AB40-ASA1,448,520
36.65
(2) (g)
Economic development. The amount and source of research funds
21and other new revenue brought into the state, the number of government contracts
22received, the number of research projects in progress or completed, the number of
23patents and licenses for system inventions, the number of new businesses created or
24spun off, the number of secondary businesses affiliated with the system or
25system-sponsored research projects, support provided to existing industries
1throughout the state, job growth from support to existing industries and new
2businesses, the number of jobs created in campus areas, the number of jobs created
3statewide,
and a comparison of economic indicators for campus and other areas
, and
4a description of the economic development programs, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a),
5that have been undertaken.
AB40-ASA1,608x
6Section 608x. 36.65 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,448,97
36.65
(2) (i)
Incentive grants. The goals, results, and budget for each program
8for which the board awarded a grant under s. 36.25 (52) and a summary of this
9information.
AB40-ASA1,609
10Section
609. 36.65 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,448,1511
36.65
(3) Core general education credit transfers. The board shall include
12in the report required under sub. (2) a description of the agreement entered into
13under s. 36.31 (2m) and a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement.
14This subsection first applies to the report required under sub. (2) that applies to the
152014-15 academic year.
AB40-ASA1,609m
16Section 609m. 36.65 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,448,2117
36.65
(4) Fees. Annually by October 15, the board shall submit a report to the
18joint committee on finance and the joint legislative audit committee that lists all fees,
19including academic fees, tuition, segregated fees, and any other fees, that are
20charged to students at each institution and college campus and the amount by which
21the fees have increased in each of the preceding 5 years.
AB40-ASA1,610
22Section
610. 38.04 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,449,223
38.04
(4) (cm) The board shall enter into the agreement required under s. 36.31
24(2m). The board shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the legislature
1under s. 13.172 (2) that describes the agreement entered into under s. 36.31 (2m) and
2a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement.
AB40-ASA1,611
3Section
611. 38.04 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,449,174
38.04
(13) (a) 1. The board shall accept and process applications from district
5boards and local community organizations to provide services, which may include
6but are not limited to personal counseling and outreach, to or on behalf of displaced
7homemakers. The board
shall may make grants for these purposes
. Amounts
8awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1)
(b) (f). Grants under
9this subsection
shall may be distributed on a statewide basis and shall supplement
10rather than replace funds received under any other law to provide services to
11displaced homemakers. To the extent possible while maintaining statewide
12distribution, except as provided in subd. 2., in awarding grants preference shall be
13given to district boards. If a particular district board does not apply for a grant under
14this subsection, the board may award a grant to a local community organization
15located in that district which submits an application. No grant may equal more than
1690% of approved expenditures. Any cost to the board of administering this
17subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (a).
AB40-ASA1,612
18Section
612. 38.04 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,449,2119
38.04
(20) Basic skills instruction in jails and prisons. From the
20appropriation under s. 20.292 (1)
(ce) (f), the board
shall may award grants to district
21boards for providing basic skills instruction in jails and prisons.
AB40-ASA1,613
22Section
613. 38.04 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,449,2523
38.04
(28) Health care education programs. From the appropriation under
24s. 20.292 (1)
(ch) (f), the board
shall may award grants to district boards to expand
25health care education programs.
AB40-ASA1,614
1Section
614. 38.04 (32) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,450,72
38.04
(32) Grants; report. (a) The board may award grants to district boards
3for the development of apprenticeship curricula and for activities the board
4determines are related to the performance criteria specified in s. 38.28 (2) (be) 1. To
5the extent practicable, the board shall ensure that such grants are awarded annually
6to all districts. Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s.
720.292 (1) (f).
AB40-ASA1,450,128
(b) Annually, the board shall submit a report to the department of
9administration, the joint committee on finance, and the appropriate standing
10committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) that describes how the moneys
11appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (f) will be distributed to the district boards in the
12current fiscal year and the programs that the moneys will fund.
AB40-ASA1,615d
13Section 615d. 38.14 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,450,1714
38.14
(4) Gifts and grants. The district board may accept gifts, grants and
15bequests to be used in the execution of its functions
and may accept grants to provide
16fiscal and management services for the office of justice assistance in the department
17of administration or its subsidiaries or, if applicable, its successor agency.
AB40-ASA1,615g
18Section 615g. 38.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,451,519
38.15
(1) Subject to
sub. subs. (3)
and (4), if the district board intends to make
20a capital expenditure in excess of $1,500,000, excluding moneys received from gifts,
21grants or federal funds, for the acquisition of sites, purchase or construction of
22buildings, the lease/purchase of buildings if costs exceed $1,500,000 for the lifetime
23of the lease, building additions or enlargements or the purchase of fixed equipment
24relating to any such activity, it shall adopt a resolution stating its intention to do so
25and identifying the anticipated source of revenue for each project and shall submit
1the resolution to the electors of the district for approval. The referendum shall be
2noticed, called and conducted as provided in s. 67.05 (3) insofar as applicable. For
3the purposes of this section, all projects located on a single campus site within one
4district which are bid concurrently or which are approved by the board under s. 38.04
5(10) within a 2-year period shall be considered as one capital expenditure project.
AB40-ASA1,615r
6Section 615r. 38.15 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,451,157
38.15
(4) A district board may make a capital expenditure in excess of
8$1,500,000, but not more than $2,500,000, excluding moneys received from gifts,
9grants, or federal funds, for a purpose specified in sub. (1), without submitting a
10resolution to the electors of the district for approval, if the district board receives an
11equal amount of federal funds for the project. If a district board makes such a capital
12expenditure, the limit on capital expenditures for the same project in the succeeding
132-year period under sub. (1) is reduced by the amount expended under this
14subsection that exceeded that limit. The limitation on the use of reserve funds under
15sub. (2) does not apply to a capital expenditure made under this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,616
16Section
616. 38.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,452,917
38.16
(1) Annually by October 31, or within 10 days after receipt of the
18equalized valuations from the department of revenue, whichever is later, the district
19board may levy a tax
, not exceeding 1.5 mills on the full value of the taxable property
20of the district
, for the
purpose
purposes of making capital improvements, acquiring
21equipment
and, operating and maintaining the schools of the district,
except that the
22mill limitation is not applicable to taxes levied for the purpose of and paying principal
23and interest on valid bonds or notes now or hereafter outstanding as provided in s.
2467.035. The district board secretary shall file with the clerk of each city, village and
25town, any part of which is located in the district, a certified statement showing the
1amount of the levy and the proportionate amount of the tax to be spread upon the tax
2rolls for collection in each city, village and town. Such proportion shall be ascertained
3on the basis of the ratio of full value of the taxable property of that part of the city,
4village or town located in the district to the full value of all taxable property in the
5district, as certified to the district board secretary by the department of revenue.
6Upon receipt of the certified statement from the district board secretary, the clerk of
7each city, village and town shall spread the amounts thereof upon the tax rolls for
8collection. When the taxes are collected, such amounts shall be paid by the treasurer
9of each city, village and town to the district board treasurer.
AB40-ASA1,617
10Section
617. 38.16 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,452,1211
38.16
(3) (a) 2. "Excess levy" means the amount by which a district board's tax
12levy exceeds the limit under
par. (b) this subsection.
AB40-ASA1,618
13Section
618. 38.16 (3) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,452,1414
38.16
(3) (a) 2m. "Municipality" means a city, village, or town.
AB40-ASA1,618e
15Section 618e. 38.16 (3) (a) 2r. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,452,1916
38.16
(3) (a) 2r. "Noncapital note" means a note issued by a district board under
17s. 67.12 (12) for any purpose other than financing any capital project or equipment
18with a useful life of more than one year or refunding any municipal obligations or any
19interest on municipal obligations.
AB40-ASA1,618m
20Section 618m. 38.16 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,452,2321
38.16
(3) (a) 3. "Tax levy" excludes taxes levied for the purpose of paying
22principal and interest on valid bonds and notes
other than noncapital notes issued
23on or after the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
AB40-ASA1,619
24Section
619. 38.16 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,453,5
138.16
(3) (a) 4. "Valuation factor" means a percentage equal to the greater of
2either zero percent or the percentage change in the district's January 1 equalized
3value due to the aggregate new construction, less improvements removed, in
4municipalities located in the district between the previous year and the current year,
5as determined by the department of revenue under par. (am).
AB40-ASA1,619m
6Section 619m. 38.16 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,453,117
38.16
(3) (am) For the purpose of making the determination under par. (a) 4.,
8if a municipality is located in 2 or more districts, the department of revenue shall
9apportion the value of the aggregate new construction, less improvements removed,
10in the municipality among the districts based on the percentage of the municipality's
11equalized value located in each district.
AB40-ASA1,620
12Section
620. 38.16 (3) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,453,1513
38.16
(3) (be) Notwithstanding sub. (1), no district board may increase its tax
14levy in 2013 or in any year thereafter by a percentage that exceeds the district's
15valuation factor, except as provided in pars. (bg) and (br).
AB40-ASA1,621
16Section
621. 38.16 (3) (bg) of the statutes is renumbered 38.16 (3) (bg) 1. and
17amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,453,2218
38.16
(3) (bg) 1. The limit otherwise applicable to a district board under
par.
19(b) this subsection is increased by an amount equal to the amount of any refunded
20or rescinded property taxes paid by the district board in the year of the levy if the
21refunded or rescinded property taxes result in a redetermination of the district's
22equalized valuation by the department
of revenue under s. 74.41.
AB40-ASA1,622
23Section
622. 38.16 (3) (bg) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,454,524
38.16
(3) (bg) 2. If a district board's allowable levy under this subsection in
252013, or any year thereafter, is greater than its actual levy in that year, the limit
1otherwise applicable to the district board under this subsection in the succeeding
2year is increased by the difference between the prior year's allowable levy and the
3prior year's actual levy, as determined by the department of revenue, up to a
4maximum increase of 0.5 percent of the actual levy in that prior year, if the district
5board approves the increase by a three-fourths vote.
AB40-ASA1,623
6Section
623. 38.16 (3) (br) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,454,197
38.16
(3) (br) 1. If a district board wishes to exceed the limit
under par. (b) 8otherwise applicable to the district
in 2011 or 2012
under this subsection, it shall
9adopt a resolution supporting inclusion in the final district budget of an amount
10equal to the proposed excess levy. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37.
11Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the district board shall notify the board
12of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the
13board. The district board shall call a special referendum for the purpose of
14submitting the resolution to the electors of the district for approval or rejection. In
15lieu of a special referendum, the district board may specify that the referendum be
16held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or partisan primary or general
17election, if such election is to be held not sooner than
42 70 days after the filing of the
18resolution of the district board. The district board shall certify the results of the
19referendum to the board within 10 days after the referendum is held.
AB40-ASA1,624
20Section
624. 38.16 (3) (br) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,455,321
38.16
(3) (br) 3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12.
22The district board shall provide the election officials with all necessary election
23supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard
24form for referendum ballots prescribed by the government accountability board
25under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether the limit
1under
par. (b) this subsection may be exceeded by a specified amount. The limit
2otherwise applicable to the district under
par. (b)
this subsection is increased by the
3amount approved by a majority of those voting on the question.
AB40-ASA1,625
4Section
625. 38.16 (3) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,455,75
38.16
(3) (c) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (d), if the board determines that
6a district board imposed an excess levy
in 2011 or 2012, the board shall do all of the
7following:
AB40-ASA1,626
8Section
626. 38.16 (3) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,455,119
38.16
(3) (c) 3. Ensure that the amount of the excess levy is not included in
10determining the limit
described under par. (b) under this subsection for the district
11board for the following year.
AB40-ASA1,627
12Section
627. 38.16 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,629
13Section
629. 38.24 (7) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,455,1614
38.24
(7) (am) In determining a person's residency at the time of entry into
15service under par. (a) 1m. a. or b., the state from which the person entered service
16is irrelevant.
AB40-ASA1,630
17Section
630. 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,455,2418
38.24
(7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the
19district board shall grant full remission of fees for 128 credits or 8 semesters,
20whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person
21received remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection and
22from the Board of Regents under s. 36.27 (3n) (b) and less the amount of any fees paid
23under
38 USC 3319, to any resident student who
maintains a cumulative grade point
24average of at least 2.0 and is also any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,631
25Section
631. 38.24 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,456,3
138.24
(7) (b) 1. A spouse of an eligible veteran.
The remission under this
2subdivision applies only during the first 10 years after the eligible veteran received
3the service-connected disability rating.
AB40-ASA1,632
4Section
632. 38.24 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,456,75
38.24
(7) (b) 2.
Except as provided in subd. 2m., an An unremarried surviving
6spouse of an eligible veteran.
The remission under this subdivision applies only
7during the first 10 years after the veteran died.
AB40-ASA1,633
8Section
633. 38.24 (7) (b) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,634
9Section
634. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,456,1610
38.24
(8) (a) 1r. (intro.) "Veteran" means a person who is verified by the
11department of veterans affairs as being a resident of this state for purposes of
12receiving benefits under ch. 45
,; as being a resident
of this state at the time of his or
13her entry into the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces
, 14or as being a resident of this state for at least 5 consecutive years immediately
15preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the person registers at
16a technical college; and as meeting any of the following conditions:
AB40-ASA1,635
17Section
635. 38.24 (8) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,456,2018
38.24
(8) (am) In determining a person's residence at the time of entry into
19service under par. (a) 1r., the state from which the person entered service is
20irrelevant.
AB40-ASA1,636
21Section
636. 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,457,322
38.24
(8) (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), the district board shall grant full
23remission of the fees charged for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less
24the number of credits or semesters for which the person received remission of fees
25from any other district board under this subsection and from the Board of Regents
1under s. 36.27 (3p) and less the amount of any fees paid under
10 USC 2107 (c),
38
2USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or
38 USC 3313, to any student who is a veteran
and maintains
3a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.
AB40-ASA1,637
4Section
637. 38.26 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,457,95
38.26
(3) (c) Amounts awarded under par. (b) shall be paid from the
6appropriation under s. 20.292 (1)
(c) (f) and may be paid to the district board in
7installments. Amounts awarded shall range from 25% to 75% of the total project cost.
8The board shall require the district board to provide the remaining percentage share
9of total project cost.
AB40-ASA1,638
10Section
638. 38.27 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,457,1511
38.27
(2) (c) Amounts awarded under this section shall be paid from the
12appropriation under s. 20.292 (1)
(dc) (f) and may be paid in installments. Except as
13provided under par. (cm), amounts awarded for the purposes of sub. (1) (b) to (d) and
14(g) shall range from 25% to 75% of the total project cost. The board shall require the
15district board to provide the remaining percentage share of total project cost.
AB40-ASA1,638g
16Section 638g. 38.27 (2m) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,638r
17Section 638r. 38.27 (2m) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1,639
18Section
639. 38.272 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,457,2019
38.272
(3) The board
shall may award grants under this section
. Amounts
20awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1)
(dd) (f).
AB40-ASA1,640
21Section
640. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,458,522
38.28
(1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
23technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
24promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
25expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
1expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under
sub.
2(6) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), and 118.55 (7r), all receipts from
3grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8),
(20), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.33,
4and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur
5training aids.
AB40-ASA1,640m
6Section 640m. 38.28 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,458,127
38.28
(1m) (a) 2. "District aidable cost" for any district that does not have an
8institution or college campus located in the district does not include costs associated
9with the collegiate transfer program at the district school. In this subdivision,
10"institution" and "college campus" have the meanings specified under s. 36.05.
This
11subdivision does not apply beginning with aid paid under sub. (3) in the 2014-15
12fiscal year.
AB40-ASA1,641
13Section
641. 38.28 (1m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,458,1814
38.28
(1m) (am) "Dual enrollment programs" means programs or courses of
15study designed to provide high school students the opportunity to gain credits in both
16technical college and high school, including transcripted credit programs or other
17educational services provided by contract between a school district and a technical
18college.
AB40-ASA1,642
19Section
642. 38.28 (1m) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,458,2320
38.28
(1m) (c) "Industry-validated curriculum" means a curriculum that is
21developed with business or industry input and that is based on competencies and
22assessments that reflect the skills and knowledge necessary for a specific job or jobs
23within a specific type of business or industry.
AB40-ASA1,643
24Section
643. 38.28 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,459,3
138.28
(2) (b) (intro.)
Each
Subject to par. (bm), each district's share of
aids under
2this section the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) shall be computed as
3follows:
AB40-ASA1,644
4Section
644. 38.28 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (2) (bs) and
5amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,459,96
38.28
(2) (bs) The board shall reduce each district's aid payment under
subd. 7par. (b) 2.
, or the amount allocated to each district under the plan administered under
8par. (be) 2., by the district's share of the amount necessary to produce and distribute
9the statewide guide under s. 38.04 (18), as determined by the board.
AB40-ASA1,645
10Section
645. 38.28 (2) (be) of the statutes is created to read: