2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 36 - University of Wisconsin system. › 36.25 - Special programs.

36.25
Special programs.
(2)
Wisconsin residents preference in housing. Preference as to rooming, boarding and apartment facilities in the use of living units operated by any university shall, for the following school year, be given to students who are residents of this state and who apply before March 15, unless a later date is set by the board. Such preference shall be granted in accordance with categories of priority established by the board. Leases or other agreements for occupancy of such living units shall not exceed a term of one calendar year. The board may promulgate rules for the execution of this subsection.
(3)
Agricultural demonstration stations, experiments, demonstrations.
(a)
The board may establish through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison demonstration stations for the purpose of aiding in agricultural development. The location of the stations shall be determined by the board which shall consider the opportunities for agricultural development in various regions of the state.
(b)
The board may authorize experimental work in agriculture at points within the state and carry on demonstrations and such other extension work as it deems advisable for the improvement of agricultural knowledge. The board may conduct extension schools and courses and provide for the compensation and traveling fees of instructors whose functions shall be to assist in the improvement of agricultural education and the dissemination of agricultural knowledge.
(c)
The board shall, under the supervision of the dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, foster research and experimentation in the control of bovine brucellosis, which is also known as Bang's disease, at various points within this state that the board considers advisable. To facilitate the bovine brucellosis research and experimentation, contracts may be entered into with owners of bovine animals of various classes for the supervised control of the animals and for the purchase of animals under conditions to be specified in contracts that shall be retained for control purposes.
(d)
The board may establish such agriculturally related research and instructional programs at any institution as it deems advisable so long as such programs are compatible with a single statewide integrated research and extension program.
(4)
Dutch elm disease studies. The board shall, through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, authorize laboratory and field studies, research, and experiments to determine the cause and control of Dutch elm disease. The various departments of the state shall cooperate with the university in this program.
(5)
Broadcasting station WHA and WHA-TV, experimental television.
(a)
The board of regents, as licensee, shall manage, operate and maintain broadcasting station WHA and WHA-TV and shall enter into an affiliation agreement with the educational communications board pursuant to s. 39.14. Except as provided under par. (b), the agreement shall provide that the board of regents shall grant the educational communications board the part-time use of equipment and space necessary for the operations of the state educational radio and television networks. The board of regents shall maintain a separate account for each revenue source for broadcasting station WHA and for WHA-TV which permits identification of the functions or activities for which expenditures are made. The board of regents shall maintain annual records of its expenditures for programming purposes by type of programming and by source of revenue.
(b)
The board of regents may rent space on the Madison public broadcast transmission tower to the educational communications board and to other public and commercial broadcasters.
(6)
Geological and natural history survey.
(a)
The board shall have charge of the geological and natural history survey. Under the supervision of the state geologist, the survey shall study the geology, water, soils, plants, fish and animal life of the state and shall continue the topographic mapping of the state begun by the U.S. geological survey, but no money may be expended for topography unless an equivalent amount is expended for this purpose in the state by the U.S. government.
(b)
The state geologist shall examine the lands of the state and classify them in accordance with their mineral content and geological and other evidences of the presence of minerals. For this purpose, competent agents and employees of the survey are authorized to enter upon any and all lands within the state.
(c)
The geological and natural history survey shall examine the mines and explored mineral lands of the state by persons competent to make such examinations and make an accurate determination of the amount of ore therein, the expense of mining, the probable life of the mine and such other factors as may be necessary, in the judgment of the department of revenue and the geological and natural history survey, for a proper valuation thereof. For the purpose of this investigation all books, inventories, waybills, maps, plats, correspondence and memoranda relating to or used in the transaction of the business of any person owning or operating any mine or explored mineral land, shall, on demand by the geological and natural history survey, or its authorized representative, be open to inspection or examination. Any person owning or operating any mine or explored mineral lands shall furnish for inspection to the geological and natural history survey, upon request, copies of all maps and plats that relate to the workings of the mine or the explored mineral lands.
(d)
Any officer, agent, clerk or employee of the survey or department of revenue who makes known to any person except the officers of the survey or department of revenue, in any manner, any information given to such person in the discharge of such person's duties under par. (c), which information was given to such person with the request that it not be made known, is guilty of a Class I felony. This paragraph shall not prevent the use for assessment purposes of any information obtained under this subsection.
(e)
The state geologist shall carry out the responsibilities specified for him or her under s. 107.15.
(f)
The Board of Regents shall create one full-time hydrogeologist project position, which shall expire on June 30, 2025, for the geological and natural history survey to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a). The position shall focus on developing groundwater resource information primarily at county or local scales and assisting state and local governments, industries, and the public in interpreting and using this information.
(7)
Soil and water conservation. The board is responsible for research and educational programs regarding soil and water conservation. The board shall cooperate with the land and water conservation board, the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection and the counties in carrying out its soil and water conservation programs. The board shall prepare annually a written program of planned educational activities in soil and water conservation.
(8)
Water resources research. Funds made available to the various state agencies for joint water resources research and data collection programs shall be administered and coordinated by the director of the water resources center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Such funds shall be made available, on application from the state agencies concerned, when the director, after seeking the advice of the department of natural resources, finds the proposed projects to be consistent with other state projects and the needs of the state. The director shall make biennial reports to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature, for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), at the convening of the legislature.
(9)
State soils laboratory. The board shall establish a state soils and plant analysis laboratory in connection with the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Extension. The laboratory shall, at the request of the owner or occupant of any lands in the state and upon the payment of such fees as are prescribed, make field examinations and analyses of the soil and plant tissue and when possible interpret the results of such investigation and make appropriate recommendations. The board through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison may cause an investigation to be made of methods of clearing cutover lands, perform experiments and demonstrations in conjunction therewith and provide related services to individual citizens at cost.
(10)
Pharmaceutical experiment station. The board may establish, equip and maintain a pharmaceutical experiment station in the school of pharmacy of the University of Wisconsin-Madison for the purpose of cooperating with other state agencies in the cultivation of medicinal plants, the synthesis and production of high-grade drugs and the dissemination of related information and service to the citizens of the state.
(11)
State laboratory of hygiene.
(a)
The laboratory of hygiene shall be attached to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The laboratory of hygiene board shall meet at least quarterly and may promulgate rules under ch. 227, approve the laboratory of hygiene budget, set fees, set priorities and make final approval of laboratory resources so that the laboratory can act in response to agencies' planned objectives and program priorities.
(b)
The laboratory shall provide complete laboratory services in the areas of water quality, air quality, public health and contagious diseases for appropriate state agencies, and may perform examinations for licensed physicians, naturopathic doctors, veterinarians, local health officers, as defined in s. 250.01 (5), and resource management officials as may be necessary for the prevention and control of those diseases and environmental hazards which cause concern for public health and environmental quality.
(c)
The laboratory shall provide analytical support to the appropriate state agencies charged with water system evaluation. The support service shall include an evaluation from a public health standpoint and analytical support to ascertain the water's suitability for manufacturing, commercial and recreational purposes as determined by the rules promulgated by the department of health services, the department of natural resources and the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection.
(d)
The laboratory shall be operated to furnish a complete laboratory service to the department of health services and the department of natural resources in the areas of water quality, air quality, public health and contagious diseases and to make available to the system, the department of health services and the department of natural resources such facilities for teaching in the fields of public health and environmental protection as may be derived from such a laboratory.
(e)
The technical staff and other employees necessary to the operation of the laboratory shall be employed by the director. The board, upon the recommendation of the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with the approval of the laboratory of hygiene board, shall appoint the director of the laboratory and such other members of its professional staff as are required for the administration of the laboratory.
(em)
The laboratory of hygiene board shall create and maintain a roster of scientists and other persons with technical expertise who are willing to work for the laboratory of hygiene if the governor declares that an emergency related to public health exists. If the governor declares such an emergency, the laboratory of hygiene board shall hire as limited-term employees the requisite number of persons from the roster to assist the department of health services under s. 250.042.
(f)
The laboratory of hygiene board may impose a fee for each test conducted by the laboratory. Any test conducted for a local unit of government is exempt from the fee unless the test is outside the state public health care mission or is required under 42 USC 300f to 300j, as determined by the laboratory of hygiene board. The laboratory may charge state agencies through contractual arrangements for the actual services rendered.
(g)
The laboratory of hygiene board shall submit biennial budget requests reflecting joint budgetary planning with agencies served, and any information required by the department of administration under s. 16.43, directly to the department of administration.
(12)
Psychiatric research institute.
(a)
The board shall house, equip and maintain the psychiatric research institute as a program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Health Sciences. The psychiatric research institute shall be a facility for research, development and service to the state in the field of mental health. The institute may exercise the powers granted under s. 46.044.
(b)
All property used by the Wisconsin Psychiatric Institute established under s. 46.044, except real property used by the institute and except property of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, is transferred to the board which shall hold such property for the use of the psychiatric research institute.
(c)
The institute shall investigate medical and social conditions which directly or indirectly result in state care; develop and promote measures to relieve and prevent the need for state care; undertake special education and training; and generally seek by research and investigation to prevent conditions which result in state care. The institute shall render, under mutual agreement, services to the state institutions under the jurisdiction of the department of health services and the department of public instruction. Such state institutions are open to the institute for research and training.
(12m)
State cartographer. The state cartographer shall:
(a)
Establish and maintain a union catalog of current and historical reference and thematic maps of all scales available in municipal, county, state and federal agencies relating to this state.
(b)
Promote liaison among the municipal, county, state and federal mapping agencies and surveyors to facilitate coordination and to exchange information on mapping and cartographic activities.
(c)
Keep abreast of the progress made by mapping agencies and their mapping developments.
(d)
Collect, maintain and disseminate information regarding innovation in cartographic techniques and mapping procedures, map and air photo indexes and control data, map accuracy standards, legal aspects of map publication and such other matters as will facilitate an effective cartographic program for the state.
(e)
Publish and distribute such special maps and map information as will promote the mapping of the state and preparation and use of maps by individuals, only to the extent, however, that such publication and distribution is not appropriately within the activities of any other state or commercial agency.
(f)
Assist the department of natural resources in its work as the state representative of the U.S. geographic board and its other functions under s. 23.25.
(13g)
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics.
(a)
The board shall establish at the University of Wisconsin-Madison the “University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics".
(b)
The board shall maintain, control and supervise the use of the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, for the purposes of:
1.
Delivering comprehensive, high-quality health care to patients using the hospitals and to those seeking care from its programs, including a commitment to provide such care for the medically indigent.
2.
Providing an environment suitable for instructing medical and other health professions students, physicians, nurses and members of other health-related disciplines.
3.
Sponsoring and supporting research in the delivery of health care to further the welfare of the patients treated and applying the advances in health knowledge to alleviate human suffering, promote health and prevent disease.
4.
Assisting health programs and personnel throughout the state and region in the delivery of health care.
(d)
This subsection applies only in the event that the on-campus facilities, as defined in s. 233.01 (7), leased to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority under s. 36.11 (28), and any improvements, modifications or other facilities specified in s. 233.04 (7) (c), are transferred to the board under s. 233.04 (3b) (b), (7g) (b) or (7p) (b).
(13i)
Precision Medicine Molecular Tumor Board. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (a), the Board of Regents shall allocate $490,000 in each fiscal year to expand precision medicine at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center through the Precision Medicine Molecular Tumor Board by increasing access to precision medicine for cancer patients in this state, providing genomics resources to patients in need, and developing a precision medicine statewide database.
(13m)
Medical student transfer program. The board shall establish a program in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to consider the transfer of residents of this state from foreign medical schools after their 2nd year of study.
(13s)
Medical practice in underserved areas. The board shall allocate $400,000 in each fiscal year for the department of family medicine and practice in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to support the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine, the Academy for Center-city Medical Education, and the Wisconsin Scholars Academy programs. The board may not expend any moneys allocated under this subsection in a fiscal year unless the board receives $400,000 in gifts and grants from private sources in that fiscal year for supporting such programs.
(14)
Graduate student financial aid. The board shall establish a grant program for minority and disadvantaged graduate students enrolled in the system. The board shall give preference in awarding grants under this subsection to residents of this state. 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).
(14m)
Minority and disadvantaged programs.
(a)
The board shall fund programs for recruiting minority and disadvantaged students and for minority and disadvantaged students enrolled in the system.
(b)
By April 15, 1992, and annually thereafter, the board shall adopt a precollege, recruitment and retention plan for minority and disadvantaged students enrolled in the system.
(c)
By April 15, 1992, and annually thereafter by April 15, the board shall submit a report to the governor and 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 include all of the following:
1.
The plan adopted under par. (b).
2.
All financial aid distributed to students, categorized by ethnic group, class level and dependency status. The report shall include information on financial need, percentage of need satisfied by loan, percentage of need satisfied by grant and the percentage remaining unsatisfied.
(15)
Military instruction. The board may provide courses in military science and tactics.
(18)
School of veterinary medicine. The board shall establish and maintain a school of veterinary medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Existing facilities shall be used to the maximum possible extent for auxiliary instructional and research support of the veterinary program.
(19)
Model school special education program.
(a)
The board may establish at the University of Wisconsin-Madison a model school for children with disabilities, as defined in s. 115.76 (5). The school shall utilize practical demonstration techniques to train teachers and other support personnel under s. 115.28 (7) (c).
(b)
The board may enter into an agreement with the school board of any school district to provide special education and related services through the model school to children with disabilities. The board may charge tuition for children served in the model school. Tuition charges made under such agreements shall be based on the net cost of providing the special education and other related services.
(21)
School of law; part-time enrollment and night courses. The board shall direct the School of Law to:
(a)
Allow resident students who are admitted to law school to enroll in part-time programs;
(b)
Allow resident students who are admitted to law school 6 years after first enrolling to complete requirements for a degree; and
(c)
Offer to resident students who are admitted to law school a range of courses in the evening, including required courses necessary to be admitted to the state bar under SCR 40.03.
(21m)
Great Lakes Indian law program. The board shall establish a Great Lakes Indian law program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School.
(22)
School of allied health professions. The board may establish a School of Allied Health Professions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
(23)
Robert M. La Follette institute of public affairs. There is established a Robert M. La Follette institute of public affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The institute shall engage in research, public service and educational activities to advance the knowledge of public affairs and the application of that knowledge to the needs of this state.
(23m)
Wilder Crane professorship of government. The board shall establish the Wilder Crane professorship of government at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee department of political science.
(24)
Employee-owned businesses program. Through the University of Wisconsin small business development center, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the technical college system board and the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the board shall create, as needed, educational programs to provide training in the management of employee-owned businesses and shall provide technical assistance to employee-owned businesses in matters affecting their management and business operations, including assistance with governmental relations and assistance in obtaining management, technical and financial assistance.
(25)
Industrial and economic development research program.
(a)
The board shall award industrial and economic grants to fund industrial and economic development research projects and outreach activities.
(b)
In awarding grants under par. (a) the board shall:
1.
Receive project proposals from system researchers.
2.
Provide for a review process for project proposals by appropriate professionally qualified reviewers.
3.
Specify the duration of the project to be funded by the grant.
(c)
Biennially by November 15, the board shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance specifying the projects funded under this subsection in the previous fiscal biennium, the duration of the funded projects and the relationship of the funded projects to this state's economy.
(26)
Child care centers. A college campus may establish a child care center.
(27)
Integrated agriculture program. The board shall establish an integrated agriculture program.
(28)
Schools of business. The board shall support improvements in master's level business programs. The board may provide financial support for such improvements only if it receives matching funds for the same purpose from private contributions.
(29m)
Center for environmental education. There is established in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point a center for environmental education to assist in the development, dissemination, implementation, and evaluation of environmental education programs for elementary and secondary school teachers and pupils. The center shall do all of the following:
(b)
Assist the department of public instruction to periodically assess the environmental literacy of this state's teachers and students.
(c)
Develop, offer and evaluate environmental education courses for teachers.
(d)
Select and train natural resource and environmental education specialists with teaching experience to assist in providing environmental education courses and programs to teachers in this state.
(e)
Assist the department of public instruction and cooperative educational service agencies to assist school districts in conducting environmental education needs assessments.
(f)
Provide environmental education workshops and consulting services to teacher educators from teacher training institutions located in this state.
(g)
Establish an environmental education curriculum and materials center for use by school teachers, faculty of teacher training institutions located in this state and others in educational programs who need such materials.
(h)
Assist the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College of Natural Resources in providing opportunities for teachers to complete advanced training in environmental education through the college's master's degree program.
(29r)
Study on the reintroduction of elk.
(a)
The board shall direct the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of reintroducing elk into the northern part of the state and to formulate a management plan for the reintroduction of elk if the conclusions of the study demonstrate that the reintroduction is feasible.
(b)
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point shall conduct the study by monitoring the behavior of an experimental herd that the university shall bring into the state. The university shall also assess the herd's compatibility with other resources in the area where the study is conducted.
(30)
Pollution prevention. The board shall maintain in the extension a solid and hazardous waste education center to promote pollution prevention, as defined in s. 299.13 (1) (dm). In cooperation with the department of natural resources, the center shall conduct an education and technical assistance program to promote pollution prevention in this state.
(30g)
Recycling market development program. The board shall establish in the extension a program of education and technical assistance related to recycling market development. The program shall serve waste generators; solid waste scrap brokers, dealers and processors; business entities that use or could use recovered materials or that produce or could produce products from recovered materials and persons who provide support services to those business entities; and the general public.
(30m)
Agricultural technology and family farm programs. The board may establish agricultural technology and family farm programs in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
(31)
Biotechnology education; consumers. The board shall establish extension programs to educate consumers about biotechnology processes and products and risk assessment techniques.
(32)
Agricultural Safety and Health Center.
(a)
The board shall establish an Agricultural Safety and Health Center in the extension. The center shall do all of the following:
1.
Develop curriculum and materials for a tractor and machine operation safety training course for persons who are at least 12 years of age but under 18 years of age that is equivalent to the requirements, other than age, specified under 29 CFR 570.70 to 570.72.
2.
Perform instructor training and coordination necessary to provide a statewide program of tractor and machinery operation safety training to persons who are at least 12 years of age but under 18 years of age and certification of persons successfully completing such training.
3.
Develop and disseminate educational and informational materials and present programs on farm safety and health topics.
(b)
The board shall award grants totaling not more than $500 annually per county to sponsors of farm safety education, training or information programs. To be eligible for a grant, a sponsor shall:
1.
Secure or provide equal matching funds from private or public sources.
2.
Demonstrate the need for the program.
3.
Demonstrate that the program for which a grant is sought was developed in consultation with extension personnel, public health personnel, vocational agriculture instructors or other persons with expertise or interest in farm safety topics.
(33)
Quality improvement awards. The board annually may award up to $500 each to no more than 10 system employees who make suggestions that result in significant quality improvements for the system relating to supplies and expenses. The board shall appoint a council under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to nominate recipients for the awards. The board shall not make more than one award to an employee in the same fiscal year. An award is not part of an employee's base pay.
(34)
Center for urban land economics research. The board shall establish a center for urban land economics research in the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to conduct research and undertake educational, public outreach and grant activities related to real estate and urban land economics.
(35m)
Herbarium. The board shall maintain an herbarium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to be known as the “Wisconsin State Herbarium".
(36)
Higher education location program. The board shall maintain in the extension a higher education location program to provide information on undergraduate admission requirements, degree programs, enrollment, student financial aid, student housing and admission forms.
(37)
Area Health Education Center. The board shall maintain at the University of Wisconsin-Madison an area health education center to support community-based primary care training programs.
(38)
Educational technology projects.
(a)
In this subsection, “educational technology" has the meaning given in s. 16.99 (3).
(b)
The board shall provide for projects that have the following purposes:
1.
The student information system.
2.
The development of system technology infrastructure.
3.
The development of curricula to train students enrolled in the schools of education in the use of educational technology in primary and secondary schools.
4.
To provide professional development in the use of educational technology for primary and secondary school teachers.
5.
To provide faculty with educational technology and to train faculty in its use.
6.
To pay the department of administration for telecommunications services provided under s. 16.972 (1).
(39)
Institute for Excellence in Urban Education. There is established an Institute for Excellence in Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The institute shall engage in research, public service and educational activities pertaining to issues in urban public education.
(42)
Distinguished chair of military history. The board shall establish a distinguished chair of military history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
(44)
International business development. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee shall collaborate with other institutions to develop and implement programs and training for Wisconsin businesses and University of Wisconsin System faculty in the area of international business development.
(46)
Meningococcal disease and hepatitis B.
(a)
The board shall do all of the following:
1.
Annually, provide detailed information on the risks associated with meningococcal disease and hepatitis B and the availability and effectiveness of vaccines against the diseases to each enrolled student, if he or she is at least 18 years old, or to the student's parent or guardian, if the student is a minor.
2.
Require a student who resides in a dormitory or residence hall, or the student's parent or guardian if the student is a minor, to affirm that the student received the information under subd. 1.
3.
Require a student who resides in a dormitory or residence hall to affirm whether he or she has received the vaccination against meningococcal disease and to provide the date of the vaccination, if any.
4.
Require a student who resides in a dormitory or residence hall to affirm whether he or she has received the vaccination against hepatitis B and to provide the date of the vaccination, if any.
5.
Maintain a confidential record of the affirmations and the dates of the vaccinations of each student under subds. 3. and 4.
(b)
Nothing in this subsection requires the board to provide or pay for vaccinations against meningococcal disease or hepatitis B.
(47)
Discovery farm grants.
(a)
In this subsection, “discovery farm" means an operating commercial farm that conducts on-farm research under the Wisconsin agricultural stewardship initiative.
(b)
From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (qr), the board shall make grants through the extension to operators of discovery farms for research and outreach activities under the Wisconsin agricultural stewardship initiative.
(48)
Lumber grading training program.
(a)
In this subsection:
1.
“Department" means the department of natural resources.
2.
“Department employee" means an employee of the department who is knowledgeable in the marketing of forest products and who is selected by the secretary to act under this subsection.
(b)
The forest products outreach program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, in cooperation with the department, shall establish a basic lumber grading training program for individuals and establish the general requirements for successfully completing the training program, including requirements for initial certification and recertification. The training program shall be offered in the extension on an annual basis. The faculty at the forestry outreach program, in cooperation with the department employee, shall develop and establish the content of the training program and shall determine the certification requirements for instructors teaching the training program. Instructors shall be certified by the department.
(c)
The department, in cooperation with the board, shall establish a procedure under which the department determines successful completion of the training program and issues certifications of accomplishment to the individuals who are certified or recertified as having successfully completed the training program. Under the procedure, the department employee may delegate to the program instructors the process of determining successful completion and issuing certificates of accomplishment.
(d)
An individual holding an initial certificate of accomplishment shall be recertified under the training program every 5 years.
(e)
The department employee may exempt from the training program an individual who has any of the following:
1.
A bachelor's or postgraduate degree in forest products or wood science and technology.
2.
A degree that is equivalent to a degree specified in subd. 1.
3.
A level of experience or background in understanding wood properties, construction, and design that the department employee determines to be equivalent to the level of understanding held by an individual who successfully completes the training program.
(f)
The department employee shall issue a certificate of accomplishment to each individual who meets the requirement under par. (e). A certificate of accomplishment issued under this subdivision applies only to the initial certification requirement and an individual receiving such a certificate must be recertified as required under par. (d).
(49)
Academic fee increase grants. The board may make grants to resident undergraduate students who do not receive grants under s. 39.435 that are payable from the appropriation under s. 20.235 (1) (fe), whose annual family income is less than $60,000, and who have unmet financial need. Beginning in fiscal year 2011-12, the board may make a grant under this subsection only to those students enrolled in the system during fiscal year 2010-11 who maintain continuous enrollment. A grant to a student under this subsection shall be in an amount determined by the board that corresponds to any increase, or any portion of an increase, in academic fees charged to the student, but may not exceed the amount of the student's unmet need. The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a student whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the student 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).
(49m)
Career conversations program.
(a)
In this subsection:
1.
“Center" means the Center on Education and Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
2.
“Pilot period" means the period beginning on the date that the program is established and ending on May 15, 2011.
3.
“Program" means the program established under par. (b).
(b)
The center shall establish a program for students enrolled in grades 7 to 12 to engage in webcam conversations about careers with individuals in this state who have careers in math, science, agricultural education, technology education, or information technology. The center shall develop criteria for choosing the classrooms that may participate in the program during the pilot period. The program shall satisfy all of the following:
1.
The program shall select individuals for conversations who have careers that the center determines are in the greatest demand in this state.
2.
The program shall use student discussion guides developed by the center to facilitate the conversations.
3.
The program shall allow for recording the conversations for future viewing, at schools or over the Internet, by interested parties, including parents of students.
4.
The program shall include requirements for promoting participation in the conversations among students, parents, and the business community; measuring student participation in the conversations; notifying parents and the business community after conversations take place; and tracking the study plans of students who participate in the conversations.
(c)
The center shall evaluate the effectiveness of the program during the pilot period in promoting careers in math, science, agricultural education, technology education, and information technology. If, based on the results of the evaluation, the center determines that the program has been effective in promoting such careers, the center may continue the program after the pilot period and may expand the program by allowing participation by additional classrooms. The center shall prepare a report regarding the evaluation and describing whether the center has continued or expanded the program, and submit the report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3), the department of public instruction, and the department of workforce development.
(50)
School of public health. The board may create a school of public health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
(51)
School of freshwater sciences. The board may create a school of freshwater sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
(52)
Incentive grants.
(a)
From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (gb), the board shall allocate $11,250,000 in fiscal year 2013-14 and $11,250,000 in fiscal year 2014-15 to award grants to institutions and the extension to provide funding for the following programs:
1.
Economic development programs, as defined in s. 36.11 (29r) (a).
2.
Programs that have as their objective the development of an educated and skilled workforce, such as the following:
a.
Increasing the number of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees awarded in fields for which occupational demand is high or in fields that the board and the department of workforce development jointly determine to be high-demand fields.
b.
Increasing the number of opportunities available to students to gain work experience in their fields through internships or cooperative work experiences.
c.
Increasing or enhancing research and development.
3.
Programs to improve the affordability of postsecondary education for resident undergraduates, including reducing the time required to obtain a degree, increasing the opportunities available for high school pupils to earn credit toward a postsecondary degree, and improving the transfer of credit between institutions of higher education.
(b)
The board may award grants under par. (a) for the creation or expansion of programs, courses, or services for a period of up to 3 years.
(53)
Business plan competition. The board shall support a business plan competition program existing on May 25, 2010, at institutions and college campuses other than the University of Wisconsin-Madison that makes entrepreneurial expertise available to students and that has ties to campus-based business plan contests and national organizations that foster student entrepreneurism. The board shall provide financial support of no more than $125,000 annually if the board receives matching funds for the same purpose from private contributions.
(54)
School of engineering at University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The board may create a school of engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
(55)
Graduate psychiatric nursing education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
(a)
In consultation with the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the board shall do all of the following with respect to the graduate program in psychiatric mental health nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison:
1.
Increase the number of students provided the opportunity to study to be board-eligible psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners.
2.
Expand the instructional capacity available to teach psychiatric mental health nursing.
3.
Annually provide fellowships for graduate psychiatric mental health nursing students to participate in clinical rotations in rural communities or areas with shortages of mental health professionals in this state. In order to receive a fellowship under this subdivision, a student shall commit to passing applicable board certification and to practicing in this state for at least 2 years after graduation from the program.
(b)
Costs associated with the board's duties under par. (a) shall be funded from the appropriation account under s. 20.285 (1) (c).
(57)
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point paper science program. The Board of Regents shall ensure that at least 1.0 full-time equivalent position, funded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (qm), is in the paper science program at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
History:  1973 c. 333 ss. 68, 201f (2); 1973 c. 335; 1975 c. 39, 339, 408 Supp.; 1975 c. 430 s. 80; 1977 c. 26, 29; 1977 c. 418 ss. 271 to 273, 924 (18) (e), (50); 1977 c. 422; 1977 c. 447 s. 206; 1979 c. 34; 1979 c. 90 s. 23; 1979 c. 177; 1981 c. 20, 93, 237, 314, 346; 1983 a. 27, 387, 524; 1983 a. 538 s. 271; 1985 a. 29; 1985 a. 182 s. 57; 1985 a. 332 s. 251 (1); 1987 a. 27, 186, 399, 403; 1989 a. 31, 56, 249, 299, 325, 335, 353, 359; 1991 a. 32, 39, 167, 269; 1993 a. 16, 27, 399, 455; 1995 a. 27 ss. 1767 to 1775k, 9116 (5), 9126 (19), 9145 (1); 1995 a. 54, 101, 216, 225, 227, 378, 404, 417; 1997 a. 27 ss. 1163 to 1168k, 9456 (3m); 1997 a. 164, 178; 1997 a. 237 ss. 82v, 722s; 1997 a. 283; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16, 103, 109; 2003 a. 33 ss. 933 to 935, 2811; 2003 a. 48 ss. 10, 11; 2003 a. 61; 2003 a. 206 s. 23; 2005 a. 25 ss. 696, 697, 2493; 2005 a. 404; 2007 a. 20 ss. 732t, 732x, 9121 (6) (a); 2007 a. 208; 2009 a. 28, 180, 185, 265, 271; 2011 a. 10; 2011 a. 32; 2011 a. 260 s. 80; 2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 59, 262; 2019 a. 9; 2021 a. 130, 223.