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(c) The board shall preserve a student record that comes into the possession of
17the board under par. (b) and shall keep the student record confidential as provided
18under
20 USC 1232g and
34 CFR Part 99. A student record in the possession of the
19board is not open to public inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1). Upon request of
20the person who is the subject of a student record or an authorized representative of
21that person, the board shall provide a copy of the student record to the requester. The
22board may charge a fee for providing a copy of a student record. The fee shall be based
23on the administrative cost of taking possession of, preserving, and providing the copy
24of the student record. All fees collected under this paragraph shall be credited to the
25appropriation account under s. 20.292 (2) (i).
AB100, s. 726
1Section
726. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
3academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
4amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed
$2,500 $3,000 5during any one academic year. The board shall, by rule, establish a reporting system
6to periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other rules the
7board deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the program.
AB100, s. 727
8Section
727. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(7) (a) 1. For purposes of
determining the appropriation calculating the
10amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for fiscal year
2005-06 2007-08,
11"base amount" means the amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that
12appropriation for fiscal year
2004-05 2006-07.
AB100, s. 728
13Section
728. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(7) (a) 2. For purposes of
determining the appropriation calculating the
15amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year
162005-06 2007-08, "base amount" means the maximum appropriation amount
17determined calculated under par. (b) for the previous fiscal year.
AB100, s. 729
18Section
729. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(7) (b) (intro.) Annually, beginning on February 1,
2005 2007, the board
20shall
determine the appropriation calculate the amount to be appropriated under s.
2120.235 (1) (fe) for the next fiscal year as follows:
AB100, s. 730
22Section
730. 39.435 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
24Wisconsin System students from the
appropriations
appropriation under s. 20.235
25(1) (fe)
and (ke).
AB100, s. 731
1Section
731. 39.76 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.76
(1) State representation on the education commission of the states. 3There is created a 7-member delegation to represent the state of Wisconsin on the
4education commission of the states. The delegation shall consist of the governor, the
5state superintendent of public instruction, one senator and one representative to the
6assembly selected as are the members of standing committees in their respective
7houses, and 3 members appointed by the governor in compliance with s. 39.75 (3) (a)
8who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The chairperson of the delegation
9shall be designated by the governor from among its members.
Members Except as
10provided in sub. (1m), members of the delegation shall serve without compensation
11but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the
12performance of their duties from the appropriation in s. 20.505 (4) (ba).
Annual 13Except as provided in sub. (1m), annual commission membership dues shall be paid
14from the appropriation in s. 20.505 (4) (ba).
AB100, s. 732
15Section
732. 39.76 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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39.76
(1m) Payments under sub. (1) may be reduced or eliminated if funding
17for the payments is reduced or eliminated under s. 20.505 (4) (ba).
AB100, s. 733
18Section
733. 40.02 (20) of the statutes is renumbered 40.02 (20) (intro.) and
19amended to read:
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40.02
(20) (intro.) "Dependent" means
the:
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21(a) Except as provided in par. (b), the spouse, minor child, including
22stepchildren of the current marriage dependent on the employee for support and
23maintenance, or child of any age, including stepchildren of the current marriage, if
24handicapped to an extent requiring continued dependence. For group insurance
25purposes only, the department may promulgate rules with a different definition of
1"dependent" than the one otherwise provided in this
subsection paragraph for each
2group insurance plan.
AB100, s. 734
3Section
734. 40.02 (20) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.02
(20) (b) For a state employee or for an annuitant who was employed by
5a state agency on the day on which he or she terminated covered employment, the
6spouse, domestic partner, minor child, including stepchildren of the current
7marriage or children of a domestic partner dependent on the employee for support
8and maintenance, or child of any age, including stepchildren of the current marriage
9or children of a domestic partner, if handicapped to an extent requiring continued
10dependence.
AB100, s. 735
11Section
735. 40.02 (21c) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.02
(21c) "Domestic partner" means an individual in a domestic partnership.
AB100, s. 736
13Section
736. 40.02 (21d) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.02
(21d) "Domestic partnership" means a relationship between 2
15individuals that satisfies all of the following:
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(a)
Each individual is at least 18 years old and otherwise competent to enter
17into a contract.
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(b)
Neither individual is married to, or in a domestic partnership with, another
19individual.
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(c) The 2 individuals are not related by blood in any way that would prohibit
21marriage under s. 765.03.
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(d) The 2 individuals consider themselves to be members of each other's
23immediate family.
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(e) The 2 individuals agree to be responsible for each other's basic living
25expenses.
AB100, s. 737
1Section
737. 40.03 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.03
(2) (b) Shall employ and select administrative, clerical or other
3employees as required for the administration of this chapter and establish the
4internal organization of the department
, but the department shall always maintain
5an office in Milwaukee.
AB100, s. 738
6Section
738. 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
8retirement systems, including all costs due to s. 40.03 (1) (n),
and the costs of legal
9counsel employed or selected under s. 40.03 (1) (c) shall be paid from the
10appropriation under s. 20.515 (1) (r) and charged directly against the appropriate
11investment income or reserve accounts of the benefit plan or retirement system
12receiving the services.
