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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
SENATE AMENDMENT 14,
To SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
To 1995 SENATE BILL 565
March 26, 1996 - Offered by Senator Panzer.
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21. Page 4, line 13: after the semicolon insert: "authorization for multicounty
3federated public library systems and private, nonprofit colleges and universities to
4obtain state trust fund loans for distance education or educational technology
5projects; state grants to federated and consolidated public library systems and
6private nonprofit colleges and universities for distance education and educational
7technology projects;".
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16.992
(1) (c) "Educational technology" means technology used in the education
12or training of any person or in the administration of an elementary or secondary
13school
or a, public library
, federated or consolidated public library system or private,
14nonprofit college or university.
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(2) (intro.) A school district, municipal library board established under
4s. 43.54
or, county library board established under s. 43.57,
federated public library
5system operating under s. 43.19, consolidated public library system operating under
6s. 43.21 or private, nonprofit college or university either individually or in
7conjunction with one or more other school districts, municipal library boards
or, 8county library boards
, federated public library systems, consolidated public library
9systems or private, nonprofit colleges or universities, may apply to the department
10for a grant, or for approval of a loan under s. 24.61 (3) (d), or both, to implement,
11expand or participate in an educational technology or distance education project.
12The application shall be accompanied by a technology plan that includes all of the
13following:
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(2s) In the case of a federated public library system whose territory lies
16within a single county or a consolidated public library system, whether the library
17system applies individually or in conjunction with other entities, an application for
18a loan shall be accompanied by a resolution of the county board of supervisors of the
19county that is served by the system requesting the loan on behalf of the system.
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20(2t) In the case of a federated public library whose territory lies within more
21than one county, whether the library system applies individually or in conjunction
22with other entities, an application for a loan shall be accompanied by a resolution of
23the county board of supervisors of each county that is served by the library system
24requesting the loan on behalf of the library system.
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(4) (a) 2. Improve the administrative efficiency of public schools
, public
4libraries or private, nonprofit colleges or universities in this state.
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3. Enhance the training and continuing education opportunities of elementary
6and secondary school teachers
or private, nonprofit college and university teachers 7in this state.
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(5) (a) 2. Purchasing or upgrading technology, including computer
11hardware and software, distance education equipment and other equipment,
12materials or resources related to the project, and wiring within a
public school or
13library building
or a private, nonprofit college or university building or to connect
14schools
or libraries in the same
school district jurisdiction or to connect buildings
15within a private, nonprofit college or university campus if such wiring is directly
16related to the project.
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5. Offering community education opportunities through distance education or
18educational technology to
school district, municipal or county residents
of this state.
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(6) The board may require a grant or loan recipient to report to the board
22on the distance education and educational technology used in the
school district,
23municipality or county jurisdiction served by the grant or loan recipient or, in the
24case of a college or university, on the distance education and educational technology
25used by the college or university for the purpose of assisting the state in planning
1related to distance education and educational technology if the board finds that
2complying with the requirement will not impose a substantial burden on the grant
3or loan recipient.
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4(8) (a) Provide consultative services to school boards
and, library boards
,
5library systems or private, nonprofit colleges or universities to assist them in
6developing and implementing distance education and educational technology
7projects and in preparing applications for grants and loans under this section.".
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(1) (c) A county, if the county acts on behalf of a county library board
or
12the board of a federated or consolidated public library system that has adopted a
13resolution under s. 24.66 (3m).
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(d) A city, village
or, town
or tribal government, if the city, village
or, town
or
15tribal government acts on behalf of a municipal library board that has adopted a
16resolution under s. 24.66 (3m).
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(1) (e) A federated public library system operating under s. 43.19 whose
19territory lies within 2 or more counties.
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(f) A private, nonprofit college or university.
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(3) (a) 2. A town, village, city
, tribal government or county
as for a purpose 23provided under s. 67.04 or otherwise authorized by law
, or in the case of a loan made
24for an educational technology or distance education project, for the administration
1of the project or for a purpose provided under s. 67.04 or otherwise provided by law;
2or
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(3) (a) 11. A federated public library system operating under s. 43.19
5whose territory lies within 2 or more counties, for a distance education or educational
6technology project.
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12. A private, nonprofit college or university, for a distance education or
8educational technology project.
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(3) (b)
Terms; conditions. A municipality
or, cooperative educational
12service agency
, federated public library system whose territory lies within 2 or more
13counties or private, nonprofit college or university may obtain a state trust fund loan
14for the sum of money, for the time and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon
15between the board and the borrower subject to the limitations, restrictions and
16conditions set forth in this subchapter.
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(3) (d)
Reserve for loans for educational technology and distance
20education projects. Subject to the priority established under par. (c), to the extent
21practicable, in fiscal years 1996-97 to 1999-2000, annually the board shall reserve
22$15,000,000 for the purposes of giving priority to loans to school districts, counties,
23municipalities cities, villages, towns, tribal governments, federated public library
24systems whose territories include 2 or more counties, private nonprofit colleges and
25universities and consortia, other than consortia that include one or more technical
1college districts, for educational technology and distance education projects under s.
216.992.
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(6) Educational technology or distance education loans. The board
6shall not make a state trust fund loan to a school district, county, city, village, town
,
7tribal government, federated public library system whose territory lies within 2 or
8more counties, private, nonprofit college or university or consortium for an
9educational technology or distance education project from moneys reserved for such
10loans under sub. (3) (d), unless the educational technology board has first notified the
11board that it has approved the loan under s. 16.992 (3).
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(8) Loans to federated public library systems. Whenever a federated
14public library system applies for a loan under sub. (3), the board shall treat the
15application as a loan to each of the counties participating in the federated public
16library system in an amount equal to the total amount of the loan divided equally by
17the number of counties participating in the federated public library system, unless
18the federated public library system specifies on its application a different
19arrangement that has been agreed to by all counties participating in the federated
20public library system. The board shall not make the loan unless each county
21participating in the federated public library system qualifies for a loan in the amount
22specified in this subsection, or a different amount if that amount is specified on the
23application. If the federated public library system fails to make a timely repayment
24of the principal or payment of the interest on the loan, each county participating in
1the federated public library system is liable to repay the principal and pay the
2interest in the amount determined under this subsection.
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424.63 (title)
Term,; amount,;interest rate; collateral.
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(2r) Federated public library system loans. (a) A state trust fund loan
7to a federated public library system whose territory lies within 2 or more counties
8may be made for any term, not exceeding 20 years, as is agreed upon between the
9federated public library system and the board and, subject to par. (b), may be made
10for a total amount which, together will all other indebtedness of the federated public
11library system, does not exceed the federated public library system's allowable
12indebtedness under s. 43.17 (9) (b).
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(b) In addition to the outstanding loan amount limit specified in par. (a), a state
14trust fund loan to a federated public library system may be made only for a total
15amount which, for each county participating in the federated public library system,
16in the proportion determined under s. 24.61 (8), together with all other indebtedness
17of the county, does not exceed the county's allowable indebtedness under s. 67.03 (1).
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(5) Collateral for loans to colleges and universities. The board may
20secure any loan to a private, nonprofit college or university with appropriate
21collateral sufficient to guarantee repayment of the loan and payment of the accrued
22interest and any collection costs incurred by the board.
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124.66
(1) (title)
For all municipalities borrowers. (intro.) No trust fund loan
2may be made unless an application is made to the board under this section. The
3application shall state the amount of money required, the purpose to which it is to
4be applied, the times and terms of repayment, whether the loan is sought for an
5educational technology or distance education project under s. 24.61 (3) (d), and if so,
6whether the educational technology board has approved a grant to pay a portion of
7the interest on the loan under s. 16.992 (3) (b)
and in. In the case of a cooperative
8educational service agency, the
application shall also state the names of the school
9districts participating in the distance education project for which the loan is sought.
10In the case of a federated public library system, the application shall also state the
11names of the counties participating in the federated public library system. The
12application shall be accompanied by satisfactory proof:
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(1) (a) Of the valuation of all the taxable property
within the
15municipality, as equalized for state purposes
of any municipality that is an applicant,
16of each municipality that is a member of a consortium that is an applicant, of each
17school district for which a cooperative educational service agency applies for a loan
18or of each county for which a federated public library system applies for a loan;
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(b) Of all existing indebtedness of the
municipality
borrower; and
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(3m) For educational technology or distance education loans. An
23application by a county, city, village
or, town
or tribal government to undertake an
24educational technology or distance education project, or by a consortium that
25includes a county, city, village
or, town
or tribal government under s. 24.61 (3) (d)
1shall be accompanied by a resolution of the
board of the federated or consolidated
2public library system for that county or the county or municipal library board for that
3county, city, village
or, town
or tribal government, or
of the board of the federated or
4consolidated public library system for each county participating in the consortium
5or the county or municipal library board of each county, city, village
or, town
or tribal
6government participating in the consortium, requesting the county, city, village
or, 7town
or tribal government to apply for the loan for the purpose of conducting an
8educational technology or distance education project.
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(3u) Distance education and educational technology projects. (a) An
11application for a loan by a county shall indicate whether the loan is sought on behalf
12of a federated or consolidated public library system serving that county and if so,
13whether the purpose of the loan is to finance a distance education or educational
14technology project.
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(b) An application for a loan by a county, city, village, town or tribal government
16shall indicate whether the loan is sought on behalf of a county library board
17established under s. 43.57 or a municipal library board established under s. 43.54
18and if so, whether the purpose of the loan is to finance a distance education or
19educational technology project.
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(3v) For federated public library systems. An application for a loan by
22a federated public library system shall be accompanied by a certified copy of a
23resolution of the board of the federated public library system approving the loan and
24shall contain satisfactory proof of the valuation of all taxable property within each
25county participating in the federated public library system as equalized for state
1purposes, of the existing indebtedness of the federated public library system and of
2each such county and of approval of the application by each county in the same
3manner as provided for a loan to that county for the same amount and terms under
4sub. (3).
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(3x) For private, nonprofit colleges and universities. An application
7for a loan by a private, nonprofit college or university shall be accompanied by a copy
8of a resolution of the governing body of the college or university, certified by its
9presiding officer, approving the application.
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(5) (a)
1. Every application for a loan under this section by a municipality
13shall be accompanied by a certified copy under the hand of the proper clerk of a
14recorded resolution adopted by the municipality applying for or approving the loan,
15levying, except as provided in par. (b), upon all the taxable property of the
16municipality a direct annual tax for the purpose of paying and sufficient to pay the
17principal and interest on the proposed loan as they become due.
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182. In a 1st class city school district, the application shall be accompanied by a
19certified copy of a resolution, adopted by the board of school directors, stating that
20it is the intention of the board of school directors to include in its budget transmitted
21to the common council under s. 119.16 (8) (b) a written notice specifying the amount
22of money necessary to pay the principal and interest on the loan as they become due.
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233. Every application for a loan under this subsection by a cooperative
24educational service agency shall be accompanied by a copy of a recorded resolution
25adopted by the school board of each school district for which the loan is sought,
1certified by the school district clerk of that school district, levying upon all taxable
2property of the school district a direct annual tax for the purpose of paying and
3sufficient to pay the school district's share of the principal and interest on the
4proposed loan as they become due.
Every application for a loan under this subsection
5by a cooperative educational service agency shall be accompanied by a copy of a
6recorded resolution adopted by the school board of each school district for which the
7loan is sought, certified by the school district clerk of that school district, levying
8upon all taxable property of the school district a direct annual tax for the purpose of
9paying and sufficient to pay the school district's share of the principal and interest
10on the proposed loan as they become due.