38.04 Technical college system board; powers and duties.

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(1)General. The board shall determine the organization, plans, scope and development of technical colleges. For state aid, credit determination and other purposes, the board shall establish criteria for the establishment of district schools and shall classify and name the district schools.

(1m)Goals and accountability measures for economic development programs.

(a)In this subsection, “economic development program” means a program or activity having the primary purpose of encouraging the establishment and growth of business in this state, including the creation and retention of jobs, and that satisfies all of the following:

1. The program receives funding from the state or federal government that is allocated through an appropriation under ch. 20 .

2. The program provides financial assistance, tax benefits, or direct services to specific industries, businesses, local governments, or organizations.

(b)The board, in consultation with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, shall do all of the following for each economic development program administered by the board:

1. Establish clear and measurable goals for the program that are tied to statutory policy objectives.

2. Establish at least one quantifiable benchmark for each program goal described in subd. 1.

3. Require that each recipient of a grant or loan under the program submit a report to the board. Each contract with a recipient of a grant or loan under the program shall specify the frequency and format of the report to be submitted to the board and the performance measures to be included in the report.

4. Establish a method for evaluating the projected results of the program with actual outcomes as determined by evaluating the information described in subds. 1. and 2.

5. Annually and independently verify, from a sample of grants and loans, the accuracy of the information required to be reported under subd. 3.

6. Establish by rule a requirement that the recipient of a grant or loan under the program of at least $100,000 submit to the board a verified statement signed by both an independent certified public accountant licensed or certified under ch. 442 and the director or principal officer of the recipient to attest to the accuracy of the verified statement, and make available for inspection the documents supporting the verified statement. The board shall include the requirement established by rule under this subdivision in the contract entered into by a grant or loan recipient.

7. Establish by rule policies and procedures permitting the board to do all of the following if a recipient of a grant or loan or tax benefits under the program submits false or misleading information to the board or fails to comply with the terms of a contract entered into with the board under the program and fails to provide to the satisfaction of the board an explanation for the noncompliance:

a. Recoup payments made to the recipient.

b. Withhold payments to be made to the recipient.

c. Impose a forfeiture on the recipient.

(2)Director. The board shall appoint a director, outside the classified service, to serve at its pleasure.

(2m)Executive assistant. The director may appoint an executive assistant, outside the classified service, to serve at his or her pleasure.

(3)Staff. The board shall appoint such staff as is necessary under the classified service. Two division administrator positions shall be filled outside the classified service.

(4)Teacher and course requirements.

(a)The qualifications of educational personnel and the courses of study for each program offered in district schools shall be approved by the board. The board may charge the districts for the full costs associated with certification of educational personnel. Such certification expenses shall not be included in the district aidable cost.

(am)The board shall not consider any course of study for approval under par.

(a)that has not first been approved by the district board.

(b)The board may authorize district boards to grant associate degrees to those students who successfully complete associate degree programs.

(c)Collegiate transfer programs shall not comprise more than 25 percent of the approved credit hours offered in any technical college district.

(cm)The board shall enter into the agreement required under s. 36.31

(b). The board shall submit an annual report to the governor and to the legislature under s. 13.172

(2)that describes the agreement entered into under s. 36.31

(b)and a summary of the board’s implementation of the agreement.

(e)No driver education course may be approved by the board unless it does all of the following:

1. Acquaints each student with the hazards posed by machinery and animals on highways and provides instruction in safely dealing with such hazards.