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SB59,441,2525 1. The state superintendent of public instruction.
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12. Other system institutions with expertise in the field of environmental
2education.
SB59,442,43 3. Conservation and environmental groups, including youth organizations and
4nature and environmental centers.
SB59,442,105 (b) In consultation with the chancellor and faculty of the University of
6Wisconsin-Stevens Point, the board shall promulgate rules establishing the criteria
7and procedures for the awarding of grants under sub. (2). The University of
8Wisconsin-Stevens Point shall use the priorities established under par. (a) for
9awarding grants if the amount in the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (rs)
10in any fiscal year is insufficient to fund all applications for grants under this section.
SB59,442,14 11(4) In addition to making grants under this section funded from the
12appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (rs), the University of Wisconsin-Stevens
13Point shall seek private funds for the purpose of making grants under this section
14from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (ge).
SB59,366 15Section 366. 36.60 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,442,2016 36.60 (2) (a) 2. The board may repay, on behalf of a physician or dentist who
17agrees under sub. (3) to practice in a rural area, up to $100,000 in educational loans
18obtained by the physician or dentist from a public or private lending institution for
19education in an accredited school of medicine or dentistry or for postgraduate
20medical or dental training.
SB59,367 21Section 367. 36.60 (4m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,442,2522 36.60 (4m) Loan repayment; rural physicians and dentists. (intro.) If a
23physician or dentist agrees under sub. (3) to practice in a rural area, principal and
24interest due on the loan, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the board at
25the following rate:
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1Section 368. 36.61 (1) (ak) of the statutes is created to read:
SB59,443,32 36.61 (1) (ak) “Dental therapist” means an individual licensed under s. 447.04
3(1m).
SB59,369 4Section 369 . 36.61 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,443,65 36.61 (1) (b) “Health care provider" means a dental therapist, dental hygienist,
6physician assistant, nurse-midwife, or nurse practitioner.
SB59,370 7Section 370 . 36.61 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,443,148 36.61 (3) (a) The board shall enter into a written agreement with the health
9care provider. In the agreement, the health care provider shall agree to practice at
10least 32 clinic hours per week for 3 years in one or more eligible practice areas in this
11state or in a rural area, except that a health care provider in the expanded loan
12assistance program under sub. (8) who is not a dental therapist or dental hygienist
13may only agree to practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health
14professional shortage area.
SB59,371 15Section 371 . 36.61 (5) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,443,2116 36.61 (5) (b) 1. The degree to which there is an extremely high need for medical
17care in the eligible practice area, health professional shortage area, or rural area in
18which an eligible applicant who is not a dental therapist or dental hygienist desires
19to practice and the degree to which there is an extremely high need for dental care
20in the dental health shortage area or rural area in which an eligible applicant who
21is a dental therapist or dental hygienist desires to practice.
SB59,372 22Section 372 . 36.61 (8) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,444,223 36.61 (8) (c) 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health
24professional shortage area, if the health care provider is not a dental therapist or

1dental hygienist, or in a dental health shortage area, if the health care provider is
2a dental therapist or dental hygienist.
SB59,373 3Section 373. 36.615 of the statutes is created to read:
SB59,444,5 436.615 Nurse educators. (1) Subject to sub. (2), the Board of Regents shall
5establish a program for providing all of the following:
SB59,444,76 (a) Fellowships to students who enroll in programs for degrees in doctor of
7nursing practice or doctor of philosophy in nursing.
SB59,444,88 (b) Postdoctoral fellowships to recruit faculty for system nursing programs.
SB59,444,109 (c) Educational loan repayment assistance to recruit and retain faculty for
10system nursing programs.
SB59,444,13 11(2) The program established under sub. (1) shall require individuals who
12receive fellowships under sub. (1) (a) or (b) or assistance under sub. (1) (c) to make
13a commitment to teach for 3 consecutive years in a system nursing program.
SB59,444,15 14(3) Costs associated with the program established under sub. (1) shall be
15funded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (f).
SB59,374 16Section 374 . 38.001 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,444,2017 38.001 (3) (e) Provide education and services which address barriers created
18by stereotyping and discriminating and assist individuals with disabilities,
19minorities, women, and the handicapped or disadvantaged to participate in the work
20force and the full range of technical college programs and activities.
SB59,375 21Section 375. 38.04 (11) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,445,322 38.04 (11) (a) 2. In consultation with the state superintendent of public
23instruction, the board shall establish, by rule, a uniform format for district boards
24to use in reporting the number of pupils attending district schools under ss. 38.12
25(14) and
s. 118.15 (1) (b), (cm), and (d) and in reporting pupil participation in

