16.98 (1) The department shall engage in such activities as the secretary deems necessary to ensure the maximum utilization of federal resources by state agencies and institutions and other eligible organizations and units of government, including community development corporations as defined in s. 234.94 (2). The department shall acquire excess and surplus real and personal property at such cost and shall charge fees to the recipient as is necessary to amortize expenditures for recipients for costs of transportation, packing, crating, handling and program overhead, except that the department may transfer any excess or surplus personal property to the department of tourism, upon request of the department of tourism, at no cost, subject to any limitation or restriction imposed by federal law.
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Section 419g. 16.99 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:
16.99 (1d) "Charter school sponsor" means an entity described under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) that is sponsoring a charter school and the director under s. 118.40 (2x).
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Section 422d. 16.994 of the statutes is created to read:
16.994 Information technology block grants. (1) Competitive grants. In fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, the department may annually award grants on a competitive basis
to eligible school districts for the purpose of improving information technology infrastructure. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give priority to applications for school districts in which the percentage of pupils who satisfy the income eligibility criteria under
42 USC 1758 (b) (1) for a free or reduced-price lunch is greater than in other applicant school districts. The department shall require an applicant for a grant under this section to provide all of the following:
(a) A description of the specific infrastructure, including any equipment, that the applicant intends to purchase with grant proceeds.
(b) The applicant's plan to purchase, install, and use the information technology infrastructure described in par. (a).
(c) A description of the applicant's readiness to use information technology infrastructure purchased with grant proceeds.
(2) Eligible school districts. A school district is eligible for a grant under this section if the school district's membership in the previous school year divided by the school district's area in square miles is 13 or less.
(3) Maximum awards. The total amount the department may award to an eligible school district under sub. (1) during the 2015-17 fiscal biennium may not exceed the following:
(a) If the membership of the eligible school district is fewer than 750 pupils, $30,000.
(b) If the membership of the eligible school district is 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils, $40 multiplied by the school district's membership.
(c) If the membership of the eligible school district is more than 1,500 pupils, $60,000.
(4) Funding limitation. The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $7,500,000 in any fiscal year.
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Section 422e. 16.994 of the statutes, as created by 2015 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed.
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Section 422g. 16.996 of the statutes is created to read:
16.996 Educational technology teacher training grants. (1) Purpose. The department shall annually award grants to eligible consortia of school districts for the costs of training teachers to use educational technology.
(2) Eligible consortia. A consortium of school districts is eligible for a grant under this section if all of the following apply:
(a) The consortium consists of 3 or more school districts.
(b) Each school district's membership in the previous school year divided by that school district's area in square miles is 13 or less.
(c) The consortium applies for a grant under this section.
(3) Grant amount. In any year the department awards grants under this section, subject to sub. (4), the department shall pay to each eligible consortium the sum of the following amounts:
(a) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of less than 750 pupils in the previous year, $7,500.
(b) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of 750 pupils to 1,500 pupils in the previous year, $10 multiplied by the school district's membership in the previous year.
(c) For each school district in the consortium that had a membership of more than 1,500 pupils in the previous year, $15,000.
(4) Funding. (a) The department may not award grants under this section that total more than $1,500,000 in any fiscal year.
(b) If, in any fiscal year, $1,500,000 is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (3), the department shall prorate the payments among the eligible consortia.
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Section
423. 16.997 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 16.997 (2) (a) and amended to read:
16.997 (2) (a) Allow an educational agency to make a request to the department for access to either one data line or one lines and video
link, except as follows: links.
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Section
424. 16.997 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
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Section
425. 16.997 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
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Section
426. 16.997 (2) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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Section
427. 16.997 (2c) of the statutes is created to read:
16.997 (2c) The department shall develop criteria to use to evaluate whether to provide more than one data line and video link to an educational agency. The department shall include in the criteria an educational agency's current bandwidth, equipment, and readiness, and the available providers and any other economic development in the geographic area that the educational agency serves.
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Section 453f. 19.36 (7) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
19.36 (7) (a) (intro.) In this subsection:
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Section 453g. 19.36 (7) (a) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.36 (7) (a) 1. (intro.) In this subsection, "final "Final candidate" means each applicant who is seriously considered for appointment or whose name is certified for appointment, and whose name is submitted for final consideration to an authority for appointment, to any of the following:
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Section 453L. 19.36 (7) (a) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
19.36 (7) (a) 1. a. A state position, except that is not a position in the classified service and that is not a position in the University of Wisconsin System.
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Section 453p. 19.36 (7) (a) 1. c. of the statutes is created to read:
19.36 (7) (a) 1. c. The position of president, vice president, or senior vice president of the University of Wisconsin System; the position of chancellor of an institution; or the position of the vice chancellor who serves as deputy at each institution.
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Section 453t. 19.36 (7) (a) 2. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.36 (7) (a) 2. (intro.) "Final candidate" includes all of the following, but only with respect to the offices and positions described under subd. 1. a. and b.:
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Section 453x. 19.36 (7) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
19.36 (7) (a) 3. "Institution" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (9).
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Section 453xm. 19.36 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
19.36 (12) Information relating to certain employees. Unless access is specifically authorized or required by statute, an authority shall may not provide access to a record prepared or provided by an employer performing work on a project to which s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 103.50 16.856 or 84.062 applies, or on which the employer is otherwise required to pay prevailing wages, if that record contains the name or other personally identifiable information relating to an employee of that employer, unless the employee authorizes the authority to provide access to that information. In this subsection, "personally identifiable information" does not include an employee's work classification, hours of work, or wage or benefit payments received for work on such a project.
19.45 (11) (a) The administrator of the division director of the bureau of merit recruitment and selection in the office of state employment relations department of administration shall, with the board's advice, promulgate rules to implement a code of ethics for classified and unclassified state employees except state public officials subject to this subchapter, personnel in the University of Wisconsin System, and officers and employees of the judicial branch.
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Section
475. 20.002 (11) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
20.002 (11) (b) 2. Except as provided in subd. 3, the secretary of administration shall limit the total amount of any temporary reallocations to the general fund at any one time during a fiscal year to an amount equal to 5% 9 percent of the total amounts shown in the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) of appropriations of general purpose revenues, calculated by the secretary as of that time and for that fiscal year. During the 2013-15 fiscal biennium, the amount that may be reallocated under this subdivision during a fiscal year may not exceed 9 percent of such revenues.
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Section 478d. 20.003 (4) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.003 (4) (gm) For fiscal year 2015-16, $65,000,000 plus the amount calculated under s. 16.518 (2) for fiscal year 2015-16, but not to exceed 2 percent.
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Section 478g. 20.003 (4) (gn) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.003 (4) (gn) For fiscal year 2016-17, $65,000,000 plus the amounts calculated under s. 16.518 (2) for fiscal years 2015-16 and 2016-17, but not to exceed 2 percent.
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Section 478h. 20.003 (4) (L) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.003 (4) (L) For fiscal year 2017-18 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount equal to the prior fiscal year's required statutory balance plus $5,000,000
and the accumulated amount calculated under s. 16.518 (2) for fiscal year 2017-18 and each fiscal year thereafter , but not to exceed 2 percent.
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Section
479. 20.005 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
20.005 (1) Summary of all funds. The budget governing fiscal operations for the state of Wisconsin for all funds beginning on July 1, 2015, and ending on June 30, 2017, is summarized as follows: [See Figure 20.005 (1) following]
Figure: 20.005 (1)
GENERAL FUND SUMMARY
- See PDF for table 
SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS — ALL FUNDS
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SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION RESERVES — ALL FUNDS
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LOTTERY FUND SUMMARY
- See PDF for table
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Section
480. 20.005 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
20.005 (2) State borrowing program summary. The following schedule sets forth the state borrowing program summary: [See Figures 20.005 (2) (a) and (b) following]
Figure: 20.005 (2) (a)
SUMMARY OF BONDING AUTHORITY MODIFICATIONS
2015-17 FISCAL BIENNIUM
- See PDF for table
Figure: 20.005 (2) (b)
GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT SERVICE
FISCAL YEARS 2015-16 AND 2016-17
- See PDF for table
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Section
481. 20.005 (3) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
20.005 (3) Appropriations. The following schedule sets forth all annual, biennial, and sum certain continuing appropriations and anticipated expenditures from other appropriations for the programs and other purposes indicated. All appropriations are made from the general fund unless otherwise indicated. The letter abbreviations shown designating the type of appropriation apply to both fiscal years in the schedule unless otherwise indicated. [See Figure 20.005 (3) following]
Figure: 20.005 (3)
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Section
482. 20.115 (1) (gb) of the statutes is amended to read:
20.115 (1) (gb) Food regulation, lodging, and recreation. The amounts in the schedule for the regulation of food, lodging, and recreation under chs. 93, 97 and 98. All moneys received under ss. 93.06 (1r) and (1w), 93.09, 93.11, 93.12, 97.17, 97.175, 97.20, 97.21, 97.22, 97.24, 97.27, 97.29, 97.30 (3) (a), (b) and (c), 97.41, 97.60 to 97.653, 97.67, 98.145 and 98.146 for the regulation of food, lodging, and recreation shall be credited to this appropriation.
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Section
483. 20.115 (2) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
20.115 (2) (jm) Veterinary examining board. All moneys received from issuing and renewing credentials under ch. 89 for the licensing, rule-making, and regulatory functions of the veterinary examining board.
