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24Section
381. 38.22 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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138.22
(1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1s) and s. 38.12
(14) (15),
2every person who is at least the age specified in s. 118.15 (1) (b) is eligible to attend
3a technical college if the person is:
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4Section
382. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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38.22
(6) (e) Any person who is a citizen of a country other than the United
6States if that person meets all of the following requirements:
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1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a
8declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.
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2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years
10following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately
11preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.
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3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with
13proof that the person has filed or will file an application for a permanent resident visa
14with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as the person is eligible to
15do so.
SB59,383
16Section 383
. 38.27 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.27
(1) (a) The creation or expansion of adult high school, adult basic
18education and English as a 2nd language courses. The board shall give priority to
19courses serving
students with disabilities or minority, unemployed,
or 20disadvantaged
or handicapped students.
SB59,384
21Section
384. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.28
(1m) (a) 1. “District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
23technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
24promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
25expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
1expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under ss.
238.12 (9)
and (14), 38.14 (3) and (9), and 118.15 (2) (a), all receipts from grants
3awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.31, 38.33,
438.38, and 38.42, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur
5training aids.
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6Section 385
. 38.38 of the statutes is amended to read:
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738.38 Services for handicapped students with disabilities. Annually the
8board may award a grant to each district board, from the appropriation under s.
920.292 (1) (f), to assist in funding transitional services for
handicapped students
with
10disabilities. Each district board shall contribute matching funds equal to 25 percent
11of the amount awarded.
SB59,386
12Section
386. 39.11 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
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39.11
(16) When appropriate and related to the programs of the state
14educational radio and television network, procure or publish instructional material.
15A reasonable handling charge may be established to cover the costs of providing this
16material.
SB59,387
17Section
387. 39.285 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.285
(1) (b) If the board determines during a fiscal year that any formula
19approved under par. (a) during the prior fiscal year needs to be modified during the
20fiscal year in order to expend the entire amount appropriated for grants to students
21under s. 39.30 or 39.435, except s. 39.435 (2) or (5), in that fiscal year, the board
shall
22submit may implement the modified formula
to the joint committee on finance. If
23the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has
24scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the modified formula within 14
25working days after the date of the submittal, the modified formula may be
1implemented as proposed by the board. If, within 14 working days after the date of
2the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the
3committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the modified
4formula, the modified formula may be implemented only upon approval of the
5committee.
SB59,388
6Section
388. 39.36 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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739.36 (title)
Repayment of stipends for teachers of the handicapped
8impaired.
SB59,389
9Section
389. 39.40 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.40
(5) The board may not make loans under sub. (2) after the effective date
11of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date]. The board shall administer the repayment
12and forgiveness of loans made under
sub. (2) on or before the effective date of this
13subsection .... [LRB inserts date] and under s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats. The board shall
14treat
such loans
made under s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats., as if they had been made under
15sub. (2).
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16Section
390. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 39.435 (2) (a) and
17amended to read:
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39.435
(2) (a) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy
19students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public and private
20nonprofit institutions of higher education located in this state and to sophomores,
21juniors, and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this
22subsection paragraph may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The board may
23award a grant under this
subsection paragraph to the same student for up to 10
24semesters or their equivalent, but may not award such a grant to the same student
25more than 6 years after the initial grant is awarded to that student. A student need
1not maintain continuous enrollment at an institution of higher education to remain
2eligible for a grant under this
subsection paragraph. The board shall promulgate
3rules establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this
subsection paragraph.
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4Section
391. 39.435 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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39.435
(2) (b) Before the end of a fiscal biennium, the board may make
6supplemental talent incentive grants to students to whom the board has awarded
7talent incentive grants under par. (a) in that fiscal biennium, but only if the board
8determines that, after the board makes all of the grants under par. (a) in that fiscal
9biennium, moneys are available in the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fd)
10for grants under this paragraph.
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11Section
392. 39.435 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(5) The board shall ensure that grants under this section are made
13available to students attending private or public institutions in this state who are
14deaf or hard of hearing or visually
handicapped
impaired and who demonstrate need.
15Grants may also be made available to such
handicapped students attending private
16or public institutions in other states under criteria established by the board. In
17determining the financial need of these students special consideration shall be given
18to their unique and unusual costs.
SB59,393
19Section
393. 40.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.01
(2) Purpose. The public employee trust fund is a public trust and shall
21be managed, administered, invested and otherwise dealt with solely for the purpose
22of ensuring the fulfillment at the lowest possible cost of the benefit commitments to
23participants, as set forth in this chapter, and shall not be used for any other purpose.
24Revenues collected for and balances in the accounts of a specific benefit plan shall
25be used only for the purposes of that benefit plan, including amounts allocated under
1s.
20.515 (1) (um) or (ut) or 40.04 (2), and shall not be used for the purposes of any
2other benefit plan. Each member of the employee trust funds board shall be a trustee
3of the fund and the fund shall be administered by the department of employee trust
4funds. All statutes relating to the fund shall be construed liberally in furtherance
5of the purposes set forth in this section.
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6Section 394
. 40.03 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.03
(1) (cm) Shall appoint an internal auditor. The internal auditor shall
8report directly to the board.
SB59,395
9Section
395. 40.03 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.03
(1) (i) May determine that some or all of the disability annuities and
11death benefits provided from the Wisconsin retirement system shall instead be
12provided through group insurance plans
to be established by the group insurance
13board either as separate plans or as integral parts of the group life and income
14continuation insurance plans established under this chapter.
SB59,396
15Section
396. 40.03 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.03
(1) (p) May, upon the recommendation of the actuary, transfer in whole
17or in part the assets and reserves held in any account described in s. 40.04 (9) to a
18different account described in s. 40.04 (9), for the purpose of providing any group
19insurance benefit
offered by the group insurance board.
SB59,397
20Section
397. 40.03 (1) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.03
(1) (q) For the purpose of the group income continuation insurance plan
22established under ss. 40.61 and 40.62 and the group long-term disability insurance
23plan established under s. 40.64:
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11. May, on behalf of the state, enter into a contract or contracts with one or more
2insurers authorized to transact insurance business in this state for the purpose of
3providing the plans.
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2. May, wholly or partially in lieu of subd. 1., on behalf of the state, provide the
5plans on a self-insured basis.
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3. May take any action as trustees that is considered advisable and not
7specifically prohibited or delegated to some other governmental agency to carry out
8the purpose and intent of the plans.
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4. May apportion all excess moneys becoming available to the board through
10operation of the plans to reduce premium payments in following contract years or to
11establish reserves to stabilize costs in subsequent years. If the board determines
12that the excess became available due to favorable experience of specific groups of
13employers or specific employee groups, the board may make the apportionment in
14a manner designated to benefit the specific employers or employee groups only, or to
15a greater extent than other employers and employee groups.
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5. Shall take prompt action to liquidate any actuarial or cash deficit that occurs
17in the accounts and reserves maintained in the fund for the plans.
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6. Shall accept timely appeals of determinations made by the department
19affecting any right or benefit under the plans.
SB59,398
20Section 398
. 40.03 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.03
(2) (i)
Shall Except as provided under pars. (ig) and (ir), shall promulgate,
22with the approval of the board, all rules
, except rules promulgated under par. (ig) or
23(ir), that are required for the efficient administration of the fund or of any of the
24benefit plans established by this chapter
. In addition to being approved by the board, 25and shall promulgate rules as necessary for a long-term disability insurance plan
1established under s. 40.64. All rules promulgated under this paragraph are subject
2to board approval under sub. (1) (m). Except rules promulgated under s. 40.30 (6),
3the rules promulgated under this paragraph relating to teachers
must be approved 4are subject to approval by the teachers retirement board
and under sub. (7) (d).
5Except rules promulgated under s. 40.30 (6), the rules promulgated under this
6paragraph relating to participants other than teachers
must be approved are subject
7to approval by the Wisconsin retirement board
, except rules promulgated under s.
840.30 under sub. (8) (d).
SB59,399
9Section
399. 40.03 (2) (ig) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.03
(2) (ig) Shall promulgate, with the approval of the group insurance board,
11all rules required for the administration of the group health, long-term care,
income
12continuation or life insurance plans established under subchs. IV
to and VI and
13health savings accounts under subch. IV.
SB59,400
14Section
400. 40.03 (2) (x) of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,401
15Section
401. 40.03 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.03
(6) Group insurance board. (intro.)
The With respect to the group
17insurance plans provided for by this chapter other than the group income
18continuation insurance plan established under ss. 40.61 and 40.62 and the group
19long-term disability insurance plan established under s. 40.64, the group insurance
20board:
SB59,402
21Section
402. 40.03 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.03
(6) (a) 1. Except as provided in par. (m), shall, on behalf of the state, enter
23into a contract or contracts with one or more insurers authorized to transact
24insurance business in this state for the purpose of providing the group insurance
25plans
provided for by this chapter; or.
SB59,403
1Section
403. 40.03 (6) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.03
(6) (d) (intro.) May take any action as trustees
which that is
deemed 3considered advisable and not specifically prohibited or delegated to some other
4governmental agency
, to carry out the purpose and intent of the group insurance
5plans
provided under this chapter, including, but not limited to, provisions in the
6appropriate contracts relating to:
SB59,404
7Section
404. 40.03 (6) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.03
(6) (i) Shall accept timely appeals of determinations made by the
9department affecting any right or benefit under
any
the group insurance
plan
10provided for under this chapter plans that are overseen by the group insurance
11board.
SB59,405
12Section
405. 40.03 (6) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.03
(6) (n) Notwithstanding par. (L), may contract with any entity to provide
14health and wellness services to any individual who is covered under a group health
15insurance plan under subch. IV at health clinics that are established within state
16facilities.
SB59,406
17Section 406
. 40.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.04
(2) (a) An administrative account shall be maintained within the fund
19from which administrative costs of the department shall be paid, except charges for
20services performed by the investment board
, costs of medical and vocational
21evaluations used in determinations of eligibility for benefits under ss. 40.61, 40.63
22and 40.65 and costs of contracting for insurance data collection and analysis services
23under s. 40.03 (6) (j).
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24Section
407. 40.04 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
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25Section 408
. 40.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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140.22
(1) Except as provided in sub. (2)
and s. 40.26 (6), each employee
2currently in the service of, and receiving earnings from, a state agency or other
3participating employer shall be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin
4retirement system as a participating employee of that state agency or participating
5employer.
SB59,409
6Section 409
. 40.22 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.22
(2m) (intro.)
An Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee
8who was a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work
9at least one-third of what is considered full-time employment by the department,
10as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from
11becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she
12is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for
13either of the following periods:
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14Section 410
. 40.22 (2r) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.22
(2r) (intro.)
An Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), an employee
16who was not a participating employee before July 1, 2011, who is not expected to work
17at least two-thirds of what is considered full-time employment by the department,
18as determined by rule, and who is not otherwise excluded under sub. (2) from
19becoming a participating employee shall become a participating employee if he or she
20is subsequently employed by the state agency or other participating employer for
21either of the following periods:
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22Section 411
. 40.22 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.22
(3) (intro.)
A Except as otherwise provided in s. 40.26 (6), a person who
24qualifies as a participating employee shall be included within, and shall be subject
25to, the Wisconsin retirement system effective on one of the following dates:
SB59,412
1Section
412. 40.23 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.23
(1) (bm) If an application by a participant age 55 or over, or by a protective
3occupation participant age 50 or over, for long-term disability insurance benefits
4under s. 40.64 is disapproved under rules promulgated by the department, the date
5which that would have been the effective date for the insurance benefits
shall be
is 6the retirement annuity effective date if requested by the applicant within 60 days of
7the disapproval or, if the disapproval is appealed, within 60 days of the final
8disposition of the appeal.
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9Section 413
. 40.26 (6) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
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40.26
(6) (intro.) Subsections (1) to (5) do not apply to a participant who applies
11for an annuity or lump sum payment during the period in which at least 30 days have
12elapsed between the participant's termination of employment as a teacher with a
13school district that is a participating employer, and becoming a teacher as an
14employee or contractor providing employee services as a teacher with any school
15district that is a participating employer if all of the following conditions are met:
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(a) At the time the participant terminates his or her employment as a teacher
17with a school district, the participant does not have an agreement with any school
18district that is a participating employer to return to employment as a teacher or enter
19into a contract to provide employee services as a teacher for the school district.
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(b) The participant elects on a form provided by the department to not become
21a participating employee.
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22Section
414. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.51
(8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
24shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2),
632.728, 632.746
25(1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853,
1632.855, 632.867, 632.87 (3) to (6), 632.885, 632.89, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (17), and
2632.896.
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3Section
415. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.51
(8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
5board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95,
632.728, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10),
6632.747, 632.748, 632.798, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.867,
7632.885, 632.89, and 632.895
(11) (8) and (10) to (17).
SB59,416
8Section
416. 40.513 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.513
(3) (a) The employee was eligible for an employer contribution under
10s. 40.05 (4) (ag) during the 2015 calendar year and elected not to receive health care
11coverage in that calendar year
or in any succeeding calendar year.
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12Section
417. 40.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.61
(3) Any An employer under s. 40.02 (28), other than the state, may offer
14to all of its employees
an a group income continuation insurance plan through a
15program offered by the
group insurance board. Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss.
1640.05 (5) and 40.62, the department may by rule establish different eligibility
17standards or contribution requirements for
such
those employees and employers and
18may by rule limit the categories of employers
which
that may be included as
19participating employers under this subchapter.
SB59,418
20Section
418. 40.62 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.62
(1) The
group insurance board shall establish
an a group income
22continuation insurance plan providing for full or partial payment of the financial loss
23of earnings incurred as a result of injury or illness with separate provisions for
24short-term insurance with a benefit duration of no more than one year and
25long-term insurance covering injury or illness of indefinite duration.
Employees An
1employee insured under the plan
shall be is eligible for benefits upon exhaustion of
2accumulated sick leave and completion of the elimination period established by the
3group insurance board.
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4Section 419
. 40.64 of the statutes is created to read:
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540.64 Long-term disability insurance coverage. The board may establish
6a group long-term disability insurance plan.