1technical preparation programs under s. 118.34, including the number of courses
2taken for advanced standing in the district's associate degree program and for
3technical college credit
.
SB59,376 4Section 376. 38.04 (21) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,445,65 38.04 (21) (a) The number of pupils who attended district schools under ss.
638.12 (14) and
s. 118.15 (1) (b), (cm), and (d) in the previous school year.
SB59,377 7Section 377. 38.04 (21) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,378 8Section 378. 38.12 (14) of the statutes is repealed.
SB59,379 9Section 379. 38.12 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
SB59,445,1410 38.12 (15) Dual enrollment program. (a) In this subsection, “transcripted
11credit” means that the technical college in which a high school student is enrolled
12under this subsection awards postsecondary credit for successful course completion
13and issues a transcript from the technical college documenting successful completion
14of the course and the credits awarded for the course, if such a transcript is requested.
SB59,445,1915 (b) Each district board shall establish policies and implement a program under
16which students attending high school in this state and residing in the district are
17admitted to the technical colleges of the district as nondegree students and may
18enroll in courses of instruction offered for transcripted credit at any such technical
19college if all of the following apply:
SB59,445,2020 1. The student meets the requirements and prerequisites of the course.
SB59,445,2121 2. There is space available in the course.
SB59,445,2522 (c) In establishing the policies and implementing the program under par. (b),
23the district board shall consult with the department of public instruction and
24coordinate with the school districts and the governing bodies of private schools where
25the high school students are enrolled.
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1(d) 1. A public school student who intends to enroll in a technical college under
2this subsection shall notify the school board of the school district in which he or she
3is enrolled and a student attending a private school who intends to enroll in a
4technical college under this subsection shall notify the governing body of the private
5school he or she attends of that intention no later than March 1 if the student intends
6to enroll in the fall semester, and no later than October 1 if the student intends to
7enroll in the spring semester. The notice shall include the titles of the courses in
8which the student intends to enroll and the number of credits of each course, and
9shall specify whether the student will be taking the courses for high school credit as
10well as postsecondary credit.
SB59,447,711 2. If the public school student specifies in the notice under subd. 1. that he or
12she intends to take a course at a technical college for high school credit, the school
13board shall determine whether the course satisfies any of the high school graduation
14requirements under s. 118.33 and the number of high school credits to award the
15student for the course, if any. If the student attending a private school specifies in
16the notice under subd. 1. that he or she intends to take a course at a technical college
17for high school credit, the governing body of the participating private school shall
18determine whether the course satisfies any requirements necessary for high school
19graduation and the number of high school credits to award the student for the course,
20if any. In cooperation with the board and district boards, the state superintendent
21shall develop guidelines to assist school districts and participating private schools
22in making the determinations. The school board or governing body shall notify the
23student of its determinations, in writing, before the beginning of the semester in
24which the student will be enrolled. If the public school student disagrees with the
25school board's decision regarding satisfaction of high school graduation

1requirements or the number of high school credits to be awarded, the student may
2appeal the school board's decision to the state superintendent within 30 days after
3the decision. The state superintendent's decision shall be final and is not subject to
4review under subch. III of ch. 227. If the student attending a participating private
5school disagrees with any decision of a governing body under this subdivision, the
6student may appeal the decision to the governing body within 30 days after the
7decision.
SB59,447,118 (e) Notwithstanding s. 38.24 (1m), the district board may not charge any fees
9to any high school student, or to the school district or private school in which the
10student is enrolled, in connection with the student's participation in the program
11under par. (b) or the student's enrollment in any course under this program.
SB59,447,1812 (f) The district board shall implement the program under this subsection no
13later than 30 days after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
14If at the time the district board implements the program under this subsection the
15district board of the technical college in which a student is or will be enrolled has
16already received payment of fees as provided in s. 38.12 (14) (d), 2017 stats., for the
17first semester commencing after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
18date], the district board shall refund all such fees received.
SB59,380 19Section 380. 38.16 (3) (be) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,447,2320 38.16 (3) (be) Notwithstanding sub. (1), no district board may increase its
21revenue in the 2014-15 school year or in any school year thereafter by a percentage
22that exceeds 2 percent, or the district's valuation factor, whichever is greater, except
23as provided in pars. (bg) and (br).
SB59,381 24Section 381. 38.22 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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138.22 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1s) and s. 38.12 (14) (15),
2every person who is at least the age specified in s. 118.15 (1) (b) is eligible to attend
3a technical college if the person is:
SB59,382 4Section 382. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB59,448,65 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is a citizen of a country other than the United
6States if that person meets all of the following requirements:
SB59,448,87 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a
8declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.
SB59,448,119 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years
10following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately
11preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.
SB59,448,1512 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with
13proof that the person has filed or will file an application for a permanent resident visa
14with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services as soon as the person is eligible to
15do so.
SB59,383 16Section 383 . 38.27 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,448,2017 38.27 (1) (a) The creation or expansion of adult high school, adult basic
18education and English as a 2nd language courses. The board shall give priority to
19courses serving students with disabilities or minority, unemployed, or
20disadvantaged or handicapped students.
SB59,384 21Section 384. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,449,522 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. “District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
23technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
24promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
25expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all

1expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under ss.
238.12 (9) and (14), 38.14 (3) and (9), and 118.15 (2) (a), all receipts from grants
3awarded under ss. 38.04 (8), (28), and (31), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.31, 38.33,
438.38, and 38.42, all fees collected under s. 38.24, and driver education and chauffeur
5training aids.
SB59,385 6Section 385 . 38.38 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,449,11 738.38 Services for handicapped students with disabilities. Annually the
8board may award a grant to each district board, from the appropriation under s.
920.292 (1) (f), to assist in funding transitional services for handicapped students with
10disabilities
. Each district board shall contribute matching funds equal to 25 percent
11of the amount awarded.
SB59,386 12Section 386. 39.11 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
SB59,449,1613 39.11 (16) When appropriate and related to the programs of the state
14educational radio and television network, procure or publish instructional material.
15A reasonable handling charge may be established to cover the costs of providing this
16material.
SB59,387 17Section 387. 39.285 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,450,518 39.285 (1) (b) If the board determines during a fiscal year that any formula
19approved under par. (a) during the prior fiscal year needs to be modified during the
20fiscal year in order to expend the entire amount appropriated for grants to students
21under s. 39.30 or 39.435, except s. 39.435 (2) or (5), in that fiscal year, the board shall
22submit
may implement the modified formula to the joint committee on finance. If
23the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the board that the committee has
24scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the modified formula within 14
25working days after the date of the submittal, the modified formula may be

1implemented as proposed by the board. If, within 14 working days after the date of
2the submittal, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the board that the
3committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the modified
4formula, the modified formula may be implemented only upon approval of the
5committee
.
SB59,388 6Section 388. 39.36 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,450,8 739.36 (title) Repayment of stipends for teachers of the handicapped
8impaired.
SB59,389 9Section 389. 39.40 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,450,1510 39.40 (5) The board may not make loans under sub. (2) after the effective date
11of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].
The board shall administer the repayment
12and forgiveness of loans made under sub. (2) on or before the effective date of this
13subsection .... [LRB inserts date] and under
s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats. The board shall
14treat such loans made under s. 36.25 (16), 1993 stats., as if they had been made under
15sub. (2).
SB59,390 16Section 390. 39.435 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 39.435 (2) (a) and
17amended to read:
SB59,451,318 39.435 (2) (a) The board shall award talent incentive grants to uniquely needy
19students enrolled at least half-time as first-time freshmen at public and private
20nonprofit institutions of higher education located in this state and to sophomores,
21juniors, and seniors who received such grants as freshmen. No grant under this
22subsection paragraph may exceed $1,800 for any academic year. The board may
23award a grant under this subsection paragraph to the same student for up to 10
24semesters or their equivalent, but may not award such a grant to the same student
25more than 6 years after the initial grant is awarded to that student. A student need

1not maintain continuous enrollment at an institution of higher education to remain
2eligible for a grant under this subsection paragraph. The board shall promulgate
3rules establishing eligibility criteria for grants under this subsection paragraph.
SB59,391 4Section 391. 39.435 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB59,451,105 39.435 (2) (b) Before the end of a fiscal biennium, the board may make
6supplemental talent incentive grants to students to whom the board has awarded
7talent incentive grants under par. (a) in that fiscal biennium, but only if the board
8determines that, after the board makes all of the grants under par. (a) in that fiscal
9biennium, moneys are available in the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fd)
10for grants under this paragraph.
SB59,392 11Section 392. 39.435 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,451,1812 39.435 (5) The board shall ensure that grants under this section are made
13available to students attending private or public institutions in this state who are
14deaf or hard of hearing or visually handicapped impaired and who demonstrate need.
15Grants may also be made available to such handicapped students attending private
16or public institutions in other states under criteria established by the board. In
17determining the financial need of these students special consideration shall be given
18to their unique and unusual costs.
SB59,393 19Section 393. 40.01 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,452,520 40.01 (2) Purpose. The public employee trust fund is a public trust and shall
21be managed, administered, invested and otherwise dealt with solely for the purpose
22of ensuring the fulfillment at the lowest possible cost of the benefit commitments to
23participants, as set forth in this chapter, and shall not be used for any other purpose.
24Revenues collected for and balances in the accounts of a specific benefit plan shall
25be used only for the purposes of that benefit plan, including amounts allocated under

1s. 20.515 (1) (um) or (ut) or 40.04 (2), and shall not be used for the purposes of any
2other benefit plan. Each member of the employee trust funds board shall be a trustee
3of the fund and the fund shall be administered by the department of employee trust
4funds. All statutes relating to the fund shall be construed liberally in furtherance
5of the purposes set forth in this section.
SB59,394 6Section 394 . 40.03 (1) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB59,452,87 40.03 (1) (cm) Shall appoint an internal auditor. The internal auditor shall
8report directly to the board.
SB59,395 9Section 395. 40.03 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,452,1410 40.03 (1) (i) May determine that some or all of the disability annuities and
11death benefits provided from the Wisconsin retirement system shall instead be
12provided through group insurance plans to be established by the group insurance
13board
either as separate plans or as integral parts of the group life and income
14continuation insurance plans established under this chapter.
SB59,396 15Section 396. 40.03 (1) (p) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB59,452,1916 40.03 (1) (p) May, upon the recommendation of the actuary, transfer in whole
17or in part the assets and reserves held in any account described in s. 40.04 (9) to a
18different account described in s. 40.04 (9), for the purpose of providing any group
19insurance benefit offered by the group insurance board.
SB59,397 20Section 397. 40.03 (1) (q) of the statutes is created to read:
SB59,452,2321 40.03 (1) (q) For the purpose of the group income continuation insurance plan
22established under ss. 40.61 and 40.62 and the group long-term disability insurance
23plan established under s. 40.64:
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11. May, on behalf of the state, enter into a contract or contracts with one or more
2insurers authorized to transact insurance business in this state for the purpose of
3providing the plans.
SB59,453,54 2. May, wholly or partially in lieu of subd. 1., on behalf of the state, provide the
5plans on a self-insured basis.
SB59,453,86 3. May take any action as trustees that is considered advisable and not
7specifically prohibited or delegated to some other governmental agency to carry out
8the purpose and intent of the plans.
SB59,453,159 4. May apportion all excess moneys becoming available to the board through
10operation of the plans to reduce premium payments in following contract years or to
11establish reserves to stabilize costs in subsequent years. If the board determines
12that the excess became available due to favorable experience of specific groups of
13employers or specific employee groups, the board may make the apportionment in
14a manner designated to benefit the specific employers or employee groups only, or to
15a greater extent than other employers and employee groups.
SB59,453,1716 5. Shall take prompt action to liquidate any actuarial or cash deficit that occurs
17in the accounts and reserves maintained in the fund for the plans.
SB59,453,1918 6. Shall accept timely appeals of determinations made by the department
19affecting any right or benefit under the plans.
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