SB60: Bill Text

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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE

1999 Senate BILL 60

February 24, 1999 - Introduced by Senators Grobschmidt, Burke, Roessler, Baumgart, Darling, Risser, Schultz, Wirch, Breske, Rosenzweig, Clausing and Erpenbach, cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, La Fave, J. Lehman, Cullen, Kaufert, Ryba, Gunderson, Hebl, Handrick, Miller, Powers, Kreuser, Kedzie, Riley, Ott, Plale, M. Lehman, Gronemus, Goetsch, Huber, Ainsworth, Boyle, Black, Hasenohrl and Plouff, by request of the Department of Public Instruction, Wisconsin Library Association, Council on Library and Network Development, The System and Resource Library Administrators Association of Wisconsin, Wisconsin Educational Media Association. Referred to Committee on Education.

SB60,1,8 An Act to amend 16.974 (7) (a), 16.974 (7) (b), 20.275 (1) (er), 20.275 (1) (et), 20.275 (1) (hb), 20.275 (1) (s) (title), 20.275 (1) (t) (title), 20.505 (1) (is), 20.866 (2) (zcm), 44.71 (2) (e), 44.72 (1) (intro.), 44.72 (1) (b), 44.72 (4) (a), 44.72 (4) (c), 196.218 (4r) (b), 196.218 (4r) (c) 1., 196.218 (4r) (c) 2., 196.218 (4r) (c) 3., 196.218 (4r) (c) 4. and 196.218 (4r) (e); and to create 44.70 (3m), 196.218 (4r) (a) 1m. and 196.218 (4r) (a) 2r. of the statutes; relating to: educational technology assistance to public library boards, federated and consolidated public library systems and the Wisconsin Schools for the Visually Handicapped and the Deaf.

SB60,1,9 Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, certain educational agencies, including public library boards, may request financial assistance that is administered by the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board (TEACH board) for access to either one data line or video link. This bill specifies that federated and consolidated public library systems, the Wisconsin Schools for the Visually Handicapped and the Deaf are also eligible for such financial assistance. In addition, under the bill, if a public library board operates more than one library facility, the public library board may request assistance for access to more than one data line or video link or both.

Also under current law, the TEACH board makes educational technology training and technical assistance grants to cooperative educational service agencies (CESAs) and to certain consortia that include a public library board. Under this bill, federated and consolidated public library systems and consortia that include federated or consolidated public library systems are also eligible for the grants.

Finally, under current law, the TEACH board makes subsidized loans to school districts and public library boards that may be used only for the purpose of upgrading and installing computer network wiring. Under this bill, federated and consolidated public library systems may also receive such loans. In addition, the loans may also be used for purchasing hardware that is necessary for direct connection to the internet and constructing certain wide area networks.

For further information see the state 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:

SB60, s. 1 Section 1. 16.974 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,2,7 16.974 (7) (a) Subject to s. 196.218 (4r) (f), coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide school districts, the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped, the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, cooperative educational service agencies and technical college districts with telecommunications access under s. 196.218 (4r) and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.

SB60, s. 2 Section 2. 16.974 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,2,12 16.974 (7) (b) Coordinate with the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to provide private colleges and, public library boards and public library systems with telecommunications access under s. 196.218 (4r) and contract with telecommunications providers to provide such access.

SB60, s. 3 Section 3. 20.275 (1) (er) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,3,5 20.275 (1) (er) Principal, interest and rebates; general purpose revenue — public library boards libraries. A sum sufficient to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing subsidized educational technology infrastructure loans to public library boards and public library systems under s. 44.72 (4) and to make full payment of the amounts determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m), to the extent that these costs and payments are not paid under par. (hb).

SB60, s. 4 Section 4. 20.275 (1) (et) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,3,9 20.275 (1) (et) Educational technology training and technical assistance grants. Biennially, the amounts in the schedule for grants to cooperative educational service agencies, public library systems and consortia under s. 44.72 (1).

SB60, s. 5 Section 5. 20.275 (1) (hb) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,3,16 20.275 (1) (hb) Principal, interest and rebates; program revenue — public library boards libraries. All moneys received under s. 44.72 (4) (c) to reimburse s. 20.866 (1) (u) for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing subsidized educational technology infrastructure loans to public library boards and public library systems under s. 44.72 (4) and to make full payment of the amounts determined by the building commission under s. 13.488 (1) (m).

SB60, s. 6 Section 6. 20.275 (1) (s) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,3,20 20.275 (1) (s) (title) Educational telecommunications access support; school districts schools, cooperative educational service agencies and technical college districts.

SB60, s. 7 Section 7. 20.275 (1) (t) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,3,23 20.275 (1) (t) (title) Educational telecommunications access support; private colleges and public library boards libraries.

SB60, s. 8 Section 8. 20.505 (1) (is) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,4,5 20.505 (1) (is) Information technology processing services to nonstate entities and state schools. All moneys received from local governmental units, state schools and entities in the private sector for provision of computer services, telecommunications services and supercomputer services under s. 16.973 (2) (b) and (c) or under s. 196.218 (4r) (c) 4., to be used for the purpose of providing those services.

SB60, s. 9 Section 9. 20.866 (2) (zcm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,4,12 20.866 (2) (zcm) Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board; public library educational technology infrastructure loans. From the capital improvement fund, a sum sufficient for the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board to make subsidized educational technology infrastructure loans to public library boards and public library systems under s. 44.72 (4). The state may contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 for this purpose.

SB60, s. 10 Section 10. 44.70 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB60,4,14 44.70 (3m) "Public library system" has the meaning given in s. 43.01 (5).

SB60, s. 11 Section 11. 44.71 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,4,20 44.71 (2) (e) Subject to s. 196.218 (4r) (f), in cooperation with the department and the public service commission, provide telecommunications access to school districts, private schools, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, private colleges and public library boards educational agencies under the program established under s. 196.218 (4r).

SB60, s. 12 Section 12. 44.72 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,5,6 44.72 (1) Educational technology training and technical assistance grants. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (et), the board shall award grants to cooperative educational service agencies, public library systems and to consortia consisting of 2 or more school districts or cooperative educational service agencies, or one or more school districts or cooperative educational service agencies and one or more public library boards or public library systems, to provide technical assistance and training in the use of educational technology. An applicant for a grant shall submit to the board a plan that specifies the school districts and, public library boards or public library systems that will participate in the program and describes how the funds will be allocated. The board shall do all of the following:

SB60, s. 13 Section 13. 44.72 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,5,9 44.72 (1) (b) Give preference in awarding grants to consortia that include one or more public library boards or public library systems.

SB60, s. 14 Section 14. 44.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,5,21 44.72 (4) (a) Subsidized loans authorized. The board may make subsidized loans under this subsection to school districts from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and to public library boards and public library systems from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zcm). Subsidized loans under this subsection may be used only for the purpose of upgrading the electrical wiring of school, school administration and library buildings in existence on October 14, 1997, and installing and upgrading computer network wiring for voice, data and video transmission, purchasing hardware necessary for direct access to the internet and constructing wide area networks that connect school and school administration buildings in a school district, public libraries or public library systems.

SB60, s. 15 Section 15. 44.72 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,6,6 44.72 (4) (c) Repayment of subsidized loans. A school district's or, public library board's or public library system's total payments on a loan made under this subsection shall be equal to 50% of the total debt service on the loan, as determined by the board. A school district or, public library board or public library system is not obligated to pay the remaining 50% of the debt service on the loan. The board shall credit all moneys received from school districts under this paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (h). The board shall credit all moneys received from public library boards and public library systems under this paragraph to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (hb).

SB60, s. 16 Section 16. 196.218 (4r) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB60,6,11 196.218 (4r) (a) 1m. "Educational agency" means a school district, private school, cooperative educational service agency, technical college district, private college, public library system or public library board or the Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped or the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.

SB60, s. 17 Section 17. 196.218 (4r) (a) 2r. of the statutes is created to read:

SB60,6,14 196.218 (4r) (a) 2r. "Public library system" has the meaning given in s. 43.01 (5).

SB60, s. 18 Section 18. 196.218 (4r) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB60,6,20 196.218 (4r) (b) The commission, in consultation with the department and the board, shall promulgate rules establishing an educational telecommunications access program to provide school districts, private schools, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, private colleges and public library boards educational agencies with access to data lines and video links.

SB60, s. 19 Section 19. 196.218 (4r) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read: