115.998 (3m) With the consent of the department, enter Enter into cooperative purchasing agreements under s. 16.73 (1) under which participating school districts and cooperative educational service agencies may contract for their professional employees to receive training concerning the effective use of educational technology.
115.998 (4) In cooperation with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the technical college system board, the department of public instruction and other entities, support the development of courses for the instruction of professional employees who are licensed by the state superintendent of public instruction concerning the effective use of educational technology.
115.998 (5) Subject to s. 44.73 (5), in cooperation with the department, provide Provide telecommunications access to educational agencies under the program established under s. 44.73 115.9995.
115.998 (6) No later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a biennial report concerning the board's department's activities under this subchapter to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).
115.998 (7) Coordinate the purchasing of educational technology materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services for school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System by the department of administration under s. 16.72 (8), and, in cooperation with the department and subject to the approval of the department of electronic government, establish standards and specifications for purchases of educational technology hardware and software by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
115.998 (8) With the approval of the department of electronic government, purchase Purchase educational technology equipment for use by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, and public educational institutions in this state and permit the districts, agencies, and institutions to purchase or lease the equipment, with an option to purchase the equipment at a later date. This paragraph subsection does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology equipment from the board department.
109,100nx
Section 100nx. 44.72 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (title).
109,100ny
Section 100ny. 44.72 (1) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by
2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is renumbered 115.999 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
115.999 (1) Educational technology training and technical assistance grants. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (et), the board department shall award grants to cooperative educational service agencies and to consortia consisting of 2 or more school districts, charter school sponsors, secured correctional facilities, or cooperative educational service agencies, or one or more school districts, charter school sponsors, secured correctional facilities, or cooperative educational service agencies and one or more public library boards, to provide technical assistance and training in the use of educational technology. An applicant for a grant shall submit to the board department a plan that specifies the school districts, charter school sponsors, secured correctional facilities, and public library boards that will participate in the program and describes how the funds will be allocated. The board department shall do all of the following:
109,100nym
Section 100nym. 44.72 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (1) (a) and amended to read:
115.999 (1) (a) Award grants to applicants on a competitive basis through one funding cycle annually, except that the board department shall ensure that at least one grant is awarded annually to an applicant located in the territory of each cooperative educational service agency.
109,100nz
Section 100nz. 44.72 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 115.999 (1) (b) and (c).
109,100nzm
Section 100nzm. 44.72 (2) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (2) (title).
109,100oa
Section 100oa. 44.72 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (2) (b) 1.
115.999 (2) (b) 2. From the appropriations under s. 20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (f), (im), (jm), (js), and (mp), annually the board department shall pay $5,000 to each eligible school district and $5,000 to the department of corrections for each eligible correctional facility. The department of corrections shall allocate funds received under this subsection among the eligible secured correctional facilities as it deems appropriate. The board department shall distribute the balance in the appropriation to eligible school districts and to charter school sponsors in proportion to the weighted membership of each school district and in proportion to the number of pupils attending each charter school on the 3rd Friday of September. The weighted membership for a school district shall be determined by dividing the statewide average equalized valuation per member by the school district's equalized valuation per member and multiplying the result by the school district's membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5).
115.999 (2) (c) A school district is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only if the annual meeting in a common school district, or the school board in a unified school district or in a school district operating under ch. 119, adopts a resolution requesting the grant. A secured correctional facility is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only if the secretary of corrections submits a written request to the board department. A charter school sponsor is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only if it submits a written request to the board department. A grant under this subsection may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.
109,100oe
Section 100oe. 44.72 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (2) (e) and amended to read:
115.999 (2) (e) The board department shall distribute the grants under par. (b) 2. annually on the first Monday in February.
115.999 (3) Computer training. Annually, the board department shall pay to the Racine Unified School District the amount appropriated under s. 20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (q) for training teachers and pupils in computers, including training in use of the Internet, Web design, computer animation, graphic design, and video skills.
109,100og
Section 100og. 44.72 (4) (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (4) (title).
109,100oh
Section 100oh. 44.72 (4) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes, as affected by
2001 Wisconsin Act 16, are renumbered 115.999 (4) (a), (b) and (c) and amended to read:
115.999 (4) (a) Financial assistance authorized. The board department may provide financial assistance under this subsection to school districts and charter school sponsors from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and to public library boards from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zcm). Financial assistance under this subsection may be used only for the purpose of upgrading the electrical wiring of school and library buildings in existence on October 14, 1997, and installing and upgrading computer network wiring.
(b) Financial assistance applications, terms and conditions. The board department shall establish application procedures for, and the terms and conditions of, financial assistance under this subsection, including a condition requiring a charter school sponsor to use financial assistance under this subsection for wiring upgrading and installation that benefits pupils attending the charter school. The board department shall make a loan to a school district, charter school sponsor, or public library board in an amount equal to 50% of the total amount of financial assistance for which the board department determines the school district, charter school sponsor, or public library board is eligible and provide a grant to the school district, charter school sponsor, or public library board for the remainder of the total. The terms and conditions of any financial assistance under this subsection may include provision of professional building construction services under s. 16.85 (15). The board department shall determine the interest rate on loans under this subsection. The interest rate shall be as low as possible but shall be sufficient to fully pay all interest expenses incurred by the state in making the loans and to provide reserves that are reasonably expected to be required in the judgment of the board department to ensure against losses arising from delinquency and default in the repayment of the loans. The term of a loan under this subsection may not exceed 10 years.
(c) Repayment of loans. The board
department shall credit all moneys received from school districts and charter school sponsors for repayment of loans under this subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (h). The board
department shall credit all moneys received from public library boards for repayment of loans under this subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1)
20.255 (4) (hb).
109,100oi
Section 100oi. 44.72 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (4) (d) and amended to read:
115.999 (4) (d) Funding for financial assistance. The board department, with the approval of the governor and subject to the limits of s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and (zcm), may request that the building commission contract public debt in accordance with ch. 18 to fund financial assistance under this subsection.
109,100oj
Section 100oj. 44.73 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (title).
115.9995 (1) Except as provided in s. 196.218 (4t), the board, in consultation with the department and subject to the approval of the department of electronic government department, shall promulgate rules establishing an educational telecommunications access program to provide educational agencies with access to data lines and video links.
109,100oL
Section 100oL. 44.73 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (intro.).
115.9995 (2) (a) Allow an educational agency to make a request to the board department for access to either one data line or one video link, except that any educational agency may request access to additional data lines if the agency shows to the satisfaction of the board department that the additional data lines are more cost-effective than a single data line and except that a school district that operates more than one high school or a public library board that operates more than one library facility may request access to both a data line and a video link and access to more than one data line or video link.
109,100op
Section 100op. 44.73 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (c).
109,100oq
Section 100oq. 44.73 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (d) and amended to read:
115.9995 (2) (d) Require an educational agency to pay the department of administration not more than $250 per month for each data line or video link that is provided to the educational agency under the program established under sub. (1), except that the charge may not exceed $100 per month for each data line or video link that relies on a transport medium that operates at a speed of 1.544 megabits per second.
109,100or
Section 100or. 44.73 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (e).
109,100ou
Section 100ou. 44.73 (2r) of the statutes, as created by
2001 Wisconsin Act 16, is renumbered 115.9995 (2r), and 115.9995 (2r) (c), as renumbered, is amended to read:
115.9995 (2r) (c) A public library board shall provide the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board department with written notice within 30 days after entering into or modifying a shared service agreement under par. (a).
109,100ovm
Section 100ovm. 44.73 (4) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (4).
109,100ow
Section 100ow. 44.73 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
115.9995 (6) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (s) or (tm), the board department may award an annual grant to a school district or private school that had in effect on October 14, 1997, a contract for access to a data line or video link, as documented by the board department. The board department shall determine the amount of the grant, which shall be equal to the cost incurred by the state to provide telecommunications access to a school district or private school under a contract entered into under s. 16.974 (1) or (3) 16.971 (13) or (15) less the amount that the school district or private school would be paying under sub. (2) (d) if the school district or private school were participating in the program established under sub. (1), except that the amount may not be greater than the cost that a school district or private school incurs under the contract in effect on October 14, 1997. A school district or private school receiving a grant under this subsection is not eligible to participate in the program under sub. (1). No grant may be awarded under this subsection after December 31, 2005.
115.9995 (6) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the board department may award a school district that operates more than one high school and that had in effect on October 14, 1997, a contract for access to more than one data line or video link an annual grant for each data line or video link serving each high school covered by that contract.
109,100p
Section 100p. 45.358 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.358 (3) (g) A veteran who was discharged or released from active duty in the U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions and who was a resident of the state for at least 5 12 consecutive years months after completing entering or reentering service on active duty.
109,100pm
Section 100pm. 45.43 (1) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.43 (1) (title) Election or appointment.
109,100q
Section 100q. 45.43 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
45.43 (1) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the county board shall elect a county veterans' service officer who shall be a Wisconsin resident who served on active duty, other than active duty for training, under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces for 2 consecutive years, except service on active duty for training purposes. An individual who is discharged for reasons of hardship or a service-connected disability or released due to a reduction in the U.S. armed forces or for the good of the service prior to the completion of the required period of service is eligible for election to the office, regardless of the actual time served and who meets at least one of the conditions listed in s. 45.35 (5) (a) 1. a. to d. and at least one of the conditions listed in s. 45.35 (5) (a) 2. a. to c.
109,100s
Section 100s. 45.43 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
45.43 (1) (am) Except as provided under par. (b), the county board may appoint assistant county veterans' service officers who shall be Wisconsin residents who served on active duty, other than active duty for training, under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and who meet at least one of the conditions listed in s. 45.35 (5) (a) 1. a. to d. and at least one of the conditions listed in s. 45.35 (5) (a) 2. a. to c.
45.43 (7m) (a) Annually, from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (s), the department shall award grants to counties that are not served by transportation services provided by the Wisconsin department of Disabled American Veterans to develop, maintain, and expand transportation services for disabled veterans. The grants may be used to support multi-county multicounty cooperative transportation services.
109,100vn
Section 100vn. 46.03 (18) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
46.03 (18) (am) Paragraph (a) does not prevent the department from charging and collecting the cost of adoptive placement investigations and child care as authorized under s. 48.837 (7). Paragraph (a) also does not prevent a county department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 from charging and collecting the cost of an examination ordered under s. 938.295 (2) (a) as authorized under s. 938.295 (2) (c).
109,100vp
Section 100vp. 46.286 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
46.286 (3m) Information about family care enrollees. (a) In this subsection:
1. "Disability insurance policy" has the meaning given in s. 632.895 (1) (a).
2. "Insurer" has the meaning given in s. 600.03 (27).
(b) An insurer that issues or delivers a disability insurance policy that provides coverage to a resident of this state shall provide to the department, upon the department's request, information contained in the insurer's records regarding all of the following:
1. Information that the department needs to identify enrollees of family care who satisfy any of the following:
a. Are eligible for benefits under a disability insurance policy.
b. Would be eligible for benefits under a disability insurance policy if the enrollee were enrolled as a dependent of a person insured under the disability insurance policy.
2. Information required for submittal of claims under the insurer's disability insurance policy.
3. The types of benefits provided by the disability insurance policy.
(c) Upon requesting an insurer to provide the information under par. (b), the department shall enter into a written agreement with the insurer that satisfies all of the following:
1. Identifies in detail the information to be disclosed.
2. Includes provisions that adequately safeguard the confidentiality of the information to be disclosed.
(d) 1. An insurer shall provide the information requested under par. (b) within 180 days after receiving the department's request if it is the first time that the department has requested the insurer to disclose information under this subsection.
2. An insurer shall provide the information requested under par. (b) within 30 days after receiving the department's request if the department has previously requested the insurer to disclose information under this subsection.
3. If an insurer fails to comply with subd. 1. or 2., the department may notify the commissioner of insurance, and the commissioner of insurance may initiate enforcement proceedings against the insurer under s. 601.41 (4) (a).
109,101
Section 101. 47.03 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
47.03 (3) (d) Any person who violates this subsection shall be fined not more than $1,000 $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 2 years 9 months or both.
