Section 8.02. Definitions.

 

(1)  "Board" means the technical college system board.

(2)  "Business or industry operating within the state" means a business or industry subject to personal jurisdiction of a court of this state under s. 801.05 (1) (b) to (d) , Stats.

(3)  "District" means a technical college district established under ch. 38 , Stats.

(4)  "District board" means the district board in charge of the technical colleges of a district.

(5)  "Foreign government" means any government other than the federal government or any government of a state or a political subdivision of a state.

(6)  "Industry and business" means any organization or enterprise, including a proprietorship, partnership, firm, business trust, joint venture, syndicate, corporation or association, whether or not operated for profit.

(7)  "Local governmental body" means a local agency, board, commission, committee, council, department or public body corporate and politic created by constitution, statute, ordinance, rule or order; a governmental or quasi-governmental corporation.

(8)  "Private educational institution" means a private non-profit university, college or secondary school accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency.

(9)  "Public educational institution" means a university, college or school district operating high school grades supported by public taxation or appropriation and includes the University of Wisconsin System and technical college districts.

(10)  "Service recipient" means any industry, business, private educational institution, public educational institution or local governmental body receiving services from a district pursuant to a contract.

History: Cr. Register, August, 1983, No. 332 , eff. 9-1-83; renum. (2) to (8) to be (3), (4) and (6) to (10), cr. (2) and (5), Register, January, 1989, No. 397 , eff. 2-1-89 ; correction in (3), (4) and (9), made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6., Stats., Register, June, 1994, No. 462 ; 2015 Wis. Act 330 s. 20 : am. (9) Register April 2016 No. 724 , eff. 5-1-16.