AB64: Bill Text

AB64,392,12 38.04 (32) (a) The board may award grants to district boards for the development of apprenticeship curricula and for activities the board determines are related to the performance criteria specified in s. 38.28 (2) (be) 1. (2m) (a) to (d). To the extent practicable, the board shall ensure that such grants are awarded annually to all districts. Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f).

AB64,633 Section 633 . 38.22 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,392,16 38.22 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1s) and s. 118.55 (7r) (4), every person who is at least the age specified in s. 118.15 (1) (b) is eligible to attend a technical college if the person is:

AB64,634 Section 634. 38.24 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,392,20 38.24 (1m) Program fees. (intro.) The Except as provided in sub. (1o), the district boards shall charge students the fees established by the state board under this subsection. Annually, the board shall establish:

AB64,635 Section 635. 38.24 (1o) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,392,24 38.24 (1o) District resident fees. A district board may charge students who reside in the district uniform fees that are less than the fees established by the technical college system board under sub. (1m).

AB64,636 Section 636. 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,393,9 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. a. A person who has served on active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces; who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into that service or resided in this state for at least 5 consecutive years immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the person registers at a technical college; and who, while a resident of this state, died on active duty, died as the result of a service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for training purposes.

AB64,637 Section 637. 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,393,16 38.24 (7) (a) 1m. b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service described in subd. 1m. a. or resided in this state for at least 5 consecutive years immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the person registers at a technical college, and who the U.S. department of veteran affairs has awarded at least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating under 38 USC 1114 or 1134.

AB64,638 Section 638. 38.28 (1) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,393,18 38.28 (1) (title) Annual reports.

AB64,639 Section 639. 38.28 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (1).

AB64,640 Section 640. 38.28 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are repealed.

AB64,641 Section 641. 38.28 (1m) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,393,22 38.28 (1m) (title) Definitions.

AB64,642 Section 642 . 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,394,7 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. “District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), and 118.55 (7r) (4), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.31, 38.33, 38.38, and 38.42, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur training aids.

AB64,643 Section 643. 38.28 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (2), and 38.28 (2) (intro.) and (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64,394,12 38.28 (2) Aidable cost funding. (intro.) Subject to par. (bm), each Each district's share of 70 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) shall be computed as follows:

AB64,394,18 (a) The district's aidable cost shall be multiplied by the applicable percentage and this product shall be multiplied by the equalization index to determine state aids. In this subdivision paragraph, the “applicable percentage" is the percentage sufficient to generate total aid under this section that will fall within the range of 0.999 and 1.001 of 70 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d), as determined by the board.

AB64,644 Section 644. 38.28 (2) (be) 1. of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,645 Section 645. 38.28 (2) (be) 1m. of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,646 Section 646. 38.28 (2) (be) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (2m) (e) and amended to read:

AB64,395,9 38.28 (2m) (e) Approval; modification. No later than March 31, 2014 2018, the board shall submit a plan for making allocations pursuant to the formula established under subd. 1. pars. (a) to (d) to the joint committee on finance. If the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance do not notify the board within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the plan that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the board shall implement the plan. If, within 14 working days after the date of the submittal of the plan, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the committee has scheduled a meeting to review the plan, the secretary of administration. The board may not implement the plan unless the committee secretary of administration approves or modifies the plan. If the committee secretary of administration modifies the plan, the board may implement the plan only as modified by the committee secretary.

AB64,647 Section 647. 38.28 (2) (be) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (2m) (f), and 38.28 (2m) (f) 1. (intro.), a., b., c. and d., as renumbered, are amended to read:

AB64,395,16 38.28 (2m) (f) 1. (intro.) In each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year 2014-15 2018-19, the board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance secretary of administration that describes how the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) is allocated allocations are made to each district under the plan administered under subd. 2. par. (e). The report shall describe all of the following:

AB64,395,18 a. The amount allocated to each district in the fiscal year under the formula administered under the plan.

AB64,395,20 b. The performance of each district with respect to each criterion the criteria specified in subd. 1. a. to i pars. (a) to (d).

AB64,395,22 c. The methodologies used to make a district's allocation described under subd. 3. 1. a. based on the district's performance described under subd. 3. 1. b.

AB64,395,24 d. The performance of the technical college system as a whole with respect to each criterion the criteria specified in subd. 1. a. to i pars. (a) to (e).

AB64,648 Section 648. 38.28 (2) (be) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (2m) (f) 2. and amended to read:

AB64,396,5 38.28 (2m) (f) 2. The board shall make the report submitted under subd. 3. 1. available to the public. Each district board that maintains an Internet site shall make the report available to the public at the Internet site.

AB64,649 Section 649. 38.28 (2) (be) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (2m) (g) and amended to read:

AB64,396,12 38.28 (2m) (g) Legislative proposals. The board shall include in its biennial budget request under s. 16.42 any legislative proposals that the board recommends that relate to the criteria specified in subd. 1. a. to i. pars. (a) to (d) or to the plan or formula approved or modified by the joint committee on finance secretary of administration under subd. 2. par. (e).

AB64,650 Section 650. 38.28 (2) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.

AB64,651 Section 651 . 38.28 (2) (bm) 2. e. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,396,16 38.28 (2) (bm) 2. e. In fiscal year 2017-18, the percentage is 30 percent.

AB64,652 Section 652. 38.28 (2) (bs) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (3) (a) and amended to read:

AB64,396,23 38.28 (3) (a) Statewide guide costs. The board shall reduce each district's aid payment under par. (b) 2. sub. (2), or the amount allocated to each district under the plan administered under par. (be) 2. sub. (2m) (e), 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.

