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 Devil’s 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 individual’s
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 3board’s 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 institution’s
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 employee’s 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 individual’s 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 12employee’s 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 board’s 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 board’s 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 individual’s 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 9employee’s 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 board’s 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: AB50-ASA2,259,221938.16 (3) (a) 2w. “Revenue” means the sum of the tax levy, property tax relief 20aid under subs. (4) and (5), amounts under s. 79.0965, and payments received under 21s. 79.096, not including a payment received under s. 79.096 (3) or 79.0965 (3) for a 22tax incremental district that has been terminated. AB50-ASA2,14123Section 141. 41.152 of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,260,42441.152 Film production tax credits. (1) The state film office shall
1implement a program to accredit productions and certify expenses for purposes of 2ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h). Application for 3accreditation or certification shall be made to the office in each taxable year for 4which accreditation or certification is desired. AB50-ASA2,260,165(2) If the state film office accredits a production under sub. (1), the office shall 6determine the amount of the production’s production expenditures, as defined in s. 771.07 (5f) (a) 4. The state film office shall not issue an accreditation or certification 8under sub. (1) without first receiving written confirmation from the applicant that 9the applicant has retained a certified public accountant located in this state to 10conduct periodic audits to ensure compliance with this section and ss. 71.07 (5f) and 11(5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h), as prescribed by rule by the office. 12An entity applying for a tax credit under s. 71.07 (5f), 71.28 (5f), or 71.47 (5f) that 13does not have its commercial domicile in this state shall indicate that on its 14application along with the amount of production expenditures it anticipates 15spending in this state and the amount of expenditures, if any, it anticipates 16spending in another state on the same production. AB50-ASA2,261,217(3) The state film office shall notify the department of revenue of every 18production accredited under sub. (1), the amount of the production’s production 19expenditures, as defined in s. 71.07 (5f) (a) 4., every certification issued under sub. 20(1), and the amount of the tax credits under ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and 21(5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h) allocated to the applicant for the taxable year for which 22the applicant’s claim relates. The state film office shall notify the department of
1revenue under this subsection no later than 30 days after allocating tax credits to 2an applicant. AB50-ASA2,261,63(4) The state film office may not allocate more than $5,000,000 in tax credits 4under ss. 71.07 (5f) and (5h), 71.28 (5f) and (5h), and 71.47 (5f) and (5h) in each 5fiscal year and no more than $1,000,000 in tax credits to any single applicant in 6each fiscal year. AB50-ASA2,261,117(5) Each applicant who produces an accredited production, as defined in s. 871.07 (5f) (a) 1., that is eligible for a tax credit under s. 71.07 (5f), 71.28 (5f), or 971.47 (5f) shall include in the finished production an acknowledgment to the state 10of Wisconsin and the state film office as designed by the state film office, including 11a logo designed by the state film office. AB50-ASA2,261,1812(6) Annually, beginning in 2027, the state film office shall prepare a report 13specifying the number of persons who submitted tax credit applications in the 14previous year and the amount of the tax credits allocated to each such applicant. 15The report shall also provide recommendations and suggestions on improving the 16efficiency of the program implemented under this section. The office shall submit 17the report to the legislature, in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2), no later 18than April 30 each year. AB50-ASA2,261,1919(7) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this section. AB50-ASA2,14220Section 142. 45.41 (5) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2,261,232145.41 (5) From the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (vs), the department may 22annually grant up to $75,000 $100,000 to the Wisconsin department of the 23American Legion for the operation of Camp American Legion. AB50-ASA2,143
1Section 143. 45.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2,262,13245.82 (2) The department of veterans affairs shall award a grant annually to 3a county that meets the standards developed under this section if the county 4executive, administrator, or administrative coordinator certifies to the department 5that it employs a county veterans service officer who, if chosen after April 15, 2015, 6is elected or appointed under s. 45.80 (1). A grant for $11,688 $12,300 shall be 7awarded for a county with a population of less than 20,000, a grant for $13,750 8$14,400 shall be awarded for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, a grant 9for $15,813 $16,600 shall be awarded for a county with a population of 45,500 to 1074,999, and a grant for $17,875 $18,800 shall be awarded for a county with a 11population of 75,000 or more. The department of veterans affairs shall use the most 12recent Wisconsin official population estimates prepared by the demographic 13services center when making grants under this subsection. AB50-ASA2,14414Section 144. 45.82 (3) of the statutes is repealed. AB50-ASA2,14515Section 145. 45.82 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: AB50-ASA2,263,21645.82 (4) The department shall provide grants to the governing bodies of 17federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation 18under s. 20.485 (2) (km) or (vu) if that governing body enters into an agreement 19with the department regarding the creation, goals, and objectives of a tribal 20veterans service officer, appoints a veteran to act as a tribal veterans service officer, 21and gives that veteran duties similar to the duties described in s. 45.80 (5), except 22that the veteran shall report to the governing body of the tribe or band. The 23department may make in an amount not to exceed $20,625 $21,700 per grant
1annual grants under this subsection and shall promulgate rules to implement this 2subsection. AB50-ASA2,1463Section 146. 46.533 of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,263,7446.533 Suicide and crisis lifeline; grants. (1) In this section, “national 5crisis hotline” means the telephone or text access number “988,” or its successor, 6that is maintained under the federally administered program under 42 USC 290bb-736c. AB50-ASA2,263,108(2) The department shall award grants to organizations that provide crisis 9intervention services and crisis care coordination to individuals who contact the 10national crisis hotline from anywhere within this state. AB50-ASA2,14711Section 147. 46.548 of the statutes is created to read: AB50-ASA2,263,141246.548 Regional referral hospital support payment; Waukesha 13County. (1) Definition. In this section, “eligible hospital” means a hospital that 14meets all of the following criteria: AB50-ASA2,263,1515(a) The hospital is located in Waukesha County. AB50-ASA2,263,1616(b) The hospital is certified under s. 50.35. AB50-ASA2,263,1717(c) The hospital has 300 or more licensed acute care beds. AB50-ASA2,263,1818(d) The hospital is privately owned and operated as a nonprofit. AB50-ASA2,263,2019(e) The hospital serves as a regional referral center providing tertiary-level 20care to residents of multiple counties.
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