Amendment ASA1-SB55

SB55-ASA1,533,21 (a) A plan in accordance with section 125 of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code under which an employee may direct an employer to place part of the employee's gross compensation in an account to pay for certain future expenses of the employee under section 125 of the internal revenue code Internal Revenue Code.

SB55-ASA1, s. 839 Section 839. 40.02 (26g) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,534,2 40.02 (26g) (b) A plan in accordance with section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code under which an employee may direct an employer to place part of the employee's gross compensation in an account to pay for certain future expenses of the employee under section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code.

SB55-ASA1, s. 840 Section 840. 40.02 (54) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,534,4 40.02 (54) (i) The Fox River Navigational System Authority.

SB55-ASA1, s. 841 Section 841. 40.03 (2) (v) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,534,14 40.03 (2) (v) May settle any dispute in an appeal of a determination made by the department that is subject to review under sub. (1) (j), (6) (i), (7) (f), or (8) (f), or s. 40.80 (2g), but only with the approval of the board having the authority to accept the appeal. In deciding whether to settle such a dispute, the secretary shall consider the cost of litigation, the likelihood of success on the merits, the cost of delay in resolving the dispute, the actuarial impact on the trust fund, and any other relevant factor the secretary considers appropriate. Any moneys paid by the department to settle a dispute under this paragraph shall be paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.515 (1) (r).

SB55-ASA1, s. 842 Section 842. 40.03 (2) (w) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,534,22 40.03 (2) (w) If the secretary determines that an otherwise eligible participant has unintentionally forfeited or otherwise involuntarily ceased to be eligible for any benefit provided under this chapter principally because of an error in administration by the department, may order the correction of the error to prevent inequity. A decision under this paragraph is not subject to review. The secretary shall submit a quarterly report to the employee trust funds board on decisions made under this paragraph.

SB55-ASA1, s. 843 Section 843. 40.04 (9m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,534,25 40.04 (9m) (a) Maintain a separate account in the fund for the each employee-funded reimbursement account plan authorized under subch. VIII.

SB55-ASA1, s. 844 Section 844. 40.04 (9m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,535,5 40.04 (9m) (b) Credit to the account appropriate accounts established under par. (a) money received from employees in connection with the each employee-funded reimbursement account plan and income from investment of the reserves in the account.

SB55-ASA1, s. 845 Section 845. 40.04 (9m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,535,10 40.04 (9m) (c) Charge to the account appropriate accounts established under par. (a) payments made to reimburse employee-funded reimbursement account plan providers for payments made to employees under the each employee-funded reimbursement account plan under subch. VIII.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1398m Section 1398m. 40.04 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,535,23 40.04 (10) An accumulated sick leave conversion account shall be maintained within the fund, to which shall be credited all money received under s. 40.05 (4) (b), (bc), (bf), (bm), (br), and (bw) for health insurance premiums, as dividends or premium credits arising from the operation of health insurance plans and from investment income on any reserves established in the fund for health insurance purposes for retired employees and their surviving dependents. Premium payments to health insurers authorized in s. 40.05 (4) (b), (bc), (bf), (bm) , and (bw) shall be charged to this account. The department shall separately account for premium payments authorized under s. 40.05 (4) (bf) for purposes of reimbursement from the appropriation under s. 20.515 (1) (b). This subsection does not prohibit the direct payment of premiums to insurers when appropriate administrative procedures have been established for direct payments.

SB55-ASA1, s. 846 Section 846. 40.85 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,536,3 40.85 (2) (g) Deposit into the account appropriate accounts established under s. 40.04 (9m) (a) that part of an employee's gross compensation that the employee wants placed in an each employee-funded reimbursement account.

SB55-ASA1, s. 847 Section 847. 40.86 (4) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,536,6 40.86 (4) Transportation expenses authorized under section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1400r Section 1400r. 41.17 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,536,11 41.17 (6) Funding for state historical society. The state historical society shall be eligible for funds under this section for any project related to a historic site listed in s. 44.20 (1), regardless of whether program revenues under s. 20.245 are also used for the project.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1403m Section 1403m. 41.19 of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1404f Section 1404f. 41.41 (13) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,536,20 41.41 (13) Report on generating revenue and resubmitting building plans. After consulting with the department of natural resources and any tribal government with whom the Kickapoo reserve management board or the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway board has entered into a memorandum of understanding, the Kickapoo reserve management board, in conjunction with the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway board, shall prepare and submit to the building commission and to the joint committee on finance a report that includes all of the following:

SB55-ASA1,536,22 (a) Recommendations on how revenue may be generated to cover the operational costs of the 2 boards through hunting, camping, or parking or other fees.

