AB40, s. 1108
1Section 1108. 39.30 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,579,32 39.30 (1) (e) "Resident student" shall be determined under s. 36.27 or 37.27, so
3far as applicable.
AB40, s. 1109 4Section 1109. 39.30 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,579,75 39.30 (3) (a) From the total tuition charged the student by the institution,
6subtract the amount of the resident academic fee charged at the Madison campus of
7the University of Wisconsin System Wisconsin-Madison.
AB40, s. 1110 8Section 1110. 39.32 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,579,109 39.32 (1) (b) "Resident student" shall be determined under s. 36.27 or 37.27,
10so far as applicable.
AB40, s. 1111 11Section 1111. 39.325 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,579,1612 39.325 (1) There is established, to be administered by the board, a Wisconsin
13health education loan program under P.L. 94-484, on July 29, 1979, in order to
14provide financial aid to medical and dentistry students enrolled in the University of
15Wisconsin Medical School of Medicine and Public Health, the Medical College of
16Wisconsin, or the Marquette University School of Dentistry.
AB40, s. 1112 17Section 1112. 39.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,579,1818 39.40 (1) (c) A Hispanic, as defined in s. 560.036 490.04 (1) (d).
AB40, s. 1113 19Section 1113. 39.40 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,579,2320 39.40 (2) (a) Are registered as juniors or seniors, or hold a bachelor's degree and
21are registered as special students, in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in the
22University of Wisconsin System, or in an accredited, private institution of higher
23education located in this state.
AB40, s. 1114 24Section 1114. 39.41 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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139.41 (2) (a) If a designated scholar under sub. (1m) is admitted to and enrolls,
2on a full-time basis, by September 30 of the academic year immediately following the
3school year in which the senior was designated a scholar, in the University of
4Wisconsin-Madison,
in an institution within the University of Wisconsin System, or
5in a technical college district school that is participating in the program under this
6section, the scholar shall receive a higher education scholarship that exempts the
7scholar from all tuition and fees, including segregated fees, at the that university,
8institution, or district school for one year, except that the maximum scholarship for
9a scholar who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for
10any academic year thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per academic year.
AB40, s. 1115 11Section 1115. 39.41 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,580,2412 39.41 (2) (b) For each year that a scholar who receives a scholarship under par.
13(a) is enrolled full time, maintains at least a 3.000 grade point average, or the
14equivalent as determined by the university, institution , or district school, and makes
15satisfactory progress toward an associate degree, a bachelor's degree, or a vocational
16diploma, the student shall be exempt from all tuition and fees, including segregated
17fees, in the subsequent year or, if the scholar does not enroll in a participating
18institution of higher education in the subsequent year, in the 2nd year following the
19year in which the scholar received the scholarship, except that the maximum
20scholarship for a scholar who receives an original scholarship for the 1996-97
21academic year or for any academic year thereafter may not exceed $2,250 per
22academic year. No scholar is eligible for an exemption for more than 4 years in the
23University of Wisconsin-Madison or the University of Wisconsin System or more
24than 3 years at a district school.
AB40, s. 1116 25Section 1116. 39.41 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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139.41 (2) (c) Subject to sub. (4), for each year the student is exempt from tuition
2and fees under par. (a) or (b), the board shall pay the university, institution, or district
3school, on behalf of the student, an amount equal to 50% of the student's tuition and
4fees, except that the maximum payment for a student who receives an original
5scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year or for any academic year thereafter may
6not exceed $1,125 per academic year.
AB40, s. 1117 7Section 1117. 39.41 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,581,218 39.41 (4) (a) The board shall make the payments under subs. (2) (c) and (3) only
9if the university, institution, district school, or private institution matches the
10amount of the payment from institutional funds, gifts, or grants. Beginning in the
111992-93 school year, the matching requirement under this paragraph for the
12institutions within the University of Wisconsin System shall be satisfied by
13payments of an amount equal to the total payments from the institutions made under
14this paragraph in the 1991-92 school year and, if such payments are insufficient to
15satisfy the matching requirement, by the waiver of academic fees established under
16s. 36.27. Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, the matching requirement under this
17paragraph for the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall be satisfied by payments
18of an amount equal to the total payments from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
19made under this paragraph in the 1991-92 school year and, if such payments are
20insufficient to satisfy the matching requirement, by the waiver of academic fees
21established under s. 37.27.
AB40, s. 1118 22Section 1118. 39.41 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,582,623 39.41 (5) (a) 1. Each institution within the University of Wisconsin System,
24technical college district school and private institution of higher education that
25wishes to participate in the scholarship program under this section in academic year

