Amendment ASA1-AB100

AB100-ASA1, s. 2326 Section 2326. 196.218 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1403,18 196.218 (1) (a) "Board" means the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board.

AB100-ASA1,1403,19 (b) "Department" means the department of administration.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2327 Section 2327. 196.218 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1403,22 196.218 (1) (d) "Universal service fund" means the trust fund established under s. 25.95.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2328 Section 2328. 196.218 (2) (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2329 Section 2329. 196.218 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1404,8 196.218 (3) (a) 3. The commission shall designate the method by which the contributions under this paragraph shall be calculated and collected. The method shall ensure that the contributions are sufficient to generate the amounts appropriated under ss. 20.155 (1) (q), 20.275 (1) (s) and (t) and 20.285 (1) (q). Contributions may be based only on the gross operating revenues from the provision of broadcast services identified by the commission under subd. 2. and on intrastate telecommunications services in this state of the telecommunications providers subject to the contribution.

AB100-ASA1, s. 3149g Section 3149g. 196.218 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1404,13 196.218 (3) (a) 4. In calculating contribution amounts that must be paid into the universal service fund by telecommunications utilities that provide basic local exchange service, the commission shall determine the portion of the contributions that are used for the purposes specified in sub. (5) (a) 5. and 6.

AB100-ASA1, s. 3149r Section 3149r. 196.218 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1404,19 196.218 (3) (f) Notwithstanding ss. 196.196 (1) and (5) (d) 2., 196.20 (2m), (5) and (6), 196.213 and 196.215, a telecommunications utility that provides basic local exchange service may make adjustments to basic local exchange rates for the purpose of recovering the portion of its contributions to the universal service fund that is determined by the commission under par. (a) 4.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2330 Section 2330. 196.218 (4r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1404,22 196.218 (4r) Educational telecommunications access program. (a) In this subsection:

AB100-ASA1,1404,23 1. "Data line" means a data circuit that provides direct access to the internet.

AB100-ASA1,1405,3 2. "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.

AB100-ASA1,1405,4 3. "Video link" means a 2-way interactive video circuit.

AB100-ASA1,1405,8 (b) The commission, in consultation with the department and the board, shall promulgate rules establishing an educational telecommunications access program to provide school districts, technical college districts, private colleges and public library boards with access to data lines and video links.

AB100-ASA1,1405,9 (c) The rules promulgated under par. (b) shall do all of the following:

AB100-ASA1,1405,16 1. Allow a school district, technical college district, private college and public library board to make a request to the board for access to either one data line or one video link, except that if a school district operates more than one high school the rules shall allow the school district to request access to both a data line and a video link and to request access to more than one data line or video link. The board shall forward requests received under this subdivision to the commission and the department.

AB100-ASA1,1405,22 2. Establish eligibility requirements for a school district, technical college district, private college and public library board to participate in the program established under par. (b). The requirements shall prohibit a participant in the program from receiving assistance from the universal service fund for the purpose specified in sub. (5) (a) 3. for educational telecommunications access that is substantially similar to the access provided to the participant under the program.

AB100-ASA1,1405,25 3. Establish specifications for a data line or video link that is provided to a school district, technical college district, private college and public library board under the program established under par. (b).

AB100-ASA1,1406,4 4. Require a school district, technical college district, private college and public library board to pay the department not more than $250 per month for each data line or video link that is provided to the school district, technical college district, private college and public library board under the program established under par. (b).

AB100-ASA1,1406,8 5. Include the protections specified in s. 196.209 (4) (a) and (b). Before promulgating the rules required under this subdivision, the commission shall consult with the telecommunications privacy council appointed under s. 196.209 (5) (a).

AB100-ASA1,1406,11 (d) The commission shall submit an annual report to the board on the status of providing data lines and video links that are requested under par. (c) 1. and the impact on the universal service fund of any payment under sub. (5) (a) 5.

AB100-ASA1,1406,17 (e) If the federal communications commission promulgates or modifies rules that provide rate discounts for telecommunications services to school districts, technical college districts, private colleges or public library boards 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 par. (b).

AB100-ASA1,1406,25 (f) Notwithstanding pars. (b) and (c), technical college districts are not eligible to participate in the program established under par. (b) before April 1, 1998. In consultation with the commission, the board shall determine by April 1, 1998, whether there are sufficient moneys in the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (s) to include technical college districts in the program established under par. (b). If the board determines that there are sufficient moneys, technical college districts are eligible to participate in the program established under par. (b) beginning on April 1, 1998.

AB100-ASA1,1407,10 (g) From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (s), the board may award an annual grant to a school district that had in effect on May 1, 1997, a contract for access to a data line or video link, as documented by the commission. The board 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 under a contract entered into under s. 16.974 (7) (a) less the amount that the school district would be paying under par. (c) 4. if the school district were participating in the program established under par. (b). A school district receiving a grant under this paragraph is not eligible to participate in the program under par. (b). No grant may be awarded under this paragraph after June 30, 2002.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2331 Section 2331. 196.218 (5) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1407,13 196.218 (5) (a) (intro.) The commission shall require that use the moneys in the universal service fund be used only for any of the following purposes:

AB100-ASA1, s. 2332 Section 2332. 196.218 (5) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1407,16 196.218 (5) (a) 5. To pay costs incurred under contracts under s. 16.974 (7) to the extent that these costs are not paid under sub. (4r) (c) 4.

AB100-ASA1, s. 3152p Section 3152p. 196.218 (5) (a) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1407,20 196.218 (5) (a) 6. To pay the department of administration for telecommunications services provided under s. 16.973 (1) to the campuses of the University of Wisconsin System at River Falls, Stout, Superior and Whitewater.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2333 Section 2333. 196.218 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1407,25 196.218 (5) (b) The commission shall promulgate rules to determine whether a telecommunications provider, the customers of a telecommunications provider or another person shall be assisted by the universal service fund for any use under par. (a) 1. to 4.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2334 Section 2334. 196.218 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1408,4 196.218 (5m) Rule review. At Except for rules promulgated under sub. (4r) (b), at least biennially, the commission shall review and revise as appropriate rules promulgated under this section.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2335 Section 2335. 196.218 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1408,9 196.218 (6) (b) The universal service fund council shall advise the commission concerning the administration of this section and the content of rules promulgated under this section. This paragraph does not apply to the administration of sub. (4r) and rules promulgated under sub. (4r) (b).

AB100-ASA1, s. 2336 Section 2336. 196.36 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1408,13 196.36 (1r) Production expenses. The commission may require any party to an investigation or hearing to bear the expense of producing a transcript, audiotape or videotape that is related to the investigation or hearing.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2337 Section 2337. 196.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1408,20 196.36 (2) Copies. A Upon request, the commission shall furnish a copy of a transcript under this section shall be furnished on demand free of cost to any party to the investigation or hearing from which the transcript is taken . Upon request, the commission and shall furnish a copy of an audiotape or videotape to any party to the investigation or hearing from which the audiotape or videotape is taken. The commission may charge a reasonable price for the transcript or tape.

AB100-ASA1, s. 3157m Section 3157m. 196.491 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1408,24 196.491 (4) Exemptions. (a) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person that constructs, owns or operates electric generating equipment and associated facilities if all of the following are satisfied:

AB100-ASA1,1409,3 1. The person is not a public utility or a cooperative association organized under ch. 185 for the purpose of generating, distributing or furnishing electric energy at retail or wholesale to its members only.

AB100-ASA1,1409,8 2. The person reasonably anticipates, at the time that construction of the equipment or facilities commences, that on each day that the equipment and facilities are in operation the person will consume no less than 70% of the aggregate kilowatt hours output from the equipment and facilities in manufacturing processes at the site where the equipment and facilities are located.

AB100-ASA1,1409,13 3. The person consumes no less than 70% of the aggregate kilowatt hours output from the equipment and facilities, calculated on a monthly basis for each month of the biennial period preceding the date on which the plan under sub. (2) must be filed, in manufacturing processes at the site where the equipment and facilities are located.

AB100-ASA1,1409,16 (b) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person that constructs electric generating equipment and associated facilities if the person satisfies the requirements specified in par. (a) 1. and 2.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2338 Section 2338 . 196.499 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1410,4 196.499 (1) Scope. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, a telecommunications carrier is not subject to regulation under this chapter, except that a telecommunications carrier shall comply with the requirements of this section, shall be treated under ss. 196.209, 196.218 (8) and 196.219 (4d) as a telecommunications provider, under s. 196.85 as a telecommunications utility and under s. 196.858 as an interexchange telecommunications utility, may be assessed under s. 196.218 (3) as a telecommunications provider and shall respond, subject to the protection of the telecommunications carrier's competitive information, to all reasonable requests for information about its operations in this state from the commission necessary to establish and administer the universal service fund. A telecommunications carrier may not be assessed in a manner that is inconsistent with this section.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2339 Section 2339. 196.856 of the statutes is repealed.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2340 Section 2340. 196.857 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1410,10 196.857 (1m) (b) The amount appropriated under s. 20.115 (8) (3) (j), less any fees received from farmers under sub. (2g) and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (8) (3) (j). The amounts received under this paragraph shall be credited to the appropriation made in account under s. 20.115 (8) (3) (j).

AB100-ASA1, s. 2341 Section 2341. 196.857 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1410,16 196.857 (2g) Farm service fees. The commission may charge reasonable fees not to exceed $300 per farm for services provided to farmers under this section. The fees shall be in accordance with a standardized schedule of fees established by the commission by rule. The fees collected under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.115 (8) (3) (j) in each fiscal year.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2342 Section 2342. 198.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1411,2 198.12 (2) Service of process on, personal injury claims, venue. The district shall sue or be sued in its corporate name and service of process upon the district shall be by service upon the chairperson of the board and the clerk of the district, but no action shall be brought or maintained against a district upon a claim or cause of action unless the claimant complies with s. 893.80. Compliance with s. 893.80 is not required under this subsection in actions commenced under s. 19.37 or, 19.97 or 281.99. All actions by or against the district, except condemnation proceedings and actions to which the state or any officer or commission thereof is a party, shall be brought in the circuit court for the county in which its principal administrative office is located.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2343 Section 2343. 214.37 (4) (k) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1411,8 214.37 (4) (k) 1. An affidavit stating that the person has standing under s. 867.01 (3) or 867.02 (2) to petition for summary settlement or assignment of a decedent's estate or that the person is an heir who of the decedent, or was guardian, as defined in s. 880.01 (3), of the decedent at the time of the decedent's death, and may obtain transfer of property of a decedent under s. 867.03.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2344 Section 2344. 214.495 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1411,14 214.495 (1) A mortgage taken and recorded by a savings bank shall have priority over all liens, except tax and special assessment liens and liens under ss. 292.31 (8) (i), 292.41 (6) (d) and 292.81, upon the mortgaged premises and the buildings and improvements thereon, that are filed after the recording of the mortgage.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2345 Section 2345. 215.21 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1411,20 215.21 (4) (a) All mortgages described in this section shall have priority over all liens, except tax and special assessment liens and liens under ss. 292.31 (8) (i), 292.41 (6) (d) and 292.81, upon the mortgaged premises and the buildings and improvements thereon, which shall be filed subsequent to the recording of such mortgage.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2346 Section 2346. 215.26 (8) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1412,2 215.26 (8) (e) 1. Submits an affidavit stating that the person has standing under s. 867.01 (3) or 867.02 (2) to petition for summary settlement or assignment of a decedent's estate or that the person is an heir who of the decedent, or was guardian, as defined in s. 880.01 (3), of the decedent at the time of the decedent's death, and may obtain transfer of property of a decedent under s. 867.03; and

AB100-ASA1, s. 2347 Section 2347. 218.01 (7a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1412,12 218.01 (7a) (a) A motor vehicle may not be offered for sale by any motor vehicle dealer or motor vehicle salesperson unless the mileage on the motor vehicle is disclosed in writing by the transferor on the certificate of title or on a form or in an automated format authorized by the department of transportation to reassign the title to the dealer and the disclosure is subsequently shown to the retail purchaser by the dealer or salesperson prior to sale. The department of transportation may promulgate rules to exempt types of motor vehicles from this mileage disclosure requirement and shall promulgate rules for making the disclosure requirement on a form or in an automated format other than the certificate of title.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2348 Section 2348. 218.33 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1412,20 218.33 (2) (b) For each motor vehicle offered for sale by a motor vehicle dealer, the transferring dealer shall provide the motor vehicle auction dealer with clear title or shall furnish title insurance at the time of the sale. For each motor vehicle sold at an auction, the motor vehicle auction dealer shall enter on the certificate of title, or on the form or in the automated format used to reassign the title, any information that the department requires to indicate that ownership of the vehicle was transferred through an auction sale.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2349 Section 2349. 218.52 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1413,2 218.52 (3) For each motor vehicle sold by a motor vehicle salvage pool, the motor vehicle salvage pool shall enter on the certificate of title, or on the form or in the automated format used to reassign the title, any information that the department requires to indicate that ownership of the vehicle was transferred by a motor vehicle salvage pool.

AB100-ASA1, s. 3254m Section 3254m. 221.0102 (4) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1413,4 221.0102 (4) (bm) The bank's surplus.

AB100-ASA1, s. 2350 Section 2350. 221.0303 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1413,22 221.0303 (2) Operation and acquisition of customer bank communications terminals. A bank may, directly or indirectly, acquire, place and operate, or participate in the acquisition, placement and operation of, at locations other than its main or branch offices, customer bank communications terminals, in accordance with rules established by the division. The rules of the division shall provide that any such customer bank communications terminal shall be available for use, on a nondiscriminatory basis, by any state or national bank and by all customers designated by a bank using the terminal. This subsection does not authorize a bank which has its principal place of business outside this state to conduct banking business in this state. The customer bank communications terminals also shall be available for use, on a nondiscriminatory basis, by any credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank, if the credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank requests to share its use, subject to rules jointly established by the division of banking, the office of credit unions and the division of savings and loan. The division by order may authorize the installation and operation of a customer bank communications terminal in a mobile facility, after notice and hearing upon the proposed service stops of the mobile facility.

AB100-ASA1, s. 3266b Section 3266b. 224.71 (1r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1414,3 224.71 (1r) (b) 1. The Wisconsin housing and economic development authority, or a A bank, trust company, savings bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or a land mortgage or farm loan association organized under the laws of this state or of the United States, when engaged in the transaction of business within the scope of its corporate powers as provided by law.

AB100-ASA1, s. 3266e Section 3266e. 224.71 (1r) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1414,6 224.71 (1r) (b) 1m. A community-based organization, as defined in s. 16.30 (1), or a housing authority, as defined in s. 16.30 (2).

AB100-ASA1, s. 3266g Section 3266g. 224.71 (1r) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1414,9 224.71 (1r) (b) 3. Employes of persons described in subds. 1. and to 2. if the employe is performing his or her duties as an employe.

AB100-ASA1, s. 3266j Section 3266j. 224.71 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1414,15 224.71 (2) (b) 1. The Wisconsin housing and economic development authority, or a A bank, trust company, savings bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or a land mortgage or farm loan association organized under the laws of this state or of the United States, when engaged in the transaction of business within the scope of its corporate powers as provided by law.

AB100-ASA1, s. 3266L Section 3266L. 224.71 (2) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB100-ASA1,1414,18 224.71 (2) (b) 1m. A community-based organization, as defined in s. 16.30 (1), or a housing authority, as defined in s. 16.30 (2).

AB100-ASA1, s. 3266p Section 3266p. 224.71 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB100-ASA1,1414,21 224.71 (2) (b) 3. Employes of persons described in subds. 1. and to 2. if the employe is performing his or her duties as an employe.