AB100-engrossed,401,1814
(b) The board shall grant a remission equal to 100 percent of nonresident
15tuition and 50 percent of the academic fees and segregated fees charged for 128
16credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the amount of any academic fees or
17segregated fees paid under
10 USC 2107 (c) or
38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), to any student
18who is a veteran.
AB100-engrossed,402,220
36.34
(1) (b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority
21undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under
22this subsection as Lawton grants. Grants shall be awarded from the
appropriations 23appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd)
and (g). The board may not make a grant under
24this subsection to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket
25under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement
1that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that
2is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
AB100-engrossed,402,74
36.34
(1) (c) 1. a. For purposes of
determining the appropriation calculating the
5amount to be appropriated under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for fiscal year
2005-06 2007-08,
6"base amount" means the amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that
7appropriation for fiscal year
2004-05 2006-07.
AB100-engrossed,402,118
b. For purposes of
determining the appropriation
calculating the amount to be
9appropriated under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for each fiscal year after fiscal year
2005-06 102007-08, "base amount" means the appropriation determined under subd. 2. for the
11previous fiscal year.
AB100-engrossed,402,1614
36.34
(1) (c) 2. (intro.) Beginning in
2005, annually 2007, biennially, by
15February 1, the board shall
determine the appropriation calculate the amounts to be
16appropriated under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for the next
fiscal year biennium as follows:
AB100-engrossed,402,2117
a. The board shall determine the percentage by which the undergraduate
18academic fees
that will be charged for the
current next academic year at each
19institution within the University of Wisconsin System
has increased or decreased,
20as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the undergraduate
21academic fees charged for the
previous current academic year.
AB100-engrossed,403,423
36.34
(1) (c) 2. b. The appropriation for the
next first fiscal year
of the next
24biennium shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base
25amount by the
highest average of the percentage
increase increases determined
1under subd. 2a., except that, if the undergraduate academic fees for the
current next 2academic year
decreased or did are estimated to decrease or not change from the
3undergraduate academic fees charged for the
previous
current academic year at each
4institution specified in subd. 2a., the appropriation shall be the base amount.
AB100-engrossed,403,106
36.34
(1) (c) 2am. The board shall determine the percentage by which the
7undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the academic year after the
8next academic year at each institution within the University of Wisconsin System,
9as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the estimated
10undergraduate fees that will be charged for the next academic year.
AB100-engrossed,403,1812
36.34
(1) (c) 2bm. The appropriation for the 2nd fiscal year of the next biennium
13shall be the result obtained by increasing, to the nearest $100, the base amount by
14the average of the percentage increases determined under subd. 2am., except that,
15if the undergraduate academic fees for the academic year after the next academic
16year are estimated to decrease or not change from the estimated undergraduate
17academic fees charged for the next academic year at each institution specified under
18subd. 2am., the appropriation shall be the base amount.
AB100-engrossed,403,20
2036.46 (title)
Auxiliary reserves transfer report.
AB100-engrossed,404,624
36.54
(2) (b) From the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1)
(ee), (j), (r) and (rc),
25the environmental education board shall award grants to corporations and public
1agencies for the development, dissemination and presentation of environmental
2education programs. Programs shall be funded on an 18-month basis. The
3environmental education board may not award a grant unless the grant recipient
4matches at least 25% of the amount of the grant. Private funds and in-kind
5contributions may be applied to meet the matching requirement. Grants under this
6paragraph may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.
AB100-engrossed,404,138
36.54
(2) (c) The environmental education board shall promulgate rules
9establishing the criteria and procedures for the awarding of grants for programs and
10projects under par. (b). The environmental education board shall use the priorities
11established under sub. (1) for awarding grants if the amount in the appropriations
12under s. 20.285 (1)
(ee), (j), (r) and (rc) in any fiscal year is insufficient to fund all
13applications under this subsection.
AB100-engrossed,404,1815
38.04
(23) Workplace Literacy Resource Center. (intro.)
From the
16appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (bm), the The board shall operate a workplace
17literacy resource center. The workplace literacy resource center shall do all of the
18following:
AB100-engrossed,404,2420
38.04
(29) Master logger apprenticeship grants. The board shall use the
21moneys appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (km) to award grants to businesses that
22provide technical college students with forest product internships for the purpose of
23placing eligible apprentices with loggers who are certified by the Wisconsin
24Professional Loggers Association as master loggers.
AB100-engrossed,405,4
138.17 Levy limit. (1) Definition. In this section, "debt service" includes debt
2service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding municipal
3obligations, interest on outstanding municipal obligations, and related issuance
4costs and redemption premiums.
AB100-engrossed,405,7
5(2) Limit. Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no district board may increase
6its levy for any fiscal year to an amount that exceeds its levy for the previous fiscal
7year multiplied by 1.026.
AB100-engrossed,405,12
8(3) Adjustments. (a) 1. If a district board transfers to another governmental
9unit responsibility for providing any service that it provided in the preceding fiscal
10year, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2) in the current fiscal year is
11decreased by the cost that it would have incurred to provide that service, as
12determined by the department of revenue.
