AB133-SSA1,542,138 8. Purchase educational technology equipment for use by school districts,
9cooperative educational service agencies and public educational institutions in this
10state and permit the districts, agencies and institutions to purchase or lease the
11equipment, with an option to purchase the equipment at a later date. This paragraph
12subdivision does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology
13equipment from the board.
AB133-SSA1, s. 953g 14Section 953g. 44.71 (2) (a) 6m. of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,542,1815 44.71 (2) (a) 6m. No later than October 1 of each year, submit a report
16containing the discount rates provided to the board for telecommunications service
17under 47 USC 254 to the department of administration, the joint committee on
18finance and the public service commission.
AB133-SSA1, s. 954 19Section 954. 44.71 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,542,2120 44.71 (2) (bm) The board may contract with the Wisconsin advanced
21telecommunications foundation to provide administrative services to the foundation.
AB133-SSA1, s. 955 22Section 955. 44.72 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,543,223 44.72 (1) (a) Award grants to applicants on a competitive basis through one
24funding cycle annually, except that the board shall ensure that at least one grant is

1awarded annually to an applicant located in the territory of each cooperative
2educational service agency
.
AB133-SSA1, s. 955m 3Section 955m. 44.72 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,543,64 44.72 (1) (d) Promulgate rules establishing administrative procedures,
5eligibility criteria and application requirements for awarding grants under this
6section.
AB133-SSA1, s. 955t 7Section 955t. 44.72 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 956 8Section 956. 44.72 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 956g 9Section 956g. 44.72 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,543,1410 44.72 (2) (c) A school district is eligible for a grant under par. (a) or (b) 2. only
11if the annual meeting in a common school district, or the school board in a unified
12school district or in a school district operating under ch. 119, adopts a resolution
13requesting the grant. A grant under this subsection may not be used to replace
14funding available from other sources.
AB133-SSA1, s. 956r 15Section 956r. 44.72 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,543,1916 44.72 (2) (d) A school district receiving a grant under par. (a) or (b) shall deposit
17the moneys in a separate fund. The moneys may be used for any purpose related to
18educational technology, except that a school district may not use the moneys to pay
19the salary or benefits of any school district employe.
AB133-SSA1, s. 957 20Section 957. 44.72 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,543,2221 44.72 (2) (e) The board shall distribute the grants under par. (b) 2. and 3.
22annually on the first Monday in February.
AB133-SSA1, s. 958 23Section 958. 44.72 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,543,2524 44.72 (4) (title) Subsidized educational Educational technology
25infrastructure
loans financial assistance.
AB133-SSA1, s. 959
1Section 959. 44.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,544,92 44.72 (4) (a) Subsidized loans Financial assistance authorized. The board may
3make subsidized loans provide financial assistance under this subsection to school
4districts from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and to
5public library boards from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2)
6(zcm). Subsidized loans Financial assistance under this subsection may be used only
7for the purpose of upgrading the electrical wiring of school and library buildings in
8existence on October 14, 1997, and installing and upgrading computer network
9wiring.
AB133-SSA1, s. 960 10Section 960. 44.72 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,544,2511 44.72 (4) (b) Subsidized loan Financial assistance applications, terms and
12conditions.
The board shall establish application procedures for, and the terms and
13conditions of, subsidized loans financial assistance under this subsection. The board
14shall make a loan to a school district or public library board in an amount equal to
1550% of the total amount of financial assistance for which the board determines the
16school district or public library board is eligible and provide a grant to the school
17district or public library board for the remainder of the total.
The terms of any
18financial assistance under this subsection
may include provision of professional
19building construction services under s. 16.85 (15). The board shall determine the
20interest rate on these loans under this subsection. The interest rate shall be as low
21as possible but shall be sufficient to fully pay all interest expenses incurred by the
22state in making the loans and to provide reserves that are reasonably expected to be
23required in the judgment of the board to ensure against losses arising from
24delinquency and default in the repayment of subsidized the loans. The term of a
25subsidized loan under this subsection may not exceed 10 years.
AB133-SSA1, s. 961
1Section 961. 44.72 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,545,102 44.72 (4) (c) Repayment of subsidized loans. A school district's or public library
3board's total payments on a loan made under this subsection shall be equal to 50%
4of the total debt service on the loan, as determined by the board. A school district or
5public library board is not obligated to pay the remaining 50% of the debt service on
6the loan.
The board shall credit all moneys received from school districts under this
7paragraph
for repayment of loans under this subsection to the appropriation account
8under s. 20.275 (1) (h). The board shall credit all moneys received from public library
9boards under this paragraph for repayment of loans under this subsection to the
10appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (hb).
AB133-SSA1, s. 962 11Section 962. 44.72 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,545,1512 44.72 (4) (d) Funding for subsidized loans financial assistance. The board, with
13the approval of the governor and subject to the limits of s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and (zcm),
14may request that the building commission contract public debt in accordance with
15ch. 18 to fund loans financial assistance under this subsection.
AB133-SSA1, s. 963 16Section 963. 44.72 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,545,2117 44.72 (5) Foreign language instruction grants. (a) Beginning in the 2000-01
18fiscal year, the board shall award at least one grant in each fiscal year, on a
19competitive basis, to an educational organization or consortium of educational
20organizations for the development and implementation of a foreign language
21instruction program in a public school in grades kindergarten to 6.
AB133-SSA1,546,222 (b) The board shall award grants under par. (a) from the appropriation under
23s. 20.275 (1) (b). The board may not award a grant to an organization or consortium
24of organizations unless the foreign language instruction is provided to pupils using

1data lines or video links for which access is provided under s. 44.73 (1) or for which
2a grant is awarded under s. 44.73 (6).
AB133-SSA1,546,43 (c) The board shall promulgate rules defining "educational organization" for
4the purposes of this subsection.
AB133-SSA1, s. 967 5Section 967. 45.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,546,106 45.25 (1) Administration. The department of veterans affairs shall administer
7a tuition and fee reimbursement program for eligible veterans enrolling as
8undergraduates in any institution within the university of Wisconsin system,
9enrolling in any technical college under ch. 38
of higher education, as defined in s.
1045.396 (1) (a), in this state
or receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.
AB133-SSA1, s. 968 11Section 968. 45.25 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,546,2012 45.25 (2) (d) The individual is a resident at the time of application for the
13tuition and fee reimbursement program and was a Wisconsin resident at the time of
14entry or reentry into service or was a resident for any consecutive 5-year period after
15completing entry or reentry into service on active duty and before the time date of
16his or her application. If a person applying for a benefit under this section meets that
175-consecutive-year residency requirement, the department may not require the
18person to reestablish that he or she meets the 5-consecutive-year residency
19requirement when he or she later applies for any other benefit under this chapter
20that requires a 5-consecutive-year residency.
AB133-SSA1, s. 969 21Section 969. 45.25 (2) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,546,2322 45.25 (2) (e) The individual is enrolled for at least 12 credits during the
23semester for which reimbursement is sought.
AB133-SSA1, s. 970 24Section 970. 45.25 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,547,15
145.25 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (am), an individual who meets the
2requirements under sub. (2), upon satisfactory completion of an a full-time
3undergraduate semester in any institution within the university of Wisconsin
4system or a semester at any technical college district school under ch. 38
of higher
5education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state or any institution from which
6the individual receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47
, may be
7reimbursed for up to 50% 65% of the individual's tuition and fees, but that. The
8reimbursement under this paragraph is limited to a maximum of 50% 65% of the
9standard cost for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate course at the
10University of Wisconsin-Madison per course or the difference between the
11individual's tuition and fees and the grants or scholarships, including those made
12under s. 21.49, that the individual receives specifically for the payment of the tuition
13or fees, whichever is less. Reimbursement is available only for tuition and fees that
14are part of a curriculum that is relevant to a degree in a particular course of study
15at the institution or school.
