36.25(29m)(a)
(a) Assist the environmental education board in addressing statewide teacher training needs in environmental education and in administering grants under
s. 36.54 (2).
36.25(29m)(b)
(b) Assist the department of public instruction to periodically assess and report to the environmental education board on the environmental literacy of this state's teachers and students.
36.25(29m)(c)
(c) Develop, offer and evaluate environmental education courses for teachers.
36.25(29m)(d)
(d) Select and train natural resource and environmental education specialists with teaching experience to assist in providing environmental education courses and programs to teachers in this state.
36.25(29m)(e)
(e) Assist the department of public instruction and cooperative educational service agencies to assist school districts in conducting environmental education needs assessments.
36.25(29m)(f)
(f) Provide environmental education workshops and consulting services to teacher educators from teacher training institutions located in this state.
36.25(29m)(g)
(g) Establish an environmental education curriculum and materials center for use by school teachers, faculty of teacher training institutions located in this state and others in educational programs who need such materials.
36.25(29m)(h)
(h) Assist the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point college of natural resources in providing opportunities for teachers to complete advanced training in environmental education through the college's master's degree program.
36.25(29r)
(29r) Study on the reintroduction of elk. 36.25(29r)(a)(a) The board shall direct the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of reintroducing elk into the northern part of the state and to formulate a management plan for the reintroduction of elk if the conclusions of the study demonstrate that the reintroduction is feasible.
36.25(29r)(b)
(b) The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point shall conduct the study by monitoring the behavior of an experimental herd that the university shall bring into the state. The university shall also assess the herd's compatibility with other resources in the area where the study is conducted.
36.25(30)
(30) Pollution prevention. The board shall maintain in the extension a solid and hazardous waste education center to promote pollution prevention, as defined in
s. 299.13 (1) (dm). In cooperation with the department of natural resources and the department of commerce, the center shall conduct an education and technical assistance program to promote pollution prevention in this state.
36.25(30g)
(30g) Recycling market development program. The board shall establish in the extension a program of education and technical assistance related to recycling market development. The program shall serve waste generators; solid waste scrap brokers, dealers and processors; business entities that use or could use recovered materials or that produce or could produce products from recovered materials and persons who provide support services to those business entities; and the general public.
36.25(30m)
(30m) Agricultural technology and family farm programs. The board may establish agricultural technology and family farm programs in the college of agriculture and life sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
36.25(31)
(31) Biotechnology education; consumers. The board shall establish extension programs to educate consumers about biotechnology processes and products and risk assessment techniques.
36.25(32)
(32) Agricultural Safety and Health Center. 36.25(32)(a)(a) The board shall establish an Agricultural Safety and Health Center in the extension. The center shall do all of the following:
36.25(32)(a)1.
1. Develop curriculum and materials for a tractor and machine operation safety training course for persons who are at least 12 years of age but under 18 years of age that is equivalent to the requirements, other than age, specified under
29 CFR 570.70 to
570.72.
36.25(32)(a)2.
2. Perform instructor training and coordination necessary to provide a statewide program of tractor and machinery operation safety training to persons who are at least 12 years of age but under 18 years of age and certification of persons successfully completing such training.
36.25(32)(a)3.
3. Develop and disseminate educational and informational materials and present programs on farm safety and health topics.
36.25(32)(b)
(b) From the appropriation under
s. 20.285 (1) (fs), the board shall award grants totaling not more than $500 annually per county to sponsors of farm safety education, training or information programs. To be eligible for a grant, a sponsor shall:
36.25(32)(b)1.
1. Secure or provide equal matching funds from private or public sources.
36.25(32)(b)3.
3. Demonstrate that the program for which a grant is sought was developed in consultation with extension personnel, public health personnel, vocational agriculture instructors or other persons with expertise or interest in farm safety topics.
36.25(33)
(33) Quality improvement awards. From the appropriation under
s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board annually may award up to $500 each to no more than 10 system employees who make suggestions that result in significant quality improvements for the system relating to supplies and expenses. The board shall appoint a council under
s. 15.04 (1) (c) to nominate recipients for the awards. The board shall not make more than one award to an employee in the same fiscal year. An award is not part of an employee's base pay.
36.25(34)
(34) Center for urban land economics research. The board shall establish a center for urban land economics research in the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to conduct research and undertake educational, public outreach and grant activities related to real estate and urban land economics.
36.25(35m)
(35m) Herbarium. The board shall maintain an herbarium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to be known as the "Wisconsin State Herbarium".
36.25(36)
(36) Higher education location program. The board shall maintain in the extension a higher education location program to provide information on undergraduate admission requirements, degree programs, enrollment, student financial aid, student housing and admission forms.
36.25(37)
(37) Area Health Education Center. The board shall maintain at the University of Wisconsin-Madison an area health education center to support community-based primary care training programs.
36.25(38)
(38) Educational technology projects. 36.25(38)(b)2.
2. The development of system technology infrastructure.
36.25(38)(b)3.
3. The development of curricula to train students enrolled in the schools of education in the use of educational technology in primary and secondary schools.
36.25(38)(b)4.
4. To provide professional development in the use of educational technology for primary and secondary school teachers.
36.25(38)(b)5.
5. To provide faculty with educational technology and to train faculty in its use.
36.25(39)
(39) Institute for Excellence in Urban Education. There is established an Institute for Excellence in Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The institute shall engage in research, public service and educational activities pertaining to issues in urban public education.
36.25(42)
(42) Distinguished chair of military history. The board shall establish a distinguished chair of military history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
36.25(44)
(44) International business development. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee shall collaborate with other institutions to develop and implement programs and training for Wisconsin businesses and University of Wisconsin System faculty in the area of international business development.
36.25(45)
(45) Stray voltage research. The board shall establish a stray voltage research program.
36.25 History
History: 1973 c. 333 ss.
68,
201f (2);
1973 c. 335;
1975 c. 39,
339,
408 Supp.;
1975 c. 430 s.
80;
1977 c. 26,
29;
1977 c. 418 ss.
271 to
273,
924 (18) (e), (50);
1977 c. 422;
1977 c. 447 s.
206;
1979 c. 34;
1979 c. 90 s.
23;
1979 c. 177;
1981 c. 20,
93,
237,
314,
346;
1983 a. 27,
387,
524;
1983 a. 538 s.
271;
1985 a. 29;
1985 a. 182 s.
57;
1985 a. 332 s.
251 (1);
1987 a. 27,
186,
399,
403;
1989 a. 31,
56,
249,
299,
325,
335,
353,
359;
1991 a. 32,
39,
167,
269;
1993 a. 16,
27,
399,
455;
1995 a. 27 ss.
1767 to
1775k,
9116 (5),
9126 (19),
9145 (1);
1995 a. 54,
101,
216,
225,
227,
378,
404,
417;
1997 a. 27,
164,
178;
1997 a. 237 ss.
82v,
722s;
1997 a. 283;
1999 a. 9.
36.27(1)(1)
Board of regents to establish. 36.27(1)(a)(a) Subject to
pars. (am),
(b) and
(c), 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 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.
36.27(1)(am)
(am) The board may not increase academic fees for resident undergraduate students beyond an amount sufficient to fund all of the following:
36.27(1)(am)1.
1. In a fiscal year beginning in an even-numbered year, the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.285 (1) (im) for that fiscal year and in a fiscal year beginning in an odd-numbered year, the highest amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.285 (1) (im) for that fiscal year in the substitute amendment, offered by the joint committee on finance, to the biennial budget bill; the engrossed biennial budget bill; or the enrolled biennial budget bill.
36.27(1)(am)2.
2. The approved recommendations of the secretary of employment relations for compensation and fringe benefits for classified staff, for unclassified employees specified in
s. 230.12 (1) (a) 1. b. and for unclassified employees specified in
s. 230.12 (3) (e). If these recommendations have not been approved by the joint committee on employment relations by the time the board sets academic fees, the board may raise academic fees for resident undergraduate students by an amount sufficient to fund the recommendations of the secretary of employment relations for compensation and fringe benefits for classified staff and for unclassified employees specified in
s. 230.12 (1) (a) 1. b. and the board's recommendations for unclassified employees specified in
s. 230.12 (3) (e). If the secretary of employment relations has not made recommendations by the time the board sets academic fees, the board may raise academic fees for resident undergraduate students by an amount sufficient to fund the board's estimate of compensation and fringe benefits for classified staff and for unclassified employees specified in
s. 230.12 (1) (a) 1. b. and the board's recommendations for unclassified employees specified in
s. 230.12 (3) (e). If the board sets academic fees based upon the board's estimate and the board's unapproved recommendations, and the recommendations of the board and the secretary of employment relations as finally approved by the joint committee on employment relations call for a lower rate of compensation and fringe benefits than the board's estimate and unapproved recommendations, the board shall lower academic student fees for resident undergraduate students for the next academic year by an amount equal to the difference between the academic fees charged and an amount sufficient to fund the approved recommendations. If the board sets academic fees based upon the board's estimate and unapproved recommendations, and the recommendations of the board and the secretary of employment relations as finally approved by the joint committee on employment relations call for a higher rate of compensation and fringe benefits than the board's estimate and unapproved recommendations, the board may raise academic student fees for resident undergraduate students for the next academic year by an amount equal to the difference between the academic fees charged and an amount sufficient to fund the approved recommendations.
36.27(1)(am)3.
3. The projected loss in revenue caused by a change in the number of enrolled undergraduate, graduate, resident and nonresident students from the previous academic year.
36.27(1)(am)4.
4. State-imposed costs not covered by general purpose revenue, as determined by the board. Beginning on December 15, 2000, and annually thereafter, the board shall report costs under this subdivision to the secretary of administration.
36.27(1)(am)5.
5. Distance education, nontraditional courses and intersession courses.
36.27(1)(am)6.
6. Differential tuition that is approved by the board and that is not included in the amount shown in the schedule under
s. 20.285 (1) (im).
36.27(1)(b)
(b) The board shall permit a person who is 60 years of age or older to audit a course without paying an auditor's fee if the person is a resident of this state, as determined under
sub. (2) (e), space is available in the course and the instructor approves.
36.27(1)(bm)
(bm) Beginning on December 15, 2000, and annually thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) containing the amount by which expenditures from
s. 20.285 (1) (im) in the previous fiscal year exceeded the amount shown in the schedule for that appropriation in the previous fiscal year, the purposes for which the additional revenues were spent and the amount spent for each purpose.
36.27 Note
NOTE: Par. (bm) is shown as renumbered from par. (b), as created by
1999 Wis. Act 9, by the Revisor under s. 13.93 (1) (b).
36.27(1)(c)
(c) The board may not charge a student registered as a master's level business school student prior to the first semester of the 1989-90 academic year higher fees than other graduate students at the same institution.
36.27(2)
(2) Nonresident tuition exceptions. 36.27(2)(a)(a) Students qualifying under any of the following categories, while they continue to be residents of this state, are entitled to exemption from nonresident tuition but not from incidental or other fees:
36.27(2)(a)1.
1. Any adult student who has been a bona fide resident of the state for 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which such student registers at an institution.
36.27(2)(a)2.
2. Any minor student, if one or both of the student's parents have been bona fide residents of this state for at least 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at an institution.
36.27(2)(a)3.
3. Any adult student who is a dependent of his or her parents under
26 USC 152 (a), if one or both of the student's parents have been bona fide residents of this state for at least 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at an institution.
36.27(2)(a)4.
4. Any minor student who has resided substantially in this state during the years of minority and at least 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which such student registers at an institution.
36.27(2)(a)5.
5. Any minor student under guardianship in this state pursuant to
ch. 48 or
880 whose legal guardian has been a bona fide resident of this state for at least 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which such student registers at an institution.
36.27(2)(a)6.
6. Any adult student who has been employed as a migrant worker for at least 2 months each year for 3 of the 5 years next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at an institution, or for at least 3 months each year for 2 of the 5 years next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at an institution, any adult student whose parent or legal guardian has been so employed while the student was a minor and any minor student whose parent or legal guardian has been so employed. In this subdivision, "migrant worker" has the meaning specified in
s. 103.90 (5).
36.27(2)(am)
(am) Any person who is a refugee, as defined under
8 USC 1101 (a) (42), who moved to this state immediately upon arrival in the United States and who has resided in this state continuously since then is entitled to the exemption under
par. (a) if he or she demonstrates an intent to establish and maintain a permanent home in Wisconsin according to the criteria under
par. (e).
36.27(2)(b)1.1. Nonresident members of the armed forces and persons engaged in alternative service who are stationed in this state on active duty and their spouses and children are entitled to the exemption under
par. (a) during the period that such persons are stationed in this state.
36.27(2)(b)2.
2. Members of the armed forces who reside in this state and are stationed at a federal military installation located within 90 miles of the borders of this state, and their spouses and children, are entitled to the exemption under
par. (a).
36.27(2)(c)
(c) Any student who is a graduate of a Wisconsin high school and whose parents are bona fide residents of this state for 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which the student registers at an institution or whose last surviving parent was a bona fide resident of this state for the 12 months preceding death is entitled to the exemption under
par. (a).
36.27(2)(cm)
(cm) Any person continuously employed full time in this state, who was relocated to this state by his or her current employer or who moved to this state for employment purposes and accepted his or her current employment before applying for admission to an institution and before moving, and the spouse and dependents of any such person, are entitled to the exemption under
par. (a) if the student demonstrates an intent to establish and maintain a permanent home in Wisconsin according to the criteria under
par. (e). In this paragraph, "dependents" has the meaning given in
26 USC 152 (a).
36.27(2)(d)
(d) Any person who has not been a bona fide resident of the state for 12 months next preceding the beginning of any semester or session for which such person registers at an institution, except as provided in this subsection, is not exempt from the payment of the nonresident tuition.
36.27(2)(e)
(e) In determining bona fide residence at the time of the beginning of any semester or session and for the preceding 12 months the intent of the person to establish and maintain a permanent home in Wisconsin is determinative. In addition to representations by the student, intent may be demonstrated or disproved by factors including, but not limited to, timely filing of a Wisconsin income tax return of a type that only full-year Wisconsin residents may file, voter registration in Wisconsin, motor vehicle registration in Wisconsin, possession of a Wisconsin operator's license, place of employment, self-support, involvement in community activities in Wisconsin, physical presence in Wisconsin for at least 12 months preceding the beginning of the semester or session for which the student registers, and, if the student is not a U.S. citizen, possession of a visa that permits indefinite residence in the United States. Notwithstanding
par. (a), a student who enters and remains in this state principally to obtain an education is presumed to continue to reside outside this state and such presumption continues in effect until rebutted by clear and convincing evidence of bona fide residence.
36.27(2m)
(2m) Appeals. Any body designated by the board to determine nonresident tuition exemptions under
sub. (2) may require a student who has been granted such an exemption to submit information from which the body may determine the student's eligibility for the exemption, the student's eligibility for a different exemption or the student's residency status.
36.27(3)
(3) Tuition remissions. Within the limits established by
s. 20.285 (2) (d), the board may remit nonresident tuition either in whole or in part at each institution, but not other fees:
36.27(3)(a)
(a) To a number of needy and worthy nonresident students upon the basis of merit, to be shown by suitable tests, examinations or scholastic records and continued high standards of scholastic attainment. The aggregate amount of these nonresident remissions of tuition shall not exceed an amount equal to full remissions for 8% of the number of nonresident students registered at that institution in the preceding year, excluding those students participating in interstate agreements under
s. 39.42.
36.27(3)(b)
(b) To additional individual students who, in the judgment of the board, are deserving of relief from the assessment of nonresident tuition because of extraordinary circumstances. The aggregate amount of these nonresident remissions of tuition shall not exceed an amount equal to full remissions for 2% of the number of nonresident students registered in the preceding year, excluding those students participating in interstate agreements under
s. 39.42.
36.27(3)(c)
(c) The board may remit nonresident tuition, in whole or in part, but no other fees, except in special circumstances as approved by the chancellor, to worthy and needy foreign students and to students who are United States citizens but whose residence is not in the United States. The number of such remissions which may be awarded in any academic year at an institution shall not exceed 2% of the total full-time enrollment of students at that institution for the preceding academic year.
36.27(3)(f)
(f) In addition to the remissions of nonresident tuition under this subsection, the board may, as athletic scholarships, grant full remission of fees and nonresident tuition, up to the maximum number allowed by the appropriate athletic conference as recommended by the chancellor of each university.
36.27(3)(g)
(g) The board shall remit nonresident tuition and fees, in whole or part, to resident and nonresident graduate students who are fellows or who are employed within the system as faculty, instructional academic staff or assistants with an appointment equal to at least 33% of a full-time equivalent position.
36.27(3m)(a)1m.
1m. "Fire fighter" means any person employed by this state or any political subdivision of this state as a member or officer of a fire department whose duties include fire fighting or fire fighting training or a member of a volunteer fire department whose duties include fire fighting or fire fighting training.
36.27(3m)(b)
(b) The board shall grant full remission of fees to any resident undergraduate student who is enrolled in a bachelor's degree program and who is any of the following:
36.27(3m)(b)1.
1. The child of an ambulance driver, correctional officer, fire fighter, emergency medical services technician or law enforcement officer who was killed in the line of duty in this state. The student must be the child of an ambulance driver, correctional officer, fire fighter, emergency medical services technician or law enforcement officer who was so killed when the child was under the age of 21 or before the child was born.
36.27(3m)(b)2.
2. The surviving spouse of an ambulance driver, correctional officer, fire fighter, emergency medical services technician or law enforcement officer who was killed in the line of duty in this state.
