SB21: Bill Text

SB21,1347 Section 1347. 38.28 (2) (bm) 2. g. of the statutes is created to read:

SB21,577,21 38.28 (2) (bm) 2. g. In fiscal year 2019-20 and thereafter, the percentage is 100 percent.

SB21,1348 Section 1348. 38.28 (2) (bs) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB21,578,2 38.28 (2) (bs) The board shall reduce each district's aid payment under par. (b) 2. 1m. b., or the amount allocated to each district under the plan administered under par. (be) 2., by the district's share of the amount necessary to produce and distribute the statewide guide under s. 38.04 (18), as determined by the board.

SB21,1349 Section 1349. 38.50 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1350 Section 1350. 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:

SB21,578,8 440.52 (1) (e) 8. Schools accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the board department.

SB21,1351 Section 1351. 38.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1352 Section 1352. 38.50 (1) (f) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1353 Section 1353. 38.50 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1354 Section 1354. 38.50 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (2) and amended to read:

SB21,578,21 440.52 (2) Responsibilities. The board department shall protect the general public by inspecting and approving authorizing private trade, correspondence, business, and technical schools, and any other private school seeking funding under 20 USC 1070 to 1099d, doing business within 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 that seek authorization from the state.

SB21,1355 Section 1355. 38.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (3) and amended to read:

SB21,578,25 440.52 (3) Rule-making power. The board department shall promulgate rules and establish standards necessary to administer this section.

SB21,1356 Section 1356. 38.50 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1357 Section 1357. 38.50 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1358 Section 1358. 38.50 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1359 Section 1359. 38.50 (10) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1360 Section 1360. 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:

SB21,579,14 440.52 (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.

SB21,579,19 (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.

SB21,580,6 (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).

SB21,1361 Section 1361. 38.50 (12) of the statutes is renumbered 100.67 (12), and 100.67 (12) (a) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB21,580,16 100.67 (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:

SB21,580,18 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.

SB21,580,22 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.

SB21,580,24 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.

SB21,581,8 (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.

SB21,1362 Section 1362. 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:

SB21,581,16 100.67 (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.

SB21,581,18 c. Operates in this state and is a school described in sub. s. 440.52 (1) (e) 1. to 8.

SB21,1363 Section 1363. 38.50 (13) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1364 Section 1364. 38.50 (13) (a) 2. e. of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1365 Section 1365. 38.50 (13) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1366 Section 1366. 39.11 (16g) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1367 Section 1367. 39.11 (18) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1368 Section 1368. 39.14 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

SB21,1369 Section 1369. 39.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

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).