AB150-ASA,623,221
36.27
(4) (a) In the 1993-94
and 1994-95 to 1996-97 academic years, the board
22may annually exempt from nonresident tuition, but not from incidental or other fees,
23up to 200 students enrolled at the university of Wisconsin-Parkside as juniors or
24seniors in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity and up
1to 150 students enrolled at the university of Wisconsin-Superior in programs
2identified by that institution as having surplus capacity.
AB150-ASA,623,94
36.34
(1) (b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority
5undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under
6this subsection as Lawton grants. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation
7under s. 20.285 (4) (dd). The board may not make a grant under this subsection to
8a person if it receives a certification under s.
46.255 49.855 (7) that the person is
9delinquent in child support or maintenance payments.
AB150-ASA,623,1411
36.39
(2) Complimentary and reduced price tickets
required permitted by rules
12of intercollegiate athletic conferences in which the system participates
if the
13chancellor of the institution participating in the athletic event has approved the
14furnishing of such tickets; and
AB150-ASA, s. 1779
16Section
1779. 36.50 (title) and (1) (intro.) of the statutes are renumbered
17196.497 (title) and (1) (intro.).
AB150-ASA, s. 1781
19Section
1781. 36.50 (1) (b) to (d) of the statutes are renumbered 196.497 (1)
20(b) to (d).
AB150-ASA, s. 1782
21Section
1782. 36.50 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (2) and amended
22to read:
AB150-ASA,624,223
196.497
(2) Coordination. (a)
Initial agency to be contacted. The
board 24commission shall serve as the initial agency in this state to be contacted by the
1federal department of energy or any other federal agency on any matter related to
2the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.
AB150-ASA,624,93
(b)
Receipt of information. The
board commission shall serve as the initial
4agency in this state to receive any report, study, document, information or
5notification of proposed plans from the federal department of energy or any other
6federal agency on any matter related to the long-term disposal of high-level
7radioactive waste or transuranic waste. Notification of proposed plans include
8notification of proposals to conduct field work, on-site evaluation, on-site testing or
9similar activities.
AB150-ASA,624,1510
(c)
Dissemination of information. The
board commission shall disseminate or
11arrange with the federal department of energy or other federal agency to disseminate
12information received under par. (b) to appropriate state agencies, local units of
13government, regional planning commissions, American Indian tribal governing
14bodies, the general public, interested citizen groups and persons who have requested
15in writing to receive this information.
AB150-ASA,624,2316
(d)
Response. The
board commission shall respond to contacts under par. (a)
17and information received under par. (b) if a response is appropriate. The
board 18commission shall consult with
the radioactive waste policy council and the
19radioactive waste technical council and with appropriate state agencies, local units
20of government, regional planning commissions, American Indian tribal governing
21bodies, the general public and interested citizen groups in preparing this response.
22The radioactive waste policy council and the radioactive waste technical council shall
23prepare written comments for use in this response if requested to do so by the board.
AB150-ASA, s. 1783
24Section
1783. 36.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (3) and amended
25to read:
AB150-ASA,625,4
1196.497
(3) Advocate. The
board commission shall serve as an advocate on
2behalf of the citizens of this state before the federal department of energy and other
3federal agencies on matters related to the long-term disposal of radioactive waste
4and transuranic waste.
AB150-ASA, s. 1785
6Section
1785. 36.50 (5) to (7) of the statutes are renumbered 196.497 (5) to (7)
7and amended to read:
AB150-ASA,625,238
196.497
(5) Review of applications for federal funds. The
board commission 9shall review any application to the federal department of energy or other federal
10agency by a state agency, local unit of government or regional planning commission
11for funds for any program related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
12waste or transuranic waste. If the
board commission finds that the application is not
13consistent with the
board's commission's policy related to the long-term disposal of
14high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste or that the application is not in
15the best interest of the state, the
board commission shall forward its findings to the
16governor, the joint committee on finance and the federal agency to which the
17application for funds is being made. If the
board
commission finds that the
18application of a state agency is not consistent with the
board's commission's policy
19related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic
20waste or that the application of a state agency is not in the best interest of the state,
21the findings forwarded to the governor shall include a recommendation that the
22governor act under s. 16.54 (1) and stipulate conditions for the acceptance of the
23funds which are necessary to safeguard the interests of the state.
AB150-ASA,626,3
24(6) Monitor federal activity. The
board commission shall monitor activity in
25congress and the federal government related to the long-term disposal of high-level
1radioactive waste and transuranic waste. The
board commission may advise the
2congressional delegation from this state of action which is needed to protect the
3interests of the state.
AB150-ASA,626,7
4(7) Request attorney general to intervene. If appropriate the
board 5commission shall request the attorney general to intervene in federal proceedings to
6protect the state's interests and present the state's point of view on matters related
7to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.
AB150-ASA, s. 1786
8Section
1786. 36.50 (8) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (title).
AB150-ASA, s. 1787
9Section
1787. 36.50 (8) (a) and (b) of the statutes are renumbered 196.497 (8)
10(a) and (b) and amended to read:
AB150-ASA,626,1511
196.497
(8) (a)
Negotiations with the federal department of energy. The
board 12commission shall serve as the agency in this state to negotiate written agreements
13and modifications to these agreements, with the federal department of energy on any
14matter related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or
15transuranic waste.
AB150-ASA,626,2016
(b)
Negotiations with other federal agencies. The
board commission shall serve
17as the agency in this state to negotiate written agreements and modifications to these
18agreements, with any federal agency other than the federal department of energy on
19any matter related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or
20transuranic waste.
AB150-ASA, s. 1789
22Section
1789. 36.50 (8) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (d) and
23amended to read:
AB150-ASA,627,524
196.497
(8) (d)
Hearings. The
board commission shall conduct
more than one 25public
hearing hearings on any proposed agreement or modification to an agreement
1negotiated under par. (a) or (b). The
board
commission shall provide 30 days' notice
2of the date and location of hearings conducted under this paragraph. The
board 3commission shall prepare a written summary of testimony presented at hearings
4conducted under this paragraph and shall consider the need for modifications to the
5negotiated agreement as a result of the hearings.
AB150-ASA, s. 1791
7Section
1791. 36.50 (8) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (f).
AB150-ASA, s. 1792
8Section
1792. 36.50 (8) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (g) and
9amended to read:
AB150-ASA,627,1210
196.497
(8) (g)
Technical revisions. The
board commission may negotiate what
11in the
board's commission's judgment are technical revisions to any agreement
12approved under sub. (10).
AB150-ASA, s. 1794
14Section
1794. 36.50 (8) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (i).
AB150-ASA, s. 1795
15Section
1795. 36.50 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (9), and 196.497
16(9) (a), (b) (intro.) and 5. to 11. and (c) (intro.), 2., 4. and 5., as renumbered, are
17amended to read:
AB150-ASA,627,2418
196.497
(9) (a)
Separate agreements. The
board commission may negotiate
19separate agreements with the federal department of energy concerning different
20stages of the process of evaluating and selecting a site for the long-term disposal of
21high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste. The
board commission shall
22negotiate a separate agreement with the federal department of energy for the final
23stages of the selection of any site for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
24waste or transuranic waste.
AB150-ASA,628,2
1(b)
Contents. (intro.) Any agreement negotiated by the
board commission with
2the federal department of energy under sub. (8) (a) shall include
all of the following:
AB150-ASA,628,143
5. A requirement that the federal department of energy and any of its
4contractors or subcontractors shall provide the
board
commission with all reports
5and documents the
board commission requests and any other relevant reports and
6documents in a timely manner and in accordance with any applicable law, regulation
7or rule. The requirement shall specify that the federal department of energy may not
8charge a fee for searching for or for supplying reports and documents requested by
9the
board commission. The requirement shall specify that the federal department
10of energy shall provide the
board commission with all reports and documents the
11board commission requests and any other relevant reports and documents from
12contractors and subcontractors after the reports and documents are submitted to the
13federal department of energy regardless of whether the reports and documents have
14received the department of energy's final approval.
AB150-ASA,628,1815
6. A requirement that, upon request by the
board
commission, the federal
16department of energy shall provide the data, methods and underlying assumptions
17used in the preparation of reports and documents in accordance with any applicable
18law, regulation or rule.
AB150-ASA,628,2219
7. A requirement that the federal department of energy shall notify the
board 20commission of any grants related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
21waste and transuranic waste from the federal department of energy to any person
22in this state.
AB150-ASA,629,323
8. A requirement that the federal department of energy shall notify the
board 24commission in a timely manner of any proposed field work, on-site evaluation,
25on-site testing or similar activities it or any contractor or subcontractor intends to
1conduct and a requirement that the federal department of energy shall allow the
2board commission to monitor these activities by designating a reasonable number of
3persons to observe the activities or by any other appropriate means.
AB150-ASA,629,84
9. A requirement that the federal department of energy shall provide the
board 5commission in a timely manner with a copy of any requests for proposals and final
6contracts issued by the federal department of energy relating to the evaluation,
7selection or construction of a site for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
8waste or transuranic waste in this state.
AB150-ASA,629,139
10. A provision that the federal department of energy shall agree to provide
10funds to be used to
provide educational programs under sub. (4) and to review the
11activities of the federal department of energy and its contractors and subcontractors
12which relate to assessing the suitability of the state for the long-term disposal of
13high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.
AB150-ASA,629,1914
11. A process for resolving disputes between the
board commission and the
15federal department of energy including disputes concerning alleged violations of the
16written agreement and disputes concerning technical assessments made by the
17federal department of energy. The process for resolving disputes concerning
18technical assessments made by the federal department of energy may involve a
19process of scientific review and mediation.
AB150-ASA,629,2420
(c)
Objection to site selection. (intro.) Any agreement negotiated by the
board 21commission with the federal department of energy under sub. (8) (a) shall include a
22list of reasons for which the
board commission may object to the selection of a site
23within this state for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste and
24transuranic waste. These reasons shall include the following:
AB150-ASA,630,3
12. The federal department of energy fails to address to the satisfaction of the
2board commission the potential socioeconomic effects of the site or of the
3transportation of waste to the site.
AB150-ASA,630,104
4. If, in the judgment of the
board commission, the federal department of energy
5fails to comply with criteria, regulations or standards of other federal agencies
6concerning the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic
7waste including criteria which excludes a proposed site from consideration because
8of previous mining or drilling of any type within the area which could be affected by
9the construction of the site or by the heat resulting from the disposal of high-level
10radioactive waste or transuranic waste at the site.
AB150-ASA,630,1411
5. If, in the judgment of the
board commission, the federal department of energy
12fails to use generally accepted scientific and technical practices in evaluating the
13suitability of a site for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or
14transuranic waste.
AB150-ASA, s. 1796
15Section
1796. 36.50 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (10), and
16196.497 (10) (a) to (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB150-ASA,630,2217
196.497
(10) (a)
Submission. The
board commission shall submit any written
18agreement or modification to an agreement negotiated under sub. (8) (a) or (b),
19approved by the
board commission and approved by the federal department of energy
20or other federal agency to the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate.
21The
board commission shall submit with the agreement or modification a written
22summary of the hearings held under sub. (8) (d).
AB150-ASA,630,2523
(b)
Introduction of bill. Upon request of the
board commission, the speaker of
24the assembly or the president of the senate shall introduce a bill to approve the
25agreement or modification to an agreement. The bill is not subject to s. 16.47 (2).
AB150-ASA,631,9
1(c)
Legislative action required. Within 120 days after the bill is introduced the
2appropriate committees in each house of the legislature shall authorize an
3extraordinary session of the legislature to commence within the 120 days and to
4extend until the legislature passes the bill or passes a joint resolution which
5disapproves of the agreement or modification and returns the agreement or
6modification to the
board commission for renegotiation. If the 120-day period
7extends beyond the date specified in s. 13.02 (1), the 120-day period is deemed to
8commence on the first day the succeeding legislature convenes, unless a bill or joint
9resolution is passed prior to that time.
AB150-ASA, s. 1797
10Section
1797. 36.50 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (11), and
11196.497 (11) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB150-ASA,631,1512
196.497
(11) (a)
Submission. The
board commission shall submit any technical
13revision to a written agreement negotiated under sub. (8) (g), approved by the
board 14commission and approved by the federal department of energy or other federal
15agency, to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and to the governor.
AB150-ASA, s. 1798
16Section
1798. 36.50 (11m) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (11m), and
17196.497 (11m) (a) to (c) and (f), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB150-ASA,632,918
196.497
(11m) (a) (title)
Review by the
board commission. If the federal
19department of energy selects a site in the state for construction of a repository for the
20long-term disposal of high-level radioactive or transuranic waste, the
board 21commission shall review the adequacy of the selected site and of the site plan
22prepared by the federal department of energy under sub. (9) (b) 12. The review shall
23include a full scientific review of the adequacy of the selected site and of the site plan.
24The board shall solicit written comments on the selected site and the site plan from
25the radioactive waste policy council and the radioactive waste technical council. The
1board commission shall utilize recognized experts in conducting its scientific review.
2The
board commission shall conduct more than one public hearing on the site plan
3and shall make available to the public arguments and evidence for and against the
4site plan. The
board commission shall provide 30 days' notice of the date and location
5of the public hearings. The
board commission shall solicit comments from
6appropriate state agencies, local units of government, regional planning
7commissions, American Indian tribal governing bodies, the general public and
8interested citizen groups on the adequacy of the selected site and the site plan. The
9board commission shall make these comments available to the public.
AB150-ASA,632,1910
(b)
Recommendation to the legislature and the governor. After completing this
11review, the
board commission shall submit a recommendation to the speaker of the
12assembly, the president of the senate and the governor on whether the state should
13accept the site selected by the federal department of energy and the site plan. The
14reasons for which the
board commission may recommend that the legislature and the
15governor object to the site selection or the site plan, or both, include those specified
16in sub. (9) (c). The recommendation to the speaker of the assembly and the president
17of the senate shall be accompanied by a request for the introduction of a bill to
18approve the site selected and the site plan or by a request for the introduction of a
19bill to disapprove the site or the site plan or both.
AB150-ASA,632,2420
(c)
Introduction of legislation. Upon request of the
board commission, the
21speaker of the assembly or the president of the senate shall introduce a bill reflecting
22the recommendation of the
board commission on whether to approve or disapprove
23the site selected by the federal department of energy and the site plan. The bill is
24not subject to s. 16.47 (2).
AB150-ASA,633,10
1(f)
Transmittal of action by the legislature and the governor. After the
2legislature takes action under par. (d) and after the governor takes any action under
3par. (e), the chief clerk of the house of origin shall notify the
board commission of the
4action taken and the
board commission shall send a report to the president of the
5United States, the members of the U.S. senate, the members of the U.S. house of
6representatives, the federal department of energy and other appropriate federal
7agencies. The report shall contain a summary of the review undertaken by the
board 8commission in accordance with par. (a), the recommendation made by the
board 9commission under par. (b), the action of the legislature under par. (d) and any action
10of the governor under par. (e).
AB150-ASA, s. 1799
11Section
1799. 36.50 (12) to (14) of the statutes are renumbered 196.497 (12)
12to (14) and amended to read:
AB150-ASA,633,1813
196.497
(12) Implementation. The
board commission shall implement
14agreements, modifications and technical revisions approved under subs. (10) and
15(11). In implementing these agreements, modifications and revisions, the
board 16commission may solicit the views of appropriate state agencies, local units of
17government, regional planning commissions, American Indian tribal governing
18bodies, the general public and interested citizen groups.
AB150-ASA,633,21
19(13) Funding. The
board commission shall attempt to finance all of its expenses
20under this section from moneys received from the federal department of energy and
21other federal agencies and from gifts and grants received from other persons.
AB150-ASA,633,25
22(14) State agencies to cooperate. The geological and natural history survey
23shall provide staff and other administrative services to assist the board in its duties. 24Other state agencies shall assist the
board commission in fulfilling its duties
under
25this section to the fullest extent possible.
AB150-ASA,634,82
36.51
(6) The center or institution may file a claim with the department of
3public instruction for reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding
4capital equipment costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per
5meal, whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to
6participants. If the department of public instruction approves the claim, it shall
7certify that payment is due and the
state treasurer
secretary of administration shall
8pay the claim from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).
AB150-ASA,634,1610
36.51
(7) All meals served must meet the approval of the board, which shall
11establish minimum nutritional standards and reasonable expenditure limits
12consistent with the standards and limits established by the
state superintendent 13department of
public instruction
education under s. 115.345 (6). The board shall give
14special consideration to the dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a
15nutritional plan. However, no center or institution may be required to provide
16special foods for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.
AB150-ASA,634,2319
38.04
(7m) Financial aids. By April 10, 1996, and annually thereafter, the
20board shall develop and submit to the education commission for its review under s.
2139.285 (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s. 39.435, except for
22grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the upcoming academic year to students
23enrolled in the technical colleges.
AB150-ASA,635,9
138.04
(11) (a) 2. In consultation with the
state superintendent department of
2public instruction, the board shall establish, by rule, a uniform format for district
3boards to use in reporting the number of pupils attending district schools under ss.
4118.15 (1) (b), (cm) and (d) and 118.37 and in reporting pupil participation in
5technical preparation programs under s. 118.34, including the number of courses
6taken for advanced standing in the district's associate degree program and for
7vocational, technical
and adult education college credit. The format shall be
8identical to the format established by the
state superintendent department of public
9instruction under s. 115.28 (38).
AB150-ASA,635,1712
38.04
(26) Technical preparation programs. In consultation with the
state
13superintendent department of
public instruction education, the board shall approve
14courses for technical preparation programs under s. 118.34. By July 1, 1994, and
15annually thereafter by July 1, the board shall publish a list of the approved courses
16that indicates the schools in which each course is taught and the credit equivalency
17available in each district for each course.
AB150-ASA,635,2119
38.27
(1) (e) Educational programs, courses or services that would not
20otherwise be established or maintained because of
declines limitations in district
21fiscal capacity.
AB150-ASA,635,2523
38.272
(1) A student enrolled in a district's farm business and production
24management program may apply to the board for a grant for the purpose of paying
2550% of the tuition for
the first 4 up to 6 years
of the program.
AB150-ASA,636,102
38.28
(1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
3technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
4promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
5expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
6expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under subs.
7(6) and (7) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9),
46.32, 118.15 (2) (a), 118.37 and 146.55
8(5), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8) and (20), 38.14 (11), 38.26,
938.27 and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24 and driver education and chauffeur
10training aids.
AB150-ASA,636,1512
38.30
(1) (b) District boards may receive payments from the department of
13health and social services industry, labor and human relations under s. 47.02 to cover
14the cost of training for resident and nonresident students who are enrolled in district
15schools and are veterans ineligible for benefits under par. (a).
AB150-ASA,636,2317
38.36
(6) The district board may file a claim with the department of public
18instruction for reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding capital
19equipment costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per meal,
20whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to
21participants. If the department of public instruction approves the claim, it shall
22certify that payment is due and the
state treasurer
secretary of administration shall
23pay the claim from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).
AB150-ASA,637,7
138.36
(7) All meals served must meet the approval of the board, which shall
2establish minimum nutritional standards and reasonable expenditure limits
3consistent with the standards and limits established by the
state superintendent 4department of
public instruction
education under s. 115.345 (6). The board shall give
5special consideration to the dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a
6nutritional plan. However, no district board may be required to provide special foods
7for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.