AB100-engrossed,405,1713
2. If a district board increases the services that it provides by adding
14responsibility for providing a service transferred to it from another governmental
15unit that provided the service in the previous fiscal year, the limit otherwise
16applicable under sub. (2) in the current fiscal year is increased by the cost of that
17service, as determined by the department of revenue.
AB100-engrossed,405,2318
(b) 1. If the amount of debt service for a district board in the preceding fiscal
19year is less than the amount of debt service needed in the current fiscal year, as a
20result of the district board adopting a resolution before July 1, 2005, authorizing the
21issuance of debt, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2) for the current fiscal
22year is increased by the difference between the 2 amounts, as determined by the
23department of revenue.
AB100-engrossed,406,424
2. The limit otherwise applicable under this section does not apply to amounts
25levied by a district board for the payment of any general obligation debt service,
1including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding
2municipal obligations, interest on outstanding municipal obligations, or the
3payment of related issuance costs or redemption premiums, authorized on or after
4July 1, 2005, by a referendum and secured by the full faith and credit of the district.
AB100-engrossed,406,10
5(4) Referendum. (a) 1. A district board may exceed the levy limit under sub.
6(2) if it adopts a resolution to that effect and the resolution is approved in a
7referendum. The resolution shall specify the proposed amount of increase in the levy
8beyond the amount that is allowed under sub. (2), and shall also specify whether the
9proposed amount of increase is for the next fiscal year only or if it will apply on an
10ongoing basis.
AB100-engrossed,406,1311
2. Except as provided in subd. 3., the district board may call a special
12referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the district
13for approval or rejection.
AB100-engrossed,406,1614
3. A referendum to exceed the limit under sub. (2) for the levy for the 2006-07
15fiscal year shall be held at the spring primary or election or September primary or
16general election in 2006.
AB100-engrossed,406,1917
(b) The district board shall publish type A, B, C, D, and E notices of the
18referendum under s. 10.01 (2). Section 5.01 (1) applies in the event of failure to
19comply with the notice requirements of this paragraph.
AB100-engrossed,407,320
(c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The district
21board shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The
22form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for
23referendum ballots prescribed by the elections board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1)
24(a). The question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the percentage
25increase in the levy of the .... (name of district) for the next fiscal year, .... (year), is
1limited to ....%, resulting in a levy of $..... Shall the .... (name of district) be allowed
2to exceed this limit such that the percentage increase for the next fiscal year, ....
3(year), will be ....%, resulting in a levy of $....?".
AB100-engrossed,407,94
(d) Within 14 days after the referendum, the district board shall certify the
5results of the referendum to the department of revenue. The limit otherwise
6applicable to the district under sub. (2) is increased for the next fiscal year by the
7amount approved by a majority of those voting on the question. If the resolution
8specifies that the increase is for one year only, the amount of the increase shall be
9subtracted from the base used to calculate the limit for the 2nd succeeding fiscal year.
AB100-engrossed,407,14
10(4m) Penalty. The department of revenue shall notify the board of any amount
11levied by a district board that exceeds the district's limit under this section. The
12board shall reduce the district's state aid under s. 38.28 in the same fiscal year in
13which the excess levy occurred by an amount equal to the amount of the excess levy.
14The amount of the reduction shall lapse to the general fund.
AB100-engrossed,407,16
15(5) Sunset. This section does not apply beginning 3 years after the effective
16date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].
AB100-engrossed,407,1918
38.22
(6) (f) Any person verified by the department of veterans affairs as being
19a resident of this state under s. 38.24 (8) (a).
AB100-engrossed,408,221
38.24
(1s) (b) A
short-term, professional development, vocational-adult
22seminar or workshop
, consisting of no more than 24 hours of instruction, offered to
23individuals who are employed in a related field.
The additional fee may not exceed
24an amount equal to the full cost of the seminar or workshop less the fee under sub.
25(1m). Annually the district board shall report to the board the courses for which an
1additional fee was charged under this paragraph and the amount of the additional
2fee.
AB100-engrossed,408,64
38.24
(7) Fee remission for spouse, surviving spouse, and children of certain
5veterans. (a) In this subsection, "eligible veteran" means a person verified by the
6department of veterans affairs to be either of the following:
AB100-engrossed,408,127
1. A person who has served on active duty under honorable conditions in the
8U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, in the
9national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces; who was a
10resident of this state at the time of entry into that service; and who, while a resident
11of this state, either died on active duty, or died in the line of duty while on active or
12inactive duty for training purposes.
AB100-engrossed,408,1513
2. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service
14described in subd. 1. and who, while a resident of this state, incurred at least a 30
15percent service-connected disability rating under
38 USC 1114 or
1134.
AB100-engrossed,408,1816
(b) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3., the district board shall grant full
17remission of fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever
18is longer, to any resident student who is also any of the following:
AB100-engrossed,408,2119
1. A spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies
20only during the first 10 years after the eligible veteran received the
21service-connected disability rating.
AB100-engrossed,408,2322
2. An unremarried surviving spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission
23under this subdivision applies only during the first 10 years after the veteran died.
AB100-engrossed,408,2524
3. A child of an eligible veteran, if the child is at least 18 but not yet 26 years
25of age and is a full-time student at a technical college.
AB100-engrossed,409,62
38.24
(8) Fee remission for veterans. (a) In this subsection, "veteran" means
3a person who is verified by the department of veterans affairs as being a resident of
4this state for purposes of receiving benefits under ch. 45, as being a resident at the
5time of his or her entry into the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S.
6armed forces, and as meeting any of the following conditions:
AB100-engrossed,409,107
1. The person has served on active duty for at least one qualifying term of
8service under subds. 2. to 4. under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or
9in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces during a war period or in a
10crisis zone.
AB100-engrossed,409,1411
2. The person has served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or in forces
12incorporated in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions, for 2 continuous
13years or more or for the full period of his or her initial service obligation, whichever
14is less.
AB100-engrossed,409,1815
3. The person has served on active duty for 90 days or more under honorable
16conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces
17during a war period or for any period of service under section 1 of executive order
1810957 dated August 10, 1961.
AB100-engrossed,409,2419
4. The term of service in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part
20of the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions entitled the person to receive the
21Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, established by executive order 10977 on
22December 4, 1961, the Vietnam Service Medal established by executive order 11231
23on July 8, 1965, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Marine Corps Expeditionary
24Medal, or an equivalent expeditionary or service medal.
AB100-engrossed,410,4
15. The person was honorably discharged from the U.S. armed forces or from
2forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces for a service-connected disability, for a
3disability subsequently adjudicated to have been service connected, or for reasons of
4hardship.
AB100-engrossed,410,75
6. The person was released under honorable conditions from the U.S. armed
6forces or from forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces due to a reduction in the
7U.S. armed forces.
AB100-engrossed,410,118
(b) The district board shall grant remission equal to 50 percent of the fees
9charged under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer,
10less the amount of any fees paid under
10 USC 2107 (c) or
38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A),
11to any student who is a veteran.
AB100-engrossed,410,2113
38.28
(1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
14technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
15promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
16expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
17expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under sub.
18(6) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a),
and 118.55 (7r),
and 146.55 (5), 19all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (20), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11),
2038.26, 38.27, 38.33, and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver education
21and chauffeur training aids.
AB100-engrossed,410,25
2438.40 (title)
School-to-work,
Technical preparation, school-to-work,
25and work-based learning programs.
AB100-engrossed,411,102
38.40
(1) Employment and education program administration. The board shall
3plan, coordinate, administer, and implement the
technical preparation, 4school-to-work
, and work-based learning programs under sub. (1m) and such other
5employment and education programs as the governor may by executive order assign
6to the board. Notwithstanding any limitations placed on the use of state employment
7and education funds under this section or under an executive order assigning an
8employment and education program to the board, the board may issue a general or
9special order waiving any of those limitations on finding that the waiver will promote
10the coordination of employment and education services.
AB100-engrossed,411,1312
38.40
(1m) (title)
School-to-work Technical preparation, school-to-work,
13and work-based learning programs.
AB100-engrossed,411,1615
38.40
(1m) (a) A technical preparation program that includes the technical
16preparation programs under s. 118.34.
AB100-engrossed,411,2118
38.40
(2) Interagency assistance. The council on workforce investment
19established under
29 USC 2821 and the department of public instruction shall assist
20the board in providing the
technical preparation, school-to-work
, and work-based
21learning programs under sub. (1m).
AB100-engrossed,411,24
2338.41 Jobs advantage training program.
(1) Subject to sub. (2), the board
24may award a grant to a business if all of the following apply:
AB100-engrossed,412,2
1(a) The business is located in this state and satisfies any of the following
2criteria:
AB100-engrossed,412,33
1. The business has not more than 50 full-time employees.
AB100-engrossed,412,54
2. The business had not more than $5,000,000 in gross annual income in the
5year preceding the year in which the business receives the grant.
AB100-engrossed,412,76
(b) The business has been in compliance with s. 77.58 for at least 6 months
7before applying for the grant.
AB100-engrossed,412,108
(c) The business agrees in writing to use the grant only to provide skills training
9or other education related to the needs of the business to current or prospective
10employees of the business.
AB100-engrossed,412,1111
(d) The business agrees in writing to comply with sub. (2) (c).
AB100-engrossed,412,1312
(e) The business submits a plan to the board detailing the proposed use of the
13grant, and the board approves the plan.
AB100-engrossed,412,1614
(f) The business enters into a written agreement with the board that specifies
15the conditions for the use of the grant, including reporting and auditing
16requirements.
AB100-engrossed,412,1817
(g) The business agrees in writing to submit to the board the report required
18under sub. (3) by the time required under sub. (3).
AB100-engrossed,412,2119
(h) The business provides matching funds at least equal to the amount of the
20grant. The board may waive the requirement under this paragraph if the board
21determines that the business is subject to extreme financial hardship.
AB100-engrossed,412,23
22(2) (a) The board may not award a business more than $20,000 in grants under
23this section.