AB75-ASA1,419,108 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years
9following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately
10preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.
AB75-ASA1,419,1411 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with
12an affidavit stating that the person has filed or will file an application for a
13permanent resident visa with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as
14the person is eligible to do so.
AB75-ASA1, s. 752 15Section 752. 38.24 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,419,2016 38.24 (3) (a) For all students who are not residents of this state, nor subject to
17reciprocal agreements with the board, annually the board shall establish a fee based
18on 100% of the statewide cost per full-time equivalent student for operating the
19programs in which they are enrolled
150 percent of program fees established under
20sub. (1m) (a) and (b)
.
AB75-ASA1, s. 753 21Section 753. 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,419,2522 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bm), the
23district board shall grant full remission of fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128
24credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the amount of any fees paid under
2538 USC 3319,
to any resident student who is also any of the following:
AB75-ASA1, s. 754
1Section 754. 38.24 (7) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,420,172 38.24 (7) (bm) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par.
3(b), the district board shall require the resident student to apply to the payment of
4those fees all educational assistance to which the resident student is entitled under
538 USC 3319. This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the resident
6student may be entitled to educational assistance under 38 USC 3500 to 3566 as well
7as under 38 USC 3319. For a resident student who is entitled to educational
8assistance under both 38 USC 3500 to 3566 and 38 USC 3319, if the amount of
9educational assistance, other than educational assistance for tuition, to which the
10resident student is entitled under 38 USC 3500 to 3566 is greater than the amount
11of educational assistance, other than educational assistance for tuition, to which the
12resident student is entitled under 38 USC 3319, as determined by the higher
13educational aids board, the higher educational aids board shall reimburse the
14resident student for the difference in those amounts of educational assistance, as
15calculated by the higher educational aids board. The higher educational aids board
16shall make that determination and calculation in consultation with the board and
17district board.
AB75-ASA1, s. 755 18Section 755. 38.24 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,420,2219 38.24 (8) (b) The Except as provided in par. (bm), the district board shall grant
20full remission of the fees charged under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8
21semesters, whichever is longer, less the amount of any fees paid under 10 USC 2107
22(c) or, 38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or 38 USC 3313, to any student who is a veteran.
AB75-ASA1, s. 756 23Section 756. 38.24 (8) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,421,1324 38.24 (8) (bm) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par.
25(b), the district board shall require the student to apply to the payment of those fees

1all educational assistance to which the student is entitled under 38 USC 3313. This
2requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the student may be entitled to
3educational assistance under 38 USC 3001 to 3036 as well as under 38 USC 3313.
4For a student who is entitled to educational assistance under both 38 USC 3001 to
53036 and 38 USC 3313, if the amount of educational assistance, other than
6educational assistance for tuition, to which the student is entitled under 38 USC
73001
to 3036 is greater than the amount of educational assistance, other than
8educational assistance for tuition, to which the student is entitled under 38 USC
93313
, as determined by the higher educational aids board, the higher educational
10aids board shall reimburse the student for the difference in those amounts of
11educational assistance, as calculated by the higher educational aids board. The
12higher educational aids board shall make that determination and calculation in
13consultation with the board and district board.
AB75-ASA1, s. 758d 14Section 758d. 38.41 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes are consolidated,
15renumbered 38.41 (2) and amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,421,2116 38.41 (2) The board may award a grant to a district board to provide skills
17training or other education to a business if all of the following apply: 1. The the
18business is located in this state and satisfies any of the following criteria: a. The the
19applicant submits to the board an affidavit stating that the
business has no more
20than 100 employees. b. The business and had no more than $10,000,000 in gross
21annual income in its most recent fiscal year.
AB75-ASA1, s. 758h 22Section 758h. 38.41 (2) (a) 2. to 6. of the statutes are repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 758k 23Section 758k. 38.41 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 758L 24Section 758L. 38.41 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 758p 25Section 758p. 38.41 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB75-ASA1, s. 758t
1Section 758t. 38.41 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,422,32 38.41 (3) (c) The board may award no more than $500,000 in the 2007-08 fiscal
3year, and no more than $1,000,000 in
any fiscal year thereafter, under sub. (2).
