SB1,468,1817 (g) Information about the status of the project, including any portion of the
18project that has been completed.
SB1,468,2019 (h) Any other information about the project, or related information technology
20projects, requested by the joint committee on information policy and technology.
SB1, s. 737 21Section 737. 38.04 (21) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,469,222 38.04 (21) (intro.) Pupils attending technical colleges; board report.
23Annually by the 3rd Monday in February the board shall submit a report to the
24department of administration, department of children and families, department of

1public instruction, and department of workforce development, and to the legislature
2under s. 13.172 (2). The report shall specify all of the following by school district:
SB1, s. 738 3Section 738. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,469,54 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is a citizen of a country other than the United
5States if that person meets all of the following requirements:
SB1,469,76 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a high
7school graduation equivalency from this state.
SB1,469,98 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years
9following the first day of attending a high school in this state.
SB1,469,1310 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with
11an affidavit stating that the person has filed or will file an application for a
12permanent resident visa with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as
13the person is eligible to do so.
SB1, s. 738m 14Section 738m. 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,469,2015 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bm), the
16district board shall grant full remission of fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128
17credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters
18for which the person received remission of fees from any other district board under
19this subsection and from the board of regents under s. 36.27 (3n) (b),
to any resident
20student who is also any of the following:
SB1, s. 738mr 21Section 738mr. 38.24 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,469,2422 38.24 (7) (b) 2. An Except as provided in subd. 2m., an unremarried surviving
23spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies only
24during the first 10 years after the veteran died.
SB1, s. 738mw 25Section 738mw. 38.24 (7) (b) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,470,5
138.24 (7) (b) 2m. An unremarried surviving spouse of an eligible veteran who
2had a child with the eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies
3only until 10 years after the youngest child that the spouse had with the eligible
4veteran reaches or would have reached 18 years of age, or during the first 10 years
5after the veteran died, whichever is longer.
SB1, s. 739 6Section 739. 38.24 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,470,87 38.24 (7) (b) 3. A child of an eligible veteran, if the child is at least 18 17 but
8not yet 26 years of age and is a full-time student at a technical college.
SB1, s. 739m 9Section 739m. 38.24 (7) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,470,1210 38.24 (7) (bm) To receive a fee remission under this subsection, a person must
11claim it by the end of each semester in which the person is eligible for the fee
12remission.
SB1, s. 740 13Section 740. 38.24 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,470,1614 38.24 (7) (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the district
15board for all fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) remitted under par. (b) as provided in s.
1639.50 (2) and (3m).
SB1, s. 740g 17Section 740g. 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,470,2318 38.24 (8) (b) The Except as provided in par. (bm), the district board shall grant
19full remission of the fees charged under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8
20semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the
21person received remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection
22and from the board of regents under s. 36.27 (3p) and
less the amount of any fees paid
23under 10 USC 2107 (c) or 38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), to any student who is a veteran.
SB1, s. 740r 24Section 740r. 38.24 (8) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,471,2
138.24 (8) (bm) 1. To receive a fee remission under this subsection, a person must
2claim it by the end of each semester in which the person is eligible for the remission.
SB1,471,43 2. The remission under this subsection applies only to semesters that begin
4within 10 years after a veteran is separated from service.
SB1, s. 741 5Section 741. 38.24 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,471,86 38.24 (8) (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the district
7board for all fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) remitted under par. (b) as provided in s.
839.50 (2) and (3m).
SB1, s. 743m 9Section 743m. 38.41 (2) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:
SB1,471,1110 38.41 (2) (a) The board may award a grant of up to $20,000 to a district board
11to provide skills training or other education to a business if all of the following apply:
SB1,471,1212 1. The business is located in this state and satisfies any of the following criteria:
SB1,471,1313 a. The business has no more than 100 employees.
SB1,471,1514 b. The business had no more than $10,000,000 in gross annual income in its
15most recent fiscal year.
SB1,471,1816 2. The district board agrees in writing to use the grant only to provide skills
17training or other education related to the needs of the business to current or
18prospective employees of the business.
SB1,471,1919 3. The business agrees in writing to comply with par. (b).
SB1,471,2120 4. The business and the district board submit a plan to the board detailing the
21proposed use of the grant, and the board approves the plan.
SB1,471,2422 5. The business and the district board enter into a written agreement with the
23board that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant, including reporting and
24auditing requirements.
SB1,472,2
16. The business and the district board agree in writing to submit to the board
2the report required under par. (c) by the time required under par. (c).
SB1,472,53 7. The business provides matching funds at least equal to the amount of the
4grant. The board may waive the requirement under this subdivision if the board
5determines that the business is subject to extreme financial hardship.
SB1,472,66 (b) A grant under this subsection may not be used for any of the following:
SB1,472,97 1. To pay more than 80 percent of the cost of any skills training or other
8education related to a business that is provided to the owner of the business, the
9owner's spouse, or a child of the owner.
SB1,472,1110 2. To pay wages or compensate for lost revenue, if any, in connection with
11providing the training or other education, or otherwise.
SB1,472,1412 (c) A district board that receives a grant under this subsection shall submit to
13the board, within 6 months after the grant has been fully depleted, a report prepared
14jointly with the business detailing how the grant was used.
SB1,472,16 15(3) (a) The board shall award grants under this section from the appropriation
16under s. 20.292 (1) (eh).
SB1,472,1817 (b) The board may award no more than $1,500,000 in the 2007-08 fiscal year,
18and no more than $2,000,000 in any fiscal year thereafter, under sub. (1).
SB1,472,2019 (c) The board may award no more than $500,000 in the 2007-08 fiscal year, and
20no more than $1,000,000 in any fiscal year thereafter, under sub. (2).
SB1, s. 743s 21Section 743s. 39.12 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,473,222 39.12 (5) Any corporation established under this section shall be organized so
23that contributions to it will be deductible from adjusted gross income under section
24170 of the internal revenue code and so that the corporation will be exempt from

1taxation under section 501 of the internal revenue code and ss. 71.26 (1) (a) and 71.45
2(1) (a).
SB1, s. 745 3Section 745. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,473,74 39.435 (7) (a) 1. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
5under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for fiscal year 2007-08 2009-10, "base amount" means the
6amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year
72006-07 2008-09.
SB1, s. 746 8Section 746. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,473,129 39.435 (7) (a) 2. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
10under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2007-08 2009-10, "base
11amount" means the appropriation amount calculated under par. (b) for the previous
12fiscal year.
SB1, s. 747 13Section 747. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,473,1614 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Biennially, beginning on February 1, 2007 2009, the board
15shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next
16biennium as follows:
SB1, s. 748 17Section 748. 39.437 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,473,21 1839.437 Wisconsin covenant scholars grants. (1) Establishment of grant
19program.
There is established, to be administered by the board, a Wisconsin
20Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants to students who meet the eligibility
21criteria specified in sub. (2).
SB1,473,23 22(2) Eligibility. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a student is eligible for a grant
23under this section if the student meets all of the following criteria:
SB1,474,224 1. The student is a resident of this state and is enrolled at least half time and
25registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a public or private,

1nonprofit, accredited institution of higher education or in a tribally controlled college
2in this state.
SB1,474,1032. The student is eligible for a Federal Pell Grant under 20 USC 1070a, the
4federal adjusted gross income of a parent of the student, as shown on the student's
5application for student financial assistance, does not exceed the income guidelines
6prescribed under 42 USC 1758 (b) for determining eligibility for reduced-price
7lunches under the federal National School Lunch Act, 42 USC 1751 to 1769i, or, if
8the student is an independent student, as defined in 20 USC 1087vv, the federal
9adjusted gross income of the student, as shown on the student's application for
10student financial assistance, does not exceed those income guidelines.
SB1,474,1511 (b) 1. The board may not make a grant under this section to a person whose
12name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the
13person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the
14county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules
15promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
SB1,474,1716 2. No student shall be eligible for a grant under this section in more than the
17equivalent of 10 semesters of undergraduate education.
SB1,474,2018 3. No student who fails to meet acceptable academic standards prescribed by
19the student's institution of higher education or tribally controlled college shall be or
20shall remain eligible for a grant under this section.
SB1,474,23 21(3) Amount of grant. The amount of a grant shall be based on financial need,
22as determined by the board, and shall be paid from the appropriation account under
23s. 20.235 (1) (fm).
SB1,475,7 24(4) Administration of grant program. (a) By February 1 of each year, the
25Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall provide to the board

1information relating to the resident undergraduate academic fees charged to attend
2each of the institutions within that system for the current academic year, the
3technical college system board shall provide to the board information relating to the
4fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged to attend each of the technical colleges
5within that system for the current academic year, and each tribally controlled college
6in this state shall provide to the board information relating to the tuition and fees
7charged to attend the tribal college for the current academic year.
SB1,475,138 (b) By April 1 of each year, the board shall determine the average of the resident
9undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year among the
10institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, the average of the fees under
11s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged for the current academic year among the technical
12colleges in this state, and the average of the tuition and fees charged for the current
13academic year among the tribally controlled colleges in this state.
SB1,475,17 14(5) Rules. The board shall promulgate rules to implement this section,
15including rules establishing a reporting system to periodically provide student
16economic data and any other rules the board considers necessary to assure the
17uniform administration of this section.
SB1, s. 748t 18Section 748t. 39.47 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,476,419 39.47 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a
20Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement, the purpose of which shall be
21to ensure that neither state shall profit at the expense of the other and that the
22determination of any amounts owed by either state under the agreement shall be
23based on an equitable formula which reflects the educational costs incurred by the
242 states, reflects any differentials in usage by residents of either state of the public
25institutions of higher education located in the other state, and reflects any

1differentials in the resident tuition charged at comparable public institutions of
2higher education of the 2 states
. The board, representing this state, shall enter into
3an agreement meeting the requirements of this section with the designated body
4representing the state of Minnesota.
SB1, s. 748u 5Section 748u. 39.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,476,176 39.47 (2) The agreement under this section shall provide for the waiver of
7nonresident tuition for a resident of either state who is enrolled in a public vocational
8school located in the other state. The agreement shall also establish a reciprocal fee
9structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher
10education, other than vocational schools, located in the other state. The reciprocal
11fee may not exceed the higher of the resident tuition that would be charged the
12student at the public institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled
13or the resident tuition that would be charged the student at comparable public
14institutions of higher education located in his or her state of residence, as specified
15in the annual administrative memorandum under sub. (2g). The agreement shall
16take effect on July 1, 1998 2007. The agreement is subject to the approval of the joint
17committee on finance under s. 39.42.
SB1, s. 748v 18Section 748v. 39.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,477,719 39.47 (3) Annually At the end of each semester or academic term, each state
20shall determine the number of students for whom nonresident tuition has been
21waived under the agreement. Each state shall certify to the other state, in addition
22to the number of students so determined, the aggregate amount of its reimbursement
23obligation. The state with the smaller larger reimbursement obligation shall receive
24from the other state
pay as provided in the agreement an amount determined by
25subtracting the reimbursement obligation of the state receiving the payment with

