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24Section
587. 36.115 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
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136.115
(7) (a) The board shall establish compensation plans for all system
2employees except system employees assigned to the University of
3Wisconsin-Madison.
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(b) The chancellor shall establish compensation plans for all system employees
5assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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6Section
588. 36.25 (13s) of the statutes is renumbered 36.25 (13s) (a) and
7amended to read:
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36.25
(13s) (a) The board shall allocate $400,000 in each fiscal year for the
9department of family medicine and practice in the University of Wisconsin School of
10Medicine and Public Health to support the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine,
11the Academy for Center-city Medical Education, and the Wisconsin Scholars
12Academy programs. The board may not expend any moneys allocated under this
13subsection paragraph in a fiscal year unless the board receives $400,000 in gifts and
14grants from private sources in that fiscal year for supporting such programs.
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15Section
589. 36.25 (13s) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.25
(13s) (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), annually the
17board shall allocate $1,500,000 for the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine and
18the Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health Program at the University of
19Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
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20Section
590. 36.25 (13w) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.25
(13w) Translational imaging research. (a) In this subsection, "center"
22means the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.
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(b) Subject to par. (c), the board shall use the moneys appropriated under s.
2420.285 (1) (f) for costs incurred by the center that relate to translational imaging
1research, research imaging and scanning, research imaging equipment, and the
2Wisconsin Oncology Network.
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(c) The center shall submit a plan to the secretary of administration for raising
4funds, in an amount equal to the amount appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (f), from
5federal, private, or other sources to help defray the costs specified in par. (b). No
6moneys may be released from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (f) unless the
7secretary approves the plan.
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8Section
591. 36.25 (52) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.25
(52) Incentive grants. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1)
10(e), the board shall award grants to institutions to provide funding for the following
11programs:
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1. Economic development programs, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a).
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2. Programs that have as their objective the development of an educated and
14skilled workforce, such as increasing the number of degrees awarded in fields for
15which the occupational demand is high or in fields that are determined to be
16high-demand fields under s. 38.28 (2) (be) 1. b., increasing the number of
17opportunities available to students to gain work experience in their fields through
18internships or cooperative work experiences, and increasing or enhancing research
19and development.
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3. Programs to improve the affordability of postsecondary education for
21resident undergraduates, including reducing the time required to obtain a degree,
22increasing the opportunities available for high school pupils to earn credit toward a
23postsecondary degree, and improving the transfer of credit between institutions of
24higher education.
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1(b) Annually, the board shall submit a report to the secretary of administration
2on the programs awarded a grant under this subsection. The report shall include the
3goals, results, and budget for each program. The report shall also include a
4systemwide summary of this information.
AB40,592
5Section
592. 36.27 (3n) (a) 1m. a. and b. of the statutes are amended to read:
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36.27
(3n) (a) 1m. a. A person who has served on active duty under honorable
7conditions in the U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed
8forces, in the national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces; who
9was a resident of this state at the time of entry into that service
or resided in this state
10for at least 5 consecutive years; and who, while a resident of this state, died on active
11duty, died as the result of a service-connected disability, or died in the line of duty
12while on active or inactive duty for training purposes.
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b. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service
14described in subd. 1m. a.
or resided in this state for at least 5 consecutive years, and
15who the U.S. department of veteran affairs has awarded at least a 30 percent
16service-connected disability rating under
38 USC 1114 or
1134.
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17Section
593. 36.27 (3n) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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36.27
(3n) (am) In determining a person's residency at the time of entry into
19service under par. (a) 1m. a. or b., the state from which the person entered service
20is irrelevant.
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21Section
594. 36.27 (3n) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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36.27
(3n) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the
23board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees for 128 credits
24or 8 semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which
25the person received remission of fees under s. 38.24 (7) and less the amount of any
1academic fees or segregated fees paid under
38 USC 3319, to any resident student
2who
maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and is also any of the
3following:
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4Section
595. 36.27 (3n) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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36.27
(3n) (b) 1. A spouse of an eligible veteran.
The remission under this
6subdivision applies only during the first 10 years after the eligible veteran received
7the service-connected disability rating.
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8Section
596. 36.27 (3n) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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36.27
(3n) (b) 2.
Except as provided in subd. 2m., an An unremarried surviving
10spouse of an eligible veteran.
The remission under this subdivision applies only
11during the first 10 years after the veteran died.
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12Section
597. 36.27 (3n) (b) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.