AB40: Bill Text

AB40,576 Section 576. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is amended to read:

AB40,418,20 36.09 (1) (e) The board shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; the state cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e) 36.115, the duties and the term of office for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e) 36.115, and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employees of the system.

AB40,577 Section 577. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,419,18 36.09 (1) (j) Except where such matters are a subject of bargaining with a certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91, the board shall establish salaries for persons prior to July 1 of each year for the next fiscal year, and shall designate the effective dates for payment of the new salaries. In the first year of the biennium, payments of the salaries established for the preceding year shall be continued until the biennial budget bill is enacted. If the budget is enacted after July 1, payments shall be made following enactment of the budget to satisfy the obligations incurred on the effective dates, as designated by the board, for the new salaries, subject only to the appropriation of funds by the legislature and s. 20.928 (3). This paragraph does not limit the authority of the board to establish salaries for new appointments. The board may not increase the salaries of employees under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to correct salary inequities under par. (h), to fund job reclassifications or promotions, or to recognize competitive factors. The granting of salary increases to recognize competitive factors does not obligate inclusion of the annualized amount of the increases in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) for subsequent fiscal bienniums. No later than October 1 of each year, the board shall report to the joint committee on finance and the secretary of administration and director of the office of state employment relations concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted to recognize competitive factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30.

AB40,578 Section 578. 36.09 (1) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,419,22 36.09 (1) (L) The board shall possess all powers necessary or convenient for the operation of the system except as limited in this chapter and ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848 (1).

AB40,579 Section 579. 36.11 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,420,14 36.11 (1) (b) Except as provided in this paragraph and ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848 (1), the board may purchase, have custody of, hold, control, possess, lease, grant easements and enjoy any lands, buildings, books, records and all other property of any nature which may be necessary and required for the purposes, objects and uses of the system authorized by law. Any lease by the board is subject to the powers of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority under s. 233.03 (13) and the rights of the authority under any lease agreement, as defined in s. 233.01 (6). The board shall not permit a facility that would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on state-owned land without obtaining prior approval of the building commission under s. 13.48 (12). The Subject to prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board may sell or dispose of such property as provided by law, or any part thereof when in its judgment it is for the best interests of the system and the state. All purchases and sales of real property shall be subject to the approval of the building commission. The provision of all leases of real property to be occupied by the board shall be the responsibility of the department of administration under s. 16.84 (5).

AB40,580 Section 580. 36.11 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,420,19 36.11 (1) (e) The Subject to prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board, with the approval of the building commission, may sell or lease state-owned residence halls to another state agency or nonstate nonprofit agency for purposes of alternate use.

AB40,581 Section 581. 36.11 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,420,25 36.11 (3) (b) The Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board shall establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits between institutions within the system, including the designation of those courses which shall be transferable between and within institutions without loss of credit toward graduation or toward completion of a specific course of study.

AB40,582 Section 582. 36.11 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,421,4 36.11 (3) (c) The Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board may establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits with other educational institutions outside the system.

AB40,583 Section 583. 36.11 (3) (cm) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,421,7 36.11 (3) (cm) 5. Core general education courses that are subject to the agreement required under s. 36.31 (2m).

AB40,584 Section 584. 36.11 (22) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,421,14 36.11 (22) (d) Annually, each institution shall report to the office of justice assistance in the department of administration department of justice statistics on sexual assaults and on sexual assaults by acquaintances of the victims that occurred on each campus of the institution in the previous year. The office of justice assistance department of justice shall include the statistics in appropriate crime reports published by the office department.

AB40,585 Section 585. 36.11 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,421,21 36.11 (28) Lease agreement with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority. Subject to 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9159 (2) (k), and subject to any prior lease entered into under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board shall negotiate and enter into a lease agreement with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority that meets the requirements under s. 233.04 (7) and shall comply with s. 233.04 (7g).

AB40,586 Section 586. 36.115 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,421,23 36.115 (title) Personnel systems; compensation.

AB40,587 Section 587. 36.115 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,422,3 36.115 (7) (a) The board shall establish compensation plans for all system employees except system employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB40,422,5 (b) The chancellor shall establish compensation plans for all system employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB40,588 Section 588. 36.25 (13s) of the statutes is renumbered 36.25 (13s) (a) and amended to read:

AB40,422,14 36.25 (13s) (a) The board shall allocate $400,000 in each fiscal year for the department of family medicine and practice in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to support the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine, the Academy for Center-city Medical Education, and the Wisconsin Scholars Academy programs. The board may not expend any moneys allocated under this subsection paragraph in a fiscal year unless the board receives $400,000 in gifts and grants from private sources in that fiscal year for supporting such programs.

AB40,589 Section 589. 36.25 (13s) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,422,19 36.25 (13s) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), annually the board shall allocate $1,500,000 for the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine and the Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

AB40,590 Section 590. 36.25 (13w) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,422,22 36.25 (13w) Translational imaging research. (a) In this subsection, "center" means the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.

AB40,423,2 (b) Subject to par. (c), the board shall use the moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (f) for costs incurred by the center that relate to translational imaging research, research imaging and scanning, research imaging equipment, and the Wisconsin Oncology Network.

AB40,423,7 (c) The center shall submit a plan to the secretary of administration for raising funds, in an amount equal to the amount appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (f), from federal, private, or other sources to help defray the costs specified in par. (b). No moneys may be released from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (f) unless the secretary approves the plan.

AB40,591 Section 591. 36.25 (52) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,423,11 36.25 (52) Incentive grants. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (e), the board shall award grants to institutions to provide funding for the following programs:

AB40,423,12 1. Economic development programs, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a).

AB40,423,19 2. Programs that have as their objective the development of an educated and skilled workforce, such as increasing the number of degrees awarded in fields for which the occupational demand is high or in fields that are determined to be high-demand fields under s. 38.28 (2) (be) 1. b., increasing the number of opportunities available to students to gain work experience in their fields through internships or cooperative work experiences, and increasing or enhancing research and development.

AB40,423,24 3. Programs to improve the affordability of postsecondary education for resident undergraduates, including reducing the time required to obtain a degree, increasing the opportunities available for high school pupils to earn credit toward a postsecondary degree, and improving the transfer of credit between institutions of higher education.

AB40,424,4 (b) Annually, the board shall submit a report to the secretary of administration on the programs awarded a grant under this subsection. The report shall include the goals, results, and budget for each program. The report shall also include a systemwide summary of this information.

AB40,592 Section 592. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:

AB40,424,12 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a. A person who has served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces; who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into that service or resided in this state for at least 5 consecutive years; and who, while a resident of this state, died on active duty, died as the result of a service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for training purposes.

AB40,424,16 b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service described in subd. 1m. a. or resided in this state for at least 5 consecutive years, 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.

AB40,593 Section 593. 36.27 (3n) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,424,20 36.27 (3n) (am) In determining a person's residency at the time of entry into service under par. (a) 1m. a. or b., the state from which the person entered service is irrelevant.

AB40,594 Section 594. 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,425,3 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (7) and less the amount of any academic fees or segregated fees paid under 38 USC 3319, to any resident student who maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and is also any of the following:

AB40,595 Section 595. 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,425,7 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. A spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies only during the first 10 years after the eligible veteran received the service-connected disability rating.

AB40,596 Section 596. 36.27 (3n) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,425,11 36.27 (3n) (b) 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m., an An unremarried surviving spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies only during the first 10 years after the veteran died.

AB40,597 Section 597. 36.27 (3n) (b) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.

AB40,598 Section 598. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,425,19 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. (intro.) "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 of this state at the time of his or her entry into the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, or as being a resident of this state for at least 5 consecutive years; and as meeting any of the following conditions:

AB40,599 Section 599. 36.27 (3p) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,425,23 36.27 (3p) (am) In determining a person's residence at the time of entry into service under par. (a) 1r., the state from which the person entered service is irrelevant.

AB40,600 Section 600. 36.27 (3p) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,426,7 36.27 (3p) (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), the board shall grant full remission of nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees charged for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (8) and less the amount of any academic fees or segregated fees paid under 10 USC 2107 (c), 38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or 38 USC 3313, to any student who is a veteran and maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

AB40,601 Section 601. 36.31 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,426,9 36.31 (2m) (a) In this subsection:

AB40,426,11 1. "Association" means the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.

AB40,426,14 2. "Core general education courses" means courses generally required for an undergraduate degree that are prerequisite or otherwise in addition to the courses required for an undergraduate degree in a specific course of study.

AB40,426,16 3. "Private school" means a private, nonprofit institution of higher education that is a member of the association.

AB40,426,25 (b) Notwithstanding s. 36.09 (4), the Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall, and the governing boards of tribally controlled colleges in this state and the association, on behalf of private schools, may, enter into and implement an agreement that identifies core general education courses totaling not fewer than 30 credits and establishes policies for ensuring that, beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, credits for completing the courses are transferable, without loss of credit toward graduation or toward completion of a specific course of study, between and within each institution, college campus, and technical college, and each tribally controlled college and private school that elects to participate in the agreement.

AB40,427,4 (c) The Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall ensure that the governing bodies of tribally controlled colleges and the association, on behalf of private schools, have an opportunity to elect to participate in the agreement specified in par. (b).

AB40,602 Section 602. 36.33 (title) and (1) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB40,427,23 36.33 (title) Sale or lease and relocation of agricultural lands. (1) Legislative intent. The legislature finds and determines that, because of the problems resulting from the development of the city of Madison around certain agricultural lands of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the desirability of consolidating lands used for agricultural instruction, research and extension purposes, the desirability of disposing of agricultural lands no longer needed by the university and the need for land of better quality and of greater quantity for the purpose of improving and expanding agricultural research, it is in the public interest for the board to sell or lease, in whole or in part, and subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the agricultural lands and improvements thereon owned by the board and located in sections 19, 20 and 30, township 7 north, range 9 east, Dane County; sections 25 and 27, township 7 north, range 8 east, Dane County; sections 34 and 35, township 38 north, range 11 east, Oneida County; and section 22, township 22 north, range 8 east, Portage County; and to purchase other agricultural lands outside of the Madison urban area and to construct thereon the necessary buildings and improvements. The foregoing policy determination is made without reference to or intention of limiting the powers which the board may otherwise have.

AB40,603 Section 603. 36.33 (2) (title) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:

AB40,428,4 36.33 (2) (title) Method of sale or lease; assessments. (a) (intro.) The Subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the board, in selling or leasing any part of the agricultural lands and improvements thereon, mentioned in sub. (1), shall sell or lease on the basis of either of the following:

AB40,604 Section 604. 36.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,428,8 36.33 (3) Building commission approval. The sale, lease and purchase of agricultural lands mentioned in sub. (1) is subject to prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1) and shall be subject to the approval of the building commission.

AB40,605 Section 605. 36.52 of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32, is repealed.

AB40,606 Section 606. 36.585 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,428,16 36.585 (2) The board may use telecommunications services procured by the board only for the purpose of carrying out its mission. The Except as provided in sub. (3m), the board shall not offer, resell, or provide telecommunications services, that are available from a private telecommunications carrier to the general public or to any other public or private entity.

AB40,607 Section 607. 36.585 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.585 (3), and 36.585 (3) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB40,428,24 36.585 (3) (intro.) Beginning Except as provided in sub. (3m), 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:

AB40,608 Section 608. 36.585 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,429,2 36.585 (3m) (a) In this subsection, "third-party entity" does not include WiscNet.

AB40,429,5 (b) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may serve as a member, shareholder, or partner in or with a third-party entity that satisfies any of the following:

AB40,429,8 1. The third-party entity advances research or higher education and the board, institution, college campus, or extension served as a member, shareholder, or partner in or with the third-party entity on February 1, 2013.

AB40,429,11 2. Prior to service as a member, shareholder, or partner, the secretary of administration issues a determination to the board, institution, college campus, or extension that the third-party entity advances research or higher education

AB40,429,13 (c) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may use the services of a third-party entity that satisfies par. (b) 1. or 2.

AB40,429,17 (d) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may participate in the operations of, or provide telecommunications services or technical support services to, a third-party entity that satisfies par. (b) 1. or 2., but only in connection with the use of services under par. (c).

AB40,609 Section 609. 36.65 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,429,23 36.65 (3) Core general education credit transfers. The board shall include in the report required under sub. (2) a description of the agreement entered into under s. 36.31 (2m) and a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement. This subsection first applies to the report required under sub. (2) that applies to the 2014-15 academic year.

AB40,610 Section 610. 38.04 (4) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40,430,4 38.04 (4) (cm) The board shall enter into the agreement required under s. 36.31 (2m). The board shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that describes the agreement entered into under s. 36.31 (2m) and a summary of the board's implementation of the agreement.

AB40,611 Section 611. 38.04 (13) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40,430,19 38.04 (13) (a) 1. The board shall accept and process applications from district boards and local community organizations to provide services, which may include but are not limited to personal counseling and outreach, to or on behalf of displaced homemakers. The board shall may make grants for these purposes. Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (b) (f). Grants under this subsection shall may be distributed on a statewide basis and shall supplement rather than replace funds received under any other law to provide services to displaced homemakers. To the extent possible while maintaining statewide distribution, except as provided in subd. 2., in awarding grants preference shall be given to district boards. If a particular district board does not apply for a grant under this subsection, the board may award a grant to a local community organization located in that district which submits an application. No grant may equal more than 90% of approved expenditures. Any cost to the board of administering this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (a).

AB40,612 Section 612. 38.04 (20) of the statutes is amended to read: