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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.05 - Definitions.

36.05
Definitions.
In this chapter:
(1)
“Academic staff" means professional and administrative personnel with duties, and subject to types of appointments, that are primarily associated with higher education institutions or their administration.
(2)
“Board of regents" or “board" means the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
(3)
“Campus" means the publicly owned or leased buildings and grounds which comprise all or part of an institution or the extension.
(5)
“Chancellor" means the chief executive of an institution.
(6m)
“College campus" means any one of the 2-year collegiate campuses of the system.
(7)
“Extension" means the community outreach, public service and extension services of the system.
(8)
“Faculty" means persons who hold the rank of professor, associate professor, assistant professor or instructor in an academic department or its functional equivalent in an institution and such academic staff as may be designated by the chancellor and faculty of the institution.
(9)
“Institution" means any university or an organizational equivalent designated by the board and the University of Wisconsin colleges.
(9m)
“Instructional academic staff" means academic staff members with teaching responsibilities.
(9s)
“Mainframe" means a large scale, central computer maintained by the board for multipurpose functions.
(10)
“President" means the chief executive of the system.
(11)
“Student" means any person who is registered for study in any institution for the current academic period. For the purpose of administering particular programs or functions involving students, the board shall promulgate rules defining continuation or termination of student status during periods between academic periods.
(12)
“System" means the University of Wisconsin System.
(13)
“University" means any baccalaureate or graduate degree granting institution.
(14)
“University of Wisconsin Colleges" means the college campuses as a whole.
(15)
“University staff" means all employees of the system other than faculty, academic staff, persons whose employment is a necessary part of their training, student assistants, and student hourly help.
History:  1973 c. 335; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (3); 1989 a. 31, 67; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 237; 2015 a. 55, 199.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.07 - Corporate title, officers, meetings, records.

36.07
Corporate title, officers, meetings, records.
(1)
Corporate status and title. The board and their successors in office shall constitute a body corporate by the name of “Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System".
(2)
Secretary. The board shall appoint a secretary of the board who shall keep a faithful record of all its transactions.
(4)
Meetings, times, notice. The times for holding the regular annual meeting and such other meetings as are required, and the manner of providing notice for such meetings, shall be determined by the board's bylaws.
(5)
Access to the board. The board shall provide in its operating policies for access to the board by the public, faculty, students and chancellors.
(6)
Meetings and records public. The board meetings shall be open and all records of such meetings and of all proceedings of the board shall be open to inspection in accordance with subchs. II and V of ch. 19.
History:  1973 c. 335; 1975 c. 426 s. 3; 1981 c. 335 s. 26; 1991 a. 39; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.14 - Wisconsin distinguished professorships.

36.14
Wisconsin distinguished professorships.
(1)
The board may establish distinguished professorships under this section.
(2)
The board may pay under this section the salary and fringe benefit costs of the professor holding the distinguished professorship and of any graduate assistant assigned to the professor, and the equipment, supplies and travel costs of the professor and the graduate assistants assigned to the professor.
(4)
The board shall ensure that at least 3 of the professors awarded distinguished professorships under this section after August 9, 1989, are not employed by the board when they are awarded the professorships.
History:  1987 a. 27; 1989 a. 31; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.15 - Academic staff appointments.

36.15
Academic staff appointments.
(1)
Definitions. In this section:
(a)
“Administrative appointment" means an academic staff appointment for a fixed or indefinite term granted to a system, campus, college, school or other divisional officer involved in policy development or execution and to persons involved in directing, organizing or supervising higher education related activities.
(b)
“Professional appointment" means an academic staff appointment for a fixed or indefinite term granted to a professional employee who is involved in the guidance or counseling of students, assisting the faculty in research, public service or in the instruction of students or who is involved in other professional duties which are primarily associated with institutions of higher education; including, but not limited to, such employment titles as visiting faculty, clinical staff, lecturer, scientist, specialist and such other equivalent titles as the board approves.
(2)
Appointments. Appointments under this section shall be made by the board, or by an appropriate official authorized by the board, under policies and procedures established by the board. The policies for indefinite appointments shall provide for a probationary period, permanent status and such other conditions of appointment as the board establishes.
(3)
Procedural guarantees. A person having an academic staff appointment for a term may be dismissed prior to the end of the appointment term only for just cause and only after due notice and hearing. A person having an academic staff appointment for an indefinite term who has attained permanent status may be dismissed only for just cause and only after due notice and hearing. In such matters the action and decision of the board, or the appropriate official authorized by the board, shall be final, subject to judicial review under ch. 227. The board shall develop procedures for notice and hearing which shall be promulgated as rules under ch. 227.
History:  1973 c. 335 and Supp; 1985 a. 332; 1989 a. 31; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20 ss. 2365m, 9448; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.17 - Limited appointments.

36.17
Limited appointments.
(1)
An appointment to a position listed in sub. (2) shall be a limited appointment and the appointment shall be at the pleasure of the board. A faculty member who has been granted tenure or a person holding an academic staff appointment under s. 36.15 shall not lose that appointment by accepting a limited appointment.
(2)
Limited appointments apply to the following positions: president, provost, vice president, associate vice president, assistant vice president, chancellor, vice chancellor, associate chancellor, assistant chancellor, associate vice chancellor, assistant vice chancellor, college campus dean, secretary of the board, associate secretary of the board, assistant secretary of the board, trust officer and assistant trust officer and such other administrative positions as the board determines at the time of the appointment.
History:  1973 c. 335; 1997 a. 237; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.19 - Other appointments.

36.19
Other appointments.
The board may make or authorize fixed term appointments for student assistants and employees in training, such as residents, interns, post-doctoral fellows or trainees or associates. Appointments made under this section shall not be subject to s. 36.15.
History:  1973 c. 335; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.21 - Termination due to certain budget or program changes.

36.21
Termination due to certain budget or program changes.
Notwithstanding s. 36.15, the board may, with appropriate notice, terminate any faculty or academic staff appointment when such an action is deemed necessary due to a budget or program decision requiring program discontinuance, curtailment, modification, or redirection. No person may be employed at the institution within 2 years to perform reasonably comparable duties to those of the person whose appointment was terminated without first offering such person a reappointment. The board, after consultation with the faculty and chancellor of each institution, shall adopt procedures to be followed in the event of termination of academic staff under this section and the board may adopt procedures, consistent with s. 36.22, to be followed in the event of termination of faculty under this section and s. 36.22.
History:  1973 c. 335; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.23 - Conflict of interest.

36.23
Conflict of interest.
No regent or officer or other person appointed or employed in any position in the system may at any time act as agent for any person or organization where such act would create a conflict of interest with the terms of the person's service in the system. The board shall define conflicts of interest and promulgate rules related thereto.
History:  1973 c. 335; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (1).
A regent of the University of Wisconsin is not precluded by law from attending the university as a student or from receiving a degree from the university, but the regent must guard against and refrain from any possible conflict of interest. 58 Atty. Gen. 158.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.30 - Sick leave.

36.30
Sick leave.
Leave of absence for employees with pay, owing to sickness, shall be regulated by rules of the board, except that unused sick leave shall accumulate from year to year.
History:  1975 c. 88; 1981 c. 96 ss. 22, 67; 1981 c. 386; 1997 a. 237; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 20 ss. 2365m, 9448.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.32 - Student identification numbers.

36.32
Student identification numbers.
(1)
In this section, “institution of higher education" means an institution within the system or a private educational institution located in this state that awards a bachelor's or higher degree or provides a program that is acceptable toward such a degree.
(2)
An institution of higher education may assign to each student enrolled in the institution a unique identification number. An institution of higher education shall not assign to any student an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the student's social security number. This subsection does not prohibit an institution of higher education from requiring a student to disclose his or her social security number, nor from using a student's social security number if such use is required by a federal or state agency or private organization in order for the institution or the student to participate in a particular program.
History:  2003 a. 282 ss. 1 to 3.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.335 - Sale of other land; buildings and structures.

36.335
Sale of other land; buildings and structures.
If the board sells any real property under its jurisdiction, the board shall credit the net proceeds of the sale to the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (gb) except that if there is any outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or improvement of any property that is sold, the board shall deposit a sufficient amount of the net proceeds from the sale of the property in the bond security and redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the interest on the debt, and any premium due upon refunding any of the debt. If the property was acquired, constructed, or improved with federal financial assistance, the board shall pay to the federal government any of the net proceeds required by federal law. If the property was acquired by gift or grant or acquired with gift or grant funds, the board shall adhere to any restriction governing use of the proceeds.
History:  2009 a. 28 s. 3407; Stats. 2009 s. 36.335; 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 230.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.34 - Minority student programs.

36.34
Minority student programs.
(1)
Ben R. Lawton minority undergraduate grant program.
(a)
In this subsection “minority undergraduate" means an undergraduate student who:
1.
Is a Black American.
2.
Is an American Indian.
3.
Is a Hispanic, as defined in s. 16.287 (1) (d).
4.
Is a person who is admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, and who either is a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia or whose ancestor was or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam or Cambodia.
(b)
The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection as Lawton grants. The board may not make a grant under this subsection 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).
History:  1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 27 ss. 666g, 666i, 670 to 673, 675; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 1995 a. 404; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 109; 2003 a. 33; 2005 a. 25, 254; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.35 - Misconduct; campus security.

36.35
Misconduct; campus security.
(1)
Power to suspend; rules. The board may delegate the power to suspend or expel students for misconduct or other cause prescribed by the board. Subject to sub. (4), the board shall promulgate rules under ch. 227 governing student conduct and procedures for the administration of violations.
(2)
Authority to restrict presence of persons on campus. The chancellor of each institution or the chief security officer thereof during a period of immediate danger or disruption may designate periods of time during which the campus and designated buildings and facilities connected therewith are off limits to all persons who are not faculty, academic staff, employees, students or any other personnel authorized by the above named officials. Any person violating such order shall be subject to the penalties provided by law for criminal trespass.
(3)
Requiring permission for presence on campus. Any person who is convicted of any crime involving danger to property or persons as a result of conduct by that person which obstructs or seriously impairs activities run or authorized by an institution and who, as a result of such conduct, is in a state of suspension or expulsion from the institution, and who enters property of that institution without permission of the chancellor of the institution or the chancellor's designee within 2 years, may for each such offense be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than 6 months, or both.
(4)
Underage alcohol violations. The board or an institution or college campus may not impose any of the following disciplinary sanctions against a student for the student's violation of s. 125.07 (4) (a) or (b), if the student is exempt under s. 125.07 (5) from issuance of a citation for, or conviction of, the violation:
(a)
Removal from a course in progress.
(b)
Enrollment restrictions on a course or program.
(c)
Suspension or expulsion.
(d)
Exclusion from student housing.
History:  1973 c. 335; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (1); 1991 a. 316; 2015 a. 279.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.36 - Grants for study abroad.

36.36
Grants for study abroad.
The board may award a grant of up to $2,000 to a resident undergraduate student to assist in paying the costs associated with the student's study abroad if the student satisfies all of the following criteria:
(1)
The student demonstrates financial need for the grant, as determined by the board.
(2)
The student is enrolled full-time in the system in the semester preceding the student's study abroad.
(3)
The student is enrolled in a program leading to an associate or bachelor's degree.
History:  1999 a. 9, 152; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.43 - Accommodation of religious beliefs.

36.43
Accommodation of religious beliefs.
The board shall promulgate rules providing for the reasonable accommodation of a student's sincerely held religious beliefs with regard to all examinations and other academic requirements. The rules shall include all of the following:
(1)
Written and timely notification of all students and instructors of the rules and complaint process.
(2)
A means by which a student can conveniently and confidentially notify an instructor of potential conflicts.
(3)
A means by which a student is permitted to make up an examination or academic requirement at another time or by an alternative means without any prejudicial effect.
(4)
A procedure for handling and resolving complaints within each institution.
History:  1991 a. 227; 1997 a. 237.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.44 - License plate scholarship programs.

36.44
License plate scholarship programs.
The board shall establish a scholarship program at each of the institutions specified in s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 35. to 47. The program at each institution shall be funded by the fees collected under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 4. for that institution and the scholarships shall be awarded by the chancellor of each institution according to criteria developed by the chancellor.
History:  1989 a. 31; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.45 - Research funding.

