AB64,400,65 440.52 (1) (e) 8. Schools accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the
6board department.
AB64,670 7Section 670. 38.50 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (f).
AB64,671 8Section 671. 38.50 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (g) and
9amended to read:
AB64,400,1110 440.52 (1) (g) “Teaching location" means the area and facilities designated for
11use by a school required to be approved by the board department under this section.
AB64,672 12Section 672 . 38.50 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (2) and amended
13to read:
AB64,400,2014 440.52 (2) Responsibilities. The board department shall protect the general
15public by inspecting and approving private trade, correspondence, business, and
16technical schools doing business within this state, whether located within or outside
17this state, changes of ownership or control of the schools, teaching locations used by
18the schools, and courses of instruction offered by the schools and regulate the
19soliciting of students for correspondence or classroom courses and courses of
20instruction offered by the schools.
AB64,673 21Section 673 . 38.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (3) and amended
22to read:
AB64,400,2423 440.52 (3) Rule-making power. The board department shall promulgate rules
24and establish standards necessary to administer this section.
AB64,674 25Section 674 . 38.50 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,675
1Section 675. 38.50 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (intro.)
2and amended to read:
AB64,401,73 440.52 (7) Approval of schools generally. (intro.) To protect students,
4prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses and
5courses of instruction, and encourage schools to maintain courses and courses of
6instruction consistent in quality, content, and length with generally accepted
7educational standards, the board department shall do all of the following:
AB64,676 8Section 676. 38.50 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (a).
AB64,677 9Section 677. 38.50 (7) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (b).
AB64,678 10Section 678. 38.50 (7) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (c).
AB64,679 11Section 679. 38.50 (7) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (d).
AB64,680 12Section 680. 38.50 (7) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (e).
AB64,681 13Section 681. 38.50 (7) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (f).
AB64,682 14Section 682. 38.50 (7) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (g) and
15amended to read:
AB64,401,2216 440.52 (7) (g) Approve courses of instruction, schools, changes of ownership or
17control of schools, and teaching locations meeting the requirements and standards
18established by the board department and complying with rules promulgated by the
19board department; publish a list of the schools and courses of instruction approved
20and a list of the schools that are authorized to use the term “college," “ university,"
21“state," or “Wisconsin" in their names; and make those lists of the schools available
22on the board's department's Internet site.
AB64,683 23Section 683. 38.50 (7) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (h) and
24amended to read:
AB64,402,2
1440.52 (7) (h) Issue permits to solicitors when all board department
2requirements have been met.
AB64,684 3Section 684. 38.50 (7) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (i) and
4amended to read:
AB64,402,65 440.52 (7) (i) Require schools to furnish a surety bond in an amount as provided
6by rule of the board department.
AB64,685 7Section 685 . 38.50 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (8), and 440.52 (8)
8(a), (b), (c) (intro.), 1., 2., 4. and 5., (d) and (e), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,402,159 440.52 (8) (a) In general. No solicitor representing any school offering any
10course or course of instruction shall sell any course or course of instruction or solicit
11students for a course or course of instruction in this state for a consideration or
12remuneration, except upon the actual business premises of the school, unless the
13solicitor first secures a solicitor's permit from the board department. If the solicitor
14represents more than one school, a separate permit shall be obtained for each school
15the solicitor represents.
AB64,403,1516 (b) Solicitor's permit. The application for a solicitor's permit shall be made on
17a form furnished by the board department and shall be accompanied by a fee and a
18surety bond acceptable to the board department in the sum of $2,000. The board
19department shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for a solicitor's permit. The
20bond may be continuous and shall be conditioned to provide indemnification to any
21student suffering loss as the result of any fraud or misrepresentation used in
22procuring his or her enrollment or as a result of the failure of the school to perform
23faithfully the agreement the solicitor made with the student, and may be supplied
24by the solicitor or by the school itself either as a blanket bond covering each of its
25solicitors in the amount of $2,000 or the surety bond under sub. (7) (i). Upon approval

1of a permit, the board department shall issue an identification card to the solicitor
2giving his or her name and address, the name and address of the employing school,
3and certifying that the person whose name appears on the card is authorized to solicit
4students for the school. A permit shall be valid for one year from the date issued.
5Liability under this paragraph of the surety on the bond for each solicitor covered by
6the bond shall not exceed the sum of $2,000 as an aggregate for any and all students
7for all breaches of the conditions of the bond. The surety of a bond may cancel the
8bond upon giving 30 days' notice in writing to the board department and shall be
9relieved of liability under this paragraph upon giving the notice for any breach of
10condition occurring after the effective date of the cancellation. An application for
11renewal shall be accompanied by a fee, a surety bond acceptable to the board
12department in the sum of $2,000 if a continuous bond has not been furnished, and
13such information as the board department requests of the applicant. The board
14department shall, by rule, specify the amount of the fee for renewal of a solicitor's
15permit.
AB64,403,1816 (c) Refusal or revocation of permit. (intro.) The board department may refuse
17to issue or renew, or may revoke, any solicitor's permit upon one or any combination
18of the following grounds:
AB64,403,2019 1. Willful violation of this subsection or any rule promulgated by the board
20department under this section.
AB64,403,2221 2. Furnishing false, misleading, or incomplete information to the board
22department.
AB64,403,2423 4. Refusal by the school to be represented to allow reasonable inspection or to
24supply information after written request therefor by the board department.
AB64,404,3
15. Failure of the school which the solicitor represents to meet requirements and
2standards established by and to comply with rules promulgated by the board
3department under sub. (7).
AB64,404,84 (d) Notice of refusal to issue or renew permit. Notice of refusal to issue or renew
5a permit or of the revocation of a permit shall be sent by registered mail to the last
6address of the applicant or permit holder shown in the records of the board
7department. Revocation of a permit shall be effective 10 days after the notice of
8revocation has been mailed to the permit holder.
AB64,404,159 (e) Request for appearance. Within 20 days of the receipt of notice of the board's
10department's refusal to issue or renew a permit or of the revocation of a permit, the
11applicant or holder of the permit may request permission to appear before the board
12department in person, with or without counsel, to present reasons why the permit
13should be issued, renewed, or reinstated. Upon receipt of a request, the board
14department shall grant a hearing to the applicant or holder of the permit within 30
15days giving that person at least 10 days' notice of the date, time, and place.
AB64,686 16Section 686. 38.50 (10) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (title).
AB64,687 17Section 687. 38.50 (10) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (a) and
18amended to read:
AB64,405,419 440.52 (10) (a) Authority. All proprietary schools shall be examined and
20approved by the board department before operating in this state. Approval shall be
21granted to schools meeting the criteria established by the board department for a
22period not to exceed one year. No school may advertise in this state unless approved
23by the board. All approved schools shall submit quarterly reports, including
24information on enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications, course
25offerings, number of graduates, number of graduates successfully employed, and

1such other information as the board considers necessary. If a school closure results
2in losses to students, parents, or sponsors, the board may authorize the full or partial
3payment of those losses from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (2) (gm) 20.165 (1)
4(jt)
.
AB64,688 5Section 688. 38.50 (10) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (b) and
6amended to read:
AB64,405,137 440.52 (10) (b) Application. Application for initial approval of a school or a
8course of instruction, approval of a teaching location, change of ownership, or control
9of a school, renewal of approval of a school or reinstatement of approval of a school
10or course of instruction that has been revoked shall be made on a form furnished by
11the board department and shall be accompanied by a fee set by the board department
12under par. (c) and any other information as the board department considers
13necessary to evaluate the school in carrying out the purpose of this section.
AB64,689 14Section 689. 38.50 (10) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10)
15(c) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB64,405,1916 440.52 (10) (c) Fees; rule making. (intro.) The board department shall
17promulgate rules to establish the fees paid to the board department under this
18subsection
. In promulgating rules to establish the fees, the board department shall
19do all of the following:
AB64,690 20Section 690. 38.50 (10) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (c) 1.
21and amended to read:
AB64,405,2422 440.52 (10) (c) 1. Require that the amount of fees collected under this
23paragraph be sufficient to cover all costs that the board department incurs in
24examining and approving proprietary schools under this subsection.
AB64,691 25Section 691. 38.50 (10) (c) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (c) 2.
AB64,692
1Section 692. 38.50 (10) (c) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (c) 3.
AB64,693 2Section 693. 38.50 (10) (c) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (c) 4.
AB64,694 3Section 694. 38.50 (10) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (cm) and
4amended to read:
AB64,406,75 440.52 (10) (cm) Limit on student protection fee. The board department shall
6discontinue collecting annual student protection fees under par. (c) 4. during the
7period that the balance in the fund created by those fees exceeds $1,000,000.
AB64,695 8Section 695. 38.50 (10) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (d).
AB64,696 9Section 696. 38.50 (10) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (e).
AB64,697 10Section 697. 38.50 (10) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (f).
AB64,698 11Section 698. 38.50 (11) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (title).
AB64,699 12Section 699. 38.50 (11) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (a).
AB64,700 13Section 700. 38.50 (11) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (b), and
14440.52 (11) (b) 1., as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB64,406,2215 440.52 (11) (b) 1. If a school operating in this state discontinues its operations,
16proposes to discontinue its operations, or is in imminent danger of discontinuing its
17operations as determined by the board department, if the student records of the
18school are not taken into possession under subd. 2., and if the board department
19determines that the student records of the school are in danger of being destroyed,
20secreted, mislaid, or otherwise made unavailable to the persons who are the subjects
21of those student records or the authorized representatives of those persons, the board
22department may take possession of those student records.
AB64,701 23Section 701. 38.50 (11) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (c) and
24amended to read:
AB64,407,5
1440.52 (11) (c) If necessary to protect student records from being destroyed,
2secreted, mislaid, or otherwise made unavailable to the persons who are the subjects
3of those student records or the authorized representatives of those persons, the board
4department or association may seek a court order authorizing the board department
5or association to take possession of those student records.
AB64,702 6Section 702. 38.50 (11) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (d) and
7amended to read:
AB64,407,198 440.52 (11) (d) The board department or association shall preserve a student
9record that comes into the possession of the board department or association under
10par. (b) 1. or 2. and shall keep the student record confidential as provided under 20
11USC 1232g
and 34 CFR part 99. A student record in the possession of the board
12department is not open to public inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1). Upon
13request of the person who is the subject of a student record or an authorized
14representative of that person, the board department or association shall provide a
15copy of the student record to the requester. The board department or association may
16charge a fee for providing a copy of a student record. The fee shall be based on the
17administrative cost of taking possession of, preserving, and providing the copy of the
18student record. All fees collected by the board department under this paragraph
19shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.292 (2) (i) 20.165 (1) (jv).
AB64,703 20Section 703 . 38.50 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (12), and 440.52
21(12) (a) (intro.) and 1. and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,408,422 440.52 (12) (a) (intro.) No person that holds itself out to the public in any way
23as a legitimate institution of higher education may use the term “college" or
24“university" in the person's name unless the person provides an educational program
25for which the person awards an associate or higher degree and the person has

1accreditation recognized by the U.S. secretary of education, has the foreign
2equivalent of that accreditation, as determined by the board department, or has
3accreditation recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. This
4paragraph does not apply to any of the following:
AB64,408,65 1. A school that was doing business in this state with the approval of the
6educational approval board under s. 38.50, 2007 stats., prior to May 27, 2010.
AB64,408,147 (b) No school, including a school described in sub. (1) (e) 1. to 8., may use the
8term “state" or “Wisconsin" in its name if the use of that term operates to mislead the
9public into believing that the school is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin
10System or the technical college system, unless the school actually is so affiliated.
11This paragraph does not apply to a school described in sub. (1) (e) 1. that has
12accreditation recognized by the U.S. secretary of education, has the foreign
13equivalent of that accreditation, as determined by the board department, or has
14accreditation recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
AB64,704 15Section 704 . 38.50 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (13), and 440.52
16(13) (a) 2. a., b. and e. and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,408,2017 440.52 (13) (a) 2. a. Has accreditation recognized by the U.S. secretary of
18education; has the foreign equivalent of that accreditation, as determined by the
19board department; or has accreditation recognized by the Council for Higher
20Education Accreditation.
AB64,408,2121 b. Is approved by the board department to operate in this state.
AB64,408,2522 e. Has been found by the board department to meet standards of academic
23quality comparable to those of an educational institution located in the United States
24that has accreditation recognized by the U.S. secretary of education or by the Council
25for Higher Education Accreditation to offer credentials of the type and level claimed.
AB64,409,5
1(d) The board department may charge a fee for evaluating an educational
2institution under par. (a) 2. e. in an amount that is sufficient to cover all costs that
3the board department incurs in evaluating the institution. All fees collected by the
4board department under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation
5account under s. 20.292 (2) (g) 20.165 (1) (jr).
AB64,705 6Section 705 . 40.02 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,409,87 40.02 (8) (b) 3. For purposes of a deferred compensation plan, a surviving
8domestic partner.
AB64,706 9Section 706. 40.02 (21d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,409,1310 40.02 (21d) (intro.) “Domestic partnership" means a relationship between 2
11individuals, who submitted an affidavit of domestic partnership to the department
12before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date],
that satisfies all of
13the following:
AB64,707 14Section 707 . 40.02 (25) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,409,1915 40.02 (25) (b) 3. The surviving spouse or domestic partner of an employee, or
16of a retired employee, who is currently covered by health insurance at the time of
17death of the employee or retired employee. The spouse or domestic partner shall
18have the same right to health insurance coverage as the deceased employee or retired
19employee, but without state contribution, under rules promulgated by the secretary.
AB64,708 20Section 708 . 40.51 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,410,821 40.51 (2m) (a) In addition to the restriction under par. (b), neither a domestic
22partner of an eligible employee nor a stepchild of a current domestic partnership may
23not become be covered under a group health insurance plan under this subchapter
24unless the eligible employee submits an affidavit, designed by the group insurance
25board, attesting that the eligible employee and his or her domestic partner satisfy

1the requirements for a domestic partnership under s. 40.02 (21d). The eligible
2employee shall submit this affidavit to his or her employer at the time the eligible
3employee first enrolls in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter or at
4the time the eligible employee requests a change in dependent status while the
5eligible employee is enrolled in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter.
6Upon the dissolution of a domestic partnership, the eligible employee shall submit
7in a timely manner to his or her employer an affidavit, designed by the group
8insurance board, attesting to the dissolution of the domestic partnership
.
AB64,709 9Section 709 . 40.51 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,410,1310 40.51 (2m) (b) If an eligible employee is divorced or was a domestic partner in
11a dissolved domestic partnership, the eligible employee may not enroll a new spouse
12or domestic partner in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter until 6
13months have elapsed since the date of the divorce or dissolved domestic partnership.
AB64,710 14Section 710. 40.513 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,410,1615 40.513 (3) (b) The employee's spouse or domestic partner is receiving health
16care coverage under s. 40.51 (6).
AB64,711 17Section 711. 40.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,411,518 40.52 (2) Health insurance benefits under this subchapter shall be integrated,
19with exceptions determined appropriate by the group insurance board, with benefits
20under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged and disabled.
21Exclusions and limitations with respect to benefits and different rates may be
22established for persons eligible under federal plans for hospital and health care for
23the aged and disabled in recognition of the utilization by persons within the age
24limits eligible under the federal program. The plan may include special provisions
25for spouses, domestic partners, and other dependents covered under a plan

1established under this subchapter where one spouse or domestic partner is eligible
2under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged but the others are not
3eligible because of age or other reasons. As part of the integration, the department
4may, out of premiums collected under s. 40.05 (4), pay premiums for the federal
5health insurance.
AB64,712 6Section 712. 40.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,411,137 40.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group
8insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state
9annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office
10of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under
11contracts established by the group insurance board. The state shall also allow an
12eligible employee or a state annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse,
13domestic partner,
or parent.
AB64,713 14Section 713 . 40.65 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,714 15Section 714 . 40.65 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,715 16Section 715 . 40.65 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 40.65 (2) (am).
AB64,716 17Section 716 . 40.65 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 40.65 (2) (bm) and
18amended to read:
AB64,411,2219 40.65 (2) (bm) The department shall determine whether or not the applicant
20is eligible for benefits under this section on the basis of the evidence in subd. 2 par.
21(am)
. An applicant may appeal a determination under this subdivision paragraph
22to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.
AB64,717 23Section 717 . 40.65 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 40.65 (2) (cm) and
24amended to read:
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