AB133-SSA1, s. 971 16Section 971. 45.25 (3) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,548,617 45.25 (3) (am) A disabled individual who meets the requirements under sub.
18(2) and whose disability is rated at 30% or more under 38 USC 1114 or 1134, upon
19satisfactory completion of an undergraduate semester in any institution within the
20university of Wisconsin system or a semester at any technical college district school
21under ch. 38
of higher education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state or any
22institution from which the individual receives a waiver of nonresident tuition under
23s. 39.47
, may be reimbursed for up to 100% of the individual's tuition and fees, but
24that
. The reimbursement under this paragraph is limited to 100% of the standard
25cost for a state resident for an equivalent undergraduate course at the University of

1Wisconsin-Madison per course, or the difference between the individual's tuition
2and fees and the grants or scholarships, including those made under s. 21.49, that
3the individual receives specifically for the payment of the tuition or fees, whichever
4is less. Reimbursement is available only for tuition and fees that are part of a
5curriculum that is relevant to a degree in a particular course of study at the
6institution or school.
AB133-SSA1, s. 972 7Section 972. 45.25 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,548,158 45.25 (4) (a) An individual is not eligible for reimbursement under sub. (2) for
9more than 120 credits of part-time study or 8 full semesters of full-time study at any
10institution within the university of Wisconsin system of higher education, as defined
11in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state
, 60 credits of part-time study or 4 full semesters of
12full-time study at a technical college under ch. 38 any institution of higher
13education, as defined in s. 45.396 (1) (a), in this state that offers a degree upon
14completion of 60 credits
, or an equivalent amount of credits at an institution where
15he or she is receiving a waiver of nonresident tuition under s. 39.47.
AB133-SSA1, s. 973 16Section 973. 45.25 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,548,2217 45.25 (4) (b) (intro.) The department may provide reimbursement under sub.
18(2) to an individual who is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or
19who owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses, as established by the
20receipt by the department of a certification under s. 49.855
appearance of the
21individual's name on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b)
, only
22if the individual provides the department with one of the following:
AB133-SSA1, s. 974 23Section 974. 45.25 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,549,224 45.25 (4) (b) 2. A statement that the individual is not delinquent in child
25support or maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses

1or birth expenses, signed by the clerk of circuit court department of workforce
2development or its designee
within 7 working days before the date of the application.
AB133-SSA1, s. 975 3Section 975. 45.35 (5) (a) 2. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,549,104 45.35 (5) (a) 2. c. Has been a resident of this state for any consecutive 5-year
5period after completing entry or reentry into service on active duty and before the
6date of his or her application or death. If a person applying for a benefit under this
7subchapter meets that 5-consecutive-year residency requirement, the department
8may not require the person to reestablish that he or she meets the
95-consecutive-year residency requirement when he or she later applies for any other
10benefit under this chapter that requires a 5-consecutive-year residency.
AB133-SSA1, s. 976 11Section 976. 45.35 (14) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,549,1912 45.35 (14) (h) To provide grants to the governing bodies of federally recognized
13American Indian tribes and bands from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (km)
14if that governing body enters into an agreement with the department regarding the
15creation, goals and objectives of a tribal veterans' service officer, appoints a veteran
16to act as a tribal veterans' service officer and gives that veteran duties similar to the
17duties described in s. 45.43 (5), except that the veteran shall report to the governing
18body of the tribe or band. The department may make annual grants of up to $2,500
19under this paragraph and shall promulgate rules to implement this paragraph.
AB133-SSA1, s. 977 20Section 977. 45.35 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,549,2321 45.35 (15) Liberal construction intended. This section, ss. 45.25, 45.351,
2245.356 and 45.37 and subch. II shall be construed as liberally as the language
23permits in favor of applicants.
AB133-SSA1, s. 979 24Section 979. 45.356 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,550,6
145.356 (6) (intro.) The department may provide a loan under this section after
2the department receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the applicant is
3delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical
4expenses or birth expenses
to an applicant whose name appears on the statewide
5support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b)
only if the applicant does one of the
6following:
AB133-SSA1, s. 980 7Section 980. 45.356 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,550,128 45.356 (6) (b) Provides to the department a statement that the applicant is not
9delinquent in child support or maintenance payments and does not owe past support,
10medical expenses or birth expenses, signed by the clerk of circuit court department
11of workforce development or its designee
within 7 working days before the date of the
12application.
AB133-SSA1, s. 981 13Section 981. 45.356 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,550,1614 45.356 (9) (a) The department may borrow from the veterans mortgage loan
15repayment fund under s. 45.79 (7) (a) and shall pledge to obtain money to make loans
16made under this section as collateral for the borrowing.
AB133-SSA1, s. 982 17Section 982. 45.356 (9) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,550,2018 45.356 (9) (b) The department may enter into transactions with the state
19investment board to obtain money to make loans under this section. Transactions
20authorized under this paragraph may include the sale of loans.
AB133-SSA1, s. 982m 21Section 982m. 45.358 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,551,922 45.358 (2) Construction and operation of cemeteries. Subject to
23authorization under ss. 13.48 (10) and 20.924 (1), the department of veterans affairs
24may construct and operate veterans cemeteries in northwestern and southeastern
25Wisconsin and may employ such personnel as are necessary for the proper

1management of the cemeteries. The cemetery in southeastern Wisconsin is the
2Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. The cemetery in northwestern
3Wisconsin is the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
The department
4may acquire, by gift, purchase or condemnation, lands necessary for the purposes of
5the cemeteries. Title to the properties shall be taken in the name of this state. Every
6deed of conveyance shall be immediately recorded in the office of the proper register
7of deeds and thereafter filed with the secretary of state. All cemeteries operated by
8the department are exempt from the requirements of ss. 157.061 to 157.70 and
9440.90 to 440.95.
AB133-SSA1, s. 983 10Section 983. 45.37 (3) (b) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 984 11Section 984. 45.37 (3) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 45.37 (3) and amended
12to read:
AB133-SSA1,551,2213 45.37 (3) Nonresident. A veteran who was not a resident of this state at the
14time of enlistment or induction into service but who is otherwise qualified for
15membership may be admitted if the veteran has been a resident of this state for any
16consecutive 5-year period after completing enlistment or induction into service on
17active duty
and before the date of his or her application. If a person applying for a
18benefit under this subchapter meets that 5-consecutive-year residency
19requirement, the department may not require the person to reestablish that he or she
20meets the 5-consecutive-year residency requirement when he or she later applies
21for any other benefit under this chapter that requires a 5-consecutive-year
22residency.
AB133-SSA1, s. 984m 23Section 984m. 45.385 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,552,10 2445.385 Veterans residential, treatment and nursing care facilities.
25Subject to authorization under ss. 13.48 (10) and 20.924 (1), the department of

1veterans affairs may construct or renovate and operate residential, treatment and
2nursing care facilities in southeastern Wisconsin and may, to be known as the
3Southern Wisconsin Veterans Retirement Center. The department may
employ such
4personnel as are necessary for the proper management of the facilities Southern
5Wisconsin Veterans Retirement Center
. The department may acquire by gift,
6purchase or condemnation lands necessary for the purposes of the facilities Southern
7Wisconsin Veterans Retirement Center
. Title to any properties acquired under this
8section shall be taken in the name of this state. Every deed of conveyance shall be
9immediately recorded in the office of the proper register of deeds and filed with the
10secretary of state.
AB133-SSA1, s. 985 11Section 985. 45.396 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,552,1512 45.396 (1) (a) "Institution of higher education" means an educational
13institution meeting the requirements of P.L. 89-329 for institutions covered therein
14and of P.L. 89-287
for business, trade, technical or vocational schools and full-time
15post-high school technical colleges
has the meaning given in 20 USC 1088 (a).
AB133-SSA1, s. 986 16Section 986. 45.396 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,552,2217 45.396 (5) Except as provided in sub. (9), the reimbursement may not exceed
1850% 65% of the cost of tuition and fees and shall also be limited to a maximum of 50%
1965% of the standard cost for a state resident for tuition and fees for an equivalent
20undergraduate course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison per course and may
21not be provided to an individual more than 4 times during any consecutive 12-month
22period.
AB133-SSA1, s. 987 23Section 987. 45.396 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,553,424 45.396 (6) (intro.) The department may make a grant to an applicant under this
25section after the department receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the

1applicant is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past
2support, medical expenses or birth expenses
to an applicant whose name appears on
3the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b)
only if the applicant provides
4the department with one of the following:
AB133-SSA1, s. 988 5Section 988. 45.396 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,553,96 45.396 (6) (b) A statement that the applicant is not delinquent in child support
7or maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses or birth
8expenses, signed by the clerk of circuit court department of workforce development
9or its designee
within 7 working days before the date of the application.
AB133-SSA1, s. 989g 10Section 989g. 45.397 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 990 11Section 990. 45.71 (16) (a) 2m. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,553,1812 45.71 (16) (a) 2m. a. Has been a resident of this state for any consecutive 5-year
13period after completing enlistment or induction into service on active duty and before
14the date of his or her application or death. If a person applying for a benefit under
15this subchapter meets that 5-consecutive-year residency requirement, the
16department may not require the person to reestablish that he or she meets the
175-consecutive-year residency requirement when he or she applies for any other
18benefit under this chapter that requires a 5-consecutive-year residency.
AB133-SSA1, s. 991 19Section 991. 45.74 (6) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,553,2420 45.74 (6) Delinquent support payments. (intro.) The person is delinquent in
21child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or
22birth expenses, as evidenced by a certification under s. 49.855 (7) the appearance of
23the person's name on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b)
, unless
24the person provides the department or authorized lender with one of the following:
AB133-SSA1, s. 992 25Section 992. 45.74 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,554,4
145.74 (6) (b) A statement that the person is not delinquent in child support or
2maintenance payments and does not owe past support, medical expenses or birth
3expenses, signed by the clerk of circuit court department of workforce development
4or its designee
within 7 working days before the date of the application.
AB133-SSA1, s. 993 5Section 993. 45.76 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,554,76 45.76 (1) (c) Home improvements. A loan of not more than $15,000 $25,000 to
7improve a home, including construction of a garage.
AB133-SSA1, s. 994 8Section 994. 45.79 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,554,209 45.79 (9) (a) All moneys received from any source for repayment of loans,
10mortgages or mortgage loan notes funded with proceeds of revenue obligations
11issued under sub. (6) (c) shall be deposited into one or more separate nonlapsible
12trust funds in the state treasury or with a trustee as provided in s. 18.56 (9) (j)
13appointed for that purpose by the authorizing resolution for the revenue obligations.
14The board may pledge revenues received by the funds to secure revenue obligations
15issued under sub. (6) (c) and shall have all other powers necessary and convenient
16to distribute the proceeds of the revenue obligations and loan repayments in
17accordance with subch. II of ch. 18. Unrestricted balances in the funds may be used
18to fund additional loans issued under sub. (6) (c) and pay the balances owing on loans
19after the assumptions of the loans or the closings of the sales of residences under sub.
20(10) (c).
AB133-SSA1, s. 995 21Section 995. 46.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,554,2422 46.03 (1) Institutions governed. Maintain and govern the Mendota and the
23Winnebago mental health institutes; the secure mental health facility established
24under s. 46.055;
and the centers for the developmentally disabled.
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