36.45
Research funding.
(3)
By September 1, 1992, and biennially thereafter by September 1, the board shall report to the governor and the joint committee on finance the purpose, duration, cost and anticipated completion date of all research and public service projects for which the board is expending general purpose revenue.
(4)
The board shall report annually by September 1 to the joint committee on finance the number of research contracts considered under processes established under s. 36.11 (55m) (e) and the outcome of those contracts.
History:  1991 a. 39; 2013 a. 289; 2015 a. 55.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.48 - Alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention programs.

36.48
Alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention programs.
The board shall appoint alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention program counselors for the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The counselors shall develop alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention programs and train faculty, academic staff and university staff in the prevention of and early intervention in alcohol and other drug abuse.
History:  1989 a. 31; 2015 a. 55.
2023 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.
History:  2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32; 2017 a. 314; 2021 a. 238 s. 45; 2023 a. 2.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 38 - Technical college system. › 38.272 - Farm training program tuition grants.

38.272
Farm training program tuition grants.
(1)
A student enrolled in a district's farm business and production management program may apply to the board for a grant for the purpose of paying 50 percent of the tuition for up to 6 years.
(2)
The board shall review the applications submitted under sub. (1) according to procedures and criteria established by the board. The board shall notify the student whether his or her application has been approved and, if approved, of the amount of the grant.
(3)
The board may award grants under this section. Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f).
History:  1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 38 - Technical college system. › 38.29 - Chauffeur training grants.

38.29
Chauffeur training grants.
(1)
The board may award grants to district boards under this section for the development of advanced chauffeur training facilities, the acquisition of instructional equipment for such facilities, operational costs associated with the maintenance of such facilities and equipment and costs incurred in the coordination of the training programs.
(2)
(a)
Any district board receiving aid under s. 38.28 (2) (g) may apply to the board for a grant for the purposes described under sub. (1).
NOTE:  Section 38.28 (2) (g) was repealed by 2013 Wis. Act 20.
(b)
The board shall review the application according to criteria and procedures established by the board. If an application submitted under par. (a) is approved, the board shall notify the district board of the amount and conditions of the grant to be awarded.
(c)
Amounts awarded shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f).
(3)
Each district board receiving a grant under this section shall, by September 1 of the fiscal 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. (2) (a).
History:  1985 a. 29; 1997 a. 27; 2013 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 38 - Technical college system. › 38.30 - Special aid for veterans.

38.30
Special aid for veterans.
(1)
(a)
District boards may receive payments from the U.S. department of veterans affairs for tuition to cover the cost of training for resident and nonresident students who are enrolled in district schools and are veterans eligible for benefits under federal law.
(b)
District boards may receive payments from the department of workforce development under s. 47.02 to cover the cost of training for resident and nonresident students who are enrolled in district schools and are veterans ineligible for benefits under par. (a).
(c)
District boards shall not receive payments under this subsection which, together with other receipts for the same purpose exclusive of the funds provided under s. 38.16, would exceed the full cost of training provided such veterans.
(d)
The amounts received for nonresidents under this subsection shall not be less than the amounts specified in s. 38.24 (3) but may exceed such amounts.
(2)
Upon the authorization of a school board or district board, the board may enter into contracts with the U.S. department of veterans affairs for training in vocational agriculture to be provided by such school board or district board to veterans eligible for benefits under federal law. The board shall receive from the U.S. department of veterans affairs payments granted to cover the cost of administration by the board and, to be paid to the school board or district board, payments granted to cover the cost of such training.
History:  1971 c. 154; 1973 c. 284 s. 32; 1977 c. 29; 1983 a. 435 s. 7; 1989 a. 56; 1995 a. 27 ss. 1813, 9130 (4); 1997 a. 3.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 38 - Technical college system. › 38.32 - Technical college instructor occupational competency program.

38.32
Technical college instructor occupational competency program.
(1)
The board shall establish a technical college instructor occupational competency program. The program shall be designed to provide technical college instructors in district schools with temporary work experiences in business and industry in order to improve their knowledge and skills in the subjects they teach.
(2)
The board shall review proposals submitted by district boards that are consistent with sub. (1). From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f), the board may award grants to district boards to partially pay the salaries of teachers participating in approved proposals. Any funds received by a district board under this subsection shall be equally matched by the district board.
(3)
To the extent possible, grants awarded under sub. (2) shall be equally distributed on a statewide basis.
History:  1983 a. 370; 1989 a. 56; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 399; 2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 329.