41 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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639.41 (title)
Governor's scholarship program.
SB45, s. 914
7Section
914. 39.41 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
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39.41
(9) In any printed material or other information disseminated or
9otherwise distributed by the board, the scholarship program under this section shall
10be referred to as the governor's scholarship program and scholars shall be referred
11to as governor's scholars.
SB45, s. 915
12Section
915. 39.435 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a higher
14education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at least
15half-time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in accredited
16institutions of higher education
or in tribally controlled colleges in this state. Except
17as authorized under sub. (5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in
18nonprofit public institutions
or tribally controlled colleges in this state.
SB45, s. 916
19Section
916. 39.435 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(4) (a) The board shall
promulgate rules establishing policies and
21procedures for determining dependent and independent status and for the
22calculation of award grants under this section based on a formula that accounts for 23expected parental and student contributions
. The rules shall be and is consistent
24with generally accepted definitions and nationally approved needs analysis
25methodology.
SB45, s. 917
1Section
917. 39.435 (4) (b) and (c) of the statutes are repealed.
SB45, s. 918
2Section
918. 39.435 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(6) The board may not make a grant under this section to a person if
the
4board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child
5support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth
6expenses whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854
7(2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been
8approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent
9with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
SB45, s. 919
10Section
919. 39.44 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.44
(4) The board shall notify an institution or school receiving funds under
12sub. (2) if
the board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that a student is
13delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical
14expenses or birth expenses a student's name appears on the statewide support lien
15docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b). An institution or school may not award a grant under
16this section to a student if it receives a notification under this subsection concerning
17that student
, unless the student provides to the institution or school a payment
18agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53
19(5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
SB45, s. 920
20Section
920. 39.47 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.47
(2m) No resident of this state
whose name appears on the statewide
22support lien docket under s 49.854 (2) (b) may receive a waiver of nonresident tuition
23under this section
if the board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the
24resident is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past
25support, medical expenses or birth expenses, unless the resident provides to the
1board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support
2agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s.
349.858 (2) (a).
SB45, s. 921
4Section
921. 39.51 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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539.51 (title)
School approvals.
SB45, s. 922
6Section
922. 39.51 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 923
7Section
923. 39.51 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 39.51 (1) (e) (intro.) and
8amended to read:
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39.51
(1) (e) (intro.) "School"
means any person, located within or outside this
10state, maintaining, advertising or conducting any course or course of instruction for
11profit or a tuition charge; but in subs. (7), (8) and (10) "school" means any private
12trade, correspondence, business or technical school
not excepted under sub. (9)., but
13does not include any of the following:
SB45, s. 924
14Section
924. 39.51 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 925
15Section
925. 39.51 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 926
16Section
926. 39.51 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 45.35 (11), and 45.35 (11)
17(a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
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45.35
(11) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the
board department shall be the
19state approval agency for the education and training of veterans and war orphans.
20It The department shall approve and supervise schools and courses of instruction for
21their training under Title 38, USC, and may enter into and receive money under
22contracts with the U.S. department of veterans affairs or other appropriate federal
23agencies.
The department may promulgate rules that are necessary to carry out its
24duties under this paragraph.
SB45, s. 927
25Section
927. 39.51 (9) (title) and (intro.) of the statutes are repealed.
SB45, s. 928
1Section
928. 39.51 (9) (a) to (h) of the statutes are renumbered 39.51 (1) (e) 1.
2to 8.
SB45, s. 929
3Section
929. 39.51 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
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39.51
(11) Educational approval council. The board shall consult with the
5educational approval council in carrying out its duties under this section.
SB45, s. 930
6Section
930. Subchapter V of chapter 39 [precedes 39.81] of the statutes is
7created to read:
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Subchapter V
10
Educational broadcasting
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1139.81 Educational broadcasting corporation. (1) I
ncorporation. The
12secretary of administration, the president of the University of Wisconsin System and
13one individual chosen by the governor shall jointly draft and file articles of
14incorporation for a nonstock corporation under ch. 181 and shall take all actions
15necessary to exempt the corporation from federal taxation under section
501 (c) (3)
16of the Internal Revenue Code.
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17(2) Purpose; initial board of directors. The corporation may receive state aid
18for initial costs under s. 20.218 (1) (a) if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
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(a)
The articles of incorporation state that the purpose of the corporation is to
20provide educational broadcasting to this state and that, if the corporation dissolves
21or discontinues educational broadcasting in this state, the corporation shall in good
22faith take all reasonable measures to transfer or assign the corporation's assets,
23licenses and rights to an entity whose purpose is to advance educational
24broadcasting in this state.
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1(b) The articles of incorporation name as initial directors of the corporation the
2secretary of administration; 2 representatives to the assembly and 2 senators,
3chosen as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses; a
4member of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System; and 3
5individuals selected by the governor.
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(c) No earlier than 30 days nor later than 45 days after the operational plan
7under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9101 (8) (c
) is implemented, the initial
8board of directors of the corporation submits an application to the federal
9communications commission to transfer all broadcasting licenses held by the
10educational communications board and the board of regents of the University of
11Wisconsin System to the corporation.
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12(3) Broadcasting operations. The corporation under sub. (1) may receive state
13aid for operational costs under s. 20.218 (1) (b) if all of the following conditions are
14satisfied:
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(a) The federal communications commission approves the application for the
16transfer of all broadcasting licenses under sub. (2) (c), as determined by the secretary
17of administration.
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(b) The board of directors of the corporation offers employment beginning on
19the effective date of the last broadcasting license transferred under par. (a) ....
20[revisor inserts date], as determined by the secretary of administration, to those
21individuals designated in the operational plan under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this
22act), section
9101 (8
) (c) 1
.
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(c) The board of directors of the corporation honors affiliation agreements for
24broadcasting purposes entered into by the educational communications board and
25the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
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1(d) The board of directors of the corporation negotiates with the board of regents
2of the University of Wisconsin System and the secretary of administration for the use
3of state-owned equipment and space necessary for the operations of educational
4radio and television networks.
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(e) The secretary of administration approves any amendment to the
6corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws.
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(f) The corporation permits public inspection and copying of any record of the
8corporation, as defined in s. 19.32 (1), to the same extent as required of, and subject
9to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, an authority under
10subch. II of ch. 19.
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(g) The corporation provides public access to its meetings to the same extent
12as is required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that
13apply to, a governmental body under subch. V of ch. 19.
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(h) The corporation provides employes of the legislative audit bureau with
15access to all of the corporation's records.
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16(4) Aid payments. The secretary of administration shall pay aid under sub. (3)
17in instalments, as determined by the secretary.
SB45, s. 931
18Section
931. 40.02 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.02
(28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
20county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
21instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
22within the state and any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
23whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more,
24except as provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3),
or a local exposition district
1created under subch. II of ch. 229
or a family care district created under s. 46.2895.
2Each employer shall be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
SB45, s. 932
3Section
932. 40.02 (36) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.02
(36) "Governing body" means the legislature or the head of each state
5agency with respect to employes of that agency for the state, the common council in
6cities, the village board in villages, the town board in towns, the county board in
7counties, the school board in school districts, or the board, commission or other
8governing body having the final authority for any other unit of government, for any
9agency or instrumentality of 2 or more units of government, for any federated public
10library system established under s. 43.19 whose territory lies within a single county
11with a population of 500,000 or more
or, for a local exposition district created under
12subch. II of ch. 229
or for a family care district created under s. 46.2895.
SB45, s. 933
13Section
933. 40.02 (37) of the statutes is renumbered 40.02 (37) (intro.) and
14amended to read:
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40.02
(37) (intro.) "Health insurance" means
contractual any of the following:
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16(a) Contractual arrangements which may include, but are not limited to,
17indemnity or service benefits, or prepaid comprehensive health care plans, which
18will provide full or partial payment of the financial expense incurred by employes
19and dependents as the result of injury, illness or preventive medical procedures. The
20plans may include hospitalization, surgical and medical care, as well as ancillary
21items or services as determined by the group insurance board. The plans may
22include the type of coverage normally referred to as "major medical" insurance.
SB45, s. 934
23Section
934. 40.02 (37) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.02
(37) (b) For the purpose of health insurance premium credits under ss.
2540.05 (4) (b), (bc), (bd), (be), (bf), (bm), (bp) and (bw) and 40.95, group health
1insurance within the meaning of par. (a) which is contracted or provided by the group
2insurance board under s. 40.03 (6) (a) or (b), including health care coverage under ss.
340.51 and 40.52, and, to the extent permitted by rules promulgated by the
4department, health insurance provided by a county pursuant to an election to remain
5covered under s. 753.07 (4) or 978.12 (6), including continuation coverage under s.
6632.897 or federal law, but not conversion coverage.
SB45, s. 935
7Section
935. 40.02 (48) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.02
(48) (am) "Protective occupation participant" includes any participant
9whose name is certified to the fund as provided in s. 40.06 (1) (d) and (dm) and who
10is a conservation warden, conservation patrol boat captain, conservation patrol boat
11engineer, conservation pilot, conservation patrol officer, forest fire control assistant,
12member of the state
traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, police officer, fire
13fighter, sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer,
14county traffic police officer, state forest ranger, fire watcher employed by the
15Wisconsin veterans home, state correctional-psychiatric officer, excise tax
16investigator employed by the department of revenue, special criminal investigation
17agent in the department of justice, assistant or deputy fire marshal, or person
18employed under s. 61.66 (1).
SB45, s. 936
19Section
936. 40.02 (48) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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40.02
(48) (b) 4. A "member of the state traffic patrol" includes one division
21administrator in the department of transportation who is counted under s. 230.08
22(2) (e) 12. and whose duties include supervising the state traffic patrol, if the division
23administrator is certified by the law enforcement standards board under s. 165.85
24(4) (b) 1. as being qualified to be a law enforcement officer.
SB45, s. 937
25Section
937. 40.02 (54) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45, s. 938
1Section
938. 40.03 (2) (rm) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.03
(2) (rm) May promulgate rules, which do not conflict with the exclusion
3from income under section
106 of the Internal Revenue Code, for including additional
4health insurance plans under s. 40.02 (37) (b).
SB45, s. 939
5Section
939. 40.04 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.04
(2) (d) The costs of investing the assets of the benefit plans and
7retirement systems, including all costs due to s. 40.03 (1) (n),
and the costs of legal
8services authorized under s. 40.03 (1) (c) shall be paid from the appropriation under
9s. 20.515 (1) (r) and charged directly against the appropriate investment income or
10reserve accounts of the benefit plan or retirement system receiving the services.