18. Recall Elections of City, Village, Town or School District Officials
19. Lease of Electronic Voting Equipment
ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
20. Appropriation Structure
21. Administrative Rule to Set Fees
22. Chief Information Officer Vote on Information Technology Management Board
23. Ethics Board Procurement Authority
24. Veterans Museum Distance Learning Support
EMPLOYEE TRUST FUNDS
25. Private Employer Health Insurance Coverage Program Changes and Funding
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
26. Funding for Shared Human Resources System
LEGISLATURE
27. Legislative Hotline
28. Emergency Rule Changes
29. Legislative Council Studies
30. Capstone Certificate Program Reimbursement Funding
MILITARY AFFAIRS
31. National Guard Tuition Grant Program
32. Badger Challenge Program
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REGULATION AND LICENSING
33. Regulation of Closing Agents
34. Regulation of Cemeteries
35. Evaluation of Credentialing Fees
36. Inclusion of an Institutional Pharmacist on the Pharmacy Examining Board
VETERANS AFFAIRS
37. Regional Veterans Claims and Benefits Coordinators
38. Veterans Outreach Initiative
39. Veterans Emergency Aid Pilot Program
F. TAX, FINANCE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATION
1. Division of Gaming – License Requirements for Simulcast Racing
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
2. Budget Stabilization Fund, Cash Building Projects Fund and "Buy Down" of School Aid Payment Shift
3. Statutory Minimum Balance
EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
4. Qualified Economic Offer
Department of Financial Institutions
5. Regulation of Rent-to-Own Agreements
GENERAL FUND TAXES
6. Internal Revenue Code Update
7. Sales Tax Exemption for Water Slides
8. Individual Income Tax Exclusion for Military Pensions
9. Estate Tax
10. Artistic Endowment Foundation Tax Credits
11. Baseball Park District Income Tax Checkoff
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
12. Promulgation of Rules to Facilitate the Production of Distributed Energy
13. Technical Veto – Telecommunications Regulation
14. Voice Mail for the Homeless
15. Wisconsin Advanced Telecommunications Foundation Contributions
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
16. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
SHARED REVENUE AND TAX RELIEF
17. Municipal Shared Revenue Payments
18. Exclude Lafayette County from Maximum Constraint
19. Special Charges for Municipal Services
20. Automatic Teller Machines
21. Area Cooperation Compacts
22. Annexations Creating Town Islands
23. Classification of Certain Property as Swamp and Waste
State Treasurer
24. Changes in Statutory Appropriations
TOBACCO SECURITIZATION PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND
25. Technical Veto to Remove Erroneous Cross-Reference
TRIBAL GAMING ALLOCATIONS
26. Health and Family Services – Minority Health Program
27. Office of Justice Assistance – County-Tribal Law Enforcement Grants
28. Natural Resources – Trout Management
29. Natural Resources – Wild Crane Study
30. Tourism – Kickapoo Valley Reserve, Law Enforcement Services
31. University of Wisconsin-Extension – Grazing Education Grants
32. Workforce Development – Trade Masters Pilot Program
A.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AIDS BOARD
1.
Minority Undergraduate Retention Grant Program
Section 1382r
This section amends 39.44 (1) (b) by expanding the eligibility requirement for the Minority Undergraduate Retention Grants program to include freshmen.
I am vetoing this section because the original intent of this program is to retain students who are making satisfactory progress at postsecondary institutions. Expanding the program to freshmen significantly alters this intent and is likely to reduce grants to those students who are meeting the original intent of the program. Furthermore, freshmen students are eligible to receive grants from the Wisconsin Higher Education Grant and Tuition Grant programs, as well as the federal Pell Grant program.
2.
Study on State Payment of Two Years of Postsecondary Education
Section 9101 (21g)
This section would require the Department of Administration to study the development and implementation of a tuition grant program that would pay the cost of two years of postsecondary education.
I am vetoing this provision because the Legislature does not need to create a statutory mandate to study this issue. The Legislature has the authority to direct the Joint Legislative Council, Legislative Fiscal Bureau or the Legislative Audit Bureau to undertake such a study.
3.
Academic Excellence Scholarships for International Baccalaureate Degree Students
Section 1381m
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This provision would permit local school boards and the governing board of each private high school to award an Academic Excellence Scholarship to the senior with the highest grade point average in the International Baccalaureate Degree program.
I am vetoing this provision because it could potentially deny Academic Excellence Scholarships to students who have higher grade point averages in demanding curricula other than the International Baccalaureate Degree program. The intent of the scholarships is to reward students with the highest grade point average in their respective schools. Although I support participation in the International Baccalaureate Degree program and recognize its challenging curriculum, I do not believe it is fair to single out one program in state statute for favored treatment.
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
4.
Domestic Abuse Training Requirements
