36.11(29r)(b)1.1. The board shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
36.11(29r)(b)2.
2. Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic development programs administered by the board. The report shall include all of the information required under
s. 238.07 (2). The board shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
36.11(31)
(31) Cooperative research on education programs. The board shall enter into a written agreement with the department of public instruction, the technical college system board, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities to cooperatively conduct research on preschool through postsecondary education programs under
s. 115.297, except as provided in
s. 115.297 (5) (b).
36.11(32)
(32) Nursing program. The board shall plan for the establishment of a bachelor of science nursing program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
36.11(33)
(33) Report on management and staff positions. 36.11(33)(a)(a) The board shall categorize each position in the system as either a management position or a staff position. The board shall define "management" and "staff" for the purposes of this paragraph.
36.11(33)(b)
(b) By January 1, 1998, and annually thereafter by January 1, the board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that includes all of the following:
36.11(33)(b)1.
1. The definitions of "management" and "staff" used by the board under
par. (a).
36.11(33)(b)3.
3. The criteria used by the board to categorize the positions.
36.11(33)(b)4.
4. The current number of authorized positions in each category at each campus.
36.11(36)
(36) Aquaculture demonstration facility. The board, in consultation with representatives of the aquaculture industry, shall operate the aquaculture demonstration facility authorized under
1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9107 (1) (i) 3.
36.11(36m)
(36m) School safety research. The board shall direct the schools of education and other appropriate research-oriented departments within the system, to work with the technical college system board under
s. 38.04 (27), school districts, private schools, tribal schools, as defined in
s. 115.001 (15m), and the department of public instruction to present to school districts, private schools, and tribal schools the results of research on models for and approaches to improving school safety and reducing discipline problems in schools and at school activities.
36.11(37)
(37) Extension local planning program. The board shall offer a local planning program through the extension to educate local policymakers about local planning and the grant program under
s. 16.965.
36.11(39)
(39) Gaylord Nelson chair of integrated environmental studies. The board shall establish the Gaylord Nelson chair of integrated environmental studies and seek private funding for this chair.
36.11(40)
(40) Center for cooperatives. The board shall maintain a center for cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
36.11(43)
(43) Programming at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The board shall ensure that the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay implements programming that is jointly developed by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the Oneida Tribe.
36.11(44)
(44) Report on courses. By October 31, 2001, and annually by October 31 thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance that contains the number and type of, and the number of students enrolled in, each course offered by the system for which the academic fees or tuition charged equals at least 100% of the cost of offering the course.
36.11(46)
(46) Fond du Lac Avenue corridor study. The board shall ensure that the Center for Economic Development at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee completes an economic development study of the Fond du Lac Avenue corridor from North Avenue to Capitol Drive in Milwaukee.
36.11(47)
(47) Armed forces. If a student who is a member of a national guard or a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces withdraws from school after September 11, 2001, because he or she is called into state active duty or into active service with the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days, the board shall reenroll the student beginning in the semester in which he or she is discharged, demobilized, or deactivated from active duty or the next succeeding semester, whichever the student prefers, shall give the student the same priority in registering for courses that the student would have had if he or she had registered for courses at the beginning of the registration period, and, at the student's request, do one of the following for all courses from which the student had to withdraw:
Effective date text
(47) Armed forces. If a student who is a member of a national guard or a member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces withdraws from school after September 11, 2001, because he or she is called into state active duty or into active service with the U.S. armed forces for at least 30 days, the board shall reenroll the student beginning in the semester following his or her discharge from active duty or the next succeeding semester, whichever the student prefers, and, at the student's request, do one of the following for all courses from which the student had to withdraw:
36.11(47)(a)
(a) Reimburse the student all tuition and fees paid for all the courses and a prorated portion of room and board payments.
36.11(47)(b)
(b) Grant the student an incomplete in all the courses and permit the student to complete the courses, within 6 months after leaving state service or active service, without paying additional tuition or fees.
36.11(47m)
(47m) Service members; priority registration. 36.11(47m)(a)(a) In this subsection, "service member" means a person who has served or is serving 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.
36.11(47m)(b)
(b) The board shall ensure that a student who is a service member is given priority in registering for courses at any college campus or institution.
36.11(48)
(48) Report on utility charges; assessment of certain utility charges. The board shall ensure that the University of Wisconsin-Madison reports annually to the department of administration on utility charges in the following fiscal year to fund principal and interest costs incurred in purchasing the Walnut Street steam and chilled-water plant enumerated under
2003 Wisconsin Act 33, section 9106 (1) (g) 2. and in renovating and adding an addition to the Charter Street heating and cooling plant enumerated under
2009 Wisconsin Act 28, section 9106 (1) (g) 3., and the methodology used to calculate those charges. The board may not assess the utility charges until the charges are approved by the department of administration.
36.11(50)
(50) Reserve officer training corps. The board may not allocate general purpose revenue for the operation of an institution or college campus that prohibits the reserve officer training corps from operating on its campus.
36.11(51)
(51) Automobile allowance. The board may not use general purpose revenue, tuition, or academic fees for the president's or the chancellors' automobile allowance.
36.11(52)
(52) Midwestern Higher Education Compact dues. The board shall make full annual payments of membership dues to the Midwestern Higher Education Compact.
36.11(53)
(53) Bidding procedures; building projects. The board shall prescribe bidding procedures to be used by the system for building projects that are exempted from compliance with
s. 16.855. Prior to the implementation of any such procedures or changes thereto, the board shall submit a copy of the proposed procedures or changes thereto in final form to the department of administration, for transmittal to the building commission. If the building commission does not approve the procedures or changes thereto, the board shall not implement the procedures or changes. If the building commission approves the proposed procedures or changes thereto, the department shall transmit the proposed procedures or changes thereto to the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed procedures or changes thereto within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal to the cochairpersons, the board may implement the proposed procedures or changes thereto if otherwise authorized to do so. If, within 14 working days after the date of the department's submittal, the cochairpersons notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed procedures or changes thereto, the board shall not implement the proposed procedures or changes without the approval of the committee.
36.11(53m)
(53m) Designation of building projects. The board shall not designate any part of a state building project that is subject to approval under
s. 13.48 (10) (a) as a separate building project.
36.11(54)(a)(a) In this subsection, "backup position" means a position that the board is contractually required to provide for an employee who resigns or is terminated from his or her current position.
36.11(54)(b)
(b) Annually, the board shall submit a report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
s. 13.172 (3) and to the governor that identifies the number of employees with limited appointments under
s. 36.17 and rules promulgated thereunder, the number of employees with concurrent appointments, and the number of employees with employment contracts that require backup positions but who have not yet resigned or been terminated from their current positions.
36.11(55)
(55) Review of system contracts with research companies. The board shall review any contract submitted by the system under
s. 946.13 (12) (b) 2. b. to determine whether entering into the contract would constitute a violation of
s. 946.13 (1). The board shall complete the review and, if the board determines that entering into the contract would constitute a violation of
s. 946.13 (1), notify the system of its determination within 45 days after the date of submittal.
36.11(55m)
(55m) Classified research. The board may accept research contracts involving government security classifications or other similar restrictions on participation in research or access to or dissemination of research results, if all of the following are satisfied:
36.11(55m)(a)
(a) The research furthers national security interests.
36.11(55m)(b)
(b) The educational interests of all participating students are adequately protected.
36.11(55m)(c)
(c) Appropriate facilities, infrastructure, and administrative resources are available for the research, either on campus or at off-campus locations.
36.11(55m)(d)
(d) The sponsors of the research cover all additional costs associated with the security requirements of the research.
36.11(55m)(e)
(e) The conditions for accepting the contracts and conducting the research are established pursuant to a process approved by the chancellor, in consultation with the faculty, of the institution at which the research is to be conducted.
36.11(56)
(56) Travel policies. Effective July 1, 2013, the board shall establish travel policies for system employees and a schedule for the reimbursement of system employees for travel expenses.
36.11(57)
(57) General purpose revenue block grants. The board shall allocate moneys appropriated to the board under
s. 20.285 (1) (a) to the institutions, college campuses, and extension as block grants.
36.11 History
History: 1973 c. 335;
1975 c. 39,
41,
224,
400;
1977 c. 29,
418;
1979 c. 32 s.
92 (8);
1979 c. 221;
1981 c. 20;
1983 a. 27,
366;
1983 a. 435 s.
7;
1983 a. 484;
1985 a. 62,
120;
1985 a. 332 ss.
47,
49,
50;
1985 a. 332 s.
251 (1);
1987 a. 27,
287;
1989 a. 31,
56,
121,
177,
359;
1991 a. 39,
203,
250,
269,
285,
315;
1993 a. 16,
213,
227,
399;
1995 a. 27 ss.
1757 to
1762y,
9130 (4);
1995 a. 201,
404,
448;
1997 a. 3,
27,
128,
237;
1999 a. 9,
29;
1999 a. 150 ss.
7,
351;
2001 a. 16,
22;
2003 a. 33,
69,
149,
282;
2005 a. 25,
253,
324,
470;
2007 a. 20,
85,
125;
2009 a. 28,
59,
302;
2011 a. 32,
175;
2013 a. 20,
56,
289.
36.11 Annotation
The Board of Regents has the power to make reasonable rules governing student use of automobiles on university property and can enforce them by imposing reasonable monetary penalties and withholding records. A student court can be designated by the board of regents as an auxiliary enterprise. Moneys collected must be paid into the general fund. By regent action, they may be appropriated therefrom for operation of that activity. 59 Atty. Gen. 82.
36.11 Annotation
The University of Wisconsin System may sell a dormitory that no longer is needed for educational purposes upon terms that are agreeable to the Wisconsin state agencies building corporation and H.U.D. to guarantee the payment of the bonds issued for the initial construction of the building. 63 Atty. Gen. 252.
36.11 Annotation
Campus police have jurisdiction under sub. (2) to arrest only on campuses unless deputized by a sheriff. Local ordinances are not applicable on campus. 68 Atty. Gen. 67.
36.115
36.115
Personnel systems. 36.115(1)(1) In this section, "chancellor" means the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
36.115(2)
(2) The board shall develop a personnel system that is separate and distinct from the personnel system under
ch. 230 for all system employees except system employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
36.115(3)
(3) The chancellor shall develop a personnel system that is separate and distinct from the personnel system under
ch. 230 for all system employees assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
36.115(3m)
(3m) The board shall set the salary ranges for all of the following positions:
36.115(3m)(ae)
(ae) Each of the vice chancellors who is serving as deputy at the University of Wisconsin System campuses at Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior, and Whitewater and each of the vice chancellors who is serving as deputy at the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
36.115(3m)(am)
(am) The vice presidents of the University of Wisconsin System.
36.115(3m)(ar)
(ar) The chancellors at the University of Wisconsin System campuses at Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior, and Whitewater and the chancellors of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
36.115(3m)(b)
(b) The vice chancellor who is serving as deputy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
36.115(3m)(bm)
(bm) The senior vice presidents of the University of Wisconsin System.
36.115(3m)(c)
(c) The vice chancellor who is serving as deputy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
36.115(3m)(d)
(d) The chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
36.115(3m)(e)
(e) The chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
36.115(3m)(f)
(f) The president of the University of Wisconsin System.
36.115(3m)(g)
(g) The associate and assistant vice presidents, vice chancellors not identified in
pars. (ae),
(b), or
(c), assistant chancellors, associate and assistant vice chancellors, and administrative directors and associate directors of physical plant, general operations and services, and auxiliary enterprises activities or their equivalent, of each University of Wisconsin institution, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, and the University of Wisconsin System administration.
36.115(4)
(4) The personnel systems developed under
subs. (2) and
(3) shall include a civil service system, a grievance procedure that addresses employee terminations, and provisions that address employee discipline and workplace safety. The grievance procedure shall include all of the following elements:
36.115(4)(a)
(a) A written document specifying the process that a grievant and an employer must follow.
36.115(4)(b)
(b) A hearing before an impartial hearing officer.
36.115(4)(c)
(c) An appeal process in which the highest level of appeal is the board.
36.115(5)(a)(a) The personnel systems developed under
subs. (2) and
(3) shall be implemented on July 1, 2015.
36.115(5)(b)
(b) The board may not implement the personnel system developed under
sub. (2) unless it has been approved by the joint committee on employment relations.
36.115(5)(c)
(c) The chancellor may not implement the personnel system developed under
sub. (3) unless it has been approved by the joint committee on employment relations.
36.115(6)
(6) All system employees holding positions in the classified or unclassified service of the civil service system under
ch. 230 on June 30, 2015, shall be included in the personnel systems developed under
subs. (2) and
(3). System employees holding positions in the classified service on June 30, 2015, who have achieved permanent status in class on that date, shall retain, while serving in the positions in the system, those protections afforded employees in the classified service under
ss. 230.34 (1) (a) and
230.44 (1) (c) relating to demotion, suspension, discharge, layoff, or reduction in base pay. Such employees shall also have reinstatement privileges to the classified service as provided under
s. 230.31 (1). System employees holding positions in the classified service on June 30, 2015, who have not achieved permanent status in class on that date are eligible to receive the protections, privileges, and rights preserved under this subsection if they successfully complete service equivalent to the probationary period required in the classified service for the positions which they hold on that date.
36.115 History
History: 2011 a. 32;
2013 a. 20.
36.12
36.12
Student discrimination prohibited. 36.12(1)
(1) No student may be denied admission to, participation in or the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any service, program, course or facility of the system or its institutions because of the student's race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status or parental status.
36.12(2)(a)(a) The board shall direct each institution to establish policies and procedures to protect students from discrimination under
sub. (1). The policies and procedures shall do all of the following:
36.12(2)(a)1.
1. Provide criteria for determining whether
sub. (1) has been violated.
36.12(2)(a)3.
3. Require a complainant to file a complaint with the institution within 300 days of the alleged violation of
sub. (1).
36.12(2)(a)4.
4. Provide periods within which the complainant and the institution must act for each procedural step leading to the issuance of a final decision and for appeal of the final decision to the chancellor of the institution.
36.12(2)(b)
(b) The board shall establish policies and procedures for the appeal of the chancellor's or dean's decision to the board.
36.12(3)
(3) By September 1, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994, the board shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3). The report shall specify all of the following for the previous academic year:
36.12(3)(a)
(a) The number of complaints received at each institution alleging a violation of
sub. (1) and the disposition of each such complaint.
36.12(3)(b)
(b) The number of requests for review received by the board and the disposition of each such request.
36.12 History
History: 1989 a. 186;
1997 a. 237.
36.12 Annotation
The exclusion of contraceptives from an employer or college or university sponsored benefits program that otherwise provides prescription drug coverage violates Wisconsin law prohibiting sex discrimination in employment and in higher education, ss. 111.31 to 111.395, 36.12, and 38.23.
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