Amendment AA1-ASA1-SB40

SB40-ASA1-AA1,157,7 838. Page 468, line 2: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,157,8 " Section 735g. 36.27 (3p) (b) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,157,11 36.27 (3p) (b) 2. The board shall grant a remission under subd. 1. to a person for the lesser of the following, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (8):

SB40-ASA1-AA1,157,12 a. One hundred twenty-eight credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,157,14 b. Until completion of a sufficient number of credits to be awarded a bachelor's degree in the person's major field of study.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 735m Section 735m. 36.27 (3p) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,157,23 36.27 (3p) (bg) 1. Except as provided in par. (bm), the board shall grant remission of nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees charged for 48 credits or until completion of a sufficient number of credits to be awarded a graduate degree in the student's field of study, whichever is less, less the amount of any academic fees or segregated fees paid under 10 USC 2107 (c) or 38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), to any student enrolled as a graduate student who is a veteran. A student who at any time after January 1, 2008, was granted a remission under par. (b) 1. or s. 38.24 (8) (b) is not eligible for a remission under this paragraph.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,158,3 2. The amount of a remission granted under subd. 1. to a graduate student may not exceed the amount of a remission granted under par. (b) 1. to a resident undergraduate student at the same institution for the same number of credits.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,158,4 839. Page 468, line 8: delete lines 8 to 11.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,158,5 840. Page 469, line 8: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,158,6 " Section 736tr. 36.30 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,158,12 36.30 Sick leave. Leave of absence for persons holding positions under s. 20.923 (4g) and (5), faculty and academic staff personnel with pay, owing to sickness, shall be regulated by rules of the board, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate from year to year. A person who is initially employed in a position specified in this subsection after the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts date], shall only receive 6 paid sick leave days in any year.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,158,13 841. Page 475, line 19: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,158,19 "(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:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,158,20 (a) Original and updated project cost projections.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,158,22 (b) Original and updated completion dates for the project and any stage of the project.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,158,24 (c) An explanation for any variation between the original and updated costs and completion dates under pars. (a) and (b).

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,2 (d) A copy of any contract entered into by the board for the project and not provided in a previous report.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,3 (e) All sources of funding for the project.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,5 (f) The amount of any funding provided for the project through a master lease under s. 16.76 (4).

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,7 (g) Information about the status of the project, including any portion of the project that has been completed.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,9 (h) Any other information about the project, or related information technology projects, requested by the joint committee on information policy and technology.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,10 842. Page 475, line 20: delete lines 20 to 25.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,11 843. Page 475, line 25: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,12 " Section 737m. 38.14 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,18 38.14 (4) Gifts and grants. The district board may accept gifts, grants and bequests to be used in the execution of its functions and may accept grants to provide fiscal and management services relating to the duties of the former office of justice assistance in the department of administration that are described under s. 16.964, 2005 stats., for the office of justice assistance in the department of administration justice or its subsidiaries or, if applicable, its successor agency.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,19 844. Page 475, line 25: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,20 " Section 737m. 38.17 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,21 38.17 Levy limit. (1) Definition. In this section:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,159,24 (a) "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.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,160,4 (b) "Valuation factor" means a percentage equal to the average percentage change in the statewide equalized valuation due to new construction, less improvements removed, as determined for the January 1 equalized valuations in the 5 years preceding the levy, but not less than zero.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,160,6 (2) Limit. (a) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no district board may levy in 2007 more than it levied in the previous year increased by the valuation factor.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,160,8 (b) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no district board may levy in 2008 or 2009 more than the amount determined as follows:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,160,9 1. Increase the amount levied in the previous year by the valuation factor.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,160,14 2. If the district board offers a collegiate transfer program, reduce the amount determined under subd. 1. by the difference between the amount generated by the district in that school year under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) and the amount that would have been generated by the district in that school year under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) if the applicable percentage under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) had been 37 percent.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,160,19 (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.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,160,24 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.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,161,6 (b) 1. If the amount of debt service for a district board in the preceding fiscal year is less than the amount of debt service needed in the current fiscal year, as a result of the district board adopting a resolution before July 1, 2007, authorizing the issuance of debt, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2) for the current fiscal year is increased by the difference between the 2 amounts, as determined by the department of revenue.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,161,12 2. 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, authorized on or after July 1, 2007, by a referendum and secured by the full faith and credit of the district.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,161,18 (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.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,161,21 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.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,161,23 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.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,162,3 (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.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,162,12 (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 $....?"

