AB163: Bill Text

AB163,41,18 29.506 (7m) (a) The department shall issue a taxidermy school permit to a person who applies for the permit; who, on August 15, 1991, holds a valid taxidermist permit issued under this section; and who, on August 15, 1991, operates a taxidermy school approved by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 38.51, 1989 stats.

AB163,178 Section 178. 29.736 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,41,22 29.736 (1) (b) "Qualified inspector" means a veterinarian licensed under ch. 453 89 or a person who is qualified to provide evidence of fish health under s. 95.60 (4s) (c).

AB163,179 Section 179. 34.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,42,18 34.01 (2) (a) Any loss of public moneys, which have been deposited in a designated public depository in accordance with this chapter, resulting from the failure of any public depository to repay to any public depositor the full amount of its deposit because the office of credit unions, administrator of federal credit unions, U.S. comptroller of the currency, federal home loan bank board, U.S. office of thrift supervision, federal deposit insurance corporation, resolution trust corporation, or division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards has taken possession of the public depository or because the public depository has, with the consent and approval of the office of credit unions, administrator of federal credit unions, U.S. office of thrift supervision, federal deposit insurance corporation, resolution trust corporation, or division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards, adopted a stabilization and readjustment plan or has sold a part or all of its assets to another credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association which has agreed to pay a part or all of the deposit liability on a deferred payment basis or because the depository is prevented from paying out old deposits because of rules of the office of credit unions, administrator of federal credit unions, U.S. comptroller of the currency, federal home loan bank board, U.S. office of thrift supervision, federal deposit insurance corporation, resolution trust corporation, or division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards.

AB163,180 Section 180. 34.03 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,42,22 34.03 (3) Take such action as the division department deems necessary or appropriate for the protection, collection, compromise or settlement of any claim against or in favor of the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (a).

AB163,181 Section 181. 34.03 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,43,3 34.03 (4) Exercise all powers reasonably necessary and proper to the full and complete performance of the division's department's functions under this chapter, including but not limited to ordinary powers granted corporations.

AB163,182 Section 182. 34.08 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,43,7 34.08 Payment of losses. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the appropriation in s. 20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (a) shall be used to repay public depositors for losses until the appropriation is exhausted.

AB163,43,18 (2) Payments under sub. (1) shall be made in the order in which satisfactory proofs of loss are received by the division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards. The payment made to any public depositor for all losses of the public depositor in any individual public depository may not exceed $400,000 above the amount of deposit insurance provided by an agency of the United States at the public depository that experienced the loss. Upon a satisfactory proof of loss, the division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards shall direct the department of administration to draw its warrant payable from the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (a) and the secretary of administration shall pay the warrant under s. 16.401 (4) in favor of the public depositor that has submitted the proof of loss.

AB163,44,2 (3) Losses become fixed as of the date of loss. A public depositor experiencing a loss shall, within 60 days of the loss, assign its interest in the deposit, to the extent of the amount paid under this section, to the division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards. Upon failure to make the assignment, the public depositor shall forfeit its right to payment under this section. Any recovery made by the division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards under the assignment shall be repaid to the appropriation under s. 20.144 (1) 20.142 (2) (a).

AB163,183 Section 183. 34.10 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,45,9 34.10 Reorganization and stabilization of financial institutions. Whenever the office of credit unions, administrator of federal credit unions, U.S. comptroller of the currency, federal home loan bank board, U.S. office of thrift supervision, federal deposit insurance corporation, resolution trust corporation, or division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards has taken charge of a credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association with a view of restoring its solvency, pursuant to law, or with a view of stabilizing and readjusting the structure of any national or state credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association located in this state, and has approved a reorganization plan or a stabilization and readjustment agreement entered into between the credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association and depositors and unsecured creditors, or when a credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association, with the approval of the office of credit unions, administrator of federal credit unions, U.S. comptroller of the currency, federal home loan bank board, U.S. office of thrift supervision, federal deposit insurance corporation, resolution trust corporation, or division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards proposes to sell its assets to another credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association which agrees to assume a part or all of the deposit liability of such selling credit union, bank, savings bank, or savings and loan association and to pay the same on a deferred payment basis, the governing board of the public depositor may, on the approval of the division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards, join in the execution of any reorganization plan, or any stabilization and readjustment agreement, or any depositor's agreement relative to a proposed sale of assets if, in its judgment and that of the division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards, the reorganization plan or stabilization and readjustment agreement or proposed sale of assets is in the best interest of all persons concerned. The joining in any reorganization plan, or any stabilization and readjustment agreement, or any proposed sale of assets which meets the approval of the division of banking department of financial institutions and professional standards does not waive any rights under this chapter.

AB163,184 Section 184. 36.34 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,45,11 36.34 (1) (a) 3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (d).

AB163,185 Section 185. 38.04 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,45,14 38.04 (8) (a) In this subsection, "minority group member" has the meaning given in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (f).

AB163,186 Section 186. 38.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,45,17 38.26 (1) In this section, "minority student" means a student enrolled in a district school who is a minority group member, as defined in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (f).

AB163,187 Section 187. 38.50 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,188 Section 188. 38.50 (1) (intro.), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the statutes are renumbered 440.52 (1) (intro.), (b), (c), (d) and (e), and 440.52 (1) (e) 8., as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB163,45,23 440.52 (1) (e) 8. Schools accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the board department.

AB163,189 Section 189. 38.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,190 Section 190. 38.50 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,191 Section 191. 38.50 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,192 Section 192. 38.50 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (2) and amended to read:

AB163,46,13 440.52 (2) Responsibilities. The board department shall protect the general public by inspecting and approving authorizing any private trade, correspondence, business, and technical schools school seeking funding under 20 USC 1070 to 1099d, doing business within in this state, whether located within or outside this state, changes of ownership or control of the schools, teaching locations used by the schools, and courses of instruction offered by the schools and regulate the soliciting of students for correspondence or classroom courses and courses of instruction offered by the schools and the department may authorize any other private trade, correspondence, business, or technical school, doing business within or outside this state, that seeks authorization from the state.

AB163,193 Section 193. 38.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (3) and amended to read:

AB163,46,17 440.52 (3) Rule-making power. The board department shall promulgate rules and establish standards necessary to administer this section.

AB163,194 Section 194. 38.50 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,195 Section 195. 38.50 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,196 Section 196. 38.50 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,197 Section 197. 38.50 (10) of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,198 Section 198. 38.50 (11) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (11), and 440.52 (11) (b) 1., (c) and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB163,47,6 440.52 (11) (b) 1. If a school operating in this state discontinues its operations, proposes to discontinue its operations, or is in imminent danger of discontinuing its operations as determined by the board department, if the student records of the school are not taken into possession under subd. 2., and if the board department determines that the student records of the school are in danger of being destroyed, secreted, mislaid, or otherwise made unavailable to the persons who are the subjects of those student records or the authorized representatives of those persons, the board department may take possession of those student records.

AB163,47,11 (c) If necessary to protect student records from being destroyed, secreted, mislaid, or otherwise made unavailable to the persons who are the subjects of those student records or the authorized representatives of those persons, the board department or association may seek a court order authorizing the board department or association to take possession of those student records.

AB163,47,23 (d) The board department or association shall preserve a student record that comes into the possession of the board department or association under par. (b) 1. or 2. or (bm) and shall keep the student record confidential as provided under 20 USC 1232g and 34 CFR part 99. A student record in the possession of the board department is not open to public inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1). Upon request of the person who is the subject of a student record or an authorized representative of that person, the board department or association shall provide a copy of the student record to the requester. The board department or association may charge a fee for providing a copy of a student record. The fee shall be based on the administrative cost of taking possession of, preserving, and providing the copy of the student record. All fees collected by the board department under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.292 (2) (i) 20.142 (3) (g).

AB163,199 Section 199. 38.50 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 100.67 (12), and 100.67 (12) (a), (b) and (c), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB163,48,8 100.67 (12) (a) No person that holds itself out to the public in any way as a legitimate institution of higher education may use the term "college" or "university" in the person's name unless the person provides an educational program for which the person awards an associate or higher degree and the person has accreditation recognized by the U.S. secretary of education, has the foreign equivalent of that accreditation, as determined by the board, or has accreditation recognized or by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. This paragraph does not apply to any of the following:

AB163,48,10 1. A school that was doing business in this state with the approval of the educational approval board under s. 38.50, 2007 stats., prior to May 27, 2010.

AB163,48,14 1m. A person described in sub. s. 440.52 (1) (e) 1. whose administrative headquarters and principal place of business is in the village of Union Grove that provides a residential facility located in that village to assist young adults with disabilities in transitioning from home and school to work and independent living.

AB163,48,16 2. A person described in sub. s. 440.52 (1) (e) 3. to 7. that was doing business in this state prior to May 27, 2010.

AB163,48,24 (b) No school, including a school described in sub. s. 440.52 (1) (e) 1. to 8., may use the term "state" or "Wisconsin" in its name if the use of that term operates to mislead the public into believing that the school is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin System or the technical college system, unless the school actually is so affiliated. This paragraph does not apply to a school described in sub. s. 440.52 (1) (e) 1. that has accreditation recognized by the U.S. secretary of education, has the foreign equivalent of that accreditation, as determined by the board, or has accreditation recognized or by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

AB163,49,4 (c) The department, attorney general, or any district attorney may bring commence an action in circuit court for the enforcement of this subsection, including bringing an action to restrain by temporary or permanent injunction any violation of par. (a) or (b).

AB163,200 Section 200. 38.50 (13) (title), (a) (intro.), 1., 2. (intro.), a., c. and d., 3. and 4., (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 100.67 (13) (title), (a) (intro.), 1., 2. (intro.), a., c. and d., 3. and 4., (b) and (c), and 100.67 (13) (a) 2. a. and c., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB163,49,12 100.67 (13) (a) 2. a. Has accreditation recognized by the U.S. secretary of education; has the foreign equivalent of that accreditation, as determined by the board; or has accreditation recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

AB163,49,14 c. Operates in this state and is a school described in sub. s. 440.52 (1) (e) 1. to 8.

AB163,201 Section 201. 38.50 (13) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,202 Section 202. 38.50 (13) (a) 2. e. of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,203 Section 203. 38.50 (13) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,204 Section 204. 39.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,49,19 39.40 (1) (c) A Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (d).

AB163,205 Section 205. 39.44 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,49,21 39.44 (1) (a) 3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (d).

AB163,206 Section 206. 41.53 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,50,2 41.53 (1) (h) Annually, award an amount equal to at least 5% of all state and federal funds received by the board in that year for grants to artists and arts organizations to artists who are minority group members and arts groups composed principally of minority group members. In this paragraph, "minority group member" has the meaning specified in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (f).

AB163,207 Section 207. 42.09 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,50,12 42.09 (3) (b) The board shall develop policies encouraging each private person entering into an agreement with the board under this subsection to agree that his or her goal shall be to ensure that at least 25% of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with the construction or development of those facilities will be minority group members, as defined in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (f), and that at least 5% of the employees hired to perform construction work in connection with state fair park facilities or to perform professional services in connection with the construction or development of those facilities will be women.

AB163,208 Section 208. 45.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,50,19 45.20 (1) (d) "Tuition," when referring to the University of Wisconsin System, means academic fees and segregated fees; when referring to the technical colleges, means "program fees" and "additional fees" as described in s. 38.24 (1m) and (1s); and when referring to a high school, a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, means the charge for the courses for which a person is enrolled.

AB163,209 Section 209. 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,51,2 45.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, enrolling in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.

AB163,210 Section 210. 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,51,9 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise qualified to receive benefits under this subsection may receive the benefits under this subsection upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state, from a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or from a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, if any of the following applies:

AB163,211 Section 211. 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,51,23 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b) 1. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.

AB163,212 Section 212. 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,52,7 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is approved authorized under s. 38.50 440.52, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47 is limited to the following:

AB163,213 Section 213. 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,52,14 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved authorized by the educational approval board under s. 38.50 department of financial institutions and professional standards under s. 440.52, other than a proprietary school offering a 4-year degree or 4-year program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program that meets program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.

AB163,214 Section 214. 45.44 (1) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,52,18 45.44 (1) (a) 5. A license, certification, registration, or permit issued under s. 89.06, 89.072, 94.10 (2), (3), or (3g), 94.50 (2), 94.704, 95.60, 97.17 (2), 97.175 (2), 97.22 (2), 98.145, 98.146, 98.18 (1) (a), or 168.23 (3).

AB163,215 Section 215. 45.44 (1) (a) 14. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,52,21 45.44 (1) (a) 14. A license, certification, certification card, or permit issued under s. 252.23, 252.24, 254.176, 254.178, 254.20, 254.71, and 256.15.

AB163,216 Section 216. 45.44 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,53,6 45.44 (1) (b) "Licensing agency" means the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection; the department of children and families; the department of financial institutions; the department of health services; the department of natural resources; the department of public instruction; the department of revenue; the department of safety and professional services financial institutions and professional standards and its examining boards and affiliated credentialing boards; the department of transportation; the department of workforce development; the board of commissioners of public lands; the government accountability board; or the office of the commissioner of insurance.

AB163,217 Section 217. 46.29 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,53,9 46.29 (3) (e) The secretary of safety and professional services financial institutions and professional standards.

AB163,218 Section 218. 46.90 (5m) (br) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,53,15 46.90 (5m) (br) 5. Refer the case to the department of safety and professional services financial institutions and professional standards if the financial exploitation, neglect, self-neglect, or abuse involves an individual who is required to be registered under s. 202.13 or 202.14 or to hold a credential, as defined in s. 440.01 (2) (a), under chs. 440 to 460.

AB163,219 Section 219. 46.90 (5m) (br) 5g. of the statutes is repealed.

AB163,220 Section 220. 49.857 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,53,21 49.857 (1) (d) 4. A certification, license, training permit, registration, approval or certificate issued under s. 49.45 (2) (a) 11., 252.23 (2), 252.24 (2), 254.176 (1) or (3) (a), 254.178 (2) (a), 254.20 (2), (3) or (4), 254.47 (1), 254.64 (1) (a) or (b), 254.71 (2), 255.08 (2), or 256.15 (5) (a) or (b), (6g) (a), or (8) (a).

AB163,221 Section 221. 50.92 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB163,54,2 50.92 (3m) The department may conduct plan reviews of all capital construction and remodeling of structures that are owned or leased for operation of a hospice. The department shall promulgate rules that establish a fee schedule for its services in conducting the plan reviews under this subsection.

AB163,222 Section 222. 54.15 (8) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB163,54,6 54.15 (8) (a) 3. Any license, certificate, permit, or registration of the proposed guardian that is required under chs. 89, 202, or 440 to 480 or by the laws of another state for the practice of a profession or occupation has been suspended or revoked.