59,650j
Section 650j. 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 determinations, except equalized values shall include the full value of property that is exempt under s. 70.11 (39) and (39m) as determined under s. 79.095 (3) for 2016.
59,650k
Section 650k. 38.28 (2) (bm) 2. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
38.28 (2) (bm) 2. d. In fiscal year 2016-17 and each fiscal year thereafter, the percentage is 30 percent.
59,663m
Section 663m. 38.50 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (title).
59,664
Section 664
. 38.50 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (intro.).
59,665m
Section 665m. 38.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (a) and amended to read:
440.52 (1) (a) Notwithstanding s. 38.01 (2), “board" “Board” means the educational approval board.
59,666
Section 666
. 38.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (b).
59,667
Section 667
. 38.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (c).
59,668
Section 668
. 38.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (d).
59,669m
Section 669m. 38.50 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (e).
59,670
Section 670
. 38.50 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (f).
59,671m
Section 671m. 38.50 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (g).
59,672m
Section 672m. 38.50 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (2).
59,673m
Section 673m. 38.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (3).
59,674m
Section 674m. 38.50 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (5) and amended to read:
440.52 (5) Employees, quarters. The board shall employ a person to perform the duties of an executive secretary and any other persons under the classified service that may be necessary to carry out the board's responsibilities. The person performing the duties of the executive secretary shall be in charge of the administrative functions of the board. The board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, keep its office with the technical college system board department.
59,680m
Section 680m. 38.50 (7) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7).
59,685m
Section 685m. 38.50 (8) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (8).
59,686
Section 686
. 38.50 (10) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (title).
59,687
Section 687
. 38.50 (10) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (a) and amended to read:
440.52 (10) (a) Authority. All proprietary schools shall be examined and approved by the board before operating in this state. Approval shall be granted to schools meeting the criteria established by the board for a period not to exceed one year. No school may advertise in this state unless approved by the board. All approved schools shall submit quarterly reports, including information on enrollment, number of teachers and their qualifications, course offerings, number of graduates, number of graduates successfully employed, and such other information as the board considers necessary. If a school closure results in losses to students, parents, or sponsors, the board may authorize the full or partial payment of those losses from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (2) (gm) 20.165 (1) (jt).
59,688m
Section 688m. 38.50 (10) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (b).
59,689m
Section 689m. 38.50 (10) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (c).
59,694m
Section 694m. 38.50 (10) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (cm).
59,695
Section 695
. 38.50 (10) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (d).
59,696
Section 696
. 38.50 (10) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (e).
59,697
Section 697
. 38.50 (10) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (10) (f).
59,698
Section 698
. 38.50 (11) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (title).
59,699
Section 699
. 38.50 (11) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (a).
59,700m
Section 700m. 38.50 (11) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (b).
59,701m
Section 701m. 38.50 (11) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (c).
59,702
Section 702
. 38.50 (11) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11) (d) and amended to read:
440.52
(11) (d) The board or association shall preserve a student record that comes into the possession of the board or association under par. (b) 1. or 2. and shall keep the student record confidential as provided under
20 USC 1232g and
34 CFR part 99. A student record in the possession of the board is not open to public inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1). Upon request of the person who is the subject of a student record or an authorized representative of that person, the board or association shall provide a copy of the student record to the requester. The board or association may charge a fee for providing a copy of a student record. The fee shall be based on the administrative cost of taking possession of, preserving, and providing the copy of the student record. All fees collected by the board under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s.
20.292 (2) (i) 20.165 (1) (jv).
59,703m
Section 703m. 38.50 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (12).
59,704d
Section 704d. 38.50 (13) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (13) (title).
59,704f
Section 704f. 38.50 (13) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (13) (a).
59,704h
Section 704h. 38.50 (13) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (13) (b).
59,704j
Section 704j. 38.50 (13) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (13) (c).
59,704m
Section 704m. 38.50 (13) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (13) (d) and amended to read:
440.52 (13) (d) The board may charge a fee for evaluating an educational institution under par. (a) 2. e. in an amount that is sufficient to cover all costs that the board incurs in evaluating the institution. All fees collected by the board under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.292 (2) (g)
20.165 (1) (jr).
59,704n
Section 704n. 39.285 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 39.285 (1) (a) and amended to read:
39.285 (1) (a) By May 1, 1998, and annually thereafter March 1 of each year, the board shall approve, modify, or disapprove any proposed formula for the awarding of grants for the upcoming academic next fiscal year submitted under sub. (2) or (3) or s. 36.11 (6) (c) or 38.04 (7m).
59,704ng
Section 704ng. 39.285 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
39.285 (1) (b) If the board determines during a fiscal year that any formula approved under par. (a) during the prior fiscal year needs to be modified during the fiscal year in order to expend the entire amount appropriated for grants to students under s. 39.30 or 39.435, except s. 39.435 (2) or (5), in that fiscal year, the board shall submit the modified formula to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the modified formula within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the modified formula may be implemented as proposed by the board. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the modified formula, the modified formula may be implemented only upon approval of the committee.
59,704nm
Section 704nm. 39.285 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.285 (2) By April 10, 1998, and annually thereafter February 10 of each year, the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities shall develop and submit to the board for its review under sub. (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s. 39.30 for the upcoming academic next fiscal year to students enrolled at private institutions of higher education.
59,704nr
Section 704nr. 39.285 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.285 (3) By April 10, 1998, and annually thereafter February 10 of each year, each tribally controlled college in this state is requested to develop and submit to the board for its review under sub. (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s. 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the upcoming academic next fiscal year to students enrolled at that tribally controlled college.
59,704pg
Section 704pg. 39.385 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.385 (3) (b) He or she graduated from a graduate medical education training program in this state with an emphasis on primary care medicine or psychiatry.
59,704pm
Section 704pm. 39.385 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
39.385 (4) (b) A physician or psychiatrist may apply for participation in the grant program by submitting an application to the board in a form prescribed by the board. A physician or psychiatrist may submit that application while the physician or psychiatrist is participating in a graduate medical education training program described in sub. (3) (b), but must submit that application before accepting employment or any other affiliation as a primary care physician or psychiatrist in an underserved area in this state. The application shall include such information as the board may require to establish that the physician or psychiatrist meets the eligibility requirements specified in sub. (3) for participation in the grant program and any other information the board may require by rule promulgated under sub. (5).
59,704q
Section 704q. 39.397 of the statutes is created to read:
39.397 School leadership loan program. (1) The board shall establish a loan program for students selected by the board in a competitive application process who meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Are enrolled in a school leadership program at an institution of the University of Wisconsin System that permits students to earn degrees in less time than a traditional school leadership program and that includes a required mentorship or apprenticeship component.
(b) Are nominated by a superintendent of a school district.
(2) (a) Loans under sub. (1) shall be made from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (cu). Except as provided in par. (b), loans under sub. (1) shall be repaid at an annual interest rate of 5 percent.
(b) The board shall forgive 25 percent of the loan and 25 percent of the interest on the loan for each school year the recipient satisfies all of the following:
1. The recipient is employed in a school leadership position in an elementary or secondary school in this state.
2. The recipient receives a rating of proficient or distinguished on the educator effectiveness system or the equivalent in a school that does not use the educator effectiveness system.
(3) The board shall deposit in the general fund as general purpose revenue-earned all repayments of loans made under sub. (1) and the interest on the loans.
59,704r
Section 704r. 39.435 (7) of the statutes is repealed.
59,705
Section 705
. 40.02 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
40.02 (8) (b) 3. For the purpose of determining a beneficiary of a deferred compensation plan under par. (a) 2., a surviving domestic partner.
59,706
Section 706
. 40.02 (21d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.02 (21d) (intro.) “Domestic partnership" means a relationship between 2 individuals, who submitted an affidavit of domestic partnership to the department before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], that satisfies all of the following:
59,707f
Section 707f. 40.03 (6) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
40.03 (6) (m) 1. In consultation with the division of personnel management in the department of administration, shall annually, by April 1, submit to the joint committee on finance any changes it proposes to make to the group health insurance programs under subch. IV, other than programs under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.55, for the following year. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the group insurance board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed changes within 21 working days after the date of the group insurance board's submittal of the proposed changes, the group insurance board may implement the proposed changes. If, within 21 working days after the date of the group insurance board's submittal of the proposed changes, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the group insurance board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed changes, the group insurance board may not implement the proposed changes without the approval of the committee.
2. In consultation with the division of personnel management in the department of administration, submit to the joint committee on finance any changes it proposes to make to the group health insurance programs under subch. IV, other than programs under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.55, for the following year that were not submitted to the joint committee on finance under subd. 1. if the proposed changes would have a financial impact or would affect covered benefits. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the group insurance board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed changes within 21 working days after the date of the group insurance board's submittal of the proposed changes, the group insurance board may implement the proposed changes. If, within 21 working days after the date of the group insurance board's submittal of the proposed changes, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the group insurance board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed changes, the group insurance board may not implement the proposed changes without the approval of the committee.
59,708
Section
708. 40.51 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.51 (2m) (a) In addition to the restriction under par. (b), neither a domestic partner of an eligible employee nor a stepchild of a current domestic partnership may not become be covered under a group health insurance plan under this subchapter unless the eligible employee submits an affidavit, designed by the group insurance board, attesting that the eligible employee and his or her domestic partner satisfy the requirements for a domestic partnership under s. 40.02 (21d). The eligible employee shall submit this affidavit to his or her employer at the time the eligible employee first enrolls in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter or at the time the eligible employee requests a change in dependent status while the eligible employee is enrolled in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter. Upon the dissolution of a domestic partnership, the eligible employee shall submit in a timely manner to his or her employer an affidavit, designed by the group insurance board, attesting to the dissolution of the domestic partnership.
59,709
Section 709
. 40.51 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.51 (2m) (b) If an eligible employee is divorced or was a domestic partner in a dissolved domestic partnership, the eligible employee may not enroll a new spouse or domestic partner in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter until 6 months have elapsed since the date of the divorce or dissolved domestic partnership.
59,709g
Section 709g. 40.51 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.51 (6) This state shall offer to all of its employees at least 2 insured or uninsured health care coverage plans providing substantially equivalent hospital and medical benefits, including a health maintenance organization or a preferred provider plan, if those health care plans are determined by the group insurance board to be available in the area of the place of employment and are approved by the group insurance board. The group insurance board shall place each of the plans into one of 3
5 tiers established in accordance with standards adopted by the group insurance board. The tiers shall be separated according to the employee's share of premium costs.
59,710
Section 710
. 40.513 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.513 (3) (b) The employee's spouse or domestic partner is receiving health care coverage under s. 40.51 (6).
59,711
Section 711
. 40.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.52 (2) Health insurance benefits under this subchapter shall be integrated, with exceptions determined appropriate by the group insurance board, with benefits under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged and disabled. Exclusions and limitations with respect to benefits and different rates may be established for persons eligible under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged and disabled in recognition of the utilization by persons within the age limits eligible under the federal program. The plan may include special provisions for spouses, domestic partners, and other dependents covered under a plan established under this subchapter where one spouse or domestic partner is eligible under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged but the others are not eligible because of age or other reasons. As part of the integration, the department may, out of premiums collected under s. 40.05 (4), pay premiums for the federal health insurance.
59,712
Section 712
. 40.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
40.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under contracts established by the group insurance board. The state shall also allow an eligible employee or a state annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse, domestic partner, or parent.
59,719d
Section 719d. 40.65 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
40.65 (7) (am) 1. To the surviving spouse or domestic partner until the surviving spouse remarries or the surviving domestic partner enters into a new domestic partnership or marries, if the spouse was married to the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4) or the domestic partner was in a domestic partnership with the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4), 50 percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of death, but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
59,719e
Section 719e. 40.65 (7) (am) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
40.65 (7) (am) 1g. To the surviving spouse until the surviving spouse remarries, if the spouse was in a domestic partnership with the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4) and the disability under sub. (4) occurred before January 1, 2018, 50 percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of death, but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
59,719f
Section 719f. 40.65 (7) (am) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
40.65 (7) (am) 1m. To the surviving domestic partner until the surviving domestic partner marries, if the domestic partner was in a domestic partnership with the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4) and the disability under sub. (4) occurred before January 1, 2018, 50 percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of death, but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