SB40-ASA1-AA1,162,18 (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.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,162,23 (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.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,162,24 845. Page 475, line 25: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,163,1 " Section 373g. 38.16 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,163,7 38.16 (3) Notwithstanding sub. (1), beginning in 2010 and annually thereafter any district board that offers a collegiate transfer program shall reduce its property tax levy by an amount equal to the amount of revenue generated by the district in that school year under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) less the amount of revenue that would have been generated by the district in that school year under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) if the applicable percentage under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) had been 37 percent.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 737r Section 737r. 38.175 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,163,11 38.175 Enterprise centers. (1) In the section, "enterprise center" means a revenue - generating operation such as a bookstore, cafeteria, or day care center. "Enterprise center" includes a public broadcasting station.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,163,13 (2) Beginning in the 2009-10 school year, a district board may not do any of the following:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,163,14 (a) Use property taxes or state aid to fund the operation of an enterprise center.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,163,16 (b) Transfer more than 10 percent of the revenue generated by an enterprise center in any school year to fund the operation of another enterprise center.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,163,17 846. Page 476, line 1: delete lines 1 to 11.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,163,18 847. Page 476, line 11: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,163,20 " Section 738d. 38.24 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (1m) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,163,23 38.24 (1m) (a) Liberal arts collegiate transfer programs. (intro.) Uniform fees based on not less than 31% the following percentage of the statewide average operational costs of liberal arts collegiate transfer programs in district schools.:

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 738g Section 738g. 38.24 (1m) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,164,1 38.24 (1m) (a) 1. In the 2007-08 school year, 31 percent.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,164,2 2. In the 2008-09 school year, 42 percent.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,164,3 3. In the 2009-10 school year and in each school year thereafter, 50 percent.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 738i Section 738i. 38.24 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,164,14 38.24 (1m) (b) Postsecondary and vocational-adult programs. Uniform fees based on not less than 14% of the combined estimated statewide operational cost of postsecondary, exclusive of collegiate transfer, and vocational-adult programs. The board shall maintain statewide uniformity in the program fees charged for postsecondary and vocational-adult credits. Students 62 years old and over shall be exempted from program fees under this paragraph in vocational-adult programs. Students enrolled in adult high school, including students enrolled under s. 118.15 (1) (cm) 3., and adult basic education and English as a 2nd language courses, shall be exempted from program fees under this paragraph. The board shall establish fees under this paragraph as if students exempt from fees under sub. (4) were not exempt.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 738k Section 738k. 38.24 (1m) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,164,17 38.24 (1m) (e) English as a 2nd language. Uniform fees for English as a 2nd language courses.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,164,18 848. Page 476, line 18: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,164,19 " Section 738mr. 38.24 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,164,22 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.

SB40-ASA1-AA1, s. 738mw Section 738mw. 38.24 (7) (b) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,5 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.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,6 849. Page 477, line 1: delete lines 1 to 4.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,9 850. Page 477, line 11: after "veteran." insert "A student who at any time is granted a remission under s. 36.27 (3p) (bg) is not eligible for a remission under this paragraph.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,10 851. Page 477, line 17: delete lines 17 to 20.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,11 852. Page 477, line 21: delete lines 21 to 25.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,12 853. Page 478, line 1: delete lines 1 to 6.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,13 854. Page 478, line 7: delete lines 7 to 24 and substitute:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,14 " Section 743n. 38.41 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,17 38.41 (2) The board shall award at least two-thirds of the total amount awarded under this section in any school year to businesses located in this state that have no more than 100 employees.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,18 855. Page 479, line 1: delete lines 1 to 18.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,19 856. Page 479, line 18: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,165,20 " Section 743s. 39.387 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,166,4 39.387 Loan program for physicians in shortage areas. (1) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition, fees, and expenses for residents of this state who are enrolled in a program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health or at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., leading to the degree of doctor of medicine and who agree to practice medicine for not less than 6 years in a health professional shortage area, as defined in s. 560.183 (1) (aj), in this state.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,166,10 (2) The board shall make loans under sub. (1) from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (cd). The maximum amount of a loan that a person may receive during any fiscal year is $10,000. The maximum amount that a person may receive under this section is $50,000. The terms of a loan shall provide that the loan recipient is not required to repay the loan while the recipient is enrolled in a program described in sub. (1).

SB40-ASA1-AA1,166,19 (3) After the recipient of a loan under sub. (1) has completed the program described in sub. (1), the board shall forgive 10 percent of the loan's principal and interest after the first full year, 10 percent of the loan's principal and interest after the 2nd full year, 10 percent of the loan's principal and interest after the 3rd full year, 10 percent of the loan's principal and interest after the 4th full year, 20 percent of the loan's principal and interest after the 5th full year, and 20 percent of the loan's principal and interest after the 6th full year that the recipient has been employed full time as a doctor of medicine in an area described in sub. (1). The board may forgive loans on a prorated basis for persons who are employed less than full time.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,166,21 (4) The board shall deposit into the general fund as general purpose revenue — earned all repayments of loans made under sub. (1) and the interest on those loans.

SB40-ASA1-AA1,166,23 (5) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.".

SB40-ASA1-AA1,166,24 857. Page 479, line 18: after that line insert:

SB40-ASA1-AA1,167,1 " Section 743u. 39.397 of the statutes is created to read: