SB40-SSA1-SA1,73,1513
36.27
(3n) (bq) The board shall grant a remission under this subsection to a
14person for the lesser of the following, less the number of credits or semesters for
15which the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (7):
SB40-SSA1-SA1,73,1616
1. 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,73,1817
2. Until completion of a sufficient number of credits to be awarded a bachelor's
18degree in the person's major field of study.".
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19300. Page 468, line 2: after "veteran." insert "
A student who at any time is
20granted a remission under par. (bg) is not eligible for a remission under this
21paragraph.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,74,8
136.27
(3p) (bg) 1. Except as provided in par. (bm), the board shall grant
2remission of nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees charged for 48
3credits or until completion of a sufficient number of credits to be awarded a graduate
4degree in the student's field of study, whichever is less, less the amount of any
5academic fees or segregated fees paid under
10 USC 2107 (c) or
38 USC 3104 (a) (7)
6(A), to any student enrolled as a graduate student who is a veteran. A student who
7at any time was granted a remission under par. (b) or s. 38.24 (8) (b) is not eligible
8for a remission under this paragraph.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,74,119
2. The amount of a remission granted under subd. 1. to a graduate student may
10not exceed the amount of a remission granted under par. (b) to a resident
11undergraduate student at the same institution for the same number of credits.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,74,14
12302. Page 477, line 11: after "veteran." insert "
A student who at any time is
13granted a remission under s. 36.27 (3p) (bg) is not eligible for a remission under this
14paragraph.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,74,17
16"
Section 742b. 38.28 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act ....
17(this act), is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,74,2418
38.28
(3) If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1)
(u) (fc) in any one
19year is insufficient to pay the full amount under subs. (2) (c) and (g), funds in the
20appropriation shall be used first for the purposes of sub. (2) (c) and any remaining
21funds shall be prorated among the districts entitled to support under sub. (2) (g). If
22the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1)
(u) (fc) in any one year is
23insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2) (c), funds in the appropriation shall
24be prorated among the districts entitled to the funds.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,75,3
2"
Section 743b. 38.29 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
3.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,75,54
38.29
(2) (c) Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s.
520.292 (1)
(v) (fg).".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,75,128
39.12
(5) Any corporation established under this section shall be organized so
9that contributions to it will be deductible from adjusted gross income under section
10170 of the internal revenue code and so that the corporation will be exempt from
11taxation under section
501 of the internal revenue code and ss. 71.26 (1) (a) and 71.45
12(1)
(a).".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,75,15
14"
Section 751d. 40.02 (20) of the statutes is renumbered 40.02 (20) (intro.) and
15amended to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,75,1616
40.02
(20) (intro.) "Dependent" means
the:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,75,23
17(a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (bt), the spouse, minor child, including
18stepchildren of the current marriage dependent on the employee for support and
19maintenance, or child of any age, including stepchildren of the current marriage, if
20handicapped to an extent requiring continued dependence. For group insurance
21purposes only, the department may promulgate rules with a different definition of
22"dependent" than the one otherwise provided in this
subsection paragraph for each
23group insurance plan.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,76,7
140.02
(20) (b) For a state employee or for an annuitant who was employed by
2a state agency on the day on which he or she terminated covered employment, the
3spouse, domestic partner, minor child, including stepchildren of the current
4marriage or children of a domestic partner dependent on the employee or annuitant
5for support and maintenance, or child of any age, including stepchildren of the
6current marriage or children of a domestic partner, if handicapped to an extent
7requiring continued dependence.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,76,149
40.02
(20) (bt) For the purpose of health care coverage under s. 40.51 (7), but
10only if the employer consents, in writing, to the department, the spouse, domestic
11partner, minor child, including stepchildren of the current marriage or children of
12a domestic partner dependent on the employee for support and maintenance, or child
13of any age, including stepchildren of the current marriage or children of a domestic
14partner, if handicapped to an extent requiring continued dependence.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,76,1616
40.02
(21c) "Domestic partner" means an individual in a domestic partnership.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,76,1918
40.02
(21d) "Domestic partnership" means a relationship between 2
19individuals that satisfies all of the following:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,76,2120
(a)
Each individual is at least 18 years old and otherwise competent to enter
21into a contract.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,76,2322
(b)
Neither individual is married to, or in a domestic partnership with, another
23individual.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,76,2524
(c) The 2 individuals are not related by blood in any way that would prohibit
25marriage under s. 765.03.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,77,2
1(d) The 2 individuals consider themselves to be members of each other's
2immediate family.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,77,43
(e) The 2 individuals agree to be responsible for each other's basic living
4expenses.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,77,97
40.02
(25) (b) 8. Any other state employee for whom coverage is authorized
8under a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to subch. I
or, V
, or VI of ch. 111
9or under s. 230.12 or 233.10.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,78,1512
40.05
(1) (b) In lieu of employee payment, the employer may pay all or part of
13the contributions required by par. (a), but all the payments shall be available for
14benefit purposes to the same extent as required contributions deducted from
15earnings of the participating employees. Action to assume employee contributions
16as provided under this paragraph shall be taken at the time and in the form
17determined by the governing body of the participating employer. The state shall pay
18under this paragraph for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining
19agreement under subch. V
or VI of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits
20are determined under s. 230.12 an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the
21state unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch.
22V
or VI of ch. 111 or unless otherwise determined under s. 230.12. The University
23of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay under this paragraph for
24employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of
1ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are determined under s. 233.10 an
2amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the authority unless otherwise provided
3in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 or unless otherwise
4determined under s. 233.10. The state shall pay under this paragraph for employees
5who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V
or VI of ch.
6111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are not determined under s. 230.12 an
7amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the state unless a different amount is
8recommended by the director of the office of state employment relations and
9approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided
10for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (3). The University
11of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay under this paragraph for its
12employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch.
13I of ch. 111 an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the authority unless a
14different amount is established by the board of directors of the authority under s.
15233.10.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,78,2018
40.05
(4) (a) 4. This paragraph does not apply to any insured employee or
19retired insured employee who receives health care coverage under the Healthy
20Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,79,222
40.05
(4) (ag) (intro.) Beginning on January 1, 2004, except as otherwise
23provided in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I
or, V
,
24or VI of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10, the employer shall pay for its currently
1employed insured employees
who are not covered under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan
2under ch. 260:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,80,135
40.05
(4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused
6sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, and 757.02 (5) and subch.
7I
or, V
, or VI of ch. 111 of any eligible employee shall, at the time of death, upon
8qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1)
9or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee
10under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate
11he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health
12insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured
13dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who
14is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor,
15or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have
16been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's
17basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee
18who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of
19an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the
20credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then
21deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall
22provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the
23premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an
24employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the
25employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured
1dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay
2initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving
3insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy
4during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on
5which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate
6deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured
7dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or
8the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate
9deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be).
10A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and
11medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to
the standard health insurance
12plan established under s. 40.52 (1) benefits provided under the Healthy Wisconsin
13Plan under ch. 260.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,81,415
40.05
(4) (be) The department shall establish an annual enrollment period
16during which an employee or, if the employee is deceased, an employee's surviving
17insured dependents may elect to initiate or delay continuation of deductions from the
18employee's sick leave credits under par. (b). An employee or surviving insured
19dependent may elect to continue or delay continuation of such deductions any
20number of times. If an employee or surviving insured dependent has initiated the
21deductions but later elects to delay continuation of the deductions, the employee or
22surviving insured dependent must be covered by a comparable health insurance plan
23or policy during the period beginning on the date on which the employee or surviving
24insured dependent delays continuation of the deductions and ending on the date on
25which the employee or surviving insured dependent later elects to continue the
1deductions. A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides
2hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to
the standard
3health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1) benefits provided under the
4Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,81,86
40.05
(4g) (d) This subsection shall not apply to an eligible employee who is
7receiving health care coverage under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260
8while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,81,1510
40.51
(1) The procedures and provisions pertaining to enrollment, premium
11transmitted and coverage of eligible employees for health care benefits shall be
12established by contract or rule except as otherwise specifically provided by this
13chapter.
Notwithstanding subs. (6) and (7), an eligible employee who is covered
14under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260 may not receive coverage under this
15subchapter for any coverage provided the employee under ch. 260.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,82,717
40.51
(2) Except as provided in subs. (10), (10m), (11) and (16), any eligible
18employee may become covered by group health insurance
benefits under this
19subchapter by electing coverage within 30 days of being hired, to be effective as of
20the first day of the month which begins on or after the date the application is received
21by the employer, or by electing coverage prior to becoming eligible for
any employer
22contribution towards the premium cost as provided in s. 40.05 (4) (a) to be effective
23upon becoming eligible for employer contributions.
An eligible employee who is not
24insured, but who is eligible for an employer contribution under s. 40.05 (4) (ag) 1.,
25may elect coverage prior to becoming eligible for an employer contribution under s.
140.05 (4) (ag) 2., with the coverage to be effective upon becoming eligible for the
2increase in the employer contribution. Any employee who does not so elect at one of
3these times, or who subsequently cancels the insurance, shall not thereafter become
4insured unless the employee furnishes evidence of insurability satisfactory to the
5insurer, at the employee's own expense or obtains coverage subject to contractual
6waiting periods. The method to be used shall be specified in the health insurance
7contract.
SB40-SSA1-SA1, s. 765kb
8Section 765kb. 40.51 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 40.51 (6) (a) and
9amended to read:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,82,1810
40.51
(6) (a) This state shall offer to all of its
eligible employees
described in
11subs. (10), (10m), and (16) at least 2 insured or uninsured health care coverage plans
12providing substantially equivalent hospital and medical benefits, including a health
13maintenance organization or a preferred provider plan, if those health care plans are
14determined by the group insurance board to be available in the area of the place of
15employment and are approved by the group insurance board. The group insurance
16board shall place each of the plans into one of 3 tiers established in accordance with
17standards adopted by the group insurance board. The tiers shall be separated
18according to
the employee's share of premium costs.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,82,2220
40.51
(6) (b) The state may offer to its employees coverage for health care
21benefits not provided to the employees under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch.
