2001 Wisconsin Act 16

16,1345c Section 1345c. 31.385 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

31.385 (6) The department shall provide financial assistance to the city of Jefferson for a dam safety project for a dam that is owned by the city.

16,1345cm Section 1345cm. 31.387 of the statutes is created to read:

31.387 Dam rehabilitation projects. The department shall establish and administer a grant program under which the department shall provide grants to counties to rehabilitate dams located in those counties. The department may only provide a grant for a project under this section to match federal funds provided for the project under the federal Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1953 (Public Law 83-566). The department shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.

16,1346g Section 1346g. 32.02 (15m) of the statutes is created to read:

32.02 (15m) The department of forestry with the approval of the appropriate standing committees of each house of the legislature as determined by the presiding officer thereof and as authorized by law, for acquisition of lands.

16,1346r Section 1346r. 32.035 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

32.035 (3) Procedure. The condemnor shall notify the department of any project involving the actual or potential exercise of the powers of eminent domain affecting a farm operation. If the condemnor is the department of natural resources or the department of forestry, the notice required by this subsection shall be given at the time that permission of the senate and assembly appropriate standing committees on natural resources is sought under s. 23.09 (2) (d) or, 27.01 (2) (a), or 28.02 (2). To prepare an agricultural impact statement under this section, the department may require the condemnor to compile and submit information about an affected farm operation. The department shall charge the condemnor a fee approximating the actual costs of preparing the statement. The department may not publish the statement if the fee is not paid.

16,1346t Section 1346t. 34.05 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

34.05 (4) Money from the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (fm) shall be deposited in a public depository located in this state that is at least 51% owned by a minority group member or minority group members, as defined in s. 560.036 (1) (f) a minority business certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2).

16,1349e Section 1349e. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

36.09 (1) (j) Except where such matters are a subject of bargaining with a certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91, the board shall establish salaries for persons not in the classified staff prior to July 1 of each year for the next fiscal year, and shall designate the effective dates for payment of the new salaries. In the first year of the biennium, payments of the salaries established for the preceding year shall be continued until the biennial budget bill is enacted. If the budget is enacted after July 1, payments shall be made following enactment of the budget to satisfy the obligations incurred on the effective dates, as designated by the board, for the new salaries, subject only to the appropriation of funds by the legislature and s. 20.928 (3). This paragraph does not limit the authority of the board to establish salaries for new appointments. The board may not increase the salaries of employees specified in ss. 20.923 (5) and (6) (m) and 230.08 (2) (d) under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to correct salary inequities under par. (h), to fund job reclassifications or promotions, or to recognize competitive factors. The board may not increase the salary of any position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to correct a salary inequity or to recognize competitive factors. The board may not increase the salary of any position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) (ae) and (am) to correct a salary inequity that results from the appointment of a person to a position identified in s. 20.923 (4g) (ae) and (am) unless the increase is approved by the department of employment relations. The granting of salary increases to recognize competitive factors does not obligate inclusion of the annualized amount of the increases in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) for subsequent fiscal bienniums. No later than October 1 of each year, the board shall report to the joint committee on finance and the departments of administration and employment relations concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted to recognize competitive factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30.

16,1349m Section 1349m. 36.09 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.09 (2) (a) and amended to read:

36.09 (2) (a) The president shall be president of all the faculties and shall be vested with the responsibility of administering the system under board policies and shall direct a central administration which shall assist the board and the president in establishing system-wide policies in monitoring, reviewing and evaluating these policies, in coordinating program development and operation among institutions, in planning the programmatic, financial and physical development of the system, in maintaining fiscal control and compiling and recommending educational programs, operating budgets and building programs for the board. The Subject to par. (b), the president shall appoint each senior vice president, vice president, associate vice president and assistant vice president of the system. The president shall fix the term of office for each senior vice president, vice president, associate vice president and assistant vice president of the system.

16,1349r Section 1349r. 36.09 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

36.09 (2) (b) The sum of the number of senior vice presidents and vice presidents of the system that the president may appoint under par. (a) may not exceed 4.

16,1349u Section 1349u. 36.11 (27) of the statutes is created to read:

36.11 (27) Condition on financial assistance. The board may not provide any state financial assistance under this chapter to any person during the period that the person is required to register with the selective service system under 50 USC, Appendix, sections 451 to 473 if the person has not so registered.

16,1349v Section 1349v. 36.11 (36) of the statutes is amended to read:

36.11 (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. No person may introduce sturgeon reared in the aquaculture demonstration facility into any natural body of water in this state.

16,1351m Section 1351m. 36.11 (43) of the statutes is created to read:

36.11 (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.

16,1351r Section 1351r. 36.11 (44) of the statutes is created to read:

36.11 (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.

16,1351t Section 1351t. 36.11 (45) of the statutes is created to read:

36.11 (45) Development of tribal logo. (a) The board shall ensure that the Robert M. La Follette institute of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in consultation with the governing bodies of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state, develops all of the following:

1. A tribal logo that is representative of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands in this state and that would be appropriate for display on official state notifications of grants funded in whole or in part by Indian gaming receipts, as defined in s. 569.01 (1m).

2. A plan to implement the use of the logo, including ways to determine when the logo should be used, the cost of developing and using the logo, and how this cost would be funded.

(b) The board shall submit the logo and the plan under par. (a) to the joint committee on finance and to the governing body of each federally recognized American Indian tribe and band in this state. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the logo and the plan within 14 working days after the date of submission, use of the logo may, upon approval of the governing body of each tribe and band, be implemented as proposed in the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submission, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the logo and plan, use of the logo may be implemented only upon approval of the committee and the governing body of each tribe and band.

16,1351wc Section 1351wc. 36.11 (46) of the statutes is created to read:

36.11 (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.

16,1351x Section 1351x. 36.11 (47m) of the statutes is created to read:

36.11 (47m) Transfer of credit. (a) The board shall ensure that all institutions and college campuses accept credits transferred from the technical college system and from within the system for general education courses and for courses included in the plan required by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9154 (4g).

(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the board may, on a case-by-case basis, request that the standing committees on higher education in the senate and assembly block the transfer of credits. A majority vote of each committee is required to block the transfer.

16,1351za Section 1351za. 36.11 (48m) of the statutes is created to read:

36.11 (48m) Domestic abuse training. The board shall ensure that training for medical students and nursing students in dealing with the emotional and psychological impact of domestic abuse on victims is increased.

16,1351zb Section 1351zb. 36.11 (49) of the statutes is created to read:

36.11 (49) Special education study. The board shall direct the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education and the Department of Neurology of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School to study methods of identifying special education pupils with dyslexia and irlen syndrome and methods of remediation.

16,1351zd Section 1351zd. 36.11 (50) of the statutes is created to read:

36.11 (50) Notice regarding sex offenders. If the board of regents receives information under s. 301.46 (2s) regarding a sex offender whom it employs or who attends an institution within the University of Wisconsin System, the board of regents shall provide the information that it receives, upon request, to any of the following:

(a) A student attending an institution at which the sex offender works, if the sex offender is an employee.

(b) A student attending the institution that the sex offender attends, if the sex offender is a student.

(c) A parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a person entitled to receive the information under par. (a) or (b).

16,1351zf Section 1351zf. 36.11 (54) of the statutes is created to read:

36.11 (54) Wildlife biologist. The board shall ensure that the job description for the wildlife biologist at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point requires the person in that position to devote a significant portion of time to bear hunting research and data collection.

16,1356g Section 1356g. 36.25 (17) of the statutes is created to read:

36.25 (17) Grazing education grant program. The board shall administer a grazing education grant program through the extension to make grants for educational and technical assistance concerning management intensive grazing.

16,1356L Section 1356L. 36.25 (20) of the statutes is repealed.

16,1357 Section 1357. 36.25 (38) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

36.25 (38) (b) 6. To pay the department of administration electronic government for telecommunications services provided under s. 16.973 22.05 (1).

16,1357k Section 1357k. 36.25 (43) of the statutes is created to read:

36.25 (43) Pest management for schools. The board shall provide, through the extension, programs to train employees of school districts and other persons about using integrated pest management, as defined in s. 94.715 (1) (cm), and about developing and implementing pest management plans to prevent unacceptable levels of pest activity and damage in schools and on school grounds while minimizing hazards to persons, property, and the environment, consistent with the requirements of s. 94.715.

16,1357m Section 1357m. 36.25 (45) of the statutes is repealed.

16,1358m Section 1358m. 36.25 (46) of the statutes is created to read:

36.25 (46) Watershed management center. The board shall establish in the college of natural resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point a center to conduct studies and research relating to watershed management.

16,1359m Section 1359m. 36.27 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

36.27 (2) (b) 3. Nonresident persons who served in active duty in the U.S. armed forces for at least 10 years, who were honorably discharged from such service within 4 years before registering at an institution, and who filed state income tax returns for at least 8 of the last 10 years of active duty in the U.S. armed forces, and their spouses and children are entitled to the exemption under par. (a).

16,1360m Section 1360m. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is a citizen of a country other than the United States is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:

1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a high school graduation equivalency from this state.

2. The person resided in this state for at least 3 years after graduation from high school or after having received a high school graduation equivalency from this state.

3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with an affidavit stating that the person will file an application for a permanent resident visa with the Immigration and Naturalization Service as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

16,1361 Section 1361. 36.27 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

36.27 (4) (a) In the 1993-94 to 2000-01 academic years, the The board may annually exempt from nonresident tuition, but not from incidental or other fees, up to 200 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside as juniors or seniors in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity and up to 150 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity.

16,1369g Section 1369g. 38.04 (31) of the statutes is created to read:

38.04 (31) Truck driver training. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (hm), subject to 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9148 (1f), the board shall award grants to the district boards governing Chippewa Valley Technical College, Fox Valley Technical College, and Waukesha County Technical College for truck driver training.

16,1369m Section 1369m. 38.08 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.08 (1g) The appointment committee for a district board that governs a district encompassing a 1st class city shall include 4 additional members designated by of the board of school directors in charge of the public schools of the 1st class city designated by the board of school directors. The additional members shall be appointed so as to reflect, to the extent possible, the distribution of women and minorities within the 1st class city.

16,1370m Section 1370m. 38.12 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

38.12 (12) Transfer of credit. Each district board shall accept credits transferred from another district or from an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System for general education courses and for courses included in the plan required by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, section 9154 (4g).

16,1370n Section 1370n. 38.12 (14) of the statutes is created to read:

38.12 (14) Domestic abuse. The district board shall ensure that training for nursing students in dealing with the emotional and psychological impact of domestic abuse on victims is increased.

16,1371g Section 1371g. 38.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.15 (1) Subject to sub. (3), if the district board intends to make a capital expenditure in excess of $500,000 $1,000,000, excluding moneys received from gifts, grants or federal funds, for the acquisition of sites, purchase or construction of buildings, the lease/purchase of buildings if costs exceed $500,000 $1,000,000 for the lifetime of the lease, building additions or enlargements or the purchase of fixed equipment relating to any such activity, it shall adopt a resolution stating its intention to do so and identifying the anticipated source of revenue for each project and shall submit the resolution to the electors of the district for approval. The referendum shall be noticed, called and conducted as provided in s. 67.05 (3) insofar as applicable. For the purposes of this section, all projects located on a single campus site within one district which are bid concurrently or which are approved by the board under s. 38.04 (10) within a 2-year period shall be considered as one capital expenditure project.

16,1371r Section 1371r. 38.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.15 (2) No more than $500,000 $1,000,000 in reserve funds, consisting of property tax revenues and investment earnings on those revenues, may be utilized by the district board to finance capital expenditures in excess of $500,000 $1,000,000 for the purposes under sub. (1).

16,1372g Section 1372g. 38.15 (3) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

38.15 (3) (c) 3. The capital expenditure is made before January 1, 2002 July 1, 2003.

16,1372i Section 1372i. 38.18 of the statutes is amended to read:

38.18 Contracts and bidding. All contracts made by a district board for public construction in a district shall be let by the district board to the lowest responsible bidder, and may be awarded to a minority business that is certified by the department of commerce under s. 560.036 (2), in accordance with s. 62.15 (1) to (11) and (14). For purposes of this section, the district board shall possess the powers conferred by s. 62.15 on the board of public works and the common council. All contracts made under this section shall be made in the name of the district and shall be executed by the district board chairperson and district board secretary.

16,1374m Section 1374m. 38.27 (2m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

38.27 (2m) (f) Beginning in the 2001-02 school year, at least $ 750,000 annually is awarded under this section to districts with limited fiscal capacity, as defined by the board by rule.

16,1375 Section 1375. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under sub. (6) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), 118.55 (7r) and 146.55 (5), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 16.004 (14), 38.04 (8) and, (19), (20), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.305, 38.31, 38.33 and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur training aids.

16,1375d Section 1375d. 38.28 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

38.28 (2) (b) 2. The most current equalized values certified by the department of revenue shall be used in aid determinations. Equalized values shall include the full value of computers property that are is exempt under s. 70.11 (39) and (39m) as determined under s. 79.095 (3).

16,1375m Section 1375m. 38.305 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

38.305 (1) (a) The student enrolled in a district college within 3 years of graduating from a high school in this state or within 3 years of receiving a certificate of general educational development from the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.29 (4).

16,1375p Section 1375p. 38.305 (2) of the statutes is repealed.