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(6) The board may not provide any state financial assistance under this
10subchapter to any person during the period that the person is required to register
11with the selective service system under 50 USC, Appendix, sections 451 to 473 if the
12person has not so registered.".
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1539.17 Medical College of Wisconsin; domestic abuse training. The
16Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall increase training of medical students in
17dealing with the emotional and psychological impact of domestic abuse on victims.".
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2039.393 Nursing student loan program.
(1) The board shall establish a loan
21program to defray the cost of tuition, fees, and expenses for persons enrolled in any
22of the following:
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(a) A program in this state that confers an associate degree in nursing.
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(b) A program in this state that confers a bachelor's degree in nursing.
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1(c) A program in this state that confers a 2nd degree that will make the person
2eligible to sit for examination under s. 441.04 or 441.10.
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(d) A program in this state that confers a diploma in nursing.
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4(2) Beginning in the 2002-03 fiscal year, the board shall make loans under this
5section from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (cm). The maximum amount of
6loan for a person during any fiscal year is $3,000. The maximum that a person may
7receive under this section is $15,000. The board shall ensure that the terms of the
8loan do not require a loan recipient to repay the loan while the recipient is enrolled
9in a program under sub. (1).
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10(3) After the recipient of a loan under sub. (1) has completed the program
11described in sub. (1), the board shall forgive 25% of the loan's principal and interest
12after the first full year and 25% of the loan's principal and interest after the 2nd full
13year that the recipient has been employed full time in this state as a nurse. The board
14may forgive loans on a prorated basis for persons who are employed less than full
15time.
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16(4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
17section.".
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39.41
(1) (bm) "Senior" means a pupil enrolled in the 12th grade in a public or
22private high school, the
school operated by the Wisconsin
School Educational
23Services Program for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing or the school operated by the
24Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.".
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(1m) (c) 2. For the
school operated by the Wisconsin
School Educational
4Services Program for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing, designate the senior with the
5highest grade point average in all subjects as a scholar.
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(1m) (fm) If 2 or more seniors from the
school operated by the Wisconsin
8School Educational Services Program for the Deaf
and Hard of Hearing have the
9same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one designated senior, are
10otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 2., the executive secretary shall
11make the designation under par. (c) 2. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher
12education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher
13education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the
14remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher
15education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship
16may be awarded by the board.".
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(1) (b) There is established, to be administered by the board, the minority
21undergraduate retention grant program for minority
undergraduates students 22enrolled
as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in private, nonprofit higher
23educational institutions in this state or in technical colleges in this state.".
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(7) (d) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and
3disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject
4to the audit and accounting procedures established by its bylaws. However, all
5receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited
6yearly by a qualified
certified public accountant
licensed or certified under ch. 442,
7and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual reports
8of the commission.".
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(5) (c) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and
12disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject
13to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all
14receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited
15yearly by a certified
or licensed public accountant
licensed or certified under ch. 442 16and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report
17of the commission.".
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40.02
(17) (n) Notwithstanding par. (d), each participant who is a state forest
23ranger on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], shall
24be granted creditable service as a protective occupation participant for all covered
1service as a state forest ranger that was earned on or after the effective date of this
2paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], but may not be granted creditable service as a
3protective occupation participant for any covered service as a state forest ranger that
4was earned before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date],
5unless that service was earned while the participant was classified under sub. (48)
6(a) and s. 40.06 (1) (d) as a protective occupation participant.".
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(48) (c) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a
12participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined
13by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation
14participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer,
15county traffic police officer, conservation warden, state forest ranger, field
16conservation employee of the department of natural resources
or the department of
17forestry who is subject to call for forest fire control or warden duty, member of the
18state traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System
19full-time police officer, guard or any other employee whose principal duties are
20supervision and discipline of inmates at a state penal institution, excise tax
21investigator employed by the department of revenue, person employed under s. 61.66
22(1), or special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice.".
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140.03
(2) (it) Shall promulgate, with the approval of the private employer
2health care coverage board, all rules required for the administration of the private
3employer health care coverage program established under subch. X.".
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(3m) A city-county health department that is established under s.
7251.02 (1m), that is subject to s. 251.02 (1r), and that is not otherwise a participating
8employer, is a participating employer with respect to its employees who are included
9in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified
10under subch. IV of ch. 111 and is not required to adopt a resolution electing to
11participate in the Wisconsin retirement system or provide notice of such election to
12the department under sub. (1).".
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(12) Every
managed care defined network plan, as defined in s. 609.01
16(3c) (1b), and every limited service health organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (3),
17that is offered by the state under sub. (6) shall comply with ch. 609.
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40.51
(13) Every
managed care defined network plan, as defined in s. 609.01
20(3c) (1b), and every limited service health organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (3),
21that is offered by the group insurance board under sub. (7) shall comply with ch.
22609.".
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140.05
(4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused
2sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10
, and 757.02 (5) and subch.
3I or V of ch. 111 of any eligible employee shall, at the time of death, upon qualifying
4for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon
5termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee under s.
640.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's current basic pay rate, to
7credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the
8employee's surviving insured dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is
9paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as
10a teacher, teacher supervisor
, or education director for the employee's completion of
11educational courses that have been approved by the employee's employer is
12considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The
13full premium for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of retirement, or
14for the surviving insured dependents of an eligible employee who is deceased, shall
15be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted and paid from the
16account under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from annuity payments, if the
17annuity is sufficient. The department shall provide for the direct payment of
18premiums by the insured to the insurer if the premium to be withheld exceeds the
19annuity payment.
Except as provided in par. (bd), upon Upon conversion of an
20employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the
21employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured
22dependents may
initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay
23initiation of deductions from those credits
for any period of time, but only if the
24employee or surviving insured dependents are covered by a comparable health
25insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the date of the conversion
1and ending on the
last day of the 2nd month after the date on which the employee
2or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate deductions from those credits.
3If an employee or an employee's surviving insured dependents elect to delay
4initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or the employee's surviving
5insured dependents may only later elect to initiate deductions from those credits
6during the annual enrollment period under par. (be). A health insurance plan or
7policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and medical benefits that are
8substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance plan established under s.
940.52 (1).
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(4) (be) The department shall establish an annual enrollment period
13during which an employee or, if the employee is deceased, an employee's surviving
14insured dependents may elect to initiate or delay continuation of deductions from the
15employee's sick leave credits under par. (b). An employee or surviving insured
16dependent may elect to continue or delay continuation of such deductions any
17number of times. If an employee or surviving insured dependent has initiated the
18deductions but later elects to delay continuation of the deductions, the employee or
19surviving insured dependent must be covered by a comparable health insurance plan
20or policy during the period beginning on the date on which the employee or surviving
21insured dependent delays continuation of the deductions and ending on the date on
22which the employee or surviving insured dependent later elects to continue the
23deductions. A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides
24hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard
25health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1).".
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(4w) A state forest ranger who becomes a protective occupation
4participant on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date],
5is not entitled to a duty disability benefit under this section for an injury or disease
6occurring before the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].".
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(7) Wild Rivers Interpretive Center grants. From the appropriation
10under s. 20.380 (1) (kg), the department shall make a grant of $20,000 in each fiscal
11year to the Florence County forestry and park department for distribution of state
12tourism materials at the Wild Rivers Interpretive Center.".
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(4) Advertising. The department shall plan and conduct a program of
16advertising and promotion designed to attract interested persons to this state and
17to stimulate the enjoyment of its recreational opportunities by residents and
18nonresidents alike. Any contracts engaging a private agency to conduct an
19advertising or promotion program under this subsection shall reserve to the
20department the right to terminate the contract if the service is unsatisfactory to the
21department. The department shall encourage and coordinate the efforts of public
22and private organizations to publicize the facilities and attractions of the state for
23the purpose of stimulating their enjoyment by residents and tourists.
The
1department shall advertise historic sites and state parks with funding from the same
2appropriation account or accounts.".
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(1) (bm) "Eligible employee" has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (5) (a).
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(1) (d) "Employer" means any person doing business or operating an
8organization in this state and employing at least 2
eligible employees, except that for
9a person operating a farm business the person must employ at least one
eligible 10employee. "Employer" does not include an employer as defined in s. 40.02 (28).
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(2) (a) 3. The
administrator selected under subd. 2., or the department
13if no administrator has been selected under subd. 2., shall enter into contracts with
14insurers who are to provide health care coverage under the health care coverage
15program.
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(2) (a) 4. The department
or the administrator selected under subd. 2. 18shall solicit and accept bids and shall enter into a contract for marketing the health
19care coverage program.
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(2) (a) 5. The department
or the administrator selected under subd. 2. 22shall maintain a toll-free telephone number to provide information on the health
23care coverage program.
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(2) (d) All insurance rates for health care coverage under the program
2shall be
published annually in a single publication that is made available to
3employers and employees
in a manner determined by the board. Rates that apply
4to coverage for small employers, as defined in s. 635.02 (7), shall be published at least
5annually, as required in s. 635.12. The rates may be listed by county or by any other
6regional factor that the board considers appropriate.
Annually, the board shall
7submit a report to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3)
8specifying the average insurance rate for health care coverage under the program by
9county or by any other regional factor the board considers appropriate.
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(3) (a) Offer health care coverage under one or more plans to all of its
12permanent eligible employees
who have a normal work week of 30 or more hours and
,
13if permitted by any plan offered by an insurer under the health care coverage
14program, may offer health care coverage under
one or more plans such a plan to any
15of its other employees.
