SB269: Bill Text

SB269, s. 40 Section 40 . 43.64 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 43.64 (2) (b) (intro.) and to read:

SB269,23,16 43.64 (2) (b) (intro.) Any Except as provided in sub. (2m), any city, town, village or school district in a county levying a tax for public library service under sub. (1) shall, upon written application to the county board of the county, be exempted from the tax levy, if the city, town, village or school district making the application levies a tax for public library service and appropriates and expends for a library fund during the year for which the county tax levy is made a sum at least equal to the city's, town's, village's or school district's share of the sum levied by the county board for public library service under sub. (1) in the prior year. In this subsection, "library fund" means the funds raised by the city, town, village or school district by tax levy or appropriation under s. 43.52 (1). an amount calculated as follows:

SB269, s. 41 Section 41. 43.64 (2) (a) and (b) 1. and 2. of the statutes are created to read:

SB269,23,19 43.64 (2) (a) In this subsection, "library fund" means the funds raised by the city, village, town or school district by tax levy or appropriation under s. 43.52 (1).

SB269,24,2 (b) 1. Divide the amount of tax levied by the county for public library service under sub. (1) in the prior year by the equalized valuation of property in that area of the county that was subject to the county property tax levy for public library services in the prior year.

SB269,24,4 2. Multiply the amount determined under subd. 1. by the equalized valuation of property in the city, village, town or school district for the current year.

SB269, s. 42 Section 42 . 43.64 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB269,24,10 43.64 (2m) No city, village, town or school district is exempt from the tax levy under sub. (2) for any year if, by September 1 of the year preceding the year for which the tax is levied, the county board determines that the public library of the city, village, town or school district that is a member of the public library system has not complied with standards approved under s. 43.11 (3) (d).

Note: Sections 40 to 42 provide that a city, village, town or school district is exempt from the county property tax levy for library services if the city, village, town or school district has complied with approved library standards, if any, and levies a property tax for library services and appropriates and expends for a library fund a sum at least equal to an amount determined by multiplying the county property tax rate for library services in the prior year by the equalized valuation of property in the city, village, town or school district in the current year.

SB269, s. 43 Section 43. 43.75 of the statutes is created to read:

SB269,25,2 43.75 Public library and school library technology conference. (1) Convening the conference; conference report in general. On July 1, 1998, the state superintendent shall set a date or dates, sufficiently in advance of the reporting dates under sub. (4) (b), for the convening of a conference under this section. The state superintendent shall be the chairperson of the conference. Conference attendees shall, on the first day of the conference, select a vice chairperson and secretary for the conference. The state superintendent, in consultation with the department of administration, shall, before the first day of the conference, select chairpersons and vice chairpersons for any committees established by the state superintendent to discuss and make preliminary recommendations to the conference regarding any subjects under sub. (3).

SB269,25,4 (2) Participants at the conference. The conference under this section shall consist of the following participants:

SB269,25,5 (a) A representative from the division.

SB269,25,6 (b) A representative from the department of administration.

SB269,25,7 (c) Representatives from public library systems in this state.

SB269,25,8 (d) Representatives from resource public libraries in this state.

SB269,25,10 (e) Representatives from public libraries in municipalities of various sizes in this state.

SB269,25,11 (f) A representative from the Milwaukee public library system.

SB269,25,12 (g) A representative from libraries of University of Wisconsin System.

SB269,25,14 (h) A representative from libraries in private colleges and universities in this state.

SB269,25,15 (i) A representative from libraries of the technical college system.

SB269,25,17 (j) Representatives from organizations in this state representing the interests of municipalities and counties.

SB269,25,19 (k) Representatives from organizations representing educational media in the schools in this state.

SB269,25,21 (L) A representative from an organization representing school boards in this state.

SB269,25,22 (m) Representatives from organizations representing teachers in this state.

SB269,25,24 (n) A representative from an organization representing school administrators in this state.

SB269,25,25 (o) A representative from the educational technology board.

SB269,26,2 (p) A representative from the Wisconsin Advanced Telecommunications Foundation Board.

SB269,26,3 (q) A representative from the Wisconsin interlibrary loan services.

SB269,26,6 (r) A representative from a statewide data network providing services to higher education, primary and secondary schools and businesses that are interconnected with each other and connected to the internet.

SB269,26,7 (s) A representative from the educational communications board.

SB269,26,9 (t) Any other person the state superintendent or the department of administration determines to be important to the success of the conference.

SB269,26,13 (3) Subjects to be discussed at conference. In addition to public library or school library technology subjects the state superintendent or the department of administration consider appropriate, the conference shall include discussions of and make recommendations about the following subjects:

SB269,26,15 (a) How to provide public, school and other libraries with equitable access at a reasonable cost to information through advanced technology.

SB269,26,16 (b) Funding issues relating to use of and access to advanced library technology.

SB269,26,18 (c) Wiring and related practical problems of connecting libraries and library systems to permit access to advanced library technology.

SB269,26,19 (d) Telecommunications rates for voice data and video transmissions.

SB269,26,21 (e) Information available through technology and effective use of that information in public libraries.

SB269,26,23 (f) Automation of local public libraries, including technology training assistance for library staffs and the public.

SB269,26,25 (4) Conference report and recommendations; state plan. (a) After the conference under this section, the state superintendent shall do all of the following:

SB269,27,3 1. Prepare a report of the findings and recommendations of the conference in each of the subject areas under sub. (3), including recommended legislation to implement the recommendations of the conference.

SB269,27,8 2. In consultation with the department of administration, prepare a single state plan relating to each of the subject areas under sub. (3) that addresses major technological plans and processes occurring at the state level and specifies goals for the effective and efficient use of technology in public libraries and school libraries to improve the services they provide to the public and to students.

SB269,27,13 (b) A copy of the report and the state plan under par. (a) shall be submitted to the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (2) and to the governor not later than March 1, 1999. The state superintendent, in consultation with the department of administration, shall update the plan annually, beginning not later than March 1, 2000.

Note: This Section requires the state superintendent of public instruction to convene a conference on issues relating to public library and school library technology on a date established by the state superintendent. Based on recommendations made by the conference, the state superintendent must make a report and a state plan and submit them to the governor and the legislature not later than March 1, 1999. This Section also requires that the state plan, which is to be developed by the state superintendent in consultation with the department of administration, be updated annually, with copies of the updates submitted to the governor and the legislature.

SB269, s. 44 Section 44 . Effective date.

SB269,27,15 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 1998.

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