SB288: Bill Text

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).

SB288, s. 20 Section 20. 36.11 (22) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,9,5 36.11 (22) (a) (intro.) The board shall direct each institution and center college campus to:

SB288, s. 21 Section 21. 36.11 (22) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,9,9 36.11 (22) (a) 1. c. The rights of victims under ch. 950 and the services available at the institution or center college campus and in the community to assist a student who is the victim of sexual assault or sexual harassment.

SB288, s. 22 Section 22. 36.11 (22) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,9,13 36.11 (22) (a) 2. Annually supply to all students enrolled in the institution or center college campus printed material that includes all of the information under par. (a).

SB288, s. 23 Section 23. 36.11 (22) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,9,18 36.11 (22) (b) Annually, the board shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). The report shall indicate the methods each institution and center college campus have used to comply with par. (a).

SB288, s. 24 Section 24. 36.11 (22) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,9,25 36.11 (22) (c) Any person employed at an institution or center who witnesses a sexual assault on campus or receives a report from a student enrolled in the institution or center that the student has been sexually assaulted shall report to the dean of students of the institution or to the dean of the center. The dean of students or dean shall compile reports for the purpose of disseminating statistical information under par. (a) 1. b.

SB288, s. 25 Section 25. 36.11 (22) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,10,7 36.11 (22) (d) Annually, each institution and center shall report to the office of justice assistance in the department of administration statistics on sexual assaults and on sexual assaults by acquaintances of the victims that occurred on the each campus of the institution or center in the previous year. The office of justice assistance shall include the statistics in appropriate crime reports published by the office.

SB288, s. 26 Section 26. 36.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,10,13 36.12 (1) No student may be denied admission to, participation in or the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any service, program, course or facility of the system or its institutions or centers because of the student's race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status or parental status.

SB288, s. 27 Section 27. 36.12 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,10,17 36.12 (2) (a) (intro.) The board shall direct each institution and center to establish policies and procedures to protect students from discrimination under sub. (1). The policies and procedures shall do all of the following:

SB288, s. 28 Section 28. 36.12 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,10,20 36.12 (2) (a) 3. Require a complainant to file a complaint with the institution or center within 300 days of the alleged violation of sub. (1).

SB288, s. 29 Section 29. 36.12 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,10,25 36.12 (2) (a) 4. Provide periods within which the complainant and the institution or center must act for each procedural step leading to the issuance of a final decision and for appeal of the final decision to the chancellor of the institution or dean of the center.

SB288, s. 30 Section 30. 36.12 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,11,3 36.12 (3) (a) The number of complaints received at each institution and center alleging a violation of sub. (1) and the disposition of each such complaint.

SB288, s. 31 Section 31. 36.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,11,11 36.17 (2) Limited appointments apply to the following positions: president, provost, vice president, associate vice president, assistant vice president, chancellor, vice chancellor, associate chancellor, assistant chancellor, associate vice chancellor, assistant vice chancellor, center system college campus dean, secretary of the board, associate secretary of the board, assistant secretary of the board, trust officer and assistant trust officer and such other administrative positions as the board determines at the time of the appointment.

SB288, s. 32 Section 32. 36.25 (26) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,11,15 36.25 (26) Day care centers. A center college campus may establish a day care center and may use funds received from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a) to operate it.

SB288, s. 33 Section 33. 36.27 (2) (a) 1. to 6. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB288,11,19 36.27 (2) (a) 1. Any adult student who has been a bona fide resident of the state for 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which such student registers at a university or center an institution.

SB288,11,23 2. Any minor student, if one or both of the student's parents have been bona fide residents of this state for at least 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at a university or center an institution.

SB288,12,2 3. Any adult student who is a dependent of his or her parents under 26 USC 152 (a), if one or both of the student's parents have been bona fide residents of this state for at least 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at a university or center an institution.

SB288,12,6 4. Any minor student who has resided substantially in this state during the years of minority and at least 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which such student registers at a university or center an institution.

SB288,12,10 5. Any minor student under guardianship in this state pursuant to ch. 48 or 880 whose legal guardian has been a bona fide resident of this state for at least 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which such student registers at a university or center an institution.