SB55-ASA1,536,24 (b) Resubmission of plans for building facilities that, given their close proximity, have their own individual emphases.

SB55-ASA1, s. 848 Section 848. 42.035 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,537,14 42.035 Treatment of certain state fair park board employees. Notwithstanding s. 230.08 (2) (pm), those employees holding positions in the classified service at the state fair park board on October 29, 1999, who have achieved permanent status in class before that date, shall retain, while serving in the unclassified service at the state fair park board, those protections afforded employees in the classified service under ss. 230.34 (1) (a) and 230.44 (1) (c) relating to demotion, suspension, discharge, layoff or reduction in base pay. Such employees shall also be eligible for transfer under s. 230.29 and shall have reinstatement privileges to the classified service under s. 230.33 (1m). Those employees of the state fair park board on October 29, 1999, who have not achieved permanent status in class in any position at the state fair park board on that date are eligible to receive the protections, privileges and rights preserved under this section if they successfully complete service equivalent to the probationary period required in the classified service for the position that they hold on that date.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1405m Section 1405m. 42.09 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,537,19 42.09 (3) (a) The Subject to approval of the building commission when required under s. 13.48 (12), the state fair park board may permit a private person to construct a building, structure or facility in the state fair park under a lease agreement with the board.

SB55-ASA1, s. 849 Section 849. 43.70 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,537,25 43.70 (2) Annually, within 40 days after December 1 by January 10, the state superintendent shall apportion the amount that is estimated to be appropriated under s. 20.255 (2) (s) in the current school year to the school districts in proportion to the number of persons resident therein, as shown by the report certified under sub. (1).

SB55-ASA1, s. 850 Section 850. 43.70 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,538,19 43.70 (3) Immediately upon making such apportionment, the state superintendent shall certify to the department of administration the total estimated amount that each school district is entitled to receive under this section and shall notify each school district administrator of the estimated amount so certified for his or her school district. Within 15 days after receiving such certification, the The department of administration shall issue its warrants upon which the state treasurer shall pay to each school district 50% of its total aid entitlement on or before January 31 and the balance on or before June 30, except that, beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, the state treasurer shall distribute each school district's aid entitlement in one payment on or before June 30 May 1. The amount paid to each school district shall be based upon the amount in the appropriation account under s. 20.255 (2) (s) on April 15. All moneys distributed under this section shall be expended for the purchase of instructional materials from the state historical society for use in teaching Wisconsin history and for the purchase of library books and other instructional materials for school libraries, but not for public library facilities operated by school districts under s. 43.52, in accordance with rules promulgated by the state superintendent. Appropriate records of such purchases shall be kept and necessary reports thereon shall be made to the state superintendent.

SB55-ASA1, s. 851 Section 851. 44.02 (28) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1411m Section 1411m. 44.025 of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 852 Section 852. 44.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,539,4 44.15 (4) State-funded markers. The historical society may identify and authorize construction of individual markers or plaques, or any series of markers or plaques, to be funded from the appropriation under s. 20.245 (3) (d) (1) (a). No matching funds are required for a marker or plaque that is constructed under this subsection. Funds under this subsection may be used for the purchase of plaques to be installed on historical properties and for the construction of markers or plaques in other states or countries.

SB55-ASA1, s. 853 Section 853. 44.34 (13) of the statutes is repealed.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1414m Section 1414m. 44.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,539,9 44.62 (2) Subject to sub. (3), the board shall award grants under the Wisconsin regranting program to local arts agencies and municipalities. Grants shall be awarded from the appropriation appropriations under s. 20.215 (1) (f) and (j).

SB55-ASA1, s. 854 Section 854 . 44.70 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,539,12 44.70 (1d) "Charter school sponsor" means an entity described under s. 118.40 (2r) (b) that is sponsoring a charter school.

SB55-ASA1, s. 855 Section 855. 44.70 (2g) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,539,18 44.70 (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.

SB55-ASA1, s. 856 Section 856. 44.70 (3d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,539,20 44.70 (3d) "Political subdivision" means any city, village, town, or county.

SB55-ASA1, s. 857 Section 857. 44.70 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,539,24 44.70 (3r) "Secured correctional facility" means the Southern Oaks Girls School, the Ethan Allen School, the Youth Leadership Training Center, and the Lincoln Hills School.

SB55-ASA1, s. 858 Section 858. 44.70 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,540,2 44.70 (4) "Telecommunications" has the meaning given in s. 16.99 (1) 22.01 (10).

SB55-ASA1, s. 859 Section 859. 44.71 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 44.71 (2), and 44.71 (2) (g) and (h), as renumbered, are amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,540,13 44.71 (2) (g) 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, in cooperation with the department and subject to the approval of the department of electronic government, 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.

SB55-ASA1,540,20 (h) Purchase With the approval of the department of electronic government, 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 subdivision paragraph does not require the purchase or lease of any educational technology equipment from the board.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1420m Section 1420m. 44.71 (2) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,540,25 44.71 (2) (i) 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.

SB55-ASA1, s. 860 Section 860. 44.72 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,541,12 44.72 (1) Educational technology training and technical assistance grants. (intro.) From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (et), the board 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 board 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 board shall do all of the following:

SB55-ASA1, s. 861 Section 861. 44.72 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,541,25 44.72 (2) (b) 2. From the appropriation under s. 20.275 (1) (f), annually the board 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 board 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, which 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).

SB55-ASA1, s. 862 Section 862. 44.72 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,542,9 44.72 (2) (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 board. A charter school sponsor is eligible for a grant under par. (b) 2. only if it submits a written request to the board. A grant under this subsection may not be used to replace funding available from other sources.

SB55-ASA1, s. 863 Section 863. 44.72 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,542,19 44.72 (2) (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.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1428b Section 1428b. 44.72 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,543,2 44.72 (4) (a) Financial assistance authorized. The board 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.

SB55-ASA1, s. 1430b Section 1430b. 44.72 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,543,20 44.72 (4) (b) Financial assistance applications, terms and conditions. The board 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 board 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 board determines the school district or public library board is eligible and provide a grant to the school district 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 board 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 board 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.

SB55-ASA1, s. 864 Section 864. 44.72 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,544,2 44.72 (4) (c) Repayment of loans. The board 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. 20.275 (1) (h). The board shall credit all moneys received from public library boards for repayment of loans under this subsection to the appropriation account under s. 20.275 (1) (hb).

SB55-ASA1, s. 865 Section 865. 44.73 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,544,8 44.73 (1) Except as provided in s. 196.218 (4t), the board, in consultation with the department and subject to the approval of the department of electronic government, shall promulgate rules establishing an educational telecommunications access program to provide educational agencies with access to data lines and video links.

SB55-ASA1, s. 866 Section 866. 44.73 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,544,16 44.73 (2) (a) Allow an educational agency to make a request to the board 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 board 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.

SB55-ASA1, s. 867 Section 867. 44.73 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB55-ASA1,544,24 44.73 (2) (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.

SB55-ASA1, s. 868 Section 868. 44.73 (2) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,545,3 44.73 (2) (f) Ensure that secured correctional facilities that receive access under this section to data lines and video links use them only for educational purposes.

SB55-ASA1, s. 869 Section 869. 44.73 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,545,6 44.73 (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:

SB55-ASA1,545,8 (a) Provide access to the data line to any business entity, as defined in s. 13.62 (5).

SB55-ASA1,545,11 (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).

SB55-ASA1, s. 870 Section 870. 44.73 (2r) of the statutes is created to read:

SB55-ASA1,545,21 44.73 (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.

SB55-ASA1,545,24 (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.

SB55-ASA1,546,3 (c) A public library board shall provide the technology for educational achievement in Wisconsin board with written notice within 30 days after entering into or modifying a shared service agreement under par. (a).

SB55-ASA1, s. 871 Section 871. 44.73 (3) of the statutes is amended to read: