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1139.81 Educational broadcasting corporation. (1) I
ncorporation. The
12secretary of administration, the president of the University of Wisconsin System and
13one individual chosen by the governor shall jointly draft and file articles of
14incorporation for a nonstock corporation under ch. 181 and shall take all actions
15necessary to exempt the corporation from federal taxation under section
501 (c) (3)
16of the Internal Revenue Code.
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17(2) Purpose; initial board of directors. The corporation may receive state aid
18for initial costs under s. 20.218 (1) (a) if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
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(a)
The articles of incorporation state that the purpose of the corporation is to
20provide educational broadcasting to this state and that, if the corporation dissolves
21or discontinues educational broadcasting in this state, the corporation shall in good
22faith take all reasonable measures to transfer or assign the corporation's assets,
23licenses and rights to an entity whose purpose is to advance educational
24broadcasting in this state.
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1(b) The articles of incorporation name as initial directors of the corporation the
2secretary of administration; 2 representatives to the assembly and 2 senators,
3chosen as are the members of standing committees in their respective houses; a
4member of the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System; and 3
5individuals selected by the governor.
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(c) No earlier than 30 days nor later than 45 days after the operational plan
7under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9101 (8) (c
) is implemented, the initial
8board of directors of the corporation submits an application to the federal
9communications commission to transfer all broadcasting licenses held by the
10educational communications board and the board of regents of the University of
11Wisconsin System to the corporation.
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12(3) Broadcasting operations. The corporation under sub. (1) may receive state
13aid for operational costs under s. 20.218 (1) (b) if all of the following conditions are
14satisfied:
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(a) The federal communications commission approves the application for the
16transfer of all broadcasting licenses under sub. (2) (c), as determined by the secretary
17of administration.
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(b) The board of directors of the corporation offers employment beginning on
19the effective date of the last broadcasting license transferred under par. (a) ....
20[revisor inserts date], as determined by the secretary of administration, to those
21individuals designated in the operational plan under 1999 Wisconsin Act .... (this
22act), section
9101 (8
) (c) 1
.
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(c) The board of directors of the corporation honors affiliation agreements for
24broadcasting purposes entered into by the educational communications board and
25the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
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1(d) The board of directors of the corporation negotiates with the board of regents
2of the University of Wisconsin System and the secretary of administration for the use
3of state-owned equipment and space necessary for the operations of educational
4radio and television networks.
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(e) The secretary of administration approves any amendment to the
6corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws.
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(f) The corporation permits public inspection and copying of any record of the
8corporation, as defined in s. 19.32 (1), to the same extent as required of, and subject
9to the same terms and enforcement provisions that apply to, an authority under
10subch. II of ch. 19.
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(g) The corporation provides public access to its meetings to the same extent
12as is required of, and subject to the same terms and enforcement provisions that
13apply to, a governmental body under subch. V of ch. 19.
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(h) The corporation provides employes of the legislative audit bureau with
15access to all of the corporation's records.
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16(4) Aid payments. The secretary of administration shall pay aid under sub. (3)
17in instalments, as determined by the secretary.
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18Section
931. 40.02 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.02
(28) "Employer" means the state, including each state agency, any
20county, city, village, town, school district, other governmental unit or
21instrumentality of 2 or more units of government now existing or hereafter created
22within the state and any federated public library system established under s. 43.19
23whose territory lies within a single county with a population of 500,000 or more,
24except as provided under ss. 40.51 (7) and 40.61 (3),
or a local exposition district
1created under subch. II of ch. 229
or a family care district created under s. 46.2895.
2Each employer shall be a separate legal jurisdiction for OASDHI purposes.
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3Section
932. 40.02 (36) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.02
(36) "Governing body" means the legislature or the head of each state
5agency with respect to employes of that agency for the state, the common council in
6cities, the village board in villages, the town board in towns, the county board in
7counties, the school board in school districts, or the board, commission or other
8governing body having the final authority for any other unit of government, for any
9agency or instrumentality of 2 or more units of government, for any federated public
10library system established under s. 43.19 whose territory lies within a single county
11with a population of 500,000 or more
or, for a local exposition district created under
12subch. II of ch. 229
or for a family care district created under s. 46.2895.
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13Section
933. 40.02 (37) of the statutes is renumbered 40.02 (37) (intro.) and
14amended to read:
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40.02
(37) (intro.) "Health insurance" means
contractual any of the following:
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16(a) Contractual arrangements which may include, but are not limited to,
17indemnity or service benefits, or prepaid comprehensive health care plans, which
18will provide full or partial payment of the financial expense incurred by employes
19and dependents as the result of injury, illness or preventive medical procedures. The
20plans may include hospitalization, surgical and medical care, as well as ancillary
21items or services as determined by the group insurance board. The plans may
22include the type of coverage normally referred to as "major medical" insurance.
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23Section
934. 40.02 (37) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.02
(37) (b) For the purpose of health insurance premium credits under ss.
2540.05 (4) (b), (bc), (bd), (be), (bf), (bm), (bp) and (bw) and 40.95, group health
1insurance within the meaning of par. (a) which is contracted or provided by the group
2insurance board under s. 40.03 (6) (a) or (b), including health care coverage under ss.
340.51 and 40.52, and, to the extent permitted by rules promulgated by the
4department, health insurance provided by a county pursuant to an election to remain
5covered under s. 753.07 (4) or 978.12 (6), including continuation coverage under s.
6632.897 or federal law, but not conversion coverage.
SB45, s. 935
7Section
935. 40.02 (48) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.02
(48) (am) "Protective occupation participant" includes any participant
9whose name is certified to the fund as provided in s. 40.06 (1) (d) and (dm) and who
10is a conservation warden, conservation patrol boat captain, conservation patrol boat
11engineer, conservation pilot, conservation patrol officer, forest fire control assistant,
12member of the state
traffic patrol, state motor vehicle inspector, police officer, fire
13fighter, sheriff, undersheriff, deputy sheriff, state probation and parole officer,
14county traffic police officer, state forest ranger, fire watcher employed by the
15Wisconsin veterans home, state correctional-psychiatric officer, excise tax
16investigator employed by the department of revenue, special criminal investigation
17agent in the department of justice, assistant or deputy fire marshal, or person
18employed under s. 61.66 (1).
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19Section
936. 40.02 (48) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
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40.02
(48) (b) 4. A "member of the state traffic patrol" includes one division
21administrator in the department of transportation who is counted under s. 230.08
22(2) (e) 12. and whose duties include supervising the state traffic patrol, if the division
23administrator is certified by the law enforcement standards board under s. 165.85
24(4) (b) 1. as being qualified to be a law enforcement officer.
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25Section
937. 40.02 (54) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
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1Section
938. 40.03 (2) (rm) of the statutes is created to read:
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40.03
(2) (rm) May promulgate rules, which do not conflict with the exclusion
3from income under section
106 of the Internal Revenue Code, for including additional
4health insurance plans under s. 40.02 (37) (b).
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5Section
939. 40.04 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.04
(2) (d) The costs of investing the assets of the benefit plans and
7retirement systems, including all costs due to s. 40.03 (1) (n),
and the costs of legal
8services authorized under s. 40.03 (1) (c) shall be paid from the appropriation under
9s. 20.515 (1) (r) and charged directly against the appropriate investment income or
10reserve accounts of the benefit plan or retirement system receiving the services.
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11Section
940. 40.08 (6) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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40.08
(6) (e) Pursuant to rules promulgated by the department and at a rate
13of interest established by rule, the department may credit interest on moneys
14refunded or credited under this subsection.
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15Section
941. 40.08 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.08
(7) (c)
If Pursuant to rules promulgated by the department and at a rate
17of interest established by rule, if an annuity underpayment
exceeding exceeds the
18limits in par. (a)
has not been corrected for at least 12 months, the payment to the
19annuitant to correct the underpayment shall include
0.4% interest on the amount of
20the underpayment
for each full month during the period beginning on the date on
21which the underpayment occurred and ending on the date on which the
22underpayment is corrected.
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23Section
942. 40.24 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.24
(1) (e) A reduced annuity payable in the normal form or any of the
25optional life forms provided under this section, plus a temporary annuity payable
1monthly but terminating with the payment payable in the month following the
2month in which the annuitant attains age 62 or, if
earlier, on the death of the
3annuitant the annuitant dies before attaining age 62, in the month in which the
4annuitant would have attained age 62. It is the intent of this option that so far as
5is practicable the amounts of the life annuity and temporary annuity shall be
6determined so that the annuitant's total anticipated benefits from the fund and from
7his or her primary OASDHI benefit will be the same each month both before and after
8attainment of age 62.
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9Section
943. 40.25 (6) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.25
(6) (a) 2.
Applications A participating employe may submit one or more
11applications for reestablishment of creditable service
must include all creditable
12service that has been forfeited except that the, except that a participating employe
13may not submit more than 2 applications in each calendar year. A participating
14employe may apply for all or part of the creditable service that he or she has forfeited,
15subject to rules promulgated by the department. The total number of years which
16may be reestablished under this subsection may not be greater than the creditable
17service of the participating employe at the date of application, or 10 years, whichever
18is smaller.
The department must receive an application for reestablishment of
19creditable service under this subsection and the required payment no later than the
20date the participating employe terminates employment with a participating
21employer.
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22Section
944. 40.25 (6) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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40.25
(6) (a) 3. The participating employe applying for forfeited creditable
24service under this subsection shall pay to the fund an amount equal to the employe's
25statutory contribution on earnings under s. 40.05 (1) (a) for each year of forfeited
1service to be reestablished, based upon the participating employe's final average
2earnings, determined as if the employe retired on the date the department receives
3the application. The
department must receive the application and the amount
4payable under this subdivision
shall be paid in a lump sum payment, except that the
5department may, by rule, permit a participating employe to reestablish creditable
6service by making payments over a period of more than one year
no later than the
7date the participating employe terminates employment with a participating
8employer. No employer may pay any amount payable under this subdivision on
9behalf of any participating employe.
SB45, s. 945
10Section
945. 41.11 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
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41.11
(4m) Access to customer information; fees. Notwithstanding s. 19.35,
12the department may refuse to reveal names, addresses and related demographic
13information maintained on any list that the department has compiled of persons who
14have requested information about travel opportunities in the state.
15Notwithstanding s. 19.71, if the department provides information from a list of
16persons requesting travel information, the department may charge the person
17requesting the information a fee to recover the department's actual costs of compiling
18and providing the information. The department may reduce or waive the fee under
19this subsection if the department determines that the reduction or waiver is in the
20public interest.
SB45, s. 946
21Section
946. 44.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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44.20
(1) The historical society shall operate and maintain the historic sites
23known as Stonefield Village, Pendarvis, Villa Louis, Old Wade House, Madeline
24Island, Old World Wisconsin
, Northern Great Lakes Center and, if the First Capitol
1state park has been transferred to the historical society under
1993 Wisconsin Act
216, section
9142 (1e), First Capitol.
SB45, s. 947
3Section
947. 44.53 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
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44.53
(1) (fm) Conduct a program identical to that described in par. (f), but only
5for American Indian individuals and groups. The program shall be funded from the
6appropriation under s. 20.215 (1) (km).
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7Section
948. 44.53 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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44.53
(2) (am) Enter into contracts with American Indian individuals,
9organizations and institutions and American Indian tribal governments for services
10furthering the development of the arts and humanities.
SB45, s. 949
11Section
949. 44.70 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
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44.70
(2g) "Educational agency" means a school district, private school,
13cooperative educational service agency, technical college district, private college,
14public library system, public library board, the Wisconsin School for the Visually
15Handicapped or the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.
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16Section
950. 44.70 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
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44.70
(3e) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town or county.
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18Section
951. 44.70 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
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44.70
(3m) "Public library system" has the meaning given in s. 43.01 (5).
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20Section
952. 44.70 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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44.70
(5) "Universal service fund" means the trust fund established under s.
2225.95.
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23Section
953. 44.71 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 44.71 (2) (a), and 44.71
24(2) (a) 5. and 8., as renumbered, are amended to read:
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144.71
(2) (a) 5. Subject to s.
196.218 (4r) (f) 44.73 (5), in cooperation with the
2department
and the public service commission, provide telecommunications access
3to
school districts, private schools, cooperative educational service agencies,
4technical college districts, private colleges and public library boards educational
5agencies under the program established under s.
196.218 (4r) 44.73.
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8. Purchase educational technology equipment for use by school districts,
7cooperative educational service agencies and public educational institutions in this
8state and permit the districts, agencies and institutions to purchase or lease the
9equipment, with an option to purchase the equipment at a later date. This
paragraph 10subdivision does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology
11equipment from the board.
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12Section
954. 44.71 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
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44.71
(2) (bm) The board may contract with the Wisconsin advanced
14telecommunications foundation to provide administrative services to the foundation.
SB45, s. 955
15Section
955. 44.72 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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44.72
(1) (a) Award grants to applicants on a competitive basis through one
17funding cycle annually
, except that the board shall ensure that at least one grant is
18awarded annually to an applicant located in the territory of each cooperative
19educational service agency.
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20Section
956. 44.72 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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21Section
957. 44.72 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(2) (e) The board shall distribute the grants under par. (b) 2.
and 3. 23annually on the first Monday in February.
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24Section
958. 44.72 (4) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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144.72
(4) (title)
Subsidized educational Educational technology
2infrastructure loans financial assistance.
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3Section
959. 44.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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44.72
(4) (a)
Subsidized loans Financial assistance authorized. The board may
5make subsidized loans provide financial assistance under this subsection to school
6districts from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and to
7public library boards from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2)
8(zcm).
Subsidized loans Financial assistance under this subsection may be used only
9for the purpose of upgrading the electrical wiring of school and library buildings in
10existence on October 14, 1997, and installing and upgrading computer network
11wiring.
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12Section
960. 44.72 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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44.72
(4) (b)
Subsidized loan
Financial assistance applications, terms and
14conditions. The board shall establish application procedures for, and the terms and
15conditions of,
subsidized loans financial assistance under this subsection.
The board
16shall make a loan to a school district or public library board in an amount equal to
1750% of the total amount of financial assistance for which the board determines the
18school district or public library board is eligible and provide a grant to the school
19district or public library board for the remainder of the total. The terms
of any
20financial assistance under this subsection may include provision of professional
21building construction services under s. 16.85 (15). The board shall determine the
22interest rate on
these loans
under this subsection. The interest rate shall be as low
23as possible but shall be sufficient to fully pay all interest expenses incurred by the
24state
in making the loans and to provide reserves that are reasonably expected to be
25required in the judgment of the board to ensure against losses arising from
1delinquency and default in the repayment of
subsidized the loans. The term of a
2subsidized loan under this subsection may not exceed 10 years.
SB45, s. 961
3Section
961. 44.72 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4) (c)
Repayment of subsidized loans. A school district's or public library
5board's total payments on a loan made under this subsection shall be equal to 50%
6of the total debt service on the loan, as determined by the board. A school district or
7public library board is not obligated to pay the remaining 50% of the debt service on
8the loan. The board shall credit all moneys received from school districts
under this
9paragraph for repayment of loans under this subsection to the appropriation account
10under s. 20.275 (1) (h). The board shall credit all moneys received from public library
11boards
under this paragraph for repayment of loans under this subsection to the
12appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (hb).
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13Section
962. 44.72 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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(4) (d)
Funding for subsidized loans financial assistance. The board, with
15the approval of the governor and subject to the limits of s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and (zcm),
16may request that the building commission contract public debt in accordance with
17ch. 18 to fund
loans financial assistance under this subsection.
SB45, s. 963
18Section
963. 44.72 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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(5) Foreign language instruction grants. (a) Beginning in the 2000-01
20fiscal year, the board shall award at least one grant in each fiscal year, on a
21competitive basis, to an educational organization or consortium of educational
22organizations for the development and implementation of a foreign language
23instruction program in a public school in grades kindergarten to 6.
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(b) The board shall award grants under par. (a) from the appropriation under
25s. 20.275 (1) (b). The board may not award a grant to an organization or consortium
1of organizations unless the foreign language instruction is provided to pupils using
2data lines or video links for which access is provided under s. 44.73 (1) or for which
3a grant is awarded under s. 44.73 (6).
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(c) The board shall promulgate rules defining "educational organization" for
5the purposes of this subsection.
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6Section
964. 44.73 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
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44.73
(2g) An educational agency that is provided access to a data line under
8the program established under sub. (1) may not do any of the following:
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1. Provide access to the data line to any business entity, as defined in s. 13.62
10(5).
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2. Request access to an additional data line for purposes of providing access to
12bandwidth to a political subdivision under a shared service agreement under sub.
13(2r) (a).
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14Section
965. 44.73 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2r) (a) An educational agency that is provided access to a data line under
16the program established under sub. (1) may enter into a shared service agreement
17with a political subdivision that provides the political subdivision with access to any
18excess bandwidth on the data line that is not used by the educational agency. A
19shared service agreement under this subdivision is not valid unless the agreement
20allows an educational agency to cancel the agreement at any time after providing
21notice to the political subdivision.