Amendment SA14-SSA1-SB565

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

SENATE AMENDMENT 14, To SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, To 1995 SENATE BILL 565

March 26, 1996 - Offered by Senator Panzer.

SB565-SSA1-SA14,1,1 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,1,7 1. Page 4, line 13: after the semicolon insert: "authorization for multicounty federated public library systems and private, nonprofit colleges and universities to obtain state trust fund loans for distance education or educational technology projects; state grants to federated and consolidated public library systems and private nonprofit colleges and universities for distance education and educational technology projects;".

SB565-SSA1-SA14,1,8 2. Page 10, line 13: after that line insert:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,1,10 " Section 15m. 16.992 (1) (c) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,1,14 16.992 (1) (c) "Educational technology" means technology used in the education or training of any person or in the administration of an elementary or secondary school or a, public library, federated or consolidated public library system or private, nonprofit college or university.

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 15n Section 15n. 16.992 (2) (intro.) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,2,13 16.992 (2) (intro.)  A school district, municipal library board established under s. 43.54 or, county library board established under s. 43.57, federated public library system operating under s. 43.19, consolidated public library system operating under s. 43.21 or private, nonprofit college or university either individually or in conjunction with one or more other school districts, municipal library boards or, county library boards, federated public library systems, consolidated public library systems or private, nonprofit colleges or universities, may apply to the department for a grant, or for approval of a loan under s. 24.61 (3) (d), or both, to implement, expand or participate in an educational technology or distance education project. The application shall be accompanied by a technology plan that includes all of the following:

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 15ng Section 15ng. 16.992 (2s) and (2t) of the statutes are created to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,2,19 16.992 (2s) In the case of a federated public library system whose territory lies within a single county or a consolidated public library system, whether the library system applies individually or in conjunction with other entities, an application for a loan shall be accompanied by a resolution of the county board of supervisors of the county that is served by the system requesting the loan on behalf of the system.

SB565-SSA1-SA14,2,24 (2t) In the case of a federated public library whose territory lies within more than one county, whether the library system applies individually or in conjunction with other entities, an application for a loan shall be accompanied by a resolution of the county board of supervisors of each county that is served by the library system requesting the loan on behalf of the library system.

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 15p Section 15p. 16.992 (4) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, are amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,3,4 16.992 (4) (a) 2. Improve the administrative efficiency of public schools, public libraries or private, nonprofit colleges or universities in this state.

SB565-SSA1-SA14,3,7 3. Enhance the training and continuing education opportunities of elementary and secondary school teachers or private, nonprofit college and university teachers in this state.

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 15q Section 15q. 16.992 (5) (a) 2. and 5. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, are amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,3,16 16.992 (5) (a) 2. Purchasing or upgrading technology, including computer hardware and software, distance education equipment and other equipment, materials or resources related to the project, and wiring within a public school or library building or a private, nonprofit college or university building or to connect schools or libraries in the same school district jurisdiction or to connect buildings within a private, nonprofit college or university campus if such wiring is directly related to the project.

SB565-SSA1-SA14,3,18 5. Offering community education opportunities through distance education or educational technology to school district, municipal or county residents of this state.

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 15r Section 15r. 16.992 (6) and (8) (a) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, are amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,4,3 16.992 (6) The board may require a grant or loan recipient to report to the board on the distance education and educational technology used in the school district, municipality or county jurisdiction served by the grant or loan recipient or, in the case of a college or university, on the distance education and educational technology used by the college or university for the purpose of assisting the state in planning related to distance education and educational technology if the board finds that complying with the requirement will not impose a substantial burden on the grant or loan recipient.

SB565-SSA1-SA14,4,7 (8) (a) Provide consultative services to school boards and, library boards, library systems or private, nonprofit colleges or universities to assist them in developing and implementing distance education and educational technology projects and in preparing applications for grants and loans under this section.".

SB565-SSA1-SA14,4,8 3. Page 20, line 11: after that line insert:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,4,10 " Section 37b. 24.60 (1) (c) and (d) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, are amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,4,13 24.60 (1) (c) A county, if the county acts on behalf of a county library board or the board of a federated or consolidated public library system that has adopted a resolution under s. 24.66 (3m).

SB565-SSA1-SA14,4,16 (d) A city, village or, town or tribal government, if the city, village or, town or tribal government acts on behalf of a municipal library board that has adopted a resolution under s. 24.66 (3m).

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 37bb Section 37bb. 24.60 (1) (e) and (f) of the statutes are created to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,4,19 24.60 (1) (e) A federated public library system operating under s. 43.19 whose territory lies within 2 or more counties.

SB565-SSA1-SA14,4,20 (f) A private, nonprofit college or university.

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 37bc Section 37bc. 24.61 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,5,2 24.61 (3) (a) 2. A town, village, city, tribal government or county as for a purpose provided under s. 67.04 or otherwise authorized by law, or in the case of a loan made for an educational technology or distance education project, for the administration of the project or for a purpose provided under s. 67.04 or otherwise provided by law; or

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 37bd Section 37bd. 24.61 (3) (a) 11. and 12. of the statutes are created to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,5,6 24.61 (3) (a) 11. A federated public library system operating under s. 43.19 whose territory lies within 2 or more counties, for a distance education or educational technology project.

SB565-SSA1-SA14,5,8 12. A private, nonprofit college or university, for a distance education or educational technology project.

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 37be Section 37be. 24.61 (3) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,5,16 24.61 (3) (b) Terms; conditions. A municipality or, cooperative educational service agency, federated public library system whose territory lies within 2 or more counties or private, nonprofit college or university may obtain a state trust fund loan for the sum of money, for the time and upon the conditions as may be agreed upon between the board and the borrower subject to the limitations, restrictions and conditions set forth in this subchapter.

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 37bf Section 37bf. 24.61 (3) (d) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,6,2 24.61 (3) (d) Reserve for loans for educational technology and distance education projects. Subject to the priority established under par. (c), to the extent practicable, in fiscal years 1996-97 to 1999-2000, annually the board shall reserve $15,000,000 for the purposes of giving priority to loans to school districts, counties, municipalities cities, villages, towns, tribal governments, federated public library systems whose territories include 2 or more counties, private nonprofit colleges and universities and consortia, other than consortia that include one or more technical college districts, for educational technology and distance education projects under s. 16.992.

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 37bg Section 37bg. 24.61 (6) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,6,11 24.61 (6) Educational technology or distance education loans. The board shall not make a state trust fund loan to a school district, county, city, village, town, tribal government, federated public library system whose territory lies within 2 or more counties, private, nonprofit college or university or consortium for an educational technology or distance education project from moneys reserved for such loans under sub. (3) (d), unless the educational technology board has first notified the board that it has approved the loan under s. 16.992 (3).

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 37bh Section 37bh. 24.61 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,7,2 24.61 (8) Loans to federated public library systems. Whenever a federated public library system applies for a loan under sub. (3), the board shall treat the application as a loan to each of the counties participating in the federated public library system in an amount equal to the total amount of the loan divided equally by the number of counties participating in the federated public library system, unless the federated public library system specifies on its application a different arrangement that has been agreed to by all counties participating in the federated public library system. The board shall not make the loan unless each county participating in the federated public library system qualifies for a loan in the amount specified in this subsection, or a different amount if that amount is specified on the application. If the federated public library system fails to make a timely repayment of the principal or payment of the interest on the loan, each county participating in the federated public library system is liable to repay the principal and pay the interest in the amount determined under this subsection.

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 37bi Section 37bi. 24.63 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,7,4 24.63 (title) Term,; amount,;interest rate; collateral.

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 37bj Section 37bj. 24.63 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,7,12 24.63 (2r) Federated public library system loans. (a) A state trust fund loan to a federated public library system whose territory lies within 2 or more counties may be made for any term, not exceeding 20 years, as is agreed upon between the federated public library system and the board and, subject to par. (b), may be made for a total amount which, together will all other indebtedness of the federated public library system, does not exceed the federated public library system's allowable indebtedness under s. 43.17 (9) (b).

SB565-SSA1-SA14,7,17 (b) In addition to the outstanding loan amount limit specified in par. (a), a state trust fund loan to a federated public library system may be made only for a total amount which, for each county participating in the federated public library system, in the proportion determined under s. 24.61 (8), together with all other indebtedness of the county, does not exceed the county's allowable indebtedness under s. 67.03 (1).

SB565-SSA1-SA14, s. 37bk Section 37bk. 24.63 (5) of the statutes is created to read:

SB565-SSA1-SA14,7,22 24.63 (5) Collateral for loans to colleges and universities. The board may secure any loan to a private, nonprofit college or university with appropriate collateral sufficient to guarantee repayment of the loan and payment of the accrued interest and any collection costs incurred by the board.