AB40,550,16 16(3m) Fee remissions for survivors. (a) In this subsection:
AB40,550,1717 1. "Correctional officer" has the meaning given in s. 102.475 (8) (a).
AB40,550,1918 1g. "Emergency medical services technician" means an individual under s.
19256.01 (5) or (9).
AB40,550,2320 1m. "Fire fighter" means any person employed by this state or any political
21subdivision of this state as a member or officer of a fire department whose duties
22include fire fighting or fire fighting training or a member of a volunteer fire
23department whose duties include fire fighting or fire fighting training.
AB40,550,2524 2. "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c) and
25includes a person appointed as a conservation warden under s. 23.10.
AB40,551,3
1(b) The board shall grant full remission of fees to any resident undergraduate
2student who is enrolled in a bachelor's degree program and who is any of the
3following:
AB40,551,134 1. The child of an ambulance driver, correctional officer, fire fighter, emergency
5medical services technician, or law enforcement officer who was killed in the line of
6duty in this state or who qualified for a duty disability benefit, as defined in s. 40.65
7(4), under the Wisconsin Retirement System, the Employees' Retirement System of
8the city of Milwaukee, or the Milwaukee County Employee's Retirement System and
9died as a result of the qualifying disability. The student must be the child of an
10ambulance driver, correctional officer, fire fighter, emergency medical services
11technician, or law enforcement officer who was so killed or who died as a result of the
12qualifying disability when the child was under the age of 21 or before the child was
13born.
AB40,551,1914 2. The surviving spouse of an ambulance driver, correctional officer, fire fighter,
15emergency medical services technician, or law enforcement officer who was killed in
16the line of duty in this state or who qualified for a duty disability benefit, as defined
17in s. 40.65 (4), under the Wisconsin Retirement System, the Employees' Retirement
18System of the city of Milwaukee, or the Milwaukee County Employee's Retirement
19System and died as a result of the qualifying disability.
AB40,551,2420 (c) The fee remission under par. (b) shall remain in effect until completion of
21a sufficient number of credits to be awarded a bachelor's degree in the student's
22major field of study, except that a student must be in good academic standing to
23receive the remission for the next semester and may not receive a remission for more
24than 5 consecutive years.
AB40,552,3
1(3n) Fee remission for spouse, surviving spouse, and children of certain
2veterans.
(a) In this subsection, "eligible veteran" means a person verified by the
3department of veterans affairs to be either of the following:
AB40,552,94 1. A person who has served on active duty under honorable conditions in the
5U.S. armed forces, in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, in the
6national guard, or in a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces; who was a
7resident of this state at the time of entry into that service; and who, while a resident
8of this state, died on active duty, died as the result of a service-connected disability,
9or died in the line of duty while on active or inactive duty for training purposes.
AB40,552,1210 2. A person who was a resident of this state at the time of entry into service
11described in subd. 1. and who the U.S. department of veteran affairs has awarded
12at least a 30 percent service-connected disability rating under 38 USC 1114 or 1134.
AB40,552,1813 (b) Except as provided in subds. 1. to 3. and par. (bg), the board shall grant full
14remission of academic fees and segregated fees for 128 credits or 8 semesters,
15whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the person
16received remission of fees under ss. 36.27 (3n) (b) and 38.24 (7), but not less the
17amount of any academic fees or segregated fees paid under 38 USC 3319, to any
18resident student who is also any of the following:
AB40,552,2119 1. A spouse of an eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies
20only during the first 10 years after the eligible veteran received the
21service-connected disability rating.
AB40,552,2422 2. Except as provided in subd. 2m., an unremarried surviving spouse of an
23eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies only during the first
2410 years after the veteran died.
AB40,553,5
12m. An unremarried surviving spouse of an eligible veteran who had a child
2with the eligible veteran. The remission under this subdivision applies only until 10
3years after the youngest child that the spouse had with the eligible veteran reaches
4or would have reached 18 years of age, or during the first 10 years after the veteran
5died, whichever is longer.
AB40,553,76 3. A child of an eligible veteran, if the child is at least 17 but not yet 26 years
7of age.
AB40,553,158 (bg) Before the board grants a remission of academic fees and segregated fees
9under par. (b), the board shall require the resident student to apply to the payment
10of those fees all educational assistance to which the resident student is entitled
11under 38 USC 3319. This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact that the
12resident student may be entitled to educational assistance under 10 USC 16132a, 10
13USC 16163a
, or 38 USC 3500 to 3566 as well as under 38 USC 3319, unless the
14resident student has 12 months or less of eligibility remaining for educational
15assistance under 10 USC 16132a, 10 USC 16163a, or 38 USC 3500 to 3566.
AB40,554,216 (bm) 1. For a resident student who is entitled to educational assistance under
1710 USC 16132a, 10 USC 16163a, or 38 USC 3500 to 3566 and under 38 USC 3319,
18if the amount of educational assistance, not including educational assistance for
19tuition, to which the resident student is entitled under 10 USC 16132a, 10 USC
2016163a
, or 38 USC 3500 to 3566 is greater than the amount of educational assistance,
21not including educational assistance for tuition, that the resident student received
22under 38 USC 3319, as determined by the higher educational aids board, in the
23academic year the higher educational aids board shall reimburse the resident
24student for the difference in those amounts of educational assistance, as calculated
25by the higher educational aids board, from the appropriation account under s. 20.235

1(1) (fz). The higher educational aids board shall make that determination and
2calculation in consultation with the board.
AB40,554,73 2. If in any fiscal year there are insufficient moneys available in the
4appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz) to provide full reimbursement under
5subd. 1. to all resident students who are eligible for that reimbursement, the higher
6educational aids board and the board shall reimburse those resident students as
7provided in s. 39.50 (4).
AB40,554,108 (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the board for all
9academic fees and segregated fees remitted under par. (b) as provided in s. 39.50 (1)
10and (3m).
AB40,554,15 11(3p) Fee remission for veterans. (a) In this subsection, "veteran" means a
12person who is verified by the department of veterans affairs as being a resident of
13this state for purposes of receiving benefits under ch. 45, as being a resident at the
14time of his or her entry into the U.S. armed forces or forces incorporated in the U.S.
15armed forces, and as meeting any of the following conditions:
AB40,554,1916 1. The person has served on active duty for at least one qualifying term of
17service under subds. 2. to 4. under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or
18in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces during a war period or in a
19crisis zone.
AB40,554,2320 2. The person has served on active duty in the U.S. armed forces or in forces
21incorporated in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions, for 2 continuous
22years or more or for the full period of his or her initial service obligation, whichever
23is less.
AB40,555,224 3. The person has served on active duty for 90 days or more under honorable
25conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces

1during a war period or for any period of service under section 1 of executive order
210957 dated August 10, 1961.
AB40,555,83 4. The term of service in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part
4of the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions entitled the person to receive the
5Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, established by executive order 10977 on
6December 4, 1961, the Vietnam Service Medal established by executive order 11231
7on July 8, 1965, the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the Marine Corps Expeditionary
8Medal, or an equivalent expeditionary or service medal.
AB40,555,129 5. The person was honorably discharged from the U.S. armed forces or from
10forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces for a service-connected disability, for a
11disability subsequently adjudicated to have been service connected, or for reasons of
12hardship.
AB40,555,1513 6. The person was released under honorable conditions from the U.S. armed
14forces or from forces incorporated in the U.S. armed forces due to a reduction in the
15U.S. armed forces.
AB40,555,2116 (b) Except as provided in par. (bg), the board shall grant full remission of
17nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees charged for 128 credits or 8
18semesters, whichever is longer, less the number of credits or semesters for which the
19person received remission of fees under ss. 36.27 (3p) (b) and 38.24 (8), but not less
20the amount of any academic fees or segregated fees paid under 10 USC 2107 (c), 38
21USC 3104
(a) (7) (A), or 38 USC 3313, to any student who is a veteran.
AB40,556,522 (bg) Before the board grants a remission of nonresident tuition, academic fees,
23and segregated fees under par. (b), the board shall require the student to apply to the
24payment of that tuition and those fees all educational assistance to which the student
25is entitled under 38 USC 3313. This requirement applies notwithstanding the fact

1that the student may be entitled to educational assistance under 10 USC 16131 to
216137, 10 USC 16161 to 16166, or 38 USC 3001 to 3036 as well as under 38 USC 3313,
3unless the student has 12 months or less of eligibility remaining for educational
4assistance under 10 USC 16131 to 16137, 10 USC 16161 to 16166, or 38 USC 3001
5to 3036.
AB40,556,176(bm) 1. For a student who is entitled to educational assistance under 10 USC
716131
to 16137, 10 USC 16161 to 16166, or 38 USC 3001 to 3036 and under 38 USC
83313
, if the amount of educational assistance, not including educational assistance
9for tuition, to which the student is entitled under 10 USC 16131 to 16137, 10 USC
1016161
to 16166, or 38 USC 3001 to 3036 is greater than the amount of educational
11assistance, not including educational assistance for tuition, that the student
12received under 38 USC 3313, as determined by the higher educational aids board,
13in the academic year the higher educational aids board shall reimburse the student
14for the difference in those amounts of educational assistance, as calculated by the
15higher educational aids board, from the appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1)
16(fz). The higher educational aids board shall make that determination and
17calculation in consultation with the board.
AB40,556,2218 2. If in any fiscal year there are insufficient moneys available in the
19appropriation account under s. 20.235 (1) (fz) to provide full reimbursement under
20subd. 1. to all students who are eligible for that reimbursement, the higher
21educational aids board and the board shall reimburse those students as provided in
22s. 39.50 (4).
AB40,556,2523 (c) The higher educational aids board shall reimburse the board for all
24nonresident tuition, academic fees, and segregated fees remitted under par. (b) as
25provided in s. 39.50 (1) and (3m).
AB40,557,4
1(3r) Fee remissions for funeral assistants. The board shall grant a $25
2remission of nonresident tuition or academic fees to any student enrolled in the
3university as an undergraduate for each valid voucher issued to the student under
4s. 45.60 (3).
AB40,557,7 5(4) Applicability. Subsections (1) (b) and (2) to (3r) do not apply beginning on
6the date on which the board adopts a resolution to that effect or on July 1, 2013,
7whichever occurs sooner.
AB40,557,22 837.29 Gifts. (1) All gifts, grants, and bequests for the benefit or advantage
9of the university or any of its departments or facilities or to provide any means of
10instruction, illustration, or knowledge in connection therewith, whether made to
11trustees or otherwise, shall be valid notwithstanding any other provision of this
12chapter except as otherwise provided in this subsection and shall be executed and
13enforced according to the provisions of the instrument making the same, including
14all provisions and directions in any such instrument for accumulation of the income
15of any fund or rents and profits of any real estate without being subject to the
16limitations and restrictions provided by law in other cases. No investment of the
17funds of such gifts, grants, or bequests shall knowingly be made in any company,
18corporation, subsidiary, or affiliate that practices or condones through its actions
19discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, sex, national origin,
20disability, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, or parental
21status. This subsection does not apply to a gift, grant, or bequest that the board
22declines to accept or that the board is not authorized to accept under this section.
AB40,558,11 23(2) All gifts, grants, or bequests under sub. (1) may be made to the board, the
24chancellor, or any officer, or to any person as trustee, or may be charged upon any
25personal representative, trustee, heir, devisee, or legatee, or made in any other

1manner indicating an intention to create a trust, and may be made as well for the
2benefit of the university or any of its schools, colleges, departments, or facilities to
3provide any means of instruction, illustration, or knowledge in connection therewith,
4or for the benefit of any students or any class or group of students whether by way
5of scholarship, fellowship, or otherwise, or whether for the benefit of students or any
6class or group of students in any course, subcourse, special course, postgraduate
7course, summer school or teachers course, oratorical or debating course, laboratory,
8shop, lectureship, drill, gymnasium or any other like division or department of study,
9experiment, research, observation, travel, or mental or physical improvement in any
10manner connected with the university, or to provide for the voluntary retirement of
11any of the faculty.
AB40,558,17 12(3) It shall not be necessary for a gift, grant, devise, or bequest to exactly or
13particularly describe the members of a class or group of students intended to be the
14beneficiaries, but it shall be sufficient to describe the class or group. In such case,
15the board shall divide, graduate, or otherwise categorize the students into such
16classes or groups as are necessary to select and determine those students belonging
17to the class or group intended.
AB40,558,20 18(4) Any grant, contract, gift, endowment, trust, or segregated funds
19bequeathed or assigned to the university or its component parts for any purpose
20whatsoever shall not be commingled or reassigned.
AB40,558,24 21(5) Notwithstanding sub. (4), the board may transfer any grant, contract, gift,
22endowment, or trust or segregated funds bequeathed or assigned to the university
23to the University of Wisconsin Foundation, Inc., if the transfer is consistent with its
24terms.
AB40,559,3
137.30 Sick leave. Leave of absence with pay for university employees, owing
2to sickness, shall be regulated by board policy, except that unused sick leave shall
3accumulate from year to year.
AB40,559,11 437.32 Student identification numbers. The university may assign to each
5enrolled student a unique identification number. The university shall not assign to
6any student an identification number that is identical to or incorporates the
7student's social security number. This section does not prohibit the university from
8requiring a student to disclose his or her social security number, nor from using a
9student's social security number if such use is required by a federal or state agency
10or private organization in order for the university or the student to participate in a
11particular program.
AB40,559,21 1237.335 Sale of other land; buildings and structures. If there is any
13outstanding public debt used to finance the acquisition, construction, or
14improvement of any real property that is sold, the board shall deposit a sufficient
15amount of the net proceeds from the sale of the property in the bond security and
16redemption fund under s. 18.09 to repay the principal and pay the interest on the
17debt, and any premium due upon refunding any of the debt. If the property was
18acquired, constructed, or improved with federal financial assistance, the board shall
19pay to the federal government any of the net proceeds required by federal law. If the
20property was acquired by gift or grant or acquired with gift or grant funds, the board
21shall adhere to any restriction governing use of the proceeds.
AB40,559,23 2237.34 Minority student programs. (1) In this subsection, "minority
23undergraduate" means an undergraduate student who is any of the following:
AB40,559,2424 (a) A Black American.
AB40,559,2525 (b) An American Indian.
AB40,560,1
1(c) A Hispanic, as defined in s. 490.04 (1) (d).
AB40,560,42 (d) A person who is admitted to the United States after December 31, 1975, and
3who either is a former citizen of Laos, Vietnam, or Cambodia or whose ancestor was
4or is a citizen of Laos, Vietnam, or Cambodia.
AB40,560,11 5(2) The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates
6enrolled in the university. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection
7as Lawton grants. The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person
8whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b),
9unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been
10approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent
11with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).
AB40,560,15 1237.35 Misconduct; campus security. (1) Power to suspend and expel. The
13board may delegate the power to suspend or expel students for misconduct or other
14cause prescribed by the board. The board shall adopt policies governing student
15conduct and procedures for the administration of violations.
AB40,560,22 16(2) Authority to restrict presence of persons on campus. The chancellor or
17the university's chief security officer during a period of immediate danger or
18disruption may designate periods of time during which the campus and designated
19buildings and facilities connected therewith are off limits to all persons who are not
20faculty, staff, employees, students, or other personnel authorized by the above named
21officials. Any person violating such an order shall be subject to the penalties
22provided by law for criminal trespass.
AB40,561,5 23(3) Requiring permission for presence on campus. Any person who is convicted
24of any crime involving danger to property or persons as a result of conduct by that
25person that obstructs or seriously impairs activities run or authorized by the

1university and who, as a result of such conduct, is in a state of suspension or
2expulsion from the university, and who enters university property without
3permission of the chancellor or the chancellor's designee within 2 years, may for each
4such offense be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months
5or both.
AB40,561,8 637.40 Use of animals for research purposes. The board shall adopt criteria
7for researchers to follow regarding humane treatment of animals for scientific
8research purposes.
AB40,561,12 937.43 Accommodation of religious beliefs. The board shall adopt rules
10providing for the reasonable accommodation of a student's sincerely held religious
11beliefs with regard to all examinations and other academic requirements. The rules
12shall include all of the following:
AB40,561,14 13(1) Written and timely notification of all students and instructors of the rules
14and complaint process.
AB40,561,16 15(2) A means by which a student can conveniently and confidentially notify an
16instructor of potential conflicts.
AB40,561,19 17(3) A means by which a student is permitted to make up an examination or
18academic requirement at another time or by an alternative means without any
19prejudicial effect.
AB40,561,20 20(4) A procedure for handling and resolving complaints.
AB40,561,24 2137.44 License plate scholarship program. (1) The board shall establish
22a scholarship program funded by the fees collected under s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 4. for the
23university. The scholarships shall be awarded by the chancellor according to criteria
24developed by the chancellor.
AB40,562,6
137.48 Alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention
2programs.
The board shall appoint alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and
3intervention program counselors for the university. The counselors shall develop
4alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and intervention programs and train
5faculty, academic staff, and classified staff in the prevention of and early
6intervention in alcohol and other drug abuse.
AB40,562,9 737.51 Nutritional improvement for elderly. (1) In this section,
8"authorized elderly person" means any resident of this state who is 60 years of age
9or older, and the spouse of any such person.
AB40,562,13 10(2) The board may establish a system to provide the opportunity for authorized
11elderly persons to participate in its meal program. If the board establishes such a
12service, it shall develop a plan and annually notify the department of public
13instruction of the plan.
AB40,562,17 14(3) The plan shall provide at least one meal per day for each day that school
15is in regular session. The board may provide additional service at other times in its
16discretion, if the number of eligible persons in the area is of sufficient size, in the
17opinion of the board, so that unwarranted production expense is not incurred.
AB40,562,22 18(4) If the board operates a food services plan for elderly persons under this
19section, it shall make facilities available for service to elderly persons at every facility
20that provides hot food service to its students unless there is reason not to do so due
21to concerns regarding safety, convenience, or insufficient interest in a given
22neighborhood.
AB40,563,3 23(5) Meals may be served at schools where they are served to students or at any
24site more convenient to the majority of authorized elderly persons interested in the
25service. Food may be transported to authorized elderly persons who are unable to

1leave their homes or distributed to nonprofit organizations for such purposes.
2However, no state funds under this section may be used for food delivery to individual
3homes.
AB40,563,10 4(6) The board may file a claim with the department of public instruction for
5reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred, excluding capital equipment
6costs, but not to exceed 15 percent of the cost of the meal or 50 cents per meal,
7whichever is less. Any cost in excess of the lesser amount may be charged to
8participants. If the department of public instruction approves the claim, it shall
9certify that payment is due and the secretary of administration shall pay the claim
10from the appropriation under s. 20.255 (2) (cn).
AB40,563,17 11(7) All meals served must meet the approval of the board, which shall establish
12minimum nutritional standards and reasonable expenditure limits consistent with
13the standards and limits established by the state superintendent of public
14instruction under s. 115.345 (6). The board shall give special consideration to the
15dietary problems of elderly persons in formulating a nutritional plan. However, the
16board is not required to provide special foods for individual persons with allergies or
17medical disorders.
AB40,563,22 18(8) Participants in a program under this section may be required to document
19their Wisconsin residency in a manner approved by the board. The board may issue
20identification cards to such persons if necessary. The board may admit nonresidents
21who would otherwise qualify into its program, but no state funds under this section
22may be used to subsidize any portion of the meals served to such persons.
AB40,563,24 23(9) The board shall adopt reasonable policies necessary to implement this
24section.
AB40,564,3
137.53 Tuition gift certificates. The board may establish a gift certificate
2program for the payment of nonresident tuition and academic fees. The program
3shall include all of the following components:
AB40,564,6 4(1) The individual named in a gift certificate may use the gift certificate to pay
5all or a portion of his or her nonresident tuition or academic fees, or for a
6study-abroad program, at the university.
AB40,564,8 7(2) A gift certificate is not transferable, except to a parent, child, spouse, or
8sibling of the named individual in sub. (1).
AB40,564,9 9(3) A gift certificate does not expire.
AB40,564,10 1037.60 Physician loan assistance program. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB40,564,1111 (ac) "Clinic hours" means hours spent working with patients in a clinic.
AB40,564,1212 (d) "Rural area" has the meaning given in s. 37.63 (1) (c).
AB40,564,16 13(2) Eligibility. (a) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., the board may repay, on
14behalf of a physician, up to $50,000 in educational loans obtained by the physician
15from a public or private lending institution for education in an accredited school of
16medicine or for postgraduate medical training.
AB40,564,2017 (b) A physician who is a participant in the national health service corps
18scholarship program under 42 USC 254n, or a physician who was a participant in
19that program and who failed to carry out his or her obligations under that program,
20is not eligible for loan repayment under this section.
AB40,564,24 21(3) Agreement. (b) The agreement shall specify that the responsibility of the
22board to make the payments under the agreement is subject to the availability of
23funds in the appropriations under s. 20.280 (1) (ks) and (qj) or collected as
24contributions under sub. (6) or as penalties under sub. (6m) (b).
AB40,565,2
1(4) Loan repayment. Except as provided in sub. (4m), principal and interest due
2on loans, exclusive of any penalties, may be repaid by the board at the following rate:
AB40,565,43 (a) Up to 40 percent of the principal of the loan or $20,000, whichever is less,
4during the first year of participation in the program under this section.
AB40,565,75 (b) Up to an additional 40 percent of the principal of the loan or $20,000,
6whichever is less, during the 2nd year of participation in the program under this
7section.
AB40,565,108 (c) Up to an additional 20 percent of the principal of the loan or $10,000,
9whichever is less, during the 3rd year of participation in the program under this
10section.
AB40,565,14 11(5) Availability of funds; right of action against state. (a) The obligation of
12the board to make payments under an agreement entered into under sub. (3) (b) is
13subject to the availability of funds in the appropriations under s. 20.280 (1) (ks) and
14(qj) or collected as contributions under sub. (6) or as penalties under sub. (6m) (b).
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