AB43,,17671767(3) The board shall award grants under this section based on a formula that accounts for a family’s expected family contribution, as defined in s. 39.437 (3) (a), and that is consistent with generally accepted definitions and nationally approved needs analysis methodology.

AB43,,17681768(4) The board may not make a grant under this section to a person whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

AB43,,1770177039.437 (3) (a) In this subsection, “expected family contribution” means the amount that a student and the student’s family are expected to contribute in an academic year to the cost of the student’s postsecondary education, as determined by use of the most recent federal Free Application for Federal Student Aid, as described in 20 USC 1090 (a), except that, upon implementation of the FAFSA Simplification Act, Pub. Law 116-260, section 702, as affected by the FAFSA Simplification Technical Corrections Act, Pub. Law 117-103, section 102, “expected family contribution” shall be determined consistently with requirements for determining the student aid index under 20 USC 472 to 477.

AB43,,1773177340.02 (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:

AB43,,1775177540.02 (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.

AB43,,1777177740.03 (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.

AB43,,1779177940.03 (1) (i) May determine that some or all of the disability annuities and death benefits provided from the Wisconsin retirement system shall instead be provided through group insurance plans to be established by the group insurance board either as separate plans or as integral parts of the group life and income continuation insurance plans established under this chapter.

AB43,,1781178140.03 (1) (p) May, upon the recommendation of the actuary, transfer in whole or in part the assets and reserves held in any account described in s. 40.04 (9) to a different account described in s. 40.04 (9), for the purpose of providing any group insurance benefit offered by the group insurance board.

AB43,,1783178340.03 (1) (q) For the purposes of the group income continuation insurance plan established under ss. 40.61 and 40.62 and the group long-term disability insurance plan established under s. 40.64:

AB43,,178417841. May, on behalf of the state, enter into a contract or contracts with one or more insurers authorized to transact insurance business in this state for the purpose of providing the plans.

AB43,,178517852. May, wholly or partially in lieu of subd. 1., on behalf of the state, provide the plans on a self-insured basis.

AB43,,178617863. May take any action as trustees that is considered advisable and not specifically prohibited or delegated to some other governmental agency to carry out the purpose and intent of the plans.

AB43,,178717874. May apportion all excess moneys becoming available to the board through operation of the plans to reduce premium payments in following contract years or to establish reserves to stabilize costs in subsequent years. If the board determines that the excess became available due to favorable experience of specific groups of employers or specific employee groups, the board may make the apportionment in a manner designated to benefit the specific employers or employee groups only or to a greater extent than other employers and employee groups.

AB43,,178817885. Shall take prompt action to liquidate any actuarial or cash deficit that occurs in the accounts and reserves maintained in the fund for the plans.

AB43,,178917896. Shall accept timely appeals of determinations made by the department affecting any right or benefit under the plans.

AB43,,1791179140.03 (2) (i) Shall Except as provided under pars. (ig) and (ir), shall promulgate, with the approval of the board, all rules, except rules promulgated under par. (ig) or (ir), that are required for the efficient administration of the fund or of any of the benefit plans established by this chapter. In addition to being approved by the board, and shall promulgate rules as necessary for a group long-term disability insurance plan established under s. 40.64. All rules promulgated under this paragraph are subject to board approval under sub. (1) (m). Except for rules promulgated under s. 40.30 (6), the rules promulgated under this paragraph relating to teachers must be approved are subject to approval by the teachers retirement board and under sub. (7) (d). Except for rules promulgated under s. 40.30 (6), the rules promulgated under this paragraph relating to participants other than teachers must be approved are subject to approval by the Wisconsin retirement board, except rules promulgated under s. 40.30 sub. (8) (d).