Amendment SA3-SSA2-SB45

2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE

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SENATE AMENDMENT 3, TO SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2, TO SENATE BILL 45

July 2, 2025 - Offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, L. Johnson, Roys, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff and Wall.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,1,3 1. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.225 from 2025 Senate Bill 45 covering the educational communications board.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,1,5 2. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.235 from 2025 Senate Bill 45 covering the higher educational aids board.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,1,7 3. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.245 from 2025 Senate Bill 45 covering the historical society.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,1,9 4. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.250 from 2025 Senate Bill 45 covering the Medical College of Wisconsin.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,2 5. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.285 from 2025 Senate Bill 45 covering the University of Wisconsin System.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,4 6. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.292 from 2025 Senate Bill 45 covering the technical college system.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,5 7. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,6 “Section 1. 5.02 (6m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,15 5.02 (6m) (f) An unexpired identification card issued by a university or college in this state that is accredited, as defined in s. 39.30 (1) (d), or by a technical college in this state that is a member of and governed by the technical college system under ch. 38, that contains the date of issuance and signature of the individual to whom it is issued and that contains an expiration date indicating that the card expires no later than 2 years after the date of issuance if the individual establishes, except that, if the identification card is expired, the individual shall establish that he or she is enrolled as a student at the university or college on the date that the card is presented.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,2 Section 2. 15.67 of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (36), and 15.105 (36) (title), (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,23 15.105 (36) (title) Higher educational aids board; creation. (a) (intro.) There is created a higher educational aids board consisting, attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the state superintendent of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3- year terms, except that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. subds. 1. e. and 6. f. and (b) 3. 2. c. shall be appointed for 2-year terms:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,3,4 (b) If a student member under sub. (1) par. (a) loses the status upon which the appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a qualified successor.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,3 Section 3. 15.675 (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,4 Section 4. 15.675 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (37), and 15.105 (37) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,3,11 15.105 (37) Distance learning authorization board. (intro.) There is created a distance learning authorization board, for higher education, that is attached to the higher educational aids board department of administration under s. 15.03 and that consists of all of the following members:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,5 Section 5. 20.225 (1) (kb) of the statutes is renumbered 20.225 (1) (d) and amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,3,17 20.225 (1) (d) Emergency weather warning system operation. From the moneys received by the department of administration for the provision of state telecommunications to state agencies, the The amounts in the schedule for the operation of the emergency weather warning system under s. 39.11 (21).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,6 Section 6. 20.235 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,7 Section 7. 20.235 (3) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.505 (4) (g), and 20.505 (4) (g) (title), as renumbered, is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,8 Section 8. 20.245 (1) (y) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,4,2 20.245 (1) (y) Northern great lakes center; operational support and interpretive programming. From the conservation fund, the amounts in the schedule for operational support of, and interpretive programming at, the Northern Great Lakes Center.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,4,4 20.505 (4) (g) (title) General Distance learning authorization board; general operations.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,9 Section 9. 20.505 (1) (kL) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,4,15 20.505 (1) (kL) Printing, mail, communication, document sales, and information technology services; state agencies; veterans services. The amounts in the schedule to provide document sales, printing, mail processing, electronic communications, information technology development, management, and processing services, but not enterprise resource planning system services under s. 16.971 (2) (cf), to state agencies and veterans services under s. 16.973 (9). All moneys received for the provision of document sales services and services under ss. 16.971, 16.972, 16.973, 16.974 (3), and 16.997 (2) (d), other than moneys received and disbursed under par. (ip) and s. 20.225 (1) (kb), shall be credited to this appropriation account.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,10 Section 10. 20.505 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,5 20.505 (4) (h) Program services. The amounts in the schedule to carry out the responsibilities of divisions, commissions, and boards attached to the department of administration, other than the board on aging and long-term care, the board for people with developmental disabilities, the distance learning authorization board, and the public records board, and to carry out the responsibilities of special and executive committees. All moneys received from fees which are authorized by law or administrative rule to be collected by any division, board or commission attached to the department, other than the board on aging and long-term care, the board for people with developmental disabilities, the distance learning authorization board, and the public records board, and all moneys received from fees that are authorized by law or executive order to be collected by any special or executive committee shall be credited to this appropriation account and used to carry out the purposes for which collected.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,11 Section 11. 20.292 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,10 20.292 (1) (f) Grants to district boards. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule for aids and grants to technical college districts under ss. 38.04 (13) (a), (20), (25), (28), and (32) (a), 38.26, 38.27, 38.272, 38.28 (4), 38.29, 38.32, 38.33, 38.38, 38.40 (4m), and 38.41.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,12 Section 12. 36.27 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,13 36.27 (2) (ar) A student is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if all of the following apply:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,16 1. The student 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-SA3,5,20 2. The student 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 student enrolls in an institution.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,13 Section 13. 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,24 36.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time of registering at an institution and who is a veteran described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm) is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,14 Section 14. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,3 36.27 (2) (cr) A person who is not a citizen of the United States is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,5 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-SA3,6,8 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-SA3,6,12 3. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution 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-SA3,15 Section 15. 36.27 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,16 36.27 (3g) Fee remission for certain tribal members. (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), the board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees to any student enrolled in the system who is all of the following:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,17 1. A bona fide resident of this state, as determined under sub. (2).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,19 2. An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe in this state.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,21 (b) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) for 128 credits or 8 semesters, whichever is longer.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,23 (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-SA3,16 Section 16. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,7,3 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01 (12) (fm).

SB45-SSA2-SA3,17 Section 17. 36.27 (3q) of the statutes is created to read:

SB45-SSA2-SA3,7,9 36.27 (3q) Fee remission for student teachers. (a) In this subsection, “student teacher” means an individual enrolled in the system who is a bona fide resident of this state, as determined under sub. (2), 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-SA3,7,11 (b) The board shall grant full remission of academic fees to student teachers during their semester of student teaching.

SB45-SSA2-SA3,18 Section 18. 36.325 of the statutes is created to read: