Amendment SSA1-SB40

SB40-SSA1,473,14 1. The total amount paid under master leases towards information technology projects in the previous fiscal year.

SB40-SSA1,473,16 2. The master lease payment amounts approved to be applied to information technology projects in future years.

SB40-SSA1,473,20 3. The total amount paid by the system and each institution and college campus on each information technology project for which debt is outstanding, as compared to the total financing amount originally approved for that information technology project.

SB40-SSA1,473,22 4. A summary of repayments made towards any master lease in the previous fiscal year.

SB40-SSA1,474,11 (5) High-cost projects. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the Board of Regents shall include in each contract with a vendor of information technology that involves a large, high-risk information technology project under sub. (2) or that has a projected cost greater than $1,000,000, and require the system and each institution and college campus that enters into a contract for materials, supplies, equipment, or contractual services relating to information technology to include in each contract with a vendor of information technology that involves a large, high-risk information technology project under sub. (2) or that has a projected cost greater than $1,000,000 a stipulation requiring the vendor to submit to the board for approval any order or amendment that would change the scope of the contract and have the effect of increasing the contract price. The stipulation shall authorize the board to review the original contract and the order or amendment to determine all of the following and, if necessary, to negotiate with the vendor regarding any change to the original contract price:

SB40-SSA1,474,13 1. Whether the work proposed in the order or amendment is within the scope of the original contract.

SB40-SSA1,474,14 2. Whether the work proposed in the order or amendment is necessary.

SB40-SSA1,474,16 (b) The Board of Regents may exclude from a contract described in par. (a) the stipulation required under par. (a) if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

SB40-SSA1,474,18 1. Including such a stipulation would negatively impact contract negotiations or significantly reduce the number of bidders on the contract.

SB40-SSA1,474,24 2. If the exclusion is sought by the system or an institution or college campus, the system or that institution or college campus submits to the board a plain-language explanation of the reasons the stipulation was excluded and the alternative provisions the system, institution, or college campus will include in the contract to ensure that the contract will be completed on time and within the contract budget.

SB40-SSA1,475,6 3. The board submits for approval by the joint committee on information policy and technology any explanation and alternative contract provisions required under subd. 2. If, within 14 working days after the date that the board submits any explanation and alternative contract provisions required under this subdivision, the joint committee on information policy and technology does not contact the board, the explanation and alternative contract provisions shall be deemed approved.

SB40-SSA1,475,12 (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:

SB40-SSA1,475,14 1. Stipulations that provide that the contract vendor will deliver information technology products or services but that do not specify a maximum payment amount.

SB40-SSA1,475,17 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.

SB40-SSA1,475,19 (b) Compile and annually submit to the joint committee on information technology the reports required under par. (a).

SB40-SSA1, s. 737 Section 737. 38.04 (21) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,475,25 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:

SB40-SSA1, s. 738 Section 738. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,476,3 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States if that person meets all of the following requirements:

SB40-SSA1,476,5 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a high school graduation equivalency from this state.

SB40-SSA1,476,7 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state.

SB40-SSA1,476,11 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with an affidavit stating that the person has filed or will file an application for a permanent resident visa with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

SB40-SSA1, s. 738m Section 738m. 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,476,18 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bm), the district board shall grant full remission of fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person received remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection and from the board of regents under s. 36.27 (3n) (b), to any resident student who is also any of the following:

SB40-SSA1, s. 739 Section 739. 38.24 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,476,21 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.

SB40-SSA1, s. 739m Section 739m. 38.24 (7) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,476,25 38.24 (7) (bm) To receive a fee remission under this subsection, a person must claim it by the end of each semester in which the person is eligible for the fee remission.

SB40-SSA1, s. 740 Section 740. 38.24 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,477,4 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).

SB40-SSA1, s. 740g Section 740g. 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,477,11 38.24 (8) (b) The Except as provided in par. (bm), the district board shall grant full remission of the fees charged under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person received remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection and from the board of regents under s. 36.27 (3p) and less the amount of any fees paid under 10 USC 2107 (c) or 38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), to any student who is a veteran.

SB40-SSA1, s. 740r Section 740r. 38.24 (8) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,477,14 38.24 (8) (bm) 1. To receive a fee remission under this subsection, a person must claim it by the end of each semester in which the person is eligible for the remission.

SB40-SSA1,477,16 2. The remission under this subsection applies only to semesters that begin within 10 years after a veteran is separated from service.

SB40-SSA1, s. 741 Section 741. 38.24 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,477,20 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).

SB40-SSA1, s. 742 Section 742. 38.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,478,3 38.28 (3) If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) (u) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under subs. (2) (c) and (g), funds in the appropriation shall be used first for the purposes of sub. (2) (c) and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the districts entitled to support under sub. (2) (g). If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) (u) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2) (c), funds in the appropriation shall be prorated among the districts entitled to the funds.

SB40-SSA1, s. 743 Section 743. 38.29 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,478,6 38.29 (2) (c) Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (fg) (v).

SB40-SSA1, s. 743m Section 743m. 38.41 (2) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:

SB40-SSA1,478,9 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:

SB40-SSA1,478,10 1. The business is located in this state and satisfies any of the following criteria:

SB40-SSA1,478,11 a. The business has no more than 100 employees.

SB40-SSA1,478,13 b. The business had no more than $10,000,000 in gross annual income in its most recent fiscal year.

SB40-SSA1,478,16 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.

SB40-SSA1,478,17 3. The business agrees in writing to comply with par. (b).

SB40-SSA1,478,19 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.

SB40-SSA1,478,22 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.

SB40-SSA1,478,24 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).

SB40-SSA1,479,3 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.

SB40-SSA1,479,4 (b) A grant under this subsection may not be used for any of the following:

SB40-SSA1,479,7 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.

SB40-SSA1,479,9 2. To pay wages or compensate for lost revenue, if any, in connection with providing the training or other education, or otherwise.

SB40-SSA1,479,12 (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.

SB40-SSA1,479,14 (3) (a) The board shall award grants under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (eh).

SB40-SSA1,479,16 (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).

SB40-SSA1,479,18 (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).

SB40-SSA1, s. 745 Section 745. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,479,23 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.

SB40-SSA1, s. 746 Section 746. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,480,4 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.

SB40-SSA1, s. 747 Section 747. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,480,8 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:

SB40-SSA1, s. 748 Section 748. 39.437 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,480,13 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).

SB40-SSA1,480,15 (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:

SB40-SSA1,480,19 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.

SB40-SSA1,481,2 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.

SB40-SSA1,481,7 (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).

SB40-SSA1,481,9 2. No student shall be eligible for a grant under this section in more than the equivalent of 10 semesters of undergraduate education.

SB40-SSA1,481,12 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.

SB40-SSA1,481,15 (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).

SB40-SSA1,481,24 (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.

SB40-SSA1,482,6 (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.

SB40-SSA1,482,10 (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.

SB40-SSA1, s. 749 Section 749. 39.50 of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,482,23 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.

SB40-SSA1,483,6 (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.

SB40-SSA1,483,16 (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).

SB40-SSA1, s. 756 Section 756. 40.02 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,484,2 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.

SB40-SSA1, s. 757 Section 757 . 40.02 (28) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 65, is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,484,14 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). "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.

SB40-SSA1, s. 759 Section 759. 40.02 (36) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB40-SSA1,484,25 40.02 (36) "Governing body" means the legislature or the head of each state agency with respect to employees of that agency for the state, the common council in cities, the village board in villages, the town board in towns, the county board in counties, the school board in school districts, or the board, commission or other governing body having the final authority for any other unit of government, for any agency or instrumentality of 2 or more units of government, for 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, for a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229 or for a family long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, but does not include a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229.

SB40-SSA1, s. 761 Section 761. 40.02 (54) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

SB40-SSA1,485,2 40.02 (54) (L) The Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority.