SB40-SSA1,470,2118 5. The system or an institution or college campus may not implement a new or
19revised information technology development project authorized under a strategic
20plan until the implementation is approved by the Board of Regents in accordance
21with procedures prescribed by the board.
SB40-SSA1,470,2422 6. The Board of Regents shall consult with the joint committee on information
23policy and technology in providing guidance for planning by the system and
24institutions and college campuses.
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1(c) The Board of Regents shall develop and adopt the following written policies
2for information technology development projects included in the strategic plan
3required of the system and each institution and college campus under par. (a) and
4that either exceed $1,000,000 or that are vital to the functions of the system,
5institution, or college campus:
SB40-SSA1,471,66 1. A standardized reporting format.
SB40-SSA1,471,87 2. A requirement that both proposed and ongoing information technology
8development projects be included.
SB40-SSA1,471,129 (d) The Board of Regents shall submit for review by the joint legislative audit
10committee and for approval by the joint committee on information policy and
11technology any proposed policies required under par. (c) and any proposed revisions
12to the policies.
SB40-SSA1,471,17 13(2) Large, high-risk projects. In consultation with the legislative audit
14bureau and the joint legislative audit committee, the Board of Regents shall
15promulgate administrative rules applicable to the system and each institution and
16college campus pertaining to large, high-risk information technology projects that
17shall include:
SB40-SSA1,471,1918 (a) A definition of and methodology for identifying large, high-risk information
19technology projects.
SB40-SSA1,471,2120 (b) Standardized, quantifiable project performance measures for evaluating
21large, high-risk information technology projects.
SB40-SSA1,471,2322 (c) Policies and procedures for routine monitoring of large, high-risk
23information technology projects.
SB40-SSA1,471,2524 (d) A formal process for modifying information technology project specifications
25when necessary to address changes in program requirements.
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1(e) Requirements for reporting changes in estimates of cost or completion date
2to the board and the joint committee on information policy and technology.
SB40-SSA1,472,43 (f) Methods for discontinuing projects or modifying projects that are failing to
4meet performance measures in such a way to correct the performance problems.
SB40-SSA1,472,75 (g) Policies and procedures for the use of master leases under s. 16.76 (4) to
6finance new large, high-risk information technology system costs and maintain
7current large, high-risk information technology systems.
SB40-SSA1,472,118 (h) A standardized progress point in the execution of large, high-risk
9information technology projects at which time the estimated costs and date of
10completion of the project is reported to the board and the joint committee on
11information policy and technology.
SB40-SSA1,472,15 12(3) Commercially available products. The Board of Regents shall promulgate
13administrative rules applicable to the system and each institution and college
14campus pertaining to the use of commercially available information technology
15products, which shall include all of the following:
SB40-SSA1,472,2016 (a) A requirement that the system and each institution and college campus
17review commercially available information technology products prior to initiating
18work on a customized information technology development project to determine
19whether any commercially available product could meet the information technology
20needs of the system, institution, or college campus.
SB40-SSA1,472,2421 (b) Procedures and criteria to determine when a commercially available
22information technology product must be used and when the system or an institution
23or college campus may consider the modification or creation of a customized
24information technology product.
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1(c) A requirement that the system and each institution and college campus
2submit for approval by the board and prior to initiating work on a customized
3information technology product a justification for the modification or creation by the
4system, institution, or college campus of a customized information technology
5product.
SB40-SSA1,473,7 6(4) Master leases. (a) In this subsection, "master lease" has the meaning given
7under s. 16.76 (4).
SB40-SSA1,473,128 (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the Board of Regents shall submit to the
9governor and the members of the joint committee on information policy and
10technology a report documenting the use by the system and each institution and
11college campus of master leases to fund information technology projects in the
12previous fiscal year. The report shall contain all of the following information:
SB40-SSA1,473,1413 1. The total amount paid under master leases towards information technology
14projects in the previous fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1,473,1615 2. The master lease payment amounts approved to be applied to information
16technology projects in future years.
SB40-SSA1,473,2017 3. The total amount paid by the system and each institution and college campus
18on each information technology project for which debt is outstanding, as compared
19to the total financing amount originally approved for that information technology
20project.
SB40-SSA1,473,2221 4. A summary of repayments made towards any master lease in the previous
22fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1,474,11 23(5) High-cost projects. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the Board of Regents
24shall include in each contract with a vendor of information technology that involves
25a large, high-risk information technology project under sub. (2) or that has a

1projected cost greater than $1,000,000, and require the system and each institution
2and college campus that enters into a contract for materials, supplies, equipment, or
3contractual services relating to information technology to include in each contract
4with a vendor of information technology that involves a large, high-risk information
5technology project under sub. (2) or that has a projected cost greater than $1,000,000
6a stipulation requiring the vendor to submit to the board for approval any order or
7amendment that would change the scope of the contract and have the effect of
8increasing the contract price. The stipulation shall authorize the board to review the
9original contract and the order or amendment to determine all of the following and,
10if necessary, to negotiate with the vendor regarding any change to the original
11contract price:
SB40-SSA1,474,1312 1. Whether the work proposed in the order or amendment is within the scope
13of the original contract.
SB40-SSA1,474,1414 2. Whether the work proposed in the order or amendment is necessary.
SB40-SSA1,474,1615 (b) The Board of Regents may exclude from a contract described in par. (a) the
16stipulation required under par. (a) if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
SB40-SSA1,474,1817 1. Including such a stipulation would negatively impact contract negotiations
18or significantly reduce the number of bidders on the contract.
SB40-SSA1,474,2419 2. If the exclusion is sought by the system or an institution or college campus,
20the system or that institution or college campus submits to the board a
21plain-language explanation of the reasons the stipulation was excluded and the
22alternative provisions the system, institution, or college campus will include in the
23contract to ensure that the contract will be completed on time and within the contract
24budget.
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13. The board submits for approval by the joint committee on information policy
2and technology any explanation and alternative contract provisions required under
3subd. 2. If, within 14 working days after the date that the board submits any
4explanation and alternative contract provisions required under this subdivision, the
5joint committee on information policy and technology does not contact the board, the
6explanation and alternative contract provisions shall be deemed approved.
SB40-SSA1,475,12 7(6) Open-ended contracts. (a) The Board of Regents shall require the system
8and each institution and college campus that has entered into an open-ended
9contract for the development of information technology to submit to the board
10quarterly reports documenting the amount expended on the information technology
11development project. In this subsection, "open-ended contract" means a contract for
12information technology that includes one or both of the following:
SB40-SSA1,475,1413 1. Stipulations that provide that the contract vendor will deliver information
14technology products or services but that do not specify a maximum payment amount.
SB40-SSA1,475,1715 2. Stipulations that provide that the contract vendor shall be paid an hourly
16wage but that do not set a maximum limit on the number of hours required to
17complete the information technology project.
SB40-SSA1,475,1918 (b) Compile and annually submit to the joint committee on information
19technology the reports required under par. (a).
SB40-SSA1, s. 737 20Section 737. 38.04 (21) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,475,2521 38.04 (21) (intro.) Pupils attending technical colleges; board report.
22Annually by the 3rd Monday in February the board shall submit a report to the
23department of administration, department of children and families, department of
24public instruction, and department of workforce development, and to the legislature
25under s. 13.172 (2). The report shall specify all of the following by school district:
SB40-SSA1, s. 738
1Section 738. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,476,32 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is a citizen of a country other than the United
3States if that person meets all of the following requirements:
SB40-SSA1,476,54 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a high
5school graduation equivalency from this state.
SB40-SSA1,476,76 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years
7following the first day of attending a high school in this state.
SB40-SSA1,476,118 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with
9an affidavit stating that the person has filed or will file an application for a
10permanent resident visa with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as
11the person is eligible to do so.
SB40-SSA1, s. 738m 12Section 738m. 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,476,1813 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bm), the
14district board shall grant full remission of fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128
15credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters
16for which the person received remission of fees from any other district board under
17this subsection and from the board of regents under s. 36.27 (3n) (b),
to any resident
18student who is also any of the following:
SB40-SSA1, s. 739 19Section 739. 38.24 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,476,2120 38.24 (7) (b) 3. A child of an eligible veteran, if the child is at least 18 17 but
21not yet 26 years of age and is a full-time student at a technical college.
SB40-SSA1, s. 739m 22Section 739m. 38.24 (7) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,476,2523 38.24 (7) (bm) To receive a fee remission under this subsection, a person must
24claim it by the end of each semester in which the person is eligible for the fee
25remission.
SB40-SSA1, s. 740
1Section 740. 38.24 (7) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,477,42 38.24 (7) (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the district
3board for all fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) remitted under par. (b) as provided in s.
439.50 (2) and (3m).
SB40-SSA1, s. 740g 5Section 740g. 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,477,116 38.24 (8) (b) The Except as provided in par. (bm), the district board shall grant
7full remission of the fees charged under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8
8semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the
9person received remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection
10and from the board of regents under s. 36.27 (3p) and
less the amount of any fees paid
11under 10 USC 2107 (c) or 38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), to any student who is a veteran.
SB40-SSA1, s. 740r 12Section 740r. 38.24 (8) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,477,1413 38.24 (8) (bm) 1. To receive a fee remission under this subsection, a person must
14claim it by the end of each semester in which the person is eligible for the remission.
SB40-SSA1,477,1615 2. The remission under this subsection applies only to semesters that begin
16within 10 years after a veteran is separated from service.
SB40-SSA1, s. 741 17Section 741. 38.24 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,477,2018 38.24 (8) (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the district
19board for all fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) remitted under par. (b) as provided in s.
2039.50 (2) and (3m).
SB40-SSA1, s. 742 21Section 742. 38.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,478,322 38.28 (3) If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) (u) in any one
23year is insufficient to pay the full amount under subs. (2) (c) and (g), funds in the
24appropriation shall be used first for the purposes of sub. (2) (c) and any remaining
25funds shall be prorated among the districts entitled to support under sub. (2) (g). If

1the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) (u) in any one year is
2insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2) (c), funds in the appropriation shall
3be prorated among the districts entitled to the funds.
SB40-SSA1, s. 743 4Section 743. 38.29 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,478,65 38.29 (2) (c) Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s.
620.292 (1) (fg) (v).
SB40-SSA1, s. 743m 7Section 743m. 38.41 (2) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:
SB40-SSA1,478,98 38.41 (2) (a) The board may award a grant of up to $20,000 to a district board
9to provide skills training or other education to a business if all of the following apply:
SB40-SSA1,478,1010 1. The business is located in this state and satisfies any of the following criteria:
SB40-SSA1,478,1111 a. The business has no more than 100 employees.
SB40-SSA1,478,1312 b. The business had no more than $10,000,000 in gross annual income in its
13most recent fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1,478,1614 2. The district board agrees in writing to use the grant only to provide skills
15training or other education related to the needs of the business to current or
16prospective employees of the business.
SB40-SSA1,478,1717 3. The business agrees in writing to comply with par. (b).
SB40-SSA1,478,1918 4. The business and the district board submit a plan to the board detailing the
19proposed use of the grant, and the board approves the plan.
SB40-SSA1,478,2220 5. The business and the district board enter into a written agreement with the
21board that specifies the conditions for the use of the grant, including reporting and
22auditing requirements.
SB40-SSA1,478,2423 6. The business and the district board agree in writing to submit to the board
24the report required under par. (c) by the time required under par. (c).
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17. The business provides matching funds at least equal to the amount of the
2grant. The board may waive the requirement under this subdivision if the board
3determines that the business is subject to extreme financial hardship.
SB40-SSA1,479,44 (b) A grant under this subsection may not be used for any of the following:
SB40-SSA1,479,75 1. To pay more than 80 percent of the cost of any skills training or other
6education related to a business that is provided to the owner of the business, the
7owner's spouse, or a child of the owner.
SB40-SSA1,479,98 2. To pay wages or compensate for lost revenue, if any, in connection with
9providing the training or other education, or otherwise.
SB40-SSA1,479,1210 (c) A district board that receives a grant under this subsection shall submit to
11the board, within 6 months after the grant has been fully depleted, a report prepared
12jointly with the business detailing how the grant was used.
SB40-SSA1,479,14 13(3) (a) The board shall award grants under this section from the appropriation
14under s. 20.292 (1) (eh).
SB40-SSA1,479,1615 (b) The board may award no more than $1,500,000 in the 2007-08 fiscal year,
16and no more than $2,000,000 in any fiscal year thereafter, under sub. (1).
SB40-SSA1,479,1817 (c) The board may award no more than $500,000 in the 2007-08 fiscal year, and
18no more than $1,000,000 in any fiscal year thereafter, under sub. (2).
SB40-SSA1, s. 745 19Section 745. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,479,2320 39.435 (7) (a) 1. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
21under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for fiscal year 2007-08 2009-10, "base amount" means the
22amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year
232006-07 2008-09.
SB40-SSA1, s. 746 24Section 746. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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139.435 (7) (a) 2. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
2under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2007-08 2009-10, "base
3amount" means the appropriation amount calculated under par. (b) for the previous
4fiscal year.
SB40-SSA1, s. 747 5Section 747. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,480,86 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Biennially, beginning on February 1, 2007 2009, the board
7shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next
8biennium as follows:
SB40-SSA1, s. 748 9Section 748. 39.437 of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,480,13 1039.437 Wisconsin covenant scholars grants. (1) Establishment of grant
11program.
There is established, to be administered by the board, a Wisconsin
12Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants to students who meet the eligibility
13criteria specified in sub. (2).
SB40-SSA1,480,15 14(2) Eligibility. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), a student is eligible for a grant
15under this section if the student meets all of the following criteria:
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