AB40-ASA1,455,23 221m. "Eligible veteran" means a person verified by the department of veterans
23affairs to be either of the following:
AB40-ASA1, s. 995j 24Section 995j. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 3.27 (3n) (a) 1m.
25a.
AB40-ASA1, s. 995m
1Section 995m. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,456,92 36.27 (3n) (a) 1g. "Academic fees" means the amount charged to a resident
3student to enroll in a degree credit course. In the case of a distance education, online,
4or other course for which the amount charged to enroll in the course equals at least
5100 percent of the cost of offering the course, "academic fees" includes the regular fees
6charged to a resident student to enroll in the course and any additional fees charged
7to that student to enroll in that course, other than fees charged for books, supplies,
8meals, parking, travel, and other miscellaneous expenses incurred for attending the
9course.
AB40-ASA1, s. 995n 10Section 995n. 36.27 (3n) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m.
11b. and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,456,1512 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of
13entry into service described in subd. 1. 1m. a. and who the U.S. department of veteran
14affairs has awarded at least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating under
1538 USC 1114 or 1134.
AB40-ASA1, s. 997e 16Section 997e. 36.27 (3n) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,457,617 36.27 (3n) (bg) Before the Board of Regents may grant a remission of academic
18fees and segregated fees under par. (b), the Board of Regents shall require the
19resident student to apply to the payment of those fees all educational assistance to
20which the resident student is entitled under 38 USC 3319. If that educational
21assistance covers 100 percent of those fees for a credit or semester, that credit or
22semester shall not count against the 128 credit or 8 semester limit provided in par.
23(b). If that educational assistance covers less than 100 percent of those fees for a
24credit or semester and the remission under par. (b) covers the remainder of those fees,
25the credit or semester shall count against that limit in the proportion that the

1remission bears to the total academic fees and segregated fees charged for that credit
2or semester.
This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the resident
3student may be entitled to educational assistance under 10 USC 16132a, 10 USC
416163a
, or 38 USC 3500 to 3566 as well as under 38 USC 3319, unless the resident
5student has 12 months or less of eligibility remaining for educational assistance
6under 10 USC 16132a, 10 USC 16163a, or 38 USC 3500 to 3566.
AB40-ASA1, s. 997g 7Section 997g. 36.27 (3p) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,457,88 36.27 (3p) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, "veteran" subsection:
AB40-ASA1,457,13 91r. "Veteran" means a person who is verified by the department of veterans
10affairs as being a resident of this state for purposes of receiving benefits under ch.
1145, as being a resident at the time of his or her entry into the U.S. armed forces or
12forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, and as meeting any of the following
13conditions:
AB40-ASA1, s. 997i 14Section 997i. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r.
15a. and amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,457,1916 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. a. The person has served on active duty for at least one
17qualifying term of service under subds. 2. to 4. subd. 1r. b. to d. under honorable
18conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed
19forces during a war period or in a crisis zone.
AB40-ASA1, s. 997k 20Section 997k. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,457,2121 36.27 (3p) (a) 1g. "Academic fees" has the meaning given in sub. (3n) (a) 1g.
AB40-ASA1, s. 997m 22Section 997m. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,458,523 36.27 (3p) (a) 1m. "Nonresident tuition" means the amount charged to a
24nonresident student to enroll in a degree credit course. In the case of a distance
25education, online, or other course for which the amount charged to enroll in the

1course equals at least 100 percent of the cost of offering the course, "nonresident
2tuition" includes the regular fees charged to a nonresident student to enroll in the
3course and any additional fees charged to that student to enroll in that course, other
4than fees charged for books, supplies, meals, parking, travel, and other
5miscellaneous expenses incurred for attending the course.
AB40-ASA1, s. 997p 6Section 997p. 36.27 (3p) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r.
7b.
AB40-ASA1, s. 997r 8Section 997r. 36.27 (3p) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r.
9c.
AB40-ASA1, s. 997t 10Section 997t. 36.27 (3p) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r.
11d.
AB40-ASA1, s. 997v 12Section 997v. 36.27 (3p) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r.
13e.
AB40-ASA1, s. 997y 14Section 997y. 36.27 (3p) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r.
15f.
AB40-ASA1, s. 999e 16Section 999e. 36.27 (3p) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,459,717 36.27 (3p) (bg) Before the Board of Regents may grant a remission of
18nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees under par. (b), the board
19shall require the student to apply to the payment of that tuition and those fees all
20educational assistance to which the student is entitled under 38 USC 3313. If that
21educational assistance covers 100 percent of that tuition and those fees for a credit
22or semester, that credit or semester shall not count against the 128 credit or 8
23semester limit provided in par. (b). If that educational assistance covers less than
24100 percent of that tuition and those fees for a credit or semester and the remission
25under par. (b) covers the remainder of that tuition and those fees, the credit or

1semester shall count against that limit in the proportion that the remission bears to
2the total nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees charged for that
3credit or semester.
This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the
4student may be entitled to educational assistance under 10 USC 16131 to 16137, 10
5USC 16161
to 16166, or 38 USC 3001 to 3036 as well as under 38 USC 3313, unless
6the student has 12 months or less of eligibility remaining for educational assistance
7under 10 USC 16131 to 16137, 10 USC 16161 to 16166, or 38 USC 3001 to 3036.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1001e 8Section 1001e. 36.27 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,459,109 36.27 (6) Segregated Fees. The board shall ensure that segregated fees are
10used only for the purpose for which they are charged.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1001m 11Section 1001m. 36.29 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,459,1312 36.29 (6) The board may not accept any gift, grant or bequest of real property
13with a value in excess of $30,000 $150,000 except as provided in s. 13.48 (2) (b) 1m.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1001s 14Section 1001s. 36.30 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,459,18 1536.30 Sick leave. Leave of absence for persons holding positions under s.
1620.923 (4g) and (5), faculty and academic staff personnel
employees with pay, owing
17to sickness, shall be regulated by rules of the board, except that unused sick leave
18shall accumulate from year to year.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1003 19Section 1003. 36.335 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,460,9 2036.335 Sale of other land; buildings and structures. Except as provided
21in s. 36.33, if the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System board sells
22any real property under its jurisdiction during the period beginning on October 27,
232007, and ending on June 30, 2009, and the period beginning on July 1, 2009
, the
24board shall credit deposit the net proceeds of the sale to the appropriation account
25under s. 20.285 (1) (iz)
into the University of Wisconsin System fund except that if

1there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or
2improvement of any property that is sold, the board shall deposit a sufficient amount
3of the net proceeds from the sale of the property in the bond security and redemption
4fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any
5premium due upon refunding any of the debt. If the property was acquired,
6constructed, or improved with federal financial assistance, the board shall pay to the
7federal government any of the net proceeds required by federal law. If the property
8was acquired by gift or grant or acquired with gift or grant funds, the board shall
9adhere to any restriction governing use of the proceeds.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1004 10Section 1004. 36.34 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,460,1111 36.34 (1) (a) 3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 560.036 16.287 (1) (d).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1004m 12Section 1004m. 36.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,460,2013 36.34 (1) (b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority
14undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under
15this subsection as Lawton grants. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation
16under s. 20.285 (4) (dd).
The board may not make a grant under this subsection to
17a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854
18(2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been
19approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent
20with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1005 21Section 1005. 36.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1006m 22Section 1006m. 36.36 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,461,2 2336.36 Grants for study abroad. (intro.) From the appropriation under s.
2420.285 (1) (er), the
The board shall may award a grant of up to $2,000 to a resident

1undergraduate student to assist in paying the costs associated with the student's
2study abroad if the student satisfies all of the following criteria:
AB40-ASA1, s. 1010 3Section 1010. 36.46 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.46, and 36.46 (2), as
4renumbered, is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,461,135 36.46 (2) Notwithstanding par. (a) sub. (1), if, within 14 working days after the
6date of the secretary's notification, the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify
7the secretary that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of
8reviewing the secretary's proposed action, the proposed reserve funds may be
9accumulated. If, within 14 working days after the date of the secretary's notification,
10the cochairpersons of the committee notify the secretary that the committee has
11scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the secretary's proposed action, the
12proposed reserve funds may not be accumulated unless the committee approves that
13action.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1011 14Section 1011. 36.46 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1014m 15Section 1014m. 36.49 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,461,1716 36.49 (3) Award the balance to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for
17environmental programs.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1015e 18Section 1015e. 36.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,462,2 1936.52 Reimbursement of pay supplements. Whenever moneys become
20available from the federal government to finance the cost of pay and related
21adjustments for employees of the system in the unclassified service whose positions
22are wholly or partly funded from federal revenue under 7 USC 343 that have been
23paid from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (1) (cj) during the same fiscal year in
24which moneys are expended from that appropriation, the board shall reimburse the

1general fund for any expenditures made under s. 20.865 (1) (cj) from the appropriate
2appropriation to the board made from federal revenues.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1015m 3Section 1015m. 36.53 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.53 (2).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1015p 4Section 1015p. 36.53 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1015r 5Section 1015r. 36.54 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,462,136 36.54 (2) (b) From the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) (j), (r) and, (rc) , and
7(xr)
, the environmental education board shall award grants to corporations and
8public agencies for the development, dissemination and presentation of
9environmental education programs. Programs shall be funded on an 18-month
10basis. The environmental education board may not award a grant unless the grant
11recipient matches at least 25% of the amount of the grant. Private funds and in-kind
12contributions may be applied to meet the matching requirement. Grants under this
13paragraph may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1015s 14Section 1015s. 36.54 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,462,2015 36.54 (2) (c) The environmental education board shall promulgate rules
16establishing the criteria and procedures for the awarding of grants for programs and
17projects under par. (b). The environmental education board shall use the priorities
18established under sub. (1) for awarding grants if the amount in the appropriations
19under s. 20.285 (1) (j), (r) and, (rc), and (xr) in any fiscal year is insufficient to fund
20all applications under this subsection.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1015v 21Section 1015v. 36.58 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1015x 22Section 1015x. 36.585 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,463,2 2336.585 Telecommunications and information technology services. (1)
24In this section, "telecommunications services" includes data and voice over Internet

1protocol services, Internet protocol services, broadband access and transport,
2information technology services, Internet access services, and unlit fiber.
AB40-ASA1,463,7 3(3) The board may not be, and shall ensure that no institution or college campus
4is and that the extension is not, a member, shareholder, or partner in or with any
5business organization or other person that offers, resells, or provides
6telecommunications services to the general public or to any public or private entity
7other than the system, an institution, a college campus, or the extension.
AB40-ASA1,463,9 8(4) The board may not do, and shall ensure that no institution or college
9campus does and that the extension does not do, any of the following:
AB40-ASA1,463,1210 (a) Receive any funds from the National Telecommunications and Information
11Administration in the federal department of commerce related to the Building
12Community Capacity Through Broadband Project grant awarded to the extension.
AB40-ASA1,463,1513 (b) Disburse, spend, loan, grant, or in any other way distribute or commit to
14distribute any funds received with respect to or budgeted or allocated for the
15Building Community Capacity Through Broadband Project identified under par. (a).
AB40-ASA1,463,19 16(5) Beginning July 1, 2012, the board shall ensure that Wisconsin's Research
17and Education Network, a nonprofit association of public and private organizations
18that provides Internet access and other network services to member organizations,
19known as WiscNet, is not incorporated as a department or office in the system.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1016g 20Section 1016g. 36.60 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,463,2521 36.60 (3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the board
22to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of funds in
23the appropriations
amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm)
246r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the
25appropriation
under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1016k
1Section 1016k. 36.60 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,464,62 36.60 (5) (a) The obligation of the board to make payments under an agreement
3entered into under sub. (3) (b) is subject to the availability of funds in the
4appropriations
amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r.,
5the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the
6appropriation
under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1016n 7Section 1016n. 36.60 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,464,148 36.60 (5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants,
9when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements,
10exceeds the total amount in the appropriations of funds transferred to the board
11under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the
12board, and the appropriation
under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj), the board shall
13establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the following
14considerations:
AB40-ASA1, s. 1016p 15Section 1016p. 36.60 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,464,1816 36.60 (6) Local participation. The board shall encourage contributions to the
17program under this section by counties, cities, villages, and towns. Funds received
18under this subsection shall be deposited in the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (jc).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1016r 19Section 1016r. 36.60 (6m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.60 (6m).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1016t 20Section 1016t. 36.60 (6m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1016w 21Section 1016w. 36.61 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,465,222 36.61 (3) (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the board
23to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of funds in
24the appropriations
amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm)

16r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the
2appropriation
under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1016y 3Section 1016y. 36.61 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,465,84 36.61 (5) (a) The obligation of the board to make payments under an agreement
5entered into under sub. (3) is subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations
6amount of funds transferred to the board under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the
7contributions received and penalties assessed by the board, and the appropriation

8under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1017d 9Section 1017d. 36.61 (5) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,465,1610 36.61 (5) (b) (intro.) If the cost of repaying the loans of all eligible applicants,
11when added to the cost of loan repayments scheduled under existing agreements,
12exceeds the total amount in the appropriations of funds transferred to the board
13under s. 20.505 (8) (hm) 6r., the contributions received and penalties assessed by the
14board, and the appropriation
under s. 20.285 (1) (jc), (ks), and (qj), the board shall
15establish priorities among the eligible applicants based upon the following
16considerations:
AB40-ASA1, s. 1017g 17Section 1017g. 36.61 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,465,2118 36.61 (6) Local participation. The board shall encourage contributions to the
19program under this section by counties, cities, villages and towns. Funds received
20under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.285
21(1) (jc).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1017i 22Section 1017i. 36.61 (6m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.61 (6m).
AB40-ASA1, s. 1017k 23Section 1017k. 36.61 (6m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 1017m 24Section 1017m. 36.65 of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,466,2
136.65 Annual reports. (1) Definition. In this section, "chancellor" means
2the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
AB40-ASA1,466,7 3(2) Reports. Annually, the board and the chancellor shall each submit an
4accountability report to the governor and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The
5reports shall include all of the following information, the board's report with respect
6to the system other than the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the chancellor's
7report with respect to the University of Wisconsin-Madison:
AB40-ASA1,466,118 (a) Performance. The graduation rate, the total number of graduates, the time
9needed to graduate, the number of credits needed to obtain a degree, retention rates,
10placement of graduates, and the percentage of residents and nonresidents who
11reside in this state 10 years after graduation.
AB40-ASA1,466,1312 (b) Financial. Financial reports from each institution and each college campus,
13prepared using generally accepted accounting principles.
AB40-ASA1,466,2014 (c) Access and affordability. A profile of enrolled students, including mean per
15capita family income, the percentage of resident and nonresident students who are
16low-income, the percentage of resident and nonresident students who are members
17of minority groups, the number of transfers from other institutions and other colleges
18within this state, the published cost for resident students and the actual cost for
19resident students once financial aid is subtracted, and increases in available
20institutional financial aid for students with a demonstrated need.
AB40-ASA1,466,2421 (d) Undergraduate education. The extent of access to required courses and to
22popular majors, the majors offered, improvements in overall student experience,
23efforts to close the achievement gap between majority and underrepresented
24minority students, and post-graduation success.
AB40-ASA1,467,4
1(e) Graduate and professional education. The number of graduate degrees
2awarded; the number of professional graduates in key areas, including physicians,
3nurses, business, engineers, pharmacists, veterinarians, and lawyers; and
4incentives provided for remaining in this state after graduation.
AB40-ASA1,467,75 (f) Faculty. A profile of the faculty, including faculty teaching loads, success or
6failure in recruiting and retaining scholars, and teachers who are rated at the top of
7their fields.
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