Amendment ASA2-AB50

AB50-ASA2,112 Section 112. 20.866 (2) (zp) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,246,22 20.866 (2) (zp) Veterans affairs; self-amortizing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the department of veterans affairs to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve facilities at state veterans homes. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $77,995,100 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $5,523,700 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $10,752,300 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $9,581,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $82,029,000 for this purpose.

AB50-ASA2,113 Section 113. 20.866 (2) (zx) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,247,5 20.866 (2) (zx) State fair park board; board facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the state fair park board to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve state fair park board facilities. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $14,787,100 for this purpose. The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $17,989,000 for this purpose.

AB50-ASA2,114 Section 114. 20.866 (2) (zz) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,247,14 20.866 (2) (zz) State fair park board; self-amortizing facilities. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient to the state fair park board to acquire, construct, develop, enlarge, or improve facilities at the state fair park in West Allis. The state may contract public debt not to exceed $53,687,100 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $1,500,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $12,350,000 for this purpose. The state may contract additional public debt in an amount up to $2,500,000 for this purpose.

AB50-ASA2,115 Section 115. 20.867 (3) (cy) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2,247,22 20.867 (3) (cy) Medical College of Wisconsin eye institute. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing the Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc., eye institute project specified in s. 13.48 (31m), to make the payments determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m) that are attributable to the proceeds of obligations incurred in financing the project, and to make payments under an agreement or ancillary arrangement entered into under s. 18.06 (8) (a).

AB50-ASA2,116 Section 116. 20.867 (3) (kr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2,248,2 20.867 (3) (kr) Grants for local construction projects. All moneys transferred under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9251 (3), to fund the grants for local construction projects awarded under s. 13.48 (20x).

AB50-ASA2,117 Section 117. 20.867 (3) (x) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,248,17 20.867 (3) (x) Segregated revenue supported building program projects; inflationary project cost overruns. From the capital improvement fund, as a continuing appropriation, all moneys transferred under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9251 (1), and 2023 Wisconsin Act 102, section 9251 (1), and 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9251 (1), to fund the projects enumerated under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (1), including the project created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 102, section 4, and under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9104 (1), in the amounts designated as “segregated revenue” in that section those act sections for those projects; to fund the other expenditures and allocations designated as “segregated revenue” under 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, section 9104 (4) to (13); to fund the projects enumerated under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9104 (1), in the amounts designated as “existing segregated revenue” in that section for those projects; and to offset building program project budget cost overruns caused by inflation under s. 13.48 (2) (L) in a total amount up to $20,000,000.

AB50-ASA2,118 Section 118. 23.0917 (5g) (L) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2,248,21 23.0917 (5g) (L) 3. Of the unobligated amount, the department shall obligate $6,000,000 for erosion control projects in the Kenosha Dunes unit of the Chiwaukee Prairie state natural area in Kenosha County.

AB50-ASA2,119 Section 119. 24.55 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,249,3 24.55 Executive secretary; deputy; staff; appointments; duties; oath. The board shall appoint an executive secretary outside the classified service. The executive secretary shall appoint a deputy who shall, during the absence of the executive secretary, have all of the authority given by law to the executive secretary. The executive secretary and deputy shall take and file the official oath.

AB50-ASA2,120 Section 120. 25.17 (1) (cg) of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2,121 Section 121. 25.491 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2,249,8 25.491 (13) There is established in the local government fund a separate account that is designated the “disaster assistance account” to make the payments under s. 323.31.

AB50-ASA2,122 Section 122. 25.77 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,249,10 25.77 (11) All moneys transferred under s. 50.38 (8) and (10).

AB50-ASA2,123 Section 123. 25.77 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,249,13 25.77 (12) All moneys recouped and deposited under s. 50.38 (6) (a) 4. and (6m) (a) 4.

AB50-ASA2,124 Section 124. 25.772 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,249,19 25.772 Hospital assessment fund. There is established a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the hospital assessment fund, to consist of all moneys received under s. 50.38 (2) (a) and (b) from assessments on hospitals other than critical access hospitals and all moneys recouped and deposited under s. 50.38 (6) (a) 3.

AB50-ASA2,125 Section 125. 25.774 of the statutes is repealed.

AB50-ASA2,126 Section 126. 27.01 (7) (g) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,250,2 27.01 (7) (g) 1. Except as provided in par. (gm), the fee for an annual vehicle admission receipt is $37.50 $49.50 for any vehicle that has a registration plate or plates from another state, except that no fee is charged for a receipt issued under s. 29.235 (6).

AB50-ASA2,127 Section 127. 27.01 (7) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,250,7 27.01 (7) (g) 2. Except as provided in subds. 3. and 4., the department shall charge a fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt of not less than $10.85 $19.85 but not more than $15.85 $24.85, as determined by the secretary, for any vehicle that has a registration plate from another state.

AB50-ASA2,128 Section 128. 27.01 (7) (g) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,250,11 27.01 (7) (g) 3. Subject to par. (gm) 5., the department shall charge a fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt of not less than $14.85 $24.85 but not more than $19.85 $29.85 for a motor bus that has a registration plate from another state.

AB50-ASA2,129 Section 129. 27.01 (7) (g) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,250,17 27.01 (7) (g) 4. Notwithstanding subd. 3. and subject to par. (gm) 5., the department shall charge a fee for a daily vehicle admission receipt of not less than $5.85 $9.85 but not more than $10.85 $14.85 for a motor bus that has a registration plate from another state and primarily transports residents from nursing homes located in this state.

AB50-ASA2,130 Section 130. 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,250,23 27.01 (7) (gm) 1. Instead of the fees under pars. (f) 1. and (g) 1., the department shall charge an individual $15 or $20 $32, respectively, for an annual vehicle admission receipt if the individual applying for the receipt or a member of his or her household owns a vehicle for which a current annual vehicle admission receipt has been issued for the applicable fee under par. (f) 1. or (g) 1.

AB50-ASA2,131 Section 131. 27.01 (10) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,251,7 27.01 (10) (d) 2. The department shall charge a camping fee of not less than $19 but not more than $35, as determined by the secretary, for each night at a campsite in a state campground for a nonresident camping party, except as provided under par. (fm). Beginning on July 7, 2023, the maximum camping fee allowed under this subdivision is $45. Beginning on the effective date of this subdivision .... [LRB inserts date], the maximum camping fee allowed under this subdivision is $50.

AB50-ASA2,132 Section 132. 27.01 (10) (g) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,251,11 27.01 (10) (g) 5. Except as provided in subd. 6., an additional camping fee of $10 $15 per night for a camping party that uses electricity supplied at a state campground if the campsite has an electric receptacle.

AB50-ASA2,133 Section 133. 27.01 (10) (g) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,251,16 27.01 (10) (g) 6. An additional camping fee of $15 $25 per night for a camping party that uses electricity supplied at a state campground located in Devil’s Lake State Park, High Cliff State Park, Kohler-Andrae State Park, Peninsula State Park, or Willow River State Park, if the campsite has an electric receptacle.

AB50-ASA2,134 Section 134. 36.11 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50-ASA2,252,8 36.11 (3) (b) Subject to s. 36.31 (2m), the board shall establish policies for the appropriate transfer of credits between institutions within the system, including postsecondary credits earned by a high school pupil enrolled in a course at an institution within the system under the program under s. 118.55. If the board determines that postsecondary credits earned by a high school pupil under the program under s. 118.55 are not transferable under this paragraph, the board shall permit the individual to take an examination to determine the individual’s competency in the subject area of the course and, if the individual receives a passing score on the examination, shall award equivalent credits to the individual. The board’s policies under this paragraph shall provide that, no later than September 1, 2026, all credits for core general education courses, as defined in s. 36.31 (2m) (a) 2., are transferable between institutions within the system and satisfy general education requirements at the receiving institution. No later than December 31, 2025, the board shall submit a proposal to the joint committee on employment relations related to the transfer policies.

AB50-ASA2,135 Section 135. 36.11 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2,252,16 36.11 (13) Institutions’ funding allocation on the basis of enrollment decline and course credits awarded. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate a total of $15,250,000 in each fiscal year to institutions that have had, on average, a decline in student enrollment in the immediately preceding 10-year period. The board shall allocate the money to each qualifying institution in proportion to the full-time equivalent student enrollment at the institution in the most recent academic year for which this data is available.

AB50-ASA2,252,22 (b) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the board shall allocate a total of $11,250,000 in each fiscal year to institutions in proportion to the aggregate number of course credits awarded to undergraduate students enrolled in the institution in the most recent academic year for which this data is available, except that no institution may receive more than 25 percent of the total amount of funds allocated under this paragraph.

AB50-ASA2,253,2 (c) Funding provided under this subsection is in addition to an institution’s allocation under ss. 36.09 (1) (h) and 36.112 and in addition to any other allocation of funding by the board.