AB64,653 Section 653. 38.28 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (3) (b) and amended to read:

AB64,397,7 38.28 (3) (b) Minimum standards; violations; necessity. Notwithstanding pars. (b), (be), and (bm) subs. (2) and (2m), the board may withhold, suspend or reduce in whole or in part payment of state aid under this subsection sub. (2) or (2m) to any district board whose program or educational personnel does not meet minimum standards set by the board or which violates this chapter or any rule promulgated by the board under the authority of this chapter. The board shall discontinue aids to those programs which are no longer necessary to meet needs within the state.

AB64,654 Section 654. 38.28 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (3) (c).

AB64,655 Section 655. 38.28 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (6).

AB64,656 Section 656. 38.28 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,397,16 38.28 (2m) Performance funding. (a) Affordability and attainability. The board shall rank each district board's performance regarding all of the following criteria and establish a formula for allocating 10.5 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) for a fiscal year based on a district board's ranking for the prior fiscal year so that a district board receives an allocation that is greater than any other district board with a lower ranking:

AB64,397,17 1. Participation in dual enrollment programs.

AB64,397,20 2. The development and implementation of a policy to award course credit for relevant educational experience or training not obtained through an institution of higher education, including skills training received during military service.

AB64,397,25 (b) Workforce readiness. The board shall rank each district board's performance regarding all of the following criteria and establish a formula for allocating 10.5 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) for a fiscal year based on a district board's ranking for the prior fiscal year so that a district board receives an allocation that is greater than any other district board with a lower ranking:

AB64,398,1 1. The placement rate of students in jobs related to students' programs of study.

AB64,398,4 2. The number of degrees and certificates awarded in high-demand fields. The board and the department of workforce development shall jointly determine what constitutes high-demand fields and revise the determination as necessary.

AB64,398,5 3. The number of programs or courses with industry-validated curriculum.

AB64,398,6 4. The workforce training provided to businesses and individuals.

AB64,398,12 (c) Student success in state workforce. The board shall rank each district board's performance regarding all of the following criteria and establish a formula for allocating 6 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) for a fiscal year based on a district board's ranking for the prior fiscal year so that a district board receives an allocation that is greater than any other district board with a lower ranking:

AB64,398,16 1. The number of adult students served by basic education courses, adult high school or English language learning courses, or courses that combine basic skills and occupational training as a means of expediting basic skills remediation, and the success rate of adult students completing such courses.

AB64,398,17 2. The transition of adult students from basic education to skills training.

AB64,398,19 3. Training or other services provided to special populations or demographic groups that can be considered unique to the district.

AB64,398,25 (d) Efficiency. The board shall rank each district board's performance regarding participation in statewide or regional collaboration or efficiency initiatives and establish a formula for allocating 3 percent of the amount appropriated under s. 20.292 (1) (d) for a fiscal year based a district board's ranking for the prior fiscal year so that a district board receives an allocation that is greater than any other district board with a lower ranking.

AB64,657 Section 657. 38.28 (2m) (f) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,399,2 38.28 (2m) (f) (title) Report to secretary of administration.

AB64,658 Section 658. 38.28 (3) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,399,4 38.28 (3) (title) Funding adjustments; nonpayment.

AB64,659 Section 659 . 38.28 (3) (c) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,399,6 38.28 (3) (c) (title) Program approval.

AB64,660 Section 660. 38.28 (4) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,399,8 38.28 (4) (title) Collegiate transfer program grants.

AB64,661 Section 661. 38.28 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 38.28 (3) (d) and amended to read:

AB64,399,19 38.28 (3) (d) Sick leave. State aid shall not be paid to a district for any year, unless every teacher, administrator, principal and supervisor employed by the district during that year is under a contract providing for leave of absence by reason of sickness of such person, without deduction from salary, for not less than 5 days per year and for accumulation of unused sick leave from year to year to a total of not less than 30 days. No allowance may be paid for such absences from teaching or other educational services rendered in evening school by any person employed at least 30 hours per week in day school. This subsection paragraph does not apply to a person employed by the district board for less than 30 hours per week.

AB64,662 Section 662 . 38.28 (6) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,399,21 38.28 (6) (title) Anticipated costs.

AB64,663 Section 663 . 38.50 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,664 Section 664. 38.50 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (intro.).

AB64,665 Section 665 . 38.50 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,666 Section 666. 38.50 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (b).

AB64,667 Section 667. 38.50 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (c).

AB64,668 Section 668. 38.50 (1) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (d).

AB64,669 Section 669 . 38.50 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (e), and 440.52 (1) (e) 8., as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB64,400,6 440.52 (1) (e) 8. Schools accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the board department.

AB64,670 Section 670. 38.50 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (f).

AB64,671 Section 671. 38.50 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (1) (g) and amended to read:

AB64,400,11 440.52 (1) (g) “Teaching location" means the area and facilities designated for use by a school required to be approved by the board department under this section.

AB64,672 Section 672 . 38.50 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (2) and amended to read:

AB64,400,20 440.52 (2) Responsibilities. The board department shall protect the general public by inspecting and approving private trade, correspondence, business, and technical schools 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.

AB64,673 Section 673 . 38.50 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (3) and amended to read:

AB64,400,24 440.52 (3) Rule-making power. The board department shall promulgate rules and establish standards necessary to administer this section.

AB64,674 Section 674 . 38.50 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

AB64,675 Section 675. 38.50 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (7) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64,401,7 440.52 (7) Approval of schools generally. (intro.) To protect students, prevent fraud and misrepresentation in the sale and advertising of courses and courses of instruction, and encourage schools to maintain courses and courses of instruction consistent in quality, content, and length with generally accepted educational standards, the board department shall do all of the following: