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WI Stat § 36.49 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system.|36.49 - Environmental program grants and scholarships; Wisconsin Merit scholarships.

36.49  Environmental program grants and scholarships; Wisconsin Merit scholarships. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (rm), the board shall annually do the following: (1) Make need-based grants totaling $100,000 to students who are members of underrepresented groups and who are enrolled in a program leading to a certificate or a bachelor's degree from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (2) Provide annual scholarships totaling $100,000 to students enrolled in the sustainable management degree program through the University of Wisconsin-Extension. (3) Provide $300,000 to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point for environmental programs. (4) Award the balance in annual scholarships called “Wisconsin Merit scholarships,” which shall be based only on merit, to students who are enrolled in an institution or college campus and who have either graduated from high school in this state or been granted a high school diploma by the administrator of a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g), in this state. The board shall determine merit based on a performance on standardized college entrance examinations and, if applicable, cumulative high school grade point averages. An annual scholarship awarded to a student under this subsection shall equal $5,000. This subsection does not apply beginning on April 1, 2023.History:  2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32; 2017 a. 314; s. 35.17 correction in (4).
WI Stat § 36.52 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system.|36.52 - Reimbursement of pay supplements.

36.52  Reimbursement of pay supplements. Whenever moneys become available from the federal government to finance the cost of pay and related adjustments for employees of the system whose positions are wholly or partly funded from federal revenue under 7 USC 343 that have been paid from the appropriation under s. 20.865 (1) (cj) during the same fiscal year in which moneys are expended from that appropriation, the board shall reimburse the general fund for any expenditures made under s. 20.865 (1) (cj) from the appropriate appropriation to the board made from federal revenues.History:  1991 a. 39; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20 ss. 2365m, 9448.
WI Stat § 36.55 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system.|36.55 - Reporting employment harassment and discrimination claims.

36.55  Reporting employment harassment and discrimination claims. By September 1 of each even-numbered year, the president shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) that contains a description of each employment harassment or discrimination claim filed against the board or an employee of the board and resolved in favor of the claimant, the amount of any settlement paid to or judgment entered for the claimant and a description of any discipline of board employees resulting from the resolution of the claim. History:  1999 a. 9.
WI Stat § 36.56 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system.|36.56 - Grants for forestry cooperatives.

36.56  Grants for forestry cooperatives. (1) From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (qm), the center for cooperatives under s. 36.11 (40) may award grants to persons to form forestry cooperatives under ch. 185 or 193 that consist primarily of private, nonindustrial owners of woodland. A grant recipient shall provide matching funds equal to 50 percent of the grant amount awarded. The match may be in the form of money or in-kind services or both, but may not include money received from the state. (2) In each fiscal year, the center for cooperatives may not encumber funds from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (qm) for administrative expenses if the amounts encumbered in that fiscal year for administrative expenses exceed 5 percent of the total expenditures from the appropriation for the fiscal year.History:  1999 a. 9; 2005 a. 441.
WI Stat § 36.62 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system.|36.62 - Rural health development council.

36.62  Rural health development council. The rural health development council created under s. 15.917 (1) shall do all of the following: (1) Advise the board on matters related to the physician and dentist loan assistance program under s. 36.60 and the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 36.61. (2) Advise the board on the amount, up to $25,000, to be repaid on behalf of each health care provider who participates in the health care provider loan assistance program under s. 36.61.History:  2009 a. 28 s. 3057; Stats. 2009 s. 36.62.
WI Stat § 36.63 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system.|36.63 - Rural physician residency assistance program.

36.63  Rural physician residency assistance program. (1) In this section:(a) “Department" means the department of family medicine in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.(b) “Physician" means a physician, as defined in s. 448.01 (5), who specializes in family practice, general surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics or psychiatry.(c) “Rural area" means any of the following:1. A city, town, or village in this state that has a population of less than 20,000 and that is at least 15 miles from any city, town, or village that has a population of at least 20,000.2. An area in this state that is not an urbanized area, as defined by the federal bureau of the census. (2) (a) The department shall establish and support physician residency positions to which one of the following applies:1. The residency position is in a hospital that is located in a rural area or in a clinic staffed by physicians who admit patients to a hospital located in a rural area.2. The residency position includes a rural rotation, begun after June 30, 2010, which consists of at least 8 weeks of training experience in a hospital that is located in a rural area or in a clinic staffed by physicians who admit patients to a hospital located in a rural area.(b) In establishing and supporting residency positions under par. (a), the department shall give preference to residency programs that actively recruit graduates of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the Medical College of Wisconsin. (3) Annually by December 1, the department shall submit a plan for increasing the number of physician residency programs that include a majority of training experience in a rural area to the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, the Wisconsin Hospital Association, and the Wisconsin Medical Society. The plan shall include a detailed proposed budget for expending the moneys appropriated to the board under s. 20.285 (1) (qe) and demonstrate that the moneys do not supplant existing funding. The department shall consider comments made by the organizations in formulating its final budget. (4) Annually by December 1, the department shall submit to the joint committee on finance a report that includes all of the following:(a) The number of physician residency positions that existed in the 2009-10 fiscal year, and in each fiscal year beginning after July 1, 2010, that included a majority of training experience in a rural area.(b)1. The number of such physician residency positions funded in whole or in part under this section in the previous fiscal year.2. The eligibility criteria met by each such residency position and the hospital or clinic with which the position is affiliated.3. The medical school attended by the physician filling each such residency position.4. The year the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education certified the residency position.5. The reason the residency position had not been funded. History:  2009 a. 190.
WI Stat § 36.64 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system.|36.64 - Office of educational opportunity.

36.64  Office of educational opportunity. (1) The board shall create the office of educational opportunity within the system. (2) The office of educational opportunity shall evaluate proposals for contracts under s. 118.40 (2x), monitor pupil academic performance at charter schools authorized under s. 118.40 (2x), and monitor the overall operations of charter schools authorized under s. 118.40 (2x). (3) The director of the office of educational opportunity is the special assistant to the president appointed under s. 36.09 (2) (c). (4) The director of the office of educational opportunity may do any of the following:(a) Appoint up to 2 associate directors.(b) Form advisory councils to make recommendations related to authorizing charter schools under s. 118.40 (2x).(c) Collaborate with chancellors, faculty, academic staff, and students within the system.(d) Solicit private gifts and grants for charter schools established under s. 118.40 (2x). (5) The director of the office of educational opportunity shall report to the board any private gift or grant received by the office of educational opportunity and how the director intends to use the private gift or grant.History:  2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 59.
WI Stat § 36.68 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system.|36.68 - The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

36.68  The Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. (1) Definitions. In this section:(a) “Board” means the public leadership board.(b) “Center” means the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. (2)  Mission. There is created at the University of Wisconsin-Madison the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership that has as its mission the facilitation of research, teaching, outreach, and needed policy reforms regarding effective public leadership that improves the practice of American government. The center shall endeavor to carry out its mission throughout all the universities of the system. (3)  Director. Upon the joint recommendation of the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the board shall appoint a director of the center for a 3-year term. (4)  Powers. The center may do any of the following:(a) Make grants to support faculty research that objectively studies public leadership in American political and legal institutions, policy making, and policy implementation.(b) Conduct an annual competitive grant contest for encouraging faculty research described in par. (a) that has direct and urgent relevance for the state of Wisconsin.(c) Publicize the findings of the research that is supported by the center.(d) Foster public debate over critical issues regarding effective public leadership and facilitate dialogue between academics and policy makers on those issues.(e) Conduct and promote programs and events that bring timely political and policy issues to the attention of larger audiences.(f) Take any other action that is consistent with the mission of the center. (5)  Speaking engagements. In each fiscal year, not less than $500,000 of the amount appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (b) shall be allocated by the board for speaking engagements sponsored by the center at campuses other than the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. (6)  Expenditures. The director of the center shall propose an annual budget itemizing expenditures of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.285 (1) (b), including expenditures for grants to proposed recipients, which shall be subject to the approval of the board. Upon approval by the board, the director may make substantive changes to the annual budget only with the subsequent approval of the board.History:  2017 a. 59.
WI Stat § 38.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 38 - Technical college system.|38.01 - Definitions.

38.01  Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Associate degree program" means a 2-year, post-high school program in an area designated and approved by the board for which the course requirements are established by the board. (2) “Board" means the technical college system board. (3) “Collegiate transfer program" means a statewide, full-time program, designated and approved by the board, in which the credits earned may be transferable to a 4-year institution of higher education. (4) “Community service program" means an avocational or self-enrichment course that does not lead to a paying occupation or present essential skills needed in nonpaying occupations and that is established by a district board and approved by the state director under procedures established by the board. (5) “District" means a technical college district established under this chapter. (6) “District board" means the district board in charge of the technical colleges of a district. (7) “School board" means the school board in charge of the public schools of a school district. (8) “School district" means a school district operating high school grades. (9) “School year" means the time commencing with July 1 and ending with the next succeeding June 30. (9m) “Tribal school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (15m).  (10) “Vocational-adult program" means a part-time vocationally oriented program established by a district board which is approved by the state director under procedures established by the board. (11) “Vocational diploma program" means a one- or 2-year, full-time program in an area designated and approved by the board for which the course requirements are established by the board.History:  1971 c. 154, 211; 1975 c. 39; 1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 189; 1993 a. 213, 399; 2009 a. 302.
WI Stat § 38.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 38 - Technical college system.|38.02 - Establishment.

38.02  Establishment. There is established under this chapter a system of technical colleges to foster and maintain instruction in courses approved by the board in part-time and full-time day or evening classes.History:  1971 c. 154; 1989 a. 359; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 399.
WI Stat § 38.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 38 - Technical college system.|38.06 - District boundaries.

38.06  District boundaries. (1) Each district shall include one or more counties, municipalities or school districts in any contiguous combination. (2) In this section, “reorganization" means any alteration, dissolution, creation or merger of any district. (3) (a) Upon its own motion or upon approval of a petition filed under sub. (4), the board may issue a district reorganization order. Prior to issuing an order under this subsection, the board shall conduct such studies, investigations and hearings as it deems necessary.(b) Any reorganization order issued by the board shall take effect on the July 1 next succeeding the date of the order.(c) Three months prior to the effective date of any reorganization order, the board shall report to the joint committee on finance the fiscal and educational impact of the reorganization order upon the affected districts. (4) (a) The governing body of a county, municipality or school district may file a petition with the board requesting that its territory be detached from the district in which it lies and attached to a district to which such territory is contiguous, or if portions of its territory lie in more than one district, by requesting that all such portions be placed within one of such districts.(b) Immediately upon receipt of the petition, the board shall notify each district board affected of the receipt of the petition and the boundary reorganization requested therein. Such district boards shall within 45 days notify the board of their recommendations on the petition.(c) Within 90 days of the receipt of the petition, the board shall notify the governing body filing the petition and the district boards affected of its approval or disapproval of the proposed detachment and attachment of territory. (5) If school district boundaries are changed in accordance with chs. 115 to 121, the board may act to change district boundaries to coincide with school district boundaries without holding a public hearing.History:  1971 c. 154; 1973 c. 333; 1989 a. 56.
WI Stat § 38.125 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 38 - Technical college system.|38.125 - Public broadcasting stations.

38.125  Public broadcasting stations. If the district board governing the Milwaukee area technical college determines to relinquish its public broadcasting licenses, it shall offer to assign the licenses to the educational communications board, subject to approval of the federal communications commission.History:  1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 399.
WI Stat § 38.145 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 38 - Technical college system.|38.145 - Responsibilities of students.

38.145  Responsibilities of students. The students of each district, subject to the responsibilities and powers of the board, the state director, the district board, the district director and the faculty, shall be active participants in the immediate governance of and policy development for the district and may participate in all matters affecting student interests to the extent not in conflict with the terms of any collective bargaining agreement. As such, students have primary responsibility for the formulation and review of policies concerning student life and services. Students in consultation with the district director and subject to the final confirmation of the district board have the responsibility for the disposition of student activity and incidental fees under s. 38.14 (9). The students of each district may organize themselves in a manner that they determine and select their representatives to participate in district governance. This section does not prohibit the board, the state director, the district board, the district director or the faculty from selecting students to participate in district governance but any students selected by those bodies or persons shall not be considered to be representatives of the students for the purposes of the students' right to select their representatives to participate in district governance.History:  1993 a. 101.
WI Stat § 38.18 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 38 - Technical college system.|38.18 - Contracts and bidding.

