AB150,741,84 196.497 (8) (a) Negotiations with the federal department of energy. The board
5commission shall serve as the agency in this state to negotiate written agreements
6and modifications to these agreements, with the federal department of energy on any
7matter related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or
8transuranic waste.
AB150,741,139 (b) Negotiations with other federal agencies. The board commission shall serve
10as the agency in this state to negotiate written agreements and modifications to these
11agreements, with any federal agency other than the federal department of energy on
12any matter related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or
13transuranic waste.
AB150, s. 1788 14Section 1788. 36.50 (8) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1789 15Section 1789. 36.50 (8) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (d) and
16amended to read:
AB150,741,2317 196.497 (8) (d) Hearings. The board shall commission may conduct more than
18one
public hearing hearings on any proposed agreement or modification to an
19agreement negotiated under par. (a) or (b). The board commission shall provide 30
20days' notice of the date and location of hearings conducted under this paragraph. The
21board commission shall prepare a written summary of testimony presented at
22hearings conducted under this paragraph and shall consider the need for
23modifications to the negotiated agreement as a result of the hearings.
AB150, s. 1790 24Section 1790. 36.50 (8) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1791 25Section 1791. 36.50 (8) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (f).
AB150, s. 1792
1Section 1792. 36.50 (8) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (g) and
2amended to read:
AB150,742,53 196.497 (8) (g) Technical revisions. The board commission may negotiate what
4in the board's commission's judgment are technical revisions to any agreement
5approved under sub. (10).
AB150, s. 1793 6Section 1793. 36.50 (8) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1794 7Section 1794. 36.50 (8) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (8) (i).
AB150, s. 1795 8Section 1795. 36.50 (9) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (9), and 196.497
9(9) (a), (b) (intro.) and 5. to 11. and (c) (intro.), 2., 4. and 5., as renumbered, are
10amended to read:
AB150,742,1711 196.497 (9) (a) Separate agreements. The board commission may negotiate
12separate agreements with the federal department of energy concerning different
13stages of the process of evaluating and selecting a site for the long-term disposal of
14high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste. The board commission shall
15negotiate a separate agreement with the federal department of energy for the final
16stages of the selection of any site for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
17waste or transuranic waste.
AB150,742,1918 (b) Contents. (intro.) Any agreement negotiated by the board commission with
19the federal department of energy under sub. (8) (a) shall include all of the following:
AB150,743,620 5. A requirement that the federal department of energy and any of its
21contractors or subcontractors shall provide the board commission with all reports
22and documents the board commission requests and any other relevant reports and
23documents in a timely manner and in accordance with any applicable law, regulation
24or rule. The requirement shall specify that the federal department of energy may not
25charge a fee for searching for or for supplying reports and documents requested by

1the board commission. The requirement shall specify that the federal department
2of energy shall provide the board commission with all reports and documents the
3board commission requests and any other relevant reports and documents from
4contractors and subcontractors after the reports and documents are submitted to the
5federal department of energy regardless of whether the reports and documents have
6received the department of energy's final approval.
AB150,743,107 6. A requirement that, upon request by the board commission, the federal
8department of energy shall provide the data, methods and underlying assumptions
9used in the preparation of reports and documents in accordance with any applicable
10law, regulation or rule.
AB150,743,1411 7. A requirement that the federal department of energy shall notify the board
12commission of any grants related to the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
13waste and transuranic waste from the federal department of energy to any person
14in this state.
AB150,743,2015 8. A requirement that the federal department of energy shall notify the board
16commission in a timely manner of any proposed field work, on-site evaluation,
17on-site testing or similar activities it or any contractor or subcontractor intends to
18conduct and a requirement that the federal department of energy shall allow the
19board commission to monitor these activities by designating a reasonable number of
20persons to observe the activities or by any other appropriate means.
AB150,743,2521 9. A requirement that the federal department of energy shall provide the board
22commission in a timely manner with a copy of any requests for proposals and final
23contracts issued by the federal department of energy relating to the evaluation,
24selection or construction of a site for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive
25waste or transuranic waste in this state.
AB150,744,5
110. A provision that the federal department of energy shall agree to provide
2funds to be used to provide educational programs under sub. (4) and to review the
3activities of the federal department of energy and its contractors and subcontractors
4which relate to assessing the suitability of the state for the long-term disposal of
5high-level radioactive waste or transuranic waste.
AB150,744,116 11. A process for resolving disputes between the board commission and the
7federal department of energy including disputes concerning alleged violations of the
8written agreement and disputes concerning technical assessments made by the
9federal department of energy. The process for resolving disputes concerning
10technical assessments made by the federal department of energy may involve a
11process of scientific review and mediation.
AB150,744,1612 (c) Objection to site selection. (intro.) Any agreement negotiated by the board
13commission with the federal department of energy under sub. (8) (a) shall include a
14list of reasons for which the board commission may object to the selection of a site
15within this state for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste and
16transuranic waste. These reasons shall include the following:
AB150,744,1917 2. The federal department of energy fails to address to the satisfaction of the
18board commission the potential socioeconomic effects of the site or of the
19transportation of waste to the site.
AB150,745,220 4. If, in the judgment of the board commission, the federal department of energy
21fails to comply with criteria, regulations or standards of other federal agencies
22concerning the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or transuranic
23waste including criteria which excludes a proposed site from consideration because
24of previous mining or drilling of any type within the area which could be affected by

