Amendment SA3-SSA2-SB45

SB45-SSA2-SA3,37 Section 37. 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,16,21 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. “Revenue” means the sum of the tax levy, property tax relief aid under subs. (4) and (5), amounts under s. 79.0965, and payments received under s. 79.096, not including a payment received under s. 79.096 (3) for a tax incremental district that has been terminated.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,38 Section 38. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,16,24 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States if that person meets all of the following requirements:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,17,2 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,17,5 2. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,17,9 3. The person enrolls in a district school and provides the district board with proof that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is eligible to do so.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,39 Section 39. 38.22 (6) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,17,11 38.22 (6) (g) Any person who meets all of the following requirements:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,17,14 1. The person is a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or is a member of a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,17,18 2. The person has resided in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan, or in any combination of these states, for at least 12 months immediately preceding the beginning of any semester or session in which the person enrolls in a district school.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,40 Section 40. 38.24 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,17,23 38.24 (5m) Fee remission for certain tribal members. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), the district board shall grant full remission of program fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) and incidental fees under s. 38.14 (9) to any student enrolled in a district school who is all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,18,2 1. A resident of this state, as determined according to the procedures established under s. 38.22 (4) (a).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,18,4 2. An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe in this state.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,18,6 (b) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,18,8 (c) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) only if the student maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,41 Section 41. 38.24 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,18,15 38.24 (5r) Fee remission for student teachers. (a) In this subsection, “student teacher” means an individual enrolled in a district school who is a resident of this state, as determined according to the procedures established under s. 38.22 (4) (a), and who is participating in the student teaching component of an educator preparatory program approved by the state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.28 (7) (a).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,18,18 (b) The district board shall grant full remission of program fees under sub. (1m) (a) to (c) to student teachers during their semester or session of student teaching.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,42 Section 42. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,18,21 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,43 Section 43. 38.43 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,18,24 38.43 Voter identification. Each technical college shall issue student identification cards that qualify as identification under s. 5.02 (6m) (f).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,44 Section 44. 39.465 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,19,3 39.465 (1) (f) “Student” means an individual enrolled in the school or an individual who is a dental general practice resident at the school.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,45 Section 45. 39.465 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,19,13 39.465 (2) Scholarships. In consultation with the department of health services, the board shall establish a program for awarding to no more than 15 students at the school an annual scholarship, including a stipend, equal to $30,000 for each year of a student’s enrollment or dental general practice residency but not exceeding 4 years. The board shall pay the scholarships from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (dg). From the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (dg), the board shall also provide the school $350,000 annually for the development and operation of programs to support the recruitment and training of students in rural dentistry.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,46 Section 46. 39.86 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,19,19 39.86 (5) Fees. The board may establish reasonable fees to be imposed in connection with any function or service provided by the board under this section, including fees for authorizing eligible institutions for the offering of distance education programs. All fees collected by the board shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (3) (g) 20.505 (4) (g).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,47 Section 47. 44.02 (5s) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,19,23 44.02 (5s) Except as provided in s. 16.84 (2), have responsibility for security at the Wisconsin Historical Museum located at 30 N. Carroll Street in Madison and at any subsequent museum located on N. Carroll Street in Madison.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,48 Section 48. 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,20,2 45.01 (12) (fm) A person who resides in this state, if any of the following applies:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,20,4 1. The person was naturalized pursuant to section 2 (1) of the federal Hmong Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2000, P.L. 106-207.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,20,9 2. The person is a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States and the secretary has determined that the person served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the armed forces of the United States at any time during the period beginning February 28, 1961, and ending September 18, 1978.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,49 Section 49. 146.82 (2) (a) 8m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,20,15 146.82 (2) (a) 8m. To the Population Health Institute, or its successor, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health under s. 255.18 (2) and to the persons specified under s. 36.47 (3) (f). The release of a patient health care record under this subdivision shall be limited to the information specified in the list under s. 36.47 (3) (d).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,50 Section 50. 230.08 (2) (L) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,20,18 230.08 (2) (L) 4. Higher educational aids board, created under s. 15.67 attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,51 Section 51. 230.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,21,3 230.26 (4) Fringe benefits specifically authorized by statutes, with the exception of leave of absence with pay owing to sickness, deferred compensation plan participation under subch. VII of ch. 40, worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, group insurance, retirement, and social security coverage, shall be denied employees hired under this section. Such employees may not be considered permanent employees and do not qualify for tenure, vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, performance awards, or the right to compete in promotional processes.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,52 Section 52. 230.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,21,19 230.35 (2) Leave of absence with pay owing to sickness and leave of absence without pay, other than annual leave and leave under s. 103.10, shall be regulated by rules of the administrator, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate from year to year. Beginning on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], employees appointed under s. 230.26 (1) shall accrue leave of absence with pay owing to sickness at the same rate as permanent and project state employees, and such leave shall be prorated if the employee works less than full-time. After July 1, 1973, employees appointed to career executive positions under the program established under s. 230.24 or positions designated in s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e) shall have any unused sick leave credits restored if they are reemployed in a career executive position or in a position under s. 19.42 (10) (L) or 20.923 (4), (7), (8), and (9) or authorized under s. 230.08 (2) (e), regardless of the duration of their absence. Restoration of unused sick leave credits if reemployment is to a position other than those specified above shall be in accordance with rules of the administrator.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,53 Section 53. 255.18 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,21,22 255.18 Parkinson’s disease registry reporting. (1) Definitions. In this section:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,21,23 (a) “Health care facility” has the meaning given in s. 155.01 (6).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,22,2 (b) “Health care provider” means a physician, surgeon, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,22,3 (c) “Parkinsonism” has the meaning given in s. 36.47 (1) (c)

SB45-SSA2-SA3,22,4 (d) “Parkinson’s disease” has the meaning given in s. 36.47 (1) (d).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,22,6 (e) “Parkinson’s disease registry” means the Parkinson’s disease registry established and maintained by the Population Health Institute under s. 36.47 (3).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,22,9 (f) “Population Health Institute” means the Population Health Institute, or its successor, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,22,17 (2) Reporting required. Beginning on the first day of the 25th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], if a health care provider diagnoses a patient with Parkinson’s disease or a parkinsonism in this state or, for a health care provider who has primary responsibility for treating a patient’s Parkinson’s disease or parkinsonism, treats a patient’s Parkinson’s disease or parkinsonism in this state, that health care provider or the health care facility that employs or contracts with the health care provider shall do all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,22,18 (a) Offer the patient the opportunity to do all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,22,20 1. Review any informational materials developed by the Population Health Institute about the Parkinson’s disease registry.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,22,22 2. Speak with and ask questions of their health care provider about the Parkinson’s disease registry.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,22,24 3. Affirmatively decline, in writing, to participate in the collection of data for purposes of the Parkinson’s disease registry.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,23,3 (b) Except as provided in par. (d), report the information specified in the list under s. 36.47 (3) (d) about the patient’s case to the Population Health Institute in the format prescribed by the Population Health Institute under s. 36.47 (3) (c).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,23,5 (c) Notify the patient orally and in writing about the reporting requirement under par. (b).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,23,10 (d) If the patient affirmatively declines in writing to participate in the collection of data for purposes of the Parkinson’s disease registry, report only the incident of the patient’s Parkinson’s disease or parkinsonism to the Population Health Institute in the format prescribed by the Population Health Institute under s. 36.47 (3) (c).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,23,18 (3) Confidentiality. Any information reported to the Population Health Institute under sub. (2) that could identify an individual who is the subject of the report or a health care provider submitting the report is confidential. Confidential information obtained or reported in compliance with sub. (2) is not available for subpoena and may not be disclosed, discoverable, or compelled to be produced in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other proceeding. Confidential information obtained or reported in compliance with sub. (2) is not admissible as evidence in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other tribunal or court for any reason.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,23,22 (4) Responsibility. A health care facility that employs or contracts with a health care provider diagnosing a patient with, or treating a patient with, Parkinson’s disease or a parkinsonism is ultimately responsible for meeting the requirements under sub. (2).”.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,23,23 8. At the appropriate place, insert all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,9121 Section 9121. Nonstatutory provisions; Historical Society.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,24,2 (1) Authorized positions; historical society. The authorized positions for the historical society are increased as provided in 2025 Senate Bill 45.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,9142 Section 9142. Nonstatutory provisions; Technical College System.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,24,5 (1) Authorized positions; TCS. The authorized positions for the technical college system are increased as provided in 2025 Senate Bill 45.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,9147 Section 9147. Nonstatutory provisions; University of Wisconsin System.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,24,9 (1) Authorized positions; UWS. The authorized positions for the University of Wisconsin System are increased as provided in 2025 Senate Bill 45.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,24,17 (2) Paid sick leave for temporary employees. The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall submit to the administrator of the division of personnel management in the department of administration, with its recommendations for adjustments to compensation and employee benefits for employees of the system under s. 230.12 (3) (e) 1. for the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, a plan to provide paid sick leave benefits to temporary employees of the system. The plan shall provide sick leave benefits at the same rate such benefits are provided to permanent and project employees of the system.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,24,18 (3) Funding allocations for certain programs and initiatives.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,24,19 (a) In this subsection:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,24,20 1. “Board” means the Board of Regents of the system.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,24,21 2. “System” means the University of Wisconsin System.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,24,23 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate at least the following amounts for the following purposes:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,25,2 1. In fiscal year 2025-26, $1,209,500, and in fiscal year 2026-27, $1,612,500, to increase assistance to veterans and military personnel enrolled in the system and to their families.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,25,5 2. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $1,001,500, for the program under s. 36.61, including any extension of program eligibility to additional health care providers, as defined in s. 36.61 (1) (b).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,25,7 3. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $500,000, to establish or continue foster youth programming for eligible students enrolled in the system.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,25,11 4. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $300,000, for the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s UniverCity Alliance program that leverages the university’s academic and research resources to address challenges faced by urban areas.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,25,14 5. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $1,000,000, to support journalism programs and fellowships for students and graduates of journalism programs at system institutions.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,25,18 6. In each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium, $250,000, for the system to provide education, training, research, and technical assistance to support small businesses and entrepreneurs, economic development practitioners, and communities in the development of entrepreneurial activity in rural Wisconsin.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,25,23 (4) Grant to the Institute for Healthy Aging. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall award a grant of $450,000 in each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium to the Institute for Healthy Aging to support programs in fall prevention and recovery training.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,26,2 (5) Funding for the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,26,3 (c) In this subsection:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,26,4 1. “Board” means the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,26,6 2. “MIA Recovery Project” means the University of Wisconsin Missing-in- Action Recovery and Identification Project.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,26,10 (d) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall provide $500,000 in funding in each fiscal year of the 2025-27 fiscal biennium for the MIA Recovery Project to perform a mission for the recovery and identification of Wisconsin veterans who are missing in action.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,26,16 (e) The MIA Recovery Project, acting through its representative, shall submit at the conclusion of the mission for which the funds were expended, to the board, the joint committee on finance, the standing committees of each house of the legislature dealing with veterans matters, the governor, the department of veterans affairs, and the department of military affairs, a report on the mission’s findings and an accounting of expenditures for the mission.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,26,21 (6) Funding allocation for a statewide Parkinson’s disease registry. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System shall allocate in fiscal year 2025-26, at least $3,900,000, and in fiscal year 2026-27, at least $2,400,000, to establish the statewide Parkinson’s disease registry under s. 36.47.