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AB50-ASA2,247,14720.866 (2) (zz) State fair park board; self-amortizing facilities. From the
8capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the state fair park board to acquire,
9construct, develop, enlarge, or improve facilities at the state fair park in West Allis.
10The state may contract public debt not to exceed $53,687,100 for this purpose. The
11state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $1,500,000 for this
12purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to
13$12,350,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an
14amount up to $2,500,000 for this purpose.
AB50-ASA2,11515Section 115. 20.867 (3) (cy) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2,247,221620.867 (3) (cy) Medical College of Wisconsin eye institute. A sum sufficient to
17reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred
18in financing the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., eye institute project specified in
19s. 13.48 (31m), to make the payments determined by the building commission under
20s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in
21financing the project, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary
22arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).
AB50-ASA2,11623Section 116. 20.867 (3) (kr) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2,248,22420.867 (3) (kr) Grants for local construction projects. All moneys transferred

1under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9251 (3), to fund the grants for local
2construction projects awarded under s. 13.48 (20x).
AB50-ASA2,1173Section 117. 20.867 (3) (x) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,248,17420.867 (3) (x) Segregated revenue supported building program projects;
5inflationary project cost overruns. From the capital improvement fund, as a
6continuing appropriation, all moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19,
7section 9251 (1), and 2023 Wisconsin Act 102, section 9251 (1), and 2025 Wisconsin
8Act .... (this act), section 9251 (1), to fund the projects enumerated under 2023
9Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1), including the project created by 2023 Wisconsin
10Act 102, section 4, and under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9104 (1), in
11the amounts designated as segregated revenue in that section those act sections
12for those projects; to fund the other expenditures and allocations designated as
13segregated revenue under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (4) to (13); to fund
14the projects enumerated under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9104 (1), in
15the amounts designated as existing segregated revenue in that section for those
16projects; and to offset building program project budget cost overruns caused by
17inflation under s. 13.48 (2) (L) in a total amount up to $20,000,000.
AB50-ASA2,11818Section 118. 23.0917 (5g) (L) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2,248,211923.0917 (5g) (L) 3. Of the unobligated amount, the department shall obligate
20$6,000,000 for erosion control projects in the Kenosha Dunes unit of the Chiwaukee
21Prairie state natural area in Kenosha County.
AB50-ASA2,11922Section 119. 24.55 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,249,32324.55 Executive secretary; deputy; staff; appointments; duties; oath.
24The board shall appoint an executive secretary outside the classified service. The

1executive secretary shall appoint a deputy who shall, during the absence of the
2executive secretary, have all of the authority given by law to the executive secretary.
3The executive secretary and deputy shall take and file the official oath.
AB50-ASA2,1204Section 120. 25.17 (1) (cg) of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2,1215Section 121. 25.491 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2,249,8625.491 (13) There is established in the local government fund a separate
7account that is designated the disaster assistance account to make the payments
8under s. 323.31.
AB50-ASA2,1229Section 122. 25.77 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,249,101025.77 (11) All moneys transferred under s. 50.38 (8) and (10).
AB50-ASA2,12311Section 123. 25.77 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,249,131225.77 (12) All moneys recouped and deposited under s. 50.38 (6) (a) 4. and
13(6m) (a) 4.
AB50-ASA2,12414Section 124. 25.772 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,249,191525.772 Hospital assessment fund. There is established a separate
16nonlapsible trust fund designated as the hospital assessment fund, to consist of all
17moneys received under s. 50.38 (2) (a) and (b) from assessments on hospitals other
18than critical access hospitals and all moneys recouped and deposited under s. 50.38
19(6) (a) 3.
AB50-ASA2,12520Section 125. 25.774 of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2,12621Section 126. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,250,22227.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle
23admission receipt is $37.50 $49.50 for any vehicle that has a registration plate or

1plates from another state, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s.
229.235 (6).
AB50-ASA2,1273Section 127. 27.01 (7) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,250,7427.01 (7) (g) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4., the department shall
5charge a fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt of not less than $10.85 $19.85 but
6not more than $15.85 $24.85, as determined by the secretary, for any vehicle that
7has a registration plate from another state.
AB50-ASA2,1288Section 128. 27.01 (7) (g) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,250,11927.01 (7) (g) 3. Subject to par. (gm) 5., the department shall charge a fee for a
10daily vehicle admission receipt of not less than $14.85 $24.85 but not more than
11$19.85 $29.85 for a motor bus that has a registration plate from another state.
AB50-ASA2,12912Section 129. 27.01 (7) (g) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,250,171327.01 (7) (g) 4. Notwithstanding subd. 3. and subject to par. (gm) 5., the
14department shall charge a fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt of not less than
15$5.85 $9.85 but not more than $10.85 $14.85 for a motor bus that has a registration
16plate from another state and primarily transports residents from nursing homes
17located in this state.
AB50-ASA2,13018Section 130. 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,250,231927.01 (7) (gm) 1. Instead of the fees under pars. (f) 1. and (g) 1., the
20department shall charge an individual $15 or $20 $32, respectively, for an annual
21vehicle admission receipt if the individual applying for the receipt or a member of
22his or her household owns a vehicle for which a current annual vehicle admission
23receipt has been issued for the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or (g) 1.
AB50-ASA2,13124Section 131. 27.01 (10) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,251,7
127.01 (10) (d) 2. The department shall charge a camping fee of not less than
2$19 but not more than $35, as determined by the secretary, for each night at a
3campsite in a state campground for a nonresident camping party, except as
4provided under par. (fm). Beginning on July 7, 2023, the maximum camping fee
5allowed under this subdivision is $45. Beginning on the effective date of this
6subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], the maximum camping fee allowed under this
7subdivision is $50.
AB50-ASA2,1328Section 132. 27.01 (10) (g) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,251,11927.01 (10) (g) 5. Except as provided in subd. 6., an additional camping fee of
10$10 $15 per night for a camping party that uses electricity supplied at a state
11campground if the campsite has an electric receptacle.
AB50-ASA2,13312Section 133. 27.01 (10) (g) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,251,161327.01 (10) (g) 6. An additional camping fee of $15 $25 per night for a camping
14party that uses electricity supplied at a state campground located in Devils Lake
15State Park, High Cliff State Park, Kohler-Andrae State Park, Peninsula State Park,
16or Willow River State Park, if the campsite has an electric receptacle.
AB50-ASA2,13417Section 134. 36.11 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2,252,81836.11 (3) (b) Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board shall establish policies for the
19appropriate transfer of credits between institutions within the system, including
20postsecondary credits earned by a high school pupil enrolled in a course at an
21institution within the system under the program under s. 118.55. If the board
22determines that postsecondary credits earned by a high school pupil under the
23program under s. 118.55 are not transferable under this paragraph, the board shall
24permit the individual to take an examination to determine the individuals

1competency in the subject area of the course and, if the individual receives a passing
2score on the examination, shall award equivalent credits to the individual. The
3boards policies under this paragraph shall provide that, no later than September 1,
42026, all credits for core general education courses, as defined in s. 36.31 (2m) (a) 2.,
5are transferable between institutions within the system and satisfy general
6education requirements at the receiving institution. No later than December 31,
72025, the board shall submit a proposal to the joint committee on employment
8relations related to the transfer policies.
AB50-ASA2,1359Section 135. 36.11 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2,252,161036.11 (13) Institutions funding allocation on the basis of enrollment
11decline and course credits awarded. (a) From the appropriation under s.
1220.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate a total of $15,250,000 in each fiscal year to
13institutions that have had, on average, a decline in student enrollment in the
14immediately preceding 10-year period. The board shall allocate the money to each
15qualifying institution in proportion to the full-time equivalent student enrollment
16at the institution in the most recent academic year for which this data is available.
AB50-ASA2,252,2217(b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate a
18total of $11,250,000 in each fiscal year to institutions in proportion to the aggregate
19number of course credits awarded to undergraduate students enrolled in the
20institution in the most recent academic year for which this data is available, except
21that no institution may receive more than 25 percent of the total amount of funds
22allocated under this paragraph.
AB50-ASA2,253,223(c) Funding provided under this subsection is in addition to an institutions

1allocation under ss. 36.09 (1) (h) and 36.112 and in addition to any other allocation
2of funding by the board.
AB50-ASA2,1363Section 136. 36.115 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2,253,9436.115 (9) (a) Notwithstanding s. 16.505 (2m) and (2p), the board shall
5continue to maintain, across the entire system, the number of positions for system
6employees that are funded by either general purpose revenue or program revenue at
7the level in effect on January 1, 2024, as set forth in, and subject to all of the terms
8of, the resolution adopted by the board on December 13, 2023, except that this
9paragraph applies through and after December 31, 2026.
AB50-ASA2,253,1210(b) The chancellor may not create or abolish any position under s. 16.505 (2m)
11or (2p) for any system employee assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison
12that would be inconsistent with par. (a).
AB50-ASA2,13713Section 137. 36.115 (10) of the statutes are created to read:
AB50-ASA2,253,171436.115 (10) (a) In this subsection, credit hour, with respect to a course,
15means a period of not less than 50 consecutive minutes per week of instructional
16time for each week of the semester or session that the course is offered, excluding
17the week of or the week immediately preceding final examinations for the course.
AB50-ASA2,253,2018(b) Notwithstanding sub. (8) and any provision of the personnel systems
19under subs. (2) and (3), the provisions of this subsection apply with respect to each
20institution within the system, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
AB50-ASA2,254,221(c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and pars. (d) to (f), beginning on
22September 1, 2026, each full-time faculty member and each full-time member of the
23instructional academic staff shall teach no fewer than 24 credit hours per academic

1year and, if the faculty member or instructional academic staff member is employed
2on a 12-month contract, an additional 6 credit hours during the summer.
AB50-ASA2,254,932. Except as provided in pars. (d) to (f), beginning on September 1, 2026, each
4full-time faculty member and each full-time member of the instructional academic
5staff assigned to an institution that is classified as Research 1 by the Carnegie
6Classification of Institutions of Higher Education shall teach no fewer than 12
7credit hours per academic year and, if the faculty member or instructional academic
8staff member is employed on a 12-month contract, an additional 3 credit hours
9during the summer.
AB50-ASA2,254,13103. Beginning on September 1, 2026, an instructional employee who has less
11than a full-time appointment shall teach a minimum number of credit hours in the
12proportion that the appointment bears to the required credit hours for a full-time
13instructional employee.
AB50-ASA2,254,16144. Beginning on September 1, 2026, an instructional employee employed on a
1512-month contract who has the employees instructional time offset by other sources
16shall teach not fewer than one course during any semester or summer session.
AB50-ASA2,254,2217(d) 1. Each academic department in an institution may designate one
18individual to serve as the chairperson of the department. The duties of the
19chairperson shall be determined by the chancellor of the institution to which the
20individual is assigned. The teaching responsibilities under par. (c) may be reduced
21for the department chairperson commensurate with the individuals duties as
22chairperson.
AB50-ASA2,255,6232. An institution may assign administrative duties to instructional employees
24other than the chairperson of a department and may designate these instructional

1employees as having these administrative duties, but the institution may not
2designate more than 10 percent of either faculty or instructional academic staff as
3having administrative duties. The teaching responsibilities under par. (c) may be
4reduced for instructional employees designated as having administrative duties to
5the extent the reduction is approved by the joint committee on employment
6relations no later than January 31, 2026.
AB50-ASA2,255,87(e) 1. In this paragraph, buyout means replacing general purpose revenue
8or program revenue funding for a position with funding from other revenue sources.
AB50-ASA2,255,1492. The board may develop a buyout policy under which the number of credit
10hours that an instructional employee is required to teach under par. (c) may be
11reduced by reducing in the same proportion the portion of the instructional
12employees compensation, including salary and benefits, funded from general
13purpose revenue or program revenue and replacing it with compensation funded
14from other revenue sources.
AB50-ASA2,255,2015(f) 1. Subject to subds. 2. to 4., the board may adopt guidelines, consistent
16with the provisions of this subsection that provide additional details relevant to the
17requirements under this subsection, or that present exceptions for reasonably
18justified circumstances, but only if, no later than December 1, 2025, the board
19submits to the joint committee on employment relations the proposed guidelines for
20legislative review.
AB50-ASA2,256,2212. In the proposed guidelines submitted under subd. 1., the board may
22propose exceptions to the requirements under par. (c) or other requirements under
23this subsection. If the joint committee on employment relations approves these

1exceptions prior to January 31, 2026, the board may adopt and implement the
2exceptions and incorporate the approved exceptions into its guidelines.
AB50-ASA2,256,733. In the proposed guidelines submitted under subd. 1., the board may
4propose exceptions to any required methodology for the buyout policy under par. (e).
5If the joint committee on employment relations approves these exceptions prior to
6January 31, 2026, the board may adopt and implement the exceptions and
7incorporate the approved exceptions into its guidelines.
AB50-ASA2,256,1084. To the extent applicable, the boards submission under subd. 1. shall
9include any request for a reduction in teaching responsibilities for instructional
10employees designated as having administrative duties under par. (d) 2.
AB50-ASA2,256,1211(g) Annually, the board shall report to the appropriate standing committees of
12the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) all of the following information:
AB50-ASA2,256,14131. The total credit hours taught by faculty and instructional academic staff,
14grouped according to the following factors:
AB50-ASA2,256,1515a. Classification as faculty or instructional academic staff.
AB50-ASA2,256,1616b. Institution to which the employee is assigned.
AB50-ASA2,256,1817c. Whether the employee has a full-time appointment and, if not, the extent of
18the part-time appointment.
AB50-ASA2,256,1919d. Each funding source and the amount of funding from each source.
AB50-ASA2,256,21202. The percentage of teaching staff at each institution meeting the full
21workload requirements under this subsection.
AB50-ASA2,256,2322(h) In its report under s. 13.94 (1) (t), the legislative audit bureau shall
23evaluate the boards compliance with the requirements under this subsection.
AB50-ASA2,13824Section 138. 36.31 (2m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2,257,3
136.31 (2m) (d) Notwithstanding pars. (am) 1. and (b), no agreement under
2this subsection may limit the transfer of credits for core general education courses
3between institutions within the system.
AB50-ASA2,1394Section 139. 38.12 (15) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2,257,9538.12 (15) Teaching requirements. (a) In this subsection, credit hour,
6with respect to a course, means a period of not less than 50 consecutive minutes per
7week of instructional time for each week of the semester or session that the course
8is offered, excluding the week of or the week immediately preceding final
9examinations for the course.
AB50-ASA2,257,1310(b) Except as provided in and pars. (c) and (d), beginning on September 1,
112026, each full-time instructor shall teach no fewer than 24 credit hours per
12academic year and, if the instructor is employed on a 12-month contract, an
13additional 6 credit hours during the summer.
AB50-ASA2,257,1814(c) 1. Each academic department in a district school may designate one
15individual to serve as the chairperson of the department. The duties of the
16chairperson shall be determined by the district director. The teaching
17responsibilities under par. (b) may be reduced for the department chairperson
18commensurate with the individuals duties as chairperson.
AB50-ASA2,258,2192. A district board may assign administrative duties to instructional
20employees other than the chairperson of a department and may designate these
21instructional employees as having these administrative duties, but the district
22board may not designate more than 10 percent of instructional employees as having
23administrative duties. The teaching responsibilities under par. (b) may be reduced
24for instructional employees designated as having administrative duties to the

1extent the reduction is approved by the joint committee on employment relations no
2later than January 31, 2026.
AB50-ASA2,258,53(d) 1. In this paragraph, buyout means replacing position funding that
4derives from state revenue or property tax revenue with position funding that
5derives from other revenue sources.
AB50-ASA2,258,1162. The district board may develop a buyout policy under which the number of
7credit hours that an instructional employee is required to teach under par. (b) may
8be reduced by reducing in the same proportion the portion of the instructional
9employees compensation, including salary and benefits, funded from state
10revenues or property tax revenues and replacing it with compensation funded from
11other revenue sources.
AB50-ASA2,258,1712(e) 1. Subject to subds. 2. to 4., the district board may adopt guidelines,
13consistent with the provisions of this subsection that provide additional details
14relevant to the requirements under this subsection, or that present exceptions for
15reasonably justified circumstances, but only if, no later than December 1, 2025, the
16district board submits to the joint committee on employment relations the proposed
17guidelines for legislative review.
AB50-ASA2,258,22182. In the proposed guidelines submitted under subd. 1., the district board may
19propose exceptions to the requirements under par. (b) or other requirements under
20this subsection. If the joint committee on employment relations approves these
21exceptions prior to January 31, 2026, the district board may adopt and implement
22the exceptions and incorporate the approved exceptions into its guidelines.
AB50-ASA2,259,3233. In the proposed guidelines submitted under subd. 1., the district board may
24propose exceptions to any required methodology for the buyout policy under par. (d).

1If the joint committee on employment relations approves these exceptions prior to
2January 31, 2026, the district board may adopt and implement the exceptions and
3incorporate the approved exceptions into its guidelines.
AB50-ASA2,259,744. To the extent applicable, the district boards submission under subd. 1.
5shall include any request for a reduction in teaching responsibilities for
6instructional employees designated as having administrative duties under par. (c)
72.
AB50-ASA2,259,98(f) Annually, the district board shall report to the appropriate standing
9committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) all of the following information:
AB50-ASA2,259,11101. The total credit hours taught by instructors, grouped according to the
11following factors:
AB50-ASA2,259,1212a. Classification, as applicable.
AB50-ASA2,259,1413b. Whether the employee has a full-time appointment and, if not, the extent of
14the part-time appointment.
AB50-ASA2,259,1515c. Each funding source and the amount of funding from each source.
AB50-ASA2,259,17162. The percentage of teaching staff at district schools meeting the full
17workload requirements under this subsection.
AB50-ASA2,14018Section 140. 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. of the statutes is amended to read:
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