SB55-SSA1,518,1616 1. Emphasize education in the area in which the program is conducted.
SB55-SSA1,518,1717 2. Focus on county, regional, or statewide natural resource concerns.
SB55-SSA1,518,1818 3. Promote at least one of the following goals:
SB55-SSA1,518,2019 a. Helping agricultural producers to identify and understand their natural
20resource and environmental conditions.
SB55-SSA1,518,2221 b. Helping agricultural producers to plan, design, implement, operate, or
22maintain conservation practices on agricultural land.
SB55-SSA1,519,423 (b) The board shall accept applications for grants under this subsection from
24applicants, which may include state agencies that deal with agricultural and natural
25resource issues, the federal natural resource conservation service, institutions,

1college campuses, the extension, local governmental units, and nonprofit
2organizations. A person who will manage a program may submit more than one
3application, but the board may not award more than one grant to such a person in
4any grant selection cycle.
SB55-SSA1,519,125 (c) The board shall award grants under this subsection on a competitive basis,
6giving preference to programs that focus education efforts on areas that are
7designated priority areas under the environmental quality initiatives program, 16
8USC 3839aa
to 3839aa-7, and to programs that target traditionally underserved
9groups, such as agricultural producers who are Native American, African American,
10Asian American, Amish, or women, or who have low incomes. The board shall
11establish maximum grant amounts depending on the number and content of
12applications submitted.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1357 13Section 1357. 36.25 (38) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,519,1514 36.25 (38) (b) 6. To pay the department of administration electronic
15government
for telecommunications services provided under s. 16.973 22.05 (1).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1357k 16Section 1357k. 36.25 (43) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,519,2317 36.25 (43) Pest management for schools. The board shall provide, through
18the extension, programs to train employees of school districts and other persons
19about using integrated pest management, as defined in s. 94.715 (1) (cm), and about
20developing and implementing pest management plans to prevent unacceptable
21levels of pest activity and damage in schools and on school grounds while minimizing
22hazards to persons, property, and the environment, consistent with the requirements
23of s. 94.715.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1357m 24Section 1357m. 36.25 (45) of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1359m 25Section 1359m. 36.27 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
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136.27 (2) (b) 3. Nonresident persons who served in active duty in the U.S. armed
2forces for at least 10 years, who were honorably discharged from such service within
33 years before registering at an institution, and who filed state income tax returns
4for at least 8 of the last 10 years of active duty in the U.S. armed forces, and their
5spouses and children are entitled to the exemption under par. (a).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1361 6Section 1361. 36.27 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,520,127 36.27 (4) (a) In the 1993-94 to 2000-01 academic years, the The board may
8annually exempt from nonresident tuition, but not from incidental or other fees, up
9to 200 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside as juniors or
10seniors in programs identified by that institution as having surplus capacity and up
11to 150 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Superior in programs
12identified by that institution as having surplus capacity.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1369 13Section 1369. 38.04 (30) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,520,1414 38.04 (30) Internet courses. The board shall do all of the following:
SB55-SSA1,520,1715 (a) Promulgate rules that allow a student enrolled in one district to take a
16course offered by another district over the Internet without paying additional fees
17to the district board offering the course.
SB55-SSA1,520,1918 (b) Establish an Internet site that provides information on all courses offered
19over the Internet by all district boards.
SB55-SSA1,520,2020 (c) Assist district boards to develop Internet courses.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1369g 21Section 1369g. 38.04 (31) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,521,222 38.04 (31) Truck driver training. From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1)
23(hm), subject to 2001 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), section 9148 (1f), the board shall
24award grants to the district boards governing Chippewa Valley Technical College,

1Fox Valley Technical College, and Waukesha County Technical College for truck
2driver training.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1369m 3Section 1369m. 38.08 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,521,94 38.08 (1g) The appointment committee for a district board that governs a
5district encompassing a 1st class city shall include 4 additional members designated
6by
of the board of school directors in charge of the public schools of the 1st class city
7designated by the board of school directors. The additional members shall be
8appointed so as to reflect, to the extent possible, the distribution of women and
9minorities within the 1st class city.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1371 10Section 1371. 38.125 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,521,17 1138.125 Public broadcasting stations. If the district board governing the
12Milwaukee area technical college determines to relinquish its public broadcasting
13licenses, it shall, subject to the approval of the federal communications commission,
14offer to assign the licenses to the educational communications board , subject to
15approval of the federal communications commission
or, if all broadcasting licenses
16held by the educational board have been transferred to the broadcasting corporation
17as defined in s. 39.81 (2), to the corporation
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1371g 18Section 1371g. 38.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,522,619 38.15 (1) Subject to sub. (3), if the district board intends to make a capital
20expenditure in excess of $500,000 $1,000,000, excluding moneys received from gifts,
21grants or federal funds, for the acquisition of sites, purchase or construction of
22buildings, the lease/purchase of buildings if costs exceed $500,000 $1,000,000 for the
23lifetime of the lease, building additions or enlargements or the purchase of fixed
24equipment relating to any such activity, it shall adopt a resolution stating its
25intention to do so and identifying the anticipated source of revenue for each project

1and shall submit the resolution to the electors of the district for approval. The
2referendum shall be noticed, called and conducted as provided in s. 67.05 (3) insofar
3as applicable. For the purposes of this section, all projects located on a single campus
4site within one district which are bid concurrently or which are approved by the
5board under s. 38.04 (10) within a 2-year period shall be considered as one capital
6expenditure project.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1371r 7Section 1371r. 38.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,522,118 38.15 (2) No more than $500,000 $1,000,000 in reserve funds, consisting of
9property tax revenues and investment earnings on those revenues, may be utilized
10by the district board to finance capital expenditures in excess of $500,000 $1,000,000
11for the purposes under sub. (1).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1375 12Section 1375. 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,522,2113 38.28 (1m) (a) 1. "District aidable cost" means the annual cost of operating a
14technical college district, including debt service charges for district bonds and
15promissory notes for building programs or capital equipment, but excluding all
16expenditures relating to auxiliary enterprises and community service programs, all
17expenditures funded by or reimbursed with federal revenues, all receipts under sub.
18(6) and ss. 38.12 (9), 38.14 (3) and (9), 118.15 (2) (a), 118.55 (7r) and 146.55 (5), all
19receipts from grants awarded under ss. 16.004 (14), 38.04 (8), (19) and, (20), and (31),
2038.14 (11), 38.26, 38.27, 38.305, 38.31, 38.33 and 38.38, all fees collected under s.
2138.24, and driver education and chauffeur training aids.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1375m 22Section 1375m. 38.305 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,523,223 38.305 (1) (a) The student enrolled in a district college within 3 years of
24graduating from a high school in this state or within 3 years of receiving a certificate

1of general educational development from the state superintendent of public
2instruction under s. 115.29 (4)
.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1376 3Section 1376. 39.10 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,523,4 439.10 Definitions. In this subchapter:
SB55-SSA1,523,5 5(1) "Broadcasting corporation" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (2).
SB55-SSA1,523,7 6(2) "Fund-raising corporation" means the corporation organized under s. 39.12
7(1).
SB55-SSA1,523,8 8(3) "Transitional board" has the meaning given in s. 39.81 (7).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1377 9Section 1377. 39.11 (22) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,523,1210 39.11 (22) Provide staff and legal, administrative, and technical assistance for
11the transitional board to carry out the duties under s. 39.82 at no charge to the
12transitional board.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1379 13Section 1379. 39.145 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,523,19 1439.145 Applicability. If the secretary of administration determines that the
15federal communications commission has approved the transfer of all broadcasting
16licenses held by the educational communications board to the broadcasting
17corporation as defined in s. 39.81 (2), this subchapter does not apply on and after the
18effective date of the last license transferred as determined by the secretary under s.
1939.87 (2) (a).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1379m 20Section 1379m. 39.15 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,523,2421 39.15 (1m) The Medical College of Wisconsin, inc., may not encumber funds
22appropriated in s. 20.250 (1) (b) if doing so would reduce the number of the college's
23available family medicine residency positions below the number of available family
24medicine residency positions in the 2000-01 fiscal year.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1380m 25Section 1380m. 39.30 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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139.30 (3m) (a) No grant awarded under this section may exceed $1,150 per
2semester or a prorated amount in the case of a quarter or trimester institution, or
3$2,300 per academic year.
The board shall establish the maximum amount of a grant
4awarded under this subsection. The board may not establish a maximum amount
5that exceeds the maximum amount in the previous academic year unless the board
6determines, to the best of its ability, that in doing so the board will award grants
7under this paragraph in the current academic year to at least as many students as
8the board awarded grants to under this paragraph in the previous academic year.

