SB45: Bill Text

SB45,421,24 36.61 (8) (c) 3. Practice at a public or private nonprofit entity in a health professional shortage area, if the health care provider is not a dental therapist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental hygienist, or in a dental health shortage area, if the health care provider is a dental therapist, dental assistant, dental auxiliary, or dental hygienist.

SB45,646 Section 646. 36.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,422,5 36.62 (2) Advise the board on the amount, up to $25,000 for health care providers other than medical assistants and up to $12,500 for medical assistants, to be repaid on behalf of each health care provider who participates in the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 36.61.

SB45,647 Section 647. 38.04 (25) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,422,10 38.04 (25) Adoption of artificial intelligence. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f), the board may award grants to district boards to support the district boards with the adoption and use of artificial intelligence in areas including the following:

SB45,422,11 (a) Educator recruitment, retention, and upskilling.

SB45,422,12 (b) Curriculum and resource development to meet employer demand.

SB45,422,13 (c) Stackable credential development.

SB45,422,14 (d) Infrastructure development.

SB45,648 Section 648. 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,422,19 38.16 (3) (a) 2w. “Revenue” means the sum of the tax levy, property tax relief aid under subs. (4) and (5), and payments received under s. ss. 79.096, 79.0965, and 79.098, not including a payment received under s. 79.096 (3), 79.0965 (3), or 79.098 (3) for a tax incremental district that has been terminated.

SB45,649 Section 649. 38.22 (6) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,422,22 38.22 (6) (e) Any person who is not a citizen of the United States if that person meets all of the following requirements:

SB45,422,24 1. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.

SB45,423,3 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.

SB45,423,7 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.

SB45,650 Section 650. 38.22 (6) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,423,9 38.22 (6) (g) Any person who meets all of the following requirements:

SB45,423,12 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.

SB45,423,16 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.

SB45,651 Section 651. 38.24 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,423,21 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:

SB45,423,23 1. A resident of this state, as determined according to the procedures established under s. 38.22 (4) (a).

SB45,424,2 2. An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe in this state.

SB45,424,4 (b) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer.

SB45,424,6 (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.

SB45,652 Section 652. 38.24 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,424,13 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).

SB45,424,16 (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.

SB45,653 Section 653. 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,424,19 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm).

SB45,654 Section 654. 38.43 of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,424,22 38.43 Voter identification. Each technical college shall issue student identification cards that qualify as identification under s. 5.02 (6m) (f).

SB45,655 Section 655. 39.395 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB45,425,2 39.395 (title) Financial assistance for educators in nursing, allied health, behavioral health, and dentistry.

SB45,656 Section 656. 39.395 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 39.395 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB45,425,5 39.395 (1) (intro.) In this section, “institution:

SB45,425,9 (e) “Institution of higher education” means an institution or college campus within the University of Wisconsin System, a technical college within the technical college system, or a private, nonprofit institution of higher education located in this state.

SB45,657 Section 657. 39.395 (1) (a) to (e) of the statutes are created to read:

SB45,425,12 39.395 (1) (a) “Allied health professional” has the meaning given in s. 146.615 (1) (ag).

SB45,425,13 (b) “Behavioral health provider” has the meaning given in s. 257.01 (1).

SB45,425,15 (c) “Dental assistant” means an individual who holds a certified dental assistant credential issued by a national credentialing organization.

SB45,425,18 (d) “Dentistry professional” means a dental assistant, a dental hygienist licensed under s. 447.04 (2), a dental therapist licensed under s. 447.04 (1m), or a dentist as defined in s. 447.01 (7).

SB45,425,20 (e) “Faculty” means individuals that are employed as faculty in either a full- time or a part-time capacity at an institution of higher education.

SB45,658 Section 658. 39.395 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,425,24 39.395 (2) (am) Fellowships for students who enroll in an institution of higher education’s masters or doctoral program that trains students for practice as an allied health professional, a behavioral health provider, or a dentistry professional.

SB45,659 Section 659. 39.395 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,426,4 39.395 (2) (bm) Postdoctoral fellowships to recruit institution of higher education faculty for programs that train students to be allied health professionals, behavioral health providers, or dentistry professionals.

SB45,660 Section 660. 39.395 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,426,8 39.395 (2) (cm) Educational loan repayment assistance to recruit and retain institution of higher education faculty for programs that train students to be allied health professionals, behavioral health providers, or dentistry professionals.

SB45,661 Section 661. 39.395 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,426,15 39.395 (3) The program established under sub. (2) shall require individuals who receive fellowships under sub. (2) (a) or, (am), (b), or (bm) or assistance under sub. (2) (c) or (cm) to make a commitment to teach for at least 3 consecutive years in a nursing program at an institution of higher education or in an institution of higher education’s program that trains students to be allied health professionals, behavioral health providers, or dentistry professionals.

SB45,662 Section 662. 39.465 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,426,18 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.

SB45,663 Section 663. 39.465 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,427,4 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.

SB45,664 Section 664. 39.86 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,427,10 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).

SB45,665 Section 665. 40.02 (8) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.

SB45,666 Section 666. 40.02 (17) (o) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,427,21 40.02 (17) (o) Notwithstanding par. (d), each participant who is a marshal of the supreme court and who is classified as a protective occupation participant shall be granted creditable service as a protective occupation participant for all covered service while a marshal of the supreme court that was earned on or after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], but may not be granted creditable service as a protective occupation participant for any covered service as an employee of the supreme court that was not as a protective occupation participant and that was earned before the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].

SB45,667 Section 667. 40.02 (21d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,428,2 40.02 (21d) (intro.) “Domestic partnership” means a relationship between 2 individuals, who submitted an affidavit of domestic partnership to the department before September 23, 2017, that satisfies all of the following:

SB45,668 Section 668. 40.02 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,428,13 40.02 (28) “Employer” means the state, including each state agency, any county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created within the state, any federated public library system established under s. 43.19 whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 750,000 or more, a local exposition district created under subch. II of ch. 229, a transit authority created under s. 66.1039, and a long-term care district created under s. 46.2895, except as provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3). “Employer” does not include a local cultural arts district created under subch. V of ch. 229. Each employer shall be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.

SB45,669 Section 669. 40.02 (48) (am) 24. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,428,15 40.02 (48) (am) 24. A marshal of the supreme court.

SB45,670 Section 670. 40.02 (48) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,428,20 40.02 (48) (b) 6. A “marshal of the supreme court” is an individual employed by the office of the marshals of the supreme court under s. 758.195 and whose principal duties are detecting and preventing crime and enforcing laws or ordinances of this state.

SB45,671 Section 671. 40.02 (48) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,429,12 40.02 (48) (c) In s. 40.65, “protective occupation participant” means a participating employee who is a police officer, fire fighter, an individual determined by a participating employer under par. (a) or (bm) to be a protective occupation participant, county undersheriff, deputy sheriff, county jailer who is certified as a protective occupation participant, state probation and parole officer, county traffic police officer, conservation warden, state forest ranger, field conservation employee of the department of natural resources who is subject to call for forest fire control or warden duty, member of the state traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, University of Wisconsin System full-time police officer, guard or any other employee whose principal duties are supervision and discipline of inmates at a state penal institution, special agent employed by the department of revenue who is authorized to act under s. 73.031, person employed under s. 60.553 (1), 61.66 (1), or 62.13 (2e) (a), or special criminal investigation agent employed by the department of justice, or marshal of the supreme court.

SB45,672 Section 672. 40.03 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,429,17 40.03 (1) (dm) Shall develop and implement policies, principles, and directives for the office of internal audit and determine the qualifications of and appoint, in the classified service, staff for the office of internal audit. Staff appointed under this paragraph shall report directly to the board.

SB45,673 Section 673. 40.03 (2) (vm) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45,674 Section 674. 40.03 (2) (vt) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,429,21 40.03 (2) (vt) Shall, when submitting the department’s biennial budget request under s. 16.42, include a report that includes all of the following:

SB45,429,23 1. Details of expenditures incurred under s. 20.515 (1) (t) through the most recent fiscal year.

SB45,430,2 2. Details of expenditures anticipated under s. 20.515 (1) (t) during the upcoming fiscal biennium.

SB45,430,6 3. The estimated impact on required contribution rates under s. 40.05 and sick leave conversion rates due to the base year expenditure authority and additional funding requests under s. 20.515 (1) (t) during the upcoming fiscal biennium.

SB45,430,9 4. An updated progress report and timelines of the department’s anticipated progress on modernizing its business processes and integrating its information technology systems.

SB45,675 Section 675. 40.03 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45,430,14 40.03 (4m) Office of internal audit. (a) The office of internal audit shall provide independent assurance that the public employee trust fund assets under the control of the department are safeguarded for the purpose of ensuring the fulfillment of the benefit commitments to individuals under this chapter.

SB45,430,16 (b) The internal auditor may review any activity, information, or record of the department that relates to the administration of the fund.

SB45,430,20 (c) The internal auditor shall plan and conduct audit activities, including external audits, risk assessments, research projects, and management reviews, under the direction of the board and in accordance with policies, principles, and directives determined by the board.

SB45,430,23 (d) The internal auditor shall monitor the department’s compliance with applicable legal requirements and contracts entered into by the department and the board.

SB45,676 Section 676. 40.05 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,431,14 40.05 (4) (a) 2. For an insured employee who is an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m. or 2c., the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the date on which the employee becomes insured. For an insured state employee who is currently employed, but who is not a limited term appointment under s. 230.26 or an eligible employee under s. 40.02 (25) (a) 2. or (b) 1m. or 2c., the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the first day of the 3rd 2nd month beginning after the date on which the employee begins employment with the state, not including any leave of absence. For an insured employee who has a limited term appointment under s. 230.26, the employer shall pay required employer contributions toward the health insurance premium of the insured employee beginning on the first day of the 7th month beginning after the date on which the employee first becomes a participating employee.

SB45,677 Section 677. 40.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45,431,20 40.22 (1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (2) and s. 40.26 (6), each employee currently in the service of, and receiving earnings from, a state agency or other participating employer shall be included within the provisions of the Wisconsin retirement system as a participating employee of that state agency or participating employer.