(6) Open-ended contracts. (a) The Board of Regents shall require the system and each institution and college campus that has entered into an open-ended contract for the development of information technology to submit to the board quarterly reports documenting the amount expended on the information technology development project. In this subsection, "open-ended contract" means a contract for information technology that includes one or both of the following:
1. Stipulations that provide that the contract vendor will deliver information technology products or services but that do not specify a maximum payment amount.
2. Stipulations that provide that the contract vendor shall be paid an hourly wage but that do not set a maximum limit on the number of hours required to complete the information technology project.
(b) Compile and annually submit to the joint committee on information technology the reports required under par. (a).
(7) Reports. No later than March 1 and September 1 of each year, the Board of Regents shall submit to the joint committee on information policy and technology a report that documents for each information technology project within the system with an actual or projected cost greater than $1,000,000 or that the board has identified as a large, high-risk information technology project under sub. (2) (a) all of the following:
(a) Original and updated project cost projections.
(b) Original and updated completion dates for the project and any stage of the project.
(c) An explanation for any variation between the original and updated costs and completion dates under pars. (a) and (b).
(d) A copy of any contract entered into by the board for the project and not provided in a previous report.
(e) All sources of funding for the project.
(f) The amount of any funding provided for the project through a master lease under s. 16.76 (4).
(g) Information about the status of the project, including any portion of the project that has been completed.
(h) Any other information about the project, or related information technology projects, requested by the joint committee on information policy and technology.
20,737
Section
737. 38.04 (21) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.04 (21) (intro.) Pupils attending technical colleges; board report. Annually by the 3rd Monday in February the board shall submit a report to the department of administration, department of children and families, department of public instruction, and department of workforce development, and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The report shall specify all of the following by school district:
20,737m
Section 737m. 38.17 of the statutes is created to read:
38.17 Levy limit. (1)
Definition. In this section, "debt service" includes debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding municipal obligations, interest on outstanding municipal obligations, and related issuance costs and redemption premiums.
(2) Limit. Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no district board may levy in 2007 or 2008 more than it levied in the previous year increased by 4 percent.
(3) Adjustments. (a) 1. If a district board transfers to another governmental unit responsibility for providing any service that it provided in the preceding fiscal year, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2) in the current fiscal year is decreased by the cost that it would have incurred to provide that service, as determined by the department of revenue.
2. If a district board increases the services that it provides by adding responsibility for providing a service transferred to it from another governmental unit that provided the service in the previous fiscal year, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2) in the current fiscal year is increased by the cost of that service, as determined by the department of revenue.
(b) The limit otherwise applicable under this section does not apply to amounts levied by a district board for the payment of any general obligation debt service, including debt service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding municipal obligations, interest on outstanding municipal obligations, or the payment of related issuance costs or redemption premiums.
(4) Referendum. (a) 1. A district board may exceed the levy limit under sub. (2) if it adopts a resolution to that effect and the resolution is approved in a referendum. The resolution shall specify the proposed amount of increase in the levy beyond the amount that is allowed under sub. (2), and shall specify whether the proposed amount of increase is for the next fiscal year only or if it will apply on an ongoing basis.
2. Except as provided in subd. 3., the district board may call a special referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the district for approval or rejection.
3. A referendum to exceed the limit under sub. (2) for the 2008 levy shall be held at the spring primary or election or September primary or general election in 2008.
(b) The district board shall publish type A, B, C, D, and E notices of the referendum under s. 10.01 (2). Section 5.01 (1) applies in the event of failure to comply with the notice requirements of this paragraph.
(c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The district board shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the percentage increase in the levy of the .... (name of district) for the .... (next) fiscal year is limited to .... percent, resulting in a levy of $..... Shall the .... (name of district) be allowed to exceed this limit such that the percentage increase for the .... (next) fiscal year will be .... percent, resulting in a levy of $....?"
(d) Within 14 days after the referendum, the district board shall certify the results of the referendum to the department of revenue. The limit otherwise applicable to the district under sub. (2) is increased for the next fiscal year by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the question. If the resolution specifies that the increase is for one year only, the amount of the increase shall be subtracted from the base used to calculate the limit for the 2nd succeeding fiscal year.
(5) Penalty. The department of revenue shall notify the board of any amount levied by a district board that exceeds the district's limit under this section. The board shall reduce the district's state aid under s. 38.28 in the same fiscal year in which the excess levy occurred by an amount equal to the amount of the excess levy. The amount of the reduction shall lapse to the general fund.
20,737r
Section 737r. 38.17 of the statutes, as created by 2007 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
20,738mr
Section 738mr. 38.24 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
38.24 (7) (b) 2. An Except as provided in subd. 2m., an unremarried surviving spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies only during the first 10 years after the veteran died.
20,738mw
Section 738mw. 38.24 (7) (b) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
38.24 (7) (b) 2m. An unremarried surviving spouse of an eligible veteran who had a child with the eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies only until 10 years after the youngest child that the spouse had with the eligible veteran reaches or would have reached 18 years of age, or during the first 10 years after the veteran died, whichever is longer.
20,739
Section
739. 38.24 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
38.24 (7) (b) 3. A child of an eligible veteran, if the child is at least 18 17 but not yet 26 years of age and is a full-time student at a technical college.
20,740
Section
740. 38.24 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
38.24 (7) (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the district board for all fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) remitted under par. (b) as provided in s. 39.50 (2) and (3m).
20,741
Section
741. 38.24 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
38.24 (8) (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the district board for all fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) remitted under par. (b) as provided in s. 39.50 (2) and (3m).
20,743m
Section 743m. 38.41 (2) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:
38.41 (2) (a) The board may award a grant
of up to $20,000 to a district board to provide skills training or other education to a business if all of the following apply:
1. The business is located in this state and satisfies any of the following criteria:
a. The business has no more than 100 employees.
b. The business had no more than $10,000,000 in gross annual income in its most recent fiscal year.
2. The district board agrees in writing to use the grant only to provide skills training or other education related to the needs of the business to current or prospective employees of the business.
3. The business agrees in writing to comply with par. (b).
4. The business and the district board submit a plan to the board detailing the proposed use of the grant, and the board approves the plan.
5. The business and the district board enter into a written agreement with the board that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant, including reporting and auditing requirements.
6. The business and the district board agree in writing to submit to the board the report required under par. (c) by the time required under par. (c).
7. The business provides matching funds at least equal to the amount of the grant. The board may waive the requirement under this subdivision if the board determines that the business is subject to extreme financial hardship.
(b) A grant under this subsection may not be used for any of the following:
1. To pay more than 80 percent of the cost of any skills training or other education related to a business that is provided to the owner of the business, the owner's spouse, or a child of the owner.
2. To pay wages or compensate for lost revenue, if any, in connection with providing the training or other education, or otherwise.
(c) A district board that receives a grant under this subsection shall submit to the board, within 6 months after the grant has been fully depleted, a report prepared jointly with the business detailing how the grant was used.
(3) (a) The board shall award grants under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (eh).
(b) The board may award no more than $1,500,000 in the 2007-08 fiscal year, and no more than $2,000,000 in any fiscal year thereafter, under sub. (1).
(c) The board may award no more than $500,000 in the 2007-08 fiscal year, and no more than $1,000,000 in any fiscal year thereafter, under sub. (2).
20,743s
Section 743s. 39.12 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.12
(5) Any corporation established under this section shall be organized so that contributions to it will be deductible from adjusted gross income under section
170 of the internal revenue code and so that the corporation will be exempt from taxation under section
501 of the internal revenue code and ss. 71.26 (1) (a) and 71.45 (1)
(a).
20,745
Section
745. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
39.435 (7) (a) 1. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for fiscal year 2007-08 2009-10, "base amount" means the amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year 2006-07 2008-09.
20,746
Section
746. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
39.435 (7) (a) 2. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2007-08 2009-10, "base amount" means the appropriation amount calculated under par. (b) for the previous fiscal year.
20,747
Section
747. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Biennially, beginning on February 1, 2007 2009, the board shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next biennium as follows:
20,748
Section
748. 39.437 of the statutes is created to read:
39.437 Wisconsin covenant scholars grants. (1) Establishment of grant program. There is established, to be administered by the board, a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants to students who meet the eligibility criteria specified in sub. (2).
(2) Eligibility. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a student is eligible for a grant under this section if the student
meets all of the following criteria :
1. The student is a resident of this state and is enrolled at least half time and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a public or private, nonprofit, accredited institution of higher education or in a tribally controlled college in this state.
2. The student is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant under
20 USC 1070a, the federal adjusted gross income of a parent of the student, as shown on the student's application for student financial assistance, does not exceed the income guidelines prescribed under
42 USC 1758 (b) for determining eligibility for reduced-price lunches under the federal National School Lunch Act,
42 USC 1751 to
1769i, or, if the student is an independent student, as defined in
20 USC 1087vv, the federal adjusted gross income of the student, as shown on the student's application for student financial assistance, does not exceed those income guidelines.
(b) 1. The board may not make a grant under this section to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
2. No student shall be eligible for a grant under this section in more than the equivalent of 10 semesters of undergraduate education.
3. No student who fails to meet acceptable academic standards prescribed by the student's institution of higher education or tribally controlled college shall be or shall remain eligible for a grant under this section.
(3) Amount of grant. The amount of a grant shall be
based on financial need, as determined by the board, and shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fm).
(4) Administration of grant program. (a) By February 1 of each year, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall provide to the board information relating to the resident undergraduate academic fees charged to attend each of the institutions within that system for the current academic year, the technical college system board shall provide to the board information relating to the fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged to attend each of the technical colleges within that system for the current academic year, and each tribally controlled college in this state shall provide to the board information relating to the tuition and fees charged to attend the tribal college for the current academic year.
(b) By April 1 of each year, the board shall determine the average of the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year among the institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, the average of the fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged for the current academic year among the technical colleges in this state, and the average of the tuition and fees charged for the current academic year among the tribally controlled colleges in this state.
(5) Rules. The board shall promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules establishing a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data and any other rules the board considers necessary to assure the uniform administration of this section.
20,748t
Section 748t. 39.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.47 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement, the purpose of which shall be to ensure that neither state shall profit at the expense of the other and that the determination of any amounts owed by either state under the agreement shall be based on an equitable formula which reflects the educational costs incurred by the 2 states, reflects any differentials in usage by residents of either state of the public institutions of higher education located in the other state, and reflects any differentials in the resident tuition charged at comparable public institutions of higher education of the 2 states. The board, representing this state, shall enter into an agreement meeting the requirements of this section with the designated body representing the state of Minnesota.
20,748u
Section 748u. 39.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.47 (2) The agreement under this section shall provide for the waiver of nonresident tuition for a resident of either state who is enrolled in a public vocational school located in the other state. The agreement shall also establish a reciprocal fee structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher education, other than vocational schools, located in the other state. The reciprocal fee may not exceed the higher of the resident tuition that would be charged the student at the public institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled or the resident tuition that would be charged the student at comparable public institutions of higher education located in his or her state of residence, as specified in the annual administrative memorandum under sub. (2g). The agreement shall take effect on July 1, 1998 2007. The agreement is subject to the approval of the joint committee on finance under s. 39.42.
20,748v
Section 748v. 39.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.47 (3) Annually At the end of each semester or academic term, each state shall determine the number of students for whom nonresident tuition has been waived under the agreement. Each state shall certify to the other state, in addition to the number of students so determined, the aggregate amount of its reimbursement obligation. The state with the smaller larger reimbursement obligation shall receive from the other state pay as provided in the agreement an amount determined by subtracting the reimbursement obligation of the state receiving the payment with the smaller reimbursement obligation from the reimbursement obligation of the state making the payment with the larger reimbursement obligation. The agreement shall provide a reasonable date for payment of any such sums due and owing to either state, after which date interest may be charged on the amount owed. The methodology for determination of the appropriate interest rate shall be included in the agreement. Any payments received by this state under this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund.
20,749
Section
749. 39.50 of the statutes is created to read:
39.50 Remission of fees for veterans and dependents. (1) University of Wisconsin System. At the end of each semester, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall certify to the board the number of students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System to whom any fees or nonresident tuition has been remitted under s. 36.27 (3n) or (3p), the number of credits for which those fees or that nonresident tuition has been remitted, and the amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted. Subject to sub. (3m), if the board approves the information certified under this subsection, the board, from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz), shall reimburse the board of regents for the full amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted. The board of regents shall credit any amounts received under this subsection to the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (k) and shall expend those amounts received for degree credit instruction.
(2) Technical colleges. At the end of each semester, each technical college district board shall certify to the board the number of students enrolled in the technical college governed by the district board to whom any fees have been remitted under s. 38.24 (7) or (8), the number of credits for which those fees have been remitted, and the amount of those fees remitted. Subject to sub. (3m), if the board approves the information certified under this subsection, the board, from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz), shall reimburse the district board for the full amount of fees remitted.
(3m) Prorated reimbursement. In June of each fiscal year, the board shall determine the total amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted by the board of regents that are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (1) and fees remitted by the district boards that are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2). If the moneys appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fz) are not sufficient to reimburse the board of regents for the full amount of those fees and that nonresident tuition and each district board for the full amount of those fees, the board shall prorate the reimbursement paid under subs. (1) and (2) in the proportion that the moneys available bears to the total amount eligible for reimbursement under subs. (1) and (2).
20,756
Section
756. 40.02 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.02 (28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19 whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229 and a family long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, except as provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3) and subch. X. "Employer" does not include a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
