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1090. 38.04 (4) (ag) of the statutes is repealed.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.
2. The amount generated using the mill rate used for the tax levy in 2010.
(bg) The limit otherwise applicable to a district board under par. (b) is increased by an amount equal to the amount of any refunded or rescinded property taxes paid by the district board in the year of the levy if the refunded or rescinded property taxes result in a redetermination of the district's equalized valuation by the department of revenue under s. 74.41.
(br) 1. If a district board wishes to exceed the limit under par. (b) otherwise applicable to the district in 2011 or 2012, it shall adopt a resolution supporting inclusion in the final district budget of an amount equal to the proposed excess levy. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the district board shall notify the board of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the board. The district board shall call a special referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the district board may specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election, if such election is to be held not sooner than 42 days after the filing of the resolution of the district board. The district board shall certify the results of the referendum to the board within 10 days after the referendum is held.
2. The district board shall publish type A, B, C, D, and E notices of the referendum under s. 10.01 (2). Notwithstanding s. 10.01 (2) (a), the type A notice shall include a statement of the amount of the excess levy specified in subd. 1. and a copy of the resolution under subd. 1. Section 5.01 (1) applies in the event of failure to comply with the notice requirements of this subdivision.
3. 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 government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether the limit under par. (b) may be exceeded by a specified amount. The limit otherwise applicable to the district under par. (b) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those voting on the question.
(c) Except as provided in par. (d), if the board determines that a district board imposed an excess levy in 2011 or 2012, the board shall do all of the following:
1. Reduce the amount of state aid payments to the district board in the school year in which the district board imposed the excess levy by an amount equal to the amount of the excess levy.
2. Ensure that the amount of any reductions in state aid under subd. 1. lapses to the general fund.
3. Ensure that the amount of the excess levy is not included in determining the limit described under par. (b) for the district board for the following year.
4. Ensure that, if a district board's excess levy exceeds the amount of state aid that may be reduced under subd. 1., the excess amount is subtracted from state aid payments in the following years until the total amount of the excess levy is subtracted from the state aid payments.
(d) The department may issue a finding that a district board is not liable for a penalty that would otherwise be imposed under par. (c) if the department determines that the district board's excess levy is caused by one of the following clerical errors:
1. The department, through mistake or inadvertence, has assessed to any county or taxation district, in the current year or in the previous year, a greater or lesser valuation for any year than should have been assessed, causing the district board's levy to be erroneous in a way that directly causes an excess levy.
2. A taxation district clerk or a county clerk, through mistake or inadvertence in preparing or delivering the tax roll, causes a district board's levy to be erroneous in a way that directly causes an excess levy.
(e) Except as provided in par. (bg), a district board may not impose a tax levy at a rate greater than 1.5 mills on the full value of the taxable property of the district under this subsection.
32,1096
Section
1096. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
32,1096bg
Section 1096bg. 38.22 (6) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.22 (6) (f) Any person verified by the department of veterans affairs as being a resident of this state under s. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
32,1097g
Section 1097g. 38.24 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.24 (7) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, "eligible veteran" subsection:
1m. "Eligible veteran" means a person verified by the department of veterans affairs to be either of the following:
32,1097j
Section 1097j. 38.24 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. a.
32,1097m
Section 1097m. 38.24 (7) (a) 1p. of the statutes is created to read:
38.24 (7) (a) 1p. "Fees" means the amount charged to a resident student under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to enroll in a course leading to an associate degree, collegiate transfer, or vocational diploma. In the case of a distance education, online, or other course for which the amount charged to enroll in the course equals at least 100 percent of the cost of offering the course, "fees" includes the regular fees charged to a resident student under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to enroll in the course and any additional fees charged to that student under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to enroll in that course.
32,1097p
Section 1097p. 38.24 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. b. and amended to read:
38.24
(7) (a) 1m. b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service described in subd.
1. 1m. a. and who the U.S. department of veteran affairs has awarded at least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating under
38 USC 1114 or
1134.
32,1098b
Section 1098b. 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.24
(7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), 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) and less the amount of any fees paid under
38 USC 3319, to any resident student who is also any of the following:
32,1099b
Section 1099b. 38.24 (7) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.24
(7) (bg) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par. (b), the district board shall require the resident student to apply to the payment of those fees all educational assistance to which the resident student is entitled under
38 USC 3319.
If that educational assistance covers 100 percent of those fees for a credit or semester, that credit or semester shall not count against the 128 credit or 8 semester limit provided in par. (b). If that educational assistance covers less than 100 percent of those fees for a credit or semester and the remission under par. (b) covers the remainder of those fees, the credit or semester shall count against that limit in the proportion that the remission bears to the total fees charged for that credit or semester. This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the resident student may be entitled to educational assistance under
10 USC 16132a,
10 USC 16163a, or
38 USC 3500 to
3566 as well as under
38 USC 3319, unless the resident student has 12 months or less of eligibility remaining for educational assistance under
10 USC 16132a,
10 USC 16163a, or
38 USC 3500 to
3566.
32,1099d
Section 1099d. 38.24 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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).
32,1099g
Section 1099g. 38.24 (8) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.24 (8) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, "veteran" subsection:
1r. "Veteran" means a person who is verified by the department of veterans affairs as being a resident of this state for purposes of receiving benefits under ch. 45, as being a resident at the time of his or her entry into the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, and as meeting any of the following conditions:
32,1099i
Section 1099i. 38.24 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. a. and amended to read:
38.24 (8) (a) 1r. a. The person has served on active duty for at least one qualifying term of service under subds. 2. to 4. subd. 1r. b. to d. under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces during a war period or in a crisis zone.
32,1099k
Section 1099k. 38.24 (8) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
38.24 (8) (a) 1g. "Fees" has the meaning given in sub. (7) (a) 1p.
32,1099p
Section 1099p. 38.24 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. b.
32,1099r
Section 1099r. 38.24 (8) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. c.
32,1099t
Section 1099t. 38.24 (8) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. d.
32,1099v
Section 1099v. 38.24 (8) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. e.
32,1099y
Section 1099y. 38.24 (8) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. f.
32,1100b
Section 1100b. 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.24
(8) (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), 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),
38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or
38 USC 3313, to any student who is a veteran.
32,1101e
Section 1101e. 38.24 (8) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.24
(8) (bg) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par. (b), the district board shall require the student to apply to the payment of those fees all educational assistance to which the student is entitled under
38 USC 3313.
If that educational assistance covers 100 percent of those fees for a credit or semester, that credit or semester shall not count against the 128 credit or 8 semester limit provided in par. (b). If that educational assistance covers less than 100 percent of those fees for a credit or semester and the remission under par. (b) covers the remainder of those fees, the credit or semester shall count against that limit in the proportion that the remission bears to the total fees charged for that credit or semester. This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the student may be entitled to educational assistance under
10 USC 16131 to
16137,
10 USC 16161 to
16166, or
38 USC 3001 to
3036 as well as under
38 USC 3313, unless the student has 12 months or less of eligibility remaining for educational assistance under
10 USC 16131 to
16137,
10 USC 16161 to
16166, or
38 USC 3001 to
3036.
32,1101g
Section 1101g. 38.24 (8) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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).
32,1102
Section
1102. 38.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
38.26 (1) In this section, "minority student" means a student enrolled in a district school who is a minority group member, as defined in s. 560.036 16.287 (1) (f).
32,1105n
Section 1105n. 38.50 (12) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
38.50 (12) (a) 1m. A person described in sub. (1) (e) 1. whose administrative headquarters and principal place of business is in the village of Union Grove that provides a residential facility located in that village to assist young adults with disabilities in transitioning from home and school to work and independent living.
32,1105v
Section
1105v. 39.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.15 (1) (a) One-third Two of the members of the board of trustees of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall be nominated by the governor, and, with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed for staggered 6-year terms expiring on May 1 June 30.
32,1112
Section
1112. 39.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.40 (1) (c) A Hispanic, as defined in s. 560.036 16.287 (1) (d).
32,1119
Section
1119. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
39.435 (7) (a) 1. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for fiscal year 2011-12 2013-14, "base amount" means the amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year 2010-11 2012-13.
32,1120
Section
1120. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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 2011-12 2013-14, "base amount" means the appropriation amount calculated under par. (b) for the previous fiscal year.
32,1121
Section
1121. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Biennially, beginning on February 1, 2011 2013, the board shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next biennium as follows:
32,1125
Section
1125. 39.437 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.437 (1) Establishment of grant program. There is established, to be administered by the board, with the assistance of the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration as provided in subs. (2) (a) 2., (4), and (5), a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants to students who meet the eligibility criteria specified in sub. (2).
32,1126
Section
1126. 39.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
39.437 (2) (a) 2. The student has been designated as a Wisconsin covenant scholar by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration board.
32,1127
Section
1127. 39.437 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.437 (4) (a) By February 1 of each year, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall provide to the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration 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 that office 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, each tribally controlled college in this state shall provide to that office the board information relating to the tuition and fees charged to attend the tribal college for the current academic year, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or a successor organization shall provide to that office the board information relating to tuition and fees charged to attend each of the private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state for the current academic year.
32,1128
Section
1128. 39.437 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