AB50-ASA2,136 Section 136. 36.115 (9) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2,253,9 36.115 (9) (a) Notwithstanding s. 16.505 (2m) and (2p), the board shall continue to maintain, across the entire system, the number of positions for system employees that are funded by either general purpose revenue or program revenue at the level in effect on January 1, 2024, as set forth in, and subject to all of the terms of, the resolution adopted by the board on December 13, 2023, except that this paragraph applies through and after December 31, 2026.

AB50-ASA2,253,12 (b) The chancellor may not create or abolish any position under s. 16.505 (2m) or (2p) for any system employee assigned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison that would be inconsistent with par. (a).

AB50-ASA2,137 Section 137. 36.115 (10) of the statutes are created to read:

AB50-ASA2,253,17 36.115 (10) (a) In this subsection, “credit hour,” with respect to a course, means a period of not less than 50 consecutive minutes per week of instructional time for each week of the semester or session that the course is offered, excluding the week of or the week immediately preceding final examinations for the course.

AB50-ASA2,253,20 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (8) and any provision of the personnel systems under subs. (2) and (3), the provisions of this subsection apply with respect to each institution within the system, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

AB50-ASA2,254,2 (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and pars. (d) to (f), beginning on September 1, 2026, each full-time faculty member and each full-time member of the instructional academic staff shall teach no fewer than 24 credit hours per academic year and, if the faculty member or instructional academic staff member is employed on a 12-month contract, an additional 6 credit hours during the summer.

AB50-ASA2,254,9 2. Except as provided in pars. (d) to (f), beginning on September 1, 2026, each full-time faculty member and each full-time member of the instructional academic staff assigned to an institution that is classified as Research 1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education shall teach no fewer than 12 credit hours per academic year and, if the faculty member or instructional academic staff member is employed on a 12-month contract, an additional 3 credit hours during the summer.

AB50-ASA2,254,13 3. Beginning on September 1, 2026, an instructional employee who has less than a full-time appointment shall teach a minimum number of credit hours in the proportion that the appointment bears to the required credit hours for a full-time instructional employee.

AB50-ASA2,254,16 4. Beginning on September 1, 2026, an instructional employee employed on a 12-month contract who has the employee’s instructional time offset by other sources shall teach not fewer than one course during any semester or summer session.

AB50-ASA2,254,22 (d) 1. Each academic department in an institution may designate one individual to serve as the chairperson of the department. The duties of the chairperson shall be determined by the chancellor of the institution to which the individual is assigned. The teaching responsibilities under par. (c) may be reduced for the department chairperson commensurate with the individual’s duties as chairperson.

AB50-ASA2,255,6 2. An institution may assign administrative duties to instructional employees other than the chairperson of a department and may designate these instructional employees as having these administrative duties, but the institution may not designate more than 10 percent of either faculty or instructional academic staff as having administrative duties. The teaching responsibilities under par. (c) may be reduced for instructional employees designated as having administrative duties to the extent the reduction is approved by the joint committee on employment relations no later than January 31, 2026.

AB50-ASA2,255,8 (e) 1. In this paragraph, “buyout” means replacing general purpose revenue or program revenue funding for a position with funding from other revenue sources.

AB50-ASA2,255,14 2. The board may develop a buyout policy under which the number of credit hours that an instructional employee is required to teach under par. (c) may be reduced by reducing in the same proportion the portion of the instructional employee’s compensation, including salary and benefits, funded from general purpose revenue or program revenue and replacing it with compensation funded from other revenue sources.

AB50-ASA2,255,20 (f) 1. Subject to subds. 2. to 4., the board may adopt guidelines, consistent with the provisions of this subsection that provide additional details relevant to the requirements under this subsection, or that present exceptions for reasonably justified circumstances, but only if, no later than December 1, 2025, the board submits to the joint committee on employment relations the proposed guidelines for legislative review.

AB50-ASA2,256,2 2. In the proposed guidelines submitted under subd. 1., the board may propose exceptions to the requirements under par. (c) or other requirements under this subsection. If the joint committee on employment relations approves these exceptions prior to January 31, 2026, the board may adopt and implement the exceptions and incorporate the approved exceptions into its guidelines.

AB50-ASA2,256,7 3. In the proposed guidelines submitted under subd. 1., the board may propose exceptions to any required methodology for the buyout policy under par. (e). If the joint committee on employment relations approves these exceptions prior to January 31, 2026, the board may adopt and implement the exceptions and incorporate the approved exceptions into its guidelines.

AB50-ASA2,256,10 4. To the extent applicable, the board’s submission under subd. 1. shall include any request for a reduction in teaching responsibilities for instructional employees designated as having administrative duties under par. (d) 2.

AB50-ASA2,256,12 (g) Annually, the board shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) all of the following information:

AB50-ASA2,256,14 1. The total credit hours taught by faculty and instructional academic staff, grouped according to the following factors:

AB50-ASA2,256,15 a. Classification as faculty or instructional academic staff.

AB50-ASA2,256,16 b. Institution to which the employee is assigned.

AB50-ASA2,256,18 c. Whether the employee has a full-time appointment and, if not, the extent of the part-time appointment.

AB50-ASA2,256,19 d. Each funding source and the amount of funding from each source.

AB50-ASA2,256,21 2. The percentage of teaching staff at each institution meeting the full workload requirements under this subsection.

AB50-ASA2,256,23 (h) In its report under s. 13.94 (1) (t), the legislative audit bureau shall evaluate the board’s compliance with the requirements under this subsection.

AB50-ASA2,138 Section 138. 36.31 (2m) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2,257,3 36.31 (2m) (d) Notwithstanding pars. (am) 1. and (b), no agreement under this subsection may limit the transfer of credits for core general education courses between institutions within the system.

AB50-ASA2,139 Section 139. 38.12 (15) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50-ASA2,257,9 38.12 (15) Teaching requirements. (a) In this subsection, “credit hour,” with respect to a course, means a period of not less than 50 consecutive minutes per week of instructional time for each week of the semester or session that the course is offered, excluding the week of or the week immediately preceding final examinations for the course.

AB50-ASA2,257,13 (b) Except as provided in and pars. (c) and (d), beginning on September 1, 2026, each full-time instructor shall teach no fewer than 24 credit hours per academic year and, if the instructor is employed on a 12-month contract, an additional 6 credit hours during the summer.

AB50-ASA2,257,18 (c) 1. Each academic department in a district school may designate one individual to serve as the chairperson of the department. The duties of the chairperson shall be determined by the district director. The teaching responsibilities under par. (b) may be reduced for the department chairperson commensurate with the individual’s duties as chairperson.

AB50-ASA2,258,2 2. A district board may assign administrative duties to instructional employees other than the chairperson of a department and may designate these instructional employees as having these administrative duties, but the district board may not designate more than 10 percent of instructional employees as having administrative duties. The teaching responsibilities under par. (b) may be reduced for instructional employees designated as having administrative duties to the extent the reduction is approved by the joint committee on employment relations no later than January 31, 2026.

AB50-ASA2,258,5 (d) 1. In this paragraph, “buyout” means replacing position funding that derives from state revenue or property tax revenue with position funding that derives from other revenue sources.

AB50-ASA2,258,11 2. The district board may develop a buyout policy under which the number of credit hours that an instructional employee is required to teach under par. (b) may be reduced by reducing in the same proportion the portion of the instructional employee’s compensation, including salary and benefits, funded from state revenues or property tax revenues and replacing it with compensation funded from other revenue sources.

AB50-ASA2,258,17 (e) 1. Subject to subds. 2. to 4., the district board may adopt guidelines, consistent with the provisions of this subsection that provide additional details relevant to the requirements under this subsection, or that present exceptions for reasonably justified circumstances, but only if, no later than December 1, 2025, the district board submits to the joint committee on employment relations the proposed guidelines for legislative review.

AB50-ASA2,258,22 2. In the proposed guidelines submitted under subd. 1., the district board may propose exceptions to the requirements under par. (b) or other requirements under this subsection. If the joint committee on employment relations approves these exceptions prior to January 31, 2026, the district board may adopt and implement the exceptions and incorporate the approved exceptions into its guidelines.

AB50-ASA2,259,3 3. In the proposed guidelines submitted under subd. 1., the district board may propose exceptions to any required methodology for the buyout policy under par. (d). If the joint committee on employment relations approves these exceptions prior to January 31, 2026, the district board may adopt and implement the exceptions and incorporate the approved exceptions into its guidelines.

AB50-ASA2,259,7 4. To the extent applicable, the district board’s submission under subd. 1. shall include any request for a reduction in teaching responsibilities for instructional employees designated as having administrative duties under par. (c) 2.

AB50-ASA2,259,9 (f) Annually, the district board shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3) all of the following information:

AB50-ASA2,259,11 1. The total credit hours taught by instructors, grouped according to the following factors: