AB1-ASA1-CA1,122,1813
40.98
(2) (h) The department may seek funding from any person for the
14payment of costs of designing, marketing, and contracting for or providing
15administrative services under the health care coverage program and for lapsing to
16the general fund any amount required under sub. (6m). Any moneys received by the
17department under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation account
18under s. 20.515 (2) (g).
AB1-ASA1-CA1,123,420
40.98
(6m) The secretary of administration shall lapse from the appropriation
21under s. 20.515 (2) (g) to the general fund the amounts necessary to repay the loan
22under s. 601.34 when the secretary of administration, after consulting with the
23board, determines that funds in the appropriation under s. 20.515 (2) (g) are
24sufficient to make the lapse. The amounts that are required to be lapsed under s.
120.515 (2) (g) shall equal the amount necessary to pay all principal and interest costs
2on the loan, less any amount that is lapsed to the general fund under s. 20.515 (2)
3(a) at the end of the 2001-03 fiscal biennium. The secretary of administration may
4lapse the amounts under s. 20.515 (2) (g) in installments.".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,123,117
46.03
(18) (am) Paragraph (a) does not prevent the department from charging
8and collecting the cost of adoptive placement investigations and child care as
9authorized under s. 48.837 (7).
Paragraph (a) also does not prevent a county
10department under s. 51.42 or 51.437 from charging and collecting the cost of an
11examination ordered under s. 938.295 (2) (a) as authorized under s. 938.295 (2) (c).".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,123,1714
45.358
(3) (g) A veteran who was discharged or released from active duty in the
15U.S. armed forces under honorable conditions and who was a resident of the state for
16at least
5 12 consecutive
years months after
completing entering or reentering 17service on active duty.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,123,1919
45.43
(1) (title)
Election or appointment.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,124,721
45.43
(1) (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the county board shall elect a
22county veterans' service officer who shall be a Wisconsin resident who served on
23active duty
, other than active duty for training, under honorable conditions in the
24U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces
for 2
1consecutive years, except service on active duty for training purposes. An individual
2who is discharged for reasons of hardship or a service-connected disability or
3released due to a reduction in the U.S. armed forces or for the good of the service prior
4to the completion of the required period of service is eligible for election to the office,
5regardless of the actual time served and who meets at least one of the conditions
6listed in s. 45.35 (5) (a) 1. a. to d. and at least one of the conditions listed in s. 45.35
7(5) (a) 2. a. to c.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,124,149
45.43
(1) (am) Except as provided under par. (b), the county board may appoint
10assistant county veterans' service officers who shall be Wisconsin residents who
11served on active duty, other than active duty for training, under honorable conditions
12in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and
13who meet at least one of the conditions listed in s. 45.35 (5) (a) 1. a. to d. and at least
14one of the conditions listed in s. 45.35 (5) (a) 2. a. to c.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,124,2217
45.43
(7m) (a) Annually, from the appropriation under s. 20.485 (2) (s), the
18department shall award grants to counties that are not served by transportation
19services provided by the Wisconsin department of Disabled American Veterans to
20develop, maintain, and expand transportation services for
disabled veterans. The
21grants may be used to support
multi-county multicounty cooperative transportation
22services.".
AB1-ASA1-CA1,125,2
1"
Section 100ng. Subchapter IV (title) of chapter 44 [precedes 44.70] of the
2statutes is repealed.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 100nr
22Section 100nr. 44.70 (5) and (6) of the statutes are renumbered 115.997 (5)
23and (6).
AB1-ASA1-CA1,126,5
4115.998 Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin;
5departmental duties. (intro.) The
board department shall do all of the following:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,126,11
6(1m) In cooperation with school districts, cooperative educational service
7agencies, the technical college system board,
and the board of regents of the
8University of Wisconsin System
and the department, promote the efficient,
9cost-effective procurement, installation
, and maintenance of educational technology
10by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college
11districts
, and the University of Wisconsin System.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,126,1916
115.998
(3m) With the consent of the department, enter Enter into cooperative
17purchasing agreements under s. 16.73 (1) under which participating school districts
18and cooperative educational service agencies may contract for their professional
19employees to receive training concerning the effective use of educational technology.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,127,222
115.998
(4) In cooperation with the board of regents of the University of
23Wisconsin System, the technical college system board,
the department of public
24instruction and other entities, support the development of courses for the instruction
1of professional employees who are licensed by the state superintendent
of public
2instruction concerning the effective use of educational technology.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,127,75
115.998
(5) Subject to s. 44.73 (5), in cooperation with the department, provide 6Provide telecommunications access to educational agencies under the program
7established under s.
44.73 115.9995.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,127,1310
115.998
(6) No later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a
11biennial report concerning the
board's department's activities
under this subchapter 12to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under
13s. 13.172 (3).
AB1-ASA1-CA1,127,2416
115.998
(7) Coordinate the purchasing of educational technology materials,
17supplies, equipment, and contractual services for school districts, cooperative
18educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board of regents of
19the University of Wisconsin System by the department
of administration under s.
2016.72 (8), and
, in cooperation with the department and subject to the approval of the
21department of electronic government, establish standards and specifications for
22purchases of educational technology hardware and software by school districts,
23cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the board
24of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,128,93
115.998
(8) With the approval of the department of electronic government,
4purchase Purchase educational technology equipment for use by school districts,
5cooperative educational service agencies, and public educational institutions in this
6state and permit the districts, agencies, and institutions to purchase or lease the
7equipment, with an option to purchase the equipment at a later date. This
paragraph 8subsection does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology
9equipment from the
board department.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,129,317
115.999
(1) Educational technology training and technical assistance
18grants. (intro.) From the appropriation under s.
20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (et), the
board 19department shall award grants to cooperative educational service agencies and to
20consortia consisting of 2 or more school districts, charter school sponsors, secured
21correctional facilities, or cooperative educational service agencies, or one or more
22school districts, charter school sponsors, secured correctional facilities, or
23cooperative educational service agencies and one or more public library boards, to
24provide technical assistance and training in the use of educational technology. An
25applicant for a grant shall submit to the
board department a plan that specifies the
1school districts, charter school sponsors, secured correctional facilities, and public
2library boards that will participate in the program and describes how the funds will
3be allocated. The
board department shall do all of the following:
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 100nym
4Section 100nym. 44.72 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (1) (a) and
5amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,129,96
115.999
(1) (a) Award grants to applicants on a competitive basis through one
7funding cycle annually, except that the
board department shall ensure that at least
8one grant is awarded annually to an applicant located in the territory of each
9cooperative educational service agency.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 100nz
10Section 100nz. 44.72 (1) (b) and (c) of the statutes are renumbered 115.999
11(1) (b) and (c).
AB1-ASA1-CA1,130,417
115.999
(2) (b) 2. From the appropriations under s.
20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (f), (im),
18(jm), (js), and (mp), annually the
board department shall pay $5,000 to each eligible
19school district and $5,000 to the department of corrections for each eligible
20correctional facility. The department of corrections shall allocate funds received
21under this subsection among the eligible secured correctional facilities as it deems
22appropriate. The
board department shall distribute the balance in the appropriation
23to eligible school districts and to charter school sponsors in proportion to the
24weighted membership of each school district and in proportion to the number of
25pupils attending each charter school on the 3rd Friday of September. The weighted
1membership for a school district shall be determined by dividing the statewide
2average equalized valuation per member by the school district's equalized valuation
3per member and multiplying the result by the school district's membership, as
4defined in s. 121.004 (5).
AB1-ASA1-CA1,130,147
115.999
(2) (c) A school district is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only if the
8annual meeting in a common school district, or the school board in a unified school
9district or in a school district operating under ch. 119, adopts a resolution requesting
10the grant. A secured correctional facility is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only
11if the secretary of corrections submits a written request to the
board department.
12A charter school sponsor is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only if it submits a
13written request to the
board department. A grant under this subsection may not be
14used to replace funding available from other sources.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 100oe
17Section 100oe. 44.72 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (2) (e) and
18amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,130,2019
115.999
(2) (e) The
board department shall distribute the grants under par. (b)
202. annually on the first Monday in February.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,131,223
115.999
(3) Computer training. Annually, the
board department shall pay to
24the Racine Unified School District the amount appropriated under s.
20.275 (1)
120.255 (4) (q) for training teachers and pupils in computers, including training in use
2of the Internet, Web design, computer animation, graphic design, and video skills.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,131,126
115.999
(4) (a)
Financial assistance authorized. The
board department may
7provide financial assistance under this subsection to school districts and charter
8school sponsors from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s. 20.866 (2) (zc)
9and to public library boards from the proceeds of public debt contracted under s.
1020.866 (2) (zcm). Financial assistance under this subsection may be used only for the
11purpose of upgrading the electrical wiring of school and library buildings in existence
12on October 14, 1997, and installing and upgrading computer network wiring.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,132,613
(b)
Financial assistance applications, terms and conditions. The
board 14department shall establish application procedures for, and the terms and conditions
15of, financial assistance under this subsection, including a condition requiring a
16charter school sponsor to use financial assistance under this subsection for wiring
17upgrading and installation that benefits pupils attending the charter school. The
18board department shall make a loan to a school district, charter school sponsor, or
19public library board in an amount equal to 50% of the total amount of financial
20assistance for which the
board department determines the school district
, charter
21school sponsor, or public library board is eligible and provide a grant to the school
22district
, charter school sponsor, or public library board for the remainder of the total.
23The terms and conditions of any financial assistance under this subsection may
24include provision of professional building construction services under s. 16.85 (15).
25The
board department shall determine the interest rate on loans under this
1subsection. The interest rate shall be as low as possible but shall be sufficient to fully
2pay all interest expenses incurred by the state in making the loans and to provide
3reserves that are reasonably expected to be required in the judgment of the
board 4department to ensure against losses arising from delinquency and default in the
5repayment of the loans. The term of a loan under this subsection may not exceed 10
6years.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,132,127
(c)
Repayment of loans. The
board
department shall credit all moneys received
8from school districts and charter school sponsors for repayment of loans under this
9subsection to the appropriation account under s.
20.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (h). The
board 10department shall credit all moneys received from public library boards for
11repayment of loans under this subsection to the appropriation account under s.
1220.275 (1) 20.255 (4) (hb).
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 100oi
13Section 100oi. 44.72 (4) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.999 (4) (d) and
14amended to read:
AB1-ASA1-CA1,132,1815
115.999
(4) (d)
Funding for financial assistance. The
board department, with
16the approval of the governor and subject to the limits of s. 20.866 (2) (zc) and (zcm),
17may request that the building commission contract public debt in accordance with
18ch. 18 to fund financial assistance under this subsection.
AB1-ASA1-CA1,133,222
115.9995
(1) Except as provided in s. 196.218 (4t), the
board, in consultation
23with the department and subject to the approval of the department of electronic
24government department, shall promulgate rules establishing an educational
1telecommunications access program to provide educational agencies with access to
2data lines and video links.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 100oL
3Section 100oL. 44.73 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2)
4(intro.).
AB1-ASA1-CA1,133,147
115.9995
(2) (a) Allow an educational agency to make a request to the
board 8department for access to either one data line or one video link, except that any
9educational agency may request access to additional data lines if the agency shows
10to the satisfaction of the
board department that the additional data lines are more
11cost-effective than a single data line and except that a school district that operates
12more than one high school or a public library board that operates more than one
13library facility may request access to both a data line and a video link and access to
14more than one data line or video link.
AB1-ASA1-CA1, s. 100oq
18Section 100oq. 44.73 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 115.9995 (2) (d) and
19amended to read: