2015 Subject Index to Legislation

university of wisconsin _ athletics University of Wisconsin -- Athletics

Gordon, Melvin, III: college football career with the UW--Madison Badgers commended - AJR7

UW—Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team congratulated for winning the Horizon League tournament and wishing them luck in the NCAA tournament - SR13

UW—Madison men’s basketball team commended on an outstanding 2014-15 season and reaching the 2015 NCAA Final Four and championship game - SJR33

UW—Madison men’s basketball team commended on an outstanding 2014-15 season, player accomplishments, and reaching the 2015 NCAA Final Four and championship game - AJR33

UW--Madison men's basketball team commended on its 2013-14 season and reaching the NCAA Final Four - AJR6

UW--Madison men's basketball team commended on its 2013-14 season and reaching the NCAA Final Four - SJR3

UW—Stevens Point men’s basketball team commended on winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Men’s Basketball National Championship title - AJR25

UW—Stevens Point men’s basketball team commended on winning the 2015 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Men’s Basketball National Championship title - SJR27

UW--Whitewater Warhawks baseball team commended for winning the 2014 NCAA Division III Baseball National Championship title - AJR12

UW--Whitewater Warhawks football team commended for winning the 2014 NCAA Division III Football National Championship title - AJR10

UW--Whitewater Warhawks men's basketball team commended for winning the 2014 NCAA Division III Basketball National Championship title - AJR11

Vodenlich, John: commended on receiving the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s Baseball Coach of the Year award - SJR44

university of wisconsin _ courses University of Wisconsin -- Courses

English and mathematics placement tests required upon admission to UW System: students required to identify Wisconsin high school they graduated from and Board of Regents required to report re high schools of students required to take remedial courses [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, report made an annual report requirement, identify high school provision removed, Superintendent of Public Instruction duties added] - AB56

English and mathematics placement tests required upon admission to UW System: students required to identify Wisconsin high school they graduated from and Board of Regents required to report re high schools of students required to take remedial courses - SB59

Foreign language credits from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: UW Board of Regents required to accept re students who are current or former U.S. armed forces members - AB184

Foreign language credits from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: UW Board of Regents required to accept re students who are current or former U.S. armed forces members - SB188

Military training or experience: UW Board of Regents and technical college district boards to establish policies to award academic credit for - AB182

Military training or experience: UW Board of Regents and technical college district boards to establish policies to award academic credit for - SB190

UW Board of Regents required to assist students in two-year and four-year institutions in securing internships with businesses; FTE positions provision - AB743

UW Board of Regents required to assist students in two-year and four-year institutions in securing internships with businesses; FTE positions provision - SB593

university of wisconsin _ employee University of Wisconsin -- Employee

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment permitted under MERA and SELRA; UW System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers included - AB900

Collective bargaining over wages, hours, and conditions of employment permitted under MERA and SELRA; UW System and UWHCA employees and certain home care and child care providers included - SB666

University of Wisconsin System Authority (UWSA): UW System converted to; Board of Regents powers and duties; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and State Laboratory of Hygiene transferred to DATCP; Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement responsibility transferred from HEAB to Board of Regents; EEB and Rural Health Development Council eliminated; DOA and Building Commission duties; MERA, tuition, and other provisions [for section numbers, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin"] - AB21

UW Board of Regents powers and duties revised, including faculty and academic staff appointments; EEB repealed [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin -- Regents"] - SB21

university of wisconsin _ entrance requirement University of Wisconsin -- Entrance requirement

Waiver of application fees to UW System institutions and technical colleges for resident high school juniors and seniors; dates specified and appropriation provision - SB396

university of wisconsin _ extension University of Wisconsin -- Extension

Business idea generation program established in UW—Extension; Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament provision - AB777

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - AB104

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - SB634

UW Board of Regents powers and duties revised, including faculty and academic staff appointments; EEB repealed [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin -- Regents"] - SB21

university of wisconsin _ faculty University of Wisconsin -- Faculty

Definition of faculty of the UW System (remedial legislation) - AB690

Definition of faculty of the UW System (remedial legislation) - SB565

University of Wisconsin System Authority (UWSA): UW System converted to; Board of Regents powers and duties; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and State Laboratory of Hygiene transferred to DATCP; Minnesota-Wisconsin tuition reciprocity agreement responsibility transferred from HEAB to Board of Regents; EEB and Rural Health Development Council eliminated; DOA and Building Commission duties; MERA, tuition, and other provisions [for section numbers, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin"] - AB21

UW Board of Regents powers and duties revised, including faculty and academic staff appointments; EEB repealed [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``University of Wisconsin -- Regents"] - SB21

UW System faculty tenure and probationary appointments provisions restored to those prior to 2015 WisAct 55 - AB898

university of wisconsin _ finance University of Wisconsin -- Finance

Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the UW—Madison: funding for - AB784

Telecommunications services to the UW System: universal service fund appropriation restored - AB346

Telecommunications services to the UW System: universal service fund appropriation restored - SB261

UW parking fees and fines may be used for campus safety and transportation-related programs; Building Commission prohibited from authorizing general fund borrowing re construction of UW parking facilities - AB356

UW parking fees and fines may be used for campus safety and transportation-related programs; Building Commission prohibited from authorizing general fund borrowing re construction of UW parking facilities - SB276

university of wisconsin _ green bay University of Wisconsin -- Green Bay

UW—Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team congratulated for winning the Horizon League tournament and wishing them luck in the NCAA tournament - SR13

university of wisconsin _ hospital and clinics University of Wisconsin -- Hospital and clinics, see University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority

university of wisconsin _ madison University of Wisconsin -- Madison

Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at the UW—Madison: funding for - AB784

First Folio of Shakespeare nationally touring exhibition from the Folger Shakespeare Library recognized - AJR96

First Folio of Shakespeare nationally touring exhibition from the Folger Shakespeare Library recognized - SJR80

Gordon, Melvin, III: college football career with the UW--Madison Badgers commended - AJR7

School accountability report performance categories replaced with letter grades and other revisions; Superintendent of Public Instruction prohibited from approving pupil attainment examinations developed by Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, giving effect to common core standard in effect, adopting or implementing new common core standards, and requiring school districts to adopt or implement common core standards, and required to provide education options to parents and guardians via DPI's Internet site; UW--Madison Value-Added Research Center to approve alternative examinations a school may administer [for section numbers, see entry under ``State Superintendent of Public Instruction"] - AB21

School accountability report performance categories replaced with letter grades and other revisions; Superintendent of Public Instruction prohibited from approving pupil attainment examinations developed by Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, giving effect to common core standard in effect, adopting or implementing new common core standards, and requiring school districts to adopt or implement common core standards, and required to provide education options to parents and guardians via DPI's Internet site; UW--Madison Value-Added Research Center to approve alternative examinations a school may administer [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``State Superintendent of Public Instruction"] - SB21

UW Board of Regents’ authority over agricultural land expanded; Building Commission and UW—Madison provisions - AB717

UW Board of Regents’ authority over agricultural land expanded; Building Commission and UW—Madison provisions - SB571

UW—Madison men’s basketball team commended on an outstanding 2014-15 season and reaching the 2015 NCAA Final Four and championship game - SJR33

UW—Madison men’s basketball team commended on an outstanding 2014-15 season, player accomplishments, and reaching the 2015 NCAA Final Four and championship game - AJR33

UW--Madison men's basketball team commended on its 2013-14 season and reaching the NCAA Final Four - AJR6

UW--Madison men's basketball team commended on its 2013-14 season and reaching the NCAA Final Four - SJR3

UW--Madison Value-Added Research Center duties re student achievement data and scores and provide ARB with alternative tests - AB1

university of wisconsin _ milwaukee University of Wisconsin -- Milwaukee

Lingren, Dr. Ronald H.: life and public service - AJR68

university of wisconsin _ regents University of Wisconsin -- Regents

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2015-16 contract ratification between UW Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - AB922

Building trades crafts bargaining unit: 2015-16 contract ratification between UW Board of Regents and the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee - SB752

Business idea generation program established in UW—Extension; Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament provision - AB777

Charter School Oversight Board (CSOB) created to approve nonprofit, nonsectarian organizations to contract with persons to operate independent charter schools; charter school and contract requirements; reports required [for section numbers and further revisions, see entry under ``School"] - SB21

Definition of faculty of the UW System (remedial legislation) - AB690

Definition of faculty of the UW System (remedial legislation) - SB565

DHS to request waiver of federal Medicaid law for services and support re women with increased risk of negative birth outcomes; expanding who can claim Wisconsin EITC; nurse-midwife governing provisions, and Injured Patients and Families Compensation Fund coverage; statewide electronic data management and information system for all public assistance programs; evidence-based home visitation program re child abuse or neglect or poor birth outcomes; informed consent before certain elective caesarean section and labor-inducing procedures; infant's race or ethnicity to be included on the birth certificate; cultural competency training for certain students at UW and TCS institutions; DHS reports re neonatal intensive care units and fetal and infant mortality and birth outcomes; DHS to promulgate rules for best practices for postpartum patients and newborns at hospitals - AB852

Emergency financial need grants for technical college and UW colleges students created - AB741

Emergency financial need grants for technical college and UW colleges students created - SB592

English and mathematics placement tests required upon admission to UW System: students required to identify Wisconsin high school they graduated from and Board of Regents required to report re high schools of students required to take remedial courses [A.Sub.Amdt.2: further revisions, report made an annual report requirement, identify high school provision removed, Superintendent of Public Instruction duties added] - AB56

English and mathematics placement tests required upon admission to UW System: students required to identify Wisconsin high school they graduated from and Board of Regents required to report re high schools of students required to take remedial courses - SB59

Food purchased by UW Board of Regents: state procurement requirement exception created and threshold for using simplified procedures modified - AB166

Foreign language credits from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: UW Board of Regents required to accept re students who are current or former U.S. armed forces members - AB184

Foreign language credits from the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center: UW Board of Regents required to accept re students who are current or former U.S. armed forces members - SB188

Land information program: requirement that certain departments and agencies submit a plan to enable information to be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced eliminated - AB728

Land information program: requirement that certain departments and agencies submit a plan to enable information to be readily translatable, retrievable, and geographically referenced eliminated - SB570

Military training or experience: UW Board of Regents and technical college district boards to establish policies to award academic credit for - AB182

Military training or experience: UW Board of Regents and technical college district boards to establish policies to award academic credit for - SB190

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - AB104

Nanotechnology information hub and Nanotechnology Council established in the UW System, duties specified and report required - SB634

Renewable energy consumption: new goals for certain state agencies set, DOA report required; new goal re electric energy consumed in the state set, PSC reports required - SB773

Shared governance at UW System institutions: statutory provisions restored to form prior to 2015 WisAct 55 - AB814

Student loan assistance for critical industry sectors: HEAB to administer and Secretary of DWD and CEO of WEDC to identify the sectors in consultation with UW Board of Regents, Superintendent of Public Instruction, TCS Board, and local workforce investment boards; promotional materials to high schools provision - AB661