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(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.
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(b)
Financial. Financial reports from each institution and each college campus,
13prepared using generally accepted accounting principles.
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(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.
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(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.
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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.
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(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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(g)
Economic development. The amount and source of research funds and other
9new revenue brought into the state, the number of government contracts received,
10the number of research projects in progress or completed, the number of patents and
11licenses for system inventions, the number of new businesses created or spun off, the
12number of secondary businesses affiliated with the system or system-sponsored
13research projects, support provided to existing industries throughout the state, job
14growth from support to existing industries and new businesses, the number of jobs
15created in campus areas, the number of jobs created statewide, and a comparison of
16economic indicators for campus and other areas.
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(h)
Collaboration. Partnerships and collaborative relationships with system
18administration and institutions.
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19Section
609. 38.04 (1m) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.04
(1m) (b) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the
department of
21commerce Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the
22following for each economic development program administered by the board:
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38.04
(4) (a)
Except as provided in par. (ag), the The qualifications of
25educational personnel and the courses of study for each program offered in district
1schools shall be approved by the board. The board may charge the districts for the
2full costs associated with certification of educational personnel. Such certification
3expenses shall not be included in the district aidable cost.
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38.04
(8) (a) In this subsection, "minority group member" has the meaning
7given in s.
560.036 16.287 (1) (f).
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8Section
613. 38.04 (10m) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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38.04
(10m) (title)
Economic development assistance coordination and
10reporting.
SB27-SSA1, s. 614
11Section
614. 38.04 (10m) of the statutes is renumbered 38.04 (10m) (b) and
12amended to read:
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38.04
(10m) (b) Annually, no later than October 1, the board shall submit to
14the joint legislative audit committee and to the appropriate standing committees of
15the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) a comprehensive report assessing economic
16development programs, as defined in sub. (1m) (a), administered by the board. The
17report shall include all of the information required under s.
560.01 (2) (am) 238.07
18(2). The board shall collaborate with the
department of commerce Wisconsin
19Economic Development Corporation to make readily accessible to the public on an
20Internet-based system the information required under this subsection.
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38.04
(10m) (a) The board shall coordinate any economic development
23assistance with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
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138.15
(3) (e) That portion of a capital expenditure funded with student housing
2payments for the purchase or construction, or the lease/purchase, of a student
3residence facility if the district board uses no revenue derived from its tax levy under
4s. 38.16, state aid received under s. 38.28, or fees and tuition collected under s. 38.24,
5for the purchase or construction, or the lease/purchase, of the student residence
6facility.
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38.16
(3) (a) In this subsection:
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1. "Department" means the department of revenue.
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2. "Excess levy" means the amount by which a district board's tax levy exceeds
11the limit under par. (b).
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3. "Tax levy" excludes taxes levied for the purpose of paying principal and
13interest on valid bonds and notes.
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(b) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a district board's tax levy in 2011 and in 2012 may
15not exceed the greater of the following, except as provided in pars. (bg) and (br):
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1. The district board's tax levy in 2010.
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2. The amount generated using the mill rate used for the tax levy in 2010.
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(bg) The limit otherwise applicable to a district board under par. (b) is increased
19by an amount equal to the amount of any refunded or rescinded property taxes paid
20by the district board in the year of the levy if the refunded or rescinded property taxes
21result in a redetermination of the district's equalized valuation by the department
22of revenue under s. 74.41.
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(br) 1. If a district board wishes to exceed the limit under par. (b) otherwise
24applicable to the district in 2011 or 2012, it shall adopt a resolution supporting
25inclusion in the final district budget of an amount equal to the proposed excess levy.
1The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after adopting the
2resolution, the district board shall notify the board of the scheduled date of the
3referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the board. The district board shall
4call a special referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors
5of the district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the district
6board may specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary
7or election or September primary or general election, if such election is to be held not
8sooner than 42 days after the filing of the resolution of the district board. The district
9board shall certify the results of the referendum to the board within 10 days after the
10referendum is held.
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2. The district board shall publish type A, B, C, D, and E notices of the
12referendum under s. 10.01 (2). Notwithstanding s. 10.01 (2) (a), the type A notice
13shall include a statement of the amount of the excess levy specified in subd. 1. and
14a copy of the resolution under subd. 1. Section 5.01 (1) applies in the event of failure
15to comply with the notice requirements of this subdivision.
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3. The referendum shall be held in accordance with chs. 5 to 12. The district
17board shall provide the election officials with all necessary election supplies. The
18form of the ballot shall correspond substantially with the standard form for
19referendum ballots prescribed by the government accountability board under ss.
205.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The question submitted shall be whether the limit under
21par. (b) may be exceeded by a specified amount. The limit otherwise applicable to the
22district under par. (b) is increased by the amount approved by a majority of those
23voting on the question.
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(c) Except as provided in par. (d), if the board determines that a district board
25imposed an excess levy in 2011 or 2012, the board shall do all of the following:
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11. Reduce the amount of state aid payments to the district board in the school
2year in which the district board imposed the excess levy by an amount equal to the
3amount of the excess levy.
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2. Ensure that the amount of any reductions in state aid under subd. 1. lapses
5to the general fund.
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3. Ensure that the amount of the excess levy is not included in determining the
7limit described under par. (b) for the district board for the following year.
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4. Ensure that, if a district board's excess levy exceeds the amount of state aid
9that may be reduced under subd. 1., the excess amount is subtracted from state aid
10payments in the following years until the total amount of the excess levy is
11subtracted from the state aid payments.
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(d) The department may issue a finding that a district board is not liable for
13a penalty that would otherwise be imposed under par. (c) if the department
14determines that the district board's excess levy is caused by one of the following
15clerical errors:
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1. The department, through mistake or inadvertence, has assessed to any
17county or taxation district, in the current year or in the previous year, a greater or
18lesser valuation for any year than should have been assessed, causing the district
19board's levy to be erroneous in a way that directly causes an excess levy.
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2. A taxation district clerk or a county clerk, through mistake or inadvertence
21in preparing or delivering the tax roll, causes a district board's levy to be erroneous
22in a way that directly causes an excess levy.
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(e) Except as provided in par. (bg), a district board may not impose a tax levy
24at a rate greater than 1.5 mills on the full value of the taxable property of the district
25under this subsection.
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38.22
(6) (f) Any person verified by the department of veterans affairs as being
4a resident of this state under s. 38.24 (8) (a)
1r.
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38.24
(7) (a) (intro.) In this
subsection, "eligible veteran" subsection:
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71m. "Eligible veteran" means a person verified by the department of veterans
8affairs to be either of the following:
SB27-SSA1, s. 1097j
9Section 1097j. 38.24 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (7) (a) 1m.
10a.
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38.24
(7) (a) 1p. "Fees" means the amount charged to a resident student under
13sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to enroll in a course leading to an associate degree, collegiate
14transfer, or vocational diploma. In the case of a distance education, online, or other
15course for which the amount charged to enroll in the course equals at least 100
16percent of the cost of offering the course, "fees" includes the regular fees charged to
17a resident student under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to enroll in the course and any additional
18fees charged to that student under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to enroll in that course.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1097p
19Section 1097p. 38.24 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (7) (a) 1m.
20b. and amended to read:
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38.24
(7) (a) 1m. b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of entry
22into service described in subd.
1. 1m. a. and who the U.S. department of veteran
23affairs has awarded at least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating under
2438 USC 1114 or
1134.
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25Section 1098b. 38.24 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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138.24
(7) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the
2district board shall grant full remission of fees
under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128
3credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters
4for which the person received remission of fees from any other district board under
5this subsection and from the Board of Regents under s. 36.27 (3n) (b) and less the
6amount of any fees paid under
38 USC 3319, to any resident student who is also any
7of the following:
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38.24
(7) (bg) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par.
