36.25(14m)
(14m) Minority and disadvantaged programs. 36.25(14m)(a)(a) The board shall allocate funds under
s. 20.285 (4) (a) to fund programs for recruiting minority and disadvantaged students and to fund programs for minority and disadvantaged students enrolled in the system. The funding under
s. 20.285 (4) (a) for these programs is in addition to any other funding provided by law.
36.25(14m)(b)
(b) By April 15, 1992, and annually thereafter, the board shall adopt a precollege, recruitment and retention plan for minority and disadvantaged students enrolled in the system. The plan shall include allocations from the appropriation under
s. 20.285 (4) (a).
36.25(14m)(c)
(c) By April 15, 1992, and annually thereafter by April 15, the board shall submit a report to the governor and to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under
s. 13.172 (3). The report shall include all of the following:
36.25(14m)(c)2.
2. All financial aid distributed to students, categorized by ethnic group, class level and dependency status. The report shall include information on financial need, percentage of need satisfied by loan, percentage of need satisfied by grant and the percentage remaining unsatisfied.
36.25(15)
(15) Military instruction. The board may provide courses in military science and tactics.
36.25(18)
(18) School of veterinary medicine. The board shall establish and maintain a school of veterinary medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Existing facilities shall be used to the maximum possible extent for auxiliary instructional and research support of the veterinary program.
36.25(19)
(19) Model school special education program. 36.25(19)(a)(a) The board may establish at the University of Wisconsin-Madison a model school for children with disabilities, as defined in
s. 115.76 (5). The school shall utilize practical demonstration techniques to train teachers and other support personnel under
s. 115.28 (7) (c).
36.25(19)(b)
(b) The board may enter into an agreement with the school board of any school district to provide special education and related services through the model school to children with disabilities. The board may charge tuition for children served in the model school. Tuition charges made under such agreements shall be based on the net cost of providing the special education and other related services.
36.25(21)
(21) School of law; part-time enrollment and night courses. The board shall direct the School of Law to:
36.25(21)(a)
(a) Allow resident students who are admitted to law school to enroll in part-time programs;
36.25(21)(b)
(b) Allow resident students who are admitted to law school 6 years after first enrolling to complete requirements for a degree; and
36.25(21)(c)
(c) Offer to resident students who are admitted to law school a range of courses in the evening, including required courses necessary to be admitted to the state bar under
SCR 40.03.
36.25(21m)
(21m) Great Lakes Indian law program. The board shall establish a Great Lakes Indian law program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School.
36.25(22)
(22) School of allied health professions. The board may establish a School of Allied Health Professions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
36.25(23)
(23) Robert M. La Follette institute of public affairs. There is established a Robert M. La Follette institute of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The institute shall engage in research, public service and educational activities to advance the knowledge of public affairs and the application of that knowledge to the needs of this state.
36.25(23m)
(23m) Wilder Crane professorship of government. The board shall establish the Wilder Crane professorship of government at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee department of political science.
36.25(24)
(24) Employee-owned businesses program. Through the University of Wisconsin small business development center, in cooperation with the department of commerce under
s. 560.07 (2m), the technical college system board and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the board shall create, as needed, educational programs to provide training in the management of employee-owned businesses and shall provide technical assistance to employee-owned businesses in matters affecting their management and business operations, including assistance with governmental relations and assistance in obtaining management, technical and financial assistance.
36.25(25)
(25) Industrial and economic development research program. 36.25(25)(a)(a) The board shall award industrial and economic grants to fund industrial and economic development research projects and outreach activities.
36.25(25)(b)2.
2. Provide for a review process for project proposals by appropriate professionally qualified reviewers.
36.25(25)(b)3.
3. Specify the duration of the project to be funded by the grant.
36.25(25)(c)
(c) Biennially by November 15, the board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance specifying the projects funded under this subsection in the previous fiscal biennium, the duration of the funded projects and the relationship of the funded projects to this state's economy.
36.25(26)
(26) Day care centers. A college campus may establish a day care center and may use funds received from the appropriation under
s. 20.285 (1) (a) to operate it.
36.25(27)
(27) Integrated agriculture program. The board shall establish an integrated agriculture program.
36.25(28)
(28) Schools of business. The board shall use the funds in the appropriations under
s. 20.285 (1) (em) and
(Ls) to support improvements in master's level business programs. The board may spend funds in those appropriations only if it receives matching funds for the same purpose from private contributions.
36.25(29)
(29) Environmental education. The board shall seek the advice of the environmental education board on the development of environmental education programs.
36.25(29m)
(29m) Center for environmental education. There is established in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point a center for environmental education to assist in the development, dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of environmental education programs for elementary and secondary school teachers and pupils. The center shall do all of the following:
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 Agricultural 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(38)(b)6.
6. To pay the department of electronic government for telecommunications services provided under
s. 22.05 (1).
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.
Effective date note
NOTE: Sub. (45) is repealed eff. 7-1-03 by
2001 Wis. Act 16.
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;
2001 a. 16,
103,
109.
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(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.
