SB45: Bill Text

SB45,544,25 36.25 (14) Graduate student financial aid. The board shall establish a grant program for minority and disadvantaged graduate students enrolled in the system. The grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (b). The board shall give preference in awarding grants under this subsection to residents of this state. The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person if it receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

SB45, s. 890 Section 890. 36.25 (24) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,545,10 36.25 (24) Employe-owned businesses program. Through the University of Wisconsin small business development center, in cooperation with the department of commerce under s. 560.07 (2m), the technical college system board and the University of Wisconsin-extension, the board shall create, as needed, educational programs to provide training in the management of employe-owned businesses and shall provide technical assistance to employe-owned businesses in matters affecting their management and business operations, including assistance with governmental relations and assistance in obtaining management, technical and financial assistance.

SB45, s. 891 Section 891. 36.25 (30) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,545,18 36.25 (30) Hazardous pollution Pollution prevention program . The board shall establish maintain in the extension a hazardous pollution prevention program solid and hazardous waste education center to promote hazardous pollution prevention, as defined in s. 299.13 (1) (c) (dm). In cooperation with the department of natural resources and the department of commerce, the program center shall conduct an education and technical assistance program to promote hazardous pollution prevention in this state.

SB45, s. 892 Section 892. 36.25 (32) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,545,23 36.25 (32) (b) (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (fs) (a), the board shall award grants totaling not more than $500 annually per county to sponsors of farm safety education, training or information programs. To be eligible for a grant, a sponsor shall:

SB45, s. 893 Section 893. 36.27 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,546,6 36.27 (4) (a) In the 1993-94 to 1998-99 2000-01 academic years, the board may annually exempt from nonresident tuition, but not from incidental or other fees, up to 200 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside as juniors or seniors in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity and up to 150 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity.

SB45, s. 894 Section 894. 36.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,546,17 36.34 (1) (b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection as Lawton grants. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd). The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person if it receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

SB45, s. 895 Section 895. 36.34 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 896 Section 896. 38.04 (18) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,546,22 38.04 (18) Statewide guide. Annually, the board shall produce, and distribute to students, parents, high school personnel and others, a guide containing information on all of the technical colleges and their programs.

SB45, s. 897 Section 897. 38.125 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,547,6 38.125 Public broadcasting stations. If the district board governing the Milwaukee area technical college determines to relinquish its public broadcasting licenses, it shall, subject to the approval of the federal communications commission, offer to assign the licenses to the educational communications board , subject to approval of the federal communications commission or, if all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System have been transferred to the corporation described under s. 39.81, to the corporation.

SB45, s. 898 Section 898. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,547,16 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under subs. sub. (6) and (7) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), 118.55 (7r) and 146.55 (5), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8) and (20), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.33 and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24 and driver education and chauffeur training aids.

SB45, s. 899 Section 899. 38.28 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,547,20 38.28 (2) (b) 5. The board shall reduce each district's aid payment under subd. 2. by the district's share of the amount necessary to produce and distribute the statewide guide under s. 38.04 (18), as determined by the board.

SB45, s. 900 Section 900. 38.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,548,5 38.28 (3) If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (d) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2), state aid payments shall be prorated among the districts entitled thereto. If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under subs. (2) (c) and (g), funds in the appropriation shall be used first for the purposes of sub. (2) (c) and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the districts entitled to support under sub. (2) (g). If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2) (c), funds in the appropriation shall be prorated among the districts entitled to the funds.

SB45, s. 901 Section 901. 38.28 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 902 Section 902. 38.42 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,548,12 38.42 (4) Retraining fund. (a) A consortium of telecommunications companies shall agree to contribute $3,000,000 to the telecommunications retraining fund over a 3-year period beginning on July 20, 1994. If the retraining fund is depleted within 3 years and if requested by the telecommunications retraining board, the consortium shall contribute up to an additional $1,000,000.

SB45,548,14 (c) Moneys contributed under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (gt).

SB45, s. 903 Section 903. 38.42 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,548,20 38.42 (4) (b) If the telecommunications retraining board determines that additional contributions from telecommunications companies are necessary to fund grants awarded under this section in the 1999-2000 fiscal year, the consortium shall contribute additional amounts determined by the telecommunications retraining board.

SB45, s. 904 Section 904. 38.42 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,548,22 38.42 (6) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 1999 2000.

SB45, s. 905 Section 905. 39.10 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,549,4 39.10 Applicability. If the secretary of administration determines that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to the corporation described under s. 39.81, this subchapter does not apply on and after the effective date of the last license transferred .... [revisor inserts date].

SB45, s. 906 Section 906. 39.12 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,549,11 39.12 (4) The board of directors of any corporation established under this section shall consist of 5 members, including the executive director of the educational communications board and 4 members of the educational communications board, elected by the educational communications board, of which one shall be a legislator. No 2 members of the board of directors may be from the same category of educational communications board members under s. 15.57 (1) to (7).

SB45, s. 907 Section 907. 39.285 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,549,17 39.285 (3) By April 10, 1998, and annually thereafter, each tribally controlled college in this state is requested to develop and submit to the board for its review under sub. (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under s. 39.30 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the upcoming academic year to students enrolled at that tribally controlled college.

SB45, s. 908 Section 908. 39.30 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,549,23 39.30 (2) Eligibility. (intro.) A resident student enrolled at least half-time and registered as a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior in an accredited, nonprofit, post high post-high school, educational institution in this state or in a tribally controlled college in this state shall be eligible for grants under this section for each semester of attendance, but:

SB45, s. 909 Section 909. 39.30 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,550,7 39.30 (2) (e) The board may not make a grant to a student if the board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

SB45, s. 910 Section 910. 39.30 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,550,11 39.30 (2) (f) No grants may be awarded under this section unless the applicable formula submitted under s. 39.285 (2) or (3) is approved or modified by the board under s. 39.285 (1).

SB45, s. 911 Section 911. 39.30 (3) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 912 Section 912. 39.38 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,551,4 39.38 (2) Grants under this section shall be based on financial need, as determined by the board. The maximum grant shall not exceed $2,200 per year, of which not more than $1,100 may be from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fb) (k). State aid from this appropriation may be matched by a contribution from a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band that is deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (gm). Grants shall be awarded to students for full-time or part-time attendance at any accredited institution of higher education in this state. The board may not make a grant under this section to a student if the board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a). Grants shall be renewable for up to 5 years if a recipient remains in good academic standing at the institution that he or she is attending.

SB45, s. 913 Section 913. 39.41 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB45,551,6 39.41 (title) Governor's scholarship program.

SB45, s. 914 Section 914. 39.41 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,551,11 39.41 (9) In any printed material or other information disseminated or otherwise distributed by the board, the scholarship program under this section shall be referred to as the governor's scholarship program and scholars shall be referred to as governor's scholars.

SB45, s. 915 Section 915. 39.435 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,551,18 39.435 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a higher education grant program for postsecondary resident students enrolled at least half-time and registered as freshmen, sophomores, juniors or seniors in accredited institutions of higher education or in tribally controlled colleges in this state. Except as authorized under sub. (5), such grants shall be made only to students enrolled in nonprofit public institutions or tribally controlled colleges in this state.

SB45, s. 916 Section 916. 39.435 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,551,25 39.435 (4) (a) The board shall promulgate rules establishing policies and procedures for determining dependent and independent status and for the calculation of award grants under this section based on a formula that accounts for expected parental and student contributions. The rules shall be and is consistent with generally accepted definitions and nationally approved needs analysis methodology.

SB45, s. 917 Section 917. 39.435 (4) (b) and (c) of the statutes are repealed.

SB45, s. 918 Section 918. 39.435 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,552,9 39.435 (6) The board may not make a grant under this section to a person if the board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

SB45, s. 919 Section 919. 39.44 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,552,19 39.44 (4) The board shall notify an institution or school receiving funds under sub. (2) if the board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that a student is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses a student's name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b). An institution or school may not award a grant under this section to a student if it receives a notification under this subsection concerning that student, unless the student provides to the institution or school a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

SB45, s. 920 Section 920. 39.47 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,553,3 39.47 (2m) No resident of this state whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s 49.854 (2) (b) may receive a waiver of nonresident tuition under this section if the board receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the resident is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses, unless the resident provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

SB45, s. 921 Section 921. 39.51 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB45,553,5 39.51 (title) School approvals.

SB45, s. 922 Section 922. 39.51 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 923 Section 923. 39.51 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 39.51 (1) (e) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB45,553,13 39.51 (1) (e) (intro.) "School" means any person, located within or outside this state, maintaining, advertising or conducting any course or course of instruction for profit or a tuition charge; but in subs. (7), (8) and (10) "school" means any private trade, correspondence, business or technical school not excepted under sub. (9)., but does not include any of the following:

SB45, s. 924 Section 924. 39.51 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 925 Section 925. 39.51 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45, s. 926 Section 926. 39.51 (6) of the statutes is renumbered 45.35 (11), and 45.35 (11) (a), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB45,553,24 45.35 (11) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the board department shall be the state approval agency for the education and training of veterans and war orphans. It The department shall approve and supervise schools and courses of instruction for their training under Title 38, USC, and may enter into and receive money under contracts with the U.S. department of veterans affairs or other appropriate federal agencies. The department may promulgate rules that are necessary to carry out its duties under this paragraph.

SB45, s. 927 Section 927. 39.51 (9) (title) and (intro.) of the statutes are repealed.

SB45, s. 928 Section 928. 39.51 (9) (a) to (h) of the statutes are renumbered 39.51 (1) (e) 1. to 8.

SB45, s. 929 Section 929. 39.51 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,554,5 39.51 (11) Educational approval council. The board shall consult with the educational approval council in carrying out its duties under this section.

SB45, s. 930 Section 930. Subchapter V of chapter 39 [precedes 39.81] of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,554,8 chapter 39

SB45,554,10 Subchapter V Educational broadcasting

SB45,554,16 39.81 Educational broadcasting corporation. (1) Incorporation. The secretary of administration, the president of the University of Wisconsin System and one individual chosen by the governor shall jointly draft and file articles of incorporation for a nonstock corporation under ch. 181 and shall take all actions necessary to exempt the corporation from federal taxation under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

SB45,554,18 (2) Purpose; initial board of directors. The corporation may receive state aid for initial costs under s. 20.218 (1) (a) if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

SB45,554,24 (a) The articles of incorporation state that the purpose of the corporation is to provide educational broadcasting to this state and that, if the corporation dissolves or discontinues educational broadcasting in this state, the corporation shall in good faith take all reasonable measures to transfer or assign the corporation's assets, licenses and rights to an entity whose purpose is to advance educational broadcasting in this state.

SB45,555,5 (b) The articles of incorporation name as initial directors of the corporation the secretary of administration; 2 representatives to the assembly and 2 senators, chosen as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses; a member of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System; and 3 individuals selected by the governor.

SB45,555,11 (c) No earlier than 30 days nor later than 45 days after the operational plan under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9101 (8) (c ) is implemented, the initial board of directors of the corporation submits an application to the federal communications commission to transfer all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to the corporation.

SB45,555,14 (3) Broadcasting operations. The corporation under sub. (1) may receive state aid for operational costs under s. 20.218 (1) (b) if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

SB45,555,17 (a) The federal communications commission approves the application for the transfer of all broadcasting licenses under sub. (2) (c), as determined by the secretary of administration.

SB45,555,22 (b) The board of directors of the corporation offers employment beginning on the effective date of the last broadcasting license transferred under par. (a) .... [revisor inserts date], as determined by the secretary of administration, to those individuals designated in the operational plan under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9101 (8 ) (c) 1 .

SB45,555,25 (c) The board of directors of the corporation honors affiliation agreements for broadcasting purposes entered into by the educational communications board and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

SB45,556,4 (d) The board of directors of the corporation negotiates with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System and the secretary of administration for the use of state-owned equipment and space necessary for the operations of educational radio and television networks.

SB45,556,6 (e) The secretary of administration approves any amendment to the corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws.

SB45,556,10 (f) The corporation permits public inspection and copying of any record of the corporation, as defined in s. 19.32 (1), to the same extent as required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, an authority under subch. II of ch. 19.

SB45,556,13 (g) The corporation provides public access to its meetings to the same extent as is required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, a governmental body under subch. V of ch. 19.