AB64,408,147 (b) No school, including a school described in sub. (1) (e) 1. to 8., may use the
8term “state" or “Wisconsin" in its name if the use of that term operates to mislead the
9public into believing that the school is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin
10System or the technical college system, unless the school actually is so affiliated.
11This paragraph does not apply to a school described in sub. (1) (e) 1. that has
12accreditation recognized by the U.S. secretary of education, has the foreign
13equivalent of that accreditation, as determined by the board department, or has
14accreditation recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
AB64,704 15Section 704 . 38.50 (13) of the statutes is renumbered 440.52 (13), and 440.52
16(13) (a) 2. a., b. and e. and (d), as renumbered, are amended to read:
AB64,408,2017 440.52 (13) (a) 2. a. Has accreditation recognized by the U.S. secretary of
18education; has the foreign equivalent of that accreditation, as determined by the
19board department; or has accreditation recognized by the Council for Higher
20Education Accreditation.
AB64,408,2121 b. Is approved by the board department to operate in this state.
AB64,408,2522 e. Has been found by the board department to meet standards of academic
23quality comparable to those of an educational institution located in the United States
24that has accreditation recognized by the U.S. secretary of education or by the Council
25for Higher Education Accreditation to offer credentials of the type and level claimed.
AB64,409,5
1(d) The board department may charge a fee for evaluating an educational
2institution under par. (a) 2. e. in an amount that is sufficient to cover all costs that
3the board department incurs in evaluating the institution. All fees collected by the
4board department under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation
5account under s. 20.292 (2) (g) 20.165 (1) (jr).
AB64,705 6Section 705 . 40.02 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,409,87 40.02 (8) (b) 3. For purposes of a deferred compensation plan, a surviving
8domestic partner.
AB64,706 9Section 706. 40.02 (21d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,409,1310 40.02 (21d) (intro.) “Domestic partnership" means a relationship between 2
11individuals, who submitted an affidavit of domestic partnership to the department
12before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date],
that satisfies all of
13the following:
AB64,707 14Section 707 . 40.02 (25) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,409,1915 40.02 (25) (b) 3. The surviving spouse or domestic partner of an employee, or
16of a retired employee, who is currently covered by health insurance at the time of
17death of the employee or retired employee. The spouse or domestic partner shall
18have the same right to health insurance coverage as the deceased employee or retired
19employee, but without state contribution, under rules promulgated by the secretary.
AB64,708 20Section 708 . 40.51 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,410,821 40.51 (2m) (a) In addition to the restriction under par. (b), neither a domestic
22partner of an eligible employee nor a stepchild of a current domestic partnership may
23not become be covered under a group health insurance plan under this subchapter
24unless the eligible employee submits an affidavit, designed by the group insurance
25board, attesting that the eligible employee and his or her domestic partner satisfy

1the requirements for a domestic partnership under s. 40.02 (21d). The eligible
2employee shall submit this affidavit to his or her employer at the time the eligible
3employee first enrolls in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter or at
4the time the eligible employee requests a change in dependent status while the
5eligible employee is enrolled in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter.
6Upon the dissolution of a domestic partnership, the eligible employee shall submit
7in a timely manner to his or her employer an affidavit, designed by the group
8insurance board, attesting to the dissolution of the domestic partnership
.
AB64,709 9Section 709 . 40.51 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,410,1310 40.51 (2m) (b) If an eligible employee is divorced or was a domestic partner in
11a dissolved domestic partnership, the eligible employee may not enroll a new spouse
12or domestic partner in a group health insurance plan under this subchapter until 6
13months have elapsed since the date of the divorce or dissolved domestic partnership.
AB64,710 14Section 710. 40.513 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,410,1615 40.513 (3) (b) The employee's spouse or domestic partner is receiving health
16care coverage under s. 40.51 (6).
AB64,711 17Section 711. 40.52 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,411,518 40.52 (2) Health insurance benefits under this subchapter shall be integrated,
19with exceptions determined appropriate by the group insurance board, with benefits
20under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged and disabled.
21Exclusions and limitations with respect to benefits and different rates may be
22established for persons eligible under federal plans for hospital and health care for
23the aged and disabled in recognition of the utilization by persons within the age
24limits eligible under the federal program. The plan may include special provisions
25for spouses, domestic partners, and other dependents covered under a plan

1established under this subchapter where one spouse or domestic partner is eligible
2under federal plans for hospital and health care for the aged but the others are not
3eligible because of age or other reasons. As part of the integration, the department
4may, out of premiums collected under s. 40.05 (4), pay premiums for the federal
5health insurance.
