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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.
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1At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,1,321. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.225 from 2025
3Senate Bill 45 covering the educational communications board.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,1,542. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.235 from 2025
5Senate Bill 45 covering the higher educational aids board.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,1,763. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.245 from 2025
7Senate Bill 45 covering the historical society.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,1,984. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.250 from 2025
9Senate Bill 45 covering the Medical College of Wisconsin.
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15. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.285 from 2025
2Senate Bill 45 covering the University of Wisconsin System.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,436. At the appropriate place, insert the schedule for s. 20.292 from 2025
4Senate Bill 45 covering the technical college system.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,557. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,66Section 1. 5.02 (6m) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,1575.02 (6m) (f) An unexpired identification card issued by a university or college
8in this state that is accredited, as defined in s. 39.30 (1) (d), or by a technical college
9in this state that is a member of and governed by the technical college system under
10ch. 38, that contains the date of issuance and signature of the individual to whom it
11is issued and that contains an expiration date indicating that the card expires no
12later than 2 years after the date of issuance if the individual establishes, except
13that, if the identification card is expired, the individual shall establish that he or
14she is enrolled as a student at the university or college on the date that the card is
15presented.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,216Section 2. 15.67 of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (36), and 15.105 (36)
17(title), (a) (intro.) and (b), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,2,231815.105 (36) (title) Higher educational aids board; creation. (a) (intro.)
19There is created a higher educational aids board consisting, attached to the
20department of administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the state
21superintendent of public instruction and the following members appointed for 3-
22year terms, except that the members specified under pars. (a) 5. subds. 1. e. and 6.
23f. and (b) 3. 2. c. shall be appointed for 2-year terms:
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1(b) If a student member under sub. (1) par. (a) loses the status upon which the
2appointment was based, he or she shall cease to be a member of the higher
3educational aids board upon appointment to the higher educational aids board of a
4qualified successor.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,35Section 3. 15.675 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,46Section 4. 15.675 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 15.105 (37), and 15.105
7(37) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,3,11815.105 (37) Distance learning authorization board. (intro.) There is
9created a distance learning authorization board, for higher education, that is
10attached to the higher educational aids board department of administration under
11s. 15.03 and that consists of all of the following members:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,512Section 5. 20.225 (1) (kb) of the statutes is renumbered 20.225 (1) (d) and
13amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,3,171420.225 (1) (d) Emergency weather warning system operation. From the
15moneys received by the department of administration for the provision of state
16telecommunications to state agencies, the The amounts in the schedule for the
17operation of the emergency weather warning system under s. 39.11 (21).
SB45-SSA2-SA3,618Section 6. 20.235 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,719Section 7. 20.235 (3) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 20.505 (4) (g), and
2020.505 (4) (g) (title), as renumbered, is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,821Section 8. 20.245 (1) (y) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,4,22220.245 (1) (y) Northern great lakes center; operational support and interpretive
23programming. From the conservation fund, the amounts in the schedule for

1operational support of, and interpretive programming at, the Northern Great Lakes
2Center.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,4,4320.505 (4) (g) (title) General Distance learning authorization board; general
4operations.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,95Section 9. 20.505 (1) (kL) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,4,15620.505 (1) (kL) Printing, mail, communication, document sales, and
7information technology services; state agencies; veterans services. The amounts in
8the schedule to provide document sales, printing, mail processing, electronic
9communications, information technology development, management, and
10processing services, but not enterprise resource planning system services under s.
1116.971 (2) (cf), to state agencies and veterans services under s. 16.973 (9). All
12moneys received for the provision of document sales services and services under ss.
1316.971, 16.972, 16.973, 16.974 (3), and 16.997 (2) (d), other than moneys received
14and disbursed under par. (ip) and s. 20.225 (1) (kb), shall be credited to this
15appropriation account.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,1016Section 10. 20.505 (4) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,51720.505 (4) (h) Program services. The amounts in the schedule to carry out the
18responsibilities of divisions, commissions, and boards attached to the department of
19administration, other than the board on aging and long-term care, the board for
20people with developmental disabilities, the distance learning authorization board,
21and the public records board, and to carry out the responsibilities of special and
22executive committees. All moneys received from fees which are authorized by law or
23administrative rule to be collected by any division, board or commission attached to
24the department, other than the board on aging and long-term care, the board for

1people with developmental disabilities, the distance learning authorization board,
2and the public records board, and all moneys received from fees that are authorized
3by law or executive order to be collected by any special or executive committee shall
4be credited to this appropriation account and used to carry out the purposes for
5which collected.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,116Section 11. 20.292 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,10720.292 (1) (f) Grants to district boards. As a continuing appropriation, the
8amounts in the schedule for aids and grants to technical college districts under ss.
938.04 (13) (a), (20), (25), (28), and (32) (a), 38.26, 38.27, 38.272, 38.28 (4), 38.29,
1038.32, 38.33, 38.38, 38.40 (4m), and 38.41.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,1211Section 12. 36.27 (2) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,131236.27 (2) (ar) A student is entitled to the exemption under par. (a) if all of the
13following apply:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,16141. The student is a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or
15band in this state or is a member of a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota,
16Illinois, Iowa, or Michigan.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,20172. The student has resided in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, or
18Michigan, or in any combination of these states, for at least 12 months immediately
19preceding the beginning of any semester or session in which the student enrolls in
20an institution.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,1321Section 13. 36.27 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,5,242236.27 (2) (b) 5. A person who is a resident of and living in this state at the time
23of registering at an institution and who is a veteran described under s. 45.01 (12)
24(fm) is entitled to the exemption under par. (a).
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1Section 14. 36.27 (2) (cr) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,3236.27 (2) (cr) A person who is not a citizen of the United States is entitled to
3the exemption under par. (a) if that person meets all of the following requirements:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,541. The person graduated from a high school in this state or received a
5declaration of equivalency of high school graduation from this state.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,862. The person was continuously present in this state for at least 3 years
7following the first day of attending a high school in this state or immediately
8preceding receipt of a declaration of equivalency of high school graduation.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,1293. The person enrolls in an institution and provides that institution with proof
10that the person has filed or will file an application for lawful permanent resident
11status with the U.S. citizenship and immigration services as soon as the person is
12eligible to do so.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,1513Section 15. 36.27 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,161436.27 (3g) Fee remission for certain tribal members. (a) Subject to pars.
15(b) and (c), the board shall grant full remission of academic fees and segregated fees
16to any student enrolled in the system who is all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,17171. A bona fide resident of this state, as determined under sub. (2).
SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,19182. An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe in this
19state.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,2120(b) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) for 128 credits or 8
21semesters, whichever is longer.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,6,2322(c) A student is eligible for remission of fees under par. (a) only if the student
23maintains a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.
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1Section 16. 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,7,3236.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g. The person meets the criteria described under s. 45.01
3(12) (fm).
SB45-SSA2-SA3,174Section 17. 36.27 (3q) of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,7,9536.27 (3q) Fee remission for student teachers. (a) In this subsection,
6student teacher means an individual enrolled in the system who is a bona fide
7resident of this state, as determined under sub. (2), and who is participating in the
8student teaching component of an educator preparatory program approved by the
9state superintendent of public instruction under s. 115.28 (7) (a).
SB45-SSA2-SA3,7,1110(b) The board shall grant full remission of academic fees to student teachers
11during their semester of student teaching.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,1812Section 18. 36.325 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,7,141336.325 Voter identification. Each institution shall issue student
14identification cards that qualify as identification under s. 5.02 (6m) (f).
SB45-SSA2-SA3,1915Section 19. 36.47 of the statutes is created to read:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,7,161636.47 Parkinsons disease registry. (1) Definitions. In this section:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,7,1817(a) Department means the Population Health Institute, or its successor, at
18the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,7,1919(a) Health care facility has the meaning given in s. 155.01 (6).
SB45-SSA2-SA3,7,2120(b) Health care provider means a physician, surgeon, physician assistant, or
21nurse practitioner.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,8,322(c) Parkinsonism means a condition that causes a combination of the
23movement abnormalities seen in Parkinsons disease, including tremor at rest, slow
24movements, muscle rigidity, stooped posture, or unsteady or shuffling gait, which

1often overlap with and can evolve from what appears to be Parkinsons disease.
2Parkinsonism includes multiple system atrophy, dementia with Lewy bodies,
3corticobasal degeneration, and progressive supranuclear palsy.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,8,84(d) Parkinsons disease means a chronic and progressive neurologic disorder
5resulting from deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine as the consequence of
6specific degenerative changes in the basal ganglia, which is characterized by tremor
7at rest, slow movements, muscle rigidity, stooped posture, and unsteady or
8shuffling gait.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,8,109(2) Consultation by the department of health services. The
10department of health services may do all of the following:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,8,1211(a) Assist the department in the establishment and maintenance of a
12Parkinsons disease registry, as provided under sub. (3).
SB45-SSA2-SA3,8,1413(b) Make recommendations to the department on the data to be collected in
14the Parkinsons disease registry.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,8,1515(c) Advise the department on the Parkinsons disease registry.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,8,1716(d) Make recommendations to the department on the best practices for the
17establishment of the Parkinsons disease registry under sub. (3).
SB45-SSA2-SA3,8,2318(3) Parkinsons disease registry. (a) By no later than the first day of the
1919th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts
20date], the department shall, after consultation with the department of health
21services, establish and maintain a Parkinsons disease registry for the collection,
22storage, and dissemination of information about the incidence and prevalence of
23Parkinsons disease and parkinsonisms in this state.
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1(b) The department shall collect and store in the Parkinsons disease registry
2data reported under s. 255.18 (2) by health care providers and health care facilities.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,9,43(c) The department shall prescribe the format for reporting information to the
4department under s. 255.18 (2).
SB45-SSA2-SA3,9,145(d) The department shall create, and regularly review and revise, a list of
6information that health care providers and health care facilities must report,
7subject to s. 255.18 (2) (d), to the department under s. 255.18 (2). The list shall
8include the incident of a patients Parkinsons disease or parkinsonism; necessary
9triggering diagnostic conditions, consistent with the latest version of the
10International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems;
11resulting case data on issues including diagnosis, treatment, and survival; and
12patient demographic information, including age, gender, and race. The Board of
13Regents of the University of Wisconsin System may promulgate rules to implement
14and administer this paragraph.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,9,1815(e) The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter into agreements in order
16for the department to securely and confidentially receive information from data
17reporting entities and their associated electronic medical records vendors related to
18Parkinsons disease testing, diagnosis, and treatment.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,9,2319(f) 1. The University of Wisconsin-Madison may enter into agreements in
20order for the department to disclose data collected in the Parkinsons disease
21registry to another states Parkinsons disease registry, a federal Parkinsons
22disease control agency, a local health officer, or a researcher who proposes to
23conduct research on Parkinsons disease.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,9,24242. Before disclosing data containing confidential information to an entity

1under subd. 1., the University of Wisconsin-Madison shall require the entity to
2specify the purpose for the requested disclosure, agree in writing to maintain the
3confidentiality of the information and, if the entity is a researcher, provide all of the
4following to the University of Wisconsin-Madison:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,10,55a. A written protocol to perform research.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,10,96b. Documentation of approval of the research protocol by an institutional
7review board of a domestic institution that has a federalwide assurance approved by
8the office for human research protections of the federal department of health and
9human services.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,10,1210c. Documentation that demonstrates to the University of Wisconsin-
11Madisons satisfaction that the researcher has established procedures and has the
12capability to maintain the confidentiality of the information.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,10,1713(4) Website. (a) By no later than the first day of the 19th month beginning
14after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], the department
15shall establish and maintain a public website dedicated to the Parkinsons disease
16registry under sub. (3). The department shall include on the website all of the
17following:
SB45-SSA2-SA3,10,19181. Downloadable annual reports on the incidence and prevalence of
19Parkinsons disease in this state.
SB45-SSA2-SA3,10,22202. Relevant data, as determined by the department, about Parkinsons
21disease and parkinsonisms for the 5-year period prior to the effective date of this
22subdivision .... [LRB inserts date].
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