1the construction of the site or by the heat resulting from the disposal of high-level
2radioactive waste or transuranic waste at the site.
AB150,745,63 5. If, in the judgment of the board commission, the federal department of energy
4fails to use generally accepted scientific and technical practices in evaluating the
5suitability of a site for the long-term disposal of high-level radioactive waste or
6transuranic waste.
AB150, s. 1796 7Section 1796. 36.50 (10) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (10), and
8196.497 (10) (a) to (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB150,745,149 196.497 (10) (a) Submission. The board commission shall submit any written
10agreement or modification to an agreement negotiated under sub. (8) (a) or (b),
11approved by the board commission and approved by the federal department of energy
12or other federal agency to the speaker of the assembly and the president of the senate.
13The board commission shall submit with the agreement or modification a written
14summary of the hearings held under sub. (8) (d).
AB150,745,1715 (b) Introduction of bill. Upon request of the board commission, the speaker of
16the assembly or the president of the senate shall introduce a bill to approve the
17agreement or modification to an agreement. The bill is not subject to s. 16.47 (2).
AB150,746,218 (c) Legislative action required. Within 120 days after the bill is introduced the
19appropriate committees in each house of the legislature shall authorize an
20extraordinary session of the legislature to commence within the 120 days and to
21extend until the legislature passes the bill or passes a joint resolution which
22disapproves of the agreement or modification and returns the agreement or
23modification to the board commission for renegotiation. If the 120-day period
24extends beyond the date specified in s. 13.02 (1), the 120-day period is deemed to

1commence on the first day the succeeding legislature convenes, unless a bill or joint
2resolution is passed prior to that time.
AB150, s. 1797 3Section 1797. 36.50 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (11), and
4196.497 (11) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB150,746,85 196.497 (11) (a) Submission. The board commission shall submit any technical
6revision to a written agreement negotiated under sub. (8) (g), approved by the board
7commission and approved by the federal department of energy or other federal
8agency, to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and to the governor.
AB150, s. 1798 9Section 1798. 36.50 (11m) of the statutes is renumbered 196.497 (11m), and
10196.497 (11m) (a) to (c) and (f), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB150,747,211 196.497 (11m) (a) (title) Review by the board commission. If the federal
12department of energy selects a site in the state for construction of a repository for the
13long-term disposal of high-level radioactive or transuranic waste, the board
14commission shall review the adequacy of the selected site and of the site plan
15prepared by the federal department of energy under sub. (9) (b) 12. The review shall
16include a full scientific review of the adequacy of the selected site and of the site plan.
17The board shall solicit written comments on the selected site and the site plan from
18the radioactive waste policy council and the radioactive waste technical council.
The
19board commission shall utilize recognized experts in conducting its scientific review.
20The board commission shall conduct more than one public hearing on the site plan
21and shall make available to the public arguments and evidence for and against the
22site plan. The board commission shall provide 30 days' notice of the date and location
23of the public hearings. The board commission shall solicit comments from
24appropriate state agencies, local units of government, regional planning
25commissions, American Indian tribal governing bodies, the general public and

1interested citizen groups on the adequacy of the selected site and the site plan. The
2board commission shall make these comments available to the public.
AB150,747,123 (b) Recommendation to the legislature and the governor. After completing this
4review, the board commission shall submit a recommendation to the speaker of the
5assembly, the president of the senate and the governor on whether the state should
6accept the site selected by the federal department of energy and the site plan. The
7reasons for which the board commission may recommend that the legislature and the
8governor object to the site selection or the site plan, or both, include those specified
9in sub. (9) (c). The recommendation to the speaker of the assembly and the president
10of the senate shall be accompanied by a request for the introduction of a bill to
11approve the site selected and the site plan or by a request for the introduction of a
12bill to disapprove the site or the site plan or both.
AB150,747,1713 (c) Introduction of legislation. Upon request of the board commission, the
14speaker of the assembly or the president of the senate shall introduce a bill reflecting
15the recommendation of the board commission on whether to approve or disapprove
16the site selected by the federal department of energy and the site plan. The bill is
17not subject to s. 16.47 (2).
AB150,748,218 (f) Transmittal of action by the legislature and the governor. After the
19legislature takes action under par. (d) and after the governor takes any action under
20par. (e), the chief clerk of the house of origin shall notify the board commission of the
21action taken and the board commission shall send a report to the president of the
22United States, the members of the U.S. senate, the members of the U.S. house of
23representatives, the federal department of energy and other appropriate federal
24agencies. The report shall contain a summary of the review undertaken by the board
25commission in accordance with par. (a), the recommendation made by the board

1commission under par. (b), the action of the legislature under par. (d) and any action
2of the governor under par. (e).
AB150, s. 1799 3Section 1799. 36.50 (12) to (14) of the statutes are renumbered 196.497 (12)
4to (14) and amended to read:
AB150,748,105 196.497 (12) Implementation. The board commission shall implement
6agreements, modifications and technical revisions approved under subs. (10) and
7(11). In implementing these agreements, modifications and revisions, the board
8commission may solicit the views of appropriate state agencies, local units of
9government, regional planning commissions, American Indian tribal governing
10bodies, the general public and interested citizen groups.
AB150,748,13 11(13) Funding. The board commission shall attempt to finance all of its expenses
12under this section from moneys received from the federal department of energy and
13other federal agencies and from gifts and grants received from other persons.
AB150,748,17 14(14) State agencies to cooperate. The geological and natural history survey
15shall provide staff and other administrative services to assist the board in its duties.

16Other state agencies shall assist the board commission in fulfilling its duties under
17this section
to the fullest extent possible.
AB150, s. 1800 18Section 1800. 36.51 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,748,2519 36.51 (7) All meals served must meet the approval of the board, which shall
20establish minimum nutritional standards and reasonable expenditure limits
21consistent with the standards and limits established by the state superintendent
22department of public instruction education under s. 115.345 (6). The board shall give
23special consideration to the dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a
24nutritional plan. However, no center or institution may be required to provide
25special foods for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.
AB150, s. 1801
1Section 1801. 38.04 (11) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,749,102 38.04 (11) (a) 2. In consultation with the state superintendent department of
3public instruction, the board shall establish, by rule, a uniform format for district
4boards to use in reporting the number of pupils attending district schools under ss.
5118.15 (1) (b), (cm) and (d) and 118.37 118.55 and in reporting pupil participation in
6technical preparation programs under s. 118.34, including the number of courses
7taken for advanced standing in the district's associate degree program and for
8vocational, technical and adult education college credit. The format shall be
9identical to the format established by the state superintendent department of public
10instruction
under s. 115.28 (38).
****Note: This is reconciled s. 38.04 (11) (a) 2. This section has been treated by LRB-2003,
LRB-0707 and LRB-0866.
AB150, s. 1802 11Section 1802. 38.04 (18) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1803 12Section 1803. 38.04 (26) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,749,1813 38.04 (26) Technical preparation programs. In consultation with the state
14superintendent
department of public instruction education, the board shall approve
15courses for technical preparation programs under s. 118.34. By July 1, 1994, and
16annually thereafter by July 1, the board shall publish a list of the approved courses
17that indicates the schools in which each course is taught and the credit equivalency
18available in each district for each course.
AB150, s. 1804 19Section 1804. 38.08 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,750,620 38.08 (1) (a) 1. A district board shall administer the district and shall be
21composed of 9 11 members who are residents of the district, including 2 employers,
222 employes, 3 additional members, a school district administrator, as defined under
23s. 115.001 (8), and one elected official who holds a state or local office, as defined in

1s. 5.02, except for the office of party committeeman or party committeewoman, a
2member of the board of control of the cooperative educational service agency that is
3located in the district and one employe of a school district or cooperative educational
4service agency, located in the district, who represents a school-to-work program
.
5The board shall by rule define "employer" and "employe" for the purpose of this
6subdivision.
AB150, s. 1805 7Section 1805. 38.08 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,750,128 38.08 (2m) Any member of a district board serving as an elected official under
9sub. (1) (a) 1. shall cease to be a member upon vacating his or her office as an elected
10official. Any member of a district board serving as a member of a board of control of
11a cooperative educational service agency shall cease to be a member of the district
12board upon vacating his or her position as a member of the board of control.
AB150, s. 1806 13Section 1806. 38.10 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,750,1514 38.10 (1) (intro.)  District Except as provided in sub. (3), district board
15members shall be appointed by an appointment committee constituted as follows:
AB150, s. 1807 16Section 1807. 38.10 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,750,1917 38.10 (3) (a) The board of control of the cooperative educational service agency
18in which the district is located shall appoint one of its members to the district board
19whenever a vacancy in that position on the district board occurs.
AB150,750,2320 (b) The board of control of the cooperative educational service agency in which
21the district is located shall appoint the school district or agency employe who
22represents a school-to-work program whenever a vacancy in that position on the
23district board occurs.
AB150, s. 1808 24Section 1808. 38.14 (14) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,751,4
138.14 (14) Distance education. The district board may undertake a distance
2education project, either individually or in association with one or more district
3boards, school boards and University of Wisconsin System institutions or centers.
4In this subsection, "distance education" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (4m).
AB150, s. 1809 5Section 1809. 38.22 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,751,86 38.22 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1s) and s. 118.37 118.55,
7every person who is at least the age specified in s. 118.15 (1) (b) is eligible to attend
8the schools of a district if the person is:
AB150, s. 1810 9Section 1810. 38.24 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,751,1910 38.24 (1m) (b) Postsecondary and vocational-adult programs. Uniform fees
11based on not less than 14% of the combined estimated statewide operational cost of
12postsecondary, exclusive of collegiate transfer, and vocational-adult programs. The
13board shall maintain statewide uniformity in the program fees charged for
14postsecondary and vocational-adult credits. Students 62 years old and over shall be
15exempted from program fees under this paragraph in vocational-adult programs.
16Students enrolled in adult high school, including students enrolled under s. 118.15
17(1) (cm) 3,
adult basic education and English as a 2nd language courses shall be
18exempted from program fees under this paragraph. The board shall establish fees
19under this paragraph as if students exempt from fees under sub. (4) were not exempt.
AB150, s. 1811 20Section 1811. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,752,421 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
22technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
23promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
24expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
25expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under subs.

1(6) and (7) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 46.32, 118.15 (2) (a), 118.37 118.55 and
2146.55 (5), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8) and (20), 38.14 (11),
338.26, 38.27 and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24 and driver education and
4chauffeur training aids.
AB150, s. 1812 5Section 1812 . 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
6Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
AB150,752,157 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
8technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
9promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
10expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
11expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under subs.
12(6) and (7) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 46.32, 118.15 (2) (a), 118.55 and 146.55
13(5), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8) and (20), 38.14 (11), 38.26,
1438.27 and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24 and driver education and chauffeur
15training aids.
****Note: This is reconciled s. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. This Section has been affected by drafts with
the following LRB numbers: -0866/3 and -2153/1.
AB150, s. 1813 16Section 1813. 38.30 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,752,2017 38.30 (1) (b) District boards may receive payments from the department of
18health and social services industry, labor and human relations under s. 47.02 to cover
19the cost of training for resident and nonresident students who are enrolled in district
20schools and are veterans ineligible for benefits under par. (a).
AB150, s. 1814 21Section 1814. 38.36 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,753,522 38.36 (7) All meals served must meet the approval of the board, which shall
23establish minimum nutritional standards and reasonable expenditure limits

1consistent with the standards and limits established by the state superintendent
2department of public instruction education under s. 115.345 (6). The board shall give
3special consideration to the dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a
4nutritional plan. However, no district board may be required to provide special foods
5for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.
AB150, s. 1815 6Section 1815. 38.51 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,753,7 738.51 (title) Educational approval board Proprietary schools.
AB150, s. 1816 8Section 1816. 38.51 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1817 9Section 1817. 38.51 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB150,753,1010 38.51 (1) (cm) "Department" means the department of education.
AB150, s. 1818 11Section 1818. 38.51 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,753,1312 38.51 (1) (g) "Teaching location" means the area and facilities designated for
13use by a school required to be approved by the board department under this section.
AB150, s. 1819 14Section 1819. 38.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,753,2315 38.51 (2) Purpose. The purpose of the board this section is to approve schools
16and courses of instruction for the training of veterans of the armed forces and war
17orphans receiving assistance from the federal government, protect the general public
18by inspecting and approving private trade, correspondence, business and technical
19schools doing business within this state whether located within or outside this state,
20changes of ownership or control of these schools, teaching locations used by these
21schools and courses of instruction offered by these schools and to regulate the
22soliciting of students for correspondence or classroom courses and courses of
23instruction offered by these schools.
AB150, s. 1820 24Section 1820. 38.51 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,754,2
138.51 (3) Rule-making power. The board department shall promulgate rules
2and establish standards necessary to carry out its the purpose of this section.
AB150, s. 1821 3Section 1821. 38.51 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
AB150, s. 1822 4Section 1822. 38.51 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,754,95 38.51 (6) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) the board department shall be the
6state approval agency for the education and training of veterans and war orphans.
7It shall approve and supervise schools and courses of instruction for their training
8under Title 38, USC, and may enter into and receive money under contracts with the
9U.S. department of veterans affairs or other appropriate federal agencies.
AB150, s. 1823 10Section 1823. 38.51 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB150,754,1511 38.51 (7) Approval of schools generally. (intro.) In order to protect students,
12prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses and
13courses of instruction and encourage schools to maintain courses and courses of
14instruction consistent in quality, content and length with generally accepted
15educational standards, the board department shall:
AB150, s. 1824 16Section 1824. 38.51 (7) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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