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AB68,621,218 30.52 (1m) (ar) Supplemental fees. In addition to the applicable fee under sub.
19(3), each when an agent appointed under par. (a) 3. who accepts an application to
20renew certification or registration documents in person , or the department accepts
21an application to renew registration documents through a statewide automated
22system, the agent or the department
shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents and a
23transaction fee of 50 cents each time the agent or the department issues renewal
24certification or registration documents or a renewal temporary operating receipt

1under par. (ag) 1. or 2. The agent or the department shall retain the entire amount
2of each issuance and transaction fee the agent or the department collects.
AB68,643 3Section 643. 30.52 (3) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,621,54 30.52 (3) (k) Use of fees. All fees remitted to or collected by the department
5under par. (j) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).
AB68,644 6Section 644. 30.537 (4) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,621,87 30.537 (4) (g) All fees remitted to or collected by the department under pars.
8(a), (c), and (d) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).
AB68,645 9Section 645. 30.79 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,622,210 30.79 (5) Payment of aids. On or before January 31 of the year following the
11year in which a local governmental unit operated a water safety patrol unit, it shall
12file with the department on the forms prescribed by it a detailed statement of the
13costs incurred by the local governmental unit in the operation of the water safety
14patrol unit during the past calendar year and of the receipts resulting from fines or
15forfeitures imposed upon persons convicted of violations of ordinances enacted under
16s. 30.77. The department shall audit the statement and determine the net costs that
17are directly attributable to the operation and maintenance of the water safety patrol
18unit, including a reasonable amount for depreciation of equipment. In calculating
19the net costs, the department shall deduct any fines or forfeitures imposed on
20persons convicted of violations of ordinances under s. 30.77 and any costs that do not
21comply with the rules promulgated under sub. (2m). The department shall compute
22the state aids on the basis of 75 80 percent of these net costs and shall cause the aids
23to be paid on or before April 1 of the year in which the statements are filed. If the
24state aids payable to local governmental units exceed the moneys available for such

1purpose, the department shall prorate the payments. No local governmental unit
2may receive state aid amounting to more than 20 percent of the funds available.
AB68,646 3Section 646. 32.015 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,647 4Section 647. 32.51 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,622,75 32.51 (1) Purposes. (intro.) In addition to the powers granted under subch. I
6and subject to the limitations under s. 32.015, any city may condemn or otherwise
7acquire property under this subchapter for:
AB68,648 8Section 648. 36.09 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,622,229 36.09 (1) (e) Subject to par. (em), the board shall appoint a president of the
10system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state
11geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric
12institute; the state cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the
13vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the
14system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to
15the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office
16for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and
17s. 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice
18president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests
19or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin, or sex, sexual orientation, as
20defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender
21identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k)
shall ever be allowed or exercised in the
22appointment of the employees of the system.
AB68,649 23Section 649. 36.09 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,650 24Section 650. 36.09 (3) (d) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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136.09 (3) (d) 3. Within 30 days after all contracts under s. 118.40 (2x) have
2terminated, the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall provide
3notice of this fact to the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2), to the
4governor, and to the state superintendent of public instruction. All requirements and
5authority under this paragraph terminate after the chancellor provides this notice.
AB68,651 6Section 651 . 36.11 (11m) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,623,107 36.11 (11m) (am) The Board of Regents may manage the investment of any
8revenues designated by the Board of Regents, including revenues specified in par.
9(a), by directing the investment board to invest these moneys according to
10investment policies established by the Board of Regents.
AB68,652 11Section 652 . 36.11 (11m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,623,1712 36.11 (11m) (b) Notwithstanding ss. 25.14 (1) (a) and 25.17 (1) (g), the board
13is not required to deposit revenues from gifts, grants, and donations in the state
14investment fund if the board invests these moneys as provided in par. (a).
15Notwithstanding ss. 25.14 (1) (a) and 25.17 (1) (g), the board is not required to deposit
16revenues designated under par. (am) in the state investment fund if the board directs
17the investment of these moneys as provided in par. (am) and s. 25.17 (2) (h).
AB68,653 18Section 653. 36.11 (59) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,623,2019 36.11 (59) Extensions of credit providing short-term funding. (a) In this
20subsection:
AB68,623,2221 1. “Athletics program” means a program for intercollegiate athletics that is all
22of the following:
AB68,623,2323 a. A revenue-producing enterprise.
AB68,623,2424 b. Operated or overseen by an institution's athletics department or office.
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1c. Subject to the bylaws and policies of the National Collegiate Athletic
2Association.
AB68,624,43 2. “Extension of credit” includes a loan or line of credit from a financial
4institution, liquidity facility, ancillary agreement, or any other credit arrangement.
AB68,624,55 3. “Master lease” has the meaning given in s. 16.76 (4) (a).
AB68,624,76 4. “Short-term” means a period not exceeding 5 years for repayment of any
7individual extension of credit.
AB68,624,138 (b) The board may, upon affirmative approval by the board at a public meeting,
9arrange and obtain extensions of credit, on terms approved by the board, to provide
10short-term funding for any expense associated with athletics or educational
11programs and related programs, except as provided in par. (e). Extensions of credit
12may also be used for refinancing or refunding if the repayment period for the original
13extension of credit does not exceed 5 years.
AB68,624,1514 (c) 1. The board may pledge any of the following collateral as security for
15repayment of an extension of credit under par. (b):
AB68,624,1716 a. Any revenues generated by the system, arising after the initial extension of
17credit is entered into, as a result of the operation of any athletics program.
AB68,624,1818 b. Any guarantee, obligation, or revenues furnished by a 3rd party.
AB68,624,2219 2. The board may not pledge the full faith and credit or taxing power of this
20state for repayment of an extension of credit under par. (b). The state shall not be
21generally liable for the repayment of any extension of credit or interest thereon, and
22extensions of credit shall not be a debt of the state for any purpose whatsoever.
AB68,625,223 3. An extension of credit under par. (b) may be repaid only from the
24appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (h). Extensions of credit shall be repayable,
25together with any interest thereon, solely from the sources that the board may pledge

1as collateral under subd. 1. Any instruments evidencing extensions of credit shall
2contain on their face a statement to that effect.
AB68,625,63 4. A creditor that provides an extension of credit under this subsection has a
4security interest in the collateral specified in subd. 1. a. and pledged by the board for
5the benefit of the creditor. No filing, delivery, or other action is required to perfect
6the security interest.
AB68,625,87 (d) The board may execute any credit agreement, security agreement, or other
8agreement or instrument necessary to obtain an extension of credit under par. (b).
AB68,625,109 (e) Proceeds from an extension of credit under par. (b) may not be used to pay
10for any of the following:
AB68,625,1311 1. Expenses associated with the acquisition, construction, improvement, or
12maintenance of buildings or other structures or facilities, including expenses
13associated with a project specified in s. 13.48 (10) (c) and including any debt service.
AB68,625,1614 2. Expenses associated with a master lease under which the department of
15administration, prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date],
16agreed to pay the expense.
AB68,625,2017 3. The creation of a new program, and its associated expenses, under which the
18board obtains property or services by entering into an agreement with a person other
19than the department of administration and this person makes or agrees to make
20periodic payments.
AB68,625,2221 (f) All proceeds from an extension of credit under par. (b) shall be credited to
22the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (h).
AB68,626,223 (g) The board may direct the secretary of administration to transfer, and the
24secretary shall so transfer, from the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (gb)

1to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (h) any amount the board determines
2necessary for the repayment of any obligation arising under this subsection.
AB68,654 3Section 654 . 36.115 (8) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,626,64 36.115 (8) (c) 1. In this paragraph, “state specialists” means state specialists
5who provide extension services in the field of applied agricultural research at any
6institution and who are faculty or instructional academic staff.
AB68,626,107 2. The plan under par. (a) shall recognize as teaching hours, to be included in
8reports to the system administration under par. (a) 1. and eligible for reward under
9par. (a) 2., time spent by state specialists teaching graduate students and teaching
10Wisconsin farmers.
AB68,655 11Section 655 . 36.25 (16) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,626,1512 36.25 (16) Freshwater collaborative. From the appropriation under s. 20.285
13(1) (ar), the board shall fund a freshwater collaborative and shall allocate funding to
14each institution for this purpose. Freshwater collaborative funding shall be used to
15do the following:
AB68,626,1616 (a) Devise new watercentric training programs focused on undergraduates.
AB68,626,1717 (b) Provide scholarships and student support to retain and attract new talent.
AB68,626,1918 (c) Amplify marketing and recruiting relating to Wisconsin's role in freshwater
19science, including branding Wisconsin as the “Silicon Valley of Water."
AB68,626,2020 (d) Enhance workforce development programming.
AB68,626,2221 (e) Recruit new faculty and staff to advance training programs, research, and
22innovation.
AB68,656 23Section 656. 36.25 (17) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,627,224 36.25 (17) Baccalaureate degree program for prisoners. (a) Subject to par.
25(b), the board and the department of corrections shall provide a baccalaureate

1education degree program for prisoners to be funded from the appropriation under
2s. 20.285 (1) (cg).
AB68,627,113 (b) Prior to expending any funds under par. (a), the board and the department
4of corrections shall jointly submit a plan for implementing the program under this
5section to the department of administration. The plan shall detail the proposed
6structure, goals, delivery, and expenditures of the baccalaureate degree program for
7prisoners as mutually agreed upon by the board and the department of corrections.
8The department of administration shall approve or disapprove the plan within 60
9days after it is received. The board may not expend any funds appropriated under
10s. 20.285 (1) (cg) except in accordance with the plan as approved by the department
11of administration.
AB68,657 12Section 657. 36.25 (40) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,627,1613 36.25 (40) Partnership program for the Lake Superior Research Institute.
14 (a) The board shall establish a partnership program between the University of
15Wisconsin-Superior's Lake Superior Research Institute and northern Wisconsin
16communities.
AB68,627,1817 (b) The program under par. (a) shall be designed to accomplish all of the
18following objectives:
AB68,627,2019 1. To remove barriers and provide easy access to research and testing services
20for homeowners and businesses.
AB68,627,2221 2. To provide follow-up assistance and recommendations to solve
22environmental issues.
AB68,627,2323 3. To secure external funding to solve environmental issues.
AB68,627,2424 4. To develop highly visible outreach events.
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15. To create a direct conduit to fully equipped laboratory space and scientific
2expertise and to fully integrate the institute as the applied-environmental research
3arm for the region.
AB68,628,64 (c) The program under par. (a) shall utilize permanent staff and student
5employees to coordinate directly with county health and conservation departments
6and with state, tribal, and local entities to develop regional priorities and solutions.
AB68,628,87 (d) Costs associated with the program under par. (a) shall be funded from the
8appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (bm).
AB68,658 9Section 658 . 36.25 (43) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,628,1510 36.25 (43) Foster youth support programs. From the appropriation under s.
1120.285 (1) (cr), the board shall allocate funding to each institution to establish or
12maintain support programs for students enrolled in the institution who formerly
13resided in a foster home or group home. Support programs funded under this
14subsection may offer students who formerly resided in a foster home or group home,
15among other forms of support, any of the following:
AB68,628,1616 (a) Scholarships.
AB68,628,1717 (b) Employment.
AB68,628,1818 (c) Emergency funds.
AB68,628,1919 (d) Basic supplies.
AB68,628,2120 (e) Mentorships to assist with academic preparations and successful
21navigation of the complex college environment.
AB68,628,2322 (f) Other resources such as career planning, financial literacy training, and
23math and writing support.
AB68,659 24Section 659. 36.25 (56) of the statutes is created to read:
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136.25 (56) UniverCity Alliance program. From the appropriation under s.
220.285 (1) (fm), the board shall provide funding for the UniverCity Alliance program
3to connect in partnership Wisconsin communities, towns, cities, and counties with
4University of Wisconsin-Madison education, service, and research activities in order
5to address the communities' biggest local challenges.
AB68,660 6Section 660. 36.27 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,629,87 36.27 (2) (ar) A student is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if all of the
8following apply:
AB68,629,119 1. The student, or the student's parent or grandparent, is a member of a
10federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or is a member of
11a federally recognized tribe in a state contiguous with Wisconsin.
AB68,629,1512 2. The student has resided in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or
13Michigan, or in any combination of these states, for at least 12 months immediately
14preceding the beginning of any semester or session in which the student enrolls in
15an institution.
AB68,661 16Section 661. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,629,1817 36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is not a citizen of the United States is entitled to
18the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:
AB68,629,2019 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a
20declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.
AB68,629,2321 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years
22following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately
23preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.
AB68,630,224 3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with proof
25that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident

1status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is
2eligible to do so.
AB68,662 3Section 662. 36.27 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 36.27 (2) (e) (intro.) and
4amended to read:
AB68,630,75 36.27 (2) (e) (intro.) In determining bona fide residence at the time of the
6beginning of any semester or session and for the preceding 12 months the, all of the
7following apply:
AB68,630,17 81. The intent of the person to establish and maintain a permanent home in
9Wisconsin is determinative. In addition to representations by the student, intent
10may be demonstrated or disproved by factors including, but not limited to, timely
11filing of a Wisconsin income tax return of a type that only full-year Wisconsin
12residents may file, voter registration in Wisconsin, motor vehicle registration in
13Wisconsin, possession of a Wisconsin operator's license, place of employment,
14self-support, involvement in community activities in Wisconsin, physical presence
15in Wisconsin for at least 12 months preceding the beginning of the semester or
16session for which the student registers, and, if the student is not a U.S. citizen,
17possession of a visa that permits indefinite residence in the United States.
AB68,630,21 182. Notwithstanding subd. 1. and par. (a), a student who enters and remains in
19this state principally to obtain an education is presumed to continue to reside outside
20this state and such presumption continues in effect until rebutted by clear and
21convincing evidence of bona fide residence.
AB68,663 22Section 663. 36.27 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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