11999-2000 and thereafter shall notify the board by October 1, 1998, that the
2institution wishes to participate. Notification as required under this subdivision
3provided by the University of Wisconsin-Madison prior to the effective date of this
4subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], shall be considered notification that the
5University of Wisconsin-Madison wishes to participate in the scholarship program
6under this section.
AB40, s. 1119 7Section 1119. 39.435 (7) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,582,118 39.435 (7) (a) 1. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
9under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for fiscal year 2011-12 2013-14, "base amount" means the
10amount shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 for that appropriation for fiscal year
112010-11 2012-13.
AB40, s. 1120 12Section 1120. 39.435 (7) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,582,1613 39.435 (7) (a) 2. For purposes of calculating the amount to be appropriated
14under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2011-12 2013-14, "base
15amount" means the appropriation amount calculated under par. (b) for the previous
16fiscal year.
AB40, s. 1121 17Section 1121. 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,582,2018 39.435 (7) (b) (intro.) Biennially, beginning on February 1, 2011 2013, the board
19shall calculate the amounts to be appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fe) for the next
20biennium as follows:
AB40, s. 1122 21Section 1122. 39.435 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,583,222 39.435 (7) (b) 1. The board shall determine the percentage by which the
23undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the next academic year at the
24University of Wisconsin-Madison and at
each institution within the University of

1Wisconsin System, as estimated by the board, will increase or decrease from the
2undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year.
AB40, s. 1123 3Section 1123. 39.435 (7) (b) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,583,94 39.435 (7) (b) 1m. The board shall determine the percentage by which the
5undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for the academic year after the
6next academic year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and at each institution
7within the University of Wisconsin System, as estimated by the board, will increase
8or decrease from the estimated undergraduate academic fees that will be charged for
9the next academic year.
AB40, s. 1124 10Section 1124. 39.435 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,583,1311 39.435 (8) The board shall award grants under this section to University of
12Wisconsin-Madison and
University of Wisconsin System students from the
13appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fe).
AB40, s. 1125 14Section 1125. 39.437 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,583,1915 39.437 (1) Establishment of grant program. There is established, to be
16administered by the board, with the assistance of the office of the Wisconsin
17Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration as provided in
18subs. (2) (a) 2., (4), and (5),
a Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program to provide grants
19to students who meet the eligibility criteria specified in sub. (2).
AB40, s. 1126 20Section 1126. 39.437 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,583,2321 39.437 (2) (a) 2. The student has been designated as a Wisconsin covenant
22scholar by the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department
23of administration
board.
AB40, s. 1127 24Section 1127. 39.437 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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139.437 (4) (a) By February 1 of each year, the Board of Trustees of the
2University of Wisconsin-Madison shall provide to the board information relating to
3the resident undergraduate academic fees charged to attend that university for the
4current academic year,
the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
5shall provide to the office of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the
6department of administration
board information relating to the resident
7undergraduate academic fees charged to attend each of the institutions within that
8system for the current academic year, the technical college system board shall
9provide to that office the board information relating to the fees under s. 38.24 (1m)
10(a) to (c) charged to attend each of the technical colleges within that system for the
11current academic year, each tribally controlled college in this state shall provide to
12that office the board information relating to the tuition and fees charged to attend
13the tribal college for the current academic year, and the Wisconsin Association of
14Independent Colleges and Universities or a successor organization shall provide to
15that office the board information relating to tuition and fees charged to attend each
16of the private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state for
17the current academic year.
AB40, s. 1128 18Section 1128. 39.437 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,585,419 39.437 (4) (b) By April 1 of each year, the office of the Wisconsin Covenant
20Scholars Program in the department of administration
board shall determine the
21average of the resident undergraduate academic fees charged for the current
22academic year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
the average of the resident
23undergraduate academic fees charged for the current academic year among the
24institutions within the University of Wisconsin System, the average of the fees under
25s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged for the current academic year among the technical

1colleges in this state, the average of the tuition and fees charged for the current
2academic year among the tribally controlled colleges in this state, and the average
3of the tuition and fees charged for the current academic year among the private,
4nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state.
AB40, s. 1129 5Section 1129. 39.437 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,585,106 39.437 (4) (c) To the extent permitted under 20 USC 1232g and 34 CFR part
799, the department of public instruction shall provide pupil information to the office
8of the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program in the department of administration

9board as necessary for that office to fulfill its role in the administration of the grant
10program under this section.
AB40, s. 1130 11Section 1130. 39.437 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,585,1312 39.437 (5) Rules. (intro.) The department of administration board shall
13promulgate rules to implement this section, including all of the following:
AB40, s. 1131 14Section 1131. 39.437 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,585,1615 39.437 (5) (c) Any other rules the department of administration board
16considers necessary to assure the uniform administration of this section.
AB40, s. 1132 17Section 1132. 39.437 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,585,2118 39.437 (6) Sunset. No student may enroll in the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars
19Program after September 30, 2011. After that date, the board may designate a
20student as a Wisconsin covenant scholar under sub. (2) (a) 2. only if the student
21enrolled in the Wisconsin Covenant Scholars Program by that date.
AB40, s. 1133 22Section 1133. 39.44 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,585,2323 39.44 (1) (a) 3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 560.036 490.04 (1) (d).
AB40, s. 1134 24Section 1134. 39.50 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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139.50 (1m) University of Wisconsin-Madison. At the end of each semester,
2the Board of Trustees of the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall certify to the
3board the number of students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin-Madison to
4whom any fees or nonresident tuition has been remitted under s. 37.27 (3n) or (3p),
5the number of credits for which those fees or that nonresident tuition has been
6remitted, and the amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted. Subject to sub.
7(3m), if the board approves the information certified under this subsection, the
8board, from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz), shall reimburse the
9board of trustees for the full amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted.
AB40, s. 1135 10Section 1135. 39.50 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,586,2111 39.50 (3m) Remission of fees; prorated reimbursement. In June of each fiscal
12year, the board shall determine the total amount of fees and nonresident tuition
13remitted by the board of regents Board of Regents and the Board of Trustees that are
14eligible for reimbursement under sub. subs. (1) and (1m) and fees remitted by the
15district boards that are eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2). If the moneys
16appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fz) are not sufficient to reimburse the board of
17regents
Board of Regents and the Board of Trustees for the full amount of those fees
18and that nonresident tuition and each district board for the full amount of those fees,
19the board shall prorate the reimbursement paid under subs. (1), (1m), and (2) in the
20proportion that the moneys available bears to the total amount eligible for
21reimbursement under subs. (1), (1m), and (2).
AB40, s. 1136 22Section 1136. 39.50 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,587,1623 39.50 (4) Reimbursement of veterans and dependents; prorated
24reimbursement.
In each fiscal year, the higher educational aids board shall
25determine the total amount of reimbursement due to students under ss. 36.27 (3n)

1(bm) 1. and (3p) (bm) 1., 37.27 (3n) (bm) 1. and (3p) (bm) 1., and 38.24 (7) (bm) 1. and
2(8) (bm) 1. If the moneys appropriated under s. 20.235 (1) (fz) are not sufficient to
3provide full reimbursement to those students, the higher educational aids board
4shall prorate the reimbursement paid to those students under ss. 36.27 (3n) (bm) 1.
5and (3p) (bm) 1., 37.27 (3n) (bm) 1. and (3p) (bm) 1., and 38.24 (7) (bm) 1. and (8) (bm)
61. in the proportion that the moneys available bears to the total amount eligible for
7reimbursement under ss. 36.27 (3n) (bm) 1. and (3p) (bm) 1., 37.27 (3n) (bm) 1. and
8(3p) (bm) 1.,
and 38.24 (7) (bm) 1. and (8) (bm) 1. If the higher educational aids board
9prorates reimbursement under this subsection, the Board of Regents shall reimburse
10a student who is eligible for reimbursement under s. 36.27 (3n) (bm) 1. or (3p) (bm)
111., the Board of Trustees shall reimburse a student who is eligible for reimbursement
12under s. 37.27 (3n) (bm) 1. or (3p) (bm) 1.,
and the appropriate technical college
13district board shall reimburse a student who is eligible for reimbursement under s.
1438.24 (7) (bm) 1. or (8) (bm) 1., in an amount that is equal to the difference between
15the amount of reimbursement for which the student is eligible and the amount of
16reimbursement paid by the higher educational aids board.
AB40, s. 1137 17Section 1137. 40.02 (22) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,588,218 40.02 (22) (em) For Wisconsin retirement system purposes only, for a member
19of the a faculty, as defined in s. 36.05 (8) or 37.01 (6), of a university who is on
20sabbatical leave under s. 36.11 (17) or 37.11 (17), means the compensation that would
21have been payable to the participant, at the participant's rate of pay immediately
22prior to beginning the sabbatical leave, for service that would have been rendered at
23the university during the period of the sabbatical leave if the participant had
24continued to render services for the participant's employer during that period.

1Contributions and premiums on earnings considered to be received under this
2paragraph shall be paid as required under s. 40.05.
AB40, s. 1138 3Section 1138. 40.02 (25) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,588,74 40.02 (25) (b) 2. Any person employed as a graduate assistant and other
5employees-in-training as are designated by the board of regents Board of Regents
6or Board of Trustees
of the university, who are employed on at least a one-third
7full-time basis.
AB40, s. 1139 8Section 1139. 40.02 (25) (b) 2c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,588,99 40.02 (25) (b) 2c. A state employee described in s. 49.825 (4) or 49.826 (4).
AB40, s. 1140 10Section 1140. 40.02 (48) (am) 22. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,588,1211 40.02 (48) (am) 22. A person employed under s. 60.553 (1), 61.66 (1), or 62.13
12(2e) (a)
.
AB40, s. 1141 13Section 1141. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,589,214 40.02 (48) (c) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a
15participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined
16by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation
17participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer,
18county traffic police officer, conservation warden, state forest ranger, field
19conservation employee of the department of natural resources who is subject to call
20for forest fire control or warden duty, member of the state traffic patrol, state motor
21vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin Wisconsin–Madison or University of
22Wisconsin
System full-time police officer, guard or any other employee whose
23principal duties are supervision and discipline of inmates at a state penal institution,
24excise tax investigator employed by the department of revenue, person employed

1under s. 60.553 (1), 61.66 (1), or 62.13 (2e) (a), or special criminal investigation agent
2employed by the department of justice.
AB40, s. 1142 3Section 1142. 40.02 (54) (hm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40,589,44 40.02 (54) (hm) The University of Wisconsin-Madison.
AB40, s. 1143 5Section 1143. 40.02 (57) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,589,76 40.02 (57) "University" means the University of Wisconsin System under ch.
736 or the University of Wisconsin-Madison under ch. 37.
AB40, s. 1144 8Section 1144. 40.03 (6) (h) (intro.) and 2. of the statutes are consolidated,
9renumbered 40.03 (6) (h) and amended to read:
AB40,589,1310 40.03 (6) (h) Shall, on behalf of the state, offer as provided in s. 40.55 long-term
11care insurance policies, subject to the following conditions: 2. For purposes of this
12section, the offering by the state of long-term health insurance policies shall
13constitute a group insurance plan under par. (a) 1.
AB40, s. 1145 14Section 1145. 40.03 (6) (h) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB40, s. 1146 15Section 1146. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,590,2316 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused
17sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 37.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02
18(5) and subch. I, V, or VI of ch. 111 of any eligible employee shall, at the time of death,
19upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25
20(1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee
21under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate
22he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health
23insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured
24dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who
25is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor,

1or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have
2been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's
3basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee
4who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of
5an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the
6credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then
7deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall
8provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the
9premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an
10employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the
11employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured
12dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay
13initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving
14insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy
15during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on
16which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate
17deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured
18dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or
19the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate
20deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be).
21A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and
22medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance
23plan established under s. 40.52 (1).
AB40, s. 1147 24Section 1147. 40.05 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
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140.05 (4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick
2leave under ss. 36.30, 37.30, and 230.35 (2) or, 233.10, or 238.04 (8) of any eligible
3employee shall, upon request of the employee at the time the employee is subject to
4layoff under s. 40.02 (40), be converted at the employee's highest basic pay rate he
5or she received while employed by the state to credits for payment of health
6insurance premiums on behalf of the employee. Any supplemental compensation
7that is paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil
8service as a teacher, teacher supervisor or education director for the employee's
9completion of educational courses that have been approved by the employee's
10employer is considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this
11paragraph. The full amount of the required employee contribution for any eligible
12employee who is insured at the time of the layoff shall be deducted from the credits
13until the credits are exhausted, the employee is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed
14from the date of layoff, whichever occurs first.
AB40, s. 1148 15Section 1148. 40.05 (4) (bp) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,592,216 40.05 (4) (bp) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., for sick leave which
17accumulates beginning on August 1, 1987, conversion under par. (b) or (bm) of
18accumulated unused sick leave under s. 36.30 or 37.30 to credits for payment of
19health insurance premiums shall be limited to the annual amounts of sick leave
20specified in this subdivision. For faculty and academic staff personnel who are
21appointed to work 52 weeks per year, conversion is limited to 8.5 days of sick leave
22per year. For faculty and academic staff personnel who are appointed to work 39
23weeks per year, conversion is limited to 6.4 days of sick leave per year. For faculty
24and academic staff personnel not otherwise specified, conversion is limited to a

1number of days of sick leave per year to be determined by the secretary by rule, in
2proportion to the number of weeks per year appointed to work.
AB40, s. 1149 3Section 1149. 40.05 (4) (bp) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40,592,134 40.05 (4) (bp) 2. The limits on conversion of accumulated unused sick leave
5which are specified under subd. 1. may be waived for nonteaching faculty who are
6appointed to work 52 weeks per year and nonteaching academic staff personnel if the
7secretary of administration determines that a sick leave accounting system
8comparable to the system used by the state for employees in the classified service is
9in effect at the University of Wisconsin-Madison or the institution, as defined in s.
1036.05 (9), and if the University of Wisconsin-Madison or the institution regularly
11reports on the operation of its sick leave accounting system to the board of regents
12Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System or the Board of Trustees of
13the University of Wisconsin-Madison
.
AB40, s. 1150 14Section 1150. 40.05 (4) (bp) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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