SB21: Bill Text

SB21,582,7 39.16 (1) There is created a medical education review committee consisting of 9 members as follows. Seven members shall be appointed by the governor for staggered 5-year terms, and shall be selected from citizens with broad knowledge of medical education who are currently not associated with either of the medical schools of this state. The remaining members of the committee shall be the president of the University of Wisconsin System Authority or a designee, and the president of the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. or a designee.

SB21,1370 Section 1370. 39.285 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,582,12 39.285 (1) By Annually, by May 1, 1998, and annually thereafter, the board shall approve, modify or disapprove any proposed formula for the awarding of grants for the upcoming academic year submitted under sub. (2) or (3) or s. 36.11 (6) (c) or 38.04 (7m).

SB21,1371 Section 1371. 39.385 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,582,17 39.385 (1) (c) "Health professional shortage area" has the meaning given in s. 36.60 (1) (aj) means an area that is designated by the federal department of health and human services under 42 CFR part 5, appendix A, as having a shortage of medical care professionals.

SB21,1372 Section 1372. 39.40 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,582,19 39.40 (1) (c) A Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (d).

SB21,1373 Section 1373. 39.437 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,583,8 39.437 (4) (a) By February 1 of each year, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority shall provide to the board information relating to the resident undergraduate academic fees charged to attend each of the institutions within that system for the current academic year, the technical college system board shall provide to the board information relating to the fees under s. 38.24 (1m) (a) to (c) charged to attend each of the technical colleges within that system for the current academic year, each tribally controlled college in this state shall provide to the board information relating to the tuition and fees charged to attend the tribal college for the current academic year, and the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities or a successor organization shall provide to the board information relating to tuition and fees charged to attend each of the private, nonprofit, accredited institutions of higher education in this state for the current academic year.

SB21,1374 Section 1374. 39.44 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,583,10 39.44 (1) (a) 3. Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 203.07 (1) (d).

SB21,1375 Section 1375. 39.47 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (7) (title).

SB21,1376 Section 1376. 39.47 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (7) (a) and amended to read:

SB21,583,23 36.27 (7) (a) There is established, to be administered by the board, In this subsection, "agreement" means a Minnesota-Wisconsin student reciprocity agreement, the purpose of which shall be to ensure that ensures that neither state shall profit profits at the expense of the other and that the determination of determines any amounts owed by either state under the agreement shall be based on an equitable formula which that reflects the educational costs incurred by the 2 states, reflects any differentials in usage by residents of either state of the public institutions of higher education located in the other state, and reflects any differentials in the resident tuition charged at comparable public institutions of higher education of the 2 states.

SB21,584,3 (b) The board, representing this state, shall may enter into and administer an agreement meeting the requirements of this section subsection with the designated body representing the state of Minnesota.

SB21,1377 Section 1377. 39.47 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (7) (c) and amended to read:

SB21,584,17 36.27 (7) (c) The An agreement under this section shall may provide for the waiver of nonresident tuition for a resident of either state who is enrolled in a public vocational school located in the other state. The An agreement shall may also establish a reciprocal fee structure for residents of either state who are enrolled in public institutions of higher education, other than vocational schools, located in the other state. The reciprocal fee may not exceed the higher of the resident tuition that would be charged the student at the public institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled or the resident tuition that would be charged the student at comparable public institutions of higher education located in his or her state of residence, as specified in the an annual administrative memorandum under sub. (2g). The agreement shall take effect on July 1, 2007. The agreement is subject to the approval of the joint committee on finance under s. 39.42 par. (d).

SB21,1378 Section 1378. 39.47 (2g) of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (7) (d) and amended to read:

SB21,585,9 36.27 (7) (d) Prior to each If the board enters into an agreement for an academic year, then, prior to the academic year, the board and the designated body representing the state of Minnesota shall prepare an administrative memorandum that establishes policies and procedures for implementation of implementing the agreement for the upcoming academic year, including a description of how the reciprocal fee structure shall be determined for purposes of sub. (2), and the board shall submit the administrative memorandum to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the administrative memorandum within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the administrative memorandum may be implemented as proposed by the board. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the administrative memorandum, the administrative memorandum may be implemented only upon approval of the committee par. (c).

SB21,1379 Section 1379. 39.47 (2m) of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (7) (e) and amended to read:

SB21,585,16 36.27 (7) (e) 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 subsection, 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).