AB75-ASA1, s. 760d 4Section 760d. 39.435 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,422,125 39.435 (3) Grants under sub. (1) shall not be less than $250 during any one
6academic year, unless the joint committee on finance approves an adjustment in the
7amount of the minimum grant. Grants under sub. (1) shall not exceed $3,000 during
8any one academic year, except that beginning in academic year 2009-10, grants
9under sub. (1) shall not exceed $3,150 during any one academic year
. The board shall,
10by rule, establish a reporting system to periodically provide student economic data
11and shall promulgate other rules the board deems necessary to assure uniform
12administration of the program.
AB75-ASA1, s. 760g 13Section 760g. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,422,1714 39.435 (7) (a) 1. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
15under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for fiscal year 2009-10 2011-12, "base amount" means the
16amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year
172008-09 2010-11.
AB75-ASA1, s. 760i 18Section 760i. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,422,2219 39.435 (7) (a) 2. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
20under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2009-10 2011-12, "base
21amount" means the appropriation amount calculated under par. (b) for the previous
22fiscal year.
AB75-ASA1, s. 760k 23Section 760k. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,423,3
139.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Biennially, beginning on February 1, 2009 2011, the board
2shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next
3biennium as follows:
AB75-ASA1, s. 761 4Section 761 . 39.435 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,423,75 39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
6Wisconsin System students from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.235
7(1) (fe) and (ke).
AB75-ASA1, s. 762 8Section 762 . 39.435 (8) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act ....
9(this act), is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,423,1210 39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
11Wisconsin System students from the appropriations appropriation under s. 20.235
12(1) (fe) and (ke).
AB75-ASA1, s. 763 13Section 763. 39.437 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,423,1814 39.437 (1) Establishment of grant program. There is established, to be
15administered by the board, with the assistance of the office of the Wisconsin
16Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration as provided in
17subs. (2) (a) 2., (4), and (5),
a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants
18to students who meet the eligibility criteria specified in sub. (2).
AB75-ASA1, s. 764 19Section 764. 39.437 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 39.437 (2) (a) (intro.)
20and amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,423,2221 39.437 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (b), a student is eligible for a
22grant under this section if the student is meets all of the following criteria:
AB75-ASA1,424,2 231. The student is a resident of this state and is enrolled at least half time and
24registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a public or private,

1nonprofit, accredited institution of higher education or in a tribally controlled college
2in this state.
AB75-ASA1, s. 765 3Section 765. 39.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,424,64 39.437 (2) (a) 2. The student has been designated as a Wisconsin covenant
5scholar by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department
6of administration.
AB75-ASA1, s. 766 7Section 766. 39.437 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,424,218 39.437 (4) (a) By February 1 of each year, the Board of Regents of the University
9of Wisconsin System shall provide to the board office of the Wisconsin Covenant
10Scholars Program in the department of administration
information relating to the
11resident undergraduate academic fees charged to attend each of the institutions
12within that system for the current academic year, the technical college system board
13shall provide to the board that office information relating to the fees under s. 38.24
14(1m) (a) to (c) charged to attend each of the technical colleges within that system for
15the current academic year, and each tribally controlled college in this state shall
16provide to the board that office information relating to the tuition and fees charged
17to attend the tribal college for the current academic year, and the Wisconsin
18Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or a successor organization
19shall provide to that office information relating to tuition and fees charged to attend
20each of the private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state
21for the current academic year
.
AB75-ASA1, s. 767 22Section 767. 39.437 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,425,623 39.437 (4) (b) By April 1 of each year, the board office of the Wisconsin Covenant
24Scholars Program in the department of administration
shall determine the average
25of the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year

1among the institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, the average of the
2fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged for the current academic year among the
3technical colleges in this state, and the average of the tuition and fees charged for
4the current academic year among the tribally controlled colleges in this state, and
5the average of the tuition and fees charged for the current academic year among the
6private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state
.
AB75-ASA1, s. 768 7Section 768. 39.437 (4) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,425,128 39.437 (4) (c) To the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 34 CFR part
999
, the department of public instruction shall provide pupil information to the office
10of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration
11as necessary for that office to fulfill its role in the administration of the grant
12program under this section.
AB75-ASA1, s. 769 13Section 769. 39.437 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 39.437 (5) (intro.) and
14amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,425,1615 39.437 (5) Rules. (intro.) The board department of administration shall
16promulgate rules to implement this section, including rules all of the following:
AB75-ASA1,425,18 17(a) Rules establishing a reporting system to periodically provide student
18economic data and any.
AB75-ASA1,425,20 19(c) Any other rules the board department of administration considers necessary
20to assure the uniform administration of this section.
AB75-ASA1, s. 770 21Section 770. 39.437 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,425,2322 39.437 (5) (b) Rules establishing eligibility criteria for designation as a
23Wisconsin covenant scholar under sub. (2) (a) 2.
AB75-ASA1, s. 771 24Section 771. 40.02 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,426,3
140.02 (2m) "Alternate payee" means a former spouse or domestic partner of a
2participant who is named in a qualified domestic relations order as having a right
3to receive a portion of the benefits of the participant.
AB75-ASA1, s. 772 4Section 772. 40.02 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,426,175 40.02 (8) (a) 2. In the absence of a written designation of beneficiary, or if all
6designated beneficiaries who survive the decedent die before filing with the
7department a beneficiary designation applicable to that death benefit or an
8application for any death benefit payable, the person determined in the following
9sequence: group 1, surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner; group 2, children
10of the deceased participant, employee or annuitant, in equal shares, with the share
11of any deceased child payable to the issue of the child or, if there is no surviving issue
12of a deceased child, to the other eligible children in this group or, if deceased, their
13issue; group 3, parent, in equal shares if both survive; group 4, brother and sister in
14equal shares and the issue of any deceased brother or sister. The shares payable to
15the issue of a person shall be determined per stirpes. No payment may be made to
16a person included in any group if there is a living person in any preceding group, and
17s. 854.04 (6) shall not apply to a determination under this subsection.
AB75-ASA1, s. 773 18Section 773. 40.02 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,426,2519 40.02 (20) "Dependent" means the spouse, domestic partner, minor child,
20including stepchildren of the current marriage or domestic partnership dependent
21on the employee for support and maintenance, or child of any age, including
22stepchildren of the current marriage or domestic partnership, if handicapped to an
23extent requiring continued dependence. For group insurance purposes only, the
24department may promulgate rules with a different definition of "dependent" than the
25one otherwise provided in this subsection for each group insurance plan.
AB75-ASA1, s. 774
1Section 774. 40.02 (21c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,427,22 40.02 (21c) "Domestic partner" means an individual in a domestic partnership.
AB75-ASA1, s. 775 3Section 775. 40.02 (21d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,427,54 40.02 (21d) "Domestic partnership" means a relationship between 2
5individuals that satisfies all of the following:
AB75-ASA1,427,76 (a) Each individual is at least 18 years old and otherwise competent to enter
7into a contract.
AB75-ASA1,427,98 (b) Neither individual is married to, or in a domestic partnership with, another
9individual.
AB75-ASA1,427,1110 (c) The 2 individuals are not related by blood in any way that would prohibit
11marriage under s. 765.03.
AB75-ASA1,427,1312 (d) The 2 individuals consider themselves to be members of each other's
13immediate family.
AB75-ASA1,427,1514 (e) The 2 individuals agree to be responsible for each other's basic living
15expenses.
AB75-ASA1,427,1716 (f) The 2 individuals share a common residence. Two individuals may share
17a common residence even if any of the following applies:
AB75-ASA1,427,1818 1. Only one of the individuals has legal ownership of the residence.
AB75-ASA1,427,2019 2. One or both of the individuals have one or more additional residences not
20shared with the other individual.
AB75-ASA1,427,2121 3. One of the individuals leaves the common residence with the intent to return.
AB75-ASA1, s. 775r 22Section 775r. 40.02 (25) (b) 2c. of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin
23Act 15
, is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,427,2424 40.02 (25) (b) 2c. A state employee described in s. 49.825 (4) or 49.826 (4).
AB75-ASA1, s. 776 25Section 776. 40.02 (25) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,428,5
140.02 (25) (b) 3. The surviving spouse or domestic partner of an employee, or
2of a retired employee, who is currently covered by health insurance at the time of
3death of the employee or retired employee. The spouse or domestic partner shall
4have the same right to health insurance coverage as the deceased employee or retired
5employee, but without state contribution, under rules promulgated by the secretary.
AB75-ASA1, s. 777 6Section 777. 40.02 (25) (b) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,428,97 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.
AB75-ASA1, s. 778 10Section 778. 40.02 (28) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
11section 756, is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,428,2112 40.02 (28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
13county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
14instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
15within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
16whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a
17local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a transit authority created
18under s. 66.1039,
and a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, except as
19provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3) and subch. X. "Employer" does not include
20a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall
21be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
AB75-ASA1, s. 779 22Section 779. 40.02 (28) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
23section 757, and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75-ASA1,429,824 40.02 (28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
25county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or

1instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
2within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
3whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, a
4local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a transit authority created
5under s. 66.1039, and a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, except as
6provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3). "Employer" does not include a local
7cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a
8separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
AB75-ASA1, s. 779m 9Section 779m. 40.03 (2) (im) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75-ASA1,429,2010 40.03 (2) (im) Shall permit an annuitant who is a member of a retiree
11organization that is affiliated with an employee organization to have the department
12deduct from the annuitant's annuity monthly voluntary payments for the employee
13or retiree organization or any other entity affiliated with either organization. The
14secretary shall establish a procedure for deducting monthly voluntary payments and
15for designating the organizations and affiliated entities eligible to receive the
16voluntary payments. When remitting deducted voluntary payments to an employee
17or retiree organization or affiliated entity, the secretary shall, for each annuitant
18from whose annuity voluntary payments are deducted, provide the employee or
19retiree organization or affiliated entity with the annuitant's name, amount of the
20deduction, and a unique identifier.
AB75-ASA1, s. 784 21Section 784. 40.05 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,430,2422 40.05 (1) (b) In lieu of employee payment, the employer may pay all or part of
23the contributions required by par. (a), but all the payments shall be available for
24benefit purposes to the same extent as required contributions deducted from
25earnings of the participating employees. Action to assume employee contributions

1as provided under this paragraph shall be taken at the time and in the form
2determined by the governing body of the participating employer. The state shall pay
3under this paragraph for employees who are covered by a collective bargaining
4agreement under subch. V or VI of ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits
5are determined under s. 230.12 an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the
6state unless otherwise provided in a collective bargaining agreement under subch.
7V or VI of ch. 111 or unless otherwise determined under s. 230.12. The University
8of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay under this paragraph for
9employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of
10ch. 111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are determined under s. 233.10 an
11amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the authority unless otherwise provided
12in a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I of ch. 111 or unless otherwise
13determined under s. 233.10. The state shall pay under this paragraph for employees
14who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V or VI of ch.
15111 and for employees whose fringe benefits are not determined under s. 230.12 an
16amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the state unless a different amount is
17recommended by the director of the office of state employment relations and
18approved by the joint committee on employment relations in the manner provided
19for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s. 230.12 (3). The University
20of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority shall pay under this paragraph for its
21employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch.
22I of ch. 111 an amount equal to 4% of the earnings paid by the authority unless a
23different amount is established by the board of directors of the authority under s.
24233.10.
AB75-ASA1, s. 785 25Section 785. 40.05 (4) (ag) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,431,4
140.05 (4) (ag) (intro.) Beginning on January 1, 2004, except as otherwise
2provided in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or, V,
3or VI
of ch. 111 or s. 230.12 or 233.10, the employer shall pay for its currently
4employed insured employees:
AB75-ASA1, s. 786 5Section 786. 40.05 (4) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75-ASA1,431,136 40.05 (4) (ar) The employer shall pay under par. (a) for employees who are not
7covered by a collective bargaining agreement under subch. I or, V, or VI of ch. 111 and
8for employees whose health insurance premium contribution rates are not
9determined under s. 230.12 or 233.10 an amount equal to the amount specified in par.
10(ag) unless a different amount is recommended by the director of the office of state
11employment relations and approved by the joint committee on employment relations
12in the manner provided for approval of changes in the compensation plan under s.
13230.12 (3).
AB75-ASA1, s. 787 14Section 787. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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