40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 632.745 (1) to (3) and (5) and 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747 and 632.748.
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Section 1325m. 40.51 (8m) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
40.51 (8m) Every health care coverage plan offered by the group insurance board under sub. (7) shall comply with ss. 632.746 (1) to (8) and (10), 632.747 and, 632.748 and 632.895 (11) to (13).
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Section 1326b. 41.19 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
41.19 (title) Heritage tourism
pilot program.
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Section 1326d. 41.19 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
41.19 (2) (intro.) In consultation with the historical society, the department shall establish, administer and coordinate state and local participation in a heritage tourism pilot program to assist political subdivisions in assessing the resources available for heritage tourism, analyzing current interest in heritage tourism and developing and implementing plans to increase heritage tourism. The department shall do all of the following:
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Section 1326f. 41.19 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
41.19 (2) (b) Employ, in the state classified service, staff for the heritage tourism pilot program.
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Section 1326h. 41.19 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
41.19 (2) (c) With the assistance of the committees created by the secretary under sub. (3), develop a plan establishing objectives for the heritage tourism pilot program.
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Section 1326j. 41.19 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
41.19 (2) (e) Provide information and technical assistance to political subdivisions that are not located within areas selected to participate in the heritage tourism pilot program.
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Section 1326L. 41.19 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
41.19 (2m) (a) With the advice of the committees created by the secretary under sub. (3), the department may select, upon application, no more than 2 areas of the state in a fiscal biennium to participate in the heritage tourism pilot program. Each area selected may consist of any part or all of one or more political subdivisions.
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Section 1326n. 41.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
41.19 (3) The secretary shall exercise his or her authority under s. 15.04 (1) (c) to create one or more committees to advise the department on issues related to the operation of the heritage tourism pilot program. The secretary shall create a sufficient number of committees, as determined by the secretary, to address each major type of heritage tourism that is the focus of the heritage tourism pilot program. The secretary shall appoint at least 2 members of each committee created under this subsection from a list of names submitted by the director of the historical society.
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Section 1327
. 41.23 of the statutes is created to read:
41.23 Sale of excess or surplus property. The department may acquire excess or surplus property from the department of administration under ss. 16.72 (4) (b) and 16.98 (1) or from the department of transportation under s. 84.09 (5s) and sell the property to any person at a price determined by the department of tourism.
Fifty percent of all proceeds received by the department of tourism from the sale of property under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.380 (1) (h)
and 50% shall be deposited as general purpose revenue -- earned.
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Section 1329
. 43.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.01 (1) “Department" means the department of education public instruction.
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Section 1330
. 43.01 (6) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
43.01 (6) “State superintendent" means the state superintendent of public instruction.
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Section 1331
. 43.03 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.03 (title) General duties of
department state superintendent. (intro.) The department state superintendent shall:
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Section 1332
. 43.05 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.05 (13) Carry out such other programs and policies as directed by the department state superintendent.
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Section 1333
. 43.07 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.07 Council on library and network development. (intro.) The department state superintendent and the division shall seek the advice of and consult with the council on library and network development in performing their duties in regard to library service. The secretary state superintendent or the administrator of the division shall attend every meeting of the council. The council may initiate consultations with the department and the division. The council shall:
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Section 1334
. 43.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.07 (2) Advise the secretary
state superintendent in regard to the general policies and activities of the state's program for library development, interlibrary cooperation and network development.
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Section 1335
. 43.07 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.07 (3) Advise the secretary
state superintendent in regard to the general policies and activities of the state's program for the development of school library media programs and facilities and the coordination of these programs with other library services.
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Section 1336
. 43.07 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.07 (4) Hold a biennial meeting for the purpose of discussing the report submitted by the department
state superintendent under s. 43.03 (3) (d). Notice of the meeting shall be sent to public libraries, public library systems, school libraries and other types of libraries and related agencies. After the meeting, the council shall make recommendations to the department state superintendent regarding the report and any other matter the council deems appropriate.
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Section 1337
. 43.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.07 (5) On or before July 1 of every odd-numbered year, transmit to the department state superintendent a descriptive and statistical report on the condition and progress of library services in the state and recommendations on how library services in the state may be improved. The department state superintendent shall include the report as an addendum to the department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d).
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Section 1338
. 43.07 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.07 (7) Receive complaints, suggestions and inquiries regarding the programs and policies of the department relating to library and network development, inquire into such complaints, suggestions and inquiries, and advise the secretary state superintendent and the division on any action to be taken.
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Section 1339
. 43.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.13 (4) Any decision by the division under this section may be appealed to the department state superintendent.
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Section 1340
. 43.15 (4) (c) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
43.15 (4) (c) 6. Employs a head librarian holding current public library certification from the department of education public instruction.
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Section 1341
. 43.70 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.70 (1) No later than October 15 of each year, each school district administrator shall certify to the department state superintendent, on forms provided by the department state superintendent, a report of the total number of children between the ages of 4 and 20 years residing in the school district on the preceding June 30. The number may be estimated by using statistically significant sampling techniques that have been approved by the department, as reported in the school census under s. 120.18 (1) (a).
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Section 1342
. 43.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.70 (2) Annually, within 40 days after December 1, the department state superintendent shall ascertain the aggregate amount of all moneys received as income in the common school fund prior to that December 1 and shall apportion such the amount appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (s) to the school districts in proportion to the number of children resident therein between the ages of 4 and 20 years, as shown by the census report certified under sub. (1).
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Section 1343
. 43.70 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
43.70 (3) Immediately upon making such apportionment, the department state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration the total amount that each school district is entitled to receive under this section and shall notify each school district administrator of the amount so certified for his or her school district. Within 15 days after receiving such certification, the department of administration shall issue its warrants upon which the state treasurer shall pay the amount apportioned forthwith to the proper school district treasurer to each school district 50% of its total aid entitlement on or before January 31 and the balance on or before June 30, except that, beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, the state treasurer shall distribute each school district's aid entitlement in one payment on or before June 30. All moneys apportioned from the common school fund
distributed under this section shall be expended for the purchase of library books and other instructional materials for school libraries, but not for public library facilities operated by school districts under s. 43.52, in accordance with rules promulgated by the department state superintendent. Appropriate records of such purchases shall be kept and necessary reports thereon shall be made to the department state superintendent.
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Section 1344
. Chapter 44 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
Chapter 44
Historical societies and, arts
board and technology for
educational achievement
in Wisconsin board
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Section 1345eg. 44.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.02 (5) Keep its main library and museum rooms open at all reasonable hours on business days for the reception of the residents of this state who may wish to visit the library or museum. Except as provided under subs. (5g) and (5m), the historical society may collect a fee from residents and shall collect a fee from nonresidents for admission to historic sites or buildings acquired, leased or operated by the historical society, including areas within state parks or on other state-owned lands which incorporate historic buildings, restorations, museums or remains and which are operated by the historical society by agreement with the department of natural resources or other departments, or for lectures, pageants or similar special events, or for admission to defray the costs of special exhibits in its several buildings of documents, objects or other materials not part of the historical society's regular collections but brought in on loan from other sources for such special exhibitions or for use of the main library. The historical society shall take action on a continuing basis to raise funds from private sources for the operation of its main library. The historical society may procure and sell or otherwise dispose of postcards, souvenirs and other appropriate merchandise to help defray the costs of operating its several plants and projects.
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Section 1345ej. 44.02 (5g) of the statutes is renumbered 44.02 (5g) (a)
and amended to read:
44.02 (5g) (a) Not charge a fee for use of the main library by any member of the historical society, any member of the faculty or academic staff of the University of Wisconsin System, any student enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System or any other person who is a resident exempted by rule of the historical society. The Except as provided in par. (b), the historical society may not charge a fee for use of the main library by any other person unless the historical society submits a fee schedule under this paragraph to the joint committee on finance that includes the specific fee to be charged to different categories of persons and an identification of any persons exempted by rule of the historical society. The fee schedule of the historical society under this paragraph shall be implemented if the committee approves the report, or does not schedule a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report within 14 working days after receipt of the report.
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Section 1345em. 44.02 (5g) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
44.02 (5g) (b) Charge a fee
for use of the main library by, or for research services provided by the historical society to, any nonresident who is not specifically exempted under par. (a). The historical society shall submit a fee schedule to the joint committee on finance that specifies the fee to be charged to nonresidents for use of the main library and for research services provided by the historical society. The fee schedule of the historical society under this paragraph shall be implemented if the committee approves the report, or does not schedule a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the report within 14 working days after receipt of the report.
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Section 1345f. 44.02 (27) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.02 (27) Administer the historical markers program under s. 44.15 and provide staff to assist the historical markers council in performing its duties under s. 44.15.
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Section 1345g. 44.025 of the statutes is created to read:
44.025 Historical legacy programs. (1) The historical society may use funds from the appropriation under s. 20.245 (4) (t) only for the following purposes:
(a) Programs of the historical society that increase funding or develop new sources of revenues for the historical society.
(b) To create and expand historical outreach programs throughout the state related to the activities of the Wisconsin sesquicentennial commission.
(2) (a) The historical society may accept gifts, grants and bequests to be used for the purposes specified in sub. (1). The historical society shall deposit all moneys received as gifts, grants and bequests in the historical society endowment fund.
(b) The historical society shall transfer moneys from the appropriation account under s. 20.245 (4) (s) to the historical society endowment fund to match moneys deposited into the historical society endowment fund under par. (a) and to match moneys committed or pledged for the purposes specified in sub. (1).
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Section 1346
. 44.04 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.04 (2) (a) Prepare, publish, issue, loan or circulate such magazines, books, aids, guides and other publications, such visual aids, special exhibits, and other teaching materials and aids as it, in consultation with the department of education public instruction, deems advisable.
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Section 1346e. 44.085 of the statutes is created to read:
44.085 Maritime project grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.245 (4) (j), the historical society shall make grants for maritime-related projects. The historical society shall promulgate rules defining the types of projects that are eligible for the grants. No more than one grant may be awarded to an applicant during a fiscal year and grants may not be awarded to an applicant for more than 2 consecutive years. Grant applicants shall demonstrate that they have received matching funds for the project from nonstate sources in an amount equal to at least 10% of the grant. Grants awarded to an applicant may not exceed a total of $50,000 in any 2-year period.
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Section 1346g. 44.095 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.095 (2) (d) Develop and periodically update a comprehensive plan for the protection, preservation and accessibility of electronic records of permanent historical value. The historical society shall submit the plan by June 30, 1995, and the plan updates annually thereafter until June 30, 1998, to the governor, the legislature under s. 13.172 (2), and the public records board, and the division of information technology services and the council on information technology in the department of administration.
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Section 1346gm. 44.12 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.12 (3) In operating this museum, the society may charge a resident an admission fee and shall charge a nonresident an admission fee to defray in part the costs of operation in accordance with s. 44.02 (5), and may loan objects or materials from this central collection for special occasions and for such special exhibits as it may desire to develop at its main building, at other historic sites within the state, with other historical societies or with other state agencies.
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Section 1346gp. 44.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.13 (3) In operating this museum, the society may charge a resident an admission fee and shall charge a nonresident an admission fee to defray in part the costs of operation in accordance with s. 44.02 (5).
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Section 1346h. 44.15 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
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Section 1346hb. 44.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.15 (2) Creation. It is declared to be in the public interest to stimulate interest in and knowledge of the state by marking sites of special historical, architectural, cultural, archaeological, ethnic, geological or legendary significance, and maintaining and developing such sites approximately so as to preserve their individual characteristics. The historical markers program is created to call attention to the state's historical, cultural and natural heritage through a system of markers and plaques and to supplement, wherever possible, information contained in the state register of historic places. It is the purpose of the program to significantly increase the number of historical, cultural and natural heritage sites that are marked in this state and to accomplish such marking, maintenance and development through the historical markers council. In addition to powers specifically enumerated, the council shall have all powers necessary to perform its duties.
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Section 1346hc. 44.15 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.15 (3) (a) (intro.) In consultation with the council, the The historical society shall do all of the following:
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Section 1346he. 44.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.15 (4) State-funded markers.
In consultation with the council, the The historical society may identify and authorize construction of individual markers or plaques, or any series of markers or plaques, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.245 (3) (d). No matching funds are required for a marker or plaque that is constructed under this subsection. Funds under this subsection may be used for the purchase of plaques to be installed on historical properties and for the construction of markers or plaques in other states or countries.
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Section 1346hf. 44.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.15 (5) Maintenance. Any approval issued for a marker or plaque by the historical society under this section shall include a requirement that the applicant maintain the marker or plaque, and shall also include authorization permitting the historical society or council, if necessary, to enter the property and maintain the marker or plaque. The historical society may issue orders to maintain markers and plaques, and may maintain markers or plaques.
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Section 1346hg. 44.15 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.15 (7) Donations; assistance. (a) The council historical society may accept gifts, appropriations and bequests made to it for the purposes of this section and use them as far as practicable in accordance with the wishes of the donor. All money so received shall promptly be paid into the state treasury and be paid out on order of the council. The expenditures thereof shall be audited and paid as other disbursements by the state treasury are audited and paid.
(b) The council historical society may accept the aid, support and cooperation of county, city, village or town agencies, or private agencies or persons in executing its projects.
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Section 1346hj. 44.15 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
44.15 (8) Cooperation of state agencies. All state departments, independent agencies and institutions are directed to cooperate with the council historical society in the performance of its duties under this section. Applicable laws shall be liberally construed in favor of such cooperation.
