AB75, s. 745
6Section
745. 36.27 (3n) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,473,227
36.27
(3n) (bm) Before the Board of Regents may grant a remission of academic
8fees and segregated fees under par. (b), the Board of Regents shall require the
9resident student to apply to the payment of those fees all educational assistance to
10which the resident student is entitled under
38 USC 3319. This requirement applies
11notwithstanding the fact that the resident student may be entitled to educational
12assistance under
38 USC 3500 to
3566 as well as under
38 USC 3319. For a resident
13student who is entitled to educational assistance under both
38 USC 3500 to
3566 14and
38 USC 3319, if the amount of educational assistance, not including educational
15assistance for tuition, to which the resident student is entitled under
38 USC 3500 16to
3566 is greater than the amount of educational assistance, not including
17educational assistance for tuition, to which the resident student is entitled under
38
18USC 3319, as determined by the higher educational aids board, the higher
19educational aids board shall reimburse the resident student for the difference in
20those amounts of educational assistance, as calculated by the higher educational
21aids board. The higher educational aids board shall make that determination and
22calculation in consultation with the Board of Regents.
AB75, s. 746
23Section
746. 36.27 (3p) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,474,324
36.27
(3p) (b)
The Except as provided in par. (bm), the board shall grant full
25remission of nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees charged for 128
1credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the amount of any academic fees or
2segregated fees paid under
10 USC 2107 (c)
or, 38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A),
or 38 USC
33313, to any student who is a veteran.
AB75, s. 747
4Section
747. 36.27 (3p) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,474,205
36.27
(3p) (bm) Before the Board of Regents may grant a remission of
6nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees under par. (b), the board
7shall require the student to apply to the payment of that tuition and those fees all
8educational assistance to which the student is entitled under
38 USC 3313. This
9requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the student may be entitled to
10educational assistance under
38 USC 3001 to
3036 as well as under
38 USC 3313.
11For a student who is entitled to educational assistance under both
38 USC 3001 to
123036 and
38 USC 3313, if the amount of educational assistance, not including
13educational assistance for tuition, to which the student is entitled under
38 USC
143001 to
3036 is greater than the amount of educational assistance, not including
15educational assistance for tuition, to which the student is entitled under
38 USC
163313, as determined by the higher educational aids board, the higher educational
17aids board shall reimburse the student for the difference in those amounts of
18educational assistance, as calculated by the higher educational aids board. The
19higher educational aids board shall make that determination and calculation in
20consultation with the Board of Regents.
AB75, s. 748
21Section
748. 38.04 (4) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,474,2322
38.04
(4) (ag) A program approved by the
development finance economic policy 23board under subch.
IV V of ch. 560 is exempt from board approval under par. (a).
AB75, s. 749
24Section
749. 38.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,475,13
138.15
(1) Subject to sub. (3), if the district board intends to make a capital
2expenditure in excess of
$1,000,000 $1,500,000, excluding moneys received from
3gifts, grants or federal funds, for the acquisition of sites, purchase or construction of
4buildings, the lease/purchase of buildings if costs exceed
$1,000,000 $1,500,000 for
5the lifetime of the lease, building additions or enlargements or the purchase of fixed
6equipment relating to any such activity, it shall adopt a resolution stating its
7intention to do so and identifying the anticipated source of revenue for each project
8and shall submit the resolution to the electors of the district for approval. The
9referendum shall be noticed, called and conducted as provided in s. 67.05 (3) insofar
10as applicable. For the purposes of this section, all projects located on a single campus
11site within one district which are bid concurrently or which are approved by the
12board under s. 38.04 (10) within a 2-year period shall be considered as one capital
13expenditure project.
AB75, s. 750
14Section
750. 38.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,475,1815
38.15
(2) No more than
$1,000,000
$1,500,000 in reserve funds, consisting of
16property tax revenues and investment earnings on those revenues, may be utilized
17by the district board to finance capital expenditures in excess of $1,000,000 for the
18purposes under sub. (1).
AB75, s. 751
19Section
751. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,475,2120
38.22
(6) (e) Any person who is a citizen of a country other than the United
21States if that person meets all of the following requirements:
AB75,475,2322
1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a
23declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.
AB75,476,3
12. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years
2following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately
3preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.
AB75,476,74
3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with
5an affidavit stating that the person has filed or will file an application for a
6permanent resident visa with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as
7the person is eligible to do so.