SB288,12,19 6. Any adult student who has been employed as a migrant worker for at least 2 months each year for 3 of the 5 years next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at a university or center an institution, or for at least 3 months each year for 2 of the 5 years next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at a university or center an institution, any adult student whose parent or legal guardian has been so employed while the student was a minor and any minor student whose parent or legal guardian has been so employed. In this subdivision, "migrant worker" has the meaning specified in s. 103.90 (5).

SB288, s. 34 Section 34. 36.27 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,12,25 36.27 (2) (c) Any student who is a graduate of a Wisconsin high school and whose parents are bona fide residents of this state for 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at a university or center an institution or whose last surviving parent was a bona fide resident of this state for the 12 months preceding death is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).

SB288, s. 35 Section 35. 36.27 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,13,9 36.27 (2) (cm) Any person continuously employed full time in this state, who was relocated to this state by his or her current employer or who moved to this state for employment purposes and accepted his or her current employment before applying for admission to an institution or center and before moving, and the spouse and dependents of any such person, are entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if the student demonstrates an intent to establish and maintain a permanent home in Wisconsin according to the criteria under par. (e). In this paragraph, "dependents" has the meaning given in 26 USC 152 (a).

SB288, s. 36 Section 36. 36.27 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,13,14 36.27 (2) (d) Any person who has not been a bona fide resident of the state for 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which such person registers at a university or center an institution, except as provided in this subsection, is not exempt from the payment of the nonresident tuition.

SB288, s. 37 Section 37. 36.43 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,13,17 36.43 (4) A procedure for handling and resolving complaints within each center and institution.

SB288, s. 38 Section 38. 36.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,13,25 36.51 (2) Any center college campus or institution approved by the board may establish a system to provide the opportunity for authorized elderly persons to participate in its meal program. If a center college campus or institution desires to establish such a service, it shall develop a plan for the provision of food services for elderly persons and submit the plan to the board. Annually, the board shall notify the department of education public instruction of the approved centers and institutions.

SB288, s. 39 Section 39. 36.51 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,14,6 36.51 (3) Each plan shall provide at least one meal per day for each day that school is in regular session. The center college campus or institution may provide additional service at other times in its discretion, if the number of eligible persons in the area is of sufficient size, in the opinion of the board, so that unwarranted production expense is not incurred.

SB288, s. 40 Section 40. 36.51 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,14,12 36.51 (4) Any center college campus or institution that operates a food services plan for elderly persons under this section shall make facilities available for service to elderly persons at every facility that provides hot food service to its students. Upon application, the board may grant exceptions from compliance with this subsection for reasons of safety, convenience or insufficient interest in a given neighborhood.

SB288, s. 41 Section 41. 36.51 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,14,21 36.51 (5) Meals may be served at schools where they are served to students or at any site more convenient to the majority of authorized elderly persons interested in the service. Food may be transported to authorized elderly persons who are unable to leave their homes or distributed to nonprofit organizations for such purposes. However, no state funds under this section may be used for food delivery to individual homes. The board may require consolidation of programs between centers college campuses and institutions and between schools if such a procedure will be convenient and economical.

SB288, s. 42 Section 42. 36.51 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,15,4 36.51 (6) The center college campus or institution may file a claim with the department of education public instruction for reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding capital equipment costs, but not to exceed 15% of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per meal, whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to participants. If the department of education public instruction approves the claim, it shall certify that payment is due and the state treasurer shall pay the claim from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).

SB288, s. 43 Section 43. 36.51 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,15,12 36.51 (7) All meals served must meet the approval of the board, which shall establish minimum nutritional standards and reasonable expenditure limits consistent with the standards and limits established by the department of education public instruction under s. 115.345 (6). The board shall give special consideration to the dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a nutritional plan. However, no center college campus or institution may be required to provide special foods for individual persons with allergies or medical disorders.

SB288, s. 44 Section 44. 36.51 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB288,15,19 36.51 (8) Participants in a program under this section may be required to document their Wisconsin residency in a manner approved by the board. The board may issue identification cards to such persons if necessary. A center college campus or institution may admit nonresidents who would otherwise qualify into its program, but no state funds under this section may be used to subsidize any portion of the meals served to such persons.