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8. 16.002 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.002
(2) "Departments" means constitutional offices, departments, and
7independent agencies and includes all societies, associations, and other agencies of
8state government for which appropriations are made by law, but not including
9authorities created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238,
239, 10or 279.
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9. 16.004 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.004
(4) Freedom of access. The secretary and such employees of the
13department as the secretary designates may enter into the offices of state agencies
14and authorities created under subch. II of ch. 114 and under chs. 231, 233, 234, 237,
15238,
239, and 279, and may examine their books and accounts and any other matter
16that in the secretary's judgment should be examined and may interrogate the
17agency's employees publicly or privately relative thereto.
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10. 16.004 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.004
(5) Agencies and employees to cooperate. All state agencies and
20authorities created under subch. II of ch. 114 and under chs. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238,
21239, and 279, and their officers and employees, shall cooperate with the secretary
22and shall comply with every request of the secretary relating to his or her functions.
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11. 16.004 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.004
(12) (a) In this subsection, "state agency" means an association,
25authority, board, department, commission, independent agency, institution, office,
1society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
2constitution or any law, including the legislature, the office of the governor, and the
3courts, but excluding the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority,
4the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority, the
5Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation,
the Wisconsin Student Loan
6Refinancing Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
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12. 16.045 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.045
(1) (a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
9institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
10government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
11is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
12courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232,
13233, 234, 237, 238,
239, or 279.
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13. 16.15 (1) (ab) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.15
(1) (ab) "Authority" has the meaning given under s. 16.70 (2), but
16excludes the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Lower Fox
17River Remediation Authority,
the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, 18and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.
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14. 16.41 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.41
(4) In this section, "authority" means a body created under subch. II of
21ch. 114 or under ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238,
239, or 279.
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15
. 16.417 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.417
(1) (b) "Authority" means a body created under subch. II of ch. 114 or
24ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237, 238,
239, or 279.
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16. 16.52 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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116.52
(7) Petty cash account. With the approval of the secretary, each agency
2that is authorized to maintain a contingent fund under s. 20.920 may establish a
3petty cash account from its contingent fund. The procedure for operation and
4maintenance of petty cash accounts and the character of expenditures therefrom
5shall be prescribed by the secretary. In this subsection, "agency" means an office,
6department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association,
7society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
8constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law,
9including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in
10subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238,
239, or 279.
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17. 16.528 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.528
(1) (a) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
13institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
14government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that
15is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
16courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 233,
17234, 237, 238,
239, or 279.
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18. 16.53 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.53
(2) Improper invoices. If an agency receives an improperly completed
20invoice, the agency shall notify the sender of the invoice within 10 working days after
21it receives the invoice of the reason it is improperly completed. In this subsection,
22"agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution of higher
23education, association, society, or other body in state government created or
24authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend
25moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
1including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238,
2239, or 279.
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19. 16.54 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.54
(9) (a) 1. "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency,
5institution of higher education, association, society or other body in state
6government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, which
7is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
8courts, but not including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 233,
9234, 237, 238,
239, or 279.
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20. 16.765 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.765
(1) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
12Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
13Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority,
the Wisconsin
14Student Loan Refinancing Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
15Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall
16include in all contracts executed by them a provision obligating the contractor not
17to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age,
18race, religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability as
19defined in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), or national
20origin and, except with respect to sexual orientation, obligating the contractor to take
21affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities.
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21. 16.765 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.765
(2) Contracting agencies, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
24Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
25Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority,
the Wisconsin
1Student Loan Refinancing Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
2Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall
3include the following provision in every contract executed by them: "In connection
4with the performance of work under this contract, the contractor agrees not to
5discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race,
6religion, color, handicap, sex, physical condition, developmental disability as defined
7in s. 51.01 (5), sexual orientation or national origin. This provision shall include, but
8not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer;
9recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other
10forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. Except
11with respect to sexual orientation, the contractor further agrees to take affirmative
12action to ensure equal employment opportunities. The contractor agrees to post in
13conspicuous places, available for employees and applicants for employment, notices
14to be provided by the contracting officer setting forth the provisions of the
15nondiscrimination clause".
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22. 16.765 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.765
(5) The head of each contracting agency and the boards of directors of
18the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River
19Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox
20River Remediation Authority,
the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, 21the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports
22and Entertainment Corporation shall be primarily responsible for obtaining
23compliance by any contractor with the nondiscrimination and affirmative action
24provisions prescribed by this section, according to procedures recommended by the
25department. The department shall make recommendations to the contracting
1agencies and the boards of directors of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
2Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
3Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority,
the Wisconsin
4Student Loan Refinancing Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
5Corporation, and the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation for
6improving and making more effective the nondiscrimination and affirmative action
7provisions of contracts. The department shall promulgate such rules as may be
8necessary for the performance of its functions under this section.
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23. 16.765 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.765
(6) The department may receive complaints of alleged violations of the
11nondiscrimination provisions of such contracts. The department shall investigate
12and determine whether a violation of this section has occurred. The department may
13delegate this authority to the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin
14Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the
15Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority,
the
16Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, the Wisconsin Economic
17Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment
18Corporation for processing in accordance with the department's procedures.
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24. 16.765 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.765
(7) (intro.) When a violation of this section has been determined by the
21department, the contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
22Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin
23Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority,
the Wisconsin
24Student Loan Refinancing Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development
25Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the
1contracting agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the
2Fox River Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the
3Lower Fox River Remediation Authority,
the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing
4Authority, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center
5Sports and Entertainment Corporation shall:
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25. 16.765 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.765
(7) (d) Direct the violating party to take immediate steps to prevent
8further violations of this section and to report its corrective action to the contracting
9agency, the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River
10Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox
11River Remediation Authority,
the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, 12the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports
13and Entertainment Corporation.
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26. 16.765 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.765
(8) If further violations of this section are committed during the term
16of the contract, the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational System Authority,
17the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River Remediation Authority,
the
18Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, the Wisconsin Economic
19Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment
20Corporation may permit the violating party to complete the contract, after complying
21with this section, but thereafter the contracting agency, the Fox River Navigational
22System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox River
23Remediation Authority,
the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, the
24Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports and
25Entertainment Corporation shall request the department to place the name of the
1party on the ineligible list for state contracts, or the contracting agency, the Fox River
2Navigational System Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Lower Fox
3River Remediation Authority,
the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, 4the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, or the Bradley Center Sports
5and Entertainment Corporation may terminate the contract without liability for the
6uncompleted portion or any materials or services purchased or paid for by the
7contracting party for use in completing the contract.
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27. 16.85 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.85
(2) To furnish engineering, architectural, project management, and other
10building construction services whenever requisitions therefor are presented to the
11department by any agency. The department may deposit moneys received from the
12provision of these services in the account under s. 20.505 (1) (kc) or in the general
13fund as general purpose revenue — earned. In this subsection, "agency" means an
14office, department, independent agency, institution of higher education, association,
15society, or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the
16constitution or any law, which is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law,
17including the legislature and the courts, but not including an authority created in
18subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 233, 234, 237, 238,
239, or 279.
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28. 16.865 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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16.865
(8) Annually in each fiscal year, allocate as a charge to each agency a
21proportionate share of the estimated costs attributable to programs administered by
22the agency to be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (2) (k). The department
23may charge premiums to agencies to finance costs under this subsection and pay the
24costs from the appropriation on an actual basis. The department shall deposit all
25collections under this subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (2) (k).
1Costs assessed under this subsection may include judgments, investigative and
2adjustment fees, data processing and staff support costs, program administration
3costs, litigation costs, and the cost of insurance contracts under sub. (5). In this
4subsection, "agency" means an office, department, independent agency, institution
5of higher education, association, society, or other body in state government created
6or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, that is entitled to expend
7moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the courts, but not
8including an authority created in subch. II of ch. 114 or in ch. 231, 232, 233, 234, 237,
9238,
239, or 279.
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29. 19.42 (10) (t) of the statutes is created to read:
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19.42
(10) (t) The chief executive officer and members of the board of directors
12of the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority.
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30. 19.42 (13) (p) of the statutes is created to read:
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19.42
(13) (p) The chief executive officer and members of the board of directors
15of the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority.
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31. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
17insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
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32. 20.195 of the statutes is created to read:
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120.195 Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority. There is
2appropriated to the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority for the following
3programs:
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4(1) Student loan refinancing program. (a)
Initial funding. Biennially, the
5amounts in the schedule to fund the initial costs of operating the Wisconsin Student
6Loan Refinancing Authority and to start the student loan refinancing program under
7ch. 239.
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33. 40.02 (54) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.02
(54) (n) The Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority.
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34. 70.11 (38v) of the statutes is created to read:
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70.11
(38v) Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority. All property
12owned by the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, provided that use of
13the property is primarily related to the purposes of the Wisconsin Student loan
14Refinancing Authority.
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35. 77.54 (9a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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77.54
(9a) (a) This state or any agency thereof, the University of Wisconsin
17Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin
18Economic Development Corporation,
the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing
19Authority, and the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
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36. 100.45 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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100.45
(1) (dm) "State agency" means any office, department, agency,
22institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
23government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law which
24is entitled to expend moneys appropriated by law, including the legislature and the
25courts, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, the Bradley
1Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, the University of Wisconsin
2Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities
3Authority, the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, the Wisconsin Economic
4Development Corporation,
the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority, and
5the Fox River Navigational System Authority.
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230.03
(3) "Agency" means any board, commission, committee, council, or
9department in state government or a unit thereof created by the constitution or
10statutes if such board, commission, committee, council, department, unit, or the
11head thereof, is authorized to appoint subordinate staff by the constitution or
12statute, except the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, a
13legislative or judicial board, commission, committee, council, department, or unit
14thereof or an authority created under subch. II of ch. 114 or under ch. 231, 232, 233,
15234, 237, 238,
239, or 279. "Agency" does not mean any local unit of government or
16body within one or more local units of government that is created by law or by action
17of one or more local units of government.
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38. Chapter 239 of the statutes is created to read:
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20Wisconsin Student Loan
21
REFINANCING Authority
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22239.01 Definitions. In this chapter:
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23(1) "Authority" means the Wisconsin Student Loan Refinancing Authority.
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24(2) "Board" means the governing board of the authority.
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25(3) "Qualified education loan" has the meaning given in
26 USC 221 (d).
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1239.02 Creation and organization of authority. (1) (a) There is created an
2authority, which is a public body corporate and politic, to be known as the "Wisconsin
3Student Loan Refinancing Authority." The members of the board shall consist of all
4of the following:
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1. One member of the majority party in each house of the legislature.
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2. One member of the minority party in each house of the legislature.
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3. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic
8standing at an institution within the University of Wisconsin System who is at least
918 years old and a resident of this state.
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4. One student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at a
11technical college who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
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5. One undergraduate student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic
13standing at a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state
14who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state.
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6. Two members who have at least 10 years experience in making qualified
16education loans or loan refinancing, but any person having a financial interest in or
17whose employer is primarily engaged in the business of making qualified education
18loans is not eligible for appointment under this subdivision, and any member
19appointed under this subdivision who acquires such an interest while serving as a
20member shall resign from the board.
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(b) 1. The members specified in par. (a) 1. and 2. shall be appointed as are the
22members of standing committees in their respective houses.
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2. The members specified in par. (a) 3. to 5. shall be nominated by the governor,
24and with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for 2-year terms.
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13. The members specified in par. (a) 6. shall be nominated by the governor, and
2with the advice and consent of the senate appointed, for 3-year terms.
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3(2) If a student member of the board appointed under sub. (1) (a) 3. to 5. loses
4his or her student status upon which the appointment was based, he or she ceases
5to be a member of the board upon the appointment of a qualified successor to the
6board. A student member who loses his or her student status solely because he or
7she graduates from an institution of higher education may complete his or her
8current term on the board.
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9(3) The members of the board shall annually elect a chairperson and may elect
10other officers as they consider appropriate. A majority of the members of the board
11constitutes a quorum for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its
12powers and for all other purposes, notwithstanding the existence of any vacancies.
13Action may be taken by the board upon a vote of a majority of the voting members
14present.
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15(4) A member of the board may not be compensated for his or her services but
16shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses,
17incurred in the performance of his or her duties.
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18(5) No cause of action of any nature may arise against and no civil liability may
19be imposed upon a member of the board for any act or omission in the performance
20of his or her powers and duties under this chapter, unless the person asserting
21liability proves that the act or omission constitutes willful misconduct.
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22(6) The board shall appoint a chief executive officer who shall not be a member
23of the board and who shall serve at the pleasure of the board. The chief executive
24officer shall receive such compensation as the board fixes. The chief executive officer
25or other person designated by resolution of the board shall keep a record of the
1proceedings of the authority and shall be custodian of all books, documents, and
2papers filed with the authority, the minute book or journal of the authority, and its
3official seal. The chief executive officer or other person may cause copies to be made
4of all minutes and other records and documents of the authority and may give
5certificates under the official seal of the authority to the effect that such copies are
6true copies, and all persons dealing with the authority may rely upon such
7certificates.
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8239.03 Powers of board. The board shall have all the powers necessary or
9convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. In addition to
10all other powers granted the board under this chapter, the board may specifically:
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11(1) Adopt, amend, and repeal any bylaws, policies, and procedures for the
12regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business.
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13(2) Have a seal and alter the seal at pleasure.
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14(3) Maintain an office.
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15(4) Sue and be sued.
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16(5) Accept gifts, grants, loans, or other contributions from private or public
17sources.
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18(6) Establish the authority's annual budget and monitor the fiscal
19management of the authority.