AB75, s. 752
8Section
752. 38.24 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,476,139
38.24
(3) (a) For all students who are not residents of this state, nor subject to
10reciprocal agreements with the board, annually the board shall establish a fee based
11on
100% of the statewide cost per full-time equivalent student for operating the
12programs in which they are enrolled 150 percent of program fees established under
13sub. (1m) (a) and (b).
AB75, s. 753
14Section
753. 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,476,1815
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 amount of any fees paid under
1838 USC 3319, to any resident student who is also any of the following:
AB75, s. 754
19Section
754. 38.24 (7) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,477,1020
38.24
(7) (bm) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par.
21(b), the district board shall require the resident student to apply to the payment of
22those fees all educational assistance to which the resident student is entitled under
2338 USC 3319. This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the resident
24student may be entitled to educational assistance under
38 USC 3500 to
3566 as well
25as under
38 USC 3319. For a resident student who is entitled to educational
1assistance under both
38 USC 3500 to
3566 and
38 USC 3319, if the amount of
2educational assistance, other than educational assistance for tuition, to which the
3resident student is entitled under
38 USC 3500 to
3566 is greater than the amount
4of educational assistance, other than educational assistance for tuition, to which the
5resident student is entitled under
38 USC 3319, as determined by the higher
6educational aids board, the higher educational aids board shall reimburse the
7resident student for the difference in those amounts of educational assistance, as
8calculated by the higher educational aids board. The higher educational aids board
9shall make that determination and calculation in consultation with the board and
10district board.
AB75, s. 755
11Section
755. 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,477,1512
38.24
(8) (b)
The Except as provided in par. (bm), the district board shall grant
13full remission of the fees charged under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8
14semesters, whichever is longer, less the amount of any fees paid under
10 USC 2107 15(c)
or, 38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A),
or 38 USC 3313, to any student who is a veteran.
AB75, s. 756
16Section
756. 38.24 (8) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,478,617
38.24
(8) (bm) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par.
18(b), the district board shall require the student to apply to the payment of those fees
19all educational assistance to which the student is entitled under
38 USC 3313. This
20requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the student may be entitled to
21educational assistance under
38 USC 3001 to
3036 as well as under
38 USC 3313.
22For a student who is entitled to educational assistance under both
38 USC 3001 to
233036 and
38 USC 3313, if the amount of educational assistance, other than
24educational assistance for tuition, to which the student is entitled under
38 USC
253001 to
3036 is greater than the amount of educational assistance, other than
1educational assistance for tuition, to which the student is entitled under
38 USC
23313, as determined by the higher educational aids board, the higher educational
3aids board shall reimburse the student for the difference in those amounts of
4educational assistance, as calculated by the higher educational aids board. The
5higher educational aids board shall make that determination and calculation in
6consultation with the board and district board.
AB75, s. 757
7Section
757. 38.28 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,478,118
38.28
(2) (b) 2. The most current equalized values certified by the department
9of revenue shall be used in aid determinations. Equalized values shall include the
10full value of property that is exempt under
s. ss. 70.11
(27m), (39)
, and (39m)
and
1170.111 (27) as determined under s. 79.095 (3).
AB75, s. 758
12Section
758. 38.41 (2) and (3) of the statutes are repealed.
AB75, s. 759
13Section
759. 39.28 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,478,2114
39.28
(2) The board shall establish plans to be administered by the board for
15participation by this state under any federal acts relating to higher education and
16submit them to the U.S. secretary of education for the secretary's approval. The
17board may utilize such criteria for determination of priorities, participation
, or
18purpose as are delineated in the federal acts.
The board shall obtain the approval
19of the department of administration before the board may expend any federal
20economic stimulus funds from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (2) (k) for
21any higher education capital or modernization project.
AB75, s. 760
22Section
760. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,479,923
39.435
(3) The board shall establish the maximum amount of a grant awarded
24under sub. (1). The board may not establish a maximum amount that exceeds the
25maximum amount in the previous academic year unless the board determines, to the
1best of its ability, that in doing so the board will award grants under sub. (1) in the
2current academic year to at least as many students as the board awarded grants to
3under sub. (1) in the previous academic year. Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less
4than $250 during any one academic year, unless the joint committee on finance
5approves an adjustment in the amount of the minimum grant.
Grants under sub.
6(1) shall not exceed $3,000 during any one academic year. The board shall, by rule,
7establish a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data and shall
8promulgate other rules the board deems necessary to assure uniform administration
9of the program.
AB75, s. 761
10Section
761
. 39.435 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,479,1311
39.435
(8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
12Wisconsin System students from the
appropriation
appropriations under s. 20.235
13(1) (fe)
and (ke).
AB75, s. 762
14Section
762
. 39.435 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act ....
15(this act), is amended to read:
AB75,479,1816
39.435
(8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
17Wisconsin System students from the
appropriations
appropriation under s. 20.235
18(1) (fe)
and (ke).
AB75, s. 763
19Section
763. 39.437 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,479,2420
39.437
(1) Establishment of grant program. There is established, to be
21administered by the board,
with the assistance of the office of the Wisconsin
22Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration as provided in
23subs. (2) (a) 2., (4), and (5), a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants
24to students who meet the eligibility criteria specified in sub. (2).
AB75, s. 764
1Section
764. 39.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 39.437 (2) (a) (intro.)
2and amended to read:
AB75,480,43
39.437
(2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), a student is eligible for a
4grant under this section if the student
is meets all of the following criteria:
AB75,480,8
51. The student is a resident of this state and is enrolled at least half time and
6registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a public or private,
7nonprofit, accredited institution of higher education or in a tribally controlled college
8in this state.
AB75, s. 765
9Section
765. 39.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,480,1210
39.437
(2) (a) 2. The student has been designated as a Wisconsin covenant
11scholar by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department
12of administration.
AB75, s. 766
13Section
766. 39.437 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,481,214
39.437
(4) (a) By February 1 of each year, the Board of Regents of the University
15of Wisconsin System shall provide to the
board office of the Wisconsin Covenant
16Scholars Program in the department of administration information relating to the
17resident undergraduate academic fees charged to attend each of the institutions
18within that system for the current academic year, the technical college system board
19shall provide to
the board that office information relating to the fees under s. 38.24
20(1m) (a) to (c) charged to attend each of the technical colleges within that system for
21the current academic year,
and each tribally controlled college in this state shall
22provide to
the board that office information relating to the tuition and fees charged
23to attend the tribal college for the current academic year
, and the Wisconsin
24Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or a successor organization
25shall provide to that office information relating to tuition and fees charged to attend
1each of the private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state
2for the currant academic year.
AB75, s. 767
3Section
767. 39.437 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,481,124
39.437
(4) (b) By April 1 of each year, the
board office of the Wisconsin Covenant
5Scholars Program in the department of administration shall determine the average
6of the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year
7among the institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, the average of the
8fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged for the current academic year among the
9technical colleges in this state,
and the average of the tuition and fees charged for
10the current academic year among the tribally controlled colleges in this state
, and
11the average of the tuition and fees charged for the current academic year among the
12private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state.
AB75, s. 768
13Section
768. 39.437 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,481,1814
39.437
(4) (c) To the extent permitted under
20 USC 1232g and
34 CFR part
1599, the department of public instruction shall provide pupil information to the office
16of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration
17as necessary for that office to fulfill its role in the administration of the grant
18program under this section.
AB75, s. 769
19Section
769. 39.437 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 39.437 (5) (intro.) and
20amended to read:
AB75,481,2221
39.437
(5) Rules. (intro.) The
board department of administration shall
22promulgate rules to implement this section, including
rules all of the following:
AB75,481,24
23(a) Rules establishing a reporting system to periodically provide student
24economic data
and any.
AB75,482,2
1(c) Any other rules the
board department of administration considers necessary
2to assure the uniform administration of this section.
AB75, s. 770
3Section
770. 39.437 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,482,54
39.437
(5) (b) Rules establishing eligibility criteria for designation as a
5Wisconsin covenant scholar under sub. (2) (a) 2.
AB75, s. 771
6Section
771. 40.02 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,482,97
40.02
(2m) "Alternate payee" means a former spouse
or domestic partner of a
8participant who is named in a qualified domestic relations order as having a right
9to receive a portion of the benefits of the participant.
AB75, s. 772
10Section
772. 40.02 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,482,2311
40.02
(8) (a) 2. In the absence of a written designation of beneficiary, or if all
12designated beneficiaries who survive the decedent die before filing with the
13department a beneficiary designation applicable to that death benefit or an
14application for any death benefit payable, the person determined in the following
15sequence: group 1, surviving spouse
or surviving domestic partner; group 2, children
16of the deceased participant, employee or annuitant, in equal shares, with the share
17of any deceased child payable to the issue of the child or, if there is no surviving issue
18of a deceased child, to the other eligible children in this group or, if deceased, their
19issue; group 3, parent, in equal shares if both survive; group 4, brother and sister in
20equal shares and the issue of any deceased brother or sister. The shares payable to
21the issue of a person shall be determined per stirpes. No payment may be made to
22a person included in any group if there is a living person in any preceding group, and
23s. 854.04 (6) shall not apply to a determination under this subsection.
AB75, s. 773
24Section
773. 40.02 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,483,7
140.02
(20) "Dependent" means the spouse,
domestic partner, minor child,
2including stepchildren of the current marriage
or domestic partnership dependent
3on the employee for support and maintenance, or child of any age, including
4stepchildren of the current marriage
or domestic partnership, if handicapped to an
5extent requiring continued dependence. For group insurance purposes only, the
6department may promulgate rules with a different definition of "dependent" than the
7one otherwise provided in this subsection for each group insurance plan.
AB75, s. 774
8Section
774. 40.02 (21c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,483,99
40.02
(21c) "Domestic partner" means an individual in a domestic partnership.
AB75, s. 775
10Section
775. 40.02 (21d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,483,1211
40.02
(21d) "Domestic partnership" means a relationship between 2
12individuals that satisfies all of the following:
AB75,483,1413
(a)
Each individual is at least 18 years old and otherwise competent to enter
14into a contract.
AB75,483,1615
(b)
Neither individual is married to, or in a domestic partnership with, another
16individual.
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(c) The 2 individuals are not related by blood in any way that would prohibit
18marriage under s. 765.03.
AB75,483,2019
(d) The 2 individuals consider themselves to be members of each other's
20immediate family.
AB75,483,2221
(e) The 2 individuals agree to be responsible for each other's basic living
22expenses.
AB75, s. 776
23Section
776. 40.02 (25) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,484,324
40.02
(25) (b) 3. The surviving spouse
or domestic partner of an employee, or
25of a retired employee, who is currently covered by health insurance at the time of
1death of the employee or retired employee. The spouse
or domestic partner shall
2have the same right to health insurance coverage as the deceased employee or retired
3employee, but without state contribution, under rules promulgated by the secretary.
AB75, s. 777
4Section
777. 40.02 (25) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,484,75
40.02
(25) (b) 8. Any other state employee for whom coverage is authorized
6under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to subch. I
or, V
, or VI of ch. 111
7or under s. 230.12 or 233.10.
AB75,484,1910
40.02
(28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
11county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
12instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
13within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
14whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a
15local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229
, a transit authority created
16under s. 66.1039, and a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, except as
17provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3) and subch. X. "Employer" does not include
18a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall
19be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
AB75, s. 779
20Section
779. 40.02 (28) of the statutes, as affected by
2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
21section
757, and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75,485,622
40.02
(28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
23county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
24instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
25within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
1whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a
2local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a transit authority created
3under s. 66.1039, and a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, except as
4provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3). "Employer" does not include a local
5cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a
6separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
AB75, s. 780
7Section
780. 40.03 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,485,198
40.03
(6) (c) Shall not enter into any agreements to modify or expand group
9insurance coverage in a manner which conflicts with this chapter or rules of the
10department or materially affects the level of premiums required to be paid by the
11state or its employees, or the level of benefits to be provided, under any group
12insurance coverage. This restriction shall not be construed to prevent modifications
13required by law, prohibit the group insurance board from modifying the standard
14plan to establish a more cost effective benefit plan design or providing optional
15insurance coverages as alternatives to the standard insurance coverage when any
16excess of required premium over the premium for the standard coverage is paid by
17the employee
, prohibit the group insurance board from encouraging participation in
18wellness or disease management programs, or prohibit the group insurance board
19from providing other plans as authorized under par. (b).
AB75, s. 781
20Section
781. 40.03 (6) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,485,2521
40.03
(6) (j) May contract with the department of health services and may
22contract with other public or private entities for data collection and analysis services
23related to health maintenance organizations and insurance companies that provide
24health insurance to state employees
, as well as for any other consulting services
25related to plans offered by the group insurance board.
AB75, s. 782
1Section
782. 40.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,486,72
40.04
(2) (a) An administrative account shall be maintained within the fund
3from which administrative costs of the department shall be paid, except charges for
4services performed by the investment board, costs of medical and vocational
5evaluations used in determinations of eligibility for benefits under ss. 40.61, 40.63
6and 40.65 and costs of contracting for insurance data collection and analysis services
7and other consulting services under s. 40.03 (6) (j).
AB75, s. 783
8Section
783. 40.04 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,486,119
40.04
(2) (e) The costs of contracting for insurance data collection and analysis
10services
and other consulting services under s. 40.03 (6) (j) shall be paid from the
11appropriation under s. 20.515 (1) (ut).
AB75, s. 784
12Section
784. 40.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: