Amendment JR2 SA2-SSA1-AB1

AB1-SSA1-SA2,294,17 115.29 (1) Designate representative. Designate the deputy state superintendent or another any employee of the department as the state superintendent's representative on any body on which the state superintendent is required to serve, except the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,294,18 363. Page 159, line 17: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,294,19 " Section 280c. 118.13 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,295,3 118.13 (1m) No person who wishes to attend a private school under s. 119.23 or a charter school may be denied admission to that school and no pupil who is attending a private school under s. 119.23 or a charter school may be denied participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be discriminated against in any curricular, extracurricular, pupil services, recreational, or other program or activity of that school because of the person's sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 280e Section 280e. 118.13 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,295,10 118.13 (2) (am) Each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 and each charter school shall develop written policies and procedures to implement this section and submit them to the state superintendent. The policies and procedures shall provide for receiving and investigating complaints regarding possible violations of this section, for making determinations as to whether this section has been violated, and for ensuring compliance with this section.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 280g Section 280g. 118.13 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,295,13 118.13 (2) (b) Any person who receives a negative determination under par. (a) or (am) may appeal the determination to the state superintendent.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 280i Section 280i. 118.13 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,295,19 118.13 (3) (a) 3. Include in the department's biennial report under s. 15.04 (1) (d) information on the status of school district compliance of school districts, charter schools, and private schools with this section and school district the progress made toward providing reasonable equality of educational opportunity for all pupils in this state.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 280k Section 280k. 118.13 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,295,23 118.13 (3) (b) 1. Periodically review school district , charter school, and private school programs, activities and services to determine whether the school boards, charter schools, and private schools are complying with this section.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 280m Section 280m. 118.13 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,296,3 118.13 (3) (b) 2. Assist school boards, charter schools, and private schools to comply with this section by providing information and technical assistance upon request.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 280p Section 280p. 118.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,296,8 118.13 (4) Any public school, charter school, or private school official, employee or teacher who intentionally engages in conduct which discriminates against a person or causes a person to be denied rights, benefits or privileges, in violation of sub. (1) or (1m), may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,296,9 364. Page 159, line 17: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,296,11 " Section 280m. Subchapter VIII of chapter 115 [precedes 115.997] of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,296,12 Chapter 115

AB1-SSA1-SA2,296,15 Subchapter viii technology for educational achievement

AB1-SSA1-SA2,296,16 115.997 Definitions. In this subchapter:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,296,18 (1d) "Charter school sponsor" means an entity described under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) that is sponsoring a charter school.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,296,20 (1m) "Data line" means a data circuit that provides direct access to the Internet.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,2 (2g) "Educational agency" means a school district, charter school sponsor, secured correctional facility, private school, cooperative educational service agency, technical college district, private college, public library system, public library board, the Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, or the Wisconsin School for the Deaf.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,5 (3) "Educational technology" means technology used in the education or training of any person or in the administration of an elementary or secondary school and related telecommunications services.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,6 (3d) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, or county.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,10 (3g) "Private college" means a private, regionally accredited, 4-year, nonprofit college or university that is incorporated in this state or that has its regional headquarters and principal place of business in this state or a tribally controlled college in this state.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,11 (3j) "Private school" has the meaning given in s. 115.001 (3r).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,12 (3m) "Public library system" has the meaning given in s. 43.01 (5).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,15 (3r) "Secured correctional facility" means the Southern Oaks Girls School, the Ethan Allen School, the Youth Leadership Training Center, and the Lincoln Hills School.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,16 (4) "Telecommunications" has the meaning given in s. 16.97 (10).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,17 (5) "Universal service fund" means the trust fund established under s. 25.95.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,18 (6) "Video link" means a 2-way interactive video circuit.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,297,20 115.998 Technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin. The department shall do all of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,298,2 (1) In cooperation with school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, the technical college system board, and the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, promote the efficient, cost-effective procurement, installation, and maintenance of educational technology by school districts, cooperative educational service agencies, technical college districts, and the University of Wisconsin System.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,298,4 (2) Identify the best methods of providing preservice and in-service training for teachers related to educational technology.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,298,8 (3) 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.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,298,13 (4) In cooperation with the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System, the technical college system board, and other entities, support the development of courses for the instruction of professional employees who are licensed by the state superintendent concerning the effective use of educational technology.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,298,15 (5) Provide telecommunications access to educational agencies under the program established under s. 115.9995.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,298,18 (6) No later than October 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a biennial report concerning the department's activities under this subchapter to the governor, and to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature under s. 13.172 (3).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,298,25 (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 under s. 16.72 (8), and 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.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,299,6 (8) 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 does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology equipment from the department.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,299,10 (9) Administer, modify, or rescind any grant or award made by the Wisconsin Advanced Telecommunications Foundation to fund a project described in s. 14.28 (3) (a) 1. to 5., 1999 stats., to the extent allowed under a contract for making the grant or award.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,299,23 115.999 Educational technology training programs, grants, aids and loans. (1) Educational technology training and technical assistance grants. From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (4) (et), the 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 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 department shall do all of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,300,2 (a) Award grants to applicants on a competitive basis through one funding cycle annually, except that the department shall ensure that at least one grant is awarded annually to an applicant located in the territory of each cooperative educational service agency.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,300,4 (b) Give preference in awarding grants to consortia that include one or more public library boards.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,300,6 (c) To the extent possible, ensure that grants are equally distributed on a statewide basis.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,300,9 (2) Educational technology block grants. (b) 1. In this paragraph, "equalized valuation per member" means equalized valuation, as defined in s. 121.004 (2), divided by membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), except as follows:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,300,12 a. For a school district operating only high school grades, "equalized valuation per member" means equalized valuation, as defined in s. 121.004 (2), divided by the result obtained by multiplying membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), by 3.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,300,15 b. For a school district operating only elementary grades, "equalized valuation per member" means equalized valuation, as defined in s. 121.004 (2), divided by the result obtained by multiplying membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5), by 1.5.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,300,17 c. If a school district's equalized valuation per member is less than $75,000, it shall be considered to be $75,000 for purposes of this paragraph.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,301,4 2. From the appropriations under s. 20.255 (4) (f), (im), (jm), (js), and (mp), annually the 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 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).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,301,12 (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 department. A charter school sponsor is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only if it submits a written request to the department. A grant under this subsection may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,301,21 (d) A school district or secured correctional facility receiving a grant under par. (b) shall deposit the moneys in a separate fund. The moneys may be used for any purpose related to educational technology, except that a school district or secured correctional facility may not use the moneys to pay the salary or benefits of any school district or secured correctional facility employee. A charter school sponsor that receives a grant under par. (b) may use the moneys for any purpose related to educational technology that benefits the pupils attending the charter school, except that a charter school sponsor may not use the moneys to pay the salary or benefits of any charter school employee.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,301,23 (e) The department shall distribute the grants under par. (b) 2. annually on the first Monday in February.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,302,2 (3) Computer training. Annually, the department shall pay to the Racine Unified School District the amount appropriated under s. 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.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,302,10 (4) Educational technology infrastructure financial assistance. (a) Financial assistance authorized. The 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.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,303,3 (b) Financial assistance applications, terms and conditions. The 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 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 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 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 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.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,303,8 (c) Repayment of loans. The 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. 20.255 (4) (h). The department shall credit all moneys received from public library boards for repayment of loans under this subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (4) (hb).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,303,12 (d) Funding for financial assistance. The 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.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,303,16 115.9995 Educational telecommunications access program. (1) Except as provided in s. 196.218 (4t), the department shall promulgate rules establishing an educational telecommunications access program to provide educational agencies with access to data lines and video links.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,303,17 (2) The rules promulgated under sub. (1) shall do all of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,303,24 (a) Allow an educational agency to make a request to the 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 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.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,304,6 (b) Establish eligibility requirements for an educational agency to participate in the program established under sub. (1), including a requirement that a charter school sponsor use data lines and video links to benefit pupils attending the charter school and a requirement that Internet access to material that is harmful to children, as defined in s. 948.11 (1) (b), is blocked on the computers of secured correctional facilities that are served by data links and video links subsidized under this section.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,304,8 (c) Establish specifications for data lines and video links for which access is provided to an educational agency under the program established under sub. (1).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,304,13 (d) Require an educational agency to pay the department 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.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,304,14 (e) Include the protections specified in s. 196.209 (4) (a) and (b).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,304,16 (f) Ensure that secured correctional facilities that receive access under this section to data lines and video links use them only for educational purposes.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,304,18 (2g) An educational agency that is provided access to a data line under the program established under sub. (1) may not do any of the following:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,304,20 (a) Provide access to the data line to any business entity, as defined in s. 13.62 (5).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,304,23 (b) Request access to an additional data line for purposes of providing access to bandwidth to a political subdivision under a shared service agreement under sub. (2r) (a).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,305,7 (2r) (a) A public library board that is provided access to a data line under the program established under sub. (1) may enter into a shared service agreement with a political subdivision that provides the political subdivision with access to any excess bandwidth on the data line that is not used by the public library board, except that a public library board may not sell, resell, or transfer in consideration for money or anything of value to a political subdivision access to any excess bandwidth. A shared service agreement under this paragraph is not valid unless the agreement allows the public library board to cancel the agreement at any time after providing notice to the political subdivision.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,305,10 (b) A political subdivision that obtains access to bandwidth under a shared service agreement under par. (a) may not receive compensation for providing any other person with access to the bandwidth.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,305,13 (c) A public library board shall provide the department with written notice within 30 days after entering into or modifying a shared service agreement under par. (a).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,305,18 (4) If the federal communications commission promulgates or modifies rules that provide rate discounts for telecommunications services to educational agencies under 47 USC 254, the governor shall submit a report to the joint committee on finance that includes any recommended changes to statutes or rules with respect to funding the program established under sub. (1).

AB1-SSA1-SA2,306,6 (6) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.255 (4) (s) or (tm), the 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 department. The 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. 16.971 (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.

AB1-SSA1-SA2,306,10 (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the 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.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,306,11 365. Page 159, line 17: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,306,12 " Section 280m. 118.12 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,306,18 118.12 (4) If a school board enters into a contract that grants to one vendor the exclusive right to sell soft drinks in one or more schools of the school district, the contract may not prohibit the sale of milk in any school and, to the maximum extent possible, the school board shall ensure that milk is available to pupils in each school covered by the contract whenever and wherever the soft drinks are available to pupils.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,306,19 366. Page 159, line 17: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,306,20 " Section 280p. 118.15 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,307,6 118.15 (3) (d) Any child excused in writing by his or her parent or guardian and by the principal of the school that the child attends for the purpose of serving as an election official under s. 7.30 (2) (am). A principal may not excuse a child under this paragraph unless the child has at least a 3.0 grade point average or the equivalent. The principal shall allow the child to take examinations and complete course work missed during the child's absences under this paragraph. The principal shall promptly notify the municipal clerk or the board of election commissioners of the municipality that appointed the child as an election official if the child ceases to be enrolled in school or if the child no longer has at least a 3.0 grade point average or the equivalent.".

AB1-SSA1-SA2,307,7 367. Page 160, line 3: after that line insert:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,307,8 " Section 281b. 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,307,13 118.30 (1g) (a) 1. By August 1, 1998, each school board shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and history. If the governor has issued The school board may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as an executive order under s. 14.23, the school board may adopt those standards no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 281d Section 281d. 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB1-SSA1-SA2,307,21 118.30 (1g) (a) 3. By January 1, 2003, or by January 1 of the first school year in which the private school participates in the program under s. 119.23, whichever is later, the governing body of each private school participating in the program under s. 119.23 shall adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography, and history. The governing body of the private school may adopt the pupil academic standards issued by the governor as executive order no. 326, dated January 13, 1998.

AB1-SSA1-SA2, s. 281f Section 281f. 118.30 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: