SB27-SSA1,504,10
61r. "Veteran" means a person who is verified by the department of veterans
7affairs as being a resident of this state for purposes of receiving benefits under ch.
845, as being a resident at the time of his or her entry into the U.S. armed forces or
9forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, and as meeting any of the following
10conditions:
SB27-SSA1, s. 1099i
11Section 1099i. 38.24 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
12a. and amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,504,1613
38.24
(8) (a) 1r. a. The person has served on active duty for at least one
14qualifying term of service under
subds. 2. to 4.
subd. 1r. b. to d. under honorable
15conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed
16forces during a war period or in a crisis zone.
SB27-SSA1,504,1818
38.24
(8) (a) 1g. "Fees" has the meaning given in sub. (7) (a) 1p.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1099p
19Section 1099p. 38.24 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
20b.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1099r
21Section 1099r. 38.24 (8) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
22c.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1099t
23Section 1099t. 38.24 (8) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
24d.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1099v
1Section 1099v. 38.24 (8) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
2e.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1099y
3Section 1099y. 38.24 (8) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
4f.
SB27-SSA1,505,126
38.24
(8) (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), the district board shall grant full
7remission of the fees charged
under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8 semesters,
8whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person
9received remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection and
10from the Board of Regents under s. 36.27 (3p) and less the amount of any fees paid
11under
10 USC 2107 (c),
38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or
38 USC 3313, to any student who
12is a veteran.
SB27-SSA1,506,214
38.24
(8) (bg) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par.
15(b), the district board shall require the student to apply to the payment of those fees
16all educational assistance to which the student is entitled under
38 USC 3313.
If that
17educational assistance covers 100 percent of those fees for a credit or semester, that
18credit or semester shall not count against the 128 credit or 8 semester limit provided
19in par. (b). If that educational assistance covers less than 100 percent of those fees
20for a credit or semester and the remission under par. (b) covers the remainder of those
21fees, the credit or semester shall count against that limit in the proportion that the
22remission bears to the total fees charged for that credit or semester. This
23requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the student may be entitled to
24educational assistance under
10 USC 16131 to
16137,
10 USC 16161 to
16166, or
38
25USC 3001 to
3036 as well as under
38 USC 3313, unless the student has 12 months
1or less of eligibility remaining for educational assistance under
10 USC 16131 to
216137,
10 USC 16161 to
16166, or
38 USC 3001 to
3036.
SB27-SSA1,506,64
38.24
(8) (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the district
5board for all fees
under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) remitted under par. (b) as provided in s.
639.50 (2) and (3m).
SB27-SSA1,506,108
38.26
(1) In this section, "minority student" means a student enrolled in a
9district school who is a minority group member, as defined in s.
560.036 16.287 (1)
10(f).
SB27-SSA1,506,1512
38.50
(12) (a) 1m. A person described in sub. (1) (e) 1. whose administrative
13headquarters and principal place of business is in the village of Union Grove that
14provides a residential facility located in that village to assist young adults with
15disabilities in transitioning from home and school to work and independent living.
SB27-SSA1,506,2017
39.15
(1) (a)
One-third Two of the members of the board of trustees of the
18Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall be nominated by the governor, and, with the
19advice and consent of the senate, appointed for staggered 6-year terms expiring on
20May 1 June 30.
SB27-SSA1,506,2222
39.40
(1) (c) A Hispanic, as defined in s.
560.036 16.287 (1) (d).
SB27-SSA1, s. 621
23Section
621. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,507,224
39.435
(7) (a) 1. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
25under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for fiscal year
2011-12
2013-14, "base amount" means the
1amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year
22010-11 2012-13.
SB27-SSA1, s. 622
3Section
622. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,507,74
39.435
(7) (a) 2. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
5under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year
2011-12 2013-14, "base
6amount" means the appropriation amount calculated under par. (b) for the previous
7fiscal year.
SB27-SSA1, s. 623
8Section
623. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,507,119
39.435
(7) (b) (intro.) Biennially, beginning on February 1,
2011 2013, the board
10shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next
11biennium as follows:
SB27-SSA1,507,1713
39.437
(1) Establishment of grant program. There is established, to be
14administered by the board,
with the assistance of the office of the Wisconsin
15Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration as provided in
16subs. (2) (a) 2., (4), and (5), a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants
17to students who meet the eligibility criteria specified in sub. (2).
SB27-SSA1, s. 625
18Section
625. 39.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,507,2119
39.437
(2) (a) 2. The student has been designated as a Wisconsin covenant
20scholar by the
office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department
21of administration board.
SB27-SSA1,508,1123
39.437
(4) (a) By February 1 of each year, the Board of Regents of the University
24of Wisconsin System shall provide to the
office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars
25Program in the department of administration board information relating to the
1resident undergraduate academic fees charged to attend each of the institutions
2within that system for the current academic year, the technical college system board
3shall provide to
that office the board information relating to the fees under s. 38.24
4(1m) (a) to (c) charged to attend each of the technical colleges within that system for
5the current academic year, each tribally controlled college in this state shall provide
6to
that office the board information relating to the tuition and fees charged to attend
7the tribal college for the current academic year, and the Wisconsin Association of
8Independent Colleges and Universities or a successor organization shall provide to
9that office the board information relating to tuition and fees charged to attend each
10of the private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state for
11the current academic year.