AB100, s. 739
13Section
739. 40.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.51
(1) The procedures and provisions pertaining to enrollment, premium
15transmitted and coverage of eligible employees
and employees eligible for health
16care coverage under s. 40.515 for health care benefits shall be established by contract
17or rule except as otherwise specifically provided by this chapter.
AB100, s. 740
18Section
740. 40.515 of the statutes is created to read:
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1940.515 Health care coverage for employees of the Wisconsin Historical
20Foundation, Inc. If the historical society has entered into a contract with the
21Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc., for any of the purposes specified in s. 44.015
22(7), any employee of the Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc., who was previously
23employed by the historical society is eligible to receive health care coverage under
24a plan offered to state employees under s. 40.51 (6), subject to enrolling in the plan
1during any applicable enrollment period and to any conditions established by
2contract or by rule under s. 40.51 (1).
AB100, s. 741
3Section
741. 41.17 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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41.17
(5) Funding source. Subject to the 50% limitation under s. 20.380 (1) (b)
5and the proportional expenditure requirements under s. 20.380 (1) (b) and (kg), the
6department shall expend, from the appropriations under s. 20.380 (1) (b)
and, (kg),
7and (v), at least $1,130,000 in the aggregate in each fiscal year in joint effort
8marketing funds under this section.
AB100, s. 742
9Section
742. 44.015 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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44.015
(7) Contract with the Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc., or any
11other nonstock, nonprofit corporation under ch. 181 for the purposes of
12administering the historical society's membership program, soliciting and accepting
13contributions, gifts, grants, and bequests for the historical society, marketing the
14historical society's goods and services, providing support for the operation,
15management, and development of the historical society's programs, and performing
16other functions approved by the board of curators.
If the Wisconsin Historical
17Foundation, Inc., enters into a contract with the historical society for any purpose
18under this subsection, the Wisconsin Historical Foundation, Inc. shall provide health
19care coverage under s. 40.515 to its employees who were previously employed by the
20historical society.
AB100, s. 743
21Section
743. 44.53 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
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44.53
(1) (fm) Conduct a program identical to that described in par. (f), but only
23for American Indian individuals and groups. The program shall be funded from the
24appropriation under s. 20.215 ( 1) (km).
AB100, s. 744
25Section
744. 44.53 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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144.53
(2) (am) Enter into contracts with American Indian individuals,
2organizations and institutions and American Indian tribal governments for services
3furthering the development of the arts and humanities.
AB100, s. 745
4Section
745. 45.16 of the statutes is amended to read:
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545.16 Burial allowance. Each county veterans' service officer shall cause to
6be interred in a decent and respectable manner in any cemetery in this state, other
7than those used exclusively for the burial of paupers, the body of any person who was
8living in the county at the time of death, meets the definition of a "veteran" under
9s.
45.35 (5) 45.001 (4) and who dies not leaving sufficient means to defray the
10necessary expenses of a decent burial, or under financial circumstances that would
11distress the person's family to pay the expenses of the burial, and the body of a spouse
12or surviving spouse of the person who dies not leaving such means or under the same
13financial circumstances and who was living in the county at the time of death, at an
14expense to the county of not more than $300 in addition to the burial allowance
15payable under laws administered by the U.S. department of veterans affairs.
AB100, s. 746
16Section
746. 45.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.19
(1) The department shall administer a program to coordinate the
18provision of military honors funerals to deceased veterans by local units of member
19organizations of the council on veterans programs and by members of the Wisconsin
20national guard activated under s. 21.11 (3).
From the appropriation under s. 20.485
21(2) (q), the department shall reimburse a local unit of a member organization of the
22council on veterans programs for the costs of providing a military honors funeral to
23a deceased veteran. The reimbursement may not exceed $50 for each military honors
24funeral.
AB100, s. 747
25Section
747. 45.25 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
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145.25
(1) Definitions. In this section:
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(a) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning given in
20 USC 1001 (a).
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(b) "Median household income" means the median family income for the state,
4as determined annually by the U.S. department of housing and urban development.
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(c) "Part-time classroom study" means any of the following:
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1. Enrollment in courses for which no more than 11 semester or the equivalent
7trimester or quarter credits will be given upon satisfactory completion.
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2. Enrollment in courses during a summer semester or session.
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(d) "Tuition," when referring to the University of Wisconsin System, means
10"academic fees," as described in s. 36.27 (1), and when referring to the technical
11colleges, means "program fees," as described in s. 38.24 (1m) (a) and (b).
AB100, s. 748
12Section
748. 45.25 (1g) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 749
13Section
749. 45.25 (1m) of the statutes is renumbered 45.25 (1m) (a) and
14amended to read:
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45.25
(1m) (a) The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement
16program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of
17higher education
, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state, enrolling in a school that
18is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved
19under s.
