36.53(1)(a)
(a) The individual named in a gift certificate may use the gift certificate to pay all or a portion of his or her nonresident tuition or academic fees, or for a study-abroad program, at any institution or college campus.
36.53(1)(b)
(b) A gift certificate is not transferable, except to a parent, child, spouse, or sibling of the named individual in
par. (a).
36.53(2)
(2) The board may charge no more than the actual processing cost as a fee for each sale of a gift certificate.
36.53 History
History: 2005 a. 77;
2011 a. 32.
36.54
36.54
Environmental education board and grants. 36.54(1)(a)(a) The environmental education board shall consult with the state superintendent of public instruction in identifying needs and establishing priorities for environmental education in public schools, including needs for teacher training, curriculum development and the development and dissemination of curriculum materials. The state superintendent of public instruction shall seek the advice of the environmental education board in carrying out these activities.
36.54(1)(b)
(b) The environmental education board shall consult with other state agencies, including the University of Wisconsin-Extension, conservation and environmental groups, youth organizations and nature and environmental centers in identifying needs and establishing priorities for environmental education.
36.54(2)(a)1.
1. "Corporation" means a nonstock corporation organized under
ch. 181 that is a nonprofit corporation, as defined in
s. 181.0103 (17).
36.54(2)(a)2.
2. "Public agency" means a county, city, village, town, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, lake sanitary district or school district or an agency of this state or of a county, city, village, town, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, lake sanitary district or school district.
36.54(2)(b)
(b) From the appropriations under
s. 20.285 (1) (ge),
(r), and
(rc), the environmental education board shall award grants to corporations and public agencies for the development, dissemination and presentation of environmental education programs. Programs shall be funded on an 18-month basis. The environmental education board may not award a grant unless the grant recipient matches at least 25% of the amount of the grant. Private funds and in-kind contributions may be applied to meet the matching requirement. Grants under this paragraph may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.
36.54(2)(c)
(c) The environmental education board shall promulgate rules establishing the criteria and procedures for the awarding of grants for programs and projects under
par. (b). The environmental education board shall use the priorities established under
sub. (1) for awarding grants if the amount in the appropriations under
s. 20.285 (1) (ge),
(r), and
(rc) in any fiscal year is insufficient to fund all applications under this subsection.
36.54(2)(d)
(d) The environmental education board shall seek private funds for the purpose of the grants under this subsection.
36.54(2)(e)
(e) No more than one-third of the total amount awarded in grants under
par. (b) in any fiscal year may be awarded to state agencies.
36.54(2)(f)
(f) The environmental education board may use up to 5% of the amount appropriated under
s. 20.285 (1) (rc) to administer the grants under this subsection.
36.54 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
EEB 2, Wis. adm. code.
36.55
36.55
Reporting employment harassment and discrimination claims. By September 1 of each even-numbered year, the president shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house for distribution to the legislature under
s. 13.172 (2) that contains a description of each employment harassment or discrimination claim filed against the board or an employee of the board and resolved in favor of the claimant, the amount of any settlement paid to or judgment entered for the claimant and a description of any discipline of board employees resulting from the resolution of the claim.
36.55 History
History: 1999 a. 9.
36.56
36.56
Grants for forestry cooperatives. 36.56(1)
(1) From the appropriation under
s. 20.285 (1) (qm), the center for cooperatives under
s. 36.11 (40) may award grants to persons to form forestry cooperatives under
ch. 185 or
193 that consist primarily of private, nonindustrial owners of woodland. A grant recipient shall provide matching funds equal to 50% of the grant amount awarded. The match may be in the form of money or in-kind services or both, but may not include money received from the state.
36.56(2)
(2) In each fiscal year, the center for cooperatives may not encumber funds from the appropriation under
s. 20.285 (1) (qm) for administrative expenses if the amounts encumbered in that fiscal year for administrative expenses exceed 5% of the total expenditures from the appropriation for the fiscal year.
36.56 History
History: 1999 a. 9;
2005 a. 441.
36.58
36.58
Veterinary diagnostic laboratory. 36.58(1)
(1)
Duties of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory board. The veterinary diagnostic laboratory board shall do all of the following:
36.58(1)(a)
(a) Prescribe policies for the operation of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
36.58(1)(b)
(b) Develop biennial budget requests for the veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
36.58(1)(c)
(c) In accordance with
sub. (3), set fees for services provided by the veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
36.58(2)
(2) Duties of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory. The veterinary diagnostic laboratory shall do all of the following:
36.58(2)(a)
(a) Operate a laboratory that does all of the following:
36.58(2)(a)1.
1. Provides testing and diagnostic services for all types of animals, including fish, in this state, with emphasis on services for farm animals.
36.58(2)(a)2.
2. Provides the diagnostic services necessary to meet the requirements for accreditation by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
36.58(2)(a)3.
3. Provides the testing and diagnostic services needed by the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection to discharge the department's responsibilities related to disease control and animal health.
36.58(2)(b)
(b) Maintain a regional laboratory in the city of Barron.
36.58(2)(c)
(c) In cooperation with the school of veterinary medicine and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection, participate in research and in the provision of field services, consultation services and education as determined to be appropriate by the veterinary diagnostic laboratory board.
36.58(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in
pars. (b) and
(c), the veterinary diagnostic laboratory shall charge fees for testing and diagnostic services.
36.58(3)(b)
(b) The veterinary diagnostic laboratory may not charge a fee for any testing or diagnostic service conducted for the subunit of the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection that is responsible for animal health or for the subunit of the federal department of agriculture that is responsible for animal health.
36.58(3)(c)
(c) The veterinary diagnostic laboratory board may identify services that are necessary to protect human health and safety for which the veterinary diagnostic laboratory may not charge fees.
36.58(3m)
(3m) Appointment of director. After consultation with the veterinary diagnostic laboratory board, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall appoint an individual who has received the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine as the director of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
36.58(4)
(4) Submission of budget. Notwithstanding
s. 15.03, the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall process and forward to the department of administration all personnel and biennial budget requests of the veterinary diagnostic laboratory board without change.
36.58(5)
(5) Treatment of certain employees. Notwithstanding
ss. 36.09 (1) (i),
36.13 and
36.15, when a position at the veterinary diagnostic laboratory is held by a person who held a position in the classified service at the animal health laboratories at the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection on May 12, 2000, the position may not be designated as a position outside of the classified service without the consent of the person.
36.58(6)
(6) Confidentiality of paratuberculosis records. Any information kept by the veterinary diagnostic laboratory that identifies the owners of livestock herds infected, or suspected of being infected, with paratuberculosis is not subject to inspection or copying under
s. 19.35 except as the veterinary diagnostic laboratory determines is necessary to protect the public health, safety or welfare.
36.58(7)
(7) Confidentiality of records relating to aquaculture. Any information kept by the veterinary diagnostic laboratory that identifies the owners of farm-raised fish, as defined in
s. 95.001 (1) (ah), and that relates to testing results or diagnosis is not subject to inspection or copying under
s. 19.35 except as the veterinary diagnostic laboratory determines is necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare.
36.585
36.585
Telecommunications and information technology services. 36.585(1)(ag)
(ag) "Interconnection" means linking with a third-party network for the mutual exchange of traffic.
36.585(1)(ar)
(ar) "Telecommunications services" includes data and voice over Internet protocol services, Internet protocol services, broadband access and transport, information technology services, Internet access services, and unlit fiber.
36.585(1)(b)
(b) "Third-party entity" means a company, corporation, nonprofit association, joint venture, cooperative, partnership, or consortium.
36.585(2)
(2) The board may use telecommunications services procured by the board only for the purpose of carrying out its mission. Except as provided in
sub. (3m), the board shall not offer, resell, or provide telecommunications services, that are available from a private telecommunications carrier to the general public or to any other public or private entity.
36.585(3)
(3) Except as provided in
sub. (3m), beginning July 1, 2013, the board may not be, and shall ensure that no institution or college campus is and that the extension is not, a member, shareholder, or partner in or with any third-party entity or other person that offers, resells, or provides telecommunications services to the general public or to any public or private entity unless at least one of the following applies:
36.585(3)(a)
(a) The third-party entity or other person does not offer, resell, or provide telecommunications services that it did not offer, resell, or provide on June 15, 2011, and the third-party entity or other person does not offer, resell, or provide telecommunications services to a private entity, to the general public, or to a public entity other than a university or a university-affiliated research facility or a facility approved by the joint committee on finance under
sub. (4), that the third-party entity was not serving on June 15, 2011.
36.585(3)(b)
(b) The third-party entity or other person is comprised entirely of universities and university-affiliated research facilities.
36.585(3m)(a)(a) In this subsection, "third-party entity" includes the Broadband Optical Research, Education and Sciences Network, Internet2, and the Northern Tier Network Consortium, and does not include WiscNet or its affiliates, successors, or assigns.
36.585(3m)(b)
(b) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may serve as a member, shareholder, or partner in or with a third-party entity that satisfies either of the following:
36.585(3m)(b)1.
1. The primary purpose of the third-party entity is to advance academic research of higher education establishments and the board, institution, college campus, or extension served as a member, shareholder, or partner in or with the third-party entity on February 1, 2013.
36.585(3m)(b)2.
2. Prior to service as a member, shareholder, or partner, the secretary of administration issues a determination to the board, institution, college campus, or extension that the primary purpose of the third-party entity is to advance academic research of higher education establishments.
36.585(3m)(c)
(c) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may use the services of a third-party entity that satisfies
par. (b) 1. or
2.
36.585(3m)(d)
(d) The board, an institution or college campus, or the extension may participate in the operations of, provide telecommunications services for the purpose of interconnection to, or provide technical support services to, a third-party entity that satisfies
par. (b) 1. or
2., but only in connection with the use of services under
par. (c).
36.585(3r)
(3r) Beginning on January 1, 2014, the board may not do any of the following:
36.585(3r)(a)
(a) Employ any individual who is also employed by WiscNet or its affiliates, successors, or assigns.
36.585(3r)(b)
(b) Allow WiscNet or its affiliates, successors, or assigns to occupy any facilities owned or leased by the board.
36.585(3r)(c)
(c) Jointly own any assets or property with WiscNet or its affiliates, successors, or assigns.
36.585(4)
(4) Beginning June 15, 2011, the board may not commit, and shall ensure that no institution or college campus or the extension, commits, any funds received from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in the federal department of commerce related to the Building Community Capacity Through Broadband Project grant awarded to the extension to any facilities to which such funds were not committed prior to June 15, 2011, without the approval of the joint committee on finance.
36.585 History
History: 2011 a. 32 ss.
970d,
1015x;
2013 a. 20.
36.59
36.59
Information technology. 36.59(1)(a)(a) The Board of Regents shall require the system and each institution and college campus to adopt and submit to the board, in a form specified by the board, no later than March 1 of each year, a strategic plan for the utilization of information technology to carry out the functions of the system, institution, or college campus in the succeeding fiscal year for review and approval under
par. (b).
36.59(1)(b)1.1. As a part of each proposed strategic plan submitted under
par. (a), the Board of Regents shall require the system and each institution and college campus to address the business needs of the system, institution, or college campus and to identify all proposed information technology development projects that serve those business needs, the priority for undertaking such projects, and the justification for each project, including the anticipated benefits of the project. Each proposed plan shall identify any changes in the functioning of the system, institution, or college campus under the plan.
36.59(1)(b)2.
2. Each proposed strategic plan shall separately identify the initiatives that the system, institution, or college campus plans to undertake from resources available to the system, institution, or college campus at the time that the plan is submitted and initiatives that the system, institution, or college campus proposes to undertake that would require additional resources.
36.59(1)(b)3.
3. Following receipt of a proposed strategic plan from the system or an institution or college campus, the Board of Regents shall, before June 1, notify the system, institution, or college campus of any concerns that the Board of Regents may have regarding the plan and provide the system, institution, or college campus with its recommendations regarding the proposed plan. The Board of Regents may also submit any concerns or recommendations regarding any proposed plan to the information technology management board for its consideration. The information technology management board shall then consider the proposed plan and provide the Board of Regents with its recommendations regarding the plan. The system, institution, or college campus may submit modifications to its proposed plan in response to any recommendations.
36.59(1)(b)4.
4. Before June 15, the Board of Regents shall consider any recommendations provided by the information technology management board under
subd. 3. and shall then approve or disapprove the proposed plan in whole or in part.
36.59(1)(b)5.
5. The system or an institution or college campus may not implement a new or revised information technology development project authorized under a strategic plan until the implementation is approved by the Board of Regents in accordance with procedures prescribed by the board.
36.59(1)(b)6.
6. The Board of Regents shall consult with the joint committee on information policy and technology in providing guidance for planning by the system and institutions and college campuses.
36.59(1)(c)
(c) The Board of Regents shall develop and adopt the following written policies for information technology development projects included in the strategic plan required of the system and each institution and college campus under
par. (a) and that either exceed $1,000,000 or that are vital to the functions of the system, institution, or college campus:
36.59(1)(c)2.
2. A requirement that both proposed and ongoing information technology development projects be included.
36.59(1)(d)
(d) The Board of Regents shall submit for approval by the joint committee on information policy and technology any proposed policies required under
par. (c) and any proposed revisions to the policies.
36.59(2)
(2) Large, high-risk projects. The Board of Regents shall promulgate:
36.59(2)(a)
(a) A definition of and methodology for identifying large, high-risk information technology projects.
36.59(2)(b)
(b) Standardized, quantifiable project performance measures for evaluating large, high-risk information technology projects.