SB27-SSA1,508,2213
39.437
(4) (b) By April 1 of each year, the
office of the Wisconsin Covenant
14Scholars Program in the department of administration board shall determine the
15average of the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the current
16academic year among the institutions within the University of Wisconsin System,
17the average of the fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged for the current academic
18year among the technical colleges in this state, the average of the tuition and fees
19charged for the current academic year among the tribally controlled colleges in this
20state, and the average of the tuition and fees charged for the current academic year
21among the private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this
22state.
SB27-SSA1,509,324
39.437
(4) (c) To the extent permitted under
20 USC 1232g and
34 CFR part
2599, the department of public instruction shall provide pupil information to the
office
1of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration 2board as necessary for that office to fulfill its role in the administration of the grant
3program under this section.
SB27-SSA1, s. 629
4Section
629. 39.437 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,509,65
39.437
(5) Rules. (intro.) The
department of administration board shall
6promulgate rules to implement this section, including all of the following:
SB27-SSA1,509,98
39.437
(5) (c) Any other rules the
department of administration board 9considers necessary to assure the uniform administration of this section.
SB27-SSA1,509,1411
39.437
(6) Sunset. No student may enroll in the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars
12Program after September 30, 2011. After that date, the board may designate a
13student as a Wisconsin covenant scholar under sub. (2) (a) 2. only if the student
14enrolled in the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program by that date.
SB27-SSA1, s. 632
15Section
632. 39.44 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,509,1616
39.44
(1) (a) 3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s.
560.036 16.287 (1) (d).
SB27-SSA1,510,418
39.50
(1) University of Wisconsin System. At the end of each semester, the
19Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall certify to the board the
20number of students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System to whom any fees
21or nonresident tuition has been remitted under s. 36.27 (3n) or (3p), the number of
22credits for which those fees or that nonresident tuition has been remitted, and the
23amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted. Subject to sub. (3m), if the board
24approves the information certified under this subsection, the board, from the
25appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz), shall reimburse the board of regents
1for the full amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted.
The board of regents
2shall credit any amounts received under this subsection to the appropriation under
3s. 20.285 (1) (k) and shall expend those amounts received for degree credit
4instruction.
SB27-SSA1, s. 633
5Section
633. 40.02 (25) (b) 2c. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,510,66
40.02
(25) (b) 2c. A state employee described in s. 49.825 (4)
or (5) or 49.826 (4).
SB27-SSA1,510,178
40.02
(28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
9county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
10instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
11within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
12whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a
13local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229,
a transit authority created
14under s. 66.1039, and a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, except as
15provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3). "Employer" does not include a local
16cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a
17separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
SB27-SSA1,511,419
40.02
(30) "Executive participating employee" means a participating employee
20in a position designated under s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4),
(4g), (7), (8), or (9) or
21authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) during the time of employment
, and also includes
22the president and vice presidents of the University of Wisconsin System and the
23chancellors and vice chancellors who are serving as deputies of all University of
24Wisconsin institutions, the University of Wisconsin Colleges, and the University of
25Wisconsin-Extension. All service credited prior to May 17, 1988, as executive
1service as defined under s. 40.02 (31), 1985 stats., shall continue to be treated as
2executive service as defined under s. 40.02 (31), 1985 stats., but no other service
3rendered prior to May 17, 1988, may be changed to executive service as defined
4under s. 40.02 (31), 1985 stats.
SB27-SSA1,511,66
40.02
(41n) "Municipal employer" has the meaning given in s. 111.70 (1) (j).
SB27-SSA1, s. 634
7Section
634. 40.02 (48) (am) 22. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,511,98
40.02
(48) (am) 22. A person employed under s.
60.553 (1), 61.66 (1)
, or 62.13
9(2e) (a).
SB27-SSA1,511,2211
40.02
(48) (c) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a
12participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined
13by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation
14participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer,
15county traffic police officer, conservation warden, state forest ranger, field
16conservation employee of the department of natural resources who is subject to call
17for forest fire control or warden duty, member of the state traffic patrol, state motor
18vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System full-time police officer, guard or
19any other employee whose principal duties are supervision and discipline of inmates
20at a state penal institution, excise tax investigator employed by the department of
21revenue, person employed under s.
60.553 (1), 61.66 (1)
, or 62.13 (2e) (a), or special
22criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice.
SB27-SSA1, s. 636
23Section
636. 40.03 (6) (h) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
24renumbered 40.03 (6) (h) and amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,512,4
140.03
(6) (h) Shall, on behalf of the state, offer as provided in s. 40.55 long-term
2care insurance policies
, subject to the following conditions: 2. For purposes of this
3section, the offering by the state of long-term health insurance policies shall
4constitute a group insurance plan under par. (a) 1.
SB27-SSA1,512,118
40.05
(1) (b) 1. Except as otherwise provided in a collective bargaining
9agreement entered into under subch. IV or V of ch. 111
and except as provided in
10subd. 2., an employer may not pay, on behalf of a participating employee, any of the
11contributions required by par. (a).
SB27-SSA1,512,1913
40.05
(1) (b) 2. a. A municipal employer shall pay, on behalf of a nonrepresented
14law enforcement or fire fighting managerial employee, who was initially employed
15by the municipal employer before the effective date of this subd. 2. a. .... [LRB inserts
16date], the same contributions required by par. (a) that are paid by the municipal
17employer for represented law enforcement or fire fighting personnel who were
18initially employed by the municipal employer before the effective date of this subd.
192. a. .... [LRB inserts date].
SB27-SSA1,513,220
b. An employer shall pay, on behalf of a nonrepresented managerial employee
21in a position described under s. 40.02 (48) (am) 7. or 8., who was initially employed
22by the state before the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB inserts date], in a
23position described under s. 40.02 (48) (am) 7. or 8. the same contributions required
24by par. (a) that are paid by the employer for represented employees in positions
1described under s. 40.02 (48) (am) 7. or 8. who were initially employed by the state
2before the effective date of this subd. 2. b. .... [LRB inserts date].
SB27-SSA1,513,133
c. A municipal employer shall pay, on behalf of a represented law enforcement
4or fire fighting employee, who was initially employed by the municipal employer
5before the effective date of this subd. 2. c. .... [LRB inserts date], and who on or after
6the effective date of this subd. 2. c. .... [LRB inserts date], became employed in a
7nonrepresented law enforcement or fire fighting managerial position with the same
8municipal employer, or a successor municipal employer in the event of a combined
9department that is created on or after the effective date of this subd. 2. c. .... [LRB
10inserts date], the same contributions required by par. (a) that are paid by the
11employer for represented law enforcement or fire fighting personnel who were
12initially employed by a municipal employer before the effective date of this subd. 2.
13c. .... [LRB inserts date].
SB27-SSA1,513,2115
40.05
(4) (at) An employer shall pay, on behalf of a nonrepresented managerial
16employee in a position described under s. 40.02 (48) (am) 7. or 8., who was initially
17employed by the state before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
18date], the same premium contribution rates required by par. (ag) that are paid by the
19employer for represented employees in positions described under s. 40.02 (48) (am)
207. or 8. who were initially employed by the state before the effective date of this
21paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
SB27-SSA1,515,523
40.05
(4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused
24sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10,
238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5)
25and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 of any eligible employee shall, at the time of death,
1upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25
2(1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee
3under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate
4he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health
5insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured
6dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who
7is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor,
8or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have
9been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's
10basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee
11who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of
12an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the
13credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then
14deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall
15provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the
16premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an
17employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the
18employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured
19dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay
20initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving
21insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy
22during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on
23which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate
24deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured
25dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or
1the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate
2deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be).
3A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and
4medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance
5plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
SB27-SSA1,515,207
40.05
(4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick
8leave under ss. 36.30 and 230.35 (2)
or, 233.10
, or 238.04 (8) of any eligible employee
9shall, upon request of the employee at the time the employee is subject to layoff under
10s. 40.02 (40), be converted at the employee's highest basic pay rate he or she received
11while employed by the state to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on
12behalf of the employee. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state
13employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher
14supervisor or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses
15that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the
16employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full amount of the required
17employee contribution for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of the
18layoff shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted, the
19employee is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever
20occurs first.
SB27-SSA1, s. 640
21Section
640. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB27-SSA1,515,2422
40.05
(5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in
23accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10
, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5)
24and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111.
SB27-SSA1,516,4
140.22
(2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (2m), the employee
was initially
2employed by a participating employer before the effective date of this paragraph ....
3[LRB inserts date], and is not expected to work at least one-third of what is
4considered full-time employment by the department, as determined by rule.
SB27-SSA1,516,96
40.22
(2) (am) Except as provided in sub. (2r), the employee was initially
7employed by a participating employer on or after the effective date of this paragraph
8.... [LRB inserts date], and is not expected to work at least two-thirds of what is
9considered full-time employment by the department, as determined by rule.
SB27-SSA1,516,1711
40.22
(2) (m) Notwithstanding sub. (3m), the employee was formerly employed
12by Milwaukee County, is a state employee described in s. 49.825 (4)
or (5) or 49.826
13(4), and
elects to remain is a covered employee under the retirement system
14established under
chapter 201, laws of 1937, pursuant to s. 49.825 (4) (c)
or (5) (c) or
1549.826 (4) (c).
This paragraph shall not apply if the employee remains a state
16employee, but is no longer performing services for the Milwaukee County enrollment
17services unit under s. 49.825 or the child care provider services unit under s. 49.826.
SB27-SSA1,516,2519
40.22
(2m) (intro.) An employee who
was initially employed by a participating
20employer before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], who is not
21expected to work at least one-third of what is considered full-time employment by
22the department, as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub.
23(2) from becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee
24if he or she is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating
25employer for either of the following periods:
SB27-SSA1,517,82
40.22
(2r) An employee who was initially employed by a participating employer
3on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], who is not
4expected to work at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by
5the department, as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub.
6(2) from becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee
7if he or she is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating
8employer for either of the following periods: