SB21: Bill Text

SB21,595,5 (a) The employee is eligible for an employer contribution under s. 40.05 (4) (ag).

SB21,595,6 (b) The employee makes the election on a form provided by the department.

SB21,595,13 (c) The employee makes the election within 30 days of being hired or during any applicable enrollment period established by the department. If the employee makes the election within 30 days of being hired, the employee may not receive health care coverage under s. 40.51 (6) during the calendar year in which the election is made. If the employee makes the election during any annual applicable enrollment period established by the department, the employee may not receive health care coverage under s. 40.51 (6) during the succeeding calendar year.

SB21,595,19 (2) A stipend paid to an employee under sub. (1) shall be paid from the appropriation account that would otherwise have been used to pay the employer contribution toward premium payments under s. 40.05 (4) (ag) for that employee. If an employee makes the election within 30 days of being hired, the employer shall prorate the $2,000 stipend according to the remaining number of months in the calendar year in which the election is made.

SB21,1407 Section 1407. 40.515 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,596,6 40.515 (1) In addition to the health care coverage plans offered under s. 40.51 (6), beginning on January 1, 2015, the group insurance board shall offer to all state employees the option of receiving health care coverage through a high-deductible health plan and the establishment of a health savings account. Under this option, each employee shall receive health care coverage through a high-deductible health plan. The state shall make contributions into each employee's health savings account in an amount specified by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration under s. 40.05 (4) (ah) 4. In designing a high-deductible health plan, the group insurance board shall ensure that the plan may be used in conjunction with a health savings account.

SB21,1408 Section 1408. 40.52 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,596,17 40.52 (3) The group insurance board, after consulting with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, shall establish the terms of a health insurance plan for graduate assistants, for teaching assistants, and for employees-in-training designated by the board of regents, who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis and for teachers who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis by the University of Wisconsin System with an expected duration of employment of at least 6 months but less than one year. Annually, the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration shall establish the amount that the employer is required to pay in premium costs under this subsection.

SB21,1409 Section 1409 . 40.52 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,597,4 40.52 (3) The group insurance board, after consulting with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, shall establish the terms of a health insurance plan for graduate assistants, for teaching assistants, and for employees-in-training designated by the board of regents, who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis and for teachers who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis by the University of Wisconsin System Authority with an expected duration of employment of at least 6 months but less than one year. Annually, the administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall establish the amount that the employer is required to pay in premium costs under this subsection.

SB21,1410 Section 1410. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,597,11 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 49.825 (4) (d) and (5) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3) and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for any of its employees it deems eligible.

SB21,1411 Section 1411. 40.63 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,598,2 40.63 (6) Any person entitled to payments under this section who may otherwise be entitled to payments under s. 66.191, 1981 stats., may file with the department and the department of workforce development office of the commissioner of insurance a written election to waive payments due under this section and accept in lieu of the payments under this section payments as may be payable under s. 66.191, 1981 stats., but no person may receive payments under both s. 66.191, 1981 stats., and this section. However any person otherwise entitled to payments under this section may receive the payments, without waiver of any rights under s. 66.191, 1981 stats., during any period as may be required for a determination of the person's rights under s. 66.191, 1981 stats. Upon the final adjudication of the person's rights under s. 66.191, 1981 stats., if waiver is filed under this section, the person shall immediately cease to be entitled to payments under this section and the system shall be reimbursed from the award made under s. 66.191, 1981 stats., for all payments made under this section.

SB21,1412 Section 1412. 40.65 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,598,20 40.65 (2) (a) This paragraph applies to participants who first apply for benefits before May 3, 1988. Any person desiring a benefit under this section must apply to the department of workforce development office of the commissioner of insurance, which department office shall determine whether the applicant is eligible to receive the benefit and the participant's monthly salary. Appeals from the eligibility decision shall follow the procedures under ss. 102.16 to 102.26. If it is determined that an applicant is eligible, the department of workforce development office of the commissioner of insurance shall notify the department of employee trust funds and shall certify the applicant's monthly salary. If at the time of application for benefits an applicant is still employed in any capacity by the employer in whose employ the disabling injury occurred or disease was contracted, that continued employment shall not affect that applicant's right to have his or her eligibility to receive those benefits determined in proceedings before the department of workforce development division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration or the labor and industry review commission or in proceedings in the courts. The department of workforce development office of the commissioner of insurance may promulgate rules needed to administer this paragraph.

SB21,1413 Section 1413. 40.65 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,599,2 40.65 (2) (b) 3. The department shall determine whether or not the applicant is eligible for benefits under this section on the basis of the evidence in subd. 2. An applicant may appeal a determination under this subdivision to the department of workforce development division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.

SB21,1414 Section 1414. 40.65 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,599,6 40.65 (2) (b) 4. In hearing an appeal under subd. 3., the department of workforce development division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration shall follow the procedures under ss. 102.16 to 102.26.

SB21,1415 Section 1415. 40.81 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,599,14 40.81 (1) An employer other than the state, the university, or the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority may provide for its employees the deferred compensation plan established under s. 40.80. Any employer, including this state, the university, and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, who makes the plan under s. 40.80 available to any of its employees shall make it available to all of its employees under procedures established by the department under this subchapter.

SB21,1416 Section 1416. 40.95 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,599,17 40.95 (1) (a) 1. The employee accrues accumulated unused sick leave under s. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 235.03 (8), or 757.02 (5).

SB21,1417 Section 1417. 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,599,22 41.11 (1g) (b) (intro.) The department, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the department:

SB21,1418 Section 1418. 41.11 (1r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,600,3 41.11 (1r) (a) The department shall coordinate any economic development assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority.

SB21,1419 Section 1419. 41.11 (1r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,600,13 41.11 (1r) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the department 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, as defined in sub. (1g) (a), administered by the department. The report shall include all of the information required under s. 238.07 235.016 (2). The department shall collaborate with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Forward Wisconsin Development Authority to make readily accessible to the public on an Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.

SB21,1420 Section 1420. 41.11 (6) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1421 Section 1421. 41.16 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,600,18 41.16 (1) (a) 1. A nonprofit organization, as defined in s. 106.13 (4) (3m) (a) 1r., whose purposes include tourism to or within the state or a particular region in the state.

SB21,1422 Section 1422. 41.23 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,601,2 41.23 Sale of excess or surplus property. The department may acquire excess or surplus property from the department of administration under ss. s. 16.72 (4) (b) and 16.98 (1) or from the department of transportation under s. 84.09 (5s) and, subject to any prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the department may sell the property acquired under this section to any person at a price determined by the department of tourism. All proceeds received by the department of tourism from the sale of property under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.380 (1) (h).

SB21,1423 Section 1423. 41.40 of the statutes is renumbered 23.0925, and 23.0925 (1), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB21,601,7 23.0925 (1) The department may acquire land from the federal government adjacent to the Kickapoo River, and may determine the boundaries of the Kickapoo valley reserve under s. 41.41 23.0927 (2).

SB21,1424 Section 1424. 41.41 of the statutes is renumbered 23.0927, and 23.0927 (1) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB21,601,11 23.0927 (1) (a) "Board" Notwithstanding s. 24.01 (2), "board" means the Kickapoo reserve management board.

SB21,1425 Section 1425. 41.53 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,601,17 41.53 (1) (h) Annually, award an amount equal to at least 5% of all state and federal funds received by the board in that year for grants to artists and arts organizations to artists who are minority group members and arts groups composed principally of minority group members. In this paragraph, "minority group member" has the meaning specified in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (f).

SB21,1426 Section 1426. 41.60 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,601,24 41.60 (1) (c) "Nonprofit business development organization" means a housing and community development authority created under s. 66.1335 (1), redevelopment corporation, as defined in s. 66.1301 (3) (s), redevelopment authority created under s. 66.1333 (3), community development corporation, as defined in s. 234.94 235.94 (2), or any nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to promote the economic development of a particular area or region in the state.

SB21,1427 Section 1427. 42.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,602,9 42.09 (3) (b) The board shall develop policies encouraging each private person entering into an agreement with the board under this subsection to agree that his or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 25% of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with the construction or development of those facilities will be minority group members, as defined in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (f), and that at least 5% of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with the construction or development of those facilities will be women.

SB21,1428 Section 1428. 43.58 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,602,18 43.58 (5) The library board may employ competent persons to deliver lectures upon scientific, literary, historical or educational subjects; and may cooperate with the University of Wisconsin System Authority, technical college district boards, the historical society, the department, cooperative educational service agencies, school boards and other educational institutions to secure such lectures or to foster and encourage by other means the wider use of books and other resource, reference and educational materials upon scientific, historical, economic, literary, educational and other useful subjects.

SB21,1429 Section 1429. 44.10 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,603,11 44.10 (1) The historical society, through its board of curators, in its corporate capacity and as trustee of the state may enter into agreements with the University of Wisconsin System Authority or such other public or quasi-public institutions, agencies or corporations as the board of curators of the society shall designate to serve as the regional records depository for a given area. Said agreements shall specify the area to be served by the depository, and the methods of accessioning, cataloging, care, housing, preservation and servicing of these and such other material as may be placed by the historical society or in the name of the historical society in such regional depositories under such agreements, it being the intent of this section to provide an orderly, uniform statewide system for the retention and preservation of important court, county and local public records on a manageable basis and under proper professional care in the region of origin. Only where such arrangements cannot be accomplished may the said society transfer such records to the state archives. Said society shall compile and maintain for reference purposes as soon as may be convenient a union list of the records of county, city, village, town, school district, or other local governmental unit, or court, title to which is transferred to it under s. 44.09 (1).

SB21,1430 Section 1430. 44.11 of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB21,603,14 44.11 Central depository library. (1) In this section, "board" means the board of curators of the historical society.

SB21,604,3 (2) The board may participate in the formation and maintenance of a nonprofit-sharing corporation sponsored by participating colleges, universities, and libraries for the purpose of providing and operating a central library depository at a location in a midwestern state for the storage of little used books and other library and research materials of participating institutions, and which corporation may also perform any other functions for the benefit of participating institutions, including correlating library catalogs of the participating institutions, coordinating and planning the purchasing by each institution of costly or infrequently used books and research materials in order to avoid unnecessary duplication, and facilitating the loaning of library books and other library and research materials between participating institutions. The board shall possess all powers necessary or convenient to accomplish the foregoing, including the authority to designate representatives or members of such corporation in accordance with its articles and bylaws.

SB21,604,10 (3) The board may make use of and pay for the use of the facilities and services of such nonprofit-sharing corporation, but the board shall retain title to all books and materials deposited with such corporation for storage or loaned to other participating institutions and the authority of the board to expend funds for the purchase of land, the construction of buildings and additions to buildings and the purchase of equipment for the purpose of providing such facilities shall be limited to funds appropriated under s. 20.245.

SB21,1431 Section 1431. 44.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,604,23 44.14 (1) It is the purpose of this section to establish a more economical system of handling federal documents in this state in such a way as to effect savings of staff and space to the participating libraries, both state and local; to make such documents more available to more of the people, colleges and libraries of the state, in accordance with the purposes of the federal depository act of 1895 and the needs of the citizens of the state; and to make possible substantial economies in the publication costs of such documents at the federal level as well. To this end the state documents depository established by s. 44.06 may acquire and establish a central state depository and loan collection of federal documents for the benefit of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, the state law library, the depository libraries and such other college and public libraries in this state as may desire to share in the benefits of this loan collection.

SB21,1432 Section 1432. 44.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,605,6 44.14 (2) The University of Wisconsin System Authority and the public and other participating libraries, federal regulations permitting, may transfer outright or may loan indefinitely to this central depository any or all federal documents now in their possession which in their opinion are so little used for ready reference purposes as to make their retention unnecessary if copies are available on loan from the central depository loan collection.

SB21,1433 Section 1433. 44.31 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,605,9 44.31 (1r) "Division of hearings and appeals" means the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.

SB21,1434 Section 1434. 44.40 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,605,12 44.40 (3m) A state agency may appeal to the division of hearings and appeals under ch. 227 any determination made by the officer under this section.

SB21,1435 Section 1435. 44.42 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,605,16 44.42 (3) A political subdivision or school board may appeal to the division of hearings and appeals under ch. 227 any determination made by the officer under this section.

SB21,1436 Section 1436. 45.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,605,22 45.03 Department of veterans affairs. (1) Policy. It is the policy of the state to give provide health, educational, and economic assistance to veterans and their dependents who are residents of this state to the extent and under the conditions determined by the board department within the limitations set forth in this section.

SB21,1437 Section 1437. 45.03 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,606,10 45.03 (6) Coordination duties. The department shall coordinate the activities of all state agencies and the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority performing functions relating to the medical, hospital, or other remedial care; placement and training; and educational, economic, or vocational rehabilitation of veterans. In particular, the department shall coordinate the activities of the technical college system board, state selective service administration, department of health services, department of workforce development, department of public instruction, the University of Wisconsin System Authority and other educational institutions, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, and all other departments or agencies performing any of the functions specified, to the end that the benefits provided in this section may be made available to veterans as promptly and effectively as possible.

SB21,1438 Section 1438. 45.03 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,606,19 45.03 (10) Training and employment of veterans. The department, in cooperation with the shall operate programs in this state to enhance the employment opportunities of veterans of the U.S. armed forces, including the employment program funded under 38 U.S.C. 41 and 42. Such programs shall be administered by state employees and shall provide services only to eligible individuals. The department of workforce development and state selective service administration and any other federal, state, or local agency, shall cooperate with the department to formulate and carry out plans for the training and employment of veterans.

SB21,1439 Section 1439. 45.10 of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,606,23 45.10 Veteran appearances. The department may reimburse any veteran who incurred travel expenses relating to an appearance that occurred at the request of the state, subject to the following:

SB21,606,25 (1) A veteran seeking reimbursement shall submit to the department documentation of travel expenses incurred.

SB21,607,3 (2) Notwithstanding ss. 16.53 (12) (c) and 20.916 (8) and (9), the department may reimburse all documented travel expenses but reimbursement shall not exceed $2,000 annually per veteran.

SB21,1440 Section 1440. 45.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,607,10 45.20 (1) (d) "Tuition," when referring to the University of Wisconsin System, means academic fees and segregated fees; when referring to the technical colleges, means "program fees" and "additional fees" as described in s. 38.24 (1m) and (1s); and when referring to a high school, a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, means the charge for the courses for which a person is enrolled.

SB21,1441 Section 1441 . 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,607,18 45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, enrolling in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.

SB21,1442 Section 1442 . 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,608,2 45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is authorized under s. 440.52, enrolling in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 36.27 (7).

SB21,1443 Section 1443. 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,608,9 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise qualified to receive benefits under this subsection may receive the benefits under this subsection upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state, from a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or from a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, if any of the following applies:

SB21,1444 Section 1444 . 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,608,23 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b) 1. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.

SB21,1445 Section 1445 . 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,609,13 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b) 1. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school that is authorized under s. 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 36.27 (7). Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.

SB21,1446 Section 1446 . 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read: