SB288: Bill Text

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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE

1997 Senate BILL 288

September 4, 1997 - Introduced by Senators C. Potter, Huelsman, Roessler, Decker, Panzer, Ellis, Drzewiecki, Schultz, Darling, Weeden and Jauch, cosponsored by Representatives Kreibich, Albers, Hubler, Vrakas, Kaufert, Ziegelbauer, Gard, Otte, Ott, M. Lehman, Baumgart, Grothman, Jeskewitz, Dobyns and Springer. Referred to Committee on Education.

SB288,1,14 An Act to renumber and amend 36.05 (4); to amend 13.48 (2) (f), 15.105 (26) (a) 7., 15.91, 16.847 (1) (b), 20.285 (1) (h), 20.285 (1) (ha), 20.285 (2) (h), 20.923 (4m), 20.923 (5), 21.49 (1) (b) 1., 36.05 (3), 36.05 (9), 36.09 (1) (e), 36.09 (1) (h), 36.11 (8e), 36.11 (16), 36.11 (21), 36.11 (22) (a) (intro.), 36.11 (22) (a) 1. c., 36.11 (22) (a) 2., 36.11 (22) (b), 36.11 (22) (c), 36.11 (22) (d), 36.12 (1), 36.12 (2) (a) (intro.), 36.12 (2) (a) 3., 36.12 (2) (a) 4., 36.12 (3) (a), 36.17 (2), 36.25 (26), 36.27 (2) (a) 1. to 6., 36.27 (2) (c), 36.27 (2) (cm), 36.27 (2) (d), 36.43 (4), 36.51 (2), 36.51 (3), 36.51 (4), 36.51 (5), 36.51 (6), 36.51 (7), 36.51 (8), 38.12 (8) (b), 38.28 (1m) (a) 2., 38.28 (4), 39.145 (1) (a), 39.41 (2), 39.41 (4) (a), 39.41 (5) (a), 40.02 (57), 45.25 (1), 45.25 (3) (a), 45.25 (3) (b) 4., 45.25 (4) (a), 59.56 (4), 66.51 (1) (a), 67.05 (5) (b), 116.01, 116.032 (1), 118.37 (1), 118.37 (5) (a), 120.12 (17), 233.04 (7) (g), 233.17 (2) (a), 254.61 (5) (f), 609.655 (1) (c) and 895.515 (1) (b); and to create 36.05 (14) of the statutes; relating to: changing the name of the 2-year campuses in the University of Wisconsin System.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill changes the name of the 2-year campuses in the University of Wisconsin (UW) System from "centers" to "college campuses". The bill also designates the college campuses as a whole as the University of Wisconsin Colleges and identifies the University of Wisconsin Colleges as an institution within the UW System.

Current law authorizes a school board, cooperative educational service agency, technical college district board or UW institution or 2-year campus, either individually or in any combination, to request the educational communications board to assist in funding the development of a distance education project. This bill eliminates the authority of an individual 2-year campus to make such a request.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB288, s. 1 Section 1. 13.48 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,2,7 13.48 (2) (f) The building commission may allocate funds from the state building trust fund or other sources available to them to equip any university of Wisconsin system center college campus, as defined in s. 36.05 (6m), if the facilities have been provided by the counties or other units of local government under s. 66.51 or 67.04 and the operation of the center college campus has been approved by the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system.

SB288, s. 2 Section 2. 15.105 (26) (a) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,2,10 15.105 (26) (a) 7. An employe of a University of Wisconsin System institution or center.

SB288, s. 3 Section 3. 15.91 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,3,7 15.91 Board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system; creation. There is created a board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system consisting of the state superintendent of public instruction, the president, or by his or her designation another member, of the technical college system board and 14 citizen members appointed for staggered 7-year terms, and a student enrolled at least half-time and in good academic standing at an institution or center within the university of Wisconsin system who is at least 18 years old and a resident of this state, for a 2-year term. The student member may be selected from recommendations made by elected representatives of student governments at institutions and centers within the university of Wisconsin system. The governor may not appoint a student member from the same institution or center in any 2 consecutive terms. If the student member loses the status upon which the appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the board of regents.

SB288, s. 4 Section 4. 16.847 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,3,11 16.847 (1) (b) "State facilities" means all property owned and operated by the state for the purpose of carrying out usual state functions, including each center and institution within the university of Wisconsin system.

SB288, s. 5 Section 5. 20.285 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,4,3 20.285 (1) (h) Auxiliary enterprises. Except as provided under par. (gm) and subs. (5) (i) and (6) (g), all moneys received by the university of Wisconsin system for or on account of any housing facility, commons, dining halls, cafeteria, student union, athletic activities, stationery stand or bookstore, parking facilities or car fleet, or such other auxiliary enterprise activities as the board designates and including such fee revenues as allocated by the board and including such moneys received under leases entered into previously with nonprofit building corporations as the board designates to be receipts under this paragraph, to be used for the operation, maintenance and capital expenditures of activities specified in this paragraph, including the transfer of funds to pars. (kd) and (ke) and to nonprofit building corporations to be used by the corporations for the retirement of existing indebtedness and such other payments as may be required under existing loan agreements, and for optional rental payments in addition to the mandatory rental payments under the leases and subleases in connection with the providing of facilities for such activities. A separate account shall be maintained for each campus, the center system and extension.

SB288, s. 6 Section 6. 20.285 (1) (ha) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,4,14 20.285 (1) (ha) Stores. All moneys received for the operation of a university stores division at any campus, center system or extension, to be used for the operation of a university stores division at any campus, for the center system or for extension, and to permit sales from these stores divisions to other divisions of the university, any agency of the state, local government or federal government, or to university related activities, and to permit cooperation between the stores divisions and any board, commission or department of state, local or federal government and the university. A separate account shall be maintained for each stores division operated pursuant to this paragraph, and funds in these accounts shall not be commingled.

SB288, s. 7 Section 7. 20.285 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,4,24 20.285 (2) (h) (title) University of Wisconsin center college campus at Medford. Of the amounts appropriated to the board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system under sub. (1) (a), the board of regents may pay to the Taylor county board of supervisors, for outstanding debt service costs on the university of Wisconsin center college campus at Medford facilities, up to $24,500 annually until the facilities are sold or an alternative use for the facilities is found. Payments shall be made on a schedule and in the manner the board determines. If the facilities are sold or an alternative use for the facilities is found, the Taylor county board of supervisors shall repay to the state all amounts received under this paragraph.

SB288, s. 8 Section 8. 20.923 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,5,18 20.923 (4m) University of Wisconsin system executive positions. The board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system shall set the salaries of the president of the university of Wisconsin system at a point no higher than 15% above the maximum dollar value of the salary range for executive salary group 10, based on the competitive market for comparable positions at comparable institutions of higher education. The board shall set the salaries of the vice presidents, the chancellors of the university of Wisconsin system campuses at Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior and Whitewater, the chancellors of the university of Wisconsin-center system Wisconsin Colleges and the university of Wisconsin-extension, the vice chancellor for health sciences of the university of Wisconsin-Madison and the vice chancellor who is serving as a deputy at each university of Wisconsin campus and the university of Wisconsin-center system institution and the university of Wisconsin-extension to reflect the hierarchical structure of the system, to recognize merit, to permit orderly salary progression and to recognize competitive factors. No salary for a position other than president may be set at a point lower than the minimum dollar value of the salary range for executive salary group 7 nor at a point equal to or higher than the maximum dollar value of the salary range for executive salary group 10.

SB288, s. 9 Section 9. 20.923 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,6,10 20.923 (5) Other University of Wisconsin system administrative positions. The board of regents of the university of Wisconsin system shall assign the positions of associate and assistant vice presidents, vice chancellors not identified in sub. (4m), assistant chancellors, associate and assistant vice chancellors and administrative directors and associate directors of physical plant, general operations and services and auxiliary enterprises activities or their equivalent, of each university of Wisconsin system campus, the university of Wisconsin-center system institution, the university of Wisconsin-extension and the university of Wisconsin system administration to salary ranges. The salary for each such position is limited only by the maximum dollar value of the salary range to which the position is assigned. No position specified in this subsection may be assigned to a salary range having a maximum dollar value higher than the maximum dollar value of the salary range for executive salary group 6. The board of regents shall annually review the assignment of the positions specified in this subsection and report any changes therein to the governor and the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3).

SB288, s. 10 Section 10. 21.49 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,6,13 21.49 (1) (b) 1. The extension division and any center or campus of the university of Wisconsin system.

SB288, s. 11 Section 11. 36.05 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,6,16 36.05 (3) "Campus" means the publicly owned or leased buildings and grounds which comprise all or part of a university, a center an institution or the extension.

SB288, s. 12 Section 12. 36.05 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 36.05 (6m) and amended to read:

SB288,6,20 36.05 (6m) "Center "College campus" means any one of the 2-year collegiate campuses of the system.

SB288, s. 13 Section 13. 36.05 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,6,23 36.05 (9) "Institution" means any university or an organizational equivalent designated by the board and the University of Wisconsin colleges.

SB288, s. 14 Section 14. 36.05 (14) of the statutes is created to read:

SB288,7,2 36.05 (14) "University of Wisconsin Colleges" means the college campuses as a whole.

SB288, s. 15 Section 15. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,7,16 36.09 (1) (e) The board shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each center college campus; the state geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric institute; the state cartographer with the advice of the land information board; and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents, associate vice presidents and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty; academic staff and other employes and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and ss. 20.923 (4), (4m) and (5) and 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and ss. 20.923 (4), (4m) and (5) and 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin or sex shall ever be allowed or exercised in the appointment of the employes of the system.

SB288, s. 16 Section 16. 36.09 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,8,2 36.09 (1) (h) The board shall allocate funds and adopt budgets for the respective institutions giving consideration to the principles of comparable budgetary support for similar programs and equitable compensation for faculty and academic staff with comparable training, experience and responsibilities and recognizing competitive ability to recruit and retain qualified faculty and academic staff. If the board ceases or suspends operation of any institution or center college campus, the appropriations to the board for operation of the institution or center college campus may be utilized by the board for any other purpose authorized by the appropriations within the period for which the appropriations are made.

SB288, s. 17 Section 17. 36.11 (8e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,8,12 36.11 (8e) Parking fees. The board shall direct each institution and center within the system to charge a parking fee for the parking of motor vehicles by students, faculty, academic and classified staff and visitors at campus. The board shall require the fee to be sufficient to recover the costs of the construction and maintenance necessary for the parking facilities. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to require the recovery of the costs of land for parking facilities. Nothing in this paragraph shall be deemed to require that all users of the parking facilities be charged a parking fee. Center College campus facilities owned by a county are not required to charge a parking fee.

SB288, s. 18 Section 18. 36.11 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,8,17 36.11 (16) Commencement of fall semester. The board shall ensure that no fall semester classes at any center or institution within the system, except medical school classes and 4th year classes at the school of veterinary medicine, commence until after September 1.

SB288, s. 19 Section 19. 36.11 (21) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,9,2 36.11 (21) Controlled substances and controlled substance analogs; discipline. Any student who engages in an activity, on campus or at an event sponsored by a center college campus or institution or by the system, that constitutes a violation of ch. 961 is subject to nonacademic misconduct disciplinary sanctions, as provided by the board by rule. In determining the appropriate sanction, the board or its designee shall consider those penalties, including suspension and expulsion, that will contribute most effectively to maintaining a system environment that is free from controlled substances, as defined in s. 961.01 (4), and controlled substance analogs, as defined in s. 961.01 (4m).