9Grants under this section may not be less than $250 during any one academic year.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1381 10Section 1381. 39.41 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB55-SSA1,524,11 1139.41 (title) Governor Thompson scholarship program.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1381m 12Section 1381m. 39.41 (1m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,524,1713 39.41 (1m) (bm) The school board of a school district operating one or more high
14schools and the governing body of each private high school may, in lieu of designating
15a scholar who meets the criteria under par. (a) or nominating a scholar who meets
16the criteria under par. (b), designate the senior with the highest grade point average
17in the International Baccalaureate Degree Program as a scholar.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1382 18Section 1382. 39.41 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-SSA1,524,2219 39.41 (9) In any printed material or other information disseminated or
20otherwise distributed by the board, the scholarship program under this section shall
21be referred to as the Governor Thompson scholarship program, and scholars shall be
22referred to as Governor Thompson scholars.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1383 23Section 1383. 39.44 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
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139.44 (5) By November 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the board shall report
2to the department of administration on the effectiveness of the program under this
3section.
SB55-SSA1, s. 1385 4Section 1385. 39.76 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-SSA1,525,165 39.76 (1) State representation on the education commission of the states.
6There is created a 7-member delegation to represent the state of Wisconsin on the
7education commission of the states. The delegation shall consist of the governor, the
8state superintendent of public instruction, one senator and one representative to the
9assembly selected as are the members of standing committees in their respective
10houses, and 3 members appointed by the governor in compliance with s. 39.75 (3) (a)
11who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The chairperson of the delegation
12shall be designated by the governor from among its members. Members of the
13delegation shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and
14necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties from the
15appropriation in s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba). Annual commission membership dues shall
16be paid from the appropriation in s. 20.505 (3) (a) (4) (ba).
SB55-SSA1, s. 1386 17Section 1386. Subchapter V of chapter 39 [precedes 39.81] of the statutes is
18created to read:
SB55-SSA1,525,1919 chapter 39
SB55-SSA1,525,2120 Subchapter V
21 Public broadcasting
SB55-SSA1,525,22 2239.81 Definitions. In this subchapter:
SB55-SSA1,525,23 23(1) "Association" means the Wisconsin Public Radio Association.
SB55-SSA1,525,24 24(2) "Broadcasting corporation" means the corporation specified in s. 39.82 (1).
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1(3) "Corporate board" means the board of directors of the broadcasting
2corporation.
SB55-SSA1,526,3 3(4) "Foundation" means the Wisconsin Public Broadcasting Foundation.
SB55-SSA1,526,7 4(5) "Friends group" means a nonstock, nonprofit corporation described under
5section 501 (c) (3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code and exempt from taxation
6under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code that is organized to raise funds
7for a public broadcasting television station in this state.
SB55-SSA1,526,8 8(6) "Secretary" means the secretary of administration.
SB55-SSA1,526,9 9(7) "Transitional board" means the public broadcasting transitional board.
SB55-SSA1,526,11 1039.82 Transitional board duties. The transitional board shall do all of the
11following:
SB55-SSA1,526,14 12(1) Draft and file articles of incorporation for a nonstock corporation under ch.
13181 and take all actions necessary to exempt the corporation from federal taxation
14under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
SB55-SSA1,526,16 15(2) Provide in the articles of incorporation filed under sub. (1) that the initial
16directors of the corporate board are the members of the transitional board.
SB55-SSA1,526,17 17(3) Draft bylaws for adoption by the corporate board under s. 181.0206 (2).
SB55-SSA1,526,22 18(4) Prepare an application for submission by the corporate board to the federal
19communications commission to transfer all broadcasting licenses held by the
20educational communications board and the board of regents of the University of
21Wisconsin System, except licenses held by the board of regents for student radio, to
22the broadcasting corporation.
SB55-SSA1,526,24 23(5) Negotiate an agreement with the association for the transfer to the
24broadcasting corporation of funds raised by the association.
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1(6) Negotiate an agreement with each friends group in this state for the
2transfer to the broadcasting corporation of funds raised by the friends group.
SB55-SSA1,527,5 339.83 Duties of broadcasting corporation. The broadcasting corporation
4shall do each of the following as a condition for receiving state aid under s. 20.218
5(1):
SB55-SSA1,527,10 6(1) Maintain a state system of radio broadcasting for presenting educational,
7informational, and public service programs; formulate policies regulating the
8operation of that state system; and coordinate the public radio activities of the
9various educational and informational agencies, civic groups, and citizens that
10contribute to the public interest and welfare.
SB55-SSA1,527,13 11(2) Maintain educational television channels reserved for this state and take
12such action as is necessary to preserve such channels in this state for educational
13use.
SB55-SSA1,527,16 14(3) Maintain a comprehensive state plan for the orderly operation of a
15statewide television system for presenting noncommercial instructional programs
16that will best serve the interests of the state.
SB55-SSA1,527,19 17(4) Work with the educational agencies and institutions of the state as
18reviewer, adviser, and coordinator of their joint efforts to meet the educational needs
19of the state through radio and television.
SB55-SSA1,527,22 20(5) Furnish leadership in securing adequate funding for statewide joint use of
21radio and television for educational and cultural purposes, including funding for
22media programming for broadcast over the state networks.
SB55-SSA1,528,2 23(6) Lease, purchase, or construct radio and television facilities for joint use
24with state and local agencies, including facilities such as broadcast network and

1production facilities, network interconnection or relay equipment, mobile units, and
2other equipment available for statewide use.
SB55-SSA1,528,4 3(7) Maintain radio and television transmission equipment in order to provide
4broadcast service to all areas of this state.
SB55-SSA1,528,7 5(8) Establish and maintain a continuing evaluation of the effectiveness of the
6joint efforts of all participating educational institutions in terms of jointly
7established goals in the area of educational radio and television.
SB55-SSA1,528,10 8(9) Act as an information source for educational radio and television activities
9in this state and provide such information to legislators, government offices,
10educational institutions, and the general public.
SB55-SSA1,528,13 11(10) Provide educational programming for elementary and secondary schools
12in this state and transmit public radio and television to remote and underserved
13areas of the state.
SB55-SSA1,528,15 14(11) Enter into a contract with board of regents of the University of Wisconsin
15System under s. 36.25 (5m) (b).
SB55-SSA1,528,16 16(12) Make the most effective use of its digital broadcasting spectrum.
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