SB21,1127 6Section 1127. 36.09 (1) (a) and (L) of the statutes are consolidated,
7renumbered 36.11 (1c) (intro.) and amended to read:
SB21,550,208 36.11 (1c) In general. (intro.) The primary responsibility for governance of
9the system shall be vested in the board which shall enact policies and promulgate
10rules
adopt policies and procedures for governing the system, plan for the future
11needs of the state, including workforce needs, for university education, ensure the
12diversity of quality undergraduate programs while preserving the strength of the
13state's graduate training and research centers and promote the widest degree of
14institutional autonomy within the controlling limits of system-wide policies and
15priorities established by the board. (L)
, and provide affordable access to
16high-quality postsecondary, graduate, and doctoral education
. The board shall
17possess all powers necessary or convenient for the operation of the system except as
18limited in this chapter and ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and 16.848 (1).
and implementation
19of this chapter, including the following powers in connection with its projects and
20program, in addition to all other powers granted by this chapter:
SB21,1128 21Section 1128. 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,550,2522 36.09 (1) (am) (intro.) The board, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic
23Development Corporation
Forward Wisconsin Development Authority, shall do all
24of the following for each economic development program, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r)
25(a), administered by the board:
SB21,1129
1Section 1129. 36.09 (1) (am) of the statutes, as affected by 2015 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is repealed.
SB21,1130 3Section 1130. 36.09 (1) (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are consolidated,
4renumbered 36.11 (1g) and amended to read:
SB21,551,125 36.11 (1g) Institutions and college campuses. The board may, after public
6hearing at each an institution, shall establish for each the institution a mission
7statement delineating specific program responsibilities and types of degrees to be
8granted. (c) The board shall determine the educational programs to be offered in the
9system and may discontinue educational programs as it deems necessary. (d) The
10board shall establish policies to guide program activities to ensure that they will be
11are compatible with the missions of the institutions of the system. To this end, the
12board shall make all reasonable effort to provide night courses.
SB21,1131 13Section 1131. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
1432
, is renumbered 36.11 (1t) and amended to read:
SB21,552,415 36.11 (1t) Personnel. The board may employ any agent or employee that the
16board finds necessary and
shall appoint a president of the system; a chancellor for
17each institution; a dean for each college campus;
the state geologist; the director of
18the laboratory of hygiene;
, the director of the psychiatric institute;, and the state
19cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the vice presidents,
20associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the system; faculty;
21academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to the limitations
22under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office for each. The board
23shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), and
24the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice president, and assistant
25vice president of the system. No
. The board shall develop and implement a personnel

1structure and other employment policies for all employees of the authority. The
2board may not use or allow any
sectarian or partisan tests or any tests based upon
3race, religion, national origin, or sex shall ever be allowed or exercised in the
4appointment of the employees of the system.
SB21,1132 5Section 1132. 36.09 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1133 6Section 1133. 36.09 (1) (gm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1134 7Section 1134. 36.09 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (1L) and
8amended to read:
SB21,552,219 36.11 (1L) The board shall establish the authority's annual budget and monitor
10the fiscal management of the authority.
The board shall allocate funds and adopt
11budgets for the respective institutions giving consideration to the principles of
12comparable budgetary support for similar programs and equitable compensation for
13faculty and academic staff with comparable training, experience and responsibilities
14and recognizing competitive ability to recruit and retain qualified faculty and
15academic staff
. If the board ceases or suspends operation of any institution or college
16campus, the appropriations any appropriation to the board for operation of the
17institution or college campus may be utilized by the board for any other purpose
18authorized by the appropriations appropriation within the period for which the
19appropriations are appropriation is made. The board shall provide the secretary of
20administration with such financial and statistical information as is required by the
21secretary of administration.
SB21,1135 22Section 1135. 36.09 (1) (hm) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1136 23Section 1136. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
2432
, is amended to read:
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136.09 (1) (j) Except where such matters are a subject of bargaining with a
2certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91, the board
3shall establish salaries for persons prior to July 1 of each year for the next fiscal year,
4and shall designate the effective dates for payment of the new salaries. In the first
5year of the biennium, payments of the salaries established for the preceding year
6shall be continued until the biennial budget bill is enacted. If the budget is enacted
7after July 1, payments shall be made following enactment of the budget to satisfy the
8obligations incurred on the effective dates, as designated by the board, for the new
9salaries, subject only to the appropriation of funds by the legislature and s. 20.928
10(3). This paragraph does not limit the authority of the board to establish salaries for
11new appointments. The board may not increase the salaries of employees under this
12paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s.
13230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to correct salary inequities
14under par. (h), to fund job reclassifications or promotions, or to recognize competitive
15factors. The granting of salary increases to recognize competitive factors does not
16obligate inclusion of the annualized amount of the increases in the appropriations
17under s. 20.285 (1) for subsequent fiscal bienniums. No later than October 1 of each
18year, the board shall report to the joint committee on finance and the secretary of
19administration and director of the office administrator of the division of state
20employment relations
personnel management in the department of administration
21concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted to recognize competitive
22factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the 12-month period
23ending on the preceding June 30.
SB21,1137 24Section 1137. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act
2532
and 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
SB21,1138
1Section 1138. 36.09 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1139 2Section 1139. 36.09 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1140 3Section 1140. 36.09 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1141 4Section 1141. 36.09 (4m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1142 5Section 1142. 36.09 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1143 6Section 1143. 36.11 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,554,7 736.11 (title) Powers and duties of the board Board of regents Regents.
SB21,1144 8Section 1144. 36.11 (1) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (1x) (title).
SB21,1145 9Section 1145. 36.11 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (1x) (a).
SB21,1146 10Section 1146. 36.11 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (1x) (b) and
11amended to read:
SB21,555,312 36.11 (1x) (b) Except as provided in this paragraph and ss. 13.48 (14) (am) and
1316.848 (1)
sub. (27m), the board may purchase, have custody of, hold, control,
14possess, lease, grant easements and enjoy any lands, buildings, books, records and
15all other property of any nature which may be necessary and required for the
16purposes, objects and uses of the system authorized by law. Any Except for a lease
17under sub. (27m), any
lease by the board is subject to the powers of the University
18of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority under s. 233.03 (13) and the rights of
19the authority under any lease agreement, as defined in s. 233.01 (6). The board shall
20not permit a facility that would be privately owned or operated to be constructed on
21state-owned land without obtaining prior approval of the building commission
22under s. 13.48 (12). Subject to prior action under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the
23board
may sell or dispose of such any property as provided by law, or any part thereof
24owned by the authority when in its judgment it is for the best interests of the system
25and the state. All purchases of real property shall be subject to the approval of the

1building commission. The provision of all leases of real property to be occupied by
2the board shall be the responsibility of the department of administration under s.
316.84 (5).
SB21,1147 4Section 1147. 36.11 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (1x) (c).
SB21,1148 5Section 1148. 36.11 (1) (cm) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (1x) (cm).
SB21,1149 6Section 1149. 36.11 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (1x) (d).
SB21,1150 7Section 1150. 36.11 (1c) (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:
SB21,555,118 36.11 (1c) (a) The power to sue and be sued, to have a seal and to alter the seal
9at pleasure, to have perpetual existence, to make and execute contracts and other
10instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers of the board, to
11contract for legal services, and to make, amend, and repeal bylaws.
SB21,555,1212 (b) The power to accept gifts, loans, and other aid.
SB21,1151 13Section 1151. 36.11 (1L) (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,555,1414 36.11 (1L) (title) Fiscal management.
SB21,1152 15Section 1152. 36.11 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,555,1816 36.11 (1p) Bonds. (a) Issuance. The authority may issue bonds for any
17corporate purpose. All bonds are negotiable for all purposes, notwithstanding their
18payment from a limited source.
SB21,555,2519 (b) Bonds not public debt. 1. The state is not liable on bonds issued by the
20authority and the bonds are not a debt of the state. All bonds shall contain a
21statement to this effect on the face of the bond. A bond issue does not, directly or
22indirectly or contingently, obligate the state or a political subdivision of the state to
23levy any tax or make any appropriation for payment of the bonds. Nothing in this
24paragraph prevents the authority from pledging its full faith and credit to the
25payment of bonds.
SB21,556,10
12. Nothing in this chapter authorizes the authority to create a debt of the state,
2and all bonds issued by the authority are payable, and shall state that they are
3payable, solely from the funds pledged for their payment in accordance with the bond
4resolution authorizing their issuance or in any trust indenture or mortgage or deed
5of trust executed as security for the bonds. The state is not liable for the payment
6of the principal of or interest on a bond or for the performance of any pledge,
7mortgage, obligation or agreement that may be undertaken by the authority. The
8breach of any pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement undertaken by the
9authority does not impose pecuniary liability upon the state or a charge upon its
10general credit or against its taxing power.
SB21,556,1611 (c) State pledge. The state pledges to and agrees with the bondholders, and
12persons that enter into contracts with the authority under this chapter, that the state
13will not limit or alter the rights vested in the authority by this chapter before the
14authority has fully met and discharged the bonds, and any interest due on the bonds,
15and has fully performed its contracts, unless adequate provision is made by law for
16the protection of the bondholders or those entering into contracts with the authority.
SB21,1153 17Section 1153. 36.11 (3) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1154 18Section 1154. 36.11 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,556,2119 36.11 (4) Injunctive relief. The board may obtain injunctive relief to enforce
20this chapter or any rules promulgated or policies and procedures adopted under this
21chapter.
SB21,1155 22Section 1155. 36.11 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,557,223 36.11 (5) (a) The board may procure liability insurance covering the members
24of the board, any officer, employee, or agent, or such students whose activities may

1constitute an obligation or responsibility of the system and procure insurance
2against any loss in connection with the authority's property and other assets
.
SB21,1156 3Section 1156. 36.11 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,557,94 36.11 (5) (b) The board may procure insurance to cover injuries sustained by
5students as a result of their participation in intercollegiate athletics. The board may
6not use general purpose revenue to pay for such insurance.
With respect to any of
7the risks to be covered by the insurance, the board may contract for the services of
8a claims administrator and may obtain coverage by any combination of
9self-insurance, excess or stop-loss insurance or blanket insurance.
SB21,1157 10Section 1157. 36.11 (6) (title), (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
SB21,1158 11Section 1158. 36.11 (6) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (6) and amended
12to read:
SB21,557,1713 36.11 (6) Grant formula. By Annually, by April 10, 1998, and annually
14thereafter,
the board shall develop and submit to the higher educational aids board
15for its review under s. 39.285 (1) a proposed formula for the awarding of grants under
16s. 39.435, except for grants awarded under s. 39.435 (2) or (5), for the upcoming
17academic year to students enrolled in the system.
SB21,1159 18Section 1159. 36.11 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,557,2419 36.11 (8) (b) The board shall establish fines for the violation of any rule made
20under par. (a). The institutions are authorized to collect such fines together with
21moneys collected from the sale of parking permits and other fees established under
22par. (a), to be used only for the purpose of developing and operating parking or other
23transportation facilities at the institution at which collected and for enforcing
24parking rules under par. (a)
.
SB21,1160 25Section 1160. 36.11 (8e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1161
1Section 1161. 36.11 (8m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1162 2Section 1162. 36.11 (11) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1163 3Section 1163. 36.11 (12) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1164 4Section 1164. 36.11 (13) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1165 5Section 1165. 36.11 (15) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1166 6Section 1166. 36.11 (15m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1167 7Section 1167. 36.11 (17) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1168 8Section 1168. 36.11 (18) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1169 9Section 1169. 36.11 (19) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1170 10Section 1170. 36.11 (21) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1171 11Section 1171. 36.11 (22) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1172 12Section 1172. 36.11 (23) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1173 13Section 1173. 36.11 (23m) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1174 14Section 1174. 36.11 (24) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1175 15Section 1175. 36.11 (25) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1176 16Section 1176. 36.11 (26) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1177 17Section 1177. 36.11 (27) of the statutes is repealed.
SB21,1178 18Section 1178. 36.11 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB21,558,2319 36.11 (27m) Lease with state. (a) The board shall negotiate and enter into a
20lease agreement for an initial period of not more than 75 years with the secretary of
21administration to lease any state-owned property or facilities required for the board
22to perform its duties and exercise its powers. The lease agreement shall include all
23of the following:
SB21,559,224 1. A provision that requires the board to pay the state for leasing property and
25facilities under the agreement a nominal amount determined by the parties to be

1necessary to prevent the lease agreement from being unenforceable because of a lack
2of consideration.
SB21,559,53 2. A provision that requires the board to conduct its operations in such a way
4so that it will not adversely affect the exclusion of interest on bonds issued by the
5state from gross income under 26 USC 103 for federal income tax purposes.
SB21,559,66 3. A provision that gives the state ownership of all of the following:
SB21,559,87 a. Any improvements or modifications made by the board to property or
8facilities leased under the lease agreement.
SB21,559,99 b. Any facility that the board constructs on state-owned land.
SB21,559,1310 4. A provision that, notwithstanding s. 13.48 (10) (c), requires the board to
11obtain the approval of the building commission for any construction or renovation
12project involving a state-owned facility or occurring on state-owned land, if the cost
13of the project is at least $760,000.
SB21,559,1714 5. A provision requiring the authority to make payments for principal and
15interest costs incurred in financing self-amortizing university facilities and to make
16payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06
17(8) (a).
SB21,559,1918 6. A provision making the board responsible for maintenance and upkeep of the
19facilities and property leased under the lease agreement.
SB21,559,2220 7. Any provision necessary to ensure that the general management and
21operation of the facilities and property leased under the lease agreement are
22consistent with duties and powers of the board.
SB21,559,2323 8. A provision on a mechanism for the resolution of disputes.
SB21,560,424 (b) The board shall submit the lease agreement required under par. (a) and any
25subsequent modification, extension, or renewal of the lease agreement to the joint

1committee on finance. No extension or renewal of the lease agreement may be for
2a period of more than 75 years. The lease agreement and any modification,
3extension, or renewal of the lease agreement may take effect only upon approval of
4the committee.
SB21,1179 5Section 1179. 36.11 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB21,560,136 36.11 (28) Lease agreement with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and
7Clinics Authority.
Subject to 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, section 9159 (2) (k), and subject
8to any prior lease entered into under s. 13.48 (14) (am) or 16.848 (1), the
The board
9shall negotiate and enter into a carry out the obligations under any lease agreement
10with the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority that meets the
11requirements under s. 233.04 (7) and, 2013 stats., and that is in effect on the effective
12date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], and the board
shall comply with s.
13233.04 (7g).
SB21,1180 14Section 1180. 36.11 (28m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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