AB40: Bill Text

AB40, s. 1070 Section 1070. 36.61 (5) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,516,23 36.61 (5) (b) 5. The geographic distribution of the health care providers dental hygienists who have entered into loan repayment agreements under this section and the geographic location of the eligible practice dental health shortage area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in which an eligible applicant desires to practice.

AB40, s. 1071 Section 1071. 36.61 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,517,3 36.61 (5) (c) An agreement under sub. (3) does not create a right of action against the state on the part of the health care provider dental hygienist or the lending institution for failure to make the payments specified in the agreement.

AB40, s. 1072 Section 1072. 36.61 (6m) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,517,7 36.61 (6m) (a) (intro.) The board shall, by rule, establish penalties to be assessed by the board against health care providers dental hygienists who breach an agreement entered into under sub. (3) (a). The rules shall do all of the following:

AB40, s. 1073 Section 1073. 36.61 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,517,10 36.61 (7) (a) Identify communities with an extremely high need for health care, including dental health care.

AB40, s. 1074 Section 1074. 36.61 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,517,13 36.61 (7) (b) Publicize the program under this section to health care providers dental hygienists and eligible communities.

AB40, s. 1075 Section 1075. 36.61 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,517,16 36.61 (7) (c) Assist health care providers dental hygienists who are interested in applying for the program under this section.

AB40, s. 1076 Section 1076. 36.61 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,517,19 36.61 (7) (d) Assist communities in obtaining the services of health care providers dental hygienists through the program under this section.

AB40, s. 1077 Section 1077. 36.61 (7) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,517,24 36.61 (7) (e) Notwithstanding subs. (3) (b) and (5) (a) and (b), ensure that moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (qj) are used under this section only to repay loans on behalf of health care providers dental hygienists who agree to practice in a rural area.

AB40, s. 1078 Section 1078. 36.61 (8) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,518,8 36.61 (8) Expanded loan assistance program. (intro.) The board may agree to repay loans as provided under this section on behalf of a health care provider dental hygienist under an expanded health care provider dental hygienist loan assistance program that is funded through federal funds in addition to state matching funds. To be eligible for loan repayment under the expanded health care provider dental hygienist loan assistance program, a health care provider dental hygienist must fulfill all of the requirements for loan repayment under this section, as well as all of the following:

AB40, s. 1079 Section 1079. 36.61 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,518,10 36.61 (8) (a) The health care provider dental hygienist must be a U.S. citizen.

AB40, s. 1080 Section 1080. 36.61 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,518,13 36.61 (8) (b) The health care provider dental hygienist may not have a judgment lien against his or her property for a debt to the United States.

AB40, s. 1081 Section 1081. 36.61 (8) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,518,16 36.61 (8) (c) (intro.) The health care provider dental hygienist must agree to do all of the following:

AB40, s. 1082 Section 1082. 36.61 (8) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,518,21 36.61 (8) (c) 2. Use a sliding fee scale or a comparable method of determining payment arrangements for patients who are not eligible for medicare or medical assistance and who are unable to pay the customary fee for the health care provider's dental hygienist's services.

AB40, s. 1083 Section 1083. 36.61 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,518,25 36.61 (8) (c) 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area, if the health care provider is not a dental hygienist, or in a dental health shortage area, if the health care provider is a dental hygienist.

AB40, s. 1084 Section 1084. 36.62 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,519,4 36.62 (1) Advise the board on matters related to the physician and dentist loan assistance program under s. 36.60 and the health care provider dental hygienist loan assistance program under s. 36.61.

AB40, s. 1085 Section 1085. 36.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,519,8 36.62 (2) Advise the board on the amount, up to $25,000, to be repaid on behalf of each health care provider dental hygienist who participates in the health care provider dental hygienist loan assistance program under s. 36.61.

AB40, s. 1086 Section 1086. 36.63 of the statutes is renumbered 37.63, and 37.63 (3) and (4) (b) 1., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB40,519,18 37.63 (3) Annually by December 1, the department shall submit a plan for increasing the number of physician residency programs that include a majority of training experience in a rural area to the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, the Wisconsin Hospital Association, and the Wisconsin Medical Society. The plan shall include a detailed proposed budget for expending the moneys appropriated to the board under s. 20.285 20.280 (1) (qe) and demonstrate that the moneys do not supplant existing funding. The department shall consider comments made by the organizations in formulating its final budget.

AB40,519,20 (4) (b) 1. The number of such physician residency positions funded in whole or in part under this section or s. 36.63, 2009 stats., in the previous fiscal year.

AB40, s. 1087 Section 1087. Chapter 37 of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,519,23 chapter 37 university of Wisconsin–Madison

AB40,520,4 37.001 Statement of purpose and mission. (1) The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to be this state's comprehensive teaching and research university, with a statewide, national, and international mission, offering programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels in a wide range of fields while engaging in extensive scholarly research, continuing adult education, and public service.

AB40,520,13 (2) The primary purpose of the university is to provide a learning environment in which faculty, staff, and students may discover, examine critically, preserve, and transmit the knowledge, wisdom, and value that will help ensure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all. The university seeks to help students develop an understanding of and appreciation for the complex cultural and physical worlds in which they live and to realize their highest potential of intellectual, physical, and human development. It also seeks to attract and serve students from diverse social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds and to be sensitive and responsive to those groups that have been underserved by higher education.

AB40,520,14 37.01 Definitions. In this chapter:

AB40,520,18 (1) "Academic staff" means those university employees who, immediately prior to the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], were designated as academic staff of the University of Wisconsin–Madison under ch. 36, 2009 stats., and those university employees hired as or designated as academic staff by the board.

AB40,520,19 (1m) "Authority" means the authority created in this chapter.

AB40,520,20 (2) "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the authority.

AB40,520,21 (3) "Board of Regents" means the Board of Regents of the system.

AB40,520,23 (4) "Campus" means the publicly owned or leased buildings and grounds that comprise all or part of the university.

AB40,520,24 (5) "Chancellor" means the chief executive of the university.

AB40,521,4 (6) "Faculty" means persons who hold the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor, or instructor in an academic department or its functional equivalent in the university and such other employees as may be designated by the chancellor and faculty.

AB40,521,9 (7) "Student" means any person who is registered for study in the university for the current academic period. For the purpose of administering particular programs or functions involving students, the board shall adopt rules defining continuation or termination of student status during periods between academic periods.

AB40,521,10 (8) "System" means the University of Wisconsin System.

AB40,521,12 (9) "University" means the university operated by the board under this chapter.

AB40,521,16 37.02 University of Wisconsin–Madison: creation; organization of Board of Trustees. (1) (a) There is created an authority, which is a public body corporate and politic, to be known as the "University of Wisconsin–Madison." The board shall consist of the following:

AB40,521,18 1. The following members, at least 7 of whom shall be university alumni, appointed by the governor for 3-year terms:

AB40,521,19 a. One member of the Board of Regents.

AB40,521,20 b. One member who represents agricultural interests in this state.

AB40,521,21 c. Nine additional members.

AB40,521,22 2. The following members appointed for 3-year terms:

AB40,521,23 a. Two faculty members selected by the faculty.

AB40,521,25 b. One university employee who is not a faculty member, selected by university employees who are not faculty.

AB40,522,2 c. Two university alumni selected by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation board.

AB40,522,3 d. Two university alumni selected by the Wisconsin Alumni Association board.

AB40,522,5 e. Two university alumni selected by the University of Wisconsin Foundation board.

AB40,522,7 3. One student enrolled in the university, selected by students enrolled in the university, for a 2-year term.

AB40,522,8 4. The chancellor, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.

AB40,522,13 (b) Members appointed under par. (a) 1. c. and 2. c., d., and e. shall have a demonstrated commitment to the welfare of the university and shall have management experience or possess expertise in aspects of the university's mission, such as undergraduate, graduate, and professional education, research, intellectual property, support of existing industries, new business startups, and public service.

AB40,522,16 (c) Members appointed under par. (a) 1. and 2. may serve no more than 2 consecutive terms. The member appointed under par. (a) 3. may serve no more than one term.

AB40,522,18 (2) A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment to the board for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any.

AB40,522,21 (3) A member of the board may not be compensated for his or her services but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in the performance of his or her duties.

AB40,522,25 (4) No cause of action of any nature may arise against and no civil liability may be imposed upon a member of the board for any act or omission in the performance of his or her powers and duties under this chapter, unless the person asserting liability proves that the act or omission constitutes willful misconduct.

AB40,523,6 (5) The members of the board shall annually elect a chairperson and may elect other officers as they consider appropriate. Eleven voting members of the board constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the business and exercising the powers of the authority, notwithstanding the existence of any vacancy. The board may take action upon a vote of a majority of the members present, unless the bylaws of the authority require a larger number.

AB40,523,9 (6) The board shall appoint a chancellor to serve as chief executive officer of the university. The chancellor serves at the pleasure of the board. The chancellor shall receive such compensation as the board fixes.

AB40,523,11 (6m) The board shall appoint a secretary of the board, who shall keep a record of all its transactions.

AB40,523,13 (7) The state treasurer shall be the treasurer of the board for those moneys appropriated to the board under s. 20.280.

AB40,523,15 (8) (a) The board shall provide in its operating policies for access to the board by the public, faculty, students, and employees.

AB40,523,18 (b) The board meetings shall be open and all records of such meetings and of all proceedings of the board shall be open to inspection in accordance with subchs. II and V of ch. 19.

AB40,523,21 37.03 Responsibilities. (1) Board. (a) The primary responsibility for governance of the authority is vested in the board, which shall operate a university at or near the seat of government, and adopt policies for governing the university.

AB40,523,23 (b) The board shall determine the educational programs to be offered by the university and may discontinue educational programs as it deems necessary.

AB40,524,5 (c) The board shall appoint a chancellor; faculty; other employees; the state geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; and the state cartographer; and fix the salaries, the duties, and the term of office for each. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, or parental status shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the university.

AB40,524,8 (d) The board shall delegate to the chancellor the responsibility for the administration and operation of the university within the policies and guidelines established by the board.

AB40,524,16 (e) In order to provide for the evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the university, the board shall prepare an accountability report measuring its performance in such areas as the access and affordability of the university, student achievement, the research efforts of the university, the economic impact of the university on the state, the services provided by the university to the residents of the state, and the financial accountability of the university's operations. By July 1, 2013, and biennially thereafter, the board shall submit the accountability report to the governor and shall post the report prominently on its Web site.

AB40,525,3 (2) Chancellor. The chancellor shall be the executive head of the faculty and the university, shall be vested with the responsibility of administering board policies, and shall be accountable and report to the board on the operation and administration of the university. Subject to board policy, the chancellor, in consultation with the faculty, is responsible for designing curricula and setting degree requirements; determining academic standards and establishing grading systems; defining and administering institutional standards for faculty peer evaluation and screening candidates for appointment, promotion, and tenure; recommending individual merit increases; administering associated auxiliary services; and administering all funds, from whatever source, allocated, generated, or intended for use of the university. The chancellor may designate a person as provost, to act as chief executive officer of the university in the chancellor's absence.

AB40,525,10 (3) Faculty. The faculty, subject to the responsibilities and powers of the board and the chancellor, shall be vested with responsibility for the immediate governance of the university and shall actively participate in university policy development. As such, the faculty has the primary responsibility for academic and educational activities and faculty personnel matters. The faculty have the right to determine their own faculty organizational structure and to select representatives to participate in university governance.

AB40,525,18 (4) Academic staff. The academic staff, subject to the responsibilities and powers of the board, the chancellor, and the faculty, shall be active participants in the immediate governance of and policy development for the university. The academic staff have the primary responsibility for the formulation and review, and shall be represented in the development, of all policies and procedures concerning the academic staff, including academic staff personnel matters. The academic staff have the right to organize themselves in a manner they determine and to select their representatives to participate in university governance.

AB40,526,3 (5) Students. The students, subject to the responsibilities and powers of the board, the chancellor, and the faculty, shall be active participants in the immediate governance of and policy development for the university. As such, students have primary responsibility for the formulation and review of policies concerning student life, services, and interests. In consultation with the chancellor and subject to the final confirmation of the board, students have the responsibility for the disposition of those student fees that constitute substantial support for campus student activities. The students have the right to organize themselves in a manner they determine and to select their representatives to participate in university governance.

AB40,526,7 37.11 Powers and duties of the board. (1) Generally. The board shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. In addition to all other powers granted the board under this chapter, the board may specifically:

AB40,526,9 (a) Adopt, amend, and repeal any bylaws, policies, and procedures for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business.

AB40,526,10 (b) Have a seal and alter the seal at pleasure.

AB40,526,11 (c) Maintain an office.

AB40,526,13 (d) Accept gifts, grants, loans, or other contributions from private or public sources.

AB40,526,15 (e) Establish the university's annual budget and monitor the fiscal management of the university.