SB44-SSA1,435,2119 2. (intro.) Annually Beginning in 2005, annually, by February 1, the board shall
20determine the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd) for the next fiscal year as
21follows:
SB44-SSA1, s. 940 22Section 940. 36.51 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,436,423 36.51 (6) The college campus or institution may file a claim with the
24department of public instruction for reimbursement for reasonable expenses
25incurred, excluding capital equipment costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the

1meal or 50 cents per meal, whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount
2may be charged to participants. If the department of public instruction approves the
3claim, it shall certify that payment is due and the state treasurer secretary of
4administration
shall pay the claim from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).
SB44-SSA1, s. 942 5Section 942. 38.04 (19) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 943 6Section 943. 38.04 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,436,97 38.04 (28) Health care education programs. From the appropriation under
8s. 20.292 (1) (ch), the board shall award grants to district boards to expand health
9care education programs.
SB44-SSA1, s. 943m 10Section 943m. 38.17 of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,436,14 1138.17 Levy limit. (1) Definition. In this section, "debt service" includes debt
12service on debt issued or reissued to fund or refund outstanding municipal
13obligations, interest on outstanding municipal obligations, and related issuance
14costs and redemption premiums.
SB44-SSA1,436,17 15(2) Limit. Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), no district board may increase
16its levy for any fiscal year to an amount that exceeds its levy for the previous fiscal
17year multiplied by 1.026.
SB44-SSA1,436,22 18(3) Adjustments. (a) 1. If a district board transfers to another governmental
19unit responsibility for providing any service that it provided in the preceding fiscal
20year, the limit otherwise applicable under sub. (2) in the current fiscal year is
21decreased by the cost that it would have incurred to provide that service, as
22determined by the department of revenue.
SB44-SSA1,437,223 2. If a district board increases the services that it provides by adding
24responsibility for providing a service transferred to it from another governmental
25unit that provided the service in the previous fiscal year, the limit otherwise

1applicable under sub. (2) in the current fiscal year is increased by the cost of that
2service, as determined by the department of revenue.
SB44-SSA1,437,83 (b) If the amount of debt service for a district board in the preceding fiscal year
4is less than the amount of debt service needed in the current fiscal year, as a result
5of the district board adopting a resolution before the effective date of this paragraph
6.... [revisor inserts date], authorizing the issuance of debt, the limit otherwise
7applicable under sub. (2) for the current fiscal year is increased by the difference
8between the 2 amounts, as determined by the department of revenue.
SB44-SSA1,437,12 9(4) Referendum. (a) 1. A district board may exceed the levy limit under sub.
10(2) if it adopts a resolution to that effect and the resolution is approved in a
11referendum. The resolution shall specify the proposed amount of increase in the levy
12beyond the amount that is allowed under sub. (2).
SB44-SSA1,437,1513 2. Except as provided in subd. 3., the district board may call a special
14referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the district
15for approval or rejection.
SB44-SSA1,437,1816 3. A referendum to exceed the limit under sub. (2) for the levy for the 2004-05
17fiscal year shall be held at the spring primary or election or September primary or
18general election in 2004.
SB44-SSA1,437,2119 (b) The district board shall publish type A, B, C, D, and E notices of the
20referendum under s. 10.01 (2). Section 5.01 (1) applies in the event of failure to
21comply with the notice requirements of this paragraph.
SB44-SSA1,438,522 (c) The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The district
23board shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The
24form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for
25referendum ballots prescribed by the elections board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1)

1(a). The question shall be submitted as follows: "Under state law, the percentage
2increase in the levy of the .... (name of district) for the next fiscal year, .... (year), is
3limited to ....%, resulting in a levy of $..... Shall the .... (name of district) be allowed
4to exceed this limit such that the percentage increase for the next fiscal year, ....
5(year), will be ....%, resulting in a levy of $....?".
SB44-SSA1,438,96 (d) Within 14 days after the referendum, the district board shall certify the
7results of the referendum to the department of revenue. The limit otherwise
8applicable to the district under sub. (2) is increased for the next fiscal year by the
9amount approved by a majority of those voting on the question.
SB44-SSA1,438,10 10(5) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 2006.
SB44-SSA1, s. 944 11Section 944. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,438,2012 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
13technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
14promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
15expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
16expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under sub.
17(6) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), 118.55 (7r), and 146.55 (5), all
18receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (19), (20), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11),
1938.26, 38.27, 38.31, 38.33, and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver
20education and chauffeur training aids.
SB44-SSA1, s. 945 21Section 945. 38.31 of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 946 22Section 946. 38.36 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,439,423 38.36 (6) The district board may file a claim with the department of public
24instruction for reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding capital
25equipment costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per meal,

1whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to
2participants. If the department of public instruction approves the claim, it shall
3certify that payment is due and the state treasurer secretary of administration shall
4pay the claim from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).
SB44-SSA1, s. 946d 5Section 946d. 38.40 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,439,7 638.40 (title) Technical preparation, school-to-work, and work-based
7learning programs.
SB44-SSA1, s. 946e 8Section 946e. 38.40 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,439,179 38.40 (1) Employment and education program administration. The board shall
10plan, coordinate, administer, and implement the technical preparation,
11school-to-work, and work-based learning programs under sub. (1m) and such other
12employment and education programs as the governor may by executive order assign
13to the board. Notwithstanding any limitations placed on the use of state employment
14and education funds under this section or under an executive order assigning an
15employment and education program to the board, the board may issue a general or
16special order waiving any of those limitations on finding that the waiver will promote
17the coordination of employment and education services.
SB44-SSA1, s. 946f 18Section 946f. 38.40 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,439,2019 38.40 (1m) (intro.) Technical preparation, school-to-work, and work-based
20learning programs.
The board shall provide all of the following programs:
SB44-SSA1, s. 946g 21Section 946g. 38.40 (1m) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,439,2322 38.40 (1m) (a) A technical preparation program that includes the technical
23preparation program under s. 118.34.
SB44-SSA1, s. 946j 24Section 946j. 38.40 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,440,4
138.40 (2) Interagency assistance. The council on workforce investment
2established under 29 USC 2821 and the department of public instruction shall assist
3the board in providing the technical preparation, school-to-work, and work-based
4learning programs under sub. (1m).
SB44-SSA1, s. 946k 5Section 946k. 38.40 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,440,76 38.40 (2m) Skill standards. The board shall approve statewide skill standards
7for the school-to-work program under sub. (1m) (b).
SB44-SSA1, s. 946m 8Section 946m. 38.40 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,440,99 38.40 (5) Rules. The board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
SB44-SSA1, s. 947 10Section 947. 39.11 (16g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,440,1511 39.11 (16g) Expend at least $140,200 in each fiscal year 1994-95 and every
12fiscal year thereafter
for the development and periodic update of instructional
13television programs that are specific to this state for use in schools. Funds may be
14expended for the programs from the appropriation under s. 20.225 (1) (f), (g), (h) or
15(m).
SB44-SSA1, s. 948 16Section 948. 39.155 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,440,2117 39.155 (1) Subject to sub. (3), all All funds appropriated to the Medical College
18of Wisconsin, Inc., under s. 20.250 (1) (a) shall be based on a per capita formula for
19an amount for each Wisconsin resident enrolled at the college who is paying full
20tuition. A student's qualification as a resident of this state shall be determined by
21the higher educational aids board in accordance with s. 36.27, so far as applicable.
SB44-SSA1, s. 950 22Section 950. 39.155 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,441,723 39.155 (2) On or before January 15 and September 15 of each year, the Medical
24College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall submit to the higher educational aids board for its
25approval a list of the Wisconsin residents enrolled at the college who are paying full

1tuition. The state shall make semiannual payments to the Medical College of
2Wisconsin, Inc., from the appropriation under s. 20.250 (1) (a), upon approval of the
3list. If the appropriation under s. 20.250 (1) (a) is insufficient to pay the amount
4specified to be disbursed under s. 20.250 (1) (a), the payments shall be disbursed on
5a prorated basis for each student entitled to such aid.
No more than 8 such payments
6may be made to the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., from the appropriation under
7s. 20.250 (1) (a), for any individual student.
SB44-SSA1, s. 952 8Section 952. 39.155 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 984d 9Section 984d. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,441,1510 39.435 (3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
11academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
12amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $1,800 $2,500
13during any one academic year. The board shall, by rule, establish a reporting system
14to periodically provide student economic data and shall promulgate other rules the
15board deems necessary to assure uniform administration of the program.
SB44-SSA1, s. 986b 16Section 986b. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,441,1917 39.435 (7) (a) 1. For purposes of determining the appropriation under s. 20.235
18(1) (fe) for fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06, "base amount" means the amount shown in
19the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year 2002-03 2004-05.
SB44-SSA1, s. 987b 20Section 987b. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,441,2421 39.435 (7) (a) 2. For purposes of determining the appropriation under s. 20.235
22(1) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2003-04 2005-06, "base amount" means
23the maximum appropriation amount determined under par. (b) for the previous fiscal
24year.
SB44-SSA1, s. 988b 25Section 988b. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,442,3
139.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Annually, by beginning on February 1, 2005, the board
2shall determine the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next fiscal year as
3follows:
SB44-SSA1, s. 989 4Section 989. 39.435 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,442,65 39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
6Wisconsin System students from the appropriations under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) and (ke).
SB44-SSA1, s. 990g 7Section 990g. 39.435 (8) of the statutes, as created by 2003 Wisconsin Act ....
8(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB44-SSA1,442,109 39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
10Wisconsin System students from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fe).
SB44-SSA1, s. 995 11Section 995. 40.02 (17) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,443,212 40.02 (17) (intro.) "Creditable service" means the creditable current and prior
13service, expressed in years and fractions of a year to the nearest one-hundredth, for
14which a participating employee receives or is considered to receive earnings under
15sub. (22) (e) or (em) and for which contributions have been made as required by s.
1640.05 (1) and (2) and creditable military service, service credited under s. 40.25 (7)
1740.285 (2) (b) and service credited under s. 40.29, expressed in years and fractions
18of years to the nearest one-hundredth. How much service in any annual earnings
19period is the full-time equivalent of one year of creditable service shall be
20determined by rule by the department and the rules may provide for differing
21equivalents for different types of employment. Except as provided under pars. (i) and
22(k)
s. 40.285 (2) (e) and (f), the amount of creditable service for periods prior to
23January 1, 1982, shall be the amount for which the participant was eligible under
24the applicable laws and rules in effect prior to January 1, 1982. No more than one

1year of creditable service shall be granted for any annual earnings period. Creditable
2service is determined in the following manner for the following persons:
SB44-SSA1, s. 996 3Section 996. 40.02 (17) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 40.285 (2) (d) and
4amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,443,165 40.285 (2) (d) Qualifying service. Each participating employee in the Wisconsin
6retirement system whose creditable service terminates on or after January 1, 1982,
7who was previously a participant in the Wisconsin retirement fund and who has not
8received a separation benefit may receive creditable service equal to the period of
9service during any qualifying period under s. 41.02 (6) (c), 1969 stats., s. 66.901 (4)
10(d), 1967 stats., or under any predecessor statute, but not to exceed 6 months. The
11additional creditable service shall be granted upon application by the employee if the
12applicant pays to the department a lump sum payment equal to 5% of one-twelfth
13of the employee's highest earnings in a single annual earnings period multiplied by
14the number of months of creditable service granted under this paragraph. That
15amount shall be credited and treated as an employee required contribution for all
16purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system.
SB44-SSA1, s. 997 17Section 997. 40.02 (17) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 40.285 (2) (c) and
18amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,444,719 40.285 (2) (c) Uncredited elected official and executive participating employee
20service.
Each executive participating employee whose creditable service terminates
21on or after May 3, 1988, and each participating employee who is a present or former
22elected official or an appointee of a present or former elected official and who did not
23receive creditable service under s. 40.02 (17) (e), 1987 stats., or s. 40.02 (17) (e), 1989
24stats., and whose creditable service terminates on or after August 15, 1991, who was
25previously in the position of the president of the University of Wisconsin System or

1in a position designated under s. 20.923 (4), (8), or (9), but did not receive creditable
2service because of age restrictions, may receive creditable service equal to the period
3of executive service not credited if the participant pays to the department a lump sum
4payment equal to 5.5% of one-twelfth of the employee's highest earnings in a single
5annual earnings period multiplied by the number of months of creditable service
6granted under this paragraph. That amount shall be credited and treated as an
7employee required contribution for all purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system.
SB44-SSA1, s. 998 8Section 998. 40.02 (17) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 40.285 (2) (e), and
940.285 (2) (e) (intro.) and 3., as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,444,1710 40.285 (2) (e) Teacher improvement leave. (intro.) Each participating employee
11in the Wisconsin retirement system whose creditable service terminates on or after
12April 25, 1990, and whose earnings include compensation for teacher improvement
13leave granted by the board of regents of the Wisconsin state colleges State Colleges
14during the period beginning on January 1, 1964, and ending on August 31, 1967, in
15a written and satisfied contract, may receive creditable service for the period for
16which those earnings were received in an amount not to exceed one year if all of the
17following apply:
SB44-SSA1,444,2218 3. The participant pays to the department a lump sum equal to 5% of
19one-twelfth of the employee's highest earnings in a single annual earnings period
20multiplied by the number of months of creditable service that is granted under this
21paragraph. That amount shall be credited and treated as employee required
22contributions for all purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system. No
SB44-SSA1,444,24 234. The employer may does not pay any amount payable under this subdivision
24paragraph on behalf of any participating employee.
SB44-SSA1, s. 999
1Section 999. 40.02 (17) (k) of the statutes is renumbered 40.285 (2) (f) and
2amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,445,93 40.285 (2) (f) Uncredited junior teaching service. Each participating employee
4whose creditable service terminates on or after May 11, 1990, and who submits to the
5department proof that the participant performed service in this state as a junior
6teacher, as defined in s. 42.20 (6), 1955 stats., that was not credited under s. 42.40,
71955 stats., shall receive creditable service for the period for which that service was
8performed, even if the participant did not become a member of the state teachers
9retirement system after performing that service, if all of the following occur:
SB44-SSA1,445,14 101. The participant pays to the department a lump sum equal to 5% of
11one-twelfth of the employee's highest earnings in a single annual earnings period
12multiplied by the number of months of creditable service that is granted under this
13paragraph. That amount shall be credited and treated as employee required
14contributions for all purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system. No
SB44-SSA1,445,16 152. The employer may does not pay any amount payable under this paragraph
16on behalf of any participating employee.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1000 17Section 1000. 40.02 (25) (b) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1001 18Section 1001. 40.02 (25) (b) 6e. of the statutes is created to read:
SB44-SSA1,445,2119 40.02 (25) (b) 6e. A state employee who terminates creditable service after
20attaining 20 years of creditable service, remains a participant, and is not eligible for
21an immediate annuity.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1001m 22Section 1001m. 40.02 (49) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,446,223 40.02 (49) "Retired employee" means a former insured employee who is not a
24participating employee and who is retired on an immediate or disability annuity or
25who receives a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) which would have been an

1immediate annuity if paid as an annuity or who is an eligible employee under sub.
2(25) (b) 6., 6e., or 6g.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1002 3Section 1002. 40.03 (6) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,446,144 40.03 (6) (c) Shall not enter into any agreements to modify or expand group
5insurance coverage in a manner which conflicts with this chapter or rules of the
6department or materially affects the level of premiums required to be paid by the
7state or its employees, or the level of benefits to be provided, under any group
8insurance coverage. This restriction shall not be construed to prevent modifications
9required by law, prohibit the group insurance board from modifying the standard
10plan to establish a more cost effective benefit plan design or
providing optional
11insurance coverages as alternatives to the standard insurance coverage when any
12excess of required premium over the premium for the standard coverage is paid by
13the employee or prohibit the group insurance board from providing other plans as
14authorized under par. (b).
SB44-SSA1, s. 1003 15Section 1003. 40.04 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,446,2016 40.04 (3) (c) The department shall advise the investment board and the state
17treasurer
secretary of administration as to the limitations on the amounts of cash to
18be invested from investment trusts under this subsection in order to maintain the
19cash balances deemed advisable to meet current annuity, benefit and expense
20requirements.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1004 21Section 1004. 40.05 (1) (a) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1005 22Section 1005. 40.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,447,2523 40.05 (1) (b) In lieu of employee payment, the employer may pay all or part of
24the contributions required by par. (a), but all the payments shall be available for
25benefit purposes to the same extent as required contributions deducted from

1earnings of the participating employees. Action to assume employee contributions
2as provided under this paragraph shall be taken at the time and in the form
3determined by the governing body of the participating employer. The state shall pay
4under this paragraph for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining
5agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are
6determined under s. 230.12 an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the state
7unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch.
8111 or unless otherwise determined under s. 230.12. The University of Wisconsin
9Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay under this paragraph for employees who
10are covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 and for
11employees whose fringe benefits are determined under s. 233.10 an amount equal to
124% of the earnings paid by the authority unless otherwise provided in a collective
13bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 or unless otherwise determined
14under s. 233.10. The state shall pay under this paragraph for employees who are not
15covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 and for
16employees whose fringe benefits are not determined under s. 230.12 an amount equal
17to 4% of the earnings paid by the state unless a different amount is recommended by
18the secretary of employment relations director of the office of state human resources
19management
and approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the
20manner provided for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s. 230.12
21(3). The University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay under
22this paragraph for its employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining
23agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by
24the authority unless a different amount is established by the board of directors of the
25authority under s. 233.10.
SB44-SSA1, s. 1006
1Section 1006. 40.05 (2) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB44-SSA1,448,62 40.05 (2) (bw) The employer contribution rate determined under par. (b) for the
3University of Wisconsin System shall be adjusted to reflect the cost of granting
4creditable service under s. 40.02 (17) (i) 40.285 (2) (e) and that rate shall be sufficient
5to amortize the unfunded prior service liability of the employers over the remainder
6of the 40-year amortization period under par. (b).
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