2013 Wisconsin Act 20

20,641 Section 641. 38.28 (1m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

38.28 (1m) (am) "Dual enrollment programs" means programs or courses of study designed to provide high school students the opportunity to gain credits in both technical college and high school, including transcripted credit programs or other educational services provided by contract between a school district and a technical college.

20,642 Section 642. 38.28 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

38.28 (1m) (c) "Industry-validated curriculum" means a curriculum that is developed with business or industry input and that is based on competencies and assessments that reflect the skills and knowledge necessary for a specific job or jobs within a specific type of business or industry.

20,643 Section 643. 38.28 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (2) (b) (intro.) Each Subject to par. (bm), each district's share of aids under this section the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) shall be computed as follows:

20,644 Section 644. 38.28 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (2) (bs) and amended to read:

38.28 (2) (bs) The board shall reduce each district's aid payment under subd. par. (b) 2., or the amount allocated to each district under the plan administered under par. (be) 2., by the district's share of the amount necessary to produce and distribute the statewide guide under s. 38.04 (18), as determined by the board.

20,645 Section 645. 38.28 (2) (be) of the statutes is created to read:

38.28 (2) (be) 1. Subject to subd. 1m. and par. (bm), the board shall establish a formula for allocating the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) in a fiscal year to each district based on a district's performance in the 3 previous fiscal years with respect to the following criteria:

a.   The placement rate of students in jobs related to students' programs of study.

b. The number of degrees and certificates awarded in high-demand fields. The board and the department of workforce development shall jointly determine what constitutes high-demand fields and revise the determination as necessary.

c. The number of programs or courses with industry-validated curriculum.

d.   The transition of adult students from basic education to skills training.

dm. The number of adult students served by basic education courses, adult high school or English language learning courses, or courses that combine basic skills and occupational training as a means of expediting basic skills remediation, and the success rate of adult students completing such courses.

e. Participation in dual enrollment programs.

f. The workforce training provided to businesses and individuals.

g. Participation in statewide or regional collaboration or efficiency initiatives.

h. Training or other services provided to special populations or demographic groups that can be considered unique to the district.

1m. Subject to modification by the joint committee on finance under subd. 2., allocations under the formula established under subd. 1. shall be based on a district's performance with respect to 7 of the 9 criteria specified in subd. 1. a. to h., and the board shall allow each district to designate the criteria used for the allocations.

2. No later than March 31, 2014, the board shall submit a plan for making allocations pursuant to the formula established under subd. 1. to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the board within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the board shall implement the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the board may not implement the plan unless the committee approves or modifies the plan. If the committee modifies the plan, the board may implement the plan only as modified by the committee.

3. In each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2014-15, the board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that describes how the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) is allocated to each district under the plan administered under subd. 2. The report shall describe all of the following:

a. The amount allocated to each district in the fiscal year under the formula administered under the plan.

b. The performance of each district with respect to each criterion specified in subd. 1. a. to h.

c. The methodologies used to make a district's allocation described under subd. 3. a. based on the district's performance described under subd. 3. b.

d. The performance of the technical college system as a whole with respect to each criterion specified in subd. 1. a. to h.

e. Any other information used to administer the plan.

4. The board shall make the report submitted under subd. 3. available to the public. Each district board that maintains an Internet site shall make the report available to the public at the Internet site.

5. The board shall include in its biennial budget request under s. 16.42 any legislative proposals that the board recommends that relate to the criteria specified in subd. 1. a. to h. or to the plan or formula approved or modified by the joint committee on finance under subd. 2.

20,646 Section 646. 38.28 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

38.28 (2) (bm) 1. In this paragraph, "amount appropriated" means the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d).

2. a. Except for the percentages of funding specified in this subdivision to be distributed under par. (be), all of the amount appropriated shall be distributed under par. (b).

b. In fiscal year 2014-15, the percentage is 10 percent.

c. In fiscal year 2015-16, the percentage is 20 percent.

d. In fiscal year 2016-17 and each fiscal year thereafter, the percentage is 30 percent.

20,647 Section 647. 38.28 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

20,648 Section 648. 38.28 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (2) (d) Notwithstanding par. pars. (b), (be), and (bm), the board may withhold, suspend or reduce in whole or in part payment of state aid under this subsection to any district board whose program or educational personnel does not meet minimum standards set by the board or which violates this chapter or any rule promulgated by the board under the authority of this chapter. The board shall discontinue aids to those programs which are no longer necessary to meet needs within the state.

20,649 Section 649. 38.28 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

20,650 Section 650. 38.28 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

20,651 Section 651. 38.28 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (4) From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (dm) (f), the board shall annually may pay to any district that does not have an institution or college campus located within the district an amount equal to that portion of the instructional costs of the district's collegiate transfer program not supported by fees and tuition that is equal to the state support of similar programs in the University of Wisconsin System, as determined by the board. In this subsection, "institution" and "college campus" have the meanings specified under s. 36.05.

20,652 Section 652. 38.28 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

20,653 Section 653. 38.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.29 (1) The board shall annually notify each district board receiving state aid under s. 38.28 (2) (g) of the amounts available for grants under this section. Grants may award grants to district boards under this section may be awarded only for the development of advanced chauffeur training facilities, the acquisition of instructional equipment for such facilities, operational costs associated with the maintenance of such facilities and equipment and costs incurred in the coordination of the training programs.

20,654 Section 654. 38.29 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.29 (2) (c) Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (fg) (f).

20,655 Section 655. 38.32 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.32 (2) The board shall review proposals submitted by district boards that are consistent with sub. (1). From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (e) (f), the board shall may award grants to district boards to partially pay the salaries of teachers participating in approved proposals. Any funds received by a district board under this subsection shall be equally matched by the district board.

20,656 Section 656. 38.33 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.33 (1) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (eg) (f), the board shall may award grants to district boards to establish faculty development programs. The programs shall promote all of the following:

20,657 Section 657. 38.38 of the statutes is amended to read:

38.38 Services for handicapped students. Annually the board shall may award a grant to each district board, from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (de) (f), to assist in funding transitional services for handicapped students. Each district board shall receive an amount equal to one-sixteenth of the amount appropriated and shall contribute matching funds equal to 25% of the amount awarded.

20,658 Section 658. 38.40 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.40 (4m) (a) The board may approve an innovative school-to-work program provided by a nonprofit organization for children at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a), in a county having a population of 500,000 or more to assist those children at risk in acquiring employability skills and occupational-specific competencies before leaving high school. If the board approves a program under this paragraph, the board may award a grant, from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (ef) (f), to the nonprofit organization providing the program and the nonprofit organization shall use the funds received under the grant to provide the program.

20,659 Section 659. 38.41 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.41 (3) (a) The board shall award grants Amounts awarded under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (eh) (f).

20,659m Section 659m. 38.41 (3) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

20,693 Section 693. 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 2013-14 2015-16, "base amount" means the amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year 2012-13 2014-15.

20,694 Section 694. 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 2013-14 2015-16, "base amount" means the appropriation amount calculated under par. (b) for the previous fiscal year.

20,695 Section 695. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Biennially, beginning on February 1, 2013 2015, the board shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next biennium as follows:

20,695e Section 695e. 39.435 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of Wisconsin System students from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) and (ke).

20,695f Section 695f. 39.435 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2013 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of Wisconsin System students from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) and (ke).

20,694g Section 694g. 39.437 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 39.437 (3) (b) and amended to read:

39.437 (3) (b) The amount of a grant shall be determined by the board, and shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fm) and, except as provided in pars. (c) and (d), shall be determined by the board by rule.

20,694h Section 694h. 39.437 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:

39.437 (3) (a) In this subsection, "expected family contribution" means the amount that a student and the student's family are expected to contribute in an academic year to the cost of the student's postsecondary education, as determined by use of the most recent federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid, as described in 20 USC 1090 (a).

20,694i Section 694i. 39.437 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

39.437 (3) (c) Subject to par. (e), for a student enrolled full time after the student's 2nd year of postsecondary education, the amount of a grant is as follows:

1. One thousand dollars per academic year, if the student's expected family contribution is $0.

2. One thousand five hundred dollars per academic year, if the student's expected family contribution is greater than $0, but less than $3,500.

3. One thousand dollars per academic year, if the student's expected family contribution is $3,500 or more, but less than $12,000.

4. Two hundred fifty dollars per academic year, if the student's expected family contribution is $12,000 or more.

20,694j Section 694j. 39.437 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

39.437 (3) (d) Subject to par. (e), for a student enrolled half time after the student's 2nd year of postsecondary education, the amount of a grant is as follows:

1. Seven hundred fifty dollars per academic year, if the student's expected family contribution is less than $3,500.

2. Five hundred dollars per academic year, if the student's expected family contribution is $3,500 or more, but less than $12,000.

3. One hundred twenty-five dollars per academic year, if the student's expected family contribution is $12,000 or more.

20,694k Section 694k. 39.437 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

39.437 (3) (e) If awarding the full amount of a grant under par. (c) 1., 2., 3., or 4. or (d) 1., 2., or 3. would result in an overaward of financial assistance in violation of federal law or regulation, the board may reduce the amount of the grant in order to comply with that law or regulation.

20,696 Section 696. 40.015 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

40.015 (1) The Wisconsin retirement system is established as a governmental plan and as a qualified plan for federal income tax purposes under the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code and shall be so maintained and administered.

20,697 Section 697. 40.015 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

40.015 (2) No benefit plan authorized under this chapter may be administered in a manner which violates an internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code provision that authorizes or regulates that benefit plan or which would cause an otherwise tax exempt benefit to become taxable under the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code.