36.28
36.28
Medical school enrollment. Beginning with the class entering the University of Wisconsin Medical School in the 1984-85 academic year, and ending with the class entering the University of Wisconsin Medical School in the 1987-88 academic year, the board shall reduce the size of the class by 2.5% each year as compared with the size of the class entering the medical school in the 1983-84 academic year, so as to ensure a 10% total reduction by the 1987-88 academic year. The board shall make every effort to ensure that the number of minority students enrolled at the medical school shall not be decreased as a result of the reduction in class size, including, if necessary, adjusting the proportion of nonresident enrollment.
36.28 History
History: 1983 a. 27.
36.29
36.29
Gifts; golf course. 36.29(1)(1) All gifts, grants and bequests for the benefit or advantage of the system or any of its institutions, departments or facilities or to provide any means of instruction, illustration or knowledge in connection therewith, whether made to trustees or otherwise, shall be valid notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter except as otherwise provided in this subsection and shall be executed and enforced according to the provisions of the instrument making the same, including all provisions and directions in any such instrument for accumulation of the income of any fund or rents and profits of any real estate without being subject to the limitations and restrictions provided by law in other cases; but no such income accumulation shall be allowed to produce a fund more than 20 times as great as that originally given. When such gifts, grants or bequests include common stocks or other investments which are not authorized by
ch. 881, the board may continue to hold such common stocks or other investments and exchange, invest or reinvest the funds of such gift, grant or bequest in similar types of investments without being subject to the limitations and restrictions provided by law in other cases. No such investment shall knowingly be made in any company, corporation, subsidiary or affiliate which practices or condones through its actions discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, creed or sex. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the board may invest not to exceed 85% of trust funds held and administered by the board in common stocks, the limitation of 50% in
s. 881.01 (2) to the contrary notwithstanding. This subsection does not apply to a gift, grant or bequest that the board declines to accept or that the board is not authorized to accept under this section.
36.29(2)
(2) All gifts, grants or bequests under
sub. (1) may be made to the board, the president, a chancellor or any officer, or to any person as trustee, or may be charged upon any executor, trustee, heir, devisee or legatee, or made in any other manner indicating an intention to create a trust, and may be made as well for the benefit of the system or any of its institutions, colleges, schools, departments or facilities to provide any means of instruction, illustration or knowledge in connection therewith, or for the benefit of any students or any class or group of students whether by way of scholarship, fellowship or otherwise, or whether for the benefit of students or any class or group of students in any course, subcourse, special course, postgraduate course, summer school or teachers course, oratorical or debating course, laboratory, shop, lectureship, drill, gymnasium or any other like division or department of study, experiment, research, observation, travel or mental or physical improvement in any manner connected with the system, or to provide for the voluntary retirement of any of the faculty.
36.29(3)
(3) It shall not be necessary for a gift, grant, devise or bequest to exactly or particularly describe the members of a class or group of students intended to be the beneficiaries, but it shall be sufficient to describe the class or group. In such case, the board shall divide, graduate or otherwise categorize the students into such classes or groups as are necessary to select and determine those students belonging to the class or group intended.
36.29(4)
(4) Any grant, contract, gift, endowment, trust or segregated funds bequeathed or assigned to an institution or its component parts for any purpose whatsoever shall not be commingled or reassigned.
36.29(5)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), the board may not acquire or make a commitment to operate any golf course not owned by the board prior to July 2, 1983, without specific authorization by the legislature.
36.29(5)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding
s. 20.924 (1), the board may accept a gift of a golf course for the University of Wisconsin-Madison if no general purpose revenues are used in the acquisition, development or operation of that golf course.
36.29(6)
(6) The board may not accept any gift, grant or bequest of real property with a value in excess of $30,000 except as provided in
s. 13.48 (2) (b) 1m.
36.29(7)
(7) The board may not accept any gift, grant or bequest of a building or structure that is constructed for the benefit of the system or any institution unless acceptance is first approved by the building commission, or unless the plans and specifications for the building or structure are reviewed and approved by the department of administration and the building or structure is inspected as provided in
s. 16.85 (12).
36.29 Annotation
Student loan funds established by gift for the benefit of students are trust funds. 62 Atty. Gen. 109.
36.29 Annotation
Sub. (1), which prohibits investment of university funds in companies that practice or condone discrimination, is not unconstitutional. 67 Atty. Gen. 20.
36.29 Annotation
Constitutionality of the no discrimination clause regulating University of Wisconsin investments. Guynn, 1978 WLR 1059.
36.30
36.30
Sick leave. Leave of absence for persons holding positions under
s. 20.923 (4g) and
(5), faculty and academic staff personnel with pay, owing to sickness, shall be regulated by rules of the board, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate from year to year.
36.31
36.31
Coordination with other educational agencies. 36.31(1)(1) The board shall not, without the approval of the technical college system board, broaden the system's post-high school training mission to include the preparation of persons for semiprofessional or skilled-trade occupations beyond those offered during the 1972-73 academic year. The technical college system board shall not, without the approval of the board of regents, broaden its system's collegiate transfer program offerings beyond those in existence during the 1972-73 academic year. In this section, "collegiate transfer program" has the meaning given in
s. 38.01 (3).
36.31(2)
(2) The technical college system board, in agreement with the board may designate courses other than those covered under
sub. (1) as transferable for collegiate credit between the 2 systems.
36.31(3)
(3) The fees for services charged in the national direct student loan servicing contract to the board by the higher education aids board must be approved by the secretary of administration.
36.33
36.33
Sale and relocation of agricultural lands. 36.33(1)(1)
Legislative intent. The legislature finds and determines that, because of the problems resulting from the development of the city of Madison around certain agricultural lands of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the desirability of consolidating lands used for agricultural instruction, research and extension purposes, the desirability of disposing of agricultural lands no longer needed by the university and the need for land of better quality and of greater quantity for the purpose of improving and expanding agricultural research, it is in the public interest for the board to sell or lease, in whole or in part, the agricultural lands and improvements thereon owned by the board and located in sections 19, 20 and 30, township 7 north, range 9 east, Dane County; sections 25 and 27, township 7 north, range 8 east, Dane County; sections 34 and 35, township 38 north, range 11 east, Oneida County; and section 22, township 22 north, range 8 east, Portage County; and to purchase other agricultural lands outside of the Madison urban area and to construct thereon the necessary buildings and improvements. The foregoing policy determination is made without reference to or intention of limiting the powers which the board may otherwise have.
36.33(2)
(2) Method of sale; assessments. 36.33(2)(a)(a) The board, in selling or leasing any part of the agricultural lands and improvements thereon, mentioned in
sub. (1), shall sell or lease on the basis of either of the following:
36.33(2)(a)1.
1. Public bids, with the board reserving the right to reject any or all bids in the best interest of the state.
36.33(2)(b)
(b) Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, the lands in Dane County mentioned in
sub. (1) shall be subject to special assessments for public improvements by the city of Madison, in the same manner and to the same extent as privately owned lands, if the public improvements are of direct and substantial benefit to the lands that have been platted for sale.
36.33(3)
(3) Building commission approval. The sale, lease and purchase of agricultural lands mentioned in
sub. (1) shall be subject to the approval of the building commission.
36.33(4)
(4) Proceeds. The net proceeds from the sale of agricultural lands and improvements authorized by this section shall be devoted to the purchase of land and construction of improvements contemplated in
sub. (1) but of any excess of revenue beyond the amount required for this purpose a sum not to exceed $7,200,000 shall constitute a nonlapsible fund for the purpose of erecting facilities for research and instruction in animal husbandry, agricultural engineering and agriculture and life sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and such funds shall become available upon consent and recommendation of the board and authorization by the building commission.
36.33(5)
(5) Local taxes. The lands mentioned in
sub. (1) which are located in the city of Madison shall be subject to all general property taxes levied by the city of Madison in the event that they are used for commercial purposes. "Commercial purposes" does not include official use by the state or any of its agencies.
36.34
36.34
Minority student programs. 36.34(1)
(1)
Ben R. Lawton minority undergraduate grant program. 36.34(1)(a)(a) In this subsection "minority undergraduate" means an undergraduate student who:
36.34(1)(a)4.
4. Is a person who is admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, and who either is a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia.
36.34(1)(b)
(b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection as Lawton grants. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under
s. 20.285 (4) (dd). The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under
s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person 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).
Effective date note
NOTE: Par. (b) is shown as amended eff. the date stated in the notice published by the Department of Workforce Development in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 49.854 (2) (e) by
1999 Wis. Act 9. Prior to the date stated in the notice published by the Department of Workforce Development in the Wisconsin Administrative Register under s. 49.854 (2) (e) it reads:
Effective date text
(b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection as Lawton grants. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd). The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person if it receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses.
36.35
36.35
Misconduct; campus security. 36.35(1)
(1)
Power to suspend; rules. The board may delegate the power to suspend or expel students for misconduct or other cause prescribed by the board. The board shall promulgate rules under
ch. 227 governing student conduct and procedures for the administration of violations.
36.35(2)
(2) Authority to restrict presence of persons on campus. The chancellor of each institution or the chief security officer thereof during a period of immediate danger or disruption may designate periods of time during which the campus and designated buildings and facilities connected therewith are off limits to all persons who are not faculty, academic staff, employees, students or any other personnel authorized by the above named officials. Any person violating such order shall be subject to the penalties provided by law for criminal trespass.
36.35(3)
(3) Requiring permission for presence on campus. Any person who is convicted of any crime involving danger to property or persons as a result of conduct by that person which obstructs or seriously impairs activities run or authorized by an institution and who, as a result of such conduct, is in a state of suspension or expulsion from the institution, and who enters property of that institution without permission of the chancellor of the institution or the chancellor's designee within 2 years, may for each such offense be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
36.36
36.36
Grants for study abroad. From the appropriation under
s. 20.285 (1) (er), the board shall award a grant of up to $2,000 to a resident undergraduate student to assist in paying the costs associated with the student's study abroad if the student satisfies all of the following criteria:
36.36(1)
(1) The student demonstrates financial need for the grant, as determined by the board.
36.36(2)
(2) The student is enrolled full-time in the system in the semester preceding the student's study abroad.
36.36(3)
(3) The student is enrolled in a program leading to an associate or bachelor's degree.
36.36 History
History: 1999 a. 9,
152.
36.37
36.37
Downer Woods and buildings preservation. 36.37(1)(1)
Statement of purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote the permanent conservation and enhancement, by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, of the area known as Downer Woods; to designate and protect, as a permanent conservancy area, at least 10 acres of the woods; and to permit limited modification, in a manner consistent with the aforesaid purposes, of that portion of the woods whose present character as park and woodland lends itself to utilization, by the university and the surrounding community, as essential recreational and aesthetic corridors.
36.37(2)
(2) Legislative findings. The legislature finds it in the public interest to recognize and foster the principle of environmental quality in the area known as Downer Woods by preserving it as a conservancy area and protecting it, consistent with
sub. (4), from encroachment or disparate uses. The woods is the sole remaining natural area remaining on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and as such, its preservation and enhancement is consistent with the university's recognition of its need to protect and enhance its own physical environment, and to serve the pressing human need of its faculty, students and staff, as well as the greater Milwaukee community, to live and work in an urban environment which respects those portions of unspoiled nature which yet exist. The woods is a unique asset; it provides visual relief to the concentrated building pattern surrounding it, complements the urban landscape and affords aesthetically and psychologically attractive places for people to congregate and relax. In addition, the woods serves as a refuge for wildlife and vegetation, and is, therefore, an important educational, scientific and ecological resource to the university and the community. Its presence imparts priceless recreational and aesthetic values.
36.37(3)
(3) Definitions. In this section, "Downer Woods" or "the woods" means those parcels of wood, parkland and buildings comprising more than 21.4337 acres located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and divided into 5 separate and distinct categories, which categories shall define the proper and permissible uses of the parcels, as follows:
36.37(3)(a)
(a) Permanent conservation area, consisting of 11.101 acres, which is to be physically defined by means of fencing or other suitable means.
36.37(3)(b)
(b) Permanently reserved woodland, consisting of 3.018 acres.
36.37(3)(c)
(c) Park and woodland areas, consisting of 4.686 acres, which may be subject to limited modification, such as landscaping, but which are to be protected from disparate uses and encroachment.
36.37(3)(d)
(d) The buildings and grounds of the former Downer college with any reconstruction or renovation which may be authorized by the board.
36.37(3)(e)
(e) Park and woodland areas, consisting of 2.6287 acres, which may be subject to limited modifications, such as landscaping and utility lines.
36.37(4)(a)(a) That portion of Downer Woods designated a permanent conservation area is to be forever protected from encroachment or disparate uses, and its boundaries are to be defined and protected by fencing or other suitable means. The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, through the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Field Station, shall prepare and implement a Downer Woods natural area management and restoration plan to ensure that the conservation area is managed properly as a natural area.
36.37(4)(b)
(b) That portion of Downer Woods designated as permanently reserved woodland shall be set aside exclusively for purposes of community enhancement and relaxation, and any disparate uses to or encroachments upon such land is prohibited except for the purpose of constructing an addition and providing service to Sandburg Hall, which may not exceed 0.75 acres. The board shall grant a temporary easement sufficient to facilitate the construction of the addition, and whenever necessary to facilitate the maintenance of Sandburg Hall, conditioned upon the ecological restoration of the area within the easement.
36.37(4)(c)
(c) Those portions of Downer Woods designated as park and woodland areas under
sub. (3) (c) and
(e) may be used by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee as recreational and aesthetic corridors. Any modifications made to such portions of the woods under
sub. (3) (c) and
(e) may not significantly alter the present character of such land, and any disparate uses to or encroachments upon such land are prohibited.
36.37(4)(d)
(d) The buildings of the former Downer college shall be preserved and no portion thereof may be razed without prior approval of the building commission.
36.39
36.39
Complimentary and reduced price tickets prohibited. Complimentary and reduced price tickets to any system athletic event for which an admission fee is normally charged are prohibited with the following exceptions:
36.39(1)
(1) Reduced price tickets for persons 62 years of age or older, minors and students;
36.39(2)
(2) Complimentary and reduced price tickets permitted by rules of intercollegiate athletic conferences in which the system participates if the chancellor of the institution participating in the athletic event has approved the furnishing of such tickets; and
36.39(3)
(3) Complimentary and reduced price tickets for individuals who perform duties directly related to the conduct of the athletic event for which they are issued.
36.395
36.395
Fees for use of facilities. The board shall ensure that, beginning January 1, 1992, the fees for using the University Ridge Golf Course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are set at no more than 2 levels. If there are 2 levels of fees, the lower fee level shall be for students and the other fee level shall be for all others eligible to use the facility.
36.395 History
History: 1991 a. 39.
36.40
36.40
Use of animals for research purposes. The board shall adopt criteria for researchers to follow regarding humane treatment of animals for scientific research purposes.
36.40 History
History: 1983 a. 27.
36.43
36.43
Accommodation of religious beliefs. The board shall promulgate rules providing for the reasonable accommodation of a student's sincerely held religious beliefs with regard to all examinations and other academic requirements. The rules shall include all of the following:
36.43(1)
(1) Written and timely notification of all students and instructors of the rules and complaint process.
36.43(2)
(2) A means by which a student can conveniently and confidentially notify an instructor of potential conflicts.
36.43(3)
(3) A means by which a student is permitted to make up an examination or academic requirement at another time or by an alternative means without any prejudicial effect.
36.43(4)
(4) A procedure for handling and resolving complaints within each institution.
36.43 History
History: 1991 a. 227;
1997 a. 237.
36.44
36.44
License plate scholarship programs. 36.44(1)
(1) The board shall establish a scholarship program at each of the institutions specified in
s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 35. to
47. The program at each institution shall be funded by the fees collected under
s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 4. for that institution and the scholarships shall be awarded by the chancellor of each institution according to criteria developed by the chancellor.
36.44(2)
(2) Notwithstanding
sub. (1), the board shall use the fees collected under
s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 4. for the University of Wisconsin-Madison scholarship program to provide funds for the University of Wisconsin-Madison division of intercollegiate athletics. When the board determines that the division's deficit has been eliminated, the board shall use such fees as provided under
sub. (1).
36.44 History
History: 1989 a. 31.
