Amendment CA1-SSA1-SB55

SB55-SSA1-CA1,251,10 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.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,251,11 833. Page 518, line 12: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,251,12 " Section 1356L. 36.25 (20) of the statutes is repealed.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,251,13 834. Page 519, line 3: delete "3" and substitute "4".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,251,14 835. Page 519, line 5: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,251,15 " Section 1360m. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,251,18 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:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,251,20 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a high school graduation equivalency from this state.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,251,23 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.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,4 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.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,5 836. Page 519, line 13: delete lines 13 to 20.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,6 837. Page 520, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,7 " Section 1370m. 38.12 (12) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,11 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-SSA1-CA1,252,12 838. Page 520, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,13 " Section 1370m. 38.12 (14) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,16 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-SSA1-CA1,252,17 839. Page 520, line 10: delete lines 10 to 17.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,18 840. Page 521, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,19 " Section 1372g. 38.15 (3) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,21 38.15 (3) (c) 3. The capital expenditure is made before January 1, 2002 July 1, 2003.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,22 841. Page 521, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,252,23 " Section 1372e. 38.18 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,253,8 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.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,253,9 842. Page 521, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,253,10 " Section 1374m. 38.27 (2m) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,253,13 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.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,253,14 843. Page 521, line 21: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,253,15 " Section 1375d. 38.28 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,253,19 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).".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,253,20 844. Page 522, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,253,21 " Section 1375r. 38.37 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,2 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-SSA1-CA1,254,3 845. Page 522, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,4 " Section 1375p. 38.305 (2) of the statutes is repealed.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,5 846. Page 522, line 3: delete lines 3 to 19.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,6 847. Page 522, line 20: delete lines 20 to 24.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,7 848. Page 522, line 24: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,8 " Section 1380g. 39.28 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,12 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-SSA1-CA1,254,13 849. Page 522, line 24: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,14 " Section 1379t. 39.17 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,17 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-SSA1-CA1,254,18 850. Page 523, line 9: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,19 " Section 1380t. 39.393 of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,22 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-SSA1-CA1,254,23 (a) A program in this state that confers an associate degree in nursing.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,254,24 (b) A program in this state that confers a bachelor's degree in nursing.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,255,2 (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-SSA1-CA1,255,3 (d) A program in this state that confers a diploma in nursing.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,255,9 (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-SSA1-CA1,255,15 (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-SSA1-CA1,255,17 (4) The board shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,255,18 851. Page 523, line 10: delete lines 10 and 11.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,255,19 852. Page 523, line 11: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,255,20 " Section 1381g. 39.41 (1) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,255,24 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-SSA1-CA1,256,1 853. Page 523, line 17: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,256,2 " Section 1381p. 39.41 (1m) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,256,5 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-SSA1-CA1, s. 1381r Section 1381r. 39.41 (1m) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,256,16 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-SSA1-CA1,256,17 854. Page 523, line 18: delete lines 18 to 22.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,256,18 855. Page 523, line 22: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,256,19 " Section 1382r. 39.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,256,23 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.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,256,24 856. Page 524, line 3: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,257,1 " Section 1384m. 39.75 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,257,8 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-SSA1-CA1,257,9 857. Page 524, line 16: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,257,10 " Section 1385m. 39.80 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,257,17 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-SSA1-CA1,257,19 858. Page 524, line 17: delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 532, line 13.

SB55-SSA1-CA1,257,20 859. Page 532, line 13: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,257,21 " Section 1387e. 40.02 (17) (n) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,258,6 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.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,258,7 860. Page 533, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,258,8 " Section 1389t. 40.02 (54) (a) of the statutes is repealed.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,258,9 861. Page 533, line 2: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,258,10 " Section 1389r. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,258,22 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.".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,258,23 862. Page 533, line 4: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,258,24 " Section 1391h. 40.03 (2) (it) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,259,3 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-SSA1-CA1,259,4 863. Page 534, line 23: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,259,5 " Section 1398mn. 40.21 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,259,12 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).".

SB55-SSA1-CA1,259,13 864. Page 534, line 23: after that line insert:

SB55-SSA1-CA1,259,14 " Section 1398r. 40.51 (12) of the statutes is amended to read: