Amendment ASA1-AB133

AB133-ASA1,505,6 f. Provide assistance in developing and delivering elementary and secondary school educational programming. Any assistance provided under this subd. 2. f. shall be provided at no cost to private and public elementary and secondary schools.

AB133-ASA1,505,7 3. An agreement under subd. 2. shall satisfy each of the following:

AB133-ASA1,505,9 a. The agreement shall remain in effect until the maturity date of any public debt issued under s. 13.48 (31) (c).

AB133-ASA1,505,13 b. The agreement shall ensure that the board of regents has access to broadcasting facilities and air time that is equal to or greater then the access of the board of regents prior to the effective date of this subdivision 3. b. .... [revisor inserts date].

AB133-ASA1,505,17 4. An agreement under subd. 2. may specify the terms, if any, for the broadcasting corporation to compensate the board of regents or for the board of regents to compensate the broadcasting corporation for taking an action specified in subd. 2. a. to e.

AB133-ASA1,505,19 5. An agreement under subd. 2. may not take effect without the approval of the secretary of administration.

AB133-ASA1,505,23 6. This paragraph does not apply unless the secretary of administration determines under s. 39.88 (1) that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board to the broadcasting corporation.

AB133-ASA1, s. 888s Section 888s. 36.25 (5) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,506,4 36.25 (5) (d) At the request of the transitional board, as defined in s. 39.81 (7), the board of regents shall, at no charge to the transitional board, provide staff and legal, administrative and technical assistance for the transitional board to carry out the duties under s. 39.82.

AB133-ASA1, s. 889 Section 889. 36.25 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,506,16 36.25 (14) Graduate student financial aid. The board shall establish a grant program for minority and disadvantaged graduate students enrolled in the system. The grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (b). The board shall give preference in awarding grants under this subsection to residents of this state. The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person if it receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

AB133-ASA1, s. 890m Section 890m. 36.25 (29g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,506,20 36.25 (29g) The board shall establish in the college of natural resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point a center to conduct studies and research relating to watershed management.

AB133-ASA1, s. 891 Section 891. 36.25 (30) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,507,3 36.25 (30) Hazardous pollution Pollution prevention program . The board shall establish maintain in the extension a hazardous pollution prevention program solid and hazardous waste education center to promote hazardous pollution prevention, as defined in s. 299.13 (1) (c) (dm). In cooperation with the department of natural resources and the department of commerce, the program center shall conduct an education and technical assistance program to promote hazardous pollution prevention in this state.

AB133-ASA1, s. 893 Section 893. 36.27 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,507,10 36.27 (4) (a) In the 1993-94 to 1998-99 2000-01 academic years, the board may annually exempt from nonresident tuition, but not from incidental or other fees, up to 200 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside as juniors or seniors in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity and up to 150 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity.

AB133-ASA1, s. 894 Section 894. 36.34 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,507,21 36.34 (1) (b) The board shall establish a grant program for minority undergraduates enrolled in the system. The board shall designate all grants under this subsection as Lawton grants. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation under s. 20.285 (4) (dd). The board may not make a grant under this subsection to a person if it receives a certification under s. 49.855 (7) that the person is delinquent in child support or maintenance payments or owes past support, medical expenses or birth expenses whose name appears on the statewide support lien docket under s. 49.854 (2) (b), unless the person provides to the board a payment agreement that has been approved by the county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and that is consistent with rules promulgated under s. 49.858 (2) (a).

AB133-ASA1, s. 895 Section 895. 36.34 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 895m Section 895m. 36.36 of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,508,2 36.36 Grants for study abroad. From the appropriation under s. 20.285 (1) (er), the board shall award a grant of $2,000 to a resident undergraduate student to assist in paying the costs associated with the student's study abroad if the student satisfies all of the following criteria:

AB133-ASA1,508,4 (1) The student demonstrates financial need for the grant, as determined by the board.

AB133-ASA1,508,6 (2) The student is enrolled full-time in the system in the semester preceding the student's study abroad.

AB133-ASA1,508,8 (3) The student is enrolled in a program leading to an associate or bachelor's degree.

AB133-ASA1, s. 895t Section 895t. 38.04 (10) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,508,14 38.04 (10) (d) 1. In consultation with representatives of business and labor, the board shall develop a separate approval process for district board proposals to purchase or construct facilities to be used as applied technology centers under s. 38.15 (3) (c). The board may not approve a proposal unless the board determines that all of the following apply:

AB133-ASA1,508,17 a. The applied technology center is likely to maintain or increase the number of jobs in the region served by the center that require a high level of skill and provide high wages.

AB133-ASA1,508,19 b. The productivity of employes who would be served by the center is likely to increase.

AB133-ASA1,508,23 c. One or more businesses in the region served by the center will pay for all of the direct costs of operating the center and at least 20% of the indirect costs of operating the center, and will fund, either in cash or in kind, at least 30% of the capital costs of the center.

AB133-ASA1,509,2 2. By December 1 of the year in which a center approved under subd. 1. begins operating, and annually thereafter by December 1, the district board shall report to the board the change, since the center began operating, in the wages, productivity and level of skill of the employes who have been directly served by the center.

AB133-ASA1, s. 896 Section 896. 38.04 (18) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,509,6 38.04 (18) Statewide guide. Annually, the board shall produce, and distribute to students, parents, high school personnel and others, a guide containing information on all of the technical colleges and their programs.

AB133-ASA1, s. 897b Section 897b. 38.125 of the statutes is renumbered 38.125 (3) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,509,16 38.125 (3) If the district board governing the Milwaukee area technical college determines to relinquish its public broadcasting licenses, it shall , subject to the approval of the federal communications commission, offer to assign the licenses to the educational communications board, subject to approval of the federal communications commission or, if the secretary of administration determines under s. 39.88 (1) that all the broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board have been transferred to the broadcasting corporation, to the broadcasting corporation.

AB133-ASA1, s. 897c Section 897c. 38.125 (1) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,509,18 38.125 (1) In this section:

AB133-ASA1,509,20 (a) "District board" means the district board governing the Milwaukee Area Technical College.

AB133-ASA1,509,21 (b) "Broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (2).

AB133-ASA1,509,23 (c) "Broadcasting station" means any broadcast station for which the district board holds a license.

AB133-ASA1, s. 897d Section 897d. 38.125 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,510,4 38.125 (2) (a) No later than the first day of the 12th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], the district board may enter into an agreement with the broadcasting corporation that requires the district board to do each of the following:

AB133-ASA1,510,6 1. Allow the broadcasting corporation to operate any broadcasting station that is specified in the agreement.

AB133-ASA1,510,13 2. Grant the broadcasting corporation operational control over any facility or asset of the district board that is necessary for the operation of a broadcasting station specified in subd. 1., except that the agreement may provide for joint use by the district board and the broadcasting corporation of any production facility and the agreement shall provide for the joint use by the district board and the broadcasting corporation of one and only one television broadcasting network facility located in a 1st class city.

AB133-ASA1,510,15 3. Maintain the facilities and assets that are necessary for the operation of each broadcasting station, including a broadcasting station specified in subd. 1.

AB133-ASA1,510,16 4. Retain the license for each broadcasting station.

AB133-ASA1,510,17 (b) An agreement under par. (a) shall satisfy each of the following:

AB133-ASA1,510,19 1. The agreement shall remain in effect until the maturity date of any public debt issued under s. 13.48 (31) (d).

AB133-ASA1,510,22 2. The agreement shall ensure that the district board has access to broadcasting facilities and air time that is equal to or greater than the access of the district board prior to the effective date of this subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].

AB133-ASA1,510,25 (c) An agreement under par. (a) may specify the terms, if any, for the broadcasting corporation to compensate the district board or for the district board to compensate the broadcasting corporation for taking an action specified in par. (a).

AB133-ASA1,511,2 (d) An agreement under par. (a) may not take effect without the approval of the secretary of administration.

AB133-ASA1,511,6 (e) This subsection does not apply unless the secretary of administration determines under s. 39.88 (1) that the federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting licenses held by the educational communications board to the broadcasting corporation.

AB133-ASA1, s. 897e Section 897e. 38.15 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 38.15 (3) (intro.) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,511,10 38.15 (3) (intro.) This section applies to building does not apply to any of the following:

AB133-ASA1,511,12 (a) Building program actions approved by the board after January 31, 1980. This section does not apply to building before February 1, 1980.

AB133-ASA1,511,13 (b) Building remodeling or improvement projects.

AB133-ASA1, s. 897em Section 897em. 38.15 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,511,16 38.15 (3) (c) A capital expenditure to purchase or construct a facility to be used as an applied technology center if all of the following apply:

AB133-ASA1,511,18 1. The district board adopts a resolution stating its intention to make a capital expenditure under this paragraph.

AB133-ASA1,511,19 2. The board approves the proposal under s. 38.04 (10) (d) 1.

AB133-ASA1,511,20 3. The capital expenditure is made before January 1, 2002.

AB133-ASA1,511,22 4. The total amount of capital expenditures made by the district board under this paragraph does not exceed $5,000,000.

AB133-ASA1, s. 897m Section 897m. 38.15 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 38.15 (3) (d) and amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,512,3 38.15 (3) (d) This section does not apply to the The acquisition of a building as a result of a lease under s. 38.14 (2) (d) 2. if the district makes no cash expenditure to acquire the building.

AB133-ASA1, s. 898 Section 898. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,512,13 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under subs. sub. (6) and (7) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), 118.55 (7r) and 146.55 (5), all receipts from grants awarded under ss. 38.04 (8) and (20), 38.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.33 and 38.38, all fees collected under s. 38.24 and driver education and chauffeur training aids.

AB133-ASA1, s. 899 Section 899. 38.28 (2) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,512,17 38.28 (2) (b) 5. The board shall reduce each district's aid payment under subd. 2. by the district's share of the amount necessary to produce and distribute the statewide guide under s. 38.04 (18), as determined by the board.

AB133-ASA1, s. 900 Section 900. 38.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,513,2 38.28 (3) If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (d) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2), state aid payments shall be prorated among the districts entitled thereto. If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under subs. (2) (c) and (g), funds in the appropriation shall be used first for the purposes of sub. (2) (c) and any remaining funds shall be prorated among the districts entitled to support under sub. (2) (g). If the appropriation for state aid under s. 20.292 (1) (fc) in any one year is insufficient to pay the full amount under sub. (2) (c), funds in the appropriation shall be prorated among the districts entitled to the funds.

AB133-ASA1, s. 901 Section 901. 38.28 (7) of the statutes is repealed.

AB133-ASA1, s. 902 Section 902. 38.42 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,513,9 38.42 (4) Retraining fund. (a) A consortium of telecommunications companies shall agree to contribute $3,000,000 to the telecommunications retraining fund over a 3-year period beginning on July 20, 1994. If the retraining fund is depleted within 3 years and if requested by the telecommunications retraining board, the consortium shall contribute up to an additional $1,000,000.

AB133-ASA1,513,11 (c) Moneys contributed under this subsection shall be credited to the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (gt).

AB133-ASA1, s. 903 Section 903. 38.42 (4) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,513,17 38.42 (4) (b) If the telecommunications retraining board determines that additional contributions from telecommunications companies are necessary to fund grants awarded under this section in the 1999-2000 fiscal year, the consortium shall contribute additional amounts determined by the telecommunications retraining board.

AB133-ASA1, s. 904 Section 904. 38.42 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,513,19 38.42 (6) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 1999 2000.

AB133-ASA1, s. 905c Section 905c. 39.10 of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,513,21 39.10 Definitions. In this subchapter:

AB133-ASA1,513,22 (1) "Broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (2).

AB133-ASA1,513,24 (2) "Fund-raising corporation" means the corporation organized under s. 39.12 (1).

AB133-ASA1,513,25 (3) "Transitional board" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (7).

AB133-ASA1, s. 905g Section 905g. 39.11 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB133-ASA1,514,4 39.11 Educational communications board; duties. (intro.) The Except as provided in a contract entered into under s. 39.115 (4), the educational communications board shall do each of the following:

AB133-ASA1, s. 905L Section 905L. 39.11 (22) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,514,8 39.11 (22) At the request of the transitional board and at no charge to the transitional board, provide staff and legal, administrative and technical assistance for the transitional board to carry out the duties under s. 39.82.

AB133-ASA1, s. 905p Section 905p. 39.115 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

AB133-ASA1,514,12 39.115 (4) Contract with the broadcasting corporation to manage, operate and maintain any public broadcasting station for which the educational communications board holds a license.