Amendment AA1-ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,3 36.27 (3m) (a) 2. "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c) and includes a person appointed as a conservation warden under s. 23.10 and a person appointed as an environmental warden under s. 278.10.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,4 706. Page 519, line 13: delete lines 13 to 20.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,5 707. Page 520, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,6 " Section 1370m. 38.12 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,10 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).".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,11 708. Page 520, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,12 " Section 1370m. 38.12 (14) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,15 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.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,16 709. Page 520, line 17: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,17 " Section 1371c. 38.14 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,380,23 38.14 (2) (e) Each district board shall establish a written policy regarding the use of classrooms and facilities by local organizations and businesses for employment-related training. The policy may condition access on payment of a reasonable fee, the availability of space, and the appropriateness of the training. The policy may limit access to activities that are consistent with the mission of the technical college.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,381,2 710. Page 521, line 2: after "referendum" insert "may be held at any election authorized under s. 8.065 and".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,381,3 711. Page 521, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,381,4 " Section 1372g. 38.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,381,23 38.16 (1) Annually by October 31, or within 10 days after receipt of the equalized valuations from the department of revenue, whichever is later, the district board may levy a tax, not exceeding 1.5 mills on the full value of the taxable property of the district, for the purpose of making capital improvements, acquiring equipment and operating and maintaining the schools of the district, except that the mill limitation is not applicable to taxes levied for the purpose of paying principal and interest on valid bonds or notes now or hereafter outstanding as provided in s. 67.035 and except as provided under sub. (3). The district board secretary shall file with the clerk of each city, village and town, any part of which is located in the district, a certified statement showing the amount of the levy and the proportionate amount of the tax to be spread upon the tax rolls for collection in each city, village and town. Such proportion shall be ascertained on the basis of the ratio of full value of the taxable property of that part of the city, village or town located in the district to the full value of all taxable property in the district, as certified to the district board secretary by the department of revenue. Upon receipt of the certified statement from the district board secretary, the clerk of each city, village and town shall spread the amounts thereof upon the tax rolls for collection. When the taxes are collected, such amounts shall be paid by the treasurer of each city, village and town to the district board treasurer.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1372j Section 1372j. 38.16 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,382,11 38.16 (3) (a) If a district board wishes to exceed the mill limit under sub. (1) in any year, it shall promptly adopt a resolution specifying the excess number of mills. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The district board shall submit the resolution to the electors of the district for approval or rejection at a referendum. The referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election that is to be held not sooner than 42 days after the filing of the resolution of the district board. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the district board shall notify the board of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the board. The district board secretary shall certify the results of the referendum to the board within 10 days after the referendum is held.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,382,15 (b) The district board secretary shall publish type A, B, C, D, and E notices of the referendum under s. 10.01 (2). Notwithstanding s. 10.01 (2) (a), the type A notice shall include a copy of the resolution under par. (a). Section 5.01 (1) applies in the event of failure to comply with the notice requirements of this paragraph.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,382,23 (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The district board secretary shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for referendum ballots prescribed by the elections board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether the mill limit under sub. (1) may be exceeded by a specified number of mills. The mill limit otherwise applicable to the district under sub. (1) is increased by the number of mills approved by a majority of those voting on the question.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,382,24 712. Page 521, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,1 " Section 1374m. 38.27 (2m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,4 38.27 (2m) (f) Beginning in the 2001-02 school year, at least $500,000 annually is awarded under this section to districts with limited fiscal capacity, as defined by the board by rule.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,5 713. Page 521, line 21: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,6 " Section 1375dm. 38.305 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,9 38.305 (1) (intro.) Beginning in In the 2000-01 and 2001-02 school year years, the board shall award a grant of $500 to each first-year student who satisfies all of the following criteria:".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,10 714. Page 522, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,11 " Section 1375r. 38.37 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,16 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.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,17 715. Page 522, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,383,18 " Section 1375s. 38.34 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,3 38.34 Job retention skills development programs. (1) Each district board shall make available, and shall offer at a frequency based upon demand in the district, a job retention skills development program in order to assist employers to retain new employees, build job skill levels of those employees, and assist those employees in attaining higher wages and long-term careers. To the extent practicable, the district board shall offer the program at employment sites. The program shall emphasize job retention skills development for employees with gross incomes at or below 200% of the poverty line, as defined in s. 49.001 (5), who are any of the following:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,5 (a) Current or former recipients of public assistance, including participants in Wisconsin works employment positions under s. 49.147.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,7 (b) Employees who are within the first 6 months of employment with their employer.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,8 (c) Entry-level employees.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,9 (2) The program shall provide training in all of the following:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,11 (a) Skills needed to achieve punctuality and consistency in attendance at employment.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,12 (b) Skills needed to effectively work in a team.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,13 (c) Skills needed to effectively communicate with supervisors and coworkers.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,15 (d) Skills needed to solve basic workplace-related personal and interpersonal problems.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,20 (3) (a) The board shall supervise, and establish minimum requirements for, the program. Except as provided in sub. (2), the board shall determine the length and content of the program after consultation with employers, district boards, Wisconsin works agencies, as defined in s. 49.001 (9), local units of government, and labor organizations.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,384,24 (b) In consultation with employers, district boards, and the department of workforce development, the board shall develop standards for assessing the job retention skills, including the skills specified in sub. (2), of employees before and after their participation in the program.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,4 (4) To the extent practicable, the district board shall assist employers in providing ongoing job retention skills development and reinforcement activities in the workplace. The district board may charge employers a fee for the program and services offered under this section.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,5 (5) This section does not apply after December 31, 2004.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,6 716. Page 522, line 20: delete lines 20 to 24.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,7 717. Page 522, line 24: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,8 " Section 1380g. 39.28 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,12 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.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,13 718. Page 522, line 24: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,14 " Section 1379t. 39.17 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,17 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.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,18 719. Page 523, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,19 " Section 1380t. 39.393 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,22 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:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,23 (a) A program in this state that confers an associate degree in nursing.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,385,24 (b) A program in this state that confers a bachelor's degree in nursing.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,2 (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.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,3 (d) A program in this state that confers a diploma in nursing.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,9 (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).

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,15 (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.

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,17 (4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,18 720. Page 523, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,19 " Section 1381g. 39.41 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,23 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.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,386,24 721. Page 523, line 17: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,1 " Section 1381p. 39.41 (1m) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,4 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.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1381r Section 1381r. 39.41 (1m) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,15 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.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,16 722. Page 524, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,17 " Section 1384m. 39.75 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,387,24 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.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,1 723. Page 524, line 16: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,2 " Section 1385m. 39.80 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,9 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.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,10 724. Page 533, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,11 " Section 1389p. 40.02 (48) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,388,22 40.02 (48) (am) "Protective occupation participant" includes any participant whose name is certified to the fund as provided in s. 40.06 (1) (d) and (dm) and who is a conservation warden, conservation patrol boat captain, conservation patrol boat engineer, conservation pilot, conservation patrol officer, forest fire control assistant, environmental warden, member of the state traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, police officer, fire fighter, sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer, county traffic police officer, state forest ranger, fire watcher employed at Wisconsin veterans facilities, state correctional-psychiatric officer, excise tax investigator employed by the department of revenue, special criminal investigation agent in the department of justice, assistant or deputy fire marshal, or person employed under s. 61.66 (1).

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1389s Section 1389s. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,13 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 fish, wildlife, parks, and forestry who is subject to call for forest fire control or warden duty, environmental warden, 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.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,14 725. Page 533, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,15 " Section 1389t. 40.02 (54) (a) of the statutes is repealed.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,16 726. Page 533, line 4: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,17 " Section 1391h. 40.03 (2) (it) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,20 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.".

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,21 727. Page 534, line 23: after that line insert:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,389,22 " Section 1398p. 40.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,390,2 40.51 (8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6) shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (3) to (5), 632.872, 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (14), and 632.896.

SB55-ASA1-AA1, s. 1398q Section 1398q. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1-AA1,390,7 40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 631.95, 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.872, and 632.895 (11) to (14).".