32,1001m Section 1001m. 36.29 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.29 (6) The board may not accept any gift, grant or bequest of real property with a value in excess of $30,000 $150,000 except as provided in s. 13.48 (2) (b) 1m.
32,1001s Section 1001s. 36.30 of the statutes is amended to read:
36.30 Sick leave. Leave of absence for persons holding positions under s. 20.923 (4g) and (5), faculty and academic staff personnel employees with pay, owing to sickness, shall be regulated by rules of the board, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate from year to year.
32,1003 Section 1003. 36.335 of the statutes is amended to read:
36.335 Sale of other land; buildings and structures. Except as provided in s. 36.33, if the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System board sells any real property under its jurisdiction during the period beginning on October 27, 2007, and ending on June 30, 2009, and the period beginning on July 1, 2009, the board shall credit the net proceeds of the sale to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (iz) (gb) except that if there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold, the board shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale of the property in the bond security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding any of the debt. If the property was acquired, constructed, or improved with federal financial assistance, the board shall pay to the federal government any of the net proceeds required by federal law. If the property was acquired by gift or grant or acquired with gift or grant funds, the board shall adhere to any restriction governing use of the proceeds.
32,1004 Section 1004. 36.34 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
36.34 (1) (a) 3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 560.036 16.287 (1) (d).
32,1004m Section 1004m. 36.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.34 (1) (b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection as Lawton grants. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd). The board may not make a grant under this subsection 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).
32,1005 Section 1005. 36.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
32,1006m Section 1006m. 36.36 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.36 Grants for study abroad. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (er), the The board shall may award a grant of up to $2,000 to a resident undergraduate student to assist in paying the costs associated with the student's study abroad if the student satisfies all of the following criteria:
32,1010 Section 1010. 36.46 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.46, and 36.46 (2), as renumbered, is amended to read:
36.46 (2) Notwithstanding par. (a) sub. (1), if, within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the secretary's proposed action, the proposed reserve funds may be accumulated. If, within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the secretary's proposed action, the proposed reserve funds may not be accumulated unless the committee approves that action.
32,1011 Section 1011. 36.46 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
32,1014m Section 1014m. 36.49 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
36.49 (3) Award the balance to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for environmental programs.
32,1015e Section 1015e. 36.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
36.52 Reimbursement of pay supplements. Whenever moneys become available from the federal government to finance the cost of pay and related adjustments for employees of the system in the unclassified service whose positions are wholly or partly funded from federal revenue under 7 USC 343 that have been paid from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (1) (cj) during the same fiscal year in which moneys are expended from that appropriation, the board shall reimburse the general fund for any expenditures made under s. 20.865 (1) (cj) from the appropriate appropriation to the board made from federal revenues.
32,1015m Section 1015m. 36.53 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.53 (2).
32,1015p Section 1015p. 36.53 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
32,1015r Section 1015r. 36.54 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.54 (2) (b) From the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) (j), (ge), (r), and (rc) the environmental education board shall award grants to corporations and public agencies for the development, dissemination and presentation of environmental education programs. Programs shall be funded on an 18-month basis. The environmental education board may not award a grant unless the grant recipient matches at least 25% of the amount of the grant. Private funds and in-kind contributions may be applied to meet the matching requirement. Grants under this paragraph may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.
32,1015s Section 1015s. 36.54 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.54 (2) (c) The environmental education board shall promulgate rules establishing the criteria and procedures for the awarding of grants for programs and projects under par. (b). The environmental education board shall use the priorities established under sub. (1) for awarding grants if the amount in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) (j), (ge), (r), and (rc) in any fiscal year is insufficient to fund all applications under this subsection.
32,1015v Section 1015v. 36.58 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
32,1015x Section 1015x. 36.585 of the statutes is created to read:
36.585 Telecommunications and information technology services. (1) In this section:
(a) "Telecommunications services" includes data and voice over Internet protocol services, Internet protocol services, broadband access and transport, information technology services, Internet access services, and unlit fiber.
(b) "Third-party entity" means a company, corporation, nonprofit association, joint venture, cooperative, partnership, or consortium.
(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), beginning July 1, 2013, the board may not be, and shall ensure that no institution or college campus is and that the extension is not, a member, shareholder, or partner in or with any third-party entity or other person that offers, resells, or provides telecommunications services to the general public or to any public or private entity unless at least one of the following applies:
1. The third-party entity or other person does not offer, resell, or provide telecommunications services that it did not offer, resell, or provide on June 15, 2011, and the third-party entity or other person does not offer, resell, or provide telecommunications services to a private entity, to the general public, or to a public entity other than a university or a university-affiliated research facility or a facility approved by the joint committee on finance under sub. (4), that the third-party entity was not serving on June 15, 2011.
2. The third-party entity or other person is comprised entirely of universities and university-affiliated research facilities.
(b) The joint committee on finance may by majority vote postpone the prohibition under par. (a).
(4) Beginning June 15, 2011, the board may not commit, and shall ensure that no institution or college campus or the extension, commits, any funds received from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in the federal department of commerce related to the Building Community Capacity Through Broadband Project grant awarded to the extension to any facilities to which such funds were not committed prior to June 15, 2011, without the approval of the joint committee on finance.
32,1016g Section 1016g. 36.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.60 (3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the board to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj).
32,1016k Section 1016k. 36.60 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.60 (5) (a) The obligation of the board to make payments under an agreement entered into under sub. (3) (b) is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj).
32,1016n Section 1016n. 36.60 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.60 (5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants, when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements, exceeds the total amount in the appropriations of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj), the board shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the following considerations:
32,1016p Section 1016p. 36.60 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.60 (6) Local participation. The board shall encourage contributions to the program under this section by counties, cities, villages, and towns. Funds received under this subsection shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (jc).
32,1016r Section 1016r. 36.60 (6m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (6m).
32,1016t Section 1016t. 36.60 (6m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
32,1016w Section 1016w. 36.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.61 (3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the board to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj).
32,1016y Section 1016y. 36.61 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.61 (5) (a) The obligation of the board to make payments under an agreement entered into under sub. (3) is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj).
32,1017d Section 1017d. 36.61 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.61 (5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants, when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements, exceeds the total amount in the appropriations of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj), the board shall establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the following considerations:
32,1017g Section 1017g. 36.61 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.61 (6) Local participation. The board shall encourage contributions to the program under this section by counties, cities, villages and towns. Funds received under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (jc).
32,1017i Section 1017i. 36.61 (6m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (6m).
32,1017k Section 1017k. 36.61 (6m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
32,1017m Section 1017m. 36.65 of the statutes is created to read:
36.65 Annual reports. (1) Definition. In this section, "chancellor" means the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
(2) Reports. Annually, the board and the chancellor shall each submit an accountability report to the governor and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The reports shall include all of the following information, the board's report with respect to the system other than the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the chancellor's report with respect to the University of Wisconsin-Madison:
(a) Performance. The graduation rate, the total number of graduates, the time needed to graduate, the number of credits needed to obtain a degree, retention rates, placement of graduates, and the percentage of residents and nonresidents who reside in this state 10 years after graduation.
(b) Financial. Financial reports from each institution and each college campus, prepared using generally accepted accounting principles.
(c) Access and affordability. A profile of enrolled students, including mean per capita family income, the percentage of resident and nonresident students who are low-income, the percentage of resident and nonresident students who are members of minority groups, the number of transfers from other institutions and other colleges within this state, the published cost for resident students and the actual cost for resident students once financial aid is subtracted, and increases in available institutional financial aid for students with a demonstrated need.
(d) Undergraduate education. The extent of access to required courses and to popular majors, the majors offered, improvements in overall student experience, efforts to close the achievement gap between majority and underrepresented minority students, and post-graduation success.
(e) Graduate and professional education. The number of graduate degrees awarded; the number of professional graduates in key areas, including physicians, nurses, business, engineers, pharmacists, veterinarians, and lawyers; and incentives provided for remaining in this state after graduation.
(f) Faculty. A profile of the faculty, including faculty teaching loads, success or failure in recruiting and retaining scholars, and teachers who are rated at the top of their fields.
(g) Economic development. The amount and source of research funds and other new revenue brought into the state, the number of government contracts received, the number of research projects in progress or completed, the number of patents and licenses for system inventions, the number of new businesses created or spun off, the number of secondary businesses affiliated with the system or system-sponsored research projects, support provided to existing industries throughout the state, job growth from support to existing industries and new businesses, the number of jobs created in campus areas, the number of jobs created statewide, and a comparison of economic indicators for campus and other areas.
(h) Collaboration. Partnerships and collaborative relationships with system administration and institutions.
32,1088 Section 1088. 38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the board:
32,1089 Section 1089. 38.04 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.04 (4) (a) Except as provided in par. (ag), the The qualifications of educational personnel and the courses of study for each program offered in district schools shall be approved by the board. The board may charge the districts for the full costs associated with certification of educational personnel. Such certification expenses shall not be included in the district aidable cost.
32,1090 Section 1090. 38.04 (4) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.
32,1091 Section 1091. 38.04 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.04 (8) (a) In this subsection, "minority group member" has the meaning given in s. 560.036 16.287 (1) (f).
32,1092 Section 1092. 38.04 (10m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.04 (10m) (title) Economic development assistance coordination and reporting.
32,1093 Section 1093. 38.04 (10m) of the statutes is renumbered 38.04 (10m) (b) and amended to read:
38.04 (10m) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs, as defined in sub. (1m) (a), administered by the board. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 560.01 (2) (am) 238.07 (2). The board shall collaborate with the department of commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
32,1094 Section 1094. 38.04 (10m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
38.04 (10m) (a) The board shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
32,1094g Section 1094g. 38.15 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
38.15 (3) (e) That portion of a capital expenditure funded with student housing payments for the purchase or construction, or the lease/purchase, of a student residence facility if the district board uses no revenue derived from its tax levy under s. 38.16, state aid received under s. 38.28, or fees and tuition collected under s. 38.24, for the purchase or construction, or the lease/purchase, of the student residence facility.
32,1095 Section 1095. 38.16 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
38.16 (3) (a) In this subsection:
1. "Department" means the department of revenue.
2. "Excess levy" means the amount by which a district board's tax levy exceeds the limit under par. (b).
3. "Tax levy" excludes taxes levied for the purpose of paying principal and interest on valid bonds and notes.
(b) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a district board's tax levy in 2011 and in 2012 may not exceed the greater of the following, except as provided in pars. (bg) and (br):
1. The district board's tax levy in 2010.
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