Wisconsin Administrative Code

UWS 24.03 Priorities among eligible applicants. (1) Any health care provider who practices in an eligible practice the chapter was last published. UWS 24.03 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE area and who provides primary or dental care is eligible for educational loan repayment as pr…

UWS 24.04 Application process. (1) Applications shall be in such form as the Board of Regents may require and shall contain the following information: (a) Evidence of health or dental care professional educational program attendance. (b) Evidence of licensure or certification as …

UWS 24.05 Breach of agreement. (1) The following actions, if taken by a provider who has entered into an agreement with the Board of Regents under the state health care provider loan repayment program for repayment of loans entirely from state funds, after July 1, 1998, shall con…

UWS 24.06 Penalties for breach of agreement. (1) A provider who breaches an agreement with the Board of Regents in the first year of the provider[s obligation shall repay to the Board of Regents the amount already received plus an amount equal to the total months of obligation mu…

UWS 24.07 Waiver of penalties. The Board of Regents may waive any penalty for breach of agreement if the provider is unable to serve or repay due to a permanent physical or mental the chapter was last published. 3 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM impairment that prevents the provid…

UWS 24.08 Suspension. A provider[s contract may be suspended by the Board of Regents, without penalty, for a period of time agreed upon by the provider and the Board of Regents for certain hardships, including an extended illness or family leave that exceeds the maximum of 7 week…

UWS 3.01 Types of appointments. (1) Appointments to the faculty are either tenure or probationary appointments. Faculty appointments carry the following titles: professor, associate professor, assistant professor, and instructor. (a) XTenure appointmentY means an appointment for …

UWS 3.02 Recruiting. The faculty of each institution, after consultation with appropriate students and with the approval of the chancellor, shall develop procedures relating to recruitment of members of the faculty. The procedure shall be consistent with board policy and state an…

UWS 3.03 Appointments—general. The faculty of each institution, after consultation with appropriate students and with the approval of the chancellor, shall develop rules relating to faculty appointments. Each person to whom an appointment is offered must receive an appointment le…

UWS 3.04 Probationary appointments. (1) Each institution[s rules for faculty appointments shall provide for a maximum 7-year probationary period in a full-time position, and may provide for a longer maximum probationary period in a part-time position of at least half time. Such r…

UWS 3.05 Periodic review. The faculty and chancellor of each institution, after consultation with appropriate students, shall establish rules providing for periodic review of faculty performance. History: Cr. Register, January, 1975, No. 229, eff. 2-1-75.

UWS 3.06 Renewal of appointments and granting of tenure. (1) (a) General. Appointments may be granted only upon the affirmative recommendation of the appropriate academic department, or its functional equivalent, and the chancellor of an institution. When specified by the board, …

UWS 3.07 Nonrenewal of probationary appointments. (1) (a) Rules and procedures. The faculty and chancellor of each institution, after consultation with appropriate students, shall establish rules and procedures for dealing with instances in which probationary faculty appointments…

UWS 3.08 Appeal of a nonrenewal decision. (1) The faculty and chancellor of each institution, after consultation with appropriate students, shall establish rules and procedures for the appeal of a nonrenewal decision. Such rules and procedures shall provide for the review of a no…

UWS 3.09 Notice periods. (1) A faculty member who is employed on probationary appointment shall be given written notice of reappointment or nonreappointment for another academic year in advance of the expiration of the current appointment as follows: (a) When the appointment expi…

UWS 3.10 Absence of proper notification. If proper notice is not given in accordance with s. UWS 3.09, the aggrieved faculty member shall be entitled to a one-year terminal appointment. Such appointments, however, shall not result in the achievement of tenure. History: Cr. Regist…

UWS 3.11 Limitation. Tenure and probationary appointments are in a particular institution; a tenure appointment is limited to the institution in which the appointment is held, unless another institution has, through normal procedures and explicit agreement, undertaken to share in…

UWS 4.01 Dismissal for cause. (1) Any faculty member having tenure may be dismissed only by the board and only for just cause and only after due notice and hearing. Any faculty member having a probationary appointment may be dismissed prior to the end of the faculty member[s term…

UWS 4.015 Definitions. Subchapter II — Procedures for Faculty Dismissal and Discipline in Non-Title IX Cases

UWS 4.016 Subchapter II definitions. UWS 4.02 Responsibility for charges. UWS 4.03 Standing faculty committee. UWS 4.04 Hearing. UWS 4.05 Adequate due process. UWS 4.06 Procedural guarantees. UWS 4.07 Recommendations to the chancellor and the regents. UWS 4.08 Board review. UWS 4…

UWS 4.02 Responsibility for charges. (1) Whenever the chancellor of an institution within the University of Wisconsin system receives a complaint against a faculty member which the chancellor deems substantial and which, if true, might lead to dismissal under s. UWS 4.01, the cha…

UWS 4.03 Standing faculty committee. The faculty of each institution shall provide a standing committee charged with hearing dismissal cases and making recommendations under this chapter. This standing faculty committee shall operate as the hearing agent for the board pursuant to…

UWS 4.04 Hearing. If the faculty member requests a hearing within 20 days of notice of the statement of charges (25 days if notice is by first class mail and publication), such a hearing shall be held not later than 20 days after the request except that this time limit may be enl…

UWS 4.05 Adequate due process. (1) A fair hearing for a faculty member whose dismissal is sought under s. UWS 4.01 shall include the following: (a) Service of written notice of hearing on the specific charges at least 10 days prior to the hearing; (b) A right to the names of witn…

UWS 4.06 Procedural guarantees. (1) Any hearing held shall comply with the requirements set forth in s. UWS 4.05. The following requirements shall also be observed: (a) The burden of proof of the existence of just cause is on the administration or its representatives; (am) For co…

UWS 4.07 Recommendations to the chancellor and the regents. (1) The faculty hearing committee shall send to the chancellor and to the faculty member concerned, as soon as practicable after conclusion of the hearing, a verbatim record of the testimony and a copy of its report, fin…

UWS 4.08 Board review. (1) If the chancellor recommends dismissal, the board shall review the record before the faculty hearing committee and provide an opportunity for filing exceptions to the recommendations of the hearing committee or chancellor, and for oral arguments, unless…

UWS 4.09 Suspension from duties. Pending the final decision as to dismissal, the faculty member shall not normally be relieved of duties; but if, after consultation with appropriate faculty committees the chancellor finds that substantial harm to the institution may result if the…

UWS 4.10 Date of dismissal. A decision by the board ordering dismissal shall specify the effective date of the dismissal. History: Cr. Register, January, 1975, No. 229, eff. 2-1-75. Subchapter III — Procedures for Faculty Dismissal and Discipline in Title IX Cases

UWS 4.11 Subchapter III definitions. In this subchapter: (1) XComplainantY means any individual who is alleged to be the subject of Title IX misconduct, as defined in this section. (2) XEducation program or activityY means, for purposes of Title IX misconduct only, locations, eve…

UWS 4.12 Dismissal for cause or lesser discipline for Title IX misconduct. (1) The board may dismiss a faculty member for cause, or impose lesser discipline on a faculty member, for Title IX misconduct as defined in s. UWS 4.11. (2) Title IX misconduct allegations against faculty…

UWS 4.13 Application of Title IX misconduct disciplinary procedure. This disciplinary procedure for Title IX misconduct will be used only when all of the following requirements are met: (1) There is a formal Title IX complaint alleging Title IX misconduct on the basis of sex. (2)…

UWS 4.14 Dismissal of formal Title IX complaint and related appeal. (1) The university shall dismiss a formal Title IX complaint consisting of allegations that meet any of the following conditions: (a) The alleged conduct would not constitute Title IX misconduct if proved. (b) Th…

UWS 4.15 Investigation of Title IX misconduct allegations. (1) Unless the university dismisses a formal Title IX complaint, the university shall appoint an investigator to conduct an investigation of the allegations in the formal Title IX complaint. (2) The investigator shall pro…

UWS 4.16 Review of evidence. (1) Prior to completion of the final investigative report, the investigator shall send to the faculty member and complainant and their respective advisors, if any, the evidence gathered during the investigation for inspection and review by the faculty…

UWS 4.17 Final investigative report. The investigator shall create a final investigative report that fairly summarizes rel- 6 evant evidence and send the report to the faculty member, the complainant, and their advisors, if any, for their review and response at least 10 days prio…

UWS 4.18 Standing faculty committee and hearing examiner. (1) The chancellor of each university, in consultation with faculty representatives, shall adopt policies providing for the designation of a Title IX conduct hearing examiner. The chancellor shall select a hearing examiner…

UWS 4.19 Adequate due process. (1) A fair hearing for a faculty member against whom dismissal or other discipline is sought shall include all of the following: (a) Service of written notice of a live hearing on the allegations in the formal Title IX complaint at least 10 days pri…

UWS 4.20 Procedural guarantees. (1) Any hearing held shall comply with the requirements set forth in s. UWS 4.19. All of the following requirements shall also be observed: (a) The burden of proof of the existence of just cause to support dismissal, or of grounds to support other …

UWS 4.21 Hearing committee or hearing examiner findings and recommendations to the chancellor. The hearing committee or hearing examiner shall simultaneously send to the chancellor, to the complainant, and to the faculty member concerned, within 30 days after the conclusion of th…

UWS 4.22 Chancellor[s decision. (1) Within 20 days after receipt of the record and findings and recommendations from the hearing committee or the hearing examiner the chancel- the chapter was last published. UWS 4.22 WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE lor shall review those materials …

UWS 4.23 Appeal to board. (1) The board shall provide the faculty member and the complainant an opportunity for filing exceptions to the chancellor[s decision, and for oral arguments, unless the faculty member and the complainant waive in writing the right to file exceptions and …

UWS 4.24 Suspension from duties. Pending the final decision on dismissal or other discipline, the faculty member may not normally be relieved of duties; but if, after consultation with appropriate faculty committees the chancellor finds that substantial harm to the university may…

UWS 5.01 General. Notwithstanding s. 36.13, Stats., the board may lay off or terminate a tenured faculty member, or lay off or terminate a probationary faculty member prior to the end of his or her appointment, in the event of a financial emergency. Such layoffs or terminations m…

UWS 5.02 Financial emergency. (1) For the purposes of this chapter, Xfinancial emergencyY is a state which may be declared by the board to exist for an institution if and only if the board finds that the following conditions exist: (a) The total general program operations (GPR/fe…

UWS 5.03 Layoff and termination. For the purposes of this chapter XlayoffY is the indefinite suspension or an involuntary reduction in services and compensation of a faculty member[s employment by the University of Wisconsin System. A laid off faculty member retains the rights sp…

UWS 5.04 Faculty consultative committee. The faculty of each institution shall, promptly after February 1, 1975, designate or create a standing faculty committee to consult with UWS 5.12 UWS 5.13 UWS 5.14 UWS 5.15 UWS 5.16 UWS 5.17 UWS 5.18 UWS 5.19 UWS 5.20 UWS 5.21 UWS 5.22 Rev…

UWS 5.05 Consultation. (1) In the event that a declaration of financial emergency is contemplated, the chancellor of the affected institution shall consult with and seek advice from the faculty committee provided for in s. UWS 5.04 at least 3 months before the matter is taken to …

UWS 5.06 Recommendation to the system president and the board. (1) If the chancellor decides to recommend that the board declare a state of financial emergency for the chancellor[s institution, the recommendation to the system president and the board shall be accompanied by a rep…

UWS 5.07 Individual designations. Once the board has declared a state of financial emergency it shall be the primary responsibility of the tenured members of the affected department(s) to recommend which individuals are to be laid off. These recommendations shall follow seniority…