36.25 (14m) (b) By April 15, 1992, and annually thereafter, the board shall adopt a precollege, recruitment and retention plan for minority and disadvantaged students enrolled in the system. The plan shall include allocations from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (a).
32,986
Section
986. 36.25 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.25 (24) Employee-owned businesses program. Through the University of Wisconsin small business development center, in cooperation with the department of commerce under s. 560.07 (2m) Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the technical college system board and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the board shall create, as needed, educational programs to provide training in the management of employee-owned businesses and shall provide technical assistance to employee-owned businesses in matters affecting their management and business operations, including assistance with governmental relations and assistance in obtaining management, technical and financial assistance.
32,986g
Section 986g. 36.25 (26) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.25 (26) Child care centers. A college campus may establish a child care center and may use funds received from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a) to operate it.
32,986r
Section 986r. 36.25 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.25 (28) Schools of business. The board shall use the funds in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) (em) and (Ls) to support improvements in master's level business programs. The board may spend funds in those appropriations provide financial support for such improvements only if it receives matching funds for the same purpose from private contributions.
32,987
Section
987. 36.25 (30) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.25 (30) Pollution prevention. The board shall maintain in the extension a solid and hazardous waste education center to promote pollution prevention, as defined in s. 299.13 (1) (dm). In cooperation with the department of natural resources and the department of commerce, the center shall conduct an education and technical assistance program to promote pollution prevention in this state.
32,988d
Section 988d. 36.25 (32) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.25 (32) (b) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (fs), the The board shall award grants totaling not more than $500 annually per county to sponsors of farm safety education, training or information programs. To be eligible for a grant, a sponsor shall:
32,988h
Section 988h. 36.25 (33) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.25 (33) Quality improvement awards. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the The board annually may award up to $500 each to no more than 10 system employees who make suggestions that result in significant quality improvements for the system relating to supplies and expenses. The board shall appoint a council under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to nominate recipients for the awards. The board shall not make more than one award to an employee in the same fiscal year. An award is not part of an employee's base pay.
32,988p
Section 988p. 36.25 (38) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.25 (38) (b) (intro.) The board shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (cm) for provide for projects that have the following purposes:
32,988t
Section 988t. 36.25 (49) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.25 (49) Academic fee increase grants. The board may make grants in the 2009-10 fiscal year from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (kj), in the 2010-11 fiscal year from the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) (a) and (kj), and in the 2011-12 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), to resident undergraduate students who do not receive grants under s. 39.435 that are payable from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fe), whose annual family income is less than $60,000, and who have unmet financial need. Beginning in fiscal year 2011-12, the board may make a grant under this subsection only to those students enrolled in the system during fiscal year 2010-11 who maintain continuous enrollment. A grant to a student under this subsection shall be in an amount determined by the board that corresponds to any increase, or any portion of an increase, in academic fees charged to the student, but may not exceed the amount of the student's unmet need. The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student 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).
32,993k
Section 993k. 36.25 (49m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.25 (49m) (c) The center shall evaluate the effectiveness of the program during the pilot period in promoting careers in math, science, agricultural education, technology education, and information technology. If, based on the results of the evaluation, the center determines that the program has been effective in promoting such careers, the center may continue the program after the pilot period and may expand the program by allowing participation by additional classrooms. The center shall prepare a report regarding the evaluation and describing whether the center has continued or expanded the program, and submit the report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), the department of public instruction, and the department of workforce development, and the department of commerce.
32,994c
Section 994c. 36.25 (52) of the statutes is repealed.
32,994g
Section 994g. 36.25 (53) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.25 (53) Business plan competition. The board shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (eb) to support a business plan competition program existing on May 25, 2010, at institutions and college campuses other than the University of Wisconsin-Madison that makes entrepreneurial expertise available to students and that has ties to campus-based business plan contests and national organizations that foster student entrepreneurism. The board may use the moneys only shall provide financial support of no more than $125,000 annually if the board receives matching funds for the same purpose from private contributions.
32,994L
Section 994L. 36.27 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27 (1) (a) Subject to pars. (am),
par. (b) and (c), the board may establish for different classes of students differing tuition and fees incidental to enrollment in educational programs or use of facilities in the system. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board may charge any student who is not exempted by this section a nonresident tuition. The board may establish special rates of tuition and fees for the extension and summer sessions and such other studies or courses of instruction as the board deems advisable.
32,994p
Section 994p. 36.27 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
32,994t
Section 994t. 36.27 (1) (bm) of the statutes is repealed.
32,994x
Section 994x. 36.27 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
32,995
Section
995. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is repealed.
32,995e
Section 995e. 36.27 (3m) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
32,995g
Section 995g. 36.27 (3n) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27 (3n) (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:
32,995j
Section 995j. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a.
32,995m
Section 995m. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
36.27 (3n) (a) 1g. "Academic fees" means the amount charged to a resident student to enroll in a degree credit course, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison Executive MBA Program. 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, "academic fees" includes the regular fees charged to a resident student to enroll in the course and any additional fees charged to that student to enroll in that course, other than fees charged for books, supplies, meals, parking, travel, and other miscellaneous expenses incurred for attending the course.
32,995n
Section 995n. 36.27 (3n) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. b. and amended to read:
36.27
(3n) (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.
32,997e
Section 997e. 36.27 (3n) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27
(3n) (bg) Before the Board of Regents may grant a remission of academic fees and segregated fees under par. (b), the Board of Regents 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 academic fees and segregated 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.
32,997g
Section 997g. 36.27 (3p) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27 (3p) (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:
32,997i
Section 997i. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. a. and amended to read:
36.27 (3p) (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.
32,997k
Section 997k. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
36.27 (3p) (a) 1g. "Academic fees" has the meaning given in sub. (3n) (a) 1g.
32,997m
Section 997m. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
36.27 (3p) (a) 1m. "Nonresident tuition" means the amount charged to a nonresident student to enroll in a degree credit course, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison Executive MBA Program. 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, "nonresident tuition" includes the regular fees charged to a nonresident student to enroll in the course and any additional fees charged to that student to enroll in that course, other than fees charged for books, supplies, meals, parking, travel, and other miscellaneous expenses incurred for attending the course.
32,997p
Section 997p. 36.27 (3p) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. b.
32,997r
Section 997r. 36.27 (3p) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. c.
32,997t
Section 997t. 36.27 (3p) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. d.
32,997v
Section 997v. 36.27 (3p) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. e.
32,997y
Section 997y. 36.27 (3p) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. f.
32,999e
Section 999e. 36.27 (3p) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
36.27
(3p) (bg) Before the Board of Regents may grant a remission of nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees under par. (b), the board shall require the student to apply to the payment of that tuition and those fees all educational assistance to which the student is entitled under
38 USC 3313.
If that educational assistance covers 100 percent of that tuition and 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 that tuition and those fees for a credit or semester and the remission under par. (b) covers the remainder of that tuition and those fees, the credit or semester shall count against that limit in the proportion that the remission bears to the total nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated 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.
32,1001e
Section 1001e. 36.27 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
36.27 (6) Segregated Fees. The board shall ensure that segregated fees are used only for the purpose for which they are charged.
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:
