AB365: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 365

May 10, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Coleman, Gunderson, Prosser, Jensen, Klusman, Freese, Green, Ladwig, Nass, Olsen, Brandemuehl, Albers, Porter, Duff, Otte, Ainsworth, Lehman, Ward and Schneiders, cosponsored by Senators Darling, Rosenzweig, Drzewiecki, Huelsman, Fitzgerald and Weeden. Referred to Committee on Education.

AB365,1,3 An Act to amend 15.07 (1) (cm); and to create 15.105 (25), 16.9792 and 20.505 (4) (er) of the statutes; relating to: technology education grants, creating a board on technology education and making an appropriation.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill creates a 7-member board on technology education attached to the department of administration. Under the bill, a school board, municipal library board or county library board may apply to the board on technology education for a grant. The application must include a comprehensive technology plan. The amount of a grant is based on need, as measured by the per capita adjusted gross income of the residents of the school district, municipality or county. The grant recipient must contribute at least 50% of the cost of the project being funded. The grant may be used for training teachers, librarians and other staff members in the use of information technology; purchasing or upgrading computer hardware and software, ancillary equipment and wiring within a school that is directly related to computer networking, technology services and electronic information services; integrating the use of information technology throughout the curriculum; and offering classes on information technology to school district, municipal or county residents.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB365, s. 1 Section 1. 15.07 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB365,2,13 15.07 (1) (cm) The term of one member of the ethics board shall expire on each May 1. The terms of 3 members of the development finance board appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every even-numbered year and the terms of the other 3 members appointed under s. 15.155 (1) (a) 6. shall expire on May 1 of every odd-numbered year. The terms of the 3 members of the land and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2. shall expire on January 1. The term of the member of the land and water conservation board appointed under s. 15.135 (4) (b) 2m shall expire on May 1 of an even-numbered year. The terms of members of the real estate board shall expire on July 1. The terms of the appraiser members of the real estate appraisers board and the terms of the auctioneer and auction company representative members of the auctioneer board shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year. The terms of the members of the radioactive waste review board shall expire as provided in s. 15.915 (4) (c). The terms of the 3 members of the board on technology education appointed under s. 15.105 (25) (a) 1., 3. and 6. shall expire on May 1 in an even-numbered year.

AB365, s. 2 Section 2. 15.105 (25) of the statutes is created to read:

AB365,2,18 15.105 (25) Board on technology education. (a) There is created a board on technology education which is attached to the department of administration under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the following members appointed for 4-year terms:

AB365,2,21 1. An employe of the division for libraries and community learning in the department of public instruction appointed by the state superintendent of public instruction.

AB365,2,23 2. An employe of the department of administration appointed by the secretary of administration.

AB365,2,24 3. A representative of public libraries appointed by the governor.

AB365,2,25 4. A representative of private enterprise appointed by the governor.

AB365,3,1 5. A school board member or employe appointed by the governor.

AB365,3,3 6. A technical college district board member or employe appointed by the state technical college system board.

AB365,3,5 7. An employe of a University of Wisconsin System institution or center appointed by the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.

AB365,3,11 (b) Persons appointed to the board on technology education shall have a recognized interest in and demonstrated knowledge of computer technologies, distance learning technologies, educational media and electronic resources, electronic information dissemination or telecommunications technologies. No person may be appointed to the board on technology education for more than 2 consecutive terms.

AB365, s. 3 Section 3. 16.9792 of the statutes is created to read:

AB365,3,19 16.9792 Technology education grants. (1) A school board, municipal library board established under s. 43.54 or county library board established under s. 43.57, either individually or in conjunction with one or more other school boards, municipal library boards or county library boards, may apply to the department for a grant to fund a technology education project. The application shall include a comprehensive technology plan, which shall describe the applicant's needs assessment, planning and evaluation process and specify how the grant will be used.

AB365,3,25 (2) The board on technology education shall review the applications, select the grant recipients and determine the amount of each grant. The amount shall be based on need, as measured by the per capita adjusted gross income of the residents of the school district, municipality or county. The board shall ensure that grants are distributed to eligible school districts, municipalities or counties in all of the cooperative educational service agencies from which applications are received.

AB365,4,5 (3) The board may not award a grant unless there is a matching fund contribution from the grant recipient of at least 50% of the cost of the project. In-kind contributions may be applied to meet the matching fund requirement. The board may give priority in awarding grants to those applicants whose matching fund contribution is derived exclusively from private sources.

AB365,4,6 (4) (a) A grant recipient may use the grant for any of the following:

AB365,4,8 1. Training teachers, librarians and other staff members in the use of information technology.

AB365,4,11 2. Purchasing or upgrading computer hardware and software, ancillary equipment and wiring within a school that is directly related to computer networking, technology services and electronic information resources.

AB365,4,12 3. Integrating the use of information technology throughout the curriculum.

AB365,4,14 4. Offering classes on information technology to school district, municipal or county residents.

AB365,4,16 (b) Grants may not be used to supplant or replace funds otherwise available for the program.

AB365,4,20 (5) Grants under this section shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (er). The board on technology education may spend no more than $10,000 annually from the appropriation under s. 20.505 (4) (er) on its administrative expenses.

AB365, s. 4 Section 4. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table

AB365, s. 5 Section 5. 20.505 (4) (er) of the statutes is created to read:

AB365,5,4 20.505 (4) (er) Board on technology education; grants. The amounts in the schedule for the administrative expenses of the board on technology education and for technology education grants under s. 16.9792.

AB365, s. 6 Section 6. Nonstatutory provisions; board on technology education.

AB365,5,14 (1)  Notwithstanding the length of term specified in section 15.105 (25) (a) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by this act, the initial term of the member appointed under section 15.105 (25) (a) 1. of the statutes, as created by this act, expires on May 1, 1996; the initial terms of the members appointed under section 15.105 (25) (a) 2. and 5. of the statutes, as created by this act, expire on May 1, 1997; the initial terms of the members appointed under section 15.105 (25) (a) 3. and 6. of the statutes, as created by this act, expire on May 1, 1998; and the initial terms of the members appointed under section 15.105 (25) (a) 4. and 7. of the statutes, as created by this act, expire on May 1, 1999.

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