45.54, 38.50, enrolling in a public or private high school, or receiving a
20waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.
AB100, s. 750
21Section
750. 45.25 (2) (intro.) (except 45.25 (2) (title)) of the statutes is
22renumbered 45.25 (2) (a) (intro.).
AB100, s. 751
23Section
751. 45.25 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.25 (2) (a) 1. and
24amended to read:
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145.25
(2) (a) 1. The annual income of the veteran and his or her spouse does not
2exceed the
amount under s. 45.396 (7) (a) median household income for the state.
AB100, s. 752
3Section
752. 45.25 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 45.25 (2) (a) 2. and
4amended to read:
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45.25
(2) (a) 2. The veteran applies for the tuition reimbursement program for
6courses begun within 10 years after separation from the service.
This subdivision
7does not apply to a veteran who is applying for reimbursement for up to 60 credits
8of part-time classroom study courses.
AB100, s. 753
9Section
753. 45.25 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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45.25
(2) (cm) A veteran is not eligible under this program if the veteran has
11an undergraduate degree from any institution of higher education.
AB100, s. 754
12Section
754. 45.25 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 45.25 (2) (a) 3.
AB100, s. 755
13Section
755. 45.25 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 756
14Section
756. 45.25 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.25
(3) (a)
Except as provided in par. (am), a A veteran who meets the
16eligibility requirements under sub. (2),
may be reimbursed upon satisfactory
17completion of
a full-time an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher
18education,
as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state,
or upon satisfactory completion
19of a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.35 (9m), any proprietary school
20that is approved under s.
45.54, 38.50, any public or private high school, or any
21institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s.
2239.47
, may be reimbursed an amount. Except as provided in sub. (5), the amount of
23reimbursement may not
to exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any
24grants or scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the
25tuition, or
, if the tuition is for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher
1education, the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent
2undergraduate semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.
3Reimbursement is available only for tuition that is part of a curriculum that is
4relevant to a degree in a particular course of study at the institution.
AB100, s. 757
5Section
757. 45.25 (3) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100, s. 758
6Section
758. 45.25 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.25
(3) (b) 1. Be completed and received by the department no later than 60
8days after the completion of the semester
or course. The department may accept an
9application received more than 60 days after the completion of the semester
or course 10if the applicant shows good cause for the delayed receipt.
AB100, s. 759
11Section
759. 45.25 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.25
(3) (c) Reimbursement provided under this section shall be paid from the
13appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (tf). If the amount of funds applied for exceeds the
14amount available under s. 20.485 (2) (tf), the department may
reduce the
15reimbursement percentage, except to disabled veterans who are eligible for 100
16percent of tuition and fees under sub. (5), or deny applications for reimbursement
17that would otherwise qualify under this section. In those cases, the department shall
18determine
the reimbursement percentage, except to disabled veterans who are
19eligible for 100 percent of tuition and fees under sub. (5), and eligibility on the basis
20of the dates on which applications for reimbursement were received.
AB100, s. 760
21Section
760. 45.25 (3) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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45.25
(3) (d) (intro.) Reimbursement of tuition
and fees for a course may be
23provided at an institution or school under par. (a) other than the one from which the
24veteran is receiving his or her degree
or certificate of graduation or course completion 25if all of the following apply:
AB100, s. 761
1Section
761. 45.25 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 45.25 (4) (a) (intro.)
2and amended to read:
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45.25
(4) (a) (intro.) A
veteran is not eligible veteran's eligibility for
4reimbursement under sub. (2)
for more than 120 credits or 8 full semesters of
5full-time study at any institution of higher education,
as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), 6in this state,
60 credits or 4 full semesters of full-time study at any institution of
7higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state that offers a degree upon
8completion of 60 credits, or an equivalent amount of credits at a school that is
9approved under s. 45.35 (9m), at a proprietary school that is approved under s.
45.54, 1038.50, at a public or private high school, or at an institution where he or she is
11receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47
. is limited to the following:
AB100, s. 762
12Section
762. 45.25 (4) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read:
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45.25
(4) (a) 1. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty
14for training purposes, for 90 to 180 days, the veteran may be reimbursed for a
15maximum of 30 credits or 2 semesters, or an equivalent amount of credits or
16semesters if at a school other than an institution of higher education.
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2. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training
18purposes, for 181 to 730 days, the veteran may be reimbursed for a maximum of 60
19credits or 4 semesters, or an equivalent amount of credits or semesters if at a school
20other than an institution of higher education.
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3. If the veteran served on active duty, except service on active duty for training
22purposes, for more than 730 days, the veteran may be reimbursed for a maximum
23of 120 credits or 8 semesters, or an equivalent amount of credits or semesters if at
24a school other than an institution of higher education.
AB100, s. 763
25Section
763. 45.25 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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145.25
(4) (c) A veteran may not receive reimbursement under sub. (2) for any
2semester in which he or she
is eligible for or received a grant under s. 21.49 or
45.396 3under 10 USC 2007.