AB64,712 6Section 712. 40.55 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,411,137 40.55 (1) Except as provided in sub. (5), the state shall offer, through the group
8insurance board, to eligible employees under s. 40.02 (25) (bm) and to state
9annuitants long-term care insurance policies which have been filed with the office
10of the commissioner of insurance and which have been approved for offering under
11contracts established by the group insurance board. The state shall also allow an
12eligible employee or a state annuitant to purchase those policies for his or her spouse,
13domestic partner,
or parent.
AB64,713 14Section 713 . 40.65 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,714 15Section 714 . 40.65 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,715 16Section 715 . 40.65 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 40.65 (2) (am).
AB64,716 17Section 716 . 40.65 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 40.65 (2) (bm) and
18amended to read:
AB64,411,2219 40.65 (2) (bm) The department shall determine whether or not the applicant
20is eligible for benefits under this section on the basis of the evidence in subd. 2 par.
21(am)
. An applicant may appeal a determination under this subdivision paragraph
22to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration.
AB64,717 23Section 717 . 40.65 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 40.65 (2) (cm) and
24amended to read:
AB64,412,3
140.65 (2) (cm) In hearing an appeal under subd. 3. par. (bm), the division of
2hearings and appeals in the department of administration shall follow the
3procedures under ss. 102.16 to 102.26.
AB64,718 4Section 718 . 40.65 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is renumbered 40.65 (2) (dm) and
5amended to read:
AB64,412,86 40.65 (2) (dm) The department shall be an interested party in an appeal under
7subd. 3. par. (bm), and the department shall receive legal assistance from the
8department of justice, as provided under s. 165.25 (4).
AB64,719 9Section 719 . 40.65 (7) (am) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,412,1410 40.65 (7) (am) (intro.) This paragraph applies to benefits based on applications
11filed on or after May 3, 1988. If a protective occupation participant dies as a result
12of an injury or a disease for which a benefit is paid or would be payable under sub.
13(4), and the participant is survived by a spouse, domestic partner, or an unmarried
14child under the age of 18, a monthly benefit shall be paid as follows:
AB64,720 15Section 720 . 40.65 (7) (am) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,412,2216 40.65 (7) (am) 1. To the surviving spouse or domestic partner until the
17surviving spouse remarries or the surviving domestic partner enters into a new
18domestic partnership or marries
, if the spouse was married to the participant on the
19date that the participant was disabled under sub. (4) or the domestic partner was in
20a domestic partnership with the participant on the date that the participant was
21disabled under sub. (4)
, 50 percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of
22death, but reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB64,721 23Section 721 . 40.65 (7) (am) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,413,424 40.65 (7) (am) 2. To a guardian for each of that guardian's wards who is an
25unmarried surviving child under the age of 18, 10 percent of the participant's

1monthly salary at the time of death, payable until the child marries, dies or reaches
2the age of 18, whichever occurs first. The marital or domestic partnership status of
3the surviving spouse or domestic partner shall have has no effect on the payments
4under this subdivision.
AB64,722 5Section 722 . 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,413,116 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. (intro.) This paragraph applies to benefits based on
7applications filed on or after May 12, 1998. If a protective occupation participant,
8who is covered by the presumption under s. 891.455, dies as a result of an injury or
9a disease for which a benefit is paid or would be payable under sub. (4), and the
10participant is survived by a spouse, domestic partner, or an unmarried child under
11the age of 18, a monthly benefit shall be paid as follows:
AB64,723 12Section 723 . 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,413,1913 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. a. To the surviving spouse or domestic partner until the
14surviving spouse or domestic partner remarries or enters into a new domestic
15partnership
, if the surviving spouse was married to the participant on the date that
16the participant was disabled under sub. (4) or the domestic partner was in a domestic
17partnership with the participant on the date that the participant was disabled under
18sub. (4)
, 70 percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of death, but
19reduced by any amount payable under sub. (5) (b) 1. to 6.
AB64,724 20Section 724 . 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,413,2521 40.65 (7) (ar) 1. b. If there is no surviving spouse or domestic partner or the
22surviving spouse or domestic partner subsequently dies, to a guardian for each of
23that guardian's wards who is an unmarried surviving child under the age of 18, 10
24percent of the participant's monthly salary at the time of death, payable until the
25child marries, dies or reaches the age of 18, whichever occurs first.
AB64,725
1Section 725. 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,414,52 40.80 (2r) (a) 2. Assigns all or part of a participant's accumulated assets held
3in a deferred compensation plan under this subchapter to a spouse, former spouse,
4domestic partner, former domestic partner, child, or other dependent to satisfy a
5family support or marital property obligation.
AB64,726 6Section 726 . 41.41 (10) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,414,117 41.41 (10) (b) Each year, the department shall ascertain from the clerk of each
8taxation district in which the reserve or any land acquired by the board is located the
9aggregate gross general property tax rate for the taxation district, exclusive of the
10rate that applies under s. 70.58 and
without respect to the school levy tax credit
11under s. 79.10.
AB64,727 12Section 727 . 41.41 (10) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,414,2113 41.41 (10) (c) 1. Except as provided in par. (d), on or before each January 31,
14the department shall pay to the treasurer of each taxation district specified in par.
15(b), with respect to all land in the Kickapoo valley reserve and all land acquired by
16the board on or before January 1 of the preceding year, an amount determined by
17multiplying the estimated value of the land equated to the average level of
18assessment in the taxation district by the aggregate gross general property tax rate,
19exclusive of the rate that applies under s. 70.58 and without respect to the school levy
20tax credit under s. 79.10, that would apply to the land in that taxation district for that
21year if it were taxable.
AB64,728 22Section 728. 44.16 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,414,23 2344.16 (title) Circus World Museum Foundation.
AB64,729 24Section 729. 44.16 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,415,5
144.16 (1) The Except as provided in sub. (3), the historical society may enter
2into a lease agreement with the Circus World Museum Foundation, Inc., for the
3purpose of operating Circus World Museum, located in Baraboo, Wisconsin. The
4lease agreement shall not include any provision for the payment of a percentage of
5gross admissions income at Circus World Museum to the historical society.
AB64,730 6Section 730. 44.16 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,415,107 44.16 (3) If a lease agreement under sub. (1) is in effect on the effective date
8of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], the lease agreement shall terminate on
9January 1, 2018, or on the date that any termination occurs as provided under the
10lease agreement, whichever is earlier.
AB64,731 11Section 731. 44.20 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 44.20 (1) (a).
AB64,732 12Section 732. 44.20 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,415,1613 44.20 (1) (b) The historical society shall operate and maintain Circus World
14Museum. If a lease agreement under s. 44.16 (1) is in effect on the effective date of
15this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], this paragraph does not apply until the
16termination date of the lease agreement that is specified in s. 44.16 (3).
AB64,733 17Section 733 . 45.20 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,415,2318 45.20 (1) (d) “Tuition," when referring to the University of Wisconsin System,
19means academic fees and segregated fees; when referring to the technical colleges,
20means “program fees" and “additional fees" as described in s. 38.24 (1m) and (1s); and
21when referring to a high school, a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or a
22proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 440.52, means the charge for the
23courses for which a person is enrolled.
AB64,734 24Section 734 . 45.20 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,416,7
145.20 (2) (a) 1. The department shall administer a tuition reimbursement
2program for eligible veterans enrolling as undergraduates in any institution of
3higher education in this state, enrolling in a school that is approved under s. 45.03
4(11), enrolling in a proprietary school that is approved under s. 38.50 440.52,
5enrolling in a public or private high school, enrolling in a tribal school, as defined in
6s. 115.001 (15m), in any grade from 9 to 12, or receiving a waiver of nonresident
7tuition under s. 39.47.
AB64,735 8Section 735 . 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,416,149 45.20 (2) (a) 2. (intro.) A veteran who is a resident of this state and otherwise
10qualified to receive benefits under this subsection may receive the benefits under
11this subsection upon the completion of any correspondence courses or part-time
12classroom study from an institution of higher education located outside this state,
13from a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), or from a proprietary school that
14is approved under s. 38.50 440.52, if any of the following applies:
AB64,736 15Section 736 . 45.20 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,417,316 45.20 (2) (c) 1. A veteran who meets the eligibility requirements under par. (b)
171. may be reimbursed upon satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in
18any institution of higher education in this state, or upon satisfactory completion of
19a course at any school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), any proprietary school
20that is approved under s. 38.50 440.52, any public or private high school, any tribal
21school, as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or any
22institution from which the veteran receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s.
2339.47. Except as provided in par. (e), the amount of reimbursement may not exceed
24the total cost of the veteran's tuition minus any grants or scholarships that the
25veteran receives specifically for the payment of the tuition, or, if the tuition is for an

1undergraduate semester in any institution of higher education, the standard cost of
2tuition for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate semester at the
3University of Wisconsin-Madison, whichever is less.
AB64,737 4Section 737 . 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,417,115 45.20 (2) (d) 1. (intro.) Subject to subd. 1m., a veteran's eligibility for
6reimbursement under this subsection at any institution of higher education in this
7state, at a school that is approved under s. 45.03 (11), at a proprietary school that is
8approved under s. 38.50 440.52, at a public or private high school, at a tribal school,
9as defined in s. 115.001 (15m), that operates any grade from 9 to 12, or at an
10institution where he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47
11is limited to the following:
AB64,738 12Section 738 . 45.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,417,1813 45.21 (2) (a) The veteran is enrolled in a training course in a technical college
14under ch. 38 or in a proprietary school in the state approved by the educational
15approval board under s. 38.50
department of safety and professional services under
16s. 440.52
, other than a proprietary school offering a 4-year degree or 4-year
17program, or is engaged in a structured on-the-job training program that meets
18program requirements promulgated by the department by rule.
AB64,739 19Section 739. 45.41 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,417,2120 45.41 (2) (d) If the total amount paid under sub. (3) is $120,000 or more, the
21organization may receive $70,000 $100,000.
AB64,740 22Section 740. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,418,1423 45.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually, on
24a reimbursable basis as specified in this subsection,
to a county that meets the
25standards developed under this section if the county executive, administrator, or

1administrative coordinator certifies to the department that it employs a county
2veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015, is chosen from a list of
3candidates who have taken a civil service examination for the position of county
4veterans service officer developed and administered by the bureau of merit
5recruitment and selection in the department of administration, or is appointed under
6a civil service competitive examination procedure under s. 59.52 (8) or ch. 63. The
7department of veterans affairs shall twice yearly reimburse grant recipients for
8documented expenses under sub. (5), subject to the following annual reimbursement
9limits:
grant shall be $8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000,
10$10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with
11a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000
12or more. The department of veterans affairs shall use the most recent Wisconsin
13official population estimates prepared by the demographic services center when
14making grants under this subsection.
AB64,741 15Section 741. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,419,216 45.82 (4) The department shall provide grants on a reimbursable basis as
17specified in this subsection
to the governing bodies of federally recognized American
18Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vw) if
19that governing body enters into an agreement with the department regarding the
20creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal veterans service officer, appoints a veteran
21to act as a tribal veterans service officer, and gives that veteran duties similar to the
22duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except that the veteran shall report to the governing
23body of the tribe or band. The department shall twice yearly reimburse grant
24recipients for documented expenses under sub. (5),
may make annual grants in an

1amount
not to exceed $15,000 per grant under this subsection and shall promulgate
2rules to implement this subsection.
AB64,742 3Section 742. 45.82 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,419,64 45.82 (5) (intro.) Only The grants made under this section may only be used
5to pay for
the following expenses are eligible for reimbursement under subs. (2) and
6(4)
:
AB64,743 7Section 743. 45.82 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,419,138 45.82 (5) (e) Salary and fringe benefit expenses incurred in 2015 2017; salary
9and fringe benefit expenses incurred in 2016 2018, except that the total
10reimbursement amount for such expenses shall not exceed 50 percent of the
11applicable maximum grant under sub. (2) or (4); and salary and fringe benefit
12expenses incurred in 2017 2019, except that total reimbursement for such expenses
13shall not exceed 25 percent of the applicable maximum grant under sub. (2) or (4).
AB64,744 14Section 744. 45.82 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64,745 15Section 745. 46.057 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,419,2416 46.057 (2) From the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (3) (ba), the
17department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation account under s. 20.435
18(2) (kx) $1,365,500 in each fiscal year and, from the appropriation account under s.
1920.410 (3) (hm), the department of corrections shall transfer to the appropriation
20account under s. 20.435 (2) (kx) $2,929,200 $2,768,100 in fiscal year 2015-16
212017-18 and $2,997,600 $2,834,800 in fiscal year 2016-17 2018-19, for services for
22juveniles placed at the Mendota juvenile treatment center. The department of health
23services may charge the department of corrections not more than the actual cost of
24providing those services.
AB64,746 25Section 746. 46.269 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64,420,11
146.269 Determining financial eligibility for long-term care programs.
2To the extent approved by the federal government, the department or its designee
3shall exclude any assets accumulated in a person's independence account, as defined
4in s. 49.472 (1) (c), and any income or assets from retirement benefits earned or
5accumulated from income or employer contributions while employed and receiving
6state-funded benefits under s. 46.27 or medical assistance under s. 49.472 in
7determining financial eligibility and cost-sharing requirements, if any, for a
8long-term care program under s. 46.27, 46.275, or 46.277, for the family care
9program that provides the benefit defined in s. 46.2805 (4), for the Family Care
10Partnership program, or for the self-directed services option, as defined in s. 46.2897
11(1).
AB64,747 12Section 747 . 46.283 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,420,1713 46.283 (5) Funding. From the appropriation accounts under s. 20.435 (1) (n),
14(4) (b), (bd), (bm), (gm), (pa), and (w), and (7) (b) and (md), the department may
15contract with organizations that meet standards under sub. (3) for performance of
16the duties under sub. (4) and shall distribute funds for services provided by resource
17centers.
AB64,748 18Section 748 . 46.29 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64,420,2219 46.29 (1) (intro.) From the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (4) (1) (a), the
20department shall distribute at least $16,100 in each fiscal year for operation of the
21council on physical disabilities. The council on physical disabilities shall do all of the
22following:
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