10(b), the district board shall require the resident student to apply to the payment of
11those fees all educational assistance to which the resident student is entitled under
1238 USC 3319.
If that educational assistance covers 100 percent of those fees for a
13credit or semester, that credit or semester shall not count against the 128 credit or
148 semester limit provided in par. (b). If that educational assistance covers less than
15100 percent of those fees for a credit or semester and the remission under par. (b)
16covers the remainder of those fees, the credit or semester shall count against that
17limit in the proportion that the remission bears to the total fees charged for that
18credit or semester. This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the
19resident student may be entitled to educational assistance under
10 USC 16132a,
10
20USC 16163a, or
38 USC 3500 to
3566 as well as under
38 USC 3319, unless the
21resident student has 12 months or less of eligibility remaining for educational
22assistance under
10 USC 16132a,
10 USC 16163a, or
38 USC 3500 to
3566.
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138.24
(7) (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the district
2board for all fees
under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) remitted under par. (b) as provided in s.
339.50 (2) and (3m).
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38.24
(8) (a) (intro.) In this
subsection, "veteran" subsection:
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61r. "Veteran" means a person who is verified by the department of veterans
7affairs as being a resident of this state for purposes of receiving benefits under ch.
845, as being a resident at the time of his or her entry into the U.S. armed forces or
9forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces, and as meeting any of the following
10conditions:
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11Section 1099i. 38.24 (8) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
12a. and amended to read:
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38.24
(8) (a) 1r. a. The person has served on active duty for at least one
14qualifying term of service under
subds. 2. to 4.
subd. 1r. b. to d. under honorable
15conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed
16forces during a war period or in a crisis zone.
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38.24
(8) (a) 1g. "Fees" has the meaning given in sub. (7) (a) 1p.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1099p
19Section 1099p. 38.24 (8) (a) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
20b.
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21Section 1099r. 38.24 (8) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
22c.
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23Section 1099t. 38.24 (8) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
24d.
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1Section 1099v. 38.24 (8) (a) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
2e.
SB27-SSA1, s. 1099y
3Section 1099y. 38.24 (8) (a) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 38.24 (8) (a) 1r.
4f.
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38.24
(8) (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), the district board shall grant full
7remission of the fees charged
under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) for 128 credits or 8 semesters,
8whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person
9received remission of fees from any other district board under this subsection and
10from the Board of Regents under s. 36.27 (3p) and less the amount of any fees paid
11under
10 USC 2107 (c),
38 USC 3104 (a) (7) (A), or
38 USC 3313, to any student who
12is a veteran.
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38.24
(8) (bg) Before the district board may grant a remission of fees under par.
15(b), the district board shall require the student to apply to the payment of those fees
16all educational assistance to which the student is entitled under
38 USC 3313.
If that
17educational assistance covers 100 percent of those fees for a credit or semester, that
18credit or semester shall not count against the 128 credit or 8 semester limit provided
19in par. (b). If that educational assistance covers less than 100 percent of those fees
20for a credit or semester and the remission under par. (b) covers the remainder of those
21fees, the credit or semester shall count against that limit in the proportion that the
22remission bears to the total fees charged for that credit or semester. This
23requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the student may be entitled to
24educational assistance under
10 USC 16131 to
16137,
10 USC 16161 to
16166, or
38
25USC 3001 to
3036 as well as under
38 USC 3313, unless the student has 12 months
1or less of eligibility remaining for educational assistance under
10 USC 16131 to
216137,
10 USC 16161 to
16166, or
38 USC 3001 to
3036.
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38.24
(8) (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the district
5board for all fees
under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) remitted under par. (b) as provided in s.
639.50 (2) and (3m).
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38.26
(1) In this section, "minority student" means a student enrolled in a
9district school who is a minority group member, as defined in s.
560.036 16.287 (1)
10(f).
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38.50
(12) (a) 1m. A person described in sub. (1) (e) 1. whose administrative
13headquarters and principal place of business is in the village of Union Grove that
14provides a residential facility located in that village to assist young adults with
15disabilities in transitioning from home and school to work and independent living.
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39.15
(1) (a)
One-third Two of the members of the board of trustees of the
18Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., shall be nominated by the governor, and, with the
19advice and consent of the senate, appointed for staggered 6-year terms expiring on
20May 1 June 30.
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39.40
(1) (c) A Hispanic, as defined in s.
560.036 16.287 (1) (d).
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23Section
621. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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39.435
(7) (a) 1. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
25under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for fiscal year
2011-12
2013-14, "base amount" means the
1amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year
22010-11 2012-13.