AB64: Bill Text

AB64,384,23 6. Waiver of foreign language degree requirements based on a proficiency examination specified by the university.

AB64,384,24 7. Any other method specified by the university.

AB64,385,5 (b) Not later than January 1, 2018, each university shall submit statements under par. (a) for at least 10 percent of all baccalaureate degree programs offered by the university. Not later than June 30, 2020, each university shall submit statements under par. (a) for at least 60 percent of all baccalaureate degree programs offered by the university.

AB64,385,12 (c) Upon receipt of statements submitted under par. (a), the board shall provide copies to the state superintendent of public instruction, who shall distribute copies to school boards that operate high school grades, operators of charter schools under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x) that operate high school grades, and governing bodies of private schools that operate high school grades and that participate in a program under s. 115.7915, 118.60, or 119.23, who shall make the copies available to high school principals, guidance counselors, or equivalent positions.

AB64,385,15 (d) Nothing in this subsection requires a university to take any action that would violate the requirements of any independent association accrediting baccalaureate degree programs.

AB64,611 Section 611. 36.27 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,385,17 36.27 (title) Tuition and fees.

AB64,612 Section 612. 36.27 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,385,25 36.27 (1) (a) Subject to par. (b) and sub. (6) (am), the board may establish for different classes of students differing tuition and fees incidental to enrollment in educational programs or use of facilities in the system. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board may charge any student who is not exempted by this section a nonresident tuition. The Subject to sub. (6) (am), the board may establish special rates of tuition and fees for the extension and summer sessions and such other studies or courses of instruction as the board deems advisable.

AB64,613 Section 613. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,386,9 36.27 (3n) (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 an institution; 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.

AB64,614 Section 614. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,386,16 36.27 (3n) (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 an institution, 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.

AB64,615 Section 615. 36.27 (5) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (5) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64,386,19 36.27 (5) (a) (intro.) In this subsection, “ state:

AB64,386,21 2. “State funds" means the total amount of general purpose revenue appropriated under s. 20.285 in any fiscal year.

AB64,616 Section 616 . 36.27 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,386,25 36.27 (5) (a) 1. “Allocable segregated fees" means segregated fees that provide substantial support for campus student activities and that students are responsible for allocating in accordance with s. 36.09 (5).

AB64,617 Section 617. 36.27 (5) (d) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (5) (d) 1. (intro.) and amended to read:

AB64,387,6 36.27 (5) (d) 1. (intro.) The board shall ensure that the segregated fees applicable at each institution and college campus are posted on the Internet Web site of the institution or college campus. The board shall also ensure that detailed with all of the following:

AB64,387,9 a. Detailed information on the organizations and activities for which allocable segregated fees are expended at each the institution and or college campus are posted on the Internet Web site of the institution or college campus.

AB64,618 Section 618 . 36.27 (5) (d) 1. b. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,387,13 36.27 (5) (d) 1. b. A statement that allocable segregated fees are optional and that a student may decline to pay all allocable segregated fees charged by the institution or college campus.

AB64,619 Section 619. 36.27 (5) (d) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,387,17 36.27 (5) (d) 2. b. The Subject to subd. 2. d., the total amount of segregated fees assessed on the student, which shall be listed separately from the amount specified in subd. 2. a.

AB64,620 Section 620. 36.27 (5) (d) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,387,20 36.27 (5) (d) 2. c. The Internet Web site address specified in subd. 1. for the institution or college campus at which the student is enrolled.

AB64,621 Section 621 . 36.27 (5) (d) 2. d. of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,387,24 36.27 (5) (d) 2. d. A statement that allocable segregated fees are optional and that a student may decline to pay all allocable segregated fees charged by the institution or college campus, along with instructions on how to decline payment.

AB64,622 Section 622 . 36.27 (6) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,388,4 36.27 (6) (am) The board shall ensure that each student, at the time the student pays academic fees or nonresident tuition for a semester, session, or academic year, has the opportunity to decline to pay all allocable segregated fees, as defined in sub. (5) (a) 1., for that semester, session, or academic year.

AB64,623 Section 623 . 36.31 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,388,18 36.31 (2m) (b) Notwithstanding s. 36.09 (3) (a), the Board of Regents and the technical college system board shall, and the governing boards of tribally controlled colleges in this state and the association, on behalf of private colleges, may, enter into and implement an agreement that identifies core general education courses, including a core general education course completed by a high school pupil enrolled in an educational institution inside or outside the system under the program under s. 118.55 if the high school pupil earns postsecondary credits for completing the core general education course, totaling not fewer than 30 60 credits and establishes policies for ensuring that, beginning in the 2014-15 2018-19 academic year, credits for completing the courses are transferable and would satisfy general education requirements at the receiving institution or college, between and within each institution, college campus, and technical college, and each tribally controlled college and private college that elects to participate in the agreement.

AB64,624 Section 624 . 36.65 (2) (de) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,388,23 36.65 (2) (de) Three-year baccalaureate degrees. The number of baccalaureate degrees awarded that were completed within 3 academic years and the percentage of baccalaureate degree programs for which statements were submitted under s. 36.25 (1) (a).

AB64,625 Section 625 . 36.65 (2) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,389,2 36.65 (2) (dm) Teaching hours. Aggregate data on teaching hours reported under s. 36.115 (8) (a) 1.

AB64,626 Section 626 . 36.65 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,389,6 36.65 (6) Accountability dashboard. (a) In this subsection, “accountability dashboard” means the accountability dashboard that the board publishes on the system's Internet site.

AB64,389,10 (b) The board shall publish aggregate data on teaching hours reported under s. 36.115 (8) (a) 1. on the accountability dashboard. The board shall make accessible via links on the accountability dashboard the teaching hours reported by individual faculty and academic staff members under s. 36.115 (8) (a) 1.

AB64,627 Section 627. 38.04 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,389,15 38.04 (1d) Accountability report. Annually, no later than December 31, the board shall submit an accountability report to the governor and to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2). The report shall include all of the following information for each technical college and the technical college system as a whole:

AB64,389,18 (a) Diplomas and degrees. For each program that awards a diploma or degree, the graduation rate, total number of graduates, the time needed for graduation, retention rates, and placement of graduates.

AB64,389,20 (b) Residency. The percentage of residents and nonresidents who reside in this state 10 years after graduation.

AB64,389,22 (c) High-demand fields. The number of degrees, diplomas, and certificates awarded in high-demand fields, as determined under s. 38.28 (2m) (b) 2.

AB64,389,24 (d) Financial reports. Financial reports prepared using generally accepted accounting principles.

AB64,390,9 (e) Access and affordability. A profile of enrolled students, including mean per capita family income, the percentage of resident and nonresident students who are low-income, the percentage of resident and nonresident students who are members of minority groups, the number of transfers from other institutions of higher education within this state, a description of any improvements made in the transfer of credit between institutions of higher education, the number of high school pupils who have earned credit, the published cost for resident students and the actual cost for resident students once financial aid is subtracted, and increases in available institutional financial aid for students with a demonstrated need.

AB64,390,14 (f) Collegiate transfer program. For the collegiate transfer program, the extent of access to courses required for popular undergraduate majors, improvements in overall student experience, efforts to close the achievement gap between majority and underrepresented minority students, the number of students participating in internships or cooperative work experiences, and postgraduation success.

AB64,390,17 (g) Faculty. A profile of the faculty, including faculty teaching loads, success or failure in recruiting and retaining teachers, and teachers who are rated at the top of their fields.

AB64,390,19 (h) Collaboration. Partnerships and collaborative relationships among technical colleges, employers, state and local governments, or school districts.

AB64,390,21 (i) Incentive grants. The goals, results, and budget for each program for which the board awarded a grant under s. 38.27 and a summary of this information.

AB64,628 Section 628 . 38.04 (1h) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64,390,24 38.04 (1h) Performance funding report card. The board shall require each district board to do all of the following:

AB64,391,2 (a) Prepare an evaluation designated “Performance Funding Report Card” in a single-page format specified by the board that does all of the following:

AB64,391,6 1. Summarizes the district's performance during the prior fiscal year with respect to the performance funding criteria specified in s. 38.28 (2m) (a) to (d) and other metrics specified by the board. If the board specifies other metrics, those metrics shall apply to all districts.

AB64,391,8 2. Compares the performance summarized under subd. 1. with the performance of the other districts.

AB64,391,10 3. Includes any additional information the board may require, including any information specified in sub. (1d).

AB64,391,12 (b) Prominently link to the evaluation under par. (a) on the home page of the district's Internet site.

AB64,391,14 (c) Update the evaluation under par. (a) as necessary at the end of each semester.

AB64,629 Section 629 . 38.04 (11) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,391,22 38.04 (11) (a) 2. In consultation with the state superintendent of public instruction, the board shall establish, by rule, a uniform format for district boards to use in reporting the number of pupils attending district schools under ss. 118.15 (1) (b), (cm) and (d) and 118.55 (7r) (4) and in reporting pupil participation in technical preparation programs under s. 118.34, including the number of courses taken for advanced standing in the district's associate degree program and for technical college credit.

AB64,630 Section 630 . 38.04 (21) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,391,25 38.04 (21) (a) The number of pupils who attended district schools under ss. 118.15 (1) (b), (cm) and (d) and 118.55 (7r) (4) in the previous school year.

AB64,631 Section 631. 38.04 (21) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB64,392,5 38.04 (21) (c) The number of persons who applied for admission to a technical college in the previous school year, who previously earned technical college credit under s. 118.55 (7r) (4) and who applied for admission within one year of graduating from high school.

AB64,632 Section 632. 38.04 (32) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

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.