38.18  Contracts and bidding. All contracts made by a district board for public construction in a district shall be let by the district board to the lowest responsible bidder in accordance with s. 62.15 (1) to (11) and (14). For purposes of this section, the district board shall possess the powers conferred by s. 62.15 on the board of public works and the common council. All contracts made under this section shall be made in the name of the district and shall be executed by the district board chairperson and district board secretary.History:  1971 c. 154; 1975 c. 244; 1981 c. 269; 1993 a. 397; 1999 a. 9.
WI Stat § 38.23 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 38 - Technical college system.|38.23 - Student discrimination prohibited.

38.23  Student discrimination prohibited. (1) No student may be denied admission to, participation in or the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any service, program, course or facility of the board or any district because of the student's race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status or parental status. (2) (a) Each district board shall establish policies and procedures to protect students from discrimination under sub. (1). The policies and procedures shall do all of the following:1. Provide criteria for determining whether sub. (1) has been violated.2. Provide remedies and sanctions for violations of sub. (1).3. Require a complainant to file a complaint with the district director within 300 days of the alleged violation of sub. (1).4. Provide periods within which the complainant and the district director must act for each procedural step leading to the issuance of a final decision and for appeal of the final decision to the district board.(b) The policies and procedures established under par. (a) are subject to review and approval by the board. (3) By September 1, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994, the board shall submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3). The report shall specify the number of complaints received by each district board in the previous school year alleging a violation of sub. (1) and the disposition of each such complaint. (4) Nothing in this section or s. 36.12 prevents institutions from segregating students in dormitories based on sex.History:  1989 a. 186.The exclusion of contraceptives from an employer or college or university sponsored benefits program that otherwise provides prescription drug coverage violates Wisconsin law prohibiting sex discrimination in employment and in higher education, ss. 111.31 to 111.395, 36.12, and 38.23. OAG 1-04.
WI Stat § 38.26 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 38 - Technical college system.|38.26 - Minority student participation and retention grants.

38.26  Minority student participation and retention grants. (1) In this section, “minority student" means a student enrolled in a district school who is a minority group member, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (f). (2) The board shall annually notify each district board of those purposes for which grants may be awarded under this section. Grants may be awarded only for the purposes of assisting in:(a) The creation or expansion of programs that provide counseling and tutoring services for minority students.(b) Programs that demonstrate innovative approaches to increasing minority student placement and retention in technical education programs that have a high earning potential for their graduates.(c) Providing internships to minority students enrolled in programs that prepare their graduates for admission to a teacher education program at an institution within the University of Wisconsin System.(d) Programs that combine basic skills and occupational training as a means of expediting basic skills remediation and increasing retention of minority students.(e) Programs that use community-based organizations to assist in the recruitment, training and retention of minority students. (3) (a) Any district board may apply to the board for a grant to accomplish the purposes identified by the board under sub. (2).(b) The board shall review the applications submitted under par. (a) according to procedures and criteria established by the board. The board shall notify the district board whether the district board's application has been approved and, if approved, of the amount and the conditions of the grant to be awarded.(c) Amounts awarded under par. (b) shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f) and may be paid to the district board in installments. Amounts awarded shall range from 25 percent to 75 percent of the total project cost. The board shall require the district board to provide the remaining percentage share of total project cost. (4) (a) Each district board receiving a grant under this section shall, by September 1 of the school year following receipt of the grant, file a report with the board. The report shall evaluate the district board's performance in attaining the goals specified in the application submitted under sub. (3).(b) The board shall develop and implement an audit program to assess the effectiveness of the grants made under this section in accomplishing the intended goals.History:  1991 a. 39; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20.