AB372: Bill Text

AB372,6 Section 6. 16.505 (2p) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB372,5,6 16.505 (2p) (a) Subject to par. (b), the board Board of regents Regents of the University of Wisconsin System or the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison may create or abolish a full-time equivalent academic staff or faculty position or portion thereof from revenues appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (a). Annually, no later than the September 30 following completion of the fiscal year, the board of regents or chancellor shall report to the department and the cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance concerning the number of full-time equivalent positions created or abolished by the board or chancellor under this subsection during the preceding fiscal year.

AB372,7 Section 7. 16.528 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB372,5,13 16.528 (5) Reports of interest paid. Annually before October 1, each agency shall report to the department the number of times in the previous fiscal year the agency paid interest under this section, the total amount of interest paid, and the reasons why interest payments were not avoided by making timely payment. In this subsection, “agency” does not include the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB372,8 Section 8. 16.54 (8r) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 16.54 (8r) and amended to read:

AB372,6,4 16.54 (8r) Whenever the federal government makes available moneys for instruction, extension, special projects, or emergency employment opportunities, the board Board of regents Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may accept the moneys on behalf of the state. The board Board of regents Regents shall, in the administration of the expenditure of such moneys, comply with the requirements of the act of congress making the moneys available and with the regulations prescribed by the federal government or the federal agency administering the act, insofar as the act or regulations are consistent with state law. The board Board of regents Regents may submit any plan, budget, application, or proposal required by the federal agency as a precondition to receipt of the moneys. The board Board of regents Regents may, consistent with state law, perform any act required by the act of congress or the federal agency to carry out the purpose of the act of congress. The board Board of regents Regents shall deposit all moneys received under this paragraph subsection in the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (m).

AB372,9 Section 9. 16.54 (8r) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB372,10 Section 10. 16.891 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB372,6,9 16.891 (1) (a) “Agency" has the meaning given in s. 16.70 (1e), except that “agency” does not include the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB372,11 Section 11 . 16.953 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB372,6,22 16.953 Energy cost reduction plans. No later than July 1 of each even-numbered year, each agency, as defined in s. 16.75 (12) (a) 1., the department shall submit a plan to the department, the joint committee on finance, and the standing committee of each house of the legislature having jurisdiction over energy, for reduction of the cost of energy used by the agency agencies, as defined under s. 16.75 (12) (a) 1. The plan shall include all system and equipment upgrades or installations that are estimated to result in energy cost savings equal to the cost of the upgrade or installation over the anticipated life of the system or equipment. The plan shall also identify potential means of financing the upgrades and installations other than reliance on appropriations of general purpose revenues. The department of administration shall consider in its plan the means of financing allowed under s. 16.858.

AB372,12 Section 12. 20.907 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB372,7,10 20.907 (1m) Reporting. State agencies shall, by December 1 annually, submit a report to the joint committee on finance and the department of administration on expenditures made by the agency during the preceding fiscal year from nonfederal funds received as gifts, grants, bequests, or devises. The department of administration shall prescribe a form, which the department may modify as appropriate for the various state agencies, that each state agency must use to report its expenditures as required under this subsection. The form shall require the expenditures to be reported in aggregate amounts as determined by the department of administration. The report shall also include a listing of in-kind contributions, including goods and services, received and used by the state agency during the preceding fiscal year. In this subsection, “state agency” does not include the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB372,13 Section 13. 36.09 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB372,8,9 36.09 (1) (j) Except where such matters are a subject of bargaining with a certified representative of a collective bargaining unit under s. 111.91, the board shall establish salaries for persons prior to July 1 of each year for the next fiscal year, and shall designate the effective dates for payment of the new salaries. In the first year of the biennium, payments of the salaries established for the preceding year shall be continued until the biennial budget bill is enacted. If the budget is enacted after July 1, payments shall be made following enactment of the budget to satisfy the obligations incurred on the effective dates, as designated by the board, for the new salaries, subject only to the appropriation of funds by the legislature and s. 20.928 (3). This paragraph does not limit the authority of the board to establish salaries for new appointments. The board may not increase the salaries of employees under this paragraph unless the salary increase conforms to the proposal as approved under s. 230.12 (3) (e) or the board authorizes the salary increase to recognize merit, to correct salary inequities under par. (h), to fund job reclassifications or promotions, or to recognize competitive factors. The granting of salary increases to recognize competitive factors does not obligate inclusion of the annualized amount of the increases in the appropriations under s. 20.285 (1) for subsequent fiscal bienniums. No later than October 1 of each year, the board shall report to the joint committee on finance and the secretary of administration and administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration concerning the amounts of any salary increases granted to recognize competitive factors, and the institutions at which they are granted, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30.

AB372,14 Section 14. 36.11 (16) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB372,8,14 36.11 (16) Commencement of fall semester. The board shall ensure that no fall semester classes at any institution, except medical school classes , graduate health science classes, and 4th year classes at the school of veterinary medicine, commence until after September 1.

AB372,15 Section 15 . 36.11 (22) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB372,8,17 36.11 (22) (a) (intro.) The board shall direct each institution and college campus to annually provide students with information on all of the following:

AB372,16 Section 16 . 36.11 (22) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.

AB372,17 Section 17 . 36.11 (22) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (22) (a) 1m.

AB372,18 Section 18 . 36.11 (22) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (22) (a) 3. and amended to read:

AB372,8,24 36.11 (22) (a) 3. Generally available national and state statistics, and campus statistics as compiled under par. (c) 2. and as reported under par. (d) (e), on sexual assaults and on sexual assaults by acquaintances of the victims.

AB372,19 Section 19. 36.11 (22) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (22) (a) 4. and amended to read:

AB372,9,5 36.11 (22) (a) 4. The rights of victims under ch. 950 and the services available at the institution or college campus and in the community to assist a student who is the victim of sexual assault or sexual harassment.

AB372,20 Section 20 . 36.11 (22) (a) 1. d. of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (22) (a) 5. and amended to read:

AB372,9,10 36.11 (22) (a) 5. Protective behaviors, including methods of recognizing and avoiding sexual assault and sexual harassment and locations in the community where courses on protective behaviors are provided and risk factors.

AB372,21 Section 21 . 36.11 (22) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.

AB372,22 Section 22 . 36.11 (22) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB372,9,14 36.11 (22) (a) 2m. University policies prohibiting sexual assault and sexual harassment.

AB372,23 Section 23 . 36.11 (22) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB372,24 Section 24 . 36.11 (22) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 36.11 (22) (c) 2. and amended to read:

AB372,9,24 36.11 (22) (c) 2. Any person employed at an institution who witnesses a sexual assault on campus or receives a report from a student enrolled in the institution that the student has been sexually assaulted A campus security authority of an institution shall report to the dean of students or other appropriate official of the institution any allegation reported to the campus security authority in his or her capacity as a campus security authority that a sexual assault occurred on campus, on public property, or on or in noncampus buildings or property. The dean of students or other appropriate official shall compile the reports for the purpose of disseminating statistical information under par. (a) 1. b. (e).

AB372,25 Section 25 . 36.11 (22) (c) 1. of the statutes is created to read:

AB372,10,4 36.11 (22) (c) 1. In this paragraph:

AB372,10,5 a. Campus has the meaning given in 20 USC 1092 (f) (6) (A) (ii).

AB372,10,6 b. Campus security authority has the meaning given in 34 CFR 668.46 (a).

AB372,10,8 c. Noncampus building or property has the meaning given in 20 USC 1092 (f) (6) (A) (iii).

AB372,10,9 d. Public property has the meaning given in 20 USC 1092 (f) (6) (A) (iv).

AB372,10,10 e. Sexual assault has the meaning given in 20 USC 1092 (f) (6) (A) (v).

AB372,26 Section 26 . 36.11 (22) (d) of the statutes is repealed.

AB372,27 Section 27 . 36.11 (22) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB372,10,14 36.11 (22) (e) An institution shall use the reports compiled under par. (c) 2. for the purpose of reporting campus crime statistics as required under 20 USC 1092 (f).

AB372,28 Section 28. 36.11 (54) of the statutes is repealed.

AB372,29 Section 29 . 36.11 (55m) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB372,10,22 36.11 (55m) (e) The conditions for accepting the contracts and conducting the research are established pursuant to a process approved by the chancellor, in consultation with the faculty, of the institution at which the research is to be conducted. The board shall report annually by September 1 to the joint committee on finance the number of research contracts considered under processes established under this paragraph and the outcome of those contracts.

AB372,30 Section 30. 36.25 (25) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB372,31 Section 31 . 36.45 of the statutes is repealed.

AB372,32 Section 32. 36.59 (2) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 36.59 (2) and amended to read:

AB372,11,8 36.59 (2) Large, high-risk projects. The Board of Regents shall promulgate: (a) A adopt a policy that establishes a definition of and methodology for identifying large, high-risk information technology projects. The Board of Regents shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure that the performance, progress, and budget of projects identified under this subsection are monitored on a regular basis and reported to the Board of Regents.

AB372,33 Section 33 . 36.59 (2) (b) to (h) of the statutes are repealed.

AB372,34 Section 34. 36.59 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

AB372,35 Section 35. 36.65 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

AB372,36 Section 36. 283.33 (10) of the statutes is created to read:

AB372,11,18 283.33 (10) Reporting exemption. If the department has approved an authorized local program under which the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System is responsible for ensuring compliance with local and state construction site erosion control and storm water management requirements, the department may not require the board to submit an annual report to the department relating to the authorized local program.

AB372,37 Section 37. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB372,11,23 (1) Course drop rate reports. The requirement for the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System to submit annual course drop rate reports to the joint committee on finance under that committee's September 1988 motion terminates on the effective date of this subsection.

AB372,12,3 (2) Consultant reports. On the effective date of this subsection, the University of Wisconsin System administration is no longer required to provide annual reports to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on any of the following:

AB372,12,4 (a) All consultants hired, including those paid on a lump-sum basis.

AB372,12,6 (b) The number of unclassified consultants employed in the same position for more than one year and why.

AB372,12,8 (c) How long the consultants described in par. (b) are expected to remain in the positions described in par. (b).

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