22260.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,83,624
40.51
(7) Any employer, other than the state, may offer to all of its employees
25 a health care coverage plan coverage for health care benefits not provided to the
1employees under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260 through a program
2offered by the group insurance board. Notwithstanding sub. (2) and ss. 40.05 (4) and
340.52 (1), the department may by rule establish different eligibility standards or
4contribution requirements for such employees and employers and may by rule limit
5the categories of employers, other than the state, which may be included as
6participating employers under this subchapter.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,83,118
40.51
(8) Every health care coverage plan offered by the state under sub. (6)
9(a) shall comply with ss. 631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 631.95, 632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to
10(8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.83, 632.835, 632.85, 632.853, 632.855, 632.87 (3)
11to (6), 632.895 (5m) and (8) to (14)
, and 632.896.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,83,1613
40.51
(8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance
14board under
sub. subs. (6) (b) and (7) shall comply with ss.
631.89, 631.90, 631.93 (2), 15631.95,
632.72 (2), 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747, 632.748, 632.83, 632.835,
16632.85, 632.853, 632.855
, and
632.895 (11) to (14) 632.87 (3) to (6).
SB40-SSA1-SA1,83,2118
40.52
(1) (intro.) The group insurance board shall establish by contract a
19standard health insurance plan in which all insured employees shall participate
20except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
The
Except as provided in sub. (1m),
21the standard plan shall provide:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,83,2523
40.52
(1m) The standard health insurance plan described under sub. (1) shall
24not provide employees any health care coverage that the employees receive under the
25Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,84,162
40.52
(2) Health insurance benefits under this subchapter shall be integrated,
3with exceptions determined appropriate by the group insurance board, with benefits
4under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged and disabled
and with
5benefits provided under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260. Exclusions and
6limitations with respect to benefits and different rates may be established for
7persons eligible under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged and
8disabled in recognition of the utilization by persons within the age limits eligible
9under the federal program
and for employees who receive benefits under the Healthy
10Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260. The plan may include special provisions for spouses
11and other dependents covered under a plan established under this subchapter where
12one spouse is eligible under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged
13or under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under ch. 260 but the others are not eligible
14because of age or other reasons. As part of the integration, the department may, out
15of premiums collected under s. 40.05 (4), pay premiums for the federal health
16insurance.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,85,318
40.98
(2) (a) 1. The department shall design an actuarially sound health care
19coverage program for employers that includes more than one group health care
20coverage plan and that provides coverage beginning not later than January 1, 2001.
21The health care coverage program shall be known as the "Private Employer Health
22Care Purchasing Alliance". In designing the health care coverage program, the
23department shall consult with the office of the commissioner of insurance and may
24consult with the departments of commerce and health and family services. The
25health care coverage program may not be implemented until it is approved by the
1board.
The health care coverage program shall not provide employees any health
2care coverage that the employees receive under the Healthy Wisconsin Plan under
3ch. 260.".
SB40-SSA1-SA1,85,166
40.05
(4) (bw) On converting accumulated unused sick leave to credits for the
7payment of health insurance premiums under par. (b), the department shall add
8additional credits, calculated in the same manner as are credits under par. (b), that
9are based on a state employee's accumulated sabbatical leave or earned vacation
10leave from the state employee's last year of service prior to retirement, or both. The
11department shall apply the credits awarded under this paragraph for the payment
12of health insurance premiums only after the credits awarded under par. (b) are
13exhausted. This paragraph applies only to state employees who are eligible for
14accumulated unused sick leave conversion under par. (b) and who are entitled to the
15benefits under this paragraph pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement under
16subch. V
or VI of ch. 111.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,85,2218
40.05
(4g) (a) 4. Has received a military leave of absence under s. 230.32 (3) (a)
19or 230.35 (3), under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V
or VI of ch. 111
20or under rules promulgated by the director of the office of state employment relations
21or is eligible for reemployment with the state under s. 21.79 after completion of his
22or her service in the U.S. armed forces.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,86,5
140.05
(5) Income continuation insurance premiums. (intro.) For the income
2continuation insurance provided under subch. V the employee shall pay the amount
3remaining after the employer has contributed the following or, if different, the
4amount determined under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I
or, V
, or
5VI of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10:
SB40-SSA1-SA1,86,97
40.05
(5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in
8accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10 and 757.02 (5) and subch. I
9or, V
, or VI of ch. 111.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,86,1811
40.05
(6) (a) Except as otherwise provided in accordance with a collective
12bargaining agreement under subch. I
or, V
, or VI of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10, each
13insured employee under the age of 70 and annuitant under the age of 65 shall pay
14for group life insurance coverage a sum, approved by the group insurance board,
15which shall not exceed 60 cents monthly for each $1,000 of group life insurance,
16based upon the last amount of insurance in force during the month for which
17earnings are paid. The equivalent premium may be fixed by the group insurance
18board if the annual compensation is paid in other than 12 monthly installments.
SB40-SSA1-SA1,86,2220
40.62
(2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules
21of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. I
or, V
, or VI 22of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3).