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Section 1375p. 38.305 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
16,1375r
Section 1375r. 38.37 of the statutes is created to read:
38.37 Crime prevention resource center. The Fox Valley Technical College shall permit the Wisconsin Crime Prevention Practitioners Association or a person designated by the association to establish at the college a crime prevention resource center and shall operate the center in cooperation with the association or the person designated by the association.
16,1379t
Section 1379t. 39.17 of the statutes is created to read:
39.17 Medical College of Wisconsin; domestic abuse training. The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall increase training of medical students in dealing with the emotional and psychological impact of domestic abuse on victims.
16,1380g
Section 1380g. 39.28 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
39.28 (6) The board may not provide any state financial assistance under this subchapter 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.
16,1380m
Section 1380m. 39.30 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.30 (3m) (a) No grant awarded under this section may exceed $1,150 per semester or a prorated amount in the case of a quarter or trimester institution, or $2,300 per academic year The board shall establish the maximum amount of a grant awarded under this subsection. The board may not establish a maximum amount that exceeds the maximum amount in the previous academic year unless the board determines, to the best of its ability, that in doing so the board will award grants under this paragraph in the current academic year to at least as many students as the board awarded grants to under this paragraph in the previous academic year. Grants under this section may not be less than $250 during any one academic year.
16,1380t
Section 1380t. 39.393 of the statutes is created to read:
39.393 Nursing student loan program.
(1) The board shall establish a loan program to defray the cost of tuition, fees, and expenses for persons enrolled in any of the following:
(a) A program in this state that confers an associate degree in nursing.
(b) A program in this state that confers a bachelor's degree in nursing.
(c) A program in this state that confers a 2nd degree that will make the person eligible to sit for examination under s. 441.04 or 441.10.
(d) A program in this state that confers a diploma in nursing.
(2) Beginning in the 2002-03 fiscal year, the board shall make loans under this section from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (cm). The maximum amount of loan for a person during any fiscal year is $3,000. The maximum that a person may receive under this section is $15,000. The board shall ensure that the terms of the loan do not require a loan recipient to repay the loan while the recipient is enrolled in a program under sub. (1).
(3) After the recipient of a loan under sub. (1) has completed the program described in sub. (1), the board shall forgive 25% of the loan's principal and interest after the first full year and 25% of the loan's principal and interest after the 2nd full year that the recipient has been employed full time in this state as a nurse. The board may forgive loans on a prorated basis for persons who are employed less than full time.
(4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
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Section 1381g. 39.41 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.41 (1) (bm) "Senior" means a pupil enrolled in the 12th grade in a public or private high school, the school operated by the Wisconsin School Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing or the school operated by the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
16,1381m
Section 1381m. 39.41 (1m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
39.41 (1m) (bm) The school board of a school district operating one or more high schools and the governing body of each private high school may, in lieu of designating a scholar who meets the criteria under par. (a) or nominating a scholar who meets the criteria under par. (b), designate the senior with the highest grade point average in the International Baccalaureate Degree Program as a scholar.
16,1381p
Section 1381p. 39.41 (1m) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
39.41 (1m) (c) 2. For the school operated by the Wisconsin School Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, designate the senior with the highest grade point average in all subjects as a scholar.
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Section 1381r. 39.41 (1m) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.41 (1m) (fm) If 2 or more seniors from the school operated by the Wisconsin School Educational Services Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing have the same grade point average and, except for the limitation of one designated senior, are otherwise eligible for designation under par. (c) 2., the executive secretary shall make the designation under par. (c) 2. of the senior who may be eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar and, if that senior does not qualify for a higher education scholarship under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a), shall designate one or more of the remaining seniors with the same grade point average as eligible for a higher education scholarship as a scholar under sub. (2) (a) or (3) (a) until the scholarship may be awarded by the board.
16,1382r
Section 1382r. 39.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.44 (1) (b) There is established, to be administered by the board, the minority undergraduate retention grant program for minority undergraduates students enrolled as freshmen, sophomores, juniors, or seniors in private, nonprofit higher educational institutions in this state or in technical colleges in this state.
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Section
1383. 39.44 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
39.44 (5) By November 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the board shall report to the department of administration on the effectiveness of the program under this section.
16,1384m
Section 1384m. 39.75 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.75 (7) (d) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established by its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a qualified certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442, and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual reports of the commission.
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Section
1385. 39.76 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.76 (1) State representation on the education commission of the states. There is created a 7-member delegation to represent the state of Wisconsin on the education commission of the states. The delegation shall consist of the governor, the state superintendent of public instruction, one senator and one representative to the assembly selected as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses, and 3 members appointed by the governor in compliance with s. 39.75 (3) (a) who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The chairperson of the delegation shall be designated by the governor from among its members. Members of the delegation shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from the appropriation in s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba). Annual commission membership dues shall be paid from the appropriation in s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba).
16,1385m
Section 1385m. 39.80 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.80 (5) (c) The commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. However, all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the commission shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the commission.
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Section 1387e. 40.02 (17) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
40.02 (17) (n) Notwithstanding par. (d), each participant who is a state forest ranger on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], shall be granted creditable service as a protective occupation participant for all covered service as a state forest ranger that was earned on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], but may not be granted creditable service as a protective occupation participant for any covered service as a state forest ranger that was earned before the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], unless that service was earned while the participant was classified under sub. (48) (a) and s. 40.06 (1) (d) as a protective occupation participant.
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Section
1388. 40.02 (26g) of the statutes is renumbered 40.02 (26g) (intro.) and amended to read:
40.02 (26g) (intro.) "Employee-funded reimbursement account plan" means a any of the following:
(a) A plan in accordance with section 125 of the
internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code under which an employee may direct an employer to place part of the employee's gross compensation in an account to pay for certain future expenses of the employee under section 125 of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code.
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Section
1389. 40.02 (26g) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
40.02
(26g) (b) A plan in accordance with section
132 of the Internal Revenue Code under which an employee may direct an employer to place part of the employee's gross compensation in an account to pay for certain future expenses of the employee under section
132 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Section 1389r. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.02 (48) (c) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer, county traffic police officer, conservation warden, state forest ranger, field conservation employee of the department of natural resources or the department of forestry who is subject to call for forest fire control or warden duty, member of the state traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System full-time police officer, guard or any other employee whose principal duties are supervision and discipline of inmates at a state penal institution, excise tax investigator employed by the department of revenue, person employed under s. 61.66 (1), or special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice.
16,1389t
Section 1389t. 40.02 (54) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section
1391. 40.02 (54) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
40.02 (54) (i) The Fox River Navigational System Authority.
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Section 1391h. 40.03 (2) (it) of the statutes is created to read:
40.03 (2) (it) Shall promulgate, with the approval of the private employer health care coverage board, all rules required for the administration of the private employer health care coverage program established under subch. X.
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Section
1392. 40.03 (2) (v) of the statutes is created to read:
40.03 (2) (v) May settle any dispute in an appeal of a determination made by the department that is subject to review under sub. (1) (j), (6) (i), (7) (f), or (8) (f), or s. 40.80 (2g), but only with the approval of the board having the authority to accept the appeal. In deciding whether to settle such a dispute, the secretary shall consider the cost of litigation, the likelihood of success on the merits, the cost of delay in resolving the dispute, the actuarial impact on the trust fund, and any other relevant factor the secretary considers appropriate. Any moneys paid by the department to settle a dispute under this paragraph shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.515 (1) (r).
16,1393
Section
1393. 40.03 (2) (w) of the statutes is created to read:
40.03 (2) (w) If the secretary determines that an otherwise eligible participant has unintentionally forfeited or otherwise involuntarily ceased to be eligible for any benefit provided under this chapter principally because of an error in administration by the department, may order the correction of the error to prevent inequity. A decision under this paragraph is not subject to review. The secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the employee trust funds board on decisions made under this paragraph.
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Section
1396. 40.04 (9m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.04 (9m) (a) Maintain a separate account in the fund for the each employee-funded reimbursement account plan authorized under subch. VIII.
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Section
1397. 40.04 (9m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.04 (9m) (b) Credit to the account appropriate accounts established under par. (a) money received from employees in connection with the each employee-funded reimbursement account plan and income from investment of the reserves in the account.
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Section
1398. 40.04 (9m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.04 (9m) (c) Charge to the account
appropriate accounts established under par. (a) payments made to reimburse employee-funded reimbursement account plan providers for payments made to employees under the each employee-funded reimbursement account plan under subch. VIII.
16,1398m
Section 1398m. 40.04 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.04 (10) An accumulated sick leave conversion account shall be maintained within the fund, to which shall be credited all money received under s. 40.05 (4) (b), (bc), (bf), (bm), (br), and (bw) for health insurance premiums, as dividends or premium credits arising from the operation of health insurance plans and from investment income on any reserves established in the fund for health insurance purposes for retired employees and their surviving dependents. Premium payments to health insurers authorized in s. 40.05 (4) (b), (bc), (bf), (bm), and (bw) shall be charged to this account. The department shall separately account for premium payments authorized under s. 40.05 (4) (bf) for purposes of reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.515 (1) (b). This subsection does not prohibit the direct payment of premiums to insurers when appropriate administrative procedures have been established for direct payments.
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Section 1398s. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, and 757.02 (5) and subch. I or V of ch. 111 of any eligible employee shall, at the time of death, upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's current basic pay rate, to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor, or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Except as provided in par. (bd), upon Upon conversion of an employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits for any period of time, but only if the employee or surviving insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the last day of the 2nd month after the date on which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be). A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
16,1398t
Section 1398t. 40.05 (4) (bd) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 1398u. 40.05 (4) (be) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
40.05 (4) (be) The department shall establish an annual enrollment period during which an employee or, if the employee is deceased, an employee's surviving insured dependents may elect to initiate or delay continuation of deductions from the employee's sick leave credits under par. (b). An employee or surviving insured dependent may elect to continue or delay continuation of such deductions any number of times. If an employee or surviving insured dependent has initiated the deductions but later elects to delay continuation of the deductions, the employee or surviving insured dependent must be covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the date on which the employee or surviving insured dependent delays continuation of the deductions and ending on the date on which the employee or surviving insured dependent later elects to continue the deductions. A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
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Section 1398w. 40.21 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
40.21 (3m) A city-county health department that is established under s. 251.02 (1m), that is subject to s. 251.02 (1r), and that is not otherwise a participating employer, is a participating employer with respect to its employees who are included in a collective bargaining unit for which a representative is recognized or certified under subch. IV of ch. 111 and is not required to adopt a resolution electing to participate in the Wisconsin retirement system or provide notice of such election to the department under sub. (1).
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Section 1398wm. 40.51 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.51 (12) Every managed care defined network plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (3c) (1b), and every limited service health organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (3), that is offered by the state under sub. (6) shall comply with ch. 609.
16,1398y
Section 1398y. 40.51 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.51 (13) Every managed care defined network plan, as defined in s. 609.01 (3c) (1b), and every limited service health organization, as defined in s. 609.01 (3), that is offered by the group insurance board under sub. (7) shall comply with ch. 609.
16,1398ym
Section 1398ym. 40.65 (4w) of the statutes is created to read:
40.65 (4w) A state forest ranger who becomes a protective occupation participant on or after the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], is not entitled to a duty disability benefit under this section for an injury or disease occurring before the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date].
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Section
1399. 40.85 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.85 (2) (g) Deposit into the account
appropriate accounts established under s. 40.04 (9m) (a) that part of an employee's gross compensation that the employee wants placed in an each employee-funded reimbursement account.
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Section
1400. 40.86 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
40.86
(4) Transportation expenses authorized under section
132 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Section 1400b. 40.98 (1) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
40.98 (1) (bm) "Eligible employee" has the meaning given in s. 632.745 (5) (a).
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Section 1400c. 40.98 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.98 (1) (d) "Employer" means any person doing business or operating an organization in this state and employing at least 2 eligible employees, except that for a person operating a farm business the person must employ at least one eligible employee. "Employer" does not include an employer as defined in s. 40.02 (28).
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Section 1400d. 40.98 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
40.98 (2) (a) 3. The administrator selected under subd. 2., or the department if no administrator has been selected under subd. 2., shall enter into contracts with insurers who are to provide health care coverage under the health care coverage program.
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Section 1400e. 40.98 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
40.98 (2) (a) 4. The department or the administrator selected under subd. 2. shall solicit and accept bids and shall enter into a contract for marketing the health care coverage program.
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Section 1400em. 40.98 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