1the smaller reimbursement obligation
from the reimbursement obligation of the
2state making the payment with the larger reimbursement obligation. The
3agreement shall provide a reasonable date for payment of any such sums due and
4owing to either state, after which date interest may be charged on the amount owed.
5The methodology for determination of the appropriate interest rate shall be included
6in the agreement. Any payments received by this state under this subsection shall
7be deposited in the general fund.
SB1, s. 749 8Section 749. 39.50 of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,477,20 939.50 Remission of fees for veterans and dependents. (1) University of
10Wisconsin System.
At the end of each semester, the Board of Regents of the
11University of Wisconsin System shall certify to the board the number of students
12enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System to whom any fees or nonresident
13tuition has been remitted under s. 36.27 (3n) or (3p), the number of credits for which
14those fees or that nonresident tuition has been remitted, and the amount of fees and
15nonresident tuition remitted. Subject to sub. (3m), if the board approves the
16information certified under this subsection, the board, from the appropriation
17account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz), shall reimburse the board of regents for the full
18amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted. The board of regents shall credit
19any amounts received under this subsection to the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1)
20(k) and shall expend those amounts received for degree credit instruction.
SB1,478,3 21(2) Technical colleges. At the end of each semester, each technical college
22district board shall certify to the board the number of students enrolled in the
23technical college governed by the district board to whom any fees have been remitted
24under s. 38.24 (7) or (8), the number of credits for which those fees have been
25remitted, and the amount of those fees remitted. Subject to sub. (3m), if the board

1approves the information certified under this subsection, the board, from the
2appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz), shall reimburse the district board for
3the full amount of fees remitted.
SB1,478,13 4(3m) Prorated reimbursement. In June of each fiscal year, the board shall
5determine the total amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted by the board of
6regents that are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (1) and fees remitted by the
7district boards that are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2). If the moneys
8appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fz) are not sufficient to reimburse the board of
9regents for the full amount of those fees and that nonresident tuition and each
10district board for the full amount of those fees, the board shall prorate the
11reimbursement paid under subs. (1) and (2) in the proportion that the moneys
12available bears to the total amount eligible for reimbursement under subs. (1) and
13(2).
SB1, s. 756 14Section 756. 40.02 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,478,2415 40.02 (28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
16county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
17instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
18within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
19whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a
20local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229 and a family long-term
21care district created under s. 46.2895, except as provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and
2240.61 (3) and subch. X. "Employer" does not include a local cultural arts district
23created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a separate legal
24jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
SB1, s. 757
1Section 757 . 40.02 (28) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 65,
2is amended to read:
SB1,479,123 40.02 (28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
4county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
5instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
6within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
7whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a
8local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229 and a family long-term
9care district created under s. 46.2895, except as provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and
1040.61 (3). "Employer" does not include a local cultural arts district created under
11subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI
12purposes.
SB1, s. 759 13Section 759. 40.02 (36) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,479,2314 40.02 (36) "Governing body" means the legislature or the head of each state
15agency with respect to employees of that agency for the state, the common council
16in cities, the village board in villages, the town board in towns, the county board in
17counties, the school board in school districts, or the board, commission or other
18governing body having the final authority for any other unit of government, for any
19agency or instrumentality of 2 or more units of government, for any federated public
20library system established under s. 43.19 whose territory lies within a single county
21with a population of 500,000 or more, for a local exposition district created under
22subch. II of ch. 229 or for a family long-term care district created under s. 46.2895,
23but does not include a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229.
SB1, s. 761 24Section 761. 40.02 (54) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
SB1,479,2525 40.02 (54) (L) The Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan Authority.
SB1, s. 763
1Section 763. 40.05 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,480,152 40.05 (4) (a) 2. For an insured employee who is an eligible employee under s.
340.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m., the employer shall pay required employer contributions
4toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the date
5on which the employee becomes insured. For an insured state employee who is
6currently employed, but who is not a limited term appointment under s. 230.26 or
7an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m., the employer shall pay
8required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the
9insured employee beginning on the first day of the 7th 3rd month beginning after the
10date on which the employee begins employment with the state, not including any
11leave of absence. For an insured employee who has a limited term appointment
12under s. 230.26, the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the
13health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the first day of the
147th month beginning after the date on which the employee first becomes a
15participating employee.
SB1, s. 770c 16Section 770c. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB1,480,2017 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
18shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to (8)
19and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (3) to
20(6), 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (14) (15), and 632.896.
SB1, s. 770d 21Section 770d. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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