SB21,1380 Section 1380. 39.47 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (7) (f) 2. and amended to read:

SB21,586,7 36.27 (7) (f) 2. At the end of each semester or academic term that is subject to an agreement, each state party to the agreement shall determine the number of students for whom nonresident tuition has been waived under the agreement. Each state party shall certify to the other state party, in addition to the number of students so determined, the aggregate amount of its reimbursement obligation. The state party with the larger reimbursement obligation shall pay as provided in the agreement an amount determined by subtracting the reimbursement obligation of the state party with the smaller reimbursement obligation from the reimbursement obligation of the state party with the larger reimbursement obligation. The An agreement shall provide a reasonable date for payment of any such sums due and owing, after which date interest may be charged on the amount owed. The methodology for determination of the appropriate interest rate shall be included in the an agreement. Any payments received by this state under this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund.

SB21,1381 Section 1381. 39.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,586,20 39.50 (1) University of Wisconsin System Authority. At the end of each semester, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority shall certify to the board the number of students enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System to whom any fees or nonresident tuition has been remitted under s. 36.27 (3n) or (3p), the number of credits for which those fees or that nonresident tuition has been remitted, and the amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted. Subject to sub. (3m), if the board approves the information certified under this subsection, the board, from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz), shall reimburse the board of regents for the full amount of fees and nonresident tuition remitted. The board of regents shall credit any amounts received under this subsection to the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (k) and shall expend those amounts received for degree credit instruction.

SB21,1382 Section 1382. 40.02 (22) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,587,6 40.02 (22) (em) For Wisconsin retirement system purposes only, for a member of the faculty, as defined in s. 36.05 (8), of a university who is on sabbatical leave under s. 36.11 (17), as determined by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, means the compensation that would have been payable to the participant, at the participant's rate of pay immediately prior to beginning the sabbatical leave, for service that would have been rendered at the university during the period of the sabbatical leave if the participant had continued to render services for the participant's employer during that period. Contributions and premiums on earnings considered to be received under this paragraph shall be paid as required under s. 40.05.

SB21,1383 Section 1383. 40.02 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,587,16 40.02 (28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19 whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, and a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, and a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, except as provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3). "Employer" does not include a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.

SB21,1384 Section 1384. 40.02 (36) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,588,2 40.02 (36) "Governing body" means the legislature or the head of each state agency with respect to employees of that agency for the state, the common council in cities, the village board in villages, the town board in towns, the county board in counties, the school board in school districts, or the board, commission or other governing body having the final authority for any other unit of government, for any agency or instrumentality of 2 or more units of government, for any federated public library system established under s. 43.19 whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more, or for a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229 or for a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, but does not include a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229.

SB21,1385 Section 1385. 40.02 (41n) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,588,6 40.02 (41n) "Municipal employer" has the meaning given in s. 111.70 (1) (j), except that "municipal employer" does not include the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1386 Section 1386. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,588,19 40.02 (48) (c) In s. 40.65, "protective occupation participant" means a participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer, county traffic police officer, conservation warden, state forest ranger, field conservation employee of the department of natural resources who is subject to call for forest fire control or warden duty, member of the state traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System Authority full-time police officer, guard or any other employee whose principal duties are supervision and discipline of inmates at a state penal institution, excise tax investigator employed by the department of revenue, person employed under s. 60.553 (1), 61.66 (1), or 62.13 (2e) (a), or special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice.

SB21,1387 Section 1387. 40.02 (54) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,588,22 40.02 (54) (b) The Forward Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.

SB21,1388 Section 1388. 40.02 (54) (m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,588,24 40.02 (54) (m) The University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1389 Section 1389. 40.02 (57) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,589,2 40.02 (57) "University" means the University of Wisconsin System Authority under ch. 36.

SB21,1390 Section 1390. 40.05 (2) (bw) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,589,8 40.05 (2) (bw) The employer contribution rate determined under par. (b) for the University of Wisconsin System Authority shall be adjusted to reflect the cost of granting creditable service under s. 40.285 (2) (e) and that rate shall be sufficient to amortize the unfunded prior service liability of the employers over the remainder of the 40-year amortization period under s. 40.05 (2) (b), 2005 stats.

SB21,1391 Section 1391. 40.05 (4) (ag) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,589,15 40.05 (4) (ag) 1. For insured part-time employees other than employees specified in s. 40.02 (25) (b) 2., including those in project positions as defined in s. 230.27 (1), who are appointed to work less than 1,044 hours per year, an amount determined annually by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration under par. (ah).

SB21,1392 Section 1392. 40.05 (4) (ag) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,589,21 40.05 (4) (ag) 2. For eligible employees not specified in subd. 1. and s. 40.02 (25) (b) 2., an amount not more than 88 percent of the average premium cost of plans offered in each tier under s. 40.51 (6), as determined annually by the director administrator of the office division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration under par. (ah).

SB21,1393 Section 1393. 40.05 (4) (ah) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,590,2 40.05 (4) (ah) 1. Annually, the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration shall establish the amount that employees are required to pay for health insurance premiums in accordance with the maximum employer payments under par. (ag).

SB21,1394 Section 1394. 40.05 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,591,12 40.05 (4) (b) Except as provided under pars. (bc) and (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5) and subch. V of ch. 111 of any eligible employee, and of any eligible employee of the Wisconsin Forward Development Authority, shall, at the time of death, upon qualifying for an immediate annuity or for a lump sum payment under s. 40.25 (1) or upon termination of creditable service and qualifying as an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (b) 6. or 10., be converted, at the employee's highest basic pay rate he or she received while employed by the state, to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employee or the employee's surviving insured dependents. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor, or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full premium for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of retirement, or for the surviving insured dependents of an eligible employee who is deceased, shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted and paid from the account under s. 40.04 (10), and then deducted from annuity payments, if the annuity is sufficient. The department shall provide for the direct payment of premiums by the insured to the insurer if the premium to be withheld exceeds the annuity payment. Upon conversion of an employee's unused sick leave to credits under this paragraph or par. (bf), the employee or, if the employee is deceased, the employee's surviving insured dependents may initiate deductions from those credits or may elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, but only if the employee or surviving insured dependents are covered by a comparable health insurance plan or policy during the period beginning on the date of the conversion and ending on the date on which the employee or surviving insured dependents later elect to initiate deductions from those credits. If an employee or an employee's surviving insured dependents elect to delay initiation of deductions from those credits, an employee or the employee's surviving insured dependents may only later elect to initiate deductions from those credits during the annual enrollment period under par. (be). A health insurance plan or policy is considered comparable if it provides hospital and medical benefits that are substantially equivalent to the standard health insurance plan established under s. 40.52 (1).

SB21,1395 Section 1395. 40.05 (4) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,592,3 40.05 (4) (bm) Except as provided under par. (bp), accumulated unused sick leave under ss. 36.30 and 230.35 (2), or 233.10, or 238.04 (8) of any eligible employee, and of any eligible employee of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall, upon request of the employee at the time the employee is subject to layoff under s. 40.02 (40), be converted at the employee's highest basic pay rate he or she received while employed by the state to credits for payment of health insurance premiums on behalf of the employee. Any supplemental compensation that is paid to a state employee who is classified under the state classified civil service as a teacher, teacher supervisor or education director for the employee's completion of educational courses that have been approved by the employee's employer is considered as part of the employee's basic pay for purposes of this paragraph. The full amount of the required employee contribution for any eligible employee who is insured at the time of the layoff shall be deducted from the credits until the credits are exhausted, the employee is reemployed, or 5 years have elapsed from the date of layoff, whichever occurs first.

SB21,1396 Section 1396. 40.05 (4) (bp) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,592,12 40.05 (4) (bp) 2. The limits on conversion of accumulated unused sick leave which are specified under subd. 1. may be waived for nonteaching faculty who are appointed to work 52 weeks per year and nonteaching academic staff personnel if the secretary of administration determines that a sick leave accounting system comparable to the system used by the state for employees in the classified service is in effect at the institution, as defined in s. 36.05 (9), and if the institution regularly reports on the operation of its sick leave accounting system to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1397 Section 1397. 40.05 (4) (bp) 3. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,592,16 40.05 (4) (bp) 3. c. That the institution regularly reports on the operation of its sick leave accounting system to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1398 Section 1398. 40.05 (4g) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,592,23 40.05 (4g) (a) 4. Has received a military leave of absence under s. 230.32 (3) (a) or 230.35 (3), under a collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111 or under rules promulgated by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration or is eligible for reemployment with the state under s. 321.64 after completion of his or her service in the U.S. armed forces.

SB21,1399 Section 1399. 40.05 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,593,4 40.05 (5) (b) 4. The accrual and crediting of sick leave shall be determined in accordance with ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), and 757.02 (5) and subch. V of ch. 111 and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for any of its employees it deems eligible.

SB21,1400 Section 1400. 40.06 (1) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,593,12 40.06 (1) (dm) Each determination by a department head regarding the classification of a state employee as a protective occupation participant shall be reviewed by the office division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration. A state employee's name may not be certified to the fund as a protective occupation participant under par. (d) until the office division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration approves the determination.

SB21,1401 Section 1401. 40.08 (1c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,593,20 40.08 (1c) Withholding of annuity and certain benefit payments. Notwithstanding sub. (1), any monthly annuity paid under s. 40.23, 40.24, 40.25 (1) or (2), or 40.63 and any benefit paid under s. 40.62 or duty disability payment paid under s. 40.65 is subject to s. 767.75. The board and any member or agent thereof and the department and any employee or agent thereof are immune from civil liability for any act or omission while performing official duties relating to withholding any annuity payment pursuant to s. 767.57.

SB21,1402 Section 1402. 40.22 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,594,2 40.22 (2) (g) The employee is appointed by the university under s. 36.19, or by the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, as a student assistant or employee in training or is appointed by a school or other education system in which the person is regularly enrolled as a student and is attending classes to perform services incidental to the person's course of study at that school or education system.

SB21,1403 Section 1403. 40.285 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,594,17 40.285 (2) (c) Uncredited elected official and executive participating employee service. Each executive participating employee whose creditable service terminates on or after May 3, 1988, and each participating employee who is a present or former elected official or an appointee of a present or former elected official and who did not receive creditable service under s. 40.02 (17) (e), 1987 stats., or s. 40.02 (17) (e), 1989 stats., and whose creditable service terminates on or after August 15, 1991, who was previously in the position of the president of the University of Wisconsin System created under s. 36.03, 2013 stats., or in a position designated under s. 20.923 (4), (8), or (9), but did not receive creditable service because of age restrictions, may receive creditable service equal to the period of executive service not credited if the participant pays to the department a lump sum payment equal to 5.5% of one-twelfth of the employee's highest earnings in a single annual earnings period multiplied by the number of months of creditable service granted under this paragraph.

SB21,1404 Section 1404. 40.285 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,594,21 40.285 (2) (e) 1. The participant meets the requirements of this paragraph and submits an application to the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority.

SB21,1405 Section 1405. 40.285 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,594,24 40.285 (2) (e) 2. The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority certifies the creditable service requested under subd. 1.

SB21,1406 Section 1406. 40.513 of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,595,4 40.513 Payment of stipend in lieu of health care coverage for state employees. (1) A state employee who is eligible to receive health care coverage under s. 40.51 (6) may elect not to receive that coverage and instead be paid an annual stipend equal to $2,000 if all of the following occur:

SB21,595,5 (a) The employee is eligible for an employer contribution under s. 40.05 (4) (ag).

SB21,595,6 (b) The employee makes the election on a form provided by the department.

SB21,595,13 (c) The employee makes the election within 30 days of being hired or during any applicable enrollment period established by the department. If the employee makes the election within 30 days of being hired, the employee may not receive health care coverage under s. 40.51 (6) during the calendar year in which the election is made. If the employee makes the election during any annual applicable enrollment period established by the department, the employee may not receive health care coverage under s. 40.51 (6) during the succeeding calendar year.

SB21,595,19 (2) A stipend paid to an employee under sub. (1) shall be paid from the appropriation account that would otherwise have been used to pay the employer contribution toward premium payments under s. 40.05 (4) (ag) for that employee. If an employee makes the election within 30 days of being hired, the employer shall prorate the $2,000 stipend according to the remaining number of months in the calendar year in which the election is made.

SB21,1407 Section 1407. 40.515 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,596,6 40.515 (1) In addition to the health care coverage plans offered under s. 40.51 (6), beginning on January 1, 2015, the group insurance board shall offer to all state employees the option of receiving health care coverage through a high-deductible health plan and the establishment of a health savings account. Under this option, each employee shall receive health care coverage through a high-deductible health plan. The state shall make contributions into each employee's health savings account in an amount specified by the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration under s. 40.05 (4) (ah) 4. In designing a high-deductible health plan, the group insurance board shall ensure that the plan may be used in conjunction with a health savings account.

SB21,1408 Section 1408. 40.52 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,596,17 40.52 (3) The group insurance board, after consulting with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, shall establish the terms of a health insurance plan for graduate assistants, for teaching assistants, and for employees-in-training designated by the board of regents, who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis and for teachers who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis by the University of Wisconsin System with an expected duration of employment of at least 6 months but less than one year. Annually, the director of the office administrator of the division of state employment relations personnel management in the department of administration shall establish the amount that the employer is required to pay in premium costs under this subsection.

SB21,1409 Section 1409 . 40.52 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

SB21,597,4 40.52 (3) The group insurance board, after consulting with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System Authority, shall establish the terms of a health insurance plan for graduate assistants, for teaching assistants, and for employees-in-training designated by the board of regents, who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis and for teachers who are employed on at least a one-third full-time basis by the University of Wisconsin System Authority with an expected duration of employment of at least 6 months but less than one year. Annually, the administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration shall establish the amount that the employer is required to pay in premium costs under this subsection.

SB21,1410 Section 1410. 40.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,597,11 40.62 (2) Sick leave accumulation shall be determined in accordance with rules of the department, any collective bargaining agreement under subch. V of ch. 111, and ss. 13.121 (4), 36.30, 49.825 (4) (d) and (5) (d), 49.826 (4) (d), 230.35 (2), 233.10, 238.04 (8), 757.02 (5) and 978.12 (3) and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Forward Wisconsin Development Authority for any of its employees it deems eligible.

SB21,1411 Section 1411. 40.63 (6) of the statutes is amended to read: